

Möngke's treachery is proven after he is forced to reveal the truth, however, he doesn't manage to say the truth about Arslan thus Arslan survives and Möngke is killed by Geyhatu. In the meantime, Aya Nikola and Flatyos successfully capture Kulucahisar Castle.
Tekfur Alexis of İnegöl seeks revenge on the Kayı tribe for conquering Kulucahisar. He invades a caravan of the Kayı tribe, Osman, takes his revenge by defeating him in a battle. After the battle, the Emperor, concerned over the Turk threat on his empire, sends Aya Nikola to İnegöl Castle. Nikola kills Alexis for his failure and snatches the castle from him. Nikola also frees an old friend from prison, Flatyos. Ertuğrul also later returns towards the end after a year in Konya.