The nian monster Saiu and the divine beast Shinyu meet once every twelve years, during the year of the Rooster, to battle. And the best way to fight Saiu, who descends upon the human world to look for food, is to keep his stomach full! Shinyu gets up early in the morning to prepare a feast for his archenemy, but the nian monster shows up late, and isn't even sorry about it! Fed up, Shinyu gives Saiu an earful about his tardiness, but he goes too far... The usually docile nian monster loses his patience, and decides chicken's on the menu today...