And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven
and did cast them to the earth:
and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered,
for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
Revelation, Chapter 12:4
Translated from Chinese subs by metalmania@TLF
Thanks to Mr.Lomeoh and other Chinese friends.
Original grammar check and corrections by aendi
Cleaned and polished by Darkcyde
This edit of everybody's work by THC [www.hongfire.com]
Just as we predicted
Excuse me.
I hope the anesthesia didn't harm her.
Ma'am, Deunan Knute is secured!
Such a beauty...
8 hours and 12 minutes, she slept so long.
The legendary soldier is so cute when she's sleeping.
How are you?
She will be surprised.
when we get to Utopia.
Utopia
Olympus A5, Do we have permission to land?
Don't get too close before ID is confirmed or the defense cannon will fire.
Olympus A5...
Permission granted.
ESWAT109 landing.
Briareos.
Let me take a look out the front.
I'll come with you.
No, stay here.
Don't worry, I'll be back soon.
Briareos...
A detailed examination this time.
According to the order from the Legislative Institute.
Still sleeping...perhaps the wrong dosage of anesthesia?
Don't move or I'll break your neck!
Deunan Knute, second team captain, stand down!
Briareos...
I can't believe it.
I can't blame you, but it is the truth...
So after such a large scale World War, there is no winner?
Right. After that, the previous administration took over. In other words, Olympus is now controlling the world.
Then that means I knew nothing
and I kept fighting for months with no cause?
That's how war is, isn't it?
But it's different here.
Olympus is the ideal government that mankind has searched ages for.
Why have you brought me here?
Because you are an elite soldier.
Your name is the first on the ESWAT list. (ESWAT: New City Police)
My mission is to bring people on the list from the outside world to Olympus.
ESWAT?
I know you must have lots of questions.
But, please take a good night's rest.
We will continue tomorrow, and I will show you around the city.
Deunan, I'm sure you will fall in love with our Utopia.
Here is your bedroom.
Haven't slept on a soft bed for a long time, have you?
I'll pick you up at 10AM tomorrow.
You are Hitomi, right?
Yes.
Haven't we met before?
I'm afraid not. Goodnight.
When...
In the battle of North Africa,
I lost my body.
It's been over a year.
This is Carl's...
It's what your father left behind.
Don't let others find it.
Call me if you have any trouble.
Briareos...
Do you know those who attacked me?
No.
So sad.
Athena you arranged that attack, didn't you?
It's impossible for the mercenaries to compete with ESWAT.
Have you forgotten the mission of the Bioroids?
If the military knows,
General Uranus will be pleased.
We won't be able to control them by ourselves.
Gaia might have reached it's limit.
Athena, we don't have much time left.
Nike
They've found out.
I'm sorry.
Nike,
we need our man inside ESWAT.
I'll prepare right now.
But the worst is
we didn't find what we were looking for.
Then..
It's not yet time to use our last resort.
But the fire has to be put out before it grows.
Catch Deunan Knute by all means!
Yes Ma'am!
Man is such a strange creature that it destroys itself.
Captain Hades, I never thought you would come here personally.
Imagine how ESWAT is chasing after fake information...
We are now 98% complete...
Excellent.
The problem with the special part on the leg was solved also.
General Uranus will be pleased.
Now the Bioroids won't be able to do as they wish.
We should not be protecting wolves.
Instead we should protect the people like sheep, shouldn't we?
Indeed that's the principle for our first generation Bioroid.
However some of these wolves are disguised as sheep.
No matter wolf or sheep, there should not be sacrifice.
So tragic. We've known the answer to this.
Even then, we still must debate with Gaia.
Then let's continue to debate with Gaia.
Deunan!
Briareos!
Morning, Deunan.
It suits you well. Come on.
Your visa was approved this morning.
So Deunan, you are now a citizen of Olympus.
Beautiful, isn't it?
Compared to where I was yesterday,
it's like a dream.
From today on, this is your reality.
Everyone seems happy.
Because half of them are Bioroids.
Bioroids?
Man-made humans.
Clones?
No, not a simple clone,
but man-made humans with carefully selected human genes.
Does that mean the city is controlled by clones?
It's not polite to say "clone".
I myself am one of the Bioroids.
And despite being elite,
bioroids don't control humans.
Bioroids coexist with humans peacefully
and become an integral part of human society.
Half of them are Bioroids...
This car is sort of strange.
It has an Ultravibrate Gravity system installed.
Ultravibrate Gravity system?
Yes, it's hovering.
Well, drivers live longer.
So the Ultravibrate Gravity control technology is finished.
But can you control the car with the steering wheel?
In this city, the use of automation technology has reached such level,
the steering wheel has become one of the few things that give people a sense of control.
Complicated theory - Simple structure, makes people more human.
What's that all about?
City planners used to say that.
That is the capital building.
Tarutarus and Tartarus. (Tar.ta.rus: Hell in Greek mythology.)
Within is the I.N. structure that governs Olympus.
I.N?
The "Intellectual Network" central control system.
Known as Gaia.
Gaia grows with the network and monitors all of Olympus.
Especially we Bioroids.
Why is that?
Humans have emotions.
They argue amongst themselves, and start wars with one another.
Bioroids have limited emotions.
They don't hate others so there won't be any fighting.
But, there is an invincible defense system "D-Tank" which stores a virus at the top of Tarutarus.
If the virus is released, all Bioroids will die.
It's a product of the human defensive instinct,
but it's a shame.
You believe humans are more dangerous.
That's why the balance is so important.
Gaia monitors the effect of the Bioroids on humans.
But it's the human beings that are monitored.
You sound like General Uranus.
Who?
General Commander of the Olympus Military.
An extremist that hates Bioroids.
A being that's unfit for a Utopia.
Bioroids control Olympus.
Premier Athena is a Bioroid too.
Athena?
You know her?
Probably not...
The Premier is just like a President.
However the military is controlled by humans.
Scary, right?
Recently the ESWAT under Athena has been growing bigger
and relations with the military go from bad to worse.
But all decisions in Olympus are controlled by Gaia.
Something wrong?
We've got company.
Hitomi, are you ok?
Sure.
But what the hell...
They know what they're doing.
I guess I'm the target.
No question about it.
I guess that's life right.
Briareos!
Cannot unseal the Apple Seed.
How are you doing, Grandpas?
Hitomi, are you alright?
Are you hurt?
I'm okay.
And I bring you the long awaited Deunan Knute.
Ahh, the legendary beauty!
Goddess of Fighting.
You have eyes just like Carl's.
You know my father?
Not only that,
most of the Bioroids in Olympus have inherited some of Carl Knute's genes.
That means Hitomi is your sister.
We heard you met some unpleasant things.
It's getting very complicated to control people from the outside.
We worry that the balance will be broken.
First let's introduce you to Gaia.
Enemies of the General,
the legislative institute and administrative institute have begun to confront each other
on the issues of Bioroids increasing population, and so on.
Athena is really targeting Carl's daughter?
Absolutely. Everything is prepared.
Degree of the information source?
It's level 5.
General, Please make a decision!
Humans cannot be the tools of souls any more.
This is... Gaia?
Gaia lets the network grow and control Olympus.
Gaia speaks with the Seven Elders and the conclusion becomes the spirit of Olympus.
Gaia is the product of many scientists' intelligence and spirits.
However a machine is a machine.
It's absolutely stable,
A reliable tool.
No emotions, no feelings.
Only with seven old mens feelings
could Gaia think more like a human.
But we have different opinions from Gaia these days.
Our job is to argue with Gaia.
The conclusion of the argument can lead Olympus in the right direction.
Deunan, you were still on the battlefield yesterday, right?
What did you fight for?
Well...
Human beings will not stop fighting as long as there are emotions and desires.
That's why we built Olympus.
The last hope for human beings is the coexistence of humans and Bioroids.
Gaia continuously monitors the balance.
Bioroids are totally different from humans.
Without the ability to reproduce, they can have no children.
No sex.
No love, no desire, and therefore no hatred.
However if the life-extension process is not carried out regularly,
they will get old very quickly and die.
We wanted to make Bioroids different from humans, so we restricted their reproductive ability,
and changed their life span.
Hitomi, aren't you due for your life-extension process?
No problem, I'm going there in two days.
I wish someday there would be a less troublesome process.
Kudo, all your team members are dead.
You're young, sorry about that.
With only a knife, she killed 16 men in ten minutes.
You brought in a really good newcomer!
You gloat too much.
Your team members might save your life some day.
You shouldn't say those words to them.
It' been so long since I've seen you, Can't you say something else?
Something nicer to hear?
Like "how have you been for the past two years?"
Or "Nice to see you again".
Someone has an interest in you.
I know. But why would any one be interested in me, who are these people?
I don't know.
What's "Apple Seed"?
I don't know.
I don't want to hear such a mechanical answer.
Sorry.
Right now, my mission is to protect you.
Mission...
Tomorrow we meet at 9.
So... you are the legendary fighter Deunan Knute.
It's said that you died during the Great War.
Your story at the War of North Africa became legend.
May I sit here?
Sure.
Deunan, what about your father Carl?
He died before the Great War.
Sorry to hear that.
Your mother?
I can't remember anything about her.
My father didn't tell me anything either.
You and Briareos were lovers, right?
That's when he was still human.
So the body is more important for love.
That's not what I mean.
To man, the body is a sex symbol nonetheless.
Well...
How does it feel to be in love?
You know a Bioroid's emotions are limited.
So we don't know what love feels like.
I can learn about it, read about it
but I can never feel it.
So I've become more and more curious.
On this point, I really envy human beings.
People in love, what are they like?
The feeling of loving someone.
You bastard! You are only a Bioriod! How dare you...
Olympus military, annoying guys.
Always making a scene.
Synchro-test finished. No errors found.
Only thing left is to adjust the safety belt.
I want to confirm one more time before that.
The reason for the reduction in shock-absorption is..?
I said that already.
Dynamic structure can absorb shock.
But the cartilage has many structures,
joints, bearings and depressor mechanisms that are self-restrained,
they will dislocate under too much stress.
Yoshitsune, don't worry about Deunan.
But women don't usually operate Land Mates.
Ok, let me try. Help me adjust the safety belt.
Deunan, Yoshitsune is the best mechanic in Olympus.
When it comes to Land Mates.
Now you are studying Hecatonchires' structure, right?
Next time let me see the inner structure please.
Forget it, I'm blushing now.
All secured?
Yes, no problem.
Ok, this is the start key.
First you need to practice, take it slowly.
Right.
What's happening?
The emergency launch alarm.
Unidentified Land Mates breached Gaia's Research Center!
ESWAT respond immediately!
Stop wasting time, let's move!
Ok, let me go.
Like that?!
Deunan!
Stop!
Here they come
Targeting...
Deunan...
Wait, don't come this way!
Drop the weapon!
Briareos.
Sorry.
Such foolish actions.
The third generation Bioroids are all destroyed.
The DNA systems for the life-extension process are all destroyed too.
They came in through the underground elevator shaft.
Seven levels of security were breached in one shot.
None of the insurgents were from outside of Olympus.
We don't know who owns those land mates.
How could such a thing happen!
We have to accept the reality of the situation.
There's