200x A.D.
World War III breaks out.
Cities around the world, starting with Tokyo,
become targets of mass bombardment
and are engulfed in blazing hellfire.
Half a century later,
the now polluted Ground Zero has been isolated from the other cities,
creating a black hole in Japan's night view.
This came to be known as the Black Spot.
Don't back off now!
They may be the Needless,
but if we blow off their heads, they—
Long time no see,
members of the resistance.
She's a psychokinetic—
It's a magic!
The Fourth Wave!
Looks like we're finished here as well.
All that's left now is that brother and sister, eh?
Weakness is such a pitiful thing.
Why did this happen?
We had so many people on our side!
Cruz!
Sis!
Run faster!
It's going to catch up to us!
Cruz!
It's hopeless.
This was all a trap.
We had so many people on our side,
yet we couldn't even scratch them.
It's all over.
You idiot!
So you're just going to die here?
Escape from here.
But what about you?
Don't worry.
I have power.
I have my Fragment.
Go, Cruz!
Sis!
Heat Explosion!
Sis!
Sis...
G-God?!
Fa... ther?
If that thing's chasing after you, then you're a Needless, right?
No, I'm not.
What?
Father!
Wow, he stopped a Testament!
Run, kid!
I guess humans can't stop it after all.
That thing is a new robot created just to exterminate the Needless;
there's no way we'd have a chance against it!
Jump, kid!
I've been waiting for you to take that out.
Eat this!
Father!
Did Blade really come back?
Yeah.
Looks like someone helped him back after he was badly injured.
Whatever. I'll be right there.
So you're awake, Blade.
Guido.
I was really surprised
when I saw you being dragged back here in that condition.
Did that kid...
Is he really just a priest?
He destroyed the Testament's armor
and shut it down with a Hail Mary attack.
He was badly hurt and collapsed in the end,
but he took down the Testament that even Sis couldn't...
Sis...
Father!
Are you all right now?
That was nothing.
But you were bleeding so much!
I'm impressed.
You brought me all the way back here.
Well, it wasn't—
That was unnecessary.
Yoo-hoo!
Eve.
Hey.
Blade!
Sparkle sparkle!
Watch where you're kicking!
Look who's talking!
Oh my God!
Who could have done such a thing?
Again, look who's talking.
Sis?
A dream?
Who are you calling "Sis"?
Quit it.
Aren't you all a rowdy bunch?
Guido!
Let me introduce you to everyone.
I'm Blade.
This is Guido, a scientist.
He's been helping us out for quite some time.
And this is...
My name is Eve Neuschwanstein.
You can call me "Lady Eve Neuschwanstein" for short.
That's actually longer.
And what's your name?
I'm Cruz; Cruz Schild.
I'll call you "Yamada" for short, then.
Could you bug off for a bit?
Why were you being chased by a Testament?
I'm one of the resistance members who ambushed the leader of Simeon.
Shimeji mushrooms?
It's Simeon.
They're a pharmaceutical company that's grown rapidly in the past few years.
They set up a building right in the center of the Black Spot.
And their leader is...
Adam Arclight.
Master Arclight,
it seems that a Testament has been destroyed in Area S20.
A Testament?
We have a photo that it transmitted to us before it was destroyed.
The image shows a minor resistance member named Cruz Schild and...
A priest?
Does that mean that the priest was the one who destroyed the Testament?
Is this man a Needless?
No.
We weren't able to confirm that he was using an ability.
All right.
Inform Uten and Saten as well.
Exterminate this priest...
immediately.
Do you guys know about the "Needless Hunting" that's been happening?
Yeah, I've heard of it.
The Needless are being hunted down one by one by something, right?
There are even stories circulating of dead bodies found with missing body parts.
Yes.
Innocent people are getting caught in the middle and being killed too.
This is all the work of Simeon!
We rallied against their leader, Arclight,
with a force of four hundred men,
but I was the only one to get away...
So you're the one who did it!
W-What did I do?
Because of your thoughtless actions,
those damn Teriyaki Steaks have been creeping around all over the place!
They're called "Testaments."
There are areas that have been burned down because of those things, you know!
B-But...
That's exactly why we formed the resistance: to prevent Simeon from
excessively intervening, exploiting, and promoting violence within the Black Spot—
Shut up!
Quit blabbering, Yamada!
It's Cruz.
Shut up, Yamada!
I don't care if they're shimeji mushrooms or shiitake,
They're called Simeon...
but it was you guys who blew this whole mess out of proportion.
For the most part, the only thing you actually accomplished in the end
was leaving your friends and running away.
Sis!
You're the definition of someone who's good-for-nothing;
a true Needless!
All you do is hesitate,
and now you want your sister?
You sister-complex freak!
Hey, Cruz!
What's up with that guy?
Sis...
Don't you worry.
You'll see her soon, resistance kid.
Y-You can't—
Oh, yes I can.
I bring death to those who oppose Simeon.
They say Simeon is trusted among the citizens
because it also engages in charity work,
but there are unsavory rumors floating behind it as well.
It's been said that they're secretly conducting human experiments
in order to develop a drug which prevents one from aging and dying,
and they're selling it to those living in the upper echelons of the city.
It's also been said that they burned down an entire part of the Black Spot
because that region was protesting Simeon's expansion into the area.
The rumors of "Needless Hunting" can also be traced back to them.
How shady.
Who's Shady again?
If the rumors are true,
they'll stop at nothing to get things done.
Is that really a problem in the Black Spot?
Looking at the brain of the Testament you brought back,
it seems like this little bugger transmitted its location and a photo before you shut down its functions.
Looking at this from Simeon's perspective,
they just let a rebel escape their grasp
and had one of their Testaments destroyed.
They're bound to send more pursuers after us.
It's not easy to live in the Black Spot;
humans who possess no abilities cannot live carefree here.
The possibility that you'll survive
is zero.
A pursuer that's far stronger than a Testament, that is.
Something stronger than that would have to be...
A Needless?
So be it.
I'll bestow divine judgment upon it!
W-What is this?
What just happened?
Couldn't you see them?
These are my strings that can cut through anything.
A Needless?
It took you that long to notice?
That's right, this is the power of a Needless!
Kandata String!
S-Sis...
Kid.
Where's the priest?
I must extinguish those who oppose Simeon.
I'm not telling!
I'll just burn this area down and look for his corpse if you don't tell me.
Y-You can't...
Now spray it!
In that case,
die!
If you're a man, then start acting like one, Yamada!
F-Father!
I'll save you if you bow before me and worship me for the rest of your life, kid.
Don't!
No matter how strong you are, this guy can't be—
I'm saving you for later.
Just sit there and watch.
Now, show me your ability.
What?
Eat this!
Kandata String!
Blade!
Oh, I forgot to introduce myself.
I'm Kafka, wielder of Kandata String.
These are the very strings that God gave to Kandata when he was in the depths of Hell.
They can only be cut...
by God himself!
Father!
Good for you, Blade.
It's not everyday you see an ability like this.
W-What are you saying?
The Father's going to die at this rate!
Strings that can only be cut by God, you say?
That's interesting!
W-What?
In that case, I'm stronger than God himself!
Impossible!
No one can cut my strings!
Receive your divine judgment.
Stay away!
Or I'll kill this kid!
I'd love to see you try.
What did you say?
I-Impossible!
Don't touch me with your soiled hands, spider freak!
Who is this kid?
This is impossible!
This kid isn't supposed to have any combat abilities!
Why am I over there?
When the hell did you...
Then, who's this?
Too bad.
While your eyes were fixed on Blade,
I pulled the old switcheroo.
Impossible... A Doppelganger?
Eve's ability is that of a Doppelganger.
As long as she doesn't have to manipulate too much matter,
she can assume any form she wants.
Metallurgize!
Take this,
Eve Cannon!
W-Wow!
I'll leave the rest to you.
All right.
Damn you!
I'll shred you all to pieces!
Kandata String!
H-How?
How did you cut my unbreakable strings again?
If you want to cut a string,
all you have to do is put a couple of the same strings around it and pull.
Are you saying that you cut my strings by tangling them together?
All right,
then try keeping up with all of these!
Eat this,
Tempest Thread!
How do you like that?
Do you think you can survive after suffering such a fatal blow?
I learned it.
What did he say?
Is it like this?
Don't tell me that your ability is...
It's exactly what you think it is!
The ability to learn the enemy's ability,
or as it's called,
the Zero Fragment.
Tempest Thread Zero!
I see.
This guy wasn't manipulating my ability,
but canceling it out by replicating and surrounding it instead.
Doppelganger.
Zero.
Who on earth are these two?!
Your verdict!
Death!
Father!
No, you're a God, Father!
Looks like she was killed by the Simeon.
Yes, of course!
God, I mean, Father, I mean...
He probably hasn't been able to offset the grief
he suffered from losing his sister yet.
You're a God, Father...
You're really...
Father...
Hey.
If you're a man, then start acting like one.
Sis.
This is all I can do for you.
Sis...
Eve.
Sis...
Yamada.
Wait!
You good-for-nothing.
What?
I tried my best!
Shut up.
Come on back, Yamada!
It's Cruz!
That damned Kafka.
Looks like he rushed it trying to take all the glory for himself.
But I guess this makes it clear.
The only thing that can defeat a Needless is another Needless.
In other words, our enemy is also a formidable Needless.
Let's begin the Needless Hunting, shall we?
Do you feel energized?
You can do anything if you're energized.
If you're not pumped up, you should grab a Derodoron Drink!
Super Gel-State Derodoron Drink!
Is that related to the next episode in any way?
You'll know it when you see it.