A heartbeat that lasts for eternity...
Lives consumed in soundless balls of fire.
No one can tell when the world is displaced...
...and the flames of the Crimson World sweep over all.
Soshite kono sora akaku somete mata kuru tokini kono mi de susumu dake
Shakugan no Shana
surechigatteiku hito mo magirenakushita mono mo
itsukawa kieuyuku toki
atsuku yurugasu tsuyori hakanaku yureru yowasa
shosen onaji mirai
sonna nichijyou kouka wo tokashi arawareru hi
kureru sekai
kazeni nabikase sen wo hiite nagareru youna kamisaki teki wo sasu
furikitta omoi minagiru yume
subete wa ima kono te de shimei hatashite yuku dake
Now. I wonder where he is.
If anyone moves even a bit in this Seal, it would be that bastard!
The Beautiful Goblet
They've finally tracked me down.
Hello, Corpse Collector.
The time of your demise has finally come.
Please accept a hot kiss from us.
A once-in-a-lifetime intense kiss!
Should I use it?
No.
Oh? Thinking of fighting?
Let's do it. You're free to choose.
Although it won't change the outcome.
Be confused.
Wow.
Well done, well done. Hee-haw!
We have no way of finding our catch...
...not!
Take this!
Did you really think that little tricks like that would work against us?
Say your prayers, bastard!
Wha!
Little brat! When'd you get here?
Let me re-introduce myself to you.
I'm the Flame Haze of Alastor, Flame of the Heavens...
...the Flame-haired Burning-Eyed Hunter.
My name is Shana!
So she's Flame of the Heaven's...
I see.
Your trick worked on us, after all.
The reason for those wings...
...was so we wouldn't sense that little brat approaching us.
How dare you try something like that on us, Corpse Collector!
Stay back.
Young man.
I won't let you get your hands on him.
You're using some unusual help.
A Mystes? And he can move in the Seal.
I get it. Inside you is the...
We can discuss details later.
Now choose.
Either promise you'll leave Corpse Collector Lamies alone...
...or prepare to get hurt.
What gives you that confidence?
Do you seriously think you can stop us?
You're the one who's gonna get hurt.
Is protecting a Denizen really worth it?
It's the mission of a Flame Haze.
There's a danger of the city getting damaged by destroying him.
As a Denizen, his continued existence is a much greater danger.
Lamies is harmless.
A harmless Denizen?!
You're not seriously saying that, are you?!
I don't intend to argue that point with you.
Neither do I intend to lecture you about it.
Just hurry up and answer my question!
Will you back away, or get hurt?!
Damn little brat.
You want an answer, do you? Fine!
Our answer is number three...
"None of you are getting away from us"!
We'll kill you all!
See if you can.
You've raised your level enough to make killing you that much more fun.
You're right about that.
Let's do it! Let's do it!
Let's cream 'em!
Shana!
Well done.
She's taken their focus away from us and exclusively onto her.
Shana.
Sally, go 'round the moon!
Now...
She got the right one.
Behind you!
She's quick!
Take this!
Yuji's here. I feel more strength.
I can do anything.
Damn it! Running around like that!
Damn!
Ready to quit yet?
Not a chance.
You said it's your mission to protect that Lamies bastard.
The mission of a Flame Haze is to destroy Denizens.
You're wrong.
It's to maintain the balance between this world and Crimson World.
With that mission in mind, I've gotten rid of harmful Denizens.
But you kill only because you want to kill.
What's wrong with that?!
You know nothing about me, little brat!
You're right. I know nothing about you or your reasons.
Nor do I wish to know.
But to me, you're a nuisance!
Damn you...
Hey, Margery!
I'm all right. I'm all right.
That little brat really has changed.
But it isn't in her battle style.
It comes more from within her.
Something has given her that detestable confidence.
Could it be...
...that?
Let's find out.
Rain on the green grass where I can see!
Rain, rain everywhere but not on me!
Go!
Oh?
The fire-repelling ring.
Wh-Why?!
She's coming!
Did you think I would leave Yuji unguarded without a plan?
Are you saying that you were waiting for me to target them?
This is bad!
The Unrestricted System is collapsing!
Big Sister...
You think she was successful in getting rid of that Denizen?
How should I know?
Wanna go there?
Why?
Aren't you worried about Big Sister?
But what help can we be by going there?
We're no longer of any use to her.
You may be right.
Yeah.
Young man!
Yuji!
Shana!
Shana.
Yuji!
Yuji, I'm gonna jump! Dissolve the protection!
Otherwise I can't use my flame!
Wait! If you dissolve it now, we're an easy target!
Now, you can fall, or you can get shot.
This time it's your turn to decide.
Well, well... This is a sight I don't often see.
Although an interesting show, I really should be going.
- Tch! - You're not getting away, bastard!
Now! Dissolve the protection!
I can do anything!
Shana! We're gonna hit!
Calm down.
She'll have control in a moment!
Yuji! Hold onto my body!
Huh?!
I can't fly too well!
R-Right!
Yuji. I can do... anything!
Now, I will finish you off for certain this time, Lamies.
This game of tag went on for too long.
What the hell?!
I never had anything important to me from the start.
I was living, having everything taken from me already.
So I just wanted to destroy everything.
I was gonna destroy, kill, rob, and scoff at everyone.
But... even that.
That guy took even that away from me.
Just to show me...
...that I no longer had anything left to destroy.
That I was empty.
If only I could crush that guy.
If nothing else, just that guy...
Go on, say the rest.
You're an empty container.
A beautiful container with an ultramarine shine.
Who are you?
Call for me.
Shout out in a voice to kill, as you call out for me!
I will fill up your container, and you will fulfill my demands.
That's right!
Call for me, my beautiful goblet!
Wh-What's that?!
It is the manifestation of Marcosias, the Claws and Fangs of Violation.
This isn't good. He's out of control.
At this rate, he'll dissolve the Seal.
What happens if the Seal's dissolved?
If what's happening here connects with the outside world, it can not be fixed.
All humans inside will die.
No way...
Right now, his hatred and screams are streaming out in a disorderly fashion.
It must be influencing the outside of this Seal in some way.
But at this point, he's not likely to hear anything we say to him.
Then we'll hit him until he listens.
Yuji.
Is there anything I can do to help?
There is.
I'm going to jump as far as I can.
When I say so, I want you to cover us with minimal protection, using that ring.
Okay.
Ah, right.
Um, I'm gonna grab onto you, okay?
Hurry.
I can't see ahead with you there!
Oh, right. Sorry.
Huh? Um, could my face possibly be?
Protect us with your Azure the instant I attack. I'll give you the sign.
You think it'll work?
It will.
Right.
It's the same as earlier. I can do anything.
Now!
That moment, I felt Shana's instant of "kill" for the first time.
Hey.
You're still alive.
Both of us.
I'm surprised you didn't kill us.
If you were us, you might've done so.
But we'd do no such thing.
Because that's the Flame Haze's...
Right. The Flame Haze's mission.
I hurt you enough so you won't be chasing after Lamies any time soon.
That's the extent I will do.
You keep talking about your mission.
You sound like a Crimson Lord. You're disgusting.
I don't like you either!
Stop arguing like kids.
What is that guy? That's not fair.
Don't worry, I have no intention of doing anything to you at this point.
I've just been threatened by Claws and Fangs of Violation.
He says, "If you lay a hand on my goblet, you'll all be chewed to death".
Shut up!
Nothing's changed between you and I.
What do I care about the balance of the world?!
I'll swallow up all existences around us, and kill and kill and kill you all!
Don't go after Silver.
Bastard! Do you know Silver?!
You'd be wasting your time by going after him.
You'll chase but never catch up, search but never find him.
He just appears at will.
No way.
There's no way I could give it up just because you say so!
That... That's everything to me!
You will have the opportunity to meet him when the time is right.
How you accept that opportunity, and how you act on it are for you to decide.
Can't you tell us who this Silver character is?
Then I won't ask any further.
Now, this place has been destroyed pretty severely.
I don't imagine you have enough power left to fix this.
You can use me.
As I thought, it's the Midnight Lost Child.
But even if I used all of your existence, it still would not be enough.
Why, that's...
Thanks for your help.
Flame of the Heavens, and Flame-haired Burning-Eyed Hunter...
...or rather, Shana.
You also helped us somewhat.
Thank you, for restoring the city to how it was.
But it cost you all that power you gathered.
Never mind.
If I think of it as offering thanks for shedding light on my hopes...
...this is nothing.
How much?
What?
Um, I was wondering...
...how much time did you spend to gather the power you used today?
Never mind that. Let's talk about you.
I take it you're no longer just waiting to vanish.
Given the fact the Midnight Lost Child is within you, that changes everything.
Sure, I no longer have to worry about vanishing.
Not only will you not vanish, you...
Huh?
No.
Midnight Lost Child and a Flame Haze...
I'm sure I'll hear from the winds how you're doing.
I'll see you again sometime.
Is it appropriate to say, "Take care of yourself"?
Goodbye, Flame of the Heavens.
I'll see you again at the crossroads of misfortune.
I pray that your flower of hope will eventually bloom. Spiral Organ.
Spiral! Is that him?!
Huh? What?
Spiral Organ.
The top master of Unrestricted Methods amongst the Crimson Denizens.
He's created numerous Unrestricted Methods.
Really?
Both Corpse Collector and Lamies are alternative names he uses in this world...
...to give him the freedom of wandering until he can meet his objectives.
Objectives worth spending hundreds of years to achieve.
That's what remains in his heart.
Seesaw Margery Daw.
Sold her bed and lay on the straw.
Chanter of Elegies!
We have no intention of judging you, or persuading you.
However, should your actions sway...
...from the true mission of the Flame Haze...
...we will once again stop you.
As long as you understand that...
Don't kill that, don't chase this, don't destroy, don't take away...
What's there left for me to do?
Hey, Marcosias. We're so beat up, it's kinda comical, don't you think?
I'm completely empty.
A woman with bad conduct.
Hey.
Don't you say something corny, like "you've still got me".
That's not it. Below you.
It's not much, but it looks like we've still gotta place to stay.
I'm still new at this, so you could be a bit easier on me during training.
You're the one who asked to be trained.
That's true, but...
They're together again. Sakai-kun and Yukari-chan.
They were both absent from school yesterday.
Could they be?
It's just a coincidence, I'm sure.
Not to worry. I'm sure I'm wrong about this.
Yoake umarekurumonoyo
keshite miushinawanaide
You are you shoujoyo imakoso
furihodoki tachiagare!!
Muneno kizu wo kakushitamama kaze wo kiri susumu kimi wo
tada mimamoru sube nado nanimo nai
sono hitomi wa zutto saki no jibun wo sagashite iru no?
Demo kikoeruyo fukai kanashimi no kodou ga sakenderu!!
I' m just yoake mae no kurayami ga
isshou wo unmei zukeru
daijyoubu shoujoyo imakoso
kuyami hajiru koto wa nai Far away...
jyuuji wo seoi shinuki de honou wo kakero!
Glittering water.
Bright lighting.
A battle between women was taking place at the indoor pool facilities.
There were only bathing suits.
Next episode, "The Poolside of Love and Desire".