I will show the entire world my desire for change!
Yes. It doesn't matter who I am.
I'll do as I must.
My Unrestricted Method still lacks power.
What I must do is...
All military forces, advance!
Now set free
Your hidden feelings
So that you may sever
Reality that returns to nothingness
Even if fate is inevitable
Nobody can predict what will happen
Defy it with all you've got
Grasp the future reflected in
Your eyes with your own hands
Shout out
Your existence
Cry out
Shout out
No matter what hardship
Awaits us down the way
Light my fire
I'm sorry to arrange this for so early in the morning.
You can leave on a good note.
I wish Sato had made it in time.
Well, you can say hi to him next time.
Please convey my thanks to Eita Tanaka and Keisaku Sato
for everything they've done,
in addition to my instructions for Margery Daw's care, indeed.
And we are, of course, very grateful
to you, as well.
Aw... Don't talk like that.
I won't ask you to let me be part of this.
Just do what you can for them.
We'll catch up later. Leave some for us.
Understood, indeed.
Reunite later.
I won't tell you that I'll stay here.
If this battle will determine whether the world changes,
each of us is already a part of it.
Therefore, at least, I'll wish you all good fortune.
"The War Begins"
It's been several days since the main
Ball Masque army left the Palace of the Stars.
I wonder whether the battle has begun somewhere else.
No.
Not somewhere...
Everywhere. Probably all over the world.
But the Trinity isn't on any of those battlefields.
Thousand Changes Sydonay.
Bel-Peol, the Judge of Paradoxes.
Hecate, the Supreme Throne.
If they're not there, we must be able to do something.
Even if we can't,
Sophie Sawallisch will think of something.
Something will happen...
So for now, I'll wait.
I'll wait for that time to come.
We're finished.
I wonder if Wilhelmina
is fighting somewhere.
Speedy execution.
Understood, indeed.
She's late!
What is Wilhelmina doing?
It hasn't even been a half hour.
You don't think we should help her?
Oh, yeah... She lived there for a long time.
We should be understanding of why she wanted to go alone.
Yes, that's true.
Fine, I'll wait.
She's late!
Please grant me power...
Palace of Heaven's Road, surface.
Wow!
"Zurich Outlaw HQ"
Then their objective
for the Eastern Theater is Japan?
Indeed. They'll seek to push
our defensive lines back to America.
S-Supreme Commander!
Tokyo, is it?
I'm impressed you knew.
At present, that would be the only front requiring an emergency report.
Tell us the details.
Contact with the Tokyo HQ has been lost.
It's been trapped within a Seal,
and the war has begun.
Fire second barrage!
Artillery squads, fire at will.
Ignore the broken Rinne.
We're ready! Attack squads...
Charge!
Heavy damage to Central Park!
Enemy reserve forces have appeared in Shrine Garden.
At this rate, they'll breach West Sandoguchi Intersection.
The Choja Bashi Defense Force has been routed.
Northern forces report they're falling back to the Shimizu Bashi intersection.
Curse that Ribesal. He fights as proficiently as ever.
W-Will we be okay? If Ribesal's here, then...
Commander, one of the northern squads has initiated a frontal assault on the enemy!
What?
We're doing well. They thought they had the advantage, and relaxed.
Break through their lines!
Illusion magic?
No... Hold your breath!
It's the Unrestricted Method Daimôn!
They lured us in.
Wake him, even if it takes a hard punch.
If we stay here...
Too easy.
The northern lines are in disarray! It's a rout!
They should have listened to me.
Hey, Frieder-kun, aren't we in danger here, too?
That's true, Brigid.
We are abandoning the Third Command Room.
All personnel, withdraw to the Second Command Room.
Yes, Sir.
Withdraw! Get a message to the front lines!
I'll go.
If anything happens, obey my second-in-command.
But...
I-I-I think we'll probably be okay!
Let us go, Miss.
O-Okay.
I'll take charge here.
You retreat to Juniso Street!
It's been quite a long, long time.
Seventy or eighty years, Ernest?
No... They all call you Frieder.
Ribesal, I see that, despite your rank as general,
you still cling to your bad habit of fighting on the front lines.
Must be hard on Pirsoyn.
Shut up!
Your tricks won't save you!
Over there?
Now you're mine!
Status report from the Tokyo HQ,
from a messenger who went outside the Seal.
Enemy commander, Dashing Earthly Fiend Ribesal, confirmed.
As planned, we met him in Shinjuku.
So we've correctly identified the location of their main forces.
Any change on the Western Front?
Nothing of note.
There appear to be no major changes.
Essentially, their attack remains as strong as ever.
These difficulties were anticipated.
"Romania"
In Romania, the center of the
the Western Theater's lines, Andrei Fortress,
is besieged by Haborym, the Burning Agitation.
Even if it's a diversion, they won't let up.
The same holds for us.
If we can't prove we're serious,
it will negatively impact our future plans.
"Greece"
Yes. The other bases
have sustained serious damage, but none have fallen.
"Egypt"
A coordinated attack to the east and west...
There's never been a conflict
with such large fronts.
And to make it even crazier, all of these are mere diversions.
The Judge of Paradoxes
is already looking past this skirmish.
Should one of these fronts fall,
we'll be too busy rebuilding our lines to do anything else.
However, in this dual-front war,
with the enemy deploying their massive armies,
only a minimal number of Denizens should remain at the Palace of the Stars.
Our true objective, a surprise attack on the Palace of the Stars...
It will be a difficult path to tread.
But we must wager on the hope we've gained from that information.
Unfortunately,
the Thousand Changes has not appeared on any battlefield.
Then our greatest obstacle
is the Trinity.
Yes, we must be prepared.
What's wrong?
The Four Gods of the Earth...
The Beckoner of Brightened Dew,
Centerhill?
What was that?
We would like you to prepare a place
in your camp for us.
So, we may expect aid from the Four Gods of Earth in this battle?
No, I've come, representing the other three,
simply to observe.
We must see if this is where we should make our stand.
Ball Masque is attempting to revive the Creator God.
This threat is dire, but you would remain uncertain?
We four priests received power
from those Crimson Lords regarded as gods.
And for years, we have destroyed the evil spirits known as Denizens.
And after a great length of time, we thought thus...
The Denizens who make contracts as gods,
and those who prowl the Earth as evil spirits,
are both a part of the natural order that's been a foundation of this world
since time immemorial.
Therefore, I have come to see what that Crimson Denizen among them,
who bears the title of a "god," wishes to do.
Especially if he desires to change the natural order.
So, in other words, once you ascertain Ball Masque's true intentions,
you will clarify your position?
Yes.
Then it's still possible you will decide to help us, yes?
Very well.
We shall grant you a place at our table.
Saboteur teams are currently placed at radar stations all over Europe.
Initial transports have departed.
The second and third are on schedule as well.
Everything looks good.
I'm impressed that you've accomplished this on such short notice.
Well, we have been working at the Outlaw
for several hundred years.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry!
Calm yourself, Adjutant François Auric.
The fate of the world rests upon your judgment.
Yes.
The path to life is found only beyond death's horizon.
Is that it?
The real fight is just beginning.
It will get stormy.
Excellent! Exciting!
Never before seen! Never before heard of! Never before imagined!
So this is the Path of Pilgrimage.
You created such a vast structure here, in the rift between worlds?
Only a god could accomplish such a feat!
Indeed. I used my power to make this...
This narrow, fragile, tiny path to myself.
We travel the path before us.
There is but one path to take.
The Path of Pilgrimage isn't quite as simple as it appears.
It is a transient thing, constructed by the crafting
of suffering, privations, and impossibilities into a physical path,
using the power of a god.
Thus, it may only be traversed by following the Priestess,
who first off, follows the Insignia linked to the god.
And second, uses her own ability to resonate with his works.
That is correct, Strategist.
Currently, the Path of Pilgrimage is 54% materialized.
Under some circumstances, that may drop as low as 34%.
But don't worry about a thing!
As long as we know the direction,
there isn't even a microscopic chance we could get lost!
Let us go. The path is long.
Again and again, I seek the path,
but all that returns to me is the sound of wind and sand.
Reporting in, to Fortress Commander Fecor, the Tempest Hoof.
Go ahead, Officer of Boundless Seas Decarabia,
Supreme Commander of the Offensive Forces attacking Outlaw.
Any change in the battle?
All forces advance as planned.
But...
But?
There is no sign of the Braider of Trembling Might, Sophie Sawallisch.
Perhaps she waits somewhere for the General's arrival?
Possible.
An obvious possibility.
However,
Fortress Commander,
I request permission to prepare my forces,
which guard the Palace of the Stars, for battle.
The forces here?
Covered as it is by a shell of concealment,
you cannot believe there will be a surprise attack on the Palace of the Stars?
Have you seen some sort of sign?
I have not.
I am further aware that,
in its hundreds of years since construction, an enemy has never detected it.
Then...
Intuition.
Everything goes too smoothly.
The Flame Hazes should be far more dangerous than this.
Understood. Permission is granted.
Our duty is to protect the Palace of the Stars until the master's return.
Then,
I shall arrange the deployment.
Why?
Why did my Unrestricted Method not work on Yuji?
Was it too weak to affect him?
Or was I ignorant of how to use it?
I don't know.
Back then, it was so easy to say goodbye.
Even still, I want to see him...
I want to see Yuji!
Right now, he is the master of Ball Masque.
And I am the Flame-Haired Burning-Eyed Slayer.
Even if I could meet him, we would only fight.
But even so...
I want to see Yuji!
I want to see him and find out for myself.
The period of deceiving yourself is now over.
The time has come to unite you and you.
The me that is a Flame Haze,
and the other me, that's everything else.
To strike him with what couldn't reach last time,
and to learn the answer.
With the strongest Unrestricted Method,
this love...
However,
I cannot do that now, while I'm a captive.
When I see him, I must be my true self, with my Flame Haze power,
so I can discover what I will do, or there isn't any point.
For that to happen, I need things to change.
Enough to destroy everything that's happening now.
I cannot accept this!
As we speak, a greater battle than any in history occurs.
Why must we remain here?
As we are, we won't defeat even a single enemy.
Stop whining.
The master ordered us to defend the Palace of the Stars.
Defend it from what?
The enemy isn't coming here...
What's wrong?
What's that?
Sheesh...
There's a tremendous conflict outside,
and we're stuck in this musty old castle...
Yo!
Hello. And farewell.
I must be dreaming tonight
Now, let's get started, old man.
Yeah, that's right.
We erase it from our memories
First, let us head for the outside of the castle.
You can't escape
Ceremonial Equipment...
Deploy Qadesh's Blood Seal.
I only know this secret with you
Activate.
Constructing Unrestricted System:
"I'll believe..."
Qadesh's Blood Pulse.
Deploying.
If the luster that made you shine
Synchronizing to Unrestricted System:
Qadesh's Blood Pulse.
Is also inside of me, (then I'm sure that we can go)
I will go and prove everything
There it is!
Get going.
It is the reason why I continue to exist
Right!
Yahoo!
Inside of Kaos I say
We'd better get started, too!
How can I make you know my heart is with you hey?
That's right.
Let's start breaking things.
All people, everyone, forget things,
Even their aching scars
Each time I see the passage of time,
It's here!
These emotions fade
A change so big, it will destroy everything that's happening.
But I don't want to overlook things any longer
Back and forth, the screaming in my heart won't stop (time over)
The vanishing afterimage, that is you in and of itself (So now that you & I)
What's going on?
I can't live life
Without you by my side...
"I'll believe..." Even in the fatality of solitude (Yeah, yeah)
The fragments of the burning records
Reflect tomorrow's brightness (Can see your light)
If the luster that made you shine
Is also inside of me (then I'm sure that we can go)
I will go and prove everything
"I'll believe..." in a tomorrow where we coexist (Yeah, "I'll believe")
Okay...
Let's go!
Rebecca and Khamsin's attack
plunges the Palace of the Stars into chaos.
Amidst the confusion, Shana awaits her moment to act.
Next time, on Shakugan no Shana Final:
"To the Palace of the Stars."