It looks like it's still happening...
Attacks on Japan's airports...
If they declare that they're going to create Xanadu in Japan,
the Flame Hazes who want to keep the Denizens from escaping
will try to stop them.
Even if they've been told not to eat people,
it's still a huge bother.
This is me. My hair streams across...
...my cheeks dyed red
I am me... A grain of determination
That was how it began
If there is a tomorrow that is not hazed over by hope or despair,
(simple as that)
I will not forget
This pain is the promise we made that day
I want to make it come true, I can't, I will
At night I grab the void and awaken to something in the morning
I merely soar into the endless sky, taking the shackles called "reason" Yes,
"That is all."
What happened to the Flame Hazes' task of protecting the world's balance?
At least the Denizens know when the time isn't right for fighting!
There are some things you shouldn't say.
Speaking of what we should know,
don't you know that you're only alive because the Flame Hazes
have been protecting the world?
Don't act like we owe you anything.
We know you've protected us.
But telling us just to ignore this is insane.
And that isn't what we're saying.
I was prepared for this, but I didn't expect it to be so bad...
Choosing a discussion site where it wouldn't be face to face was pointless.
Seduced by a coward's peace, and lost to the madness of terror.
Both are so very human.
The Creator God may start at any moment.
But everyone takes advantage of the chaos
to say whatever they want.
Once they've spoken their minds, they'll return all power to her.
They'll ask her to lead them once again.
Thus, none attempt to blame her for the loss.
None could.
What a farce.
It's an insult to the ones who are actually fighting.
As I've no interest in the discussion,
I will simply wait for them to finish.
"For Whose Sake?"
Outlaw's done for.
They're putting that much effort into watching us?
Well, I did expect it.
We just got whipped in a huge fight. Naturally, they're on edge.
And they've all
gotten good and drunk on the wine Yuji gave them.
And they'll stay drunk for a good long while.
Yuji Sakai.
Throughout history, not even many slayers
have had such brutal genius.
I suppose his special background caused his talents to develop in unusual ways.
Okay, it's open.
I'd say there are approximately eighty-two layers.
My, my...
Every single part is constructed with unimaginable precision.
Without the scroll of secrets,
even analyzing it would take decades.
Shana-san.
Was this your first time in New York?
Yes.
I've been to America several times,
but never to any of the cities where the Four Gods live.
Getting her to talk is hard.
She isn't shy, is she?
This is good!
I'm glad...
Oh, my.
A single raspberry makes her suddenly turn cute.
Yeah!
She's more like the contractor for an angel than for the God of Atonement.
How about a blueberry?
There's pineapple, too.
Thank you.
I get it... She was nervous.
I guess I can see why.
She's at the forefront of a battle that will decide the fate of the world.
The flight's here.
Let's go.
Yeah.
Are you okay, miss?
Cheer up, okay?
Thank you...
And you were all so kind on the way here...
Not at all.
Here, wipe your tears.
Hey, fellow travelers.
We're done here. Get lost.
Goodbye.
Be well.
Farewell.
Hey.
Doing well,
Fluttering eyes and flashing arrow?
Yes. I'm glad you're well, also.
And I've never seen you before.
I am the priest of Tezcatlipoca, the Pipe of Hesitation and Fear.
And the Man who Shows the Path of the Dead.
As a Flame Haze, my name is Southvalley,
the Evoker of Demon Horde.
I'm...
You...
You are the child entrusted with the future
by the Drum of Exceptional Love and He Who Walks with the Rain.
I am the priestess of the Bell of Cleansing Flutter,
Chalciuhtlicue.
I am She Who Dances Before the Surging Sea,
also known as the Whirler of Mighty Waves, Westshore.
Deity of providence, avatar of judgment and condemnation,
Great Flame of the Heavens, I am honored to meet you.
Indeed.
We thank you for coming with such short notice.
However...
It has not yet been decided if I will be entrusted with the future.
Twenty percent of the Flame Hazes survived,
with the help of the Beckoner of Brightened Dew and the Drum of Exceptional Love.
I wish to fulfill the covenant I made with them,
by striking at the enemy forces' heart myself.
However,
the plan I've devised may go against their wishes.
This plan incorporates my personal feelings, as well.
It is only the conclusion of Shana, the Flame-Haired Burning-Eyed Slayer.
If you still wish to fight with us,
I shall explain the details.
If you do not,
we shall leave alone.
Miss, you seem to be misunderstanding something.
The Gods of the Earth
aren't as noble as the other Flame Hazes.
You needn't talk about the great task.
We are all strange.
Even amidst this chaos, we will choose the path we follow.
The personal feelings you seem to feel are a disadvantage
are the exact reason we take action.
The interaction between Crimson Denizens and humanity
has been a part of the natural order, defining our world since ancient times.
The Creator God's actions are but another example of this.
However, we shall not simply accept them.
Having examined these acts in light of the greater truth,
we have decided to fight.
If the Creator God were to take all the Denizens and leave,
the power of existence they currently hold would return to the world.
The world would be stable for a long time to come.
But their dangerous actions in the new world,
Xanadu, would only increase.
Since it'd be a paradise created for them,
there'd be no need to hold back.
Thus, we must
prevent this from happening, to protect what we call the world
from the disaster that awaits.
Let's hear it, miss...
The words entrusted to you by the Drum of Exceptional Love
and He who Walks With the Rain.
"I have become a drop of rain,
and sacrificed myself, to force you to act.
And my friends...
...the decision to fight
is the right one, without doubt."
The decision to fight...
Which of them made the choice?
It's decided, then. We'll go with you.
I'll explain the plan.
Um, excuse me...
Goodbye, then.
If there's anything I can do, please let me know.
Thank you.
I'll ask for just enough to avoid being a burden.
Be careful on your way back, everyone.
Yes. Thanks for the meal.
Goodbye.
Excuse us.
"Sakai"
Goodbye.
Bye.
Jeez...
Tanaka didn't even walk you home.
It's fine.
I have something to do at home today.
Are you sure about this, Sakai?
Yeah.
That's what I want from them.
You don't want them involved in this?
Maybe not.
Sakai-kun...
What?
Are you sure you don't want to go home?
Your dad's there now.
If you say you're a friend of ours, well...
Even if they don't remember you, you can...
Thank you.
But I can't go in.
If you didn't want to go home, Sakai, what are you doing here?
Didn't Sato tell you?
That I'm making a paradise for the Denizens?
Xanadu, right?
Yes.
I thought I'd do it here, in Misaki City.
Remember what I told you,
Yoshida-san?
"I haven't changed anything yet, but..."
After that, I did a lot of things.
Many, many things.
And the preparations are nearly complete.
So I came for the final requirement...
Your help.
You're not only taking Shana-chan,
but Yoshida-san, too?
Yuji Sakai's plan absolutely requires Yoshida-san's cooperation.
But...
You're right. It may be too sudden.
I know it's cold,
but until Yoshida-san calms down and agrees,
want to take a walk?
And you won't take her away?
No.
If there's anything you want to know about, I'll tell you.
There's still time,
and I'd like to hear you talk.
Hey...
Back then, what happened to that enemy boss?
He's here.
Right here.
How much of you is Sakai, and how much is him?
I'd prefer if you called him the Creator God or the Snake of the Festival.
He's actually pretty important.
I suppose we've merged.
The Snake of the Festival
has never been interested in anything but his reason for existence.
He doesn't like to interfere with others' plans or actions.
The fact that he dwells within me
but I can still refer to him as "him" proves this, right?
I think I get it. Maybe...
Well, all I saw was you acting really arrogant.
Anyway, the one thing that's always on his mind
is granting someone's wish.
Hmm.
Whenever he's discussing that, he gets a bit talkative.
They're both gods, but he's very different from Alastor.
Alastor-san...
Then you're gonna fight against Shana-chan?
Yes. That's how it ended up.
But you're still doing it?
Yes, I'm still doing it.
Is it for her sake?
For her sake and everyone's, I think.
Is that really what you think?
That's what I think, if nothing else.
Even despite what you're doing to Shana-chan?
I don't expect you to understand everything immediately.
And now you're going to use Yoshida-san for this, too?
Do you need me?
Yes.
I need you.
All right.
I'll go with you.
Yoshida-san?
It's all right, Tanaka-kun.
I know I won't be able to refuse him.
And it's for Sakai-kun's plan, isn't it?
Yes.
This is Yuji Sakai's plan.
Ogata-san hasn't come to volleyball practice yet?
She said she had something to do this afternoon.
That's why she was able to attend
your dad's welcome home party.
I see.
You're going to turn this place into a battlefield?
Like at the Clear Autumn Festival?
I'm sorry.
It won't be just here.
The school, the Mana River...
And the place where it all began, where Hirai-san was eaten.
I'll make all of Misaki City into a battlefield.
And this time, I'll be the one who makes it all happen.
Sakai! You...
Why are you doing this?
I made every preparation I could to protect everyone from the fight.
If there were going to be any damage,
I wouldn't have let Ike or Ogata-san go home.
I'm prepared to protect all of Misaki City.
As far as I can tell, my order that they not eat anyone in Japan is being upheld.
But...
I can't guarantee that it will continue to be completely safe.
The Creator God, the Snake of the Festival, who issued that order,
is a God who affirms all desire.
You could say that the Denizens underestimate the Snake of the Festival.
"He's an innocent and optimistic God, who affirms desire, so he'll forgive us,"
they think.
So at first, I was uncertain
of how willingly they'd follow his injunction.
However...
It appears that paradise
is an enticing proposition to all Denizens.
That reward, or perhaps you'd say "bait,"
has calmed them down.
But I don't know what will happen once paradise is created.
For now,
I merely need to observe them, killing any who disobey.
I've ordered that done.
Fortunately, I haven't heard of any reports yet.
Yuji Sakai will grant their wish,
but he must be strict.
Both for what is now here, and for what is to come.
Yuji Sakai's plan...
...is a tightrope walk between the tiny gears
of the vast machine that is paradise's creation.
It's all limited to what the Snake of the Festival's body can do.
I see.
Like myself, Sakai now understands his own powerlessness.
But he fights anyway.
Sakai is trying to accomplish something.
Sakai's trying to fulfill his goal,
just like Shana-chan is trying to fulfill hers.
Does that mean those two must fight?
I see...
Just like the two of them,
Yoshida-san intends to fight, as well.
The Snake of the Festival, the Creator God, once attempted to create a walled garden,
a place for the Denizens in this world.
But he was banished to the Rift.
Thousands of years later,
the desire held by the Denizens had changed
to a world just like this, right down to its people.
So the Creator God
wishes to create a world identical to this one,
in the space between worlds.
Like a parallel world.
A world identical to this one...
Will that work?
Isn't that rift filled with storms?
It will be fine.
Mass and distance have no meaning there.
Even an entire universe's creation will not affect it.
There is another reason for the chaos there.
It's almost time.
After a long while,
they decided they wanted the world as it was.
Not as an empty playground, containing nothing but themselves.
But a world they could create by living with humans.
The result of the Denizens learning about this world,
spending their time with humans, and wanting a world like it
is that a world like this one will be created.
And there,
I shall have them take a step forward, on a long path.
And soon, Shana and the others will come to stop me.
I will never let them.
I'll stop them, complete my task, and then it will begin.
Sakai,
why don't you tell Shana-chan everything you just told me?
Maybe...
It's impossible.
Why?
Shana would never agree
to a vague, optimistic plan.
Even if they all knew what Yuji Sakai is attempting with this paradise,
they'd never let it sway their opinion.
So the winner of this fight will get what they want.
That's the only way.
You two really...
Sato contacted you, right?
Shana and the others will arrive in several hours.
The moon and stars are illuminating me
This time, it'd be better if you ran.
On top of the carpet with dancing sparks
I'm not running.
You are right in front of me, glowing red in the light
I'm going to go home,
tell Sato everything I've heard,
Your honest eyes are twinkling
ditch this bookmark, eat dinner, and go to bed.
The two footsteps, they head toward the distant yonder
If you're really as certain as you sound,
The words I told you said, "Let's leave everything behind"
protect me and everyone else!
Fly toward the future
All right.
Yoshida-san, you're really going?
Yes.
The motive has a strong grasp on my heart Yes, this is the ultimate descent
Hey, Sakai.
You only spent a year or so with everyone, but was it fun?
The two of us are fellow soldiers flattering one another's pulses
I had a really good time.
If you are going to protect your love, you cannot reject battle
Yeah.
Without fudging a phrase, we rhyme down this hot path
It was all fun, like a dream.
Passing each other by, quarreling
Honestly,
I thought about punching you when I saw you, but...
Set free from the enchantment
If you are going to leave on a journey,
I will never let go of your hand again
Thank you.
Do you still remember the first time
Bye.
Our eyes locked, just as it happened?
Even if I am engulfed by the vortex of slumber,
Let's go, Sakai-kun.
It will not vanish, I won't let it...It's our dream
Are you sure?
At first, I was pushing myself.
To be as ONE
With an unfaltering voice, you make sure
At first, I was pushing myself.
But when I learned that you're still Sakai-kun,
To keep the tiny scrap of paper from burning asunder
it made me feel a little better.
I won't forget about you, even if my body vanishes
I will remember how we lived together
You may be overestimating me.
Snow of light flutters down the sky
But I'm not lying about any of this.
Where the waning moon and stars go to snuggle
The story we are writing
Will continue on even after this, for all eternity
If you are going to clearly protect your love, you cannot reject battle
Without fudging a phrase, we rhyme as we travel down overlapping paths
The moment we discovered the conclusion, time merely continued to move on
As the snow of light flurries down
Yoshida is welcomed to the Palace of the Stars,
where she learns of her role in Xanadu's creation.
In Misaki City, where the Denizens gather, protected by Ball Masque,
Yuji and Shana begin their final battle.
Next time, on Shakugan no Shana Final:
"Maelstrom of Conflict."