The continent that floats in the sky, Neo Verona.
Since aeons past, the earth was supported by twin great trees.
The power of the bounty poured out by the trees...
...refreshed the earth, made the flowers bloom, and brought harmony.
But the greedy creature, Man, committed a great sin.
He caused one of the great trees, which should have been eternal, to rot away.
The single being which supports the world, Escalus, must not be allowed to fall.
The world... will end?
O thou who may purify sin,
whose fate is to harbor life as the stirring of a baby in the womb,
offer up thy life for the harmony of the earth.
Let the seed of Escalus planted in you take sprout;
become a young tree, and save the world.
The time of the contract is near.
Escalus desires you...
Where's Ophelia...?
The world will end... Neo Verona will end...?
I can save them with my life...?
Father, Mother, are the things Ophelia said true?
Is that my fate?
...Is it?
My fate...
How terrible.
The city is badly damaged.
Yes.
Where is Juliet?
Antonio went to get her.
We will help the townspeople.
What in the world happened here?
What happened?
What are you all doing?
Make haste and finish the preparations!
Hurry up and burn the city,
as my father, the Grand Duke, commands.
Go!
We have food and medicine ready!
Stay calm!
Take the injured over there!
There are more than we anticipated.
We'll need to find shelter for them as well.
Yeah.
It'll be freezing tonight.
What's that?
Fire!
It's a fire!
This is bad.
If the wind fans it, we'll quickly run out of places to go.
Gather people and set them to fight it.
I'll go.
W-What's this...?
The city...!
Burn!
You shall all burn!
O flames, burn to ashes all that dwell there!
Can it be... that fire...
...is your doing?!
I will eliminate those that seek to overturn the irrefutable order of things.
It is the one and only way of ruling the ignorant!
Men like you...
Call me Grand Duke.
You are no Grand Duke!
Call me Grand Duke!
And... you are no longer my father.
Burn!
Die and be gone, damned ghosts of the Capulets!
It's burning.
Neo Verona is falling...
No, I don't want that!
This scene...
...a perfect stage for the dawn of a revolution.
Just like Montague's funeral pyre.
Benvolio, can you bring some bandages?
Right!
At this rate, we're going to run out of food and water.
If we don't do something...
Indeed.
There's a fire here too!
Run!
Isn't that odd?
Yes. Say what you like, but no fire could spread so fast.
Stop!
Romeo!
Mercutio! What are you doing?
Are you blinded as well?
Silence!
This is for the sake of law and order in Neo Verona!
Do you really believe that?
Shut up!
It's by order of the Grand Duke!
Defy him, and even you-
I'll show no mercy!
Mercutio!
Mercutio,
my father, as he is now, is merely a sinner to be pitied having lost everything.
You bastard!
You dare to call the Grand Duke a criminal!
I'll bring you to justice!
Open your eyes!
If you don't, then like my father, you'll...
S-Shut up!
Mercutio...
Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!
What do you know?!
What do you...
Juliet! Where are you?
Juliet...
My thanks, Red Whirlwind.
Once we've passed through here, you'll be fine.
She's saved us.
The Red Whirlwind is amazing!
Careful. You okay?
Look out!
Are you unharmed?
Romeo...
Juliet...
Thank you, without you there...
Listen to me, Juliet.
My father and I have gone our separate ways.
My father would rather let Neo Verona fall to ruin than step down from the Grand Duke's seat.
I will not let him do as he pleases!
Neo Verona is not my father's possession.
It belongs to the townspeople!
I can't allow my father's rampage to continue any longer.
When it's all over, let us meet again.
Until then.
I couldn't tell him...
Romeo...
The people whose houses were burned are taking shelter in the square.
That was too cruel... setting fire to the city...
Are Conrad and the others safe?
Yes.
We're all safe.
Thank goodness.
Juliet!
So you're safe!
Emilia! Willy!
No more!
That's enough!
The carriages stopped running and now I can't take another step!
Willy, is everyone safe?
Somehow, I believe.
But speaking about shocks,
first the ground suddenly begins to shake, and then the city burns as if there's no tomorrow!
I thought Neo Verona would be utterly destroyed!
Neo Verona will fall...
Is something wrong, Juliet?
No, it's nothing.
I'm fine.
Such a sweet liar. You're hiding something.
Willy...
I-If there was a story where someone had to sacrifice their own life to save the world, what would that person do?
I wouldn't...
...write a story like that.
Even if an end comes to the flame of life,
they would blaze on, determined to live to the very last!
Those are the protagonists I write about.
Blaze on, determined to live...
Yes.
You're an odd one, Juliet.
Montague, that wretch!
Setting fire to the city...
He cannot be sane!
At this rate, we don't know what he'll do next.
Until now we have watched and waited, but we no longer have a moment to spare.
We must attack the Keep and dispose of Montague as soon as we can.
Yes. This is the crucial moment.
We received information that he murdered the chairman during the recent Council meeting.
We can assume that he no longer has the support of the nobles.
Even Montague has finally been driven that far...
Meaning he no longer commands the power to resist us.
Quickly, make preparations to attack!
Understood.
It's been a while.
Since I brushed your hair like this.
It has.
Come to speak of it, you won't believe what Benvolio said...
He wants us to live together, as soon as everything settles down!
Ridiculous, isn't it? At a time like this...
What? Really?
Yes...
So, did you answer him, Cordelia?
No... not yet.
That's not good enough!
You have to answer him!
Nothing has made me more happy!
W-Wait a moment...
Be happy,
Cordelia.
Juliet...
My fate:
I, as daughter and last survivor of the Capulets...
I, as the Red Whirlwind who fights for the people who live in Neo Verona...
And...
I, who must offer my life to Escalus.
Irises? Blooming in this season?
Are you praying for Cordelia and the rest to be happy as well?
The irreplaceable people who've held me up this far...
Sometimes kind, sometimes funny...
They have raised and protected me until this day.
Thanks to them, I have lived to see it...
And also...
Romeo...
...I have you.
If I can protect this world...
...I don't mind offering my life.
There! All ready.
It was short notice, so we had to make do with some of Willy's costumes, but it's not bad, is it?
It suits you, Cordelia.
Now I'm embarrased...
For you.
I made it in a rush, so it's not very good, but...
Juliet, you made it?
Once you couldn't even sew a button on a shirt...
Oh Cordelia, you're too quick to cry.
But...
Thank you. Thank you.
Well, well. Is everyone ready?
Go on, you two.
If you want to cry, you can cry.
No...
I want to bless them with a smile.
Okay.
Juliet.
Take it.
But...
Be happy together, you and Romeo.
I...
Juliet?
My hands are small...
I can't hold this much happiness, I'll break!
Nothing of the sort.
People can be as happy as they like.
Snow...
Yes, it is! How pretty.
When the snow has melted,
and the city is full of flowers,
wouldn't it be nice if everyone had found their happiness?
Romeo...
For the sake of the people of Neo Verona,
for the sake of everyone's happiness...
I will go to Escalus when this fight is over.
"In life and in death,
we will be together eternally."
I'm sorry to break our vow.
But Romeo, I know I can entrust Neo Verona to you.
I was so happy...
to meet you...
...Romeo.
Separated from one's loathsome lineage...
...Solitude does not cause malice to reflect upon the sacrilage it has wrought.
An unforgivable act-the fated rebellion triumphs with despair;
faced with a drawn blade and one's honor at stake.
Next time, Romeo and Juliet, Act Twenty-Two:
"Curse"
~Raging Frenzy~
Is this truly a love that shall never bear fruit?