Aoi...
A Bond in the Colour of Ruri
I think they upgraded our school!
It's like a completely different school...
The club rooms...
The cafés...
The school lunches!
Caviar special? Are you serious?
This stuff is so classy!
And it's only 380 yen!
All of this, just because we have a new chairman?
Viva, Aiba Gakuen!
It seems that everyone is content.
For now, it seems the school's change is complete.
Yes, but our primary mission is to defeat the Darkstones.
What is this? Making me wait here alone...
Is this her family?
That's...
...from before...
Hey!
You're snooping around too much.
What is this?
What's your problem?
Don't stare at me like that!
It talked!
I'm sorry for being late, Alma-san.
Hey, what is this?
What did you do, Onigawara?
I didn't do anything!
This guy was staring at me, so I'm just staring back.
Could it be that this is alive?
He's a Darkstone, much like Medusa, the one you fought.
A Darkstone?
Don't be afraid. Onigawara doesn't have the power to hurt you.
He's quite a big guy, but he's scared as a lamb.
Isn't it better if you just crushed him?
Shut up! If I were bigger, I'd crush you into pebbles!
Onigawara! Please control yourself.
That's the power of the Sacred Seven.
Sacred Seven?
The power within you, Alma-san.
Power?
Seventeen years ago, several meteors crashed all over the world.
Each meteor held mysterious and unearthly powers.
Seven types of alien crystals, each with special powers, were held within those stones.
We call them the Sacred Seven.
They have the power to alter human DNA.
It's known that those powers can mutate the body.
Tandoji, you possess a unique power.
In other words, there is a chance that your mother came into contact with a Sacred Seven stone.
Your mother, too?
Probably.
What about this thing?
I don't have a mother.
I got my power from a Sacred Seven stone long ago.
I'm eight hundred years old!
Hell, I was one of the gargoyles on the Shrine of Kamagura!
From what I know, I remember Yoshitsune touching that stone and gaining his own special powers.
The power of the Sacred Seven is different for each person it comes in contact with.
We call those whose powers manifest on their own "Darkstones",
and the ones who can control their own powers "Lightstones".
Back then, weren't you raging uncontrollably, like Medusa?
So you're saying that Darkstones are the problem.
Alma-san, you aren't like that.
Everything will be fine if I'm always with you.
Why "always"?
Alma-san, the Darkstones are probably going to keep showing up.
I want you to help us by lending your power.
Just tell the police or the military to-
Those groups don't have the power to handle this.
Alma-san, it can't be anyone else but you.
If you agree to work with us, I'll do anything for you sake.
We can help you with any aspects of living...
I'm sorry.
Alma-san!
Let me think for a bit.
There's one thing I'd like to know.
Yes?
That pendant in the photo over there.
Weren't you wearing it before?
That was...
Ojou-sama used that gem to save you.
Kagami!
I see.
I definitely can't push him like this.
Ojou-sama, what if we were to bring him to Aoi-sama?
That won't be good.
I don't want him to fight because he feels sorry for me.
Ojou-sama used that gem to save you.
To save me...
I know I was like that...
But...
What a burden.
What's wrong?
I thought... I thought I saw someone.
Are you sure?
No... Probably just my imagination.
Crystal Club activities sure are tedious, huh?
Oh, my back...
Hey, where's Kagami-kun and others?
Somehow, they've been busy with lots of stuff.
Damn, and we finally got everyone pumped for the club activities, too.
Oh, you look pretty good.
Hey, what a waste!
You can't just toss rocks away like that!
I'm not just collecting rocks.
Oh, yeah. Tandoji-kun, isn't this where we first met?
Hello!
Are you interested in rocks, too?
I just moved to this town yesterday.
I didn't think anyone else would like the same stuff that I do.
Take a look.
This guy here made it through all sorts of adventures.
Don't you think he makes our lives look tiny?
All of the little pebbles here have lived way longer than we have.
Rocks...
That's right! The smaller they are, the more experience they have.
They get worn down as they rub against others over time.
Look!
I'll let you have this one.
That's right.
I wish I could turn into a rock.
At this time, there are reports of sandstorms affecting plane and rail traffic.
Is it Golden Sand?
There haven't been any reports of Golden Sand.
If it were Golden sand, it would have come in from the mainland.
The current winds are from the southeast.
From the ocean?
What's causing that distortion?
The cause is unknown.
It seems that it's from the satellite's weather data.
Something isn't right.
How are the clouds?
They don't appear to be changing from here,
but from above they're expanding at an abnormal rate.
It's definitely a Darkstone. Is it doing anything?
There aren't any problems surfacing at this moment.
Understood.
Kagami-san, we'll be entering the target area shortly.
The sensors aren't showing anything.
There's strong electromagnetic interference, so the sensors are unreliable.
Because of the Darkstone?
Yes, that's a strong possibility.
What could be inside this mass of clouds?
What's that light?
Darkstone.
Ojou-sama, I apologise for interrupting your meal.
We have located the Darkstone.
Please watch this.
That's the Darkstone?
It's currently 800 kilometres south-southeast of Japan.
Why is it in the air?
A few days ago, a transport plane from a US military base went missing.
There is a greater problem at hand.
The Darkstone seems to have manifested itself as a dragon.
It's equipped with highly explosive weaponry.
The US army wants to keep it a secret, but the stolen transport...
...was equipped with nitrogen chloride carbite warheads.
And the Darkstone has them now?
Probably.
The clouds are approaching Japan as we speak.
If it reaches land...
Do you have your answer yet?
There's someone I would like you to meet.
You have a license?
I'm eighteen. Of course I have a license.
Were you held back?
I skipped several grades and already graduated from Harvard.
I'm only at high school again just for you.
What are you guys fighting for?
If you meet this person, you'll understand.
Get in.
Whoa! What's with this garden?
This entrance is bigger than my whole house!
Over here.
Okay.
So who am I supposed to meet?
Right here.
She's alive!
You can tell?
This is Ojou-sama's older sister, Aoi, the only family she has left.
How did this happen?
She was petrified the day this photograph was taken.
And their parents were killed by a Darkstone.
She has a pendant, too.
A gift from their mother.
So that was a memento...
The woman created the foundation in memory of her parents.
She believes that if she fights against the Darkstones,
she can someday return her sister back to normal.
Even at the cost of her own memento.
To be frank, I wish we didn't have to depend on you,
but there's no other way to defeat the Darkstones.
Kagami!
Ojou-sama!
Why did you show Aoi to him?
My deepest apologies.
We don't need to force our problems onto him!
I can help?
Can I really help you?
Alma-san...
I'll fight.
Wait a moment!
When did helping you guys out turn into a skydiving session?
We don't have a choice.
The Darkstone is hiding in the clouds.
No one told me that! And I've never gone skydiving!
Don't worry. There's a first time for everyone.
This isn't a joke! I can't do this!
Hey, I told you he's as scared as a lamb.
This is no time to panic.
The Darkstone is already above the Ogasawara Trench.
You'll have to sink it into the ocean.
Like I'll do that!
How do you expect me to fight a Darkstone in a cloud?
Hey, Alma! Use me!
Take me and leap into those clouds.
Then I can show you where the vital locations are.
We are receiving fire from the Darkstone. Please remain seated.
Darkstone at eleven o'clock!
Alma-san!
Ojou-sama, your parachute!
There's no time for that now!
This can't be happening!
Alma-san!
Why are you here? Where's your parachute?
I don't need a parachute!
Of course you do!
I believe in you, Alma-san!
That's not the point! You need a parachute!
Awaken your power, Alma-san!
I'll always be right here with you!
I will consume your memories.
And this gem... I'll entrust it to you!
For now, don't let go of me.
Something that will let me fly...
I've found the vital point!
That's the Darkstone?
Damn it! Where should I hit?
I can't keep this up!
Alma-san, right there! It's Onigawara!
My full power!
I'll show you where the vital locations are.
Hang on tight! I'm taking him out!
All right!
As long as she's with me... my power...
Thank you, Alma-san.
Alma-san, can you let me down?
I'd love to, but I can't right now.
O-Oh, you're right.
Ojou-sama, please stop doing such rash things.
If Tandoji had not used his power...
Alma-san will protect me. Always.
By the way, what happened to Onigawara?
Hey! Someone come and save me, already!
The Crazy Knight