Aoi...
A Bond in the Color of Ruri
I think they upgraded our school!
It's like a completely different place now.
The club rooms...
The cafés...
The dining hall!
Caviar special? Are you serious?
This stuff is so classy!
And only 380 yen!
All this just because we have a new chairman?
We love our new school!
It seems that everyone is content.
We can leave the school alone for now.
Indeed. Our primary mission is to defeat the Darkstones.
God dammit, they're the ones that called me in.
I guess this is her family.
Hey, that's...
...the thing she...
Oi!
Quit snoopin' the hell around like a creep!
The hell?
What are you lookin' at?
I'm not the hell worth stealing!
It talks!
I'm sorry for being late, Arma.
What's this thing?
What did you do, Hellbrick?
I didn't do a hell thing!
Hell, this guy was starin' at me like some kinda thief!
Is this thing alive?
He's a Darkstone, much like the Medusa you fought.
A Darkstone?
Don't be afraid. Hellbrick's only power is the ability to sense you.
He may be way the hell big, but he doesn't have the balls to go with it.
Can I just break it?
Shut the hell up! If I was bigger, I'd break you the hell into pebbles!
Hellbrick, watch yourself!
That's the power of the Sacred Seven.
Sacred Seven?
The power within you, Arma.
What power?
Seventeen years ago, several meteors landed all over the world.
Seven types of alien crystals with special powers were found in those meteors.
We call them the Sacred Seven.
They have the power to alter human DNA and cause mutations.
Tandoji, you possess a unique power.
There is a chance that your mother came into contact with the Sacred Seven.
Yours too?
Probably.
What about this thing?
The hell I have a mother.
I got my power from the Seven way the hell ago.
I'm eight hundred years old!
Hell, I was one of the stones on the Shrine of Kamagura!
I remember Yoshitsune touching that stone and getting hella powerful.
The power of the Seven depends on the one who touches it.
We call those whose powers manifest on their own Darkstones,
and the ones who can control their powers Lightstones.
Hey, you went way the hell crazy fighting that Medusa, didn't you?
So you're saying that Darkstones are the problem.
Arma, it's not like that.
You have nothing to worry about if I'm always with you.
Always?
Arma, the Darkstones are going to keep coming.
We need you to help us.
Just tell the police or the military or something.
They don't have the power to handle this.
Arma, you're our only hope.
I'll do anything you want if you help us.
We can help you with whatever you need.
I'm sorry.
Arma!
Let me think.
Just one question.
Yes?
That pendant in the photo over there.
Weren't you wearing it before?
It...
The lady used the stone to save you.
Kagami!
Oh.
We can't force this onto him.
Mistress, if we were to bring him to Miss Aoi...
No.
I don't want him to fight because he feels sorry for me.
The lady used the stone to save you.
To save me?
I know I was like that...
...but...
It's heavy.
What's wrong?
I thought... I thought I saw someone.
Are you sure?
No... probably just my imagination.
Man, Rocks Club is hard.
My poor back...
Hey, where's everyone else?
They said they had stuff to do.
Dammit, and we finally got everyone pumped for club stuff too.
Ooh, you look pretty good.
Hey, cut that out!
You can't just toss rocks away like that!
I'm not just collecting rocks.
Hey, Tandoji, isn't this where we first met?
Hello!
Do you like rocks too?
I moved here just yesterday, you know.
I didn't think anyone else would like the same stuff I do.
Huh?
Look! This one here made it through all sorts of adventures.
Don't you think he makes our lives look tiny?
All the little pebbles here live way longer than us.
You like rocks?
Rocks! The smaller, the better!
The little ones have been worn down over time.
Here.
You can take this one.
You're right.
I wish I could turn into a rock.
We have reports of sandstorms affecting the air and train schedules.
Sand? Chinese?
We haven't heard anything of the sort.
Besides, Chinese sand would have come in from the mainland.
The current winds are southeast.
From the ocean?
What's causing that distortion?
Unknown.
It may be on the satellite's end.
Strange.
How are the clouds?
They don't appear to be changing from here,
but from above they're expanding at an abnormal rate.
That means Darkstones. Is it doing anything?
Nothing too serious for now.
Understood.
Mr. Kagami, we'll be entering the phenomenon shortly.
Why isn't it showing up on the sensors?
There's some strong electromagnetic interference, so the sensors are unreliable.
Because of the Darkstone?
Yes, that's a strong possibility.
What could be inside this cloud?
What's that light?
It's the Darkstone.
Mistress, I apologize for interrupting your meal.
We have located the Darkstone.
Please watch.
That's the Darkstone?
It's currently 200 kilometers south-southeast of Japan.
How is it flying?
Some days ago, a transport plane went missing from a US military base.
The real problem is this dragon-like Darkstone.
It's equipped with high explosive weaponry.
The US army wants to keep it secret, but the stolen transport
was equipped with nitrogen choloride carbite warheads.
And the Darkstone has them now?
Probably.
The cloud is 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.
What, you were held back?
I've already graduated from Harvard.
I'm in high school again just for you.
What are you guys fighting for?
If you meet this person, you'll understand.
Get in.
Whoa, this garden's huge!
This entrance is bigger than my whole house!
Over here.
Okay.
So who am I supposed to meet?
Right here.
Sh-She's alive!
You can tell?
This is the lady's elder sister Aoi, her only family.
How did she...
She was petrified the day this photograph was taken.
Their parents were killed by a Darkstone.
She has a pendant too.
A gift from their mother.
So that was a memento...
The lady created the foundation in memory of her parents.
She believes that if she fights against the Darkstones,
she can someday save her sister.
Even at the cost of her one 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!
Mistress...
Why did you show him Aoi?
My deepest apologies.
We don't need to force our problems onto him!
I can help?
Are you saying I can help you?
Arma...
I'll fight.
What the hell?
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!
Hell, I toldja he doesn't have the balls.
This is no time to panic.
The Darkstone is already above the Ogasawara Trench.
You'll have to sink it into the ocean.
How the hell?
How do you expect me to fight a Darkstone in a cloud?
Arma, use the hell outta me!
Grab me and get the hell into that cloud!
I'll show you how to give him hell!
We are receiving fire from the Darkstone. Please remain seated.
Darkstone at eleven o'clock!
Arma!
Mistress, your parachute!
I don't have time!
This can't be happening!
That's...
What the hell are you doing? Where's your parachute?
I don't need a parachute!
Of course you do!
I believe in you, Arma!
That's not the point! You need a parachute!
Use your power, Arma!
I'll always be right there with you!
I will take your memories.
And give you this stone as my will!
Look, just don't let go.
Something that will let me fly...
Hell, I found the weak point!
That's the Darkstone?
Dammit, where do I hit it?
I can't keep this up!
Arma, right there! It's Hellbrick!
I'm going all the hell out here!
I'll show you how to give him hell!
Hang on tight! I'm taking him out!
All right!
As long as she's with me... my power...
Thank you, Arma.
Arma, can you let me down?
I'd love to, but I can't right now.
O-Oh, you're right.
Mistress, please stop doing such rash things.
If Tandoji had not used his power...
Arma will protect me. Always.
By the way, what happened to Hellbrick?
I said, get the hell off of me, ya bottom feeders!
The Crazy Knight