This way! Hurry!
Everyone, please remain calm and evacuate to the shelter!
Please remain calm!
Hina...
Girls!
What's going on?
How could the school be under attack?! It's not like this is an anime, or anything!
You three should evacuate as well.
Come with us, Kohinata!
You go ahead. I need to make sure nobody's been left behind!
Hina!
Girls! Hurry to the shelter!
It's not safe here!
The Nois—
Listen to my song
Can you hear me?
Please tell me
I look at the sky, devoid of answers and made to deceive
fly far away
Words are not enough
so accept all I am
I can't control myself... nor do I want to
I've always known that
With my song I will bring about
the beginning of eternity for you
So smile
I will embrace you tighter than anyone else
I will never let you go
Yes, never
I hope that you're the one to shake
my heart in doubt
That would start something greater
Ever since we were born, we looked for our meeting
I think of you when the wind howls around me at night
and the song of the life we lived together blasts through the heavens
Hello? Is anyone still here?
Pierce the Moon
The school... Hibiki's home...
Mr. Ogawa!
That was close.
Next time we might not be so lucky.
Run!
Sometimes discretion is the better part of valor!
Lydian continues to suffer extensive structural damage above ground.
But thanks to Miku, casualties have been minimal.
We're currently on our way to the shelter.
Roger. Be careful.
More importantly, Commander...
We have identified the Kadingir.
What?!
Though we have no hard evidence,
we have reason to believe that the Kadingir is...
What happened?! Ogawa!
I'm surprised you managed to figure it out so quickly.
What gave it away?
If you wanted to build a tower without anyone noticing,
you'd have no choice but to build it underground.
If that's what really happened,
we can deduce that the elevator shaft leading to the second branch's headquarters
is none other than the Kadingir itself.
And the one who made all this possible is...
And here I thought leaking that information was such a nice trick.
Nehushtan...
Mr. Ogawa!
Miku! Get out of here!
Isn't that just precious? You're trying to protect the people who used you.
Used?
Did you ever wonder why this facility is situated directly under Lydian?
It's so that we could gather experimental data about the relics and songs from all of you.
Not to mention,
that Kazanari chick was a great help in getting all of you here to begin with.
Even if they have to lie,
or if they can't tell the whole truth...
They're all out there,
putting their lives on the line for others!
I... I believe in them!
You're pissing me off.
I won't let you get any closer to the Durandal.
Even if it costs me my life!
Stop right there, Ryoko.
Still calling me by that name?
Ordinarily, I wouldn't lay a finger on a woman.
But if you so much as touch either one of them,
I'll tear you to pieces.
Commander!
We've known about your secret operation for some time now,
thanks to the valued assistance of our American neighbors.
In order to bring the last few details out into the open,
I decided to go along with your plan and get all the Symphogear users together.
You countered a scheme with a scheme.
You're really tough to deal with.
But do you think you can stop me?
Stop you?
I'll beat every last secret out of you while barely breaking a sweat!
What?!
I'll flay you limb from limb!
How is it that you can stand up to the power of a complete relic?!
You wanna know?
I eat, watch movies and sleep!
A true man needs nothing else!
But you're just an ordinary person!
Not even close!
I can stand up to the Noise, and you as well!
Genjuro!
Commander!
No!
You can't fight your fate.
I'm not going to kill you.
I wouldn't give you the satisfaction.
Commander!
Awaken, sword of legend that cleaves the heavens asunder!
Come to my side!
Commander!
He needs immediate medical attention!
We have an intruder!
Her target is the Durandal.
The enemy is Sakurai Ryoko.
But...
I managed to get through to Hibiki.
Hibiki! It's the school!
Lydian is under attack by the Noise!
What?!
Someone's hacking our system from within!
There's nothing we can do from here!
This can only be Ryoko's doing.
Hibiki!
Commander!
Status?
Most of our computer systems are offline.
We know nothing about the situation on the surface, nor underground.
I see.
Miku...
Miku!
Girls!
Lydian is...
Ms. Sakurai!
Finè! It was you all along, wasn't it?!
Is that how it is?!
Is that laughter your answer, Ms. Sakurai?!
That's her! I have unfinished business with that bitch!
She's Finè!
No way...
The assassination of the Defense Minister,
the scheme to get hold of Durandal,
and the tower of Kadingir built secretly underground...
Sakurai Ryoko has been pulling all the strings.
We have indeed noted a number of suspicious incidents since the disappearance of Ichii-Bal.
But, she also spent a lot of time with us.
I can't bring myself to believe that it was all a lie.
I know I'm being naïve. It's my nature.
It's not true, right?
It's just a joke, right?
You protected me back then!
I was protecting the Durandal.
As a complete relic, its value is beyond compare.
It can't be! If you're Finè, then what happened to Ms. Ryoko?
Sakurai Ryoko's body was consumed long ago.
Or rather, I could say that her consciousness died 12 years ago.
Finè, a priestess from ancient times,
sealed her consciousness within her genes,
so that if any of her descendants ever experienced an Aufwachen waveform,
all of her memories and abilities would resurface in that body.
12 years ago, when Kazanari Tsubasa accidentally awakened the Heavenrend,
that sleeping consciousness awoke within Sakurai Ryoko.
That awakened consciousness is me.
You took over Ryoko?
Like a wraith from the past!
I'm not the only one to have awakened as Finè.
In the course of history there have been many visionaries and great heroes
who brought about the paradigm shifts that ushered in a new age.
Like the Symphogear system?
That's merely a toy.
An imperfect system with little use other than to secure funding from the authorities.
Toy? Your charade cost Kanade her life!
Is that why you found me and worked with those Americans?
Yes! All is for the Kadingir!
An earthquake?!
We're going to die! I don't wanna die!
Commander, this way!
Ryoko...
Behold the ion cannon that can reach beyond the sky,
towering over the Earth itself, Kadingir!
Kadingir? You say this will unite the world?
Yes. By piercing the Moon.
The Moon?
Piercing it?
Why?
I simply wanted to reach Him.
So I built a tower on the field of Shinar that would stretch as far as the heavens themselves.
But He would never suffer a mere human
to stand as high as Him.
In his anger not only was the tower destroyed by divine lightning,
but the very tongues of mankind were confused.
It was a punishment without measure, the curse of balal.
Why do you think the Moon has been a symbol of fear since ancient times?
Because it's the key to the curse itself!
I'll free mankind from this curse of confusion by destroying the Moon!
Then, I'll have the whole world in my hands again!
You'd break the curse?
Sounds more to me like you just want to rule the world!
How third-rate! Your ambition's so petty it hurts!
I am eternal. What could mere insects like you do to stop me?
Kohinata!
Thank goodness! I'm so glad you're alright!
Looks like this terminal is operational!
I'll go look around!
Who were those people?
Well...
We are the Disaster Relief Squad.
We specialize in handling disasters such as these.
So you're from the government?
I managed to reactivate the monitor! We can assess the situation from here!
Hibiki!
And that girl named Chris, from before!
Is that...
Ryoko?
What's going on? It's like we're really in an anime!
You knew about Bikkie?
When you had that fight earlier...
That was because of this as well, right?
Sorry...
If you're looking for the big guns, they're over here!
Heat-seeking missiles!
Take it out!
Keep dreaming!
Where's the other one?!
Chris!
What is she trying to do?
No matter how hard you struggle, you can't stop the Kadingir from firing!
That song... no way!
Her swan song?!
It stopped?! She's countering it?!
Mom... Dad... I've always loved you.
That's why I want to carry on your dream.
I want to bring peace to the world with my song...
That's the reason...
for which I sing!
It wasn't enough?!
Don't tell me she was able to stop it?!
To be
continued
The Swan
Songs
of the
Valkyries
Here we are, where I used to belong, but
when I turn around, only the wind is with me
Don't let me down, don't make me confused
I will drown in despair
The sky from here is like a nightmare
and it comes to chase me
Dreams and reason and all my feelings
are once more erased
I can't wait for the end to these sad days
Lost and deep in my agony
I still wish to try to win
Although my hands are covered in wounds
they hold a little star that will never die
This light that fell from the heavens
shines for me faintly even now
I will reach out to others no matter how often I have to
although I can't imagine
how mere faith could ever be a strength
Shine for me, shooting star!