Mom... Dad... I've always loved you.
Here we are, where I used to belong, but
That's why I want to carry on your dream.
when I turn around, only the wind is with me
I want to bring peace to the world with my song...
Don't let me down, don't make me confused
I will drown in despair
That's the reason...
The sky from here is like a nightmare
for which I sing!
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
I couldn't even say goodbye to her!
Lost and deep in my agony
I still wish to try to win
Why did it have to end like this?
So that was your dream?
Although my hands are covered in wounds
You said you were still so far from achieving your dream, and yet you did so much...
they hold a little star that will never die
This light that fell from the heavens
If that's true, then how far away must we be?
shines for me faintly even now
Yukine...
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
Symphogear
Shine for me, shooting star!
No way...
We only just became friends...
This isn't what I wanted...
This can't be...
I wanted to spend more time talking with her!
Now we can't fight, or even get closer!
Chrissie...
You said you had a dream...
But you never told me what it was!
She killed herself to protect the Moon by blocking the Kadingir's beam.
How worthless.
To throw away your life for a mere dream... How fitting for trash like her.
You dare to laugh?
She burned away her life to protect what she held precious!
You would consider that worthless?!
You...
Don't you dare talk shit about her sacrifice!
Hibiki...
Is that really Bikkie?
Tachibana! Hey, Tachibana!
The fragments of Gungnir that merged with her are going berserk,
causing her consciousness to be overrun by power she cannot control.
It seems that the fragments of Gungnir near your heart
are fusing with your tissue at an accelerating rate.
I suspect your energy and rate of healing are a byproduct.
Don't tell me...
You were experimenting on Tachibana?
Yes. And not just on Tachibana.
Won't you bear witness
as she succumbs to the power of Gungnir,
and throws away all of her remaining humanity?
Is this why you did all that to Tachibana... and to Kanade?!
Tachibana!
She's no longer human.
Now, she is rage incarnate.
Stop it, Tachibana!
You're only going to accelerate the rate of fusion!
Tachibana!
What's wrong, Hibiki?!
Come to your senses!
It's over.
We're done for.
The school is in ruins and Hibiki's gone crazy...
It's not over!
Hibiki is protecting--
Does that thing look like it's protecting anything?!
I believe in Hibiki.
I want to as well...
I want to believe everything will be all right...
But... But...
Itaba...
I can't take this anymore!
Someone do something!
I'm scared! I don't want to die!
Help us, Hibiki!
What do you think?
How does it feel to fight Tachibana Hibiki?
It's just what you wanted, isn't it?
You're no longer human, either...
I have become one with the Nehushtan's regenerative abilities.
Isn't it fascinating?
No way...
Don't look so surprised.
The Kadingir is the ultimate weapon, after all.
Did you really expect it to be exhausted after just one shot?
I can fire it as many times as need be.
The invincible sword, Durandal, serves as its energy source in the reactor core!
An immortal heart that will never stop beating.
One flaw.
If I strike you down here, there won't be anyone to operate the Kadingir.
Tachibana.
I'll stop the Kadingir.
So...
Your power is one that's meant to bring people together.
Shadestitcher
Tachibana...
Kanade entrusted you with that power.
Please don't use it this way.
The moment echoes towards perfection
Sorry to keep you waiting.
A sword to the end, huh?
Today, it shall end.
Strength won't wane
So that tomorrow, I can live on as a human.
I'll show the world that Kazanari Tsubasa can sing elsewhere than the battlefield!
Heavenrend
The world of humans will never accept a sword!
A blade that seems to cut apart the wind
A thousand beautiful flowers
The moon shone through the clouds at dawn
Pain, go back whence you came
Blue Flash
and leave us
Scenes of carnage, filled with cries of lament
wipe away my tears and tedium
My memories and my pride
are in a single one of my slashes of thunder
Go forth, you raging and unthinking fire
Dance to the tunes of God and die a death of glory
Tear apart the darkness, with songs as your emotion
Heaven's Wrath
and hold love above your head with pride
Why am I not going yet, you ask your heart,
full of determination and courage
Yes, my glittering blade, who risks all she has for those she loves
Stop them without complaints,
a grain of sand and the mountain ranges
Soaring Phoenix
So the Kadingir was your target from the start?!
In the end, I wasn't...
What's gotten you so discouraged?
Kanade?
Tsubasa...
You and I, Zwei Wing...
Together, we can fly to the ends of the earth.
Yes... Zwei Wing, together as one...
We can overcome anything!
Tachibana!
Once again, my wish has been denied?!
Tsubasa...
We're no longer detecting... any traces of the Heavenrend.
You destroyed the Kadingir by sacrificing yourself, Tsubasa?
Your songs really have reached the world.
The world you gave your life to defend...
I don't get it!
Why do you all fight?!
You're always in pain... Always suffering...
Do you fight because you don't want to live?
You don't get it?
Do you really not get it?
This is unbelievable!
Had I destroyed the Moon,
the curse of balal would have been released,
causing a gravitational disturbance at the same time.
People all over the world would fall into disarray.
They would panic, and come to me for protection, because I possess the unrivaled power of a relic!
Pain is the only bond that can connect people!
That is the one inviolate truth!
And you... You stood in my way!
But I guess you were pretty useful after all.
The first known fusion of a relic with a living organism...
I was able to fuse myself with the Nehushtan armor thanks to your example.
Tsubasa... Chrissie...
They're both gone... And the school's in ruins...
They're all gone...
What... What's my purpose...
What am I fighting for?
Everyone...
Commander!
I found these survivors while checking nearby shelters in the area.
Really? That's a relief.
Mommy! It's the cool girl!
Hey, wait!
Sorry...
You know Bikkie?
I can't tell you the details, but she saved my daughter's life.
She put her own life at risk to keep my daughter safe.
I know she's saved many people that way.
Hibiki... saved her life?
Hey, can't we do anything to help her?
That's easy to say, but...
From here, there's not much we can do.
Then, let's cheer for her together!
Hey, can we talk to her from here?
Well, not really...
Cheer for her...
Is there any way we can tell Hibiki that we're all right?
I want to help her!
Help her?
If we can get the school's computer systems working again,
we can send your voice over the network...
Since ancient times, I have served Him as His priestess.
Then one day, I fell in love with Him... with the Creator.
But I couldn't reach Him with my heart.
The very words I wished to speak were stolen from me... no, from humankind.
The curse of balal robbed us of the common tongue that was our one means of communication with the Creator.
I have worked for millenia to release that curse,
so that one day I could once again use that common tongue to tell Him of my feelings.
Your feelings...
That's all?
You're questioning my motivations?!
You don't even know how it feels to be in love!
So there's a switchboard through here?
If we can reset the power from there, we might be able to reboot the school network.
But that hole's too small for you, Mr Ogawa...
I'll go!
Yumi?
An adult wouldn't be able to fit, but I can!
In an anime, this would be the time when the small-bodied character gets the spotlight!
If there's any way I can help Hibiki, then...
But that only works in anime!
What's wrong with using anime as an example?
If I didn't do this, I'd be worse than an anime character!
If I'm not even as good as a fictional character, how can I call myself real?
How could I even call myself Hibiki's friend?
Well said.
I'll help too.
I guess so. If Bikkie's giving it her all, her friends better do the same, right?
Girls...
One... two!
Energy Output
Power Supply
It's up! Power has been restored to the school network!
External speakers are operational!
Hooray!
The greatest flaw of the Symphogear system
is the damage that the swan songs cause to their own user.
As a researcher, I'd be fascinated to find out
how much a fused creature like yourself
might be able to withstand that damage...
But I don't need to experiment on you any more.
Now that I too have become fused with a relic,
I think that the world only needs one such demigod to be its ruler.
I'll eliminate anyone who can stand up to me.
Let us raise our eyes towards the Sun
Ugh, that sound... What is that annoying noise?
Sing of its infinite, warm love
Day in, day out, raise your voice
and proudly sing to the melody
What could it be?!
Even if in the future ahead
we will have to shed tears as well
Girls, be proud and stand tall
Hibiki, we're all right!
We're all waiting for you to come back to us!
With faith in your hearts turn your dreams into songs
So, don't lose!
Where is that irritating song coming from?
Girls, be proud and stand tall
A song?!
With faith in your hearts turn your dreams into songs
I can hear them...
I can hear your voices...
I'm so glad...
They're always right by my side, singing for me...
So...
I can sing on too.
I can keep going...
I can fight!
You can still fight?
From where do you draw the strength to stand?
What do you hold onto that gives you the power to fight?
Is it that unsettling song?
That's right... What is this armor in which you are clad?
Your heart was broken already...
Then... Then what could you be using?
Something I created?
What are you using?!
What?!
Symphogear!
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
To be
continued
The Swan
Songs
of the
Valkyries