One day, when I'm really in trouble... You can save me then.
But today, let me do my part.
I want to protect you!
Hibiki!
Miku! I'm coming for you!
Miku!
Tell me your wishes
I'm right here next to you
Don't hide your feelings, for only through them are you alive
We need no reasons for the notes that draw us to each other
Let the fire of our hearts rage through the heavens
True song
When, I wonder, did seeking you out
become as natural as breathing?
My heart aches and I scream
Start me up
The ever-present noise
laughs at our reality from everywhere, far away
What little light I can see is so radiant it gives me hope
To protect your peace
it is best to choose solitude
I want to feel a warmth
that we all cling to helplessly
The melody of my life is consecrated to you
I will show you a beautiful rainbow
It's the prologue of eternity
Nobody will take the oath in my heart from me
Let us fly and unite in song
because the sky awaits us
Hero Story
Miku...
How could this happen?
Tachibana!
Leave this to me!
Instead of a greeting, say hello to my Gatling
You're trash that deserves a good burning
One, two, three, you're annoying me
If you want my bullets
You'd better get in line
Little by little, things are becoming twisted. Becoming broken.
One, two, three, piss off
Something's trying to get between me and the place I call home!
All these feelings in my heart
burn for the bonds I treasure
Who's the bastard behind this?!
Face my overwhelming firepower
It's time for you to crumble into ash
Is it you?
Go to hell! It's time to pay for your sins
Or you?!
Plunge into those fiery depths
and apologize to the devil on all fours
I was the one who activated Solomon's Cane...
Go to hell! I don't regret any of this
Does everything always end up being my fault?
I know what I have to protect
I...
I won't run anymore
The Americans?
There's no doubt. They got in touch with the FIS and tried to negotiate.
And this disaster is the result?
Looks like the negotiations failed.
But whatever they were scheming, one would expect both parties would try to avoid attention.
The FIS teaming up with them aside,
now we have to deal with some third party as well?
I should never have let go.
I should have held on to Miku's hand.
I brought you something warm to drink.
It'll calm you down.
Hibiki?
But the warmest thing I know... is gone.
I have stained my hands with blood.
What hope is left for me, Serena?!
Tell us, Ma'am. What happened?
I believe I can elaborate on that.
We believe that we should save as many lives as possible before the Moon falls in a decade, do we not?
However, Nastassja tried to sell us out to the Americans.
Ma'am...
Is that true?
And that's not all.
The story they told about Finè's soul residing in Maria was nothing more than a grand deception.
A charade born from the scheming of Nastassja and Maria.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, girls.
But if you're not Finè, then—
They only told this tall tale to win my cooperation.
Don't you think that this betrayal of yours is going too far?
We had only just retrieved the Nephilim's heart, and it was almost lost to us forever.
What?!
Call the Commander!
Yes, sir!
Come on, eat up. My treat.
I refrain from eating past 9 PM.
See, this is why you're such a drag.
What are you talking about?!
If we have nothing to discuss, I'm leaving!
Are you angry?
How could I be calm?!
The FIS, Tachibana,
and my own powerlessness when my comrades were in peril... It's unbearable.
I only called you because I wanted to have dinner with you for once.
I thought we might be able to have a heart-to-heart over some food.
When did we get like this?
We share the same goal, but we've split apart from each other.
We should work together more and—
Yukine.
If you want to talk heart-to-heart, you could at least call me by my given name.
What?
Uh, that's...
Hey, wait!
Thank you, come again!
So much for that heart-to-heart...
But maybe this is for the best.
How bitter.
Ma'am... Maria...
What the doctor's saying is a lie, right?
It's true.
I am no host to Finè,
and we have been having second thoughts about the plan to save mankind.
But...
Ma'am tried to get the Americans' help by sharing what we knew about Frontier.
But didn't the Americans only care about saving themselves?
And we stood against the world so that we could save as many people as possible!
If those negotiations succeeded, we would've lost the upper hand.
That's why you summoned the Noise there
and laid waste to the surroundings.
Oh, please.
I protected you from those wicked Americans...
using Solomon's Cane.
Maria? Why?
I knew this would happen!
You can't protect the world with half-hearted devotion.
We can't fulfill Serena's wishes like this.
Only force...
Only through brute force can we maintain justice.
Only the doctor's way can change the world.
So I'm with him!
I don't want that.
That very force would be used to oppress the weak.
Very well.
This is the decision of Maria Cadenzavna Eve herself, and not the false Finè, I trust?
Are you all right?
Leave the rest to me.
You should rest well, Nastassja.
Well then, I must devote myself to preparing for our plan.
I have a dear guest of ours to attend to, as well.
Hibiki...
What's this?
Miku's transmitter. It was retrieved from a location some distance from the Sky Tower.
We analyzed its tracking data.
Before it was disposed of, it moved away from the Tower at a steady speed.
Miku is not dead.
She was probably rescued by another party and is now being held hostage.
But, Commander, that means—
Time to stop feeling sorry for yourself and leap into action!
Now then! Nothing's better for a change of mood than some exercise!
Sure!
Naught remains but my dedication and determination
I sweat and bleed in search of the one true path
Why's the geezer singing?
What is this song, anyway?
Did he hit his head?
I put my life on the line,
This is beyond me...
writing my own heroic legend
He's right! It's time to leap into action!
Laughing in the face of danger,
I'll save Miku!
I stride proudly like a lion
Onwards we march
Though we know what lies in wait
We climb and climb, ever higher
Because one day we will engrave our names
In the sky
They're all burning so fiercely.
This place is just too warm for me.
The apple floated in the big broad sky
The apple crashed down on the ground
The stars were born and then–
What is it?
Nothing.
Just... Thank you.
Come with me if you want to live!
Why did you save me?
Good question. I guess seeing you there reminded me of Serena, surrounded by flames.
Serena?
Her late younger sister.
Doctor?
I was the one who saved her, but you ordered me to bring her back here.
To what end?
To further our plans, naturally.
Please, don't look so afraid.
How about we have a little chat?
I'm sure I'll be able to help you.
If Maria's not Finè, then she must be within me.
I'm scared.
What's wrong with Maria?
I wanted to help Maria. Not Finè.
Yeah, that's right.
We were lonely crybabies. She was kind to us.
She was the protector of the weak.
But now...
Only through brute force can we maintain justice.
Aren't you scared, Shirabe?
If she's not Finè,
one of us potential vessels might end up becoming her instead.
I'm not sure.
Is that all?
What's wrong?
Kiri?
Just a little longer. Hold on just a little longer, Miku.
How is Ma'am?
She needs to rest.
Not only did she overexert herself, her sickness is getting worse too.
Oh no...
That means that we have no time to waste.
We must create a new world in which mankind is united before the Moon descends to Earth.
That is the duty with which we have been entrusted.
What?
An American carrier?!
No matter. We can still use this to our advantage.
How about we get the world's attention by sending them to Davey Jones's locker?
That's the way of the strong who terrorize the weak.
Yes, we may need to conspicuously demonstrate our power to get the world's attention.
Maria...
I... We are Finè.
We will bring an end to this world where the strong oppress the weak.
I will tread that path with no fear or hesitation.
Noise detected!
An American carrier is requesting assistance!
It's close by! Full speed ahead!
I'll get ready to assist them!
Tsubasa! I—
Do you want to die that badly?!
Stay here. Okay?
You mustn't leave this place.
Please.
Is this what you really want?
Is this really necessary to protect the weak?
Shirabe?
What are you doing?!
If Maria is suffering, I will help her.
Shirabe!
If you want to bring her back,
I know just the thing.
You stood puzzled, and I saw the love
that you give fruitlessly
I corralled your love
and asked the moon thus
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We can overcome our genes, that much is certain,
but will we all be cast aside like old dolls
into a dungeon of black and white?
That's why I will cut the world to pieces
Even if you wish to protect someone
you have no choice but to show true strength
I've all but forgotten the smile that spurred me on
but I can still fly for now
Kiri!
Thank—
What?
LiNKER?
No. This is Anti-LiNKER.
It's a drug that forcibly lowers one's sync ratios.
When administered, it takes effect without fail.
I can't... maintain my Gear...
I might cease to be myself at any time!
I have to leave something behind before that happens!
Would you forget me, Shirabe?
Kiri...
Even if I should disappear...
as long as this world remains, so shall the memories we share!
That's why I'll protect the world as the doctor wishes!
That's the only wa—
Don't butt in!
Kiri!
Where's that damn Ver?!
Where's the wielder of Solomon's Cane?!
Tsubasa!
Kirika!
Now, let us tilt the scales back in our favor.
As dramatically...
and as emotionally as possible!
You don't mean...
Miku...
I've lost sight of tomorrow
I still have the courage to walk forth
as long as there is meaning to our meeting here
Even after you let go of my hand, your warmth lingers,
which I hold onto when our promise isn't enough
The clouds we see are like two sides of a coin,
but even so the sky we live under is the same
I will never forget that
I'm sure that saying goodbye doesn't have to mark the end
It's the password necessary to start on a new page
I escaped from the trappings of my own mind
when I saw your smile for the first time
It will forever be my compass
I won't turn back
until we meet again