Musica!
Thank you.
I'll protect us, no matter the cost.
The Light of Haecceitas
Is the boy in the castle?
Yes.
He went to get Yuri.
That's impossible.
Once you become a demon, there's no turning back.
So what?
He had the guts to run his mouth off at me.
He'd better be able to make the impossible possible.
Otherwise there would be no point in giving him the Chronicle.
Shuza...
Have you been turned, too?
Bonds...
..are nothing but trouble.
Serves you right.
You get hurt because you try to protect others.
I care not about bonds.
I acknowledge only the strong.
What drivel.
You're the same as everyone else.
You might as well die with the rest of them.
Is that all you have to say?
I tire of this.
Die.
Bonds, my foot.
It's time.
The end of the world is upon us.
It's all over.
I won't let you end it yet.
Chronicle!
As your caretaker, I call upon you!
I'll take it all upon myself.
At the cost of your life?
But all that will gain you is a fleeting moment.
I don't care if it doesn't last long.
I still believe!
If that black armor is made out of Black Element,
it should be the same as the castle barrier.
In which case...
I'll destroy it from the inside!
It's no use.
I have no need of the light anymore.
I'll heal him right away!
You...
Kain.
You're alive!
A scratch like that wasn't enough to kill me.
Give me a break.
It was a close call.
I'm so glad you're here, guys.
Of course we are.
The Volunteer Army always helps those in need.
If someone falls, then someone else props them up.
That's how we've always fought.
Isn't that right, Captain?
Yuri, you aren't alone.
We're all with you.
We'll all give you a hand.
That's what friends are for!
Looks like he won't come to his senses unless we get that armor off of him.
We may have to get a bit rough.
Prepare yourself, Captain.
I'm never going to give up on you!
Shut up!
Anything you can't bear by yourself, we'll bear with you.
Snap out of it!
I believe in you, Captain!
Aram!
Come back to us, you idiot!
You're not thinking of going back, are you?
The crimes I've committed can't be undone.
I'm a tainted sinner.
I'll only be rejected!
Surely you understand.
You could never believe in yourself until the end.
That's your weakness.
You lost.
To yourself.
It all ended.
In this world of darkness.
And yet...
Their light reached me as I sunk deep into the darkness.
I want to believe once more.
In them, and in myself, the me that they believe in.
Believe?
After all that happened?
You gave rise to me because you lacked belief.
I am the very weakness of your own heart.
A scar that will never heal!
A wound that's turned black will continue to rot.
That's exactly why I...
I'll take the wound with me to battle.
That's my way of atoning.
Let's go...
Together.
Yuri!
Captain!
Foolish.
I can just stain it all black as many times as I need.
Phoena!
We need to heal her immediately.
Yuri...?
Thank goodness.
You came back to us.
Phoena...
You...
Black King.
We're going to crush you.
I knew it. That power...
It's the Light of Haecceitas, a light that rends darkness.
What a nuisance.
Die!
Kain!
Michidia!
Aram!
Have you resigned yourself to accepting this world again?
No.
I'm going to defeat you and stop the world's blackening once and for all!
Don't make me laugh!
No, you don't!
I won't waver ever again!
I will not grant you a future.
Since time immemorial,
people have formed bonds with and hurt one another.
The cycle of wrongdoings creates hatred,
culminating in stagnation, making the world suffer.
Therefore I exist, to paint the world's stagnation black.
Furball.
Damn it.
I'll pin him down.
Distract him in the meantime.
Got it.
Yuri!
Furball!
Furball...
Aram!
Why?
Why do you resist so?
Humanity is imperfect, foolish, and hopeless.
A sorry existence that repeats its mistakes over and over.
That is why I must save the world.
From its grief.
I must recreate it...
A new future.
You're wrong.
The future exists beyond those mistakes and that sorrow.
Unless we overcome them, there's no point!
That is utterly foolish!
Give me a break!
Yeah, we may be a bunch of fools.
But I love it.
I love this world, with all the people in it.
Each one of us tries our hardest to live,
to find a place where we belong,
to make friends, and help each other.
I won't let you destroy those bonds!
He's right.
We aren't alone.
We had each other.
That's why we never gave up.
We'll create our own future.
Create not a cycle of hatred and grief,
but bonds!
Absurd!
So long as we have these bonds, we'll never lose.
Take this.
We will...
Seize our light!
Has the world chosen you?
Phoena.
Phoena!
Phoena.
Phoena!
Hang in there.
I'll save you.
No matter what!
It's no use.
You...
You cannot save her.
Not even with your power.
Now, Chain Chronicle! As your caretaker, I call upon you to heed my request!
Save her.
Save my daughter's life.
My ray of hope!
I leave the rest in your hands.
Phoena.
Wake up, Phoena.
It's all right now, Phoena.
I believed in all of you.
I knew you wouldn't lose hope.
Pirika.
Welcome back.
I'm home, everyone.
It seems our song was heard.
Our wish.
We are victorious.
Rejoice!
Father...
Even as caretaker, I was consumed by the will of the blackness.
I've done unforgivable things.
Please, use the true power of the Chronicle to rebuild the world I've destroyed.
Yes.
You've become strong.
And you've made good friends.
Phoena.
We're setting sail soon.
Really.
My son's talking about joining the Holy Guard now.
That’s amazing.
He's dreaming.
What?
Two apples, pops.
Let go!
Thanks.
It's on me.
Where are your friends?
I don't have any.
I see.
Aram.
Hurry up.
Want to come with us?