The Phoenix
That idiot...
A man who died as a result of an explosion during an experiment was...
...brought back to life by the power of science.
However, the operation was only partially successful.
He no longer was able to recognize other human beings.
And he lost his heart to an obsolete robot, destined for the scrap heap.
The man's name was Leona.
Chihiro, you're wearing a space suit.
How do I look?
You look great.
The Resurrection Chapter 2
To Leona's eyes, Chihiro appeared to be perfectly human.
I found the backup battery.
We can repair part of the system.
But I have one question...
Question?
Yes. Leona, you came straight to this place, without getting lost.
Before I knew what I was doing, I was already heading here...
As if...
As if I was being led by something...
Damn it!
Who am I?
Leona...
Why did I come here?
What's the reason for me being here?
I will try to find out.
If we can find out what this facility is...
...you might be able to recover your memory.
The archive data is heavily protected.
It must be something very important...
But don't worry, I should be able to access it...
What's happening?
It is a holographic representation of a planetary environment...
It's the old Earth.
Looks like he's already restored the system.
Leona! You must think I'm an idiot.
Target confirmed, Hound Armor, go in!
A large amount of missing environmental data is being stored here.
What is the matter?
I thought this spring was...
What's happening?
Intruders. What's happening?
This way!
You aren't going anywhere!
Capture them!
Wolves!
Damn it!
I will stop them.
Chihiro!
Go! Run now! Hurry!
Chihiro!
Hang in there!
You're wounded! Chihiro!
Chihiro! Chihiro!
Damn it...
I'm going to survive...
I'm going to live on no matter what happens...
Because that is my...
...destiny!
Come on!
Leona! Run, now!
Run!
Reiko!
Don't let go of my hand!
You traitor...
Leona!
W-We lost all of them? How could that be?
Why?
Why!
Leona, please calm down.
Take a deep breath.
I'm so glad...
You were unconscious for so long, I was very worried about you.
Was I dreaming?
Dream?
Humans experience long forgotten events...
...or a future that many not ever come to pass while they sleep.
Then I have had a dream before.
What?
But when I reported it, they disposed of me.
They said that there must be a flaw in my intelligence routines...
...and I was useless.
And I was dumped to the waste facility.
Chihiro...
Leona, what was your dream like?
It was something from my childhood.
In the spring lived many microorganisms and insects...
...forming a beautiful small universe.
But I destroyed that world.
I didn't mean to destroy it.
I just wanted to make the world more beautiful, and perfect.
But my action destroyed the order in the spring.
Once the world was ruined, no matter how hard I tried I couldn't bring it back.
The same thing must've happened to the Earth.
Humans unknowingly violated divine providence and...
...the destruction of the Earth began.
When Leona was revived, he could not recall his past...
But Administrator Lamp didn't believe him.
He assumed that it was just all an act, and he was determined to...
Stop it! I don't want to see this!
Well, I don't know what kind of information he was trying to get from Leona.
But I thought you might know something about it, Doctor Saruta.
A group of scientists decided to try to stop the...
...process destroying the Earth once and for all.
But it was a waste.
Day by day, the Earth was deteriorating...
...and every species was facing extinction.
Leona, soon the Earth will die.
Like that spring?
That's right.
And I wanted to stop that from happening, so I tried my best, but...
Traitors...
The project to restore the Earth was cancelled...
...and my father's dream was not to be.
My father loved the Earth and its natural beauty more than anyone.
That's why he chose to take his own life.
Father!
Since that day, I've experienced a wild mixture of emotions...
...the obsession and passion to live.
And...
You traitor...
What is the matter?
Who are you?
I-I am...
Why?
Why do you look exactly like her?
I-Is this...
Leona!
I remember!
I remember everything now!
I remember what happened here that day!
That day?
We were on a very important mission to restore the Earth...
...and came to the moon.
And finally...
One day, we finally got a live sample of the Phoenix.
A feather was retrieved and...
...stored inside an electro-plasma containment device.
And I devoted myself to unfolding its mystery of life.
Did you really finish the analysis?
Yes, I've saved the original data.
Bravo!
You are a pure genius, just like your father!
Leona, you are truly the best partner I've ever had!
Does it really satisfy you to monopolize the secrets we have discovered?
Sure it does!
Everyone will be dying to know the secret of the mysterious life energy...
...and they will be begging us to tell them.
We both will have absolute power and rule over all mankind!
I'm not interested in having power.
I know.
The real reason you decided to carry out this plan is revenge.
You wanted to avenge your father's death.
You wanted to exact your revenge.
I completely understand how you must feel.
No, you don't.
What?
No one can understand what is in my heart.
In your heart?
Well, it doesn't matter.
So where is the data anyway?
I hid it somewhere safe.
Somewhere safe, eh?
You can't be too careful, can you?
You are the kind of man who will do anything to achieve your goal.
You even used that woman so you could get close to Saruta.
Acting all sincere, you totally fooled her.
Who's there?
Reiko...
Is that true?
Leona, answer me.
You joined this project to save the dying planet, didn't you?
You only wanted to save the future of the Earth, right?
The future of the Earth?
It's meaningless.
Twenty years ago, mankind decided to abandon the Earth...
...and migrated to space.
And now we want to restore the Earth with the power of the Phoenix?
I want no part of such a selfish project!
You said something about revenge...
His father was betrayed.
His project to restore the Earth's environment was called off by the government.
It devastated him so much that he committed suicide...
...by setting fire to a forest near his house.
He loved the Earth.
More than anyone in the world.
But still...
Where are you going?
Where do you think? I'm going to tell Doctor Saruta about this!
I can't let you do that.
Damn it, I'll teach you...
Emergency warning?
It's the Phoenix!
You are going to die.
You will die and be reborn again and again.
It is the destiny you chose.
That's right, it is the destiny you chose.
Reiko!
Don't let go of my hand!
You traitor...
Reiko!
When I regained consciousness, I was roaming in an absolute void.
And I vaguely realized that I was wandering between life and death.
And then I was brought back to life.
Leona!
Where am I?
What the hell are you?
All day long in that cell I asked myself...
Why must I be forced to live with this mechanical brain...
...neither a robot or human?
Why? Why?
I was so lonely and scared, and then I met you.
I was saved.
If I think back now...
...maybe it wasn't a coincidence to have run away like this with you.
Chihiro...
You look like Reiko, because what little conscience...
...that was still left in my heart was telling me to atone for betraying her.
So...
Atonement? Don't make me laugh!
Lamp!
Leona, you know you have no conscience.
But you can't fool me!
Chihiro!
Hey, what happened to you, really?
If you just apologize, we could still be partners just like before...
You bastard!
You've hurt Chihiro...
I'll kill you!
You're a fool! It's nothing but a dirty robot!
Shut up!
Chihiro is a very important woman to me!
What's so funny?
Leona, you hid the data chip inside this piece of junk, and...
...pretended that you'd lost your memory and took it out of the dump facility!
I'm sorry to tell you, but there's no data.
What?
I didn't save the Phoenix data into a data chip at all.
Everything was burned in the fire that day.
You're lying! You can't trick me!
You really are a monster.
You have the data, right? You were just kidding me, right?
Shoot me.
And you can put another artificial brain in me.
You can bring me back to life again and again.
It is as if I truly have eternal life after all!
Don't be so arrogant!
D-Damn you!
Let go of me!
Chihiro!
What the...
Robots aren't supposed to attack humans!
It's not supposed to...
Chihiro! Are you okay?
You're injured!
Thank you, Leona.
You are the only one who has been kind to me.
I am really glad that I met you...
Chihiro!
Leona.
You're still conscious because of your artificial brain.
Can you hear me?
Yes, Doctor Saruta.
If I replace the damaged area of your body with a machine...
...you will once again be brought back to life.
Please, I don't want to do that.
Why not?
I wanted to take revenge on people for abandoning the Earth.
That's why I joined your project.
But I realize now that the one I wanted to take revenge on was my own father.
I loved my father.
But he refused to live...
He gave up on loving me.
I couldn't forgive him for being so weak, being so selfish...
And I swore to myself to live strong.
I would do whatever I could to keep on living...
...that was my ultimate revenge on my father.
Is that why you wanted the eternal life for yourself?
But when I lost Chihiro, I could understand how Father felt just a little.
Losing what you love most, the great loneliness you experience...
And you feel that you have nothing to live for?
But perhaps living forever is the punishment I was given...
Doctor Saruta, would you do me one favor?
What is it?
Would you make me a robot?
Robot?
That is my last wish. I want to be a robot.
Then Chihiro and I will...
His consciousness is very weak.
He can no longer speak...
The mind of a robot, huh?
It has been a century since mankind abandoned the...
...devastated and aged Earth and migrated to Mars.
At the corner of the colony...
It is almost time to study.
I want to play with you just a little longer.
I cannot win with you, can I?
You aren't like other robots. I feel like I can really talk to you.
You're just like a real human.
Human...
My dad thinks so too.
He was saying you are a fascinating robot.
And that you act as if you have the mind of a human.
Sometimes, I recall living on a planet called Earth a long time ago.
Earth? What is it like?
It was a very beautiful planet.
Come with me.
Look, it's such a beautiful sky.
Someone whispers
In a faint voice
To the sparking stars
A promise I once heard
Ah, when the scars of the soul hurt
They long for their mother
Fading intermittently
I can hear the prayers in the voice
I am not alone in the darkness
It’s alright
The will to love is eternal
Next Episode
A female monk, Bikuni, has been living in her temple for eight hundred years.
One rainy night, a young samurai pays a visit to the temple.
I have come to kill you.
I have prepared for this.
Right at that moment, the temple disappears beyond a dimensional distortion.