The Complete Xenogears Script Part 2: Second Disc Author: Sheamon cain@xenogears.org Edition 2.0 Last Updated: 12/15/2000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. Script Info (In both parts) A. Things to Notice B. Disclaimer C. About the Author D. Versions E. FAQ F. Special Thanks G. Key II. Script Disc 1 (In Part 1) A. The Lahan Disaster B. Further Mysteries C. The Slayer of God D. The Sand Pirate's Plan E. The Bledavik Rescue F. Nisan G. Desert Despair H. Nortune I. The Battling Tournament J. Attack on Nortune! K. Escaping from Kislev L. The Thames M. Billy the Etone N. Burning Souls O. Shevat P. Rescue Nisan! Q. The Gates R. Solaris S. The Truth III. Script Disc 2 (In Part 2) A. Dreams... B. The Soylent System C. The Anima Dungeons D. Mahanon E. Merkava F. The Truth about Fei G. Attack on Merkava H. Sidequests I. The Final Battle ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I A. Things to Notice ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here is the Complete Script to the game Xenogears, Squaresoft's longest and most text- filled game. This script includes the script for every mandatory action in the game, plus the text from all sidequests. It is split up into 2 parts in order to avoid forcing you to download a 800K + file at once. (Yes, it's that big when in one file!) The first part includes the first disc, the second includes the second disc. Both parts include the script info, (parts IA-IF.) This script has actually been on the net in one version or another since I started putting it up in January 2000, but this is the first time I've put it in this kind of form and have allowed other sites to host it. If you would like to see the script split up into smaller files, check them out at my website, located at http://xenoquarters.xenogears.org . The page also includes a mass amount of story info, and special script segments, like a section dedicated to the Gazel conversations, the Cain-Hyuga conversations, etc... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I B. Disclaimer ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The copyright to the game Xenogears and all its characters and terms belong to Squaresoft. However, this written down version of the script belongs to me. It may not be copied in any way, whether on paper or electronically without my permission. If you want permission to put it on your site,, email me at cain@xenogears.org and give me a good reason why you want to use my work. In addition, you must give me the exact URL where it will be, and how you are giving me credit. The following sites have gained my permission: http://www.gamefaqs.com http://xenoquarters.xenogears.org The script may not be altered in any way. If it is, you will be forced to remove it from your site. If you see the script on a page not listed, please notify me. I would really appreciate it so I could catch those thieves. If you use this script for any purposes other than your entertainment, you must notify me and give credit. This includes using direct quotes for fanfics, and if used for radio plays. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I C. About the Author ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The author of this script, Sheamon, can be reached at cain@xenogears.org. He is the webmaster of Xenogears HQ, and Visions of Escaflowne. He also staffs for Ground Zero Network. He is currently in the process of completing his Galaxy Express site and doing the Chrono Cross script. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I D. Versions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.0 12/15/2000 Wow, here we are 3 months later and I haven't gotten around to finishing this yet. Well, I've finally completed it and sent it to gamefaqs. 2.0 9/4/2000 After seriously thinking about it, I decided to prepare a script for submittion to sites like gamefaqs and rpgamer, and converted the script into a Text File. Unfortunately, the original text files had been converted to html, so it took a little longer to do then hoped. 1.3 3/18/2000 It was this date that the script was finally completely put on my site. It was split into 28 parts, and remains there today. 1.2 1/30/2000 Around this time, I decided to split the script into 3 seperate parts: Prologue to Attack on Nortune, Goliath Factory to Sargasso, and Solaris to Ending. 1.1 1/18/2000 I started transferring the script to html and putting it on my site at this time. Although most of the script had been typed on my computer, most of the disc 2 text still wasn't. It was updated frequently the first week or so, then I started to work on larger updates, putting up huge sections at a time. The script was originally going to be in one file. 1.0 1/8/2000 The first version of the script. This existed only in my home in roughly 300 or so sheets of paper where I had either written or typed all the text in the game. This was the result of 4 months of work, over a hundred hours since I started it in the second week of September. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I E. FAQ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I F. Special Thanks ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Special Thanks go out to: Bill, Josh, Chris, Jason and the others -For recommending I try out Xenogears back in May 1999 Dark Warlord -For being kind enough to host my site so I could get off that dump Angelfire and make it easier for others to find the script Amber Michelle -Her website Guardian Angels helped me learn a lot more about Xenogears than I already knew, and she was one of the people who recommended I put it in a form like this. The Nisan Sanctuary -Their messageboard allowed me to make contact with hundreds of other Xenogears fans, get assistance with story info, and receive comments & suggestions about the early versions of the script. Square Gamer -Same as TNS, but not to the same extent, I had a lot of Xenogears conversations there as well. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I G. Key ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [text] When something appears in brackets, it is a description of something occuring. This does not appear in the game as text. Name:text The person's name appears, then after a colon the text they say is provided. Easy to understand, huh? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- III A. Dreams... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Fei sits in a chair in the middle of space. A spotlight surrounds him. Nearby, the cross from his hallucinations swings.] Fei:Dreaming... I was dreaming... Perhaps it may have been but a long forgotten memory... A dream... A memory... Things remembered when one is asleep... Things forgotten when one is awake... Where the deepest layers of memories become the outmost layers of one's dreams... Which are reality? Which are illusions? One cannot tell until one awakes... Or perhaps they are, at the same time, both truth and fiction... A vast nebulous... With no boundaries... An emptiness equivalent to my own existence... I dreamt such a dream... A long... Never-ending, dream... [Lacan paints Sophia in the room in the Nisan cathedral.] ...La ...can... Sophia:Lacan, What is wrong? Lacan? Fei:In that dream, I was called 'Lacan'... I was an artist... I had become recognized as a talented artist and now was painting the portrait of the Nisan Mother, 'Sophia'... Lacan:Huh...no, it is nothing. Sophia:...Let us finish for today. You look rather tired. ...Are you alright? Lacan:I am fine, thank you... But, now that you mention it... Shall we stop for the day? You must be the one who is tired, 'Mother Sophia'? Sophia:Enough of that, now. When it is just the two of us, would you stop calling me that. Just call me 'Elly'... As you used to do in the old days... And you don't have to be so stiff and formal. Lacan:Oh, errh, alright. Very wel... no, I mean... Yes, let's do that 'Elly'! Fei:'Elly'... It was a time when she went by such a name. A time when we had met up with one another... A time when nothing mattered between us... [Fei now sits in front of a large picture of Sophia and Lacan.] Fei:It was better tat way... Just two people, together... It was better to have left it that way... Lacan:I think I might go bacck home... Only for a week or so. Elly:Oh, really? What is the matter? Lacan:I ran out of paint. So... I, errh, need to go make some more. Elly:You're going all that way... just to do that? Lacan:If I don't go there, I won't be able to get the right pigments. Elly:Oh... Then how about I have one of my followers, the -Kahal-, take you in one of our Gears? You'll arrive quicker and you'll be much more safe. Fei:I lied... I wasn't out of paint. I just feared I would finish the portrait. I wanted to keep on painting... forever. So I wanted to buy time... She'd probably despise me for that... No, she'd probably just give me her usual smile, She was that kind of woman... Fei:Dreams... A life of a man named Lacan.. And the lives of countless other men... All but dreams... Now that I am awake, those countless numbers of long, heartrending dreams are almost impossible to remember at all... In those dreams, I loved one woman... No matter the day, no matter the era... That did not change... Nor did her name... [Fei now sits in front of a large portrait of Elly.] Fei:That dream changed me... That dream was the catalyst for me to resolve what my purpose was. I think I know now... What I have to do... That long, long memory of a dream... Perhaps it was the memory of my soul... [Elly sits in a chair in the same setting as Fei.] Elly:A dream... I was dreaming a dream... Or perhaps it was a memory. >From a distant past... A dream... A memory... Those words I was unable to convey... That day... That time... Those thoughts I was unable to carry out... Words and thoughts... The connection between the two... Without words, thoughts cannot be conveyed... Without thoughts, There are no words... They are both as vital as each other... They can never be divided... Like the wings of angels... Like a man and a woman... An unchangable destiny... Feelings one wishes one could change... Meeting without the person who would change me... And watching myself change... I dreamt such a dream... A long... Never-ending dream... [Lacan paints Sophia in Nisan.] Elly:In that dream, I was called 'Sophia'... Mother Sophia... A symbolic name... Crowned upon the person who would be the people's hope... A name I was destined to have whether I wanted it or not... Sophia:Lacan, What is wrong? Lacan? Lacan:Huh...no, it is nothing. Sophia:...Let us finish for today. You look rather tired. ...Are you alright? Lacan:I am fine, thank you... But, now that you mention it... Shall we stop for the day? You must be the one who is tired, 'Mother Sophia'? Sophia:Enough of that, now. When it is just the two of us, would you stop calling me that. Just call me 'Elly'... As you used to do in the old days... And you don't have to be so stiff and formal. Lacan:Oh, errh, alright. Very wel... no, I mean... Yes, let's do that 'Elly'! Elly:'Elhaym'... I've always liked that name... Because, when I first met him, that is what he called me... That is my true name... Lacan:I think I might go bacck home... Only for a week or so. Elly:Oh, really? What is the matter? Lacan:I ran out of paint. So... I, errh, need to go make some more. Elly:You're going all that way... just to do that? Lacan:If I don't go there, I won't be able to get the right pigments. Elly:Oh... Then how about I have one of my followers, the -Kahal-, take you in one of our Gears? You'll arrive quicker and you'll be much more safe. Elly:I wonder when it started... That he started refusing me... The walls between us... Our 'positions'... Our 'circumstances'... He refused to recongnize these... No... maybe it was me... Therefore... I didn't want them... I wanted the two of us to be ourselves... That is what I wished for... So, I had him paint me... The way I really am. Elly:Dreams... A life of a woman named Sophia... And the lives of countless other women... All but dreams... Now that I am awake, those countless numbers of long, heartrending dreams are almost impossible to remember at all... In those dreams, I loved one man... no matter the day, No matter the era... That did not change... Only his name... [Elly now sits in front of a portrait of Fei.] Elly:That dream changed me... That dream was the catalyst for me to resolve what my purpose was. I think I know now... What I have to do... That long, long memory of a dream... That perhaps was the memory of my soul... [Fei wakes up submerged in water in a tube. An alarm goes off and a fat man in some kind of white suit approaches.] Mysterious Old Man:Hmm... He's finally awake... [The man walks over to the tube and releases Fei.] Fei:I'm healed... Mysterious Old Man:You've been sleeping in this nanoreactor for three weeks. Fei:Nanoreactor? Who are you...? Mysterious Old Man:Me...? I forgot my name... Some people call me Taura... You seemed to have recovered completely. Those were terrible wounds, but maybe your youth and strength helped... But your friend's wounds are more serious and may take a while longer... Fei:My friend...? Elly! Elly... [Fei sees Elly in the tube next to his.] Taura:Hey! Quit staring at the naked girl and come over here! [Elly moves] Fei:!! Elly...? [He follows Taura into the next room. Citan is there.] Citan:Fei!! Fei:Doc!! Citan:I heard from Taura and hurried over here! Boy, was that lucky. You were fortunate to have come down near Taura's research facility. Taura:Hm... This is no research facility. It is 'a man's hideaway!' Citan told me about you. I was shocked to see a couple lying down with blood all over them. Fei:A couple... Citan:At any rate, you had a narrow escape. Fei, make sure you thank Taura! Fei:Taura, thank you very much... for helping Elly... Both Elly and I were hurt so badly... What is that machine...? Taura:It's called a nanoreactor. It is a device taht can rebuild substances at the molecular level. Not only can it just heal humans, but theoretically it should be able to create many substances. Fei:Is that the same thing as that guy in Solaris...? I mean... Is that the same thing Krelian is studying? Taura:Yes, that's right. I was the one who taught Nanotechnology to him... Fei:You did? [An alarm rings.] Taura:We shouldn't waste time talking about such an unimportant subject. looks like her treatment is done. [He starts walking to the room. Fei follows.] Taura:Oh, you don't need to come. Just wait there. [He enters.] Fei:... Citan:Fei... [Elly comes out with Taura.] Fei:Elly! Elly:Fei... I... Taura:Ahem! Now, why don't you two go get some fresh air outside? It ought to ease the shock of the change. [Elly and Fei stand on Taura's roof.] Fei:I knew it was you... Elly:Fei...? Fei:When you came in the room just then... I was afraid you may have forgotten about me and everything else... Elly:What do you mean...? Fei:I mean... because... Elly, you seemed a little different than before... Elly:Has my face... changed? Fei:No, that's not it... It's more like... I mean your atmosphere or impression is different... Just a little... But, I felt something familiar... I felt the same way when I met you for the first time... Some peculiar feeling like we've met before, somewhere... Elly:Fei... Fei:Yes? Elly:I don't remember much of what happened after we were shot down... Fei:It's better that way... Elly:But I heard someone calling my name... I felt I was covered with something very warm... I remember that clearly... Fei:... Elly:Thank you , Fei. Fei:Elly... Elly:Fei... Taura:Hey, it's almost time for you to come back. There's something important we need to talk to you about. Fei:... A, alright, we're coming! Well, Elly, should we go see what's up? Elly:S, sure... [They go inside.] Taura:How do you feel now? The fresh forest air should have refreshed you, somewhat, heh? Anyway... It's about the removal of the seal... I found out it can be released by using the Nanotechnology that regenerated you two. The Nanoassemblers are enclosed in this pod. Citan:If only we could scatter them all over the world... Taura:There's a ancient military installation nearby... We might be able to use the 'Mass-Driver' located in there to launch this pod into the upper atmosphere. Once the Nanoassemblers are released up there, the convection currents should spread 'em all over the world! I wish I could go do it... but I am getting much too old for that type of thing. Then again, it's for your future. An old man should not butt in. You young ones must do it for yourselves! Here, and of course,I'm not asking you to do it for free. Try this wrist band on. Fei:? [Taura puts a wrist band on Fei's wrist.] Citan:What is that? Taura:This is an 'Emotion Control Device' in which nanotechnology is applied. From this machine shaped as a wristband, nanomachines are infused through your epidermis into your brain. There they refine the SSRI intracerebaral substances, such as Serotonin, that control emotions. Fei:? Taura:Well, I suppose it's rather difficult for you to understand... But in short, it means that the manifestation of your second personality, 'Id' can be suppressed. Fei:Id... Elly:Fei... Taura:Well, it's all theoretical though... Oh, and I did one more thing as well...! I installed the same control device in your Gear... Citan:You mean, it can rerelease Id at will...? Taura:Yes. I called it 'System Id'. But of course, it should not be over-used. Use it only as a last resort. Fei:Elly, doc, I... Citan:Fei, there was nothing you could do... It will never happen again with Taura's technology though. He is one of the three Shevat sages. Taura:Whether you believe it or not, it's up to you. Fei:... [There is a knock on the door.] Taura:Oh? It sounds like we have a guest! Shevat Emissary:Fei...! We've got problems! Today, a peace settlement between Aveh and Kislev is being held at Shevat... But Solaris' mobile weapons are approaching as we speak! Please, help us! Taura:That has nothing to do with this young man! Shevat Emissary:Taura!! Taura:You're getting on my nerves for being so selfish. Citan told me about you. You showed up after finding out that Id is now controlable... Aren't you ashamed? You haven't changed since then. You only care about yourselves. Fei, you don't need to listen to these guys who once tried to kill you! Fei:But... Citan:... Elly:Please go! I'll go to the Mass-driver... Fei:Elly? Elly:No matter what happened before, Shevat needs your help now. Although you may be saving selfish people... there is still the world and its countries with many more innocent people. Please, don't forget that. Bart and his people are fighting to protect those same lives, aren't they? So please go help them! Fei:Are you sure? What about you? Elly:Don't worry about me. I'll manage it somehow. Fei:But, all by yourself... Citan:I will accompany Elly. You do not need to worry. I have brought along my own Omnigear. Fei:Your own Omnigear...? Citan:Yes my Omnigear, 'Fenrir'. It is the same one I brought from Solaris. I left it with Gaspar in case of emergencies. Fei:Doc... Alright. Please take care of her for me. Fei:Elly, be careful. Elly:I will. Shevat Emissary:We are truly grateful for your kindness, Fei!! Taura:Hmph! Suit yourselves. Fei:Ignas, right? Shevat Emissary:Yes. The goal of the enemy is to destroy the cities in Ignas. They have already destroyed half of Bledavik and will probably reach Nisan in about four hours. Shevat will try to drive them back with all the power it has! Fei:Four hours... That's cutting it close! Taura:No need to worry. Balthasar and I fixed your Gear with nanomachines. It's much more powerful than it ever was before. Why, you should get there in half the time. Fei:What? Is Old man Bal here? Citan:Emeralda is here as well. [They go outside. Weltall has been remodeled and looks much powerful than before. Fei:This is incredible! Old Man Bal:We meet again! The host of the spirit of the slayer of god... I didn't think I would ever work on it again...! Fei:But why are you both helping me...? Taura:There are some things you just can't explain with the word... fate. You're going to have to see it with your own eyes. Emeralda:Fei... Going? Fei:Yeah, I'd better hurry! Hey! Where are you going? Shevat Emissary:Fei, please hurry!! Fei:A, alright. [He gets in Weltall and blasts off.] Citan:Are you sure you want to go through with this? You wanted to live quietly away from the battle field, did you not? Elly:I noticed myself running away from reality... At first I thought my situation was similar to his. I thought Fei would understand my feelings. ...I didn't know if my love for him was real... I might have been desperate after losing my mother and father... Citan:Elly... Elly:Despite all that... I may still love him... That's why, I want to see what Fei can do and what I can do. I want us to be apart and think about ourselves again. I want to see... how I really feel... Citan:... You have changed a lot Elly. What happened to you in the past three weeks? Elly:Really? I don't think I've changed... Citan:Yes, you have. I should say... you have matured... ...Like a mother... Elly:Excuse me! I'm only 18 years old! I'm no where near the age of being your mother! Citan:Sorry. You gave me that impression. That is all. Elly:Anyway Citan, I'm going now. Citan:Alright. I will follow you as soon as I finish here... [Emeralda approaches.] Emeralda:I, I go, too. Elly:What? Emeralda:I go! Elly:Emeralda, I can't take anyone else along with me for something like this. I'll be fine on my own. Emeralda:If Elly go, I go too. Emeralda have to go with you. Elly:Emeralda...? Emeralda:No! Emeralda go too! Citan:Why not let her go? I am sure Solaris has a hunch about the Limiter. They may interfere, so you may feel uneasy going it alone. I think Emeralda is cut out for this job. (...Besides, she is going to want to go no matter what. Take care of her until I can join you, please?) Elly:Okay, you win. Let's help each other, alright? Emeralda:I can do it alone. You just watch. [They leave. Inside Taura's lab...] Taura:Hmm... hmm... hmm... [Grahf appears.] Taura:I thought so... Grahf:So you were the one who brought Fei and his girl to me... I realized it the minute I saw the two of them. Why, how could I not help but notice... They looked the spitting image of you and her. Yes, just as you yourselves looked back then... Right, Lacan...? [In the Ezekiel...] Gazel Blue 2:What do you mean... he's still alive...!? Krelian:Yes. Gazel Red 4:Ridiculous. Didn't Ramsus shoot him down? Krelian:She was also on the Gear that Ramsus shot down. I won't have her die. Gazel Blue 3:But, there is already a 'mother'... Although she may be the 'Antitype', as long as the current mother exists... Krelian:As far as I see it, that is not complete. Gazel Red 2:Quite picky aren't you...? Didn't you say you threw away all human emotions? Krelian:I don't care what you think. Anyway... As far as he is concerned, I will put Ramsus onto him. Any objections? Where is he presently? Gazel Blue 4:Etrenenk is destroyed, but parts of the memory cube is still active. We should still be able to locate individuals. Gazel Blue 1:Wait a moment... He has left the crash site and is heading towards Ignas. Krelian:I see. So he has left the area... (That means... it is only a matter of time before the seal is broken...) Gazel Red 3:Did you say something? Krelian:It's nothing. Just sit there and wait for the good news. Gazel Blue 2:What about retrieving the girl? They key is already beginning to resonate. The time of the resurrection is near. Krelian:We can get the girl anytime. It doesn't have to be now... Let's take our time... [Weltall travels through the forest.] Fei:On my way to Ignas, I re-encountered him. Kahran Ramsus... Ramsus once again stood in my way, in his omnigear, 'Vendetta'... It was an unavoidable battle. I released the new function that was added to my Mark II Gear... 'System Id'! [Weltall transforms into a more powerful Gear. He easily beats Vendetta.] Fei:Ramsus' absolute confidence was shattered... Leaving only his cry of disbelief and resentment, Ramsus' machine disappeared into a sea of foliage. Why he was so fixated on me... I know not why. but he did say this... Ramsus:If only you didn't exist... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- III B. The Soylent Systems ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Elly sits in the chair in space. Behind her is a picture of her and Emeralda running through a forest.] Elly:In order to disperse the nanomachines, Emeralda and I headed for one of the ruins of the Zeboim civilization... The Mass-Driver facility. [The picture changes to a pic of the facility from the sky.] Elly:Fortunately, the facility was still active which allowed us to proceed on to the central control room with little difficulty. [The pic changes to a pic of Elly and Emeralda running through a missile filled facility.] Elly:Along the way we saw various missiles and giant rockets that were created during the Zeboim era... They stood like tombstones of that ancient civilization. It was a graveyard for a race of people who destroyed each other over pride and arrogance. [The pic changes to Elly, Citan and Emeralda in a control room.] Elly:Once arriving at the central control room, we met up with Citan who helped us activate the Mass-Driver. We succeeded in launching the capsule containing the nanomachines which would release the seal -Limiter-. [The Mass Driver fires a capsule which explodes, causing nanomachines to be spread all over the earth.] Elly:The nanomachines that were scattered into the upper atmosphere began to multiply and spread throughout the whole of the world. The nanomachines glittered in the sunlight. Flowing like a large river, in the sky... That glitter would remove the 'bonds' restraining everyone. It was to be our light of hope for regaining back our true freedom... [Fei sits in a chair with a pic of a giant Solaris ship attacking Bledavik.] Fei:Solaris' Mobile Surface Supremacy Weapon invaded the area with great force... Shevat and Nisan's standard Gear battalions were no match against it. It was only a matter of time before the Solaris Mobile Weapon arrived in Nisan. After we pushed back the Solarian Gear units, we headed for Nortune... to the Kislev Capital's administration district. We went there to obtain our one and only means or standing up against the Mobile Weapon. [Now, in Nortune, the Central District starts rising.] Fei:The Kislev capital's, Nortune's 'Central Administrative District' itself was a secret battleship constructed by Bart's ancestor, Roni Fatima, after the Great War with Solaris many years ago. The existence of the secret battleship remained hidden. Later, the ship was turned into a section of the Kislev Imperial capital during the founding of the Empire. Uncovering the truth from some ancient records, Bart activated the secret battleship in order to fight against the Solarian Mobile Surface Supremacy Weapon. The 'Sand Cruiser Yggdrasil' was actually the center of command and also the main secret weapon of the craft... Awakening from 500 years of dormancy, its true form appeared before us. Commanded by its 'new master', the secret battleship stood before the Mobile Weapon with all of us inside of it. [The Central District turns into a gigantic Gear.] Super Dimensional Gear Yggdrasil IV Bart:Aaalriiiight! Transformation complete! C'mon monster, let's go! [The Mobile Weapon is easily destroyed.] Fei:The Solaris Mobile Weapon was destroyed... which brought a sigh of relief to the continent of Ignas. Peace was signed and after some 500 years of division, the land of Ignas once became united. Excitement spread throughout Aveh, Nisan, Kislev, Shevat... The sky shimmered as if to celebrate. By the hands of Elly, Citan, Taura and Emeralda, the nanomachines had been disperced into the atmosphere. [The picture changes to that of nanomachines in the sky.] Fei:That was when disaster stuck. ...Our songs of victory were replaced by the sounds of total pandemonium... [The picture changes to people mutating.] Fei:In the beginning we had no idea what had transpired. We... witnessed unexplainable phenomena. People from all parts of globe began to mutate into abnormal forms. [The picture changes to another of mutated people.] Fei:It seemed to be triggered when the nanomachines removed the -Limiter- seal that was placed on humankind by Krelian in the past... ...The 'human' form with its innate abilities released. That's when I remembered what Hammer had said back in Solaris. His words were... "What becomes of the normal humans...?" [In the Ezekiel...] Gazel Red 1:So, they are naturally germinating because the resurrection of good is near... Gazel Blue 4:Those who will become the body of our servant... I never knew so many would exist, even without using the key... Gazel Red 3:But, some of them still have not begun to germinate... Gazel Red 2:Are they not destined to be the flesh of god? Gazel Blue 2:Or, perhaps those are the enemies of god... Gazel Blue 1:Let us reactivate the strategic points of the Soylent... Gazel Red 4:At any rate, they are just incomplete mutants. They are useless now in their half-finished form. Gazel Blue 3:God's apostles. There cannot be any harm in having too many of them. [In a lab Krelian stares at an empty tube. Miang walks up to him.] Miang:The chains that restrained humankind have been removed because of you. Krelian:But that doesn't mean there is anything wrong with our plan... Everything is still under control. In the event of the explosion in the capital of Solaris earlier... ...I had set up a nanomachine virus to diffuse into the atmosphere. I knew they were eventually going to break the seal... But the timing was a little close to comfort... The current mutations of the humans are an initial response to the virus... Once the virus we spread over the world germinates inside of the humans they are no longer the same. They change into a controllable form. We need humans that do not depend on the key's invocation in order to awaken. In other words, a being to take the place of the original body of god... Miang:It's like a trojan horse released at the time of the assimilation with god... A literal virus... But... isn't it different from what they intended...? Krelian:Of course. We can't let them have it their way. The 'Ark of God' is mine. Miang:Either way is fine by me. I will just side with whichever is the more certain one anyway... [Some mutants are seen in a lab.] Elly:The Soylent System... A group of facilities formerly created by Solaris. These facilities existed all over the earth. It is said, that, originally, these were used for biological experiments and brainwashing. [The camera goes up to a door, which opens, revealing more labs. Elly:The people who mutated into what were called Wels... or the true form of humans... gathered at these facilities. Some of the humans turned Wels were attacking healthy humans and devouring their flesh and blood. That is because healthy human flesh and blood eased the pain of their sudden molecular changes and let them live longer. Soon after, several mutated beings started to seek the flesh and blood of the less mutated beings. [We now see a different lab, with Wels eating each other.] Elly:The Soylent System divides and merges those mutated bodies on a molecular level... [Body parts travel through a tube into a tank with a giant organism.] Elly:A set of facilities that recreate a more perfect single lifeform to be used as... a 'weapon'. This was the truth behind the Gazel Ministry's 'M Plan'. Go to those facilities and you will be freed from the agony... So people gathered, seeking a fulfillment of this promise. There is a salvation there... The news spread... although no one actually uttered it. Their mutated blood probably told such people to 'gather' there... We went to destroy the Soylent System... [Fei Elly and Citan enter a room where Wels are lined up. ] Elly:There, humans fought among themselves greedily for limited pardons to live. It was an ugly battle to keep on living. Or so it may have seemed to the casual passerby... But to me they were desperately trying to live It was the person's 'natural human form' There were the 'haves' and the 'have-nots'... And... among them... were some of my former friends from Solaris... They wanted our flesh and blood. They told us, the 'haves' should share with the 'have-nots'. They asked if a 'have' such as myself could understand their pain... I couldn't answer... No matter what I said it would have sounded like a conceited 'have' speaking... Even so, I wanted to relieve their anguish... And I decided to do so. Just like the person in the memory of my dreams... in the distant past... [The giant creature from the lab breaks out, and attacks people.] Elly:Then suddenly the system went out of control! The 'Sufal Mass', a monstrous organism still in the process of amalgamation, broke through the barrier of the life-support facilities and stood before us. No longer human form... that which was once human began eating the people gathered there seeking relief... We had to fight it... In order to save the people gathered there seeking relief... The eyes of that which was once human looked at me, pleading for ...death... to take away the agony. [They defeat the Sufal Mass.] Elly:Citan... please lend me your sword. [Elly stands before the fallen Sufal. She cuts herself with Citan's sword and lets the Sufal have the blood spilling from her hand.] Elly:I'm sorry. I guess I couldn't help you after all. All I can do for you now is cleanse your wounds. I'm so sorry... Fei:Elly... [The Sufal dies with a look of peace on it's face.] [Elly stands before the mutated people.] Elly:Please! Listen to me! Stop fighting among yourselves. We are all humans! This facility was built by the Solaris Ministry... It was created to implement their 'no waste' plan. Such facilities were to convert mutated humans into weapons that were used as tools for their ambitions. Just one part of their overall plan of racial purification. Sophia:Of course, once you enter their umbrella of protection... ...you can avoid absolute death. But is that human life? Even if you are the only one left, if you're devoid of a heart, what does it all mean? Elly:All of you, want to be loved... needed by someone, so we look to others... By ourselves, we are lonely, so we try to draw together to live... That's what it means to be human...That's how people live. A single hand cannot clap. Sophia:To relieve your pain, I'll give however much of my flesh you need. Therefore... don't throw away your dignity as humans... Don't let go of your human heart... [Elly falls over.] Fei:Elly...! Are you okay? What are you doing? Elly:You think I am doing something foolish? Fei:No... Elly:I only did what I could . Maybe I'm a hypocrite. A well to do 'have'. Maybe it's only pity for the 'have-nots'... But if I can know the joy of giving out a little of the life within me... Then maybe someday it may just be possible that one human can truly give love to another... People can do it... I truly believe they can. That's why... Fei:Elly... [Fei sits in the chair once more.] Fei:After that, we went from place to place, destroying all the Soylent System facilities located on the surface of the earth and freed the people held at each of the locations. All the people that had been mutated were taken in by Nisan where they received treatment. [The pic changes to nuns caring for mutants.] Fei:Those who had mutated only mildly were treated with Taura's nanomachines, which reconstructed and revived them. They were able to return back to their normal bodies. Unfortunately, there were some that had such accelearted symptoms, that their treatment was not as promising... Trying to bring them back to a form that resembled a humans was the best that could be done. However, mysteriously, they no longer fought for survival as they did when they were held by the Soylent System. Of course, their recovery from the physical pain of the mutation had played a factor, but it wasn't only that... The majority of the people received by Nisan were those that had been admonished by Elly and regained their humanity. [The pic shows Margie and Elly helping mutants.] Fei:Between her work in destroying the Soylent System facilities, Elly also went around and nursed the people in Nisan. She aided the bodies of the mutated and lent an ear to those who had no other place to go for help... She was the very image of the woman who created Nisan... 'Mother Sophia'... It became a rumor that Elly was a reincarnation of a second advent of Sophia. Go to Nisan and you will receive salvation... The news spread further about and people came from all over to be saved, both physically and spiritually. Free from the supervision of Solaris, the surface dwellers began to unite in one place. [On the Ezekiel...] Gazel Blue 1:The germinating of those desired to be the body of the servant of god. Gazel Red 3:As before, the humans are gathering in Nisan. At this rate... Gazel Blue 4:Not to fear... This might actually be helpful to us. Gazel Red 4:The time is near, should we not prepare for those who are to become the fleshly body of god, and those who will awaken god? Gazel Blue 3:The time has come to activate the 'Gaetia Key'... [Suddenly, bolts of electricity come out of the screen in front of the SOL-9000.] Gazel Red 2:Wha, what!? Gazel Blue 2:Cain!? [The Emporer appears on the screen.] Emperor Cain:What more do you intend to do? I can not allow you to use the 'Key'! Gazel Red 3:Cain! What are you doing!? Gazel Red 1:Without the resurrection of god, our purpose cannot be fulfilled! Gazel Blue 2:Or... are you planning on perishing with god, Cain...? Withou fulfilling our purpose... Emporer Cain:Your purpose...? You were fated to it from your birth. Why haven't you realized that it does not arise from your own free will? Gazel Blue 3:I've heard enough... Gazel Red 2:Yes. This is the end of our own volitation... Gazel Blue 1:If you still insist on opposing us... Gazel Red 3:Guuaaaaaaaah! Emperor Cain:Have you forgotten? You are my subordinates! I can destroy you if I so desire. Gazel Blue 3:Nnnuuuuuuuuhh... Emperor Cain:We have already done our part. It is time to pass the helm to the next generation. The people will not perish... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- III C. The Anima Dungeons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Fei sits in the chair...] Fei:Although the initial impact of being released from the Limiter seal caused some momentary chaos, everything slowly began to settle down. We then began to search for the 'Anima Relics' ... the catalyst to transform Gears into Omnigears. In the past, ten Relics had been recovered... It is said about half of those are in the hands of the Ministry. According to Zephyr, there should be several more Relics hidden in the land. We knew then that Solaris would most certainly be searching for them. There was no way we could allow Solaris to have them. We visited the place where, using archaic records, Zephyr and her people had been able to get clues on the whereabouts of the Relics. Following the information we obtained from there, we headed towards the ruins of what seemed to be an ancient civilization. [After exploring, the party reaches a large room. In the middle is a large tube with a glowing rock with an eye on it inside.] Elly:This is... Billy:The Anima Relic... Who is it? Who's calling me? I don't know. I don't know... What should I do...? You were waiting? For me...? Fei:Billy? [An image of a more powerful Renmazou appears in the tube.] Billy:Did you see that? It looked like... my Gear? Fei:Maybe something has happened to your Gear. Let's head for the exit and see if any change has taken place. [On the way out, they see the Elements.] Fei:You girls again!? Billy:Elements! Dominia:I see you've gained a new Gear that has been aligned with an Anima Relic. Kelvena:You know that we should have been the ones to have it... We need stronger powers for Commander Ramsus to realize his long-cherished desires. Tolone;Yes, for the building of our ideal country, we can't allow you to take it. Seraphita:So, c'mon... let us have it! Fei:You knew what Solaris was doing to the surface dwellers... And you know what the situation is like now on the earth... And yet you... Dominia:What the Gazel do or whatever happens to the Lambs, are not my concerns. Each of us have our own obligations to fulfill. We don't have time to deal with affairs concerning you weak and inferior people. Elly:Dominia... Do you truly believe that? Dominia:Yes. Look at yourselves, for instance... You, the strong and superior, were the first to preserve yourself without any mutations. Is that not right? Fei:Power and ability have nothing to do with it. It was pure coincidence we didn't mutate. Billy:People are people. Nothing more or less. I admit that there are the weak and the powerless. But that's no reason for us to forsake them. We are all the same human beings. Dominia:So... you wish to give a hand to those who would be saved? Seraphita:You're so ni~ce and ki~nd! Kelvena:How commendable. But... is that really what's best for mankind? Elly:You were all once surface dwellers. Weren't you all forced to live under the oppression of Solaris? I KNOW that you know how it feels to be a 'have not', so why do you...? Kelvena:People must be able to stand on their own in any circumstances they are in. Overprotection only stunts the will to be independant. This stunts the growth of the people of the world. We've experienced that first hand. Live by one's own strength, stand on one's own feet! It's sad but true that the weak will be weeded out... But we cannot look back. That is the providence of human existance. Elly:That is just the providence of those who are the haves! Dominia:Hmph. So be it then, show me this providence of yours that wishes to save the meager 'have nots'! Here I come! [After the fight...] Dominia:Hah... We may have fared poorly when we fought in the flesh, but we will finish you off in our Gears! Come! Follow me! [They leave. The party follows them outside.] Dominia:What took you!? Fei:What meaning is there in fighting again? Dominia:Silence! Now we have no choice but to fight. Now we will show you the true powers of the Elements! Get ready... Because here we come! Kelvena:Let us merge and combine our forces! Dominia:Elements in Union! [In a spectacular sequence, the four Gears combine into one huge humanoid Gear. The party defeats them.] Elly:Some things only the weak can feel... But weakness does not make them servile. It's because they are weak, that they can develop kindness... and never look down on people. That is where real human interaction comes from. Everyone has weaknesses. Even you did at first. Your weakness drew you to each other... And made you grow strong. Never forget those feelings. When you all lived together side by side... [Elly starts walking off.] Dominia:Wait! Are you trying to show us mercy? Or are you just trying to show off? Elly:You've got us all wrong, Dominia. Our paths may be different, but our goals are the same. That's why I can't fight you anymore. There's no reason for me to... That's all. [The party leaves.] Kelvena:Well, it looks like they sure showed us a thing or two! Dominia:Hmph... [Elly sits in the chair in front of a pic of the Element's Gears.] Elly:Having fled from the Elements, who tried to take the Relic to be used as a power to fulfill Ramsus' desires... we once again initiated our search for information... on the whereabouts of the last known Relic... [In Solaris...] Gazel Red 4:He is no longer one of us... Gazel Red 1:Yes. He dares to go against our objectives. Just like the other one... Gazel Blue 3:We can still activate the key... Gazel Red 2:We must do something about the one who stands in our way... We must eliminate Cain... Gazel Blue 2:But, we can not stand up to his power. Gazel Red 3:Only 'Cain' can destroy 'Cain'... Gazel Blue 1:So 'Mother', will you do it for us? Miang:Maybe... Did Krelian say anything? Gazel Blue 4:Something concerning the potential energy as a countervailing existence... With everything focusing on a single point... Miang:I see... But Kahr is still shaken up by... yesterday's defeat against Fei. We are almost ready. I need a little more time... Gazel Blue 1:Then we'll wait. We'll wait till the time is ripe... [Dominia listens in on the conversation from outside.] Dominia:Krelian...? A countervailing existence...? That Miang.. what's she up to...? I had better warn the Commander...! [She runs towards the control room. Inside, Ramsus tries to leave, but Kelvena and Tolone block the way.] Ramsus:Out of the way! Let me through! That bastard! I'll hunt him out myself...! Kelvena:Please calm down, Commander! Tolone:We'll make care of him and his friends! Ramsus:What could you fools do? Imbeciles! Only I can beat him! Only I, who transcends all other humans, can possibly take him down! [He runs towards the door. Dominia comes in.] Ramsus:Move! [Ramsus goes right by her and leaves.] Dominia:Commander! Wait!... [Elly sits in the chair...] Elly:While Fei and the others searched for the resting place of the last known Anima Relic, I temporarily returned to Nisan. I don't know why I went back, Just... I had this stirring within my heart... that some danger was awaiting there... [A pic of Elly in a Nisan house appears behind her.] Elly:All of the people accepted into Nisan were on the road to recovery. There were still those who were not able to completely recover, but Taura's nanomachines continued to evolve from day to day. Thanks to the nanomachines, the treatments were becoming more and more successful and the day when everyone would regain there original bodily form was approaching. [The pic changes to Vendetta landing in Nisan.] Elly:A trembling... There was a sudden explosion in the city of Nisan. Within the burning fire stood a gold Omnigear... It was Ramsus. He assaulted Nisan so that he could defeat Fei. His purpose of existing was at stake... The Nisan and Shevat militia, even Renk and his friends from Solaris who now served to protect Nisan, could not thwart the assault. The people were evacuated into the Cathedral. Continuing to search for Fei, Ramsus put the militia to rout and pressed on toward the Cathedral... he was... ruined... He had his mind set solely on getting at Fei... I stood before him. [The picture changes to another picture of Vendetta.] Ramsus:Where! Where is he!? I know it! He's here! Why does he not come out!? Elly:Ramsus! The Fei you seek is not here! So please, stop this meaningless violence! Ramsus:You... Yes...You will do... [A third picture of Vendetta appears in the background...] Ramsus:Come out! Fei! If you will not come out, I will crush Elhaym! Elly:Ughh...! Margie:Elly! Renk:Boss... Elly:Keep back... Ramsus:Not coming out, eh... Have it your way. Then from tonight on you will be crying with this woman's dead body in your arms! Elly:Uuuuaaggggg [A fourth pic of Vendetta appears, this time with Elly in front of it.] Ramsus:H, how the !? What happened!? Why can't I move!? Margie:Elly! Renk:Are you okay!? Ramsus:H, how could I... to the likes of you...? N, not only to him, but I am also inferior to you...!? Me!? Elly:What happened to you, Ramsus...? Why are you caught up with Fei so much... Why are you bothered by who is more superior? Ramsus:I was originally created to be the integration of all human abilities... ...To be able to align with all of the Anima Relics... I was created to have the powers equivalent to those of Emperor Cain. You could say I was to be the ideal form which all people strive to become... However... ...once he was born... I was ...rejected... ...I was given life in a pile of trash... ...Born in the dark, cold abyss of worthlessness... [A new picture appears in the background. It is of a fetus in a large pile of trash.] Ramsus:But I was able to crawl out of there! I was able to survive on my own strength! In order to get back at all those who have forsakken me! Despite all of that, I was able to get this far! I was able to provide myself with the warmth that I required to continue living! But, he had to come back and intervene in my life one more time! He tried to take away from me again! As long as he exists... I don't belong anywhere... Elly:I think I know why you are so fixated on Fei... You do not really know what you should be doing with your life right now. You're simply trying to protect yourself by attacking Fei...By attacking others, you are confirming your own existence. That's why you stive to be above everyone else... Because, otherwise, you'd be enveloped by a void... because you yourself would disappear... Because that emptiness within your heart will only grow... Because you want to hang on to love... Ramsus:Silence! Even you are trying to take it away from me!? ...That warmth! That very warmth I've finally obtained! Elly:Ramsus... No one is attacking you. No one is trying to take away what is so precious to you... No one is threatening your existence... It's all in your mind. So don't hide your feelings that are in your heart... Don't fear love... [A new picture appears in the background, that of Krelian and a dark haired woman looking at a fetus in a tube.] Ramsus:Y, you... Now you... Aarrrgghhh! [Ramsus leaves.] Elly:Ramsus was in fear. He feared losing the place he belonged to... He feared that Fei was the one who would take it away from him... He believed love was something you take... He craved love more than anyone else... [At the SOL-9000...] Gazel Red 1:Worthless... Gazel Red 3:Trash... Gazel Blue 2:Reject... Gazel Red 2:Why even bother existing...? Gazel Red 4:Defect... Gazel Blue 4:Be gone... Gazel Blue 3:We have no use for you... Gazel Blue 1:Hah! Trash is of more worth to us than you... [The SOL-9000 turns off.] Ramsus:... Miang:Kahr... Don't worry. I'll always be by your side. No one knows you better than I do. So don't... Ramsus:Miang! Is this... Is this all I can do? Is this the extent of my strength and abilities? I couldn't beat him... And in front of that woman, I couldn't even do a thing... Is this the limit of my existence!? My abilities...!? Krelian:...You're the same as Cain. An archetype that surpasses all humans. I made you in the same way. but he is the one who is preventing you from fully releasing your powers. Divided powers... That man was your original form. The primordial superior being... If you could defeat him, then you would be... Miang:Yes. Even with your superior constitution, the existence of the original being hinders you. If you could eliminate the divided power, then it would all be yours... Don't you agree Kahr...? [Fei sits in the chair...] Fei:Having completed the alignment of the first Anima Relic with Billy, there was a remarcable change in the appearance and structure of Billy's Gear. They were units that merged with the inorganic... Of course we had no idea what purpose these ancient Anima Relics were created for, but the fact that they played some kind of role as weapons was blatantly obvious. Eventually their true power will be released... And we cannot allow this power to fall into the hands of evil. In order to obtain the final Relic, we headed for a ruin that is believed to be almost 10,000 years old. ...The remains of the first civilization on our planet. And... a reunion with an old 'friend' awaited us... [After exploring, Fei, Elly and Rico find the final Anima Relic.] Elly:So there is an Anima Relic in these ruins. Rico:Hmph, so ancient people worshipped meaningless things too, huh? Who's that? Wha'd you say? Say something I understand! Who're you!? Get outta my head! Fei:Rico, are you okay? [Suddenly, the Anima Relic flashes. An image of a more powerful Stier appears.] Rico:I've seen that shape somewhere before. Fei:Wasn't that Rico's Gear? So it looks like it was your turn, Rico! Well anyway, we'll soon see when we go outside. [They exist the small cavern and go back outside.] Fei:Whoa! What the...? [Something approaches from the chasm below... It is Hammer in a powerful looking Gear.] Hammer:Hey, bro... Heh heh heh. It's been a long time no see, bro! Fei:Hammer, is that you? What are you doing in that outfit? Hammer:I was finally able to get it... Super-strength... Just like you, bro! It feels so good... being one with your Gear. Krelian did this for me. Anyway, just leave that Gear and miss Elly for me. Resistance is useless. I'm much too powerful for you now... Fei:What are you saying, Hammer? Hammer:What? You're not handing them over? ...I see. Then I'll just have to use force and take the girl and the Gear from you! Rico:Stop it, Hammer! Hammer:Even you, 'Champ', won't win against me now. Here I come! [The party beats Hammer after a long fight.] Hammer:Heh heh... That's my bro... Far too strong... Even for me... Just when I thought I finally got powerful enough to beat you too! Rico:Hammer...! Hammer:Champ... Promise me you'll go back to Nortune one day... You are... the next in line... to be the Kaiser... Rico:You knew? Hammer:Don't underestimate the power of my information network... But... It's no use now... I... For a bit player... like me... this is probably... the end... I deserve... [Hammers Gear collapses and falls down into the chasm.] Rico:Hamme~r...! [Fei sits in the chair...] Fei:Hammer dissappeared into the chasm with a look of satisfaction...Was he happy because he had been able to attain it...? 'His brief moment of power'... Hammer's smile... Was that the look of joy from attaining power...? Or was it the look of relief from teh pain that was brought upon him by his mutation...? Ulimately, we had no other choice but to defeat our 'friend', Hammer, for the sake of our own survival... Was there any other way around it...? I've never felt that fighting was so futile, until now... Elly cried continously... She hated herself for not having the power to be able to do anything to help him. When I saw her like that, I couldn't help thinking... I can no longer allow her to fight like this... We returned to Ignas... Feeling this had become much more than we could bear... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- III D. Mahanon ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Fei sits in the chair...] Fei:Hammer dissappeared into the chasm with a look of satisfaction...Was he happy because he had been able to attain it...? 'His brief moment of power'... Hammer's smile... Was that the look of joy from attaining power...? Or was it the look of relief from teh pain that was brought upon him by his mutation...? Ulimately, we had no other choice but to defeat our 'friend', Hammer, for the sake of our own survival... Was there any other way around it...? I've never felt that fighting was so futile, until now... Elly cried continously... She hated herself for not having the power to be able to do anything to help him. When I saw her like that, I couldn't help thinking... I can no longer allow her to fight like this... We returned to Ignas... Feeling this had become much more than we could bear... [Ramsus approaches Cain on his throne. He holds a sword in his hand.] Cain:What do you want... Ramsus...? [Suddenly, a red light materializes around the Emperor.] Ramsus:You... If you didn't exist... I... That's why... I must... get rid... of you... Only then I will be able to beat him... Cain:What do you think you're doing Ramsus...!? [The light surrounding Cain dissappears.] Cain:That's absurd! Do you think you can neutralize my power!? Krelian:Of course he can. He was made to be able to do so. Cain:Krelian...!? Surely you're not on their side now!? Krelian:Oh, really now... I don't care about a group of old geezers who are so obsessed with clinging onto their dear little lives... ...that they had to resort to turning themselves into data on the SOL-9000 in order to survive. That's not why... Your existence obstructs me from reaching my goal. That's all... Cain:Haven't you been working for humanity's future... For humans to live longer? That is why I assisted you... Krelian:Yes, that's right. I try to lead the people in 'my own way'. That hasn't changed in the least. Cain:Krelian, what's got into you...!? Krelian:Kill him, 'Ramses'! Ramsus:Uuuuaaaahhhh!! [Ramsus swings his sword at Cain's head. The sword connects, and Cain's head falls off, spilling blood all over the throne. Cain's head falls into the abyss below them. All of the images and mirrors surrounding the throne crumble. Ramsus and Krelian leave.] [Afterwards...] Gazel Blue 2:So... Cain is dead? Gazel Red 2:Yes. Gazel Blue 4:The final fate for one bound within everlasting flesh... Gazel Red 2 :If only he had just accepted our logical ideas too... Gazel Blue 1:A fitting end for someone who had become dominated by needless flesh. Excellent work, Krelian. Krelian:... Gazel Blue 3:Now there is nothing that can stand in the way of us accomplishing our objective. Gazel Red 1:The 'Anima Relics' have been awakened and have aligned with their respective 'Animus'... Dan, Joseph, Gad... have each been aligned with a surface dweller as their Animus... Gazel Blue 4:Hyuga's Asher, Ramsus' Zebulun, Krelian's Judah, Sophia's Dinah... Gazel Red 3:Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Issacher were already aligned 500 years ago... Gazel Blue 2:And finally... Grahf's Naphtali... All of the 'Anima Relics' have now been activated. Gazel Red 2:The identity of the -Persona- mask of the 'mother' has also become clear. Gazel Red 4:The time has come. Gazel Blue 4:Now it is time to open the door to god's domain to attain the fleshly body and the wisdom of god... Gazel Blue 3:The time of the true awakening... To carry us to new horizons... Yes, the time of the gospel has come...! Gazel Blue 1:Now, humans! Extol the awakening of god! [Suddenly, the Gaetia Key, a large cylinder shaped object around 5 feet tall with various grooves on it exits from the bottom of the SOL-9000 and enters the keyhole in the floor. It turns. Suddenly, a an elaborate circular design appears around the keyhole.] [Fei sits in the chair in space.] Fei:Suddenly the howling erupted. Even the people who had not mutated were being turned... into Wels. They howled out like war cries, as if to call out to something. [A picture of people in Nisan mutating appears behind Fei.] Fei:That was because Ramsus had been manipulated into assasinating the Emperor. Now, with nothing else holding them back, the Ministry had put into use the 'Gaetia Key'... The effect of which was to alter those people who had been destined by god. Those people destined by god, regardless of whether they were surface dwellers or Solarians, began to change shape, one after the other... The howling was the people, who had filled the earth, calling out to god. Once humans have filled the earth, god will awaken from his long sleep... And the awakening of Mahanon, the paradice in the sky, will soon follow... The true meaning of what teh Ministry had spoken, the true nature of that legend, was at last beginning to be realized. This is what they meant when they said "once humans have filled the earth..." Eventually, 'Mahanon', the resting place of god, woke from its long slumber and began to rise... ...almost as if responding to the call of the people. It appeared to us in all it's magestic glory... [The wreckage of a large ship, covered with seaweed and various seascum rises from the ocean slowly. This ship is the 'Mahanon' mentioned by the Ministry and Emperor.] Fei:Solaris's Gazel Ministry sent a massive force there to obtain "god and his wisdom" ...But, by now, neither the nation of Solaris, nor the organization known as Gebler, existed anymore. The only thing that was left was an innumerable accumulation of weapons. Almost all of the Solarians had been transfigured into weapons... The Gazel Ministry now reigned over them as their commanders. There was no way we could allow god or god's wisdom to fall into the hands of the ministry. We decided to assemble all the forces we could and head toward Mahanon. It was a perilous battle. There was no guarantee we could make it back alive... We were to carry out the plan at dawn. Hence, I had to stiffen my resolve concerning 'her'... Elly:Wait a minute! You want me to stay here? No, I'm going with you! Fei:No. It's too dangerous... Elly:Why? I've been in many dangerous situations. This isn't the first time! Fei:I said NO! We can't take you. Please, understand! Elly:No, I want to go! We've been fighting together all this time! And suddenly you're telling me not to go!? I just don't get it!! Fei:This isn't like any other fight! It's a battle for the wisdom created by god. It's life or death. Whoever controls it, becomes the true dominator of the worlds! It's obvious the Ministry will bring the strongest possible troops. There is no guarantee you would come back alive! Elly:That's exactly why I want to go... Fei:You don't have the slightest idea... Elly:What don't I understand!? Fei:If the enemy were only the Ministry or just mechanical weapons it would be okay. But most of the enemies will be made up of what were once humans... Humans just like you and I! Elly:! Fei:I saw them at those facilities... Gears that were made out of humans. They were the same as Hammer... Could you now destroy them after knowing this!? In order to save ourselves, can you truly say that you could kill those who were once our friends!? So, do you still want to go now!? Elly:W, well... Fei:You can't even kill one person. Your presence would be a burden during the fight. Elly:!? Fei:You'd just get in the way. [Elly runs off crying.] Bart:Hey, Fei! Don't you think you went a little too far there? Citan:We cannot blame her. At least we should understand her feelings. Fei:I know how Elly feels. I knew she wouldn't have listened to me if I had just said, 'You're not coming!'. Seeing as she has worked together with us for such a long time and all... That's why I had to explain to her like that... The people gathered in Nisan need Elly. She's gotta realize how much people are depending on her. I can't put her in a dangerous situation... Margie:But the way you said it was a little harsh. Billy:You didn't have to be so cold. She was crying, you know? Fei:But... Citan:I am sure she realizes that. Bart:I agree. Maybe you are the one who doesn't understand? Fei:Me...? I don't understand? Margie:A lady's... heart...? Billy:She wants to go, to be with you, Fei... Until the end... Margie:Yeah. Bart:If I were you... I'd hold her tight and say... 'Let's go together!' ...Just like that! Margie:Really? Bart:Um...no...I mean... errh... Maison:Young master, don't overdo yourself now... Bart:Ah, shut up! Anyhow, why don't you go ask her to come with you? Whether she'll go or not, you should express your feelings in words. If you really care about her, you have to go tell her. Citan:Express your feelings... right? Fei:I, I didn't mean...! Bart:Too late now. Everyone knows it. Citan:You are not being true to yourself, are you? Margie:I agree. Emeralda:Fei... say it... straight out... Margie:Go ahead... Go chase after her! What are you waiting for? [Fei walks into the room where Elly is.] Fei:Ah... sorry about what just happened... Forgive me... But, I want to explain... Now for the first time, people, on both earth and Solaris, are becoming one. But then, not all of them are strong like the crew of this ship, or those people in Shevat. Even we almost lose sight of our future at times... so you can imagine what regular people go through. That's why people need someone like you to depend on... As a light to guide us. You freed the hearts of the people that have been used as tools by that Ministry for hundreds of years. Elly, it was you! And now your body doesn't just belong to you alone anymore. That's why I can't let you be in any danger. And that's why I don't want you to fight anymore. Elly:...It's funny, isn't it? Fei:Huh? Elly:We used to be enemies but now we're together like this... In the beginning... I think I saw myself in you. We seemed to overlap... You being in a similar situation as I was in. When I was with you, I didn't feel alone or apprehensive. That's why I thought I liked you... But it wasn't that. I simply didn't have the courage to look at my true self. I turned to you to run away from it all... I mistook that for love. But, it's different now. I can face my own problems. I am me... and you are you. It has all become clear to me now. I also learned that I really do need you... It's not because I need you as a sanctuary for my problems. I need you because I truly love you. Fei:Elly... Elly:I know what you're saying, Fei. I know why you're so concerned for my safety... But you know, I'm... scared. I fear we may never see each other again... I just have this feeling. Fei:Don't worry, I won't die. Elly:No, it's not that... It's something completely different... It's as if I'm being torn apart by something I can't resist... That I'm no longer me... Even if you come back safely... It still... It just feels so uneasy... That is why I need to go with you. I can't bear to be away from you. Fei:I feel the same way... Ever since that time I met you in the forest... I think it's the same feeling that you've been having... I was also running to you. But I have to solve my own problems. I can't throw my problems onto you. There is another me... 'Id' is within me. I fear that at any moment Id may awaken within me. You're the only one that has been able to keep me from giving into Id. It was because you were always by my side that I was still able to keep from losing myself. [Fei walks up to Elly.] Fei:I promise you that I will return. So... that is... Elly, I want you to be my reason to return... To be my home that I can return to... Elly, if you will wait for me to come back... even if we are in totally different places... As long as you will stay by my side... I know I'll be able to do anything... Elly:Oh Fei... [Elly and Fei kiss.] [The next morning, Fei gets up and gets dressed. As he moves towards the door, Elly says...] Elly:Are you going now? Fei:Yeah, sorry. Did I wake you? Elly:It's okay. I've been watching you all along... Fei:All along? Elly:Uh-huh. I was watching over you while you slept... And before I realized it, it was morning... Fei:... W, well, I'm off. Elly:Alright then... Do be careful... Fei:Yeah, I will... Oh! Could you hold on to this for me? Elly:What is this? Is this a ...pendant? Fei:I don't know whose it is. It seems it was on me when I was brought into Lahan. It may be nothing... or it could be... Elly:It could be...? Fei:Oh, nothing... Will you just hold on to it for me? Elly:Alright. I'll hold on to it for you. Fei:Thanks. ...Well, I guess it's goodbye! Elly:Oh... Fei. Fei:Yeah? Elly:Thank you... [Fei leaves.] [Later that day, Margie and Elly talk on the bridge in Nisan.] Margie:Elly. Are you okay about this? Don't you want to be with him? Elly:Yes, but it's because I believe in him. Just being close to a person is not in itself an indication of love, is it? Margie:But... Men are selfish... When something big happens, they say... 'It's too dangerous... You can't come!' They treat women like we are weaklings. Although it is true I can't help Bart and friends much anymore... Elly:That's not true. Everyone, wants someone special waiting for them. Someone who will protect a place they can return to. If you don't have that peace of mind, then you would not be able to get anything done... Men try to fight it out as much as they can and then some... They're cute when they do that, aren't they? Margie:Yeah, you're right... Elly:Anyway, we have things we have to do too, now. And, while we do them, let's prey that everyone comes back safely. Margie:To god? Elly:No... to your own innermost feelings that everyone believed in... What's wrong? Margie:I knew it... Yes, that must be it! Elly:What? Margie:Elly, it's like everyone says! You must be a reincarnation of Sophia! You have no way of knowing the Nisan Sect's teachings, but what you say... ...well, it's exactly the same as what Sophia always said. Elly:Yes... that must be it. The first time I visited here I had the most familiar feeling. Familiar... Sad... Like I had visited here many times in my dreams... I know where each room is and what's in them. I just know I must have been here in the distant past... Before, if you had spoken of this I'd have brushed it off with a laugh. But now... Now, I can more or less believe it. The things I couldn't do then... I'm probably trying to do now... Margie:Things you couldn't do...? Elly:...Yes. Things I couldn't do... [The Yggdrasil heads towards Mahanon, the wreckage of a giant spaceship. The word 'Eldridge' can be clearly seen on the side.] Fei:Driving back the Solarian interceptor forces, we took to the floating continent, Mahanon. It was the central hull of a colossal spacecraft with a diameter of at least 40 kelts. Judgind from the condition of the hull, we estimated the ship was thousands of years old. [They go in the control room.] Fei:It was determined, by examining the wreckage, that some kind of accident occured on this ship about 10,000 years ago ...which forced it to crash on our planet. Alien beings that came to our planet from a far off galaxy, aeons ago... Could it possibly have been that our ancestors were the passengers of this ship and had crash landed here on this planet... Seeking god and his divine wisdom... 'Razael's Tree'... which, it is said, lie here in Mahanon, we proceeded further. [They see a giant tube with a rotting turtle like creature.] Fei:In the depths we saw an alien form. It was partially rotted and petrified... a giant grotesque being... 'It' gave off an inexplicable air of intimidation. Perhaps it was more than a gut reaction. Perhaps it was the fear of the 'Absolute' that came from the very depths of our inherited instincts... [The creature breaks out. They kill it.] Fei:That... was the ultimate power? Fei:The partially rotted thing eventually self-disintegrated. We proceeded even further... [The Gears enter a room with 2 gigantic memory cube like objects. A small levitating ramp is nearby.] Fei:We came to an enormous cavern that was big enough to swallow the whole capital of Aveh. In the center were two gently glowing objects. It was the source of divine wisdom.. It was 'Razael's Tree'. And the cavern itself was a giant computer called Razael. [Citan goes on the ramp and it rises. He turns on a computer, which shows a hologram like screen with info on it.] Fei:The wisdom of god, hidden within Razael... We found the unthinkable when we accessed its data. A large unmanned strategic weapon and its battalion of terminal interface weapons, travelling from star system to star system. And a gargantuan mothership used to carry them... The creation of the -Malahk- angel... God's army to reign over the vast universe with... And the construction of a divine ark... These weapons were called, 'Yabeh', the inter-planetary invasion weapon system. What the Gazel Ministry was pursuing was right here. According to the data, the giant rotting organism we just defeated was in fact the nucleus of this system. We were on the verge of accessing the data for the object called... 'Zohar' ...The central neural circuit and power source controlling the entire system, from the weapons to the mothership... when suddenly, 'HE' appeared. [A mass amount of Gears enter the room. They are led by Krelian and Grahf.] Krelian:Ah, the hidden data from Razael's Tree... Move away from there. This matter is too weighty for the likes of you. Fei:We must protect it with our lives! We can't let them have the Razael data! Citan:You handle them! I will try and extract as much data as I am able to! If anything goes wrong... I will destroy this place! [Grahf in his omnigear, Alpha Weltall, easily defeats the party.] Fei:Uhhhh... [Grahf gets out of his Gear and goes up to Fei.] Grahf:I guess that's all you can take for now. Are you frustrated? But that is... 'only natural'. After all, you are imperfect. Fei:Imperfect!? Grahf:Yes. You are lacking now. The absence of wrath is an impediment to you utilizing your true strength! Fei:W, wrath...? Grahf:The drive to massacre and annihilate, the compulsion to destroy your opponent... Such wrath is power for the soul! By eliminating your foe, you attain your first sublimation of that drive. It is this very sublimation that draws out the hidden powers within oneself! But, clinging to reason... ...suppressing your wrath and desire, makes releasing your true power a dream within a dream for you. You already know this... When wrath appeared in your heart, the machine responded, did it not? What drew out such power from your machine was truly the drive of your soul... It was your 'Id'. The sign of the purpose you've been seeking... The mark of a natural born assassin! Fei:You're wrong! That's absolutely untrue! I, I am not 'Id'! I... Grahf:The time has come... I'll take your soul, and draw its power out to the limit! Krelian:Enough! [Krelian and Miang dressed as the Executioner approach Grahf and Fei.] Grahf:Huh? What are you stopping me for!? Krelian:He is bait. If you kill the bait, the precious bird we wish to capture will fly away. You know... a very important bird... 'needed to fulfill my earnest desire'... You understand, don't you, Lacan...? Grahf:... Suit yourself. [Grahf leaves.] Krelian:We shall crucify them. In the land of Golgoda, to the west of here. Collect all the broken Gears! [Meanwhile, Elly helps mutants in Nisan...] Elly:When Fei and the others arrived at the deepest part of Mahanon, I was looking after the newly mutating people in Nisan... People mutating, one after the other... Like some eternal nightmare that made me wonder just how long we would have to keep on nursing them. Margie:Are you okay? You haven't had any rest, have you? I can handle things on my own for a while. Why don't you go out for a walk? Elly:Thank you. But I'll be alright. I'd rather keep busy, so that I won't worry about things too much. Margie:Is that it? Hey! Elly, what's that? Elly:This? Margie:Can I see it? Just as I thought. It's the Pendant of Nisan. But, why do you have it, Elly? Elly:It's Fei's. I'm holding on to it for him... But... It feels as if I have always worn it... Margie:Hmm... When you wear that, you look even more like Sophia! Elly:Really? Hmm... Flattery won't get you anything, you know? Anyway, we need to hurry up and test the new mutation suppresant assemblers on those other people there. We can't afford to have them change any further. Ah! [Suddenly, the pendant falls and breaks on the ground.] Elly:Oh no... Something has happened to Fei and the others! [Elly runs out as fast as she can.] [Elly sits in the chair and narrates...] Elly:Overcome by indescribable fear, I decided to ascend to Shevat which was stationed in the skies above Nisan. Awaiting me there was a transmission from Krelian... He told me that if I wanted to save Fei and the others, I would have to come to Golgoda. Krelian wanted me. In order to save Fei and my other friends, I departed in the last Omnigear left remaining in Shevat. My previous fear of riding in this machine was surmounted by my desire to rescue the people dear to me. [Elly is approached by her former troops on the way to the Gear dock.] Renk:Are you serious about going it alone!? Elly:Krelian told me to come by myself. I can't afford to break the agreement. So, please, stay behind and protect everyone here. Helmholz:But, it's a trap! Elly:I know. Stratski:Then why!? Elly:If I do not go, Fei and them will be executed for sure.... Krelian isn't concerned with anyone else but me. Renk:So what makes you think he's going to hold his part of the bargin? Do you have any way of knowing that you will definately save your friends by doing this? Elly:No... Vance:Then it's suicide! Elly:It might be. But, I've made it this far because of Fei and the others... Because they accepted me as their friend. Renk:If you go away... what about us...? What about all the people who have assembled in Nisan that you leave behind? Everyone's depending on you for their spiritual support. Elly:The people in Nisan will be fine. They can stand on their own feet without any support from me... This is also true of you all, right? Broyer:But why do you do so much for him...? Elly:I don't know... I guess it's a woman's prerogative to be selfish... perhaps. Helmholz:A woman's prerogative...? Elly:I'm not a holy woman of any sort. I'm just a regular woman. I get angry... I cry... I laugh... Although at times I can resent others, I also know how to love others... Loving whole masses of people at times... and loving just one person the rest of the time... I am in supreme bliss when I am embraced by the man that I love. Giving what I have to him, and receiving what he gives to me, we become one flesh... That is the moment when I am most at piece. It is my prerogative as a woman to simply want to save the man that I love! Vance:Boss... Elly:I'm sorry ... for saying such selfish things... I'll go and do all that I can do for my friends. So I want you all to do whatever it is you can do for our friends here. Renk:... Elly:Well, I had better get going now... [Elly pilots El-Regrs to Golgoda. There she finds all her friends Gears on crucifixes. She walks up to Krelian in Miang, who are in their Omnigears, Amphysvena and Opiomorph.] Citan:Elly!? Fei:You idiot! Why did you come here!? Krelian's after you! Forget about us! Run and save yourself!! Elly:I came as I was told. I'm the only one you need... They have nothing to do with this. So let Fei and the others go! Krelian:How gallant you are, Elhaym. It's as if 'that scene from the past has been brought back to life in the present'. So, you came in an Omnigear. That to is... 'her Gear' ...Hmm... Allow me to confirm something. [2 men in Executioner Gowns appear.] Krelian:I'll consider what kind of treatment your friends will receive... on one condition! ...That you first defeat these two men here with that Gear you came in... How about it, Elhaym? Fei:Forget it, Elly! He's up to something! Don't accept it! Citan:Fei is right! Krelian is not a man of his word... And he always has ulterior motives when he sweet talks someone! What's more, those men are fighting machines created by Krelian. Their combat skills are inmeasureable! They are not opponents you can handle by yourself! Do not take him up on his offer! Escape while you can!! Krelian:My my... Such harsh criticism. I am not that brutal. So, what will it be Elhaym? Even if you were to try to flee now, it is not likely you would be able to... You see... I have this whole area surrounded by my guards! Wouldn't it be logical to take the choice where you may still stand a chance... ...No matter how slight it may be? Fei:Don't do it, Elly! Elly:Alright then... I'll do what you say. Krelian:Good. You are indeed my precious little bird. Now, get on with it! [Elly is approached by two Gears, one is the one met in Sargasso. The other is a green bird like Gear.] Elly:If it gives Fei and them even the slightest chance of escape... Then I will fight! I don't care if it even costs me my life!! They're too fast!! [The Gears attack her.] Elly:Outmatched... Even in my Omnigear... But... I can't just... No... not like this... I can't lose!! [She attacks one of them.] Elly:M, must... somehow... stop... movement... [She attacks one of the Gears. It topples over.] Elly:Did I do it? [The Gear gets up.] Elly:H, how could that...!? I thought it had some sort of effect... Mugwort:Girl, that hurt! I'll get you back! It was wrong of you to underestimate our power! [They attack Elly. She falls over.] Elly:Gaah... [Elly gets up, she is very weak.] Elly:Guh...! ...Huff... Huff... Rattan:Hmm, I'm getting no results. It can't be helped, Mugwort. It's about time to finish the job. [Mugwort attacks Elly. Rattan follows.] Rattan:Gahahahahaha! Downed yete!? It's to be expected. Multiple fractures, major blood loss... I wouldn't be surprised if the cockpit is a sea of blood, at worst death! Gah hah hah hah!! [El-Regrs gets up.] Mugwort:What the...!? There's no way you could stand after taking that much damage... [Elly attacks Mugwort and it blows up.] Rattan:M, Mugwort!? Why you! How dare you do that to my partner! [Elly attacks Rattan and destroys him too. Weakened, she falls as well.] Fei:No way...! Elly...! Krelian:Her true awakening...? Or just merely... 'protecting her master'...? Either way, it does not alter the fact that she is the -Mother- existence that I have been searching for! Now men... recover that machine. Place priority on the safety of the pilot. Do whatever it takes to preserve her life! Well then, I shall be taking this girl with me! As for the rest of you... Why don't you just wallow there pathetically while you meditate on your own lack of any real power. [He leaves.] [Grahf appears and approaches Fei.] Grahf:Pitiful... You can't even protect a single woman. It is not even worth the effort of putting a spineless wretch like you out of your misery! [Grahf leaves.] [Fei sits in the chair...] Fei:Elly was taken away... And, as Krelian had told her, we were left alive... Was Krelian just keeping his promise... No, that can't be it... There had to be another 'real' reason why he allowed us to live... And we had to find out... [On the Ezekiel...] Gazel Blue 1:The fleshly body of god has been recovered... Gazel Red 3:The Anima and Animus have all been obtained... Gazel Blue 4:All that is left for us to do is change into the Animus, and become one with the mother -Persona-... Krelian:...That is incorrect. Gazel Blue 3:What? What do you mean, Krelian? What did you just say? [Krelain pulls out a small remote and pushes some buttons on it. The SOL-9000 slows down, and computer chips slowly slide out of it.] Gazel Blue 2:What are you doing!? Krelian, have you gone totally insane!? Gazel Red 2:What are you doing to the memory banks? Gazel Red 3:Do not touch them! We cannot survive without the...! [He is erased from existence.] Krelian:You were the only ones who could have activated the key... But now that it has been activated, I no longer need you. I am having you all erased. Gazel Red 2:How dare you! Krelian:The only obstacle that kept me from my goals was Cain. He was the one person who had total control of the people and thus was my greatest nemesis. But the only person who could terminate Cain was Cain himself. That's why I created... 'a copy of Cain'. Ramsus acted exactly as I predicted... killing Cain. Now, there is no one who can stop 'me'. And I'm not interested in your power of authority. Did you really think you were acting on your own free will? You are all just parts of the system. Created only as weapons of invasion and oppression... You are just terminal interface weapons. Gazel Blue 1:We... can... become... god! And... you're... Krelian:God? Who said you'd be god? What impertinence! We are 'humans' We were created to be terminal interfaces of god. It is the same for you, who were once humans. 'Man cannot become god'. ...We can only entrust ourselves to god. Gazel Blue 1:Ri... diculous... Going... a... against the ... Mother... Krelian:I have not gone against her. This is the will of the 'other mother'. Gazel Blue 1:You... think... you... can... elim...inate...us... and ... still...... revive... god...? Krelian:It can be done. Your genes were scattered in order to keep the world alive after the 'Fall' in the days of destruction. Those genes live on today within the humans. The -Anima- vessels... annd the recipients of their alignment, the -Animus-... and also the -Persona-... By combining these with my nanomachines, humans will become living beings very much the equivalent of you. Actually, they may far surpass you in becoming terminal interfaces for god. So you are no longer of any use to me. -Deus-, the physical manifestation of god, only wants results... THe means are insignificant to him... So this is my 'Ark Plan'... My -Project Noah-! Gazel Blue 1:K... re... li... [With that, the last remains of the Gazel Ministry is erased.] Krelian:May all your worries cease. Rest in peace... ancestors of mortal man! Now, it is just you and I... Sophia! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- III E. Merkava ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Fei sits in the chair...] Fei:I was powerless... All I could do was stand by and watch as they took Elly away from me... I ...am powerless... [Fei sits in shame. Wiseman approachs him.] Wiseman:What are you doing there? Fei:Oh, it's you... I... I wasn't able to beat Grahf... I didn't stand a chance against him... It was obvious from the start. It was impossible to try and defeat a monster machine like that to begin with... And... Elly... Why was she so damn foolish? I implicitly told her not to come... I told her to run away... She had to have known it was a trap. Wiseman:...Hmm... Yes, you won't be able to defeat him like that... As long as you continue fighting with that kind of attitude, that is. Fei:...? Wiseman:The reason you lost and that young lady was taken was because of your pride. Weren't you depending far too much on the power of your machine? ...Not to mention that new 'Id Power' you're now able to control! What is Grahf's source of power? His machine? His technique? His experience? I do not think so... It is his feelings. His heart, his feelings, are dominated by his resentment and his hatred of this world. That hatred is his source of power. Your feelings weren't focused enough to fight off Grahf. That is why you could not win. Your feelings must be in the right place. That is strength. I'm not surprised you lost... ...seeing as you do not understand the true meaning of strength... Fei:Wiseman... Wiseman:That young lady... The only thing in her heart was her desire to save you all. She set aside her fear and piloted that machine. It was because she had such strong feelings that you are all still alive... That is what I think. Of course you have been defeated. However, that doesn't mean it's over. How do you plan on responding to her feelings? It is now your turn to save her... is it not? Fei:... Wiseman:Well, what are you going to do? ...Fei... Fei:I, errh... I'm going to... [Fei sits in the chair. Behind him is a pic of a giant circular fortress.] Fei:In order to save Elly, we began to search desperately for her whereabouts... And two weeks later, we found her. Using the data obtained from Razael and his own nanomachine technology, Krelian had begun the construction of god's ark 'Merkava'. Its completion was imminent. To prevent its activation, and to rescue Elly... we headed for Merkava! [On the way they confront the elements.] Fei:You again...? Are you girls thinking of going in there too? Dominia:Don't get any wrong ideas there. We are here to help our commander. Miang and Krelian have been manipulating his emotions for the sole purpose of eliminating the Emperor. We simply want to free the commander from those bonds so that he may be saved! It's neither for the sake of the world ...nor for the sake of your girlfriend, Elhaym! We have no intentions of fighting on the same side as you! Fei:...Fine. You have your own battles to fight. And we have ours... Let's leave it at that. But... if things get out of hand, you head back. We'll handle it. Dominia:Hmph... We'll make you eat those words... You wait and see! [A picture of a blue Gear appears.] Fei:We entered inside of Merkava, while fighting back units of weapons that self-regenerated through the use of nanomachines, we headed for the central core... And then... once again, Ramsus appeared before us. [Citan, Fei and Maria head down a hall in Merkava. Suddenly, they reach a small room and hear a familiar voice.] Ramsus:I've been waiting for you, Fei!! Fei:Ramsus!? [Ramsus stands on a balcony about 500 feet above them. He is in a powerful looking blue Gear.] Ramsus:Fei... If only you hadn't been born... I... I... We're going to settle this now!! Fei:Stop it, Ramsus! What reason is there to continue fighting me!? Who are you fighting for!? Why do you always have a bone to pick with me!? Tell me why! Ramsus:It is all because of you... If only you hadn't come in and destroyed my prospects in life... [He flashes back 15 years before...] Ramsus:My life... was given to me within a Nanoreactor in Krelian's laboratory. To be born as the superior being, above all humans... But then... [Krelian stands in his lab, staring at a fetus in a large tube. He turns around when a young black haired lady approaches him.] Krelian:Hmm... 'This time' your body is young. Woman:...The previous one got too old. Krelian:...And the name? Woman:Karen... but individual names have no meaning to me. Krelian:So... What brings you here? [She walks up to the tube.] Karen:Is that thing inside the Nanoreactor there... the one? Krelian:Huh? Oh... Recognition code 0808191-'Ramses'. The Emperor's been told it's a prototype for an artificial 'Contact'. Karen:What's its status? Krelian:It has entered the so-called first growth stage. From now until the binding, its growth will be several times faster than that of an ordinary human. But its psychological development will be a little difficult to control... It is a replica... so that is to be expected. Karen:It is moving... Can it hear us? Krelian:Yes... It already has a will of its own. Karen:Then... I have a better way... Let us dispose of it. We do not need this... We have my child. My child will be 4 this year. Krelian:Your having a child is... Significant? Karen:Yes... I checked it out... There is no mistake, it's a contact. Krelian:What's its name? Karen:My child's name is... 'Fei'. So... you understand what this means? Krelian:A corresponding 'Antitype' is... Karen:Yes... probably already born somewhere. ...The final one! Krelian:Then ... this thing is... worthless. Karen:Yes, totally useless. Haha... [She stares at the fetus.] Karen:Chase after it, 'boy'. A love that's unattainable for you, no matter how hard you try to pursue it. Ramsus:Until then... [The flashback ends.] Ramsus:Because of your existence, I was discarded...! I was detemined to be the representative of god... Having the might of the Emperor. I was destined to be the ultimate existence, having the power to exercise absolute control over all! But... I lost it all... because of you!! Fei:M, my mother...? How... do you know her...? Ramsus...! [Suddenly, Dominia appears in Bladegash from another entrance.] Dominia:Commander! Please stop this! Commander, if what you say is true, then that is even more of a reason to fight! You were just used by Krelian and... Ramsus:Silence!! You... even you... dare to censure me!? I saved you from nearly becoming a test subject and now you turn on me!? Dominia:You are mistaken! We are only thinking of your best interests... Ramsus:Silence! Ultimately, only I can help myself! I am the only one that can correct this! This is the end for you!! En garde! Cause, here I come, Fei!! [Ramsus jumps off the platform and attacks. He is defeated, and his Gear falls into the wall, creating a passageway into a lab.] Ramsus:Guaaaaaaahhhhhh!!!! Fei:What's this...? [They enter the laboratory.] Fei:What is this place? Voice:This is where Kahr was born. And where his hatred of you was forged... Fei:Who's there!? [They continue on and reach a gigantic room. Elly is hanging on a crucifix, while Krelian and Miang stand in front of it. A gigantic organic orb like creature with multiple eyes is behind them. It is Deus.] Fei:What's this...? [They get out of their Gears and walk up to them.] Fei:Elly!! Krelian:I would have liked to have been able to commend you for making it here... But your efforts were all in vain. The resurrection of Deus is imminent. Sacrificing this girl will bring about the awakening of god. Fei:Who are you talking about!? Why does Elly have to be sacrificed!? Krelian:There's no need for you to know. For all of you, it will end here... [Suddenly, a gigantic Gear with wings and a snake tail appears from near Deus. It is the omnigear seen in Solaris, and is piloted by Miang.] Fei:Ah? Miang:...Hehem... Adieu, boys... [They defeat Opiomorph. The Gear falls.] Miang:My, aren't we powerful... [It gets up, seemingly undamaged.] Miang:Heh... Well then... let's start over from the beginning again. You think you can beat me this time? Fei:What the...!? I thought I defeated you...!? Krelian:Unless you can decompose her atomic structure, you don't stand much of a chance. Normal attacks are futile against the one who has the ability to regenerate using nanomachines. Miang:Now, the time has come for the great awakening! [Suddenly, a light flashes from Deus.] Maria:Uh...!! What's this...!? Citan:It is our... Omnigears!? Fei:Damn, what's going on!? Huh!? Hey... Is that...!? [Deus sucks up all the Anima Relics.] Fei:Our Omnigears...? No, that's not it!! Is that... our Anima Relics!? Citan:Is it trying to detach the Anima Relics from our Omnigears!? Fei:Deus is... swallowing up our Anima Relics!? Citan:... It seems the Anima Relics have fallen into the hands of the enemy. Miang:This is the true meaning of the -Anima Relics-... To attain their respective -Animus- and return to the persona. The Anima Relics are really one set of parts that make up -Deus-, the physical manifestation of god. They regain their original powers or functions by aligning themselves with their destined partner... An Omnigear that has lost its respective Anima Relic, is but a puppet. It becomes a mere vessel or container in which there is no contents. Krelian:And this girl too was destined to become one with god... You see... Lieutenant Elhaym is really one of the parts of god as well... Fei:What the hell are you talking about!? Krelian:Put simply, you served to help bring all the parts of god together, here, for me. You're a bunch of stupid fools. It's as if you're all clowns... Miang:You believed the legend of how our world and the universe was created... But the Ministry and I fabricated that very myth a long time ago to suit our purposes. Fei:That's a lie!! How can that be true...? Miang:I think you'll find that your friends' Omnigears are all dead too... I'm talking about your friends who split up and took a different path than you into this place... They were all parts of god that were disassembled in the past, but once again, are all gathered here. Krelian:Yes. It is inded time for the resurrection of god. Voice:W, what was it all for... Everything that I have done up until now... [Ramsus steps up to Miang.] Fei:Ramsus!? Krelian:Hmph... It's just you... Miang;What are you doing here, Kahr? Ramsus:What about me...? My existence... What was its purpose? Miang:There was only one purpose to your existence... To eliminate Emperor Cain. Cain's will had become too much like that of humans'. He was too concerned about them. He had forgotten his mission to revive god. That is why you were created. You were only made to remove our main hindrance... Cain. But, as the original living being, Cain had absolute power. To make you turn on Cain, it was necessary to focus your mind on a single point. However, being an artificial lifeform, you were mentally unstable. That is why... we used Fei's existence. Resentment... That is the source of your strength. And you have excelled superbly at fulfilling our expectations of you. But... we no longer have any more use for you. Haven't you realized that yet? You're a piece of trash. And being the reject you are, why don't you just leave? Hah hah hah. Ramsus:I... I... What was I born for? What was I living for? Krelian:A pathetic excuse for a life. Why, you're not even human! Khahaha... Hah hahahah...! Miang:Now, what to do with the lot of you...Well, I can't just kill you all... seeing as you have served me so well. So, as a reward, I'll allow you to be assimilated into Deus along with this girl... [Suddenly, Ramsus pulls out his sword from his sheath and runs Miang through.] Miang:Guhhhh.... Fei:Ramsus! [Miang's bloody body falls to the ground.] Miang:Good... This is how I wanted it, Kahr... I am fated so as not to be able to kill myself... Now ...all ...my ...wishes... have... come... true. Thanks... to ... you...! [She dies.] Ramsus:...Miang... [Ramsus turns to Krelian in anger...] Ramsus:Uh, uhaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!! [Ramsus runs up to Krelian and using his sword slashes at Krelian's chest. Krelian's dead body falls to the ground. Ramsus walks up to Miang's body. He kneels and starts crying.] [Suddely, Bart and the others show up.] Bart:Fei, sorryy we're late. Our Omnigears broke down. Anyway, let's hurry up and save Elly! Fei:Yes, I know! [Fei and Billy walk up to the cross that Elly is hanging on. They start taking her down.] Fei:Hang in there, Elly! I'm letting you down now. [Elly falls from the cross in front of Fei and Billy. Suddenly, she swiftly grabs a gun from Billy's robe, and points it at Fei's stomach. She fires. Suddenly, her hair changes from red to blue as a faint laughing can be heard. She drops the gun, and all the eyes on Deus open.] [Fei falls.] Fei:Gah!! Citan:Fei! Now you hang in there! Billy:Sh, she took my gun...!? Bart:W, why did you do that, Elly...? Citan:Elly!? What happened to you!? How could you!? Bart:Don't tell me she's been... brainwashed!? Krelian:It has nothing to do with brainwashing. [Krelian, who was seemingly dead just moments before, gets up.] Krelian:The majority of my body is comprised of a nanomachine colony. Not only for longevity ...but also to unify with the 'mother'... So don't be surprised. This kind of damage can be repaired rather quickly. Citan:Unify with the mother...? Krelian:That girl... Elhaym is our mother. Elly:Yes. I am the mother of all humans... Fei:Elly...!? Bart:What are you babbling on about!? Snap out of it, Elly!! Elly:You're as dense as usual... But, I don't blame you... So be it. I will explain to you all about it. This Deus, the one you call god, is an 'interplanetary invasion system' that was built in ancient times by humans from another planet. It was created as an automatic weapon which could act upon its own will to take control of a targeted planet. But you should've known that from looking at the Razael records. Anyway, during a test run, Deus became uncontrollable. It released its power and annihilated a whole planet. The creators of 'Deus' found its immeasureable power to be too much of a threat and hence forcibly shut it down. In order to analyze the cause of the problem, its core was dismantled and placed on an inter-planetary emigrant passenger ship to be transported to another planet. Becoming aware of this, the dissassembled Deus resisted. It tried to take over the passenger ship that was transporting it. However, as a last line of defense against the escape of Deus, its creators, unexpectedly destroyed teh whole ship, sending it crashing to this planet. Deus knew that it would not be able to get away from the explosion or the imminent impact and so it detached itself from the 'Zohar' power reactor. Fei:Zohar...? Elly:Yes, 'Zohar'... It is what drives all of the Gears on this planet. It is the master generator that transmits its energy to the slave generators in our Gears. It is also the source of all the Ether power that the inhabitants of this planet utilize. By utilizing the energy displacements caused by actualizing potential future phenomenon... ...this 'Zohar Modifier' has the ability to produce infinite amounts of energy. Bart:The source of all our Ether power!? Citan:Are you saying all our energy comes from that one power reactor or engine? Elly:Yes, but there is more... The core that was detached from Zohar, the 'Biological Computer Kadomony' crashed onto this primitive planet. It activated -Persona-, its life support plant, that can generate organic material. Using this it would be resurrected. Thus, the first humans were created from there... Emperor Cain and the elders of the Gazel Ministry. Rico:Are you saying the Emperor and them Gazel geezers were people born from Deus!? Elly:Do you know why the Gazel Ministry desired the Anima Relics and your bodies? Well, here's the reason... Before becoming human, the bodies of the Ministry were once part of the organic elements in the core circuit that made up 'Deus'. There were two types of organic elements. The female type was called 'Anima', while the male type was called 'Animus'. They were also created with the added ability to become mobile weapons for Deus. In other words, those Omnigears you were using were one form of such weapons. The Ministry, which were Animus, were to become one again with their seperated Anima at the time of the resurrection of god. But in a war, 500 years ago, they all lost their physical bodies. It was then that they decided to extract their own genetic factor from certain individuals of their human descendants who carried the appropriate sets of D.N.A.. All so each of them could become one with their respective Animus again. Maria:Descendants!? Bart:Then we're all...!? Elly:Yes, you humans are all descendants of Cain and the Gazel Ministry... They were born from the -Persona-, gave birth, and propagated. They followed their inbuilt program to someday resurrect the heavily damaged Deus. Citan:All the people in the worlds were created solely to resurrect Deus!? Elly:Yes. But it wasn't just to restore its old body. More than half of Deus is constructed of biological parts. Do you remember those mutated humans? Those are all people who were destined to become replacement parts for Deus. Billy:We humans are... parts for god... Elly:Yes, almost all the people are destined to become parts for Deus. But you people gathered here are all different. You could say... you escaped that destiny by existing through multiple generations.. In actuality, there wasn't enough parts for Deus... But, Krelian compensated for what was lacking. The reduction in the number of parts, was due to humans living through multiple generations... but that defeciency in the human factor, was made up for by the nanomachines created by Krelian. Not only that, but his nanomachines added additional functions. Deus has evolved into the ultimate weapon. Fei:Elly... What has happened...? Why... do you know all... that...? Elly:I am Miang. The keeper of time. The representative of our god -Deus-. I was born to guide the people toward the path of the resurrection of Deus. Bart:That's ridiculous! Miang was just... Elly:You're limited in your ability to understand. Miang's factor exists in all women. The one who transcends the generations, the caretaker of humans. When the previous one dies, somewhere another Miang is awakened. It is programmed into all women's DNA to be that way. Who inherits the duty is just a matter of probability, Fei. That Miang over there and I are the same existence. We are all parts for Deus... All caretakers of humans. Let's end this discussion now. Deus has been awakened. I am one of the parts that composes Deus. Hence, I must become one with it. Citan:Elly! Why did it have to be you? If Miang is a part for Deus, why did it not happen earlier...? Krelian:It's still not enough for her to just have awakened. Although she may be Miang, she still isn't the 'true Miang'. Citan:The 'true Miang'...? Elly:Let's go, Krelian. All that is left is to vanquish this planet's civilization and return it to how it was. Then I can complete my unification with the final fragment of Deus... The 'Zohar Modifier'... The power reactor that fell upon this planet and became our genesis, and now, our apocylapse... Citan:The eradication of civilization!? What is the purpose of doing that!? Elly:Who knows...? The creations of god will someday be a hinderance. That is why they must be eliminated. I am just programmed to act in this way. [Krelian starts walking away. He calls to Elly.] Krelian:Come... It is time for the awakening of the 'true mother'. Fei:Please... wait... Elly! Elly:Farewell... Fei. May you have a peaceful awakening... [She and Krelian leave.] [Deus shakes. It detaches from the wires attached to it and escapes as soon as Elly and Krelian enter it.] Fei:Elly! [Fei jumps in the chasm after them.] Citan:Wait!! Fei! Do not release the system!! Bart:Citan, wait!! We are only endangering ourselves! Let's get outta here for now!! [They manage to escape from Merkava just as it blasts off from the ground. It fires at the earth, causing lots of destruction.] [Citan sits in the chair in space. A picture of a city is behind him.] Citan:God... the inter-planetary invasion system -Deus-... had awakened and its ark, Merkava was activated. Deus began to absorb, one after the other, the mutated people, destined to be its parts... While the non-mutated, would eventually, only become a threat to it, to exterminate us and our civilization... it set into action. [The picture changes to that of Seraph angels leaving Merkava.] Citan:The planet's surface was devastated... by Merkava and the weapons born from out of it, called... 'the -Seraph- angels'... [The pic changes to hundreds of Seraphs leaving Merkava.] [The pic changes to Fei standing next to Weltall.] Citan:While pursuing the newly awakened Deus, we chanced upon Fei, whose whereabouts had hither to been lost... Along with his Gear, Weltall... Discovered together at the place where 'Merkava' was originally located... We were overjoyed by Fei's return... but it was short lived... For some unknown reason... Fei was found in a state of suspended animation. He did not regain consciousness. [The pic changes to various party members watching Fei in carbonite.] Citan:The people of Shevat, and we ourselves, feared a relapse of Fei's, no... Id's power... and had no choice but to put Fei into... 'Carbonite Freeze'. [Citan visits Zephyr.] Citan:...Your Majesty, Why do the people of Shevat fear Fei so much? Even if Grahf and Id's power are comparable... Zephyr:...It is not that we fear him. We fear the error we ourselves commited. And now we are simply trying to put a lid on it... Citan:The error that you yourselves commited? Zephyr:Shevat instigated a battle 500 years ago to gain our independance from Solaris. However, we became overcome with the lust for power... Fearing the war-torn people's will would no longer be with Shevat, but with the Nisan Mother... and that the people would assemble under Sophia... ...the Council of Elders of Shevat back then, made a deal with Solaris. Citan:A deal? Zephyr:Yes... At the time, Solaris... or the Gazel Ministry to be exact... ...were at odds with a woman who held the real power behind the scenes. Citan...Would that happen to have been Miang? Zephyr:Most probably it was. Fearing the increasing power of the masses assembling in Nisan, the Gazel Ministry schemed to hand over to us their antagonist, Miang, and promised a division of the rulership over the earth's surface. But in exchange... We had to give them the rebel army that had assembled in Nisan and also their patron, Sophia... The leaders of Shevat accepted... ...and it was decided that Nisan would be the location of the final decisive battle with Solaris. [A pic of a battle appears behind them.] Zephyr:Shevat did not participate in that battle... Thwarted by the awesome numbers of the Solarian army, and with their path of retreat cut off... ...the Nisan rebel army ran out of options and was destroyed... Caught up in the middle of all of this was Lacan, Bart's ancestor Roni, Myself... and Krelian. Citan:You were also there? Zephyr:Yes... Surrounded on all sides... we were prepared to die. And then, the rebel forces' flagship appeared with Sophia on board. She sacrificed herself as to create a path for our retreat... Sophia's ship headed straight for the enemy's main ship on a suicide attack. [The ship crashes into the head Solaris ship, destroying them both.] Zephyr:Thanks to Sophia's sacrifice, we were able to survive. However, her death forever changed the fate of two men... Krelian, who followed closely under her as the leader of the Nisan sect's militia, completely lost faith after calling out to a god that would not respond. "I will create god with my own hands!" ...were the last words he uttered before he dissappeared. And Lacan... He resented himself for not having the power to do anything as she died in front of him... ...So he began to search for the 'Legendary Power'. Citan:Legendary Power? Zephyr:God's resting place, Mahanon, ...the source of divine wisdom, 'Razael'... and the 'Anima Relics' which were created by that very wisdom... Besides these... there is one more legend. Citan:And that is? Zephyr:'Zohar'... Citan:Zohar!? That has the same name as the 'Zohar Modifier'!... ...the power reactor that Miang spoke of, saying it was the infinite energy source of god -Deus-... What she claimed is also the source of our Ether powers and the driving force of all our Gears. Zephyr:It would have to be one in the same thing. It is the place that contains the ultimate source of this world's power. It is said that only he who has the correct destiny would be able to discover its location... Losing all faith in humanity, Lacan sought after its power... Lacan became Grahf... and the world collapsed... This tragedy happened because of the people's lust for power... I must take part of the responsibility for not having been able to stop it... And now, Fei.. the one who has the same power as Grahf... We just wanted to seal up that dreadful power that arose from our own sinful deeds... [Citan sits in the chair...] Citan:Grahf, the man once known as Lacan, sought out after the 'Power of Zohar'... The one who has the same power as Grahf... Fei... I had this premonition that Fei too would awaken and seek out that power. And that presentment became a reality. [In the Shevat prison were Fei is being held, his heart beats faster and louder. Suddenly, we see Fei walking in a surreal world.] Fei:Where... Am I? Who... Am I? This is... my memory? [The cross appears and swings.] [A pic of Citan appears.] Fei:Doc... [A pic of Bart appears.] Fei:Bart... [A pic of Rico appears.] Fei:Rico... [A pic of Billy appears.] Fei:Wiseman... [A pic of Wiseman appears.] Fei:Grahf... [A pic of Grahf appears.] [Suddenly, other Fei's appear at the portraits.] Fei:Everyone... My... memories. [Elly appears.] Fei:Elly? [She changes into Fei's mother.] Fei:Mother? [The 5 Feis converge into 1 and there is a flash of light from the swinging cross. A picture of the back of a boy's head appears. A spotlight, and another Fei, sitting down appears.] Fei:Who are you? Voice:I'm surprised. That's pretty clever. [A boy walks up to Fei. Fei has seen him many times before.] Fei:You are... Id? Id:I misjudged you. I didn't expect you, the fake personality, would create a fourth persona. Fei:Fourth persona? Id:He can't feel anything. He's shut up inside your ego. The pressing facts and truths you won't face. You're afraid of them, so you desired to completely shut yourself off from the outside world. And so you formed a fourth persona. A fourth 'Fei'. The name... doesn't matter. He's the one on the stage now. He's the one in control of our body. But it is a useless form of resistance. Come with me! [He starts dragging the other Fei away.] Fei:Wait! What are you doing? Id:He has the key. I merely want to borrow it. I've got to go somewhere. Are you... coming too? [4 men sit at a fire near a large ship.] Roni:C'mon guys, eat up. You haven't been able to get this kinda food around here lately, have ya? Well, this is also due to my business savvy. Rene:What's wrong, Lacan? You look kinda down. What's bothering you? Are you worried about something? Lacan:It's nothing... I'm just thinking about painting Sophia. I don't know why I agreed to do her portrait... Rene:Sophia... You mean your childhood friend who's now the Holy Mother of Nisan? Lacan:She's not really a childhood friend... ...I just made her acquaintance at the monastery near my home when I was a child... She went to the clinic for convalescence. She was frail. Rene:So... what are you worried about painting her for? Lacan:She does not wish herself to become a symbol of her sect. ...Actually, it seems she wasn't interested in having her portrait painted at first. But, when she heard I wouuld be the painter, she turned around and agree. That's what I don't undertand... Roni:I see... Than she must like you... Lacan:What are you talking about? Roni:That's how women are... Right, Krelian...? Hey, Krel! Krelian:Huh? Rene:...What's up? You're not having any? It's ready to eat. Krelian:Ah, yeah... Roni:The Holy Mother of Nisan, huh? What, are you out to offend divine providence or something, Lacan? Lacan:Cut it out...! It's not... like that... Wh, what? Roni:You've got to lighten up a little... [Later, Krelian and Lacan walk the steets of Nisan.] Krelian:Sophia first showed me that books are the best way to calm the heart. ...and now I'm hooked on reading... I'm not trying to brag... but I've learned a lot of things I never knew before. Lately, I've been reading this. Lacan:What is it? Krelian:Something I borrowed from Melchoir. It's about a form of molecular engineering... I believe it's a book found in the ancient ruins of the Zeboim civilization. It's a copy of someone's research report, but it's incomplete. I think there were even more wonderful things written in it, but we'll never know now... [Lacan paints Sophia...] Elly:What's wrong? You don't look so good. Lately, you've seemed melancholy almost every day. Has something happened? Lacan:I don't know. I just can't paint right now. Sorry, but do you mind if we stop for today... Elly:I see... It is not good to push yourself too hard... Why don't you rest up for a little while? I'll have Krelian take you... [Back at the fire...] Krelian:Even so, there was a time when I did some pretty vicious things... I lashed out at random... Everyone around me feared me... Even my friends. I lived a life surrounded by people who lookded at me with fear in their eyes. But she was the only one who wasn't afraid of me. She would just smile. Peace of mind... She was the one who taught me what that was and how I could receive it... She taught me how to live as a human... [In the Cathedral room, Lacan puts away his paints. Krelian and Roni enter.] Krelian:What are you doing Lacan? Lacan:Oh it's you, Krelian... I was thinking... I'd stop painting the portrait... Krelian:Why stop now...? Lacan:It's the circumstances. I shouldn't be painting at a time like this. Eventually, she too must stand at the front lines. So... Krelian:Is that really the problem? Lacan:... Krelian:Lacan...? Lacan:... Her smile... It's killing me. The more she smiles at me, the more I... I feel my very being become insignificant. Inside my heart there is this empty existence. Other than painting, I have no worth... Yet, she continues to accept my presence. I feel like I'm getting smaller and smaller. I didn't have this feelign in the beginning. I just wanted to paint her one more minute... one more second longer... I wanted to keep on painting forever. But, suddenly I couldn't. As the picture neared completion, the empty part of me started to manifest itself in my brushstokes. I was meant to be painting her as she really is... but ... this picture is... my own self... My empty self has begun to appear within there. That's why... I've got to stop now. Krelian:Your won self...? You're just running away! You can't bear it when she smiles at you. By painting her portrait, you noticed the gap between your own inner emptiness and her inner abundance. And you could not fill that gap... That's why you are quiting your painting. You are refusing her! Even so, you still can't bring yourself to leave her, can you? In spite of that... why is it that she continues to smile at you? You who can't accept her feelings... You who won't accept her feelings... Tell me why!? If it was me... who was receiving... such feelings... [He flashes back to a scene from before when he was talking to Sophia.] Krelian:You're neglecting yourself too much! Why aren't you kinder to yourself, Mistress? [Lacan watches from afar] [The flashback ends.] Roni:...Is this really her true expression? Lacan:Yeah... To people who don't know her that well... I guess... Roni:Her smile... I don't know... The smile in this picture is somehow different from the one she usually shows us. I realize Lacan's feelings are in there, but... I don't think she has ever opened herself up and shown her inner self to others like this before. You've been painting such a beautiful expression of Sophia... I just can't see the reason why you want to stop. Lacan:Beautiful...? Forget it, this picture...!? It's anything but beautiful... Roni:Lacan, you say you're empty. Then why do you come along with us? What we've been doing up till now, are not just acts of mercy... It's a fight for freedom... Time and again you've been through life threatening situations with us... A man who has nothing in his heart could not do that kind of thing... right? Lacan:Roni, you're giving me too much credit. As long as you do something to keep yourself occupied... you can ignore the hollowness inside. From the beginning, my very existence itself was an emptiness. It wouldn't matter if I were to die right now... You live, you die... That's all... Roni:Pessimistic as usual, Lacan... And now you're lying. Lacan:... Roni;It is just that you're not good at expressing your own feelings. You're not empty. She knows that. That's why she shows you only her true smile. Lacan:I don't deserve to see her true smile. She is this hope of the people. Their support. Their is so much more for her to do. Why would she open her heart to a mere artist like me... [Rene and Zephyr come in.] Rene:Bro! Br~o! Hey, bro... what are you doing here? Roni:What's up? Zephyr:The Council of Elders of Shevat issued a declaration. Tomorrow we will leave for Soylent. Roni:Soylent? That's in Solaris... Rene:Yes. And... Sophia will be coming with us. Krelian:That's ridiculous! The refugees are still increasing! We can't afford to have Sophia leave Nisan! And going to Soylent! That's plain foolish! That's too dangerous! What are the elders thinking? Zephyr:No. It wasn't the council's wish. It was Sophia's will. It appears that she expressed the desire herself. Krelian:That can't be... What is she thinking? Rene:Originally, we talked about it being just us... Krelian:Just us...? Lacan:... [Later, Sophia is injured and lies on the ground near her Gear.] Krelian:Sophia! [he pushes Lacan out of the way.] Krelian:Sophia... Lacan! What are you doing? You keep back! I know we couldn't leave Sophia in your care! I'll protect her... even if it costs me my life! [Later in the medical ward...] Roni:Why don't you get some rest, Krel...? You haven't slept since the day before yesterday have you? You shouldn't do that to yourself! Krelian:I'm fine, it's not a problem... Roni:Look, I'll watch over her, so you go sleep. What will we do if you also fall ill? Do not forget you are the head of the sect's military forces. Krelian:Okay... I suppose you are right. [Krelian and Roni leave.] Lacan:Elly... I am so sorry... I... It was my misjudgement that did this to you. I was terrified... It was like you could see right through me... Your eyes... That look... That was me that was being reflected back in your eyes... I was looking at myself... And thus painting myself... I couldn't stand it! So that's why... Oh Elly... What in the heavens did you find inside of me? When you wake up, I think I will ask you that... On second thought, no... No, I don't want to burden you with my concerns. Besides, I wouldn't be able to ask you... One look into your eyes and I can't say a thing... I wouldn't be able to tell you how I feel... Sophia:You are the sweetest person... Lacan:Elly...! Elly:You are someone who cannot bear to see others hurt by your own actions. So you hold everythng in and bear all the burden. If you get hurt in the end, you think that it is fine... That's... what I like about you. Lacan:Stop! Don't say that. If you become just another human, everyone will... Elly:Humans... aren't so frail you know. They don't need a symbol who is just appearances only. I believe that if you have light in your heart, you can overcome any hardship. What I have been doing is simply showing people that such light exists in the hearts of everyone... I'm just a woman. And to fulfill my womanhood I am prepared to throw away everything... even this position. I'm just playing the role of Sophia. But I am still me. I haven't changed... A cowardly, selfish crybaby... I am still the same. Could you live like that and still be happy...? I ... don't want to do that. Oh, Lacan... I want to live more honestly with myself... To be able to tell the man that I love that I do love him. And I don't care if I get hurt or rejected. You only have one life. I don't want to turn around later and regret not having done such things... Lacan:I... I... [Krelian listens from right outside.] [Krelian, in his gear speaks...] Krelian:Do you think I'll let it end here!? We are not their possessions! [Much later, the Excalibur charges Merkava.] Krelian:Sophia!! What are you doing!/ Sophia:I am ending this... You won't need to fight anymore... So, Krelian... Please open your fist... and with your own hand gently hold the people who will continue to live... [Merkava aims it's cannon and fires. Flames gather inside the ship as it falls apart...] Lacan:Don't be foolish! We'll help you escape! So please stop...! Sophia:Thank you, Lacan... But... sorry... there's no other way... Lacan:Elly! [Merkava continues to fire as Excalibur fastly approaches it.] Sophia:People support each other to live... It's what brings us happiness... So share that happiness, and please... Lacan! Live! [The ship crashes into Merkava, destroying them both.] Lacan:Ell~y! [Later, Lacan paints the portrait alone...] [Days later, in the ruins of the battlefields, Krelian speaks...] Krelian:We were sacrificed as pawns... In order to protect their own authority... Sophia was... Is this the ideal world we've been searching for? What have we been doing? Heading toward Sophia's ideals? Is this our salvation? This isn't fair... Sophia was sacrificed... for those bastards... Sophia said, if you just have faith the path to what you hope for will open. But look at reality. God didn't answer our prayers... Is that because we didn't have enough faith? Even if we didn't have faith, Sophia did. Why did she have to be sacrificed? Is god dead...? Is he just not there...? Maybe god never existed to begin with! [He flashes back to Sophia at the alter.] Sophia:Faith in god... Do not look for it on the outside... It comes from the inside... [the flashback ends.] Krelian:Ha, ha, ha, ha... I see... That's it... If god doesn't exist in our world, then... I