My body starts to melt
it was waiting for this miracle
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009
You've got the chance to express you
Here comes the imagination
Time, place
Truth and lies
Joy and sorrow
Kindness, hateness
Happiness, sadness
Smile, tears, friendship
Alone, together, birth
Death, sleep, fight
Space and oneself
In that promised place
I feel it once again
The spreading of a dream that's come true
I start running today too
W-What is that?!
I don't believe it!
It can't be!
That's a god from Olympus!
My name is Apollo.
I am a god!
I am your opponent!
This is what you get for defying the gods.
Let this be a lesson to you. Do not stand in our way again.
Ultimately, we shall bring on a new era of peace.
Peace?
This?! You call this peace?!
Humans know how to begin fighting, but they don't know how to stop.
Let's go, Doctor!
We're the only ones who stand a chance against gods!
Mythos Arc Part 2
Episode 23: Towering Myth
This? Is this peace?
Pain goes along with peace.
For me?
Thank you, Pan.
Atlas, did you bring that for me?
What aren't you satisfied with?
I did as you said and engaged those cyborgs.
Yes, but they're still alive.
So what?
They were helpless before our power.
There was no need to finish them off.
You mustn't let your guard down.
Apollo-same, you saw yourself how they defeated other cyborgs before.
They were lucky.
I wish I could agree with that assessment.
I believe they have advanced level abilities on their own,
but are able to harness even greater power when they work as a team.
Power we haven't anticipated.
Nonsense.
If you're so insistent, then why don't we go after them again,
this time for good?
Yes. I wasn't satisfied with the outcome.
What do you say, Apollo?
I await your orders.
Fine.
Wait!
Artemis!
Those cyborgs learned that they don't hold a candle to us.
I'm sure they won't interfere with us again.
There's no need to rob them of their lives.
But Artemis-same...
Yes, milady!
I don't understand it.
Why don't you like using your power, Sister?
All I'm saying is don't engage in a meaningless battle.
There is meaning!
We have no guarantee they won't get in our way again!
If they do, then I shall fight, too!
As a goddess.
But if we fight and kill for no reason,
then we're no better than the stupid humans, Achilles!
No better?!
All right.
Let's listen to her this time.
Good.
Artemis is naive.
But she's got Atlas and Pan at her beck and call.
Minotaur, do not badmouth my elder sister.
No good. I can't see inside.
There's some kind of shield or something.
We'll just have to storm the place.
But that looks pretty secure.
It's like the temple of Zeus in Greek mythology.
I don't buy it. There's no way those guys are gods.
So they're humans? Or cyborgs like us...
Whatever they are, whatever their goal is,
they don't have the right to ravage the land.
We have to stop them.
Whatever it takes...
First we need to investigate that temple.
If 003 can't see into it, then we'll have to land and infiltrate it.
How about we land there?
Of course we'll need to split up,
with one team distracting them so we can safely land the Dolphin.
Let's go!
It's quiet.
They don't even have any guards?
Goes to show how confident they are.
002!
Are you okay?
Why would you shoot a child?!
You're too violent, 002.
Are you awake?
Are you okay, kid?
Why, you're hurt!
Now you'll be fine.
Are we okay with this?
He's gonna tell his friends we're here!
That would be convenient.
What?
Because our role here is to get the enemy's attention.
Oh, I see.
That's right. I forgot about that.
That boy's a cyborg.
Those cyborgs dare to come here, our home?
This is what I was saying. Those fiends have no fear of the gods.
The impudence! But this time we won't let them go.
Agreed, Artemis?
They give us no choice.
Wait. The cyborgs don't deserve to battle all of us.
Minotaur and I will go alone.
Right!
That's fine with me.
Foolish cyborgs. If they're still alive afterwards,
maybe we can make them our soldiers.
I don't understand. They know they can't win.
Why did they come here?
Pan!
Ready-set-go!
They're coming!
Two of them, on that cliff.
You have guts to defy the gods!
But because of that, you have shortened your lifespans considerably.
Even getting grazed by that would've been dangerous.
Achilles! I'm not going to let you have all the fun!
So that one shoots lightning?!
Dammit!
Did that take him out?
What is he?!
Hide here, 003!
Whelp!
Acceleration Mode, eh?
Acceleration Mode?
Then you people are also...
W-What are you doing, Pan?!
Let go of me!
Let go, I said!
W-What's happening?!
It can't be...
I'm a god...
What just happened?
He has an Acceleration Mode controller on each leg.
That boy bit into one of them...
Pan!
Achilles...
Poor thing.
I'm sorry. That boy was trying to protect me...
Why would you apologize?
You're the ones who came here looking for a fight!
Then I'll give you what you wanted.
What are you doing?!
Let go! Let go of me!
Forget it! I'm not letting go!
Don't you think a war to end wars is meaningless?!
Gods cast aside doubts like that.
You people aren't gods!
You're cyborgs like us!
This is the current form of the gods.
We're here to save this ruined world.
No one wishes for peace that's won by harming people and the environment!
Take your filthy hands off of my sister!
Sister, leave this to me.
Fine.
If you don't wish to die, get back.
I wonder how long you can hold out against a god.
Let's test it.
Well, you do have a certain level of power.
W-What was that?!
What is that thing?!
Firing rear torpedo!
Now what?!
Reverse thrusters, full power!
I-It's not working!
What is that toy?!
Here I go!
009!
What's this? You intend to keep fighting?
That's fine with me.
Don't hold back, but show me everything that you've got.
You challenged a god to a fight.
I'm sure you've got more than just Acceleration Mode.
What else is there?
Other than that, just courage!
Die!
Joe!
Your long unseen haw-smile
The unforgettable genesis of next begins
I can't get you out of my mind
Standing alone, please tell me why
But there is no easy answer
Genesis of next
You just get into
Alone on this planet
Lonely planet
I peeped through the keyhole again
All alone in the faint darkness
You can't soothe my remaining wounds
That's a lonely planet
North, east, south, west
True love, giving into the temptation of nostalgic words
Now that I think about it
You were dancing alone
Shedding tears and quivering, you were alone
But then you mustered courage and screamed up at the sky
There you searched for something and found it
You felt it... lonely planet
You opened the door to tomorrow and started running
Had faith in love for your own sake
Sensed the world of dreams at your side
Alone, you closed your eyes
My name is Artemis.
I am a goddess of the Mythos, come to Earth to eliminate strife.
Cyborgs, why do you interfere with us?
People cannot stop making war with each other.
Theirs is a foolish existence that destroys the land
as they guide the world to its ruin.
And yet, why do you believe in them?
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Mythos Arc Part 3 Episode 24: Artemis