Over there!
Miku's in there?
What?!
Garie!
We finally caught up with you.
You protected me...
Come on, Master.
You know I'm rotten to the core.
I'd never do such a thing.
But...
It's your turn to be brave now.
Like our master's always been.
Carol...
She's too much of a handful, so I used my foot instead.
They all sacrificed themselves for me.
And this is how far that gets you, I say.
Then what can I do?
There's only one thing left...
that you can do!
For their sake, I'll...
What?
Stop pulling miracles when we're short on time!
Miracles, you say?
Don't make me laugh.
I am the murderer of miracles!
Live your life now
You can live freely
Live your life now
You can live freely
What do you choose to live for?
What do you choose to believe in?
Everyone is free to decide
We seek out that freedom,
and yet we are frozen in our lives,
unable to comprehend the status quo
We wander
Take my hand
Close and far
Hold it gently
Shining
Looking for the fragments of love
Willfully
Time passes by
I chase you
Before we regret it,
Try
let us find
Try
a better future
Live your life now
You can live freely
Does a song resound within your heart?
Our lives last as long as our hearts keep beating,
so make someone else's beat in turn
Stick to the path you have
If you can understand the cry of life,
then play a music none can equal
Live your life now
You can live freely
New energy source detected from the Château de Tiffauges!
It's...
an Aufwachen waveform!
The Dur da Blá?!
Looking back,
it seems like I've always been saved by things I already discarded as unnecessary.
Thank y—
Very touching, but sentimentality doesn't suit you!
It wasn't a bluff. It really is her.
Carol's back?!
You are the ones who disturbed my rest.
I hope you're ready to pay the price.
I run roughshod over this maddeningly unchanging world
Is there a need for valkyries here? Tell me!
Feelings from the ancient past threaten to lead me astray
Who can I take out my frustrations on?
Opening all barrels!
I can't let my little sisters do all the work!
I don't care about gods or devils
The only thing that is absolute is where I stand
You got her!
Can't you hear she's still singing, I say?!
From up on high, even love and hate
are mere mortal trifles, none of my concern
All of the Aristotlean elements at once?!
I burn what's left of my memories with a sforzando
A symphony that surpasses mathematics, the rules of composition for destruction
What do you expect from someone who took on the whole world alone?
I still see his smile, telling me to learn of the world
We need a situation report, and quickly!
Now, meet your death! My song costs one dearly to hear
There's no time for that! We need to go there ourselves!
I know!
But those are not opponents one can approach carelessly!
Got any better ideas?
Don't lose your cool. We'll have our chance.
We have to believe that moment will come!
I burn what's left of my memories with a sforzando
Staking my pride on a single swan song
I still feel his warmth, telling me to learn of the world
Now, meet your death! My song costs one dearly to hear
Is she gathering super-gravitational matter?!
Run!
That had unintended consequences.
But I won't allow them to escape!
Carol! Wait!
What?!
Rescuing Miku should come first!
How tiresomely logical.
But I'll indulge you.
A-Also...
What is it now?
I wanted to thank you.
You saved me.
I-I was just acting to protect my body! It's not like I wanted to save you or anything!
Your gratitude is unnecessary!
But...
Please thank them all for me.
Such words are not fit for a villain to say.
Leiur.
Phara.
Micha.
Garie.
Thank you.
The chopper's ready to take off the second you order it.
Right.
But—
Are you who you appear to be?
It's been some time—for you, at least.
I've been watching you all along.
Are you really Carol Malus Dienheim?
How is this possible?
A certain someone had been using dubious machinery to tinker with their cerebral storage.
The memories they collected were simply copied, pasted,
and alchemically merged into a reasonably stable pseudo-personality.
"Simply," huh.
Copy-paste is bleeding-edge alchemy.
What's happened to Elfnein?
No need for concern.
My personality is currently in control,
but it should be possible to swap back to her when necessary.
Elfnein begged me to rescue Kohinata Miku on the way out.
You seem like you have nothing better to do. Come to my aid.
That's not exactly how you ask a fav—
Is there something we can do?
You can start by cleaning up that eyesore.
We would if we cou—
You can.
This is the Château de Tiffauges,
a World Destructor capable of dissecting the very planet.
Come to think of it, she said...
It's going to take a little more time before the divine power manifests into a divine being itself.
We will need to stake everything on what little time we have left.
You must destroy the divine power: Shem-ha.
We will rescue the girl who has the potential to become its vessel.
A two-pronged attack!
Absolutely pathetic.
Please be reasonable.
While we suffered some unexpected setbacks,
the materialization of the divine power is proceeding smoothly.
We can still turn things around.
We'll prove ourselves worthy by eliminating the intruder.
Of course you will.
That is why I provided you with blood.
We are most grateful.
When the divine power is yours, please remember us
and grant us human bod—
That ancient asshole!
We have no choice but to fight, I say!
Yeah. Let's show him we can pull off a head-on assault!
Soon enough, the divine power will be mine.
And I have insurance against the only threat: the godslayer.
I can't be your friend, Hibiki.
Don't go!
Don't leave me, Miku!
Miku's going so far away...
It seems that ugly sight outside is but a large cluster of energy,
intended to be transferred to this vessel via the ritual.
And we can't just drag her off the altar.
The damage to her would be too great.
As irritating as it is, our only choice is to follow the proper procedure for shutting down the ritual.
What?
I was just surprised.
This is a side I've never seen of you.
Don't misunderstand!
This is simply a chance to put those loudmouthed fools in my debt!
Right!
Speaking of which, it looks like they're finally here.
We should get started as well.
Confirmed successful landing on the Château de Tiffauges!
Commencing operation.
We've got LiNKER and lots of training behind us.
Time to put it all to use!
Since ancient times, people have felt a divine presence in the shape of the world,
and in their worship, the two concepts frequently became one and the same.
The Château de Tiffauges is a tool to dissect that very idea.
It can defeat the foe we face.
Another kind of conceptual weapon.
But does the Château have sufficient output at this point?
Not yet.
But the Château de Tiffauges is a megastructure incorporating numerous relics.
Even your limited brains should be able to grasp how it could be powered now.
Phonic gain.
It's not the textbook use-case, so I can't guarantee you'll be able to do it.
We can do it! We will!
We'll prove we've gotten stronger!
Activating such a gargantuan relic is no mean feat even for the five of us.
But we do have a means to generate extreme phonic gain by putting our lives on the line.
Our swan songs!
Is everyone ready?
Let's go.
Explosive rise in phonic gain!
But...
No reaction from the Château de Tiffauges!
Our raised compatibility levels are lessening the recoil...
But we still won't last long like this!
Why? Why isn't the Château de Tiffauges reacting?
Is the highest output we can muster still not enough to trigger a response?
Their individual phonic gain can't compare to mine,
but together, they should be greater than the sum of their parts.
So why is missing one person holding them back so much?
Could it be—
We have unwelcome guests.
You had the chance to escape, and yet you've willingly returned to me?
Either you're desperate, or you have something that you think can beat me.
Both!
And here I thought you'd try something new.
How disappointing.
We're not strong! We're weak, pitiful monsters!
But being weak is no reason to give up our future, I say!
Got you, I say.
Conceptual labyrinth, activate!
What?
Shem-ha has locked on to us.
We can't let it blow us away before the Château de Tiffauges activates!
Gear users!
They avoided taking a direct hit.
But Shem-ha is preparing to attack again!
We won't let anything stop the divine power's manifestation!
What... is that?!
This is bad.
You...
How did she break the conceptual labyrinth?
I merely sang.
You... sang?
That's right.
My song alone has the phonic gain of seven billion swan songs!
Girls...
HQ is here to support you!
What happened to Carol?
That was too much, even for me.
The rest is in your hands.
Carol!
Right! I have to save Miku!
Over my dead—
These symptoms... You didn't...
Indeed.
It is the duty of the Kazanari sentinels
to protect the country from any and all threats.
Fudo!
We couldn't activate the Château de Tiffauges, but...
Thrown into the soliltude of an infinite abyss
she struggles through sadness toward the light of hope
We've clad ourselves in the light of hope!
The song, once sang in prayer
now echoes faintly from the heart
Power not yet ready for the task
can't even protect the ones held most dear
The gibbuous moon sneers scornfully
as she laments her weakness
But she still reaches for that hope
The holy mother cries as her sanity flickers out
Her tears of blood spill down, even as she smiles
I beg you to remember, never lose the way
Yukine! Maria!
Your moment will come!
Remember what it means to be you
We know it will!
And gather the strength
Here you go!
to rise again
Mankind's trump card, the godslayer's fist!
I can't let my best friend... I can't let Miku go away!
Drowning in sin, ashamed of your own vulnerability
It's suicide! You're in no shape to fight!
Don't worry! I'll be fine!
Can you really speak of protecting the weak?
What point is there in wielding a Symphogear if I can't even save a friend?!
This prelude to tragedy will break this all apart
Gungnir!
As the beat of fate toys with you
You may try to struggle against your path
Not to reject, but to embrace love
Protect Tachibana!
Our lives are the sentinel's shield that defends hope!
Devote all your body, all your life, and stand up
Go!
Hear the cruelly thrumming rhythm,
dragging down the lost lambs into hell
It may tear at you without mercy, but don't lose your way
I believe in the warmth of your hands
What is it to be human? What is it to be strong?
What is the reason I was born here and met you?
Fly, you fool!
The present we spend tormented with grief
It's the forbidden Amalgam!
Given the circumstances, I'll make sure you're let off with a probation!
And the past we can't stop regretting
You won't get another chance!
I vow to open the way from them both
to a future where we can dream
The holy mother cries as her sanity flickers out
Her tears of blood spill down, even as she smiles
Fast!
Short!
Straight!
I beg you to remember, never lose the way
Direct!
Remember what it means to be you
And gather the strength
No... The power isn't becoming part of Miku.
to rise again
Miku is becoming part of the power!
Miku!
Why are you there?
Miku!
No.
My name is Shem-ha,
the one worshipped by mankind as the god of this planet.
Remember it well.
I feel you in my song
Forever
I know it's coming for me,
even if I can't see it when I turn around
I can't escape, am permitted no shred of dreams
The end is coming
Illusions fill me,
lead me towards grief,
and if I reach out, I grasp the empty air,
and my screams mean nothing
Hey
If I could go back
to those halcyon days
I would not let go of your hand
My broken words fill the air,
but you are not there,
no matter how much I run and scream,
and the morrow holds only death
I wander the Earth with no answers,
but the blessing I once had,
despite the ravages of time,
breathes inside this song,
and lives on
forevermore