Shem-ha, your plan is finished!
There's no point in resisting further!
Spite...
But, Enki...
You may be right.
Then...!
Therefore...!
Pleasure.
You have always stood in my way.
If I can take you out myself, that's good enough for me.
At this rate...
You sacrificed your arm to save your life?
Then I... will sacrifice my life to gain the future.
Farewell, Enki.
Now if I can just activate the network jammer...
I'm sorry, Finé...
What was that?
No way! Are we...
Tsubasa!
Episode 11 In The Beginning Was The Word
The moon?!
Yes.
We've detected the Gears' signals from the lunar surface, so they are on the moon.
If the Alchemists' teleportation spell took them there...
If they really are there, the issue at hand...
Is finding a way to bring them back.
There's air. It's clean, actually.
And gravity identical to Earth.
We can assume this environment is being artificially maintained.
It's not like you to be reckless.
Maria, what was I to do?
I don't know.
Yeah. Have courage, maybe.
Courage?
When you didn't take the hand she offered, I'm sure she felt sad.
But she summoned up the courage to take yours.
Tachibana...
I think it's your turn to answer her courage.
You're right.
Like a coward, I pushed her hand away, and—
Ow!
My goodness, you're ridiculous sometimes.
For now, let's find the others.
What?!
Maria, what is that light?
The Airgetlám is guiding us?
Let's go.
The damage to the gem that would take me back is extensive.
I can't use it.
The load of bringing the Symphogears with me
may have exceeded its expected range.
Or...
Who's there?
Elza-chan?
You're safe!
Yeah, but the backfire blew out my neuron connectors.
I don't think I can use the tail attachment anymore.
Yeah.
But I'm glad you're okay.
Let's find Millaarc-chan.
Right.
A warning?!
It's the ruins, trying to eliminate us as intruders.
We saw that shape at the South Pole!
Yeah, they're definitely a precursor civilization.
We're done running.
Let's break through, Chris-chan!
Balwisyall nescell Gungnir tron.
I swear to protect someone, but...
I just have two hands, what if they're not good enough someday?
Even when I'm afraid, I can't stop
We've detected Gungnir's signal in the lunar ruins again!
Ichaival, as well!
We've detected Shirabe-chan and Kirika-chan's signals, as well.
Time continues cruelly towards the future!
But they're not responding to our hails.
Guys...
When I make that decision, am I truly me?
They're probably engaged in combat at the lunar ruins.
And what concerns me...
Is that we haven't seen Tsubasa-san and Maria-san's signals, right?
Please tell me! Please tell me!
But just for now, take a step forward!
Keep hailing them,
and request help from the world's governments!
Let today be the spark that ignites tomorrow
Get us a way to the moon as fast as possible!
Live so you won't regret your choices
We're lucky we were the ones who ended up on the moon.
Live now! Live now! You're not done yet!
Something still burns within you
The special forces team wouldn't have stood a chance.
Let the fear of the power and its possibilities burn bright in your heart
I have the data on the ruins' layout downloaded from Shem-ha.
And believe in the flame!
But she didn't tell me how to deal with its defenses...
Releasing humanity from its curse is tougher than I thought.
Breaking the Curse of Balal...
If people could really understand each other, then...
The one who's doing what's right is...
Chris-chan!
They're a mass-produced version of the guy at the South Pole?
Can you hear me (Burnin'!)
Heart (Burnin'!) Soul (Burnin'!) This song!
No weight will dwell in a fist without hesitation
Just hold the answer that connects in your hands
Shine, pulse of life
What will it teach me?
Where will it ring?
We broke through, Chris-chan.
You're too cool at times, with that crazy power of yours.
Shaking with ecstasy.
The roots of Yggdrasil have already spread to all the core portions of Earth.
And when the monsters fulfill their duty, I...
You struggle so much.
A miracle made possible by your strong feelings?
Because I still need to talk to Hibiki!
Inexplicable.
It was you who took me in.
Who was it who wanted to connect with others,
to let them know how they felt?
No! That was... I...
Offer me your body and heart...
My vessel, the girl who was first to be released from the curse...
I am Shem-ha.
The coming future of this planet.
Your name means the same, does it not?
Hibiki!
Something's happening with Yggdrasil!
Contact HQ!
No, we may need to return to base.
Right!
Maria, look!
Yes. It seems to point to this place.
What do we do?
Let's accept the invitation.
This is the lunar surface. We can't get anywhere if we don't jump in.
This strange room... It seems to be the ruins' core.
It stopped!
Maria!
Wait. I saw him in my dream.
Your dream?
What's he trying to tell us?
I've attempted to tune my language to match the patterns observed within the facility.
Does this work?
Who are you?
I am an operating system based on the mind of the original Enki.
Enki? Shem-ha said that name.
This is observation base Mardock.
The core of the network jammer Balal.
My echolocation is picking up two moving bodies.
I hope it's Vanessa and Elza.
We're currently east of the Kii Peninsula, moving at 30 km/h.
Unknown message incoming.
Identifying source.
Is this... the moon?
Onscreen!
This is Tsubasa! Maria is with me!
You're safe!
But how are you contacting us?
We've entered the control room,
and established a communications link between HQ and the ruins.
We've removed the restrictions on communications,
as well as disabled part of the defense system.
We've contacted the others who were hiding,
and they are on their way here.
Yggdrasil has activated and we're on our way to deal with it.
It's already active?
Yggdrasil...
It seems that World Tree is nastier than it appears.
Impossible!
Then the reason that Shem-ha looked down on us as tools...
Correct.
Humanity's brain, not their physical abilities, was strengthened,
in order to allow them to function as a biological calculation terminal group
for the Yggdrasil planetary environmental modification group.
This fact should be clear if you travel back through Earth's history.
On this planet, we created life,
promoted evolution,
and modified that life in accordance with our goals.
Humanity is a product of that process, as well.
But one of our own, the Modification Surgeon Shem-Ha,
revolted in pursuit of power and authority,
and challenged us to battle.
By transforming herself into a language,
Shem-ha became capable of lurking within every system, and thus impossible to destroy.
With no other choice, we decided to seal Shem-Ha and abandon Earth.
Seal Shem-ha?
In that bracelet?!
No. Shem-ha is now a data fragment,
which continues to exist within all of humanity's genetic information.
Impossible... Then all of humanity is a cradle for Shem-ha?
No matter how many times she's defeated,
she will regenerate from the data fragment,
giving her de-facto immortality.
Thus, we created the network jammer Balal,
to separate humanity, which was united by its one language,
and thus succeeded in sealing her.
So you're saying the Curse of Balal...
...is the source of discord, but has also protected humanity!
Now that she's revived, Shem-ha will attempt to remove the Curse of Balal
and, using humanity as biological terminals,
will turn the planet and all its life into monsters that she can control with Yggdrasil.
So her goal is the destruction of the lunar ruins.
But if we can prevent that...
I guess I shouldn't be surprised by S.O.N.G.
You've got it all figured out.
Noble Red?!
Seilien coffin Airgetlám tron.
I just need to protect the places close to me
It's all I can do
Tsubasa-san and Maria-san appear to be in combat within the ruins.
It's because I am so weak
That I was happy just to grab the happiness I could see
We're trying to find a way to get you back from the moon!
We'll get you home, so just hang in there! Survive!
But the wind called time doesn't just heal my wounds
If they're starting now, how long will it take them to get to the moon?
The world said "the possibilities are endless" and pushed me forward.
A week? A month?
Unlike monsters, humans...
won't last three days without water!
As long as I have a sky to howl "damn!" to
Even if I live 100,000 lives, I'll never again...
No matter what enemy tramples me down
Fine!
Now that I'm a monster, I don't need tricks!
Even if my arm breaks
Then I'll punch them with the broken arm
It's okay if I lose to the enemy
Maria!
Not losing to myself is my fire
Open Bat!
Impossible!
And there's more than that to the Grand Guignol!
We can use unison, too, you know!
The lunar surface tag battle's about to begin!
Something we can't even imagine must be happening on the moon.
Gotcha!
Simultaneous attacks...
But we can do that, too!
Remember the first time we sang together!
The song that connected us!
Noble Red destroyed my pride.
But pride always returns.
It rises up from within the flames!
Let's see you expose your bare self, glistening on the battlefield!
3,2,1, ready go fight?
This endless, strong emotion
This strong emotion I'll never give up
An immortal melody that can't be defeated
We've passed Omaezaki.
We're about to reach the operation point.
Shine, true heart!
Tsubasa-san, Maria-san, we're going to hit Yggdrasil with everything we've got.
So...
We'll come back! We promise!
Until then, keep Earth safe!
The heartbeat that gives life slipped and fell from my hand
What does the shattered moonlight ask those left behind?
This is my full power, with added strength from the screw attack!
Time to spin!
And we've also included our feelings for Vanessa and Elza,
our rage and sorrow, and a lot of other feelings,
and it's time to explode!
Ignition.
Burn! There is no such thing as destiny.
Fly! And rip apart your cage.
Go! Flapping our wings passionately
And resounding to share
Playing our music to share
The bonds between us!
That's right, hold our tears in close
Holding close all the burdens we bore
Open Bat!
We'll turn our immortal dreams into wings
But this is...?!
So will you fly to tomorrow with me?
Sing, Phoenix Song!
Highest Good Rose Cross
Maria! Tsubasa-san!
Was that incredible impact your song?
We'll talk later.
First, I need to report.
HQ, can you hear me?
Part of the port side was damaged from an external attack!
We're taking on water!
Yggdrasil is everywhere!
Not just the one in Kamakura!
Yggdrasil is all over the world!
Thrilling!
Now, with Yggdrasil, I will change all things.
Chris-chan, look!
Our home...
What's going on?
It seems it's begun.