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PROLOGUE: THE GREAT CATACLYSM

A long time ago, mankind suffered from the planet's anger,

and the world was engulfed in flames.

It was the Great Cataclysm.

The flames burned ferociously,

with an intensity threatening to incinerate the places mankind lived,

the languages they spoke, and the culture they had built up.

CHAPTER ONE: HOLY FIRE

As the world was being covered in ash, one man appeared.

He would later be called Raffles I.

Raffles I took his disciples on a journey in search of light.

At the end of his journey, he found an "unsullied flame"

and brought forth the light that would be mankind's salvation.

CHAPTER TWO: AMATERASU

Raffles I and his disciples used the flame bestowed by the Great Sol

and the technology cultivated by mankind to create "Amaterasu."

The sacred flame of Amaterasu benefits the lives of mankind

and ended up establishing the foundation of a state in the Far East.

Pi?

These numbers?

Yes.

See? It's easy to tell from the numbers on this wall.

79458213 means "I'm going to cry, Goya."

Arthur, you've memorized pi?

The fact that the word pi came out of Arthur's mouth

is surprising enough in itself.

Though, to be sure,

this is a random, irregular sequence of numbers.

It's well within the realm of possibility.

How is it that you've memorized pi?

Because I'm a Knight of the Round Table.

I did some checking into circles.

The Round Table? A ridiculous reason like that?

That's just like you, Arthur.

By the way...

What is pi?

What is...

the Round Table?

Pi is the value representing how many times

the diameter of a circle can go into its circumference.

It's generally known as the number 3,14,

but its precise value is still under calculation, with no answer yet.

It's not as though I don't trust you, Arthur,

but until we get back to Tokyo and check these tablets against pi...

Could these tablets be the switch for the Tabernacle's destructive energy?

I have trouble believing that lining up these tablets

will make the Tabernacle go into overload,

but there may be something else in here that acts as a startup key.

Let's look around.

That was...

another Adolla Link.

A devilish woman.

Yoruba Blacksmith!

Don't flip your lid about putting the Demon to rest

and then just stand around!

-Sorry! -Kotatsu!

They're coming from this way too!

Well, of course, they are! We're surrounded after all!

Composed Flame Tail!

Flames are the breaths of souls.

And smoke is the souls' release.

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.

This soul...

Return to the raging flames.

She's begun the prayer. Let's do this, Shinra!

Yes!

You missed some of them!

Yoruba Forge!

Finish them off!

Return to the raging flames.

Nice going, hero!

How dare you eliminate my servants?

Kotatsu!

That's one down.

Juggernaut!

How could this happen?

Treat him right away!

Good.

-You're safe, Kotatsu. -No, it's not! Juggernaut!

This is...

No, there's nothing inside where the hole is.

What?

It's a good thing I'm wearing extra layers.

This isn't a question of extra layers!

What have you got going on inside there?

Juggernaut!

Yoruba Spear!

-Juggernaut! -He's had it for sure this time!

No, he hasn't!

Lucky for me, I dress warmly.

-Are you for real? -He's a quasi-unkillable character.

You seem to be quite tough.

But I am done playing games with you.

I will personally send you to the afterlife now.

Die, and become mine!

How do you like this?

He's strong. Even using Corna,

I don't have enough firepower to put this Demon to rest.

What do we do, Shinra? We'll all be wiped out at this rate...

Damn it!

Protect...

You again?

I am protecting it! Schop and the others asked me to!

Protect the forest.

Look, I get it, all right?

But I don't have the means!

The devilish woman...

You're the one who's calling out to me, right?

Where are you?

Schop and the others are waiting for you to return!

Protect...

the forest.

You cut right through that sturdy lock!

I'm not going onto the sacred ground!

Don't go ravaging everything you see!

This is the Tabernacle's central core.

Is that a mechanical sound? It's almost like the pulse of a living creature.

What is inside there?

I'm sensing incredible energy.

The area with the stone tablets encircled the entire central core.

Imagine such simple architecture giving rise to such tremendous energy.

If there is an Adolla Burst inside that door,

then this is as far as we can go.

What's that?

A white-feathered arrow.

It looks like an arrow is stuck in the keyhole.

There are more of them lined up over there.

There are seven of them in all.

And the arrowheads look like keys.

Including the one stuck in the keyhole,

there are a total of eight of them.

Eight of them...

Pillars.

White-feathered arrows.

And these two words bring only one thing to mind.

"Sacrifices."

In the old proto-national culture,

it's said that houses of those who would become sacrifices

were marked by a white-feathered arrow.

This pulse sounds like it must be from something alive.

If the Tabernacle

and Amaterasu

both have an Adolla Burst powering them,

then it's just as what Joker has uncovered in his secret investigation.

The source of Amaterasu's power...

is a person possessing an Adolla Burst!

Sacrifices? You're not saying that inside there is...

Yes. There's a good chance that it's the Woman in Black that Schop mentioned.

No way. Schop is waiting for her, right?

But then, if that Woman in Black is in here,

it would explain why Shinra is linking with this building.

You're here, aren't you?

That's you, right?

The woman that Schop and the others have been waiting for?

I can sense Adolla.

It's just like with the Evangelist,

except that it's an amazingly gentle feeling.

Who exactly are you?

Hey, Shinra!

Give me a hand! I'm getting my ass handed to me over here!

Sorry, Ogun, but you have to buy me some time!

If this works, I may be able to put that Demon to rest!

-What? -Please.

You are...

the woman that Schop says

is the one who built the Tabernacle, aren't you?

Grace!

Can you grant me the kind of Grace that the Evangelist offers?

I don't completely get it,

but all I have to do is buy some time, right?

Ogun, I'll help too!

No.

I can handle this by myself.

Time to crank things up!

Flamy Ink!

If all I have to do is buy time...

I can just keep chaining combos like this

and shooting hoops off to the side, right?

Incredible!

I see.

Those stories were about Ogun!

The ones about there being a new recruit at Company 4

who could temporarily produce firepower that rivaled Captain Burns!

Dam!

It's incredible, all right. But I can't make head nor tail of what's going on.

From the stories I've heard,

while he has those flame bands circling his body,

he is apparently able to forcibly increase his physical abilities.

But is he really going to be okay, putting out so much firepower?

I wish there was something that I could do to help,

but I'm not sure I could keep up with that speed.

You slippery little...

Ogun...

You never give up, do you? But it is about time we finished this...

Hey! I'm over here too!

Tamaki!

Nekomata!

You fight too, Juggernaut!

What?

What?

We all have to buy time together!

Stop, Tamaki!

You cannot defeat me.

I know that!

But there is still something that I can do!

Here he comes!

Stay away!

Hey! Don't destroy the forest!

Sorry!

Oh, yes!

Any more than that will be dangerous for you!

I'll be fine.

I'm going to...

crank it up even higher!

Here goes!

Shoot!

Aren't you ready yet, Shinra? I said I would buy you some time,

but I can't keep this up long! Do something before I overheat!

Yes!

Don't think that you can push your luck forever!

Take this!

Hold it!

Come on, I know you're there! Answer me!

Schop and the others are waiting for you!

What's going on, Shinra? Is she there?

Yes. The woman you're waiting for is in there, making the Tabernacle run.

She's what? You mean, she's been burning for the sake of our forest?

Schop, call out to her too!

If we can use her power, we can put that Demon to rest!

You have worked a miracle here in this wasteland!

I also want to preserve the forest and animals that you have been protecting!

Shinra...

I'm asking too, lady! All we've ever done is be saved by you in every way,

but I'm begging you, help us out once again!

Your call has been heard...

However, I only have

enough power left

to preserve the forest.

I am unable

to provide you with an ample amount

of Adolla Grace.

Ample? It doesn't have to be ample!

But in my current condition

if I were to give you Grace...

One second.

What can you do in a single second?

Such a small sliver of Grace would be meaningless.

Just one second?

I am sorry that I could not be...

of any more help...

One second will be plenty.

TO BE CONTINUED

NEXT EPISODE PREVIEW

Shinra can only obtain the Woman in Black's

Adolla Grace for one second.

But that second is their one and only hope.

Please hurry, Shinra!

Shinra, how long are you going to leave me hanging?

Next time on Fire Force Season 2, Episode 10,

"The Woman in Black."

Return to the raging flames.

Latom.