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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.

During the investigation we just carried out,

we discovered a facility called the Tabernacle

that is similar to Amaterasu

and determined that its power source was a person bearing an Adolla Burst.

In addition, and this is still speculation,

the source of power for the empire's Amaterasu is also a person.

Probably the girl that forged a Link with me at Company 4,

whom we suspect to be the First Pillar.

But then,

what is written in the scriptures of the Holy Sol Temple is...

It means that the Holy Sol Temple's scriptures

would be presenting teachings that are incorrect.

Every citizen of the Empire knows what's in the scriptures.

Are you telling me they're false?

Of course, they are!

They don't say anywhere that our family was the ones who built Amaterasu!

But to think that there's a person inside Amaterasu...

What were my ancestors involved in?

False teachings...

Does that mean that it's possible

the Evangelist and the Holy Sol Temple are connected?

Shinra, Arthur, Tamaki, excellent work on this mission.

I'm going to report the results of your investigation to the top brass at once.

Lieutenant?

This concludes today's meeting.

All personnel, return to your normal duties.

Iris, are you okay?

Just thinking that this country is built on a person's sacrifice...

It's hard for us to believe, as Holy Sol adherents, isn't it?

Captain, is the Holy Sol Temple evil?

I can't say for sure.

But the fact that the Holy Sol Temple supports the people is true.

I am grateful for Sol's grace.

Thank you very much.

I have to find the truth for the sake of Sister

and other devout believers.

No doubt about it. Arthur was right.

The sequence of numbers inside the Tabernacle is pi!

But what does pi have to do with Amaterasu?

The Holy Sol Temple's scriptures are flat-out false.

And the development of the country has been nothing more than a put-up job.

But if the people of the Empire learn of our suspicions about Amaterasu...

If the results of this investigation ever come to light,

it would rock the whole Tokyo Empire.

I know. We have to be very careful about how we treat this information.

Unfortunately, I doubt this country will change.

The story would just get hushed up, and that would be the end of it.

I guess this is all the Fire Force can do.

It might be time to play it a little rougher.

SENRYUSAN

That's a dangerous idea, isn't it?

Paying a visit to the Holy Sol Temple?

Sounds intriguing, right?

You're not exactly on the straight and narrow.

Who are you?

A dark hero.

SEVEN

The Holy Sol Temple is hiding something.

Don't you find that shady?

You're just as shady, yourself.

All the same, this does sound interesting.

So, why me?

As proto-nationalists,

you have all been unfairly oppressed by the Holy Sol Temple.

I doubt you've forgotten that fact, right?

Or now that you're an Imperial Fire Soldier,

have you lowered yourself to being one of their dogs?

Please do not give money to solicitors.

This is Armed Forces Security Enforcement.

What is right and what is wrong?

I just want to know the right answers.

The vague scraps presented by God aren't enough.

Only the right answers are the singular truths that transcend God.

I want to know the cause of Human Combustion,

and what exactly is happening in the world.

SEVERAL YEARS EARLIER HAIJIMA INDUSTRIES, HEADQUARTERS

INFERNAL

HUMAN COMBUSTION

ADOLLA BURST

GREAT CATACLYSM

Licht, I read your paper on Human Combustion. It was really good.

How did you come up with the idea behind your theory?

Hey, Licht!

I'm just

trying to find the right answer.

The right answer is the one thing in this world that I can trust.

Is that your just cause, Viktor Licht?

You again?

I seek only the truth.

I have no need for anything as ill-defined as just causes.

Heroes need them.

We can't go public? Why not, sir?

No, I wouldn't think so.

The facts that you uncovered

are likely to disturb the Empire's citizens.

Apparently, things must be done in order for everything to be disclosed.

Disturbed? You're kidding.

Much as I hate it, this was the top brass's decision.

We'll have to wait three years while this goes through the church,

to allow them to reveal the truth in a way that won't cause any chaos.

Three whole years?

So we have to keep on deceiving the Empire's people during that time?

If that's the case, I don't understand why we even went to investigate!

-Not to mention what the White-Clad -It's not unusual for the truth

-to be hidden to preserve the status quo. -will do in the meantime...

The Imperial dogs aren't up to this.

This calls for a stray dog that isn't chained up to anything!

Waka!

Hey, have you seen Waka around?

What? You, too, Lieutenant Konro? We were just looking for him as well.

For crying out loud, where could he be out whooping it up at this hour?

Well, he's bound to get hungry and come back home before breakfast.

When you find Waka, let me know.

Yes, sir.

Oh, Beni, here I thought you were starting to get your act together lately.

Don't go stirring up any trouble.

Is that it?

As you can see, the approach is exposed and the security is tight.

We won't be able to just sneak on in.

As such, how about we bust our way right through the main entrance?

Nice and straightforward.

You know, I still can't believe you decided to tag along

with someone as fishy as I am.

There's something quite different about you.

Yes. It's because you are so fishy.

If you try anything funny, I'll have my eye on you and can just stomp on you.

Don't push me now! We're so high up!

I'm not pushing you yet.

You're on the Empire's wanted list, aren't you?

Why are you taking a risk like storming the Imperial Seat?

For my just cause.

I want to know the truth!

About what's happening in this country, and this world!

To find out that truth, I'm willing to let my humanity, my ethics,

my morality, and my virtue be damned!

I was born and brought up in this land.

I have a right to know the truth about it!

Truth is the one thing that spells equal justice for all!

What's in there?

The "true" scriptures that the Holy Sol Temple has been hiding.

I have never heard of them.

How do you know about them?

I happen to know just a little bit about the church.

All right, let's climb down and go pay our respects.

We're climbing down? Why did we even come up here?

People expect you to look down on things from above when you're a hero.

HOLY SOL TEMPLE, IMPERIAL SEAT

Our Lord, who shineth in Heaven,

please bestow thy blessed light upon us.

Latom.

Allow me.

It's fine.

Do you know why I devote myself to Sol as much as I do?

Of course, Your Excellency.

In times of old, there were many religions that thrived around the world,

and by standing together in their belief in God,

they established a way of living that maintained discipline.

Now, in recent times, newly-created science

has allowed mankind to develop more abundantly, and more efficiently.

Before the Great Cataclysm,

there were many forms of religion and government across a vast world.

However, all of them have perished.

The Holy Sol Temple is a bundling of all the histories of mankind.

All of the world's diverse religions, governments, and science became one

and centered around Sol and Amaterasu.

The Holy Sol Temple is indeed mankind's final light, the "truth."

No one in this world can be allowed to betray the Holy Sol Temple.

Yes, heretics who follow not after the Holy Sol Temple,

which leads to rebirth,

but idolize the King of Destruction, Shinmon.

Do the residents of Asakusa still reject the beneficence of Amaterasu?

We have been advised by the cardinals to avoid doing anything

that might provoke Benimaru Shinmon.

Benimaru Shinmon.

-What was that sound? -It was close!

It's the main entrance!

Beni...

Benimaru Shinmon is attacking!

No, Your Excellency, we have not done anything to him yet!

Stop that man!

Why is Benimaru Shinmon here?

I'm not Benimaru Shinmon.

I'm Shinmon Benimaru.

You really let them have it.

F*** the Holy Sol Temple! That felt good.

You're the one who told me to do it.

Kicking the disciples' asses in the house of God,

what's become of your sense of justice?

This isn't about anything as significant as "justice."

All I want is for those around me to be able to live happy lives.

I don't know if it's because I'm a proto-nationalist,

but I just don't like the Holy Sol Temple.

The energy that is produced by Amaterasu

somehow has the stink of blood on it.

Your senses are sharp, aren't they?

I like how being with you doesn't make me feel tense.

These guys may not look like it, but they're elite guards.

The Holy Sol Temple

boasts that they have God's Holy Fire and the power of science,

and proclaims that mankind is wonderful.

But people are nothing but animals before we ever get to mankind and God.

They say we are a nation blessed by God,

but if just one animal goes wild, it all falls apart.

I just want to make them understand that.

This is no place for a barbarian like you to trespass.

Die.

Hey, what's the matter?

Hey. Mr. Almighty?

I have no prayers to offer you!

Hey.

TO BE CONTINUED

Lame.

NEXT EPISODE PREVIEW

Captain Shinmon collapses before the combatant at Holy Sol Temple.

Joker is stunned by this.

What they seek is an even deeper mystery within the Holy Sol Temple.

I'm not sure how I feel about this.

I also love the darkness.

Next time on Fire Force Season 2, Episode 12,

"Shadows Cast by Divine Light."

Return to the raging flames.

Latom.