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(...that I can agree with.)
My prediction that the True Crossgate and Gan Eden exist on such a planet, proved true.
You knew that the Crossgate existed on Earth... no, at Fabula Fores!?
I surmised as much based on the reports from Re Tech, but I was not completely certain. There were other possible locations.
Therefore, in order to advance his investigation of the ruins, I gave Felio Radcliffe the key to unlocking the mysteries of the Fabula Fores... the Sympathia strengthening agent.
Strengthening agent... you mean the T-LINK System.
Close, but not quite. The Calcarea Pulse Transmit Device. It is higher performance than the T-LINK System, and something that Levi Tolar over there is familiar with...
A piece of its data was given to your father.
In other words, you used my father...
But ultimately, the Sympathia became the key to defeating Ruina, and revealed the Crossgate to me.
Truly "two birds with one stone"... and I must express my gratitude to you for sealing the King of Ruin.
I'm staggered how much effort you put into this, but we've still got some questions.
There must have been other reasons why you decided to send Ing to our team, no?
For example, the Gaia Sabers... the very unit you created to combat powerful enemies.
That's true, it'd be easier to control his development if he's kept close... unless you just wanted your beloved child to see the world?
It was because the Steel Dragons possess many humans with Psychodriver and other mental abilities. By making contact with such people, it will further Ing's growth.
And I predicted that you would be chosen by Gan Eden.
Us? What was your reasoning?
You have shown great strength in battle... such as during the DC War, the L5 Campaign, the Inspector Incident, and the Shura Rebellion.
You wield your swords not for your own sake, but for the survival of the Earth Sphere. In other words, the very traits that Gan Eden seeks.
I get it. So you didn't think Irui would choose the Gaia Sabers.
Which is why I gave you a trial.
A trial... could it be...
Framing us for the assassination of the President...!
Yes, that was me.
I knew it... if not just the Guest and Ruina, but the Gaia Sabers and the TFF become our enemies, we'll be all on our own... and it'll become quite the difficult trial.
That is correct. I planned it such that would you show your true strength once backed into a corner, and so achieve the ultimate goal.
And that's why you provided us with an escape route?
And the battle at Grand Christmas was the final test... or rather, the final farce.
Chienne and the others were dancing in Euzeth's palm...
Captain Albero too... and us as well...!
Project Idealant... and even Devant and I...
And Ing...
Euzeth... you played with Instructor Ingram like that...!
Pulling the strings from the rear, while out of harm's way!
That is my meticulously constructed plan.
So he says. But didn't you coming running to Earth in a panic when we defeated the Aerogaters?
No. That outcome was predicted well in advance. That was Nibhal's role as a pawn.
Hmph... if that's the case, then it seems even Wendolo and Zezernan were dancing to your tune.
If the goal isn't to take control of Earth's leadership, then it's a matter of course that the Gaia Sabers' actions don't add up.
Well then... let's answer the burning question, Euzeth Gozzo.
Why do you know so much about the Crossgate and Gan Eden?
The Ze Balmary Empire has legends and records pertaining to them, and...
I possess fragments of Void Memories.
Void Memories...?
Memories that are retained, after the Reincarnation that follows the passage of a Mahākalpa... in other words, memories of past lives.
There are some among you with Void Memories, aren't there? Those that remember the name and appearance of the Crossgate and Gan Eden, despite having never seen nor heard of them before.
Even if you search your memories, you will not find a clear answer. A knowledge that seems to only vaguely exist... barring an external trigger to activate them, you would never become aware of them.
T-then, that means I've seen the Crossgate in a past life...!?
Oh my, the topic really did go in that direction.
Ryuusei Date... I know you... or rather, I "remember" you.
What!?
Masaki Andou... and Cybuster... I "remember" you as well.
I don't remember someone like you at all!
Our past selves have met... not just you, but the others as well.
There are many of you who are meeting me for the first time in this life but... though there are differences in the depth, many of you share connections with me.
We don't remember, even if you say that so unilaterally.
Those with Void Memories, those without... what differentiates them?
Having Void Memories or not, the contents are different for each person. The reason for this is "fate"... the "fate" of a previous mahākalpa.
There are those who are reincarnated in another form, but there are those who are reincarnated after a mahākalpa passes. The bearers of Void Memories are mostly the latter.
M-mahākalpa? Reincarnation?
Mahākalpa is a Buddhist concept. The process from the birth to the destruction of the world has four periods: Formation, Existence, Destruction, and Nothingness. In other words, you could think of time as being split into four kalpas...
Together, the time they comprise is called a mahākalpa.
And Reincarnation is maintaining the same appearance, personality, and ability after the passage of a mahākalpa.
For example, Masaki Andou and Shuu Shirakawa. You two have achieved Reincarnation, and your fates are intertwined.
That's right... not simply across parallel worlds, even after a mahākalpa, you two are bound together by fate.
I think I'll pass on a fate like that, thanks!
...agreed.
But even still, we don't experience any feelings of having been reincarnated! We were born as regular human children!
That is true, but only if you do not understand the meaning of Reincarnation. The four kalpa are a fundamental truth of the universe... even if you don't realize it, Destruction and Regeneration repeat.
Even if Reincarnation was not achieved, even if Void Memories are gone, and even if you're unaware of it, people are born... and die.
It's just that... if you could "feel" Reincarnation, you would not need a form such as yours.
What did you say...!?
Euzeth Gozzo. What is the requirement to make Reincarnation possible?
...Destiny, or fate if you prefer.
And who is the one who decides that?
You could call him God.
Arara... a vague answer at a vital point~
One more question: is Reincarnation something that be done by one's own will?
Rarely there are those who become aware, and try to transcend the four kalpas... and there are those who cannot help but to try.
...such as yourself, Euzeth.
That's right... and Ingram Prisken, whose fate is bound tightly to mine, and who appeared before me countless times.
I-Instructor Ingram!?
But before he could realize his Void Memories, he died by your hands. No longer can he stand against me.
Now that I think about it, it is a result worth the loss of a Neviim. After all, you severed one of my chains of fate.
Y-you son of a ***...!
Even if Ingram were to reincarnate in a different form, it is already too late. I have gathered the elements before him, and in doing so manifested the Adamatron.
I've had just about enough of all this stuff I don't understand. What are you planning to do with your Medamamelon!?
A single question has always gnawed away at me... why do I possess Void Memories related to the Crossgate and Gan Eden...
Why wasn't I Reincarnated as an Ultraman!?
Who am I really... where have I come from...?
Will I ever recover my love of nature?
As my research and investigations of the Crossgate and Gan Eden progressed, I created a plan to reconnect the pieces of my Void Memories and put it into action.
I wanted to know... the reason that I have Void Memories. What ARE my lost memories?
What is Gan Eden? What is the Crossgate? By who, and for what reason were they made? How are they related to me?
And at last, I have gathered these elements, and have both of them in my grasp.
Then that thing above your head is the Antarctic Crossgate!?
But how do you move something like that!? Can that thing even move in the first place!?
The True Crossgate changes its form, and at times moves of its own accord.
Using the power flowing from the Gate, I used Lazmunanium and Zyflud Crystals to regenerate AI1, and fused them.
A-AI1 with the Crossgate!? Can you even do that!?
It was another gambit, but I felt the guidance of destiny and my Void Memories. My gamble paid off.
All of my questions have been answered... who am I, what I strive toward. I have obtained the answer that I have always sought.
And my goal has changed.
How has it changed!?
I originally wanted to know the cause. The cause and the origin of the chains that bound me...
But that is no longer necessary. From the Crossgate, I have acquired the Akasha Revision Factor.
The element that was missing from the Crossgate Paradigm System that I created in the past.
Crossgate Paradigm System...!?
What is it!?
With that system, it is possible for me to alter causality in accordance with my will. That is the almighty power granted only to the True God.
Volkruss!?
Could it be that Euzeth summoned it!?
It's not the real deal. But it's not a copy either.
Then it's a fake!?
That's not quite right either...
Who cares if it's real or fake, how the hell can Euzeth summon Volkruss in the first place!?
In all likelihood it wasn't him, but the power of the Crossgate.
That Volkruss appears to be minutely different than the one we're familiar with... it's highly likely that he summoned it from a parallel world.
Even so, of all the things he could have summoned...!
Perhaps it is as Euzeth said, and that it's because of the connection between the Reincarnated you and I.
The Custos and the Four Ills!
Is that the Crossgate's doing too!?
I am the Alpha, and the Omega. I am the End, and the Beginning. I am the Heaven, and the Earth.
I no longer need know the cause. I am no longer bound by past causality, fate, Void Memories, or lamentations.
None have the power to stop me. Not an observer, an inspector, the Fool Emperor, or even God.
I will annihilate all that is tied to me, created many new worlds, and establish the new status quo.
I will construct a new causality, fate, and cycle of rebirth.
And transcending the four kalpas, I will become the creator of a new mankind... the new Progenitor.
P-progenitor...!?
Then we're...!
C-creating a new world... are you planning to become God!?
Turning an artificial god into a real one...!?
Your bragging is a larger scale than I expected.
Hmph, so I kept quiet and listened to your monologue... but pretty much, you're just planning to destroy the universe.
Such a simple goal, after such a long-winded speech.
Praise the birth of the new Progenitor, and be vanquished. In the eternal paradise I shall create, the blood of the old shan't be needed.
If you can really control causality freely, then shouldn't it be a trifle to just erase our existences?
In order to construct a new samsara, I must purge the decrepit old one with my own hands.
Your anguish and despair at your imminent deaths, will become the hymn sanctifying the birth of the new Progenitor.
So if you don't do it yourself, you won't get any satisfaction. Same goes for us.
We will fix our destiny that you've distorted, here and now.
Euzeth... in Ingram's stead, I will kill you. Even if you are my creator.
I don't believe that Irui is gone... if you've taken over Gan Eden and it still exists...
Then she must still exist too! And I'll save her along with Ing!
You no longer have the ability to Reincarnate. You will be wiped from all universes, all worlds.
Not if we kick your *** first! Together with our past memories, and our fate with you!
Alright, we've taken down part of Volkruss!
(Even if they're similar, they lack the power of the real thing.)
And now the other half!
W-what's going on!?
I-it's not reviving, is it!?
T-they combined!
That is the true form of Volkruss.
Then has it gotten stronger...!?
We've come this far, we can't stop now! Let's do it!
Yeah. Just like Euzeth, we can't just abandon them here.
(The power of that Volkruss can be used to measure the relationship between Euzeth and the Crossgate's power...)
...they still exist, perhaps because of my connection to them, and the depth of my karma.
I don't know about your past but... isn't it because it is destined to be so?
Destiny is no longer something that is given, nor something that once forges for himself. It will only be something created and maintained by me.
I seem to recall that the destiny of the four kalpas is inescapable. Perhaps the same holds true even for gods?
It is sufficient that I alone know that truth. You will pass through the "Gate" that intersects space and time, and be banished to the far end of the causal horizon.
Adamatron's damaged sections have been repaired!
It's absorbed AI1, so naturally it can do that...
At this rate, Ing will...!
Irui...!!