We tune in to Ose who is somewhere at Sunshine Street in Ikebukuro watching the crisis of the day unfold, and he talks to himself about understanding the whole picture about the Warmongers' Operation Mahakala. Though on further reflection he notes that calling it the Warmongers' plot is a bit inaccurate since only a part of them came up with the thing. Ose exposits about how the Warmongers has seven World Representatives in their ranks, and the main players for this incident are three of those Representatives (Wa no Kuni, Gehenna, and Deva Loka's) along with two collaborators, the guildmaster (Bertro) and one other (Daikoku). Ose notes that Shiva doesn't quite fit the description of World Representative, but that fact in itself is a condition for the plan.
Ose talks about Deva Loka being the world of repeated creation, preservation, and destruction, and Shiva is the Transient who has the power of one of those steps, that of destruction. Narration cuts in to talk about how the power to destroy the world by oneself is not something seen often even among the World Representatives. If anyone were able to weaponize that ability, it'd likely become a great advantage. But at the time Shiva was summoned to Tokyo, he had rejected his class and stubbornly kept his third eye closed.
Ose starts speaking again and says the other four behind Operation Mahakala had the common goal of controlling and using the power of universal destruction within Shiva. In their attempts to do so, they started thinking...why can't someone else just use it? If Shiva refuses to accept his role, then why not get someone else with the same class to do it? Though of course, they'd need someone who carried the same belief in destruction as him. So to do that, they planned their way through it using the following steps.
The first thing they did was make contact with the Exception Mahakala, who was sealed underneath Tokyo, and gain his cooperation. They probably built their fort in Hikarigaoka for this purpose, then changed it into an Exception domain so that he could act. Once that was done, they made the battles between the big three guilds happen in locations of their choosing. Ose guesses that splitting the battlefields in two was to make one of them equivalent to Deva Loka while the other would be equivalent to Shangri La. They would then need to power to connect them, which would be your ring. By borrowing the power of your ring, they would put in Mahakala's memories into Shiva's body.
By combining Shiva and Mahakala into one body, they succeeded in their plan in using the power of universal destruction. That said, while the two were combined into one body their personalities remained separate. Shiva saw a strong opponent, then the person they would not allow anyone else to kill and challenged them to battle, which resulted in an Exception occurring. Ose suggests that the type of Exception Mahakala is comes from a contradiction in beliefs, the hierarchy between the 23 people within you and to 'Shiva and Mahakala.' In Deva Loka Shiva had won over Varuna-Kamadeva, but in Shangri La the result between Varuna-Kamadeva and Shiva-Mahakala (re: the one who possessed the same class and concept) was the opposite.
Ose decides it's time to set the complicated subjects aside and focuses on the most important part. That is, the clash between the two was deemed not to have an established hierarchy, which is why Mahakala has turned into an Exception and the power to absorb spacetime has gone berserk. Now, even the moon has been drawn in and has been set on a collision course to the ground. If the thing lands, everything within the walls will be buried under a giant rock, and everything will be sealed. In that case, the time rewind of the app probably won't work since Tokyo will be seen as a physically enclosed area, just like the walls that surround Tokyo and the 23 other worlds.
Ose starts talking about how those walls did not exist at one time in the past around Tokyo and the 23 worlds. The forcible division by them is what's caused this contradiction. Deva Loka and Shangri La is much the same, and they were once one world too. Ose then brings up the Exile of Shangri La, saying they are another side of Varuna before naming them as the versatile Asura. He takes a moment to look up at the falling moon, noting that Operation Mahakala has reached its final stage and starts to guess what the mastermind's motive for this is before transition cuts him off.
Scene then shifts to your end as Shiva starts coming to, wondering where he is before remembering what the impact of the Exception did to him. You call out to Shiva or stay quiet, and Shiva tells you he no longer has any desire to fight you and admits he lost to you guys. You win, so he tells you to be happy about it as he calls you Varuna-Kamadeva. You either tell Shiva that's not actually your name as you tell him what it is, or you just nod silently. Shiva says he knows either way since there was once a loop where you two spent time together. You probably don't remember though, which means it's pointless to be telling you this.
You tell Shiva to talk about it later as you extend a hand out to help him. Shiva sadly notes that you never changed, and that the one who changed was him. You've always extended your hand to people no matter who it was, before anyone else. You however deny that you do this before other people help as you say you were helped in the beginning too. You also add that you've been helped since then as you think about the gang, Triton and Jinn, the guildmasters of the allied guilds, and Mononobe. Shiva wonders about whether you were given a hand first or whether you gave a hand first. In all the repeating yugas you guys always kept doing so, but when Shiva killed you, he feels he must have broken the connection. You call out his name or wait silently for him to continue.
Shiva brings up again that there used to be a yuga of peace in the past here in Walled Tokyo. You went to various different schools where you laughed and cried with others. Most days were filled with activity, and sometimes they were calm. When the loop first happened, most of the people in the city were hoping for an endless paradise. And while it may seem unbelievable now, there was even a time when even the World Representatives avoided bloodshed and joined together with people. The same went for Shiva too, where he spent that yuga with you at a certain school in peace.
But at the turning point of one loop, everything came crashing down. In the beginning someone had killed you, and the World Representatives all thought it was some sort of accident. But then it kept happening, and even the World Representatives killed you too. And Shiva killed you too, just like he did in Deva Loka. Shiva thinks it's about then that the Recorders began going crazy, and he supposes it happened because they could no longer bear continuing to witness that kali yuga the age of vice happening over and over.
You ask Shiva what he means by Recorder, and Bertro starts cackling as he addresses Shiva and says it's time to end the repeating loops now. Shiva is surprised to see Bertro around, and Bertro thanks him or whoever he's talking to now about seeing the true completion of the ultimate weapon now. That would be the Exception of Shangri La, the rampaging class and concept of the void that sucks in all space and time.
Mahakala roars, and Bertro talks about how if Mahakala's power of the black hole that absorbs all things goes out of control, everything will turn into the primordial chaos where Mahakala will take it all in. Bertro adds that it this includes everything in the void overhead past the only hole in Tokyo's walls. The moon itself will be pulled in, turning everything into an enclosed space and preventing loops from occurring again.
Teda gets annoyed at Bertro running off on his own to plot this without his input, so he's going to oppose him over this. He then turns to Marduk to ask if he's going to help him or go help Bertro. Marduk says he'll go along with Teda since he's a hero, and as a hero he can't overlook the world being returned to the primordial chaos. Bertro is fine with this says you guys can try surpassing it and smash through the ultimate destruction. He laughs and says he'll happily accept what the outcome is since it would be progress for mankind and the repetition of the history of war. It's what his Plan B is all about after all.
Mahakala roars as he summons more Shadow minions that pop out of himself. Kengo snorts about this being easy to get as he turns to you and says it's the decisive battle. You stumble for a bit, so Kengo grabs you and holds you up as he tells you not to push yourself. He also calls you an idiot as he asks if you thought he wouldn't notice that you've been having trouble moving since using Dual Heaven Dragon. He already heard about how it worked from Shirou during the prison school incident, so he tells you not to hide it from him. You nod and say you can still move one of your arms and that half your body is just paralyzed. You insist you're okay since you can still hold a sword.
Kengo looks unconvinced as he says nothing, so you say you're fine but ask Kengo to lend you a shoulder for this big battle. Kengo agrees and says he'll lend you his shoulder or anything you want, so you should rely on him more. Shiva is watching quietly from the side and thinks to himself that there was a time when he did that too. He lent you his hand and shoulder, and he lived together with you. He talks to himself about having destroyed all that and stopped moving towards the future.
Thor pops out and starts talking to Kengo about the bind he's in what with the moon falling to Earth. He figures it's about time he told him about that secret about his artifact. Kengo is shocked to hear about this, so Thor informs him that his artifact...is meant to be worn like an actual belt instead of wrapped around his hand. Kengo's mind is blown at this, and Thor admits he couldn't bring himself to say anything about it before because he also went around doing the same thing Kengo had been doing.
Kengo straps the belt around himself and is surprised at the power going through him. Thor excitedly asks him how it feels as he mentions the power multiplies with every wrap around. Kengo says it's fucking awesome and mentions feeling something spin within himself. Narration says the power of Infinitude is turning into a spiral of thunder that revolves within Kengo's body. The five main senses, the sixth sense to see spirits, and the seventh sense to see the things beyond that are opened up. This power can reach any ends of the sky, and that belief and conviction circulates through Kengo's whole body.
Kengo turns to you and says it's time to go, and with the power he has there's nothing to be afraid of. Thor snorts about Kengo letting loose like this is reminding him of his old self, which is a bit embarrassing. And speaking of the past, Thor wonders what Odin is doing now and where he is. With a huge uproar like this, he'd totally come over to watch what happens. Thor then realizes he should stop waxing nostalgic and that he needs to watch over Kengo.
Shiva narrows his eyes as he watches you and Kengo stand shoulder to shoulder to move forward. You tell Kengo you're ready to go with him to stop Mahakala. Shiva talks to himself as he questions whether you guys will make it in time before saying it's the wrong question to ask. He talks about how he is making a decision, not someone else or the world. Shiva declares he'll show the meaning of all the reincarnations up to this point, and he opens his eyes as he follows behind you guys into the episode battle. More story happens after that. And on a side note, Mahakala's NP is something like Nirguna Bhagavan: Supervisor of the Peaceful Covering Darkness.
After the battle, things tune in with Macan, Pollux, and Andvari floating around in zero gravity as Macan asks what the hell is going on. Ellie turns up and is able to use her nightwalker vampire abilities to control the darkness of the primordial chaos to create a foothold for them to walk on. Macan is happy to be able to move normally again, then asks who Ellie is. Ellie introduces herself as the Kabukicho guildmaster as she gives her name, then says she stopped by to repay you as she looks towards you out of the corner of her eyes.
Ellie then comments that they need to do something about the Shadow soldiers, then says that while it may be before breakfast, it'd be the main dish for her. She pulls out her wings again as she leaps towards the mobs, and Macan is excited about making this a speed contest before noticing Cthugha there and asks if he's coming too. Cthugha laughs that he did get punched out, but then he remembered his body is made of fire, so he's fine.
Garm and Ikutoshi turn up, and Ikutoshi apologizes for the wait as he says he came to help. Garm excitedly tells Macan, Pollux, and Andvari he came over too. Andvari is glad to see that they're okay since he heard about them being captured. Ikutoshi says they couldn't move earlier, but some Fairy Producer helped them out. He admits he wasn't interested in joining this battle, but he notes that he'll have to be involved in the battle with the true big three guilds. Pollux is confused and tries to ask Ikutoshi if something happened, but Ikutoshi says he'll talk about it later as he activates his NP. Garm charges into battle too with his NP activated, and Snow turns up at this point to say he's joining the battle as well. Macan laughs about Snow stepping in and comments things are looking busy. Snow says that since Nomad and the others aren't back yet, he'll fill in for them.
Camera jumps over to Teda, who is shooting down mobs left and right and getting annoyed at the constant obstruction before telling Marduk to come with him. Marduk nods and says he'll open a path with him as he attacks. After that, camera jumps again to your side of things as Kengo says he'll share his power with you. Thor speaks up to say Kengo hasn't even gotten used to using two peoples' worth of power yet, but he shrugs and says he'll help with that. The power of lightning coursing from the belt artifact enters your body too, bringing up your power output to his level. You nod to Kengo and thank Thor as you say you guys will go together, and the two of you jump into the chaos like two dragons drawing a spiral. The two of you then fire off your combined attack Drake Basher: Resonating Flight.
With the Berserkers, Ellie, Teda, and Marduk clearing the way, your combo attack shoots off at Mahakala. Kengo is surprised when it fails to do anything, since it should have hit Mahakala who's been turned into the concept of the void if you guys had Thor's Infinitude. Unfortunately, the attacks of two people isn't enough as the Exception Mahakala also possesses Immortality through Three Bodies. Mahakala roars as you say you guys still need one more thing, and with half your body paralyzed you cannot use Dual Heaven Dragon again yet.
Bertro laughs and says it's time as he directs everyone's attention up above. He declares it's time for the moon to fall onto Tokyo, activating his artifact and using its electromagnetic induction to plot a trajectory. He say the merciless queen of the night is in outer space before calling out his NP, then bids everyone good night. You and Kengo try to brace yourselves since it doesn't seem like you guys can stop it in time, but Shiva steps forward to tell you to not give up and to keep going forward at full strength. Kengo is surprised and asks how long Shiva has been behind you guys, and you call out to Shiva and ask if he's helping you guys.
Shiva tells you guys that you were doing the correct thing, and the only issue was that you just had to destroy Mahakala's three bodies at once. He'll step up to be the third attack to your guys' two, and he calls to his third eye and chakra to open up. At Shiva's cry, his third eye slowly starts opening up and the power of reincarnation of destruction starts spinning in a spiral within his body. Kengo can sense this spinning and asks Shiva what it is, so Shiva says his power that can destroy the whole universe should be able to reach Void Mahakala.
With the third eye opened, the first chakra muladhara to the seventh chakra sahasrara run into a spiral of power. Once the seventh is crossed over, the understanding of the eighth is reached. That would be the eight consciousnesses, alaya-vijnana, the consciousness that forms the base of all human existence and perceives all things. It is said that when someone knows all eight, they will be able to understand the meaning behind the repeating world.
Shiva says he may still be inexperienced, but being able to use up to the seventh chakra is enough to reach Mahakala. Ellie can hear him and comments on the number eight coming up again and its relation to reaching the significance to the world like it's some sort of sign. Shiva talks about coming to this point after so many repetitions and always questioning things after he killed you. He questioned the meaning of his endless training and the meaning of the days he spent with you. Now he declares that he'll use his fists to show what his answer is. Shiva's past and future selves appear behind him, even though he's supposed to be disconnected from Mahakala now. This is the faith of reincarnation that spreads through the universe, and this is the power that can bring destruction to all things.
Kengo snorts and agrees to work with him, so he turns to you and says you guys should try one more time. Shiva nods and says he'll work with you guys before calling to Sahasrara to shine upon his crown and use his three bodies to show the power to destroy the Milky Way and the universe as he fires off his NP. The episode then ends as the moon is blasted through by this attack.
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