Epilogue

~ Beyond The Promised Sky ~

"No matter how long it takes, I will keep on waiting for you to return…even if I need to wait for another twelve thousand years, I will be waiting…for this seemingly eternity, just for you…"

"Meister Ave! Enemies' lock-on from behind, can you forsake them?" Reinforce Eins asked, as the young Time Diver that happens to be an Enforcer of Time-Space Administration Bureau as well, was only smiling at the chibi hologram of Reinforce Eins in front of him before he gave his reply back. "It won't be easy, but not impossible as well…moreover those two are piloting the very senjutsuki I and first lieutenant Takamura have been designing before!" as soon as Ave finished his reply, his Gespenst Haken (Type-RV) was performing another sharp turn manoeuvring before it pulled mega buster cannon and returning fire to the incoming pair senjutsuki that were identified as Type-04 Shiranui Second in IJA metallic livery grey colour scheme.

Realized for have been locked on by the young Enforcer's Gespenst Haken, both Type-04 Shiranui Second's Eishi quickly took their respective senjutsuki units into evasive manoeuvring before decided to perform NOE flight and hide among the surrounding buildings within the urban area created by JIVES simulation. "Man! I remember on how Gespenst Haken was quite fearsome opponent back then…now considering those Type-RV whatever upgrade given to the steel ghost by Caledfwlch Technique and Dahlgrün Foundation…we are definitely facing a monster! Yuzuka, don't let your guard down!" first lieutenant Hibiki Tatsunami made his instruction as he decided to reload his Shiranui Second's assault cannon in order to anticipate another frontal assault against the said steel ghost he was referring just before; Gespenst Haken.

"Ha…hai! Hibiki!" Yuzuka quickly replied back, as she took a sneak peek toward the hovering Gespenst Haken before muttered alone inside her heart. "Type-RV or Plan Geist was previously proposed by Caledfwlch Tech in order to upgrade Ave-san's current Personal Trooper Gespenst Haken with the latest data and technology obtained and culminated from research and development ever since XFJ Plan and other projects were made and completed, by assisting them…Caledfwlch Tech definitely could draft and craft the best upgrade for Gespenst Haken as well as other existing units…moreover I heard Ave-san himself design the blueprint of upgrade for his unit…so Hibiki is right, we are facing a monster here…creating by the same genius that assisting the process of creating our Shiranui Second…" as soon as Yuzuka finished her inner monologue, she decided to take another deep breath and sighed in order to calm herself down. It was also when she noticed Hibiki once again contacted her.

"Yuzuka, are you alright? Anyway, let us give our best even though this combat simulation is just to trial the performance of acting lieutenant Ave's Gespenst Haken for its new upgrade…if we can defeat him, it would boost the profile of Type-04 Shiranui Second as well as our squadron, don't you agree?" as soon as Hibiki finished his sentence, Yuzuka was only smiling back before nodded in agreement over Hibiki's reply just before. It was when both Yuzuka and Hibiki begin to renew their assaults as Gespenst Haken once again outmanoeuvring any incoming solid projectiles before returning fire as well.

In the same time, inside the tactical communication chamber of Caledfwlch Techniques' Mid-Childa Branch headquarter…

"Hayate-chan, what do you think about Ave-kun's performance in this particular combat simulation?" Nanoha asked, as Hayate was only smiling before she gave her playful reply at her best friend. "Nanoha-chan, the question you're asking just before is referring to Ave or the performance of Type-RV upgrade for his Gespenst Haken-chan na?" Hayate was only smiling as she gave her answer at Nanoha's question just before with another playful question. The legendary Time-Space Administration Bureau's Ace of Aces in the meantime was only laughed sheepishly as soon as she heard Hayate's answer before she gave her reply at the Queen of the Night Sky soon afterward.

"I'm referring on both of them Hayate-chan…since I believe Type-RV upgrade were created based on the very specification made by Ave-kun himself…well, his piloting skill definitely improving significantly compared to before and combined with the upgraded Gespenst Haken of his, I would say Ave-kun's combat performance definitely higher and better this time around…even if we put him against even more experienced veterans, he would still be just fine…" as soon as Nanoha finished her reply, Hayate quickly nodded in agreement before she turned her attention once again at the massive monitor screen in front of her. "You're right na Nanoha-chan…I think Ave will definitely be fine after all…as he is already this strong…stronger than even before…" Hayate finished her reply, as she nodded alone before smiling back at her best friend Nanoha Takamachi that was in return smiling at her as well.

"Indeed…Ave-kun is getting stronger…and I wonder if he can be this strong because of inheriting Takamachi name or because his feeling for Hayate-chan in the end indeed mutual after all…" as Nanoha muttered alone inside her heart, she was once again returned her attention at the massive monitor screen in front of her.

While Nanoha carefully watched over the entire combat simulation displayed on the massive monitor screen in front of her and Hayate, she was slowly remembering the very first day Ave accepted her offer to adopt him as her younger brother and inheriting Takamachi name. There were so many things that Nanoha experienced together with her new adopted younger brother Ave J.C Takamachi ever since that fateful day, as every single possibilities within the nexus of branched timelines basically were visited and experienced by both of them. Of course Hayate, as well as the rest of Special Duty Section 6's members together with Nanoha's own daughter Vivio Takamachi and her lovely girlfriend Einhalt Stratos were also experiencing the very same experiences, although for Nanoha, those said experiences she was experiencing up until now somehow indeed special for her.

Nanoha noticed and realized on how Ave would always trying his very best to live up to Takamachi name and fame, as he was gradually improving himself until recently he was ordained into full fledged Enforcer. Nanoha remembered on how proud she was on the day Ave arrived on her house and broke the good news over his achievement on becoming Time-Space Administration Bureau's Enforcer under Marine Defense Force Investigation Department or to be specific Special Duty Section 6 itself. Vivio obviously really proud when she heard the good news from her beloved Ave-nii, as she was quickly contacting her best friends from her school as well as those she met during Inter-Middle tournament to share the said good news much to Ave's embarrassment.

"There are so many things that we experienced together…good things…bad things…happy things…sad things, as well as surprising things…those experiences are definitely becoming precious treasures for all of us, especially I myself Ave-kun…as we…I definitely remember them…" as Nanoha finished from reminiscing her past, she took a quick glance at her best friend Hayate before smiling alone as she remembered on how a few days ago her beloved adoptive younger brother was just confessing his true feeling at the legendary Queen of the Night Sky that was in return accepting and reciprocating his feeling. Once again Nanoha remembered on how Ave was always admiring and having this special feeling toward the infamous raccoon commander of Special Duty Section 6; lieutenant colonel Hayate Yagami, as he was always trying to live up to her expectation in which also befitting Takamachi name that was inherited by the young Time Diver after all.

"Ave-kun and Hayate-chan are indeed suited to one another after all…ever since they first met…both Ave-kun and Hayate-chan already experienced numerous occasions that would put their feeling to each other into test…" Nanoha once again remembered on how her adoptive younger brother Ave was always be there for Hayate even in the darkest hours of this newborn world's history. No matter how hard the hardship and trial he would be facing in front of Hayate and himself, Ave would always trying his very best in order to face them and becoming the very pillar that support Hayate herself. It was when Nanoha (as well as Fate, Hayate and everyone else) realized over the identity of the very person Ave was implying back then, the one that he care and cherish dearly, even though he had never met her was indeed the Queen of the Night Sky; Hayate Yagami.

"Nanoha-chan, is there anything wrong? You seem having a very serious deep thought na…" Hayate's question was somehow returned Nanoha back to the current reality in front of her, as she was just giving her signature "nya, ha, ha, ha" laugh sheepishly before she also gave her reply back at Hayate. "I only remembered about many things that was happening ever since the fateful day when Break The World happened, as well as our adventures together with Ave-kun and everyone else within several possibilities that were exist out there…the one that were shown to us by Arca de Recluse…remembering those experiences made me somehow feel very grateful for everything after all…don't you agree with that Hayate-chan?" Nanoha finished her reply as she gave Hayate her usual gentle smile meanwhile Hayate in return was just laughed sheepishly as soon as she heard the said reply before nodding in agreement as well.

"I also agree with you Nanoha-chan, also I believe ever since I met Ave and knew him even better in this past one and half year, I realized on how everything that seemed to be disastrous such as Break The World weren't as bad as I thought previously after all na…" Hayate made her remark, as she smiled gently before she took another quick glance on how her beloved younger boyfriend manage to take down one of the Type-04 Shiranui Second senjutsuki after he pin them down by using Gespenst Haken's mega buster cannon's plasma beam bombardment.

"Hayate-chan, it seems Ave-kun once again has proving himself to be a tough opponent for those elements of infamous Wardog Squadron after all! Nya, ha, ha, ha! I believe his ability and toughness also come from the fact he is inheriting Takamachi name…" Nanoha quickly made her remark proudly, as once again Hayate laughed sheepishly as soon as she heard the legendary TSAB's Ace of Aces/ White Devil's said proud remark since Hayate herself definitely agree no less. Ave indeed quite talented when it came on piloting giant humanoid fighting machine, especially Personal Trooper unit, however both Nanoha and Hayate realized over the fact, his current skills and combat prowess were not coming just from his talent or gift alone. Nanoha and Hayate realized and remembered clearly on how Ave would always try his best to strife for perfection, as the very expertise Ave was currently possess for piloting humanoid fighting machine definitely came from continuous, rigorous and tireless hard work, practice and training instead of talent and/ or gift alone.

"Ave-kun once told me about how he always felt grateful for the opportunity given to him…as he said that he could finally learn on how to be a better person from all of us…as well as understand and finally find the true meaning for his existence…although in the same time, I would also believe that we were given an equally same opportunity to learn and find the true meaning for our existences as well…am I right, Hayate-chan?"

Hayate was only remain silent for a moment before finally nodded in agreement over Nanoha's remark as well. Obviously, the Queen of the Night Sky herself found her fateful encounter with Ave that was back then yet becoming her younger boyfriend somehow taught her more about how she should be moving on from her darkest past and find her own happiness together with her beloved knights and family instead of living her life just to atone the sin she and her knights and family not supposed to atone in the first place. "Perhaps, since Ave inherited Takamachi name…he was also saying the same thing to me, as Nanoha-chan already said before…fifteen years ago…" it was when Hayate remembered on how Nanoha was once told her to be happy and living her life for the future together with her beloved and faithful knights as well as her newfound family instead of living the rest of her life for just atoning the said sin aforementioned before.

"Hayate-chan?"

It was when Hayate took another deep breath and smiling at her best friend before she gave her reply back. "You're right Nanoha-chan, as in reality we are all actually learn a lot of new things from Ave…and more importantly, we all could learn on how to accept our destinies and understanding even more about the true meaning of our existences na…" Hayate paused her sentence, as she was also taking another quick glance over the entire combat simulation displayed in front of her before smiling widely as soon as she realized on how her beloved younger boyfriend manage to take down an elements of Type-04 Shiranui Second senjutsuki units piloted by the infamous Wardog Squadron. "Nya, ha, ha, ha…you're absolutely right Hayate-chan…although I was wondering on how our conversation for all the sudden revolving around Ave-kun as well as reminiscing many things happened in the past…" as soon as Nanoha finished her reply and laughed sheepishly with her trademark "Nya, ha, ha, ha" Hayate was in return smiling back at her as well before she gave her reply at the said legendary TSAB's Ace of Aces herself.

"Really na…although I'm grateful that we talk and share about these things Nanoha-chan…"

Both Nanoha and Hayate definitely agree over the same things they were just talk and share before. It might not be just for the two of them but also almost everyone else that have met, talked and share the same dream together with the said young Time Diver that was aforementioned before. In the end, even though it might just be started from a very small encounter and promise made in the past, the very bond for every single life that have been touched, including Nanoha's and Hayate's very own definitely continue to exist as the very proof of their own existences as well as the very same young Time Diver's own existence as well.

It was just a tale of a fateful small encounter and promise…

A small encounter and promise beyond the promised infinity sky itself…

Special ED Theme Song: MUV-LUV (Performed By: Minami Kuribayashi)

"So, in the end…everything is back to normal huh?" a mysterious male individual muttered, as he asked his companion that was happen to be a well famous Puella Magi in pink hair identified as Madoka Kaname, meanwhile Madoka herself could be seen smiling sheepishly before she gave her reply back to her older male companion. "Indeed, as one of the possible fragment for one's past have been fixed…we can rest assure over this world's existence would be moving forward to the future that everyone would love to reach…although, there would still be countless ordeal that would befall this newborn world until the very day we all reach the very distant utopia that we long to reach after all…" as soon as Madoka finished her reply, her older male companion was just took a deep breath and sighed before he fixed his long coat and smiled at Madoka meanwhile the pink haired Puella Magi with a pair of beautiful crystal amber eyes could be seen stared back at the said older male's mismatched crystal vermilion and purple coloured eyes.

"I personally won't be worrying too much about that Kaname-san…since I fought alongside them in different timeline shown in one of those fragment of possibility…so, we would only be fighting together again in a much larger group this time…anyway, with constant changes that were happening in this world…combined to many other worlds connected via Crossgate Paradigm portals out there…there would be quite some works if those ordeals were also happening out there in another worlds that were connected by Crossgate Paradigm portals…" the older male finished his remark, as he was also voicing his quite displeasure if he would be needed to fight against enemies that threaten countless other worlds out there. In the meantime Madoka was only smiling at the older and taller male companion of her before she decided to reply on his remark.

"There won't be a problem at all Mr. Daijūji…since we all have been overcoming quite number of trials and ordeals up until now…even though it might sounds quite scary at first…I believe everything will just be fine after all…as long as we keep on believing…and trying our best…ne…" as soon as Madoka finished her reply, her older and taller male companion that was identified as "Elder God" Kurou Daijūji was only grinned as soon afterward his very own Deus Machina known as Demonbane could be seen hovering right in front of him. "Heh, you're right Kaname-san…and I should be more confident that everything will just be fine…" Kurou replied back.

"Kurou! How long I need to wait until you finish your chit and chat with Kaname! C'mon! We still have a lot of things that need to be attended and fixed as well!" this time around, a younger looking little girl with a long lavender hair could be seen standing on Demonbane's right palm as she started to complain at Kurou meanwhile Madoka that was listening to the entire conversation could be seen giggled sheepishly. "Sorry Al! I just get carried away everytime I talked with someone…moreover, it was a rare occasion for me to be able to talk to someone that was also inheriting Scion and Elder God's attribute similar to us…anyway, the discussion is already done now and we should get ourselves ready as well!" as soon as Kurou finished his reply, he was quickly hopped to Demonbane's left palm and smiling at his wife Al Azif that was happen to be the very same little girl with long lavender hair that was seen standing on Demonbane's right palm.

"I see, you're right Kurou…miss Kaname…thank you to keep my boring husband company for a while, although I believe you were also need to get yourself ready for another new beginning after all…" as soon as Al Azif finished her reply that was directed to both Kurou and Madoka, both of them could be seen nodded in agreement before Demonbane soared through the infinite sky meanwhile Madoka was also doing the same as well, albeit to the different direction. It was when the three Elder Gods/ Goddesses knew that everything would continue to move on, as long as this newborn world continue to exist together with many individuals that were more than willing to usher the new tale of the said newborn world and carve them to the very roots of history and truth itself.

It was another new beginning, as once again the gear of destiny started to move forward to the unseen future in which the very never ending tomorrow that everyone long to reach would never be impossible beyond their grasp after all.

To Be Continued to End Of The Eternity Evolution: Gaia Saviour…