A white glow began to swallow Anath's attack as the color of the sky changed to a range of blue colors as several green lights came together in a swirl, then the luminous swirl hits the white light and both start fading, revealing the three girls.
Kristen now had long beautiful shiny reddish hair which showed a star pattern, it seemed like the whole galaxy had come together there, her outfit was now more minimalist with a range of blue, gray and white colors, in the outfit too the stars could be seen, her gaze denoted serenity but at the same time justice, the color of her eyes was a brilliant green.
Katsumi now had beautiful golden hair in which the stars could also be seen, her gear changed to a completely golden and white pallet in which the stars could also be seen.
Jean had bright green hair with its respective star pattern, her gear now had various extensions and her colors were now green and silver.
The three girls spread their bright wings which looked like flower petals in full bloom.
"Unbreakable wills, fervent desires and a great sense of justice, all these components have unleashed this great miracle... Ultimate X-Drive!" - Elfnein said as she watched the girls on the big screen of the headquarters.
"Incredible, their X-Drive is very different from ours" - Hibiki said surprised, then she smiles.
Meanwhile, in the vicinity of the Akatsuki foundation, Kirika and Shirabe were already finishing eliminating the creatures which had been attacking the city.
"Look at that" - Shirabe said, drawing Kirika's attention
"Eh?" - Kirika raises her face to the sky and sees the trails of green light which continue to flow towards it.
"I feel that something very good is going to happen" - Kirika said as she put her hands on her chest. At that moment a creature tries to wake up but Kirika destroys it with her scythe with no effort.
"The flowers that did not give up in the face of adversity, now bloom showing all their splendor... Ultimate X-Drive, uh? It's a great name" - Yuna said
"Thank you, your mobile gears have been very useful too, thanks to them people will be able to reconnect with their loved ones and raise from the ashes stronger than ever" - Elfnein replied
"Hey, when you talk to each other you should close this channel" - she said Maria through the communicator
"Oh, I'm sorry" - said Elfnein - "But I must say that they are right, now let's see how this ends" - said Maria
EP13: "The Beginning of Your Next Dream"
"They absorbed my attack and now... They come to challenge me with a new power" - said Anath - "You never stop moving forward..."
"That is what it is all about, regardless of adversity we must move forward "- said Kristen with determination - "Regardless if we have lost our loved ones, even if despair consumes us completely or if everything feels like a living hell... No matter what, we must move forward, we must go further!"
"Heh, well I want to see if you can advance after this!" - Anath begins to emanate from her body a large amount of dark energy
"Wait!" - Kristen said stopping her - "Have we already caused enough damage to this place. What if we go to a remote place like heaven?"
"Whatever..." - Anath agreed to Kristen's request
{BGM: "RADIANT FORCE ~ Valkyrie's New Mythology ~" English dub lyrics by December31 on Symphogear Wiki}
The 3 gear users and the deity slowly rose towards heaven.
"Hey Jean, are you ready?" - Katsumi asked
"Well... I..." - Jean said a little nervous
"Don't worry, if you have any problems, don't hesitate to ask us for help" - Katsumi said with a smile
"Y-yes..." - Jean replied shyly, it was still hard for her to trust them.
After a few moments, they all reached a height relatively close to the eclipse.
"Well, are you ready?" - Anath asked confidently
"Yes, let's do this!" - Kristen said
Jn: "We begin with a song"
Kat: "we begin with this heartbeat"
Kr: "Echoing, the sound of this hope will reach far and wide"
Jn: "It tells us"
Kat: "not to stop"
Kr: ""Never give up on your life""
Kat: "Will you show"
Jn: "me a dream of passion"
Kr: "when we reach the dawn"
Kat: "Crashing through"- Katsumi summons two pairs of energy gauntlets crossing her arms (similar to Hibiki's Amalgam)
Jn: "grab it" - Jean unsheathes the Angervadil sword which glows with a dim red glow.
Kr: "the miracle" - Kristen strikes her battle pose and her trident turns into a double Chinese halberd with a futuristic design.
Kat, Jn, Kr: "That will never lie"
The girls observe Anath for a few seconds, after a moment several roars are heard in the sky followed by several trails of colored light that fly and collide.
"They have begun"- Maria warned Hibiki and Tsubasa through the communicator.
In the headquarters, Yuna, Elfnein and the SONG workers were awaiting the battle, it was one of the most important events in history since the survival of the human race depended on the outcome of the war.
Jn: "In order for me to grasp ahold of all the things I want" - Jean launches several attacks with her sword but Anath blocks them directly with her arms
Kr: "I know I can't make my dreams come true by standing still" - Jean opens a path for Kristen who appears from above trying to hit Anath with the halberd on several occasions but her attacks were dodged
Kat: "In order for me to keep ahold of everything I have" - Katsumi hit Anath a couple of times and the rest of her blows were rejected with a slap
Jn: "Reaching for"
Kr: "the warmth of"
Kat: "tomorrow"
Kat, Jn, Kr: "As a spark ignites the flame in us"
Anath takes advantage of the space left by the girls to try to flee towards the top of the tree.
"It's true, how could I have forgotten?" - Anath thought as she quickly flew towards that place - "Apart from spawning mystical beings it can also produce a fruit that only deities can consume"
"It is escaping!" - Katsumi warned
"No, not while I'm alive!" - Jean said, spinning her sword to form a whirlwind of energy with several yellow rays around it.
"IRAE TEMPEST"
Jean launches the attack which manages to hit Anath and take her off course a bit.
"Tch, they are annoying!" - Anath said, turning her face to the side she found Katsumi ready to attack with her two pairs of golden energy gauntlets.
Kr, Kat, Jn: "Gather up all the bonds that are kept inside your heart. Echoing, the sound of this hope will reach far and wide. It tells us not to stop, "Don't give up on your beliefs""
"Tokubudou UXD-Ban: Riyu Jingu Bang - Ougon Zenretsu Ken"
Behind Katsumi a huge image of the Monkey King Son Wukong is projected while her golden fists fly straight towards Anath. Those 4 flying fists multiply and all hit the deity. The last hit stamp her against the tree.
Kat: "Sing this song"
Jn: "of possibility"
Kr: "greater than zero"
Kat: "Flying through"
Jn: "grab it"
Kr: "the miracle"
Kristen appears in front of Anath turning her halberd into a huge image of the Hindu god Shiva holding Trishula.
Kr, Kat, Jn: "That is shining bright!"
Kristen throws a powerful punch towards Anath which produces a huge explosion in the treetop.
"They... They beat her, right?" - Yuna asked in the headquarters while the remains of the treetop fell to the ground.
In the sky Katsumi and Jean smiled but noticed something strange in Kristen, she was not smiling, her face showed that the battle had not ended yet. A huge fist of dark energy suddenly hits Kristen, Katsumi, and Jean sending them high into the stratosphere. A large dark mass with a humanoid shape appears from the top of the tree and leaps up to the top of the stratosphere, right in front of the girls.
"This can't be true!" - Jean said recovering - "How is she still alive!?"
"They say that the deities cannot be destroyed, it is very likely that we are in front of one of them" - Katsumi said seeing how Anath in her final form is located in front of them
"We must not let the power that Lara and Lucy gave us go to waste! No... We must not give up!" - Kristen said trying to recover from that blow
"But how will we defeat her? She is very strong..." - Katsumi said
{BGM: "DAYBREAKERS" by Nana Mizuki}
"We only have to take risks" - Kristen said while invoking her double halberd
"Heh, Kristen always going to the limit, you never change" - Katsumi said with a smile
"Is she always like this?" - Jean asked Katsumi
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you..." - the Riyu Jingu Bang user replied
"If I can't eliminate that plague... At least I'll take you three away!" - Anath said while launching another blow with a huge fist.
The enormous attack is stopped by a force field caused by the power of the three users, immediately afterwards the images of the hero Fridthjóf and The Monkey King Sun Wùkong are projected again behind of Jean and Katsumi respectively, immediately afterwards both projections stick to Kristen causing the front of the halberd to extend.
"DIE!" - Anath shouted, launching several energy blasts which Kristen dodged or destroyed with her halberd.
Then Anath places her hands behind her and charges two powerful energy spheres which she shoots in the form of a huge torrent, Kristen uses her halberd to pass over the attack and place herself in the same position as Anath.
"WHAT...!?" - Anath said, watching the Trishula user right above her ready to make her final attack.
The extended part of the halberd begins to glow and Kristen attacks Anath with it making a clean cut through her.
"DAYBREAKERS"
"Gggghh... AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!" - Anath screamed in pain when receiving that powerful attack, immediately afterwards her body violently expelled an enormous amount of energy which reached Kristen as if it were a nuclear bomb. The explosion was heard and seen throughout the city, worrying everyone.
"Hey Kristen! Answer! Kristen!" - Elfnein tried to contact her but all she heard was pure static but they still couldn't give them up for dead.
"Tachibana..." - Tsubasa said when she saw Hibiki focusing on the sky
"Everything will be okay; they will come back" - Hibiki replied with a confident smile - "I know because I saw her spirit when we trained with Master Genjuro"
Inside a dark place with bright lights of various colors, Kristen and Anath were naked, face to face
"Where am I...?" - Kristen asked when she woke up in that place - "Kat? Jean?"
"Why? Why do you insist on defending humans? Have you not seen how despicable they can be?" - Anath asked irately, surprising Kristen
"I am aware that humanity has done horrible things, but... Among all that evil, there are fantastic people who would not hesitate to give their lives for others, people who only want what is better for everyone. I am sure of it because I know many of those people"- Kristen answers with a smile – "Elfnein, Commander Tachibana, Miss Maria, Lara, Lucy, Kat... And Jean"
Anath is surprised by the confidence she irradiates.
"You really are incredible..." - said Anath – "One blow"
"Eh?"
"If you strike me one more blow, I will trust your feelings and give up"
"I had never resolved a problem this way but… Okay. I suppose that if I lose you will end everyone"
"Correct"
"Ok, I will not use my gear. This time I want to show you something that humans can achieve if we come together as one!" - Kristen said preparing her right fist from which a greenish blue energy light emerges
"Whenever you are ready!" - Anath said also preparing her blow
"Okay, let's do this!" - Kristen runs to Anath, ready to win
"Here I go!" - Anath runs towards Kristen also ready to give the first blow.
Both beings delivered their blows at the same time hitting their faces at the same time.
"Do you see it now?" - Kristen asked still with Anath's fist on her face
"It's... It's true, that wasn't an ordinary fist, it's like many people hit me at the same time in one place... So that's what you meant "- Anath said with Kristen's fist on her face.
Both girls fall into the void due to the mutual blow.
Humans are impressive. Congratulations Kristen Yuzuki, you have honored your name, now I will keep my word"- Anath said while her body shone - "Now I know why Shem-Ha and Enki spoke wonders about you... But be careful, our older brother will never forgive everything that happened, he will not hesitate to take this planet and punish the legendary users"
Kristen crosses the dimensional barrier as Anath's body disappears. In the sky, Kristen appears unconscious (and naked) falling really fast. Kristen had Trishula's earring tied to her right hand, it was somewhat broken from what had happened. The eclipse was already disappearing letting a beautiful sunset be seen. After a few moments Kristen wakes up in midair
"Another one...?" - She asked in a weak voice, at that moment Katsumi and Jean arrive flying to the place still in their Ultimate X-Drive forms
{Ending: "Mirai e no Flügel"}
"Kristen, I'm glad that you are okay!" - Katsumi said with a smile as the three of them spun in the air due to the effect of Kristen's catch.
"Kat, Jean, you are alive... Thank god" - Kristen said happily, then she laughs with happiness.
Meanwhile in the partially destroyed city...
"Your Excellency Kazanari, all the lava has been frozen and controlled!" - said a soldier who was in charge of the containment of the lava
"Excellent work, thank you very much" - replied Tsubasa - "I suppose that for now I will not need this anymore" - she said as she de-transformed
"A medical group is coming soon!" - Maria warned arriving at the place and de-transforming
"Thanks Maria, as efficient as always" - Hibiki said still in her Mobile Gear
"Kristen, Katsumi... Good job" - Hibiki thought when looking to the sky.
Meanwhile in Valverde.
Chris gave the last blows to the last of the creatures, immediately afterwards she de-transformed and the refugees began to slowly emerge from their hiding place. Chris greets them with a smile, then looks up at the sky.
"Heh, that idiot must already be preparing the great story that she will tell us when we meet" - Chris thought
Kirika and Shirabe had already finished defeating the creatures, they both de-transformed and saw the refugees leave there with looks of hope.
"You know, it was fun to use Igalima again" - Kirika said with her hands behind her head - "We should do this more often"
"We can't, remember that we are adults and we have obligations" - Shirabe said calm but serious
- "Ah... That's right, we're adults and we have to work... Desu (yes, this time it was on purpose)" - Kirika said slightly unmotivated, meanwhile Shirabe laughed slightly.
In the mountains of the Toyama region, Genjuro was meditating when he looked up at the sky.
"The new generation has begun to write their story, excellent work Hibiki" - thought the former commander of Section 2
"Kristen was treated with the best medical technology at her disposal, fortunately she did not have serious complications and recovered quickly. Katsumi announced her first concert on the same stage where Maria and Tsubasa sang together as 'Queens of Music', tickets and merchandise sold like hot cakes. Jean was questioned by the authorities and given a small penalty of house arrest in a residence provided by S.O.N.G. Some time later she was enrolled in the Lydian Academy because according to Japanese education laws she still had several years of schooling pending to complete.
The United States government and the UN asked the Japanese government for explanations. Tsubasa's great ability as a leader allowed the representatives of the members states of the organizations to understand that the actions taken by Japan were purely for the benefit of humanity… Or at least that's what the majority of the member states understood.
Kristen returned to her job as a Research Engineer but at the same time when there was an emergency, she used her gear to protect people"
"I wonder what adventures await us..." - Kristen said as she walked through the city, then she remembered Anath's warning and her countenance changed slightly, then her face was filled with determination. Kristen takes her pendant and immediately runs with a smile towards the horizon.
Some time later...
Jean walks towards her residence after a long day in Lydian when in a place under a bridge a box moves slightly attracting Jean's attention. Jean goes to the site and checks the box to find a couple of baby bunnies left there with some rotten vegetables, both of them were together trying to withstand the cold weather.
"Poor little bunnies..." - Jean takes the couple and takes them out of the box, both rabbits look at her with interest for a moment and lie down on her knees
"A little company would do me no harm, do you want to come home with me?" - when she mentioned that last word, she remembered that dream she had in the battle against Anath.
"Yes, I think I will be able to fulfill our promise after all… Let's go home!" - Jean said, taking the couple of bunnies to their residence.
Behind Jean the souls of Lara and Lucy appear and then disappear and rest in peace.
At that moment, a little girl appears at the top of a bridge, her two white hair extensions fluttering harmoniously with the wind as her face turned slightly showing her silver eyes.
SENKI ZESSHOU SYMPHOGEAR BEYOND
THE END