As this battle ends, Lavi stops by to meet Miranda. It is here that they meet a woman with dark skin and blonde hair. She introduces herself as a freshman in science, who studies basic physics, with a major in theoretical physics. She is Reiko. Lavi comments on how the room is filled with plants and that Miranda would love it here. As they leave Reiko, they comment:
"So, isn't she pretty?" says Miranda. "Reiko must be the prettiest at this school."
"Yeah, really," says Lavi. "She carries herself with the grace of an adult. She's intellectual and beautiful. Er, um... So what kind of research is she helping with?"
"I think that professor studies anti-gravity in China. She said that there's something strange about the space in the Delta area. They're investigating the surroundings very deeply."
" Look, there's all those weird black clouds... It's a little scary. Those are definitely rain clouds. This place has strange weather. The rainy season hasn't ended at all." Miranda says.
xxx
On the other side of town:
A dog in a glass chamber transforms into a large monster in a flash of light.
"It mutated into a failed spirit again," Professor Komui said.
They go to the fountain in the pool of water outside the old stone castle. They kneel before it. The statue glows. "Ohh..." Queen Bandiane says. "I am waiting for the light of the source of life, the Crystal Points. Gather more and more souls of the humans. We still do not have enough."
"I apologize, Queen Bandiane," says Komui. "We will surely bring many souls here."
"There is only one method to take action in this world now," Queen Bandiane says. "I take it you are progressing with the utilization."
"We are attempting the utilization by planting eggs in the human bodies that souls have been taken from," says Komui. "The outsiders are interrupting us. In the experiments, 90 percent become atavistic. The time to make them complete like us is not yet... Then the complete ones will bring the ruin of the outsiders, the sailor soldiers."
"Take care of the outsider sailor soldiers that carry the protection of planets at once!" Queen Bandiane says. "Eliminate them! I will recover all my power. We must be patient until the utilization is performed. This land will be our second mother planet. Nothing must stop us!"
"Certainly!" says Komui. "The carriers of the lights of the innocence's protection, the exorcists! I will eliminate them at once!"
"Lenalee and Kanda..." says Queen Bandiane. "They destroyed the spirits in an instant. What is that strong brightness called? Is that their soul!? The souls of the normal humans are no match for it. That power... It's brilliance is like that of our source of life, the Crystal Points. But, the ominous light that will guide us to ruin could be near it. In the light of the planets' protection... The time of awakening is near."
"The light that will guide us to ruin..." thinks Komui. "Could that be the three talismans, in the light of the planets' protection!?"
"Take Lenalee's brilliance, the infinite power, immediately!" says Queen Bandiane. "For our revival! Eliminate our impending ruin! By our hand, the exorcists and the humans of this world will be led to ruin!"
Komui leave.
"Since the outsiders have appeared," says Komui, "the master has seemed cheerful."
Xxx
Queen Bandiane goes to the pool of water. "So selfish, knowing nothing of the trouble I go to..." she thinks. "Now I'm supposed to find the secret of the sailor soldiers' power, and the true form of the guiding talismans. The sailor soldiers... Troublesome fools..."
A woman appears behind her. "Queen Bandiane," she says. "We must obtain lots of souls."
"I am the instructor of the phys. ed. class at the school," the woman says. "I am also in charge of the botanical garden. I can't stand leaving things half done like Viluy did. I am Terra, level 404, and I will obtain the highest quality souls. At the master's request, the souls of the sailor soldiers. Then I will bring the power for the Crystal Points!"
Xxx
Two girls walk between classes at the Labs. They see Kuri. "That's the student, Lenalee," says one girl. "She's carrying her bag. Is she leaving early again?"
"Is she weak-bodied?" says the other. "She's been wearing those long tights all year."
"She's such a dark person. She always has a vacant face. It's well-known that she's a bit strange."
"Naturally. Her father's a mad scientist. Doesn't she have any friends?"
Lenalee drops to the ground coughing. She reaches for a pen case. One of the girls steps on it.
"Oh, I'm so sorry, Lenalee. You worn out? Need some help?"
Lenalee picks up the case.
"Lenalee?"
Lenalee glares at them. She crushes the case in her hand. The girls gasp. "Wh-What!? She crushed the pen case!?" Lenalee walks away. "She looked at us so angrily... Like she was another person!?"
Xxx
Kuri stares out the window. Rain pours outside.
Allen slaps her on the back. "What's the matter, Kuri? You look like you're lovesick."
"That's not it.. I want to meet Lenalee and Kanda. Let's look for where they live! I want to see them, and talk to them. They're the same exorcists, but why do they keep fighting us? It can't continue! I want to go ask them!"
The school bell rings.
"Let's go," says Allen. "We have work to do."
"You two..." Kuri says. "You're so cold!"
"What's wrong Kuri?"
"We should do what we can right away," says Miranda.
Xxx
We follow Miranda home and learn that Sasanquas are her favorite flowers because they remind her of the boy she loved. She tells her friend that she has lots of plants in her house but that lately they haven't healthy. She blames it on the strange weather, how it's suddenly hot then cold.
Her friend tells her of a new plant that grow and soak in water from the atmosphere. The infinity school sells them...Miranda thinks about the plant...it is called Tellurian.
Later at the command center, Lavi, Allen, Miranda and Kuri are discussing how the enemies are from the Infinity School and that they must prevent them from spreading out into the city, seeping in undetected. Allen and Kuri discuss the Delta Area which seems to have abnormal energy coming from it, in particular the Infinity zone.
Allen studies up on Professor Komui, Lenalee's brother.
"Specialty is genetic engineering," Kuri reads. "Owner of the Infinity School. Resides at the Moeto Research Labs. Hey, he has a sister, Lenalee. He... saved Lenalee before. That kid is Kuri?"
They leave the command center. They pass a flower shop.
"Hey, wait," says Miranda. "This is it. The plants that grow without water, tellurians. Are they being sold from the Infinity School?" "Oh, we're selling lots of those now," says the clerk. "They're easy. You don't have to give them any water at all. In a week, they'll turn into a beautiful pink, and smell great." Miranda buys one of them "I'm a little worried," says Miranda. "I've never seen this kind of plant before."
Xxx
"This medicine is digitalis," Lavi said. "It's a diuretic that increases the flow of blood. This is verapamil. It's heart medicine. I wonder if she has a heart disease."
"A heart disease..." thought Kanda. "Her heart is ill!? Lenalee..."
Xxx
Kanda approached Kuri's front door.
"What business do you have here?" asks Komui. "Trespasser."
"He's my guests, Papa!" Lenalee said.
"Lenalee!" says Kanda.
Komui walks away. "Odd," she thinks. "She has a guest."
"What is it?" Lenalee says. "What have you come to see me together for?"
"Hey!" says Kanda. "I thought I'd check on you."
"I feel like I'm being drawn in," thinks Kanda. "To her deep blue eyes... Like they know everything..."
Lenalee drops to her knees, coughing.
"Lenalee-chan!?" Kanda says.
"I'm having more fits," Lenalee thinks. "Someone's voice is calling inside my head... Today I fainted like this at school. My memory after that..."
Lenalee reaches out for Kanda chest. "Ahh... When I touch you Kanda, I start to feel better. It fills me with power."
"Really? Lenalee-chan?"
Lenalee covers her mouth. "What!?" she thinks. "That-!? Now I wanted to take his power for myself... Why!? Now... It was like somebody inside me... was talking..."
Komui stands behind the door to the room. "Kanda is here?"
Kanda looks out the window.
"What are you looking for?" Komui asks.
"Oh! I-! Err-! Ho- Ho- Lenalee-chan's room. I got lost looking for it."
"Ah, you're Lenalee-chan's friend." He takes Kanda to her room. "Lenalee."
"Brother!"
"It's time for your checkup."
"Oh, well then I'll be leaving," says Kanda.
"Bye-bye!" Lenalee says. "See you later!"
"That's Professor Komui," thinks Kanda. "His hands were hard, and cold as ice. Not like human hands..."
As he walked home, Kanda saw a woman with dark skin and bright red hair in the crowd. "That's...!"
"She's gone! It couldn't be... It couldn't be... She was walking right here..."
Xxx
"Hey where's Kanda been lately!" Allen said. "Where on earth has he been!?"
"I'd rather not say..."
"It's love," said Kuri. "Kanda's in love."
Lavi collapsed in shock.
"Kanda's in love!?" he said. "With who!?"
"Who knows," said Miranda.
"He blushes a lot, he can't do anything, and he dresses fancily," said Allen.
"And she seems like he's interested in me and Allen now," said Kuri. "It can only be love! Right?"
"So, where is Kanda?" Lavi asked.
"Relaxing at his room," said Allen.
"So Kanda's in love..." Miranda says. "I know what that's like."
"Yeah," said Kuri. "Especially in this season, I remember old loves."
"What about me?" Allen said.
"Of course it's you I think of!" Kuri said, hugging him.
"Wh- what's with you guys all of a sudden?" Lavi said.
"You don't understand," said Miranda. "The feelings we have."
"O-Of course I do!" Lavi protested.
"Oh, I know..." said Kuri.
"Hey, it's snowing again. It'll be cold tonight too. Definitely." Lavi said.
A spirit floated outside. "Heh heh... That's right. Being alone is bad."
"Why don't we all throw a Christmas party?" said Kuri. "It'll be fun."
"Really!?" said Allen. "Hey! Every year for Christmas we pick a star!"
"A star?" The four chorused.
"Right. Then at the party, everyone gives the star what they most want as a present." Allen said.
Xxx
"Allen," said Mana. "This year, the Christmas star is you. Now, open your eyes. Here's your present from everyone."
Allen saw a small golem—Timcampy—in a basket.
"Wow!" Allen said.. "How did you know what I wanted? Mana, thank you!"
Xxx
"That was fun," Allen said. "Everyone did it at the Christmas party. I wonder who the star should be this year. Mana..."
Xxx
Kuri enters Miranda's apartment. "Wow! Miranda-chan, it's been such a long time. Everything's green again."
"But they're not doing very well, since it's raining so much. It's on the card. 'Tellurian.' Plant breeding by Teruno Ruru, Infinity School." Miranda yawns. "I'm so sleepy..."
"Yeah, I'm so tired..." They drift off to sleep.
"Miranda-chan!" Kuri calls.
"Huh...?" Miranda sits up. "I feel weak..."
"Miranda-chan! Look at this!"
"What!? The tellurian has already bloomed!? No way!"
"Miranda-chan! The plants over there!"
"They've all withered!?"
Miranda takes a butcher knife and cuts through the tellurian. Gases fill the air.
Xxx
Kuri looks at the map on the wall. "Hmph. The Delta. Three pieces of land are linked together."
"Kuri!?" Miranda calls.
"Miranda-chan! Everyone! What's wrong? Where are you going?"
"The Infinity School botanical garden! The enemies!"
Kuri sees Lenalee and Kanda walking. "Lenalee! Kanda!?" They look back, then run off. "Wait!"
"Why did they run away?" Kuri thinks. "Kanda! Don't you want to meet us!?"
Xxx
They walk to the condominium tower. "The tallest building in the Order. They live so close, in Minato Ward." Kuri goes to Kanda's room. "Kanda?" she says. "You're like us, but why can't you fight together with us?"
Kanda leans against the door inside, listening.
"Why won't you tell us anything?"
"Now what we must do," Kuri says, "is hold off the spread of the enemies' influence. Right?"
"The Order," says Allen. "The winds are always strong here. When I come here, my body burns."
"Something is unusual," says Lavi. "Ghastly. It's much stronger than before."
They enter the Infinity botanical garden.
"It's just like a jungle," says Reiko.
"Look!" says Lavi.
"The people are collapsing! There's pink flowers all over. This sweet scent of poison... The tellurians!?"
"I'm losing strength!"
"Heh heh heh... The highest quality life energy."
"You!?" Reiko says.
"Carriers of the planets' protection," Tellu says. "The sailor soldiers themselves. How lucky that you've come here. Heh heh. The tellurians are the alter self of me, Tellu. I soak up life energy with my beautifully crafted flowers. The mass of humans' life energy, their souls, absorbed. If I offer the flowers, the master will be pleased, and I will be granted the position of Magus, like Komui!"
Reiko lies on the floor. A tellurian is nearby, soaking her energy.
Kanda's head jerks up. Kuri looks around from her apartment. "Somebody's in pain..."
"Who?" they think. "Someone very close to us... Our ally!?"
"It hurts..." Reiko thinks. "My strength is fading rapidly... Somebody... Save me... Am I going to die here!? No. I can't die yet. I was born here. The meaning... I was reborn. Meaning...Awaken!"
The sign of the spirit of nature appears on her forehead. The signs of the spirits of fire appeared on Kanda and Kuri's foreheads. Kanda and Kuri appear in the room with Reiko. "The time has come!"
Leaves blow in the wind around Allen. "What!? This-!? Now, something, somewhere, has awakened!?"
"Everyone!" Kuri calls. "We have to fight."
"You've shown your true selves!" Tellu says. "The soldiers, those who protect the Avatar. I am Tellu, level 404, and I will take your souls, and the power for the Crystal points! I will tear your bodies into pieces and use them as fertilizer!"
She used her power against them.
Miranda defeated her power
Tellu falls back.
Allen fought back with his innocence.
"Heh heh!" Tellu says. "That's the highest quality power! Why such a pathetic attack?"
"What!?" Allen thinks. "I can't hesitate. Bring out all my power. I must defeat the enemy before me. But... Kanda, Kuri!"
Reiko appeared fought with her natural earthbending and Tellu is enveloped in light, and is torn apart.
The soldiers, Kuri, and Allen gasp.
"That low voice..." Kuri thinks. "That attack..."
They turn and see Reiko holding a spear, standing
with Kanda and Kuri.