『劇場版Free! Cosmos Rebirth Chronicle』
『劇場版フリー！: コスモスリバースクロニクル』
"Journey's End"
ジャーニーズ・エンド

Part 1
前編

~the First Volume~

~The Final Chapter of the Chaomosverse Saga!

Since 2013…
Since the very beginning of 'The Last Race'…
Gen 1…
Gen 2…
and finally Gen 3…

~10 Year Anniversary Project!

After 10 years of writing the Chaomos Multiverse saga, the storyline comes in this climatic 2-Part final arc! As Planet Duniya celebrates the first Olympic games since its past carnation of Earth, a great shadow from a distant past threatens without mercy, putting all the lives and the future at stake!

彼らはいつまでも幸せに泳げるでしょうか？
Will they finally Swim Happily Ever After?

~Part 1 Synopsis:

At long last, after many numerous battles and conflicts, planet Duniya finally enters the Olympics era, a lost culture that has not been seen since its past carnation as Suiei!Earth from Gen 1.0. Even as everyone is entering the big days ahead, Suiei Chaos has finally taken measures with an ancient enemy of the past as they launch a disastrous war unlike any other!

The Final Reckoning is set in motion…a lonesome battle against all that exists!

~The Full Senshi Teams~
(As of Book 5)

~Alex/Neo King Alexander's team~
Iwasame: Haruka, Makoto, Nagisa, Rin, Rei, Sousuke, Momo, Ai
High Speed: Asahi, Ikuya

~Kyle/Neo King Odysseus's Team~
Takagami: Seijuurou, Tsubasa, Hikaru, Kotarou, Isana, Shin
High Speed: Natsuya, Nao, Aoba, Hiyori

~Macedonia Star Senshi: Albert, Kaede, Kotetsu

~The Final Villains: Shadow Achaemenian Empire
シャドウ・アケメニア・エンパイア

The Shadow Achaemenian (based on the term Achaemenian Empire of Persia) is an organization of humans and superhumans who have taken full pledge on Chaos. Its members were scattered throughout all three Generations of the Free! Chaomosverse tri-saga. They are drawn inspirations from the Shadow Galactica of Sailor Moon's saga as well as Ancient Persian & Greek history.

Chaos - カオス
An amorphous entity that represents all the evil, the void and space-time and dark matter. It was once whole with "Cosmos" as a "Planck Seed" before the first ever Big Bang. This created what is known as the realm of Camelot and its magical, metaphysical properties later known as the Mahosukai. Any bits of this being were seen in all other various villains throughout the multi-saga. Whenever a larger portion of this is inside a host of great magic, they become known as "Dark Ones".

~This is the main antagonist in all of the Chaomosverse Tri-Saga series of Free!~

Apollo Le Fay/Suiei Chaos
The twin of Artemis Le Fay, descendant of Cosmos and Current Dark One who plans to destroy all of Camelot in order to end all the stories and existence as per Chaos' Ultimatum.

King Memnon (Suiei Rhodes) - Μέμνων ὁ Ῥόδιος
Based on a historic Ancient Greek warrior, Memnon of Rhodes, this villain is taking revenge against Suiei Marotta and all dear to him. He is also a "Swimming Guardian" despite not using the sport for good intention. In addition, he's the current leader of the Shadow Achaemenian Empire and the Shadow Guardians.

Shadow Guardians - シャドウ戦士
A group of False Swimming Guardians created by the powers of Chaos and its contents. Their powers are not truly "water" based but are drawn by Dark Matter, other Elemental Powers. and Chaos and their attacks are more destructive based.

~Preface: 10+ Years Ago…

To all those who never gave up on me and watched me evolve, this final storyline is made not only for you and me, but also for all those we love from this franchise. A lot has changed this past decade…writing stories of such an AU and lore in a mixture of memoirs from my life entwined with dark fantasy, revenge, sex, hope, love, and dream.

As I mentioned in the Resurrection arc, "To All those…From My Heart", it is difficult to forgive oneself, but it is possible to get there. The mere fact is, growing up in my hometown of Mayfield, that life has been both a blessing and a curse.

~What made it a blessing?

Family & Friends (at least the ones I love and vice versa), the food (especially since of being an Italian descendant), and being close to a large body of water (I lived by the Great Lakes region).

~What made it a curse?

Being naïve about 'people' in terms of 'selective friends', 'cliques', 'stereotypes', etc. Never did I realize during my youth that not everyone treated each other equally with respect, responsibility, etc.

Once I began Kindergarten and onwards, that's when the dose of reality happened. I never experienced others who were jealous of me, who took advantage of me, and tried to tell me who I ought to be, etc. Gender roles and dare I say…toxic masculinity has also lurked around and has contributed a lot of pain.

My inner perfectionism and sometimes, a mild case of social awkwardness would get the best of me. I hate being put in the spotlight, yet I want to show off my creativity. It's kind of like…I don't want people to see the flaws in me.

~So then what? How did you cope?

These stories I wrote even before Free! (if you know, you know) were reflections of my life and sometimes the lies I went through to avoid being targeted since elementary school. After I was targeted in high school and suffered more betrayals, my desire of revenge intensified but the one thing that kept me from doing the worse…was my younger brother. I knew deep down revenge is wrong and doing so would make me lose him.

It sucks to have this feeling where like…you want to forgive people…and other times you also wanna just make them bleed or suffer some form of 'punishment' to offset what they did to you. That's what I suffered during my early 20s. This horrible conflict of my happiness vs. my perfectionism/demon who wanted revenge on his classmates. And using these characters put such a number of my energy.

Now that I am 30, a new decade presents to me with the unknown. I can only hope it is a better one…something that will make up from the years I suffered. I won't get my childhood back like recess but…

I know, for certain, this finale story arc will be the start of forgiving others to a more expansive degree. A part of me, truly wants to forgive all those who wronged me…but at the same time, I don't want to be a pushover either nor owe them anything. Unless there is something of my fault that I may not have realized was wrong previously, then yes, I will own my mistake.

However, Light cannot be without Darkness…and I am sure there will be more pain down the road ahead. Therefore, I must continue to forgive myself and love…so I will maintain the things that do matter.

With Free! making its Journey's End on The Final Stroke, so too, will my writing hobby. Both my personal and professional lives are taking a toll on writing these stories. Plus, there are other forms of art I wish to achieve, things I haven't done since my early adulthood…

With that said…

~Let us begin the final chapters of the Chaomosverse…starting with Part 1!