A/N: With Part 2 finished, it is time for Part 3.

Like with the last two parts, here's the disclaimer: It is strongly recommended that you watch up to Symphogear GX and either play or watch a playthrough of Fire Emblem: Fates: Revelations due to this story's events tying directly to their events with several changes. Lastly, I do not own Symphogear or Fire Emblem Fates. Those belong to Akifumi Kaneko and Intelligent Systems respectively.

With that out of the way, Enjoy Part 3!


Part 3:
Believe in your justice and follow the path it creates
Chapter 1:
The Miracle Killer


The wielders and Section Two's POVs:
The UN Space Shuttle Mission


Section Two watches on a monitor as a space shuttle fell to the Earth at great speeds. The agents did everything they could to assess damage and report what they could on the shuttle. "The current estimated point of impact is Ulan Bator, a densely populated area." Sakuya reports.

"Any word from the Security Council yet?" Genjuro asks.

"I've made multiple attempts through Foreign Affairs and the Cabinet ministers, but nothing yet!" Aoi reports.

"They wouldn't just abandon them, right?" Ogawa asks aloud.

"A UN Investigation Team recovered heretical technology Dr. Nastassja used before herself and Lilith-kun evacuated the part of Frontier now floating around the Lagrange points." Genjuro states.

"And now they're having system trouble on their return trip..." Ogawa adds.

Suddenly Aoi gets a response from the Security Council and quickly reports it to Genjuro. "We just received approval!" She says. "We've been given authorization for extranational action, within Security Council parameters!"

"Love to hear that!" Genjuro says with excitement. "Now then, let's show those bureaucrats how we work... Fujitaka!"

"Way ahead of you!" Sakuya replies. "I've had the orbital calculations done ages ago." With that said, Sakuya launches one of Section Two's rockets towards the shuttle.


UN Space Shuttle


As for the men aboard the giant fireball that was their shuttle, they did everything they could to regain control. "Rechecking system." One of the men said. "Adjust our orbit, so we can at least avoid landing on a populated area."

"I'm doing what I can!" The other man replied before another piece of their shuttle exploded, causing the man to flinch a bit. Suddenly, a missile was reported to be heading straight towards them. "Are they trying to shoot us down?"

"I guess they don't have a choice..." The first man said, accepting his inevitable death.

But instead of death, a voice picked up over their radio. "It's alright. Everything is just fine!" Hibiki says, surprising the man. "So don't give up on living!"


(Radiant Force begins to play)


The rocket heading towards the space shuttle suddenly opens, revealing Tsubasa, Hibiki, Chris, and Kana clad in their Symphogears. Immediately, Kana activates her Augmentation of Chris' Ichaival, allowing Chris to quickly create three giant rockets, two for Tsubasa and Hibiki and one more for herself and Kana to use to get to the space shuttle quickly.

"This thing's as tough to deal with as Yukine." Tsubasa comments, trying her best to keep her balance on the rocket.

"Then show me how well you can handle me, Senpai!" Chris retorts while standing perfectly straight on her rocket.

Within seconds, the four board the shuttle. "Tachibana!" Tsubasa shouts, grabbing onto the shuttle to hold herself still, to which Hibiki follows suit before both of them put as much power as they could into their thrusters to try and slow down the shuttle.

"The wielders have successfully boarded!" Aoi reports. "Deceleration confirmed!"

"Recalculating crash point." Sakuya says. "The ship remains on a crash course for the Karakorum mountains."

Section Two weren't the only ones watching this unfold. The F.I.S. trio also watched as the wielders did what they could to stop the shuttle. "Kana-sama... Everyone..."

"Please save Mom's research." Shirabe says, finishing Kirika's plea.

Kana and Chris quickly follow Hibiki and Tsubasa's plan, adding to the deceleration efforts with rocket engines and blasts from Kana's dragon form. For good measure, Tsubasa and Hibiki added more power to their thrusters through other parts of their Gears to slow it down even more until the shuttle was no longer approaching like a fireball, but still approaching the Earth at a very fast rate.

"The shuttle isn't decelerating fast enough." One of the Section Two agents report. "Collision with the Karakoram mountains is unavoidable!"

"Can't they just find a way inside the shuttle and get the pilots out?" Ogawa suggests.

"But then everything Mom risked her life for..."

"Would be lost dess!" Kirika says, finishing Shirabe's thought.

"Not gonna happen." Chris says over her communicator.

"Even if we managed to evacuate with the pilots, there's no telling what will happen by just letting the shuttle crash." Kana adds.

"Dr. Nastassja risked her life to save the world." Hibiki says. "So it only makes sense that her research shouldn't go to waste!" The F.I.S. trio were touched that the four wielders would go to such lengths for people that used to be their enemies.

As for the pilots, one of them were starting to fear the worst. But his co-pilot was quick to reassure him. "We can hear a song in a burning sky. Don't give up!" He said.

The shuttle continued its inevitable approach with the mountain, making everyone watch intently, wondering how the wielders will handle something like this. Luckily, one of them had a plan. "Kana! Hold still!" Chris shouts, jumping on the dragon wielder's back before readying Mega Deth Symphony. Once completed, she fires six black and red rockets at the mountain which split into even more smaller rockets that explode on contact with the mountainside. "Idiot! Punch it!" Chris calls out to Hibiki, who readies her gauntlet to punch the mountain and safely pass through it.

"Adjusting K2 to the rank of Earth's third-highest mountain." Sakuya reports.

"The shuttle is attempting a crash landing." Aoi adds.

The shuttle makes contact with the ground, sliding down the mountainside. However a new problem presented itself, a forest. Seeing this, it was time for Tsubasa to shine. Quickly, she jumps onto the tip of the shuttle and creates a massive sword to cut through the tree line and prevent further damage to the shuttle. Once through the tree line, yet another obstacle presented itself, the curved slope of the mountain.

Seeing this, Hibiki rushes in front of Tsubasa and punches the slope wall, causing the shuttle to turn away from it. "On your left, Tachibana!" Tsubasa warns, getting Hibiki to do the same as before, but on the opposite side of the slope.

This process continued as they slid down the slope, alongside Chris and Kana, the latter of which reverting to their humanoid form, blasting any boulders in the path. "All that's left is to make it to the base!" Hibiki says, confident that the worst of their problems were behind them, but that was far from true.

"Crap!" Chris shouts, getting everyone to look forward and see their final obstacle. "A village!" Without wasting any time, Hibiki jumps off the front of the shuttle and grabs the front of it from the bottom. "You idiot!"

"What are you doing?" Tsubasa calls out, but Hibiki doesn't respond. As for Hibiki, she activates the thrusters on her Gear once more to try and slow down the shuttle.

Understanding what Hibiki was doing, Kana activates her Augmentation of Hibiki's Gungnir and gives her as much power as she could to increase the power from her thrusters. As this happened, everyone else watched on with concern as the shuttle still approached the building at the edge of the village. As they slid closer and closer, Hibiki knew what she had to do as she grabs the shuttle as tightly as she could and chucks it into the air. Feeling the shuttle be lifted off the ground, Kana quickly grabbed Tsubasa and Chris, grew wings with her Shadow Dragon Fang, and bolted off the shuttle and into the sky.

As for the shuttle, Hibiki managed to throw it almost perfectly over the building. As the shuttle started to fall over to the other side, the pilot managed to start the thrusters on the shuttle in order to stabilize their landing, doing so with ease. Seeing the shuttle safely land from the sky, Chris and Kana let out a collective sigh of relief and Tsubasa gave a satisfied smile. "Mission accomplished." Hearing this, everyone watching either let out a sigh of relief as well or celebrated the successful landing. As for the wielders, Kana landed the three of them next to where Hibiki was laying down on the ground. "Are you okay, Tachibana?" Tsubasa asks, receiving only laughter as a response.

"You hit your head or something?" Chris asks.

"I'm just so happy for the miracle that allows me to wield a Symphogear!" Hibiki responds.

The three wielders still standing looked to one another and chuckled. "You really are something else, aren't you Hibiki?" Kana says, extending a hand to help her friend up.

Suddenly, the wielders get an incoming call on their communicators. "Great work everyone!" Serena said.

"Serena!" Kana says joyfully.

"Not too shabby if I do say so myself!" Kanade added.

"What? You expect us to fail or something?" Chris says in jest.

"If that were the case, Serena and I would've tagged along." Kanade retorted.

"We were just calling because us and Miku were watching the broadcast of your mission and wanted to congratulate you four." Serena said.

"Great job everyone!" Miku said into the communicator.

"Miku!" Hibiki says, practically jumping in excitement hearing the voice of her sunshine.

"If you don't mind me asking, what are you three up to now?" Tsubasa asks.

"Serena and I decided, since we were staying back, that we'd get started on packing for the trip to London." Kanade explained. "Miku-chan offered to help. It took some time, but she was a big help in packing up Tsubasa's room."

"I greatly underestimated what I was getting myself into..." Miku added, making Tsubasa feel embarrassed.

"W-Well now that we've finished our mission, I'll come help finish up packing once we've reported back to the Commander." Tsubasa says, changing the subject.

"We'll see you three in a bit!" Kana says.

"See you then!" Serena replied, hanging up the phone. With that, the wielders headed back to base as the next part of their lives began.


Three Months Later...


Sakuya and Aoi's POV:
S.O.N.G. HQ


Sakuya was working late one night at HQ, going over activity logs of the space shuttle mission. "Here. Have something warm." Aoi says, offering Sakuya a hot drink.

"Thanks for giving me something warm." Sakuya says. "That's quite rare."

"That last part wasn't really necessary..." Aoi retorts, before turning her attention to the monitor. "It's hard to think it's been three months since they saved the shuttle."

"And after that incident, Section Two was reconstituted as S.O.N.G., under direct control of the UN," Sakuya adds. "and its primary job is now disaster intervention worldwide."

Just then, the doors to the command center open up. "That and the fact that Dr. Nastassja and the symphogear wielders from F.I.S., people that used to be our enemies, are now working with us, makes it all seem unreal." Lilith said, overhearing the two agents' conversation.

"Honestly, I'll just be happy if I can keep working till retirement without any more major incidents." Sakuya says, the women agreeing with Sakuya's hopes. However, as if to jinx them, the lights go dim as the monitor alerts them of a new threat.

"Unidentified signal detected near Yokohama Port." Aoi reports from her desk.

Suddenly, as quickly as the signal appeared, it vanished without a trace. "That's concerning..." Lilith said.

"Contact the Commander immediately!" Sakuya says to Aoi, who gets right to doing so.


?'s POV:
Yokohama Port


At the location the signal was picked up by S.O.N.G., a girl in a black and purple hoodie ran for safety as someone or something shot at her. The girl quickly found a place to temporarily hide as she caught her breath, looking down at the box she held tightly as she did. "Dvergr Dáinn's legacy..." the girl said to herself. "I must atone by delivering this before it's too late. Wasting no time, the girl continues running to her planned destination, hoping to lose her pursuer in the process.

As for said pursuer, they stood on the building above where the girl had hid temporarily, deciding not to give chase any longer. "Plain doesn't really suit me..." The pursuer said. "So next time, it'll be very flashy."


Chris and Kana's POVs:
Lydian


As for our heroes, life continued as it had the last 3 months, attending school at Lydian. As far as Chris was concerned, life was perfect... Almost... "Chris-chan-" Without missing a beat, Chris whacks Hibiki with her bag, startling Miku and the Zababa wielders. At this point, Kana was used to it.

"I'm older than you. And at school, I'm your senpai!" Chris lectures. "You're setting a bad example for them." Chris motions over to Kirika and Shirabe.

"Speaking of, Good morning Shirabe-chan and Kirika-chan." Miku said.

"Good morning./Good day to you Dess!" The Zababa wielders replied.

"Despite the heat, you're still as upbeat as ever, huh?" Miku said, complimenting Kirika.

In that moment, both Hibiki and Miku notice that, even though it was hot, Shirabe and Kirika were holding hands. "You really don't care about the heat at all, do you?" Hibiki asked, genuinely surprised.

"W-Well... You see, Shirabe's hands are nice and cold, so it just makes me want to hold them." Kirika explained, chuckling nervously.

"Same goes for Kiri-chan's soft biceps. They're just as nice and cold too." Shirabe said as she squeezed Kirika's bicep as an example, flustering her best friend further.

"Is that true?" Miku asked as she went to do the same to her best friend, causing Hibiki to squirm frantically as Miku did it.

This continued for a decent amount of time. As it did, however, Chris too became flustered, her face becoming redder and redder as it continued until she couldn't take it anymore, causing her to slap Hibiki very hard with her bag, knocking the poor Gungnir wielder out of Miku's grasp and into the air, startling the three girls once more. "Save that stuff for when you two are alone..." Chris says, doing her best to keep her cool, but Kana saw right through it.

"If you're that jealous, my arms are fair game." Kana smugly suggests.

"Don't think I won't hit you with this just because we're roommates." Chris retorts, threatening Kana with her bag.

"I'm just saying!" Kana reaffirms her statement, but backing away from Chris on the off chance she would follow through with her threat. With a sigh, Chris continued walking to class, causing Kana to chuckle nervously as Chris chose to spare her.

However, as they walked, Miku could notice that something seemed off with Kana, or at least, she saw similar signs in her that she would see in Hibiki when she tried to hide how she was really feeling. "Hey Kana?" Miku asked, getting the dragon girl's attention. "You feeling okay?"

At first, Kana was confused by the question, but then realized what Miku was asking. "Oh! Don't worry, I've just been staying up later than usual lately." She says. "That medieval-themed RPG game you and Hibiki got me for my birthday has been really addicting to play. Sorry if I concerned you with how quiet I've been."

"That's a relief. I thought something on your mind was bothering you." Miku said, relieved that she was just being superstitious, not noticing Kana's reaction to that comment. "By the way, what was it called again?"

"'Shining Blade: Destiny.'" Kana answers. "If I can get ahold of the other games, I'd really like to try them out too."

"Well I'm happy to hear that you're enjoying the present Hibiki and I got you." Miku said. "But do make sure you're getting enough sleep at night, especially today. We don't want you to miss Tsubasa-san, Kanade-san, and Maria-san's performance later tonight."

"I almost forgot that was tonight!" Kana says. "Thanks for reminding me!" Miku chuckled at Kana's panicked thanks. And so, the girls continued on to their classes, excited for later that night.


Kana and Serena's POVs:
Chris' apartment/London Concert Hall


After classes had concluded for the day, Kana, Hibiki, Miku, their friends, and Kirika and Shirabe all gathered at Chris' apartment later that night with several assortments of food to eat as they watched their friends perform, much to the latter's surprise. "So, why did this have to be at my place?" Chris asked in an irritated tone. "And why do I feel like you approved of this?" She stared daggers at Kana, who just shrugged.

"Don't look at me. My suggestion was the Astral Plane, but we didn't really have a place to comfortably watch the concert." Kana explains.

"Sorry for coming over so late with so many people." Shiori apologized for the group.

"The time difference to London is around eight hours!" Yumi said.

"This was the only way we could all watch the Charity Rock Festival together." Kuriyo added.

"Look at it this way, by letting us be here, you're being a reliable senpai." Hibiki suggested. "And I mean, it's been Kanade-san and Tsubasa-san's dream to be singing on stage there tonight!"

"In that case... Cheering them on is the least we can do!" Chris said, agreeing with Hibiki's reasoning, which was rather rare outside of combat.

"And we can't forget who's joining them on the stage." Miku said.

"Maria." Shirabe answered happily.

"The Queens of Music are back together dess!" Kirika added.

As everyone got to their seats, the group went quiet as the trio of idols began their performance.

(Seiten Galaxy Cross begins to play)

The lights shone upon the three Idols as they began to sing their first song, dancing and skating across the water that was their stage as they did. "I honestly think that was a very nice touch for their performance." Serena says, watching the concert from backstage.

"I'd have to agree with you on that, Serena-san." Ogawa said. "It's still hard to think that the last time they were in a concert together, we were at odds with Maria-san and the others."

"And this time we don't have to worry about any surprise attacks." Serena adds with a chuckle, which causes Ogawa to laugh with her.


Hibiki and Maria's POVs:
Chris' apartment/London Concert Hall


As the concert was wrapping up and Kanade and Tsubasa waved to the cheering crowd, Kana and the others were happy their friends were able to live their dream. As for Yumi, she was just as hyper as the crowd over in London. "I still can't believe my friends saved the world with those three! It's like something straight out of an anime!"

Back at the concert, Maria was greeted by two male agents. "You worked hard out there tonight." One of the agents said.

"Keeping a close eye on your idol, are you?" Maria retorts.

"We're only here for your protection." The agent replied. "After all, there are still those who would wish to harm the heroine that saved the world."

Back in Japan, Kirika and Shirabe could only think about the reason Maria was even performing tonight in the first place. "Maria was made into a scapegoat to cover the falling Moon and the Frontier incidents dess..." Kirika said.

"So they made her into a literal idol so the adults could save face." Shirabe added, which made the girls feel sorry for what Maria had to bear for their freedom.

"I'd have to disagree on that." Miku said, surprising the group. "I think what Maria-san is truly saving is us. Giving us all the chance to live an everyday life, where everyone can be happy."

Miku's thought cheers up the Zababa wielders. "That's right dess!" Kirika said.

"That's why we need to use the lives we were given to support her as much as we can." Shirabe added.

Suddenly, Kana, Chris, and Hibiki all get called by Genjuro from S.O.N.G. HQ. "A major fire has broken out in Sector 7." He said. "The firefighters are having trouble on their own and are requesting backup."

"Okay! We're on our way!" Hibiki says, getting a concerned look from Miku. "Don't worry Miku! We're going to save people!"

"We're coming..."

"With you dess!" Shirabe and Kirika said.

"You two are staying here!" Chris told them.

"No offense girls, but it's too risky to let you fight without getting LiNKER." Kana added. "If this weren't on such a short notice, we'd be able to drop by HQ. But I'm afraid you'll have to sit this one out..." With that said, the three wielders leave, much to the Zababa wielders disappointment.

Meanwhile in London, Maria was leaving the concert hall with the agents following close by through a hall filled with mannequins dressed in various outfits. Suddenly, the three of them feel a breeze in the hall. "Wind?" Maria thought aloud. "Is someone there?"

"The tainted hero of the Frontier Incident, crafted from a plea bargain and some cunning media manipulation, Maria Cadenzavna Eve." A voice said, its origin unknown.

"Who's there?" Maria asks again, only to receive no further response.

Maria and the Agents kept their guard up and held their ground, looking for anything out of place. Suddenly, one of the mannequins sprung to life, grabbing the closest guard and pulling them in for a kiss. However, unlike a normal kiss, it quickly became clear the agent was struggling as if something was happening to him, causing the other agent to pull out his gun. "Get away from him!" He shouted.

But the "mannequin" didn't even acknowledge his threat and continued the kiss, which drained the life from the agent and caused the eyes of the "mannequin" to glow a bright green as she looked at the second agent as he fired three bullets from his gun. The "mannequin" laughed as they swung their dress to the side as if it were a matador's cape, causing a gust of wind to surround them and deflect the bullets back to the agent, killing him. With the agents dead, the "mannequin" tapped her heels and set their sights on Maria, striking a dramatic pose as they did.

"You lack the Symphogear you should be wearing, so I'm uninterested in you." The "mannequin" said, attacking Maria, who did what they could to dodge their attacks.


Maria, Hibiki, and ?'s POVs:
London Concert Hall/Sector 7


As the fire Genjuro warned the girls of continued to burn, the mysterious hooded girl continued to be pursued by the same pursuer from before. "Dance for me. Or I will force you to." The pursuer said, firing several shots towards the girl, blowing up nearby cars in the process and knocking the girl down from their explosion. Despite that, the girl kept running, not knowing the pursuer wasn't the only one watching her run.

Meanwhile, Kana, Hibiki, and Chris were approaching the fire via helicopter. "The area is almost completely evacuated." Genjuro briefed the girls. "However, there are still multiple life signs in this condo block."

"People are still in there?" Hibiki asks, concerned.

"It looks as though they're on the other side of a firewall." Genjuro continued. "What's more concerning is the fact that the damage seems to keep spreading toward four o'clock."

"You think there's someone behind all of this?" Chris asked.

"Hibiki-kun, rescue the trapped people. Chris-kun, I want you to investigate the situation." Genjuro ordered. "As for you Kana-kun, go with Chris-kun to investigate, but boost Hibiki-kun with your Gear as you do."

"You got it, Genjuro-san!" Kana replied. As the briefing of the situation finished, the three wielders arrived at the burning building. "Good luck Hibiki!"

"We're counting on you." Chris added.

"Leave it to me!" Hibiki replies, holding out her Gungnir pendant and jumping from the helicopter.


"Balwisyall nescell Gungnir tron"


(Genkai Toppa G-beat begins to play)

As she transforms, Hibiki breaks into the burning building. "I'll guide you to the signal's coordinates." Aoi told Hibiki over her communicator.

Meanwhile in London, Maria and the "mannequin" continue their fight, that is to say, Maria continues dodging her attacker, eventually landing a swift kick to their neck, which has no effect on the target. "What the?" Maria says aloud in confusion before the attacker takes advantage of Maria's attack and sending her into the air, lining her blade up with where Maria was going to land. As she was about to land on the blade, however, she is saved in the nick of time by Tsubasa, clad in Ame no Habakiri. "Tsubasa!"

"When my friend is in trouble, how could I not come to her aid?" Tsubasa said, landing on the other side of the attacker as she readied herself to fight them.

"I've been waiting for you." The attacker said.

"Who are you?" Tsubasa asked.

The attacker said nothing at first, striking a pose with their blade before they gave their answer. "An Autoscorer." They answer, much to Tsubasa's confusion. "I have come to hear your song." Without another word, the "Autoscorer" lunged at Tsubasa, beginning the fight once more.

Back in Sector 7, Hibiki gets closer and closer to the people trapped in the burning building as guided by Aoi. "Hibiki-chan, destroy the wall ninety degrees to your left, and make another way through." Aoi said, to which Hibiki does without hesitation, breaking a hole in the wall that lead to the trapped civilians.

"This way everyone! Hurry!" Hibiki says, before leaving to make an exit for herself and the civilians.

"Hibiki-chan. There's one final life sign within the building." Aoi reported, to which Hibiki headed straight for.

After breaking down several walls, Hibiki finds one final person, an unconscious child surrounded by smoke. Wasting no time, Hibiki grabs the child and kicks through the ceiling, escaping the burning building in the process with the child.

Back in London, Tsubasa and the Autoscorer continued to trade blow for blow until Tsubasa was able to knock her opponent back, following them as she prepared the attack that would finish the fight. As the Autoscorer landed on the ground, Tsubasa brought her two blades together and started to spin them as they began to be set ablaze. "Blades whistling in the wind... Forming a circle, with wings of flame they cut." Tsubasa said as the flames of her blades began to blaze blue. "Shine, O Moon!" She shouted, connecting her attack, Moonlit Wind Ring's Fiery Blades, onto the Autoscorer, sending them flying into a stack of nearby crates.

As for Hibiki, she reverted her transformation and carried the unconscious child to a nearby ambulance where a woman was talking to the paramedics there. "No one's found my daughter yet! She must still be in there!" The woman cried.

"Please help this child!" Hibiki says. "They've inhaled a lot of smoke! Get them to a hospital immediately!"

"Kou-chan!" The woman said, taking the child from Hibiki and getting into the ambulance with them. "Don't worry, Kou-chan! Mommy's here!"

"Thank you for your help." One of the paramedics said before getting in the ambulance and driving off.

With the civilians saved, Hibiki starts to walk to meet up with Chris and Kana, before she notices something out of the corner of her eye, or more accurately, someone. From what Hibiki could tell, they looked to be a girl that was a bit younger than her wearing a special coat and hat.

As for the girl, she didn't even notice Hibiki, just staring into the burning building, which made her remember a horrible moment from her childhood.


?'s Flashback


"If such magics are not the miracles of God, then they are the tools of the Devil that none should wield!" A man said to another man that was tied to a wooden steak over a bonfire.

"You are hereby judged!" Another man said. "May the flames that cleanse sin purify the taint of Izak!"

The girl could only watch as her father was being burned alive and there was nothing either of them could do to stop it. "Papa! Papa!" The girl cried out, trying to reach her father, only for other men to stop her from getting closer. "Papa!"

The girl's father looked to his daughter without fear in his eyes and made one final request to her. "Carol... Live, and experience more of the world." He requested, but Carol was unsure what he meant by that. He smiled one last time to his daughter before the flames engulfed him. "That is your..." His words were cut off as the flames grew over him.


Back in the present, Carol looked on at the burning building with that memory showing itself to her once more, causing tears to fall from her eyes. "Papa..." Carol says to herself. "I wish that memory would just disappear."

"It's dangerous up there!" Hibiki shouts, breaking Carol's train of thought. "Were you separated from you mom and dad? It's dangerous up there, so just stay put until I-"

"Silence." Carol says as she dries the tears from her eyes and summons a magic circle, shooting a burst of wind from it towards Hibiki, who dodges just in time.

Hibiki tried to process what just happened, but was cut off by an incoming call from Chris and Kana. "It's the enemy! We're under attack!" Chris said.

"Are you okay Hibiki?" Kana asked, making sure her friend wasn't ambushed by their enemy, only causing more confusion for Hibiki as she looked up to the young girl that attacked her.

Back with Tsubasa and Maria, the latter of the two look to where their enemy was sent, then back to Tsubasa. "That was too far! Using such power against another human..." Maria lectures.

"You think so?" Tsubasa asked, readying her sword. "When our blades clashed, I knew for certain." Suddenly, the pile of broken crates began moving. "That thing... Is a monster!" The crates exploded, revealing the Autoscorer, perfectly unharmed.

"How painfully underwhelming..." The Autoscorer said. "I certainly cannot allow you to beat me so easily."

Back with Hibiki, Carol began to summon multiple magic circles before aiming them at Hibiki. "The alchemy of Carol Malus Dienheim will destroy the world, bringing about the Apocalypse of All Things." Carol says.

"Destroy the world?" Hibiki asks.

"In other words, I am the murderer of miracles!" Carol says, charging her magic and firing a greater blast of several gusts of wind towards Hibiki, who can only watch in horror as the attack approaches.


A/N: And with that, Part 3 has officially started!

Before I end this chapter however, I want to address some things within the story.

First off, throughout the duration of this part, Kana will be staying at Chris' apartment instead of in the Astral Plane. That being said, she is still able to go to and from the Astral Plane, but Kirika and Shirabe are borrowing her room for the moment.

But then you're probably asking, "What about Nastassja?" She would be living in one of the spare rooms in the Astral Plane as well. The only reason Kana gave up her room was because of the fact she knew, hopefully, Chris would be willing to let her stay as an actual roommate for a couple months.

Also, with Kanade still alive, Section Two's form of LiNKER would still be manufactured. Would it be as effective as F.I.S.'s? No, but it still allows the wielders that require it to get the job done.

Lastly, yes, "Shining Blade: Destiny" is a reference to Fire Emblem: Fates.

Other than that, I think this is a good place to leave off the chapter. Thank you all for reading. I shall see you in the next chapter!