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In order to recover Abel and the Zohar, everyone heads down to Michtim where they lean the truth about KOS MOS and chaos, and what Wilhelm is planning.

Summary:

• Margulis is talking with the “Eminence” and Margulis says how he doesn’t understand why he is to pull away from Michtim, that Zarathustra is there and without it they can’t return to Lost Jerusalem.
• Wilhelm says that Ormus’s real purpose was to spread the words of God. He says that these words are what you call Lemegeton, it’s a failsafe installed by God that can cause this universe to dissipate. Although the man they call Lord didn’t know that. He said that was to be expected, for those were the words of Yeshua. Wilhelm created an organization to manage and watch over those words. That is Ormus’s true objective.
• Everyone heads down to Michtim to find Abel and the Zohar. Ziggy seems to recognize where they are s a place he was when human, where Voyager was born and ceased to be human. After fighting off two Ormus E.S Pellegri appears.
• Pellegri tells everyone that Michtim is the birthplace of Ormus. She says that the relics like the Zohar were theirs and the federation stole them. You fight Pellegri and end up killing her, even though Jin tries to tell her to eject Pellegri says how she can’t, she is tired, and dies.
• You proceed to some cathedral place where the Zohar might be and you find voyager there. We find out that this is where Voyager killed Ziggy’s wife and child. He says that Ziggy had the option to become a Testament along with him but refused.  He then mentioned operation Canaan and says how Canaan has been observing them all as a spy, codename Lactis. Canaan says that’s what he was programmed for, and he is sorry.
• Ziggy says enough of this, why make Lactis (Canaan) suffer now, he asks why voyager became a Testament and he says to escape death and obtain eternal pleasure. After fighting and destroying Voyager’s E.S, he is fine.
• Ziggy tries to fight him but can’t do anything and Canaan yells to stop. He says how Voyager’s power isn’t limitless, but if he links with him he can absorb the power of the compass of order and become a god. He says in return he wants to be a testament, no matter what happens he will be a traitor and doesn’t want that label. Voyager says he will accept. Voyager links with Canaan but isn’t able to handle the power and Canaan traps him, killing the two of them together.
• After continuing on you meet with Margulis. You fight him and after defeating him Margulis says how Jin is exceptionally strong, but because of that he has killed those who understand him, he will forever be alone in the world. Margulis then says he didn’t come this far to be killed by Jin, and kills himself.
• Magulis’s Anima vessel floats up and is caught by an E.S. Shion’s pendent then glows and Shion says how something is calling to her. You make you way through the underground facility and ruins and eventually arrive in a crystal room. Ziggy sees some writing and they say how it’s the same language on Renees-le-chateau. MOMO reads it as the bible verse from when the angel told Mary that Jesus had risen, MOMO actually saying Jesus.
• Shion passes out and has a vision with Abel who we find out is U-DO. Able just asks a bunch of questions like what is pain and so on, Shion recovers and Nephilim appears before everyone saying what they seek lies ahead. This room was sealed by the will of a woman who was able to call upon the power of God. She says if that woman’s consciousness does not awaken they cannot reach the room.
• Nephilim says the woman is someone close to her, someone who laughed and cried with her in the past. Her other half. However her awakening will erode and chisel away at Shion’s life. Shion says he will see him, that she will do everything herself
• Shion appears on Lost Jerusalem, and walks around, going into the underground passage everyone went to when on Renees-le-château. She sys how the stones are all new, and she goes to where there are some tombs and sees chaos in old clothes. She wonders why he is here and chaos just says since you are here that must mean you have come for her. Chaos points at the casket in front of them and Shion opens it up to find a woman with long brown hair, and she says that it is KOS MOS. KOS MOS then opens her eyes and Shion sees another vision.
• She sees the human KOS MOS with chaos in old times, them in a crowd listening to a main talk who is raised up, she sees a shot of her in a home with chaos, and then she is in a field of flowers crying. Shion goes up to her and says how she has lost herself too, she hugs her saying they will find themselves together.
• Shion wakes up and KOS MOS asks her if she is ok, talking in a more human voice. Shion says how she has awakened and then T-ellos appears, yelling at KOS MOS calling her Mary. Everyone fights T-ellos and she says how her body is that of Mary’s, and inside KOS MOS is Mary’s soul. She yells at KOS MOS that that is not the body, in which she is meant to reside, surrender and become part of her. T-ellos says that Kevin just wants Mary’s resurrection, when Mary has fulfilled her duty Zarathustra will speak.
• You fight T-ellos and after de3feating her KOS MOS walks over to her and absorbs her, fully awakening Mary Magdalene. All around the universe gnosis phenomena is occurring because of Mary’s awakening. Everyone learns of this and chaos says something about the relics of god, and how God gave Mary a choice to change the universe but a key was needed, Shion’s pendant. KOS MOS says how he is up ahead.
• After running ahead you run into Kevin who says how when this planet was destined to be destroyed yada yada, he came before me. chaos says Wilhelm and Kevin flashback to Wilhelm talking to him as a kid, saying how the universe is destined to be destroyed but if they go back to a certain point in history and restart and keep looping then they will be saved.
• Shion goes with Kevin even though everyone tells her not to. She just says how he is the only one who was trying to save her, even after Kevin says how he orchestrated everything; his death was on purpose, everything. Shion goes with him and Jin pulls out his sword saying he will do what he has to to protect the universe, and you fight both Kevin and Shion.
• After the fight Allen tells everyone to stop this, Kevin tells him to shut up, he can’t do anything, no one besides him and Shion can and Allen sticks up for himself saying how they can, everyone is fighting to protect the universe. He then says that he lacks resolve. All the Testaments did, they were afraid of death and their weakness. Voyager, Virgil, Dimitri, and Ormus were all just trying to run away from the harshness of reality. He says he will stand firm on this spot and save Shion. Kevin says fine, and shoots energy at Allen, and flings him across the room. He struggles up and Shion says that’s enough, Kevin asks how it feels to be pitied by the one he loves. Allen just says how he doesn’t understand Shion’s feelings, the pain she went though. How he wanted to cry in her place and will do whatever it takes to save her. Kevin says fine and sends a finishing blow at him but KOS MOS saves him.
• Kevin asks what she is doing, she is defying Wilhelm but KOS MOS says she doesn’t care. Kevin says she truly is a failure, that Mary’s consciousness changed inside of her. KOS MOS asks Shion if this is what she wants, to betray everyone. Kevin yells for Mary to get back and shoots energy at her but Shion stops him. Kevin then says how he won’t let Shion go, and you fight and defeat him. Kevin says how he can’t accept this but Wilhelm voice says for him to stand down.
• You head further in and see a huge thing that looks like the compass or order and chaos. MOMO points out that Abel is trapped in one of the two E.S.s by it, and Wilhelm stands between them looking at the compass. Wilhelm snaps his fingers and your E.S.s appear, Wilhelm saying it looks like they’ve awakened so I’ll take them, you don’t mind do you Yeshua? The vessels of anima then float up and head to the huge item along with all the other ones. Everyone asks what it is and Shion wonders if it is Zarathustra.
• Ziggy wonders why Wilhelm, Vector’s CEO is here and Wilhelm says that is just a name, such as he is Ormus Patriarch, etc. He says they just define him, yet they aren’t him. The only one who can define him is you, Yeshua, chaos. Wilhelm says how he needs the key to activate Zarathustra. He says Zarathustra was a device made by people of ancient times to ascend to the realm of God. It was orchestrated by Mary, and its power source was Yeshua. He says that God didn’t like mans actions though, so Wilhelm gave Zarathustra a purpose. He says something about destruction, the destruction that Yeshua will bring. Wilhelm says he gave Zarathustra the role of resetting things, sending life into an imaginary time realm. He then says that U-Do is God himself. He says the two Abel’s exist as U-DOs observers.
• Shion says she won’t activate Zarathustra and Wilhelm says that there are people who already wish for a different Unversed, the Gnosis. HE says the Gnosis are forms of people who have rejected others and the world. Shion says she still won’t help and Wilhelm says that’s too bad, and uses his powers to levitate Shion up. Shion then glows with energy. Everyone is held down to the ground by Wilhelm’s power except KOS MOS, as Shion floats in pain. Allen yells at KOS MOS to help her but she does nothing and Wilhelm says how Mary understands what much be done to save the universe.
• Kevin sees all this going on and Shion calls out his name so he comes up behind Wilhelm and attacks him, cutting off his arm, releasing Shion. Wilhelm asks how it feels and we find out he knew Kevin would do this. He says Kevin didn’t want for anything to do with the universe; he wanted to be with Shion. He then surrounds Kevin and Shion in energy and they are in pain, Shion still refusing to activate Zarathustra. Wilhelm tells KOS MOS to bring Shion to him. He says if not Shion will continue to suffer. KOS MOS picks up Shion and brings her over, and takes off her necklace. She then shatters it much to Wilhelm’s surprise. Wilhelm calls KOS MOS a fool, saying now the universe will perish, even Yeshua will die.
• KOS MOS says to Wilhelm that she isn’t Mary; she is KOS MOS. Kevin then gets up and stabs Wilhelm through the chest. Kevin and Wilhelm talk, Kevin saying how they are standing in their way, the humans are trying to walk their own path. Wilhelm says how it isn’t possible but chaos gets up and says it is, even as they speak ripples are spreading throughout the universe. Wilhelm says how he is surprised to hear form him, that chaos is a failsafe implanted in the universe.
• All of a sudden the mecha thing Able is in goes out of control and energy goes everywhere. Wilhelm says how it is too late, Zarathustra is out of control.   He says to KOS MOS for them to go together and return this world to the beginning. Then Kevin holds out his hand and makes a bunch of energy. Wilhelm asks what he is doing, if he continues to do this he will disappear from this world. Kevin says he knows, but he will take Wilhelm too. He tells Shion to defeat Zarathustra while he holds back its power.
• You fight Zarathustra and after defeating it, Wilhelm asks chaos, calling him Yeshua, if this is what he really wants. If he is to vanish, then this universe will….chaos says he knows, but he wants to believe in the light of human’s wills. Wilhelm says very well, that does sound like you, and vanishes. Shion then says goodbye to Kevin, saying how because of him she was able to make it this far, and will continue to live. Kevin says how he is glad to see her smile again, and vanishes.
• All of a sudden the energy still goes out of control and Jr. asks if there is anyway to stop it. Chaos says to hold on and we see Abel and Nephilim together in some plane talking. Nephilim asks if that is his wish and he nods, so the two of them appear before everyone. Chas asks if it is decided and Nephilim says yes, all the Gnosis gathered in Zarathustra with no where to go, she will take them into her and dimensionally shift this region of space to the land of origin. Lost Jerusalem, Earth. Nephilim says how the universe will eventually be destroyed but the light of humans wills may be enough, if mankind has enough time to build upon their feelings then it. Shion asks if she will give them that time, Nephilim says yes, herself, Abel, and…..
• Nephilim turns to chaos and he and KOS MOS step up and say to Shion how she isn’t the one who guided this universe to destruction. He says that ever since he existed his power of Anima has caused the universe to tread the path of destruction He says that in order to save the universe Mary separated the power of Anima into the vessels and sealed them, costing her life. He says that he lost his power and was forced to become an observer. He says he didn’t’ know what his power meant but he says he finally knows what it means for him to use this power.
• Chaos says how this region of space will undergo a shift and he doesn’t have the power to help them escape, so he wants them to go ahead and leave. Jr. asks what about him and he says not to worry, everything follows the flow, and he is sure they will meet again. He says that when they disappear the speed of the universe’s destruction will slow down. Chaos says however that eventually it will be destroyed in about ten thousand years. He says the key to saving all lies in the land of origin. He says how he, the gnosis, and wills of others will return to Lost Jerusalem, and that Shion must eventually find it to save the universe.
• Shion says goodbye to KOS MOS, KOS MOS saying how they are sure they will meet again. Everyone takes off, leaving Able, Nephilim, chaos, and KOS MOS behind. Chaos turns to KOS MOS and tells her to release his power. She says very well and takes the anima and combines them, crating an image of chaos in old clothes and herself in old clothes. The old clothes version of chaos merges into him, and the image of Mary goes into Nephilim. The make the Zohar glow and a huge energy spread from the planet and the Gnosis are all pulled in.
• W see everyone in the E.S. escaping, however Shion notices the gnosis and MOMO says how it looks like the Gnosis don’t want to be gathered as if they are objecting. Shion says that means chaos and the others are in danger, and tells Jin to turn around. Jin says they can’t, they have a duty they were entrusted to. Shion agrees and so they continue to escape. When they get to the point where everyone gets off, Jin stays behind and says that he will go help them out, but they must continue on. Jin basically says goodbye to Shion, saying how he is sorry he wasn’t a better brother and regrets not spending more time with her. Shion cries saying how she was the one who was wrong, asking Jin to forgive her. Jin says she doesn’t have to apologize; she has been a great sister and always will be. She has suffered though her whole life so she has every right to be as happy as she possibly can be.
• Jin goes to fight all the gnosis with KOS MOS as chaos and Nephilim power up the Zohar. The others get to the Elsa and escape. Jin fights the Gnosis and ends up getting stabbed repeatedly, once all the way through his chest. He slopes against the E.S. and is almost dead, He closes his eyes and says how it is quiet now, this sit he most quiet it has ever been in his whole life. This is what he fought for but now that he is there he longs for the noise of the past. He says he longs for those hectic and chaotic days that once was. He says how this is ok though, the time has come for him to move on. Jin then dies. Another gnosis is about to attack chaos while he is working and KOS MOS steps up and powers up a blast, killing the gnosis and herself.
• Chaos finishes and Nephilim grows up into the form of a woman, and chaos holds out his hand and does some energy thing to Abel. Then there is a huge glow and from the planet a huge burst comes out. The Elsa is trying to escape but won’t make it, however they detect a column left which is what is used for hyperspace, Shion says its chaos protecting them, and she knows it is. The Elsa then grows wings (wtf?) and heads to the column to escape the blast.
• The Elsa emerges in space and eventually they come in contact with the Damerung. After a while, we see everyone together and MOMO and Ziggy are going to stay behind, MOMO helping Scientia to build a new network. Shion and Jr. head out to find Lost Jerusalem.
• We see a brief shot of KOS MOS’s face and chaos says he guesses the two of them still exist in this world after all. As long as people and the universe desire it, they will continue to exist.

Impressions:

Asides from the ending, the HUGE thing in this chapter that just stunned me to no belief was the identity of who KOS MOS was. I just could not believe that she was Mary Magdalene.  That was something I was not suspecting at all. Not only that but they basically confirmed how chaos was as well. Although they ha said this before, Wilhelm called chaos Yeshua which as I looked up is Hebrew for Jesus. This would explain why him and human KOS MOS were seen together in all the scenes involving the past.  It also just ties up loose ends with what this whole Lemegeton thing is. Wilhelm said that Lemegeton was the words that would reset the universe basically. He then said that Lemegeton was the words of Yeshua, which is chaos. Basically, chaos had the purpose and potential to reset the universe. Wilhelm even said this directly as he told chaos that his just a failsafe for the universe, which is what he called Lemegeton, a failsafe.

Although they were bad guys, I felt sorry for both Pellegri and Margulis when they died. I mean, Pellegri there was the whole thing with her and Jin’s past. Pellegri said how she couldn’t just stop fighting, how she was tired and all. Jin having to kill Pellegri was sad I think, the whole quote about how they just walked different paths that never crossed I think was sad, because it showed how their situations were out of their own control almost. I also felt just a bit sorry for Margulis and having to kill him. I mean, before the fight basically Wilhelm shattered Margulis’ beliefs. Wilhelm basically told Margulis that everything he was doing for his whole life was for nothing. That everything he had based his dreams and goals on wouldn’t accomplish anything, that his whole life was for nothing. I mean, Margulis didn’t view what he was doing as bad. He wasn’t evil; he just had conflicting goals with other people. He just wanted to return to the land where his ancestors were born, where his deepest beliefs are founded. Killing him I think was a bit sad.

Canaan dieing was a bit surprising and sad. Although his death served a purpose, that too was a tad surprising that he was the one who ended up killing Voyager, especially given Ziggy and his past. The thing is that even though they did the whole bit with Canaan supposedly having betrayed everyone, he didn’t do anything wrong himself. He was spying on everyone without his own knowledge until half way though this game, and even then he wasn’t in control of it.  At least he died honorably I guess, although it’s still sad because I didn’t’ view him as a traitor in any way. Although, at least one of the Testaments died by kind of being defeated. I mean, Virgil basically was talked out of the Testament thing by Feb, Albedo was forced to merge with Jr., and Kevin sacrificed himself to save everyone.

Zarathustra was awesomely cool. It is defiantly one of the cooler looking mecha’s/bad guys I have seen in a while. It was basically a combination of all the other E.S.s. It also wasn’t completely symmetrical or anything, which is part of what made it cool. I could actually identify the pieces as to what E.S. they belonged too. Although not all the pieces, for instance they had Zebulun’s floating pods that hovered around Zarathustra which during the fight blocked attacks.

Jin’s fight scene and just his death altogether were amazing. His death was probably one of the sadder moments in this whole game I think. I was stunned. Not only tit happened because he was such a big character, but how emotional it was. The fight itself was really cool, him pulling out a sword that was in his back and fighting with it, but the thing I think I liked the most about this scene was how emotional it was. Jin’s final quote was amazing, and in fact in honor of him it will be the new quote on my site. His quote about how it is now quiet and it has never been this quiet before in his life. All along he wanted this quietness but now that he has it he longs for the chaos of life, longs for being with everyone. Gah, that scene still gives me shivers almost; it was one of my favorite scenes in the game and just really emotional.

Allen just blew me away in this chapter. He was defiantly cool in this chapter. First off his whole speech and him standing up to Kevin was amazing. He actually showed a backbone in this chapter, he even showed more of one then the others. No on else tried to stop Kevin, but Allen actually withstood blasts of pain to stand up for what he believed in and to stand up for supporting Shion. I think that was really cool.

Ok, one thing that kind of bothers me is wtf was up with the Elsa growing wings? That to me was just kind of stupid and unnecessary. I mean, they already had a whole overcoming situation thing. They weren’t going to escape the blast but then they found a UMN column that chaos made (?) and them finding that could have easily been enough but no, they had to have the ship grow wings. And not some mechanical part that unfolded, there were actual fluid moving wings of energy. It just seemed like a little too much.