03x22 - Gabriel

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[LAURA] What's the matter, Stiyl?

I'm giving you a chance to do something about this.

If you're not interested, let me know, because I will.

I don't need you to tell me.

I know what to do.

I've been doing this job for a long time now.

[INDEX] Hostile identified.

Now conducting analysis of available spells.

Searching construction of suitable local weapons.

[KAMIJO] He went out of his way to get this ready.

In order for Fiamma to accomplish what he has

set out to do,

he must need this Star of Bethlehem here.

Which means that if I destroy it,

I'll be able to do damage to Fiamma, as well.

[FIAMMA] Let's see, I've got the angel medium Sasha Kruezhev,

the magical item to remotely control the , grimoires,

the Star of Bethlehem, the ceremonial site,

and your right hand fit to wield my power.

It would appear that I've acquired everything I need.

I say it's high time to ask the supporting players

to leave the stage.

Charge forth, Archangel Gabriel.

Obliterate everything.

No way.

So the reason he abducted Sasha was to enlist the power

of an archangel.

I guess I'll just have to smash that angel up

until she's immobilized!

[grunts]

[KAMIJO] Sasha Kruezhev?

[FIAMMA] The Star of Bethlehem is not yet complete,

but the moment I set Sasha Kruezhev in motion

was the moment my victory became undeniable.

All I need now is that parchment.

Simple fix.

Why don't you retrieve it for me?

There's no reason to show mercy to them

just because they're weak.

Go claim it with everything you have, and don't hold back!

[ELIZALINA] That completes her treatment.

All of the toxins that I found inside of her

have been successfully removed.

Scientific efficiency is quite distasteful.

I have little faith that it will change.

Have you guys seen that big mess outside?

What the hell's goin' on out there, damn it?

It's Fiamma's work.

I didn't think he'd touch the four elements.

[TAKITSUBO grunts]

Be careful!

You're so light.

Hamazura, you suck.

Is something wrong?

[HAMAZURA] I'll fill you in on everything later, but for now,

let me just say this.

You're gonna be all right.

So, what do we do now?

Our main objective: negotiate with Academy City.

We're going back into Russia.

We'll find what we need there.

But you...

You're still recovering from being sick.

You can stay here if you want.

Really?

Tell me how to wake you up.

With a kiss or a smack on the head?

If those are my options,

I should try leaving you behind more often.

[HAMAZURA] What's that?

This is bad.

The Russian army might be planning to use

a bacteriological w*apon near that village.

You think they'd do that?

A secret silo.

It was abandoned during the Cold w*r.

But it's close to that location.

There's a manual to keep it safe from enemies

called the Kremlin Report.

What should we do?

Find it?

[TAKITSUBO] The Elizalina Alliance of Independent Nations

will be suspected of assisting the villagers,

and of trying to acquire information on how

the nuclear facility works.

So the orders are to stay away.

They can't be serious.

Listen. I can't--

I can't leave Digurv and the others in the lurch.

I don't want to abandon them.

I get it. I'm coming, too.

[HAMAZURA] Takitsubo...

After everything those people did for me,

I owe them my life.

I'm ready.

I want to fight for them myself.

[HAMAZURA] You're not going to change your mind, huh?

I'm not. Are you?

[ELIZALINA] How can this be?

Is that an angel?

We're looking right at the core of the mystery

that me and the kid were forced into being involved with.

If we can find a way to control that thing,

it would be the breakthrough that I need to save her.

You have to go. They're coming soon.

Huh? Who's coming?

And why are they coming after me?

The castle isn't quite completed yet.

The parchment in your possession is proof of that.

Think about it.

Fiamma went so far as using the army to get his hands

on that document, so it must be critical to his plans.

[ACCELERATOR] Yeah, I get it.

If I have it, that proves he hasn't been able

to gather all of the essential pieces together yet.

If I had to guess,

I'd say he's missing some important information,

and that will bridge the gap.

He probably wants to pair it with Index's magical grimoires

to achieve his maximum effect.

Index, huh?

That's yet another connection to some mysterious set of laws

neither I nor the dark organizations of the world

know the full scope of.

That damn Level Zero bastard.

Just how many steps ahead of me is he?

That's why I feel you're in danger.

Even if you were to turn over the parchment right now,

you could still be captured and pressed for information.

[ACCELERATOR] I wouldn't give them up.

What if they end up being the essential key I need?

I might finally have a way to free Last Order.

Okay, got it.

Misaka will retrieve Last Order right away.

But Misaka could really use a w*apon.

What for?

Misaka appreciates your generosity in helping her.

In return, she would strongly advise that you give

the Russian Army a wide berth for the time being.

[chuckles]

What exactly does she mean by that?

Are you going to do something foolhardy?

No extra charge.

You're welcome.

[KAMIJO] Is that really you?

[SASHA] Question one, if I may:

How is it that you have come to know my name?

Hmm...

To be honest, I'm not really sure where to begin with that.

[KAMIJO grunts]

My first answer:

I have determined that I did not receive

a favorable response from you.

By way of further explanation,

I suspect that you are here to capture me,

seeing as how I fled from the ceremonial site.

No, I promise, I'm not!

Do you know who that angel is?

I thought she was you, but that's obviously wrong!

You think it's possible that Fiamma has used you

to summon another angel?

Please tell me.

I'm trying to stop him.

My second answer:

By the time I had awakened, the ceremony was already over.

The ceremonial site was built with an odd focus

on the element of fire.

[KAMIJO] The difference is

this angel isn't living inside Sasha's body

like what happened at Angel Fall.

It's completely exposed.

However, if he used Sasha to summon Misha,

the two of them could be connected.

And that means...

[SASHA] By way of further explanation,

the angel represented by fire is Michael,

but the angel waiting on the b*ttlefield now is Gabriel.

Which is to say, the water element--

[gasps]

I could be wrong. Not seeing anything.

Damn it.

And there's no change in Misha.

Guess it's not gonna work.

[KAMIJO grunts]

Question two, if I may:

Do you possess the same soul as Vasilissa?

What the hell are you even talking about?

My third answer is this:

I do not believe ceremony alone could control

a powerful angel.

However, to explain further,

there was one magical item I'd never seen before.

Which item?

Specifically, a staff.

One with a cylindrical magical item at the top,

small enough to hold in your hand.

[KAMIJO] I wonder if that's what he was using earlier

to remotely control Index.

If it is, he could be using it to control Misha Kruezhev

as well.

[ACQUA] Gabriel.

Archangel who signaled the Annunciation of the Son of God.

He was also known for exacting divine punishment

upon the city of wickedness.

It makes sense.

This is why Fiamma's head became so swollen.

I wonder if he's forgotten.

Perhaps it would be beneficial to remind him

all that I preside over in the Right Seat of God.

Have you ever seen a more divine power than this?

[PIETRO] How glorious!

The victory of the Roman Orthodox Church

has been assured.

Once the papal conclave has been assembled,

I will become the next pope!

Cardinal Pietro Yogdis!

The public has begun to advance on us!

We will temporarily postpone the papal conclave.

Absolutely not! The conclave will proceed!

But Your Eminence!

Mobilize some of the Roman Orthodox units

to put them down!

[WARRIOR MONK A] Impossible!

I can't do that, sir!

We cannot turn our arms against our own people!

The Roman pope is among them!

Our own pope is doing all he can to calm them.

He's managed to quiet the rioting somewhat.

They are now on their way into the Vatican.

There are so many of them.

We have no way of stopping their march.

[WARRIOR MONK D] We can't.

Not this man.

Our pope has chosen his course.

Who are we, then, to stand in his way?

[PIETRO] No... No...

No!

I am going to be the next pope!

He must die!

We have to k*ll him!

[ROMAN POPE] You need not worry.

[PIETRO gasps]

I no longer identify as the Roman pope you rival.

I am here as Matthai Reese,

just an ordinary believer with a desire to put an end

to this w*r and protect the citizens I love.

You what?

[ROMAN POPE] That which we need to save our world from ruin

may lie beneath the Basilica of San Pietro.

There is a vast library there that the English Index

Librorum Prohibitorum was once directed to,

and you're going to give me access to it.

That library may be the best hope we have

of countering Fiamma's att*ck.

I appreciate your hard work and all that you've done

to keep the flock of two billion together

during these trying times.

You can rest assured that you will have my vote

in the papal conclave when the time comes.

Please allow me to support you however I can

in your path forward.

Remember, the goal in this fight is to ensure

your survival.

Keep that in mind, and no matter what challenges arise,

don't get yourself k*lled.

[PIETRO crying]

[SOLDIERS yell]

[MISHA] You are next. The next one. Next time.

He is next.

[CARISSA] What a tragedy.

It's disheartening to learn that one of God's precious pawns

is no better than a monster such as this.

[FEMME FATALE] A princess is expected to represent

her nation.

How about being a little more circumspect

regarding your actions?

Although...

I suppose I don't have much room to talk

if I'm here beside you.

We're facing a grave situation.

The enemy is armed with an item that boasts

a level of refinement comparable to Curtana.

I'd even dare to suggest it surpasses it.

Isn't there a w*apon-nullifying spell

you know how to use?

Unfortunately, this is out of my league.

[CARISSA] And what is Necessarius waiting for?

Can their saint not engage her?

[KNIGHT LEADER] I believe she views treating the injured

as her first priority.

She sees combat as nothing more than a chance

to offer her services to those in need.

[FEMME FATALE] That shouldn't come as a surprise.

She is a Puritan, after all.

I don't need you to remind me.

You ready for this, Frenchy?

After all the hard work required to funnel

France's power into Durandal,

I couldn't be more ready to finally use it.

[CARISSA] Let's see what this monster is made of.

How humiliating for you to learn that I have

the same level of power as an archangel

concentrated right here in my hand.

You should know that the manifestation

of Misha Kruezhev has been confirmed.

Therefore, we are expecting you to uphold your end

and help us battle Academy City's top forces.

First, we'll destroy the unmanned units' command center.

[FIAMMA laughing]

Let me make sure I understand.

You have the archangel of water at your disposal

and you want me to damage a building

as the first att*ck?

[NIKOLAI] What are you trying to say?

[FIAMMA] Just that it makes sense now why you got no further

than bishop.

I'm surprised that you would honestly think

someone like me would use his own resources

for the sake of a lowly mass of Russians.

Why, you--

Look, Fiamma, you must know that you are

fundamentally mistaken about something.

The Right Seat of God does not have the ability

to use spells in the same way that typical sorcerers do.

Isn't that the whole reason you had to use sorcerers

in the creation of that floating fortress?

But did you ever comprehend that those same sorcerers

are my pawns?

With just one word from me, your fortress

would disintegrate.

And how would you handle that, Fiamma?

[FIAMMA laughs]

If that's the best retort you could do after giving it

serious thought, then it's a wonder you even made bishop.

There's a good reason I went to the trouble of acquiring

the remote-control magical item for the , grimoires.

Hold on! You can use them?

You're able to use powers other than those

of the Right Seat of God?

[FIAMMA] For me to become the Person Superior to God,

I must have separate powers.

And so, while it pains me to end our fruitful partnership,

your usefulness to me is at an end.

Thus, I will now be disposing of your sorcerers.

Don't spend too much time dwelling on this.

Seek to find the glory in your defeat.

Damn it!

[yelling]

[yelling]

[MISHA] Air precedence sword.

[MISHA] Wind precedence ground and human.

[FEMME FATALE gasps]

Do you have any idea what that was?

I couldn't even make it out.

Gabriel is known as a message bearer.

She's diverting our instincts and foresight.

Rely only on your five primary senses.

Using your sixth sense will throw your timing off.

[MISHA] You are not effective. Not effective.

You are nothing.

The more we fight her, the more she seems to be

relishing the battle.

You're the one who encouraged her with that sword of yours.

[CARISSA grunts]

What's taking so long, you barbarian?

Isn't your Curtana supposed to be chock full

of the same amount of archangel power

as the beast we're fighting?

Speaking in terms of simple volume,

we seem to barely have the upper hand here

if you haven't noticed.

We're matched in power, but her technique is stronger.

Stop, you idiot!

[CARISSA] I understand it now.

This is a m*llitary campaign employing archangelic forces.

And this is the true reason for the revolution.

Why did I force my people into something so ridiculous?

[FEMME FATALE gasps]

[CARISSA] I know how this looks.

It does stand to reason that if my Curtana Second fragment

is destroyed, then my power would be diminished.

However...

I never claimed there was only one fragment!

I am a princess who put her entire country on the line.

It'll take a lot more than this to get me to tap out.

[MISHA] The damage has been confirmed.

Over.

[CARISSA] How long do you think it will take before

this ridiculous battle is over?

That depends on how far they have to run

before they're considered safe.

If the other side of the world isn't far enough,

then it will be sooner than we think.

Such confidence.

Is that truly the way you see me?

[MISHA] I will begin by pressing the att*ck,

then smashing the enemy into unrecognizable pieces.

All right.

I think it's about time to put our backup plan in motion,

don't you?

I'd prefer if you didn't place things we need in there.

Speaking as a fellow woman, I find it disturbing.

Attention all m*llitary on standby!

Launch the surface-to-air missiles immediately!

I doubt that will be enough to bring such an entity down.

I'm just buying time.

Get the wounded as far away as possible while we can.

[KAMIJO] Why exactly is there a monorail here?

Not that I don't appreciate efficient transportation.

[SASHA] My fourth answer:

I do not know why you are asking me.

The Star of Bethlehem

is the star that signaled the arrival of the Son of God.

Could this Fiamma person be trying to recreate it

with only artificial means?

Um...

What the--?

[KAMIJO] Misha Kruezhev!

Not good!

Question three, if I may ask it:

What is going on?

[KAMIJO] Is that Hyoka Kazakiri?

[MIKOTO] There's no way I'm not getting involved

after coming this far.

The issue now is getting close enough to actually do something.

[MISAKA ] "Big Sister,

what is that strap thing with a frog hanging from it?"

asks Misaka, filled with confusion and curiosity.

What do you mean? Oh. His name is Gekota.

I got him during a cell phone promotion

that I went to with an idiot once.

[radio static]

"Interception of a Russian transmission,"

Misaka reports responsibly.

"It has indicated that a large-scale att*ck

is currently being carried out against that fortress,"

says Misaka, offering further explanation.

That's not good.

NU-AD .

What does that mean?

"It's the name of the w*apon being used

to att*ck the fortress,"

Misaka explains, answering your question.

[MIKOTO] Yes, but what is it?

"A former Soviet tactical nuclear warhead,"

reports Misaka with certainty.

[KAMIJO] Kazakiri and Accelerator face off against

the archangel. But not even they can stop her.

At that moment, he steps forward, ready to do or die.

Next time, "Fuse=KAZAKIRI."

When science and magic cross paths, a story is born.