Char: "Why can't you understand? The humans you trust so much will destroy the Earth..."
...Hmm. That's... that's it? Something's missing. He didn't even say anything relating to his deep-seated mommy issues.
Oh well, I'm sure there's nothing to worry about.
In any case, Bright orders everyone to return to the ship, and he moves in to commence the Axis detonation operation.
...But something's wrong. Amuro feels something absolutely horrible. It's not malice... but it feels very dangerous. As if on cue, we hear quite possibly the worst thing you can hear over comms after your friends have boarded an unknown space vessel.
Astonaige: "Captain, what is that!?"
Bright: "Wh-What in the world is that!?"
Terror fills the bridge. No one, not even Amuro, knows what just happened, but everyone felt that explosion just now. Astonaige calls in. It's an enemy, one he's never seen before...
...And it just killed Bright.
Before any arguments about the chain of command can occur, or Hathaway can process the death of his father, Astonaige too is killed.
"This was your error. Your mistake."
Raul immediately recognizes this voice. Regardless, it continues.
"It's impossible to know of a mistake in advance. Thus, it was also impossible to have known me."
Tired of this, Raul deploys once more.
Raul: "Show yourself! I know what you did! I'll get you back for what you did to us on the Moon!"
"Raul Gureden, you and your friends' continued existences are my mistake."
"...I see, making mistakes leads to situations like this one."
"I never thought i'd end up in the Creator's position. But there's no way around it. This was my mistake."
All of this is flying over Raul's head. All he wants to know is who is the owner of this voice.
Just as Raul asked, it showed itself, much to the terror of everybody still alive. And to answer Raul's provocations...
"I must fight those who reject me..."
The frame is a mess, and the engine is leaking. If there was ever a time to put the spare Excellence to use, that time is now.
Crammed together into the cockpit, Raj and Mizuho set off to rescue Raul. This frame isn't suited for space combat, but they can't afford to be picky right now.
As they rescue Raul, Duminass readies its second strike.
The trio can't even consider themselves lucky in a grim sense for not being hit while they were wide open, as the damage to the Ra Cailum was critical; its nuclear pulse engines are going to explode.
And as if things couldn't get any worse, the first Excellence unit's Timeflow Engine is overloading. Raul can't stop the turbines, they're spinning on their own no matter what he does.
"...What is happening? I cannot comprehend..."
This probably isn't good.
The engine's output rises to over 200%. The engine itself should have no way of handling this much energy. And there's no way to stop it.
