The chaos had only just begun. Hide, now fully overtaken by the corruption, stood amidst the wreckage of the battlefield. A wave of dread radiated outward, touching every corner of the realm. From her home, Izumi dropped her dish as the ground quaked and fear gripped her. She ran to Pierre, voice urgent, "Pierre, we must go. Hide—he's lost control."
"How do we even find him?" Pierre asked.
"I tracked his aura. He's in Lissandra."
They left their home in haste, the sky above darkening to a crimson storm.
Meanwhile, Rin and Jin felt the pulse of fear, too.
"That's Hide," Jin said grimly. "We need to move now."
In Lissandra, Hide confronted the royal forces. King Regis and the Zodiacs approached him, confused to see the once-familiar face of Cyrus.
"Prepare for battle!"
Elsewhere, Ji-san gathered allies. "The fiend gate is opening. We must stop them."
Charlotte—Sona—arrived in Lissandra through a portal. Blood on the ground led her to Jin and Rin.
"Sona." As Jin and Rin seems happy to see her.
They rushed toward Hide, but Nagasaki and Director Aura blocked them.
"Sona, go!" Jin ordered. He and Rin engaged the two enemies.
Sona found Hide mid-fight, corrupted and unrecognizing. "Hide, stop! It's me—Sona!"
Her words broke through the corruption—until a barrage of blades flew toward her.
"No!" Hide cried, racing too late. Sona fell into his arms, bloodied.
"I love you," she whispered, handing him his ribbon tied with her own.
Then, silence.
Ji-san saw it all. "Damn you, Nagamoto!" he roared and attacked.
Above, a black ray beamed down. The gate to the fiends opened. The sky was torn.
"The portal has opened," King Regis shouted. "Defend Lissandra!"
Nagamoto, transforming, declared, "My power returns. This world is mine."
Jin battled Nagasaki fiercely. As Nagasaki launched his deadly 'Impel Down' attack, Jin vanished in the explosion.
But behind Nagasaki, Jin emerged unscathed. "You forgot—I have two abilities. Healing, and Death's Touch."
Death appeared and took Nagasaki with finality.
Rin's turn came next. Director Aura taunted her—until she was trapped in illusion wires.
"You're already dead," Rin said. "Dying, over and over."
Aura screamed in an endless loop.
Jin and Rin reunited. "Let's go."
Meanwhile, Nagamoto fully transformed. The Lugren was reborn.
"We'll take it down," Chronos declared.
As the Lugren's beam scorched the battlefield, Chronos lost an arm protecting a child. The city fell into further ruin.
In the void, Hide was seen standing on the sandy beach.
A hug comes from behind, it was Sona.
"You should get going. Don't want you to make them wait for you right." said Sona as she still hugs him from behind.
Hide looks into the distance without answering Sona.
"Don't worry, I will wait here for you. Besides you haven't forget the promise we made right." Some tears could be seen falling down from her face.
As Sona faded, a younger Hide appeared behind him. "If you go back, you'll die. Are you sure about this?"
Hide turns around to see his younger self, he nods at him and smiles.
"Yeah, I'm ready," Hide said.
"Then I guess you don't need us anymore."
The younger Hide vanished into thin air.
Hide awoke to smoke, flame, and destruction. Sona's body lay still beside him.
He touch her face and heals her wound.
Hide lies Sona's body on a pile of flowers and leaves.
The corruption was gone from Hide.
All around, allies fought on. Priscilla, Yusef, Ringo. Izumi and Chronos stood bloodied but defiant.
"What's taking you so long, Hide?" Jin muttered.