I.. I can't .. go any further...
Leora…
Don’t leave me here….
Elaine!
Hurry up!
You’re almost there!
Good job, Elaine!
I knew you can do it!
Follow me! This way!
Oh...wow…. This.. This is incredible!
The stars!
Almost feels like I can touch them from here.
Elaine!
Happy Birthday, Elaine.
Thank you, Leora.
Where did you get the cake from?
Hmmm, I sort of.. "borrowed" it
from the kitchen.
I guess you "borrowed" a lighter too?
Actually…
We won't be needing that
What do you mean?
Just make a wish
Leora... you're an Esper?!
With this power, I can be a hero too!
A hero?
Just like Embla!
The world needs a hero.
Now I can be a part of that!
I can make a difference! I can make the world safer and better!
When that day comes... We can...
Wait..
You are… leaving?
I'm
leaving at dawn…
Don’t leave me
Please
You're all I have!
Elaine!
Not like you.
I am not strong enough to leave.
Elaine
Please
Stay.
Stay with me
Listen to me…
There's a whole world out there. When I end this war, you will be free.
You can go anywhere, anywhere you want.
Really?
I promise.
So
what did you wish for?
That's a secret.
Fall back!
This district has been compromised!
All units, retreat! I repeat, retreat!
Run!
Are you alright?
I am okay... tha…thanks
What?
That's our chopper...
Why did you attack civilians?!
She's a researcher for Esper Union.
See for yourself.
Who are you?!
It's been 7 years…
my sister…
I need the location of one of our agents. Her name is Elaine.
Let it go, Leora...
It's for your own good.
You know I can't do that.
Fine
but remember, I warned you…
The system sent her on a mission to destory a Union outpost.
She'll be at Nielheim.
Wait… Nielheim
Isn't that…
Looking for someone?
I just want to know
what happened to you?
As your sister…
In seven years... not a word from you.
What makes you think you can just stand here and lecture me now?
Guess what…
you are not the only Esper between us anymore
and I am not the pathetic little girl you used to know.
Sister.
Saved by the bell... Time to get back to work…
You want to know what happened to me after you left?
Let me show you.
Look familiar?
You're right…
Wait a minute…
The Union created an outpost to rescue humanity from the Miramon.
Isn't that what we're all fighting for?
Don’t forget why we started!
Sounds like you are
defying the order.
I am just questioning in these orders.
Looks like we have a traitor among us then...
Leora...
For real?
Do I need to remind you?
You've never beat me
not even once.
I'll make you regret that.
What have you become?!
Have I now?
I guess things are different…
I no longer need to hide behind you
and
Elaine?
What are you doing in there?
I don’t need your pity anymore.
Take this.
From now on,
today will be your birthday.
Happy birthday! Elaine!
Aren't you happy for me?
Now that I'm stronger than ever before.
This was…
Elaine's room…
I never thought
that one day I would set foot in this place again .
What?
I carved marks on this wall everyday since you left
day after day
until there's no room left for me to fill.
Then I finally realized,
you abandoned me
and so did this world.
No... that's not true… Elaine
It was for me!
Embla is right.
Love... Hope…
They are nothing but empty words.
Only power
is real.
They are just using you!
What makes you any better?
All I ever wanted was to protect you.
But in the end, I hurt you the most.
Oh, get over yourself.
Leora!
Do you know…
When you lock away a soul and leave her alone with nothing but darkness
after a time, nothing can hurt her anymore.
I'm leaving at dawn…
Don’t leave me… Please…
Losing all vitals…
Call it, twelve o'cloc k
So
what did you wish for?
I wish the night
would never end.
That pain...
You would never understand!
For seven years, I've been living in the dark.
There's no future for a monster like me.
No!
The dark will pass and dawn will come.
Just like now.
I left thinking I could make a difference in the world, but I failed.
I am no hero.
We all failed.
But we can start over… together.
Start over?
I have nothing left in me…
Are we still the same as before?
I'll always be there for you whenever you need me.
That never changed.
Is that so?
How sweet.
You know what, Leora.
You were once my hero.
What a pity…
you will never live to see the sunrise again…
Why?
Farewell…
Leora.
Oh…
Happy birthday to me..
Mission accomplished.
Traitor eliminated.
Well done.
You've always been the most loyal among them all.
No,
not anymore.
What?! What are you talking about?
Elaine?
As I buried my past,
I shall rise in the dark.
Wakey wakey
Finally! Took you long enough.
You got beat up real bad out there. Lucky your injuries weren't lethal.
Where... am I?
Welcome to…
the Esper Union Headquarters!
So…
are you ready for a new start？