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Synopses, Translations, Ordering Information P a r t O n e : v o l u m e t h r e e Ascot summons a creature which attacks Hikaru and Fuu. Hikaru defeats the
first creature with Blazing Arrow, but Ascot summons a creature under the
Fire element. They look at Umi, realizing that she is the only one that
can effectively fight the second creature.... but get hurt. Umi is asked
by Selece to show the strength of her Heart that makes her worthy of being
a Magic Knight.... and turns around to see the other two injured. She
defeats the flood of creatures with Water Dragon, and with Sapphire
Waterspout. She misses a couple, and they head towards her.... when she
hears a familiar voice. Fuu casts Guarding Wind (Mamori no Kaze) and
Hikaru casts Scarlet Lightning to defeat the monster. But, the girls fall
unconscious. Umi, while defending herself with her spells, walks up to
Ascot and demands an apology. Ascot cries that she was hurting his
friends, and she returns the comment with a slap, demanding why he is
making his friends acting like mosters. Umi listens to Ascot's story and
learns that he was helping Zagato in search of a place where he and his
creatures could live in peacebecause the general population was scared
of the creatures. Umi tells him that he should be proud of themif he
isn't, then his friends would really become bad guys. Selece acknowledges
Umi's strength and disappears into the body armor, saying that he will
return when Umi is strong enough to wear him (as a mecha). All three
guards and swords undergo another upgrade. The girls climb back into
Mokona's flying machine and soars high into the clouds... to the mountain
in the sky. Fuu falls into a trance and disappears into the Wind Shrine.
Umi and Hikaru land at the entrance, to be greeted by Caldina. The scene
moves to Fuu being greeted by Windam, who asks her to prove to him about
the strength of her Heart. At this moment, Umi and Hikaru enter the room
and starts to attack Fuu. Fuu evades the attacks, and Caldina comes out
into the open and introduces herself. Caldina explains that she was hired
by Zagato for money.... and so she has to kill the Magic Knights. Fuu
evades further attacks from the other two Knights, and binds them in a
whirlwind with Winds of Reprimand (Imashime no Kaze). Caldina then
changes plansshe puts Fuu under her illusionary spell to make her
attack Hikaru and Umi. Caldina tells Fuu to kill the other two Knights
with her magic, and Fuu casts Jade Gale..... on Caldina. Caldina
wonders how her illusion was broken, and Fuu explains that she waswilling
to risk her life for the sake of Hikaru and Umi. Caldina laughs and
wishes them the bestleaving Fuu with one quote: that Zagato had
previously said that he has "something that was more important than
Cephiro".... and Windam acknowledges Fuu's strength. Another upgrade for
the sword and armor. Meanwhile, Emeraude prays that the magic Knights
make it to her place before it becomes too late..... and Zagato tells her
that he will not stop... that he cannot change his mind. He brainwashes
Emeraude's chief bodyguard Lafarga, and sends him to kill the Knights.
Going back to the main plot, the girls have arrived in front of the last
shrinethe Fire Shrine at the volcano. The girls chat for a while in
front of the volcano, and realize that the weapons were created only for
the bearerFuu's now ultralong sword is light for her but extremely
heavy for others, while Umi's sword turns into water for anyone else.
Hikaru falls into her trance, and meets the last MashinRayerath.
Rayearth asks Hikaru to prove to him her strength, and floats outside.
Hikaru follows, and is greeted with two injured bodiesFuu and Umi...
and Lafarga. She enteres a one-on-one swordfight, and gets hurt
protecting the injured Knights. Rayearth tells her to forget about Fuu
and Umi, and to fight for herself. Hikaru refuses, swearing that she will
save her friends. Hikaru falls into an unfavorable situation, and Umi
tries to help with her Water Dragonbut the spell is blocked by
Rayearth. Lafarga forces Hikaru down onto the ground, and reaches for her
sword to kill herwhen he is suddenly engulfed into flames. Hikaru's
sword produces fire when held by any other person. The fire breaks the
brainwashing spell cast upon Lafarga... and the girls undergo their final
equipment upgrade. The three Mashins recognize that the Knights are ready
to fight with them. The girls enter the Mashins, and fly away into the
sky. As they fly higher and higher, they realize that the sky was
actually a mirror image of the vast ocean... and uses their level 2
spells to break the mirror. They are received by Zagato and his Mashin on
the other side. Emeraude starts to show a change for the more painful as
she watches the battle between Zagato and the Knights. The girls fall
injured, but get back up. Zagato questions why Emeraude has to sacrifice
herlself for the wellbeing of everyone else in Cephiro.... but the girls,
determined to win, cast Spiral Flash (Hikari no Rasen) together and defeat
Zagato. He dies, wishing for Emeraude's freedom. Emeraude starts to
change shape, stricken with grief. The Knights, happy that they have
saved Emeraude, enter the castle.... and are greeted by a woman.
Emeraude. The now adult Emeraude, in tears that the Knights killed her
"beloved" Zagato, attacks the girls. The girls escape from the crumbling
castle, followed by Emeraude. The Princess finds Zagato's sword and picks
it upto kill the girls with it. The girls fight with doubt, wondering
why they are fighting the princess.... when they hear the voice they heard
in Eterna. The princess explains that the Pillar must continuously wish
for Cephiro's future... but because she fell in love with Zagato, she
could no longer uphold Cephiro's peace and order. She tried to forget
about him by imprisoning herself, but she failed... and had to summon the
Magic Knights to kill her. Emeraude's voice pleads to the Knights to kill
her, while the current Emeraude attacks with a vengeance. Strucken with
grief, the Knights stand uptheir Mashins combining into oneand
stabs Emeraude's heart with their sword. Emeraude dies engulfed in lisht,
happy that she is finally Zagato's..... and the light dies down to show
the familiar observation deck of the Tokyo Tower. The three Knights are
huddled and in tears, saying that what just happened can't be true.
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