The Price of Freedom

The Saintia gather for the final assault against Eris. This gathering is not purely military — it is a demonstration of what solidarity among warriors has built since the beginning of the series. Each Saintia carries within her the history of her past battles, and their union is the sum of all those stories.

Kyoko, whose internal resistance to Eris has weakened the possession, represents both the objective and the risk: fully freeing her soul might require a sacrifice. Shoko refuses that logic — but the gods do not share the same feelings about what a mortal life is worth in the cosmic balance.