
Overview
Gotho, Vanilla, Coconna, and Fyana trek across the Quent desert. Coconna screams at Vanilla for not landing their escape shuttle closer to Gomor, and he insists that only an expert pilot could have gotten them this far. Shako appears, and though they are overjoyed to see him, he is not reassured. He explains that a child of God will soon descend to Quent and decide the fate of the Universe. On the Secret Society ship, Chirico has uncovered treachery; Arron sabotaged their trajectory in order to delay the arival at Quent. Chirico kills him, leaving Gurran in despair. Rochina, who has stowed away on the ship, watches and waits. Later, Chirico descends alone to the Quent surface witha a new AT. Gurran resists the urge to shoot him down in cold blood, resigned that Wiseman is now in control of all their fates. Gotho and the other assemble an old Berserga AT for Fyana and discuss what is to come next. Shako spots Chirico's ship descending and goes to meet him in Gomor. Chirico disembarks in his own AT, the Rabidlydog, and is greeted by Shako. Chirico explains that he will need the destructive power of Gomor to meet the approaching fleet, and Shako offers to take him to the control center. There, they examine the machinery and Chirico explains to Shako the cold truth behind what is happening; although the ancient Quentians tried to exile the Overmen, their final creation now lies beneath the very feet of the modern Quentians. It has used war to manipulate history for 3,000 years. Now Chirico, the ultimate product of that war, will take control of it from here on. Shako tries to stop him and succeeds in damaging the equipment, but is overpowered and shot by Chirico. Gotho and the others, having trailed after them, burst in and open fire. Chirico slips away and plunges into the desert in the Rabidly dog. Furious, the others watch him disappear, and Fyana prepares to give chase. Chirico radios Gurran, ordering him to assemble their AT troops near the site of the Quentian villge now that the Tower of Gomor is out of commission. Fyana calls to Chirico to stop, but he rejects her and insists that she leave this planet far behind. "My final battle was beginning. Would I be blown to atoms...or would I inherit the throne of God?"
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1 - 1War's End April 01, 1983
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1 - 2Uoodo April 08, 1983
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1 - 3Encounter April 15, 1983
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1 - 4Battling April 22, 1983
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1 - 5The Trap April 29, 1983
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1 - 6Prototype May 06, 1983
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1 - 7The Raid May 13, 1983
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1 - 8The Deal May 20, 1983
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1 - 9The Rescue May 27, 1983
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1 - 10Red Shoulder June 03, 1983
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1 - 11Counterattack June 10, 1983
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1 - 12Bonds June 17, 1983
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1 - 13Escape June 24, 1983
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1 - 14Assemble EX-10 July 01, 1983
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1 - 15Doubts July 08, 1983
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1 - 16Clean Sweep July 15, 1983
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1 - 17Reunion July 22, 1983
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1 - 18Tournabout July 29, 1983
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1 - 19Intentions August 05, 1983
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1 - 20Fyana August 12, 1983
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1 - 21Upriver August 19, 1983
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1 - 22Contact Blast August 26, 1983
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1 - 23Complications September 02, 1983
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1 - 24Intersection September 09, 1983
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1 - 25Infiltration September 16, 1983
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1 - 26Closing In September 23, 1983
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1 - 27Dark Change September 30, 1983
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1 - 28Destiny October 07, 1983
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1 - 29Two People October 14, 1983
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1 - 30Phantasm October 21, 1983
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1 - 31Nonaggression Zone October 28, 1983
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1 - 32Ypsilon November 04, 1983
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1 - 33Showdown November 11, 1983
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1 - 34Planet Sunsa November 18, 1983
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1 - 35Deadline November 25, 1983
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1 - 36Love and Hate December 02, 1983
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1 - 37Captives December 09, 1983
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1 - 38Darkness December 16, 1983
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1 - 39Perfect Soldier December 23, 1983
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1 - 40Friends December 30, 1983
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1 - 41Quent January 06, 1984
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1 - 42The Desert January 13, 1984
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1 - 43Legacy January 20, 1984
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1 - 44The Forbidden January 27, 1984
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1 - 45Encounter February 03, 1984
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1 - 46Premonition February 10, 1984
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1 - 47Disaster February 17, 1984
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1 - 48Successor February 24, 1984
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1 - 49Overman March 02, 1984
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1 - 50Storm Clouds March 09, 1984
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1 - 51Carnage March 16, 1984
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1 - 52Shooting Star March 23, 1984