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As the Sky Clan planes start bombing the island, the Van Whyl class plus some of the Cadoques High regular students engage the enemy. However, the students realize they are clearly outclassed by the more powerful Sky Clan planes and Fausto, now the acting leader, orders a defensive stationary circular formation. Back on the ground, Benjamin, Sharon, Nanako, and Noriaki help to lead a ground defense by invading Sky Clan paratroopers. Claire attempts to intervene, but Ignacio refuses to let her shoot, instead demonstrating his skills by killing multiple enemy paratroopers with ease. Back in the air, the students' planes are getting picked off one by one, and Fausto orders a retreat through enemy fire to get back to Isla. In the process Fausto and Wolfgang are killed, and Marco and Ariel are badly wounded. A desperate Kal-El attempts to get back to the island, not wanting to see his sister die, but they are pursued by multiple enemy planes. Just when things seem lost, another unidentified plane bearing the flag of a seagull arrives, and soon shoots down all of the enemy planes. This new ally helps buy Kal-El time to get back to the island. The next day, the clean up begins and Kal-El and Ariel share a close sibling moment as she lies in the hospital bed. Meanwhile the Council manages to translate the contents of a message delivered by the unknown ally plane: the unknown plane comes from the Holy Levamme Empire, another nation who shares similar religious beliefs and a curiosity to discover the Holy Spring, and they desire to meet the people of Isla. (Source: Wikipedia)
2/24/2014
