Fafner Dead Aggressor - The Beyond part 3

The lines are drawn and the battle has begun on the island...

And so to the tones of the awesome Angela, it's time for the third instalment of The Beyond, again consisting of three episodes.

As Maris and Soushi, with their conflicting views, engage under the island ship, Ashoka tries to protect everyone and the commander makes preparations for the Third Alvis.  The defences are steeled, and the fight back commences.  But  the big enemy commander is summoned as the Fafner's push back the swarm, forcing them to take it on, all the while as assimilated human Fafner's battle the regular Fafner.

Kazuki though unleashes the secret weapon of the island forces, the Mark Alles Fafner.  With the battle over, they mourn their lost friends and try to pick up a more or less regular life again, preparing for what they know will come in the near future.  The Second L Plan commences, as the island sub takes off, leaving some of their friends and Fafner behind to protect the island from a fresh approaching wave of enemies led by Maris...

The vessel is intercepted by the enemy, forcing them back to the island.  But the Fafner struggle as the enemy wants to show them fear in all it's intensity, something they learned to experience themselves in the previous battle.  Soushi intervenes as a fake Miwa tries to lure his friend in, while the others realise it might be futile and don't want to be assimilated to attack the island.  To that end, Reo and Mimaki want to sacrifice themselves in battle, Soushi trying to save them at the end and as a result awakening his full powers.  

This causes his Fafner to evolve, and make short work of the enemies, as Kazuki in the mark Alles also arrives at the battlefield at that time, pulling Soushi back from despair and telling him he has a future of leading them ahead.  He swears he will make Maris pay for the injuries inflicted on his friends.  Figuring out how the enemy tracks them through an unknowing Rina, they now have a chance even though it's a gamble.

I really adore this franchise, and I must admit I haven`t seen anything bad of it so far, now onwards to the final part, part 4, of the The Beyond.  And yeah, maybe I should start looking out for the manga...