episode four: the pale blue goddess

The story starts off with Lieza sitting in a room, staring outside the window. She notices fireworks exploding in the sky, and children on the
street rushing towards them. She does not know what is going on, but is envious. On the other hand, Elk and Shu walk into their Hunter
Guild main office. The other Hunters again make fun of Elk, but are interrupted by Elk slamming his hands on the table. However, it is not
about the Hunters, but instead that Pundit's warrant has been called off. Elk asks old man Bibiga who was it who called the search, but the
boss obviously does not say (he ain't allowed to). Elk storms off.

However, old man Bibiga gives some advice to Shu: they should leave, because the higher ups are asking for records on the hijacking
incident. They want to know who else was with Cougar on the ship.

[opening song]

It starts off with Elk and Shu discussing their situation. They had lost their lead to the perpetrators, since they withdrew the search for Pundit.
Elk tries to grab Shu's attention, but Shu seems to distracted by a passing air blimp. Later, the two are at an air station, standing next to a
wire fence. Shu now understands more of the conspiracy. Lieza's name was not on the list of passengers, but her room was VIP. Also, there
were two mummified monsters in the room beside hers. On the news, however, they said that there were only three victims from the flight
crew and the Hunter Cougar. The two mummified corpses were not mentioned, and in addition, the Chimera Afred. According to the reports,
Arc was responsible, but it couldn't be possible. Shu then says that something of this nature is out of their hands. Elk looks up at his mentor
and asks if he is bailing out. Shu just chuckles. They then go back home.

Lieza is cooking in the kitchen, but suddenly, someone comes into the apartment. But it isn't the enemy, only Elk and Shu. As Elk walks in, he
finds no one there, and becomes worried. As he rushes into the kitchen, he sees Pundit. The monster then walks off, revealing a Lieza
hiding on the ground with a knife in her hands. Embarrassed by the incident, she changes the topic and tells the two to eat.

The two then eat quietly, with Lieza watching closely. She inquires about the food, and gets a good answer. However, Elk seems distracted
as he looks outside the window, which brings the attention of Shu. Lieza then tells them if they want they can have seconds, but they both
stand up, indicating that they were not going to. Lieza looks down depressed. Nevertheless, Shu tells her that the hunt for Pundit is off, and
that she is free. Lieza becomes all happy again, and the boys tell her that they want to give her a present for her troubles, a new dress. So
they all leave the apartment in a taxi and go to the dress makers. However, they are followed by a white car.

Now we cross to Clive and Mayor Galliano. Today is the day of the dedication ceremony. Nothing has been heard from by Arc, and there
have been no sightings of him as yet. All precaution has been undertaken by Clive to ensure that nothing is to go wrong. He then places a
jar on the table filled with yellow pills. It is medicine for the mayor.

Lieza at this point is trying on dresses with Elk and Shu waiting. The men in black who are waiting in the white car keep an eye on the shop.
They are waiting for the three to come out. However, it is been too long since they went in. The evil men are now suspicious. They leave
their car and rampage into the shop, hassling the serving woman. One looks into the change room, and finds Lieza clothes discarded on the
ground. As the camera zooms in, it shows a tracking device on the girl's choker. The men have lost track of the girl. Running out into the
alleyway, the look left and right, not finding any trace of their prey. There is nothing they can do, so they go back to headquarters.

Our heroes are in a taxi, following the white car to try and get some answers. But it seems to be leading them to the island where the statue
of the Goddess is. Shu reassures Lieza, and apologizes that they had to use her to get answers, but she does not seem to mind.

The scene is now of a journalist reporting on the dedication ceremony of the goddess of peace. The whole militia is protecting the island, with
men guarding the perimeter, and aeroplanes hovering about. Now, Mayor Galliano has arrived, and a little girl bearing roses runs up to
him. She was one of the passengers of the recently hijacked ship, and as the girl thanks him, the mayor is getting much more publicity by it.

Shu, Elk and Lieza are walking along, and Elk tells the girl to stay by Shu. Grand music suddenly erupts, and the statue of the goddess is
unveiled to the public. As the people cheer, the mayor gives an evil smirk. Now he gives a speech, but as this happens, Elk is watching
the comings and goings of the men dressed in black. They are walking into a square that is surrounded by material, and so all three peep
inside. However, it is empty. Trucks from the outside backup to the material, and block all means of escape. It's a trap, and they can't get out

Suddenly, one truck backs into the square, and as the back door opens, many men in black are revealed. The attention is now again on the
mayor and his speech. He talks about the hijacking, how it was from Arc, and that they should take this opportunity to take a moment in
silent prayer to the ones who died on the ship. As everyone falls silent, the men in black take some yellow pills. Suddenly, a high pitched
distorting sound fills the air, causing all the humans to hold their heads in pain. The men in black just laugh, and they then morph into
Chimera. Mayor Galliano and Clive are also not effected by the sound that is coming from the sphere that the statue is holding in her hands.
It is emitting a strange blue light that causes the sound, and suddenly, out of the city district, a yellow beam strikes the ball, shattering it.
Everything is back to normal.

As sirens fill the air, another beam is fired, and the statue crumbles to the ground. The head falls to the ground and lands near Elk and co.
They are not harmed. Clive, whose expression is always unreadable, takes the mayor to some shelter. However, Galliano asks if it is him,
Arc. Clive gives a smile, and softly replies, yes, Arc has come. The Silver Noah rises from the city district, looking very ominous, and shoots
a third beam. Everything is white.

[ending song]

End of episode four: the pale blue goddess

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