Episode Title:
VON.
Episode Description:
Following Nine's announcement of the atomic bomb, Tokyo's population begins to evacuate. Lisa encounters a severely injured Twelve who collapses. Shibazaki reminds Hamura that Sphinx has killed no one and receives confirmation from his daughter Haruka that the bomb could explode in the stratosphere without causing fatalities. However, an electromagnetic pulse from the explosion would essentially black out the country and disable any airplanes still flying. All flights are ordered to land, and fighter jets are dispatched to intercept the bomb, but it has risen too high. Twelve regains consciousness and tells Lisa that he and Nine were always alone. The atomic bomb detonates the city is plunged into darkness. It is followed by an aurora illuminating the sky formed by the radiation from the blast. The following day, passing Tokyo's abandoned buildings and streets, Nine sets up makeshift grave markers for the Athena Project children at the Settlement. He is joined by Twelve and Lisa, and the three then spend an enjoyable day together. As night falls, they are approached by Shibazaki, who promises that the Project Athena will be exposed. Minutes later, U.S. helicopters arrive and Nine withdraws a detonator and threatens to explode another atomic bomb. Under orders from their superior to keep the American government's involvement in the investigation a secret, the soldiers open fire and kill Twelve. Shibazaki shields Nine and promises that Sphinx will be remembered. Nine surrenders the detonator then abruptly dies from the same affliction which killed Five.
