Summary:After escaping from the “nothingness”, the four nodos boarded Peato Ou’s ship. Lekti suddenly realised that a path to Elysion has been found. The gap that was opened by the nodos also allowed all the human ships to escape, this included the Atalantis and Meleagros’s ship. Meanwhile, Argonaut warped out and started to head towards Elysion. Suddenly the ship’s speed was decreasing and lightning strikes were hitting the ship from all directions. Deianeira claimed that this was a test, she also sent plans to overcome to test through the psychic line. After inspecting the plan, the crew was shocked, since it involved firing the main cannon and at that moment the ship was in no condition to do so.

However, Captain Moebeed urges the crew to follow the plan since the princess has never requested anyone to use a weapon so at a time like this they should believe in her. Sending out the mechas to deploy shields and protecting the delicate parts of the ship, the Argonaut prepares to the main cannon. Every thing was ready. Pii, the robot, transforms into a gun which the captain used to aim the main cannon. Upon firing, a new star way was born and Elysion revealed itself.

The planet was protected by shields, same as the ones the Silver Tribe used. Apparently this was the origin of the technology. Suddenly the shields started repositioning itself, opening a gap, it was almost as if the planet was welcoming them. Taking a squadron of escorts, Deianeira enters Elysion in her shuttle. Landing in the middle of an alter-like area, they realised the atmosphere has changed itself so it was okay for them to disembark without a space suit. Deianeira insisted that she should go explore on her own. Walking a few meters away from the shuttle, she attempts to read the planet’s memory. Suddenly Rome Ro appears, he claims that this is all an illusion and the truth was that the golden tribe feared that their technology will be stolen. He must destroy Elysion as the planet itself is a reminder that the golden tribe “betrayed” them.

In space, just outside Elysion a silver tribe ship warped out. Argonaut was defenseless, the attack units are out with Deianeira and the shield has still not been restored from the “test”. The two ships crashed together, this resulted in the Argonaut crashing into the planet, Argonaut has fallen. Out of the explosion of the silver tribe ship, Yuti transforms into Cerebus. Her sorrow has forced her into mental chaos, all she seek now is destruction. Meanwhile on the planet Rome Ro was causing destruction, the human mechas were no match for him. As he fires an attack towards Deianeira’s shuttle, Belcross appears to block the attack.

Thoughts: What I like about Heroic Age is that new weapons are continuously brought into the series. Some times it’s a new type of bug, other times it’s gravity beams and this time it’s Argonaut’s main cannon. Although I have to say Pii’s transformation was a little lame. Another thing I really liked in this episode was Elysion, in comparison to the Komodos (silver tribe’s home planet) it wa heaven. The crystalised landscape reminded me of the Eden manga, except they aren’t made from humans ^^;.

One thing really did ruin the episode for me, the survival of Atalantis and Meleargros. Even though they haven’t shown them being alive and well but the ship looked fine. Oh well, I guess deep inside I knew some they weren’t really dead. Not much of Age, which is a shame since his naivety never fails to amuse me, like how he boarded Peato Ou’s ship without any sense of hostility or even tried defending himself for that matter.

I am a bit confused about Yuti going into mental chaos, since I’ve always thought that it was only possible when two or more nodos participate in a fight. Two more episode until the end, hopefully they will explain a bit more about the golden tribe as well as how they will fish the nodos out of their contracts. Not a bad episode at all, but I do find it funny that the ending of this week is almost the same as last weeks.