The Coordinators almost immediately turned to look at the meteor in the sky.
Someone tried to attack it, but the Comet Unit began escorting the strange fighter, and the Beam Shield absorbed all incoming attacks.
The next instant, the Star-picker flung off its Star Wings.
The Star Wings self-destructed in midair, temporarily forcing Indra back.
At that moment, the strange fighter suddenly transformed into a pair of golden wings.
"Glory Defender—docking successful!"
Then, the device above the cockpit completed its connection, and an opening appeared.
Lacus immediately ran out from inside and embraced the two of them.
Inori Yuzuriha and Kira stood up as well, hugging each other.
Then the attacks came again.
Yet at that moment, the situation changed once more.
The Star-picker's disabled armor lit up in an instant. A Beam Shield appeared beside the Star-picker and blocked the attack.
"Huh? How am I...?"
He clearly was not controlling the machine, yet Kira still felt as though he was.
"This is the power of SEED." Inori Yuzuriha smiled. "SRS has entered complete synchronization."
Golden light overflowed.
The entire cockpit seemed to have become a golden ocean.
The Glory Defender fully deployed.
Golden radiance spread across the battlefield.
"Then please, continue. I want to hear the rest—your song."
Lacus smiled.
The three of them held hands.
The music came in at just the right moment.
Inori Yuzuriha sang softly, "Why were we born into this world?"
Kira joined in, "Why do we exist in this world?"
Then Kira turned toward Lacus.
The meaning in his eyes was obvious.
Lacus smiled as well.
Although this song was being released for the first time, Lacus had known it before.
"I want to live—"
"Though these wounds are hard to heal,"
"Once so afraid of the light,"
"A life yearning for forgiveness,"