The Network Cable

At the Kii Peninsula Bridge, the sea churned as a gigantic humanoid Monster emerged from the water, bursting through the waves.

The Angel's enormous body, together with its AT Field, instantly smashed the magnificent bridge in two.

Chunks of concrete flew everywhere, while steel beams and cables snapped and whipped about like broken strings.

Many vehicles and pedestrians on the bridge began to fall, and cries of terror rang out all around.

"W-what is that?!"

"A monster!"

"Help!"

"Someone, please help me..."

"..."

Amid the endless wails, the Joyous Angel broke through the waves and began moving slowly in a fixed direction. Something up ahead was calling it onward.

But just as it passed the ruins of the broken bridge, a streak of black light shot down from the sky and pierced straight through it!

A black spear pinned it firmly beneath the water. Then the spear changed shape, lifting the Angel up like a cross and slowly carrying it away from the ground, up into the sky.

Meanwhile, Tao Yu hovered high above, a gleam in his eyes.

Behind him, the AT Field formed ten enormous wings of light, giving him the appearance of a tree.

The Angels captured from the ground began to fill the wings one by one, each taking the form of a cross.

As the Angels took their places, the image of the Kabbalah Tree of Life gradually began to manifest, with Tao Yu at its core.

Then he absorbed the Angels outright, using them as temporary Ten Sephirot, and fused them together!

When Gaf's Gate opened once more, Tao Yu stopped what he had been doing and let himself fall back into the mortal realm.

"Not bad. Adapting the S2 Engine would've been a bit difficult, but using the Angels as temporary Sephirot lets