Yuna's Death

"Heine!"

Shin Asuka saw Heine in danger and raised his cannon toward the Covenant.

Beep beep beep—

"Shin! Stop!"

But before he could pull the trigger, a machine with the same red paint scheme appeared in an instant from afar.

A Beam Saber came crashing down, forcibly interrupting his attack.

"Athrun!"

Hearing the voice in his cockpit, Shin Asuka's eyes held both a trace of coldness and relief.

Athrun was alive, which meant Miriallia was alive too. Learning this made him feel much better.

But at the same time, Athrun was alive and standing before him. That made him an enemy!

The machines piloted by Rika Sita, Rau Le Creuset, and Marl Streu were also engulfed in beams at that moment.

As he turned, the blue-and-white Freedom Strike also arrived, retracting its cannons.

With Athrun and Kira holding them back.

The Eternal Covenant, no longer troubled by outside threats, moved in front of Heine.

"Your time is up—Heine!"

Swish—

The glow of the Beam Saber and Noer's voice rang out at the same time.

"The one whose time is up—is you!"

Inside the Destiny Gundam's cockpit, having just knocked back the Beam Boomerang, Heine listened to Noer's arrogant words. His eyes became bloodshot with rage.

As the beam cannon swung around, Heine abandoned all defense and pulled the trigger at the Eternal Covenant.

Bang—

The beam cannon fired, its murderous glow casting an especially sinister light across the cockpit.

But the madness on Heine's face did not last long.

In his shrinking, disbelieving field of vision, the Eternal Covenant spun first and dropped half a body length lower.

At the same time, an enormous Beam Sword completely filled the world before the cockpit.

Swish—

Clang—

Boom—

Amid three rapid sounds, the two machines passed each other, and the Giant Beam