The radiance of Third Impact had yet to fully fade when the fate of Yomotsu Hirasaka was sealed.
The continent that had borne the conflict between dimensions disintegrated piece by piece in the ultimate energy unleashed by the Giant of Light, leaving no wreckage behind.
Even the tiniest fragments of rock were utterly annihilated in the torrent of energy. The continental plate that had once stretched thousands of kilometers across was now nothing but empty space.
The tremors around the Pacific Rim abruptly subsided within half an hour of the impact's end.
Inside NERV ANIMA's command center in Hakone, the alarms gradually died away, leaving only the low hum of equipment and people's heavy breathing.
"Yomotsu Hirasaka... is gone!"
Hyuga Kou stared at the radar screen. The enormous blip that had once represented the dimensional continent had vanished completely, leaving only steady ocean signals.
"Energy readings are back to normal. Dimensional fluctuations have completely disappeared!"
Shigeru Aoba rapidly switched between satellite images. The skies over the waters near Minamitorishima had cleared, with only a few lingering halos of energy slowly fading among the clouds.
"The moon's orbit has stabilized!" he suddenly exclaimed, pointing at the image of the moon on the screen.
"It's no longer approaching Earth or draining energy from the core. It's holding its original orbit!"
A brief cheer erupted in the command room, then gave way to a silence heavy with conflicting emotions.
Misato Katsuragi braced herself against the console, watching the sky gradually clear on the main screen.
Strong winds swiftly scattered the clouds, and sunlight spilled through the gaps onto the ravaged Third New Tokyo. The fissures left by the impact were still clearly visible.
Almaloz was missing, Victor and Torwart had crashed, and every Angel Vessel had been annihilated...
Shinji Ikari and Unit-01... were