Hitomi returns to earth by her own powers when she can't stand the war anymore, but returns for her love of Van. When she gets back, she runs to him and tells him that she loves him and never wants to leave him again. Van confesses his love for her and tells her she never has to worry about him not being there. The final battle of the war is on. Dornkirk completes his Fate Determiner machine and turns it on.
People begin to fight each other all the harder because of their mistrust and greed.
Hitomi travels straight to Dornkirk via magic, begging him to turn the machine off. The machine is destroyed, and Van and Hitomi are reunited. The war for Gaia is over. Van decommissions the Escaflowne. Then, suddenly, the whole series breaks down.