Azure 0: Rebellion Sequence/A2E5: A Concealed Light

A Concealed Light is the fifth episode in the second arc of the series. It places its focus on the attempts of Nex, Imyo and their mercenary group to escape from Naobi, as well as his relationship with Nozomi and a brief glimpse into his past
==Episode Blurb==
Awakening to a secluded area under the city, Nex encounters a familiar face, a mysterious girl named Nozomi. This fateful encounter leaves him both confused and uneasy about leaving her behind, beginning to question whether he should continue following Imyo and the mercenaries or help the girl. The mercenaries seemingly secure their route out of the perilous city of the Marshal’s rule, but with the Destroyers awaiting their opportunity, a clash is inevitable before they’ll get their freedom.
==Appearances==
*Nex
*Imyo
*Cerea Anderson
*Nozomi
*Serza
*Rythrean
*Arcius
*Faulhier
*Locke
*Spence
*Switch
*Lukain Necaros
*Unknown NOS Official
==Major Events==
*Nozomi makes a return to the storyline from Arc 1, and is introduced to Cerea by Nex as the girl discusses her situation with them, having survived the incident with Nex's Grimoire that consumed most of the Shukuto residents. 
*Although Nex and Cerea attempt to return to Imyo and the mercenaries, Arcius and Serza were keeping tabs on the two and manage to track them through the Residential District of Kanpeki. 
*Imyo's plan to escape Naobi is unfortunately countered by the cunning of the Sequence Destroyers Rythrean and Faulhier, who trap them on the node and try to use it to send them to Iwasu instead. 
*At Imyo's request, Nex holds Rythrean and Faulhier back with his Azure via an Interference of his own to buy Switch time to rewrite a new program. However, Rythrean still activates the node, but the result instead scatters the group throughout the city. 
**Nex, Locke and Cerea are sent to the scrapyards, while Imyo and his team get thrown into the military sector. 
*Nex ends up running away after the realization that Nozomi may be targetted by the SIA. 
*The episode ends off with Lukain at an unknown section that the system can't directly determine. He asks an unknown individual about the status of the Dark Glyph Squadron, asking for them to return to Naobi. 
*A strange spherical object is shown in this area, one that has greenish blue veins of light surging through its body. Lukain asks it to awaken and refers to it as something that the system believes will ascend above Calamity and salvage their world. 
==Navigation==
Category:Rebellion Sequence Episode