Burn Out

Reina's rage.

**Burn Out** is the seventh episode of *Ties of Fate*.

## Summary

After killing Kennith, Citrine regrets missing Reina, his real target. In a fit of rage, Reina glows and melts her armor away. Morpheus tells Akimoto that as Phoenix’s new owner, Reina has become unstable. Reina and Akimoto fight Citrine and Spinel, but Lolite tries to attack from behind with a Vocern, only for Apolla to reflect it with Solis Echo. Topaz and Apolla create a barrier as more soldiers arrive. Citrine and Reina go weaponless and continue brawling until Citrine pulls a dagger. The others fight and Crimson cuts through both Lolite’s Auro Spiro and Parma (shield) with her scythe, while Corundum and Sapphire break down Topaz and Apolla’s barrier. Sapphire follows with an Aqua Alum and Apolla counters with Solis Uinlare. Elsewhere, Chaos and Cosmos entrust Blake and Hunter with bringing the villagers to a secondary location guarded by Aurora. Light and Dark are put in charge of protecting the sacred items as Chaos and Cosmos go into battle. Blake, Hunter, Light, and Dark gather the citizens, but an explosion causes the roof to collapse. Hunter forms a shield above the citizens and sends Blake to lead them away. Just as he goes, Blake is attacked by Howlite, causing a change of plans. Dark and the others go with Hunter, but Light stays with Blake as he battles Howlite. Howlite attempts to sneak up on Light with a dagger, but the princess shields herself with Parma and uses Melodiam Apparent to turn her sacred item into a sword. Blake uses Ventus Vehemus to hit Howlite with a gust of wind, allowing Light to attack her. Using Ventus Caveam, Blake traps Howlite in a bubble. Howlite breaks out, which hits everyone with big gusts of wind and allows her to escape.

Meanwhile, Garret battles Spinel until Cosmos intervenes with a Sancti Parma (big shield). While recovering, Garret tells Theia of Kennith’s demise. Spinel and Lolite attack, but Jade traps them with Aqua Caveum. Akimoto joins Reina in fighting Citrine while Chaos and Calder encounter Howlite, who notes a rumor of Chaos descending from a powerful creature. Howlite taunts Chaos by telling him she killed Blake and Light. They battle until Howlite tells Chaos that Kennith is dead, at which Chaos’ hand forms into a claw as he turns black. Calder stops Chaos after having promised not to let him kill in such a form, allowing Howlite to escape once more.

After nearly killing Citrine, Reina’s eyes go pale and she collapses. Morpheus claims her energy is drained, which forces her to retreat as he torments Citrine. Citrine retreats, only to meet Howlite and receive one of Garnet’s crystals from her. Apolla and Topaz continue to fight Corundum and Sapphire, only for Onyx to show up in a cloud of dark dust. He calls off the fight, summoning a thousand soldiers and forcing the enemies to retreat. Onyx introduces himself as Topaz’s uncle, then he leads them to Cosmos and Theia. Howlite reaches Lolite and Spinel to tell them to retreat while Jade attacks them with Aqua Ictus. Diamond’s soldiers flee as Onyx presents himself to the Guardians. In his kingdom, Diamond scolds Citrine for letting Reina survive before dismissing him. Once he’s alone, Onyx shows up.

## Characters

* Citrine
* Reina
* Morpheus
* Akimoto
* Spinel
* Garret
* Lolite
* Apolla
* Topaz
* Crimson
* Lindsy
* Yue
* Tora
* Jade
* Corundum
* Sapphire
* Cosmos
* Chaos
* Blake
* Hunter
* Light
* Dark
* Calder
* Theia
* Sin
* Howlite
* Illusion
* Ragnor
* Hope
* Onyx
* Diamond

## Trivia

* According to Light Melody, every scene took five hours to edit in the original episode.