Episode 30

**Intercession** is the 30th episode of the *Edens Zero* anime, and the 5th episode of the second season.

Before Daichi could harm Rebecca any further, Laguna turns her into water and scolds his colleague. Elsewhere, Homura and Weisz are captured and Drakken appears before Shiki and Jinn!

## Summary

Unable to fight properly, Homura cuts through a pipe to make a smokescreen. Sylph blows away the smoke, finding her target gone, but still feels her Ether and tracks her down. Homura goes into the first building she sees and finds a dressing room filled with swimwear apparel. She wears some, as well as a mask, when the manager confuses her as one her employed and sends her out to dance. Homura recognizes the place as the club venue they investigated earlier and tries to leave. However, a wind starts blowing and everyone is caught in it as Sylph arrives. Homura tells to stop, not wanting the civilians pulled into their fight, which Sylph pulls everyone but them into her Wind Cage. Homura asks if this is how she kidnapped Rebecca, which she confirms as it was her orders. Elsewhere, Shiki continues his fight with Jinn, remarking how tough his opponent is. Meanwhile at the Shooting Starlight, Noah notes that everything has gone as he has calculated so far, and wonders what will be Rebecca's next move.

Daichi breaks his commemorative coin and lifts his torture ban. He uses his Pain's Tree Ether Gear to make the branches dig deeper into Rebecca, adding pain wherever they go. She screams in agony, which Daichi complements and asks for more. However, Rebecca is turned into water, Laguna reveals himself and reminds Daichi that he shouldn't hurt her. Daichi complains that he was ruining his fun, but is reminded that she belongs to Drakken. Knowing how scary he can be, Daichi asks to keep it between the two of them. At Spica, Homura dodges Sylph's attacks and sends a barrage of Ether swords. Sylph catches them and remarks that Homura has many weak points, stealing the case she left and soon catches Homura in her Wind Cage.

At Sibir's bar, he reminisces his youth while taking care of Weisz. Suddenly, Fie enters and reminds Sibir what happens when harboring fugitives, declaring that he's going to bring Weisz with him. Sibir begs him not to kill Weisz, which Fie says that he won't kill anyone, except for traitors and shoots his gun. Jinn recalls that his orders were to take Shiki in, but thinks that leaving him alive won't be good. Shiki stands and activates his own Overdrive. The two charge towards each other and attacks, only for Drakken to stop the two of them. He reminds Jinn of his orders and tells them that what they were doing wasn't real Overdrive. He explains that it happens when they push their Ether past their critical point, causing a change in the Ether marks that make up their body and demonstrates. Shiki demands to know where Rebecca is, but Drakken tells him that he doesn't need to know and that she belongs to him.

After demonstrating real Overdrive, Drakken returns to normal and asks Shiki if he knows how much Rebecca is worth. After hearing him call her a friend, Drakken says that friends are the most worthless thing in the cosmos. Shiki tries to punch him, but Drakken catches his fist, surprising the young man. Drakken explains that he converted his hand into Dramour Ore and that he did research on him, how he inherited Ziggy's Ether Gear, Satan Gravity. He adds that Noah mentioned that Shiki is the key to unlocking the "cat's" power and turns him into stone. Pino tries to get closer to use her EMP, but is blown away by Jinn. Xiaomei narrates about despair, terror, and hopeless circumstances and how people would react to experiencing pain greater than they have ever felt before and solomnly wonders what Shiki will do. At Drakken's residence, Shiki and the others wakeup in a dark place, when Drakken tells them not to move. The group tries to move, but Drakken has his men point guns to their heads.

He apologizes to Rebecca that he has to treat her like this. She tries to get him to let Weisz get his medicine, but he just crushes the can and laughs. Shiki is angered, but gets shot in his left leg, making him cry out in pain. Drakken warns him about moving, as if he does the next bullet will be for someone else. Rebecca asks where Happy and Pino are, which Drakken informs that he sold them to a junk dealer. Homura asks what he plans to accomplish, which Drakken lists a couple. The first being that he punish rule breakers, such as them for boarding on his ship. He states that they have to pay, but that he won't kill them and that they can make him money. He makes Homura an example, remarking how better looking she is than her mother at her age and bets that she can earn even more. Rebecca begs him to stop if she joins, but Drakken says she still isn't one of them and that those are the rules. He then breaks Weisz's handcuffs and orders Fie to cut his arm off. The flame sniper taking pleasure in chopping his arm off.

Weisz cries out in agony, before passing out shortly after. The others are left scared and crying afterward. Jinn, not having fond memories of mutilation, decides to leave followed by Sylph. Drakken is glad that they are scared and orders his men to take Weisz to the sick bay. Drakken notes that things are bad for them now, as he has news that will makes things worse. On the Edens Zero, Maria mocks Sister as she and the other androids have shut down. Elsewhere, Diego holds Connor at gunpoint, saying how lucky he is that Drakken ordered not to kill any humans. Connor says that he thought he self-destructed. Diego explains that only Seth did and that he used his stealth mode to make them think they both self-destructed, he also adds that Seth didn't die. Diego explains that Seth's body was a carrying case and that the real Seth is a computer program.

Seth remarks how complex the ship's system is, but that he managed to takeover almost all of it. With this Drakken gloats that the Edens Zero crew is finished. Drakken puts his foot on Shiki's head and asks if they have learned their lessons, which the girls cry as they confirm they did. Drakken asks once more to Shiki, but finds him crying, calling him pathetic. Shiki goes on to say things were not supposed to be like this, that he would have gone on adventures and made lots of friends. He kneels and proclaims that he is not giving up, that some day he will beat Drakken and be "his" friend as he does not have any. However, Drakken states that there is no such thing as "some day" for Shiki, claiming his adventure has come to a sad ending and shoots him through his head. Drakken notes that he does not kill people as a rule, but can make exceptions, not hesitating to take out anyone who refuses to bow down to his authority. Rebecca and Homura cry as they see Shiki's body lying lifelessly beside them. Xiaomei narrates that Shiki has lost his life, but the story continues, where morning breaks on the seventh day in a world without Shiki Granbell.

## Characters In Order of Appearance

1. Homura Kōgetsu
2. Kleene Rutherford
3. Shiki Granbell
4. E.M. Pino
5. Kris Rutherford
6. Noah Glenfield
7. Rebecca Bluegarden
8. Daichi
9. Laguna Husert
10. Sibir (X492)
11. Weisz Steiner (X442)
12. Fie
13. Drakken Joe
14. Xiaomei
15. Mosco Versa-0
16. Sister Ivry
17. Maria Slime
18. Witch Regret
19. Hermit Mio
20. Diego Reyes
21. Connor
22. Seth Anderson

## Appearances

	+ Belial Gore
		- Spica
	+ Blue Garden
	+ Edens Zero
		- Shooting Starlight
	+ Mildian
		- Temple of Knowledge

**Powers and Abilities*** Ether Gear
	+ Wind Ether Gear
		- Wind Snatch
		- Wind Rage
	+ Soul Blade
	+ Pain's Tree
	+ Tears Lover
	+ Satan Gravity
	+ Alchemist
* Happy Blasters
* Overdrive
* Electromagnetic Pulse *(Mentioned)*

**Techniques*** Wind Cage
* Magimech Attack: Gravity Fist
* Skymech Ninjutsu Attack: Crushing Gale *(Debut)*

**Items*** Belial Gore
* Sister Energy

**Battles and Events*** Homura Kōgetsu vs. Kleene (World No. 29) *(Concluded)*
* Shiki Granbell vs. Kris Rutherford: Rematch *(Concluded)*

## Manga & Anime Differences

* In the Manga, Sibir's death was only heard through a sound of a "bang" but in the Anime, the former's death is fully shown to be shot in the head by Fie.
* In the Manga, Fie fires one bullet at Sibir while sparing Payo but in the Anime, Fie fires two bullets and kills both Payo and Sibir.
* In the manga, Diego pulls out a normal gun and points it behind Connor, this is instead a gatling gun in the anime.