'We must defeat Tenjou Utena and obtain Himemiya Anthy,' Mikage says quietly, with the air of a child patiently repeating a long-learned catechism, 'and then we must kill her. The Power of Dios will bring eternity.'

The bird is twitching feebly now. The cat delicately licks at a front paw, grooming between its toes.

'And so the Rose Bride who is no longer a Rose Bride must be made to tell what she knows...or learn how to be who she was.'