The battle is underway and Seness joins in with the Giga, dragoon emulations according to Zepheris. Chris and the Arrows along with Raquel and Kidaf are helping out on the group. Raquel and Kidaf are also discovering that their abilities are becoming somewhat more powerful. During the battle, Socom asks Shannon why he's protecting his sister and not the world, he informs Socom that he didn't know it was an either or question, he intends to protect both if he can. As Steyr begins to wrap around Shannon to break him, the three Gigas phase in and kill the peacemaker. Seeing this, Socom and CZ retreat. Meanwhile in the castle, Chris has decided to get the princess out while General Stahl has decided that she needs to be killed in order to appeas the peacemakers.