Dragonaut slowly reveals more of the backstory with another flashback. This time we see Mr. Kiril holding a funeral service for the victims of the shuttle crash. All the while, Nozaki watches Kitajima and seems very confused after taking his human form for the first time.

Back to the action at hand, Liner and Sieglinde move in to intercept the raging dragon, but it disappears in a flash of light before they can attack. It moves a distance away and unwillingly assumes a Communicator form. Nozaki orders Kitajima to stay on Tartarus to observe Gio and Widow under the pretense that either one could go berserk. Kitajima locks the two in a special room filled with CSS to prevent them from using their powers and Actualizing. Regardless, Kitajima second guesses Nozaki’s order and leaves the island to return to base.

Nozaki reviews the footage of the neo-original dragon, now named Ostrum, in the command center. He pinpoints that the flash of light is the dragon assuming a Communicator form and that it is still at large in the city. The ISDA orders a citywide evacuation, and they scour the area to find Ostrum. An unfortunate unit stumbles upon the new dragon underground and is mercilessly wiped out. Ostrum then proceeds to slaughter an evacuation group with the pure hatred for humans fueling his rage. In the midst of all the action, Kazuki goes rogue and heads for Tartarus to reclaim his dragon.

Ostrum Actualizes back to his original form and is attacked by Liner and Sieglinde. He easily overwhelms the two pilots with his superior power. Never one to sit idly by, Akira joins the fray after telling Jin to go to Tartarus for Gio. Yonamine approaches Jin and offers to give him a ride to Tararus. The tide of the battle briefly turns when Akira launches a sneak attack on Ostrum.

Jin arrives at Tartarus. For a secret military base, there is no security of any kind. Talk about careless. He has a scuffle with Kazuki who still demands Gio to be returned to him. Jin knocks Kazuki out and rushes into the chamber to see Gio who tells him that Toa has been taken by the Gillard military. However, Kazuki seals the door shut and opens up the floor to drop Jin into the lava pit below. Why is there a lava pit down there…?

Ostrum tosses the Lindwurm unit aside and lands directly above the ISDA command center for a direct attack. Sakaki orders the base to move to the next project phase and the command center descends underground. Kitajima finally catches up to Nozaki and is astounded when he drops the sample dragon, Raum, into the molten lava. Kitajima witnesses a light cast itself upon Nozaki to reveal the silhouette of a dragon. Ostrum interrupts their spat and recgonizes Nozaki for who he really is.

Kazuki drops Gio and Jin into the pit after being rejected once again. Gio finds the strength to Actualize and escapes the prison with Jin. Kitajima watches in awe as Nozaki, an original dragon named Atrum, begins his fight with Ostrum.

Time for some thoughts. Another good episode. There seems to be an inverse relationship between Toa screentime and episode quality. Less Toa = Better episode. Ostrum is just plain merciless and kind of fun to watch. Kazuki has fallen to a new low which is surprising even for him. I predict that Nozaki will lose the battle and either die or become seriously injured. There’s also the possibility that Jin and Gio will interrupt the duel and fight Ostrum on an even level.

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