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Arc 1: Escape From The Tunnels
Arc 1: Escape From The Tunnels
Arc 4: Discovery[edit]
With the helicopter's engine now able to withstand the ash cloud, the group decides to attempt to
travel through it. On the other side, they find a darkened wasteland covered by rivers of lava and see
the wrecks of Nimura's helicopter squadron. Mount Fuji has vanished, and in its place they find a
gigantic crater. They fly inside the hole to see how deep it goes, but ascend when they are
overcome by fear. Considering the environmental conditions, the group theorizes that Mount Fuji
had either suffered a catastrophic volcanic eruption or had been hit by a meteor.
Flying through the ash cloud again, the group find themselves in a location where the sky is brighter
and the ash falling is almost snow-like. They land on top of a shopping mall to search for supplies.
The location has already been looted and the structure is dangerously unstable. They leave when a
powerful tornado forms nearby and moves in the direction of the mall. In the ensuing chaos, Iwada,
Ako, and Nimura manage to take off in the helicopter while the roof of the mall collapses beneath
Teru. He survives by hiding in an elevator, where he falls unconscious.
When Teru wakes up, he comes across the wreck of the helicopter and a makeshift grave for Iwada,
who died in the crash. Although initially overcome by despair, Teru looks inside the helicopter and
finds and a note from Ako, which tells him that she and Nimura are heading for Tokyo on foot.
Hopeful to see Ako again, Teru embarks on the long trek to follow them. Along the way, he
encounters a wounded man, who incoherently babbles about Tokyo being both Hell and Heaven. In
a fit of madness, the man runs away and falls off a cliff. After giving him a hasty burial, Teru resumes
his journey and arrives in ruined Tokyo.