War has never been an event whose course could truly be predicted.
There is no way for ordinary people to foresee a sudden, devastating turn of events.
When the war reached its peak, with the Empire and the Ultras shattering each other into ruin, a third force emerged, declaring its presence to the entire world.
The Church possessed enough power to stand alone as a completely separate force, exploiting the current state of exhaustion shared by both the Empire and the Ultras.
From nothingness, flocks of strange angels materialized, blotting out the sky over every wretched soul whose name had been marked on the Purge List.
With Plattier's message as the signal, the entire world heard his voice—a divine decree that marked the beginning of the cleansing.
As if they had been waiting for his command, the angels' eyes ignited with a blinding white light before they rained down their sacred fire upon the earth.
