While Kazuki is preoccupied with dealing with the first Festum, Shōko acts decisively to save the island by piloting the Fafner Mark Sechs. Even as Shōko repeatedly attacks the second Festum with a mine blade, the alien manages to pierce the Fafner. Out of ideas, Shōko launches the Festum into the atmosphere, activating a self-destruction sequence. The other children watch as Shōko disappears along with the Festum attached to her.