While Anthy draws the Swords of Humanity's Hatred into her own body, Akio takes Utena's sword and tries to use it to open the Rose Gate, where the power to revolutionize the world is said to dwell. He breaks the sword against the gate and gives up. Though reeling from Anthy's betrayal and the shattering of her soul's sword, Utena summons all her strength to reach the Rose Gate and stop Anthy's suffering. There she opens the gate — now a coffin — to find Anthy inside. After a tearful exchange, Anthy reaches for Utena's hand, but as their hands touch, the coffin falls away and the swords begin ravaging both the arena and, apparently, Utena. Afterwards, the appearance of normalcy is restored, minus Utena. As Akio prepares to restart the duels, Anthy tells him that Utena hasn't vanished, but has merely left his world. Anthy leaves Akio and Ohtori Academy to find Utena.