Blue Seed Episode 25

    Episode 25 begins with the rising sun, the members of the TAC meeting outside the Diet building; solemn and full of resolve, and a narrative by Momiji. No matter what happens today, she says, whether they win or lose; by the end of the day, everything will be over.
    As the moon moves ever closer to intercepting the earth's orbit around the sun, preparations are being made: the TAC prepares their satellite systems at the sacrificial altar, Murakumo awaits atop a skyscraper, watching and waiting for signs of the beginning, and inside the giant plant in the middle of Tokyo, Kaede raises her sword and begins her rite of Matsuri.
    Almost at once, Susanoh-oh's countenance begins to change, and mitamas begin swirling around him. The plants that have appeared all over Japan begin to bud, unfurling their long tendrils, preparing for the rebirth of Japan.
    At this point, the Prime Minister is advised to go on television to calm the people; to lie to them about what is going on. He does address his nation, but he doesn't lie. Instead he begins to tell them about man-kind's battle with the ancient race of demons known as Aragami. During his speech, the TAC interrupt his broadcast, putting Momiji on the air. She, in turn addresses her fellow countrymen. She explains that as her role as the Kushinada, she is to be a human sacrifice. But this is not the role she wishes to play; she begs to be given the change to fight, the chance to live. And if she cannot win, then she will willingly offer herself as a sacrifice.
    Turning away from the camera she climbs atop the altar and Ms. Matsudaira begins irradiating her with the artificial pulse. The song of Matsuri can be heard and a red light surrounds Momiji. The TAC then begins to channel the energy being generated by this rite, and aim it straight at Susano-oh.
    But suddenly the light turns from red to yellow. Susanoh-oh begins to mutate, and Momiji realizes something is not not right. She screams, and at the same instant, Susano-oh lashes out with a wall of blue energy, destroying the satellites, the surrounding buildings and causing mass chaos at the sacrificial altar. Kusanagi is blown off his feet and when he regains them, he looks up and sees that the eclipse is about to begin. Realizing that Momiji's plan isn't going to work, he goes in search of her and sees her lying on the ground.
    Worried, he flits to her side and picks her up. She mentions Kaede, and Kusanagi loses his patience, telling her to forget about Kaede. But Momiji insists that it is her fault that she couldn't reach Kaede, her fault that Kaede did not resonate with her. Before Kusanagi can respond, they are interrupted by Murakumo.
    He mocks them, and then tells Kusanagi to stand aside; that he will establish the kingdom of the Aragami with him as its king by killing, first Momiji, then her sister. Kusanagi, defies Murakumo's order by firing a bolt of energy at him, and Murakumo retaliates by, *surprise, surprise*, mutating into Orochi.
    Now one hundred times bigger, he attacks Kusanagi, taking him out of the picture long enough for the eight headed dragon to reveal the ceramic field he has placed around the alter, capture Momiji and then use her to try and lure her sister out into the open. Despite his taunting, Kaede doesn't appear, so he hold Momiji inside the ceramic field and begins to squeeze her, saying he will kill her first. His actions finally provoke Kaede into appearing, but he doesn't seem to care at the moment, more intent on killing Momiji.
    Trying desperately to stop him, Ms. Matsudaira aims the artificial pulse at him and stuns him with it. He drops Momiji, Kaede catches her, and the Kushinada pulse begins all over again. Before they can make it to safety, Orochi recovers and captures them both, holding them within the ceramic field. He gets ready to fire a bolt of energy at them, when Kusanagi attacks in the guise of a dragon (no kidding - there really is a dragon). There are, momentarily two, eight headed dragons on screen, but as the bolt of energy that Kusanagi fired at Orochi dies away, the dragon disappears leaving only Kusanagi hanging in midair to defy Orochi.
    Orochi is undaunted by Kusanagi, telling him that there is little he can do with his tiny little body, and that killing the Kushinada is still child's play for him. As if to make him eat his words, Sakura shows up then, and destroys the ceramic field surrounding the altar. Orochi, realizing that he can no longer kill the Kushinada, adapts his plans and decides he will absorb Lord Susanoh-oh's energy instead.
    Kusanagi tells Momiji that he will stop Orochi and that she should take care of Kaede. He yells at Orochi that this will their final battle, begins to power up, and again, the eight-headed dragon appears behind him as he rushes forwards, towards Orochi. While he is fighting Orochi, Momiji tries to make her sister believe that together they can change things, make Japan a better place, but Kaede refuses to listen. She tells Momiji that it's already to late, that the cave of the sun has been sealed.
    She disappears then, becoming a trail of light flying back to Susano-oh, and as the last rays of the sun disappear behind the moon, the giant plants open up and begin raining down blue seeds. The seeds begin changing the humans that they touch into plants, and everyone begins to panic. It looks like all hope is lost, and yet Momiji makes the resolve to continue fighting, refusing to give up, even if she is the last one left. She climbs to the top of the altar, calling for Ms. Matsudaira to turn the artificial pulse back on her, and with determination, she commences her rite of Matsuri. As she begins to sing, a red light surrounds her, and we are left to wonder, will it be enough to save humanity?