After Kunihito tells Kuniko about the numerous strange markings in the land around Atlas, Nagiko and Tarsian offer disturbing insight into the construction of the city - and the gruesome rituals undertaken to keep it standing.
Pure-hearted virgins would
become Hiruko's new vessels.
Jungfrauen reinen Herzens
wurden zu Hirukos Gefäß …
Une vierge accueillit Hiruko,