With a massive meteor falling and missiles, orbital lasers and 63 nuclear warheads failing, leaders launch the Ark Genesis ship to evacuate the world's elites. During the chaos an immortal who claims to have returned to Azure after thirteen million years summons a sword and strikes the falling object. He at first boasts, then realizes his blow has ripped a spaceship—likely the Ark—halving it and causing civilian casualties. Fearing life imprisonment under Azure law, he vows to deny responsibility and slip away, but a nearby young woman says she saw his face, risking exposure.