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Magic Knight Rayearth Volume 3 is the third volume in the Magic Knight Rayearth manga series.

Summary[]

Volume 3 opens with Ascot attacking Hikaru and Fuu. Meanwhile, Umi appears to be in a trancelike state in front of the Rune God of Water, Selece, who asks her to present him the power and strength of a heart worthy of a Magic Knight. Umi notices her friends in trouble and rushes to their defense, ultimately convincing Ascot to stop fighting because he is hurting her and his own friends, showing him the error of his ways. Selece sees this as proof but tells her that she is not yet ready and shall return when she becomes a true Magic Knight.

The Magic Knights leave the structure and head high into the sky towards the Shrine of the Wind, where Fuu enters her own trancelike state before she meets her Rune God, Windam. Meanwhile, Caldina, another of Zagato's minions, arrives and hypnotizes Hikaru and Umi to attack Fuu. Fuu shows her own strength of heart to the Rune God by defeating Caldina and rescuing her friends, allowing their armor to morph again. Meanwhile, time is running out for Princess Emeraude and Cephiro. Zagato sends out the Captain of the Inner Guard, Lafarga‎, to bring back the heads of the Magic Knights.

The Magic Knights head to the Shrine in the volcano and notice that all three shrines were visible from the air when they first entered the world. They enter the volcano shrine, where Hikaru enters her own trance and passes alone through a wall of fire before meeting her own Rune God, Rayearth. Lafarga quickly arrives, and another battle begins. Hikaru proves her strength of heart by saving her friends from Lafarga, breaking his mind control in the process. Their weapons and armor morph for a final time, allowing them to become true Magic Knights, and they all don their Rune Gods.

The Knights finally reach Zagato in his flying fortress and destroy him, along with his self-created Rune God. Emeraude, driven mad by grief, then transforms into a corrupted adult version of herself and attacks the Knights, along with her own self-created Rune God. The Magic Knights are shocked to find out the truth; the good side of Princess Emeraude explains that as the Pillar, she wasn't supposed to fall in love but did so anyway, hence the crumbling of Cephiro, and that she summoned them to kill her. They are reluctant to do so but have no other choice. The third volume ends with all three girls appearing back in Tokyo Tower, with Hikaru crying out "it's not fair," regretting what they have just done.

Anime Adaption[]

The third manga volume corresponds to 10 to 20 episodes of the anime, there are several changes in the story to develop characters. The Battle at the Sea and Wind Shrines are mostly similar, there are several sections added that feature Ascot and Caldina acting as a team. Also, Ferio returns, developing his relationship with Fuu further than the Manga. An exclusive anime character, Inouva, was also added, Lafarga is fought shortly before entering the Fire Shrine and is replaced by Zagato on the inside. Finally, the final battle against the Zagato and Princess Emeraude is mostly similar, giving a more emotional closure to the end of the story.

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