Toaru Majutsu no Index: Miracle of Endymion Manga Chapter 009

Miracle of Endymion (「エンデュミオンの奇蹟」) is the ninth and final chapter of the Toaru Majutsu no Index: Miracle of Endymion manga, released on October 12, 2013 in Monthly Shōnen Gangan.

Synopsis
Touma may have defeated Shutaura but the world is still in danger with the Endymion still collapsing. Touma tries to stand but he is two weary and falls to the floor. He then however, hears someone singing. It is Shutaura, singing Arisa's very own song. Arisa comes to as well as if she is beckoned by her voice. With tears in her eyes, the broken hearted maiden once again recalls that fateful day. There a young Shutaura prays to some higher power to take away all the things she cherishes just so they can have a miracle. And here, Shutaura admits to herself what she had wrought. She had begged for a miracle in exchange for the things she cherished and she was answered. And then at the time, Arisa was born as a result. Arisa goes towards Shutaura, as the both of them continue to sing. And thus, the two of them weave a song at that high place above all of earth, and for a moment a song of miracles was born from it and all of the skies was cast alight as if the brilliance of golden dawn colored the firmament of the earth. Ladylee, crawls towards Index who is also singing along with the song of miracles, fulfilling her promise with Arisa. She breaks down and sobs, begging her to stop as her dreams of dying unravel before her eyes. And all those who look upon the sky were amazed, and they saw too the great tower tremble before them, but there was no fear no longer did it threaten upon the world. And thus passes the Miracle of Endymion.

The Orion bracelet was left alone in the height of that tower, was made whole once again. Touma sees who picks it up, it is Shutaura who is naked but is unashamed, though Arisa is no where to be found, it seems Touma has a guess where she has gone to. Seeing her, Touma assures to her that the entire world has heard her song. There, Shutaura smiles while being bathed in the light and as Touma once again falls into unconsciousness as the Endymion drifts into space.

In the world after the Miracle, in St. George's Cathedral, Laura Stuart has a little conference with Aleister, the General Superintendent of Academy City, asking him of the true nature of Meigo Arisa and Shutaura Sequenzia. Here, Aleister relates to her his hypothesis on how Shutaura's wish during the Orion incident distorting her perception and coincided with everyone's else's wishes, thereby creating a strong enough distortion to create a power to interfere with the laws of causality. That power split a girl into two and changed the fates of many. To which Laura adds as her own hypothesis that the distortion caused by their rejoining caused yet another miracle. In the end, he notes on how Ladylee Tangleroad made an interesting experiment, but notes on how it must be misfortune that keeps her alive, as he watches on a screen of a blank-eyed Ladylee with many wires sticking on her, promising to keep watch over her dreams and the eternal sleep of the Endymion.

Touma and Index are once again out in the town visiting places that they have visited with Arisa. Index tries to ask if Arisa wasn't real, to which Touma denies, saying that Arisa didn't disappear when he touched her with his right hand, as such she wasn't an illusion. Touma refers to Arisa as someone who loves music, someone who love making people happy with her music, someone who is just a normal girl. Index agrees, but then she and Touma stop looking towards the horizon where Endymion once stood high and mighty. There, Index asks if heard something, to which Touma says he did and the look upon that clear blue sky once again.

Adapted From

 * Toaru Majutsu no Index Movie: Miracle of Endymion

Major Events

 * Kamijou Touma defeats Shutaura Sequenzia.
 * Shutaura Sequenzia and Meigo Arisa merge back together. Together, they cause the Miracle of Endymion. Index unravels Ladylee Tangleroad's spell.
 * Ladylee Tangleroad is taken in by Aleister Crowley.
 * Endymion disappears from the Academy City skyline as it drifts into space.

Characters
By order of appearance:
 * Kamijou Touma
 * Shutaura Sequenzia
 * Index
 * Meigo Arisa
 * Daedalus Sequenzia
 * Misaka Mikoto
 * Stiyl Magnus
 * Marie Spearhead
 * Mallybath Blackball
 * Jane Elves
 * Accelerator
 * Last Order
 * Misaka 10032
 * Sisters
 * Crow 7
 * Uiharu Kazari
 * Saten Ruiko
 * Yomikawa Aiho
 * Shirai Kuroko
 * Laura Stuart
 * Aleister Crowley

New Characters
No new characters were introduced this chapter.

Abilities

 * Miracle - Shutaura Sequenzia and Meigo Arisa.
 * Index's singing - Index.
 * Ladylee's spell - Ladylee Tangleroad.
 * Accelerator (ability) - Accelerator, Level 5.
 * Imagine Breaker (Referenced) - Kamijou Touma, Level 0.

New Abilities
No new abilities were introduced during this episode.

Locations

 * Academy City
 * School District 23
 * Endymion
 * School District 7
 * Windowless Building
 * United Kingdom
 * St. George's Cathedral

New Locations
No new locations were introduced during this chapter.

Trivia

 * The splash page depicting Touma falling unconscious after seeing Arisa and Shutaura merge shows the Endymion has been freed from its attachment on Earth.
 * The manga shows that the actual song is actually heard by everyone near the Endymion, and if Touma's assessment is right was heard around the world.
 * Aleister expounds on how Ladylee using magic in the Orion caused her own plan to backfire as it allowed Shutaura to split into two persons and cause the Miracle of 88.

Referbacks

 * Despite not being with Arisa, Index fulfills her promise of singing with Arisa.

Cultural References

 * The song that Shutaura and Arisa sing is OVER, and indeed, a couple of lines from the song is used in the climax.

Unanswered Questions

 * What happened to Shutaura after merging with Arisa?
 * How did Touma, Index, Shutaura, and Ladylee escape the Endymion?
 * Where is Ladylee being kept, and what is Aleister's purpose for her?
 * What did Touma and Index hear after looking towards the horizon?

Quotes

 * Meigo Arisa and Shutaura Sequenzia: "And so I sing, gathering light to myself." - Arisa and Shutaura singing over.
 * Index: "Arisa, we promised that we would sing together." - Index as she sings alongside Arisa and Shutaura.
 * Touma: "I see. You did it... I'm sure the entire world... Heard your song..." - said to the merged Arisa and Shutaura.
 * Aleister: "...From now on I'll be watching this girl's dream. Along with the eternal sleep of the Endymion." - regarding Ladylee.
 * Touma: "Because I could touch her with my right hand. So she wasn't an illusion. Arisa... She loved music and love making people happy with music... She was just a normal girl." - said to Index after she wondered if Arisa was truly real.