The turn of Amaterasu’s key marks the beginning of the Great Cataclysm and the world’s destruction. In the absence of Shinra and the other pillars, Company 8 holds a defensive line at Amaterasu, while the White Clad cult’s onslaught continues unabated. Charon stakes his own life on one final release of power. Will his ultimate attack advance the doomsday clock further still? If the purifying flames of the apocalypse are fueled by despair, maybe hope is the very thing to save the world...