02 Journey of Torture





The Gray Ravens are assigned to acquire more information on the Ascendants by defeating a special Corrupted nicknamed the “Iron Maiden.'' As the team moves to deploy their Iso-Devices, the Commandant receives a connection request from a Construct named Tifa, who is supposedly the only survivor of the Suzaku squad.

Vera, the captain of the notorious Cerberus squad, contacts the Gray Ravens and reveals that Tifa is the Iron Maiden. After the death of her Commandant, Tifa was transformed into the Iron Maiden by some “power” given to her by an unknown enemy. Tifa’s power proves to be formidable enough that the Cerberus squad alone is unable to defeat her. The Gray Ravens eventually defeat her after a challenging battle, during which Lee takes an attack in Liv’s place.



After the battle, Captain Chrome of the Strike Hawk squad arrives to escort them to safety. A mysterious girl in white is seen watching the Gray Ravens leave on their transport craft. She laments that her sister has forgotten her.





The Gray Ravens transport Tifa’s body back to Babylonia to look through her M.I.N.D. for any information on the Ascendants.

Tifa used to be a meek Construct who was heavily dependent on her commandant, to the point of eventually developing feelings for them. Her memories show Roland approaching Tifa after the death of her commandant to offer her the power of the Punishing Virus. He then places her through a series of trials where she must prove that she is worthy of harassing the power of the Virus and eventually becoming an Ascendant.

With her newfound power, Tifa realizes how weak humans truly are, and how different things could have been with her commandant if she had this power earlier. Tifa goes on a rampage, killing multiple Constructs before being found by Kamui, a member of the Strike Hawks.