[Kurona]

Azu’s death was sudden, but I felt that fit very well — since the beginning of the movie you’re led to believe this is yet another instance of her creating an Ark; of setting up this whole thing again. You think it’s going all their way, and then bam — Arkland has an entirely different philosophy that goes beyond the Ark’s parameters, and everything goes to pieces for the remnants of the Ark. Azu’s sudden death is the best way to demonstrate this immediate shift and make you feel it: the old guard is gone