In the singularity, Kaneda experiences Tetsuo's and the espers' childhood, including Tetsuo's dependence on Kaneda during their childhood, and how the children were trained and altered before Tokyo's destruction. The espers return Kaneda to his world, informing him that Akira will take Tetsuo to safety and that Kei is developing psychic powers. Right after witnessing the birth of a universe, Ōnishi's laboratory crushes him to death. After consuming most of Neo-Tokyo, the singularity disappears and the crater left in its place is flooded. Kaneda discovers that Kei and Kai have survived, and they ride off into the ruins while Shikishima watches the sunrise. Tetsuo introduces himself at another unspecified level of existence and triggers a Big Bang.