Ep. 11: Wicked Circuit
During a recent encounter with a new Dolem, Ayato's life support systems fail, and it seems that he may have finally met his end. (Source: HIDIVE) Ayato struggles inside the RahXephon as a Dolem begin to swallow him up. He somehow briefly encounters Hiroko and Mamoru in an arcade, but the former tries to make a move on him, causing him to run off. He then chances upon Haruka, who seductively urges him not to hold back his desire for her. As he returns home to his mother for dinner, the television newscaster sends a subliminal message to make contact with the TERRA Organization. Maya tells him that he was destined to become the instrumentalist of the RahXephon, but Ayato denies this and flees into the forest where he meets Reika once again. She helps him return to the real world, despite his desires, and prompting him to destroy the Dolem. (Source: Wikipedia)