VS. Holy Sol Temple arc

The VS. Holy Sol Temple arc is the eleventh arc in the Fire Force manage. After returning from China, the Fire Force have to wrestle with the Holy Sol Temple repressing the findings of their research expedition. Meanwhile, a disgruntled Victor Licht and Joker finally make their move against the church.

Summary
Returning to headquarters, Licht's suspicions from the end of the last arc proven correct. The government decides to wait at least three years to release any information gathered from the China expedition to the public. While Shinra is angered by this, Akitaru convinces him that undermining the foundation of the church and the Amaterasu generator would cause chaos throughout the Tokyo Empire.

Later, members of Special Fire Force Company 7 search for their missing captain, unaware that Benimaru Shinmon has left Asakusa alongside Joker. The duo observe the The Holy See and plan their attack on the church. The goal is to uncover the 'True Sacred Scriptures' of the Sol Temple and they attack the heart of the Empire's religion directly and openly, while Raffles III is still inside. While Benimaru briefly struggles against the church's monks, he and Joker manage to overpower them and enter the Holy See. Only to find it completely abandoned. Joker quickly uncovers a hidden passageway into the Netherworld and leads his ally into the depths below the Empire.

While tensions between Joker and Benimaru flare up, Joker eases the situation by revealing he used to be part of the church. Deeper into the underground world, the pair are confronted by a group of warriors known as The Shadow of the Holy Sun: assassins of the Holy Sol Temple and the order Joker was raised in until he escaped. While the leader of the assassins is shocked that '52' has returned to them after 12 years of absence, Joker grins and readies himself for battle.

Benimaru battles the unrelenting assassins while Joker duels their captain. Despite their combat skills and dismissal of pain, the shadows are beaten by Benimaru. Joker struggles against the captain and his tandem use of his Whip-Sword and Third Generation abilities. They fight to a standstill until the captain's weapon and knowledge manage to overwhelm Joker's abilities, only to be confronted by mirages of Joker created by the criminal's hallucinogenic smoke. In this confusion, Joker manically slices his tormentor to pieces and turns to face his next foe: Leonardo Burns.

Trivia

 * This is the first arc of Fire Force that does not follow a member of Company 8 throughout.