Bonjour aux fans francais de Kyo ! ^_^; Chapter 287 Yin and Yang - The Fifth Sword - Connection 1 Text: [Sasuke speaks to Shibien - is this his victory...!?] Text: [Transferring his desire to win into the sword, Sasuke delivers a killing blow!!] Jinpachi: That is some serious destructive power...!! Kamanosuke: There ain't even nuthin' left... 2 Sasuke: [The former Sarutobi Sasuke's sword...] Sasuke: [Sasuke...] Sasuke: [Kotarou...] Sasuke: [And all of the mutant children...] Sasuke: And Shibien, too... You gave u s your strength... or maybe you allowed us to turn our own feelings to power...] Chinmei: ...You really are a rare one... 3 Chinmei: For you to use Shibien's power like that... maybe I was a little hasty in dismissing you as another failure... Yukimura: Chinmei!! Saizou: How... Yukimura: He's still alive!? Chinmei: Ah... my eyes changed back... who would have thought a lab rat could beat one of the Red Cross Knights... Chinmei: Now it's going to be a while before I can use the true red eyes again... Yukimura: Have you finished rambling, Chinmei? Now tell us what your real goals are... Yukimura: You're not really acting in the name of "love and peace", or for the good of the Former Aka no Ou, are you? Chinmei: ...Sharp as ever, Yukimura... Chinmei: I've only ever had one goal... 4 Chinmei: It's all for a woman, of course... a miko who could see the future... Chinmei: Not Sakuya, though... I'm talking about a woman from long ago... I want to bring her back. Chinmei: Although that woman was very much like Sakuya in that she too shared a heart with the Former Aka no Ou... Sasuke: The same heart...!? Sakuya: ...But Kyo!! What if the reverse also holds true - if you were to kill me, then the Former Aka no Ou's life would also come to an end...!? Sakuya: With the Former Aka no Ou using my power, who knows what he could do!? Sacrifice me, and you could prevent the misfortune of countless people!! Please, it's alright...!! Sasuke: These are... memories of Mibu Kyoushirou that have been sleeping within Shibien...!? Sasuke: This is what happened between Sakuya, Onime no Kyo and Mibu Kyoushirou... Kyo: ...I'm going to kill the Former Aka no Ou... Kyo: And... if that means killing Sakuya... I don't really care. Kyoushirou: I'll protect her...!! Kyoushirou: If you sacrifice her in the name of killing the Former Aka no Ou... Kyoushirou: Then I'll kill you, Kyo!! Chinmei: The Former Aka no Ou had taken everything from her... but she couldn't bring herself to commit suicide... Chinmei: She was consumed by the pain in her heart... and so she begged me to kill her. 5 Chinmei: I, too, am a creation of the Former Aka no Ou... I cannot disobey my master. But there was only one thing I could do... Chinmei: I granted her last wish. I killed her... because I loved her... Kyo: [I... will kill Sakuya...] Sasuke: ...Because you loved her... Chinmei: ...But other than her... there is no one who could defeat the Former Aka no Ou. Saizou: Th... that's... Kamanosuke: Chinmei.... Sasuke: .... Chinmei: So, you see, that's why I have to bring her back to life... Chinmei: Because I made a promise... Chinmei: [When all the tears have dried up, all you have left to cry is blood...] Chinmei: [Such a sad story...] Chinmei: Any era or regime can reach the end of its time, but those gifted with the flesh and blood of the True Mibu are eternal.... Sasuke: So you were so brokenhearted over that girl, your tears turned to blood? Chinmei: ...No, that's not even what real sorrow is. 6 Chinmei: Real sorrow is forgetting. Chinmei: One year, ten years, onw hundred years, a thousand years, forever - and those memories are... no, your whole heart is rotting away... Chinmei: Her face... her voice... her name... the way I felt about her... I really can't remember anything about her anymore... Sasuke: ...Chinmei... Chinmei: ...Why? Chinmei: If the True Mibu have the power to make everyone happy... if they can make people rich and beautiful and powerful... if they can live forever... then they must be good... Chinmei: So then why am I miserable...? Why? Why? WHY....? Chinmei: ...Even though I haven't felt anything at all since she died... Saizou: What!? Chinmei: Can you even imagine it? How BORING it is to live without feeling? Chinmei: You have to make little games to keep yourself from going insane... Chinemi: And do you know that the BEST game is!? 7 Chinmei: Killing people! *heart* Kil them all!! *heart* Anybody with a drop of True Mibu blood in their veins can kill and kill and kill!! Chinmei: Now that's real happiness! Yes!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Chinmei: So you're all going to die!! And you, boy, with Shibien - I really REALLY want to kill you! *heart* Sasuke: Shit..!! I can't move... Sasuke: Gah... Saizou: SASUKE!! Chinmei: DIIIIIEEE!! 8 Sasuke: Y... Yukimura...!? Chinmei: Wh... what...!? How can that dull little sword cut one of the Red Cross Knights... Chinmei: !! Th... that's a... 9 Chinmei: A Muramasa short sword!? (Where did he get that...!?) Yukimura: ...It's not just any Muramasa... this is Muramasa's final work, the one he put all of his feelings into... this is the sword he entrusted to Yuya-san, to protect her. Yukimura: It's small, but no other sword can surpass it's power. Sasuke: How long have you had that... Yukimura: Oh, since Sakuya-san and Yuya-san were running from the Former Aka no Ou. Yuya: Yukimura-san, take this...!! Yukimura: !? I can't Yuya-san, that was given to you. Yuya: Take it! Yuya: It's helped me again and again... BAnd I think Chinmei is looking to collect all the Muramasa swords. But he doesn't know about that one, so maybe... Chinmei: R... ridiculous... Chinmei: [A woman with a sword is weak... I thought there was no way a woman could hear a sword speak...!!] Yukimura: Chinmei... more than anything, you Mibu don't understand what love really is... Yukimura: There's nothing in this world that can make you stronger...!! 10 Chinmei: ...Whatever. You'll never reach the Former Aka no Ou anyway... Mibu Kyoushirou will stop you... Yukimura: Kyoushirou-san...!? Chinmei: Believing in him will get you nowhere... there's no point. Chinmei: Onime no Kyo's soul barely awakened his body... Mibu Kyoushirou can call out the true lust for blood in Onime no Kyo's body. Chinmei: He has the heart of a demon! You can't even get near him - it's a waste!! There's nothing that can stop him!! Chinmei: Everything is going as the Former Aka no Ou planned... you're too late. Hahaha... Chinmei: Hahaha... Chinmei: Haha...... Sasuke: Kyoushirou... Kyoushirou: [I will protect Saukya...!!] Sasuke: [He said he would protect Sakuya... but for the past four years, he's been pretending to be a medicine seller... and now he's siding with the Former Aka no Ou... Juuyuushi: Saaasuke~!! 11 Rokurou: What a runt... Juuzou Oh yes, he's very small! Kamanosuke: He didn't grow one bit. Saisou: No... Sasuke: F... fuck off!! Sasuke: I'll kill you bastards... Saizou: Welcome home. Isa and Seikai: We missed you! Juuzou: Welcome home! Jinpachi: Welcome back, kid. Kamanosuke: Hiya! Yukimura: Welcome home, Sasuke... Sasuke: I'm home!! 12 Yukimura: That's the first time I've seen him smile like that... Yukimura: Oh Sasuke... I'm so happy... Sasuke: [...Hey, Yukimura. I've got a name, I've got a place to call home - what else could I possibly need to be happy?] Sasuke: [So I'm going to get stronger so I can protect those things.] Sasuke: [But what about Onime no Kyo?] Chinmei: "Onime no Kyo" isn't his real name... Chimei: His disobeyed the Former Aka no Ou, so there's nowhere for him to go... Sasuke: [So... why does he fight?] Sasuke: [Why does he want to get stronger...?] Nyuudous: S... Sakuya-dono!? Nyuudous: Sakuya-dono is gone!! Nyuushous: Th... there is no excuse for our failure...!! We we're watching.... Saizou: Where could she be...? Yukimura: ...She made her decision... 13 Yukimura: There is only one place she could be.... Yuya: Kyo... Shihoudou: Former Aka no Ou... Yuya: Wh... who is that!? 14 Aka-chan: I see you've decided to come after all... Aka-chan: Shihoudou... Shihoudou: Yo~! Shihoudou's back, man! Shihoudou: Looks like I picked a good time, too! Both Kyos fighting eachother! Never seen that before, huh? Shihoudou: And Kyo with his True Mibu side awakened... Shihoudou: Hey... the wind is nice up here... 15 Aka-chan: [Shihoudou... if you think I've taken the wrong path, then strike me down.] Shihoudou: [I can't do that... I only want you to be happy. I want to see you smile...] Kyo: [You've got to trust in your own path.] Shihoudou: Live the way you want... and the wind will always be at your back... Shihoudou: ...But... Shihoudou: I... I think I'm too late... Shihoudou: You're not the same man anymore... Shihoudou: You loved our family... you loved children... you were the kindest man I ever knew... Aka-chan: ...I haven't changed at all, Shihoudou. Aka-chan: I just... got a little bored, that's all. Yuya: B... bored!? Shihoudou: ..... Shihoudou: Your face... it's all wrong... Shihoudou: ...I see... 16 Shihoudou: You've forgotten the things that made you smile... Yuya: .... Shihoudou: So there's only one thing I can do... Aka-chan: You do know what will happen if you fight me, right? Shihoudou: Of course I do, and I don't care. Shihoudou: I just want to carry out the wish you made long ago... Shihoudou: If I stab you through the heart, that's it, right? I'll seal your power... Yuya: Th... through the heart!? But he and Sakuya-san share the same heart... if he dies, she dies...!! Yuya: W... wait...!! 17 Shihoudou: It's alright, you won't die alone... Shihoudou: I'll sleep beside you forever so you won't be lonely!! Yuya: N... NOOO!! 18-19 Yuya: NOOO!! Yuya: She really did it...!! Yuya: But... Sakuya-san...!! Aka-chan: ...Oh, you really got me. That's the power of a battle doll... that's what I would expect from the leader of the Taishirou... you should be very proud. Aka-chan: But... Aka-chan: It's really too bad that my heart isn't here. Aka-chan: That makes it rather hard for you to stop me, doesn't it? Yuya: H... his heart isn't there!? 20 Shihoudou: You... Aka-chan: ...You're so loyal... thank you for trying to grant my wish. Aka-chan: But this just isn't enough to keep me amused. Aka-chan: I was expecting something more... goodbye, Shihoudou... Text: [A shocking confession deepens the mystery!! The violence gets out of hand!! Is there any stopping it!? Next Chapter: No chapter next week - SDK will be back the week after next.