SDK Chapter 290 - Yin and Yang: The Eighth Sword ~ The Power of Faith

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Muramasa: ...Your training is complete.  I have passed on my techniques to you.
Muramasa: But Kyo... I want you to remember one thing.  YOu have already heard it...  You are still lacking something...
Muramasa: Four years ago, Kyoushirou took something, something that you are now without... If you are able to find what this is, you cannot be defeated by Kyoushirou.
Kyo: ...Yeah, I know, I lost my body... what a pain in the ass...
Muramasa: Kyo... you still don't understand...
Kyo: !?
Muramasa: ...After all, how was it that four years ago, despite having your original body, you lost to Kyoshirou even though he was suffering from illness?
Kyo: ....
Muramasa: Do not close your eyes to the truth.  Whatever body you are in, whatever the situation...
Muramasa: There are winners and there are losers.
Muramasa: This is because, instinctively....

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Muramasa: A strong soul... knows the line between victory and defeat.  From this the final level of power is born.
Kyo: ...Why are you telling me this? Is there something greater than the Four Beasts secret technique?
Muramasa: The skill of swordcraft was passed to me from the originator of the Mumyou Jinpii Ryuu school.  He died hoping to entrust his art to the hope of the future.
Muramasa: But I was not able to grasp the true meaning of the Jinpii Ryuu techniques.
Kyo: ....
Muramasa: Kyo... I want you to exceed me.
Muramasa: Please, you must struggle to find the true form of the Jinpuu Ryuu...
Muramasa: When you do... you'll hold the wind in your hand...

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Yuya: Kyo...
Shihoudou: ...Ah... that's... not possible... how can he even stand in that body!?
Shihoudou: He must have broken bones and torn muscle...he's lost blood from so many wounds.. and yet somehow he's able to stand...
Shihoudou: [...What is he!?]

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Shihoudou: [What power does he have in that wounded body...!?]
Text: [Becak from the depths of hell!!  The atmosphere has changed, like the calm before a storm!!]
Akira: Kyo...!!
Tora: Kyo-han stood up...
Tora: Kyo-han...
Tora: He's still got it!
Yuya: Kyo.....!!
Aka-chan: ....
Kyoushirou: ...Kyo.

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Akira: What...
Tora: Kyoushirou-han can't take it!?
Bon: How can such power come from that body...!?

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Akari: His speed is nothing like before....
Akari: He... He's...
Akari: [At this moment, he's better than even the True Red Eyes...!?]
Akari: A... amazing!!  ...But... how can Kyo's body hold up....!?

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Bon: ...He has that burst of strength like someone running from a fire...
Bon: Normally, people don't even use 30% of their full mental and physical power.... but when the psychological limits are broken, they can use 100% of their abilities.
Bon: They say it's like losing oneself...
Tora: And what you're saying works even if Kyo's body is a wreck!?
Tora: He's fighting Kyoushirou and his True Red Eyes... is this gonna be enough....?
Akira: It's faith.
Akira: Faith is the foundation of letting go...
Akira: If you believe in your own strength, there's nothing you can't do... just keep repeating it over and over until it's burned into your body and your soul, until it becomes a part of you...
(Note: The background image here is exactly the same as the one in the last chapter, where he says everyone's names)
Kyo: Fubuki and Hishigi suffered...
Kyo: Shinrei too...
Kyo: And Yukimura... Hotaru...
Kyo: Akira... Akari and Bon...
Kyo: Tora...
Akira: And if you keep believing something long enough and hard enough, it can be called "faith."
Tora: ...You keep believing...

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Tora: Kyo's been hurt body and soul... everybody tries to get a piece of him...
Tora: And the fighting has taken its toll on all of us...
Fubuki: [Win...]
Muramasa [You can do it!!]
Yukimura: [I know you'll win.]
Hotaru: [Kick ass.]
Tora: [Come on...]
(Yes, they all say the same thing in Japanese, but it's the nuances... er, and I'd feel silly typing the same thing five times over.)
Tora: The grip in his hand is weak...
Tora: The muscles in his legs are torn...
Tora: The blood is running out of his body...
Tora: But this is what makes Kyo strong...
Yuya: Kyo...!!
Tora: This is true strength... the power born from belief in yourself...
Tora: [Kyo...]

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Tora: [You're going to win!!]
Tora: This is the power of faith!!
Kyoushirou: [So strong...]

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Kyoushirou: [Such deep, strong, overpowering faith...]
Kyoushirou: [So this is the power of your sword now, Kyo...]
YUya: ...Kyou...shirou!?
Kyoushirou: Very well.
Kyoushirou: I'll show you my power too...
Tora: K... Kyoushirou-han's stance has changed!?
Kyoushirou: This is...

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Kyoushirou: My Suzaku!!
Akira: What...!
Tora: That was huge!!
Tora: And he did something that big like it was nothing...!!
Yuya: K...
Yuya: KYO!!

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Tora: What...!?
Tora: What was that...!?  I"ve never seen anything so big and bright...!!
Tora: [Is... is that...!?]
Tora: [Invoking all four god beasts....]
Tora: [At the same time!!!]

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Tora: They're... they're totally destroying Kyoushirou-han's Suzaku...!!
Kyoushirou: Gah...
Akari: ...They're forcing Kyoushirou back!!

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Tora: ...Yes....
Tora: Go...
Tora: Just like that...
Tora: [It's Kyo-han's faith...]
Tora: GO!!

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Tora: [Gone...]
Tora: [They're gone... Suzaku and the four god beasts...]
Tora: [And now comes Kyoushirou-han's counterattack...]
Tora: [It's all over...]

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Kyoushirou: ...What!? There's something in the sky, and it's spreading... There's no sound... Time has stopped...
Kyoushirou: This is... no....
Kyoushirou: The strongest secret techinique...
Kyoushirou: Is that right, Muramasa-sama?
Muramasa: You are correct, Kyoushirou.  It is the very manifestation of going beyond one's limits, of setting oneself free...
Muramasa: The power of faith is such that one can call on the four winds of Suzaku, on Byakko, on Genbu and on Seiryuu all at once.  It is a wind like no other...
Kyoushirou: ....
Kyoushirou: A wind like no other...
Muramasa: Yes...

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Muramasa: [A wind of gold...]
Kyoushirou: Impossible... could this be...!?
Text: Invoking his power to the very extreme... this is the final miracle...!?  What is the truth of this Golden Wind which has been veiled in mystery!?

Next Week: The End!?

Continued in Issue 2 and 3... double issue!? *squeal of delight*