SDK 302 - The Terrible God - The Seventh Sword ~ Enemies on All Sides 1 Yuya: K... Kyoushirou...!! Yuya: [The former Aka no Ou sucked his blood out of Kyoushirou and Chinmei...!? But... they can't be dead!! Yuya: Kyoushirou!! Yuya: Come on... hang in there!! Yuya: [And what happened to Yukimura-san and the others...!? Were they swept down that hole...!?] Aka-chan: ...I can feel it... Aka-chan: Ahh... Aka-chan: I can feel it... I can feel the blood filling my veins... Aka-chan: Ahh... Aka-chan: AHHHHHH!! 2-3 Aka-chan: AHH!! Aka-chan: More blood... more power... Aka-chan: It's filling me... Aka-chan: AHH!! Aka-chan: And now I am once again a true god...!! Text: [His evolution complete, the Former Aka no Ou's evil grows!! Will Kyoushirou live!? Is this the end of the world!? 4 Akira: What...!? That horrible light suddenly grew brighter... Bon: And the Blood Soldiers are increasing...!! Akira: ... But they were dead! Akari: The Former Aka no Ou... his power must have grown... Akari: [...Kyo!!] Akari: [At this rate, it's not just us... everyone will die...!!] 5 Yuya: Kyoushirou... Kyou... Aka-chan: Kyoushirou and Chinmei have returned to me - their bodies, their blood, even their souls are mine... They will live on within me. There is no way to restore them... Kyo: .... Yuya: N... no... Aka-chan: ...So you see... Aka-chan: I have no need for you either...!! 6 Kyo: Uaaaaaahh!! Aka-chan: Ahhhhhhh!! Yuya: Kyaa!! Yuya: Th... the Former Aka no Ou's power is incredible... it's grown so much that he's like a different person...!! But... Yuya: Is he... Kyo's equal...!? Aka-chan: Ha!! 7 Kyo: Uraaah!! 8 Kyo: Gah... ah... Aka-chan: ...Oh, so you don't want to hurt your little friend? Aka-chan: Too soft!! Yuya: Kyo...!! Yuya: [...Their sword skills are equal, but Kyo can't risk attacking when Kyoushirou's is in the Former Aka no Ou's hands...] Aka-chan: AHHHHHHHHH!! Yuya: [This is a huge disadvantage for Kyo...!!] 9 Sasuke: Ah... Shihoudou: Come on, kid... you're gonna be okay!! Sasuke: !! Sasuke: ...Shihoudou!? Shihoudou: Well, it looks like all three of you survived somehow! Sasuke: Were you the one who saved us from that explosion? Shihoudou: Yeah... but... Shihoudou: The Former Aka no Ou has reabsorbed Kyoushirou's flesh and blood so now he's totally invicible... Tora and Yukimura: What...!? Tora: ...Come on, we've got to save him...!! Shihoudou: Stop! Shihoudou: ...Even that Demon Eyes kid can't kill the Former Aka no Ou now... remember, his heart isn't in his body. Shihoudou: ...And the real secret is still on the other side of that door... Shihoudou: The four Muramasa swords together are the key needed to unlock it... maybe if we can reveal the secret, we'll find some way to win! 10 Yukimura: B... but one of the swords, the Hokuto Shichisei, was destroyed... Shihoudou: Ooh, there it is! Yukimura: Ah! Shihoudou: This little sword... Shihoudou: Now we don't need a key to open the door... I think this will do it! Shihoudou: Just leave everything to me! Sasuke: ...Shihoudou... is this really okay with you...? We're trying to destory the Former Aka no Ou... but you... you... Shihoudou: ...Little Mouse, it would hurt less to forget... Shihoudou: ...A lot of people try to live without memories, without a past, but... Shihoudou: [But I still... I still can't forget your smile...] Shihoudou: But I want to remember everything... no matter what happens. Shihoudou: [But my lord... you've forgotten everything...] Shihoudou: ...Because... Shihoudou: I think forgettng is a little like dying... 11 Kyo: Gah... Yuya: Kyo... Kyo can't do anything like this... he can't even fight...!! Aka-chan: ...To finish you off, I think I'll borrow your favorite little attack. Aka-chan: [Mumyou Jinpuu Ryuu Ougi - Suzaku!!] 12 Yuya: Kyo...!! Yuya: [Kyo isn't doing so well...!!] Aka-chan: ... You're just running away... Aka-chan: You can't defeat me!! Aka-chan: [Byakko!!] Aka-chan: [Seiryuu!!] 13 Kyo: Shit!! Kyo: Gaah!! Aka-chan: This... is the end!! Yuya: Kyo...!! 14 Aka-chan: What...!? Aka-chan: I... I can't move...!! But why...!? Yuya: Kyoushirou...!! Yuya: Kyoushirou stopped him from within!?] 15 Kyoushirou: I can't hold him back forever...!! Come on, finish him fast!! Kyoushirou: If he breaks free, I can't help you any more than this!! Kyoushirou: ...I... I swear I won't die... and this fight is something you have to put to rest... Kyoushirou: ...Right? Yuya: ...Kyoushirou, you... Kyoushirou: ...Kyo... 16 Kyoushirou: ...Together... Kyoushirou: Let's protet everyone together... Kyoushirou: ...Sounds like fun. 17 Kyo: But I hate being in someone's debt!! Yuya: Kyoushirou!! 18 Kyo: What...!? Kyo: [Genbu...!?] Kyo: [The Four Gods...] 19 Yuya: A... aren't those the Suzaku that he used earlier...? Yuya: No... no, it can't be... Yuya: This is... Kyoushirou: Kyo!! RUN!! Aka-chan: ...Too late. 20 AKa-chan: I don't care if Kouryuu kills me too, Kyo!! Yuya: KYO!! Text: [The bridge to victory stands on the verge of collpase...!! A scream of despair echoes like a requiem....] Next Chapter - Reaching the Shiseiten!! There will be no chapter next week, as Kamijyo-sensei needs to write his way out of a battle between gods~ Please look forward to issue #18!