EPISODE 14: THE BATTLE OF BROKEN AXES
EPISODE 14: THE BATTLE OF BROKEN AXES
OUTSIDE, INSIDE THE CITY, ON THE MAIN ROAD-NIGHT
Sora is left looking at the old woman opposite him, while a little later the old woman who holds on his back breaks out into satanic laughter.
OLD FEMALE DEMON BLOOD MOON level 10: Natsuki
Hahahahahahahahahahaha. It seems to be a terrible change of plans for my dinner tonight. But, I'm not worried because I always have an ace up my sleeve.
(And biting sora's shoulder, sora falls to the ground and leaves the old woman to catch his wound. The old woman steps on sora's back and with a kolotuba lands down on the ground a few meters away from him. Sora has fallen to the ground with his right leg bent and with his left foot resting his knee on the ground, while with his right hand grasps the bite natsuki made him on his left shoulder. Then natsuki continues to say with a satanic look)
NATSUKI
Everything was going according to plan, my little demon hunter. Everything, until that old hag showed up. But hehe does not spoil me, on the contrary. More food for me! As the saying goes "with one stone two triangles" hahahahahahahahahahahahaha.
(And he laughs fiendishly. Sora raises his head and faces natsuki, he does not speak but clenches his teeth and in his eyes appears fear. So Natsuki starts disguised as an old woman approaching sora without changing to her normal form and saying at the same time)
NATSUKI
Ara ara, don't look at me like that, my little hunter, hehe. I see a look so angry but also so scared at the same time. You're angry about the past that's not going to change. But-but look at it now! Look at today when you're on your knees in front of me and ready to die, lol! So don't worry. Don't terrify yourself unjustly, my little appetizer. I promise you that your death will not be painful. Just one passage of my nails into your yummy little head and ... nothing. Everything will turn black, you will forget everything that hurts you and everything that made you happy. Whatever memory you have will be lost once and for all! Hahahahahahahahahaha!
(Natsuki has come very close to sora. So she grabs him with her right hand by the neck and raises him high while with her left hand she has it ready to pierce sora's head, in a strange way she makes pointed claws. Natsuki tells sora as she stares at him with a fiendish evil gaze)
NATSUKI
So listen to these words I will tell you. They'll be the last words you'll hear anyway, hehehahhahahaha!
NATSUKI
All my plans may have changed, but that doesn't count. First I will destroy you and then all your friends. That awful girl and that weird weak boy who thinks he can change the world. And then ... and then! Hahahahahaha! I WILL DESTROY EVERYONE YOU LOVE! ALL WEAK PEOPLE, HAHAHA! I WILL NOT BE STOPPED BY ANYONE AND NOTHING, I WILL ACHIEVE MY GOAL NO MATTER WHAT! REMEMBER THAT! NOTHING CAN STOP THE GRIEF AND THE LAMENTATION! Nothing!
(With the word "Goal" in sora's mind come lost memories from when he was a small child)
THE FLASHBACK BEGINS:
OUTDOOR AREA, IN THE COURTYARD OF THE HOUSE-DAY
(Sora comes back from his training tired and in tears. When he arrives he sits down on the steps of the house and starts crying with his hands in front of his eyes. Then sora's mother who is a woman with green hair and brown eyes comes out and sits next to him, spreads her hand and touches sora's head saying to him with a smile)
MOTHER OF SORA
Sora? Sora, look me in the eye.
(Sora wipes with his hands the tears of his face and looks at the mother, the mother with a smile on her lips asks him)
MOTHER OF SORA
Why are you crying sora? What made you cry and give up?
(Sora bends his head down and speaks very softly lest the mother should hear him. Mother responds to sora not being able to hear what she says)
MOTHER OF SORA
Huh? I didn't hear. Speak up.
(Sora raises his head saying)
SORA
Mother, I failed you.
(Mother hugs sora telling him)
MOTHER OF SORA
What are you talking about sora. What nonsense comes out of that pretty mouth you have.
(Sora fills her face with tears again, and as she cries she cries)
SORA
I'm sorry, mother! Sorry! I couldn't get on the hunters ' team, sorry! I let you down! I'm a loser! A loser!
(At that moment he clasps his mother's clothes in his hands.))
SORA
I didn't make it, why? Why?! After trying so hard! I got over myself and ... and I didn't do anything! Why?! It's my dream! I want it more than anyone! I wanted to make you proud! And the father who is dead to see me and rejoice! To be proud of me and his lips to fill with that unforgettable smile he had! A tear to roll from his beautiful eyes! To feel proud for once in his life! To be proud of me!
(The mother in a calm voice tells sora while simultaneously caressing him)
MOTHER OF SORA
Your father is already proud of you, my sora. But not with those words you're saying right now. You're not the sora your father and I know. The sora we know would not give up no matter what happened and would always walk with his head held high!
SORA
No, no more, I've outgrown myself. I can't do this anymore, all the hours of training, all the effort is wasted, why?
(Mother says looking at the sky)
MOTHER OF SORA
Sora, you can't finish straight. You must first travel a long and difficult journey many times. This path is called life.
(Sora leaves the mother and looks her in the eyes. The mother stretches out her hand to wipe with her fingers the tears that sora has on his face. While at the same time again she says with a sweet smile)
MOTHER OF SORA
Sora. A goal you have to try to reach. You can't get to the finish line if you don't run. So as you run you will encounter obstacles. When you fall into one of them don't put it down, because there... there... there lies the real power of a true demon hunter! When he falls know to get up and continue his long journey to the finish. Have faith in yourself and don't let anyone ruin it for you. On your way there will be people who will see you running. Others will laugh at you and others will yell at you to quit. But there will be other persons, very different and mysterious from these worms who will stand by you and run by you with a sweet smile on their lips.
(Sora grasps the mother's hand and embraces her again. Then sora gets up from his sitting position and with a true childish smile and faith in himself tells the mother)
SORA
Thank you, mother! I'll run and finish no matter what! I'll get up all the time because ... because you believe in me! AND THAT GIVES ME STRENGTH TO GO ON, THANK YOU! THANKS FOR BELIEVING IN ME, MOM!
(He starts to run, and at the same time salutes the mother. She runs to the temple, while the mother spreads her right hand greeting sora with a smile on her lips and thinks)
MOTHER OF SORA
Sora. My little hero. Show them what you deserve, show them who you are and where you can get to. I'm proud of you. I've always been proud of you, my little... my little legendary hunter.
(Sora runs avoiding obstacles through the forest, does not stop a moment and thinks only of one thing)
OUTDOORS, IN THE FOREST-DAY
SORA
I have a goal! Be a demon hunter and I'll make it! Nobody and nothing will stop me, because ... because ... because it'S my goal! IT'S THE MEANING OF MY LIFE!
(Sora smiles and starts running faster towards the temple. Sora comes back from flashback and hears natsuki say)
RETURN FROM THE FLASHBACK OF THE PAST:
NATSUKI
Those were the last words you hear, you little weak hunter. But I do have one question to ask which concerns you. Isn't it a shame to die young? Why did you choose this wrong direction in your life? Look at you, you're ready to die. Are you not sorry for your unjust life? But it's none of my business what choices you've made in your worthless life. All I care about is getting revenge on parasites like you! Some worms who don't have an open mind to think about what they did that night. So get ready. Get ready to go to another world! If there is, hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
(Sora half smiles in response to natsuki in a calm voice)
SORA
No. I'm not sorry for my useless life. Do you know why? Because what you stole from me that night was something much more valuable. Something priceless you can only repay with one soul. And when you make a promise you have to keep it and carry it through to the end. I may die, but not yet. Not in a year. Not in a month. NOT TODAY! PERHAPS NEVER, FOR I HAVE THE STRENGTH TO FACE YOU! THE POWER IS ALL THOSE PEOPLE WHO BELIEVED AND BELIEVE IN ME! THIS IS MY POWER.
(Natsuki is startled while sora pulls out of the sheath behind his back the two small axes. So with the two little axes she cut off her hand that held him aloft. Blood flows from natsuki's hand and sora lands on the ground and takes an exhalation from his mouth. The air he exhales becomes visible to the naked eye, it looks like a fog coming out of his mouth with his teeth joined and with his eyes closed. He touches the ground with the knee of his right foot while with his left foot he touches the ground with the sole of his foot. Then he brings his right hand to the left and his left hand brings it to the right with the Blades of the axes looking backwards and upwards and a little obliquely. Natsuki's hand falls down to the ground and more blood is shed while from the Blades of the axes that sora holds drops of blood drip to the ground. Natsuki meanwhile takes a few steps backwards while screaming in pain.
NATSUKI
Aah! IT HURTS! IT HURTS!
(After a while it stops, and in place of the severed hand another appears. Sora clenches his teeth while natsuki responds to sora with a shrewd smile)
NATSUKI
Lol, I'm kidding. Turns out it doesn't hurt as much as I thought, LOL. You think you can kill me? Ha, you're just a kid. Same as thousands of other hunters I've faced. You are no different in anything and you will find the same tragic ending as everyone else, hahahahahahahahaha!
(Sora bends his head concealing his gaze. All you can see from his face is the ironic smile he has. So he says to natsuki in an ironic tone)
SORA
As long as you're not afraid of me and you think I'm going to have the same tragic ending as the rest of the hunters. Then why is sweat dripping from your forehead?
(Natsuki gets angry, yells and attacks sora)
NATSUKI
Shut up! SHUT UP, SHUT THE FUCK UP, YOU BRAT! YOU SON OF A BITCH!
(Sora also shouts and is hurled towards the demon making a puddle on the ground by the force)
SORA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
(Sora starts making incredibly fast attacks as well as repulses. He avoids natsuki's attacks by shaking his incredibly impressively body and bending over her trying to kill her. Natsuki has the form of an old woman for the duration of the entropodic battle. Natsuki avoids and repels sora's attacks without any difficulty. So natsuki in a moment finds the opportunity and with a quick movement grasps sora's axe with both hands. Sora is surprised and horrified while natsuki smiles demonstratively. Then she pins the axe to the ground and having a support on it kicks sora's chest with both feet sending him meters away. Sora lets go the handle of his axe and rushes away. So with the force that natsuki has put in he falls and hits with face to the ground, bounces and again falls with his back to the ground. It bounces once more and falls to the ground. Then he bounces back for one last time and he has time to make a bogey and land on the ground standing up but from the friction of the ground he shoots fumes from behind his feet. When sora stops "slipping" on the ground and fumes come out behind his feet he gets up and wipes with his hand his cheek that has been filled with scratches and bruises, clenches his teeth in fear. The demon tells sora)
NATSUKI
All your attacks were as I imagined. You're no different than the others.
(With these words natsuki takes sora's axe out of the ground and breaks it with her hand by tearing it into small pieces. Only the noise of the axe breaking is heard, and the pieces from the axe fall to the ground. Sora looks at the pieces of his axe with a look of horror and fear, grief and anger. Sora yells and attacks)
SORA
WHAT DID YOU DO?! YOU'LL REGRET IT! YOU'LL REGRET IT! BEAST SOUND!
(Sora takes a step and stands very close to her, pulls out the big axe from behind its sheath and begins to execute quick and impressive attacks while at the same time growling like a wild animal. As he fights natsuki begins to see images of the past as another memory comes to him)
THE FLASHBACK BEGINS:
INNER SPACE, INSIDE THE TEMPLE-DAY
(A few persons seated on the floor of the temple. The teacher enters the room followed by other men holding in their hands various weapons covered with cloth. The teacher sits on a cushion and yells at their students)
TEACHER OF SORA
Your training is over! You are now demon hunters! The laws you will follow are three, and I want you to swear to carry out your missions! First rule: we don't say who we are! Rule two: we help anyone who needs help without reward or reward! Rule three: we protect all people and last of all ourselves! You sacrifice yourself to save the future!
(Then all the people inside the temple and together with sora shout)
HUNTERS
We swear! TO THE TEMPLE AND TO OUR MASTER! THANK YOU MASTER FOR TRAINING OUR PERFECTIONS!
(With these words he gets up one by one in turn and picks out the weapon that will accompany him. At the end there is sora and a girl who wears a hood so that her face can not be seen. Sora wonders looking at the girl)
SORA
What is this person? It's like I've come across it somewhere before. It seems very strange to me. My idea will be.
(The teacher approaches them saying to them)
TEACHER OF SORA
Sora. You are one of my best disciples in the temple. That's why on this long journey you will be accompanied by an equally impressive person as you are. I believe to be worthy of your expectations, this person is shu. Our best student.
(Sora looks at the girl next to him, the girl takes off the hood and her beautiful brown hair flutters while she smiles sweetly at sora. Sora again looks at the teacher saying)
SORA
Master, with all the respect I have for you, I can't, I can't.-
(But before he has time to finish his sentence, the teacher yells)
TEACHER OF SORA
SORA! It's dangerous out there. I know you work. I know you like to work alone. I know all your techniques in a forest so you don't Get Killed, Don't forget I trained you. All the hunters will die, but you won't. You are an impressive hunter with rich locked abilities hidden within you. That's why I'm giving you a big chance, sora. Create your own team of demon hunters and destroy the Demons. All hunters choose to work alone for riches and fame. At this point, I want to ask you something that should be a life position for you from now on. Tell me, sora. Are you or are you not a real demon hunter? ARE YOU READY TO SACRIFICE YOUR LIFE FOR THE FOREIGN MAN?! FOR THE UNKNOWN!
SORA
WE DON'T SAY WHO WE ARE! WE HELP ANYONE WHO NEEDS OUR HELP WITHOUT ANY EXCHANGE FROM HIM! WE PROTECT ALL PEOPLE AND LAST OF ALL OURSELVES!
(Teacher smiles saying Proud)
TEACHER OF SORA
Mmm I see, hechee.
(Sora bends his head saying to the teacher)
SORA
I'm sorry, Master. I'm sorry I doubted you.
(The teacher beckons to bring his axes. Sora sees three axes covered with the cloth and is surprised. Then the voice of his teacher is heard saying)
TEACHER OF SORA
Sora, these axes were made by your father before he died. He said that when the ceremony takes place, I'll award you with these. We've been protecting them for years in the temple, now they belong to you.
(At once he uncovers the axes, and three axes are clearly seen. The teacher gives the big one to sora and the other two smaller ones to shu. Sora was astonished, looking at the axes on all sides. At the end when they get up from their seats the teacher bids farewell to the two children saying)
TEACHER OF SORA
Make us proud, sora, shu. Do the best you can and remember, sora. We'll follow you everywhere! Me, your mother, your father. All of us will be by your side during the Hard Times of your journey.
(Sora and shu bow to the teacher, thank him and leave the temple. Shu is a girl with brown color long hair and brown eyes. As sora and shu walk through the forest the cherry blossoms fall from the trees and the landscape is Antipodean. The two children do not talk, only look from different sides each. Sora on the way to the city thinks)
SORA
I knew I'd seen her somewhere before, hechehee. What a beautiful girl she is.
(But directly he shakes his head right-left with closed eyes saying from within)
SORA
Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid! What are you doing, sora? You stupid, pathetic scum of society! Do you think about things like that when you have a mission to accomplish? And you sit and think about-
(But before he has time to finish his monologue shu looks at him and asks in Wonder)
SHU
Um... what are you thinking, shaking your head, sora?
(Sora looks at her with a red face from his shame. Then he smiles rubbing his hair
SORA
Nothing, nothing! Don't worry, pay no attention to an idiot like me hehe. Nonsense.
(Shu keeps looking at him, so she replies shyly)
SHU
You were really sweet, though.
(Shu directly starts talking to herself saying terrified)
SHU
Why did you say that! Why, why, why! Aah! Stupid, Stupid, Stupid, Stupid, Stupid! You blew it, you idiot!
(Sora meanwhile has blushed a little more saying Shu shyly as she watches the cherry blossoms being picked by the wind)
SORA
Th-Thank You. You too. And you are ... you are, I mean. You're very pretty, I'd say. Like old times when we were both little kids, when we first met heehee heehee.
(Shu blushes too in her turn and lowers her head down saying with a hidden smile on her lips and in a low voice)
SHU
You remember! Thanks, sora.
(Sora returns from memories of the past. Natsuki makes a repulse of sora's attack and sora goes a few meters back. Then sora is left looking at natsuki who has broken one of his two small axes. Laughing evil natsuki attacks sora. So natsuki performs amazing attacks that sora can not repel many of them. At the time of the battle the demon tells sora to drop his morale)
NATSUKI
It doesn't matter anymore! I can see it in your look. I can see it in your green eyes. You know very well what your fate will be, boy! Why don't you give up and make my life a little easier and pleasanter than it is now. Hahahahahahaha!
(Sora is filled with scratches and bruises on his face, while his blouse is torn by her attacks. In the end natsuki kicks him by sending him over a wall of a house. Sora makes a dent in the wall of the house and falls down to the ground. He puts all of his strength into getting up off the ground. It's not that it hurts physically but emotionally. After a great effort he rises from the ground and with his head lowered again without anything being seen of his face he answers)
SORA
I'm not doing you this favor. I don't care what happens. I don't care if you kill me or not. But ... but it will count that I tried! I tried to protect and fight for Something Priceless! THAT'S WHY I TRAINED! TO FIGHT AND NOT SUCCUMB TO ANY MONSTER LIKE YOU!
(Then he brings his body forward and says with anger in his gaze)
SORA
EARTH SENSATION! BEAST SOUND!
(Bellowing he hurls himself towards natsuki making a huge puddle in the ground. With this step he stands in front of natsuki and lowers his axe to cut her down. Natsuki grasps the blade from sora's axe with a bare hand. Her hand is cut off and sora growling again attacks while natsuki steps backwards. As natsuki performs attacks and repulses, he looks sora in the eyes and has an ironic look that he will win the battle while sora looks natsuki in the eyes clenching his teeth and sweat flowing from his forehead. Natsuki says in a hushed voice as she continues to repel and attack sora)
NATSUKI
Pathetic.
(Sora is briefly frightened, but he recovers from the shok and continues to carry out attacks to kill her. After a while, natsuki after repelling for so long all sora's blows with bare hands created wounds on her hands and blood poured on the ground. Natsuki heals her hands, the scratches disappear, and sora attacks once more. He makes a little statuette and brings his two hands that hold the two axes to the left side of his head, up and back. With force he brings his two hands to the right side and down to cut off natsuki's head obliquely. But natsuki catches the blades with her bare hands and says in sora's ear)
NATSUKI
You really are different from the rest, heheehee. I was wrong. You differ in only two things. The first is that you're a dreamer, and the second is that they trained you, little hunter, to send you to eat. You're trying to defeat the demons and save the people while the people themselves are doing nothing about it, hahahahahahahaha! You are a consumable man for your society. ISN'T IT SAD?! ANSWER ME! HAHAHAHAHA, ISN'T IT PATHETIC?! Hahahahahahahahaha!
(Then natsuki starts performing quick attacks against him, while on the other hand sora repels many of them with his axes in addition to her last attack. Natsuki has created scratches on his face and back, blood dripping from his entire body and from his face. Then sora stops for a while and with Wonder asks her)
SORA
What do you mean by that?
(The demon laughs while sora asks again shouting)
SORA
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, DEMON?! ANSWER ME, DAMN BASTARD!
(Natsuki does not answer, all she does is remain in her place without saying anything and with a satanic demon smile. So with voices sora rushes towards her)
SORA
ANSWER ME! Bastard! YOU BITCH!
(Natsuki smiles and says in a hushed voice)
NATSUKI
Hate, grief, revenge. Ha, this kid is very close to death.
(He has got very close to her, sora brings the hand that holds his little axe from right to left going to cut off her head. But natsuki blocks his blow and the epic battle resumes again. Sora tries hard to kill her with amazing, impressive and fast attacks as there are no missing and the impressive kolotubes she makes to repel her attacks. But natsuki is an amazing warrior and of course faster than sora. As they fight, natsuki underestimates him even more by telling him)
NATSUKI
You're useless, slow. Why did you choose to be demon hunter when you can't do anything? You're weak in front of me. You can't save yourself, let alone all the people. Why are you trying, it's sad? You're a pathetic man. Nothing more, only something less and inferior.
(Sora angry and in rage continues to try to kill her shouting while blood and sweat flows from his face)
SORA
Shut up! Die! Ahhh!
(Meanwhile sora moans to be able to see her. Sora is tired but he won't give up. He clenches his teeth, looks at natsuki in anger, his hands are sweating and with difficulty holds the axes in his hands. Then natsuki repels an attack of sora and makes a wound with her claws in his abdomen at the same time sends him up against a wall of a house. The wall cracks and a big puddle is created and sora passes and enters the House. The people inside the House are terrified while sora with blood and bruises all over their body cries)
SORA
GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE! USELESS BLOODY WORMS!
(People flee from there while sora looks at natsuki projecting through the smoke telling him)
NATSUKI
Now they started to become material disasters? This means that the true battle…
(And brings her body forward while she continues to say with a shrewd smile)
NATSUKI
... now it begins.
(And he takes a step, with that step exulting towards sora. Natsuki begins to carry out attacks on sora, and sora can not repel any. Natsuki beats sora and sora is annihilated and hits on the walls of the houses creating a lot of material damage. In a moment natsuki beats sora and sends him over the tiles of the houses. Many tiles from the roofs of houses leave their places because sora falls on them and dissolves them. Sora tries to get up and stand on his feet but in vain. Then comes the demon saying:)
NATSUKI
I'm tired. It was nice while it lasted, but even the most beautiful things come to an end. So let's get this over with.
(And he takes a step making a puddle on the roof of the house and the tiles are thrown back with force. So with a fist in sora's belly, sora pulls saliva and blood from his mouth and lets go of one of the two axes. Sora falls down on the city street, then looks up at natsuki and says)
SORA
Is this the end of me? I'm sorry shu, I'm sorry but I can't keep chasing you anymore.
(Meanwhile natsuki with her claws makes small pieces of sora's little axe, the pieces fall down on the road and the characteristic sound is not omitted. Sora sees her destroying his axe. Then again memories come to his mind together with shu. Images such as: him and shu hugging, walking and on his back carrying shu at sunset, sora smiles while shu looks at the cherry blossoms. Then he bends his head not being able to imagine what has happened, so he says as a tear rolls down his cheek)
SORA
It was the most precious thing I had. We had shared those axes as well as our lives. We were one, until ... until. Until a cursed day like this, when a demon killed her! So he gave me these axes. Shu was the most beautiful creature I've ever seen in my life. It was my strength ... it is my strength and it will remain my strength forever!
(Sora holding the big axe in his hand looks towards the demon shouting with war cries)
SORA
AND YOU TOOK HER AWAY FROM ME, MONSTERS! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
(Sora angrily attacks natsuki and with amazing attacks tries to behead her. Natsuki repels all Sora attacks. Until sora puts his hands down on the ground and lifts his feet up. So as he holds the big axe in his hands he makes one turn and cuts off her legs. Sora then makes a leap and forcefully lowers the axe from top to bottom going to cut it in half. Natsuki looks at the axe coming at her, but with her hands she goes backwards and manages to rebuild her legs. Sora does not lose a moment and flies his big ax. Natsuki is startled and with delicate movements changes his course, guiding the axe from its blade to be nailed to the ground. Then she steps on it with her foot, destroying it. Sora has nothing to defend herself against and says courageously in his look)
SORA
It doesn't matter to me anymore. I don't care. KILL ME AND GET IT OVER WITH, DAMN IT! I DON'T WANT MY LIFE! I don't want to breathe again.
(And lowers his head down. Natsuki then says with a sly smile)
NATSUKI
Gladly, little hunter. Thank you for giving me this opportunity generously, hehe.
(And she starts walking towards him saying)
NATSUKI
No demon hunters can beat me. Even the toughest one like you falls in the end. As a stone sinks to the bottom of the sea, so will you sink into your own blood.
(As she approaches sora, one question makes her freeze)
SORA
Why? That's all I want to know. This is my last wish before I die. Why?
(Natsuki freezes and waits for sora to speak. After a short pause sora concludes)
SORA
Why do demons kill people?
(And with tears in his eyes raises his head)
SORA
I WANT AN EXPLANATION, AN ANSWER! Why did you kill her? Why? WHY DID YOU TAKE HER AWAY FROM ME? CAN'T YOU PERCEIVE THE PAIN OF A HUMAN BEING?!
(Natsuki in a serious tone replies)
NATSUKI
Can't you perceive the pain of a demon? As you go, little hunter, you surprise me more and more. You're, you're really different from the rest of them. Not in the way of fighting, but in the way of thinking. No one has asked me such a question. And I will gladly answer you. The answer is that each demon carries a black, sacred story back on his back. This story is black and red, full of tears, blood and closed eyes. All we want is the day of redemption. We want to die as soon as we can, because we, too, if you know, have feelings. We have a soul. We have something that you unjustly took from us, something similar to the beautiful girl you loved. Something we loved too, but you can't understand it.
SORA
Lies! Everything you say is a lie! You never loved! Because if you loved even a little, you would not cause such harm! Never!
(A green aura comes out through sora's eyes. Sora can not see the aura, while natsuki when she sees it scares. So she ponders from within)
NATSUKI
It can't... it can't be! Don't tell me he owns the fire technique! Since the technique of fire is possessed only by demi people and they have died! All of them! He ... he really ... he really is special. It's, it's ... I have to kill him before he knows the power he possesses.
(Natsuki gets nervous and drops of sweat begin to flow from her forehead and face. Meanwhile sora looks at his hands which are filled with bruises and scratches, at that moment he hears a voice whispering in his ear)
SHU
Sora, fight. I'm with you and I'll never leave you. Get up and fight. Be the sora I loved. Sora loved by everyone who met you.
(Sora suddenly raises his head over looking at natsuki. Then again says that voice)
SHU
Sora, you haven't lost yet. It's not over yet, on the contrary, my sweet sora. Now it all begins, and I will always follow you as a faithful companion. And you know, we may meet again one fateful day, XXI. But until then fight! Fight, my brave blind warrior! Fight!
(The strange person with the long red hair flees and stops to watch sora. Then sora wipes the tear from his eye saying)
SORA
Shu, you always believed in me.
(And he takes a stand, brings his right foot forward with his body, then looks at the Demon again, saying resolutely:)
SORA
But now it's time for me to believe in myself. Nothing will stop me.
(So sora with these words dashes out in front of natsuki and with a quick blow sends her up against a wall of a house. From sora's powerful blow, natsuki hits the wall of the house and passes the other side. Natsuki stands up and blows away the dust with her hand over the yukata she is wearing, then says)
NATSUKI
You don't give up so easily, do you?
(Sora half smiles saying)
SORA
No, I'm not. I'll fight to the end! The way my master taught me. As my mother and father advised. So as shu always reminds me! AND THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO!
(Sora appears through the dust in front of her and starts performing quick attacks. Natsuki repels sora's attacks with incredible speed and retaliates. At some point sora makes a round kick sending her a few meters back. From the friction natsuki pulls out fumes from behind her feet. She wipes with her hand the blood that comes out of her mouth and with fear, anger in her look tells sora to give up)
NATSUKI
You're not gonna make it! You will die, and you know it very well! Why are you still fighting? TELL ME WHY?!
(Sora answers her with a serious look and with rage)
SORA
Because there's still hope. Hope dies last. AND THAT'S WHY I'M GOING TO KEEP GOING! FOR STRENGTH, STRENGTH, STRENGTH ARE FAITH AND HOPE! IT'S ALL THESE PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE IN US! THIS, THIS IS MY STRENGTH TO GO ON, AND I WILL GO ON!
(And rolls a tear from sora's eye, while the demon rushes in with war cries)
NATSUKI
LES BULLSHIT! LES MORONS! YOUR LIFE BELONGS TO ME! DOES IT BELONG TO ME?! YOU'RE MINE! Ahhh!
(Sora looks down at the ground, takes a stand and says in a hushed voice)
SORA
Broken finger.
(Sora spontaneously "breaks" the finger index with his thumb. Then the sound of the" snap " of his finger travels across the area while at the same time we see that sora's brain commands to go all the power to his arm. The nerves from all his body go with speed to his hand and rally there. Sora's eyes turn green and sora has lost his sight and taste right now. The only thing it relies on is the feel of the ground and the sound. Natsuki has come very close to sora and starts performing impressive and fast attacks but sora repels them all and when he finds the opportunity he hits her with both hands with his palms open on her chest. Natsuki crawls over the ground backwards. Then natsuki raises her head and looks with sweat and fear on sora's face. Sora takes a step on the ground, bends his legs and brings his right hand to the area of the belt clenched in a fist, and his left hand in front of his body bent. Then he says with a resolute look:)
SORA
WRATH OF THE WARRIOR!
(A Green Breeze comes out of his hands and eyes. It looks a lot like fire but it's not, at least yet. Natsuki with war cries starts running towards sora. So does sora, he starts running towards natsuki with his arms backward and his body forward. At the same time he moans and the air that he inhales and enters into his mouth with his joined teeth looks like fog, like smoke. That's where the episode ends, in the last picture. The closing image is just before sora's clash with natsuki)
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