Seiden -- Rg Veda, volume 2 By CLAMP Wings Comics, Shinshokan. Chinese edition published by Tohan Comics Translated from Chinese by Mimi Zhou Disclaimer: This script is written as an aid for those who want to read the Japanese Manga. Not for sale or for commercial/public use. Symbols: speaker: <... > indicate thoughts or unspoken words. speaker: indicate a flashback with speaker2 [..] Hand written words, captions. {..} indicate notes. sound effects are not translated. Name abbreviations: (most of these are pretty obvious) Bish: Bishamon-ten Ken: Kendappa-oh Kou: Koumoku-ten Tai: Taishakuten Zou: Zouchou-ten ***************** RG Veda volume II ***************** p7 Caption: Tenki Hannyara: The meeting of the six stars was marked in heaven. The dark stars will gather around Ashura-Oh's child and the rebel Yasha. Thus, according to the prophecy, Tenki, ruled by Taishaku-ten, will be destroyed. p8 Zouchou-ten: Six Stars, never heard of them. But, Yasha-oh was the subordinate of Bishamon-ten. For the rest of us to do his dirty work instead, it doesn't seem quite right. Koumoku-ten: If he couldn't even deal with the child of the destroyed Ashura clan and that traitor Yasha-oh, isn't Bishamon-ten a bit too ineffective? Bishamon-ten: Zouchou-ten, Koumoku-ten, restrain yourselves in front of his majesty. Taishaku-ten: No matter, Bishamonten. P9 Taishaku-ten: They won't escape me so easily. Each day they live, their presence is an affront to me. Zouchou-ten, Koumoku-ten, Bishamonten, Bring me the heads of Ashura and Yasha. p10 Shashi: Everybody's here, no wonder it's so merry. Taishaku-ten: Well, this is a rare pleasure. Shashi: I have come to ask after Tentei's health. Ten-oh: Sire. Zouchou-ten: Ah, the queen seems to be in a good mood today. Shashi: How could I be in a good mood? P11 Shashi:Did you say that Ashura is still alive? How hateful. That accursed child. Even the thought of him annoys me. Koumoku-ten: No matter what, he is one of the twins you gave birth to. How can you hate him so?! But don't worry. With the Shittennou, they won't escape. Shittennou: None can betray Tentei and live. Taishaku-ten: Then I shall depend on you. P12 Zouchou-ten: Who does she think she is, that woman. Zouchou-ten: Carrying herself like royalty. She was just the wife of King Ashura, and a mere human too. And she betrayed the clan that made her a god. That kind of woman, who knows when she'll turn on us. Even while she was pregnant with Ashura-Oh's child, she commited adultery with Taishaku-ten. Koumoku-ten: Exactly. It's doubtful even whether Ten-oh is really Taishaku-ten's son. Shashi: Then we'll just quietly await the good news of Ashura's death. Let's go, Ten-oh. Tenoh: Sire. P13 Tenoh: Kendappa-oh, the maestro, when will she come to Zenmi-Jou again? Bishamon-ten: By the next full moon, Tenoh. Ten-oh: Thank you, Bishamon-ten. Taishakuten: So, Bishamon-ten, you even sent spies to monitor the other Shittennou, your equals? P14 Bishamon-ten: Naturally. As the leader of Shittennou, keeping order in Tentei's world is my responsibility. Taishaku-ten: You are very thorough. Yasha: Faster, Ashura. P15 Man1: The sword is glowing. It's the magical sword, Yamato. Man2: That's Yasha-Oh, no mistaking it. Sohma: Wait, you don't need Yamato to deal with those creatures. P16 Sohma: Sougeppa! Sohma: I have come for you, Yasha-Oh. P17 Yasha: Who are you? Yasha: That is... The city where Kendappa-Oh lives, Kendappa-Jou. P18 Kendappa: Ha ha ha ha... Kendappa: Yasha-Oh, you really are an idiot. I hear that you have even been outlawed for rebelling against the emperor. What a mess! P20 Yasha: Kendappa-Oh, then why did you invite two fugitives into your city? Kendappa: Oh, how can you ask me why?! Kendappa: That is too much. We're brothers and sisters in hardship.. Yasha: I don't recall I had a sister, although I did have a brother. Kendappa: How could you have sunk so low?! Kendappa: a Concubine's child is just no good. He becomes corrupted so easily! Ashura: Yasha, what's a concubine's child? Kendappa: Who's this child? Kendappa: Another one you got on some woman? Kendappa: Yasha is so lecherous! p21 Sohma: No matter what, you shouldn't treat him with that kind of attitude! Kendappa: Well, it's not as though I invited him here to have fun.. Sohma: Kendappa-Oh, are you thinking of your mother again? Kendappa: Even though my mother was a married woman, Kendappa: she fell in love with Yasha at first sight. Kendappa: She drenched her face in tears everyday until her death. Back then, although I hated him, I still knew it wasn't Yasha's fault. Yet... p22 Kendappa: Yet, sometimes I can't help myself. Kendappa: But.. Kendappa: if Sohma wants it, I'll change. Sohma: That's good. Sohma: Kendappa-Oh. p23 Ashura: Sleeping under a roof, Yasha. Ashura: We haven't done it for so long. Is your head alright? That Kendappa-oh, she's really strong. Ashura: That's the first time I have ever seen Yasha look harassed. Ashura: Then, Gigei must be really strong too. Ashura: Because she's so determined. Ashura: Will she really catch up with us? If only she can come earlier. Yasha: I know. Yasha: p24 Yasha: What are you doing? Kendappa: I have come to wake you up. Kendappa: Did you think I invited you here to play with me? No. p25 Kendappa: Yasha-Oh, please come this way. Yasha: Kissho-ten. Kissho-ten: Yasha-oh, it has been a long time since we last met. Kendappa: She said that she wanted to meet you no matter what. There are things she needs to say to you. She is speaking from her heart. Kissho-ten: You look thinner. The life of a fugitive is hard. Ashuro-oh's child must have gone through a lot. Poor child. p26 Ashura: Yasha, where are you? Ashura: Help me tie my hair. Ashura: Ashura: Kissho-ten: Even though I am Bishamon-ten's wife, when faced with the brutalities of Taishakten there is nothing I can do. It's truly frustrating. Kissho-ten: A while ago, a girl from a performing band was killed in front of me, and I could do nothing, not even give her a decent burial. Yasha: < Gigei > p27 Kissho-ten: No matter what, please allow me to do my share in helping you. Yasha: Kissho-ten, that is too dangerous. Kissho-ten: I want you to let Sohma travel with you! Kissho-ten: You have seen her skills. Kissho-ten: She was the physican of the late emperor, Sohma clan's only survivor. just like you. She too wants revenge for her people. p28 Sohma: I beg of you, Yasha-oh. Yasha: You might die. Sohma: I knew that from the beginning. Kendappa: < Sohma, you idiot, imbecile> Sohma: Have you ever heard of the "Legend of Sohma"? P29 Sohma: A member of the Sohma clan needs only to offer his blood to someone once. That person will live forever. Yasha: Yes. Sohma: Because Taishakten feared that someone might drink a Sohma's blood and live forever, he killed all of my clan. Sohma: I am the only one left, saved by Kendappa-Oh. Sohma: Becuase Kendappa-oh is Taishaku-ten's maestro, it's dangerous for me to be by her side. Therefore I am staying with Kisshoten. Ashura: Oh, Kendappa-oh. Ashura: Help me tie my hair. Ashura: Goody. p30 Ashura: Hey, why did you look mad, just now? Kendappa: My favorite person is going away. And what's more, she might never come back again. Although I know she is a fool, I still really like her. Even though I know she's very stupid, I can't help liking her. So I'm really mad at myself for being such a fool. Ashura: Uh, I still don't understand. Ashura: But Kendappa-ou is so strong. She didn't cry at all. p31 Ashura: If I can never see the person I love most again, I'll cry for sure. Ashura: Sohma must be strong too! Ashura: Yasha is also very strong, so I guess it'll be alright. Even if he remains with Ashura, he won't die. Ashura: Oh, yeah. Can you make the city fly a bit slower? If you don't, Gigei won't be able to catch up. Kendappa: Gigei ? Isn't that the dancer who was killed by Taishakuten's men in Kisshoten's palace? Ashura: Huh? Ashura: What... p32 Ashura: Ashura: Ashura: Gigei: Gigei: < I really like Ashura. I like Ashura the most.> Ashura: You're lying ! Ashura: Gigei, she said she'll follow us ! p33 Kendappa: Ashura? Kendappa: Ashura!? Ashura: Gigei p34 Ashura: Gigei Ashura: I haven't told you, but I like you a lot too! Ashura: I haven't told you yet. Ashura: Gigei p35 Kendappa: Oh no. I didn't think he'd cry. If Sohma knows about this, I'll probably get scolded again. Kendappa: Who's there?! Kendappa: Don't stand there eavsedropping. p36 Kendappa: Who sent you? Talk! You don't want to talk? (I seem to have said something stupid) Kendappa: I don't care who sent you. Kendappa: I'm not in a good mood right now. Kendappa: I'll just take it out on you. p37 Yasha: Ashura, where did you go? Yasha: Didn't I tell you not to wander about by yourself? Yasha: Even within this city,there may be some of Taishaku-ten's spies. Yasha: Are you listening, Ashura? Yasha: What happened? p38 Ashura: Gigei, she's dead. Ashura: Did you know? p39 Ashura: You knew, didn't you? p40 Kendappa: What's your name? Kendappa: Coming in without so much as a "by your leave". That's very rude. I'm really interested in your appearance. Kendappa: You look like you have wife and kids. Kendappa: Hey, what were you looking for? Kendappa: If you don't talk fast, you're going to die. p41 Man: UMmmm.... Kendappa: Oops Kendappa: He died so fast. What a good for nothing. Kendappa: That's the crest of Bishamonten. Sohma: When you have him by the neck like that, even if he wanted to talk, he wouldn't have been able to open his mouth, Kendappa-oh. p42 Kendappa: Sohma! Sohma: Kendappa-oh! Leave that kind of business to me. Sohma: You're a musician. Sohma: That kind of bloody business, it's not suitable for you. Kendappa: If you leave with Yasha-oh, you might end up just like this man tomorrow, Sohma. p43 Sohma: You don't trust my skills? Kendappa: It's not that. But.. Kendappa: The emperor's snoopers have already tracked them here. Do you still want to go? Kendappa: Even though I can't tell you not to go, and I don't have the right to either, Kendappa: I still hope you'll promise me not to die somewhere I don't know. Sohma: Then, please keep this safe for me. And return it to me when I come back. Sohma: I will complete my mission, and return to your side. p44 Kendappa: ... Kendappa: I won't see you off, then. Kendappa: Because I probably won't stop laughing. Kendappa: You have to come back. Else, I won't return this to you. Somha: Kendappa, I will come back. p45 Ashura: It's because Gigei was with Ashura, that... Ashura: that she was killed. Ashura: Everyone will die if they are with Ashura. Ashura: Yasha too. If he stays with Ashura, maybe one day he'll die too, because he is with me. Ashura: Yes. Surely Yasha will die too. p46 Yasha: Do I look so fragile? Would I be called the strongest warlord in Tenkai if i was ? Do you think I'm such a weakling? Yasha: Then we'll go and overthrow Taishaku-ten together. Then, Tenkai will change too! Yasha: Then, you and the people around you will not die anymore. Yasha: Come with me. Let's go together! p47 Kujaku: You're really like a family. Yasha: Kujaku, it's you. Yasha: Thanks for the last time. Yasha: How can you be here? Yasha: This city should have a kekkai. Kujaku: My phisiology is truly extraordinary. Kekkai is useless againt me. Kukaku: Is Ashura asleep? p48 Kujaku: What a let down. I came to play with him, but, Kujaku: the way he is now, he won't even make a sound if I pinch him. Yasha: That's not a problem . . Kujaku: Ha, Papa's angry. Yasha: What are you doing here? Why do you bother us? Kujaku: Because I think Ashura is so very cute. For him, I want to give you a bit of advice. Kujaku: In this town, there are other intruders as well. A spy of the Emperor's pet. Yasha: Bishamonten's man!. p49 Kujaku: And another piece of advice. Kujaku: In order to find the six stars, you must find Shurato first. Yasha: Shurato. p50 Yasha: < Since creation, only the guardian god of war, king of Ashura clan,could inherit the fabled sword. > < Wielding the flame of this sword, he could reduce all demons and monsters to ashes > < None but Shurato can preserve the peace in Tenkai. > p51 Kujaku: When Ashura finds Shurato, you can search out the six stars following the resonance of Shurato. Yasha: Hou do you know that? Yasha: What is your purpose? Yasha: Who are you? Are you one of the Six Stars? Kujaku: Wrong guess! Yasha: I'm very grateful for your advice, but you're neither enemy, nor one of the Six Stars. I don't like some suspicious person following us about. Kujaku: Don't look like you're going to eat me! I'm definitly not from the Emperor's army. p52 Kujaku: I heard that Shurato was sealed in the city of Kumara-ten, ruler of the western lands, inside Kusumabura. Yasha: What good is it to you if we find Shurato and the Six Stars? Kujaku: I just get a kick out of it. Don't worry about it. Good luck, Yasha-oh. Yasha: In return for your advice, I won't tell Kendappa-oh about your trespassing in the city. Kujaku: You really know how to thank people, don't you? p53 Yasha: Sohma, you left without saying anything to Kendappa-ou. Is it really all right? Sohma: Please don't worry. Sohma: I have orders to protect you secretly. Shoma: I'll watch the area for Taishaku-ten's troops. Sohma: Good bye for now. P54 Sohma: P55 Ashura: Yasha. p56 Yasha: Are you awake, Ashura? Ashura: Yasha, I heard music. Ashura: Sad music... Ashura: Kendappa-ou's favorite person... If only no one would die, it would be so wonderful. p57: Ashura: Ashura: Ashura: Ashura: I must become stronger, to protect the people I love. p58 Ashura: Ashura: Ashura: p59 Ashura: Ashura will become strong. Ashura: I must become strong. p60 Caption: Dragon Palace p61 Ryo: Why must I wear this kind of stuff. Maids: Naga! Ryo: What a joke! Ryo: I don't want to be some "Dragon King". p62 Seiryuu and Hyakuryuu: Ryo, stop making trouble. Seiryuu and Hyakuryuu: Your grandfather is ill. You're the royal heir. Besides you, who else can inherit the throne? Ryo: Ha! Ryo: There's no such thing! Just let whoever wants it take it. What's all the fuss about? p63 Hyaku: You can't talk that way. Sei: No matter how you talk, the coronation is in ten days. Ryo: I hate it! If I say I don't want it, I mean I don't want it! Hyaku: Nonsense. Stop it. Sei: Still-- no. Ryo-ou: (note: this is the old king, Ryo's grandfather) He still won't take throne, no matter what? p64 Ryo: This stuff, I don't want it. Let mo do what I want. Sei and Hyaku: Naga! p65 Maid: Naga! Maid: Your highness! Ryo-ou: Hyakuryuu. Hyaku: I understand. Hyaku: Seiryuu, Hyaku: Why don't you try to talk Naga around? Sei: I can't stand it. Sei: Brother and Naga are both stubborn people. This is going to be interesting to watch. Sei: Naga? p66 Sei: Na.. Ryo: Recently, Ryo: Neither of you practise fighting with me anymore. Sei: What? Sei: Wa... Ryo: It's because I'm the heir of Ryo-ou. That's why you won't fight with me anymore, right? p67 Sei: ha ha... (I'm going to laugh until I die) Ryo: What are you doing? Sei: Of course not ! Sei: Naga, Sei: The reason we don't fight with you anymore is, Sei: You have become strong, strong enough to become the leader of the clan that guards the strategic western frontier of Tenki-- to become the leader of the Ryo clan. We're not your opponents anymore. p68 Ryo: Sei: Now do you understand? Hurry and apologize to Hyakuryuu. Sei: Hyakuryuu and I both really wish that you will become Ryo-ou! Ryo: Seiryuu... p69 Ryo: I hate this. So young, and my future is decided already. Ryo: Huh? Intruders on.. Ryo: What.. the eastern kekkai. Ryo: Isn't that... the famed Yasha-ou? Ryo: I know... p70 Ryo: Great (Hurray, Hurray) p71 Ryo: Maybe, I can fight with the strongest warlord in Tenkai -- Yasha-ou. p72 Ashura: Yasha, the water is so clear at this place, and there are so many fish. Yasha: That's because this is the water world, protected by the Ryo clan on Tenkai's western border. It's most abundant in water among all of Tenkai. Ashura: Oh. p73 Ryo: You're Bishamon-ten's subordinate, Yasha-ou, right? p74 Ryo: I'm Naga. I'm western warlord Ryo-ou's grandson. p75 Ryo: I want to challenge you to a match. Ryo: Hey! Ryo: Hey--! Wait! p76 Ryo: I gave you my name, but you just left. Ryo: Just like the stories. Arrogant bastard. Ryo: You..., who are you? Yasha, is that your son? p77 Ashura: Not! Ryo: Then why would Yasha-ou, who can defeat anyone in this world, Ryo: Carry you on his shoulder? Ryo: Ah, wait. Ryo: Didn't you hear me? I want to fight with you. Ryo: The strongest warlord in Tenkai, Ryo: Yasha-ou. p78 Ryo: Come on! Ryo; Take that first! p79 Ryo: Wah Ryo: ... Ryo: Ryo: Now take this! p80 Ryo: How about this!! Ryo: Go, Sea dragon. Ryo: Now take my Kai-ou Jin! p81 Ryo: Ha! Ryo: Catch this! p82 Ryo: Wah! Ryo: Incredible! He's still stronger. Ashura: Ashura's hungry. Ryo: (Tension immediately disappeared) p84 Ryo: Hey, eat some veggies, too! Ryo: I finally get to fight Yasha-ou, and you have to spoil it. Ryo: What's more, you're even called Ashura. Ryo: People of the Ashura clan, all of them have elegant features, slender figures, and keen minds. How could they have an ugly little changeling like you? (It looks like upbringing is more important than blood. You don't look at all presentable.) Ryo: Moreover, they were all destroyed a long time ago. Ryo: How old are you? Ashura: This Ryo: Three? Ashura: Three hundred. Ryo: You're lying. Ryo: Still, when Ashura-ou ruled over the Four Lords of Heaven everything was much better. The four lords weren't as unbridled as they are now. Back then, they could work together to protect Tenkai. p85 Ryo: If I become Ryo-ou, I'll be under Koumoku-ten, and I'll have to fight for him. But, I don't think the kind of person Koumoku-ten is deserves to have our whole clan risk our lives for him. Ashura: You'll become Ryo-ou? Ryo: My grandfather is sick. He probably won't live for very long. Ryo: Even though I don't want to, I.. Ashura: Naga, are you really strong? Ryo: I guess so. Ryo: That's why Seiryuu and Hyakuryuu won't fight with me anymore. Ashura: Then it's all right. Ryo: What? p86 Ashura: If you're strong, you won't die because of me. Ashura: Surely you'll be alright. Yasha: Let's go, Ashura. Ryo: ?...? Ryo: Hey, Yasha-ou, what about our fight? Yasha: We have to get going. Ryo: Then I'll come too. Yasha: What are you saying! You're the heir of Ryo-ou. p87 Ryo: If I say I'm going to come, then I'm going to come. Ryo: I won't give up until one of us wins! Yasha: We're fugitives wanted by Tentai's army. You'd best not have anything Yasha: To do with us. Ryo: That sounds like fun. Ryo: Let me in on it too! Yasha: Our purpose is to defeat Taishaku-ten! Ashura: Yasha, let him come with us. Ashura: Let him come. p88 Yasha: You seldom ask me to let anyone come along. Ryo; Great! If it's decided, then we should hurry. Ryo: To fight Taishakuten, I need weapons. I'll have go get them. Ryo: Besides, there's something I have to do. Wait for me. Ryo: Seiryuu, Hyakuryuu. p89 Sei: Naga, Hyaku: Where did you run off to? We were looking for you. Ryo: I want to be Ryo-ou. Hyaku: Wha...what? Ryo: I have decided to be Ryo-ou! Aren't you happy at all? Hyaku: Too happy! Sei: Hurry and prepare for the ceremony. Hyaku: Why didn't you say so earlier? Ryo: Ow! That hurts! p90 Sei and Hyaku: In the lowest level of Dragon Palace, Naga... Ryo: Just draw the sword from the bottom of the spring, right? That's no problem! Ryo: If I'm really not suited to inherit the throne, then no matter how hard I try, I won't be able to move it, right? p91 Ryo: The object that seals everything in the water world... It was said to be the lock on the gate at the bottom of the spring --- Ryuuga-tou! The inheritance ceremony of the Ryo clan is to withdraw the sword to reseal the gate. Ryo: p92 Ryo: Ryo: Ryo: p93 Sei: Yasha: Ashura: p94 Ryo: I will become strong Ryo: Become stronger and stronger p96 Ryo: I pulled it out! Ryo: This is Ryuuga-tou. Ryo: Now I can really have a good fight with you, Yasha-ou! p97 Sei and Hyaku: Naga ?! Sei: Brother. Hyaku: I won't let you escape, Naga! Hyaku: Where are you going, Naga? Ryo: Hyakuryuu! p98 Ryo: There are still many people in Tenki who are stronger than me. Ryo: Therefore, I want to become stronger. Ryo: When I become strong enough to carry the weight of the dragon throne on my shoulders, I shall come back. Ryo: Until then, I shall depend on you to take care of grandpa! Hyaku: Naga, Hyaku: As long as you carry Ryuuga-tou, you're the king of Ryo clan. Hyaku: Obedience to the king has always been the law of our clan. Ryo: Hyakuryuu. p99 Ryo: What are you doing!? Hyaku: Please go, and don't worry. Hyaku: I wish you a good journey, my king. Ashura: Let's wait a bit more, Yasha. Ashura: Ah, Ashura: Naga!! p100 Ryo: I just became Ryo: Ryo-ou Ashura: Ryo-ou. Ashura: Then I'll call you Ryo-kun! Ryo: No! Ashura: Ryo-kun, I'm hungry! Yasha: Ryo-ou, go back to the palace! Yasha: If people know you have anything to do with us, the Ryo clan might get a treasonous name too. p101 Yasha: The price of treason is the destruction of the entire clan. As their king, do you want to see your clan walk the road of extinction? Please turn back, Ryo-ou. Ryo: What treason! Stopping joking with me. I just want to sharpen my skills and get some practise. Ryo: I want to come with you. It has nothing to do with the Ryo clan. Don't worry about it. Ashura: Yasha, let him come with us. Yasha: It's up to you. p103 Kumara-ten: Come, son of Ashura p104 Kumara: Kusumabura will be your tomb. p105 Kumara: To defeat Taishakuten and make our clan prosper again, I must obtain Shurato. Therefore, I must have your life. p106 Ryo: Where are you going, Yasha? If it's to defeat Taishakuten, it's in the opposite direction. Why are you going into the forest> Yasha: I have business at Kusumabura. Ryo: Huh?! That's the place where even birds wont stop. Ashura: Ryo-kun, I'm hungry. Ryo: Didn't you just eat? p107 Yasha: Is it Sohma? Sohma: You noticed, Yasha-ou. Ryo: Who is it? Shoma: My name is Sohma, Ryo-ou. p108 Ryo: How did you know I have become Ryo-ou? As soon as the ceremony finished, I ran away. No one saw me. How did you know? Sohma; I'm here to help Yasha-ou. Sohma: I'm under orders to protect Prince Ashura. Naturally I knew about you. Ryo: This little piggy, he's nothing like a prince. Ashura: I'm not a piggy. Ryo: Are too. Everytime you open your mouth, it's always, "I'm hungry", if you're not a piggy, then what are you? Sohma: It's getting merrier by the minute. p109 Yasha: I told you to go back, but you just wouldn't listen. The only thing that'll come from betraying Taishakuten is death. Ryo-ou, if you stay with us, undeserved suspicion will fall on the Ryo clan. Yasha: What is it? Sohma: You're really thoughtful. Sohma: Not a bit like the Yasha-ou of legend,the Demon Lord, whose mere name can make the demonlings and evil spirits quake with fear. Yasha: Sohma, do you know about Kusumabura on the western border? (Didn't know how to reply, so I changed the topic first.) p110 Sohma: That's the underground city of King Kumaraten. Sohma: In the past, under his reign, Kusumabura was the city of flowers, rich in resources, and home to millions. Sohma: The ever-spring underground city was also destroyed in the Holy War three hundred years ago. I heard that the city is now in ruins, buried in a sea of forest. Yasha: Shurato is in Kusumabura. Sohma: Shurato? Who did you hear that from? p111 Yasha: Kujaku. Sohma: Kujaku? Can we believe anything he says? Ashura: Yasha, Ryo-kun's picking on me again. Yasha: I don't know either. Yasha: However, Shurato is the key to defeating Taishakuten and finding the six stars. Besides, there's no other clue. We'll just have to give it a try. Sohma: I see. sohma: In the Granite Hills over there should be an entrance to Kusumabura. Sohma: I'll stand guard outside. p112 Sohma: Then I'll take my leave. Sohma: Prince Ashura, Ryo-ou, take care. Yasha: Look, it's the banner of Taishakuten's army. Yasha: To show this place has been conquered already. p113 Yasha: Let's go down. Ryo: Wait for me. Kumara: You have finally come. Kumara: Son of Ashura. Kumara: How about it Kara? Are you happy to see the child of your master? p114 Kumara: He doesn't know that he's going to be killed soon, coming here so carelessly. Kara: Even though he's very young, he's still Ashura-ou. Kara: Kumara-ten, do you plan to challenge Ashura-ou? Kumara: A baby like that, what's there to be afraid of? p115 Kumara: Elder, let's go. Elder: Where are we going, young master? Kumara: He may be young, but after all he's the king of Ashura clan. Kumara; We must welcome him with ceremony. Elder: Yes, my lord. Kara: ... p116 Ashura: This place is Ashura: Flower City Kusumabura? Ashura: A city in ruins, therefore Ashura: So cold and lonely. p117 Ryo: Yasha-ou, what did you want to find? Ashura: There's no one here. Yasha: The sword should be in the lowest level of the city. p118 Yasha: Yasha: Kujaku said that Shurato is in the lowest level of the underground city, Kusumabura. Therefore, besides here, there's no other place. Ryo: Wow, is it really here? p119 Ashura: Wha...What? Ashura; The floor.. why am I sinking? Ashura: Ya... p120 Ashura: Yasha! Yasha: Ashura!? Ryo: What's wrong? Ryo: Ahhh! Yasha: Ashura! Ashura: Yasha!! p121 Ryo: What's happening?! Yasha: I'm coming! Ashura: Yasha Yasha: Go! p122 Yasha: Ashura Ashura: Yasha p123 Yasha: Ashura Yasha: Ashura Yasha: Ashura p124 Yasha: Ashura! Yasha: p125 Ryo: Yasha, you're bleeding. Yasha: Yasha: p126 Ashura: Ashura: Ashura: Ashura; Ashura: p127 Ashura: Ashura: Ashura: Hmm.. Ashura: This place... Ashura: ? Ashura: Kumara: Welcome to Kusumabura, Prince Ashura. p128 Kumara: I'm the master of Kusumabura, king of the underground, Kumara-ten. Kumara; I waited for you for a long time, little Ashura-ou. Ashura: Kumara... Kumaku: You too have seen the ruins of Kusumabura. p129 Kumara: Once it was one of the richest cities in Tenkai. Flowers bloomed all year round; it was called the Flower City. But... p130 Kumara: Our clan was destroyed in the Holy War three hundred years ago by Taishakuten's army. Kumara: What remains today is not even a tenth of the old city. Most of Kusumabura, and people in tens of thousands, had sunk under the earth. Kumara: The people buried alive under the earth, Kumara: Under attack by Taishakuten's army.. Mothers and children burnt to death.. Kumara: After a few days, people who were still alive cursed Taishakuten with their last breath. But when even those voices stopped, Kumara: Kusumabura disappeared for ever. Kumara: Yes, p131 Kumara: Not all have died. Some remain, hidden in the depths of the earth, waiting for the day of vengeance. Kumara: I will become Tentei, and defeat Taishakuten. Kumara: To revenge the wrongs done to my people. Ashura: Let me go back ! Kumara: I won't let you go so easily. I need your power to reawaken Shurato. Ashura: Reawaken Shurato? Kumara; Yes, the sword that only someone of the Ashura clan can wield. I will have that sword and use it to defeat Taishakuten. Kumara: But the way that sword is now, with a seal around it, I can not even touch it. p132 Kumara: Only using the blood of Prince Ashura, and when the moon eclipse occurs seven days hence, can Shurato be reawakened. Kumara: In order to overthrow Taishakuten, please give me your blood. Ashura: No! Can you defeat Taishakuten? Taishakuten is for Yasha to defeat. We promised each other. Ashura: Get out of my way. I said I want to go back, and I will go back. Kumara: Ha, Kumara: Are you trying to play tough in front of me? Don't be a fool. p133 Kumara: You're not going to escape. Ashura: Wah! p134 Kara: Danger! Kara: Ashura-ou. Ashura: ... p135 Kara: Are you all right, Ashura-ou? Kumara: Risking your life to protect the young master! Kara, your faithfulness is truly admirable. Kumara: To reawaken Shurato, this important sacrifice must not come to harm. There are only seven days until the eclipse. Ashura-ou should stay in the underground city. Kara: Ashura-ou. p136 Kara:Please don't worry. Even if I have to risk my life, I will protect you. Kara: My king. p137 Ryo: There's still no way. Everything has fallen down. there isn't any entrance going below. Ryo: But, why was only Ashura dragged down? p139 Kujaku: Wrong! Ryo: Who's there? Kujaku: This is the first time we have met, young Ryo-ou. Kujaku: I'm Kujaku, just a wandering performer. Kujaku: You can call me Ku-kun. Ryo: Why is it that everyone knows about what happened to me? Are you here to help Yasha-ou protect Ashura too? Kujaku: No, no. I'm just here to play with him. p140 Yasha: Where is the entrance to the lowest level of Kusumabura, Kujaku? Kujaku: The entrance to Kusumabura can only be opened by Kumara-ten. Kujaku: Don't worry. Ashura is not in any kind of danger right now. Kujaku: Besides, he's supposed to be the great Ashura-ou. Kujaku: If Ashura is the true Ashura-ou, he will definitly bring back Shurato. p141 Kujaku: Yasha-ou, don't worry, there's someone helping him. Kujaku: Haven't you heard the phrase 'Jade must be carved to be valuable'? A lion will push its cub into a ravine, wait for it to climb out, then push it in again for training. Ryo: That's just bullying. Kujaku: Yasha is so serious. Ryo: Right, right. Just as if his wife eloped with someone. Yasha: Varuna: Yasha-ou, what are you doing in the Granite Hills? You are such an idiot. p142 Varuna: Guard all the exits. Varuna: Don't even let a fly through. Varuna: Varuna, subordinate of Koumoku-ten, Shogun of the West, is going to wipe out all you traitors. Ryo: Footsteps... Forty-nine... No .. There are fifty !! Kujaku: Taishakuten's army appears. p143 Sohma: Yasha-ou, it's the pursuing army of Taishakuten. Yasha: Who are they under? Sohma: From the look of the banners, they're under Koumoku-ten. Altogether fifty-two people. Kujaku: What do you want to do? Face their attack here, or make your escape? Yasha: Ashura is still here. Yasha: Kujaku, you said that if Ashura is the real Ashura-ou, he will come back? Yasha: If Ashura is really king... Yasha: But, Ashura is so young. Kujaku: He's three hundred years old already. p144 Ryo: Fifty or a hundred, let them come. My hands are getting itchy. Sohma: I'll help too. Kujaku: Then I'll watch the battle with all my might!! Kujaku: Hey, Yasha-ou, why are you so protective towards Ashura? Kujaku; Is it to gather together the six stars and overthrow Taishakuten, or is it... p145 Kara: Ashura-ou, is there something that displeases you? Ashura: A lot of them. Let me go to look for Yasha. p146 Kara: Please wait a little longer. I, Kara, will take you and Shurato back to where you were. Ashura: You belong to Kumara-ten. I don't believe you. Kara: I'm Ashura clan's miko who once performed the sacrifices. I used to serve Ashura-ou. Ashura: p147 Ashura: Then...then.. You know about the Ashura clan. Tell me about it. Kara: Yes, my lord. Kara: Ashura clan is the tribe that controls Tenkai's light, illusions, and flame. Kara: Leading the twelve holy warriors, Ashura-ou, leader of the Four Lords of Heaven, is the Guardian God of War for Tenkai and Tentei. p148 Kara: Ashura-jou and Tenkai's Zenmi-jou form a pair, just like reflections in water. We lived in that inconceivable water. Kara: Under the water, only people of Ashura clan and those granted permission could enter. Ashura: Oh, oh, Kara. Ashura: What was Ashura's father like? Kara: Ashura-ou was very noble, and very handsome, and very powerful. Kara: He was a splendid father. Ashura: Then, well, Kara: What is it? Ashura: And Ashura's mother? p149 Ashura: My mother, what was she like, Kara? Kara: You... your mother, Kara: Very...very clever, and very charming... Kara: She could do everything well. Kara: She was my twin sister, named Sashi. The two of us were chosen to be Ashura clan's mikos. For each generation, the mikos of the Ashura clan are chosen from among mankind. p150 Kara: Just like a dream. Kara: To be chosen to become Ashura clan's miko. Shashi: What are you saying, Kara? Shashi: Only someone with the strongest power could become miko. Kara: Only you would say that. Kara: To be able to serve Ashura-ou is already enviable. Besides, to become a miko is to enjoy the same long life as the gods. Shashi: For the miko to enjoy the same priviledges as a god, is just as it should be. Shashi: I'm not like you. Shashi: Older sister, I'm not like you, who can be satisfied with being a miko of the Ashura clan. p151 Shashi: My wish is to stand above all men. Not just humans, but the gods of Tenkai too. Everyone in the world.... Shashi: I want them to kneel at my feet. Kara: Do you know what you're saying? Sashi, you're only human, but you have desires like that. It's horrifying. Shashi: Older sister, you're the one who doesn't understand. Ashura-ou already gave me this kind of power. The same lifespan as a god, and the same power. p152 Kara: Kara: Oh, it's so cute. Shashi: A gift to me from from Ashura-ou. Shashi: Please take care of it, Kara. Kara: But why? The king gave it especially to you... Kara: Shashi: I'm very busy. Let someone with the time take care of it. p153 Shashi: Look, Shashi: It's my wedding gown. Kara: Ah. Shashi: It's caught in my dress. Shashi: This bird is so annoying!! Kara: Shashi, stop! p154 Shashi: Clean it up for me. Kara: After Shashi married Ashura-ou, Kara: She soon became pregnant. Kara: That was you. Kara: But during the Holy War of three hundred years ago, p155 Shashi: Go, guardian beast. Kara: Shashi! Kara: Where are you going? Kara: This is the most dangerous time for Tenkai, but you, Kara: As the royal consort, where are you going? Shashi: You are so stupid, Kara. If not at a time like this, How could I realize my wish? Shashi: I'm going. p156 Kara: No, You can't go to Taishakuten. You can't betray Tentei and the Ashura clan. Shashi: Oh, you know everything. Kara: If you want to see him so much, then promise me that it will be for the last time. The way the fighting is going, even if Taishakuten fights for another hundred years he won't win. Sashi: That's true. If things continue this way... Sashi: But, if I help him, conquering Tenkai would be child's play. Sashi: I know everything about the Ashura clan. The weakness of Ashura's strategies, their military strength and capabilities. I know them like I know my own face. Sashi: It doesn't even have to be Taishakuten, Sashi: Just someone who wants to be Emperor. p157 Shashi: It's much better to be the wife of the Emperor of Tenkai than the wife of the god of war. Kara: Don't you love Ashura-ou? Shashi: The king never cared for me. He just wanted an heir. Kara: What about the child in your womb? He's Ashura-ou's child! Shashi: From now on he's going to become my baggage. Shashi: Therefore, one day he'll be like that little bird. p158 Shashi: I'll kill him with my own hands. Ashura: Oh Kara ! What happened to my mother during the Holy War? Kara: Oh, that. Kara; Because of certain reasons, your mother couldn't raise you herself. Kara: But, your mother expected you for a long time before she gave birth to you. Ashura: Really? p159 Elder: Kara, here you are. Kara: Your Venerance... Elder: Kumara-ten is looking for you. Please come quickly. Elder: Hump, she really knows how to avoid work. Ashura: What's so great about Kumara? Don't go. I hate Kumara the most. Kara: He was a good man. Kara: But because of his hate for Taishakuten, his character has become twisted. He really has a kind soul. Ashura: Do you like him? Kara: I'm about to have a baby. Kara: I'm carrying Kumara-ten's child. p160 Ashura: Really? That's great! How did you know you have a child ? Kara; This child can't come into the world. Kara: Ashura: How can you say that? That's too much. Ashura: Poor thing. p161 Ashura: Ashura: A child that no one wants is so sad. Ashura: If no one wants him, he can't live. p162 Kumara: Kara, you have finally returned. Kumara: You're still happier to be with your previous master. You have even forgotten the time. Kumara: Ha. Kara: Ah.. p163 Kumara: You look unhappy. Are you not feeling well? Kara: Were you worried about me? Kumara: Who...who would worry about you? Kumara: I'm just worried about the child inside you. p164 Kumara: Because he will be the lord of this underground city. Kumara: Who would worry about you? Kara: Kumara-ten.... Ashura: Kara said that when mommy gave birth to me, she was very happy. Ashura: Ashura is not a child no one wants. Ashura: Ashura: Yasha, I miss you. p165 Varuna: Ha ha ha... Varuna: Dealing with traitors like you doesn't require the presence of the great general Koumoku-ten. Varuna: I will remove your heads right now and right here. p166 Ryo: Ah, so you're Varuna. Varuna: Well, isn't this the heir of Ryo-ou? How did you become a traitor too? Varuna: If even the Ryo clan is rebelling, I'll just get rid of you first. Varuna: This way, I can become the Warlord of the West. Ryo: Do you want to replace Ryo-ou the Warlord of the West? Do you really dare?! You bastard! Varuna: Ha, talk. Yasha-ou, where did you hide Ashura-clan's little brat? Varuna: I'll kill you first, then I'll search him out and torture him. Afterwards, I'll kill him. Varuna: You couldn't even save the children of your own clan. And still you're called the strongest warlord in Tenkai. You're useless. Yasha: Shut your mouth. p167 Varuna: What is that? The Chi of the kill. Ryo: Yasha-ou's eyes are turning a deep red. p168 Kujaku: Oh, bravo, bravo! Kujaku: Yasha really looks mad. His eyes are filled with the killing rage. Now there's going to be a great show. Yasha: If you want the head of Yasha-ou, Warlord of the North, come and get it! Yasha: Of course, no one even thinks of touching a hair on Ashura's head. p169 Varuna: Don't, don't be afraid. Kujaku: That is Kujaku: p170 Yasha: Yama-- p171 Yasha: Tenrouken! Varuna: Ahh, this is Yasha's specialty. p173 Men: Ahhh.... Ryo: Wow, so powerful. Varuna: You, you bastard. p174 Varuna: Yasha-ou, I will pay you back with interest. Varuna: You, go and kill the little brat Ryo-ou, and that bitch. Varuna: I'm going to kill Yasha-ou, and then I'll deal with Ashura-ou's little brat. Kujaku: You dare to say that too!? Kujaku: Don't keep on saying Ashura this, Ashura that. You'll make Yasha-ou really mad. p175 Ryo: Who's a little brat! (You're dead) Sohma: (Ryo-ou, Ryo-ou) Ryo: Yasha-ou, don't be so polite. Kill them !!! Ryo: I'll deal with these creatures. You go and get Varuna's head, and bring it back to me for a gift. Sohma: That doesn't sound like something heroes should say, Sohma: Ryo-ou. Varuna: Come on, Yasha-ou. p176 Ryo: Come on, you bunch of rats. I'm using Ryuuga-tou to kill you. You should feel honored. p177 Man: Little boy, that sword is just pretty to look at. It doesn't even have an edge. Man: Something that dull, what can it cut? This is such a joke. Ryo: Oh is it really dull? Wanna try it? Don't beg for mercy later. Ryo: I'll let you have a pretty good death. Sohma: Sougeppa! p178 Ryo: Haja Kairyuuha! p179 Men: Ahhh........ p180 Varuna: Strongest in Tenkai, the Yasha clan. I'm so tired of hearing it. Just a bunch of country bumpkins that fought in the northern backwaters. Varuna: So, I can be a warlord too. Varuna: Hmm, Yasha-ou? Yasha: Varuna: p181 Varuna: Varuna: p182 Yasha: Have you used up everything? Yasha: Rudeness to my adopted child and my people. Yasha: This time you will truly pay with you life. Yasha: I'm not a very generous person. Varuna: Hmmm.. Varuna: Now, everyone in Tenkai will know, Varuna: You're the worst kind of king. p183 Varuna: In order to save Ashura, Varuna: You caused all your clan to be destroyed. Varuna: Go to hell with that little rat. Varuna: I, Varuna, will send you there. Yasha: Ashura, Ashura, Yasha: Is that a name to be uttered by a piece of dirt like you? p184 Yasha: Mei-Ou Hayouzan! Varuna: Wah! p189 Varuna: What ever is that?