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                           RG VEDA
                          by CLAMP
                          Volume 3
                Translated by Kamiya Shuusai
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     [ The Roar of the Six Stars II | Special Presentation I | Special
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                                  Volume 3

(ashura sorta asleep in the bally shield. while kara stare lovingly at the
sleeping kumaraten. ok, she looks sad too...)

kara : [what kind of a dream are you having?] kumaraten.
kumaraten (in his dream world) : [the beautiful... capital, kusumabura...
pretty girls singing. flowers blooming all year, a wealthy city. kind
people. (a little kid walks up to kumaraten and hands him flowers, he pats
the kid on the head) good thing the destruction of the city was only a
dream.]
man : your majesty kumara, bad news!! raijin taishakuten has revolted, he's
currently battling the ashura army!
kumaraten (shock) : why? this shouldn't be happening!! betraying the
tentei!! elder!!
elder : ......... I don't believe the ashura army would lose! don't worry!

(war)

text : the ashura forces defeated!
kumaraten (in his armor) : what? ashura-ou was defeated!? are you sure?
man : yes! one of the ashura clan's miko... betrayed her people......
ashura-ou was surrounded by enemies... no matter how strong he was... the
revolt has up-scaled, after tentei was beheaded, they became unstoppable.
tentei's army without ashura-ou has fallen apart! the enemies does not
differentiate between fighter tribes, those who do not surrender were
completely wiped out.
kumaraten : elder! in our clan, even if there's only one man left, we will
still fight for tentei!
elder : understood!!

(lighting, rain... kumaraten holding a dead child)

kumaraten : was I wrong? (crying) can I really ignore the fact that
taishakuten claimed tentei's throne? i...... (someone's there, shock, turn
around) ! elder!
elder (badly hurt) : my... lord......
kumaraten : you are the last of my people...... I'm glad you are still
alive!
elder (bleeding) : I'm not done yet... however I lost a leg, I won't last
too long! [everyone is putting their hopes in you, if you die, kusumabura
will be over!] (say a curse/spell)
kumaraten : elder! what are you doing!! what spell is that?
elder : this is the curse to summon the ma-zoku. if I'm like this, I'll
soon become your burden. (he's surrounded by a light) therefore, I made a
deal with the mazoku, to allow my body to recover. if it works, I could
still live for a few hundred years, and might be of some help to you!
although my body will be deformed, but... I will hide underneath
kusumabura, waiting for the day you rebuild our kingdom... [this is the
wish of all the dead kumarians!] (blinding light, his spell apparently
worked)
kumaraten : elder---
voices : [...... lord...... our lord......]
kumaraten : [what kind of lord has no people... what do I still need the
throne and power for? even so, you want me to continue living......]
elder (point) : my lord, there's a woman over there......
kumaraten : [I couldn't save any of my people...... but...] someone from
the ashura clan? (they found kara) what is she doing on the battle
field...... [even so, you want me to continue living......] elder, we must
save her! Ah!

(suddenly kara disappears from his hands, *remember this is his dream...*
tentei taishakuten holding a sword pointed to the unconscious kara's
stomach.)

text : I'll rip the child from her wombs in front of you.
kumaraten : stop it! taishakuten!! stop it!
text : when this woman and her child dies, you wouldn't think of betraying
me again!
kumaraten : AHHHHHHH!
taishakuten : [you can't defeat me, and the wish of your clan will not be
realized. you should just stay underground and await your death!]

(kumaraten zoom and sits up from his sleep, kara jumps back)

kara : ah...!! (kumaraten getting a hold of himself) did you have a
nightmare? (kumaraten suddenly embraces kara, they stare at each other for
a moment, silence) ......... (suddenly...) uh......
kumaraten : kara!? what's wrong!?
kara (eyes wide) : [shura-tou is calling!?]

(ashura in his bally trap, in a little dreamy world)

ashura : [what's that sound...... (eyes open) something is calling
me......] (getting up, turning into the black ashura) ~I must go......
(surrounded by flames) I must go, my sword...... is calling me!~ [my other
half.........]

(he waves his hand slightly and the shield breaks in his flames)

ashura : [my shura-tou is calling me!!]

(meanwhile on the battle field outside, between yasha-tachi... poor varuna)

varuna : w... what's this light? (he's wrapped in some light after yasha's
attack) m... my body is going to collapse!
yasha-ou : meiou hayouzan, anything in the range of yama-tou's demon light
will be disintegrated. be gone!
varuna (complete despair) : my body...... it's collapsing~~~ my body is
collapsing------ AHHHHHH (dies) koumokuten......
ryu-ou (running over) : yasha-ou! (examine the leftovers of varuna) [wow!]
over already! (sweatdrop) although our current situation is resolved, we
still must find ashura quickly!
yasha-ou : [ashura. please come back! ashura.]

(kara struggling with herself, trying to get up and keep walking)

kara : [hurry! I must get to shura-tou!]
kumaraten (coming after her) : kara!! kara. (trying to grab her) eh......
(look up, they have reached the shura-tou place) w... why are you
here......
kara : [Ahura-ou!]
ashura (definitely different) : ~shura-tou is calling me!~
kara (falls down) : uh...!
ashura : ~it's time, my other half.~ (reach out hand)
kumaraten : what? is the seal broken?? didn't you tell me we must wait till
the lunar eclipse, with the blood from ashura-ou, only then will the seal
be broken? kara!!
ashura : ~what lunar eclipse, ashura-ou's blood, did you think that would
break the seal? shura-tou is the other half of the ashura-ou, other than
ashura-ou himself, no one can awaken it!~
kara (looks down) : I've lied to you for 300 hundred years!
kumaraten : kara......
kara : even if you give it ashura-ou's blood, the shura-tou won't respond
to you! what I told you was all a lie...... I knew you longed for a way to
defeat taishakuten, that's why I told you that.
kumaraten : why......
kara : because...... (look really sad) [I wanted to stay with you. you were
so lonely when you were waiting alone, so...] during the holy wars, my
sister betrayed the ashura clan, though I knew long before, I could only
watch and had no way to stop her! I couldn't forgive myself, and committed
suicide! the power of our lord revived me. before the final battle, he knew
he would die, and entrusted me with shura-tou, he asked me to hide
underground for the day that the new ashura-ou come to claim the sword! I
am the guardian of shura-tou! when the new king takes shura-tou, my mission
is over, and this borrowed life will be over...
kumaraten : then the child was also a lie?
kara (tears) : there was never a child. how could a dead person be
pregnant? but inside me, there was always the existence of a child who
could never be born. I love you... it doesn't matter even if you hate me, I
wanted to stay with you... therefore, that is the child I'm expecting! but
miracles are over, my life will only last until shura-tou awakens. the
child and I will vanish together! [with such an important mission, I'm
still having the only love affair in my life. (reach for the jewel on her
head)] my lord! shura-tou and my life which I've kept for you for so
long... (taking it out)
kumaraten : kara!! stop it!
kara : [because I want to stay with you, I told many lies. (ashura's just
watching) the seal that should not be broken, a child that should not be
born...] (handing over the jewel, she bleeds) now...... I return everything
to you. [but it is all part of reality, only the thoughts about you are
real.]

(ashura receives the jewel carelessly, kara falls down, kumaraten catches
her)

kumaraten : kara!

(ashura takes the jewel and walks to shura-tou)

ashura : ~shura-tou...... you've been waiting! now I will awaken you (reach
into the jell thingy for the sword with the jewel) from the three hundred
years of slumber! (the sword radiates) shura-tou! come, (place the jewel on
the sword's handle) show me your power!~

(the sword really radiates, and falls into ashura's hands, the jell thing
breaks apart)

kumaraten (hugging the dead kara) : !
ashura (touch his sword with a little smile) : ~awaken!~

(another light that destroys the cave practically, the face on shura-tou's
handle of a woman. her eyes suddenly opens and looks at ashura who first
looks surprised and then falls down into a deep memory flashback.)

ashura : [mo... ther... mother, mother......]

(in taishakuten's palace, when shashi gave birth)

old woman : queen shashi, it's twins! (holding ashura and tenou.)
shashi : twins... [heheh!] are you sure?
old woman : queen shashi?
shashi (takes tenou and points a dagger in the old woman's face) : I won't
gave birth to him! only the adorable tenou! I never gave birth to ashura
clan's child, you hear me? (ashura looks shocked as he watches this scene
in his memory)
old woman A (afterwards) : one is taishakuten's son, and the other... is
ashura-ou's. this is what she deserves for betraying the ashura clan!
old woman B : though under taishakuten's rule, ashura clan is a forbidden
matter... but their blood line is still very honorable...
old woman C : she left after she said she was going to bury the child
herself. she seems to feel guilty.
ashura : [mother betrayed the ashura clan!?]
shashi : why were you born? (carrying baby ashura) the child of ashura will
only be a burden to me!
ashura (crying, very upset) [why? why doesn't mother want me!? and hate
me!? she only wants tenou, and not me!? (running after shashi who's walking
into the forest, but this is his memory, what could he do?) mother!!]
shashi (raise dagger) : if I let others do it, they might let you go! so
I'll just have to do this myself! (stab) just when I became tentei's wife,
the tenkai about to be in my hands... you! only if you weren't born!!
text : the children in the band said that mother is gentle and
understanding, and the woman who's always by your side.
ashura (cover his face) : ...... stop it...... STOP IT... MOTHER! DON'T
KILL ASHURA......! (holding his head, crying) [......lies...... lies, lies!
lies!! lies!!!]
text : why is mother not by my side?
kara (flashback) : for some reasons, your mother couldn't take care of you.
but, she did work very hard to give birth to you!
shashi (stab) : only if you weren't born!!
ashura (crying) : [lies! this can't be true! (traumatized) mother......
ashura is your burden, so......? so you wanted to kill ashura!] NOOOO......
[mother tried to kill me......]

(ashura surrounded by a shield, but the surrounding is not so fortunate,
being destroyed by his exploding energy. the cave collapsing)

kumaraten : can you hear that? kara, this roar from the earth-- is the
sound of ashura-ou's birth. in return to the awakening of shura-tou, the
earth is roaring! although you lied to me, I was the same. I've never told
you the truth. (look sad) I wanted to see you smile, and the flowers of
kusumabura bloom again. actually, I always wanted you to stay with me! [to
have the shura-tou resurrected, and to rebuild my clan, those dreams, it
was all for you.]
elder (struggling with the fallen rocks) : my lord--- lord kumara! please
run!! lord--- even if it was only you... (kumaraten just sits there and let
himself be buried in the rocks) my lord... are you dead? lord...... then I
shall join you!

(the underground word collpase, a hole opens on top, meanwhile the outside
world is having a major earthquake)

ryu-ou (running from the collapsing structures) : what is this!
earthquake!?
yasha-ou : it's collapsing, let's all get up!! (looks back for ashura)
ryu-ou (everyone getting up stairs) : come on! yasha-ou!!
yasha-ou : [ashura.]

(they all get to the outside world... I mean the REAL outside world... and
the whole underground city explodes in a brilliant flame)

ryu-ou : amazing! a ray of flame!!
yasha-ou : [ashura's flame] (the flame reaches the heavens) ashura! (run
over)
ryu-ou (couldn't stop him) : forget about him! ashura! are you alright?
yasha-ou (shock) : ashura......

(ashura walking out of the ruins in his flame, wiping away tears)

ashura : yasha, yasha......
yasha-ou (getting to ashura) : what's wrong!? ashura!!
ryu-ou (try to pull him back) : wait! yo-- yasha-ou, you'll catch on fire!
ashura (still crying) : i... can't stop it! (flame explosion) don't come
over! yasha will catch on fire!! (yasha ignores that) ashura is an unwanted
child! even my mom tried to kill me...... no one wants me!! if yasha stay
with me, you'll die too!! i... I shouldn't have been born! i... if I wasn't
ashura clan's child, maybe mother will like me a little more.
yasha-ou : ashura!
ashura (so sad) : I won't become mother's burden, if you will be annoyed
just at the sight of me, I won't ever say I want to see you again! I'll be
very good! even so, you still hate me so much as to kill me......?
ryu-ou : yasha......!

(big explosion, everyone cover their faces, yasha standing inside ashura's
flame)

yasha-ou : I will protect you, I won't let you get hurt again!
ashura : if mother doesn't want me, why was ashura born? who wants me?
yasha-ou : didn't we have a deal? ashura. we'll be together forever...... I
swore I will always protect you, this was our promise! even if the whole
doesn't want you, I still need you! (embrace ashura) ashura.
ashura (hug yasha) : I'm sorry! I'm back...... yasha. (close his eyes in
such santuary)
ryu-ou : damn! you two are really a pain in the ass! look at this! it's a
sea of flames!
souma (smile) : but as long as everyone's fine!
kujaku : yeah! but the underground city was completely destroyed! not only
was shura-tou revived, among the generations of ashura-ou's, it's the first
time there was such a grand inheritance ceremony! [hahaha...] piggy is
growing up!
ryu-ou (examine the trees) : there should be roasted birds in the burnt
forests!

(crows fly across the sky and the sun appears, yasha still hugging ashura.
a new day has begun. this underground world, kara and kumaraten...)

text : we'll always be together, this is our promise.

RG VEDA
Volume 3 : The Roar of the Six Stars II

"You shall become the "Break" that will destroy the Heaven"

location : tori-ten, zenmi-jou, beneath

(a prospering city. birds flies overhead.)

people : it's karura clan's queen! for the celebration of taishakuten's
300th year as tentei, all the god have gathered here!

(that night, in the beautiful palace.)

location : zenmi-jou

(karura-ou walks around)

maid : karura-ou, please come to the main hall......
karura-ou : hn!

(so many people, she just walks alone past them)

karura-ou : [how pointless! after yasha clan was eliminated, the forces
guarding tenkai is already tight, and we still have to attend such
pointless social gatherings. if it wasn't tentei's orders, who would ever
come? if it wasn't by force, who would want to come?

(kendappa-ou playing her harp, women dancing)

A : have you heard? about yasha-ou betraying tentei.
B : not only did he not capture the stargazer kuyo, he broke the seal in
the illusionary forest and awakened the child of ashura.
C : what! the seal in that forest really was ashura-ou's child?
D : that's why queen shashi is not happy! three hundred years ago, she
killed one of her twins -- the child of the ashura clan, this is already a
public secret.
E : Shhh! don't be so loud. yasha-ou and that child is currently on the
lose, one of the 5 generals of the west suiten varuna already went after
them with an army, and he hasn't returned yet!
karura-ou (listed to all this) : [a bunch of shameless, selfish fools!]
(bow down to taishakuten)
taishaku-ten : karura-ou, you did very well against the mazoku this time!
deserve to be called the karura clan's souring queen of the skies! did the
garuda *her bird* on your shoulder have enough demon flesh?
karura-ou : yes!
taishaku-ten : how's the story on the est?
karura-ou : after this advance, I thing the mazoku won't make a move
anytime soon! the sky city and it's people can live in peace again!
taishaku-ten (the shitennou standing behind him) : that is also because the
shitennou protects the four sides. ever since one of the shitennou, east -
jigokuten died, the ones who can guard the eastern front are only karura of
the south, ryu-ou of the west, and yasha of the north. how unfortunate that
yasha-ou betrayed me and ryu-ou has disappeared. the guardians on the three
fronts only has you remaining in the south. you must be more careful from
now on!
karura-ou : yes! I use to work with the yasha clan to protect the east and
north, now, the dragon clan in the west will be working together to protect
it.
taishaku-ten : I hope you can do a even better job at preserving tenkai's
peace. (smile) not only against the mazoku! to fight against anyone who
opposes the tentei is also part of you job as a guardian! don't forget
that!
karura-ou : .....i understand! [real peace has ended three hundred years
ago. ever since taishakuten revolted and betrayed the last tentei, tenkai
has never had peace!! in the holy wars three hundred years ago, even
tenkai's guardian warrior ashura-ou was defeated. everyone who opposed him
was killed. even us karura clan could only bow down to his command. as long
as we can protect tenkai and prevent the advancement of the mazoku. but if
I can't defeat the real enemy, (meaning taishakuten) what kind of a
guardian am I!!]
taishaku-ten : oh yeah... how is your beloved sister?
karura-ou (surprised at the question) : uh... y... yes!
taishaku-ten : karyoubinga...... though she is very young, I heard she has
a good voice! I want to invite her here and perform with the musician
kendappa-ou, I want to hear her sing!
karura-ou : [w... what!] yes......
kendappa-ou (passing by) : karura-ou......
karura-ou : [who would bring their lovely sister to the side of the
traitor?] this is her honor! [and even not so, karyoubinga is always in bad
health, she can't even leave the sky city!]
taishaku-ten : you may leave!
karura-ou : yes...... (leaves)
kendappa-ou (watches her leave) : [how sad...... karura-ou's love for her
sister is famous throughout tenkai, if it wasn't for taishakuten, she
wouldn't be enduring such insult silently.]
tenou (approach, can you believe this guy is ashura's little brother?) :
kendappa-ou!
kendappa-ou : prince tenou.
tenou : your performance was great! I have something for you!
kendappa-ou : oh? what is it? (earrings) oh! a pair of small gold earrings!
tenou (he's a nice guy who blushes often, like now) : I found them when I
was playing with kids outside the city. I thought it suited you, so...
kendappa-ou (laugh) : thank you. [heheheh] it's about time I return to
gandaraja. prince tenou, you shouldn't talk to commoners, if your mother
finds out, you'll be lectured again. (tenou watches her leaves)
maid : kendappa-ou.
kendappa-ou : let's go!
maid : yes!
kendappa-ou : oh yea! (hand her the earrings) you can have this!
maid (nervous) : isn't this a gift to you from prince tenou?
kendappa-ou (walking ahead) : it's fine! it's fine! (flip her hair, reveals
souma's earring) I have this one already! if I wear those, don't I have to
take this one down?
maid : but......
kendappa-ou (sees karura) : hey! karura-ou.
karura-ou (smile) : kendappa-ou.
kendappa-ou : are you going back?
karura-ou : yes! I'm worried about my sister, so I'll leave first. but I
haven't seen you in a long time, kendappa-ou!
kendappa-ou : you really love your sister!
karura-ou : to tell the truth, I envy yasha-ou a little! since long ago, I
never knew what he was thinking...... even now, I still don't know. I
didn't expect him to actually betray taishakuten......... the young ryu-ou,
before introduced to anyone, left his whole clan behind and disappeared.
yasha-ou's people were all killed because he betrayed tentei. although I
hate the traitor taishakuten very much...... I cannot leave for the sake of
my clan. no matter what, I will stay with my sister until her death. but...
I'm really mad... that I can't strike back at taishakuten, tenkai now has
become a sanctuary for traitors and death. yasha-ou always moves without
talking to anyone, and moves so quick! and he's so quiet, you can't tell
what he's thinking.
kendappa-ou : I wouldn't call that quiet! I think he's perverted! of
course, he suddenly took ashura clan's child and turned into a traitor,
that's unexpected even for me!
karura-ou : you two are just like siblings, didn't he even talk to you?
kendappa-ou : it seems like he doesn't trust anyone!
karura-ou : the only thing I can do is to pray that yasha-ou and ashura can
both safely reach their goal.
kendappa-ou : yeah! however, I don't care what happens to yasha-ou... as
long as...... (touch her earring) [souma...... is alright......]
man (bow) : lord! we're ready to go!
karura-ou : fine! then, we part here!
kendappa-ou : karura-ou! (karura on her bird already, turns around) I
really want to perform with your sister! but of course that would be at the
sky city!
karura-ou : thank you, karyoubinga will be very glad to hear that.
kendappa-ou!
man : let's go!

(all the birds leave, karura flies over the city)

maid : what do you plan for the party tomorrow?
kendappa-ou : let's leave after the job is over! there's no need to stay at
a place like this!
karura-ou : return to the sky city!

(karura's city is called sky city... because it is a floating city...
remember the movie laputa? the sun rises, they fly over many mountains and
returned to their city.)

people : the lord is back!

(karura lands her bird)

servants : lord, welcome back!
karura-ou : I'm home!
servants : how is tori-ten?
karura-ou (jump off the bird) : nothing interesting! nothing happened
during my leave?
servants (take her cape) : no! mazoku didn't look like they were attacking.
maid (running over) : karura-ou!
karura-ou : what's wong?
maid : miss karyoubinga...
karura-ou (alarm) : karyou!?
maid : she suddenly had a high fever......
karura-ou (running to her sister's chamber) : karyou......!!

(a little girl living in a jungle room)

karyoubinga : sister.
karura-ou : didn't you have a fever? why didn't you go to sleep?
karyoubinga : sister, you've returned!
karura-ou : yes, I'm home. you must go rest! because you are sick, even the
nightingale looks tired! (a little sleepy birdy on karyou's finger) just
like the garuda is my other half, the nightingale will share your life from
birth to death. for her sake, you must get healthy again!

(I kinda feel bad for that little bird who's unfortunately connected to
such a unhealthy master... just her bad luck...)

karyoubinga (looks sad) : I'm so much trouble to you, sister...... just
like now, you must be tired after just arriving, and I caused such a
fuss...... I'm so unhealthy that I can't even leave the sky city. if I'm
not around, sister would be freed!
karura-ou : what are you saying! you're my only sister, how can you call
yourself a burden? I'm most proud of you! you are the best treasure our
parents left me! nothing can take your place! the court musician
kendappa-ou said she wants to perform with you! when you recover, I'll
invite her over!
karyoubinga (happy) : really?
karura-ou : have I ever lied to you? if you don't recover soon, I won't
invite her over!
karyoubinga (hug karura) : I love my sister! it's like a dream to be able
to perform with tenkai's best musician!
karura-ou : it's nothing! you're the same! your voice is the best in tenkai
too! [yasha-ou even sacrificed his whole clan, what was he thinking? what
is he trying to protect? I really can't understand, however, if I have to
give up all my people for my sister, I would do it too. for the sake of my
sister, I must endure taishakuten a little longer!] (feel her forehead)
karyoubinga : sister, don't worry! the fever's gone! I'm feeling much
better! sister, I don't see you too often, I'll sing for you today!
karura-ou : karyou...
karyoubinga : I can't be of any help to you...... but at least I can try to
make you feel better!
karura-ou : alright! please sing for me!
karyoubinga : ok!

(she starts to sing, and all the birds gathering around her.)

karura-ou : [to protect this voice, to protect the only sister who will
bring me peace, i......!]

(switch to yasha, ashura and ryu-ou on their journey. they have reached the
south, guess which city's there? karura... of the skies)

ryu-ou : so noisy over there, what are they doing?
yasha-ou : don't run ahead, ashura!
ashura : alright!
yasha-ou : they are celebrating the day three hundred years ago when
taishakuten became tentei!
ryu-ou (surprise) : tentei's ceremony! what are you doing! don't you know
you are wanted? (cover mouth... he practically screamed that last one) uh!
yasha-ou : ryu-ou, you're too loud!
ryu-ou : it's already very dangerous to travel through cities for us, and
you just had to pick the time during the ceremony when there are so many
people! can't you pick a better day? I don't see the point of coming to the
sky city! do you think one of the six stars is here?
yasha-ou : no......
ryu-ou (more pissed off) : then why did you bring us here?
yasha-ou : because ashura said he wanted to come!
ryu-ou (fall) : ... errr?
yasha-ou : so we found shura-tou, but it's not doing anything. even in
seeking the six stars, we have no directions. even the guy, kujaku, who
said that shura-tou was the key to finding the six stars has disappeared.
since we are clueless, any place is the same. if ashura wanted to come,
then we come!
ryu-ou : oh really! and the place that ashura wanted to come
unintentionally was the sky city...?
yasha-ou : that's right!
ryu-ou : and it's just our bad luck that we happen to unintentionally
arrive during the ceremony?
yasha-ou : that's right!
ryu-ou (...... speechless) : oh god-- yasha-ou...... I've always wanted to
say this to you...
yasha-ou : say what?
ryu-ou : you're really very careless! even if you are bored, it's still too
much! most people are always fooled by your appearance, actually, I don't
think you are cautious at all!! you never have any plans, and never worries
about the result, am I not right!!
yasha-ou (smile slightly) : ...... perhaps!
ryu-ou : I really pity yasha clan for having such a idiot lord! there's one
more thing! don't always listen to ashura! [you spoil him too much!] when I
wanted to come, wasn't it also because ashura said yes? y... you... you're
just like that--- a guy like you is tenkai's strongest guardian? what's
this world coming too---
ashura (from far away) : ......

(suddenly some guys come up from behind and pushes him, ashura trips, the
apple in his hand falls out)

ashura : ah! ouch--- what are you doing!
punks : what are you doing? you're blocking our way, it was your fault!

(yasha rushes over seeing the conflict)

yasha-ou : ashura! (runs ahead)
ryu-ou : hey... wait... yasha! I can't stand this guy!
punks : just say sorry, and hand over your money and we'll call it quit!
ashura (standing up) : you bumped into me first, you are the ones who
should apologize!
punks (taking up weapons) : bastard-- I'll kill you! (rush at ashura)
spectators : ah! watch out!!

(yasha comes over and grabs ashura)

ashura : hey! (smile)
punks : w.. what are you doing!
yasha-ou : didn't I tell you not to run ahead? ashura.
punks : who the hell are you! out of my way!
yasha-ou (hug ashura) : I'm his guardian! how has he offended you?
punks : he bumped into us without apologizing!
ashura : liar! they bumped into my first!
yasha-ou : then...
punk A : stop talking, gimme your money! (punch, miss, sweating) huh...
(get beat up) AHHH---
ashura : they must really think of you highly now...
punks : finish this guy!
yasha-ou : I don't want to make trouble on the streets!
punks (attack) : shut up! (miss, miss)
punk B : hey--- stop moving around! (crash on the ground)
punk C : ... how dare you--- (get beat up easily) uh, uh... AH-- (fall)
ashura : they all fell down!
soldiers : what's all this noise? who's the trouble maker!? how dare you
cause disturbance in karura-ou's land? bow down to the lord! (karura
appears)
ryu-ou (pushing his way through) : sorry, excuse me! ya... sha... (just in
time to see yasha getting surrounded by soldiers)
soldiers : it's that guy!
ryu-ou : this is bad! (in the crowd)
soldier : your name, stranger!
karura-ou : [that man is...... yasha-ou......!!] (they come face to face)
soldier : lord!! this guy is suspicious, do we bring him back?
karura-ou (stop him) : wait! that's not necessary.......... he's my friend.

(no one speaks. later together with karura-ou)

karura-ou : I know you betrayed tentei taishakuten! and what happened to
yasha clan...... I sympathize with you...... I'm glad to know you are
alright! but what is ryu-ou's heir doing with you?
ryu-ou : I'm here for practice!
karura-ou : tentei has spies in this city...... please be careful!
yasha-ou : karura-ou, thank you letting us go!
karura-ou : actually, I envy you! yasha-ou. if I don't have a sister, I
would come with you, to defeat taishakuten! but my sister is more important
than anything to me! she is my world!
yasha-ou : karura-ou, everyone's wish is different!
karura-ou : I know that families have their own stories, I don't understand
when it gets too confusing, but I have never heard yasha-ou was
married...... then, this child is ashura-ou's son!
yasha-ou : hn!
karura-ou (bow down to ashura) : nice to meet you, young ashura-ou! I am
the guardian of the south, karura-ou! I saw your father a few times when I
was young, you will grow up to be like him, and become a handsome
ashura-ou!
ryu-ou (on the side) : yeah...... stand silently and look really wise......
and in reality--- very terrifying!
karura-ou : then, good luck! yasha-ou. I wish you success! (fly away,
leaving the others in the mountains) [that silent and expressionless
yasha-ou...... huh......? (her city is surrounded with birds) what? the
crows are out of control! what happened?] (land) what happened?
maid (crying) : lord......!! lord karura! (hug karura, crying) I'm sorry!
I'm sorry!
karura-ou : what happened?
servant : just now, tentei's messenger......
karura-ou : tentei's messenger? what are they doing here?
maid : i... tired... to follow... miss karyoubinga...
karura-ou (grab the maid) : karyou? what happened to her?
maid : she was taken by tentei's people...... the guards couldn't stop
them...... they took her......
karura-ou : --!! why......? why is this happening...... karyoubinga can't
leave this city! (run out)
servants : lord karura!
karura-ou : [then that......] karyou!! (run to karyoubinga's room, she's
gone, karura falls down) [KARYOUBINGA!!]

(meanwhile, in the palace, karyou is brough to tentei)

koumokuten : tentei, I have brought what you want!
taishaku-ten : good work, koumokuten! are you karyoubinga?
karyoubinga (scared) : [this man is tentei!] please let me return to my
sister in the sky city! [so terrifying......]
taishaku-ten : I'm celebrating a good day, it's reasonable to invite
tenkai's best singer to sing for me as an entertainment! come! sing for me!
(completely covered in darkness, a really scary look) sing!
karyoubinga (crying) : [sister.]
karura-ou (rushing over, flying to tori-ten) : [karyoubinga!! if I don't
bring her back soon, she will die. she can only survive in the fresh and
less dense air of the sky city! the polluted air on the outside will kill
her......!!]

(karyoubinga falls down)

taishaku-ten : I heard karura's sister is always sick! maybe you are tired
after just arriving! I'll wait three days, on the last day of the
celebration, I'll enjoy your voice before all of the gods and humans......
(creating a shield in his hand) zenmi-jou is very big, if you want to
escape, it'll be very sad if you get lost! (traps karyou) three days later,
rest for now!
karyoubinga : [sister......!]
karura-ou (lands and run up the steps of the palace) : open the door!! open
up!! I am the guardian of the south karura-ou! open the door!
[karyoubinga!] (about to use energy ball to blast the door)
zouchouten : wait!
karura-ou (turn around, sees him) : you can't stop me! southern commander
zouchouten!!
zouchouten : you can't go! you are the guardian of the south, if you use
force under tentei's roof, isn't it treason?
karura-ou : karyou...... my sister was taken by him, is it true?
zouchouten!
zouchouten : ...... ............. so what if it is?
karura-ou (look down, tighten fist) : it was... true! (use energy blast
again) I'll fight you, and then take back karyou!!
zouchouten : calm down, karura-ou!!
bishamonten : don't make a move so fast! karura-ou.
karura (shock, look up) : ! bishamonten!
bishamonten (on the balcony above) : if you use force in zenmijou, it means
your clan is revolting, aren't you worried?
karura-ou : you are the ones in violation first!! so tentei can just kidnap
a subordinate's sister? what does he think... that we honorable clans,
loyal guardians of the four corners... what does he think we are? I had
enough of such tyranny! I don't forgive him!
bishamonten : it's only because karyoubinga's voice is unmatched, tentei
summoned her as an honor! you should simply return to your people and thank
for such honor bestowed!
karura-ou : [asshole......!!]
bishamonten : I'll send her back after the ceremony! before that,
karyoubinga must stay here! if you make a move now, she won't live through
tomorrow! (karura's surrounded by zouchouten's men anyway)
karura-ou : karyou......

(night, she sits alone outside of the palace)

karura-ou : [even in such short time......]

(taishakuten partying up in the tower.)

taishaku-ten : not bad for tenkai's best singer. even her weeping voice is
pretty!
karyoubinga (crying) : sister...... (she falls down, coughs blood)
sister......

(meanwhile kendappa is feeling bored in her floating city)

kendappa-ou : so the ceremony will end today!
servant : lord!
kendappa-ou : what?
servant : a messenger's here from zenmijou......
kendappa-ou : zenmijou?
servant : tentei has summoned you! he wants to perform in zenmijou
immediately!
kendappa-ou : I said I was only performing during the opening, and I told
him I'm off four days ago. of course if he wishes, I must go! but why so
suddenly......
servant : they said you have to perform with tenkai's best singer.
kendappa-ou : [tenkai's best singer? could it be......]

(the ceremony finally, many people, karura is blocked somewhere toward the
outside.)

karura-ou : [where is karyoubinga?]

(taishakuten and kendappa steps in)

taishaku-ten : your seat is over there, your co-performer will arrive soon.
just a minute!
kendappa-ou : [could it be that tentei captured kaura-ou's sister?]
karura-ou : ......
taishaku-ten : everyone, today is the last night of the ceremony, I want
everyone to enjoy tenkai's best voice!
karura-ou (surprise) : [could that be!!]
taishaku-ten (brings out the shield bubble with karyou in it) : I have
captured a pretty little bird!
karura-ou : KARYOUBINGA!!

(karyou is breathing heavily, some blood, kendappa seems shocked too)

zouchouten : !

(lots of noise from spectators)

taishaku-ten : let us begin! kendappa-ou, your music!
kendappa-ou : .......

(karyou looks up and remembers what her sister said)

karura-ou : [the nightingale has the same life as you, for her sake, you
must recover......]
karyoubinga (hug her little bird) : [I'm sorry! nightingale, if I die, you
will too... but...... I'm already......]
karura-ou (blocked out by soldiers) : KARYOU---!! let go of me! let go---
taishaku-ten : if you don't sing, karura-ou will be punished! (with a
sinister smile)
karyoubinga (look up) : [sister......]
karura-ou : karyoubinga!!
karyoubinga : [sister......!! I must sing for sister!]

(she brings herself to sing with kendappa-ou's music. taishakuten smiling)

karura-ou : karyou...... (being held back)
karyoubinga : [I only sing for sister alone! no matter what happens, sister
is always most concerned with m, so I will only become her burden! karyou
will only bring misfortune to her, if I'm not here, then she can go
anywhere she wants! I'm only a chain on that beautiful great white bird.
but from now on... please be free...... (she falls to her death) sister.]
karura-ou (watches in horror) : AHHHHHHH (the nightingale falls too)
taishakuten : disturbance! throw the body away!

(karyou is taken. kendappa-ou jumps up)

kendappa-ou : stop it!
bishamonten (blocks her way) : forget about her!
karura-ou (rush to karyou) : STOP IT! NO ONE TOUCH HER!
zouchouten (stop his men) : don't attack!
karura-ou (push through the crowd) : stop it---! (only the little
nightingale is left) [my only sister karyou...... ] ...... give her back!
GIVE HER BACK!! (she falls down crying holding the nightingale) [what has
she ever done wrong? she was born in the clan, never stepped into the
public, never saw the sky. she only wanted to live out her short peaceful
life, but now you killed her...... you...... (anger) taishakuten!! I'll
kill you! I WILL KILL YOU!!]

end of volume 3

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                           Special Presentation I

RG VEDA
Volume 3 Special Presentation I : RG VEDA Is Not Kindergarten -- Officers

ashura (salute) : my first day on duty, officer ashura reporting.
taishaku-ten : I'm police chief taishakuten. (ryu-ou) that's officer
ryu-ou, nickname loudy, always fools around! (kumaraten) he is officer
kumaraten, very well educated, everyone refers to him as the highness!!
(yasha drinking tea) and that would be officer yasha, as for him... (yasha
sweatdrop) always getting into affairs, very troublesome. (kumara's elder)
and that one sitting on the mats is... our oldest officer here, we have to
be respectable! (karura) : now, our only female, officer karura, she left
for a traffic lesson.
karyoubinga (serving tea) : please have some tea--
ashura : oh, thanks!!
taishaku-ten : this is little karyou, she's officer karura's sister!!
karyoubinga (smile) : since officer ashura looks like a little piggy, I
prepared a piggy cup. [officer yasha gets the horse cup.]
ashura (scream) : ashura is not a piggy, not a piggy----
taishaku-ten : good, looks like a pig, then you are officer piggy.

(suddenly, the wall crash and taishakuten gets run over by a car)

ashura : hey! (car doors open vertically, meaning up) yo... those kinda
doors in such a narrow place like japan is so inconvenient!

(kujaku steps out of the car... wearing glasses... T.T)

everyone : boss! deputy chief kujaku! boss!
kujaku : everyone, we have a case on our hands! the bank was robbed, we
must get there now!!

(everyone leaving)

karyoubinga : hey... at least drink your tea first...
kujaku : let's go!
karyoubinga : hey... finish your tea......
kumaraten : boss, maybe we don't need the other guns!
karyoubinga : I can't help in any way, at least let me sing for everyone's
entertainment!
taishaku-ten : karyou, can I get some tea?

(sirens, and on the street are kendappa and souma)

arrow : patrol traffic lesson
label 1 : officer kendappa
label 2 : officer souma
kendappa-ou (talking to the comm) : the guy is still inside and refuses to
come out...
souma (talking through the speaker) : [it's useless to hold up!!]
varuna (psychotic, holding a gun) : [don't come near me---]
label 3 : criminal
kendappa-ou : he looks very emotional, please hurry up with the back up!
souma (speakers) : [calm down! don't be stupid! (very unconvincing)]

(everyone gets there)

ryu-ou : how come I had to walk? (catching his breath)
kujaku (getting out of the car) : run, kid!
varuna (very psycho) : eh... eh-- eh--! i... I will shoot---
ryu-ou (stands straight in front of him) : go on! go on! shoot!

(varuna raises his gun, shoot, miss ryu-ou and gets kicked in the face)

ryu-ou : what the hell were you thinking? nobody's ever really gonna shoot!
yasha-ou (from behind ryu-ou) : your highness--- hang on---
ashura : highness senpai---
ryu-ou : hn!?
kumaraten (dying) : officer yasha......
yasha-ou : what is it? your highness?
ashura : highness senpai! why are you the unlucky one, get hit by a loose
bullet!
kumaraten : after I die...... don't you do anything with my wife---!!
yasha-ou (sweatdrop, choke him) : do I look like I would do that? ashura,
what are you looking at?!
text : his highness, died in the line of duty
taishaku-ten (evil look, standing in front of the window) : oh really......
so the highness is gone...... (thought bubble) many people from our
division died in the line of duty! I wonder what personnel would say?
ashura (looking at kumara's photo) : highness senpai, your wife and child
will continue to live happily.
karyoubinga (singing) : good bye, good bye~~~
label : meanwhile, the boss......
kujaku (on a sail boat) : huh! it's over already?

end of volume 3 special presentation I

translator's note : just for your info, i might be working a little slower
again... i just finished starcraft, my new obsession has been focused on
animes such as Lost Universe and Houshin Engi. i have all the houshin engi
manga, but i was dying to see the anime, now that i have a few eps... well,
*cough, cough* you won't be seeing me too often ^^;;;;;;

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                          Special Presentation II

RG VEDA
Volume 3 Special Presentation II : The Edo Times

kujaku (in a kimono, lugging some sake... and very ^.^) : [spring's here,
all you boys come meet the flowers *meaning the prostitutes/geisha...* I
kujaku, the most famous man in the social circle will be taking you around!
heh~~! so let's go!!]

(ryu-ou running down the street screaming, in a old japanese setting)

ryu-ou : damn! damn! dddddamn! (reach the house, breathless) hey, gimme
some water! water!!
kendappa-ou (dressed up) : eh~ Mr. Dragon again, I wonder what's happening
this time?

narration I : many wanderers hang out in small stores, most store owners
are bakufu's spies. and all the store attractions are very cute. of course
if they are the younger children of poor families, then they would all go
to the X fire squadron.

(ryu-ou immediately finished the tea kendappa gave him and slammed the cup
on the table.)

ryu-ou : that was good! (then turn serious) someone was killed! the victim
is tenkai's #1 lumber industrialist, suiten co.'s varuna!

(a bunch of people gathering into a crowd, karura-ou watches from far away)

narration II : the victim was most likely slashed diagonally from the
shoulder!
label : shitennou western commander koumokuten's subordinate the west five
ten's suiten varuna eliminated.
kujaku : hey! this is interesting! it's a very good slash!! Mr. Dragon.
ryu-ou : what is it? kujaku!
kujaku : the killer is left handed!!

(shows the palace)

label : lumber industry, zenmi co.
taishaku-ten (looking out the window) : so varuna died......
bishamonten : yes!!
taishaku-ten : then suiten co. is finished! [heheh!] from now on, you are
tenkai's #1 lumber co.!
label : the evil fire inspector taishakuten
bishamonten : zenmi co. has followed taishakuten-sama's orders and bought
all of tenkai's lumber!
label : dirty lumber businessman, zenmi co.'s bishamonten
naration III : many cases of corruption occurs, mostly happens between
financial departments and corporations, or fire inspector and lumber
businessman.
taishaku-ten : and now, everything goes according to plan, if we burn all
the houses, the price of lumber will inflate! then your business will grow
endlessly, lots and lots of money!
bishamonten (chibi funny face) : that's all thanks to taishakuten-sama,
I'll personally deliver 2/3 of the earning to you.
taishaku-ten (chibi funny face) : [mwahahaha! heh!] you're so bad!! zenmi
co.
souma (on the ceiling) : so that's it...
label : meanwhile ninja souma......
text : as for the police, (ryu-ou running around) still running around
aimlessly.

(bishamonten handing some money to yasha)

bishamonten : I'll have another job for you, sir.
yasha-ou (take the money) : ...... alright!

(ryu-ou running around)

text : as for the police, he's still running around!!
label : wanderer yasha-ou
label 2 : red light district

(yasha walks in, opens the door)

yasha-ou : lady.
ashura (who apparently is a girl in this story... disturbing... I'm telling
ya) : oh! yasha! you're finally here! yasha!
label : mistriss lady ashura
yasha-ou : ashura! [come on *heart*] (extend a hand)
ashura : yasha--- (also extend a hand, and running... VERY slowly to yasha)
yasha-ou (sweatdrop) : ......... (ashura is still walking... he has
progressed an inch)
text : mistresses walk slower than a snail.
yasha-ou (they hug) : when I have enough money, I'll buy your freedom, it's
a promise...... between you and me.
ashura (smile) : hn!
text : souma peeking outside.
souma : those two!
yasha-ou : ashura!
ashura : yasha!

(at the door)

bishamonten : lady! I'm bishamonten, taishakuten-sama's here too. we want
to talk about the fire in two days.
ashura : eh! (yasha has sweatdrops)
bishamonten : we're coming in!

(bishamonten and taishakuten walks in, taishakuten has a funny veil that
covers his face from recognition... surprise)

both : damn!!
taishaku-ten : we're too early!
bishamonten : yasha! uh, you're here too?
yasha-ou : you... lied to me? ashura......
ashura : ~hehehehehe~
bishamonten : fine, I'll just tell you! lady is also part of our gang,
she's good with fire, then the price of lumber will inflate, even
taishakuten-sama will find a scapegoat for us. and whatever we paid you was
returned to us by lady.
narration IV : bad guys with nowhere to hide will tell you his doings
without any questioning needed.
yasha-ou (with his sword glowing, anger) : DIE!! [male innocence is not to
be tempered with!]
ashura (grown up) : ~long time no see, dear readers, it's a coincidence
they gave me such a big panel, so I'll show you my adult version!! (hold
shura-tou) I'm coming! yasha-ou!!~
label : adult version, I'm black ashura!
text (supposedly little ashura sword fighting with yasha) : since the
little ashura and yasha can't appear in the same panel, we came up with
this. (he's too short)
yasha-ou : all that you said about liking me and gigei, saying that we will
always be together, those are all lies? ashura!!
ashura : ~fool, there's no emotional investment in this business!~

(door slam open, karura comes in)

karura-ou : STOP THIS! all of your crimes are being charged by me, the
eighth generation shogun karura!!
label : royal general, eighth generation shogun karura-ou
taishakuten : ah...... lord!!
karura-ou (sends the bird to attack) : go! garuda!!

(taishakuten draws sword in the typical fighting pose)

taishaku-ten : final show down!!

(little chibi taishakuten and bishamonten lying on the floor, afterwards)

ashura : huh? huh? what happened? (yasha sweatdrops) I don't remember
anything!
karura-ou (walk away) : another one done, garuda.

(sun's up)

ryu-ou (sweatdrop) : it seems like it ended while I was still running!
arrow : ran until morning.
ryu-ou : [fuu! fuu!] but that's not bad! (after everyone finished eating)
and I thought kujaku was some kinda VIP!!
yasha-ou (think) : maybe he can't afford this...
kujaku (getting knocked by kendappa) : well...... I said from the beginning
I was just a wanderer!

(and let's not forget)

label : outside
text : a simplistic perp
souma : I'm so sleepy!

HAPPY ENDING

end of volume 3 special presentation II