# E11 - Dark Hero
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"Prologue: The Great Cataclysm"
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A long time ago, mankind was
touched by the planet's anger,
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and the world was engulfed in flames.
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It was the Day of the Cataclysm.
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The flames burned ferociously,
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with an intensity threatening to
incinerate the places mankind lived in,
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the languages they spoke,
and the culture they had built up.
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"Chapter One: Holy Fire"
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As the world was being covered in ash,
one man appeared.
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He would later be called Raffles I.
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Raffles took his disciples and
left on a journey in search of light.
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At the end of his journey,
he found an "unsullied flame,"
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and brought forth the light that
would be mankind's salvation.
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"Chapter Two: Amaterasu"
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Raffles and his disciples used the flame
bestowed by the great Sol
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and the technology cultivated
by mankind to create "Amaterasu."
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The sacred flame of Amaterasu
benefited the lives of mankind,
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and ended up establishing the foundation
of a state in the Far East.
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During the investigation we just carried out,
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we discovered a facility called the Tabernacle,
that is similar to Amaterasu,
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and determined that its power source
was a person bearing an Adolla Burst.
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In addition--and this is still speculation--
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the source of power for
the empire's Amaterasu is also a person.
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Probably the girl that I Linked with at the 4th,
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whom we suspect to be the First Pillar.
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But then, what is written in the scriptures
of the Holy Sol Temple is...
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It means that the Holy Sol Temple's scriptures
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would be presenting teachings
that are incorrect.
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Every citizen of the empire
knows what's in the scriptures.
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Are you telling me they're false?
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Of course they are!
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They don't say anywhere that our family
were the ones who built Amaterasu!
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But to think that there's
a person inside Amaterasu...
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What were my ancestors involved in?
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False teachings...
Does that mean that it's possible
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the Evangelist and
the Holy Sol Temple are connected?
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Shinra, Arthur, Tamaki,
excellent work on this mission.
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I'm going to report the results of your
investigation to the top brass at once.
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Lieutenant?
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This concludes today's meeting.
All personnel, return to your normal duties.
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Iris, are you okay?
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Just thinking that this country is
built on one person's sacrifice...
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It's hard for us to believe,
as Holy Sol adherents, isn't it?
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Captain, is the Holy Sol Temple evil?
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I can't say for sure.
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But the fact that the Holy Sol Temple
supports the people is true.
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I am grateful for Sol's grace.
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Thank you very much.
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I have to find the truth, for the sake of
the sister and other devout believers.
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No doubt about it. Arthur-*kun* was right.
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The sequence of numbers
inside the Tabernacle is pi!
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But what does pi have to do with Amaterasu?
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The Holy Sol Temple's scriptures
are flat-out false.
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And the development of the country
has been nothing more than a put-up job.
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But if the people of the empire
learn of our suspicions about Amaterasu...
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If the results of this investigation
ever come to light,
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it would rock the whole Tokyo Empire.
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I know. We have to be very careful
about how we treat this information.
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Unfortunately, I doubt
this country would change.
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The story would just get hushed up,
and that would be the end of it.
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I guess this is all the Fire Force can do.
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It might be time to play it a little rougher.
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That's a dangerous idea, isn't it?
Paying a visit to the Holy Sol Temple?
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Sounds intriguing, right?
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You're not exactly on the
straight and narrow. Who are you?
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A dark hero.
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*Everything I've had, I've lost,*
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*but I won't let go of this remaining spark*
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*No, I won't let it go, not ever*
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*Though there may be no right answers*
*in my ill-defined tale,*
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*once I'm able to step forward...*
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*They say something's wrong with me,*
*but I'll do something with them*
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*I'm not even sure what I'm supposed to be*
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*But if my dreams have*
*resolved themselves to be by your side*
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*then there's nothing left*
*for me to doubt anymore*
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*Sparks fly as things kick off*
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*until "black and white" turns to ashen gray*
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*If there's a choice crown to be had*
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*I want it, I want it*
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*I'll whizz my way toward you*
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*until "double or nothing" gets zeroed out*
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*If the clowns are melancholy*
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*then nothing will get anywhere*
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*I'll show you a love that*
*burns hot enough to scorch ashes*
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*I just spark again*
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"Episode 11:
Dark Hero"
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The Holy Sol Temple is hiding something.
Don't you find that shady?
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You're just as shady, yourself.
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All the same, this does sound interesting.
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So, why me?
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As proto-nationalists,
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you all have been unfairly oppressed
by the Holy Sol Temple.
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I doubt you've forgotten that fact, right?
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Or now that you're an imperial Fire Soldier,
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have you lowered yourself
to being one of their dogs?
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Please do not give money to solicitors.
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This is Armed Forces Security Enforcement.
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What is right and what is wrong?
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I just want to know the right answers.
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The vague scraps presented by God aren't enough.
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Only the right answers are
the singular truths that transcend God.
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I want to know the cause of human combustion,
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and what exactly is happening in the world.
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"Several years earlier"
"Haijima Industries, Headquarters"
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"Infernal"
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"Infernal"
"human combustion"
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"Infernal"
"human combustion"
"Adolla Burst"
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"Infernal"
"human combustion"
"Adolla Burst" "Great Cataclysm"
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Licht-*kun*, I read your paper on
human combustion. It was really good.
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How did you come up with
the idea behind your theory?
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H-Hey, Licht-*kun*!
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I'm just...
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...trying to find the right answer.
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The right answer is the one thing
in this world that I can trust.
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Is that your just cause, Viktor Licht?
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You again?
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I seek the truth; I have no need for
anything as ill-defined as just causes.
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Heroes need them.
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We can't go public? Why not, sir?!
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No, I wouldn't think so.
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The facts that you uncovered
are likely to disturb the empire's citizens.
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Apparently, things must be done
in order for everything to be disclosed.
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Disturbed? You're kidding.
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Much as I hate it,
this was the top brass's decision.
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We'll have to wait for three years
while this goes through the church,
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to allow them to reveal the truth
in a way that won't cause any chaos.
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Th-Three whole years?
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So we have to keep on deceiving
the empire's people during that time?
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If that's the case, I don't understand
why we even went to investigate!
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--Not to mention what the White-Clad
will do in the meantime...
--It's not unusual for the truth to be hidden to preserve the status quo.
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The "imperial dogs" aren't up to this.
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This calls for a stray dog
that isn't chained up to anything!
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Waka! Waka!
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Hey, have you seen Waka around?
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Huh? You, too, Lieutenant Konro?
We were just looking for him, as well.
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For crying out loud, where could he be
out whooping it up at this hour?
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Well, he's bound to get hungry
and come back home before breakfast.
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Whenever you *do* see Waka, come let me know.
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Yes, sir.
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Oh, Beni, here I thought you were
starting to get your act together lately.
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Don't go stirring up any trouble.
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Is that it?
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As you can see, the approach is
exposed and the security is tight.
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We won't be able to just sneak on in.
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As such, how about we bust our way
right through the main entrance?
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Nice and straightforward.
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You know, I still can't believe
you decided to tag along
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with someone as fishy as I am.
There's something quite different about you.
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Yeah. That's because you *are* so fishy.
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If you try anything funny, I'll have
my eye on you, and can just stomp you.
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Don't push me, now! We're so high up!
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I'm not pushing you yet.
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You're on the empire's wanted list, aren't you?
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Why are you taking a risk
like storming the Imperial Seat?
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For *my* just cause.
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I want to know the truth! About what's
happening in this country, and this world!
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To find out that truth, I'm willing to
let my humanity, my ethics,
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my morality, and my virtue be damned!
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I was born and brought up in this land.
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I have a right to know the truth about it!
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Truth is the one thing that
spells equal justice for all!
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What's in there?
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The "true" scriptures that
the Holy Sol Temple has been hiding.
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Never heard of them.
How do *you* know about them?
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I happen to know just a little bit
about the church.
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All right, let's climb down
and go pay our respects.
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We're climbing down?!
Why did we even come up here?!
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People expect you to look down on things
from above when you're a hero.
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"Holy Sol Temple, Imperial Seat"
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Our Lord, who shineth in Heaven,
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please bestow thy blessed light upon us.
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*Látom*.
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Allow me.
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That's okay.
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Do you know why I devote myself
to Sol as much as I do?
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Of course, Excellency.
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In times of old, there were many religions
that thrived around the world,
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and by standing together in their belief in God,
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they established a way of living
that maintained discipline.
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Now, in recent times, a newly-created science
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has allowed mankind to develop
more abundantly, and more efficiently.
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Before the Great Cataclysm,
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there were many forms of religion
and government across a vast world.
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However, all of them have perished.
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The Holy Sol Temple is a bundling of
all the histories of mankind.
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All of the world's diverse religions,
governments, and science
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became as one, centered around
Sol and Amaterasu.
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The Holy Sol Temple is indeed
mankind's final light, the "truth."
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No one in this world can be allowed
to betray the Holy Sol Temple.
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Yes, heretics who follow not after
the Holy Sol Temple, which leads to rebirth,
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but idolize this Destroyer God, Shinmon.
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Do the residents of Asakusa still reject
the beneficence of Amaterasu?
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We have been advised by the cardinals
to avoid doing anything
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that might provoke Benimaru Shinmon.
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Benimaru Shinmon...
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What was that sound?!
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It was close!
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It's the main entrance!
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B-B-Benimaru Shinmon is attacking!
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No, Your Excellency,
we have done nothing to him yet!
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Stop that man!
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Why is Benimaru Shinmon here?!
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I'm not Benimaru Shinmon.
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I'm Shinmon Benimaru.
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You really let them have it.
F--- the Holy Sol Temple! That felt good.
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You're the one who told me to do it.
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Kicking disciple ass in the house of God--
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what's become of your sense of justice?
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This isn't about anything
as significant as "justice."
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All I want is for those around me
to be able to live happy lives.
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I don't know if it's because
I'm a proto-nationalist,
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but I just don't like the Holy Sol Temple.
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The energy that is produced by Amaterasu
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somehow has the stink of blood on it.
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Your senses are sharp, aren't they?
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I like how being with you
doesn't make me feel tense.
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These guys may not look it,
but they're the elite guard.
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The Holy Sol Temple
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boasts that they have God's Holy Fire
and the power of science,
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and proclaims that mankind is wonderful,
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but people are nothing but animals
before we ever get to mankind and God.
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They say we are a nation blessed by God,
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but if just one animal goes wild,
it all falls apart.
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I just want to make them understand that.
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This is no place for a barbarian
like you to trespass.
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Die.
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Hey, what's the matter?
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Hey... Mr. Almighty?
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I have no prayers to offer for you!
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Hey...
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"To be continued"
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Lame.
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*Most incidences have their own name*
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*But no one knows and I'm upside down*
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*Billions of people exist*
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*But not anybody tells me what that is*
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*Sacrificing my limited life*
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*Am I moving forward or not*
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*I just want to believe*
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*Nothing goes to waste*
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*I question myself*
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*Why I can't be who I want to be*
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*tangled and translucent*
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*It drains me*
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*Pretending and overextending myself*
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*Wish one day I could love pathetic myself*
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*Hoping for a dazzling future to come*
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*Don't over decorate smile clumsily*
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*Just live life the way I am*
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*This world is cruel*
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*Can't choose how to be born*
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*Stick up the middle finger then*
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*Let's shoot off to the other side*
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"*Fire Force*, Season 2"
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"Next time"
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Captain Shinmon collapses
before the Holy Sol Temple combatant.
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Joker is stunned by this.
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What they seek is an even deeper mystery
within the Holy Sol Temple.
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I'm not sure how I feel about this.
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I, too, love the darkness.
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"Episode 12:
Shadows Cast by Divine Light"
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Next time on *Fire Force*, Season 2,
episode 12, "Shadows Cast by Divine Light."
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Return to the great flame of fire. *Látom*.
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