18 - Chapter Eighteen: Lian Tong Temple...

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[00:13] ---
    Father! Taito!
[00:14] ---
    Lien?
[00:15] ---
    What's wrong?!
[00:20] ---
    What the hell are you guys doing here?!
[00:24] ---
    Why?! Why, you mustached bastard?!
[00:27] ---
    Why do you have to set
    Lian Tong Temple on fire now?!
[00:31] ---
    You'll pay for this!
[00:45] ---
    I'll never say good-bye
    to our prime forever
[00:54] ---
    And I feel like dumb,
    I don't know why
[01:03] ---
    I'll never say good-bye
    'cos I can't forget her
[01:12] ---
    But I feel like dumb,
    I don't know why
[01:21] ---
    Try to scream
[01:24] ---
    Shattered dreams are
    made of stone and desperation
[01:32] ---
    Broken hearts blown in a
    freezing wind during winterlong
[01:38] ---
    Unspoken words floating on
    freezing wind during winterlong
[01:48] ---
    During winterlong
[02:21] ---
    Damn them...!
[02:23] ---
    "Chapter Eighteen:
    Lian Tong Temple Ablaze"
[02:36] ---
    Are you all right?!
[02:37] ---
    Hey! Hang in there!
[02:39] ---
    Y-Young master... Boss...
[02:42] ---
    S-Sorry... The Xuan Lang Platoon suddenly...
[02:47] ---
    We know. Don't talk anymore.
[02:49] ---
    Taito! Lien!
[02:51] ---
    Laila!
[02:52] ---
    Are you guys okay?!
[02:53] ---
    We're all right.
[02:55] ---
    The Qing Long members
    risked their lives to hide us.
[03:01] ---
    Damn you, mustached bastard!
[03:03] ---
    Stop, Taito!
[03:05] ---
    Some people here are still alive.
[03:07] ---
    Let the others fight.
    You can help treat the wounded.
[03:11] ---
    But...!
[03:12] ---
    What are the duties of the Qing Long Platoon?
[03:16] ---
    Our duty is not to fight, but to
    help, protect, and love others.
[03:22] ---
    That's right.
[03:23] ---
    The Divine Warriors can easily
    fend off the Xuan Lang Platoon.
[03:30] ---
    All right!
[03:32] ---
    Let's help, too!
[03:33] ---
    Yeah!
[03:38] ---
    Just you wait, Xuan Lang Platoon!
    I'll kick the crap out of you later!
[03:50] ---
    Take this!
[03:52] ---
    Wait, you!
[03:53] ---
    Dammit! Quit scampering away!
[03:56] ---
    Why the hell are you here, anyway?!
[03:58] ---
    Somehow I doubt the great Xuan Lang
    Platoon is here for monetary gain.
[04:12] ---
    Which would mean...
[04:21] ---
    ...they're after Taito...
[04:25] ---
    ...the Alkaid.
[04:28] ---
    But it's odd.
[04:31] ---
    Surely they couldn't have
    thought they could capture
[04:34] ---
    the Alkaid and three of the Divine
    Warriors with such a small force?
[04:39] ---
    Well, whatever.
[04:47] ---
    Hosei!
[04:49] ---
    Rinmei!
[04:50] ---
    Most of the Xuan Lang Platoon
    back there has been taken care of.
[04:54] ---
    Looks like things are okay here, too.
[04:55] ---
    I wouldn't say that.
[04:58] ---
    That squad of women was so quick to run away;
[05:00] ---
    before I realized it they were all gone.
[05:04] ---
    Were they trying to throw us into confusion?
    Or was their goal actually...
[05:11] ---
    Where's Koyo?
[05:12] ---
    I dunno. I haven't seen him.
[05:14] ---
    Sheesh! I told him he needs
    to help put out the fires too!
[05:19] ---
    Men are so hopeless!
[05:32] ---
    O-Oh, my...
[05:48] ---
    That's certainly a vicious way
    to go about killing an old man.
[05:53] ---
    It's our own way of showing proper respect.
[05:57] ---
    After all, people once lauded you
[06:00] ---
    as "the great Sonnei of Lian Tong Temple."
[06:03] ---
    Hearing that makes me feel good.
[06:05] ---
    But you've a lot more training
    to do if you wish to capture me.
[06:13] ---
    You're quite lively for your age.
[06:16] ---
    Actually, it seems I've grown
    much feebler than I had thought.
[06:29] ---
    There you go!
[06:31] ---
    Thanks, young master!
[06:35] ---
    Are there any other injured people, Dad?
[06:38] ---
    Most everyone is fine now.
[06:40] ---
    You worked very hard, Taito.
[06:43] ---
    S-Stop! I'm not that kind of person!
[06:45] ---
    No, before, you would've run right
    into battle without listening to me
[06:48] ---
    after simply hearing someone
    mention the Xuan Lang Platoon.
[06:54] ---
    You've grown up.
[06:56] ---
    Dad...
[07:03] ---
    You're from the Xuan Lang Platoon!
[07:17] ---
    M-Master Sonnei!
[07:19] ---
    Grandpa Son?!
[07:23] ---
    Alkaid!
[07:25] ---
    If you wish to save Sonnei,
    you will come here alone!
[07:29] ---
    I can't believe this!
[07:30] ---
    We've been had! They were
    after Master Sonnei from the start!
[07:34] ---
    This is insane! He's just an old man!
[07:37] ---
    I can't let them get away with this!
[07:40] ---
    You will stay out of this
    too, Divine Warriors!
[07:43] ---
    Try anything and we'll
    kill the old man on the spot!
[07:52] ---
    Damn them...!
[07:57] ---
    You don't need to tell me to
    go up there! I'd go anyway!
[08:01] ---
    Dad!
[08:03] ---
    Master Sonnei is in your hands.
[08:05] ---
    Yeah!
[08:07] ---
    Taito. Be careful.
[08:09] ---
    Yeah! You can count on me!
[08:11] ---
    Here I go!
[08:19] ---
    Father...
[08:20] ---
    Laila. Have faith in Taito.
[08:24] ---
    Right!
[08:26] ---
    What?!
[08:29] ---
    Hiding was worth it! How nice
    of the Alkaid to leave for us!
[08:35] ---
    The Xuan Lang Platoon!
[08:36] ---
    Killing Soei, the head
    of the Qing Long Platoon,
[08:40] ---
    will really give our careers a boost!
[08:45] ---
    Oh, so you're going to kill me?
[08:51] ---
    Unfortunately... I am a strong fighter.
[08:55] ---
    Y-You can't mock us!
[08:58] ---
    You girls certainly have it tough too.
[09:02] ---
    Being forced to quietly stand up
    here with your swords at the ready...
[09:08] ---
    Be quiet! Know your place!
[09:12] ---
    When you grow old it's harder to
    recognize situations you're in...
[09:16] ---
    So, tell me, do you two have
    boyfriends back at the capital?
[09:21] ---
    I said be quiet!
[09:22] ---
    Do you want to be killed?!
[09:25] ---
    You're cute even when you shout!
[09:29] ---
    Taito now has the strength
    to handle situations himself,
[09:33] ---
    including me being used as a hostage.
[09:36] ---
    It looks like you
    underestimated him a bit, Keiro.
[09:42] ---
    Oh, I'm so bored. Hurry up, Taito.
[09:47] ---
    Hang on, Grandpa Son! I'm coming!
[09:54] ---
    Oh, my. It looks like ol' Choka
    put a lot into her little plan,
[10:00] ---
    but she's underestimated
    the Alkaid a bit too much.
[10:04] ---
    Using Sonnei as a hostage
    won't help her at all.
[10:09] ---
    There's actually a much more
    interesting pawn down there!
[10:17] ---
    Well?! Who's next?!
[10:20] ---
    D-Damn you...
[10:22] ---
    H-He's too good! So this is the skill
    of the Qing Long Platoon's leader!
[10:37] ---
    Lien!
[10:40] ---
    S-S-Soei! I'll kill him if I have to!
[10:44] ---
    F-Father...
[10:46] ---
    Apparently the Xuan Lang Platoon
    has a penchant for taking hostages.
[10:51] ---
    You're pathetic.
[10:54] ---
    S-Stop! I'll do it! I'll kill
    a kid if I have to! Stop!
[11:04] ---
    I told you I was a strong fighter.
[11:14] ---
    Why did Dad's sword crack that easily?
[11:18] ---
    Good of you to come, Alkaid.
[11:28] ---
    I came alone, like you said!
    Now let Grandpa Son go!
[11:33] ---
    I don't remember
    making such an agreement.
[11:36] ---
    We'll let the old man go
    after we've defeated you.
[11:41] ---
    Do not be hasty, Taito.
[11:44] ---
    If you remain calm, victory
    will always be within sight.
[11:52] ---
    Th-That energy!
[11:53] ---
    Don't tell me the Wan Xiang Shi Ming
    is involved in this too?!
[11:59] ---
    If so... If so, then...!
[12:03] ---
    Taito!
[12:04] ---
    Grandpa Son!
[12:05] ---
    Forget about me! Go back at once!
[12:08] ---
    I have a bad-- no, terrible-- feeling
    that Soei and the others are in danger!
[12:12] ---
    Hurry! Go back at once!
[12:15] ---
    B-But what about you?!
[12:17] ---
    It doesn't matter what happens
    to me! Please, Taito! Go, quickly!
[12:21] ---
    Grandpa Son!
[12:34] ---
    What trick is this, old man?!
[12:36] ---
    Choka! The situation is
    now out of your control!
[12:41] ---
    I would leave if I were you!
[12:43] ---
    Nonsense! I'll at least
    offer your life to Lord Keiro!
[12:48] ---
    Kill him!
[12:55] ---
    Even if he is an annoying geezer,
[12:57] ---
    it's not nice to treat an old man this way!
[13:04] ---
    So I am annoying?
[13:06] ---
    Yes. Very.
[13:07] ---
    D-Damn you!
[13:09] ---
    Get angry too often and you'll get wrinkles.
[13:12] ---
    Bye, now!
[13:16] ---
    Shall we pursue them, Lady Choka?
[13:18] ---
    We will leave for today.
[13:20] ---
    But someday the Alkaid will be mine...!
[13:25] ---
    I never imagined *you
    *would come to my rescue.
[13:28] ---
    I owed you for teaching me,
    even if it was only for one night.
[13:32] ---
    But why did you send
    Taito to the temple gate?
[13:34] ---
    I sensed it. The Wan Xiang Shi Ming.
[13:38] ---
    Wan Xiang... Shi Ming?
[13:40] ---
    I was careless. I hadn't anticipated
    that he would be a part of this.
[13:48] ---
    Dad! Laila!
[13:50] ---
    Oh! Taito! That was fast!
[13:52] ---
    Welcome back, Taito!
[13:54] ---
    D-Dad, Laila... Is everything all right?
[13:58] ---
    The Wan Xiang Shi Ming looks like
    a person, but isn't a person at all.
[14:03] ---
    It is an evil spirit.
[14:05] ---
    One of the most dangerous and
    disagreeable kind there is, too!
[14:09] ---
    Shi Ming... Do you mean
    Keiro's lackey, Shimei?
[14:12] ---
    Yes.
[14:14] ---
    For many generations he
    has toyed with people's fates
[14:18] ---
    and lived only for
    his personal pleasure.
[14:24] ---
    I naturally assume he isn't
    serving Keiro out of loyalty.
[14:28] ---
    He must've found a source of amusement.
[14:32] ---
    An evil spirit that toys with fates...
[14:37] ---
    Okay, Alkaid.
[14:39] ---
    It's time to give you some
    delightful, delightful entertainment!
[14:46] ---
    I'm perfectly fine. But what
    happened with Master Sonnei?
[14:50] ---
    W-Well, uhh...
[14:55] ---
    They're still alive?!
[14:57] ---
    No, Dad! These guys...
[15:00] ---
    ...are undead!
[15:01] ---
    Undead?!
[15:04] ---
    This is the only way to kill the undead!
[15:10] ---
    Got it!
[16:08] ---
    D-Dad!
[16:10] ---
    Dad! Dad! Stay with me!
[16:13] ---
    Father!
[16:14] ---
    T-Taito...
[16:17] ---
    Dad!
[16:19] ---
    Why do you cry?
[16:22] ---
    This is the world we live in.
[16:25] ---
    You know something like
    this can happen at any time...
[16:30] ---
    Still...! Even so...!
[16:34] ---
    S-Soei!
[16:35] ---
    Sir Soei!
[16:36] ---
    Boss!
[16:44] ---
    Taito... What happened to Master Sonnei...?
[16:48] ---
    I rescued Master Sonnei.
[16:51] ---
    Choka's forces appear
    to have retreated as well.
[16:54] ---
    I see... That's a relief...
[16:59] ---
    I'm so proud.
[17:02] ---
    Everyone is alive and unhurt...
[17:06] ---
    That is the very essence of
    "Help, protect, and love others..."
[17:12] ---
    A member of the Qing Long Platoon
    couldn't ask for anything more...
[17:28] ---
    It was...
[17:30] ---
    It was your fault, Taito!
    You were right by his side!
[17:33] ---
    You were the closest one to him!
    Why couldn't you save him?!
[17:38] ---
    You're so stupid, Taito! Stupid! Stupid!
[17:55] ---
    You!
[17:57] ---
    Shimei... Wan Xiang Shi Ming...!
[18:06] ---
    Well, Alkaid? How does it feel
    to have your beloved dad killed?
[18:14] ---
    Oh, that's the look!
    I've been waiting for that!
[18:18] ---
    You haven't shown me
    that vicious look in a while,
[18:22] ---
    so I guess killing your
    dad was the right choice!
[18:28] ---
    I'll get you for this...
[18:34] ---
    The Alkaid pattern!
[18:36] ---
    That's it! Get angry! Lose control!
    Destroy everything!
[18:41] ---
    You are the Alkaid, after all!
[19:12] ---
    Taito...
[19:14] ---
    Even with all that anger,
    he didn't lose control.
[19:18] ---
    He wasn't swallowed up
    by the Alkaid's power...
[19:37] ---
    Damn it...
[19:39] ---
    That brat's in full
    control of the Alkaid now?!
[19:45] ---
    This isn't fun... This isn't fun at all...
[19:55] ---
    I-I-It's cracked! It's cracked!
[20:04] ---
    Alkaid...!
[20:20] ---
    So you're going to go?
[20:22] ---
    Yeah.
[20:23] ---
    The karma of the stars says so, too.
[20:26] ---
    It says the seven stars will
    again gather in the capital.
[20:32] ---
    You needn't worry about Soei and the others.
[20:35] ---
    I've shielded them from Shimei's control.
[20:40] ---
    Thanks, Grandpa Son.
[20:43] ---
    The reason Keiro issued an
    attack on Lian Tong Temple,
[20:46] ---
    Shimei, the Tale of the Big Dipper...
[20:50] ---
    There's so much we need to figure out.
[20:53] ---
    He'll need me to look after him,
    so I'm going too.
[20:57] ---
    I think that's what Father would want.
[21:01] ---
    If Laila's going, so am I!
[21:03] ---
    They owe me even more now.
    So I think it's time to repay me in full.
[21:09] ---
    We'll look for Ryuko and
    the other Divine Warrior.
[21:13] ---
    I'm sure we'll have good news to report.
[21:23] ---
    Okay, let's go.
[21:25] ---
    Take care, Grandpa Son.
[21:27] ---
    Yes. Be careful.
[21:39] ---
    If this new journey of theirs is
    because of the karma of the stars,
[21:44] ---
    then Soei's passing was also due to karma.
[21:47] ---
    As was the fact that this old man survived...
[21:53] ---
    Just how much control do
    the stars have over people?
[22:07] ---
    When the birds that forgot
    their song even lost the ability to fly
[22:17] ---
    the sun through the trees
    shed its light and cried loudly
[22:27] ---
    What will the morning sun
    be telling us by shining again?
[22:33] ---
    Now, then...
[22:38] ---
    I'll clap my hands,
    so that it will reach you
[22:44] ---
    I'll clap my hands,
    it's still not quite enough
[22:49] ---
    I'll clap my hands,
    with feelings of love welling up
[22:55] ---
    I'll clap my hands,
    even if time comes to an end
[23:00] ---
    My feelings for you that I never
    got to say I will now speak out!
[23:05] ---
    Every go every where,
    arrive aboard this song, feel now!
[23:13] ---
    I'll clap my hands
[23:18] ---
    Every go every where,
    arrive aboard this song, feel now!
[23:33] ---
    The reunion they dreamed
    of is colored with callousness.
[23:36] ---
    What's going on, Ryuko?!
    This doesn't make any sense!
[23:40] ---
    Only a powerful leader
    can bring about change!
[23:43] ---
    So, you've decided to suck up to Keiro now?
[23:46] ---
    Do you understand what you're saying?!
[23:48] ---
    You won't come back to us?
[23:50] ---
    I am now Ryuko of the Xuan Lang Platoon!
[23:54] ---
    Their divergent feelings
    lead the stars into confusion.
[23:58] ---
    On Hero Tales, "Chapter
    Nineteen: Stars Divided."
[24:12] ---
    It is all for the just
    cause of eternal peace!
[24:12] ---
    "See you next time!"