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E48 - Lord Death Wields a Death Scythe – Just One Step from Utter Darkness?

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    A sound "soul"
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    dwells within a sound mind
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    and a sound body.
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    As the battle headed for a
    conclusion, it also escalated in speed.

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    Black☆Star finished his
    fight with Mifune...

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    and my father used the Magic Tool Brew
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    to activate the Death City Robot.
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    What?!
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    This can't be!
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    And, at last, the Kishin
    was successfully captured.

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    I'm Falling
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    Down Into My Shadow
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    I'm holding my breath
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    and waiting Deadly Night
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    Don't Scary
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    If you want it
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    you can see for yourself
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    any world at all
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    See you in your dreams Yeah Baby
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    even if they're bad dreams
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    Fairy Blue for you
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    I destroyed the stars
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    and hung up a
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    Black Paper Moon
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    if you believe in me!
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    When You're
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    Lost "Here" I am...
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    "Forever" With Your Soul
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    If you look up I'll be there shining
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    like the moon
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    Honestly, now. I see you're
    still as heavy-handed as ever.
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    We meet again, Asura.
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    I had hoped that we wouldn't,
    if at all possible...
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    Things are getting tense in here...
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    I feel like the madness might take
    over my mind just by being here...

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    Lord Death in his complete form,
    brandishing Death Scythe...

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    and the Kishin Asura, who escaped
    after being sealed away for so long...

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    Which will it be?
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    So sorry, but there's no escape now.
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    My permission is needed to leave this room.
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    Oh, then that means I
    simply need to defeat you.
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    Are you serious? Do you
    really think you can defeat me?
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    Sorry...
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    but the outcome of our fight was
    decided the moment you were swallowed.
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    So, shall we finish things
    up nice and quickly?
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    It's starting... The
    battle between two gods...

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    "Lord Death Wields a Death Scythe...
    Just One Step from Utter Darkness?"

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    Hey, Maka! What the heck's going on?!
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    How is Death City moving around?!
    What happened to the Kishin?!
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    I don't need soul perception to know.
    The Kishin is in the Death Room.
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    What?!
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    Lord Death is there, too.
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    Then...
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    Let's hurry, Soul.
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    You're going to the Death Room?
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    There are still other objectives.
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    The destruction of Arachne
    and the device...
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    Let's do what we can.
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    First we'll meet up with
    Black☆Star's group. Okay?
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    Yeah. Got it.
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    Which way?
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    Turn left there...
    Left?!
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    Which way is left?!
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    Calm down, Black☆Star. Left is
    the hand you hold your rice bowl in.
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    Okay!
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    Please, Black☆Star! That's the
    hand you hold chopsticks with!
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    I did that on purpose!
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    O-Oh. Sorry, Black☆Star.
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    It didn't seem that way to me...
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    Hey, Kid! What is this?!
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    Unbelievable! Neither of
    them has even made a move yet!
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    No, they are now!
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    Burp.
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    Okay, now it's our turn.
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    Spirit. Are you ready?
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    Any time you are!
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    Then let us go all out!
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    He did it!
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    Fools!
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    There was no resistance! Is this a dummy?!
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    Father!
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    Is that all you have?
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    I guess you haven't had
    enough rehabilitation yet!
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    That manner of talking rather irritates me.
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    Could you do something about it?
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    In that case, be a good boy
    and let me finish you.
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    I promise it won't hurt!
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    Allow me to recount an old tale.
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    After you sealed me away,
    I thought about a great many things.
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    After all, the only freedom allowed to
    me after being stuffed inside that skin
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    was the freedom to think...
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    Yeah, sorry about that.
    This time I promise to kill you properly.
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    Yikes! Lord Death is saying stuff
    even more extreme than Stein now!
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    In the pitch darkness,
    I thought about all sorts of things...
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    About everything in the universe...
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    That's when I realized just
    how unstable this world is...
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    Yes. The world is covered by a thin skin.
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    What lies beneath it is
    unclear and ambiguous.
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    Is it made of a soft
    material, or is it hard?
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    If not, then perhaps it's made of a liquid.
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    What proof is there that
    it's not a hollow cavity?
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    But no one can know what lies
    beneath that skin without looking under it.
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    What is beneath that single
    layer of skin is a complete mystery.
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    All we can do is imagine
    what that skin envelops.
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    But what if it's hiding something
    that we can't even imagine?
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    That's a very terrifying thought.
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    Could you quit with the
    dull and complicated talk?!
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    Reaper Chop!
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    The phrase, "Just thinking about
    it terrifies me" is not quite accurate.
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    It's imagination that gives people fear.
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    You're saying happiness can be had
    by staying holed up in a dark place?
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    Imagination is the source of all emotion.
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    People imagine things because
    they don't know what to expect.
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    Positive people call that "curiosity."
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    The order you've created offers
    calmness and peace of mind to the people.
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    But when you peel away the thin skin
    of that order, just what lies underneath?
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    Beats me...
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    You lie. Surely you know.
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    I've had just about enough
    of your pointless banter.
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    Spirit.
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    I've been waiting for this!
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    Soul Resonance!
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    Time to die, Asura!
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    What?
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    Kishin Hunter!
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    That was a light wound.
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    It's no problem. It'll grow right back.
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    What kind of battle is this?!
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    That's hardly surprising to me,
    given who I'm dealing with.
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    Pain is not an important issue.
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    Much more terrifying is imagining
    the future derived from that pain.
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    Your point being?
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    People are not terrified of death.
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    They are terrified of imagining death.
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    Umm, I asked what your point was...
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    My point?
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    Yes. What I am basically trying to say...
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    is that I have stopped imagining.
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    U-Umm, Black☆Star?
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    Yeah, Tsubaki?!
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    Let's try to be a little quieter...
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    No need! All this "left,
    right" stuff is a pain!
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    Going straight forward is more my style!
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    But the enemy will show up if we
    draw too much attention to ourselves...
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    Fine by me! I'll kick the
    crap out of 'em all!
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    Is he always like that?
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    Sorry. Black☆Star is a straightforward boy.
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    You're...!
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    Yes, it's me! The one and only Black☆...
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    Shut up, runt!
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    I win!
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    Is she always like that?
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    Sorry. Angela is very free-spirited...
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    Hmph!
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    There's nothing I can do
    about Death's barrier...
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    The castle is in shambles.
    Is watching quietly all I can do now?
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    Lady Arachne...
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    The situation is very grave.
    You should escape right away.
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    No. I will remain here.
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    Oh, but...
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    The Kishin will return to
    my open arms. Without fail.
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    I guess believing that is all I can do...
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    Wouldn't it be rather
    boring to give up imagining?
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    Boring? I take issue with
    putting it like that.
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    If there's any other way of
    putting it, then please let me know!
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    You've always been like that.
    Simple and cowardly!
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    Getting rid of your anxieties
    like that one by one
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    was the only way you could be at ease.
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    You partnered with Vajra
    and fought alongside us
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    so that we could share those anxieties...
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    but you betrayed not only innocent
    people, but even your own partner.
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    I'm surprised someone like
    you would say such naïve things.
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    Rules and order cannot
    hold anxiety in check.
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    Denying that anxiety with madness
    will only bring forth new anxiety!
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    It's so simple. Why can't
    you understand it?!
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    Even a child could tell you that
    doing that will leave you with nothing!
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    The truth cannot be had by clinging
    to order coated with rhetoric and lies.
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    Covering up what is inconvenient
    and putting off the real issues
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    will not hide all the rips in it.
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    I guess you really are
    beyond salvation after all.
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    Is providing false peace really that noble?
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    I'm at least confident that
    I'm not a nuisance like you!
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    Now you're just quibbling!
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    What's wrong with surrendering
    oneself to madness?
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    That's what's known as
    the height of arrogance!
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    I'm sorry, but you don't seem to
    be living very commendably yourself.
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    What's happening, Kid?!
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    Hey! This looks bad!
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    Oh...
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    This battle is on an incredible level...
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    I was planning to lend
    assistance when I found a chance,

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    but there's nothing I can possibly do!
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    This is too much, even for
    a Death Scythe like me!

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    Just trying not to get caught
    in the fight is hard enough!

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    I think it's time we end this.
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    I agree with that sentiment.
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    But you're the one who will be finished.
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    Oh? Did I get on your bad side?
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    Sometimes I need to be serious.
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    Because I am the guard of
    the law and order of this world.
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    I see.
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    It's a shame we couldn't come to
    any sort of mutual understanding.
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    I suppose it's only natural, though.
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    As an old friend, let me
    give you a piece of advice.
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    Being bound by these so-called
    rules and order that you've created
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    will be fatal.
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    As you can see...
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    Father...
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    Father! Father!
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    Father!
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    So this is how this world ends...
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    It appears all that extra free
    time has netted you rubbish ideas.
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    Just what lies ahead for
    a world filled with madness?
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    Excalibur, huh...
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    I don't care if there's nothing.
    As long as fear doesn't exist there.
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    Fool!
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    That phrase certainly brings back memories.
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    However, the result is
    as you can plainly see.
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    You fall for such easy tricks
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    because you're bound by
    pathetic rules and ties of obligation...
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    Fool! Rules are decided
    upon by each individual!
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    That's precisely why Death lost to me.
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    Not having to live with tiresome
    rules about parents and friends is...
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    What's happening?
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    Huh?
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    N-Not good... This is not good...
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    I need to repair myself immediately...
    At this rate, I'll also be...
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    I have no time to waste!
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    Huh?
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    That can't be...
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    Lord Death... lost?
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    Asura...
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    I knew you would come back to me!
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    I was worried this whole time...
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    This whole time?
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    Yes...
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    Arachne...
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    Yes?
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    I'm afraid...
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    Don't worry! I'll...!
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    I'm afraid of you.
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    Huh?
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    Asura...
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    A witch's soul...
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    With dry lips
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    exposed to the
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    icy sun
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    my overflowing tears
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    scrape against me
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    with tremendous brightness
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    So I sought you
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    to fill in the gaps
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    left by what I lack,
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    only to gather up
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    the sadness passed through
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    our touching fingers
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    If you claim the wish
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    deep in my heartbeat
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    as being destiny
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    then the memories
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    and lost remnants
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    you left behind
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    are still
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    abandoned
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    even now
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    This is going to be the final
    battle. Are you ready, Soul?

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    Yeah. Ready when you are.
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    Did you wash your face?
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    Yeah.
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    Did you brush your teeth?
[23:26] ---
    Yeah.
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    Did you get a handkerchief?
[23:28] ---
    Yeah.
[23:28] ---
    Did you eat breakfast?
[23:29] ---
    Yeah.
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    Did you go to the bathroom?
[23:30] ---
    Yeah.
[23:31] ---
    Did you trim your toenails?
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    No, I haven't...
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    Then should we put this off until tomorrow?
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    Next time on Soul Eater, episode 49:
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"Asura Wakes...
    To the End of the World?"

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    Your soul is mine!
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