# 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?!
**[01:00] ---**
This can't be!
**[01:01] ---**
*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?
**[04:12] ---**
*It's starting... The
battle between two gods...*
**[04:20] ---**
*"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.
**[08:21] ---**
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?*
**[11:02] ---**
Kishin Hunter!
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That was a light wound.
**[11:32] ---**
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.
**[11:55] ---**
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.
**[12:09] ---**
Umm, I asked what your point was...
**[12:14] ---**
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?
**[12:41] ---**
Yeah, Tsubaki?!
**[12:42] ---**
Let's try to be a little quieter...
**[12:44] ---**
No need! All this "left,
right" stuff is a pain!
**[12:48] ---**
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...!
**[13:17] ---**
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.
**[13:55] ---**
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.
**[17:08] ---**
I agree with that sentiment.
**[17:11] ---**
But you're the one who will be finished.
**[17:15] ---**
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.
**[17:40] ---**
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...
**[18:51] ---**
It appears all that extra free
time has netted you rubbish ideas.
**[18:57] ---**
Just what lies ahead for
a world filled with madness?
**[19:02] ---**
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!
**[19:14] ---**
That phrase certainly brings back memories.
**[19:17] ---**
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.
**[19:39] ---**
Not having to live with tiresome
rules about parents and friends is...
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What's happening?
**[19:59] ---**
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!
**[20:11] ---**
Huh?
**[20:17] ---**
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*.
**[21:15] ---**
Huh?
**[21:22] ---**
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?*
**[23:22] ---**
*Yeah. Ready when you are.*
**[23:24] ---**
*Did you wash your face?*
**[23:25] ---**
*Yeah.*
**[23:25] ---**
*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.*
**[23:30] ---**
*Did you go to the bathroom?*
**[23:30] ---**
*Yeah.*
**[23:31] ---**
*Did you trim your toenails?*
**[23:32] ---**
*No, I haven't...*
**[23:34] ---**
*Then should we put this off until tomorrow?*
**[23:37] ---**
*Next time on Soul Eater, episode 49:*
**[23:40] ---**
*"Asura Wakes...
To the End of the World?"*
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*Your soul is mine!*
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