E4 - Everything must have a beginning

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[01:48] Chise
    I can hear cats meowing.
[01:57] (Flashback) Mina
    Say, you cats have nine lives, do you not?
[02:03] (Flashback) Mina
    Since you have so many,
    why not spare one for me?
[02:29] Elias
    Are you awake?
[02:33] Elias
    Morning, Chise.
[02:36] Chise
    G-Good morning, sir.
[02:39] Elias
    You gave me a shock.
[02:40] Elias
    One moment you collapsed,
    the next, you'd fallen asleep.
[02:44] Chise
    S-Sorry.
[02:47] Chise
    Was I* that *tired?
[03:08] Chise
    Uh, where are we?
[03:10] Elias
    It's the train to our next
    honeymoon destination.
[03:16] Elias
    Come in.
[03:23] Sealion
    There is a messenger here to see you.
[03:27] Chise
    Bring them in.
[03:33] Elias
    This train is not meant for humans.
[03:39] Chise
    A cat?
[03:40] Cat
    Pleased to meet you, sir mage.
[03:44] Elias
    Word travels fast.
[03:46] Cat
    Rumors spread a hundred miles
    a day in the cat world.
[03:50] Chise
    He spoke.
[03:52] Cat
    Perhaps that would be surprising for
    a cat on its first or second life,
[03:56] Cat
    but this is my seventh.
[03:58] Cat
    There would be something
    wrong with me if I couldn't.
[04:01] Chise
    First? Seventh?
[04:04] Elias
    Haven't you heard?
[04:06] Elias
    Cats have nine lives.
[04:09] Chise
    Nine lives?
[04:12] Cat
    Exactly.
[04:14] Cat
    We cats become wiser with each life.
[04:19] Cat
    We too have the idea of "countries" and "kings."
[04:25] Cat
    Our King of Cats awaits at Ulthar, sir mage.
[05:09] Chise
    There are a lot of cats here.
[05:12] Cat
    That's why it's the Kingdom of Cats.
[05:15] Cat
    Here, there have historically
    been many cat lovers
[05:17] Cat
    and none who are cruel to us,
    so naturally, our numbers grew.
[05:21] Cat
    There are some other
     reasons as well, though.
[05:26] Cat
    Barney! Where the heck have you been?
[05:31] Bernie
    The King wanted me to take a look,
    so I was on patrol, Jasper.
[05:37] Bernie
    You have a scent that takes me back.
[05:41] Bernie
    You smell kind of like the mages
     that I used to see around.
[05:44] Elias
    What an overly chatty animal.
[05:47] Bernie
    Shut it, you prickly Thorn Mage.
[05:51] Bernie
    I'm not going to scratch up
    your bride, so don't worry.
[05:55] Chise
    Even cats know about this?
[05:58] Bernie
    Cats' rumors can easily make it
    to the other side of the world.
[06:24] Chise
    She just looked at me.
[06:30] Chise
    Oh, yeah. Where's this King?
[06:33] Cat
    Right next to you.
[06:41] Molly
    Hello, mage and apprentice.
[06:45] Chise
    You're the King of Cats?
[06:48] Molly
    Yes.
[06:49] Molly
    My name is Molly.
[06:52] Molly
    You must be Chise.
[06:54] Molly
    You struck me as odd, choosing to
    pair bond with this cranky man.
[06:59] Elias
    Shut up.
[07:01] Chise
    Pair bond...
[07:02] Molly
    I'm glad to see you both here.
[07:05] Molly
    I don't know what I would have done
    if they'd sent a sorcerer instead.
[07:08] Chise
    Would it have been bad if we were sorcerers?
[07:11] Bernie
    We hate sorcerers, lady!
[07:14] Bernie
    They're skeevy, lawless lowlifes!
[07:17] Bernie
    I don't wanna be anywhere near them.
[07:20] Molly
    I know you were sent here by the Church.
[07:25] Molly
    I wish I could tell you that there
    was nothing wrong with our land.
[07:29] Molly
    However, we're in a bit of trouble.
[07:32] Molly
    You'll help us, right, mage?
[07:36] Elias
    That's why I'm here,
    although I wish I weren't.
[07:40] (A)
    Hey, who are you, miss?
[07:43] Chise
    E-Elias...
[07:45] (A)
    Who were you talking to outside my house?
[07:52] Chise
    Oh, no. I just noticed
    the cute cat on the wall.
[07:57] (A)
    That's our cat.
[08:00] (A)
    Isn't she pretty?
[08:04] (A)
    Molly, it'll be time to eat soon.
[08:06] (A)
    Come inside, okay?
[08:12] Molly
    My owner.
[08:13] Molly
    I've looked after her since she
    was born, so she's like my child.
[08:19] Chise
    She's a cute girl.
[08:21] Molly
    I'm proud of her like she's my own daughter.
[08:27] Chise
    Elias.
[08:28] Elias
    I hate kids.
[08:30] Elias
    They don't even have magic,
[08:32] Elias
    but they have a strong ability
    to perceive the essence of a being.
[08:35] Elias
    Sometimes, they can see through me.
[08:37] Elias
    I might as well go investigate.
[08:42] Chise
    Where are you going?
[08:44] Elias
    Something doesn't feel right.
[08:49] Molly
    Well, then, I'd like to show you around.
[09:16] Molly
    Long ago—so long ago that even we, with our
    nine lives, don't have many tales to tell of it—
[09:25] Molly
    there was a man here who enjoyed killing us.
[09:30] Chise
    Killing cats?
[09:32] Molly
    Run as we may, hide as we may,
[09:36] Molly
    we were captured,
    and our lives were snuffed out.
[09:49] Molly
    It was the first King of
    Cats who ended that.
[09:53] Molly
    The first king gathered the remaining
     cats, and together they attacked.
[09:58] Molly
    They clawed him apart, chewed
    him to bits, drank his blood,
[10:02] Molly
    and left not even a trace of him.
[10:10] Molly
    Each generation of kings pays for
    the reverence we receive by sacrificing
[10:15] Molly
    several of our lives in
    order to hold the corruption at bay.
[10:18] Molly
    That's the price we pay for our veneration.
[10:23] Bernie
    Look really carefully.
[10:26] Bernie
    I'm sure you can see it.
[10:45] Molly
    It's filth.
[10:47] Molly
    The corrupt state of souls
    that were never cleansed...
[10:50] Molly
    The corruption has been trying
    to escape in recent days.
[10:55] Molly
    It seeks maniacally and indiscriminately
     to take the lives of both cats and humans.
[11:02] Molly
    I must not allow it to emerge,
[11:06] Molly
    even if it kills me.
[11:12] Chise
    For the girl's sake?
[11:14] Molly
    What mother fails to protect her own child?
[11:18] Molly
    It would be unthinkable, at least to me.
[11:26] Chise
    Yeah. I guess.
[11:34] Molly
    Chise!
[11:41] Alice
    Don't take this personally.
[12:11] (Flashback) (A)
    Mina.
[12:13] (Flashback) (A)
    Mina.
[12:17] (Flashback) (A)
    Mina.
[12:19] (Flashback) Mina
    Matthew.
[12:21] (Flashback) Matthew
    I'm home, Mina.
[12:23] (Flashback) Matthew
    Shouldn't you be in bed?
[12:26] (Flashback) Mina
    I'm fine, Matthew.
[12:29] (Flashback) Matthew
    Here.
[12:30] (Flashback) Mina
    Wow!
[12:31] (Flashback) Matthew
    There were lots of them
    blooming by the garden.
[12:34] (Flashback) Matthew
    I wanted to show you.
[12:36] (Flashback) Mina
    Thank you.
[12:41] (Flashback) Matthew
    How's your fever?
[12:43] (Flashback) Matthew
    You're still burning up.
[12:48] (Flashback) Matthew
    Come on.
[12:50] (Flashback) Matthew
    Shoo.
[12:51] (Flashback) Matthew
    Get off your butt and go catch
    some mice or something.
[12:55] (Flashback) Matthew
    What's his problem?
[12:57] (Flashback) ---
    That cat seriously only likes you.
[13:02] (Flashback) Matthew
    I heard there's a wandering
    sorcerer in town right now.
[13:07] (Flashback) Matthew
    I'll ask if they have any good medicine.
[13:12] (Flashback) Mina
    I'm sorry, dear.
[13:14] (Flashback) Mina
    I always do this to you.
[13:16] (Flashback) Matthew
    You don't need to apologize.
[13:19] (Flashback) Matthew
    You've always been prone to sickness,
    but I knew that when we got together.
[13:26] (Flashback) Matthew
    Now, get some sleep.
[13:30] (Flashback) Matthew
    You better not be knitting
    socks or coats like last time.
[13:34] (Flashback) Mina
    Fine.
[13:37] (Flashback) Mina
    See you soon.
[13:53] (Flashback) Mina
    If only I had nine lives, like a cat.
[14:06] Mina
    This was my sin,
[14:09] Mina
    and my punishment for resting
    my laurels on his love.
[14:14] Chise
    Who are you?
[14:16] Mina
    I suppose you could say I'm the
    core of this corruption.
[14:20] Chise
    Core?
[14:23] Mina
    This man is affixed to me. He won't let go.
[14:26] Mina
    It's my fault that he's become
     such an abomination.
[14:38] Chise
    This man...
[14:40] Mina
    Matthew.
[14:42] Mina
    My husband.
[14:51] Mina
    Please.
[14:52] Mina
    For his sake,
[14:54] Mina
    and mine...
[14:55] Chise
    Wait, I don't know anything yet—
[15:03] Elias
    Chise.
[15:05] Elias
    Chise!
[15:07] Elias
    Chise.
[15:11] Chise
    Elias.
[15:13] Elias
    I'm sorry I didn't come sooner.
[15:20] Elias
    Are you all right?
[15:21] Elias
    Can you breathe?
[15:22] Chise
    Yes.
[15:24] Elias
    What happened to the one who
    threw Chise into the pond?
[15:27] Bernie
    She gave off a flash and vanished.
[15:31] Elias
    There was magic residue all over the place.
[15:34] Elias
    It looks like someone's
    trying to get in our way.
[15:40] Elias
    I'd like to give you time to rest,
[15:44] Elias
    but Chise, I have a task for you.
[15:48] Chise
    For me?
[15:49] Elias
    We need to do something about that, soon.
[15:53] Elias
    I want you to cleanse it.
[15:55] Elias
    Containing it only delays
    the inevitable problem.
[16:00] Elias
    We don't need the magic to contain
    it, but magic to cleanse it.
[16:04] Chise
    Magic to cleanse it?
[16:06] Elias
    I haven't had you practice
    magic properly yet.
[16:12] Elias
    But I believe you can do it.
[16:17] Chise
    If I can't, will he lose faith in me?
[16:24] Chise
    If you think I can,
[16:28] Chise
    I'll do it.
[16:31] Elias
    You heard her, King of Cats.
[16:34] Molly
    Understood.
[16:35] Molly
    I'll clear the place of
    as many people as I can.
[16:39] Molly
    I'm counting on you two.
[16:41] (A)
    Yes, ma'am.
[16:43] Elias
    At night, then, when
    there aren't any people.
[16:54] Elias
    This is a mantle purified with snowmelt.
[17:00] Elias
    We use frankincense in the censer.
[17:02] Elias
    Let's use a branch of gorse
    in place of a wand.
[17:08] Elias
    You would normally need
    your own chant and wand.
[17:12] Elias
    But we'll have to make do.
[17:15] Ariel
    Is your lecture going to take a while?
[17:18] Chise
    An ariel.
[17:19] Ariel
    It's been a while, Chise.
[17:22] Elias
    They'll be a great help for our task today.
[17:25] Elias
    Although I don't look forward to it,
    especially after what happened.
[17:29] Ariel
    Cleansing and extinguishing
    is what we're good at.
[17:34] Ariel
    The wind clears away everything.
[17:37] Ariel
    Meat, bone, even trees and boulders.
[17:39] Ariel
    We weather it all away.
[17:41] Ariel
    So we're the best ones for the job.
[17:46] Chise
    Speaking of which, why is it me and not you?
[17:52] Elias
    I hate to admit it, but I'm not
    good at this kind of magic.
[17:57] Elias
    My essence is shadow, after all.
[18:00] Elias
    I'm not compatible.
[18:06] Elias
    It's all right, Chise.
[18:08] Elias
    All you have to do is picture it in your mind.
[18:13] Elias
    Just wish for it to disappear,
    like a spring wind
[18:19] Elias
    blowing away the cold winter.
[18:22] Elias
    The ariels will guide you from there.
[18:26] Chise
    Okay.
[18:28] Elias
    Chise, love the world.
[18:32] Elias
    The world you lived in may
    not have been your ally.
[18:36] Elias
    But it wasn't your enemy, either.
[18:39] Elias
    Your key is already in the silver lock.
[18:43] Elias
    All that's left to do is to open it.
[18:51] Elias
    Then again, that's just something
    someone once told me.
[19:00] Chise
    Do you love this place, Elias?
[19:08] Elias
    Sure.
[19:38] Chise
    Will he lose faith in me if I fail?
[19:42] Chise
    But...
[19:43] (Flashback) Mina
    For his sake, and mine, kill us.
[19:49] Chise
    How could she say that
    with such a calm voice?
[19:55] Chise
    How did they end up the way they did?
[20:12] Ariel
    Don't worry.
[20:14] Ariel
    Stay calm.
[20:24] Chise
    Do I have to wipe them out?
[20:30] Alice
    I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't move.
[20:33] Chise
    You're from earlier.
[20:35] Chise
    Ariel!
[20:37] Renfred
    Sorry, we have a use for that thing.
[20:42] Renfred
    We can't let you get rid of it.
[20:45] Elias
    No wonder I smelled something unfamiliar.
[20:49] Elias
    Renfred.
[20:51] Renfred
    I'm surprised you remember my name.
[20:56] Renfred
    It looks like you take good care of her.
[21:00] Renfred
    Is it because she's your precious
    test subject, Pilum Murialis?
[21:07] Chise
    Test subject?
[21:09] Ariel
    Chise! Don't listen to him!
[21:13] Renfred
    This glove is made of iron fibers,
    which you hate so much.
[21:17] Renfred
    Squirm, and you'll get hurt.
[21:19] Chise
    Ariel!
[21:20] Chise
    Why would a mage do such a thing?
[21:22] Renfred
    Mage?
[21:24] Renfred
    You're mistaken.
[21:26] Renfred
    I'm a sorcerer.
[21:29] Renfred
    Poor girl.
[21:30] Renfred
    Even the fairies are deceiving you.
[21:34] Chise
    Deceiving me?
[21:36] Elias
    She isn't deceiving you.
[21:38] Elias
    We detest lies.
[21:41] Renfred
    Indeed.
[21:42] Renfred
    All you do is conceal the truth.
[21:47] Renfred
    That's how you put this
    unfortunate child on a leash,
[21:52] Renfred
    to try to use her to satisfy
    your own curiosity.
[21:56] Renfred
    Why don't you tell her of the
    fate that awaits a Sleigh Beggy?
[22:04] Renfred
    Of the death that will soon come to her?
[22:15] Chise
    Death?
[22:19] Chise
    My death?
[23:55] Chise
    The girl's heart is rocked by the
    truth with which she is confronted.
[23:59] Chise
    Will the despairing child's decision
[24:01] Chise
    bring an end to the tragic obsession
    lurking deep in the Kingdom of Cats?
[24:06] ---
    You mustn't look inside!