[CBM] Hero Tales - Chapter 24 - A Fate of Rampage.ass (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
Say that... Say that again, Enki!
Keiro did what?!
Keiro has sealed the capital by imperial decree
and begun using the undead to slaughter people indiscriminately!
Why...?!
I don't know. He's the emperor now.
I expected him to give orders to dispose of us, but not this...
The people in the town square were there to congratulate Keiro!
Yet, he...!
Urgh, this makes no sense!
Why would he need to kill people like that?!
Keiro used every trick in the book to become emperor.
I guess to him this is all about ruling the people.
This is his "ambition beyond supremacy"!
At this rate, the capital will become a living hell...
No, not only the capital!
The entire Xian Empire!
The entire empire?!
Yes, unsure of ourselves, we'll again set forth
on our paths, even though they never cross
It wouldn't matter if we ran into each other anyway
in order to obtain it
I was lost in the void
between truth and lies
I was betrayed by a kind smile
that never doubted our pictured future
Yes, unsure of ourselves, we'll again race along
our paths, even though they never cross
It wouldn't matter if we ran into each other anyway
in order to get it back
The reason I always chased after you without forgetting
can't be expressed with words,
because it's invisible to the eye
feel my soul believe my heart
Even now, the future from back then
is shining inside our hearts
According to reports I've received from the temples,
massacres like the one in the capital are beginning throughout the empire.
Neighbors who had always lived in peace
suddenly become undead and slaughter everything they can.
Those who aren't undead are paranoid of everyone else
and curse and kill each other.
And it's all happening in the name of Emperor Keiro.
That's horrible...
Now I see.
Keiro dispatched troops all over under the pretext of squelching rebellions
so that he could spread his undead legions throughout the land like this.
Master Ryusho.
Does this mean the Xuan Lang Platoon members are undead too?!
Including Ryuko...?!
Never fear. The Big Dipper star of Mizar has not lost its shine.
There are many normal people left in the Xuan Lang Platoon.
It appears some are even fighting the undead to protect citizens.
But they're up against Shimei's undead creations.
With no easy way to defeat them, annihilation is inevitable.
There is a way! The undead are weak right here!
All you gotta do is tell everyone!
Yes! With all the undead gone, Keiro can't do a thing!
Forget it!
Do you know how long it'd take to tell everyone in the empire?!
Besides, Shimei can make even more undead hordes any time he wants!
There's no time...
Sitting around talking isn't going to solve anything!
There's no time for that!
We need to destroy that mustached bastard, Keiro, ourselves!
We're going to put an end to this all!
We're leaving for the capital tomorrow at dawn!
Ryusho. Tokaku. I leave Emperor Taiga and Taki in your hands.
Please wait!
Please wait, Lord Keiro!
Do you want something?
About the incident in Jialing Square...
Just what was the meaning of that?!
I simply ordered the people to die, as their emperor.
What?! What are you thinking?!
A country's foundation is its people! They're what give it strength!
Your point being?
Only death awaits the weak.
Their fate is to be swept away helplessly, like dust in the wind.
Just as your mother was, Keiko.
Just as an empire can bring death to its people,
so too can an emperor bring death to his empire.
Do you understand, Keiko?
Y-You're wrong! You're absolutely wrong!
It couldn't be helped that you couldn't save Mother!
Then wouldn't you agree that this land's ruin cannot be helped either?
Why does it have to be this way?!
This wasn't the new order and eternal peace you spoke of!
Please come to your senses, Father!
If you want to call me your father, you must abandon everything as well
to achieve my wish.
Father...
What... should I believe in...?
Hey, take a look.
It's definitely the night before the showdown.
Dubhe is shining especially ominously tonight.
So that's Keiro's star...
When you think about it, we and Keiro all live bound by this "karma of the stars" thing.
Dubhe is the star of authority and fighting.
That's why Keiro harbors such menacing ambitions.
Poor fellow.
I hear he was once a man who wouldn't hesitate to give his life for others,
but such is the fate of those who bear the karma of Dubhe.
You're wrong about that, Ryusho.
I hate to say this, since you and Grandpa Son taught me
all about the karma of the stars,
but we don't live our lives for those insignificant little stars.
And Keiro didn't become twisted because he's the Dubhe.
He wound up that way because he was weak inside.
You're saying the karma of the stars has nothing to do with it?
Yeah.
Alkaid, Dubhe, and the rest... None of it matters.
Whether I was the Alkaid or not, I'd still be on my way
to beat that mustached bastard because I think what he's doing is wrong!
So all that matters is that you guys want to help too,
regardless of any of that Five Divine Warriors stuff!
That's brilliant!
Even though we might not have met if the Big Dipper hadn't guided us,
the all-important Alkaid doesn't believe in the karma of the stars!
I-Is it that funny?!
No, I like you even more now, Taito!
You're right.
Plus, ol' Mr. Straightlaced is still lost out there
because he's a prisoner of this "karma of the Five Divine Warriors" idea.
That's for sure!
Sheesh, Taito! You finally realized it only now?
I've always focused on your stupidity from the start, instead of your star!
Laila's right! Dumb brother!
You weren't there at the start!
Shut up! I know Laila is right!
Just what I'd expect from Soei's son!
Despite being the Alkaid,
you think the karma of the stars and Master Sonnei are a bunch of crap?
No, I wouldn't go that far...
Okay! When I get back to Lian Tong Temple
I'm telling Master Sonnei that you said that!
N-No...! Y-You mustn't, Laila...!
I'm with Laila!
Quiet, you clod!
You shouldn't get worked up, Master Ryusho! Your heart...
So I'll be going with Taito.
I leave Emperor Taiga, Lady Taki, Sir Tokaku, and Master Ryusho with you.
Protect them at all costs. Got it?!
Boss! Please take me with you!
--Me too! --M-Me too!
And me!
Don't be stupid!
We're on our way to see Keiro to have one big, final fight!
You know you guys wouldn't even last for a second!
We won't get in your way! Please!
Please, Boss!
I realize everyone here has a grudge against Keiro. But...
That isn't it! We want to stay by your side to the very end!
Yeah!
I didn't know what to do after the Xuan Lang Platoon burned our village,
but you took me in!
You saved my life just as an official was about to kill me!
You shared some of your dinner with me the other day!
Sailors share the same boat.
Even if there's no hope of returning alive
we want to be with you, our boss, to the end!
--That's what makes a man a man! --He's right, Boss!
Enough of this nonsense!
B-Big Sis...?!
Your leader has told you to protect Emperor Taiga and the others!
It's an order!
Absolutely obeying your leader's orders is a rule of the Wo Jin Squad!
We have an early day tomorrow! Go to bed and get some rest!
Enki...
Boss...
Thanks for volunteering for such an unpleasant role...
That isn't what I'm doing...
Listen, if I'm able to avenge your brother Enyu and return safely...
No, never mind. See you tomorrow.
Men... really are hopeless...
You and I have never had the chance to talk alone like this.
Yes, there was always one other person there.
Mr. Straightlaced... That's a good name for him.
What do you suppose Ryuko thinks now?
He's lost in confusion. About everything.
Oh...
Sheesh. Even when it comes to his way of life he has no sense of direction.
He probably needs someone who will lead him by the hand.
Rinmei. I leave Ryuko in your hands.
Certainly. I have more than a few things to tell him myself!
Sorry for asking you to help me, Laila.
It's okay. I wasn't doing anything anyway.
So... are you coming with us tomorrow, Laila?
Yeah.
It'll be dangerous, though!
Keiro and his guys will be coming at us with everything they got!
None of us will be able to protect you then,
and I won't know what to do if that happens...!
Don't worry! It'll all work out!
Laila! This is my one and only request!
Please escape with Enki and the others to a safe place on the Dou Ya!
Hosei...
This is the one time I can't fight half-heartedly! Please!
I can't do this half-heartedly either, you know!
I promised my father that I would look after Taito to the very end.
I need to see how Taito fights and avenges my father
so I can visit his grave and tell him.
Laila... All right.
In that case, I'll prepare myself too.
I'll protect you and fight, and I'll do both flawlessly!
That concludes the layout of the imperial court.
I'm ashamed that this is all the help this old man can provide...
Don't sweat it! All you gotta do now is keep these two safe!
Are you really going, Brother?!
Keiro's gone too far already. Someone has to stop him.
But, what if the same thing happens to you
that happened to my father... to Kocho?
I'm leaving to end this fight and keep that from ever happening again!
So there'll be no more crying!
Sir Taito...
Brother...
After that, it's up to you whether or not the world
becomes a place where people can live with a smile on their faces...
I have faith in you, though! You are my little brother and all!
Who's there?
Sir Shokaku...!
I'm glad to see you are all right.
Please, let me out of here!
We must stop Lord Keiro!
No, I can't do that.
Why not?!
Countless innocent citizens are dying out there!
We must bring His Majesty to his senses at once!
Sir Ryuko. His Majesty's words are absolute.
If you disagree with that, then you do not belong out here.
Sir Shokaku...
Sir Shokaku!
Not yet...
It's still too soon to stake my all...
That was a real thrill!
Seeing the capital's town square enveloped in so many screams...
That was a first, even for me!
Even for an evil spirit that has lived for who knows how long?
Long lives really are worth living!
A hero crowned emperor after drawing the Xian Jia Lan Wu
gives an imperial order to die.
For the people, that's as hopeless as things can get!
The fear of simply dying without any salvation whatsoever...
It's the perfect way of getting revenge on this world.
What will history record this as?
"The Bloody Emperor"? "The Revolution of Hell"?
Whatever the case, there's no doubt it'll be written in large print!
If anyone is left to write about it, that is.
For sure.
After all, you want every living being to be obliterated.
The Alkaid will be coming tomorrow.
He's saying final goodbyes to his friends as we speak.
Dubhe versus Alkaid... The showdown has finally arrived.
This'll be the... one, two, three... fourth time you've faced each other.
This time, let us see the world coming to an end for sure!
Shimei.
Yes?
I, like you, desired to clash with the Alkaid.
I thought that when he had grown strong enough to equal me in power,
we could collide as the Two Celestial Deities and lead the world to its ruin.
I thought he'd kick the bucket at some point,
but that ol' Alkaid kid just kept getting stronger and stronger.
He really lived up to his expectations.
However, by the heavens' mandate,
I became emperor and gained control of the world!
Its destruction is only a matter of time now!
Y-You're exactly right...
In which case...
Wh-What are you doing?!
...I have a new desire.
I now wish to see this world end with my own eyes.
Wh-What?!
If I fight him as I am now, we will both be destroyed
and my desire will not be satisfied.
The Alkaid has become that powerful.
But why is that?!
Let go! Let go of the sword!
Yes. It was you, Shimei, who incited the Alkaid to become this strong.
I must commend you. You did very well.
Now that I think about it, why did I take you in? You're a monster.
Who knows, perhaps it was all for this day.
S-Stop! A-A lowly being like you can't do anything to me!
Is that so?
K-Keiro...! What are you thinking...?!
You are merely an undead body being used as a puppet.
Your true form is the dark sword passed down from antiquity,
the Wan Xiang Shi Ming!
I will take everything of yours to fulfill my desire!
Stop! Stop it! I'll take control of you if I have to!
I feel it! I feel it!
The power of your dark sword!
The power of what dwells inside the sword!
Incredible... You're incredible, Keiro...
There's nothing I can do now... I lose...
However long it lives, there'll never be anyone else
who can swallow the Wan Xiang Shi Ming whole...
You're a monster... Even more so than me...
You're truly the perfect monster to destroy this world...!
I had so much fun...
I really enjoyed it, Keiro!
Your Majesty! What is happening?!
I have surpassed mankind!
I am a destroyer of worlds!
I am the Dubhe God!
Boss! Everyone! We wish you luck!
Enki! Take good care of Emperor Taiga and the others!
Brother! Everyone! Please be careful!
We might never come back from this journey.
We might lose some people along the way.
Even so, you're all willing to come with me?
Yeah! I'm as ready as I ever was!
Of course we'll go!
But I will keep you safe, Laila, no matter what!
Even if I have to get cut into pieces!
If that happens I'll put you back together!
Laila...!
And I'm sure Ryuko will realize what's truly important to him...
We're doing this for the day when everyone
can look at the sun with a smile just like this...
All right! Let's go!
When the birds that forgot their song even lost the ability to fly
the sun through the trees shed its light and cried loudly
What will the morning sun be telling us by shining again?
Now, then...
I'll clap my hands, so that it will reach you
I'll clap my hands, it's still not quite enough
I'll clap my hands, with feelings of love welling up
I'll clap my hands, even if time comes to an end
My feelings for you that I never got to say I will now speak out!
Every go every where, arrive aboard this song, feel now!
I'll clap my hands
Every go every where, arrive aboard this song, feel now!
The stars dance wildly in the skies above Luo Chang.
Taito! Kill me!
Are you crazy?! I can't do that!
I'll end up killing you if you don't!
He's now under the control of Lord Keiro!
At this rate, Taito's going to die!
I have faith in you!
Inhuman shadows writhe, feeding on sorrow!
On Hero Tales, "Chapter Twenty-Five: The Dubhe God."
There's no one who deserves to die!