chapter 32: we have to keep going
[saito standing on top of the prison]
Saito: I wonder where they went?.
[saito looks around]
Saito: if i was hiding where would i go?.
[saito gets a call from inaba]
Inaba: do you know where they could have gone?.
Saito: not yet i'm trying to find them.
Inaba: Well, I'll give you a hint.
Saito: ok.
Inaba: on one of my cameras i saw them run into the mall on the left side they could be hiding in there.
Saito: ok, I'll look there.
Inaba: Great, don't disappoint me.
Saito: I won't.
[inaba hangs up]
Saito: the mall huh?.
[saito jumps off of the building]
Saito: I guess I need to act like a lost citizen just in case they see me?.
[hatano,yadara and narimo run to the convenience store inside the mall]
Hatano: Are you sure it's in here?.
Narimo: I believe so, I saw it here when me and yoichi went to get food here.
Hatano: ok.
[hatano,yadara and narimo go into the bathroom]
Yadara: why would there be a sewer entrance in the bathroom?.
Narimo: I'm not sure, but we need to hurry.
[hatano opens the sewer entrance]
Hatano: Come on, hurry.
[yadara and narimo go inside the sewer]
Yadara: What about you?.
Hatano: I'm coming, just give me a second.
[hatano hears someone on the roof of the mall]
Hatano: Watch out, I'm coming down.
[hatano gets inside the sewer and closes the door]
Yadara: Now what do we do?.
Hatano: I'm not sure.
[hatano starts crying]
Yadara: are you ok?.
Hatano: I'm fine.
Narimo: Then why are you crying?.
Hatano: It's just why did yoichi have to die, what did he do to be killed like that.
Yadara: I'm not sure but I believe he did that because he wanted to protect us.
Hatano: I know, but I can't get the look yoichi gave me out of my head.
[yadara and narimo look at hatano surprised]
Yadara: what do you mean?.
Hatano: He gave me the same look that he gave me when we first started dating.
Narimo: Maybe he was hoping that you would remember him like that.
Hatano: no!, knowing yoichi he probably knew he was going to die so he gave me that look one last time so i could have a new start in life!.
Yadara: why would yoichi do that though?.
Hatano: he probably thought that after i got mad at him that i hated him so he decided to risk his life to give me a new start with another person.
Narimo: I don't believe yoichi would do that.
[saito hears hatano talking]
Saito: Well, they didn't give me much of a chase.
[saito knocks on the sewer door]
Saito: Is anyone in there?.
[hatano looks at yadara and narimo in fear]
Hatano: run.
[yadara and narimo look at hatano surprised]
Yadara: what?.
Hatano: I said run!.
[yadara grabs narimos wrist and starts running deeper into the sewer]
Yadara: come on!.
Narimo: ok.
[saito opens the sewer door]
Saito: I found you.
[saito uses his organ strand to stab hatano]
Saito: Now where's the other two?.
[narimo looks back and sees hatano's dead body]
Narimo: hatano?.
[narimo screams in agony]
Narimo: hatano!!!!.
[saito smiles]
Saito: yes, keep screaming so i can kill you two!.
[saito chases after yadara and narimo]
Yadara: narimo!, run faster we have to keep going.
[narimo looks at yadara concerned]
Narimo: Are you ok?.
Yadara: Of course not, I'll deal with it later just right now we need to keep running so we can survive.
Narimo: ok.
[yadara sees the end of the sewer]
Yadara: we're about there just a little more.
Narimo: ok.
[yadara looks behind him and sees saito catching up]
Saito: I'll slaughter you two like pigs!.
[yadara and narimo run out of the sewer]
Yadara: narimo, get out of the way!.
[narimo tries to run but saito catches her with his organ strand]
Saito: Finally I caught you.
Yadara: put her down!.
[saito smiles]
Saito: Sure thing.
[saito throws narimo into some debris]
Yadara: You'll pay for that!.
[saito laughs]
Saito: What are you going to do about it?.
[yadara stares at saito with dead eyes]
Yadara: I'll kill you.
[saito smiles]
Saito: if you want to try you can.
[yadara runs at saito using his executioners strand]
Saito: Well, it looks just like your sisters.
Yadara: come on!.
[saito smiles]
Saito: ok, if you ask for it.
[saito uses his organ strand to stab yadara in the chest]
Yadara: That doesn't work on me.
[saito looks at yadara surprised]
Saito: how, how do you not have a heart?.
[yadara laughs]
Yadara: when my saviours strand enhanced my heart it made it a pure executioners strand which took away my heart to make more strands.
Saito: how is that possible?.
[yadara laughs]
Yadara: Here I'll show you.
[yadara uses his executioners strand to rip off saito's head]
Yadara: see?, oh wait, I forgot you're dead now.
[narimo runs to yadara]
Narimo: Are you ok?.
[yadara laughs]
Yadara: Yeah, I'll be fine.
Narimo: oh ok.
[yadara points at the prison]
Yadara: we're here the moment we've been waiting for.
Narimo: Well, come on, we need to hurry.
Yadara: ok.
[narimo uses her oppressors strand to blow a hole in the entrance of the prison]
Narimo: Here, now come on.
[yadara and narimo run inside the prison]
Yadara: why are there arrows painted all over the place?.
[narimo points down the hallway]
Narimo: I think Inaba wants us to go somewhere.
Yadara: Do you think we should follow it?.
Narimo: honestly no, but if it's for mom I'm willing to risk my life.
[yadara smiles]
Yadara: Well, if you're willing to risk your life, so am i.
[narimo smiles]
Narimo: ok, well let's go.
[yadara and narimo run down the hallway following the arrows]
Narimo: I think there's a room ahead of us.
Yadara: ok, when we get there get ready because we dont know whats in there.
Narimo: ok.
[yadara and narimo run into a arena like room]
Yadara: What is this place?.
Narimo: it looks like an arena.
Yadara: i never thought that the prison had a room like this]
Narimo: they didn't, I guess Inaba built it when he started hiding out here.
[yadara and narimo hear a muffled voice]
Yadara: who's there?.
[the lights turn on and they see mazato]
Narimo: mom?.
Yadara: mom?, what are you doing here?.
[mazato looks at yadara and narimo in fear]
Mazato: kids, run!.
Yadara: why?.
Mazato: It's too dangerous here, you two have to run while you still can.
Yadara: we're not going anywhere.
[inaba laughs from an above balcony]
Inaba: the children of mazato kusake nice to finally meet you.
Yadara: What are you doing with our mom?.
[inaba smiles]
Inaba: oh, just try to bring out the truth.
[yadara and narimo look at inaba surprised]
Narimo: what truth?.
Inaba: the one that destroyed the city hall a few years ago.
Yadara: why would you want to know about that?.
Inaba: because it helps my experiments with strands, someone with a power as strong as your moms can't just come from anywhere.
Yadara: So what?.
[inaba laughs]
Inaba: mazato! I'll give you the count of ten to tell the kids why you destroyed the city hall!.
Mazato: I can't!.
Inaba: Ok then.
Inaba: ten..
Inaba: nine..
Inaba: eight..
Inaba: seven..
Inaba: six..
Mazato: [sigh] ok fine!.
Mazato: Kids, the reason I destroyed the city hall was because I was forced by the government to kill your father.
[yadara and narimo look at mazato surprised]
Yadara: Wait, why?.
Mazato: because your father wasn't a businessman he was actually a leader of a project to expose the illegal use of strands and the government didn't like it so they put him under execution for exposing government secrets.
Narimo: So they just decided to kill him like that?.
Mazato: Sadly yes, they made me use my executioner's strand to kill your father so I knew to never expose any secret he might have told me.
Yadara: Then why didn't you run away while you could?.
Mazato: because i couldn't pull you two out of a place you just got used to, you might not remember but because of your father we would always move a lot and it got to the point that it started to drive me crazy because i couldn't get used to one place, you might remember it but i'm not sure about narimo.
[yadara looks at mazato surprised]
Yadara: That explains the way you treated me.
Mazato: Yes, and I'm sorry that I treated you like that. I would have never done that if it wasn't for me letting your father get to me.
[inaba laughs]
Inaba: well times up.
Inaba: Now you know why your mom did the things she did.
Yadara: Is this all you wanted?.
Inaba: what?,no.
[inaba hold up a remote]
Inaba: At the count of ten I'll press this button and you can see the full power of your mothers strand.
[yadara and narimo look at inaba surprised]
Yadara: You can't.
Narimo: if you press that button, I'll kill you.
[inaba smiles]
Inaba: That's a risk I'm willing to take.
Inaba: ten..
Inaba: nine..
Inaba: eight..
Inaba: seven..
Inaba: six..
Inaba: five..
Inaba: four..
Inaba: three..
Inaba: two..
[mazato looks at yadara and narimo in fear]
Mazato: Whatever happens I'm sorry.
Inaba: one..
[inaba presses the button and mazato uses her executioners strand to stab narimo]
[yadara looks at narimo's body in shock]
Yadara: This can't be real.
Yadara: it's not real
Yadara: it's not real
Yadara: It's not real!.
[yadara screams in agony]
Yadara: I'll kill all of you!!!!!!!.
Yadara: the excuses!, the pain i had to go through as a kid!, the lies i believed!, the fake show you put on to make narimo happy!.
Yadara: I don't believe anything another person says!.
[mazato crying]
Mazato: please!, I'm sorry Inaba has control of my strand!
[yadara points at mazato]
Yadara: I don't believe you.
Mazato: please!.
[yadara uses his executioners strand to cut off mazato's head]
[inaba laughs]
Inaba: wonderful yadara, you just killed the most dangerous criminal out of anger.
[a man in a gas mask runs in and shoots inaba with anti strand rounds]
Suwa: Now your time is done.
[suwa looks at yadara]
Suwa: We'll meet again soon.
[yadara looks at suwa surprised]
Yadara: hey!, get over here!.
[suwa runs out of the prison and yadara chases after him]
[a woman in white comes in and looks at narimos dead body]
Mitsu: poor girl.
[mitsu smiles]
Mitsu: I guess I can use a saviours strand to resurrect this fine body of hers.
[mitsu resurrects narimo]
Narimo: where am i?.
Mitsu: don't worry, I'm here to help you.
[narimo looks at mitsu surprised]
Narimo: What's my name?.
[mitsu smiles]
Mitsu: Wow, you had so much trauma that when I resurrected you, you forgot your name.
Narimo: please tell me what my name is.
[mitsu simles]
Mitsu: ok, your name is hikimi sakuma
Hikimi: Thank you.
Mitsu: Now, let's go home.
Hikimi: ok.
[hikimi and mitsu walk to the helicopter]
Mitsu: after you.
Hikimi: Thank you.
[hikimi and mitsu get in the helicopter and head to the outskirts]
Mitsu: Once we get there we'll get someone to check that wound of yours.
[hikimi look down at the hole in her chest]
Hikimi: oh, ok.
[mitsu looks at hikimi surprised]
Mitsu: I guess you don't register pain.
Hikimi: Is that a bad thing?.
Mitsu: oh no, it's just perfect for what we need you for.
Hikimi: oh, ok.
[end of the great inaba war arc]
chapter 33 august 20th