A melody entwined with
arawareru sadame
the fate which's revealed to me
karamitsuku senritsu no
I held its brilliance in those hands
hikari wa sono te ni
The Aria of Origins
hajimari e no aria
Arata The Legend
Presented by Anime-Koi
As the sadness reflected
sabitsuku kokoro ni
within my worn-out heart
utsurikomu kanashimi wa
Resonates with my
sashidasu kakugo to
resolve that I brought together
kyoumei suru you ni
At this place where I had looked for you
kimi wo sagashiteita koko de
Right now my eyes, my blood, and my body are lit up
ima me wo chi wo mi wo moyasu
The voice of creation rings in my ears
sousei no koe ga kikoeru darou
All truths and betrayals
shinjitsu mo uragiri mo zenbu
Are enveloped by the dazzling light
mabayui hikari ni dakarete
Please forgive my sins
tsumi wo
dou ka
yurushi
And become the love that would never fade
soshite kienu ai to nare
The hopes that I found in my encounters
kaikou ni shirusareta kibou
And the bonds I want to believe in
shinjitai kizuna
Reverberates higher through the skies
motto
takaku hibiku
sora e
This is the start of my journey of encounters
deaeru tabidachi
That's the place.
Yorunami's stronghold, Tamayorinomiya.
It certainly looks like it would be the Twelve Shinshou's stronghold.
Well, it's not as grand as mine.
Yeah, okay.
I believe you can return him to the way he once was.
The way he was...
~Spirit~
Done!
For me?
Yes. I made it for you, Mother.
You made this?
Yes.
Yorunami...
Yes?
If you have that much free time, use it for martial arts training.
Wasting time on things like this...
Mother...
Tsukuyo, the Hayagami of origins.
Once I obtain it, the throne is as good as mine.
This time, I know you will be pleased, Mother.
Is Kanate back from scouting the area?
Kannagi-sama just left to look for him.
He's worried that Kanate was caught by a guard.
For all their talk, those two get along well, don't they?
I guess they do.
Oh, uh...
Arata, aren't you...
Aren't you lonely?
You want to return to your own world, don't you?
I'm sure you have people you care about
and someone you love back there.
I'll watch over you until the day you make it back safely.
Kotoha...
S-Sorry. That was a strange thing to say, wasn't it?
I hadn't thought about that.
I had just wanted to live up to the Hime-ou's trust in me.
I was only thinking about the chance this world gave me to change myself.
But beyond that...
I...
Arata!
Kotoha!
Kotoha...
What was that?
Yorunami's power.
Arata!
Kotoha...
He's too fast! We can't catch up!
Kanate, you said the gates to Tamayorinomiya were open, right?
Yeah, and there weren't any guards.
Be careful, Arata.
Kotoha!
Arata...
Are you okay? You're not hurt, are you?!
I...
The water is...
I'll save you right now!
Materialize!
It's useless.
Kamui of that level will not break that sphere apart.
Welcome, Shou Arata.
Yorunami!
That's him?!
Well, if it isn't the man who was robbed of his Hayagami by Akachi.
Let Kotoha go!
Submit to me, or make me submit.
Either way, she will be set free.
Coward!
Kotoha has nothing to do with either of us submitting!
I will do whatever it takes to achieve my goal with perfection.
What?
Everything I do is to fulfill my mother's wishes.
I will not allow failure.
Mother, watch as I force
the strongest Hayagami and its Shou to submit to me.
Materialize,
Nakisawa!
Materialize!
Kotoha-chan!
Useless parties like you two should just keep quiet and watch.
Are you sure about this, Hiruko?
If Arata is forced to submit, we will also suffer the consequences.
But on the other hand, you want to see Yorunami-sama return to the way he once was, don't you?
We're counting on you, Arata.
I see.
So Arata was headed towards Yorunami.
In that case, that boy must be on his way there too.
My eye...
There are things you can only see after you've lost them.
I once lost everything.
I gained my powers only after
I had realized that there was nothing more for me to lose.
You can get stronger when that happens?
Then I'll follow your footsteps!
Have that treated.
Wait!
I want to be stronger!
I'd even give up my other eye if it means being able to defeat Hinohara!
I want to become stronger!
It seems your mind's set.
In consideration of your resolve,
I shall give you one of my eyes as a replacement.
What happened between Akachi-sama and you?
Why do you ask?
Well, somehow you seem different.
It's the first time I thought I wanted to get closer to someone.
Akachi was the first person to see me for who I am.
Hinohara, I can't wait for our next meeting.
Arata! Behind you!
Tsukuyo!
You should be ashamed of your own foolishness.
Kotoha!
Mizuha!
Arata!
That's...
The Time Reversal Technique!
He's in trouble! Anyone hit by that technique will...
What's that?!
Materialize, Orochi!
Hinohara!
Damn you! What did you do to him?!
Ah, the Shou of Orochi...
Shou Arata has fallen asleep.
He will submit to me in his slumber.
What?!
I'm the one who'll defeat Hinohara!
Hinohara!
Shall I bring you along as well?
What?!
So warm... This feels nice.
I feel relaxed for some reason.
Mom?
It's my special consommé soup.
Arata, you like it, don't you?
Yeah! Thanks!
It's great!
I'm so glad.
Oh, yes. There's something I want to ask you.
Oh, what is it?
How does the pledge for submission go again?
You know it, don't you? Tell me.
Arata...
Sorry...
That's the only thing I cannot say.
Hinohara...
You still have control over yourself?
In that case, you shall go back further!
Mom...
Oh dear. You got into a fight at school?
I don't wanna talk about it!
Okay, I understand.
You don't have to go to school anymore.
If it's painful for you, then just quit.
You don't have to look at things you don't like.
It's okay to run away, Arata.
Try saying the words that will end all this.
You'll feel much better after that. Got it?
Arata, you don't have to cry anymore.
No one will ever pick on you.
You don't have to keep trying so hard.
You've already tried your best.
Mama...
Go on. Say the magic words.
"Hayagami Tsukuyo, submit now to..."
Go on, say it.
Why?! Why won't you say it?!
Why do you disobey your mother?!
What's going on?
As I expected, the likes of Yorunami can't make Arata submit.
Impossible! No one can disobey his mother!
Fine! If things are like this, then I don't need Tsukuyo anymore!
Arata! I'll just remove you from existence!
Disappear, Arata!
Arata... Arata...
Who's there?
Wh-What's happening?
Why is he growing?
Arata...
This voice...
Arata, don't give in.
It's all right. I know you can do it.
I'll be watching over you.
Arata!
Kotoha!
Arata?
Mom, I'm sorry I worried you all this time.
But I'm okay now.
Huh?
Besides, there's someone I love now.
Run along, then.
Yeah!
Impossible!
That's...
Wow...
He's...
Arata...
How could you break free of my technique?
Showing me illusions of my mother
will never make me submit.
My mother would never say anything like that.
Besides...
I can walk on my own two feet now!
Don't talk like you know everything!
Nakisawa!
What's going on?!
Looks like his Hayagami has lost the will to fight.
I lost.
I've failed.
Mother!
Please forgive me.
Please forgive me, Mother.
Yorunami-sama's real mother died long ago.
That was an apparition that he created himself.
Just a doll made of water.
You failed again?
How many times do you have to try before you get it right?
Don't you understand that
since your father passed away, the burden of protecting this house falls on you?
Devote yourself to your task until you can do everything perfectly.
Yes, Mother.
If I were perfect, she would praise me someday.
She would accept me.
I had worked hard believing that.
But even after I became one of the Twelve Shinshou,
my mother didn't change.
She passed away before she ever accepted me.
My desire to become perfect grew even stronger.
I believed that if I became Great King,
my late mother would finally acknowledge my efforts.
That's why you forced all your Zokushou to be perfect?
But that's all over now.
I failed.
I could not make you submit!
Yorunami...
Don't touch that! It's a memento of my mother!
Memento? What's inside?
I don't know.
I leave this to you.
This is my treasure, my soul.
Think of it as something you must protect...
until your dying breath.
How could I look inside
when I failed to fulfill my mother's wishes?
Don't you think she might have wanted you to look?
She called it her own soul when she gave it to you.
I think there's something inside it that she wanted you to know about.
Something she wanted me to know about?
Th-This is...
I thought she has never worn it.
And yet, why...
Pardon me, but...
I personally knew your mother.
She was by no means the strict woman of whom you speak.
She was an exceptionally kind woman who loved her child very much.
But it brought her great suffering.
Pardon me, but was that not too strict?
He was crying.
Yorunami is too kind a child.
He's naive and gentle.
What will happen to him when both his father and I are gone?
If war were to descend upon the country once again...
That is why I have decided to be harsh with him.
It doesn't matter how much he hates me.
As long as he grows stronger, I'll be satisfied.
This is my treasure.
My spirit...
Mother...
Hiruko.
Yes, Yorunami-sama?
I'm sorry. You were right.
Shou Arata has freed me from an evil curse.
Yes.
Everyone, I'm sorry.
Forgive me for my wrongdoings.
Mother told me long ago that only someone
with all-seeing eyes, an open heart, a strong will,
and the strength to lead the world could be the Shou of Tsukuyo.
Shou Arata.
How far are you willing to follow your heart?
There's something I wish to ask you.
What is the one thing you value most in this world?
Ties. Like the ones you had with your mother.
That was quite the show.
I can't believe you broke free of that technique.
I must applaud you for that.
Kadowaki...
But what is this "ties" crap you're talking about?!
Like you can talk about that!
The only thing you need to concern yourself with is me!
誰もが皆 傷つかないで
Everyone doesn't want to be hurt
dare mo ga mina kizutsukanai de
上手く生きようと自分を守る
We live in such a way to protect ourselves
umaku ikiyou to jibun wo mamoru
太陽は平等にあなたを照らしてる
The sun treats everyone equally
taiyou wa byoudou ni anata wo terashiteru
「後悔するのは楽でしょう?
It's easier to just have regrets, isn't it?
koukai suru no wa raku deshou
傷付きたくないだけでしょう?
You just don't wanna be hurt, right?
kizu tsukitakunai dake deshou
僕ら本当にこれでいいのかな?」
Are we really okay with this?
bokura hontou ni kore de ii no kana
Please leave me alone
いつか僕にも 聞かせてよ
Tell me about it sometime as well
itsuka boku ni mo kikasete yo
君の癒えない IDEAS of guilty
About your everlasting notions of guilt
kimi no ienai IDEAS of guilty
いつか僕にも分かるかな
And maybe some day I would also understand
itsuka boku ni mo wakaru kana
君が望んでたその全てを
Everything you had truly wished for
kimi ga nozondeta sono subete wo
on the horizon line, 漠然と眺めた
Staring mindlessly upon the horizon
on the horizon line bakuzen to nagameta
曖昧な僕らさ
The two of us, friends but yet not friends
aimai na bokura sa
Preview
Kadowaki...
Why are you so determined to fight me?
I only want to defeat you.
No one else. Just you.
Kadowaki...
~The Light of Creation~
Hinohara!
Hime-ou: Title given to the ruler of Amawakuni. The ruler is chosen every 30 years from young women in the Hime Clan. The one with the strongest Amatsuriki (Heavenly Power) will become the ruler.
Hayagami: Deities in the form of swords. Each possesses unique powers, which are released when the Hayagami's chosen "Shou" chants, "Materialize, (Hayagami's name)". The Shou returns his Hayagami back to normal by chanting "Subside".
Shou: Users of "Hayagami". The term "Shou" also refers to "scabbard" or "sheath", and like the name suggests, a Shou can keep his Hayagami within his own body.
Twelve Shinshou: This refers to twelve specific Shou who controls twelve of the strongest Hayagami. Each of these people is known as a "Shinshou", and serves the Hime-ou, governing various parts of the land. Because of their special statuses, traveling, usage of facilities, and lodgings are all free of charge for these people.
Zokushou: Subordinates of each of the Twelve Shinshou are known as "Zokushou".
Goshintai: An object of worship housed in a Shinto shrine and believed to contain the spirit of a deity.