Lady Miaka, the Priestess of Suzaku…
…was unaccustomed to the strains of her new life…
…and fell ill from exhaustion.
It was then that His Highness the emperor…
…made the decision to return her to her old world.
However, as no one in the imperial court knew how to do this…
…the emperor decided to take the Lady Miaka to Mt. Taikyoku…
…to meet Taiitsukun, the controller of the world.
Along the way, the Lady Miaka was separated from her companions…
…and stepped into a mysterious world.
There, she found another Miaka waiting…
You really are a gluttonous girl. I should be ashamed of myself.
Wh-Who are you?
Me? I’m you. The you reflected in the mirror.
I’m you? I’m me, but you’re me, too, so does that mean I’m you…?
Miaka?
Miaka!
Tamahome!
Outta my way!
You can stay here and eat all you want.
Hey, wait! Let me out!
No way. I love Hotohori, a lot more than that other one.
That’s why I’m going to stay here with him forever.
I don’t want to go back to our old world.
Living here as the Priestess of Suzaku…
…honored and being served by everyone…
…will be a lot more fun, won’t it?
Just stay there and enjoy the show!
Wait!
Let me out! Let me out of here!
No one outside can see or hear you.
Try and break my spell, Miaka.
If you really ARE the Priestess of Suzaku.
Who…?
Who are you?! Who’s there?!
She’s in a life or death situation, but still eats the food!
Find her?
No.
Miaka!
What happened?! Where were you?!
Oh, nowhere.
Were you worried about me, Tamahome?
N-Not really…
Hey! Get away from Tamahome!
Still, I’m glad you’re all right.
Darling!
Forgive me, Darling!
Miaka! What do you think you’re doing?!
Oh, Nuriko? Got a problem with it?
You bet I have!
Why don’t you just give up on Hotohori?
It’s ridiculous, especially since you’re a guy.
A… A guy…?
Are you saying…?
HOW COULD YOU?! YOU TOLD THEM!!!
I don’t believe it.
There’s another man who’s as beautiful as I.
Figure it out, Tamahome! Hotohori!
If you don’t stop her, everyone’ll end up hating each other!
Never mind that, Hotohori. Come with me.
I want to talk to you.
What did you want to say, Miaka?
Let’s stop this.
Let’s not go to Taiitsukun’s place.
Wh-What?!
If you and I can be together, I don’t have to go back.
You love me, don’t you? And I love you…
That’s not me!
Let me out of here!!!
Miaka?
I could have sworn I heard Miaka just now.
“The being with the appearance of the Priestess of Suzaku…”
“…was about to kiss him, when…”
Who the devil are you?!
Wh-Who am I…?
The Miaka I know doesn’t act like this!
Show your true form!
Be on guard, Tamahome.
Where’s the real Miaka?!
Right here in front of you. I’m Miaka’s reflection.
A part of her that even she isn’t aware of.
I see now. She’s me.
The irresponsible part of me inside.
The things she says and does are what I have deep inside my heart.
You really are a foolish man.
After I finally confessed my love to you.
Enough of this nonsense!
Tamahome! Hotohori!
My strength…
It’s draining us!
This mirror lets me drain an opponent’s strength and make it mine!
The Miaka you both love so much is inside of this mirror.
Inside… the mirror?
You both live to protect me — to protect Miaka, right?
It’s only right that I take your power.
Isn’t that right, Miaka in the mirror?
— S-Stop it! — Save them if you can!
Miss “Priestess of Suzaku”!
What should I do?
How can I make her disappear?
Miaka…
Now, how will you react, Priestess of Suzaku?
Show me now.
I’m Miaka’s reflection.
A part of her that even she isn’t aware of.
Of course! If she’s part of me…
Then I…
I should disappear…
Go away, reflection of me!
Can it be?!
Go away!
What’s going on?!
My strength’s returning! Tamahome!
Nuriko?
I thought something strange was going on.
Tamahome, are you all right?
Just fine. And you were pretty impressive there, Your Highness.
No, not nearly as much as you were.
Can you stand?
Your Highness!
Look!
It’s Miaka!
Miaka! Hang on!
Why did she do this?!
Now that I think about it…
…that monster before started bleeding from the same place.
You mean she did this to save us? Miaka!
Open your eyes, Miaka!
Miaka!
Miaka! Hang on!
— Miaka! — Hang on!
I hear their voices…
Where am I ? What happened to me?
Oh, yeah… I stabbed myself…
I never expected she’d go that far.
I’ve never seen a girl like her before!
Listen, you two just calling Miaka’s name isn’t going to help her.
But, then, what should we do?
Would you two turn around, please?
Wh-What are you going to do?
We need to take her clothes off to treat that wound, right?!
But…
You’re a guy, too, aren’t you?
In my heart, I’m a woman. I’ll treat her.
This is pretty bad.
She really did a job on herself!.
Will Miaka be all right?
Yeah. She didn’t hit anything vital.
Now it’s a question of her will to live.
It’s no use! The blood isn’t stopping! At this rate…!
Miaka!
Miaka, wake up!
Please, Miaka! Hang on!
Forgive me! If I hadn’t been so cold to you…
…this never would have happened!
Oh, no! Her face is getting paler!
Nuriko, what should we do?! What should we do for her?!
If only we could give her some blood…
But we don’t have any equipment!
I can’t hear anything… No one else is here.
Am I dying?
But I caused so much trouble to other people.
I was useless and selfish…
Will I be happy if I go there?
Miaka!
Yui?
Miaka, where are you?!
I don’t know, but I think I’m still in that strange world…
…you and I went to together.
I thought so… Tell me, you’re badly hurt, aren’t you?
Yui, how did you know that?
Miaka, come back!
It’s no use. I don’t think I can ever get back to our world.
What?! Don’t give up! Come back!
Miaka!
I can’t save the life of one young girl?!
Is the power of an emperor really so little?
I’ll find some way to get you back to our world!
Miaka, don’t give up!
Yui, it’s too late…
You think dying will make anyone happy?!
Listen closely! Can’t you hear anything?!
Listen…?
Don’t you hear the voices of the people who care about you?!
If she needs blood…!
If she must have blood…!
I’ll give you all the blood in my body!
Miaka, LIVE!
I don’t care if I go, just don’t die, Miaka!
Miaka, LIVE!
Don’t die, Miaka!
Miaka, don’t go!
I won’t give up!
Miaka!
I won’t die!
The bleeding’s stopped.
Miaka!
Tamahome…
Hotohori…
Nuriko…
I’m alive…
Yeah.
You’re Tamahome, all right.
You little idiot! You had us so worried!
Thank goodness… Truly…
For heaven’s sake! I didn’t think a stupid, glutton of girl like you…
…whose only good point is her cheerful nature, would actually die!
I’ll get you for that, Nuriko!
Nuriko was worried about you, too.
Yeah, I know. I could hear all of you.
That’s why I came back. Why I didn’t die.
Thanks, everyone.
“Because her friends called her back…”
“…The Priestess of Suzaku kept her life.”
I knew it! This means Miaka really is the Priestess of Suzaku!
“The Priestess of Suzaku, along with…
“…the three celestial warriors, found herself at Mt. Taikyoku…”
What the…?
The scenery just changed.
You’ve shown me how you all truly feel about one another.
Who are you?!
The one whom you seek.
Then, you mean… This is Mt. Taikyoku?
Welcome, Miaka.
Or should I say Priestess of Suzaku?
Taiitsukun?
In honor of how deeply you care for these three of your…
…seven celestial warriors, and how loyal they are to you…
…I shall tell you how to return to your world.
Taiitsukun has appeared before the Lady Miaka…
…and the three of the Suzaku Seven, saying that she will honor them…
…by revealing how to return Miaka to her own world.
At the same time, Yui wishes desperately…
…to once again see the dear friend who has vanished from her side.
Next time, “Going Home”.
One who is beloved in two worlds.