Suboshi of the Seiryu Seven, who appeared in the real world.
Although Tamahome had lost the power of Suzaku…
…he was still barely able to defeat Suboshi.
While she caught her breath…
…the Lady Miaka learned of Mitsukake’s death. And then…
Miaka… We will all meet again…
Beyond worlds, beyond time…
We will all surely meet again…
I loved you, Miaka…
Hotohori’s final words.
Why? Why does everyone…?
If I could… If I could just summon Suzaku…!
No.
It might’ve been for the best that you couldn’t summon Suzaku.
What do you mean?
Listen to me. Becoming a priestess and summoning the beast god…
…means becoming a sacrifice for it!
As soon as he grants her next wish…
…Yui may be devoured by Seiryu!
Yui will be devoured by Seiryu?!
Miaka? You have a phone call from Yui.
Miaka…
You’re all right. What about Suboshi?
He’s dead.
Yui! Please, we have to end this!
We have to talk this over! Please?!
I’ll be going to school tomorrow. I assume you will be, too.
Yu—!
Yui… Will you really come?
Miaka, that’s a POT! Your lunch is over HERE!
Okay! See you later!
Tamahome, about what I asked yesterday…
Since Miaka can’t go back into the book now…
…your going back in means goodbye for you both.
It’s hard for me to ask this of you…
…but your coming out of the book has disturbed…
…the equilibrium between our world and the book world.
We’ve already seen Suboshi appear in this world.
If we don’t do something, even more dangerous things may happen here.
It’ll eventually end up hurting Miaka as well.
I know I shouldn’t ask you this, but do you really think…
…you can protect Miaka to the very end?
I know how deep your feelings are for her.
And I know how much she cares about you, too.
But before she was the Priestess of Suzaku…
…she was an ordinary middle school student!
And with her entrance exams coming, this is a critical time for her!
If you go back, the world may return to normal.
If you hate me for this, I don’t blame you, but please!
If you care about her, then go back into the book!
A letter…
For Miaka. I can write her a letter, can’t I?
Thank you. Thank you!
Can we sit? I’m tired.
Here. I got it when Suboshi died.
I guess Nakago is the only ally I have left.
Yui, listen to me. Nakago isn’t your ally!
That time before… Those men in Kutou never raped you!
You were saved just before they could do it!
But Nakago tricked you about that to make you and me enemies!
As soon as I got back to this world, I took off my school uniform.
That’s why I couldn’t feel you calling for help while you were in the book!
Because of that, that man used the doubt you had about me!
Lies! You’re lying!
I’m not lying! Nakago only wants the power of Seiryu for himself!.
Besides that… Read this letter.
This is a letter written by Einosuke Okuda…
…the original owner of “The Universe of the Four Gods”…
…to his friend, Mr. Ohsugi, a long time ago.
“Ohsugi, you’re the only one I can count on now.”
“There’s no time left.”
I discovered a certain book.
A sutra known as “The Universe of the Four Gods. “
However, the book pulled my daughter Takiko into it.
The book itself seemed to possess some magical power.
My daughter became the heroine of the story…
…summoned the god Genbu, and then returned to me.
However, her body was wracked with pain.
As her wishes were granted, her body was being devoured by Genbu!
If my daughter was to be devoured, I decided…
…I’d rather kill her by my own hand and then take my own life.
Before carrying it out, though, I wanted to destroy the book.
But even after I tried to set it on fire, it would not burn!
I believe the book is waiting for the remaining priestesses to follow.
For the priestesses of Byakko, Suzaku, and Seiryu.
“My friend, I beg you. You must seal this book away in my place!”
“Please, this is my final request to you…”
But he wasn’t able to seal the book away!
Mr. Ohsugi’s daughter, Suzuno, was taken into it next…
…and became the Priestess of Byakko.
Except she wasn’t devoured! Her will was strong…
If your heart is strong enough, you won’t be beaten by the god beast!
Yui, you have to believe me!
It’s not true… It can’t be true!
Yui…
It’s a lie… It’s a lie!
Because, if everything Miaka told me is true, then I…
Then all the hatred I’ve had for her was for nothing…!
What… What is this?
Nakago, did you… Did you know?
ANSWER ME, NAKAGO!
N-Nakago!
So now it ends, Your Highness.
N-Nakago! You’ve betrayed me?!
While Kutou’s forces are numerous…
…they are mostly made up of mercenaries. Foreign legions.
Foreign, as I am foreign…
And as for betrayal, I don’t recall ever swearing my loyalty to you.
Just let me live!
What is it you want?! Money?! To be emperor?!
I’ve favored you ever since you first came here!
Have you forgotten that, Nakago?!
Now know the agony that I and my people had to suffer.
Die!
General!
The Emperor has been taken care of.
Kill his family, his ministers, and all the noblemen!
Is that shoulder wound all right, sir?
Don’t concern yourself with it.
Besides, I have to go somewhere now.
For the finishing touch…
I told Yui everything I had to tell her.
All that’s left now is to have faith.
There’s nothing else I can do now. Nothing else…
I think he has to go back into “The Universe of the Four Gods.”
And I think he knows that, too.
Tamahome!
Miaka…
You were planning to go back into the book, weren’t you?
You were hiding it from me!
Keisuke told me that Mitsukake and His Highness are dead now.
I think I have to go back.
I’m a character in the book, after all.
But you’re different.
In coming here, I feel more than anything else…
…how your life lies here.
You have to live in THIS world!
But…! You promised we’d never be apart again!
Selfish words I said when I didn’t know anything.
But now I understand what Tatara said to us.
And so long as we shared these feelings…
…the two of us were never apart.
Besides, I’ve been thinking about this myself.
If our meeting each other was destiny…
…then maybe there’s another me in this world.
Not a made-up me, but a real me.
Or something. I’m not making much sense, am I?
Why?! Why are you saying that?!
There’s no way I can ever be happy without you!
You said you loved me, didn’t you?!
We said we’d always be together. That we’d live our lives together!
You aren’t just a character!
To me, you’re someone who could never be replaced.
Please! Don’t say you’re leaving me!
I’ll… I’ll do anything you ask me!
I’ll even learn to cook well! Oh, please, Tamahome…
A wedding ceremony.
We’ll celebrate. Just the two of us.
How is it done in this world? Can you tell me how?
Nakago… Nakago, answer me.
Did you know I’d be devoured by Seiryu?
Lady Yui.
They’re the rings I bought at that little stand yesterday.
We each put one on our left ring finger.
And then, in our hearts, pledge our eternal love.
Now the two of us are man and wife.
After all that’s happened, nothing can come between us anymore.
The two of us are now one. I love you.
I love you.
Always, always… Only you.
“And the Priestess prayed ‘Oh, time. Oh, time, please stop.’”
I’ll give them a few more moments.
You called me…
…Lady Yui?
Nakago!
This aura…!
Miaka! We’ve got trouble!
It’s him! Nakago’s here!
Big Brother!
Nakago is with Yui right now!
With Yui?!
The last thing we need right now is for those two to be together!
Lady Yui. Come here.
What’s wrong?
You called for me, didn’t you?
I came to help you.
Lady Yui…
Nakago. Tell me the truth.
Was I… Was I really raped by those men that time?
Miaka told me you lied to me about that.
In the book— In the other world, day after day…
…I told you that Miaka had abandoned me.
You were always at my side. That’s why I trusted you…
But Miaka said you used me when I was hurt…
…just to get the power of Seiryu for yourself!
That you made us become enemies!
Well, Nakago?!
I’m hurt… Especially since it was YOU who decided…
…to make that girl your enemy, was it not?
Friendship, jealousy, resentment…
The problems you have with those feelings lie within yourself.
All I did was help release them.
And when you summoned Seiryu…
…had you not willingly chosen me over that girl?
You should be grateful to me just for saving you from those men.
Now, then… You promised.
Grant me the final wish you have.
When you said you loved me… It was a lie, wasn’t it?
You knew everything, but you just wanted Seiryu’s power for yourself!.
You think you can run away?
Please, no…! Somebody…!
Tamahome…
You can’t… You can’t!
He’ll never beat Nakago like he is now!
Miaka! Where are you going?! Miaka!
If your heart is strong enough, you won’t be beaten by the beast god!
Yui, you have to believe me!
I couldn’t believe her…!
The scales… They’re on my legs now…!
No… NO!!!
Yui!
No! No!
Calm down! It’s me!
Tamahome… Nakago…
Seiryu’s power. Miaka was…!
Nakago!
Will you please give Lady Yui to me, Tamahome?
Why did you come here, you monster?!
What do you want with Yui?!
I came to collect a promise from Lady Yui.
The last of Seiryu’s power is for me.
What I have awaited for so long is about to be granted!
I shall become a god and rule over all creation!
Yes… I alone shall decide what exists…
…and what is destroyed in the world.
In this world, as well.
I, who was born to a hated tribe…
…and forced to live a miserable existence…
…shall decide the fate of all things.
Amusing, don’t you think?
You want to be a conquerer? Ridiculous!
Conquest? Not at all.
This is vengeance.
Become the ruler of everything?! Too bad!
You and I weren’t created to do that!
You and I both are just characters in a book!
We were both created by the people of this world!
That’s right! You and I can only exist on paper!
Do you think something fictional could ever control the real world?!
Just give it up!
Who cares.
What?!
Even if that’s true, we still exist.
What’s the difference?
Besides, if someone in this world created me…
…then they are my creator. My God.
In that case, when I become a god myself…
…I shall be able to destroy my creator’s world!
Over my dead body!
This world is where Miaka and Yui are going to live!
How amusing. You want to try and kill me?
You, having lost the power of Suzaku, now a normal human?
By all means, try!
What are you looking at?
Don’t underrate me, boy.
Lady Yui.
I’ll finish this little brat soon.
Please wait for me there until I’m done.
Miaka… In the very end…
…I’m glad I could say I love you one more time.
I may never see you again. Please forgive me for that.
But for your future… I’ll fight!
Even if it costs me my life!
Tamahome… Tamahome…
No! No! Don’t leave me!
NO!!!
What’s wrong? Come and get me.
To the very end, the Lady Miaka believed in the Lady Yui.
The Lady Yui who turned her face away.
All she wanted was a single word of atonement.
But the only words left from Lady Yui is a single one of farewell.
Next time, “Atonement.”
It is too late for even miracles to occur.