Saketa mune no kizuguchi ni
The wounds inside my tearing heart,
afure nagareru pain in the dark
are overflowing, Pain in the dark.
kasane aeta shunkan no
The emotions I felt
tsunugaru omoi tokashite
in all these moments will melt away.
Samenai netsu ni unasarete
Raved by that fever, I have nightmares.
Saigo no koe mo kikoenai
Now, the last voice has disappeared.
Don't cry
kowaresou na hodo
It seems you're gonna be torn apart,
dakishimetara
if I ever embrace you.
kimi ga furueteita
You were shivering.
sotto kazasu tenohira ni furete misete
Softly, I try to touch you with the palm of my hand.
zutto sagashiteitanda
You were always looking for...
iroasenai kimi to iu na no kiseki o
that so called miracle which will keep you from fading away.
Motto tsuyoku tenohira de boku ni furete
Touch me firmly with the palm of your hand
Ever never end...
tokihanatsu so far away
I set you free so far away
The Innocence has created many, many phenomena since the time of the great flood.
Throughout the ages, people have found and used it in its various forms, as though drawn to it.
We know not the reason, but it always seems to trigger some supernatural phenomenon.
Lord Walker, do you know the story of the Ghost of Martel?
No
It goes as such:
In the ancient city of Martel, there resides a ghost.
It was once a citizen of Martel,
and in order to ease its loneliness, it draws anyone who comes near the city to it.
Innocence, activate!
Illusory Technique. Herald of Woe.
Beasts of the Underworld!
You've come to save us?
So..
This is the Ghost of Martel?
No
That's not the Akuma!
A fake?!
Here.
I'm right here!
There's...
[Aria of the Old Man of Earth and the Night Sky]
Two of me?
Why do you look like me?!
I've copied you, and your power.
This is my power.
An Akuma who evolves to level two awakens to a new power.
My power is to copy those who I touch, and make them mine.
Look at this!
He's strong.
Is this the power of an evolved Akuma?
He copied Lord Walker...
What an incredible power.
Die!
How wonderful!
I've gotten something truly amazing here!
You're dead!
Akuma are made from the antithesis of the Innocence,
the evil substance known as Dark Matter.
As they grow and evolve, so does their component material.
An Akuma that evolves to the second level possesses a consciousness, and is able to speak.
It also gains a new ability, one far stronger than that of the base level.
He cannot stand against that thing he's fighting.
What'll happen?
Sooner or later, the Akuma will come here.
To us.
So what you're saying is that...
You want to get the Innocence before the Akuma comes?
Yes,
as soon as I possibly can.
I see...
You...
I am the Ghost of Martel.
You're not a true spirit, then?
No, I am a doll.
Guzol!
A doll?
A doll, yes.
An artificial form of life.
One doomed to walk these streets forever.
Martel was once called a city forsaken by God.
In order to forget the pain and suffering in which they lived, if only for a moment,
the residents created dolls.
Dolls that danced and sang.
Though the city finally fell, and all the people died, the dolls continued to move.
That is the nature of the Ghost of Martel.
It was five hundred years ago that this city fell.
You've been moving ever since then?
Yes, with the Innocence as my heart.
I suppose that's possible, given the power of the Innocence.
It would be impossible to escape this place carrying a huge doll such as yourself.
I'm sorry I have to do this, but I'll have to take your heart.
Wait!
If we can't get away, we should just hide!
Who are you?
I'm, I'm Guzol's-
A human child, forsaken by her parents.
I took her in, and have kept her by my side.
Guzol, are you all right?
Hide, you say?
And where, pray, are we to hide?
Toma?
What's happening on your end?
I was watching from a good way away,
but there was a strong tremor just now, and I cannot confirm Lord Walker's safety.
Ah, the Akuma has just come out of a building.
I'll send the golem after it.
Right.
I'll send my golem to do that, so find Tim and bring it here.
We've no time to spare.
We need to see what Tim managed to record.
Yes, roger that.
You're dead!
Well then, who's next?
Where's that Ghost of Martel?
Go to Toma.
And now, we have no time...
I'm sorry, but-
They got away...
Where's the Akuma?
How long was I out?
Where did he go?
He's so strong.
How can I beat him?
I've got to find Kanda.
Who is it?
I have returned.
Toma?
Where's the Ghost of Martel?
It got away.
Here's Timcanpy.
Show me the information you've gathered on the Akuma, Tim.
It's like a mirror...
Yes?
This Akuma is backwards.
Backwards?
Am I lost?!
It's pitch black.
None know of this path.
Neither Akuma nor exorcist will come here.
I can't see a thing. Is this all right, Lala?
It's fine.
This way.
I've been living here all this time, after all.
Ever since I was born into this world.
Here we are, Guzol.
Look,
this is how it looked when it took the new boy's form.
His clothes and weapon are reversed.
If you look closely, you can tell the difference between the two
It would seem that's only true of the external appearance, not the insides, though.
Its power is greater than just copying.
It seems to take on all the characteristics of its quarry.
When it copies someone,
it seems as though it can use the powers his equipment carries, as well.
He modified the new boy's left arm to make it better suited to his purpose.
That idiot really did it this time!
We should seek out Lord Walker.
If it was able to copy his appearance, then...
He'll be all right.
He'll be reversed, so we'll know immediately.
If it shows itself in that form, it's a real idiot.
Lord Kanda!
K-Kanda!
His mark is reversed...
It seems you are an idiot, after all.
Lord... Ka... n... da...
Herald of Woe.
Beasts of the Underworld.
Return to dust!
Lord... Walker...
You're...
New boy!
What are you doing?!
You...
Why did you protect the Akuma?
Kanda, you know that my left eye has the power to reveal Akuma, right?
This is not an Akuma.
What did you say?!
Lord Walker...
There's a cut on his face.
Is it a mask?
Toma!
What?!
That Toma over there is the Akuma, Kanda!
K-Kanda...
You... When?
Since I met up with you.
After I smashed that golden golem, I found this man Toma.
I knew that you wouldn't know if I took his form.
You said yourself, everything's backwards, right?
So, I deliberately took the form of Toma, who's mostly symmetrical.
I'm so clever!
My little trick took you in completely, didn't it, exorcist?
He's dead! The exorcist's dead!
I'm not dead.
I can't die.
Not until I find him...
I...
Die!
Wow!
He's a dead man walking!
That won't work, no matter how many times you try.
Kanda!
He's still alive!
Shit.
That little bastard...
He wasn't that strong a minute ago..
What happened?
Shit!
Where'd he go?!
Lord Walker...
Leave me...
You're injured, aren't you?
Leave me...
It's really nothing.
At this rate, we'll never get away.
If only we had somewhere to hide...
Where are you?!
Where have you gone, exorcist?!
Are they still fighting?
Are you all right, Guzol?
Yes...
Guzol, why did you tell them you were a doll?
Because I did not want them to destroy you, Lala.
Guzol...
I'm sorry, I'd like to lie down...
That's fine.
You don't have much time, do you?
Is there anything I can do?
Lala, I want to sleep..
All right,
I'll sing you a lullaby.
The Ghost of Martel was a doll.
They got away...
They must have found somewhere to hide.
Well, we have to take care of you before finding the doll.
I hear... a song?
Why is it coming from below?
A breeze?
A breeze from underground?
There is a breeze!
Here!
We can hide here.
Where have you gone?
Exorcist?!
Damn it!
It just keeps going down...
Ow!
How far does this go?
It's that song...
An artificial form of life.
One doomed to walk these streets forever.
Martel was once called a city forsaken by God.
In order to forget the pain and suffering in which they lived, if only for a moment,
the residents created dolls.
Dolls that danced and sang.
Though the city finally fell, and all the people died, the dolls continued to move.
This is the nature of the Ghost of Martel.
So you've come...
So, you're the doll,
the Ghost of Martel.
Me o tojite
Close your eyes.
Night growing
kogoeru kuchibiru kande
Biting my shivering lips,
futari kata o yoseau
I put my shoulder on yours.
Saigo ni kimi o mita hi o
The day when I last saw you,
kikoku no soko ni kakushita
is hidden deep in my memories.
Mizuumi no ue
On the lake,
aruita ano wonderful view
we walked along that wonderful view.
Snow Kiss
kono mama kimi to goodbye nante iwanaide
Don't tell me goodbye just now.
Aitai kimochi toka torenau kizuato
My feelings towards you left me a permanent scar.
Kesanaide
Don't try to erase it.
Preview
A living doll, made to sing.
Lala's gentle voice surrounds the city of Martel.
I want to protect this song.
On the next D.Gray-Man:
Sing Me a Lullaby.
Pitiful Akuma, let your soul be saved!
Sing Me a Lullaby
Pitiful Akuma, let your soul be saved!