Third? Are you there, Third?
What is it? Trouble?
Thor and Tiz disappeared.
They're with Zagi, huh...
I'll go get them. How troublesome...
Yeah. Say... what are you doing here anyway?
Taking a nap.
No one would disturb me around here.
Four
Three
Two
One
How deep is your heart
Deep inside the darkness
dare mo shiranai tokubetsu
No one knows I want to feel special...
Want to feel...
Want to feel... Want to touch... Want to feel...
sono yami ni furetakute
Wanting to touch the darkness
sotto te wo nobashita kimi ni
Gently reached out a hand for you
kizukarenai youni... nodo bakari kawaita
Without noticing... My throat's drying up
Reached out to your heart
So deep
yawarakaku tsutsumareta sono kokoro
The heart has been softly embraced,
motto fukaku shiritakute... ah...
I want to know more... Ah...
How deep is your heart
Deep inside the darkness
Somewhere unknown and special
Do you want to feel
Want to feel... want to feel...
Do you want to feel
Want to feel... want to feel...
[Chapter 8: Depths]
This is...
That's right, I fell when the ice collapsed...
Karin!
Karin! Pull yourself together! Karin!
Why? Why are you here?!
Thank goodness... it seems you're not injured.
Thor...
You're still alive, right?
It's impossible for you to die, right?
The blizzard has almost stopped.
Now I can go and search for Thor!
Thor, I'll definitely find you!
Damn.
These roots are drawing up water.
At least... even if it's just water it can sustain us.
No good?...
I can't see the sky.
Scared?
Death,.. does it scare you?
I don't want you to die.
Why?! Why do you think you need to save me?!
I don't know myself.
I was abandoned by Zagi!
I can't go back to Blanc Ring ever again!!!
I may as well be dead.
But you're alive.
You're not dead.
Shit up! What would you know about me?!!
Zagi is... that guy is...
my only reason for living.
Zagi...
That guy's back; I could only chase after it...
As I watched his back, it seemed as if he was beckoning me to follow...
It was just an illusion.
Zagi doesn't need me at all.
If only you didn't appear...
Zagi chose you as his partner instead of me!
You've misunderstood.
The reasons which drive us to survive are different!
Zagi doesn't think so!
That guy,.. now that he has you, I've become a burden.
If only you didn't exist!
Stop!
Stop this, Karin!
Why? You should have been able to dodge... Why?
I don't want to fight with you.
I won't become Zagi's partner.
because that guy doesn't want anyone.
He doesn't even value his own existence; how can he value someone else?
Don't pull it!
There's a method for removing it.
If you don't do it the right way, your flesh will be torn out.
You saved me.
I... wanted to kill you.
That's not how it was.
You wanted to kill me,
but you couldn't go through with it.
What's going on?
I couldn't penetrate it before.
Shiny moss?
Could this be some kind of bacteria?
We can escape; I can penetrate it -
this part which has moss on it!
This is great, Karin.
Maybe we'll be able to get out.
Alright! Made it!
Karin, we're saved! Let's go!
Top! Those are!..
Ochre Ring's Air Bikes!
Third, huh...
Amazing...
I can't even see the bottom.
Do these roots reach all the way to the bottom?
Come on, Karin.
As it is, we'll be able to survive for a while.
Come on. Quick!
Why... why do you want to survive so desperately?
I want to know.
You want to know?
I... want to know and understand everything.
That's the reason.
That's why I want to survive.
Thor isn't here.
I was just thinking he'd probably be here bothering you...
He went off chasing after our former Second.
Thor seems to be really passionate about her.
Her?
Yeah, our former Second's a woman.
Was Tiz with him?
No.
How long ago did Thor leave?
About a day ago.
Anyone else would have died already,
but it's that guy we're talking about.
His vitality's isn't completely useless.
You could say he's overflowing with luck...
It's hard to believe a guy like that has possessed it since birth,
but if that weren't the case, it'd be possible for a colony-raised child abandoned to Chimera to become a Ring's Top.
Well, you're a big shot too, aren't you.
I had sufficient training, being a military officer.
You and I are the same - beasts called "humans".
I wouldn't have slaughtered everyone in Night Ring.
The result is the same. In that head of yours you're thinking the same thing...
Excuse me. I have to look for Thor.
Rada, call everyone here.
We can only do this now while the blizzard has stopped.
Thor, what are you thinking?
This isn't the time for you to be playing with women.
Let's go Karin.
By climbing these roots, we can make our way up.
We should be able to reach the surface in about 2 days.
Thor...
you're so beautiful.
I've thought that since the first time I saw you.
What? What are you looking at?
You're much more beautiful than I am.
You're so unaware of yourself.
In this world, there's nothing more beautiful than you!
That's why there mustn't be any women who aren't attracted to you.
Karin...
I... want to be you.
I envy you. I'm jealous of you.
Thor!! Thor!!!
Third!
Get on, Tiz.
Let's get going and find Thor quickly.
Go, Thor.
You have a reason to get out of here.
You want to know and understand everything, don't you?
Yeah, since the day I was abandoned on this planet,
I've been surviving for that reason alone.
But right now I feel so incredible...
Being here with you, it makes me feel satisfied.
Don't be ridiculous!
There's no way we'll be able to survive on water alone.
It's not like I don't know that.
But I can't leave you here alone.
If I did that there'd be no point for me to survive.
I want to live with you.
Let's leave here together,
and live on!
How can this be possi-
It can be.
It's very easy. Just come to Ochre Ring.
Blanc Ring and Zagi aren't the whole world.
Let's live on together.
We've reached the surface, Karin.
Yeah.
The blizzard's stopped too.
We're saved.
Only one day has gone by...
Lucky, aren't we?
We'll be able to return to the stronghold, right?
I finally understand why you're the man loved by a goddess.
It's a legend about you:
"No one will ever be able to kill the Silver Hawk Thor,
because the goddess of fortune is always with him."
To be loved by a goddess, you're a lucky man.
If that really were true, I wouldn't have been abandoned here on Chimera...
but I need to thank that goddess;
she arranged for me to meet you.
Thor?!!
Thor!
Tiz!
Have you been searching for me?
Of course! I've been worried.
Sorry about that. I'm alright now.
All this time, you've been together?
Tiz, there's something I have to tell you.
Karin...
I'm taking Karin to Ochre Ring.
You were nominated by Karin?
No.
Then why?!
Please understand, Tiz.
I love you.
But even so, I love you as a little sister.
But I always loved you as...
Aren't I good enough?..
I'm sorry.
Thor?!
So you really are still alive.
Third!
Tiz!
Tiz...
I'll go.
Tiz, wait!
These legs aren't as fast as yours.
Don't cry, Tiz.
Thor loves you.
But he said he's taking Karin to Ochre Ring.
Don't worry, it's not because he doesn't like you.
Thor is honest but awkward.
But I'm already 17 years old.
If I don't hurry and give the birth to Thor's child...
I understand your feelings.
But, before any of that, the situation might become worse.
Zagi is planning something.
Thor will definitely be involved.
Listen, Tiz,
you have to trust Thor and wait.
Don't ever leave his side.
We've already informed Juno of our intentions.
It's obvious they'll agree to a conference with us.
I'm guessing they'll nominate Hecate as the location.
I don't fully approve your plan.
But for now, I'll just go along with it.
What's this, Karin?
Behaving obediently, aren't you.
Zagi, from now on Karin's a member of Ochre Ring.
That's alright, isn't it?
Oh, what childish behavior...
Do you like her this much?
Well then, you'll need to go to Hecate as Jyu Oh.
I'll go with you as your Second.
I understand.
He's your new boss. Be nice to him.
Are you seriously going to go along with his plan?
Becoming Jyu Oh under his arrangement, and meeting those people in Juno?
There's no time.
I heard it from Tiz;
I only have 5 years left to live.
In that case, becoming Jyu Oh legitimately and going to Hecate won't work.
Zagi saw it in Hecate;
all of those frozen Jyu Ohs...
How can you trust those words?
He only wants to use you for your charisma.
Listen, Thor,
if you beat him you'll become Jyu Oh!
Become Jyu Oh for what?
I want to know; that's my only reason.
I want to know why Odin killed my parents,
and the reason why Chimera exists.
If anything happens to me, take care of Ochre Ring,
and... Karin as well.
I love Karin.
Well, I'm going. There's no time left.
Time?
I don't have time either.
For me, there's already none left.
kutsu wo nugisute hadashi ni natta
Take off and throw away my shoes, I'm barefoot.
soshite atashi wa nami wo kaeta
I transformed waves after that.
futari tsukutta suna no shirotachi
The sandcastles made by the two of us
sadamenai youni
seem so unstable.
dakedo sugu nami nigesarete
But the waves will disappear soon.
atashi wa youyaku omoini kizuita
I finally noticed my feelings.
Looking into my eyes, you will touch in on my heart.
anatae no omoimo kawaranai
My feelings for you will never change.
tashikana kotoyo
I'm sure about it.
Baby, I love you more, every day and night.
te wo tsunagi naraba
If we hold our hands together,
dokomademo ikeru kigasuru
I would feel as if we can go anywhere.
te wo tsunagu aite ni naritainaa
Holding our hands, I want to be your companion.
atashi to jaane dame desuka
Say good-bye to me, isn't it ok?
onegai
Please.
Next episode
Chapter 9: Jyu Oh