The Phoenix
People are born, and people die...
It is merely the will of the gods.
Not even a great and powerful ruler can escape it.
Lady Himiko!
That's enough for today! I quit!
Yet, it is the powerful who desire the Phoenix more than anyone else.
T-This is my face...
Look at these hands...
I don't want to get old...
Must I report to you that...
Commander Sarutahiko has returned in triumph from the Land of Fire.
Sarutahiko has returned, you say?
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Hurry up and move!
Good work, Sarutahiko. I'm happy to see you return.
Thank you, sir!
So, how did it go?
Sir, as ordered by Lady Himiko...
...we eradicated every one of the people in the Land of Fire.
Eradicated? Every one of them?
Yes, sir.
Sister! Why did you order him to kill them all?
Why not just bring them back as slaves?
The health of the kingdom depends on a good harvest.
You can never have enough hands!
How could you kill them all?
Sister!
Silence!
I, Himiko, am the foundation of this land!
And to use my power eternally, I must obtain the Phoenix!
Sister, even the most beautiful flower must wither away someday...
It is only natural that people age, please don't forget it.
That just applies to the common people!
I am the ruler of Yamatai! I am Himiko!
I must remain young! I must forever be beautiful!
Must remain young...
You!
Bastard...
Damn it! Why?
Why did you bring me here alive?
Why?
Answer me! You monster!
Murderer!
Why didn't you kill me with everyone else, huh?
Answer me, you murderer!
Here. Eat something.
I don't want your food!
Suit yourself.
Why? Why did you save me?
That's none of your business.
You...
Eat this!
Eat.
Hey.
We're going out.
Take this.
A dead cow?
The wild dogs will get the scent of blood soon, and come running.
Wild dogs?
You've got to be able to protect yourself.
It takes strength to survive.
Don't waste your arrows...
You can't kill me the way you are now.
Here they come. Get ready!
Can't you even defend yourself?
Take this!
Hinaku my sister, are you really gone?
Or are you alive somewhere?
Fool.
How long are you going to be so stubborn?
Even when the east wind blows like this, your prey will still appear.
Use every sense in your body and focus.
Here it comes. Get ready.
It's huge!
If your first shot misses, you're finished.
I did it!
No! You just wounded it!
Nagi!
You fool! If I hadn't been here, you'd be...
Nagi! Nagi!
What's wrong? Wake up!
Nagi! Nagi!
You stubborn fool!
That's what you get for not eating or drinking for days.
You remind me of myself when I was your age...
Hold it!
Child, do not resent the Yamatai.
If you desire to live, you must fight for that right.
Learn to be strong.
Kid! You came to!
Why did you save me?
Save you?
I don't know what you're talking about.
You killed everyone in the village, so why did you save me?
Quit yapping!
I destroyed your village because it was Lady Himiko's order.
The powerful rule this world.
If you want to kill me, become stronger!
You can do anything if you have power!
A year after Nagi arrived in Yamatai...
...he and Sarutahiko were summoned before Queen Himiko.
I order you to kill that boy.
But Lady Himiko!
That boy will someday bring disaster to this land.
He will even plot to kill me.
I-I do not think he would do such a thing...
Sarutahiko!
I'm ordering you to slay him right here this instant!
Hurry up, kill him!
Please forgive me, but I raised this boy to be a skilled hunter...
...so that he could capture the Phoenix...
Lower your head!
It's no use trying to protect him!
Are you disobeying my direct order?
What are you doing? I'm ordering you to kill him!
Kill him! Kill him!
I can't, Lady Himiko.
I cannot bear to do it!
Why?
Can't you even kill a child?
Please forgive me! I will do anything, but that...
I won't accept it!
Are you saying you refuse? A mere soldier like yourself?
Sister, why not forgive him?
The child is a slave and nothing more...
Why do you treat a loyal soldier like him in such a way?
There are so many important things you have to do.
Susanoo, don't meddle in what I do!
A curse on you all! Do whatever you want!
Intruder!
L-Lady Himiko!
Please get inside!
Is that...
Sarutahiko! You raised that little rat to kill me, didn't you?
Little rat? You mean Nagi?
Are you saying he tried to kill Lady Himiko?
Take Sarutahiko to the Cave of Hornets.
Let him taste the horrors that await those who defy me!
L-Lady Himiko! Please allow me a chance to speak!
Please let me explain!
Lady Himiko! Please listen to me!
Lady Himiko!
Commander, I don't want to do this, but it's an order by Lady Himiko.
There's nothing I can do.
I know!
Help me!
P-Please let me out of here!
Sister! Why did you put Sarutahiko into the Cave of Hornets?
He tried to kill me using that little rat of his.
But he is a loyal soldier... Do you have any proof?
Shut up!
I am the queen of the land of Yamatai!
I never make mistakes!
Sister...
W-What's that?
What is going on out here?
Lord Susanoo, please look!
What on earth...
The sun is disappearing!
The end of the world has come!
It was an eclipse of the sun.
However, the people believed that this natural phenomenon was the...
...wrath of the gods upon them, and were terrified.
The sun is disappearing...
L-Lady Himiko!
Please save us!
How ominous...
L- Lady Himiko!
How ominous...
The darkness from the solar eclipse favored Nagi.
Hornets are less active in the dark.
Sarutahiko! I've come to help you!
Where are you? Sarutahi...
Sarutahiko.
Hang in there!
Are you awake?
Where am I?
At sea.
At sea?
Ow!
It's hot!
My face! My nose! It's burning!
Of course it'll hurt if you stick your head into salt water.
It hurts! It's burning!
My nose! My nose is burning!
I got it!
Let me lick your nose!
Come on, stick out your nose.
Stay still...
Fate plays funny tricks...
The last time Nagi crossed the ocean, he was a captive...
...and this time, he was taking Sarutahiko to the Land of Fire.
Did you bring me here to remember the pain I caused you?
Hating you isn't going to bring back the dead villagers.
Besides, now I know who gave you those orders.
This spring... It hasn't changed a bit...
Cool yourself here, it will ease your pain.
Thank you.
How do you feel?
Great, the pain is ceasing.
I told you.
Nagi, you better go to the Mountain of Fire.
The men from Yamatai will probably come here soon.
Lady Himiko is also after the Phoenix.
The Phoenix belongs to the people of the Land of Fire!
I won't let anyone else take it!
I know, and that's why you must get it before they do!
Nagi?
You are...
...Guzuri!
Nagi, why are you here?
No, wait!
Shut up! You traitor!
Everyone was killed because of you!
Listen to me! I didn't mean to betray you!
You liar!
You left my sister to die!
Your sister is alive!
My sister is alive?
That's right, she's alive.
You're lying! You're going to trick me again!
It's true! Please believe me!
She even has children now!
Children? By whom?
They are mine.
That's a lie!
My sister would never have a baby with you!
I'm telling you the truth. We're husband and wife.
We're married.
Come with me.
I want you to see the truth with your own eyes.
Sister!
Nagi!
Sister! Oh, Sister!
Nagi! You are alive!
Sister, why are you living with a traitor like Guzuri?
Nagi...
Why?
Nagi, I decided to believe him.
After seeing how he lives his life, I was convinced that I could trust him.
But he betrayed our village!
It was an unfortunate incident...
But I don't think someone can hate forever.
You eventually grow to forgive.
Can't you understand, Nagi?
Aw, there, there...
Look, this is our baby.
See?
Here.
Him too.
And also this one.
And they are also my babies.
You had all these babies already?
I had quintuplets.
I want to give birth to hundreds and thousands of babies...
Then we can make a new village.
Wow!
That's why I'm here trying to catch the Phoenix.
I want to let Hinaku drink the blood of the Phoenix, then she'll never die.
And we'll make a thousand babies.
That's the least I can do to atone for my sin.
Okay, Guzuri, I'll forgive you, because I love my sister.
But I'm going to get the Phoenix!
Because the Phoenix belongs to us, the people of the Land of Fire!
It's the Phoenix!
Nagi!
I'm going to capture the Phoenix, and give it to my sister no matter what!
I promise!
Someone whispers
In a faint voice
To the sparking stars
A promise I once heard
Ah, when the scars of the soul hurt
They long for their mother
Fading intermittently
I can hear the prayers in the voice
I am not alone in the darkness
It’s alright
The will to love is eternal
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The world is about to change.
Just like fire fights with water...
...the world of man struggles against the gathering thunderclouds.
Who are you?
What is that strange animal? Where did you come from?
Who are we, you ask?
We're here to build our country on your land!