You, who searches for the land of dreams
Until everyone has carved your name into their hearts,
The smile which has overcome sadness
Can I put my trust in you?
Though there was no end, I couldn't find it
And I got lost at times
My wounds and my losses
I'll someday turn them into a glow around me
Regrets will never get the better of me, because I know I have wings
I feel like I can go anywhere with you
You, who searches for the land of dreams
Until everyone has carved your name into their hearts
Within a destiny that isn't a coincidence
I will believe in your miracles
As you search for the paradise of dreams
I want to watch you run
You, who are proud and know no tarnish
Can I put my trust in you?
I am the Crown Prince of Yin, Yinxiao.
His younger brother, Yinhong.
Prince Yinxiao, Prince Yinhong...
How could this be?
Prince Yinxiao, hurray! Prince Yinhong, hurray!
Yin's Crown Prince...
Prince Yinxiao, hurray! Prince Yinhong, hurray! I'd heard that they were kids.
Yes, it seems that they have already grown into young men.
Bunchu, we have just returned.
Prince Yinxiao, Prince Yinhong...
That's right. It's us.
We've just come back from Mount Kunlun.
Thank you for bringing the army this far, Bunchu.
But all is well now.
I shall persuade the Seiki Army to join our side.
Prince Yinxiao! Prince Yinhong!
Hiko!
It has been too long.
You look well, Hiko.
Yes!
You both do as well.
Master Taikoubou!
Thank you for everything at Rintou Outpost that day.
I am glad to see you have both returned.
But your appearances...
Yes, we brothers have been given
the strength fit to rule sooner than is the norm.
We cannot begin to express our thanks
for the aid the Immortal World has given us.
I see.
Please look.
Hiko, we have become stronger.
We no longer have to keep running from Dakki.
How could they...
So, Hiko, let's go back to Chouka together and rebuild the Yin!
Speaking of which,
I would like to speak with the commander of the Seiki Army.
Would you please take me to him?
I am Seiki's War Minister.
You are, Master Taikoubou?
Then the matter is simple.
If you will reason with them,
I am sure your soldiers will promptly join my army.
I must inform Your Highnesses...
Master Taikoubou, I would like to greet Their Highnesses.
Lord Ki Shou...
Your Highnesses Yinxiao and Yinhong,
I am Ki Shou, ruler of Seiki.
Lord Ki Shou, why do you not call yourself the Lord of the West?
My father, Emperor Zhou, appointed you
as the Lord of the West, and ruler of Seiki.
The way you said it,
it sounds as though you have nothing to do with the Yin.
I most humbly inform you.
Your father, Emperor Zhou,
has already lost his awareness as the emperor.
He is completely at the mercy of Dakki's manipulations.
The people's hearts have already become very distant from the Yin,
and nothing can bring them back to the Yin.
That's why we're all going to go kill Dakki now.
Lord Ki Shou, there is no excuse
for the atrocities that my father committed against you in the past.
But I would ask that you force yourself
to forget your grudge against my father, and for the Yin Dynasty...
I do not say such things out of a grudge.
This is the flow of history.
Master Taikoubou...
Your Highnesses, it appears that you have returned too late.
There is no stopping this flow of events now.
Impossible...
Please forgive me. I have already pledged my allegiance to Seiki.
Heaven's Guard
The Yin will revive, without fail!
Heaven's Guard
I say this to all of the Seiki Army!
If you do not wish to become a victim of the Bantenin,
surrender immediately!
Bantenin...
I remember!
That is the most advanced Paopei
that was being developed in secret at Mount Kunlun.
Brother, no. You mustn't use the Bantenin.
Do not worry. It is only a threat.
Interesting.
I'll make it mine.
Nataku, hey!
Me too!
Do not come!
What the heck is this?
This is the most advanced Paopei?
I don't even feel a thing!
Watch out! You must not move!
That is the seal of the Bantenin!
If your body shifts from that seal even just a little,
your life is surely forfeit!
What?
That means we have to stay still right where we are?
You've got to be kidding!
A hero can't die an uncool death like this!
Bastard, remove this seal.
No! If you fire, the recoil will...
Nataku, calm down!
Brother, how could you?!
What the...
Master!
Brother!
It was unavoidable. I did not think they would strike first.
I had no choice.
Lord Ki Shou, I ask you one last time.
Will you submit to my army or not?
I must refuse.
That is unfortunate.
Do not do it, Yinxiao! You must not turn Paopei against humans!
I cannot allow anyone to draw his sword against the rule of the Yin.
Do not think ill of me.
Behold.
When this hand points heavenward, your lives will certainly end.
What the hell?!
Wait a second! You get a timer device too?!
Warriors of Seiki,
the lives of your leaders will soon come to an end!
Discard Seiki's armor and immediately surrender to my army!
Bunchu, we will soon gather the entire army here
and return to Chouka to kill Dakki!
What is wrong, Bunchu?!
Prince Yinxiao, the Yin are my pride and my life.
However,
the Yin cannot be revived by such methods.
What did you say, Bunchu? Have you become a coward?!
I say it once again.
Prince Yinxiao, the Yin cannot be revived by such methods.
Bunchu, you too?
Prince Yinxiao...
Hiko?
Prince Yinxiao, you will remove those seals immediately.
Step back!
Brother, you aren't going to...
Prince Yinxiao!
Stay where you are!
Brother!
Get back!
Hiko!
You once told me
that one who rules must always be aware of what one is capable of,
and think of a way to survive.
I heeded your words.
I gained the strength to fight at Mount Kunlun and I have returned.
What is it that you are so dissatisfied with?!
Prince Yinxiao, please consider the circumstances!
The world can no longer return to normal under the Yin Dynasty!
I cannot accept that!
Master, time's going to be up soon!
Isn't there anything you can do?!
Unfortunately, with the situation that we're in,
the only one who can fight Yinxiao on equal terms is Kou Hiko.
All we can do is rely on him now, but...
Kou Hiko is hesitating. He cannot win like that.
Now, remove those seals!
Fool! The Bantenin is completely assimilated with my body.
If you wish to remove the seals,
you have no choice but to end my life!
What?!
Weak!
Master Bunchu!
Take no action.
We have no choice but to leave this to Hiko.
It is unfortunate,
but I was never as involved with the two princes as Hiko was.
Yinxiao and Yinhong are precious to me as successors of the Yin.
But the Yin must never be ruled by immortal powers.
That is not the path to the Yin's revival.
It is the path to ruin.
Prince Yinxiao, is what you just said true?
Yes, it is true!
They cannot be saved unless you kill me!
Are you saying that I must choose between their lives and your life?
Kou Hiko, do you not remember the promise you made with me?!
Promise?
Kou Hiko is...
The timer! Kou Hiko is...
That promise...
Hiko, are we going to be enemies now?!
I don't want that!
Please, come with us! Let's go to Chouka!
I love you, Hiko!
I don't ever want to fight someone I love!
Come, do not trouble Hiko.
Prince Yinhong,
I gratefully accept your gentle sentiments as a parting gift.
Hiko, if a day comes when we face each other on the battlefield,
let us fight one another honorably.
Prince Yinxiao, I wish you luck in battle.
Thank you, and farewell, Duke Kou Hiko.
The time!
Well? Have you remembered?!
Yes.
I will keep that promise with you now!
Hiko!
Old Man!
Brother!
The seals disappeared! All right, Master! We're saved!
Brother?! Brother!
I am sorry, Hiko.
It looks like I did not understand what I was capable of, after all.
I may have pushed myself a little too far.
But Hiko, I am happy to have died by your hand.
Yinhong, I will go to where Mother is, ahead of you.
Bunchu, please take care of my brother.
Kou Hiko...
Old Man...
This... This isn't the way it was supposed to be.
Fight me, Hiko!
I cannot.
What?!
Prince Yinhong, I cannot fight against you.
Please forgive me.
Do you mock me?!
I cannot fight you!
I've had enough! I don't want to lose any more loved ones!
Do not be so weak!
On the battlefield,
there are none who love and there are no loved ones.
You knew this as well.
West
North
Yin
What's that?!
Shinkohyo...
I've been looking all this time for that same look
Looking for my friends, who have the same dreams as I
Yesterday's tears and the smiles starting from today
I want to take in all those things
Neither from the morning rain nor the long dark of night
Do you have anything to fear
I will be like this sky
And become strong wings to protect you
Leaping over vast expanses of time
I give you this future about to begin right now
Facing the wind and feeling the Earth beneath my feet
I want to live with you forever
Little brother, now is not the time to give way to tears.
The terror that ravages Chouka has already reached its height,
and the people and your father await your return.
Right then, the strange being looks up to the heavens
and roars as if to cry aloud.
Soul Hunter, Chapter Nineteen:
Chapter Nineteen: Chouka Goes Up in Flames
"Chouka Goes Up In Flames"
Chapter Nineteen: Chouka Goes Up in Flames Please observe.
Chapter Nineteen: Chouka Goes Up in Flames