"why did you pick this freezing hole?" "pay back." "you going to hide back there all day?" "you wish." "boy, you really hold a grudge." "what the hell is that?" "that'll be my victory." "that was close." "hey, does your mother know you're wearing her coat?" "it was a gift." "oh... ouch." "I'm just going to lay here for a second." "you do that." "oh-- oh, God... you got to be kidding me." "excuse me, uh... you wouldn't have happened to have seen my, uh, date, would you?" "no, but I could try to help you find her if you want." "you're late." "sorry." "10 minutes ago." "and?" "I'm going on to the next round." "Mai, I'm so proud of you." "let's skip the party." "no, no, no, no, no." "you said we were late." "invitation caro, please." "excuse me?" "oh, sorry, mr." "Yagami." "you don't need an invitation." "uh, I think..we just lost camera seven." "stationed before this?" "afghanistan." "that's right, afghanistan." "million-dollar surveillance equipment sent to the hills of tora bora, thousands of miles away from civilization." "anything I wanted was a phone call away." "so could somebody please tell to me how I can be in the most technologically advanced country in the world, and not get one decent surveillance camera?" "I don't... don't all answer at once." "Iori..." "I'm so glad you could finally make it." "I am so sorry we're late." "Chizuru, this is Mai Shiranui." "it's so wonderful to finally meet you." "oh, I understand congratulations are in order." "well, thank you very much." "you've come a long way this past year." "I can't remember when we've had a fighter quite so driven." "well, now that you're here, I guess we can begin." "truth be told, I'm a little nervous." "what's going on?" "well, these artifacts have never been displayed like this." "well then, why risk it?" "if anything should happen..." "Takao Iwata insisted." "he's in financial control of the tournament, and it's no secret he likes to show off." "I just have to make sure the security we've put in place is adequate." "does she know about our cameras?" "i, uh, don't think so," "thank you." "wow..." "look at you." "you were the king of fighters." "I've been retired way too long." "no, I've been invited because I'm the last of the Yagami clan." "you never told me why you retired so early." "it's complicated." "well, you're a complicated guy, Iori." "I wouldn't expect it to be simple." "another time." "promise?" "I will." "hey, that's not a promise." "I will." "come on." "I'm sorry to keep you waiting, mr. iwata." "please, follow me." "come with me. come on." "best seats in the house." "there they are, the treasures of the clans." "these make the king of fighters tournament possible." "you need to take that?" "no, I don't." "you have my full attention tonight, I'm sorry." "sit down. well, the secret... of the treasures are meant to be kept within the clans." "oh." "but I can tell you a little." "okey." "the Yasakani no Magatama was created by my ancestors." "almost 2,000 years ago." "at that time, the necklace possessed... the energy to unlock the door. it's the key." "the Yata mirror is the door... and it was the Yata clan who first created the mirror." "Chizuru is the last descendant of that clan." "and do you remember what happens uh, when you direct the energy of the necklace into the shield?" "exactly." "but I still don't understand." "I mean... you have a necklace and a mirror... it's not logical. how?" "oh, miss logical, I forgot." "Iori, we're using earpieces." "I mean, how does that even happen?" "look, I know it doesn't look like much, but that's the point." "Chizuru's father was a genius, and he was able to consolidate the existing energy waves from these artifacts and condense them into the earpieces we're using today." "now, at the push of a button, we're able to... enter another dimension." "wow." "I know, it's crazy." "well, what about that third one?" "it's the Kusanagi sword... the most important of the treasures." "only the sword..." "can defeat the Orochi." "the Orochi is a spirit, or a demon, that was banished to the dimension 1 800 years ago." "legend has it promising unlimited power to anyone that frees it, but he would have to possess all three treasures to do so." "what would happen if he was freed?" "that's a lesson for another day, when you're ready hopefully soon." "I'm looking to do more i think I need to go!" "go, go, go, go!" "let's get a closer look, okey?" "what?" "who is that?" "come on." "Chizuru... how are you, Rugal?" "excuse me." "peek-a-boo." "go!" "Chizuru... she's hurt bad." "Chizuru, look at me, look at me." "where's Rugal?" "he's down." "don't worry, relax." "the relics... he wants..back in." "the relics are-- all for help." "we need an ambulance!" "Iori !" "come with me." "remember what waits for us on the other side." "I can't, and i can't let you either." "okey." "more for me then." "wouldn't it be ironic if I was to kill you now with this sword?" "come out with your hands up!" "God... stay down !" "hands above your head !" "no, go, go!" "thanks for the lesson, Chizuru." "no way out. he's trapped." "okey, are there any windows?" "wait!" "back off!" "back off!" "you're letting him get away!" "let me in there before it's too late." "back off!" "Rugal stop!" "get on the ground !" "what the hell was that?" "the sword is a fake." "what?" "Rugal's going back in." "people will die if you don't find the real one." "Chizuru, it's just a game." "not if someone submits to the Orochi." "it'll--it'll turn into a death match." "find Saisyu Kusanagi." "when you do, you'll find the real sword." "without the true Kusanagi sword, Rugal cannot free the Orochi, and if he did, he would be unstoppable." "i'll tell Iori." "no, you can't." "it's too dangerous." "Iori should stay out of this." "you must go alone." "me?" "Chizuru, I don't" "I know who you are." "Iori can't be involved." "you have to trust me." "please." "excuse me. hi." "I understand you have a patient here, named Saisyu Kusanagi." "I'd like to speak to him." "you want to talk to Saisyu Kusanagi?" "that's right." "okey." "mr." "Kusanagi..." "hasn't responded to anyone for almost 10 years." "he eats, he walks, he sleeps, but the last thing he'll do is talk." "he lives in his own lonely world." "have a nice talk." "mr." "Kusanagi?" "God... what now?" "may I help you?" "I'm Mai..." "Shiranui." "I am here looking for mr." "Kusanagi, but i wasn't aware of his condition." "I'm his son, Kyo Kusanagi." "his son?" "I didn't... i didn't realize. uh..." "Chizuru sent me, and, uh... she was injured in a fight, and I am instead, and two of the relics have been stolen, and-- wait, wait, wait, hold on." "who sent you?" "Chizuru." "kagura?" "you must know her." "no, i--I don't." "I'm sorry that she was injured and you... your relics were stolen, but I don't know what you're talking about." "but, you're Saisyu's son." "yes." "of course." "come on, dad, it's time to lay down." "the highest form of goodness is like water." "water knows how to benefit all things without striving with them." "it stays in places loathed by all men." "therefore, it comes near the tao." "in choosing your dwelling, know how to keep to the ground." "in cultivating your mind, know how to dive in the hidden depths" "good." "we make a vessel from a lump of clay it is the empty space within the vessel that makes it useful." "we make doors and windows for a room," "thus while it is the tangible has advantages, it is the intangible that makes it useful." "Mai." "Iori !" "you scared me." "where have you been?" "I've been worried about you." "I didn't mean to worry you." "why didn't you tell me where you were going?" "I mean, you just disappeared." "well, you didn't talk to Chizuru?" "I'm sorry, I thought that you might have." "she sent me. she said... something about... a relic went missing, and--and... and I had to come here and find--find this Kusanagi guy, and that I'd be helping you, and... oh, I'm so glad to see you." "listen to me, you have no idea what you're involved with right now." "okey, there's no point being here." "let's go." "he has a son." "Kyo, you have visitors." "what now?" "I was hoping I could talk to you." "I don't know anything." "look, I know, but it's important." "Iori Yagami." "like i told you before if you want to talk, just leave your number, and i'll call you later." "you?" "Saisyu." "you..." "Saisyu, forgive me." "i'll kill you !" "I'm sorry!" "please forgive me!" "do you hear me?" "i'll kill you !" "Saisyu !" "it's all right." "calm down. dad !" "dad..." "Kyo my son... dad?" "code blue!" "code blue!" "get me a crash art, stat!" "I've shut down the tournament as you instructed." "yes." "excellent." "except..." "there's been an override." "from whom?" "Rugal." "dammit." "he's trying to take control of the tournament, but how?" "actually, it's quite fascinating." "somehow, Rugal was able to assume control of the fighting line-up from inside the other dimension." "he's challenging everyone." "they don't know they're playing with their own lives." "so we're alone now." "I'm up." "but remember the message we got?" "no one's supposed to accept challenges until" "Chizuru authorizes it." "both of us?" "I've never heard of two fighters entering at at the same time." "well, this could be our chance, two against one can you have two king of fighters?" "there's a first time for everything." "wait, what's happened?" "I don't know. something's wrong." "Vice and Mature." "I knew you two would have... the balls to accept my challenge." "who are you?" "who am i?" "oh, ho-ho..." "I'm the king of fighters!" "Rugal!" "watch out, here I come, ladies." "welcome to Rugal's version of the tournament." "in this arena, i make all the rules." "you can't change the rules." "I can change the rules, I can change the setting." "I can do whatever I want." "how about a little taste, ladies?" "welcome to the Rugal Bernstein arena!" "today, we have something very special, a two-on-one." "Rugal Bernstein versus Vice and Mature!" "Vice's gloves are off, and she's ready ready for battle." "Rugal bravely high-sticking Vice." "oh, that's going to leave a mark!" "Vice and Mature just taking a pounding." "oh !" "enough !" "whoo!" "no, those didn't work." "where were we?" "oh, yeah. let's fight." "ah that was good." "bring it." "come on, let's dance." "stop, don't!" "you've won !" "you two are no fun." "two girls, one guy?" "it's supposed to be every man's fantasy." "why don't you just take the badge?" "do you think this is a game?" "I could kill you !" "do you want me to kill you?" "no... don't!" "i'll do anything !" "really?" "what are you willing to do for me?" "just anything." "no... what have you done?" "let's just say she's bonded, and you're under contract." "now, you've got a job to do." "welcome to Rugal inc." "Ramon?" "it's Vice." "yeah, I just got out of the tournament." "I know, but it's fine." "Rugal has improved the gameplay." "he's going to be calling you next." "you should totally do it... hey, Shermie, just letting you know you can totally take the challenges." "I mean, I lost, but it was a lot of fun." "believe me, Duo Lon, it's safe." "no!" "no!" "get away from me!" "Terry Bogard..." "CIA thanks for looking... over my blog, but I got to get going." "not so fast there, supergeek." "I need some answers." "give me this." "yeah, Scott." "type in the password." "no." "Scott... there's a cell in gitmo with your name on it." "type in the password." "well, the CIA can't do that anymore." "yeah, I know. it sucks." "you want to tell me about this?" "wait a second, how'd you do that?" "I'm CIA you're the one who had me under surveillance." "that's classified." "and who failed to stop Rugal?" "actually, we stopped him from stealing your Kusanagi sword, thank you very much." "it's too bad the sword was a fake. nice try." "look, this guy's a murderer, he's on the loose." "I just want to know where he is." "it's complicated." "let me guess, he's hiding in your secret little tournament." "is that so?" "then why do you need me?" "'cause I don't know where it is." "so, where is it?" "the tournament takes place in another dimension." "don't give me that bullshit about dimensions." "well... actually, string theory supports the idea of over 10 or 1 1 different... dimensions, occupying the same... time capsule as this one." "you got beat up a lot as a kid, didn't you?" "no." "mr." "Bogard..." "I could tell you everything you want to know... but it doesn't mean you'll believe me." "at this point, you know what?" "try me." "Rugal's hiding in the tournament dimension." "he's been consumed by the Orochi, and he's trying to lure fighters in there to kill them." "okey... why is that?" "so he can be king of fighters." "other dimension, king of tooth fairies." "look, I'm trained to believe in the tangible, people are dying... and you want me to believe you and your crazy stories?" "no. but you'll believe Mai." "who's Mai?" "the undercover operative you assigned to infiltrate our organization a year ago." "oh, that Mai." "she's in Seattle." "if you don't believe me, go talk to her." "she'll confirm everything I'm telling you." "you know we're wasting our time here." "Chizuru sent me here for a reason." "yeah, to find Saisyu." "he's dead, it's time to move on now." "what about Kyo?" "Kyo is a half-breed." "he's not a true Kusanagi." "Iori, what is the Orochi?" "really?" "what is it?" "you wouldn't understand. it's pure evil." "tell me more." "it can give you great strength and power that's addictive and destructive." "eventually, it consumes you, and you can't shake it." "is that why you left?" "where did he go?" "what did you do to my father?" "Kyo, he didn't do anything." "my father was completely unresponsive for 10 years, and you walk in, he wakes up and tries to kill you." "why?" "it's about our families." "he was a Kusanagi... and you're a Yagami." "then you understand." "we're destined to be enemies." "what was that about?" "he can't help us, Mai." "and you won't." "I don't know what's worse." "Mai... look, just let me talk to him." "he has to know something." "I have to try." "you got room for one more?" "I don't think I'm going your way." "if you're looking for answers, i'll tell you you everything I know, and then i'll leave it up to you to make the next move. fair?" "what, did you break it?" "i didn't break it." "well then, what's wrong with it?" "it's broke, but I didn't do it." "whoa." "wow." "you got to be about the prettiest thing that Kyo's brought around here." "all right, come on, help me figure out what you did wrong to this thing." "what I did wrong?" "it was working fine when I left." "okey, let's see here." "well, this is wrong... all right, start her up." "sounds good." "no, it sounds terrible." "just take it for a test drive anyway." "I'm sorry about your father." "why are you here?" "don't you want to know more about him?" "don't already know?" "do you know what happened to him?" "yeah, the tournaments, that's what happened to him." "how much do you know about the tournaments?" "you fight, too, don't you?" "I asked you a question. are you going to answer me-- oh !" "shit." "Kyo, I'm sorry!" "oh, it's..." "it's okey." "I'm fine." "I think it's dislocated." "Kyo, I'm sorry." "lay down, lay down, lay down." "breathe. relax." "don't touch me." "relax." "don't-- don't-- no, please, don't touch me." "relax, breathe." "I know what I'm doing. look at me." "yeah." "try your arm." "wow." "yeah, that's... that's better." "good." "you still haven't told me what it is you're doing here." "I'm looking for a sword." "what sword?" "well, it's yours, but it seems you don't know much... about your family history." "it's just a bunch of legends and fairy tales to entertain children." "what about what Iori said?" "that you and he were destined to be enemies." "your boyfriend didn't tell you?" "he's not-- all right." "the way the story goes, as far as I know it, is that it was one of his ancestors from the Yagami clan who first tried to release the Orochi." "he wanted to be the king of fighters and harness its power." "instead, it consumed him with a murderous rage." "so the clans united, and one of my ancestors killed him and returned the Orochi back to its world." "well, it's happening again." "that's why I'm here." "you really believe that stuff?" "listen, Kyo, someone is trying to harness the Orochi power, and if Rugal succeeds, we may never be able to stop him." "what is it?" "do you know where I can find Rugal?" "why?" "because he's the one who destroyed my father's mind are you sure?" "I'm sure, and I'm going to make him pay for what he did." "did you get what you needed?" "let's go" "Iori... we need your help, okey?" "I don't know enough. you have to talk to him. please." "what can you tell me about Rugal?" "where's the sword?" "I don't know." "let's go." "Iori... hey, buddy." "well, it looks like we have a little party here." "how come I wasn't invited?" "we were on our way out." "whoa, whoa, whoa, where you going?" "you going to introduce me to your friends?" "I think they also might want to know that Rugal is killing people in the tournament." "a string of bodies... all members of this tournament." "now, I know this guy Rugal's involved." "wait, Rugal?" "that's the guy who tried to kill my father." "well, we have to stop him." "I need your help." "from what I've been told, the only way is to find the sword." "the sword... a sword?" "really?" "wow, that's just fantastic." "it's the Kusanagi sword." "all right, it's a myth, okey?" "you--you supposedly combine it with-- you're a disgrace to the Kusanagi family." "excuse me?" "everything's a joke to you." "who the hell do you think you are?" "you don't know anything about me." "what--what is this?" "huh?" "you promised me some answers, and i got to deal with guy?" "look, let's..." "let's make this simple." "just tell me where I can find Rugal." "it's not simple. he's in another dimension." "oh !" "here we go with the dimensions bullshit." "dimension. there's only one dimension." "dimensions, dimension." "nobody travels to another dimension and fights in underground tournaments." "it doesn't happen." "thank you." "I have." "oh, of course you have." "have you lost your frigging mind?" "another dimension?" "that's it. that's it." "Terry-- no, I'm taking you off the case." "wait a minute, what?" "what did you say?" "he's taking you off this case?" "wow, this just keeps getting better and better." "tell me something, Mai, is there anyone in this room that you haven't lied to yet?" "Iori... it's too dangerous, you know that." "let go. let go." "that's pretty good, huh?" "agent Shiranui?" "that was good." "ah, Iori..." "Rugal, I got to say," "I love what you've done with the place." "aw...cute. look, girls." "Iori's come to play." "disappointed, Rugal?" "actually, I can't think of anyone else who'd appreciate what I'm doing more than you." "well, I am to stop you." "I don't think so. you.." "come on, let's be honest, you have issues." "I got issues. wow." "well, I got my issues under control, but, uh, you, um-- enough." "well, you just going to stand there and keep talking, or are you going to come down and fight?" "who said anything about me fighting?" "and it begins." "come on. where's the old Iori I know and love?" "aaaagh !" "!" "there he is." "that's the spirit." "accept it." "you know its power, what it feels like." "do it... do it!" "together, we can be invincible." "no one will stop us!" "Iori?" "Iori?" "Iori?" "Iori ...your eyes... find the sword." "man, this is crazy." "you locate Rugal, you know where to find me." "Mai, really, don't beat yourself up." "no, I'm not." "you should, though." "really?" "yeah." "hey, I'm not the one pitting two of our suspects together in a vicious love triangle that threatens to unleash an evil force into our world, potentially unravelling the fabric of our universe." "I mean, I don't know, if I was you, and that were true, I might feel a little guilty." "I should have told him sooner." "he'll never forgive me now." "thanks." "which one are we talking about?" "you're such a jerk." "you were doing what you were supposed to do." "you were doing your job." "yeah, some job, making people hate me." "nah, that's not why they hate you." "probably hates you because you went awol, and you didn't disclose your involvement in a secret, inter-dimensional, underground fighting tournament." "no, wait a minute, that's why I hate you !" "I hate you." "sorry, but no joking, you're going to have to take the lead on this, because, quite frankly, I don't have a lead." "yeah. listen, I think we should start with Kyo." "we'll go to see him tomorrow." "we need to have him on board." "i'll deal with Iori later. why does this place smell?" "we're on a budget." "it's an old abandoned fish cannery." "it's a field office in a fish cannery?" "hey, nothing but the best for the CIA" "you have no idea what it means to be a Kusanagi." "now, why do you say that?" "you have Kusanagi blood running through you." "it's your responsibility, your destiny to be-- to face the Orochi, but you don't want to accept it." "you're afraid." "no, I just don't believe in your stories." "take it for a spin." "you're not Mai." "I must have the wrong number." "this is the tournament, isn't it?" "you're new at this." "this is what we do here, right?" "we fight?" "that's not fighting." "technically, that's you taking a beating." "tell you what I'm going to do," "I'm going to let you live." "go and tell your friends... that I promise to stop all the murder." "just get back here and fight." "let's have some fun." "Iori !" "you could have killed him." "I just don't understand." "these people... they think I'm something I'm not." "that's it, huh?" "it's best to be like water, which benefits the 10,000 things." "that's what i'll do." "how did you find me here?" "well, I knew you'd be looking for answers." "are you okey?" "I just don't understand what he saw in that place." "all I saw was evil." "it wasn't always that way." "what do you see in there?" "I don't know, a place where I can be me." "can't you be yourself here?" "can you?" "you know, one lost soul can recognize another" "I thought you were just after the sword." "I'm looking for a lot of things." "what do you want from me?" "I need your help." "why?" "because my last name is Kusanagi?" "no, because you are the last Kusanagi." "I'm not who you want me to be." "my father was the last of the clan, and and Rugal destroyed all that." "the Kusanagi clan is over." "I don't know that your father would agree with that." "he gave you the name." "what makes you think that I can succeed where Saisyu failed?" "I repair motorcycles, I'm not a hero." "Kyo, I don't know what you are." "you don't even know what you are." "that's something you'll have to discover, but right now, we have to stop Rugal, and we're going to do it with or without you." "you did what?" "look, I don't know what's going on with these things after I saw what it did to the Kusanagi kid," "I had to do something." "so you used Chizuru's list to steal them from the fighters?" "come on, we're CIA, it's called "confiscate."" "confiscate?" "I trusted you with that." "she trusted me." "while you're out there getting romantic with these guys, I'm here trying to investigate this thing." "so if there is some other dimension, like you say, maybe I just stopped the only way in, right?" "no, you haven't." "Chizuru... thank you for coming." "what is she doing here?" "she trusts me." "we've no time to lose." "Rugal is becoming more and more powerful, and I'm afraid your plan to stop him won't work." "ah, that's because there's no other dimension, right?" "no, it's because Rugal is close to merging our two worlds." "what do you mean?" "well--well, actually, it's kind of cool-- ah, here we go again." "no, you see..." "these dimensions-- these dimensions exist in what could more accurately be described as a multiverse... or parallel universe." "you see, Rugal was able to get access to an exact replica of our plane of existence." "this means he can use a portal to force fighters into the tournament." "hey... we have an appointment." "she's in there." "this is all happening in real-time. this is amazing." "you had the sword this whole time?" "Iori, not now." "look... you barge into my life and demand the only connection I had to my father." "did you really expect me just to hand it over?" "it's here now, and I'm ready to go in." "father, but you must be careful not to let your anger get the best of you." "I know." "just, believe in yourself." "I will." "I'm sorry, Iori, it's too dangerous." "you need me." "fighting Rugal will be hard enough." "if--if you succumb to the Orochi-- which is not going to happen this time." "I'm strong enough." "then use your strength to do the right thing." "please." "I'm going in there." "you don't even believe in orders." "well, it's about time I start." "show us how these things work, Scotty." "Iori, if we don't come back... destroy everything." "Terry!" "what are you doing here?" "I'm your partner." "what do you think, I'm just going to leave you?" "welcome to my humble... abode." "Chizuru?" "good to see you." "for a while there, i thought you wouldn't make it." "all this because you want to be king of fighters?" "I am king of fighters." "then why don't you stop all of this and come back to the real world?" "this world is all I need." "here, I'm immortal." "this isn't life." "this is where we come to challenge ourselves and learn, so we can be better in the real world." "when my world expands and merges with yours, this will be the real world." "i'll be king of everything." "I'm invincible." "you're not invincible... not as long as we have the sword." "the Kusanagi sword?" "Saisyu was my father." "Kusanagi... well, well." "this is just beautiful." "oh, no." "no." "the fun has just begun." "Kyo!" "you can do this." "they got separated." "Kyo's fighting Rugal alone." "oh, God... where are you?" "hurry, find the other treasure pieces." "do you know what this place is?" "this was your father's favorite level." "he tried to kill you, didn't he?" "no, it was the Orochi." "it controlled him. it made him do that." "my father would never hurt me." "my father loved me!" "come on, this is boring." "let's mix it up a bit." "I don't know... too violent." "ooh, that's a bit barbaric, isn't it?" "hey, this is more like it." "batter up." "Terry... oh, man. maybe you did travel to another dimension." "thrilled you're on board." "this must be what Chizuru was talking about." "the worlds are merging." "find a door!" "now battling, number 36, Rugal!" "nice sword you've got there." "I've got to get myself one of those!" "enough games." "aw, Iori, you've come back!" "now the real games begin." "you think?" "round one!" "Rugal versus Iori !" "ready, go!" "little busy here." "okey, now!" "Mai, look out!" "Terry?" "all these damn doors." "why are we chasing them?" "they'll lead us back to him." "just keep up!" "Mai, wait!" "you're defending him?" "do you even know who he is... or what he has done?" "the history of the clans doesn't matter anymore." "not clan history, his history with your father!" "meeting of the clans." "Iori, he was just a newcomer, but a Yagami, and protector alongside your father, Saisyu." "know this..." "I fought the best, and was ready to take what was rightfully mine, but Saisyu wouldn't allow it, because I had done what no one else would dare do, harness the power of the Orochi... and if your father wasn't going to" "give me my throne, then I was going to take it!" "everyone was afraid of the Orochi, afraid of its power, except Rugal." "the clans were no match for me." "and Iori, well... he just couldn't stand losing." "so he used the Orochi." "but he couldn't control it. poor guy." "and in a fit of rage, destroyed the mighty Saisyu Kusanagi." "what did you do?" "stop hiding, Iori." "now you are free." "why did you lie to me?" "huh?" "I can't control it!" "let go!" "Kyo!" "aaagh !" "this is no fun anymore." "you all right?" "yeah." "Iori... you?" "so touching." "it's good to see the team back together again." "not so fast, Rugal." "Chizuru." "you've been busy." "and I see you've brought toys." "it took... some time, but we found the remaining pieces." "you think you know everything about the treasures you don't. this is your last chance, Rugal." "before what?" "Kyo, raise your sword." "Iori !" "I'm too powerful now." "your precious treasures won't work on me!" "Rugal!" "is there no one here to challenge me!" "where have you been?" "all these damn doors." "shit." "oh, I got this." "Mai?" "m--Mai !" "come on, Iori, come fight me." "stop, Rugal." "I know what you're trying to do, and it won't work this time." "you have to be." "we don't have a choice." "what if I'm not?" "then we all die." "oh, great pep talk." "no." "Mai." "okey. you're going to be fine." "no way out. damn it." "we're too late." "no, I can do this, okey?" "just show me how." "I can't do it without you listen to me." "there's no way back for me." "you know that." "I need you to take my place." "who is it you think I am?" "I'm not you, okey?" "i can't." "I never will be." "I need you to be you." "you need me!" "it's on, babe." "I'm going to have so much fun playing with you." "play with this." "I'm not done with you yet, Kusanagi !" "I'm too powerful now." "not clan history, his history with your father!" "get up." "so, what are you going to do?" "well, I guess we should keep up with the tradition." "continue with the tournament." "really?" "wow, Chizuru would be very happy." "well, technically, we could start it today." "I mean, all I'd have to do. is just, uh, reconfigure the data... and if you guys still have the earpieces, we can-- hey, guys, where you going?" "w--wait!" "my son... it is time to face your destiny." "trust them." "water knows how to benefit all things, without striving with them." "it stays in places loathed by all men." "therefore, it comes near the tao..."