"OTOGI ZOSHI" "Traveler, you must not look back" "Wander on where the wind takes you" "The steps you take will guide you on your way" "Journey on into the unknown" "There's a voice you cannot forget" "Though it may bring you to tears" "You must live with all your might" "Just think of your homeland" "And all your grief will vanish" "And all your grief will vanish Throw old notions by the wayside" "Go, go, until you've slashed through the sunset" "Look up toward those distant memories" "Go, go, until you've smashed through the sunset" "June 972 (3rd year of Tenroku)" "We must hurry or Shuten Doji will destroy the capital!" "It is the Heian Period in Japan." "Learning that the Kumaso troops led by Shuten Doji are on their way to destroy the capital..." "Hikaru and her companions have returned in haste to Heian-Kyo bearing the Magatama of Water." "ACT NINE DARKNESS" "So far we haven't seen hide nor hair of Shuten Doji..." "Are you Lord Minamoto no Raikou?" "What?" "Is that Lord Raikou?" "Has he returned with the Magatama?" "We beg of you, Lord Raikou, please save us!" "Lord Raikou!" "All right, all right!" "Let us get by, will you?" "Everyone looks so hungry..." "The capital looks even more ravaged than before we left." "We must find the last remaining Magatama of Fire as soon as possible..." "But where is Shuten Doji, who took the Magatama with him?" "He's around here." "I know he's just biding his time, waiting for the right moment to attack!" "You only brought one?" "What about the Magatama of Fire?" "We traveled to the Kumaso stronghold in Chinzei but Shuten Doji had already left for the capital with his troops." "The stronghold was completely empty." "The Magatama of Fire is still in his possession." "He's advancing on the capital?" "You speak nonsense to cover up your failure to bring back the Magatama!" "No, I speak the truth!" "Shuten Doji's army of 1,000 men is waiting for a chance to pounce on the capital." "I implore you not to delay in bolstering the capital's defenses!" "Do you really believe it's possible to bring down the capital with a mere 1,000 men?" "We have a force of 20,000 here!" "Yes, but Shuten will be using a strange new technology called gunpowder from China!" "Seimei, what do you think?" "To be able to claim victory when the enemy is caught unaware is that not using a rare and unusual truth to its greatest effect?" "If Lord Raikou insists his story to be true, then I believe it would be wise to post 5,000 kebiishi at all of the capital gates." "Moreover, as Lord Raikou appears to be weary from his hasty return from Chinzei, I believe some rest will do him good." "Well!" "What a fine idea." "A coward such as Raikou should just skulk in the back of his house!" "Raikou, you are dismissed!" "Consider yourself under house arrest until this matter is resolved!" "That's right, you are hereby confined!" "Now, as for the festival for the return of all five Magatamas, what do say shall we have a dashi drawn through the streets?" "Now that is a splendid idea indeed!" "What?" "Confined?" "Is that what the Minister of the Left decreed?" "Yes, on the advice of Abe no Seimei..." "That damned white fox!" "Lord Seimei is an Onmyoji of the highest virtue." "I am sure he only spoke out of concern for Lord Raikou's health..." "The only explanation I can think of is that he's planning to take credit himself for the last Magatama!" "He has the implicit trust of the Emperor, and he is the head of the Onmyo-Ryo." "What could he possibly want?" "All I know is that one cannot trust the Onmyojis!" "Okay, kids, that's enough!" "It's depressing enough around here." "Let's not have any infighting here." "Right, Taisho?" "We must try to figure out what we can do now to save the capital." "Maybe we should just storm Shuten Doji's base camp!" "But we don't even know where Shuten is!" "Ever since we returned to the capital, we haven't seen any sign of his troops." "All we've seen around here are the traveling performers who've come for the Emperor's ascension ceremony and those mountain priests who burn the goma for incantations..." "Goma?" "You mean we get to eat sesame dumplings?" "Not that kind of goma!" "Oh, it's not?" "Man!" "You mean the prayer for the next Emperor's long and peaceful reign?" "Where are they doing it?" "From what I've heard in the capital, it's gonna be at Ooeyama." "Ooeyama?" "But the main temple in this area is Kinpusen in Yoshino." "The capital lies to the southwest of Ooeyama, in other words it's the Demon's Back Gate." "Why would they choose to perform the rite from a direction normally shunned?" "Sounds fishy to me..." "Now that I think of it, the women being sent to Shuten weren't just from Hitachi." "I'll bet the Kumasos weren't the only ones in league with him!" "The Magatamas were in the possession of five different tribes in each region." "In each case, there was one person controlling that region." "It wouldn't be farfetched to assume that the rest of them had ties to Shuten Doji." "The Kumaso troops number 1,000." "Add that to the regional tribes." "There's no telling how many we'll be up against." "Even with 5,000 soldiers protecting the capital gates..." "This is really bad news!" "Lord Raikou!" "I'm going to Ooeyama!" "Hey, hold on!" "I'm going to Ooeyama to find out if Shuten is there." "If I can provide him with proof, I'm sure the Emperor will take action!" "But wait!" "Lord Raikou, remember that you are under confinement!" "In that case, I shall return to the Onmyo-Ryo and ask Lord Seimei to lift the sentence of confinement." "But you can't go there!" "No need for concern." "I am certain that Lord Seimei will understand." "Still, if Shuten Doji has his base camp on Ooeyama Mountain we won't be able to just bust in there without a strategy." "I have a plan that should work..." "If you wish to hide in a forest, be a tree, to hide in the mountains, be a rock." "Lord Raikou, I, Tsuna, have a favor to ask of you." "Lord Raikou, I am asking you to consider staying behind here!" "What?" "It is our job as your retainers to investigate Ooeyama." "There is no reason for you to violate your sentence of confinement!" "Tsuna!" "How can l, Minamoto no Raikou, send only my retainers to enemy territory while I cower in the safety of my home?" "Lord Raikou no, I mean Lady Hikaru!" "You are first and foremost Lady Hikaru, not Lord Raikou!" "Do not throw away your chance for happiness as a woman..." "Tsuna!" "I implore you..." "Don't say another word!" "My resolve will crumble!" "Please, leave me alone now." "Am I not capable of saving the capital?" "My brother..." "I am so..." "Wait." "Are you going to the Onmyo-Ryo?" "Yes." "In that case, I shall escort you." "I must get Onikirimaru honed immediately and since the Onmyo-Ryo is on my way..." "You have always been a great help to me..." "At first, I thought you were a court spy sent to watch over our actions during our journey..." "But apparently those were just groundless fears." "I do not blame you for seeing me in that light..." "At the time, all I could think of was taking the Magatamas by any means." "But I have come to think only of how I can keep you all safe." "That is the only thing on my mind now." "Both you and Lord Raikou are very dear to my heart!" "I..." "I, too?" "Yes, you and Lord Sadamitsu and Kintaro, I value you all as my friends." "Yes, I see." "Lord Tsuna, you can't be..." "Don't say anything!" "It happens from time to time, that's all." "Lord Tsuna!" "Just don't say anything to Lord Raikou." "Please." "Beautiful clouds spread long and thick..." "And an occasional sunbeam can be seen..." "Through the bamboo blinds I see the red plums blooming everywhere." "Next year, when these flowers bloom again, who will be here to see them?" "My elderly father's garden shall be ravaged by the wind and the rain." "My brother, please tell me..." "Is what you describe in this poem truly going to come to pass?" "Ah, there you are!" "Father!" "Raikou..." "No, I mean Hikaru..." "It was I who sent you on these journeys in your brother's place." "But losing you would be far more terrible than tarnishing our family name." "No more journeys, I want you to stay here." "But there's only one more left to go, the Magatama of Fire!" "All I wish for is to see you happily married, no more." "Actually, I've summoned a woman to help you with bridal preparations." "I'll bring her here right away." "Father, I do not..." "Listen, Hikaru..." "I do not want to lose anyone, ever again." "Your brother Raikou deserves to be properly buried." "Now then, Hikaru, come with me." "Hikaru!" "Lord Seimei, may I ask you to intervene on Lord Minamoto no Raikou's behalf to have his confinement lifted?" "The Kumaso clan led by Shuten Doji has taken up a position they will lay siege until the capital falls!" "Urabe, how would you read this?" "Do you mean the Magatamas?" "The principles of Onmyo Gogyo..." "Wood begets fire, fire begets earth, earth begets metal metal begets water, water begets wood in other words, the Five Elements in Balance." "To save the capital, there remains only one, the Magatama of Fire..." "Where do you draw the line between good and evil?" "Above all, your true intentions must be strong and fearsome..." "Mansairaku..." "The melody from your flute was like a sorrowful voice, longing to see me." "Mansairaku, I..." "Why you are grieving, I do not know but if my dancing will help to lift your spirits then let me send a beacon of light into your heart!" "If only this moment would last forever..." "If only someday I could dance just for you..." "Mansairaku, I'm so glad I met you." "And I you." "Your flute eased the pain in my heart." "You dance the grief of the people, you dance to venerate the dead." "People have fought and destroyed themselves over a single Magatama." "I no longer understand the purpose of my journey." "But once I get this journey behind me, then I know that I will find the answer and then, I want to..." "I, too, want to be with you..." "But we can't now..." "Until we meet again..." "Tsuna!" "Have you been standing there all along?" "Lady Hikaru, what is this?" "It's the poem my brother left for me." "But look at this!" ""To hide in a forest, become a tree," huh?" "What a great idea!" "Urabe's a real genius, isn't she?" "Yeah, it would be a good thing if you tried to be more like her!" "It's that woman!" "Over there!" "Ooeyama..." "Sorry to keep you waiting." "The kid wouldn't leave until I made him some lunch to take along." "Rice balls, rice balls!" "Sadamitsu..." "That is a poem left to Lord Raikou by someone he trusted implicitly..." "It was written on his deathbed." "It's hard to make out since the words are all smudged." "Can you read them now?" ""Seimei has a hidden agenda!"" "Do you think he's in league with the Kumasos?" "The Kumaso troops advanced, and positioned themselves on Ooeyama to attack on the day of the new Emperor's ascension..." "It's much too well-organized!" "But if he has an informer within the capital, then it all makes sense." "Abe no Seimei is pulling the strings..." "Huh?" "Lady Urabe hasn't shown up yet..." "She can't be..." "Urabe will come!" "She values us all as her friends..." "That's what she told me." "Ibaraki..." "Lord Shuten, it is not yet the appointed time." "Do it!" "Burn the damned capital to the ground!" "What's going on?" "What in the world is happening?" "So the demon could not wait, eh?" "We are going to Ooeyama!" "It is a desperate life-or-death struggle with Shuten Doji that awaits Hikaru and her companions as they head for Ooeyama." "To be continued..." "Outside the window, the rain is falling, shutting us in." "If you feel bad about today, then come pick me up." "That's what I want to say, but I can 't..." "The dreams that I wished upon a star are all coming true, one by one." "Yet I just can 't seem to catch up with you." "The dreams that I wished upon a star are all coming true, so..." "I want to get closer to you." "So I guess we're headed for a showdown with that Shuten Doji, huh?" "Can't wait to put my sword to the test!" "I mean, it's up to us to protect Heian-Kyo." "You're acting kind of strange, T aisho." "I'll bet that Shuten Doji has something up his sleeve." "And it's really bugging me that Lady Urabe hasn't come back yet..." "Maybe something's happened to her?" "Act 1 0:" "Shuten" "Don't miss it!"