"The flames of war rage on, as hearts become seduced by the crimson sphere." "The God of Fate beckons, as every dream becomes stained with blood." "Kagura Chapter Seven" "Hey, be careful, will you?" "It's not my fault, you know." "We will now head... to a village situated in Suruga, called Kagura." "Kagura?" "Yes." "There's a place there that's guarded by one of our members, Tonba." "The guy who drew the painting in Sakafune." "This will be my first time meeting him though." "You believe Kuromitsu to be concealed there?" "Yes." "Twenty years ago, she withdrew there to escape the unrelenting skirmishing." "Kuon, have you..." "Have you ever met Kuromitsu?" "No, I'm not interested in her." "I've heard that she's worshiped in Kagura." "They took her there in order to imprison her, but the villagers now say that they protect her voluntarily." "Have you actually met her?" "That means only Saniwa has?" "I suppose so." "This is the first time we've been told her whereabouts." "What's wrong?" "What kind of woman was she?" "Kuromitsu..." "You should know that yourself, should you not?" "I do not." "I do not." "I know nothing about her." "My intuition tells me that." "What you currently know about Lady Kuromitsu is all you need to know." "She longs to see you." "You also wish to seek her out." "Are further reasons necessary?" "From this point onwards, we shall walk." "I will guide us." "Is Kuromitsu really in these mountains, Saniwa?" "We require her to be concealed from the enemy." "Kagura is perfect for that purpose." "For it is a village where the residents live in isolation." "So that's how it is." "Do you know something, Karuta?" "You've heard of "Moles," haven't you?" "Due to the effects of the Great Disaster, people created underground villages to live in." "Kagura is one of those." "Was I mistaken?" "They're here!" "It's Kuromitsu!" "What troubles you?" "It matters not." "Hey!" "This is..." "Kagura?" "It is." "Everyone is waiting inside." "Wait." "What?" "What's wrong, Kuro?" "Do you sense something?" "An ominous presence." "What should we do?" "Let us enter." "It sure is... quiet." "No one's coming to greet us." "Saniwa..." "What happened here?" "Lady Kuromitsu..." "How?" "What has transpired here?" "!" "Hey, I found a survivor." "Tonba!" "Tonba, what has befallen this place?" "!" "What ails you?" "!" "Tonba!" "What... is this?" "Ivy?" "Ivy and human blood?" "Could they have been..." "The Red Army committed this." "Saniwa, you know something?" "I have heard tales of fiends that are able to use forest ivy to murder people." "It is likely that Lady Kuromitsu has been captured by them." "Are there no other survivors?" "Let us separate and search." "Tonba, remain here." "What's wrong?" "You're exhausted?" "Pathetic." "I am not." "Don't overexert yourself." "Take this." "The blood of a human." "You can tell by the smell, right?" "Your body is not made of steel." "You must take care of it." "Looks like this place has been completely destroyed." "Though, I don't know if the enemy is still here." "Be on your guard." "Kumaso..." "Even you, who was so brave..." "Were you two close?" "He had great skill with a bow." "It was as if his arrows had the ability to trail their prey..." "Nagi's hands could find the source of a person's illness and cure it without harming them." "Everyone here had special abilities like that?" "They are mutations resulting from the Great Disaster." "As a form of compensation, each of us gained abilities that surpassed the normal capabilities of humans." ""Us...?"" "This is my homeland." "What shall we do, Kuromitsu?" "We will arrive shortly at Kagura." "It's a trap." "Enemies wait to ambush us there." "In that case, where should we go?" "They will find us eventually." "I am here as well." "Everything will be fine as long as the two of us are together." "They're here!" "It's Kuromitsu!" "Kuromitsu..." "Has it ended?" "Yes." "However, I still feel nervous." "Was I mistaken?" "My body is heavy." "It feels as though my blood is starting to coagulate." "Fret not." "Soon, everything will return to the way it was." "Is that so?" "You are not complete." "The healing abilities of your body are unable to keep pace with you." "My body..." "Yes." "That is why there is nothing to fret about." "Endure a little longer." "Who is this Kuromitsu?" "What could she be?" "!" "What is the meaning of this?" "!" "What have you witnessed?" "!" "What on Earth have you witnessed?" "!" "What is happening here?" "Flash" "What happened?" "What about Saniwa and Rai?" "They should be up ahead." "Saniwa!" "Let's get outta here!" "I see you managed to escape with your lives." "Your tenacity alone is praiseworthy." "What a wretched brat." "If no one tells him where he's going, he'll be unable to tell if he's gone to Heaven or Hell." "The Red Army..." "So you are responsible for this!" "Next Chapter" "The Screeching Ivy Next Chapter"