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Sorry for making everyone wait, I don't particularly look forward to flashback episodes. That being said, episode four will be up by tomorrow's end at the latest.
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What's wrong with flashbacks? It's probably better than charging ahead with no explanations whatsoever. 4 is quite different from 2 anyway.
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Okay, so technically it's tomorrow and technically that means I din't get it up as promised. But technically you can all shut the hell up
Hollow
Okay, resisting the urge to reference Bleach, we start our tale March 1996. Why did all the cool shit go down when I was a toddler?
Anyway, it's the night of the incident and Shiki's being rushed to the ER. Still awaiting an explanation for why. But not to worry, we have an expert with us today!
Shiki is rushed to the operating room while Mikiya mimes a conversation with a man in a trench coat outside.
And then floating. A lot of floating. To put it in perspective, flash back to episode one, count how many times the word "float" was used, then multiply that number by thirty seconds. Yeah.
The months roll by, as Mikiya visits Shiki, still encased with the layers of darkness the coma provides. He graduates, meets Touko and begins working for her. All the while, Shiki floats.
Two years of floating. What a snooze-fest. Now if she had some Bud Light, that'd be a different story.
Finally, two years or so later, she awakes to a new world. A world filled with lines. She traces one of the lines in her flower vase. Slowly but surely, like the shadow of death itself, the flowers crumble. A nurse walks in and discovers Shiki's recovery, alerting the doctor.
He's brought in, and talks with Shiki. But it's sadly a one-sided conversation, as Shiki can only watch while the doctor and nurses fall apart. Over. And over.
Desperate to stop these visions, does she
(A) Think happy thoughts?
(B) Listen tot he Beach Boys?
(C) Squish her eyes out with her palms?
Ew. Mikiya stops by and is hastily informed of Shiki's return to consciousness. But sadly, only family is allowed in, as she's in a state of confusion after such a sudden awaking. Yeah, right. Let's... Let's just go with that.
The nurses meanwhile, chatter excitedly about the arrival of the new speech therapist. And step in Touko. A woman of many talents, isn't she? She's placed in charge of Shiki and sent off, while other doctors roll a man with a strange tattoo down the hall.
Touko drops in to Shiki's room, still in full-blown Genki-mode, and... blatantly flirts with Shiki. Hmmm, not exactly the direction I thought this movie would go in, but hey! No complaints here!
They talk about Shiki's misdiagnosed aphasia. Shiki catches on though, asking touko if she's really a doctor. Professionally, no, but I'm more than willing to bet she's somehow related to The Doctor
But then, sadness, as she breaks it to her that SHIKI's gone. Didn't she want to get rid of him? Anyway, grieving yadda yadda. Is something going to happen this episode or not?
Night arrives to the hospital, leaving Shiki alone. But not quite. Shadows swarm around her, blue lights flying about, caressing her in their cod, malicious darkness. It's all pretty symbolic and stuff.
Uh huh. Yeah. Maybe a little too symbolic. Touko visits again the next day, and the next, to talk to Shiki about SHIKI. Meanwhile, she reports back to Mikiya.
"She's hollow inside. Her chest is open, like a hole." Well, time to track down Don Kanonji.
And more rape symbolism. SMELLS LIKE BAD SPIRIT! Meanwhile, Touko instructs Mikiya to fill the hole in Shiki. Give her new memories to supplement the void. Touko continues to visit, and Shiki requests some scissors, which is immediately shot down.
"I just want to cut my hair."
Sure ya do kiddo, sure ya do. Touko leaves, warning that she may come as a different person when next they meet. The day rolls by, bringing night once more. Shiki, recalling the pain of seeing everything fall apart, decides to poke out her own eyes rather than see that again. She's saved from blindness by Touko, who decided to drop by again for no explained reason.
She explains to Shiki that even without sight, she'd still see. Always ready with a meaningless but deep quip, aren't you Touko? She offers to teach Shiki how to use her eyes, explaining just why she has them. After being so close to death, add in the brain damage from the accident, she can now see the death of all things, the natural desire to disassemble and rebuild.
She warns Shiki to wake up, or else the stray thoughts floting about this hospital will possess and kill her. Such a top-qualtiy container, perfectly empty. She leaves. A pair of feet pound down the halls that night, lifted on cushions of wispy white. They've come for her.
SPIRITS ARE ALWAYS WITH YOU!
More creepy rape symbolism later, we cut to Mikiya, in the meat factory. Feeling whimsically musical, he sings us some wonderful Engrish!
Ahm singeen in ze rain
Just singeen in ze rain
Wut a glorious feelink, Ahm hoppy again
Ahm laughy at Cloud
So duck up above
Sun Tzu's in mah heart
And Ahm ready fer lurv
Let ze storm Cloud chase *rip strangle gurgle*
Everywun from ze face
Come on wif ze rain
Ah've goot ah smile on mah face
Ah valk down ze lane *rip strangle strangle rip TOSS!*
Ahm hoppy again! *toss punch scract flip punch*
Ahm singeen ahnd doncin in ze rain
Ahm singeen ahnd doncin in ze rain!
Shiki opens up a window, throwing herself and the possessed vessel out of it. She thrusts it down, bouncing the vessel downwards while she glides and lands on her feet. Touko arrives behind her, ready to back her up.
Touko sets the body ablaze, with little to no effect. She remarks how useless she is against a corpse. It can't feel pain and is not inconvenienced by dismemberment. Shiki decides to step in, fully ready. Without hesitation. She removes the bandages and the fight begins.
It charges, but she stuns it by tracing the lines with her fingers. With a swift palm to the jaw, she knocks it back. Touko tosses Shiki her most prized possession, the Soul Harvester, the Guillotine, the Steel of End, The Nothing. Her knife.
She jettisons the sheath, slashing away her growth of excess hair. The corpse charges, but Shiki takes apart it's arm with one cut. Time for the finishing blow!
FINAL SUPER ATTACK KANON-BALL! *stab* Oooh, that's gotta hurt. Oh wait, no it doesn't. 'CAUSE YOU DEAD!
Turns out, not so much. Shiki didn't follow through and the spiritual entity rushes into her. The Butterfly Chorus begins again, as a blank-eyed Shiki draws the blade to her throat.
"You can't get away now." ... Oh yes. Time for awesome. "I'll kill the weak me! I won't give you Ryougi Shiki!" She plunges the knife not into her throat, but her chest, dispelling the spirits in a final burst. She draws the knife from it's sheath of flesh, and flicks it clean. Not of her blood, but of spirit.
She turns to Touko. She asks if she'll teach her. Touko accepts. In return, she'll work as her familiar. Shiki accepts as well. After all, if the job is to kill, she has no other intentions. And so begins a new future.
Meanwhile, off in the distance, a tall, robed raven of a man approaches Kirie and Fujino, offering them their desires. It's Arya Souren's move. And he has many cards to play.
Well, sorry for keeping you waiting, as always. I'm taking a trip, so I meet be gone for a few days starting Wednesday. But don't distress, I'm seeing this through to the end!
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She explains to Shiki that even without sight, she'd still see. Always ready with a meaningless but deep quip, aren't you Touko?Also, as for Araya Sōren, you will get to see that he is quite...powerful.
Oh, and the next movie is two hours long. But it's two hours of awesome.
edited 8th Aug '10 11:32:44 PM by Ponicalica
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Next is the best movie. Honestly, the first 4 just build up to 5 and the last 2 are just an epilogue.
Actually, I think that one is quite meaningful, which is that the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception won't be removed just by gouging them out. Or something like that. Yeah, I'm pretty sure she was being literal there. Death perception isn't tied to vision, it's more like a 6th sense.
edited 8th Aug '10 11:47:51 PM by Clarste
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I got that, I just thought she was being a bit dramatic. And yeah, the next movie looks... interesting to say the least.
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So... are you watching it?
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Sorry, I was camping. Yes, I am watching it.
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Will you be blogging this soon?
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... I'm sorry, I've ben slacking 
But can you blame me? THIS MOVIE IS CONFUSING!
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Yes, the movie is confusing, but give it your best shot.
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With any luck, I'll have it by tonight. As in late btw.
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Oh boy...
Paradox Spiral
Umm, I don't even know where to start with this. Do you even know what I went through? Do you have any idea what this movie is? Basically, kind of a big Mind Screw. Oh man this is confusing... Okay, are you listening? Grass grows, birds fly, sun shines and brudda? This destroys people. It's a force of nature. If you've been, where I've been, you'd be fricking dead!
Now that that's out of my system, let's move on. We start with... some dude eating Shiki's ice cream. Well that's just rude. Now it's Mikiya's license test! Wait, huh? Now it's Shiki in bed! Wait, hold on- Now it's some dude pulling a knife out of his neck! Wait, WHAT? Now he's flapping around like The Exorcist! STOP! HOLD ON! Now blood! Steam! Ventilation shaft! Now domestic abuse! Murder! Patricide!
SLOW DOWN MOVIE! SLOW DOWN!
A thief wanders into the apartment and comes across the crime scene, fleeing the premise. Then, the thief reports to the police. Dumbass. The police go to investigate the corpses. Problem is, they're still alive. What a twist!
Back at the station, Mikiya's brother discusses the situation, hotpotatoing back and forth. He poses a good point. Why would an insane habitual burglar go to the police station just to tell stories? And this story, it's too detailed to be made up, especially by a thief.
He remarks how strange it is. But the strangest thing? The thief only saw two corpses, those of the couple. According to the registry, they had a son. Tomoe Enjou.
Meanwhile, said Tomoe is running across the city night backdrop, being chased by former schoolmates. Fortunately, he's a quick little bunny, outpacing them by at least a hundred feet or so. But alas, they corner him and he stabs them in the eyes with his fingers. Wait, ew.
They beat him done for it, and just as they're about to curbstomp him, Tomoe contemplates life. Then contemplates death. And death responds. Or well, Shiki does anyway. Not like there's much of a difference. The thugs approach her. Big mistake. She flips the first by the wrist, slamming him facedown. The second one, she slams her palm into his stomach and twists. He vomits and collapses. The other gets back up, begins to attack and receives an elbow in the face.
She cleans off her sandals, tapping them on the floor. Bending over, Tomoe's key is picked up and flung back at him. He asks Shiki if she can take him in, hide him. She agrees surprisingly fast, and before you can say "I'm taking him home with me", Tomoe is waking up from a nightmare in Shiki's apartment.
Flashback to last night's conversation, after Shiki's all too willing agreement, Tomoe tries to convince her he murdered someone. She doesn't believe him, so he goes a-ranting about how he stabbed her stomach until it was a pile of goo. Nice.
Tomoe walks down the city streets, hiding his face from the fuzz. He scans the newspaper, wondering how they haven't found the corpses yet. That night, a stale replay of the nightmare again. Shiki opens the door, wondering why he's still here. She throws him an ice cream cup, asking him if he wants it. Heeats, and reminds Shiki he replaced her lock. She asks him why he did such a thing.
"A house without a lock... isn't a house."
This repeats for many days. Many, many days. Finally, October 16, Tomoe comes home from his news walk, sleeps and greets Shiki at the door, who promptly slashes his eyes out and cuts through his brain. Oh wait, no, that's just her doing her Kenpachi impression. Turns out little Shiki's grumpy because she didn't get to kill anyone tonight. Poor, poor Shiki.
Two days later, he finishes another newswalk. He spots Shiki walking about the streets, being trailed from behind by what looks like the bastard offspring of Willy Wonka and Alex from A Clockwork Orange. From a street away, he turns to look at Tomoe, shushing him with his finger.
He tells Shiki about it later. She brushes it off, asking him why he care. He responds by saying he doesn't want to see her hurt. But why?
"Because I'm in love with you, idiot!"
PFFFT HA HA HA OH WOW
After the laugh fest, he tries to affirm his love, promising her he'll do anything for her. She flips him from the floor onto the bed, landing on top of him, knife to his throat. This isn't awkward at all.
She asks him to die for her. He smiles, and agrees. Okay! *stab* Fine. e continues, regaling stories of a terrible home life and his nightmare about his mom going crazy and killing everyone. Because of that, he stabbed his mom on reflex when she opened the door. He wants to die. Shiki refuses, saying she doesn't want his life. Aw come on! He's literally asking for it!
She leaves, telling him he can stay again if he likes.
"I can't stay here any longer."
Eight days later, Touko and Mikiya talk behind Tomoe, out for his news walk. But wait! We have a guest! Say hello to Mrs. Enjou! WHUHHHH? Tomoe stares in shock, as the animatronic station clock comes to a close again.
Shiki clicks open the lock to her apartment. Inside waits Tomoe. What the hell happened to "I can't stay here any longer"? She sets down a large katana, putting it together. She finishes, and turns to him, asking him what's on his mind. Next thing ya know, they're riding a motorcycle with a sidecar, heading to his apartment to investigate.
They arrive at the large, erect, orange striped phallic symbol of a building. They enter the disturbingly red building, and take the elevator up to the fourth floor, to apartment 405.
"It goes in a spiral."
Gee, I wonder if that'll be important later? They arrive at apartment 405, and open the door without ringing the doorbell. Before them lies the truth. A rewind of the same grim reality of that day. As they watch Tomoe's world go mad, he asks only why. She gives him a straight answer. They're fake. They die at night and revive in the morning.
They move on, to Tomoe's real home. He asks what that means. Shiki explains again. Everything is reversed, the number plates, everything. His behavior conditioned him to believe he lives in the apartment at the end of the hall where the elevator opens. The noise of the elevator disguises the switch. Truth be told, they're being rotated 180 degrees.
To further add to the illusion, the scenery is all similar and the building is designed in a distressing manner. Walls enclosing you everywhere, patterns inscribed on the walls, and the red light all add to mental stress. This also disguises the switch. He never realized because the elevator only started doing it's thang a month after his arrival in the complex. She opens the door to Apartment 410.
"Welcome home, Enjou."
Corpses show the signs of six month's decay. the corpse of his father and his mother, her chest stabbed wide open. Shiki inspects the corpses. Tomoe looks on, in shock.
"Enjou, behind you!"
Tomoe barely dodges a stab to his throat. Shiki cuts down the assailant with supreme ease. Tomoe protests, but Shiki again explains. They're dolls, programmed to attack. They exit, and face an army of meatpuppets. START THE ATTACK!
Shiki literally glides through their ranks, slicing them to bits one after another, using each attack as a launch pad into the next. C-C-COMBO! She finally finishes up. Tomoe catches up in time to warn Shiki.
"In front of you!"
Really? How do you miss something in front of you? Oh well. A man appears, wearing a dark black coat. His eyes are obscured. Shiki tries to search for his death lines, but strangely finds none. He introduces himself as Araya Souren. The man who interrupted Shiki that night two years ago. The night she tried to kill Mikiya.
FINALLY AN ANSWER! DAMN YOU ARAYA! DAMN YOUUUUUU!
He explains that the whole apartment was an experiment. He wanted to see if people could reach different deaths, so he set up an apartment that, within a month, drove people to murder. Then, the elevator was activated. Puppets on the exiting side, corpses on the other.
She asks why he wants to kill her. He responds that nothing ness is her impulse and origin. That Kirie and Fujino weren't enough to kill her. Then they fight! I don't know why!
Shiki charges, while Araya opts for an incantation. He erects a multilayered circle which binds Shiki with energy tentacles. Obvious joke is obvious. Make it yourselves.
He grabs her face, and she responds by cutting off the incriminating arm. Which promptly jumps right back on his body. Freaky. Apparently Araya has Sarira embedded in his arm. For those too lazy to click on the link, those are essentially the cremated remains of Buddhist priests.
She slices off his other arm, escaping the tentacles and the circle which defines his power. She opts for a different strategy, slicing the outermost circle of three. It dies, and Araya chuckles. After all, he still has three more. Then Shiki flips open her artificial arm and withdraws another knife, throwing it so it bounces and slices off the remaining time, clipping Araya on the forehead on its way. Way to be creative, Shiki!
She uses this opening to run up and stab him int he gut and the neck. K.O.!
"You don't know when to give up, do you?"
Who is he, Wolverine? Jesus? Heavy Weapons Guy? Anyhoo, he kicks her in the gut, dislodging the knife and throwing her off the side of the building. He sends more tentacles, catching her and slamming her back into the wall of the complex, which absorbs her. The hell.
He states his origin: stillness. "You can't kill the time of two hundred years that I've been alive." Then he shakes his head around like a dog, spraying blood everywhere. Again. The hell. Then it's back to Mikiya's license exam! Wait, what the hell? This is a little more important, don't ya think?
He shows it off to Touko, who simply mocks him. She never went to driving school. Well that explains a metric ass-ton. He glances at a picture, apparently from Touko's teenage years at school. In it are her schoolmates at the mage academy. Araya Souren and Alex Wonka.
And, skipping to another unrelated scene, we find Touko chatting with Willy De Large, otherwise known as Cornelius Alba. She talks with him about-
-the spiral of origin, the Akashic Records, the beginning, middle and end of all things. Touko lectures Mikiya about this, the final goal of magi. Hmmm. Why do I feel like I've skipped a scene or two? Anyway chasing the spiral-
-is foolish, no matter how you look at it. He calls it trivial. Touko merely responds by saying that others have reached it, that's why we know it and can ask the question-
-is Shiki a man or a woman? And cue Shiki exiting the office. Why do I have a feeling of deja vu? Mikiya asks Azaka why she said that. She tells him flatly that they weren't making it clear whether or not he treats her like a man or a woman. Mikiya says he doesn't care. She curiously asks him if he'd like Shiki regardless of gender.
"Yeah, probably."
...Wow. Just. Frikkin'. Wow. Touko continues to question his sexuality after Azaka leaves, while simultaneously going off on a tangent about-
-the taijitu, yin and yang. The intertwined spirals, both polluted with traces of the other. In Buddhism, it's called Ryougi. The building they created symbolizes the taijitu. The-
-Ogawa apartment building. Touko wants Mikiya to investigate after hearing the strange story from Daisuke. She offers to travel with him to the site to take a look at the building-
-which has no underground parking lot. Weird. They climb out to take a look and-
-Mikiya walks into the office, dropping off a strange duffel bag at Shiki's-
-apartment, which is strangely locked. He meets up with a certain Akitaka, who entrusts him with-
-Kanesada, an incredibly rare sword, which he now gives to Shiki. He brings coffee over to Touko-
-and Mikiya walk into the building, as Mikiya discusses the schematics which he gathered in his research, along with a list of residents. The building is actually two unconnected semicircles, accessible by stairs in either of the two lobbies or by the single elevator. They climb in, as Mikiya comments on the unpleasant design. Touko explains the mental balance thing to him and they exit.
Mikiya insists that they're facing 406-410. In reality, it's 401-405. Mikiya and Touko agree to meet one story up. Mikiya will investigate the supposedly dead family, while Touko'll try the elevator again herself. Mikiya however, is to take the stairs up. She warns him to close his eyes. It's better that way. He walks to the apartment, reciting the list of the fourth floor's residents with the last being-
-Enjou. This apparently is a matter of interest to Shiki, who asks Mikiya to see the list. She sighs. There aren't many with such a rare name. She heads home, taking the sword and one of Touko's cycles. Mikiya says he'll drop by-
-the Enjou apartment, ringing the doorbell. No one answers immediately so he-
-tries to unlock the door. He remarks that he didn't know Shiki had a lock. He-
-drives along with Touko to the complex, discussing the list of residents-
-which may contain Shiki's new man. Mikiya sighs, insisting that's fiction. Touko sets that aside, impressed on the sheer volume of material he was able to dig up in one night. He-
-greets the owner of the apartment, a Mr. Enjou. Mikiya suddenly decides he has the wrong apartment number, and leaves-
-the photo of Touko's schoolmates lying. He can't wait anymore. He walks-
-up the staircase, where Touko waits. They go back down the elevator. Touko instructs him to look down. When they exit, she asks him what floor they're on. He looks up. The fifth floor. The stairs took him up two flights.
They go back down to the east lobby, where Touko asks him if he noticed when the stairs vaulted upwards. He asks how that's possible.
"It's like a pop-a-point pencil."
"What's a pop-a-point pencil?"
\*audible gasp*
"You don't know what a pop-a-point pencil is?!"
"I don't."
"Maybe they don't sell them anymore."
I'm sorry, the above was just too epic not to include. They leave, as Mrs. Fake!Enjou comes back in. And Touko got a parking violation. Ha ha! Ha ha! She reaches in anger for-
-the door, which is locked. Mikiya remarks that he didn't know Shiki had a lock. He rings the doorbell, with no result. Later, Tomoe-
-sits outside next to Mikiya, who waits for Touko. She finally arrives, and they continue from their first visit. She tells him he really completed the investigation, even if he only got info on 30 of 50 families. the rest, which live int he east tower, are made up. Old dead people's records forged and reused.
He expresses bored disinterest as he reminds Touko that she missed an exit two blocks back. After correcting their error, they arrive at a small, red brick building. She gives him a sort of invisibility charm and enters, in which De Large Willy waits. They spout magi-babble about something called the counterforce, while Wonka De Large offhandedly says they captured Shiki. Mikiya reveals himself and Alba (I'm running out of nicknames >.<) exits. He leaves them with a lasting remark. He looks forward to settling their long lasting rivalry. He closes the-
-door opens, allowing Touko inside the apartment complex again. Inside the lobby, Alba waits. He welcomes her, and invites her to fight him for his own worth. She-
-walks down the stairs with Mikiya, who demands an answer as to Shiki's whereabouts. Tenth floor, west tower. moving on from your fanboyism, Touko explains that Shiki's yin, a woman, while-
-Alba stares her down, stretching out his neck like the Royco Cup-A-Soup guy/thing. She-
-explains to Mikiya how Shiki's eyes are connected tot he spiral of origin, and that they seek the spiral through her. He-
-screams about how much he wants to kill her. He-
-grabs Touko's suitcase, as she ruminates on their situation. She entrusts him with the very last remaining pack of a brand of crappy cigarettes. Nice gift Touko. She assures him she'll bring Shiki back tonight. She exits out the door with-
-a knife from the desk. Mikiya picks it up. He can't wait any longer. He-
... y'know? Screw it. I can't even keep up with this blatant scene skipping and stock footaging. God.
Anyway, Tomoe throws Mikiya to the floor at knifepoint, asking him why he's in Shiki's apartment. He could ask you the same, bitch.
Meanwhile, Araya flashes back to the day of a horrific battle.
"I can't save anyone."
Oh great, another Ichigo.
"If I can't save them, I shall at least clearly record their deaths. I shall collect deaths."
Or not. He awakes, wondering why he's dreaming. Alba screams for him. Meanwhile, Mikiya discusses the situation with Tomoe. He suddenly clutches at his arm, but insists it's nothing. After a brief Tomoe-bitchfit, they agree to go rescue Shiki.
Meanwhile, Touko unleashes the suitcase on Alba, releasing from it some energy cat that I will now call Schrodinger. It attacks Alba, but Araya interferes. Asshat. He repels the cat, and he talks with Touko. H explains that since his experiment's failure, he intends to transplant his brain into Shiki's body to reach the origin. They both come to the same conclusion. The only thing left now is to fight for her.
"Araya, what do you seek?"
"True wisdom."
"Araya, where do you seek it?"
"Only within myself."
THE WHEEL OF FATE IS TURNING. REBEL ONE, ACTION! She sends out Schrodinger head-on, but Araya deflects it. It circles around the room, weaving itself into every crack. But still, he isolates it, and crushes it without moving. Schrodinger breaks and Araya the cat-killer ends up breaking a number of Touko's ribs.
She admits loss after the loss of her puppet. The building is Araya's body and eh can crush anything within it. But still, even in defeat, she tries to scare hi shitless. She explains the three conditions to terrify someone.
(1) The monster can't speak.
(2) The monster has to be unidentifiable.
(3) It's meaningless if the monster can die.
And then Schrodinger reappears, snaps Araya's neck and jumps back into the suitcase. Badass. Too bad Araya is more of the same. He appears behind her and thrusts his hand through her chest, grabbing her heart and ripping it out the other side.
"Araya, what do you wish for?"
"I do not wish for anything."
"Heheheh. How pathetic."
He crushes her heart, yanks his hand out and twists off her head. One, you ass-douche of shit. Two, TOOOUUKOOOOOOOOOO! Later, Alba barges in, bitching about how he hasn't gotten to kill her. Araya repeats that he failed. It's not his fault that he killed her.
But Alba, being completely insane, beleives her to still be alive and demands they crush the ehad, which Araya is keeping in a jar. Alba insists it's dangerous to keep that fox, that dirty red alive.
Arya tosses him the head, telling him it's his. He cradles it, asking if he can do as he pleases with it. Araya confirms, and he rubs it against his cheek. OH GOD NO. Meanwhile, Mikiya and Tomoe stop at a very special place.
His original house. Blah blah flashblack, blah blah blah they were really good parents, blah blah blah self pity. There. I saved you two minutes. He agrees to fight. This time, for his own sake. They drive, formulating a plan. Mikiya will act as a decoy by going in the front. tomoe goes through the manhole to rescue Shiki. They get out and synchronize watches. Tomoe thanks him, asking for his name.
"Kokutou Mikiya."
"I see. Your last name does sound like a certain poet."
Okay, yeah, Brick Joke I never brought up. Sue me. He gears up and tosses Mikiya the key to Shiki's place. He tells him it's his duty to protect her now. They say goodbye. For good.
\*BROFIST*
He runs off to the manhole, thinking about how he'll start all over once this is done. Sure you will...
Mikiya enters through the front door, and approaches the elevator. It opens, and who stands before him but Alba. Carrying Touko's head. Oh boy, here we go.
Tomoe comes in through the manhole as planned, coming up into what I like to call the brain-bar. Meanwhile, Alba tortures Mikiya by tearing out one of Touko's eyes and using her head as a sock puppet. You disgusting freak. He finishing talking with it, licks it, and crushes it while Mikiya pukes.
Tomoe turn on the lights in the brain bar, while Alba chases down Mikiya, all while humming Ode To Joy. Somebody please just kill this guy. Mikiya seems hapy to try and stabs him. In the hand. FAIL. Alba pushes it in further for some reason and Tomoe looks for a certain brain.
His own.
Alba knocks out Mikiya and slams his head into a wall repeatedly while ranting about his past. JUST. PLEASE. KILL HIM. Well, Touko seems happy to oblige.
Wait, wha-YAY! YAY!
And Tomoe's arm falls off. Ouch. Araya descends from the cieling to talk with him. But enough of that. KILL HIM TOUKO! What? Why am I not wondering why she's alive? Well, frankly, I'm too happy to care and I really want Cornelius dead. So, on with the show!
He wracks his brain for an answer as to he reappearance. She merely continues talking. A few years back she created a puppet exactly like herself. not weaker, not stronger. Exactly the same. She wondered why there was a need for her.
Araya talks with Tomoe some more. I WANNA SEE CORNELIUS GO BOOM BOOM! He reveals to Tomoe everything about him is fake, even his emotions. Programmed. BOOM BOOM! He was set as bait. Bait for Shiki.
Upstairs, Cornelius comes to a conclusion. Araya kept her alive (her head at least) to prevent a switch to the next body. Tomoe goes to the hotpad and cauterizes his missing arm. He leaves, affirming that he has no past, but his emotions are real. Heleaves with a final question to Araya. Is he a fake?
Why yes, yes you are! And no, you'll never get to meet the blue fairy. Get those silly ideas of being a real boy out of your head.
He swears to kill Araya before climbing into the elevator.
"I wish this spiral was a paradox."
Touko thanks Cornelius for his hatred. It was proof she existed. She drops her suitcase, opening it. For calling Touko a dirty red, he sentenced himself to death. It's her policy. She unleashes the true contents of the suitcase, and out pours...
THE SPAWN OF CTHULHU ITSELF DRAGGED FROM ITS MOTHER'S WOMB IN HELL TO SERVE TOUKO.
It chases down Cornelius relentlessly, grasping at him with its many jaws, consuming him in a mass of mouths. The suitcase shuts, ending Cornelius' life, proving once and for all you do not screw with Touko.
Tomoe exits the elevator, baring his knife at Araya. He charges, Araya blocking him with a barrier. He cuts through, declaring his family wasn't sinful enough to deserve that death. He stabs Araya in the chest. And it's ineffective.
RUN COWARDS! I LIVE!
He zaps Tomoe with some weird Buddha hand-beam or something and melts him. Way to do nothing Tomoe. Your origin is worthlessness indeed. He melts away, dropping his knife at Araya's feet. He teleports downwards, appearing in the wall as Touko bandages Mikiya. They talk, again. Long story short:
Araya imprisoned Shiki in a spatial prison. an alternate dimension. This is a very, very bad plan.
After a brief acid trip, Shiki escapes! Hallelujah! She walks out of the elevator, confronting Araya. She simply declares she can't stand his existence. The sword is unsheathed. And the fight begins. Araya constructs a barrier and tries to crush Shiki. She just pulls the same "cut the attack" trick from her fight with Fujino and keeps going. Tentacles? Cut. Arm? Extra cut.
They charge and he fights with Shki one handed. Or not, as his severed arm comes to life and tries to strangle her. She cuts it, but not in time to block Araya's next attack. She's blasted through the wall. She gets back up and retaliates immediately, stabbing him. He shrugs it off, and pushes her away. She gets up, but finds he's gone.
Araya falls off the side, creating another barrier. He crushes the building in order to kill Shiki. The whole thing begins to crumble and fall apart. Touko picks up Mikiya and leaves. Shiki decides to be proactive and dives off the building to catch Araya.
She catches up, defying physics with sheer badassery and stabs Araya in the chest. She follows up with a makeshift Primary Lotus and drives Araya into the ground at swordpoint.
Touko walks to the dying Araya. His barrier saved Shiki and prolonged his death. He has once again failed. In the next scene, Araya defines his modus operandi as basically this:
"Destroy all humans to prevent any more needless suffering." Or something like that. I don't know and I don't care.
As he lays dying, Touko tells him something. The group unconscious, the source of all greed and selfishness. In Buddhism it is known as Arayashiki. He was born carrying the name of what he hated most.
"Araya, what do you seek?"
"True wisdom."
"Araya, where do you seek it?"
"Only within myself."
"Araya, where are you trying to reach?"
"That's obvious. To the end of this paradox spiral of a world."
With this, Araya fades. Touko breathes in smoke from her cigarette, and looks up. It's snowing.On this evening, it is snowing.
Shiki, lost in the fleeting netherworld of the void, dreams. She sits down in a cafe. A mirror sits behind her booth. She sips her tea. Behind her sits Tomoe. Tomoe in the reflection. She looks outside. Someone is waiting for her. They both arise, looking back one last time before leaving. One last goodbye. They wave from both sides of the line, and leave for good.
Shiki wakes up in her apartment. Mikiya is at the door. Oh no, wait, it's the Pizza Hut kid. *ding* Now it's Mikiya! He sits down, and Shiki goes back to bed, or at least tires. He tells her that the building is scheduled for demolition. Touko, of course, removed the bodies beforehand. It's all over.
Slowly, she asks Mikiya a favor. The key. The key to his place. She wants one. It isn't fair otherwise. She blushes a little and Mikiya.. looks a little shocked. Not that I blame him.
And before I forget, AWWWWWWWWW~
Finally! I am such a lazy bastard!
edited 22nd Aug '10 10:45:46 PM by KSPAM
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"Destroy all humans to prevent any more needless suffering." Or something like that. I don't know and I don't care. edited 22nd Aug '10 10:56:03 PM by Clarste
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Hey, it's nice to have hobbies.
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Update: Sorry for being late, but six will probably be all I can manage for a while. Academics take precedence and these movies take way too long to do, so seven probably won't be out for a while. Six should be up by the end of the week though.
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edited 11th Sep '10 1:07:36 PM by HighVelocityPointyThings
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And here I promised no Schedule Slips... Okay, I've been a bit busy, but despair not! I have some time this weekend, movie numbah six will be released shortly.
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Okay, sorry for double post, but I've fit movie six into my schedule, it should be released by thursday.
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Good to hear.
There's just something... pleasant about episode 6. Not really sure how to describe it, but it's probably the most soothing one of the series.
I've actually heard that the movie greatly tones down the main plot of chapter 6 in order to make it a lighter movie between the much heavier 5 and 7.
the future we had hoped for
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... They made fairies out of the remains of a dead drug addict that drive people to suicide. With fire.
I've got new mythological machinery, and very handsome supernatural scenery. Goodfae: a mafia web serial
^^ Right. I don't think they really 'toned it down' as much as they changed the focus to permit more character development within the time budget that they had. Of course, I haven't seen an English translation of that particular novel, so I wouldn't know.
Well anyway, Shiki frowning upon indiscriminate murder actually becomes more relevant in the final film.