01x04 - The End of the Line

[bunniefuu]

[rain pattering]

[knocking]

- What are you doing out, Kimi?

- Koba, take this

and read it right away, okay?

- Uh

Isn't this Taka's?

Wait, Kimi!

- See you later!

[spooky music]

♪

Read that if you're ever

in trouble.

Okay, Kan?

- Hmm.

[heartbeat thumping]

- Will the wheel actually come

full circle?

What do you think?

What will happen?

Mommy?

[fast beeping]

You don't think anything at all,

do you?

All right, Koba.

You better get

to reading those notes.

- [exhales]

What did Taka get himself into?

"I bequeath this testament

to Kizo Kobayashi,

known to his friends as Koba."

What is this?

A last testament?

"Forgive me, Koba.

I've learned too much.

"The weight of my knowledge

has become unbearable.

I beg your forgiveness

for dumping this in your lap."

- If there's anyone who won't

lose sight

of what's most important

It is you, my friend.

And so

Oh, this almost looks

like C's

Did Hideo draw these?

Why would he make such horrors?

Oh, is this his writing?

"Sea god left,

a corpse remains,

no katamiwake."

So that's what it meant.

I had no idea.

How wrong I was.

Kurosaki's god wasn't

the sea god Kuzululu,

and its power

never passed through

the Kurosaki.

I was wrong about everything.

"The sea god left."

More like,

"The sea god departed."

It didn't pack its bags

and leave a corpse behind.

It departed this world.

Kuzululu is the corpse.

Kuzululu's worshipers

and followers dreamed

of resurrecting

their fallen god.

The mementos they shared--

the katamiwake--

were offerings of fish.

Originally,

it was their own bodies

that they offered as katamiwake.

The funeral procession

was a ritual

for human sacrifices.

It wasn't their loved ones

they hoped to bring back,

but their god.

Now, what of Kurosaki's god

and its ability

to resurrect other gods?

Kurokado holds the key.

This term has had

many meanings over the years.

One of them is "rainbow."

The summer sun showers we get

in Kurosaki often result

in rainbows at dawn.

The rainbows themselves

are huge gates

that mark the location

of a sacred space.

To my surprise,

that sacred space was not

at the summit

of Kurosaki's mountain

but at the base

of Housing Complex C.

When the rainbow fades,

so does its power.

To not only capture it

but to display it,

there would need to be

a huge physical gate

on those hallowed grounds.

The song said the Kurokado

would be wrapped

in verdant moss.

The large moss-covered stones

in the garden would

have once been part of such

a monumental Kurokado,

but isn't it strange?

Those stones are white just like

what you get if you mix all

the colors of the rainbow.

[gasps]

And yet they're

called Kurokado--

black gate--despite

the fact that they're white.

They should be called Shirokado,

or "white gate."

At least the stone's inscription

has it right.

Based on the lettering,

it must have

been carved long ago.

How did something that's clearly

a shirokado become a kurokado?

Was it a simple mistake?

An attempt

to hide heretical beliefs?

Or did some all-powerful being

simply wish for white

to become black?

No, I should drop it.

The very thought

of it makes me queasy.

In any event,

there can be no doubt that

the human sacrifices continued

long enough

for white to become black.

Now, the underground store room

that connects

to an ancient cave.

I realize the space

was dug out

to allow easier access

the the Shirokado.

[grunting]

While exploring the cave,

I eventually found

a second chamber hidden

behind piles of junk.

There I discovered a doorway

that could only

be revealed using

an artifact.

[loud rumbling]

The chamber that followed

showed Kurosaki's true mythology

through murals and writing.

These engravings,

I recognize this script!

It's from

a prehistoric language!

Seems to be a written record

of an oral history.

Hold on!

I can read this!

I'll spare you

the mythological details.

What matters are the passages

that describe the god worshiped

by the Shirokado followers.

With the morning sun showers,

their god would arise

from the rainbow gate.

It could start

natural disasters,

resurrect gods,

or even manipulate time

and space.

Its power knew no bounds.

A mere sea god

was beneath its notice.

The sky god--or more accurately

the god from another world--

is described as an omnipotent,

eternal, supreme being.

Going back to the song,

the lyrics were,

"Iyoyoloki soyohosu,"

not "yorokobi moyoosu."

It was never

about anything joyful.

Iyoyoloki was actually

the name of the god itself.

I'm sure its original spelling

and pronunciation

has been lost to history

so for now let's go

with Iyoyoloki Soyohosu.

You might be wondering how

this all connects

to what's been happening

at Housing Complex C.

I won't beat around the bush.

Iyoyoloki Soyohosu is alive.

Not only that,

but that god's at the heart

of all the strange occurrences.

Sensing Iyoyoloki's power,

the descendants

of Kuzululu's followers

have been leaving

dead fish around

as katamiwake,

and having mistaken

the sky god's miracles

as a sign of Kuzululu's rebirth,

they've been mutilating animals

and leaving the carcasses around

the complex as the ultimate act

of blasphemy.

The most obvious evidence

of Iyoyoloki Soyohosu's power

is the moss.

Moss is a symbol of eternity.

If you had the godlike power

to bend time and space

to your will,

it would be a simple feat

to transform the remains

of a living creature into

a pile of moss by giving it

a taste of eternity.

I'm sure that deep down

you already realized

that both Momo

and Yoshiken are dead.

The moss we found

in their rooms

is all that was left

of their corpses.

[shouting]

It must be hard for you

to grasp my certainty in this

or why I would be so terrified

of this god from another world.

[breathing heavily]

[gasps]

My confidence comes

from the proof I found

of this god's miracles.

As far as we know,

this is the year 2000,

but I found objects

that say otherwise.

Kurosaki seems

to have been left behind

as the world around us seems

to have moved many years ahead

of us.

When an item from

the outside world finds

its way here,

it serves as proof.

Once I realized this,

I was horrified

and lost my will to go on.

I'm done with these gods

and with this life.

I hope you're getting

a good laugh out

of how foolish I've been.

Do you get it now?

Iyoyoloki Soyohosu

has been here all along.

- Close enough

to touch this whole time.

It's been strutting around,

acting like a king among us.

Think about it for a second.

Why would we love

that girl so wholeheartedly

but not give a single thought

to her family or her mother,

and never meddle in her affairs?

It must be in the god's power

to charm or mesmerize others,

shifting attention away

from its true nature

like optical illusions.

Maybe that's why

she liked them so much.

I know what you're thinking,

but please don't get

the wrong idea.

The only thing she wanted

was for everyone to be friends.

Humans can never hope

to comprehend what goes on

in the mind of a god,

but I bet it truly enjoyed

its days here

with all its heart.

That must be why it preserved

Housing Complex C

in the peaceful year 2000,

but now a darkness

from the outside world

has shattered that tranquility.

The cause of all our pain--

the ones behind every

mismatched button--

is that family.

- [exhales]

- The god is baffled

by their malice.

It can't decide whether

or not it should smite them.

[crow cawing]

I can only pray it makes

the right decision

because if it doesn't

[grunting]

- Freakin' dammit.

How could I have missed

something so obvious?

I knew there was something off

about those two,

but I never got it down!

The Shirokados.

Yoshimi and her daughter Kimi.

Even their surname was a clue.

It's the same

as those moss-covered stones.

I can't believe

I forgot about her.

Yoshimi Shirokado.

She was pregnant

when she arrived here,

just about to burst.

Couldn't tell you who

the father was.

She had no idea,

and when she became depressed,

she locked herself away.

We didn't notice what

had happened.

Nah, it's none of our business.

At the end of the day,

Kimi is Kimi.

She's still

our cute little girl.

So what if she's some kind

of monster god?

We have to keep her safe!

Kimi, it's Koba!

Open up!

You're in danger!

I have to get you somewhere sa--

[slicing]

[groaning]

[thuds]

[suspenseful music]

- [snickering]

- If something

really scary happens,

please read the words written

on this paper.

It's your only choice

in this situation.

I'm sure that your god

will forgive you because

of that.

I'm sorry I got you involved.

Thank you,

my dear Kan.

- Hmm.

[grunts]

[door squeaks]

Uh

[suspenseful music]

[grunts]

Hmm.

Huh?

[door creaks]

Mr. Koshide?

[door squeaks]

[gasps]

- Run!

[groans]

- [giggles]

- [gasps]

[both grunting]

[slicing]

- It sounded like someone

warned him about us.

Oh, well.

There's only a few more to k*ll.

[gasps]

[grunts]

[blow lands]

[squelching]

[door creaks]

- Koba!

[gasps]

Why is--

- Kimi, dear!

- [screams]

- [grunts]

- [shouts]

- Good evening!

Sorry to be a bother.

[laughs maniacally]

You can all be human sacrifices

to my god!

- Run!

[both grunting]

- [gasps]

[both groaning]

- Don't worry about me, Kimi!

Run!

Why are you doing this?

Why?

- Get off me, Yuri!

[both grunting]

Yuri!

- [grunting]

- [groaning]

[both grunting]

- [snarls]

- [whimpering]

Forgive me!

If-if I fail to k*ll you,

I'm afraid

that my husband won't

- [gasps]

- [gasping]

[coughing]

Won't praise me

for a job well done!

- [groaning]

- [cackling]

[screeches]

- [groans]

- [giggling]

Ah!

[both grunting]

[shouts]

[grunts]

- [gasps]

[both grunting]

- [gasps]

- [breathing heavily]

[grunting]

[groans]

[exhales sharply]

Ah!

Kimi!

[breathing heavily]

[both grunting]

- [breathing heavily]

- [giggles]

- What are you doing

to Mr. Koshide?

[both laughing]

- Yuri, well done.

- [giggles]

- You're such a good actor, Dad.

- [grunts]

- Hah, looks like our

performance really stumped him.

I'll put him down quickly.

- I'll leave you to it, then.

I'm off

to k*ll sweet little Kimi.

- k*ll Kimi?

- [giggles]

- [grunts]

- [exhales sharply]

- [shouts]

[both grunting]

- [shouting]

- [laughs]

[inhales sharply]

So delightful.

[snickers]

- Honey, I'm hurt.

- Hmm?

- [breathing erratically]

- Oh, what happened, honey?

- [winces]

- Someone broke your arm?

- He did.

That as*h*le is responsible.

- Oh, did he?

Then you need to return

the favor tenfold.

- [gasps]

[stammers]

You're joking, right?

You can't expect me

to do it.

Not with my broken arm,

and you know how tough he is.

- If you can't

even manage something

as simple as this,

you'll never survive

in our deity's new world.

Don't tell me.

You're more afraid

of that man child than you are

of me and our god!

- [gasps]

What?

Me, afraid?

Of course not!

[stammers]

I'm not afraid.

I'm not afraid of him.

I'll k*ll him just like

I k*lled all those others.

And gladly!

[giggling]

- [gasps]

[grunts]

- [shouts]

[both grunting]

[groans]

[both shouting]

- [grunts]

[both shouting]

- [gasping]

[thuds]

[both grunting]

- [shouts]

- [groaning]

- [breathing heavily]

K-Kimi!

[both breathing heavily]

- [groans]

[grunts]

[both breathing heavily]

- [grunting]

- [gasps]

- [breathing heavily]

Something must have happened

to my dad,

and now even Kan is after us?

[gasps]

- We were all supposed

to live happily ever after.

[whimpering]

- Snap out of it, Kimi.

Let's crawl inside.

Kan's too big for it, remember?

- Why, Yuri?

- What do you mean?

Don't you remember?

I'm your big sister.

- Not that.

Why-why are you smiling?

- [giggles]

You caught that, huh?

- [gasps]

- Don't worry, Kimi.

I'll keep you safe.

No one else will hurt you.

Die!

- [gasps]

[both grunting]

- [breathing heavily]

- Don't go, Kimi!

Do you wanna play?

Now that I'm finally able

to drop the nicey-nice,

we can have some real fun!

- [panting]

- [laughing maniacally]

Daddy loves our god so much

and Mommy loves doing

as she's told, but me?

I love making nicey-nices

like you scream

while bleeding them dry!

- No!

- Do you have any idea how hard

it was to play nice for so long

when I hate you all so much?

[inhales sharply]

But it was all worth it

because now

I can finally make you suffer!

- [breathing heavily]

Please, stop!

- [cackling]

That's right!

Fend for your life!

I'm gonna chop

your head clean off!

Then I'll preserve

it in formaldehyde.

That way whenever

I'm feeling down,

I'll have your cute crying face

to cheer me up!

[inhales sharply]

But to start,

I think I'll rip out

your fingernails one by one!

[inhales sharply]

I'm gonna get you!

Huh?

Hmm?

Huh?

[thunder claps]

[gasps]

[gasping]

[grunts]

What the hell?

- Mommy.

- Huh?

- You wanted to meet her.

This is my mommy.

- Huh?

[crunches]

[gasps]

- All right,

I'm done.

[glass clatters]

- [gasping]

- I'm tired of this place

and everything else,

and for a while there

it was going so well.

- Acting like you're not scared?

I'm about to cut your head off,

and I'll do it

while you're still breathing!

But first I'll bring my mom

and dad down here so they

can have fun torturing--

- Good idea.

Let me get them for you.

- Huh?

- Here.

Let's start with your dad's arm.

[thuds, squelches]

- Huh?

[gasps]

- Now his other arm.

[squelches]

- And his right leg.

- [gasps]

- And this is your mom's left--

no, right thigh.

- Wh-what is this?

- It's part of a torso.

- That's not what I mean!

What are you doing?

[squelches]

- That was kinda fun.

- [gasps]

It got boring real quick,

though.

Here's the rest of them.

[rumbling]

- [gasping]

[squelching]

- [screaming]

[screaming continues]

- I found it very stimulating

learning so much living among

your species

and experiencing your kindness.

It would be nice for

at least one compassionate world

to exist in the infinite realms.

- [whimpers]

- But time and time again,

humans somehow manage

to ruin anything worthwhile.

The Shirokado,

Housing Complex C.

- Wait.

I don't understand what is

- Aww, you're rather stupid,

aren't you, Yuri?

That's okay.

Some stupidity is expected.

Those fish people who expect me

to resurrect my scion simply

because they worship me,

the Shirokado who thought

earning my favor

would render them invincible,

and Housing Complex C

who hate each other

over mismatched buttons.

Kurosaki's residents

who've repeated

the year 2000 20 times now--

every last one

of them are stupid.

And that's fine.

It's simple-minded naivete.

Then you and your family used

the power

of a lesser god for a slaughter.

Usually that wouldn't bother me,

either,

but you failed to comprehend

the depth of that power.

Your stupidity allowed it

to claim Kurosaki.

That I cannot abide.

Your father truly believed

that performing

human sacrifices using

that ceremonial knife

would earn him the favor

of my progeny.

He was wrong.

All it can do is summon things

from the deep,

making no distinction between

what is or isn't corrupted.

He never did realize what he

was actually conjuring

with that pathetic dagger.

- [gasping]

- The bodies turning

into piles

of moss was not a sign

of my brood's return.

That was all my doing

to hide it from the others.

I didn't want them to be sad.

- You are--

- All I wanted was for everyone

to exist harmoniously

but your stupid family

ruined that.

You idiots went

and ruined everything.

And why?

What was the meaning

behind your schemes?

I simply could not fathom what

you hope to accomplish.

Curiosity got the better

of me so I waited,

but you just wanted

to break things, didn't you?

All that waiting for nothing.

- [gasping]

- Come now.

Haven't you figured it out?

- [gasps]

You're a-a god?

A god.

You're a god!

[giggling nervously]

My god!

I can't believe it!

Gods really exist!

Gods really do exist!

[sniffling]

Powerful and terrible and evil

and wonderful gods are real!

[screams]

[whimpering]

Forgive me, o Lord!

I'm sorry for the horrible

things I did to you!

I am sorry

for saying that I hated you!

Why didn't you say so?

If only I'd known sooner

that you were such

an awesome and perfect being!

I'll do anything.

Whatever you want,

no matter how awful it is!

I'll slaughter as many

as I have to!

I'll pillage

for your absolute delight!

Please, Lord!

Give me your blessings!

[vomiting]

- You still don't understand.

- [gagging]

- Only one thing

for me holds meaning: eternity.

That's all.

For millennia I observed

your petty lives

judging humanity's worthiness

of eternity.

After 20,000 years,

I've seen enough.

Time and again,

selfish humans like you caused

the downfall

of your own societies.

You were unfit for eternity.

Maybe the spark I once saw

in your race was nothing

but an optical illusion.

[whooshing]

Know this!

Due to your stupidity,

the fate your kind was hoping

to avoid comes one step closer.

- [gagging]

[squelching]

- The vessel overflows.

The illusion fades away.

The impotence

of the moment gives way

to the omnipotence

of the eternal.

In the end,

was I the fool,

senselessly clinging

to idle hopes?

And with that,

everything ends.

- [groaning

[gasps]

[grunting]

- My Lord,

please forgive me.

I must do this if I am

to survive.

Please bless me.

On Gthrod'ai'k geb'ey'k!

Yyrg-Sorhoth ngah'

ngai' yzhro'k!

[whooshing]

[distant birds cawing]

[groans]

[grunting]

[gasps]

Kimi.

Anyone?

[grunts]

[gasps]

[groans]

[grunts]

Mm?

[wind howling]

Goodbye.

- [inhales sharply]

[singing in Japanese]

[Kimi Shirakado's

"Kurosaki hahuriuta"]

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