Ekkusu [X] :: Clamp
VOLUME 4
:: translated by tenno yukie ::
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Seven Radiance (SHICHIYOU II)
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volume 05
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volume 04
THEIR DESTINY WAS FOREORDAINED, 1999
X Seven Radiance (SHICHIYOU II)
fuuma (sitting alone in the room) : kamui. (a bunch of confusing and flashing images) [kamui. KAMUI.]
kyouga (a bloody hand) : [it has begun! the first arrow... signaling the end... of the world... has... been... shot... fuuma... YOU... ARE...... KAMUI'S......]
kanoe : [kill kamui! kill kamui! kill......]
fuuma (drowned in all this confusion) : [I am kamui's what? father......]
kotori (walk in) : onii-chan, sleep a little longer! you haven't closed your eyes for about three days...
fuuma : you came to bring me a blanket? (smile) thank you!
kotori : can I stay with you? (kneel down next to fuuma, hold his hand) ......we're the only ones left in this house.
fuuma : ......
kotori (sad) : ... I couldn't do anything again! last time when mother died from illness... I had such a high fever, I was useless at the funeral and the wake. it's the same when daddy died. I fainted again... you did everything...
fuuma : kotori...
kotori (sad) : ... I'm sorry...
fuuma : don't tell me your sorry.
kotori : onii-chan.
fuuma : the reason why I was able to go through so much was because of you. if I was an only child, maybe I would've broke down long before.
kotori : thank you! onii-chan... I'll do my best! maybe I can't help you with anything, but at least I won't be a burden. starting from tomorrow, I'll do my best! therefore... therefore... (looks up at fuuma crying) right now... can I... cry for a little while? starting from tomorrow, I won't cry anymore... only now...
fuuma (pat her head) : kotori...
text : it has... ... begun! the first arrow... signaling the end... of the world... has... been... shot...
kotori (crying) : daddy... daddy...
text : fuuma... you are... kamui's... (images from their childhood)
fuuma : [kamui...]
(then we go to a restaurant with arashi, kamui and sorata at a table)
sorata : The finest kalbi *roasted rib*, and tan-shio *salted innards*, and top sirloin and...
kamui (sweatdrop) : ......
sorata : sis, how about raw liver?
arashi : ...fine.
sorata (big smile) : kamui, have some liver too! you look so small and weak!
kamui : !!
sorata : liver has lots of nutrition, so have some more!
kamui : damn you!!
sorata : oh and three bowls of noodles! and bring your salads too.
waitress : yes sir! (after she left, kamui jumped up)
kamui : why did we have to come to a roast beef place!
sorata (^.^ cleaning his hands) : because I can't fight when I'm hungry! I've decided that if I ever happen to come to tokyo, I must come to eat the roast beef. the "bali bali" outside the imperial garden is the most famous---
arashi (sweatdrop) : ......
sorata : nothing to worry about, sis! of course I'll be paying! with two such pretty people eating roasted beef with me, oh! I'm so happy!
(kamui quickly stands up and just about leaning over sorata angrily)
waitress (enter) : the beef is here! enjoy! (kamui has a sweatdrop, paused in the middle of trying to beat up sorata... meanwhile sorata smiles very innocently)
sorata : yo! food's here! kamui, are you really in such a hurry? it's rude to eat standing up!
(kamui is just trembling... the waitress leaves giggling. and it's the first time I see a vein on kamui-san's head)
sorata (look at arashi eat) : sis! you look like a regular--- kamui, sit down! (kamui opened the door and is ready to leave) though I don't know what tokiko-san was trying to say about your destiny, but I can tell you about your mother's family. (that caught kamui's attention) therefore... come on! the food is gonna get over cooked! (as sorata is eating) your mother's name before she was married was magami. the shin of shinjitsu, kami of kami-sama, that is magami. the magami family is what you call the "kage nie" *shadow substitute*.
kamui : kage nie...?
sorata : kamui, have you heard of substitute puppets? it's a type of ancient magic, using dolls to receive human troubles and misfortunes. it's the same with a kage nie. what the kage nie means is to become someone's shadow, they come to sacrifice themselves to receive all the misfortunes of the other. in other words, a living substitute puppet. to become the kage nie of the nobility or important politicians, receive all of their misfortune, that's the job of the magami family. what are the identities of the kage nie? who do they work for? no one knows. not even we kouyasan people, magami is a mystery. some say that even the royal family receives protection from the magami family. all the prime ministers, about half of them hire kage nie from the magami family.
kamui : then mother...
sorata : it's no joke being an important figure in japan, the things they run into. many people hate them, now if they're not careful, anything could happen. the magami family becomes the kage nie and somehow transfers the misfortunes of their masters on to themselves. and they seem to know how to avoid the misfortunes. they expose themselves to danger while protecting those holding up japan. a little different than normal sorcerers, eh? I was wondering... what kind of a woman gave birth to kamui, never imagined that she'd be from the magami family. but truly, only the magami has the right to be kamui's mother.
(kamui sees flashbacks of his childhood with his mother, sees her burning)
kamui : [mother...] then... is that why she was burnt to death?
arashi : I don't think so. did you say your mother burned?
kamui : ...yes
arashi : when was this?
kamui : ...two weeks ago.
arashi : if she was a magami, and became kamui's mother, then she must also be someone's kage nie. and...... she must be substituting someone who must not die. that's why she protects him! if your mother was burnt to death, then the one she substitutes should also be burnt.
sorata : ...I haven't heard of anybody famous getting burnt.
arashi : I don't remember it in the news either.
sorata (focus on arashi) : not many people knows about the magami family or its relations to japan. you can say it's top secret! even in kouyasan, only a few knows. sis, you seem to know a lot of the magamis... who are you? the highest onmyouji *sorcerer* family, the sumeragi clan... no! I heard the 13th head of the sumeragis is a boy. (in image of a boy with his back to you... but whom you'd recognize if you've read the other clamp story, tokyo babylon ^.^) or could it be... you're from oisesan *one of the highest shinto shrines*?
arashi (surprised) : ......
sorata (suddenly leans over) : sis, ...... you're really pretty!
arashi (sweatdrop) : ??
sorata : I think I'll let you decide! ^.^
arashi (sweatdrop) : what?
sorata (serious) : ...... let's go! we had enough roast beef. and I'm full, lead the way, sis!
arashi : to where?
sorata : the place the stargazer of kouyasan told me of. the heart of the japanese government, one of the few truly screwed up places, the diet building *congress/parliament*. the one below, the dream princess.
arashi : ! (surprised that he knows)
sorata : kamui, we'll let the princess answer the rest!
(they get out of the taxi at the diet building)
sorata : excuse me, driver, can I get a receipt? this thing's important! I can't get money without these recently! (wave the taxi off) thanks a lot! (to arashi) you're still indecisive, can't kamui and I meet with the underground princess?
arashi : ...... don't worry. she knows I'm taking kamui to see her. after all she is the dream princess behind all japanese politics!
(they enter a closed off room, then an elevator going down, no one's talking but kamui's thinking)
text : you're mother's name before she was married was magami. the magami family is what you call the kage nie. they become the kage nie of nobility or important politicians. they substitute those people and receive all their misfortunes. that is the job of the magami family.
kamui : mother!
(they walk past some fancy hallway, entering a place with a traditional styled room. arashi slide open the doors, someone's sitting at the other end of the room)
kamui : !
hinoto : I've been expecting you! the visitor from kouyasan, and... kamui.
kamui : [she is...!!]
(kamui sees her face clearly, remembers that she's the one in his vision, fury, anger, all his power is about to explode)
souhi & hien : what!!
hinoto : ......
sorata (tries to stop him) : kamui!! wait! kamui! we can't fight here! (kamui's not listening and then sorata just pulls him back physically)
kamui : let go! it's her!
hinoto (bow down) : I apologize for my rudeness last time!
souhi & hien : princess!!
hinoto : please... listen to me! for the sake of the earth... and for yourself.
kamui : for myself?
hinoto : I will tell you, about the earth, the future and... about kamui.
kamui : about me? (smirk) you're going to show me some strange dream again? those ugly dreams.
souhi : damn you!
hien : do you mock the princess!! (very ready to jump up)
hinoto : STOP!! (souhi and hien looks back shocked)
sorata : she's one mean princess!
arashi : no... she's usually not...
hinoto : the star from kouya.
sorata (look up) : eh?
hinoto : thank you. for protecting kamui...
sorata (scratch head) : oh no! you're embarrassing me. it was nothing.
hinoto : to be able to meet one of the seven seals from kouyasan... it's my great honor!
sorata : no, it's my honor to meet the famous dream princess beneath the diet building! since that stubborn old stargazer at kouyasan seems to like you a lot, he keeps on saying how great you are. do you know him? princess.
hinoto (smile) : I can't leave this place, so of course I never met the astrologer monk who raised you. but, him and I are both given the duty to predict the future. I in my dream, and he in his stars, there we meet.
sorata (scratch head, sweatdrop) : ... errr.... I didn't really get that, but I like you too, princess. (smile, lean closer) you look much younger than your actual age! (hinoto looks surprised, then, still smiling, pat on kamui) kamui, don't you have questions? that's why you came here. (whisper) and the roast beef of course.
kamui (protest) : you are the one who insisted to go there!!
sorata : oh yea! did you like it?
kamui : you!! (sorata suddenly holds his chin) !?
sorata (lean closer) : don't worry, kamui! if anything happens to you, I will do my best to protect you. because that's my destiny.
kamui : what... (surprised, sorata lets go and smiles, then push kamui to hinoto)
hinoto (extends a hand) : I want to show you the future of the earth! and... you, kamui. (everyone waits)
text : kamui, go to tokyo! your destiny awaits you!
kamui : [mo...ther...]
(takes hinoto's hands and all of the world around them falls apart as they are taken to a dream world, hinoto points kamui somewhere)
text : earth?
hinoto (bring kamui closer to the earth) : kamui...... (point to a place on earth, zoom in closer, it's...)
text : tokyo!? (a city in ruins) a desert... what... is this!? (kamui look around, everything has collapsed, he turns as he hears a voice)
child : mom! mom! mom--- (crying) mom--- (she seems to be wounded, dragging on to a dead person half buried in the ruins) get up! mom! *sob* (kamui tries to touch her, in comfort, but his hand passes right through)
kamui : !!
child : uh--- uh--- *sobbing*
kamui (look at his hand) : ......
hinoto : we're in a dream, those who walked in to a dream cannot touch the dream itself. (she appears next to kamui)
kamui : what is this place!? this desert... and those people...!! (a lot of people buried in ruins) is this a dream too!? (hinoto creates a blinding light) !! (kamui covers his face from the light, when he opens his eyes again, he's in a crystal ball overlooking a city) [tokyo... just like normal...... (and then everything begins to collapse, the ground breaking, buildings falling) what!? (shock, a dragon soaring in the sky, more of them appear and they causes the collapse, making a six pointed magic star on the city grounds.) a dragon!? what is that!?]
(the dragon roars and fires an energy ball at kamui, all of the dragons attack kamui's position.)
kamui : YAAAAHHHHHHH!
(kamui creates an energy blast and hit the dragons right back, big clash. and all the images disappear, back to silence again)
kamui : what was that dragon...! and those earthquakes...!
hinoto (appear) : those are the land dragons.
kamui : land dragons?
hinoto : seven dragons awakened, and they will tear apart the earth... and tokyo.
kamui : land dragons? the earthquakes? tokyo will be destroyed by earthquakes?
hinoto : yes. and the one causing the earthquakes are the seven dragons. (shows kamui a stone pendent with 7 dragons design carved on it) the seven angels! (and then kamui remembers)
kyouga : [...ka...mui... get... the ...holy sword... kekkai... before the... seven... seals... are broken... the angels...]
kamui : angels...? the angels that oji-san *uncle* was talking about?
hinoto : opposing the seven angels... to stop the destruction of earth, only... (another dragon soaring)
kamui : [dragon!?]
hinoto : the sky dragons. (shows kamui an image of the stars)
kamui : the... big... dipper...?
hinoto : the sky dragons. the seven stars of heaven. seven people on this earth, who can save the earth. those who can create kekkais, the seven seals.
kamui : seven... seals?
hinoto : the sky dragons, the land dragons. the seven seals and... the seven angels.
(images of seven people on each side battling each other, and a whole bunch of dragons fighting, roaring over that tiny/small planet. and all that disappears)
kamui : [it disappeared...]
hinoto : kamui, if the sky dragons are defeated by the land dragons, earth will be destroyed. the recent sequence of level 5 plus earthquakes are only a foreshadowing.
kamui : but why... if tokyo is destroyed by earthquakes, the earth will be destroyed too?
hinoto : because tokyo is the heart of the kekkais that protect the earth. tokyo has many man made kekkais. such as the roads and the high-rise buildings in the shinjuku district which are base kekkais. the yamanote line, a linear kekkai in the shape of buddha's hand and with the imperial palace as the center. and sunshine 60, the cornerstone that supports the unstable foundation. and finally, tokyo tower.
kamui : tokyo tower?
hinoto : ...... tokyo has countless kekkais, made by predecessors.
kamui : if tokyo is destroyed in a great earthquake... then all those kekkais would be destroyed too.
hinoto : therefore, the requirement to become one of the seven seals is the ability to make kekkais. kamui, you can prevent the great earthquake of tokyo, you can lead the sky dragons and save earth.
kamui (surprised) : me......?
hinoto : you should've realized that power. because of that power, your mother brought you away from tokyo when you were young. (flashing images of tooru) kamui, the one who controls the future of this world. do you know the origin of your name?
kamui : origin? my mother gave he this name, what's the...
hinoto : kamui. the one who represents the power of god. and...
kanoe (suddenly appear) : the one who hunts the power of god.
kamui (both of them shocked) : ! who's there!?
kanoe : nice to meet you! kamui! I've always wanted to meet you.
hinoto : kanoe... why...
kanoe : I can't let you get the upper hand! sister!
kamui : sis...ter? (hinoto looks down sadly)
kanoe : it's so easy for me to enter my sister's dream. because we are sisters! (touch kamui's face) sis, how sly of you not to mention all the important stuff!
hinoto : KANOE!!
kanoe : kamui, true that you can become a sky dragon. however... (smile)
hinoto : STOP IT! KANOE!!
kanoe : you can become a land dragon too! (the earth breaks apart, hinoto covers her face in pain)
hinoto : KAMUI!!
kanoe : you have two futures. sky dragon, become one of the seven seals. land dragon, become one of the seven angels. even the dreamer hinoto who has never made a mistake until now in her prophecies cannot determine your future. kamui, the dream hinoto nee-san showed you was only to her convenience. do you want to see your other future? (hinoto begins to chant a spell)
kamui : the other... future? (hinoto continues to chant)
kanoe : yes...
(suddenly hinoto blasts the whole image away. everything is gone.)
tooru : [your destiny......]
kanoe : [you have two futures...]
kamui : two futures...?
(everyone outside is still waiting for them. hinoto and kamui slowly wakes up from their trance)
kamui (leaning again sorata) : two futures...? (open eyes slightly)
sorata : futures? two futures? what the hell are you talking about?
kamui : ! (sweatdrop, sit up straight immediately realizing that sorata was holding him, and then jump up)
sorata : eh! [we were friendly before, don't push me away!] don't be so cold to me--- (kamui has sweatdrops and tries to look dignified by straightening his collar)
sorata : you fell after you held on to princess hinoto's hand, I caught you and you... (then kamui remembers and glares back at hinoto who just woke up too.)
hinoto : kamui... kamui, please. please save this earth... lead the sky dragons, and protect tokyo...
kamui (coldly) : that woman told me I had two futures. (glare) why didn't you tell me?
hinoto : that's because...... (at a lost of words? kamui walks up to her angrily.)
kamui (has a rising aura) : get out... of my way! (his energy blasts both souhi and hien aside)
arashi : !
sorata : kamui!! (kamui walks up to hinoto)
kamui : are you trying to fool me?
hinoto : no... no!
(arashi was ready to summon her sword in her hand but sorata grabbed her hand)
sorata : wait!
arashi : what...
kamui : you seem to know about my mother! (hand on her throat) speak! who killed... my mother!
hinoto : ......
kamui (strangle her) : when we escaped from tokyo, who burnt down our house? who killed my mother when I wasn't there!?
hinoto (sad expression) : you mother... wasn't murdered......
kamui (shock) : what!?
hinoto : ...... she committed suicide.
kamui : how... how is that... no... it can't be... (in his shock, he lets go of hinoto's throat) no......
hinoto (tries to comfort kamui) : kamui... (but kamui's energy is hitting all over the room) kamui! (and then someone attacks kamui's energy blast and slightly slashed kamui's arm)
kamui : who's there!? (someone at the door)
daisuke : let go of the princess!
kamui : it's you... (smirk) you're not dead yet?
daisuke : I don't acknowledge it!
kamui : what?
daisuke : I'll never acknowledge it!! you are not kamui!
kamui (walk up) : don't mess with me. (smirk and a big energy blast) I'll kill you for real this time!!
(and then a dog/wolf just walked right through the wall and in time to seize the fight. it lands in the middle of the room)
kamui (surprised) : [a wolf!?]
daisuke : [!!]
(everyone's surprised)
hinoto : that's... and inu-gami...... *dog spirit*
everyone : [inu-gami!?]
souhi : how!!
hien : this dream room is surrounded by princess hinoto's kekkai! how did the inu-gami get in...
hinoto : the seven seals. souhi, hien, one of the seven seals is up there. (everyone stares at the ceiling) go greet the one above!
(meanwhile, kotori who's all dressed up leaves the house)
kotori : I'm going!
fuuma : is it alright to go alone?
kotori : it's only a routine checkup! I'm not sick, and I'm feeling very energetic actually! maybe I'm recovering already! (fuuma smiles) now you're the one looking pale! you probably didn't sleep well. I'll make something to eat when I get home! (smile) we have to eat to stay energetic! (fuuma pat her on the head) eh.
fuuma (smile) : be careful! (kotori waves and walks away) [kotori... (close his eyes painfully) where did you go? kamui... I still have so much to ask you...... no. there are things that I must ask him. but...... ... ... what... are the things that I must ask kamui? i... (remember pieces of the dream) why...]
kanoe : please save the earth! [kill kamui!] (all these flashing images go by in fuuma's head)
fuuma (painfully) : [kamui...]
kotori (walking alone) : [kamui... where did he go... he was hurt badly, is he alright... (walking past the walls of the ruined house) ...this was... kamui's house... (touching the walls) where he use to live... (good memories)] kamui... (behind her, a few construction workers examining the ground cracks)
worker 1 : this is strange! the ground had such a large crack, but all the underground wires, water and gas pipes weren't damaged at all.
worker 2 : and there wasn't an earthquake, what... (sudden explosion)
worker 1 : w... what!
worker 2 : wires!
workers : AHHHHH (kotori turns around, wires aim for her) watch out!
kotori (tied up in wires) : AH! (trips) ah! (the wires bring a pole crashing down on her) AHHHH....
(suddenly, she's unexpectedly saved by... errr... a new character ^.^ shiyuu kusanagi... his name doesn't appear some time later, but I'll just tell you now...)
kusanagi : are you alright, miss?
kotori : y... you are...
kusanagi : nothing, I was just a passing by stranger! (carrying kotori away from further attacks from the wires, then puts kotori down) are you hurt, miss! (friendly smile, pat her head)
kotori : eh! (then sees a pole crashing down) watch out!!
kusanagi (turns around and...) : telephone pole shirahadori *bare hand catch*! (shove the pole aside) come on! (more wires) HA! HADOUKEN! *wave punch* (blows away the wires ad then...) CHIKYUU WARI *earth split*!! (breaks the ground with his punch, bye-bye wires) it's alright now! seems like they gave up! but it's unusual to cause such a ruckus... anyone you know?
kotori (shake her head violently, sweatdrop) : ?? [I don't know!]
kusanagi : there are a lot of bad guys out there! a pretty girl like you should really be careful! (jump onto the roof and run away) see ya!
kotori : oh! (calling after him) thank you for saving me!
kusanagi : this area is especially dangerous! (look at the sky) because, this is kamui's home!
kotori : huh!? wait...!! (but she couldn't catch up)
text : because, this is kamui's home...
kotori (wondering) : how come... he knows about kamui......
(beneath city hall, satsuki is in her computer again, yuuto standing on the side, suddenly things begin to short circuit and explode)
yuuto (worried) : satsuki!?
(satsuki gets a few shocks, immediately press a few buttons and jump out of beast. yuuto catches her.)
yuuto : what's wrong? what happened? (hand her her glasses)
satsuki : I was following that girl as kanoe said, and.... *smile* I messed around, got stumped!
yuuto : by whom?
satsuki : I don't know. but...
yuuto : someone who was able to stump your computer...
satsuki : one of the seven seals?
kanoe : no... (walk in) perhaps one of the seven angels.
yuuto : kanoe-san. you're hurt...?
kanoe (cloth got ripped at a few places) : I messed with my sister's dream, and got blocked! but... (smile) good thing I saw kamui!
everyone : [kamui]
kanoe (touch satsuki's face) : satsuki, you didn't get hurt?
satsuki : hn!
kanoe : do you know that girl's name?
satsuki : monou kotori.
kanoe (smile) : oh yea? kotori! satsuki, can I ask you to do one more thing? can you investigate the guy who saved kotori?
satsuki (touch a wire) : it's already in process.
kanoe : thank you! my dear satsuki. they're here! the ones involved in the end of tokyo... this is really getting fun!
end of volume 4
4 THE EMPEROR
SHICHIYOU
1) seven stars, the big dipper
2) seven kinds of radiance
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