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[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]

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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 kill.

[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 kill 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 kill sweet little Kimi.

- Kill 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 asshole 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 kill him just like I killed 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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