14x18 - Stark, the Lone Battle

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Takaoni!

Let's end this.

Ryusenka!

chAngE

chAngE

nabikanai nagasarenai yo

I won't give in. I won't be dragged away.

ima kanjiru koto ni sunao de itai no

I want to stay honest to the way I feel now.

chAngE

chAngE

nando demo umarekawaru no

I will be reborn as many times as it takes.

kanashimi mo dakishimete

I'll take my sadness with me...

hashiridasu yo

...and run.

tanoshii uragiri ni atte

Sure, betrayal can be pleasurable...

torawarenai atashi ga koko ni iru no

But I stand right here - not giving in to temptation.

tarinai tsukinai nandatte

"Enough," "not enough," whatever.

motto hizumasete yo

Open your mind.

pataan kashita konna sekai ja

Living in this routine-laden world...

jibun ga dare nano ka wakaranakunaru

...is enough to make you forget who you are.

waku ni hamaritakunai wa

I don't want to be stereotyped...

kimetsukenaide yo

...so don't make assumptions about me.

michi naki michi wo yuku no

I'm going to blaze my own trail.

soko ni itatte matteitatte

Nothing will ever be accomplished...

nani mo hajimaranai

...if you just stand around waiting!

chAngE

chAngE

nabikanai nagasarenai yo

I won't give in. I won't be dragged away.

ima kanjiru koto ni sunao de itai no

I want to stay honest to the way I feel now.

dareka no omoidoori ni wa sasenai wa

I won't let you tell me what to do.

chAngE

chAngE

nando demo umarekawaru no

I will be reborn as many times as it takes.

kanashimi wo dakishimete

I'll take my sadness with me...

hashiridasu yo

...and run.

anata no moto ni wa

I'm past the point of no return.

mou kaerenai wa

I cannot go back to you now.

atashi wa atashirashiku

On my own terms...

I wanna chAngE

...I wanna change.

Let's do this, Stark.

He's coming!

I know that!

Slam!

Tengumaru!

Play...

Kinshara!

They're like flames!

There's no end to them!

You keep moving about!

I'm going to crush you!

Rose! Rose!

Can you hear me?!

What is it?

I figured it out! They're not flames!

They're Cero!

They're dangerous when they explode in close combat!

Damn it...

They're not Cero.

Regular Cero don't have the power to mortally wound strong guys like you.

I split and rip my own soul into pieces and make those pieces

follow and obey me like comrades and I use them as weapons.

These wolf-shaped warheads are both Stark and Lilinette.

That is the power of Espada Number , Coyote Stark and Lilinette Gingerback.

Let's go...

It's game over.

If you run, I'll let you go.

Don't underestimate us.

I see...

I guess I have no choice.

I don't like the term "finishing blow."

But here comes my finishing blow.

What?

Stark!

What the hell...is this?!

What's that?!

Are you all right, Stark?!

Yeah, I'm fine.

No, you're not!

You got hit!

Shut up, Lilinette.

Don't act so tough!

You took quite a hit!

Don't you think it's about time we get serious?

I'll show them!

You know we can't overdo it, right?

I know that!

Stop being so picky!

The same goes for you.

What sort of technique is that?

Lurking in shadows is a pretty ridiculous technique.

I'm surprised you were hiding something like that.

Kageoni...

I wasn't trying to hide it or anything.

It's just that "she" wasn't in the mood for it.

This is why I don't like playing with her.

My Katenkyokotsu has the power to turn children's games into reality.

Katenkyokotsu decides on the rules,

and everyone who enters the domain of her

Spiritual Pressure is forced to follow those rules.

Myself included.

In Takaoni, the person who is on higher ground wins.

In Kageoni, the person who gets his shadow stepped on loses.

The winner lives. The loser dies.

She's a self-centered one.

Even though she's my favorite sword,

it's quite draining always doing what she wants.

Impressive!

You understand quickly!

Not sure if I can put up a fight against him.

Takaoni...

I thought I told you.

In Takaoni, the person who is on higher ground wins!

Whoa!

That's right, I forgot.

Those wolves are with you.

Are you all right, Stark?

Stay sharp!

Be quiet.

If I keep quiet, you won't talk at all!

Shut up.

Say, are you talking with that girl you were with?

So that means she still exists.

What of it?

If I recall,

you said you split your soul into pieces,

make those pieces follow and obey you and you use them as weapons, right?

Which is what those wolves are...

You have good memory.

So if I take out those wolves, does it mean the damage would go to you instead?

Who knows?

Or does it mean that girl will disappear?

Who knows?

Oh come on, be a sport.

I gave you enough clues about my powers, didn't I?

I never asked for any.

If I touch the ground, he'll use that Kageoni.

But if I fight him in the sky, he'll fight using Takaoni.

What a difficult opponent.

Hey, Stark.

What is it?

I have an idea.

Take his bait.

What are you saying?

You'll see.

Just do as I say!

Now what should we play next?

Calling a fight to the death a game...

You've got some pretty bad taste!

Takaoni!

Here he comes!

Sorry to do this!

I was waiting for that!

Kageoni...

Let's continue!

Let's do this, Stark!

Lilinette!

Lilinette!

You idiot!

I'm still here!

What was that "tsk" for?!

You were worried about me, weren't you?

I told you to keep quiet.

Takaoni!

What?!

Stark...

What?!

Bushogoma!

Lilinette!

Hey, Lilinette!

Lilinette...

That was a close one.

I didn't expect your wolves to be the ones coming after my shadow.

For a second I thought I was a goner.

But that same expl*si*n helped me understand your powers.

Your wolves can only drag the things that they bite into their expl*si*n.

In other words, they'd all explode and disappear if there were objects surrounding me.

My Bushogoma was perfect for that.

Now, then... It's finally one on one.

I'm alone.

Iro Oni... Grey.

Why do I have to fight someone this strong?!

I was always jealous of weak guys.

Our mere presence taxed our comrades' souls and made them disappear.

In our loneliness, we split our soul into two.

I can't recall which one of us was the original.

Maybe it was neither of us.

But that was the only way we could escape solitude.

I was jealous of weak guys.

If I were weak, I could remain in a group.

I want to become weak.

If that's not possible,

I want a comrade as strong as I am.

Thanks to Lilinette, he's moving a lot slower.

And my wounds are nothing compared to his.

But something's not right...

Iro Oni... Grey.

When he cut me, it felt as if he went deep enough to slice off my arm.

So why?!

My arm is grey...

He has no grey on his body.

What's wrong? It's your turn. Come on, say the color you want to cut.

You won't be able to cut any color aside from the one you announce.

Lilinette... I can still fight.

White!

Damn... You guessed correctly.

In Iro Oni, you are also prone to take damage from the color you announced.

Also...

The more risky the color is to you, the more damage you deal.

White is the color that you'd take the most damage from.

I was planning to let you in on the secret bit by bit.

But I didn't expect you to figure out the rules in one sh*t.

You truly are difficult to fight!

That's my line.

Why do I have to fight someone so strong?

Black!

Amazing...

Are you two responsible for that mountain of Hollows?

No...

They just d*ed on their own.

I see.

You seem strong.

I wonder...

I'm looking for comrades.

What a coincidence. So are we.

Are your comrades strong too?

Come if you want to find out.

Okay...

You seem like you won't die from being in our presence.

Sorry, Lord Aizen.

It seems like I won't be able to repay my debt to you.

I'm not alone.

I'm not alone.

I'm not alone anymore.

Do you...have a name?

Lilinette.

Do you have a name?

You were once me, after all.

Stark.

Stark...

What should we do now?

We can do anything.

Then where should we go?

Anywhere.

Let's be together.

Until the very end.

Good work.

Yep...

I'm glad you're safe.

You haven't changed at all.

I'm referring to your tendency to not uphold the code of honor,

like interfering with another person's battle.

Only amateurs would give up a victory for the sake of their own code.

Us Captains can't afford such a luxury.

Don't try to be good.

It doesn't matter who's getting back at whom.

Once a w*r breaks out...

they're both at fault.

Smash...

Hagurotonbo!

Butcher her!

Kubikiriorochi!

Did we get her?

Not yet.

She's so persistent!

Bankai...

Daiguren Hyorinmaru!!

La Gota!

Cascada!

Ryusenka!

That's enough.

Gin.

Let's end this.

What?

Lord... Aizen?

I'm done with you.

It seems you aren't strong enough to fight for me.

Gin, Kaname... Let's go.

koe sae ushinattemo

Even if I was stripped of my voice...

boku wa koko de utau darou

I'd be here, singing my song.

koko kara hibike

Echo out from here!

miminari ni kesareta seijaku no yoru

The ringing in my ears stole the night's tranquility.

katachi nai mirai wo oikaketeta

I chased a future that doesn't exist...

sono te wa kuu wo tsukandekita kedo

Yet all I caught was nothing itself.

Listen to it! Listen to it!

deai ga tsumuideku merodi

The melody of the people we meet.

Listen to me! Listen to me...

oto ni kawaru

...as I become sound.

ima wa mada konna ni chiisa na kono koe ga

Though my voice is still small and meager today...

itsuka wa tsuyoku hibiiteiku kara

One day it shall gloriously resound.

Listen to it! Listen to it!

yasashiku yuriokosu merodi

The sweet melody that'll awake you from your slumber.

Listen to me! Listen to me!

kimi ga omou kimi e

My song will reach the person you want to be.

No world is without sacrifices.

Doesn't he realize it?

This sea of blood covered in ashes.

We refer to this hell as the world.

A ghost, clad in white garb, drifts through Karakura Town.

That...would be you, right?

Except you're not floating.

Oh well... I'll perform a Konso on you.

Now, of all times?!

Ishida!

Are you having problems with a Hollow like this, Kurosaki?!

So that was you...