01x05 - The Battle Begins

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Causes of death are many and varied.

Old age illness, su1c1de. But out of that long,

morbid list, there's one end that people

fear.. Above all others.

Huh?

Huh? Sister. I am. Crap. My bad.

Was she crying?

I really am sorry for intruding.

Oh, no, you're okay. I'm not used

to people coming through this early anyway.

Take care with your training, Shinra. Thanks. I'll do that.

Well, see you later. Hey, sister.

I thought I'd ask. Is something bothering you?

I'm happy to help if I can. It's why I took this job.

Thank you for your concern.

After the dust up you had with them yesterday.

This is probably obvious, but company five can't be trusted.

We're looking into their affairs and it could come to blows.

That's impressive, sir. Is this a new

training regimen you've come up with or

some kind of performance art?

Pinawa. Recall that our primary objective is to protect

people by fighting Infernals and putting them to rest.

However, we can't forget that the eighth

has a hidden objective to investigate suspicious

crew members within other companies and oppose the ones guilty of misconduct.

It's just as the captain said, I'm so..

Distracted by his captain, I can't hear a word he's..

Saying. Assuredly merit further investigation. More of those

wretched Griffins come to att*ck my castle again, eh?

Someday you'll be rust on Excalibur's blade.

Do you even understand how your blade works? Yeah.

How about you put a lid on that knightly

temper of yours and leave those adorable Griffins alone?

There are wildlife protection laws for a reason, you know.

Furthermore, it's.. Kind of funny

hearing you tell someone else to control their temper.

You have a point. % of the time,

Monkee's just as cool headed as she is. Beautiful.

It's a real shame about the other %.

I'm trying. Okay. No idle chatter. We're

in the middle of an important meeting

here. Shut your mouths and focus.

Hey, Lieutenant. I know you're kidding, but could

you please not point your g*n at us?

What the hell made you think I was kidding?

Somebody get a doctor. My leg. It hurts, huh?

Less than it should, though. No way. An air g*n.

No, it's very real. Lieutenant Ninawa is a second

generation fire soldier, the same as I am.

So he can't create fires, but he is able

to control them once they ignite.

He weakened the Gunpowder's expl*si*n. So the b*llet

would hit you with non-lethal force.

Fire soldiers are versatile. Hard to predict.

Unlike the Infernals, we fight. Humans use all sorts of tactics.

You should all keep your wits about you when you fight them.

Accepting Arthur, Of course, since he has none.

Perhaps I'll get some when I slay this dragon.

You've got quite the imagination, don't you?

Your training begins now. I'll drill you punks into the floor.

Are you way too focused on my

fists? Study your opponent's whole body.

Listen, Lieutenant. The thing is, someone in

the fifth joked about burning civilians,

and I can't let that slide.

What's the deal with that captain of theirs?

Princess Hibana is a third generation fire soldier.

She started out as a recruit from

Haijima and sh*t up the ranks with astonishing speed.

It looks like she did this through a legal research on Infernals,

all while selling off her findings.

And these findings? Do you think they might have

anything to do with human combustion?

She at least discovered something big enough

to turn a nobody into a captain overnight.

Whatever that might be, I'm sure she'll have it documented.

We'll search their base through force if we must.

Your feet in Arthur's plasma can help with that.

Forget the documents. I'm in it just to smash them.

No more. It hurts so bad. I'm begging you, Stop.

And why should I? Your gravel. Just gravel.

Stop whining and shut your mouth. I'm talking to you.

A body. If there's anything about you, I don't know yet.

It'll tell me soon. Those who aren't me are just gravel.

And that most certainly goes for you.

So why don't you pave the way to my happiness? Repulsive dung.

You gotta stop. Keep that up and it'll come out.

What do I care if you scream?

Your pain is meaningless to me because

you're just dung strewn with gravel.

And I'm a powerful, beautiful princess.

The flame is the soul's breath. The

black smoke is the soul's release.

Ashes thou wert and art. May thy soul return

to the great flame of fire. Oh, Tom.

That smile was strained. Of all people should know.

Maybe it has to do with the Fifth.

Hey, quick question. Do you know if

something's going on with the sister?

What's that? The princess has named me

.. Commander of the order.

Guess that dumb imagination of yours runs over seven, doesn't it?

So what's the deal? You think the princess is in peril?

Will you please stop calling the sister a princess?

For real? You stopped with Maki.

That's because Maki is an ogress. Oh.

Good evening, Maki. What's up? I was wondering

if one of you knew where Sister Iris was. Huh?

Apologies.

It's fine. But what's a sister doing here at this hour?

I was actually hoping to meet with your captain.

Uh, doesn't seem likely. Say that Iris has come to see her,

and I think her response might surprise you.

Is there something you wanted, my little miss have not.

I'm not sure what exactly you're doing,

but from what I've heard, it sounds really dangerous.

Furthermore, it's clear that your research is corrupt and blasphemous.

Are you defying the great soul on purpose?

Sister, please.

You've got some nerve. Wearing that habit in front of me.

Why? I don't understand. The sisters are used

by the fire force as nothing more than window dressing.

And you've devoted your life to that nonsense.

Looks like you're just as foolish as you've always been.

Don't you talk to me about your great God soul.

You're praying to the ghost of a dream.

There's no God in this country. Hell,

there's no God in this whole world.

Although there are a few devils like myself.

Using you as bait. I'll lure the eighth

here and grind them into dust. No.

What was that? Some kind of mortar.

Think it's human. But they came from

the sky. Who the hell are you?

I'm a hero, of course, but specifically,

I'm part of Company eight. You can call me safe,

Sister Iris by crushing the fifth man.

Pardon, Lieutenant, but isn't what we're doing kind of reckless and illegal?

We believe the Fifth has been carrying

out some pretty shady research at this facility,

so I doubt they'll file any police reports.

Use those devil feet to find the sister

Mackie. And I'll handle things here.

You're going to take on all these guys by yourselves.

Start tearing things up inside as fast as you can.

That'll give us some breathing room.

Go. Yes, sir. You go to Arthur.

We'll watch your back. Just don't forget

to watch your own back. Lieutenant. Here he comes.

But he's fast.

Do not discount. That was the flat side.

Oh.

We can't just watch. Get him.

You won't escape my.. Discipline,

so don't you dare start running.

Oh.

Not that this is anything new, but I feel

like you show more mercy to Infernals

than you do to people sometimes. Lieutenant.

I didn't join the special fire force.

I joined Captain Obi's Company eight. I did

it because I wanted to knock some heads

and force certain idiots to listen to reason.

You should start knocking heads to knock

them around until someone gives up. Thatrillionesearch data on spontaneous combustion.

I left the m*llitary and joined up with the special

fire force against my father's wishes because

I'd rather save people than fight them.

So I'm not too keen on man to man combat.

It didn't seem that way when you

hit that rookie from the fifth.

That was just a tap. It doesn't count.

I have to admit that. Devils quick when he wants to be.

Wish I could see which way he went.

Look at that. The devil's footprints.

I take it that you're trying to

follow the devil's footprints as well.

It's dangerous here. Back to your farm,

old man, lest your head be damaged even worse.

I can't allow you to snoop around my company's base.

I'll roast you alive. Not you again.

By administering a special drug I've been

developing, I've boosted this infernals firepower.

I'm quite pleased to have had such

a fine specimen to work with. We meet..

Again. Manslayer. By this sword. You'll soon

by this very sword. The sword will soon.

Ha ha.

Those punks from the eighth are way too full of themselves.

What's that.. Crap? Stay back, Lieutenant.

That was some real firepower. Course it is. Damn, nobody.

I just blow some flammable gas into my oxygen free bubble gum,

send it over to my target, and pop

the bubble when the flammable gas hits fresh oxygen.

It goes boom. And that's the magic behind rookie..

Series Backdraft Bubble gum. Another. Another, another.

Hey. Can you see where they're coming from? From inside..

That warehouse. I believe the target's just

around the corner. Though I can't be sure.

I can work with that.

Oh, give me a break. What the hell are you aiming at?

I used the sparks they create on

impact to adjust each b*llet's path.

Uh oh.

How pathetic. You need way

more than that to stop our rookies.

Come on. Let's persuade these crewmen to tell

us where the documents are. Right. Hold it.

The fifth Angels.. Three are here. Come on.

Have you made your peace yet, boy?

The fact that I found you here

all by yourself tells me the eighth

is as undermanned as our Intel suggested.

The infernal have fortified through science will soon reduce you to cinders.

He's a cutting edge w*apon that can

condense his fire into one small point, then release it.

I don't want to see one trace

of a body that isn't going to be a..

Problem because thanks to that truck, the fire

inside my body is starting now. See for yourself.

I'm about ready to explode.

That was close.

What's going on here? Trying to cook some nice teriyaki.

Nice teriyaki. But you don't have any armor.

And I don't have any sauce.

I relied upon this scorched red, earth

clad, an arrangement of glorious gold.

Uh, then I guess I'll make Tinker.

Come on. Why even fight? I'm a knight.

Status report. The angels are fighting Hinawa and Maki.

Arthur's up against the inferno. No one's

seen Obi yet, but he should be near.

Moths do love their flames, don't they?

Burn the lot of them and leave no trace behind.

The truth. The intrigue behind spontaneous combustion.

It was found through our research. I won't

let gravel steal it from us.

Are you sure you're a buyer, soldier?

Because you're not putting up much of a fight right now.

What's wrong? You scared or something?

I can see through your acts, tough guy.

Oh.

You put on a cute show,

but beneath that false confidence, your crazy week. It's stupid too. Damn.

What's going on? Why do I feel so out of form today?

It isn't a question of whether you're in form.

My infernals firepower is simply too much for you.

Of course, a punk like you would

blame your weakness on something or another.

You're not having a bad day. You were

never any good to begin with.

You've made exactly the kind of excuses

I'd expect to hear from a devotee like you. Say what?

It would seem that this Tenderfoot rookie

isn't even competent enough to understand how

terribly outmatched he is..

And to hear him blame it on his form is sad.

You can call yourself a knight all you want, chump.

Fact is, you're just an idiot who's all bark and no bite.

In truth, I'm more than a knight. I'm a knight. King.

You tried to stick your nose where it doesn't belong.

And now I'm about to reward you with a quick, painful death.

Why? I don't get it. My powers failed me completely.

Wait a sec. I'm definitely right handed.

Why is Excalibur in my left hand? Huh?

How should I know? You can ask

whatever you find.. Waiting in the afterlife.

That was my violent flash.

That's better. I thought I felt something strange.

What did I just witness? He's absurdly strong.

Fifth Angels three three on three. Triple Grading Slasher version . .

Yeah.

That's way too many threes.

For some reason I thought there were just three fifth angels. Three.

But it looks like we got all of them.

I wonder how things are going for Arthur and Shinra.

Well, the two of them dash around, spreading havoc.

We can track down those documents.

Here we go.

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