01x03 - Defiance

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It possesses enormous power,
and brings endless pleasure-

and destruction-to those who are destined.

The Witchblade.

At this moment, one woman has awakened.

Just before the sh*t,
my chest feels like it's gonna tear open

I shout out countless times, break out

It's not over,
rush through the endless night

Hot blood flows through my body

The moment it ultimately rots away

it's all over,
fragments of an empty dream come to mind

I can never go back,
I can't remember a thing

I've been reduced to struggling,
and my voice won't carry

Uncontrollable impulses

Give me your XTC,
let me feel it one more time

This body heats up, and I shout out
your name in the darkness

Give me your XTC, I don't need false love

I will accept it, sin and punishment

Slash through the destiny
I've been set up with, Blade

"Defiance"

"Defiance"
Is this wise?

"Defiance"
She may be equipped with the Witchblade,
but she's still a rookie.

She may be equipped with the Witchblade,
but she's still a rookie.

If something should happen...

I want to see the extent of her power.

Even if she dies, we can
retrieve the Witchblade.

Would you... prefer that?

Begin.

It's coming... Something strong...

Something strong...

...is coming!

I can't get enough... Down in my gut...
I have this unbearable urge!

Looks like it's about to begin.

I don't know what it is...

But I...

I must...

I want to...

...destroy it!

Wonderful!

I...

Yuck.

It never ceases to gross me out...

But she really went on a rampage.

Though if she didn't
lose consciousness then,

it would've been worse.

We should consider ourselves
lucky it ended like this-

Let me out! Open up! Open up, I say!

Dammit!

Oww!

You heal quickly.

Is your toughness the reason
the Witchblade chose you?

How the hell should I know?!

What's going on?! Why do I have to fight?!
What is this Witchblade?!

I already told you,
it exists solely to fight.

That doesn't tell me anything!
Explain it fully!

There's no need for explanations.

You should know full well by now
that you are a living w*apon.

w*apon?

Don't be ridiculous! I'm-!

You must have felt it. A craving for power.

You fought without our urging.
Isn't that so?

Y-you're wrong! I didn't fight...

The Witchblade has an
enormous influence on its wearer.

But we have the technology to support it.

I will guarantee that you
can live with your daughter.

Has Riko... Has my daughter been found?!

Don't worry. I'll have her
brought to you immediately.

Think hard on this... Can you exist
burdened by such a thing?

I must hand it to you.

We went through pains to find her.
I can't let her just walk away.

What of her daughter?

No word yet.

Put a rush on this. We need her
in order to use the woman.

What do I do?

What can I do?

Tell me, Riko...

If you get lost, let's meet
under the Tokyo Tower!

Mom will definitely come!
I have to go get her!

Someone... I must find someone...

And I'll warm her up real good... Zap!

Oops! That was close!

There you go. Be careful, now.
This area is dangerous, you know.

Thank you!

Why do I hafta go look for her?

You brought her!
It's your responsibility!

She ran away from you, Mariko-san!
So you go find her!

Quiet! If you won't go, then pay up
everything you owe me!

D-damn! That's not fair!

That idiot!

Naomi. See where that child is.

It's not NaOmi, it's Naomi!
No accent on the "o"!

Mariko-san, you never remember!
You're so mean!

Fine. Sorry.

No accent on the "o".
The "o" is important...

Where could she have gone?! Cripes!

-One child!
-Right, one child.

-Huh?!
-Oh no, a pickpocket got you...

Backpacks aren't good.
They're such easy targets.

What do I do? I want to
go to the Tokyo Tower...

Without a ticket...

Oh...

Doggy!

Hey, it's the little girl!

Mr. Boat Captain!

-Been doing well, missy?
-Yes!

That's all?!

Hey, I'll warm you up...

What is that?

I'll warm you up real nice... Zap!

Zap!

I'm telling you, it's no problem!
The fare to Tokyo Tower isn't much!

No, my mom and I decided
when we came to Tokyo

that we wouldn't let people pamper us
just because we're girls.

You're so mature, Rihoko-chan!

Thank you!

Say, after you left, Child Welfare
came by, looking for you.

Yeah... we met them.
But it was nothing at all.

Oh.

What do you mean, the girl is gone?!

I can't help it if she ran away.

That's irresponsible! Adults are
to protect children-no matter what-

until they are in the custody
of the proper authorities!

It's part of the Child Welfare law!

You're such a pain!
Why don't you look for her?

Listen, you! Do you realize how
precious children are at this age?!

Hey, what are you doing?!
I'm not finished talking to you!

You're interfering with business!

Now get! Shoo! Shoo!

How rude!

Find her? I don't even know where to look.

The Department of Child Welfare, huh?

Wonder if I can sneak in somehow...

All units, Minato Ward - .
Behind Tagai Building. Code !

?! That's a m*rder!

Let's see here...

What do you think?

We won't know specifics
until the autopsy,

but it's as if her innards were
b*rned with extremely high heat.

Innards?!

To put it simply, her insides
were microwaved.

Microwaved, huh? Interesting...

Again?

Yes. I believe it was an X-Con.

This is becoming too frequent.

Is it because the
Witchblade has appeared?

We don't have enough information
to conclude that,

or whether the Douji Group
is connected to this.

Then find out.

Just what sort of person
has donned the Witchblade?

So we know her daughter
was taken to that bar?

It seems she ran away from there, too.

She's gutsy for a six-year-old.
Maybe it's inherited?

Yes, what is it?

What? An X-Con?

Yes, there's no mistake
about it. An EM type.

All right. Contact me again later.

Sir...

Yes. Time is running out.

Have you thought it over?

You said you would guarantee
I could live with my daughter.

Can I believe you?

Of course.

All right...

Let's talk.

Mister! Doggy! Thank you!

Hold on, missy!

Here. I bought a flag,
so give this back to your mom.

The machine you fought here was
an "I-w*apon", our main product.

Product?

There is also an "X-Con" series,
which was pulled off the line

due to system issues.

Several of these got loose during
the Great Quake and went missing.

-Bye-bye!
-Take care!

X-Cons are usually very hard
to distinguish from regular people,

so recovering them has been slow-going,

but when they came here,
they began to run amok.

So far, there have been eleven victims.
You know what they can do.

At the detention center?!

You've already done it...
You can destroy the X-Cons.

We want you to lend us your power.

And if I do, I can live with my daughter?

I will guarantee it.

Mom!

Mom!

Do you have an answer?

Will you accept? Or not?

Which will it be?

Decide now.

Not enough... It just wasn't enough...

I want to heat something up... Zap!

Oh, stop it!

-See you!
-Bye!

Oh, the smell...
It's just a whiff, but that woman...

I must warm her up... Zap! Zap!

Warm her up... I'll warm her up!

I can sense it... the power!

This throbbing... I can't stop it!

Y-you're incredible!

I'll warm you up! Real warm! Zap!

Zap! Zap!

You're good! Too good!

I'm not feeling anything...

X-Con has been recovered.

Good work. Take care of the rest quietly.

Whew, I certainly didn't think
you'd work out this nicely.

Say, have you found my daughter?!

Still no luck...

Let's try going to the bar where
Rihoko-chan stayed the night.

Hey! Stop!

Riko!

Mom...

Mom!

Riko!

Masane-san! Wait until we set down!

-Mom!
-Riko!

Mom! I knew you'd come for me!

I promised, didn't I?!

-Riko! Riko!
-Mom! Mom!

It's been a long time.

Now why would you be calling me?

The Witchblade... It seems
a wearer has appeared.

I want to warm up... Zap!

I murmur, "I love you,"
with all my emotion

All my feelings until yesterday
now overflow and dissolve quickly

If only this one last prayer
could make it through...

Thank you for giving us the words
to ascertain each other, God

Tomorrow, we'll reach out
and hold hands harder than normal

Tomorrow, we'll reach out,
hug, kiss, and love each other