01x07 - Past

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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

"Past"

"Past"
W-what happened?!

"Past"

Shiori!

Doctor, I...

Put away your Blade!

No! I didn't-! Doctor!

What's happening?! I can't believe this!

Calm down, Shiori. Your body
is just going through a change.

Change?

Don't worry. I'll take care of you.

You will?

Please understand, Doctor...

I never intended for this to happen.
I just thought... it might feel good.

I see... is that how it was?

Then... we'll discuss this later...
at our leisure.

It felt so... good.

Shiori...

I'm looking for this cruiser.

Recognize it?

Nope...

H-hey! Got a minute? This cruiser...

I see cruisers like this at sea,
but I wouldn't remember exactly where,

and I sure wouldn't know
where it's docked...

Any piece of information will do.

Well, a boat this size can really go far.

So it might not be docked in Tokyo.

Could be in Yokohama or Chiba...
maybe even farther.

Probably be tough to find it...

I see. Thanks.

Searching on my own
sounds pretty rough...

Enter.

What's the meaning of this?!

Cripes! Acting like
she's an enemy or something!

Are you two out to fool me?!
That's Lady with you, isn't it?!

Explain it clearly!
Otherwise, I can't work properly!

All right.

Remember when I told you that
Douji and the NSWF cooperated

to conduct Witchblade research?

Yes.

At that time, the NSWF dispatched
a woman to help us. It was Lady.

I was sent by NSWF to assist
in the Witchblade research.

I'm Sohou Reina.

I'm Takayama. Nice to meet you.

She was an outstanding woman.

Intelligent, refined, physically fit
and beautiful. Everything about her.

I was amazed that the NSWF's
Neo-Genes could be like this.

So it's like that, is it?

It's like a cheap drama show.

Don't put it like that. I didn't think
you were the type to fall in love.

-I wouldn't call it love.
-Eh?

What do you mean?

She disappeared without a trace.

Disappeared?!

As our research reached its climax,
Reina took the Witchblade and ran off.

Eh?!

The Witchblade's been stolen!
It was probably Dr. Sohou!

At first, I thought it was on NSWF orders.

But Reina had disappeared
completely with the Witchblade.

Why?

She could be very egotistical.

She probably wanted
the Witchblade all to herself.

I heard that the Witchblade
chooses its wielder.

Yes, Reina was also
compatible with Witchblade.

She was?!

We discovered it during our research.

However, we couldn't let
someone from the NSWF wear it.

Some staff members favored
dropping Reina from the research.

But just before that, both she
and the Witchblade disappeared.

So she betrayed you?

Whether she harbored
such thoughts is troublesome.

So that's the past you shared.

Father keeps his
Neo-Genes well-protected.

Reina was simply curious about
her discovery of men and women.

But what about you?

It's all in the past.

Increased stimulation
in the brain's limbic lobe,

particularly in the cortical column.

Why does this synchronize
with the Blade's activation?

It stimulates the wearer's instincts,
and guides her to fight further.

Does this make the subject spellbound?

Or perhaps...

No! I can't wear this!

Naomi-bou! Don't be
so embarrassed! It's cutesy!

Naomi-chan! It really looks cute!

This... This will only attract bad luck!

She's really shy, so a noticeable outfit'll
only have the opposite effect.

It's your fault for laughing at her.

Oh, really?

Oh, here you are, Chou-san!

No use asking for money. Got none.

It's not like that!
Remember that massage... with the girls...

What?! Why didn't you
say so sooner, Tozawa-chan?!

OK, Chou-san?

OK!

Now we're talking!
Come over here, young 'un! To my office!

I sense it...

I sense it... a bad aura...

Now I see...

Hey boy!

Give it here. Over here.

So? What do you want to check?

Well, the owner. And where it's docked.

I see...

Say Tozawa-chan... You really
gonna set me up with a group date?

Of course I will, no problem!

Sounds sweet!

A group date?

All right! Let's try accessing
our network worldwide...

Okay, check, check, , ...

-Hello!
-Hey, Chou-san! What's up?

Yo, l t d d! What's the word
on the netz r? I got-

Whoa... Chou-san is amazing...

So nerdy...

There's no mistake. It's trying
to destroy all of Shiori...

Shiori is just like an X-Con now.
She seeks even more pleasure...

In which case, it won't be long before...

More research is necessary
regarding this issue.

In order to obtain more data,
it is urgent that we secure Shiori.

End report.

I want someone to fulfill me...

She could fulfill me...

Kahlua and milk. It's the
one cocktail I can make.

It's sweet.

Maybe it's not a drink for you.

What're you doing?

There's one open space right here.

I don't like it when there's just one.

Say. You said that Lady
took off with Witchblade.

So why do I have it now?

I don't know why.

But there's no mistake it wound up
on you during the Great Quake.

On that day, we had
located Reina's whereabouts

and sent I-Weapons to
take back the Witchblade.

However, the NSWF had
the same idea and sent Sisters.

I had wanted to avoid trouble in public,

but our mutual aggression resulted
in the worst possible scenario.

The dormant Witchblade awoke,
and triggered the Great Earthquake.

And I just happened to be there...

That's how it seems.

So it was fate?

But wait, why didn't Reina put
the Witchblade on? If she had...

Who knows.

In any event, Reina returned to
the NSWF and donned a Cloneblade.

Father wasn't upset with her?

Very few are compatible
with the Witchblade.

He wouldn't let her go so easily.

This isn't anything to be grateful for!

But its enormous power can control people.

Men always rationalize like that!

You probably can't understand.

How frightening having this is...

Sir. We'll reach the marina
in about minutes.

All right.

We can finally go home.

I'll say... it's been so long.

Chou-san's amazing!
He found it in ten minutes!

Ashina Marina, huh?

Alright! Once I know
who owns the cruiser...

What'll happen?

What're you doing here?!

Tozawa-chan! You're going
after my mom, aren't you?!

"Tozawa-chan"?!

Nobody's goin' after Masamune.

I'm keeping an eye on you, to make sure!

-Hey, get out!
-Nope! I will not!

Hey, c'mon... I'm in a hurry here!

Just so you know my mom
doesn't like your type!

Whoa, kid! You're badly mistaken!

Let's go see my mom already!

Ugh, suit yourself!

It's near. But this feeling...
it's different from before.

I must hurry.

Tell me, where is she? Bring her here.

You mean me?

There you are...

I need more... Please...

This is bad, sir!
Masane-san hasn't completely recovered-

-Help her!
-Right!

This is it...

Takayama... Reiji... The doctor's...

You're dealing with me!

I don't sense anything from you anymore.
What a disappointment...

Sir!

You're not going anywhere...

Please... I beg you...

Is that-?

Yeah...

It seems Shiori-my secretary-
came to see you.

Yes.

Sir, what will we do with the Cloneblade?

That's Shiori's...

So that is what happened.

I'd like to look at her.

-There's no body.
-That's impossible!

This is it. She crystallized
and disintegrated.

May I take that with me?

Take it and leave.
There's nothing else to hand over to you.

-Shiori was my secretary!
-So?

All right.

Mom!

Riko! What are you doing here?!

Are you surprised?
I came with Tozawa-chan!

Tozawa?

Yo!

What's the deal?

He the owner of that boat?
Introduce me, will you?

I saw what happened under the overpass.

All right. But for today,
just give us a ride home.

Oh well, guess it can't be helped. Come on.

Is that child...

Reiji... Shiori d*ed
because of the Cloneblade.

I figured as much.

I may end up like her in time...

But that applies to the Witchblade, too.

After all, the Cloneblades
are copies of the Witchblade.

Do you remember what we found
in that ancient data we studied?

The Witchblade's immense power
can destroy its wielder.

But there was no way to verify that.

We did just now. The Witchblade
destroys its wielders.

And the Witchblade will only
come off when its wearer is dead.

I wonder which will fall apart first...

In any case, I'm going
to lay low for awhile.

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