Ushio and Tora (うしおととら)

Those are the eyes of jealousy.

It's afraid of the Beast Spear.

No...

Of all the beings of yang brought here by Aotsuki Ushio,

who wields the Beast Spear.

It's jealous of those things,

and more importantly...

You're terrified, aren't you, Hakumen?!

Precisely...

That's precisely correct!

I loathe beings of light!

Life!

Humans!

Monsters who live peacefully with humans!

Ushio and Tora

Episode 39 "The Fate of Ushio and Tora"

Why was I born in the yin,

in the darkness?

Before the kingdoms had taken shape, when they were just energy...

The clear, pure energy

rose up and became people,

while the impure, evil energy

remained at the bottom and became me.

It's so pretty.

Why am I not like that?

Why am I impure?

There was a guy named Nagare...

He said that to him, Ushio was very bright.

He was so bright that he looked up to him.

He wanted to be like him.

But Nagare knew that he couldn't become Ushio,

so he became Ushio's enemy instead.

He felt like he'd lose himself if he didn't.

Nagare-niichan...

And Hakumen, you're just like Nagare.

The humans are so bright that you can't see them.

And you're terrified of them!

And what of it?!

I see... So it was my fault...

No, it wasn't.

See? What you're afraid of just arrived.

What?

You admired them, but hated them.

And you're afraid of them.

Must be rough...

Having to deal

with the humans' power of yang.

Hyou-san!

Don't let the enemy trick you. Stay calm.

Nagare-niichan...

I was able to get myself back because I met you,

though it was a little late.

Now, let's defeat it.

Everything is perfect.

Come at me, Hakumen!

Until last year, I was a kid who knew nothing.

But now...

You've gotten a little better, Aotsuki Ushio!

Has something changed about me?

I feel like something has, but I also feel like nothing's changed.

Well, that doesn't matter right now.

I'm Tora!

I can tell...

Everyone's fighting.

Like hell I'm going to lose to this thing!

There are too many.

We might not be able to keep protecting this area.

But dear, please keep watching me.

I will never give up!

Crap!

Aotsuki Shigure of the Kouhamei Sect has arrived!

D-Dear!

Well done, Kirio.

You too, Mayuko-chan!

H-His hair has become so white...

Now, Sumako...

Let's hurry up and end this so we can go home.

Yes!

Protect the barrier!

Don't let the kokuen get near!

Are you all right?

Yes...

Because I was fighting alongside Tora-sama.

I was glad.

Yeah.

If Juurou-niisan were here, it'd be even better.

We'll see him soon.

We're always together, Kagari!

Yes!

Juurou saved us.

The poison gas is clearing.

You have done well

to bring me to this point.

Right now, I shall admit that I fear the Beast Spear.

But what of it?

Do you think that will quell my hatred?!

Be careful.

These eyes...

Have these eyes shown you everything about me?!

Then I have no need of them!

It gouged out its own eyes!

It doesn't matter anymore.

I no longer care about destroying humans and monsters!

Just you... I'll just kill the two of you!

Damn it! How can it tell where we are?

I can tell...

I can sense the presence of the Beast Spear!

But you, its wielder, cannot do anything.

Because only the Beast Spear can defeat me!

Such speed!

There's no way we can help them now.

We'll just have to leave this to Ushio and Tora.

Damn it! Is there nothing we can do?

No...

There's still a way.

The Beast Spear's presence disappeared!

Where are you, Beast Spear?!

Look at him. He's panicking!

Tora!

You doofus! Don't take it out!

But...

Five hundred years ago,

a lone samurai challenged me when I was wreaking havoc on this land.

He wielded the Beast Spear, and he got me.

At that moment, my memories flooded back in an instant, like a tsunami.

The samurai was in the middle of becoming a beast, just like you are now.

And from behind,

there were a mountain of hiyou coming at us to destroy the Beast Spear.

I hear a voice...

The samurai knew that if he parted with the spear,

the hiyou would destroy it.

So then I thought...

I see! To prevent me from detecting it,

you hid the spear within you,

because you have the same smell as me!

Serves you right!

I see... And since the Beast Spear knew that...

That's right. Even though it had me pinned for 500 years,

it couldn't destroy me!

Curses! Curses!

I'll kill you! I'll kill you!

I think we might finally be able to end this now.

Let me take out the spear!

You're still saying that?!

But you're going to die!

Look! It's the Beat Spear at full power, without the red cloth!

Do you want Hakumen to kill everyone else?!

I never gave a crap about the others!

Monsters were my enemy, and humans were my food!

But ever since I've been stuck with you...

It pisses me off to think about Hakumen killing anything else!

Ushio! This is all your fault!

So don't you go forgetting why you're here

just to save my life!

All right, Tora.

But I'm not going to let you be the only one that looks cool!

If it's for everyone, I can do something, too!

All right!

Beast Spear! Shagakusha!