You've made a grave error, Hao.
With the oxygen you use all gone,
there will be nothing left to protect you!
This will mark a great step forward for us!
For Ms. Maiden! Forever!
He isn't dead yet.
How long am I supposed to hold all this in?
The truth is,
I don't want to feel anger ever again.
How many souls do you have to toy with before you're satisfied…
The Great Onmyoji,
Hao Asakura?
EPISODE 25 THE GREAT ONMYOJI, HAO ASAKURA
No way!
Even after that explosion, Spirit of Fire is…
He hasn't burned out at all!
No…
That isn't Spirit of Fire.
Water!
Spirit of Fire
has turned into water!
What is going on?
I have no idea!
Suikokuka.
What?
Suikokuka.
Water extinguishes Fire.
Therefore Water conquers Fire.
Accordingly,
he changed Fire to Water and protected himself.
That's all.
Fire to Water?
Kashodo.
Fire creates Earth.
Doshogon. Earth creates Metal.
Gonshosui. Metal creates Water.
These are the laws of nature.
These laws of nature are expressed
by his symbol, the pentagram.
It symbolizes the relationship
between Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water,
the five elements that make up this planet.
-The relationship between the elements? -Yes.
The first relationship is that of mutual overcoming,
which represents how the elements behave when in conflict.
The second is the relationship of mutual generation.
This is the cycle in which the elements create each other.
Those with perfect knowledge of the five elements
can decipher all of nature's secrets
and manipulate and change the elements
as they see fit.
And that
is the power
that the Great Onmyoji, Hao Asakura, commands.
-"The Great Onmyoji, Hao Asakura"? -"The Great Onmyoji, Hao Asakura"?
Wait a second! Asakura?
What the hell does that mean?
You knew who he was this whole time and didn't think to tell us?
I only found out myself during our latest training.
I thought you'd been acting strange!
Like the weight of the world was on you!
Tell me!
What's he got to do with you?
I wasn't keeping quiet
because I was hiding anything.
It was because
if I tell you this, you'll be dragged into the Asakuras' fight.
But…
I can't hide how I feel any longer.
He's my…
He's just an ancestor.
"Just"?
From 1,000 years ago, I should add.
But if you stick your nose in any further,
everyone will suffer for it, Horohoro.
Who cares?
Yoh's my friend! I can't just stay out of all this!
All the more reason to leave this all to Yoh.
He has to end this himself.
You're telling me you're okay with this then?
Of course I am.
He's already said more than enough for me to put the pieces together.
The pieces?
I finally understand.
If he's an Onmyoji from 1000 years ago,
then the person Lilirara showed us from 500 years ago
must have been Hao after all.
What?
For him,
it's been a 1000-year journey of the soul,
reincarnating back into this world
to attain the strongest Spirit Allies and become the Shaman King!
500 years ago,
Hao reincarnated as a member of the Patch Tribe to get Spirit of Fire,
which, combined with his own Onmyojutsu,
provided him with the ultimate Over Soul.
Such dreadful power.
How can such a thing be permitted?
Ms. Maiden. This is the worst-case scenario possible.
There's a strong possibility
that no attacks of any kind will work against his Over Soul.
That's enough, Pofe.
Are you just going to give up all hope now?
Now that we've learned so much of his secret,
shouldn't we be planning our next move, no matter how dire the situation?
X-III died so that justice may be done. I won't allow their deaths to be in vain!
Marco…
Well, I'll be damned.
I didn't anticipate that you'd force me to do this.
Here's your prize.
I'm not just going to let you die.
Those are…
Meene, Kevin, and Venstar's souls!
Not all souls are made equal.
Good or evil,
strong-willed souls radiate light
and are a source of great power.
X-III.
Your actions seemed nothing more than foolish to me,
but you were ready to lay down your lives,
and I recognize the tremendous willpower of your souls.
I could never let such excellent souls go to waste.
Become my sustenance and live on for all eternity.
You're eating well today.
Go ahead,
Spirit of Fire.
MATCHES ARE POSTPONED WHILE THE STAGE IS BEING REPAIRED
An Over Soul that grows stronger by devouring souls…
I don't want to believe it's true.
To think that before Hao took it,
it was one of our Patch Tribe's Five Grand Elemental Spirits…
The Five Grand Elemental Spirits are great nature spirits formed by souls
that were once part of the Great Spirit
extracting their own unique traits.
In other words, Spirit of Fire
is the most powerful fire spirit born from the Great Spirit,
adding to its power with every soul it absorbs.
What's truly fearsome is Hao's Onmyojutsu, as it allows him to change their nature.
The sum of Western knowledge could never have realized
such an extraordinary power as that.
He's truly invincible.
So at this rate, he's going to get stronger with every match?
Our duty is to carry out the Shaman Fight.
We must not allow ourselves to get any strange ideas.
Is it ready?
You bet, Silva.
Made with traditional Patch techniques,
the ultra-rare Hao's Techniques Video.
It got every little move he made, up close without him even knowing it.
I owe you one, Radim.
Wait! I'm not giving you this.
What?
As your friend, let me just say this.
He's too dangerous.
Don't get any more involved.
You're a good guy.
Sorry.
All the same, I can't step back from this.
Silva!
Half a millennium ago, a Patch man committed a heinous atrocity.
Hao.
His blood runs through my veins.
Which is why my soul is duty-bound to stop him!
That damn traitor.
We need to report this at once.
RESTAURANT RAMEN, CURRY
I don't like this wind.
The whole damn island is swamped in this damp, oppressive air.
Well?
Feeling any better?
I guess.
What does it matter how I feel, though?
Yoh had to deal with much worse stuff than I have.
I guess no matter how strong they get, people are still people.
Manta…
It's no good. Nothing's biting.
So laid-back!
Oh, finally feeling better, are you?
Why, of all times, are you casually fishing now?
Well, maybe times like this are the best to fish and calm yourself down.
Man, you never cease to amaze me.
You recovered faster than any of us? I'm speechless.
What?
Lucky me, huh?
This cycle will probably keep repeating for a long time.
Feeling happy, then sad…
Having confidence, then losing it…
I know that if I can just overcome it, I can get stronger,
but for some reason, I hold it all in.
But then unbottling those feelings is surprisingly refreshing.
Maybe it's times like that
are what friends are for.
There you go…
Yoh…
Which is why I need to talk to you guys.
About me and him.
After his 1000-year journey,
he made his return to the world through the Asakura Family.
He's…
my big brother.
GABRIEL RAMIEL
Yoh…
Don't worry.
I didn't mean to startle you.
I'm happy.
You finally opened up to us.
But you can't tell us not to worry about this.
Hey, I finally managed to tell you.
So don't worry about it.
Yoh!
His face…
His behavior…
If anything,
it would be stranger to learn he had nothing to do with you.
You're serious, aren't you, Yoh?
Yeah. Super serious.
No…
You're telling me that Yoh
is Hao's brother?
Why?
Watch where you're going.
We'll have problems if you're not more careful, Manta.
Anna.
It's worse than that! Yoh is…
I know.
Did you think there was something that I didn't know?
But I can't believe that monster is Yoh's brother!
You shouldn't have found out.
The truth
is never better than what you hope it is.
Nevertheless,
that doesn't change the fact
that our lives will be spent fighting.
I presume you're ready, Yoh?
I see. So they know everything?
Very well. Either option is viable.
Keep taking care of things on your end. Thank you.
Dear, oh, dear.
I thought it would hurt her,
so I didn't tell the girl everything.
It seems such concerns were unwarranted.
They're tough kids.
And our only hope…
You're just a big softie, Yohmei.
Maybe so.
Now that I think about it,
the battle had already begun from that day on.
The day we learned that he would be reincarnated into this world.
He's coming!
For his next incarnation,
he's chosen our own flesh and blood! He will be an Asakura!
You're absolutely certain that this child
will be him?
I have performed this divination
countless times before today.
The result was the same every time!
Damn you! How dare you take shelter in our daughter's womb?
The barefaced audacity!
The Asakuras have maintained strong and Mana-rich bodies through the ages.
He must see this as the most favorable option.
However, it's not as if there's nothing we can do.
I pity poor Keiko, but we have no choice!
As soon as the child that his soul inhabits is born,
I shall kill it!
So we will have to kill it, after all.
But what if she's having twins?
What did you say?
Two boys.
If they're identical twins,
it will be impossible to tell
which one he is.
If your divination can establish whether it will be the child
who's born first or second, then it's a different story, though.
Not possible.
Predicting great flows of energy is one thing,
but telling something like which of the twins will be him
is just not doable.
Yohmei.
The choice is yours.
It doesn't matter.
I'll kill both of them!
How are you feeling?
Don't worry about me.
It's the babies you're really concerned about, anyway.
What a shock, though.
Twin boys? Who would have thought?
I'm sure they'll both be fine boys. How exciting, Keiko!
As long as they're both healthy, that's enough.
The labor pains have eased
and she's getting some sleep, at last.
Poor girl.
If only she were in a hospital, she could be induced to make it all a bit easier.
But with the crime we're going to commit, we have no choice but to be here.
It's the only way.
The law means nothing to the man we're dealing with.
No matter what means we impede him by,
he simply reincarnates in someone else's body.
But if we can kill him now,
even if he succeeds in his next reincarnation,
it will be too late for the next Shaman Fight.
I can't think of any greater pain for a mother,
but such is the lot of the Asakuras.
I can't express my gratitude.
This decision must be absolutely agonizing for you both.
It's okay with me, Father.
It's much harder for your daughter.
Ever since I was a little girl,
I was told all about Hao Asakura.
That's why,
no matter the cost,
I cannot allow him to be resurrected.
Keiko!
There's nowhere I can run to escape this fate.
I have to face it.
In all honesty,
I wanted to run away more than anything,
but I guess I'm an Asakura too.
You're a good man.
You're twice the man I ever was…
Never mind.
He's nearly here.
Both the Asakuras' progenitor,
and the abominable Great Onmyoji,
Hao Asakura!
We may not be able to end his cycle of rebirth, but…
As long as the Asakura Family is in this world,
we will stop your ambitions!
Shikigami!
Kill the child!
Forgive me,
my grandchild!
So small.
It can't be! He reincarnated with his Spirit Ally?
There's no doubt.
This is the child!
Father! Look out!
Kararincho-kararinsowaka!
Great Mountain Gods!
He vanished!
It'll take more than that to catch me.
Spirit of Fire's intermediary is oxygen, after all.
And oxygen is everywhere, so it's perfect for reincarnation.
Having said that,
reincarnating along with your Spirit Ally is no mean feat.
And so Spirit of Fire, who I went to such great lengths to acquire,
has almost completely reverted to his base form!
It's…
the Great Onmyoji who suddenly disappeared 1,000 years ago!
Hao Asakura!
You have done a great thing by giving birth to this child, Keiko.
-What did you say? -Don't!
You still have another child to give birth to.
Precisely.
My precious other half.
However, that the body I waited so long for
turned out to be split into twins
will no doubt prove to be a trial for my current incarnation.
This half of mine will likely choose to be a king.
And if he does,
I'll claim this half of me back.
Then I will possess even greater power!
Raise him well.
I'm sorry. It's all my fault.
If only I hadn't faltered momentarily,
things wouldn't be as they are now.
Please don't apologize, Father.
All of us here faltered.
If there really is such a thing as fate,
I sincerely want to believe in it.
If you had lost your humanity back there, Father,
this child would not be alive now.
Fate?
Indeed, it still makes me shudder to think what would have happened
had the order been different.
If, as Hao says, he really is his other half,
then it's possible he has the potential to rival Hao's power.
You cannot escape fate.
This child will surely suffer,
but he has no choice but to fight!
He is the only hope we have!
Subtitle translation by: Lewis Williams