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| - (scene transition to Kana walking alone in the rain with the Yato)
* Kana: *sniff* *sob* Papa... I'm sorry... If I was stronger... If I could fight like you... Maybe then this wouldn't have happened... (scene transition to Kana in the forest)
* Kana: Why... Why wasn't I stronger? *sniff* *sob*
* Mitama: Hello. Why, you've been crying. Whatever for?
* Kana: Who...?
* Mitama: Lost and far from home / I meet a young girl weeping / May I tend her wounds?
* Selkie: I dunno... It doesn't look from here like she's banged up.
* Kana: Um...who are you two?
* Selkie: I'm Selkie!
* Mitama: And I am Mitama. What should we call you?
* Kana: I'm Kana.
* Mitama: Then if I may ask, Kana, what has brought you to tears? Have you lost your way?
* Kana: Wha— No! Of course I'm not lost! I'm just, um... I just don't have a home to go to anymore.
* Selkie: No home?! What happened?
* Kana: My whole village got smashed. Even my house. My papa tried to help, but they might have smashed him too... It's all my fault...because I can't fight, and my papa— I— I don't know what to do!
* Mitama: Oh dear...why don't you take a deep breath and tell us what you saw?
* Kana: I...I don't really know... I was too busy running away. A bunch of soldiers poofed out of nowhere in the place where we lived and—
* Selkie: Out of nowhere?! Uh-oh...
* Mitama: She can only mean...
* Selkie: Yeah. Sounds like poor li'l Kana's been through the same thing as us.
* Mitama: Kana, if you please, it's important that you try to remember.
* Kana: O-OK... They were messing everything up, so I wanted to fight them. I was too small, though just when I was almost beaten up, my papa came to help. But they were so strong, not even Papa could do anything. He told me to run. I didn't wanna, but he begged me, so... I made up my mind to run away as fast as I could. I heard someone scream behind me. That was the last time I saw my papa... I found a hiding place in the forest to wait for him, but he never came...
* Mitama: I'm so very sorry, Kana.
* Kana: He left this sword with me, though. What did he call it? Natto? Yato? He told me he'd take care of the bad guys and that I needed to protect the sword.
* Mitama: He gave you his sword? But then how did he hope to fight off these marauders?
* Kana: Oh, my papa doesn't need a sword to fight! He can turn into a dragon!
* Selkie: Your dad can transform?! Mine too! My dad uses a special stone to turn into a giant kitsune. It's really pretty!
* Kana: A kitsune? Wowww... I'm not like my papa, though. I wish I could transform...or heal people like Mitama... Then he'd still be... Still be... *sniff*
* Selkie: Aw, Kana... We know how it feels. After all the same thing happened to us. A bunch of soldiers popped up out of literally nowhere to attack Mitama and me. We booked it all the way out here.
* Kana: Really?!
* Mitama: For all our staves and stones, we couldn't save our fathers either. It pains me to admit, but I was perfectly useless in the assault on my home... Father called out to me several times, but I was napping soundly inside of our manor. By the time I roused myself, our home had already been surrounded by troops. Father fought heroically to give me time to escape... He meant to come with me, but I lost sight of him for an instant, and then... By the time I got my bearings, he was nowhere to be found. I have my doubts that he still lives...
* Kana: Oh no...
* Mitama: Well, death comes to us all. If he has gone to his reward, I'll waste no time with tears. And yet...and yet...I can't help but wonder what might have happened if I were awake. Or if I had not lost sight of my father at just the wrong time... And you, Selkie? Were you also separated from your father in your Deeprealm?
* Selkie: Uh...not exactly. Leastways I didn't see him there. When those spooky soldiers hit, I ran this way by myself. But you know, I did see my dad's torn-up scarf in the fort on my way out. For all I knew, he croaked in battle trying to protect me from those guys... Though of course, I never saw a body, so fingers crossed! I like to think he's still alive out there, looking all over the place for me.
* Kana: Hey, you're right... We don't know for sure if they're dead or not. Um, what do we do now, though? (scene transition to battlefield; Vallite soldiers appear)
* Vallite: ...
* Kana: There they are! Those spooky soldiers! They're probably the same ones who hurt my papa!
* Selkie: GrrrrRRR! I'll make them regret busting in on MY Deeprealm!
* Mitama: Selkie, don't! This can't end well for you!
* Selkie: Says who? You never know until you try!
* Mitama: I'm confident that I do know. They have the advantage of numbers. Plus, of the three of us, you're the only one worth anything in a fight. Kana's too small, and I won't do much damage waving my staff around. I'm a poet, not a soldier. And my muse is telling me to run away.
* Selkie: But!
* Mitama: Your father risked his life to save yours. You must honor his sacrifice.
* Selkie: Gaaaaaah! Fine. You win. But what about those guys fighting over there? Shouldn't we help them? (battle pans to Kiragi and Hisame; Kiragi attacks a Vallite soldier and misses)
* Kiragi: Oops...missed again. Guess I shoulda had more practice before taking my dad's sacred bow into battle.
* Hisame: We're outnumbered, Kiragi. Let's cut our losses and go! (Mitama, Selkie, and Kana run over to them)
* Mitama: What are you two thinking? You're putting yourselves into great danger!
* Hisame: That's what I keep telling Kiragi! But no. He keeps insisting that—
* Mitama: Kiragi?
* Kiragi: If you need to go, Hisame, then go! I'd hate to see you get hurt because of a risk I decided to take.
* Hisame: What's this you're on about? I'm not leaving you behind, dagnabbit! It's over, Kiragi. They won. Even our fathers were no match for these guys, remember?
* Kana: Oh, no...not these guys too...
* Kiragi: Our fathers... You're right. I have to save my father! And that means beating these soldiers. Here goes nothing! Haaah! (Kiragi attacks a Vallite and misses)
* Kiragi: *sigh* I blew it...
* Selkie: Aw, c'mon! Give it up already! You can't handle that bow!
* Kiragi: Rub it in, why don't you...
* Mitama: You have to see by now that these foes are beyond your abilities. Before taking aim / You must know your own limits / Pick your fights with care.
* Kiragi: Yeah, I know. I know! But what do you want me to do—run away? It's not that simple!
* Hisame: We run, or we die. Seems cut and dried enough to me!
* Kiragi: Thanks, Hisame. I get it. I just feel like I'm so close to figuring our the trick to this bow... Just because I've missed every shot so far doesn't mean I won't nail the next one! I just have to keep believing, and the Fujin Yumi will do its thing eventually.
* Kana: What's a Fujin Yumi?
* Kiragi: That's this bow's name. It's a sacred weapon my dad left me. I haven't hit anything with it yet, but that doesn't mean I'm giving up! I won't rest until my dad is safe!
* Kana: Oh...
* Kiragi: So no, I'm NOT gonna run! I know if I keep trying, I can make this bow work! Go ahead and watch me! (Kiragi attacks and kills two Vallite soldiers)
* Hisame: Kiragi! By plum, you did it... You gave 'em a taste of the Fujin Yumi!
* Kiragi: Heeeeck yeaaaaah! I did it! I! DID! IT! Did you see me do it?! Just like Dad used to do!
* Kana: Whoooa...
* Mitama: V-very impressive, but it still doesn't turn the odds in our favor.
* Kana: Kiragi! Do that again!
* Mitama: Kana?!
* Kana: Can you teach me how you did that? If I believe in my sword, do you think it'll work for me too? Will that help me fight? Can I save my papa then?
* Kiragi: Uhhhh... Wait, is that the Yato?
* Kana: You know about it?!
* Kiragi: My dad says that's the sword that'll save the world. One of those "only the chosen one can wield it" sorta deals.
* Kana: Oh...but I'm not the chosen one. This is Papa's sword, not mine. I...I couldn't help him... I just had to stand there and watch him fight. I couldn't do what Kiragi did...
* Kiragi: You've got it all wrong, Kana! I was just like you a little while ago. I couldn't do anything to help my dad either. I was so mad at myself... But moping over the past won't help us now. We have to move on. Think about it, Kana. What do you want to do to change things?
* Kana: Um... I want to fight. I wanna beat up these guys my papa was fighting and rescue him. And that's why... That's why I wanna learn how to use this sword.
* Kiragi: Then let's give it a test swing or two. We'll keep trying until it works. You'll get it! After all, I speak from experience!
* Kana: You think I can do it? Do you really think... I can fight the spooky men?
* Kiragi: I don't think so, Kana—I KNOW so!
* Kana: Thank you, Kiragi! (CG image of Kiragi holding the Fujin Yumi)
* Kiragi: Whoa, what the heck? Why's the Fujin Yumi glowing?!
* Kana: My sword's shining, too! Kiragi, what's going on? Did I mess up somewhere? Yikes! (Yato spins on screen)
* Kana: The Yato's different now!
* Kiragi: Nice! I saw the beam of light shoot straight from the Fujin Yumi into the Yato... I think your sword has tapped into my bow's power! I have no idea how that works, but I'm not about to question it. (reinforcements enter the map)
* Selkie: Yikes! Where'd all these soldiers come from all of a sudden?!
* Kana: Are they here because of my sword?
* Mitama: They could have just as easily been drawn to the burst of light it emitted.
* Hisame: Or maybe it's got them scared. Could be they've come to get rid of it before things get worse for them.
* Kiragi: It's OK, Kana. Just believe in yourself. You're ready for this—I know it. Take a deep breath and lift your sword high. Even if you miss, I got your back.
* Kana: OK...I'll try! All right... I'm coming, Papa! Please, Yato...help me fight them off! (Kana attacks and kills a soldier)
* Kiragi: Attagirl, Kana!
* Kana: It worked! Thank you, Kiragi!
* Kiragi: Haha, thank yourself! We've got these guys licked!
* Kana: Yeah!
* Hisame: ...All right then. Change of plans, apparently. No more running—we fight as a team.
* Kiragi: Hisame?! But you said—
* Hisame: Running now would put us all in danger. What kind of fool do you take me for? Besides, I told you I'd protect you, remember? My sword is yours, my lord.
* Kiragi: Hisame... Thank you! You're the best!
* Selkie: Urrrghh...sorry, Mitama! I can't back down from this fight!
* Mitama: What?! Selkie, no!
* Selkie: I haven't felt right since I ran away from my own Deeprealm. With Kana's help, maybe we can finally make a stand against them! Plus, I just wanna see if I can go the distance in a real fight! I've never been in a tooth-and-nail brawl before—this is such a great chance!
* Mitama: I see... Very well. You've forced my hand. Not to worry, I think. Four front-line fighters should even the odds. And I suppose I can help, too. If you need healing, you may rely on my staff.
* Kana: Yay! Here we go! We have to believe our parents are OK! We're gonna save them all!
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