Kara no Kyoukai:Chapter05 012 - Revision history

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	Within the orange world confronted by the approach of sunset, Aozaki Touko set foot on the grounds of the mansion.<br>		Within the orange world confronted by the approach of sunset, Aozaki Touko set foot on the grounds of the mansion.<br>

	The brown-dyed~~, lizard-skin~~ longcoat doesn't suit her thin body. It looked more like ~~armour~~ than clothing.<br>		The brown-dyed lizardskin longcoat doesn't suit her thin body. It looked more like armor than clothing.<br>

	She looked up at the mansion once, then lifted up the orange bag in one hand and started to walk.<br>		She looked up at the mansion once, then lifted up the orange bag in one hand and started to walk.<br>
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	Touko doesn't say anything in response, and wordlessly lifts her gaze.<br>		Touko doesn't say anything in response, and wordlessly lifts her gaze.<br>

	The stairway that connects to the second floor by way of its gentle incline. In the ~~centre~~ stands a man in a red coat.<br>		The stairway that connects to the second floor by way of its gentle incline. In the center stands a man in a red coat.<br>

	"But that's a delightful thing too. Hurry on in, to my Gehenna (Gehenna: A valley to the Southwest of Jerusalem in Israel. Sometimes called "Valley of Hinnom". This names originates from the Hebrew name of "The valley of Hinnom's son". The name is sometimes used to represent hell because Canaanites and Jerusalem inhabitants gathered there to burn their children as sacrifices for the god Moloch). I welcome you, greatest of doll-makers."<br>		"But that's a delightful thing too. Hurry on in, to my [[Kara_no_Kyoukai:Chapter05_Glossary_and_Notes\|Gehenna]]. I welcome you, greatest of doll-makers."<br>

	Laughing joyfully, the mage Cornelius Alba greets her with an overdramatic gesture as if he were an actor on a stage.<br>		Laughing joyfully, the mage Cornelius Alba greets her with an overdramatic gesture as if he were an actor on a stage.<br>
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	"Gehenna(Hell)?"<br>		"Gehenna (Hell)?"<br>

	"Of course. This is the recreation of the altar of fire that was on the Valley of Hinnom. It's a tool within which we've gathered the concepts from burning, killing, and torturing people '''(I think my translation of this is a little off)'''. Although unfortunately Moloch who is the owner of this God's Palace (?) is away at the moment. How splendid is it? A twisted dimension of this level should be completely separated from the physical laws of the outside world. Preparations for opening the path were finished long ago, Aozaki."<br>		"Of course. This is the recreation of the altar of fire that was on the Valley of Hinnom. It's a tool within which we've gathered the concepts from burning, killing, and torturing people '''(I think my translation of this is a little off)'''. Although unfortunately Moloch who is the owner of this God's Palace (?) is away at the moment. How splendid is it? A twisted dimension of this level should be completely separated from the physical laws of the outside world. Preparations for opening the path were finished long ago, Aozaki."<br>

BonekruZher: spelling checks

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spelling checks

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193.144.63.50: Morroc -> Moloch, hill of Gehenna -> valley of Gehenna (someone double-check the Japanese, but the "real" Gehenna was a valley), Hinom -> Hinnom

2008-09-15T07:27:51Z

Morroc -> Moloch, hill of Gehenna -> valley of Gehenna (someone double-check the Japanese, but the "real" Gehenna was a valley), Hinom -> Hinnom

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	The stairway that connects to the second floor by way of its gentle incline. In the centre stands a man in a red coat.<br>		The stairway that connects to the second floor by way of its gentle incline. In the centre stands a man in a red coat.<br>

	"But that's a delightful thing too. Hurry on in, to my Gehenna (Gehenna: A ~~hill~~ to the Southwest of Jerusalem in Israel. Sometimes called "~~Hinom's Hill~~". This names ~~originates~~ from the Hebrew name of "The ~~hill~~ of ~~Hinom~~'s son". The name is sometimes used to represent hell because Canaanites and Jerusalem inhabitants ~~gethered here~~ to burn their children as sacrifices for the god ~~Morroc~~). I welcome you, greatest of doll-makers."<br>		"But that's a delightful thing too. Hurry on in, to my Gehenna (Gehenna: A valley to the Southwest of Jerusalem in Israel. Sometimes called "Valley of Hinnom". This names originate from the Hebrew name of "The valley of Hinnom's son". The name is sometimes used to represent hell because Canaanites and Jerusalem inhabitants gathered there to burn their children as sacrifices for the god Moloch). I welcome you, greatest of doll-makers."<br>

	Laughing joyfully, the mage Cornelius Alba greets her with an overdramatic gesture as if he were an actor on a stage.<br>		Laughing joyfully, the mage Cornelius Alba greets her with an overdramatic gesture as if he were an actor on a stage.<br>
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	"Gehenna(Hell)?"<br>		"Gehenna(Hell)?"<br>

	"Of course.This is the recreation of the altar of fire that was on the ~~hill~~ of ~~Hinom~~. It's a tool within which we've gathered the concepts from burning, killing, and torturing people '''(I think my translation of this is a little off)'''. Although unfortunately ~~Morroc~~ who is the owner of this God's Palace (?) is away at the moment. How splendid is it? A twisted dimension of this level should be completely seperated from the physical laws of the outside world. Preparations for opening the path were finished long ago, Aozaki."<br>		"Of course. This is the recreation of the altar of fire that was on the Valley of Hinnom. It's a tool within which we've gathered the concepts from burning, killing, and torturing people '''(I think my translation of this is a little off)'''. Although unfortunately Moloch who is the owner of this God's Palace (?) is away at the moment. How splendid is it? A twisted dimension of this level should be completely seperated from the physical laws of the outside world. Preparations for opening the path were finished long ago, Aozaki."<br>

	The red mage looks down at Touko and speaks confidently.<br>		The red mage looks down at Touko and speaks confidently.<br>

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	Contrary to the energetic young man, she keeps her emotions locked away as she replies.<br>		Contrary to the energetic young man, she keeps her emotions locked away as she replies.<br>

	"For Agrippa's direct descendent wallowing in the religion of the Jews, how amusing. That's why you still haven't understood the true nature of this place. Hell? That kind of thing exists somewhere on this Earth at this very moment. If you want to see murder on a scale that the human mind cannot comprehend go to a battlefield. If you wish to see human's dying on a scale you could never believe just go to any starving nations. Something like this isn't Hell. It's merely Purgatory, this."<br>		"For Agrippa's direct descendent to be wallowing in the religion of the Jews, how amusing. That's why you still haven't understood the true nature of this place. Hell? That kind of thing exists somewhere on this Earth at this very moment. If you want to see murder on a scale that the human mind cannot comprehend go to a battlefield. If you wish to see human's dying on a scale you could never believe just go to any starving nations. Something like this isn't Hell. It's merely Purgatory, this."<br>

	And, she puts her bag down upon the floor.<br>		And, she puts her bag down upon the floor.<br>

Alyeris: NEEDS REVISION!

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NEEDS REVISION!

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Alyeris at 23:18, 7 August 2008

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	He was a mage.<br>		He was a mage.<br>

	"'''''Go away the shadow.		"'''''Go away the shadow.'''''<br>
	It is impossible to touch the thing which are not visible.		'''''It is impossible to touch the thing which are not visible.'''''<br>
	Forget the darkness.		'''''Forget the darkness.'''''<br>
	It is impossible to see the thing which are not touched.		'''''It is impossible to see the thing which are not touched.'''''<br>
	The question is prohibited.		'''''The question is prohibited.'''''<br>
	The answer is simple.		'''''The answer is simple.'''''<br>
	I have the flame in the left hand.		'''''I have the flame in the left hand.'''''<br>
	And I have everything in the right hand ---.'''''"<br>		'''''And I have everything in the right hand ---.'''''"<br>

	Carefully, but with a speed which approached the human limits, Alba encants his spell.<br>		Carefully, but with a speed which approached the human limits, Alba encants his spell.<br>
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	This incantation, in the realm of magecrafts that were designed to purely destroy things, was definitely first class.<br>		This incantation, in the realm of magecrafts that were designed to purely destroy things, was definitely first class.<br>

	"'''''I am the order. Therefore,		"'''''I am the order. Therefore,'''''<br>
	you will be defeated securely --- !'''''"<br>		''''''you will be defeated securely --- !'''''"<br>

	Alba puts foward one arm.<br>		Alba puts foward one arm.<br>

Alyeris at 23:14, 7 August 2008

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	He was a mage.<br>		He was a mage.<br>

	"'''''Go away the shadow.~~<br>~~		"'''''Go away the shadow.
	It is impossible to touch the thing which are not visible.~~<br>~~		It is impossible to touch the thing which are not visible.
	Forget the darkness.~~<br>~~		Forget the darkness.
	It is impossible to see the thing which are not touched.~~<br>~~		It is impossible to see the thing which are not touched.
	The question is prohibited.~~<br>~~		The question is prohibited.
	The answer is simple.~~<br>~~		The answer is simple.
	I have the flame in the left hand.~~<br>~~		I have the flame in the left hand.
	And I have everything in the right hand ---.'''''"<br>		And I have everything in the right hand ---.'''''"<br>

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	This incantation, in the realm of magecrafts that were designed to purely destroy things, was definitely first class.<br>		This incantation, in the realm of magecrafts that were designed to purely destroy things, was definitely first class.<br>

	"'''''I am the order. Therefore,~~<br>~~		"'''''I am the order. Therefore,
	you will be defeated securely --- !'''''"<br>		you will be defeated securely --- !'''''"<br>

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	The red sun lights up the spiral tower.<br>		The red sun lights up the spiral tower.<br>

	Within the orange world confronted by the approach of sunset, Aozaki Touko set foot on the grounds of the ~~mansion~~.<br>		Within the orange world confronted by the approach of sunset, Aozaki Touko set foot on the grounds of the apartment building.<br>

	The brown-dyed lizardskin longcoat doesn't suit her thin body. It looked more like armor than clothing.<br>		The brown-dyed lizardskin longcoat doesn't suit her thin body. It looked more like armor than clothing.<br>

	She looked up at the ~~mansion~~ once, then lifted up the orange bag in one hand and started to walk.<br>		She looked up at the building once, then lifted up the orange bag in one hand and started to walk.<br>

	Passing the lawn covered in green grass she enters the mansion.<br>		Passing the lawn covered in green grass, she enters the mansion.<br>

	Constructed of glass, the lobby has been dyed a deep red by the light of the setting sun.<br>		Constructed of glass, the lobby has been dyed a deep red by the light of the setting sun.<br>
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	The floor, the wall, and even the column that holds the elevator leading upstairs, they are all as red as if they were inside the sun.<br>		The floor, the wall, and even the column that holds the elevator leading upstairs, they are all as red as if they were inside the sun.<br>

	After thinking for a brief moment she ~~changed~~ her destination.<br>		After thinking for a brief moment, she changes her destination.<br>

	And so she ~~walked~~ to the side that ~~didn~~'t face the elevator, the ~~East~~ side of the lobby.<br>		And so she walks to the side that doesn't face the elevator, the east side of the lobby.<br>

	... Divided in two, this ~~mansion~~ has separate lobbies on the ~~East~~ and ~~West~~ sides.<br>		...Divided in two, this building has separate lobbies on the east and west sides.<br>

	She goes to one of those, the lobby on the first floor of the ~~East~~ building.<br>		She goes to one of those, the lobby on the first floor of the east building.<br>

	The lobby is a wide ~~semi-circular~~ space.<br>		The lobby is a wide semicircular space.<br>

	The second floor ceiling is clearly visible so it feels like some huge reception hall. Here inside the building there is no orange light from the setting sun. Only the yellow illumination of the ~~lights~~ shines off the marble floor.<br>		The second-floor ceiling is clearly visible, so it feels like some huge reception hall. Here inside the building, there is no orange light from the setting sun. Only the yellow illumination of the overheads shines off the marble floor.<br>

	"How surprising. You are very impatient, aren't you."<br>		"How surprising. You are very impatient, aren't you."<br>

	~~Highly~~ pitched ~~considering~~ his sex, a man's voice echoes through the lobby.<br>		High-pitched for one of his sex, a man's voice echoes through the lobby.<br>

	Touko doesn't say anything in response, and wordlessly lifts her gaze.<br>		Touko doesn't say anything in response, and wordlessly lifts her gaze.<br>
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	The stairway that connects to the second floor by way of its gentle incline. In the center stands a man in a red coat.<br>		The stairway that connects to the second floor by way of its gentle incline. In the center stands a man in a red coat.<br>

	"But that's a delightful thing too. Hurry on in, to my [[Kara_no_Kyoukai:Chapter05_Glossary_and_Notes\|Gehenna]]. I welcome you, greatest of doll-makers."<br>		"But that's a delightful thing, too. Hurry on in, to my [[Kara_no_Kyoukai:Chapter05_Glossary_and_Notes\|Gehenna]]. I welcome you, greatest of doll-makers."<br>

	Laughing joyfully, the mage Cornelius Alba greets her with an overdramatic gesture, as if he were an actor on a stage.<br>		Laughing joyfully, the mage Cornelius Alba greets her with an overdramatic gesture as if he were an actor on a stage.<br>


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	"Gehenna (Hell)?"<br>		"Gehenna (Hell)?"<br>

	"Of course. This is the recreation of the altar of fire that was on the Valley of Hinnom. It's a tool within which we've gathered the concepts from burning, killing, and torturing people '''(I think my translation of this is a little off)'''. Although unfortunately Moloch who is the owner of this God's Palace (?) is away at the moment. How splendid is it? A twisted dimension of this level should be completely separated from the physical laws of the outside world. Preparations for opening the path were finished long ago, Aozaki."<br>		"Of course. This is the recreation of the altar of fire that was in the Valley of Hinnom. It's a tool within which we've gathered the concepts from burning, killing, and torturing people '''(I think my translation of this is a little off)'''. Although unfortunately, Moloch, who is the owner of this God's Palace (?), is away at the moment. How splendid is it? A twisted dimension of this level should be completely separated from the physical laws of the outside world. Preparations for opening the path were finished long ago, Aozaki."<br>

	The red mage looks down at Touko and speaks confidently.<br>		The red mage looks down at Touko and speaks confidently.<br>
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	Contrary to the energetic young man, she keeps her emotions locked away as she replies.<br>		Contrary to the energetic young man, she keeps her emotions locked away as she replies.<br>

	"~~For~~ Agrippa's direct descendant to be wallowing in the religion of the Jews~~, how amusing~~. That's why you still haven't understood the true nature of this place. Hell? That kind of thing exists somewhere on this Earth at this very moment. If you want to see murder on a scale that the human mind cannot comprehend go to a battlefield. If you wish to see ~~human's~~ dying on a scale you could never believe just go to any starving ~~nations~~. Something like this isn't ~~Hell~~. It's merely ~~Purgatory~~, this."<br>		"How amusing for Agrippa's direct descendant to be wallowing in the religion of the Jews. That's why you still haven't understood the true nature of this place. Hell? That kind of thing exists somewhere on this Earth at this very moment. If you want to see murder on a scale that the human mind cannot comprehend, go to a battlefield. If you wish to see humans dying on a scale you could never believe, just go to any starving nation. Something like this isn't hell. It's merely purgatory, this."<br>

	And, she puts her bag down upon the floor.<br>		And she puts her bag down upon the floor.<br>

	Tock~~, a~~ dry sound.<br>		Tock. A dry sound.<br>

	"A place where eternally tormented souls who committed small crimes and cannot go to heaven or hell reside. That is the true identity of this place. A closed loop where the torture isn't carried out to fulfill some purpose, but where the whole purpose is to torture. In something like this, there isn't any thaumatergical effect --- or at least not for a outsider like you."<br>		"A place where eternally tormented souls who committed small crimes and cannot go to heaven or hell reside. That is the true identity of this place. A closed loop where the torture isn't carried out to fulfill some purpose, but where the whole purpose is to torture. In something like this, there isn't any thaumatergical effect --- or at least, not for a outsider like you."<br>

	The piercing words cause the red mage to twitch and ~~for~~ a spasm to run across his face.<br>		The piercing words cause the red mage to twitch, and a spasm to run across his face.<br>

	She narrows her eyes, as if she was facing the building instead of the youth on the stairway.<br>		She narrows her eyes, as if she was facing the building instead of the youth on the stairway.<br>

	"This ~~Taegukdo~~ structure isn't of your doing is it? That's enough so bring Araya out. You aren't competent enough, and there isn't anything that would benefit you in the events that will occur now. I'm not sure what your objectives are, but there aren't any values here that are easy enough for you to understand. I'll say that at least in return for your warning last time."<br>		"This Taeguekdo structure isn't of your doing is it? That's enough, so bring Araya out. You aren't competent enough, and there isn't anything that would benefit you in the events that will occur now. I'm not sure what your objectives are, but there aren't any values here that are easy enough for you to understand. I'll say that at least, in return for your warning last time."<br>

	Touko looks around as if saying, that's all. Without giving the red mage who is standing right in front of her another glance, she looks for someone who isn't even there.<br>		Touko looks around as if saying, that's all. Without giving the red mage who is standing right in front of her another glance, she looks for someone who isn't even there.<br>
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	With eyes full of hatred that looks as if tears could come out at any moment.<br>		With eyes full of hatred that looks as if tears could come out at any moment.<br>

	"You, were always like that."<br>		"You... were always like that."<br>

	That mutter was something that flowed out because he couldn't take it any longer.<br>		That mutter was something that flowed out because he couldn't take it any longer.<br>

	"Yes. You were always like ~~this~~. You always underestimated me like that. I specialized in Rune before you. I was also the one who was famed as a dollmaker, I alone. But, those feeble minded idiots were fooled by that attitude of yours. Your condescending attitude, it gave them the impression that I was inferior to you. It's obvious if you think about it! I'm the director of Suponheim, aren't I? I have spent over 40 years as a mage. So why was it that I had to be below a little girl who had just entered her twenties... !"<br>		"Yes. You were always like that. You always underestimated me like that. I specialized in Rune before you. I was also the one who was famed as a dollmaker, I alone. But those feeble-minded idiots were fooled by that attitude of yours. Your condescending attitude, it gave them the impression that I was inferior to you. It's obvious if you think about it! I'm the director of Suponheim, aren't I? I have spent over forty years as a mage. So why was it that I had to be below a little girl who had just entered her twenties...?!"<br>

	His muttering, growing steadily louder now filled the lobby.<br>		His muttering, growing steadily louder, now filled the lobby.<br>

	Touko-san stares disinterestedly at this person, who has now abandoned all pretense at friendliness and pours abuse upon her.<br>		Touko-san stares disinterestedly at this person, who has now abandoned all pretense of friendliness and pours abuse upon her.<br>

	"Age isn't important when it comes to academics. It's alright to make yourself look young, Cornelius. But it's because you are so concerned with your outward appearance that the contents don't match up."<br>		"Age isn't important when it comes to academics. It's alright to make yourself look young, Cornelius. But it's because you are so concerned with your outward appearance that the contents don't match up."<br>

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	"But that's a delightful thing too. Hurry on in, to my [[Kara_no_Kyoukai:Chapter05_Glossary_and_Notes\|Gehenna]]. I welcome you, greatest of doll-makers."<br>		"But that's a delightful thing too. Hurry on in, to my [[Kara_no_Kyoukai:Chapter05_Glossary_and_Notes\|Gehenna]]. I welcome you, greatest of doll-makers."<br>

	Laughing joyfully, the mage Cornelius Alba greets her with an overdramatic gesture as if he were an actor on a stage.<br>		Laughing joyfully, the mage Cornelius Alba greets her with an overdramatic gesture, as if he were an actor on a stage.<br>


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	That mutter was something that flowed out because he couldn't take it any longer.<br>		That mutter was something that flowed out because he couldn't take it any longer.<br>

	"Yes. You were always like this. You always underestimated me like that. I ~~specialised~~ in Rune before you. I was also the one who was famed as a dollmaker, I alone. But, those feeble minded idiots were fooled by that attitude of yours. Your condescending attitude, it gave them the impression that I was inferior to you. It's obvious if you think about it! I'm the director of Suponheim aren't I? I have spent over 40 years as a mage. So why was it that I had to be below a little girl who had just entered her twenties... !"<br>		"Yes. You were always like this. You always underestimated me like that. I specialized in Rune before you. I was also the one who was famed as a dollmaker, I alone. But, those feeble minded idiots were fooled by that attitude of yours. Your condescending attitude, it gave them the impression that I was inferior to you. It's obvious if you think about it! I'm the director of Suponheim, aren't I? I have spent over 40 years as a mage. So why was it that I had to be below a little girl who had just entered her twenties... !"<br>

	His muttering, growing steadily louder now filled the lobby.<br>		His muttering, growing steadily louder now filled the lobby.<br>
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	With a strained calmness, the red mage changes the flow of the conversation.<br>		With a strained calmness, the red mage changes the flow of the conversation.<br>

	"You know, I don't care what happens to an useless thing like Araya's experiment. To tell you the truth I don't have any interest in the Maelstrom of Origins. Chasing after something that may or may not exist, it's nonsense. If you wish to intrude upon the domain of God all you have to do is devote yourself to ~~Gnosis (Gnosis~~: Complete knowledge of this universe. The word comes from the Greek and can be translated as understanding, awareness, or wisdom. But because of the complicated religious and other entwined meanings implied by the word it is normally referred to as Gnosis). There's no reason to go upstream."<br>		"You know, I don't care what happens to an useless thing like Araya's experiment. To tell you the truth I don't have any interest in the Maelstrom of Origins. Chasing after something that may or may not exist, it's nonsense. If you wish to intrude upon the domain of God all you have to do is devote yourself to [[Kara_no_Kyoukai:Chapter05_Glossary_and_Notes\|gnosis]]. There's no reason to go upstream."<br>

	He falls back one step. As if to get to the ~~2nd~~ floor, little by little he climbs the stairs.<br>		He falls back one step. As if to get to the second floor, little by little, he climbs the stairs.<br>

	"It was my own decision to tell you about Ryougi Shiki. Araya lost his life while capturing Ryougi Shiki. That fight was a draw. Following that this ward became mine. But you know, I have no intention of continuing his experiment. It's obvious as to why. You see, Aozaki, the only reason I came to a god forsaken country like this was because I thought I could kill you!"<br>		"It was my own decision to tell you about Ryougi Shiki. Araya lost his life while capturing Ryougi Shiki. That fight was a draw. Following that this ward became mine. But you know, I have no intention of continuing his experiment. It's obvious as to why. You see, Aozaki, the only reason I came to a god forsaken country like this was because I thought I could kill you!"<br>
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	She can only watch calmly as the mage goes up to the 2nd floor.<br>		She can only watch calmly as the mage goes up to the 2nd floor.<br>

	Because... the 1st floor lobby was already full of things that could have been the ~~realisation~~ of the mage's ill will.<br>		Because... the 1st floor lobby was already full of things that could have been the realization of the mage's ill will.<br>

	At that time, her words contained more scorn and hatred than ever before as she spoke.<br>		At that time, her words contained more scorn and hatred than ever before as she spoke.<br>
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	Some took a human shape, others took the shapes of beasts.<br>		Some took a human shape, others took the shapes of beasts.<br>

	Their faces looked like ~~Keloid (Keloid~~: ~~a growth upon the body formed by a tissue swelling up and becoming hard. Normally they swell up flat and many are red and have a shiny surface)~~ and kept melting away, but these things that kept rebuilding themselves looked very real. If you were to take an example they were like real animals and humans who rotted away for eternity, existences that were both disgusting and elaborate at the same time.<br>		Their faces looked like [[Kara_no_Kyoukai:Chapter05_Glossary_and_Notes\|keloid]] and kept melting away, but these things that kept rebuilding themselves looked very real. If you were to take an example they were like real animals and humans who rotted away for eternity, existences that were both disgusting and elaborate at the same time.<br>

	"To think that you could only ~~realise~~ these sort of things in a place like this. Alba, it would be better for you to switch to being a film director rather than continue as a mage. If it was you there would be no reason to worry about the budget for preparing special effects. Of course, you would have to ~~specialise~~ in cheap horror movies, but it would still be a much more suitable job for you than a director."<br>		"To think that you could only realize these sort of things in a place like this. Alba, it would be better for you to switch to being a film director rather than continue as a mage. If it was you there would be no reason to worry about the budget for preparing special effects. Of course, you would have to specialize in cheap horror movies, but it would still be a much more suitable job for you than a director."<br>

	Surrounded by the objects that had filled the lobby, she muttered.<br>		Surrounded by the objects that had filled the lobby, she muttered.<br>
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	Certainly, this scene was reminiscent of a horror movie. If you were to point out a difference, it would only be that crosses and holy bullets had no effect against these things.<br>		Certainly, this scene was reminiscent of a horror movie. If you were to point out a difference, it would only be that crosses and holy bullets had no effect against these things.<br>

	And so, although the slime-like objects had surrounded her on all sides but for a ~~1 metre~~ gap around her, she didn't bat a eyelash as she reached for the pocket inside her suit.<br>		And so, although the slime-like objects had surrounded her on all sides but for a one-meter gap around her, she didn't bat a eyelash as she reached for the pocket inside her suit.<br>

	... Chit, she clicks her tongue. Now that she thought about it she had entrusted Mikiya with her cigarettes, Touko was slightly regretful. If she had known things were going to turn out like this she would have bought some Japanese brands at least, she muttered to herself.<br>		... Chit, she clicks her tongue. Now that she thought about it she had entrusted Mikiya with her cigarettes, Touko was slightly regretful. If she had known things were going to turn out like this she would have bought some Japanese brands at least, she muttered to herself.<br>
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	She only replied with a 'I wonder' before shifting her glance to the black cat.<br>		She only replied with a 'I wonder' before shifting her glance to the black cat.<br>

	"--- I fed you some nasty things. But this next one should taste a bit better. Real human flesh instead of these chunks of ether (Ether: The substance called the fifth element within the Association. Melting into the four great elements, it becomes the medium that is essential to form a shape. Within that whole it has no shape, but without this substance no magecraft can be achieved). It should also have plenty of spiritual nutritional value. There's no need to go easy because he's my old schoolmate. I always told you didn't I? That enemies are for eating."<br>		"--- I fed you some nasty things. But this next one should taste a bit better. Real human flesh instead of these chunks of [[Kara_no_Kyoukai:Chapter05_Glossary_and_Notes\|ether]]. It should also have plenty of spiritual nutritional value. There's no need to go easy because he's my old schoolmate. I always told you didn't I? That enemies are for eating."<br>

	Instantly, the black cat starts running.<br>		Instantly, the black cat starts running.<br>
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	Crossing the marble floor as if it were sliding along, it runs up the stairs. ... Even so the cat's feet do not move. Only its eye moves as its sitting shadow races towards the red coated human.<br>		Crossing the marble floor as if it were sliding along, it runs up the stairs. ... Even so the cat's feet do not move. Only its eye moves as its sitting shadow races towards the red coated human.<br>

	To get from the ~~1st~~ floor lobby where Touko was to the ~~2nd~~ floor stairwell where Alba was, it probably hadn't taken 10 seconds.<br>		To get from the first-floor lobby where Touko was to the second-floor stairwell where Alba was, it probably hadn't taken 10 seconds.<br>

	But, Alba wasn't some normal person to allow such a thing.<br>		But, Alba wasn't some normal person to allow such a thing.<br>
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	Inside of the flat, planar cat the corpses of the protoplasmic creatures it had swallowed earlier are pasted like mud.<br>		Inside of the flat, planar cat the corpses of the protoplasmic creatures it had swallowed earlier are pasted like mud.<br>

	Alba ~~realised~~ only then. That this thing was only taking the shape of a cat, and that it was an organism that only had a mouth.<br>		Alba realized only then. That this thing was only taking the shape of a cat, and that it was an organism that only had a mouth.<br>

	"'''''Repeat --- !'''''"<br>		"'''''Repeat --- !'''''"<br>
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	Murder born from love, in other words family, lover, mother, father, child.<br>		Murder born from love, in other words family, lover, mother, father, child.<br>

	Murder born of hatred, in other words family, lover, friend, ~~senpai~~, stranger.<br>		Murder born of hatred, in other words family, lover, friend, upperclassman, stranger.<br>

	Various ways of dying for various reasons.<br>		Various ways of dying for various reasons.<br>
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	"--- Are you trying to open the road to the origin?<br>		"--- Are you trying to open the road to the origin?<br>

	But, how? Even if you don't set out a magical ward to testify that you aren't a mage, you can't fool the will of the dominant race. The only ones you can fool by using a technological ward are other mages. If you use this building a path will definitely open. Since its the ~~realisation~~ of the ~~Taegukdo~~, a hole would certainly appear. But the first thing to come out of that hole will be a Counter Guardian. As long as we are who we are, there is no way we can stand up to that."<br>		But, how? Even if you don't set out a magical ward to testify that you aren't a mage, you can't fool the will of the dominant race. The only ones you can fool by using a technological ward are other mages. If you use this building a path will definitely open. Since its the realization of the Taeguekdo, a hole would certainly appear. But the first thing to come out of that hole will be a Counter Guardian. As long as we are who we are, there is no way we can stand up to that."<br>

	"--- The Counter Force is already acting. The fact that you are in this city. The man who came to rob an empty house for no reason, as if he was possessed by something. The woman who was assaulted and killed on this road that has never known such things in the past. I tried this hard to hide my activities, but the Counter Force has already acted three times.<br>		"--- The Counter Force is already acting. The fact that you are in this city. The man who came to rob an empty house for no reason, as if he was possessed by something. The woman who was assaulted and killed on this road that has never known such things in the past. I tried this hard to hide my activities, but the Counter Force has already acted three times.<br>