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Episode 13; The Eyes Of Truth: Amon and Robin are waiting for Inquisitor Koushon, who shows up 20 minutes late. He introduces himself and asks to be his guide. The Inquisitor observes that the air feels heavy. Sakaki and Michael are working on something as Karasumi tries to sleep. They are researching the inquisitor who is supposed to be coming. Michael can’t access the information, meaning this man is definitely important. It appears to be a heresy inquiry. The Inquisitor asks Amon to stop at the next traffic light. He gets out and observes the ground where a rune has been placed. The inquisitor has come to find a particular man, Shiro Masuda. They work via different principals similar to the Middle Ages. They are trying to determine if this person can be used as a hunter, but the final decision must be made by a human. That’s what inquisitors do. Robin goes to the Inquisitor as he is setting up his equipment. He has expected she would come. He asks her if she remembers the symbol he gave her when she was Inquired by him. Hagaru’s 8 fruits - a sacred ceremony connected to the Craft’s secret technique, but also a forbidden fruit granting them the power of god… to be able to separate lambs into angels and corrupted angels. There is a flash of the rune and Robin responds God’s power, Shiva. At the time, Robin didn’t seem to understand the significance of the Fruit of Intelligence. Amon enters, having brought Shiro Masuda. They will start immediately. Two years ago, a horribly crushed corpse was found in Tokyo. The police labeled it an accident and closed the case. The Inquisitor tells him that he knows what that man was crushed by. He responds that he doesn’t know. The Inquisitor slides a stone tablet across the table with another rune on it and calls it the Stone Axe of Hagaru. This is the evil symbol which he, Sefer Jazira, used according to the creation book of Gematria. The Inquisitor continues that destruction, annihilation, and revenge where what lurked in his heart and he acted on those desires. He asks further if crushing a human body made him feel good. He answers that was only trying to protect himself and the man was not human. If he didn’t kill him, he would have been killed. The Inquisitor calls him a servant of the devil... he demanded god’s power and became a servant of the devil by his own will. He commands the man to show his true power. Shiro Masuda begs him not to make him do this. He’ll end up killing him. The witch powers up, but is calmed down by the Orbo in large cylindrical containers nearby. He swears he didn’t want to kill anyone. The Inquisitor declares the Inquiry over. Robin and Amon discuss what happened later. Everyone has some amount of evil in their hearts. Masuda showed some intent, the Inquisitor cleared him. Amon explains there is a difference between gray evil and pitch black evil. Robin has a flash back to her younger self in the monastery as she is enduring her Inquiry. Her Inquisitor tells her that overwhelming power will guide people to eternal darkness. That’s why they need endurance. When one’s power awakens, they must endure any treatment received from others if the person wants to keep living in this world. In the end, that is impossible, though. Robin asks why anyone would want to do go though the motions. He asks her why she does. They’ve done some research and found that Shiro Masuda hasn’t held a steady job for the last 2 years. It appears that Solomon made that happen because he could potentially become a hunter. They used him as a tool. That night, three people try to mug Masuda. He unleashes his power. Amon and Robin come to the rescue but Masuda kills two of the kids before Robin confronts him. She calls him a fallen angel and then incinerates him. As she does, a tear rolls down her cheek as the Inquisitor stands up in the distance. The stone monument with the rune was a memoir of a martyr who was betrayed by his followers. Probably a witch. The chief and Amon discuss Robin. Elsewhere, the Inquisitor tells her that she seems like she’s finally awoken to the pleasures of the craft. Robin asks him who he is. Episode 14; Loaded Guns: Amon and Robin are on a hunt. They examine the room to find Ogham’s Circle. Robin touches it but it disappears before her and another sigil emanates from the floor. 12 and 12. There are two covens surrounding her. The Inquisitor is there watching her. The Inquisitor explains that there were 1000 powers lost 1000 years ago, but the fallen descendants of God are still inheriting them. This is the power that is sealed within the darkness. She imagines Amon shooting her with Orbo. Amon’s voice wakes her out of her vision. They are looking for someone in the storage area. Another Ogham’s Circle is drawn on the floor. Someone shoots at her, but she can’t figure out where it’s coming from. She runs up the stairs to the top of the room to find bullets lying on the ground and wonders if this is it - Andread’s Loom? Amon calls to her as another Ogham’s Circle appears below her feet. After the incident, Robin and Amon discuss what happened. He thinks she is lying about the gun shots and tells her to go home, but not to let this happen again. Robin takes the bullet she found to Michael and asks if he can look into it. She also asks if he can keep this a secret from Amon. As Amon drives home, he throws a handful of bullets out the window of his car... When Robin goes home, she takes a bath and notices a bruise on her wrist. She recalls the incident again with Amon. Michael learns that the bullet Robin found was used to defeat witches. He wonders why Robin has it. Michael asks Karasuma to examine the bullet. All he was able to find was that it is 5 years and 3 months old and was forbidden to use. He asks her because only she and Amon were working there that long ago. When Karasuma tries scrying, she can’t sense anything. Michael says the bullet was once used to hunt witches. Both Karasuma and Sakaki are concerned and ask if Amon knows, but Michael tells them that they need to keep this secret from Amon. The bullet and the “phantom witch” scenario of yesterday concerns Karasuma and they go after Amon and Robin. Karasuma thinks it may be a trap. Amon drops Robin off at home. She checks the mail to find a letter addressed to her. Karasuma is concerned about Robin. Amon didn’t even brief her about yesterday’s failed hunt. Robin enters her house suspecting that Touko may be there, but very cautious because her shoes have been neatly placed beside the door of Touko. When Robin turns on the lights, she finds Touko tied up and gagged with a Rag’s barrier sigil surrounding her. The lights go out and bullets start firing at Robin. A couple of men fire and appear to hit Touko in the process of trying to hit Robin, as she is powerless to fight back with the Rag’s Barrier in the way. A bullet gets through Robin’s fire shield and hits Robin. Karasuma and Sakaki enter Robin’s apartment and help her out. When the men flee, Robin decides to go after them, but runs into Amon. He tells her not to move. She faints from the bullet. Touko is taken to the hospital and is in critical condition. Michael, Karasuma, Sakaki and Doujima discuss the situation. Karasuma thinks the timing of everything is really coincidental to the Inquisitor’s visit. After all, they didn’t know his true intentions. She thinks this incident is all to similar to what happened to Kate... what happened 8 months ago. Doujima thinks it is suspicious that Amon would be there at the scene. Michael asks if she’s accusing him and warns her not to jump to conclusions. Amon's boss is really pissed with him and starts repeatedly kicks him, claiming that if Amon had only obeyed him, Touko wouldn’t have been harmed. |
