Treachery begets Consequences

Well, get down! I'm setting off my Originium Arts!

—!

Grab my hand. Are you okay?

I'm fine.

What was that? Those beasts went down in the blink of an eye...

Originium Arts using this Arts Unit. My own special trick.

Tch... parlor tricks.

The traps will slow the rest. Leave them to Sumoto's group. We can head over to the other side, where the defenses are thinner... Take it easy, old man.

Cut the crap.

......

What's with that look on your face?

No, just thinking back to the days when us hunters fought side by side.

It's been seven years, and this is the first time you haven't told me to get lost or called me a traitor.

I... I didn't think you would really take up...

Akira's hunting spear. You can say it. I know you were Akira's mentor. You didn't think I would go kill those beasts?

You weren't a hunter at the time, and you objected to Akira becoming one. His sacrifice changed you...

I'm glad you noticed.

......

Old man, there's something... Perhaps you've misunderstood all this time, and I wasn't sure how to tell you.

I didn't abandon him to die.

Lure powder.

You knew?

I'm his father.

That idiot sacrificed himself to protect your mine.

I still remember the look on his face that day, his eyes, his every move...

The cries of the beasts were everywhere. He opened his mouth to say something, but it was drowned out by the noise. I remember his pale lips...

Oh...

Could he have been saying...

Akira!

Kusso, where did all these beasts come from? What did you do?

Don't tell me you—

Stay away, master! Don't follow me, no matter what!

Come back! We'll stop them here!

No, master! You should know better than anyone!

We can't stop an outbreak like this... many people will be hurt, even killed.

The Originium mine would be destroyed. Everything you've worked for would be lost. I can't let that happen.

Weren't you against the mine? Just let it burn!

Come back! Your life matters more!

The beasts are gathering.

Time is short, master.

Yes, I was against the mine. Originium is unknown and dangerous. It will bring disaster we can't even predict.

I also can't forgive the taking of innocent lives. This was the inevitable result of you failing to respect nature and letting greed take over.

But I also remember the day we went into the city together and saw the high-rise buildings. The bright lights and shining signs, all made possible by Originium...

Originium is valuable. It will lift the village out of poverty, become the pillar of our livelihood... We've come this far. Don't let this opportunity go to waste.

Akira!

Wasn't it you who taught me that a hunter must fight for the survival of his clan?

Out of the way, you damned beasts!

This beast outbreak is the wrath of nature.

But I'm also fighting for survival. We stare each other in the eyes as equals.

Promise me one last thing, master.

Oh...

Lead the others.

Survive.

Come back, Akira!

And please pass this on to my father, that stubborn old timer.

He said...

'I'm sorry, father.'

Hmph... I've had enough of your tall tale. He never called me father.

That brat...

Argh!

(Deep breath)

But I...

I miss him.

Up above!

That monster... it's coming.

The beasts are coming again! Chikushou, how could there be so many!

We don't have enough hands!

You stay here! Set up those traps and stop the beasts!

THAT one is mine.

I'm a hunter. That's my quarry.

Yato! Here comes the Rathalos!

I knew it.

After our previous encounters, it now sees all humans as a threat.

It landed near the Kashiwau house, and it's getting closer!

The reinforcements are still pretty far off. Not all the villagers have made it to the shelter either.

This is the worst possible timing... You oversee the evacuation. I'll—

Over there, Yato! Beasts! I see five of them!

The stampede is coming. The hunters' defenses can't stop all of them. We must protect the evacuating villagers.

What do we do then? Just sit here and wait for the Rathalos? That will only make things worse!

I'm thinking... We need a way to stop the Rathalos for a while, at least until all the villagers are safe...

Kashiwau...

Kashiwau? But we don't even know where he is. And he's just one man.

I see him, near the hut.

He's close to the Rathalos! Yato, maybe we should—

We'll have time to complete the evacuation if he can delay it.

You mean... we're not helping him?

We just have to trust him.

(Opens a can of oil)

You think so too, eh? Today's a good day. The heavens burn red.

So many things have happened lately. A little girl came back all grown up, stirring up all kinds of trouble.

A firebreathing monster appeared out of nowhere, and two outsiders went in trouble near the forest.

Then beasts came rushing up, their mine blew up, a Catastrophe struck, and they couldn't even run away properly.

And the funniest part? People keep coming to dig up my past from the mud and rub my face in it.

They all say it's for my sake, but each shard of it they dig up cuts me open, piece by piece.

Noir Corne had the right idea. The truth isn't important. Let the past stay in the past.

Let the dead stay dead. Burn it all, leave nothing behind.

This fire is so beautiful.

You'd have done the same, wouldn't you, Akira?

I'll take the next step.

Hey! Over here!

Even the corners of your jaws are singed. Your scales are full of scars. You big ugly...

What's that? Sparks from your mouth? Are you angry?

Don't look away. Your enemy's right here.

Look at me. Yes. That's right.

Be angry. Be angrier.

Come on!

Face me, monster!