Princess Mononoke Page #6

protecting her.

- That's what we're afraid of.

- What?

Even if you were a woman,

you'd still be an idiot!

.. In the moonlight

I felt your heart..

- .. Quiver like

a bowstring's pulse..

.. In the moon's mere light..

.. You looked at me..

.. Nobody knows your heart..

.. When the sun has gone

I see you..

.. Beautiful and haunting

but cold..

- .. Like the blade of a knife

so sharp, so sweet..

.. Nobody knows your heart..

.. All of your sorrow

grief and pain..

.. Locked away

in the forest of the night..

.. Your secret heart

belongs to the world..

- You know,

you could always jump, boy.

End it all.

As soon as your strength returns,

the mark will spread and destroy you.

It feels like I must

have been asleep for weeks.

I had a dream that San

was by my side, nursing me.

I was hoping you'd cry out

in your sleep.

Then I would have bitten

your head off to silence you.

It's a beautiful forest. Are Okkoto

and the boars on the move yet?

Yes, the boars are marching.

The trees cry out as they die,

but you cannot hear them.

I lie here.

I listen to the pain of the forest...

and feel the ache

of the bullet in my chest...

and dream of the day when I will finally

crunch that gun woman's head in my jaws.

Moro, why can't the humans

and the forest live together?

Why can't we stop

this fighting now?

The humans are gathering

for the final battle.

The flames of their guns

will burn us all.

And what happens to San? What's

your plan, to let her die with you?

Typical. Selfish.

You think like a human.

San is my daughter.

She is of the wolf tribe.

When the forest dies,

so does she.

You must set her free!

She's not a wolf. She's human!

Silence, boy.

How dare you speak

to a god like that.

I caught her human parents

defiling my forest.

They threw their baby

at my feet as they ran away.

Instead of eating her,

I raised her as my own.

Now, my poor, ugly, beautiful daughter

is neither human nor wolf.

How could you help her?

I don't know, but at least

we might find a way to live.

How?

Will you join forces with San

and fight the humans?

No. All that would do

is cause more hatred.

There is nothing

you can do, boy.

Soon the demon mark

will spread and kill you.

Leave this place at sunrise.

Return and I shall kill you.

You're feeling all right?

I'm fine, thanks to you

and the Forest Spirit.

Right.

Yakul, sorry if I worried you.

Oh. Ah.

I guess my legs are still

pretty weak, huh?

It's so quiet. I wonder where

our friends the little kodama went.

Ah. I can smell the ironworks.

Thanks for showing us the way!

I have another favor to ask!

Will you please give this

to San for me?

Let's go.

It stinks,

and it burns my eyes.

That's what they want. They're trying

to kill our sense of smell.

It's that damn woman again.

She knows we're out here.

- It's a trap and a stupid one.

- What?

They're trying to lure

the boars out of the forest.

- No.

- The humans are planning something.

Then we have to find Okkoto while there's still

time to stop him or else they'll be killed!

Okkoto is too stubborn.

He won't listen. None of them will.

They may even know it's a trap.

The boars are a proud race.

The last one left alive will still

be charging blindly forward.

- Why chop the trees down?

- To make them angry, which makes them stupid.

Mother, I have to go.

Okkoto's blind.

I must be his eyes.

You understand?

Do as you must.

You know that boy wanted to share

his life with you.

I hate him!

I hate all humans!

From Ashitaka for me?

Pretty.

You two, stay with San.

I must go to the Forest Spirit.

- Right. Let's go.

The Moro tribe has

come to fight with you.

Where can I find Lord Okkoto?

Good luck, my friend.

Huh?

It's coming from Irontown.

Let's go!

- Halt! Who goes there?

- Samurai again.

- Halt, I said!

- Out of the way!

What the devil

was that thing?

Don't waste your arrows.

He's knocking them away.

- He's a dead man anyway.

- Cease fire. Cease fire!

- Toki, come and look.

- It can't be.

- It's Ashitaka.

- So it's not a ghost.

- Ashitaka!

- Toki!

- Are you all right?

- We're all right.

Lord Asano's samurai thought they'd try

and ambush us while our men were away.

- Thought we'd just roll over.

- But we showed them!

- We sure did!

- Where's Lady Eboshi?

She took every able-bodied man

and went to kill the Forest Spirit.

We're cut off here. We can't even

get a message to Lady Eboshi.

The Forest Spirit.

That explains the explosions.

Hey, sir, I've still

got your bow and arrows!

Aren't you gonna tell him

you've got his cloak and saddle too?

- Oh, I do?

- Oh, you're useless.

Many thanks, Kohroku!

I'll try and bring you some help!

Can you hold out?

Don't worry! We can always pour

hot iron on them.

- Bring back Lady Eboshi!

- And don't take too long!

I missed.

They're bringing boats

across the river!

Go and get Lady Eboshi.

We'll hold them off as long as we can!

I'll be back! I promise!

- We'll be here!

- Be careful!

Get him!

Stop that man!

Looks like they're gonna

try to cut us off. Run, Yakul.

You two, go that way!

Burning animal flesh.

Yakul!

Stay back!

Show me your wound.

You'll have to stay here. Wait for me.

I'll come back for you.

I said, stay!

We're almost there,

my friend.

Who goes there?

My orders are no outsiders

permitted here.

All right, but I've

just come from Irontown.

I have a message for Lady Eboshi.

Tell me where I can find her.

The Eboshi woman's not here. Give me

the message. I'll make sure she gets it.

I must speak with her.

Now where is she?

It's really you?

You're still alive, lad?

It looks like you men

had a worse time than I did.

- We've been burying our friends all day.

- Oh, it was horrible, horrible.

- Irontown has come under attack.

- What?

The women and the lepers

have fallen back to the inner wall.

- We haven't got a lot of time.

- Those samurai bastards.

Asano must have just been waiting

for us to leave Irontown.

Now I must find Lady Eboshi.

She's off hunting down

the Forest Spirit.

Then someone's got

to stop her, call her back.

If you're all done, I want you out of

here. The rest of you, keep digging!

- Wait! What about Irontown?

- That's right! It's our home!

What do they expect us to do,

just abandon Irontown?

You heard the boy!

We haven't a moment to lose.

- Send a message to Lady Eboshi!

- The forest is too big!

No messenger would have

a chance of finding her!

Then send out a hunter!

What else are they good for?

Lady Eboshi

is just being used byJigo.

Tell me something. When you fought with

the boars, were there any wolves with them?

Did you see San,

the Wolf Girl?

I have no idea. It was pitch black

when the animals came at us.

She was there.

I saw her.

I was right in the front line.

I saw everything, everything.

- What happened?

- I'm not sure!

Everything started happening so fast.

It was like a nightmare.

Jigo's troops put us in front

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