episode 33-36

Episode 33- Nuriko, Farewell Forever

Having been beaten by Nakago for failing to kill Miaka once, and ticked off at Nuriko for hurting him, Ashitare does some serious damage to Nuriko, So bad that when it happens that you can see that feeling going through all the seishi, even Hotohori and they realize that something has happen to one of them. Miaka and Tama run to Nuriko's aid. . Ashitare's claw went right through Nuriko who now very angry. He uses he last bit of strength to break Ashitare's neck and manages to take out Ashitare as well. Nuriko falls to the ground just as Tamahome and Miaka arrive. Tasuki and everyone else arrives. Tamahome breaks that horrible news and Tasuki goes ballistic. He begs Mitsukake to heal him but it's just too late. At the bad guys camp, Suboshi throws a fit about getting the Shinzaho, but Nakago just tell him to calm down and that Ashitare dying is just a minor setback. The other Suzaku seishi and Miaka are forced to say goodbye to Nuriko and they bury him a the top of Mount Black. Miaka takes Nuriko's bracelets, knowing that he would want her to have them.


Episode 34- The Guardians of Ice

After having a moment to grieve, Miaka and the remaining seishi enter Mount Black to get the shinzaho. There they encounter two long-dead Genbu seishi, Tomite and Hikitsu, who have remained in spirit form for the sole purpose of guarding the shinzaho from unworthy people. They decide to test her to see if she really is a Miko. A barrier is created in front of the seishi that Tasuki's fire cannot penetrate. Tomite freezes Miaka and tells her that if she is a Miko she will find a way out of this situation. Miaka thinks about Nuriko, and the bracelets let off a "heat" that penetrates the ice. The Genbu seishi realize that Miaka is worth her salt and give her the shinzaho. No sooner have the seishi rejoiced at finally being able to call Suzaku, do they find out that they have to get the other shinzaho, left by Byakko no Miko in Sailo country to the west. Much to their dismay. As they walk out, they wonder if Suzaku can bring Nuriko back to life.....but Chichiri says that it's impossible. For the soul needs a body....and Nuriko's is no longer suited for living in.


Episode 35- The Mirage from Hell

The Genbu shinzaho is literally snatched out of Miaka's hands by none other than Ashitare, who, although his human half was killed by Nuriko, remains alive in his wolf form. A distraught Miaka is approached by Taiitsu-kun, who tells her that she does not in fact have to remain a virgin in order to call Suzaku, and that in order to retrieve the shinzaho from Nakao she will have to seduce him and take it when he is weakened. Miaka leaves to do this quietly, not informing the others of her whereabouts. Yui, on the other hand is on her way to Seiryuu with Suboshi. Suboshi, frustrated with the fact that Yui actually trusts Nakago, kisses her!! He tries to tell her that he loves her, but Tomo painted face appears in a tree nearby. In the Seiryuu camp, we find that the vision Miaka saw of Taiitsu-kun was only an illusion, spun by magician and Seiryuu seishi, Tomo. When Miaka arrives to attempt to seduce Nakago, she finds him waiting for her. Miaka is pinned against a wall by Nakago, getting closer to Miaka, is about to rape her.


Episode 36- The Love That Was Trampled Upon

Nakago reveals to Miaka that Yui wasn't raped by those thugs when she first arrived, but that he let her believe it to turn her against Miaka. Miaka then spurns his advances and Nakago knocks her out, intending to rape her (and thus render her unable to ever call Suzaku). Tamahome leaves the other seishi, promising to meet them in Sailo. He goes to the Seiryuu camp to find Miaka, sensing that she might be there (but not knowing what she intended to do). Tamahome figures out what Nakago has done to Miaka, and, furious, he sends a chi blast that actually manages to injure the Kutou shogun. After this, he tells Miaka that whatever happened doesn't matter to him, and that he still wants to be with her. Miaka breaks up with him anyway, because she feels unworthy and soiled. She then runs off, leaving him very confused. Suboshi and Yui, on the other hand, are in a tent in the desert talking about what happened between them. She says that she can't trust men because she was attacked. Suboshi really loves her though. Suboshi, angered at Miaka for Yui's suffering, says he will never forgive her and leaves