#13 - Zero's Wish
Zero no Omoi (是露の想い)
EditDuration: 00:24:10 Aired: Dec 25, 2021(JST)
Synopsis
Now that Towa has tapped into the depths of her deepest fury and hatred and has allowed her demonic self to fully awaken, the utterly berserk Half-Demon Princess is set on putting an end to Zero once and for all. Things escalate further as Zero has regained even greater demonic abilities from absorbing all of her seven Rainbow Pearls into her eyes and is set on personally sending Towa to Hell. Meanwhile, Kirinmaru hears Akuru's pinwheel (but can't see him) and gives chase to make use of his pinwheel's extraordinary time-based abilities. As Moroha and Jaken arrive right outside the Sacred Tree of Ages and Bone-Eater's Well, Sesshoumaru finally hands the Black Pearl over to his half-niece. As Towa is about to cut Zero down, Setsuna arrives to help calm down her twin sister. With a Dream Butterfly she received from Rin, Setsuna and Towa see the truth of what had happened in the forest one decade ago. It turns out Towa inadvertently left Setsuna behind, and Setsuna was left inconsolable before Rin and Jaken attached a Dream Butterfly to Setsuna to remove her memory of grievance. Towa, coming to her senses, and Setsuna tearfully embrace as they fully rekindle their bond. Towa thanks Zero for helping her realize the love she still has in her life, but Zero, knowing Towa has no reason to kill her, prepares to take her own life to take Rin with her to Hell. Setsuna quickly sees a second thread of fate connecting Zero to the spirit of the Great Dog-Demon, her grandfather, and cuts it. The deep regrets Zero held are revealed to be that she felt responsible for the Great Dog Demon's death, and with the Rainbow Pearls gone, Zero sheds tears once more. However, Toga's spirit consoles her and expresses his gratitude for her remaining who she is. Now at peace and ready to pass on, Zero severs the thread of fate connecting her and Rin before Riku kills her. Zero tells Setsuna and Towa that Kirinmaru's hatred of humans, as the samurai by the orders of Emperor Daigo who tried to kill him were no match for him, and half-demons comes from the fact that one such being, by the name Sakasa, had taken Rion's life in retribution for his master's own life. She dies afterwards, hoping to see her younger brother in the Afterlife someday. The silver-scale curse is lifted, and Rin exits the Sacred Tree of Ages to reunite with Sesshoumaru and a bawling Jaken. Back at the Bone-Eater's Well, Moroha is determined and hopeful at finally getting to meet her parents ever since she first saw their incarceration in the Border of the Afterlife. Kirinmaru snatches the Black Pearl, and forces Moroha to choose between saving her parents or stealing Akuru's pinwheel for him.
(Source: Wikipedia)
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