The Hunted Page #2

to have my soul weakened...

...so you could steal my power?

Why else would you fail

to kill a man who has seen my face?

- Lord, it is impossible.

- We cut his throat.

- He was poisoned!

- I'm sure he was dead.

He's alive.

Since you are too well-trained

to make such a mistake...

...you must have planned to betray me.

Now...

...it's your opportunity.

The foreigner has stolen

a piece of my soul.

Just kill what remains.

Test me.

See if I have lost my powers.

Master, we failed you...

...but are forever loyal!

You betrayed me!

You will not die quickly.

I will bury you up to your neck

and leave you rot in the sun.

Pick up your sword.

You would have been my successor.

Now, you have only one chance to live.

I now decree, if Sujin kills me in combat...

...he shall be my rightful heir

and your Lord.

Sujin!

Yeah. Come on.

Get up!

Here, take it.

Come.

Come!

Make them suffer.

Kirina.

A whore with the face of a goddess...

...and the spirit of a tiger.

I have killed 100 men and women.

Never hesitated.

I can't believe that the gods

would want such a woman to die.

They must be angry with me.

The gods are not angry with you, My Lord.

You are haunted by a memory, a ghost.

When a woodsman cuts down a tree...

...he must allow time

for its spirit to escape.

As the woman died,

her spirit clung to the man.

Cut him down and it will depart.

Yes.

He must die.

- I will kill him tonight.

- No.

The spell of the woman has poisoned you.

Send another.

Do not tempt the gods.

Junko.

You are wise.

I will send my best men.

They will bring me his head.

And then, it shall be buried forever.

Hold this. I'm choking.

Mr. Racine, what are you doing out of bed?

What am I doing? I'm getting out of here,

that's what I'm doing.

You've seen too many samurai movies.

You're safest here.

We have taken every precaution.

All stations, report in.

Station two, all quiet.

All quiet.

The stakeout across the street'll make sure

no one can slip in from outside.

There are two more officers

in the hallway...

...and a backup is parked outside.

You are safer in this room

than you could be strolling in Central Park.

What about this...

...ninja cult? The Makato?

Dr. Yamura told you that.

He's repeating rumors and superstitions.

There are no ninja cults in modern Japan.

- What about Kinjo?

- Kinjo?

He told you that, too?

Kinjo is a myth, a bogeyman.

The crime syndicates encourage

these stories to frighten people.

Supposedly, there's a secret...

...farm town full of ninjas.

They kidnap children

and train them to be assassins.

It's ridiculous!

This isn't ancient Japan.

We don't have ninja

running around with swords...

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