Mephisto 5

MEPHISTO #5

tl by molokidan

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newspaper headlines:

Modern Madness

A Man Possessed by a Demon

The serial kidnapper and killer is caught!
The end draws near to one of the most evil cases in all history
The criminal confesses to everything
Impossible! Unbelievable! Unforgivable!

Merciless! Sacrifices for the Devil
A cruel child killer unlike no other
All 8 kidnapped children determined dead
Families filled with sadness and anger

Insanity?!
The child kidnapper and killer, Rudou Reiji
A man possessing a wide array of perversions

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newspaper:
The serial child kidnapping and murder case
Trial Begins
The long line to receive an admission ticket

Chapter III The Judged
1 - The Philosopher's Stone

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G: Now what are you doing?
R: Next I'd burn some poisonous plants, like wijnruit and hyos, with some incense.
G: For what purpose?
R: For my Lord, Satan.
R: Then I'd draw a circle on the floor with a blade and start writing some magical inscriptions inside.
R: Would you like me to write everything?
G: No...just give us the general idea.
R: There are many different kinds of demonic invocations.
R: I tried them all, but didn't end up with much success.
R: That's when I started wondering if there was something wrong with my sacrifices to the demons.
G: Tell us a little more about that...

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R: At first I started using things like baby birds and doves.
R: But it wasn't until the first time I used a baby boy that I saw any real results.
R: This is how I did it.
R: After chanting, I cut open the child's throat with a blade like so.
R: The blood of a young child is said to wash away the sins of Satanists.
R: Then I poured the blood into a sacred cup, mixed it with wine, and drank it.
R: Thanks to our hard work and efforts, we finally succeeded in summoning a demon with on our 9th try.
R: However, what appeared to me was not a demon, but a witch.
R: I realized that even if the summoning did work, I still must have made an error somewhere.

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R(2b): I just wonder what that error was...I decided I'd have to review and analyze everything so far, then try once more.
G: That is the end of our recording, why displays the defendant's motive for killing as well as his violent tendencies.
G: After being shown this tape,
G: the defendant has shown no signs of regret, and rather, seems to only want more, as the expression on his face has grown more and more joyous -- the sign of a truly evil man.
G: Even we, who were there to do the inspection ourselves, are feeling our blood run cold just watching it again.

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D: Your honor! This is no more than personal opinion.
J: Objection sustained.
J: However, I approve of this video as far as showing proof of the defendant's motives goes.
J: Additionally, in the video, he said the "ninth" victim...but according to our evidence, there were only eight sacrifices...
G: Yes...
G: We expect that this is either a mistake in the defendant's memory, or that he still has some currently unidentified crimes left...
G: We would like to confirm that here and now in this public trial.
J: The defendant, Rudou Reiji...
R: Yes.

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J: Do you really believe that things like demons and witches exist in this world?
R(2b): Just like I've said many times before, I have succeeded in summoning a demon, and exchanged words with a witch. Also...
R(2b): I doubt you will believe me, but...Judge!
R: Prosecutor!
R: Lawyer!
R: And all of you in the audience!
R: As shameless as it may seem, at this very moment, that witch...

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R: is among us!
G: Your honor!
G(4b): From this insane declaration right now, I think it's become rather clear that my client is not only a fanatic believer, but also a man possessing an irrational concept of right and wrong. Along with that, we have accused him of natural insanity. I think it is rather easy to understand that at the time of these crimes, he had already long since lost any sort of sanity, and was acting under a state of severe mental illness.
G: Therefore...
G: I request that my client receive intense psychiatric examination!

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P: You have an interview!

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R: Your traitor...
A(2b): Hohoho...that's some greeting. After I went out of my way to come see you...
A(2b): It looks like you admitted to all your crimes. I was really surprised, though...I didn't expect you to keep such a straight face in court...
R: I had no choice.
R: Since you set me up...
A: Don't worry.
A: To him, our conversation just sounds like everyday talk.

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R: It was because you set me up without any defense...
A: Don't misunderstand. I haven't done anything.
R: Then who's the one who hid Mariko's corpse?!
A: Well of course I did that. It'd be strange if there were two Natsukawa Marikos, wouldn't it?
R: You aren't Mariko!
A(2b): That's right...I'm Alma. And now, I've just woken up from a long slumber...
R: Thanks to me...
A(2b): I don't like being waken up, so please excuse my unsociability.
R: Morals and a sense of duty exist even in the demon world, right?
R(2b): I made a pact with you. Do something already!
A: What do you want? If your psychiatric examinations go the right way, you'll be declared innocent.
R: What I want isn't something meager like that!

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R: I want "The Philosopher's Stone" in my hands!
P: It's time.
R(3b): The stone! Teach me the secrets of the stone! As long as I can get my hands on that, I won't need anything else.
R: I'll cut all my ties with you!
R: Almaaa!

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G: Witness, Shimabara Masao!
G: How would you explain the misunderstanding and falling out that happened between you and the defendant, Rudou Reiji?
G: Allow me to question you about the details, then.
G: What were the motives for the other four killings?
M: Those...
M: happened when we kidnapped the third child...I think.
M: The child kept crying, and we couldn't keep my hands on him...
M: So he...
M: he took a machete and...
M: suddenly...

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M: stabbed it down into the child's brain.
M: The child died instantly...
G: Continue.
M: P...please forgive me...
M: No more, I...
M: I just can't go on...
M: Uuuaaah....
M: Kuku...uuuuuuu...

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G: Well then, since the witness is no longer present, I'd like to provide a supplement to his testimony.
M: Uuuu...
L: Your honor!
L: This clearly goes against Judicial Rule 320, "Proof otherwise bounded in hearsay is not permissible!"
J: Judging from the witness's attitude just now...
J: in this case, there is more than enough situational assurance that this supplement will be believable.
J: Whether or not this proof will be admitted to the case will be decided later, but for now, I will permit you to supplement the testimony.
J: Please continue.
G: Yes, your honor.
G(2b): The truth is! Half of those eight poor souls that were preyed on...
G: actually became abominable sexual sacrifices to fulfill the defendant, Rudou Reiji's perverted sexual desires!!

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G: To Rudou Reiji, the screams and agonizing groans of his sacrifices trapped in the basement gave him a feeling of pleasure far better than any orgasm...
G: He also mentioned that one time, when he cut off a victim's head with his knife and saw all the lukewarm blood pouring out, that it gave him a feeling of extreme pleasure...
G: He also enjoyed cutting open the stomach of one boy, pulling out his guts and smelling the stench of his innards...
G: as well as smashing open the head of one other boy's with a bat and watching the brains splatter across the room.
M: Stop it!!

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G: As you can see...the defendant had absolutely no concept on how to stop his malicious deeds.
G(2b): I believe that his accomplice, Shimabara Masao's rebellious attitude toward the defendant comes from a mixture of sympathy, disgust, and fear toward what has been done.
G: After the crimes were committed, and the defendant's lust was temporarily subsided and once again supressed into a comatose state...Shimabara Masao was left to clean things up.
G: This is the hair-raising truth that was hidden with those eight indescribable corpses...
G: ...that we dug up from the ground in that basement.
G: Your honor!

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G: Please observe the hearts of the grieving families before you.
A: Looks like you're really in trouble now...

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A(2b): Alright. I'll teach you the secrets of "The Philosopher's Stone."
R: What?!
A: "The Philosopher's Stone" grants the bearer a broad superhuman ability...
R: Superhuman ability...?!
A: Anyone who uses this secret art will become freed from the concept of death, and in turn gain the power to conquer even time itself.
R: Immortality and eternal youth?!

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A(2b): Throw away all mundane concepts like that here and now. This power doesn't transcend death, nor does it negate it.
A: The most simple way to think of it would to be imagining yourself living in a completely extrasensory world.
A(2b): And then, through constant contact with the outside world, your consciousness only expands, until you are able to perceive the objective world only through its dynamic and organic connections to yourself...
A: "The Philosopher's Stone" is yours...
R: Wait a minute! I don't understand a word you're saying...

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A(2b): Don't worry, just do as I say...bring your head closer to mine...
A: Closer...
A(2b): That's it...now, I'm going to stimulate all the subconscious abilities lying dormant in your frontal lobes.
A: Clear your mind of all thoughts!
A: Become insentient, and concentrate all your energies in a single spot on your forehead.

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Chapter III 1 - The Philosopher's Stone / End