Tsubasa Chronicle/The Never-Ending War

The Never-Ending War
Season 2, Episode 8
Airdate	June 17, 2006
Written by
Directed by
← 2x07 The Origins of Ashura	2x09 → The Two Memories
Tsubasa Chronicle — Season Two

The Never-Ending War is the eighth episode of the second season of Tsubasa Chronicle, and the thirty-fourth episode overall. Syaoran and Sakura meet the real Ashura.

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Plot Overview

The sky continues to split, frightening the townspeople. Sakura passes out but Syaoran wakes her up. The statue of Yasha begins to weep tears of blood, and both Fai and Kurogane can sense bloodlust from the tear in the sky. Suzuran runs up to the statue of Ashura, lamenting that it can't possibly be the cause of this calamity.

Just then, a third eye opens up on the Ashura statue, and a beam of light stretches from each statue to the sky. Syaoran and Sakura see Mokona flying overhead. Mokona says there is no feather in this world, but there is one there. It transports Syaoran, Sakura, Fai, and Kurogane. On the way over, Sakura sees Ashura and Yasha in an embrace.

Syaoran and Sakura wake up to see Ashura on a horse, looming above them. They have landed in the middle of a battlefield, where Clan Ashura fights against Clan Yasha. They see Yasha not too far away, behind which sits Fai and Kurogane on horses, neither of them showing any signs of recognition toward the teenagers. Ashura mentions that the moon is at its zenith, so now the battle ends. The entire army of Ashura is transported away, along with Syaoran, Sakura, and Mokona.

Ashura invites them back to the castle as guests, where Mokona pigs out. Sakura recognizes an instrument held by one of the servants as something she remembers from Clow Country, so Syaoran and Ashura ask her to play. While Sakura plays Syaoran asks Mokona if it senses a feather, and Mokona gestures at the castle near the moon.

The next morning, Syaoran and Mokona eat with Askura, who explains that they have been at war with Clan Yasha for ages now. They always meet at the castle near the moon and fight, because supposedly the castle can grant one's greatest desire. Ashura does not know where Clan Yasha comes from. Meanwhile, Sakura still has not woken up.

Syaoran accompanies the army that evening, wearing armor provided by Ashura. The group is transported to the castle, where they see the armies of Yasha led by Fai and Kurogane. They still do not recognize Syaoran, who rides up to meet them. Kurogane attacks him.

Syaoran thinks that perhaps these are merely alternate versions of Kurogane and Fai, until he sees Kurogane's sword — Souhi. The sword should be unique to Kurogane, since it was gained in Ōto Country. This Kurogane also uses the same attacks, unleashing a barrage of powerful maneuvers that eventually corner Syaoran at the point of Kurogane's sword. Ashura strikes before Kurogane can kill Syaoran.

Back at Castle Ashura, the slumbering Sakura begins to glow.

Yasha arrives as well, unleashing a powerful attack that shakes and shatters the ground the armies stand on. Syaoran remarks that both Ashura and Yasha are very powerful. The two leaders sit on their horses, staring each other down.

Notes

Locations

• Shura Country

Arc Advancement

Happenings

• Syaoran, Sakura, Kurogane, and Fai are transported to a different Shura Country by Mokona. Ashura and Yasha are rival rulers fighting over a castle where wishes are granted.

• Syaoran, Sakura and Mokona become Ashura's guests. Fai and Kurogane are fighting in the army of Yasha, but they don't seem to be themselves.

• Syaoran joins the army of Ashura so he can go up to the castle in the sky, where Mokona has indicated one of Sakura's feathers might be located.

Characters

• Sakura falls asleep and doesn't wake up. Syaoran thinks it's because they haven't gotten a feather back in a while.

• Sakura can play a stringed instrument similar to a pipa.

Referbacks

• Syaoran mentions that Souhi and Hien should be unique to the two of them, since they were gained in Ōto Country back in 1x20.

Trivia

Bumper

• Mokona

Allusions and References

CLAMP References

• RG Veda: Ashura and Yasha are two rulers at war.

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