The "Immortal" Black Bird

**The "Immortal" Black Bird** -Chinese title *bù sǐ hēi niǎo*（不死黑鸟）is the 1st episode of Season 4.

## Synopsis

Black Bird and Seven battle, and Thirteen is wounded and removed from the fight in the process. Seven realizes that sunlight is Black Bird's weakness, and uses the Thousand Demon Daggers to defeat him. Manjusaka prepares to kill Seven herself. Meanwhile Green Phoenix reveals to the Killer League Leader that he plans to kill him.

## Detailed plot

Continuing straight on from the end of the last season, Black Bird realizes that Thirteen has managed to cut his face—despite her blades being shattered—with the help of Seven, who has regained consciousness and attached the shards of the Thousand Demon Daggers to the end of Thirteen's sword hilt. Black Bird grabs Thirteen and decides he could use her in his fight against Seven, holding her between them.

Manjusaka is watching the fight from the side and says that she's noticed Seven has found a new girl and that she isn't happy about it. Seven strikes at Black Bird and cuts his wrist, forcing him to drop Thirteen. This puts Seven very close to Black Bird though, who retaliates by firing a purple beam from his chest, grabbing Seven, dragging him along the side of a rock face, and throwing him back into the air. He promises Seven that his death will be quick and charges another beam attack. Seven responds using the his special move "Demon Blade Slash", sending shards of the Thousand Demon Daggers into Black Bird's chest, then firing them out in every direction. Despite the many cuts, Black Bird is unhurt and asserts "It's impossible to kill me".

We flash back to a younger Black Bird, training with his master in the Flying Bird Martial Arts Hall. He says that he thinks his body might be possessed by something, because he can't feel anything. His master tells him that when he masters this school, he will be "an undead bird in the darkness".

The fight continues in a forest. Any hits landed by Seven have no effect, and Black Bird continues to add to Seven's injuries. A chance shaft of sunlight through the trees distracts Black Bird and Seven realizes that without his blindfold, which he lost in the previous episode, he is sensitive to sunlight. Seven uses the opportunity to get some distance, then flanks Black Bird and tricks him into looking directly into a sunbeam.

Flashing back to Black Bird's training, his master tells him that he will become an incredible fighter in the dark. Black Bird asks why he must fight in the dark and his master replies that any strong faction needs a strong fighter who can protect others even in darkness. Black Bird seems reluctant but accepts the role.

Knowing that Seven has identified his light sensitivity, Black Bird tears a strip of cloth from his clothes and covers his eyes. He begins transforming into a black devil, but Seven immediately cuts away his blindfold again. Eyes exposed to the light, Seven stabs Black Bird through the chest.

A flashback shows that White Bird's disciples killed all of Black Bird's disciples in the Flying Bird Sect so that his "dirty deeds" wouldn't taint the reputation of the sect. Black Bird counters that without those dirty deeds, the White Birds wouldn't have the same respect that they have now.

Fueled by his memory of this perceived injustice, Black Bird strikes at Seven's head with shadowy wings. However the wings pass harmlessly through Seven's head and we see the wings dissipate like smoke as the Thousand Demon Daggers in his chest absorbs something from Black Bird - presumably the demon Black Bird says may be possessing him in the first flashback. Seven and Black Bird fall from the sky.

We cut back to the fight between the White and Black Birds. White Bird tells Black Bird that he's not immortal, he just can't feel pain, but Black Bird asserts that according to their master, the Black Birds are the only truly powerful members of the sect. White Bird reveals that before transferring his power to him, their master made him swear to kill Black Bird if they were ever at odds, because no one likes darkness, and the White Birds were the way forward for the sect.

Finally understanding and internalizing this betrayal, Black bird falls from the sky, dead. Manjusaka covers his body with a cloak and restores his face to a younger, more handsome version, saying she feels he should look at least look nice for his death. She then prepares to attack Seven, saying it's up to her to defeat him after all.

At the home base of the Shadow Killers, Green Phoenix tells the Killer League Leader that he wants to kill him.

## Characters

* Seven
* Black Bird
* Thirteen
* Manjasuka
* Green Phoenix
* Killer League Leader