Episode 24: A Voice from the Abyss

**A Voice from the Abyss** is the 24th episode of Utawarerumono: Futari no Hakuowlo anime series.

## Plot

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As Amaterasu had shut down, soon the temperatures drop and snow starts falling. Oshtor's group start to freeze and Oshtor explains to Anju that a star was keeping them warm, but the star used all its energy and went into sleep. As a result, a neverending winter is starting. Anju wonders if there is something they can do, otherwise people will freeze and die. Oshtor says that they can call out to the star and awaken it again. Saraana & Uruuru states they know a place from where they can call out to Amaterasu.

As they are nearby Kujyuri, they go there and explaining the situation, Oshtor asks Ozen to send forces to keep the refugees safe and maintain order. Ozen agrees, but wonders what will Oshtor do and Oshtor explains he must stop a greater disaster from happening and wants permission to enter the basement of the castle.

Receiving permission, Oshtor's group head into the basement and he uses the master key to open the facility. Saraana and Uruuru tell Oshtor that he can use the master key to awaken the system from sleep mode. Oshtor uses the key at the terminal and the system awakens. He gives order to reactivate Amaterasu and the system contacts the satellite and reboots it. When Amaterasu starts working again, Oshtor checks its power levels and see they are low. He explains that it will take the star some time to recover its energy and return things to normal. Moments later, the trio that serves Woshis attack the group, wanting to retake the master key for Woshis. Oshtor's group defeat two of them, but the third attacks Oshtor, who ends up using the key to block the third man attack. The master key cracks and Oshtor drops it. Woshis' man then takes it and runs away.

Woshis wakes up and calls Shyasurika, Liveruni and Ravieh, but as no one is there, he believes they betrayed him too. He cries over being a clone, but then hears a sound. As he checks it, he sees Shyasurika bleeding with a serious wound. Shyasurika gives him the master key. Woshis wonders why and wonders where are Liveruni and Rivieh. Shyasurika wonders if they were to use to him. Woshis confirms and Shyasurika dies with a smile. Woshis then takes the master key and the facility activates. Woshis then sees recordings of his father and Honoka as they raise him. Mikado wanted Woshis to follow his own path and deleted the recordings of his birth, so it doesn't get in his way and be Mikado's son. The master key stops working and the system shuts down. Woshis realizes he was a fool and was loved and protected. Woshis wonders what to do and then sees the Akuruka mask.

Oshtor prepares to leave, but he hears a voice in his head, calling him comrade. No one else hears anything, but Kuon doesn't feel well and collapses. Her conditions gets better, but Oshtor explains that if she doesn't get better by tomorrow, they will have to leave without her as Anju needs to meet with the refugees. Oshtor then stays by Kuon for the night. Elsewhere, Yashmah and Shis are on they way to the capital, but see a group of people in the dark. They call them, but moments later they see its not people, but some strange creatures.

In the morning, Kuon is much better. Oshtor still plans on leaving her, but a unit from Kujyuri returns and informs them that their forces are in combat with unknown enemy and requests reinforcements. Anju gives an order for them to go right away.

Yashmah and Shis's group had formed a wall and are keeping the enemies away from them. Oshtor's group then arrives and engages the creatures in combat. However, they quickly realize that the enemy is immortal. Oshtor feel strange and a moment later Shyasurika, Liveruni and Ravieh show up and obliterate the creatures. Oshtor is surprised to see them as they themselves buried Liveruni and Ravieh. The three confirm they died, but then received a great order and returned. They also reveal the creatures are the ones who survived from the capital and that Woshis granted their wish and are reborn to live forever in a world without pain. The trio then states that Oshtor is no longer worthy of being in Woshis's sight, but even a pebble can cause a man to stumble. They lose their human form and turn into robots, stating that Oshtor is going to die now, before Woshis's new world is built.

***Spoilers end here.***

## Characters

*By order of appearances*

* Oshtor
* Kuon
* Saraana & Uruuru
* Jachdwalt
* Nosuri
* Ougi
* Munechika
* Fumirul
* Anju
* Nekone
* Shinonon
* Atuy
* Rulutieh
* Ozen
* Yashmah
* Shis
* Woshis
* Mikado
* Honoka
* Kiwru