Shikami Nara slowly walks towards Mitsuya and Mayomi , clapping his hands slowly. The sound of his palms pressing together slowly echoes throughout the tunnel. Mitsuya and Mayomi are both apprehensive , standing next to each other. They have no idea if he has magical powers , but they must stay alert at all times. He could be the most dangerous person that they've encountered since they came here. He stops , and puts his hands behind his back. " We finally meet in person. You look as scrawny as I expected." He turns to Mayomi , with a scowling glare. " I figured you would find out a way to escape." Mayomi stares at him with fiery eyes. So does Mitsuya. Suddenly , Mitsuya blurts out a statement - " You look exactly as I had envisioned you. A man child with no domineering scene of mental stability in need of authority. I'm surprised that the Japanese government would put someone as young as you in charge of a government facility , specifically an experimentation plant at that." Nara's eyes go pitch black. He looks directly at Mitsuya with a frown on his face. Then he smiles. That smile erupts in a quiet laughter , which fills the air for several moments. There is silence , as he stares at the floor. Suddenly he speaks - " I assume that you've seen all of the remains , haven't you ?" Mitsuya becomes heated and steps forward- " Yeah , I did. If you don't mind me asking , what did you do to all of the people down here ?" Nara also takes a step towards him - " For most of these people , I wasn't around when they met their end. Most of the remains that you see here have been preserved since the creation of this tunnel. For as long as the mage rebellions have taken place , prisoners and experimentees have been brought down here to meet their final fate. Some were sent to starve , others were killed with relatives. The rats always got to them , somehow." He begins smiling - " But , I shall remind you that their deaths were not in vain. Without their efforts and contributions , we wouldn't have the technology and advancements to counteract people of mage heritage as we have today." Mitsuya walks faster towards him. Mayomi tries to grab for his arm , but he's already to the center of the floor. Nara is still standing there , smiling at him. Mitsuya stops - " How many ?" There is silence. He repeats himself , this time his voice is rising - " How many people have died here under your management." Nara takes a few seconds to think about that before finally answering. " My best estimate would be around 50 people. Most of them weren't put down here , but cremated. Only the truly important ones and the children were brought here." Mitsuya looks up at him. " So do you mean that you killed those children , then carved that blood stained X on the wall ?" Nara shakes his head. " I specifically didn't do it , but I gave the orders. After numerous experiments , you'll have to get rid of the failures at some point." He begins laughing to himself again. He covers his face in his hands , trying to stop the tears from coming out of his eyes. There is an awkward silence. " YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN THEIR LITTLE FACES. THEY DIDN'T EVEN TRY TO STRUGGLE OR ANYTHING. THEY ALREADY KNEW WHAT WAS COMING TO THEM. THEY WERE DESTINED FOR THAT. IT'S THE WILL OF THE WORLD ! YOU MUST UNDERSTAND THAT !"
Mitsuya just stands there with his head lowered , clenching his fists. Nara is still staring at him - " I guess you wouldn't understand anyways. You mages don't know have the same psychological capacity as regular humans. He waits for Mitsuya to respond , but he does not. He turns to Mayomi , then looks at the wolf laying in a bloody heap on the floor. " I see that you've made good use of your new power. I never thought that a product such as yourself would come about when we mixed your ' forbidden magic' with mage DNA." He walks to the wolf , closely examining it in its bloody state. He touches its head , still warm - " Your strength surely was significant to the other prisoners that we experimented on. In their forms , they were simply as strong as average animals. But no , you were special. I wonder what other abilities you might have gotten from all of those examinations. Suddenly Mitsuya raises his head with an angry look - " WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT ? WHAT DID YOU DO TO THESE PEOPLE." Nara stands up from his kneeling position. " Oh , I guess you didn't know. Why would you anyway? I'll explain this in simple terms , because your mental capacity might be exhausted by your anger at the moment. You see this wolf ," he points at the wolf - " This used to be a man. Just like Mayomi over there , he underwent constant experimentation. Every single day , endurance testing in the water chamber , physical examinations , bloodletting , artificial fusion with things. The final product was the creation of a wolf. An animagus. In Mayomi's case , a fox was created. But she was a special one. She still maintained the ability to turn back into human form. While the others couldn't. After weeks of desperately trying to change them back , we couldn't. Our genetics project was in ruins. The only successful output was her. So , we just kept the failed experiments in cells, or let them roam free in the tunnels. And we always managed to control them if they tried to attack us after we brought the other prisoners done here for their righteous punishments. You wouldn't believe how much we learned from them. Only some were able to maintain their typical human behavior , while the others just outright went insane. And those that managed to stay the same always looked so pitiful. After endless trials of cutting limbs , we found out that they were able to regenerate. It must have been a natural product of this type of transformation magic , but we weren't able to understand it nonetheless." He shrugs. Mitsuya steps forward , shouting - " YOU BASTARD ! YOU CAN'T JUST TREAT PEOPLE LIKE PLAYTHINGS TO BE EXPERIMENTED ON ! EVEN MAGES HAVE LIVES TOO." His face becomes red. There is another awkward silence.
" What life ? You or your kind have produced nothing in the past few hundred years that would allow use to even consider you worthy of living." Mitsuya looks at him menacingly - " What makes you think that you're above us. Shouldn't we be better because we have abilities while you don't ?" Nara sighs and wipes his brow with his hand. " I figure that you have yet to understand. I'll make this plain and simple. Mages are not people. Mages are imperfect scum. Even those who are religious are afraid of you despite theories of your powers coming from God. And even if you used your powers for good , nothing would change. Your history is corrupted to its core." Throughout this short speech , neither Nara or Mayomi had realized that Mitsuya had been reaching for the final knife in his back pocket. Or maybe they had , but didn't want to mention anything. Either way , it wouldn't stop the chain of events that would follow. Mayomi shouts from her side of the tunnel - " MITSUYA , DON'T DO IT !!!" But it is too late. Within 2 seconds, Mitsuya is on the other side of the room , holding a knife to Nara's neck. His other fist is clenched tightly , almost so that blood would flow down if he closed it even more. Nara , is just smiling. " Oh , you've decided to kill me ? Well , isn't that just a pleasant surprise. But I knew it would come down to this. From the moment I took this job , I knew I would die here , whether it be from some deranged patient or something else. I always bewailed in the idea of dying in a place that was once known as a mage camp. I'm too high up for that. To die in the same place where a mage once called their home is like being a prisoner of war to another country during wartime. It doesn't matter if they chose to be in here , it was their dwelling." He starts laughing - " Oh , you should have seen those kids. Those eyes. The sound of the bodies dragging down here. It was just amazing. That scenery. Purely epic." Mitsuya lifts the knife, and it comes down upon Nara. He falls to the ground , with the knife lodged deep within his carotid artery. However , he hasn't died yet. Mitsuya stands above him - " I would say that the only thing people are equal in is death. But , I can make an exception this one time. You deserve to die slowly and painfully. I made it my job to cleanse the world of those who harm society." Nara responds , blood coming from his mouth. In a few seconds , his face would be painted crimson red. " Is that so ? Well , in that case , then all of the people in this building will be equal in death as well." Almost in an instant , he reaches into his pocket and unveils a clock.On top of it there is a red button. Mitsuya reaches down , trying to grab it. Mayomi yells No , also jumping to her feet and racing to Nara. But it's too late. His thumb comes crashing down on the button. SUddenly , they hear a large explosion in the building. Followed by another one , and another one. The walls start crumbling , brick by brick. Mitsuya reaches down and grabs Nara by his collar - " DID YOU JUST FREAKING BOMB THIS PLACE." Nara slowly chuckles , patting the ground beneath him. He struggles for his words. " The name of it is Order 13. All personal have been evacuated from the building , and all files relating to magecraft have been taken with them. The prisoners have already been killed. You can't save anyone now." Mitsuya stands up and kicks him in his face with all of his strength , knocking out one of his teeth. " You can't save everyone. All efforts are futile." In a few moments , Shikami Nara would stop breathing. He would perish with a smile on his face , in the presence of Mitsuya and Mayomi. They both stand there , in shock of what's happening. The explosions are getting louder upstairs. The walls are crumbling. Mitsuya punches the floor repeatedly, cursing to himself. Mayomi paces around the room , thinking of a way to escape. " Being angry won't solve any of our problems. We need to calm down and evaluate our solutions." She grabs Mitsuya's shoulder , stopping him before he can punch the wall again. She looks him straight in the eye and says in a confident voice - " We're GOING to get out of here. No matter what." Mitsuya begins to sob uncontrollably , and falls into her arms. This kind of familial energy he hasn't felt since the last time that he was with Haruko. It's almost as if he's within the warm arms of his mother. Even though he just met Mayomi , he cannot help but feel desperate to go to her in a time of despair. Plus , she seems like she's smart. She's a strong willed woman. She can do anything. Mayomi pushes him away , smiles and nods her head. Still holding his shoulders , she says " Wipe those tears from your eyes. We have to stay strong. For now , we must think of a quick way to get back to HImura and Casanova." Mitsuya thinks to himself before finally saying -" We can make a transmutation circle up to the main part of the building." Mayomi applauds him for his good idea , and instructs him to give her his chalk. She searches around the room and finds a large piece of rock. She draws a transmutation circle on the ground and places the rock in the center. When she puts her hand on it , a large golden light emerges from the lines of the circle.When the dust settles , a stepping stool is on the ground. She turns back to Mitsuya - " Don't judge me , I can't reach the ceiling." Mitsuya smiles , but on the inside he wants to show his ' are you serious' face. She steps up , and begins to draw a circle on the ceiling. Mitsuya watches her, before turning around to look at the things around him. He asks her a question. " Mayomi , what to do with all of these bodies down here ?" Mayomi continues drawing and stays silent for a few seconds. Then she says something - " Mitsuya , do you remember the last rites for all mages ?" The memory of burning his mother comes back to him. He clenches his fists again. Suddenly he raises his head. " I know that all too well , Mayomi." She turns to him with heartfelt eyes. " You used it on your mother , didn't you ?" Mitsuya nods. There is silence , before Mayomi is done with the circle and turns back to him. " Go handle the children first. Then come back and handle the wolf. Do you understand ?" Mitsuya nods , and runs down the hallway to where the children were. He doesn't feel anything but sorrow as he is committing the act. This would be the second time that he's done this , so he already has gotten a hang of it. He prays for the children at first , then chants the spell that causes the blue flames to erupt around their bodies. You would know that he feels sorrow for them. He hasn't prayed since his dad left , years ago. The official religion of the Mage's Society was deist , that some God created the world with no authority over its natural laws. But his family always held true to the belief that God was responsible for everything that happened in the world. He would protect them , and save them from all of their sins. Since then , he hasn't been religious. He became a self proclaimed deist. After the ashes had all gathered , he would scoop them into a cup that he had in his bag. " God , I ask you. Please look at these innocent souls. If you're even up there." He runs , and does the same thing with the wolf. He prays over him as well. He returns to Mayomi , who has opened up a portal to the floor above them. Mitsuya looks at Nara's corpse , which still maintains its monstrous smile. He turns to Mayomi and opens his mouth. But he's soon cut off by her words. - " You already know the answer to that question." Mitsuya nods his head. Mayomi steps down and pats the dust off of her pants. " Ok , I think you should go first. You know , so we'll know if we're actually going to the correct place." Mitsuya assumes his ' are you serious face' and says " Whatever' ' sorrowfully. He steps on the stool and jumps upward into the portal. Mayomi calls from the bottom of the hole. " What's up there , Mitsuya ? Are you in the basement ?" Suddenly , she remembers where all of the prisoners were kept. She remembers what Nara just said. " Oh , shoot." She quickly climbs into the portal to the room above them. It's dark in there. She whispers to herself - " Illumino" , and suddenly a bright light consumes the room. She is briefly blinded , but after rubbing her eyes , she is able to see. " I haven't done that in a few months." She looks around , at the ghastly sight. There is blood everywhere. Some prisoners are painted in a picture of anger , as if they attacked their captors in their final moments. Some remain holding on tightly to the crosses around their necks. Some look as if they are sleeping. Mayomi cannot help but feel as if she is about to both cry and vomit at the same time. She walks around , trying her best to not step on the corpses. Many of them still have their eyes open. " They didn't even both to kill them the same way." She looks around at them. Some have had their throats slit , some have been poisoned , foaming at the mouth. Everything is riddled with holes. " By the grace of God , no soul , no matter how truly good or evil they are , does not deserve this. These are crimes against humanity." A tear runs down her eye - " We could have saved them." At the end of the hall , Mitsuya stands , looking over the mother who he had made eye contact with. Though a bullet is lodged in her skull , he can see that she did not even attempt to fight in the end. She only thought of her child , still nestled safely in her arms. He reaches down to close her eyes , half damp from all of the tears that she must have cried. But then , he notices something. The baby isn't dead. He touches its neck , and can still feel a pulse. Not only that , but it hasn't been injured in any way. Mitsuya's eyes light up in surprise. He instantly shouts for Mayomi - " MAYOMI , COME HERE , QUICKLY !" She rushes down the hall to where Mitsuya is kneeling. " This baby is still breathing. The people who killed everyone else didn't even try to harm it." Mayomi looks at him with heartfelt eyes. " We can't leave it here , now can we ?" She caresses the babe's head , then says to Mitsuya - " We need to get it out of here. As the last will and testament of the sacrifice of a group that was victim of vicious crimes against humanity." Mitsuya hands it to Mayomi , and searches around the room. He goes to a prisoner , who is wrapped in a bloody blanket. He says " I'm sorry for this. May your soul rest in peace" , as he tears the blanket in half. He rushes back to Mayomi. " Here , wrap it around him. And tie him behind your back." Mayomi does as Mitsuya tells her to. The crimson red blanket is wrapped in an X shaped across her chest. " We have to hurry to the elevator " , Mitsuya says. Mayomi corrects him - " The entire building is exploding. The elevators might be down. We're taking the stairs. They get up , and Mayomi runs to the staircase with the baby on her back. Mitsuya stands up , but doesn't move. He stares at all of the bodies on the ground. All of the bullet ridden holes , all of the open stab wounds. All of the sorrowful eyes. He kneels down and draws a circle. The blue flames eclipse the room. For a moment , it's almost as if you can hear him whisper - " That scenery …"
In a few moments , they would be on the second floor. They hear something coming their way. They both stand , prepared to fight. They don't know what it is. Suddenly they hear grunts , followed by " I did not expect this to happen." They automatically know that it's Himura. He emerges from the darkness , struggling to carry Alexander , who is unconscious in his normal state. Mitsuya and Mayomi rush towards him , and Mitsuya takes Alexander into his arms. Himura , still panting , wipes his brow and stares at Mayomi. " Long time , no see. You don't look so good." Mayomi immediately hugs him , wrapping her arms around him. " Right back at you. I've been waiting here for months. After all of the messages that I sent you , I figured you would have come quicker." Himura whispers to her - " It takes time to pull off daring schemes like this." There is silence , then Mayomi says - " Himura , all of the prisoners have died. The man who was talking to you on the intercom issued an order. All personnel have left. The place is exploding." Himura responds , almost in a whisper. " I kind of figured that out." he stops for a second , looking at Mitsuya. " How did he take it ?" Mayomi is hesitant in her answer , before stating to Himura : " He was almost in a state of mental breakdown at first. But I think he found it easy to perform the last rites on all of the victims. Due to the fact that he had experience. Ever since the order was issued , he's largely been a blank emotional slate. The only time in the past 30 minutes that I've seen his eyes light up is when we saved this child." Himura looks behind her back , having not noticed it yet. " What are we gonna do about that ? Who's going to take care of it ?" Mayomi pats HImura on his shoulder and condescendingly shakes her head - " It looks like you're gonna be a father of two now , old friend. Casanova or Mitsuya can be its brothers or something."
The next thing we see is Casanova and Avery , coming down from the sky. They each were hit with the final arrow , but Casanova managed to heal both of them. Specifically Avery , who was almost on the brink of death. " I think I might have gone too far , wouldn't you say ? My powers were far too superior to yours." Avery assumes Mitsuya's 'are you serious' face. " Well , you must remember that my magic was amplified almost 100x above my normal abilities due to experimentation. Even so , your ego and Mitsuya's are about the same." They both laugh , and Avery sighs. " You were a worthy opponent , indeed. I thank you for not killing me. But , the order to destroy this place has been used , as you can see. They won't accept me back at headquarters after this failure. What're you going to do with me now ?" Casanova thinks for a second. Then he has an idea. " Mitsuya , Himura and I decided not to kill you and Alexander. We decided that you two still had a chance at reforming yourselves." Avery sighs , then chuckles. " You two can be mature sometimes , I see." Casanova disregards this statement , and paces around the roof. " You too lived in England , right ?" Avery indignantly answers - " Yes… What're you thinking." Casanova stands confidently , looking at the burning building underneath his feet. " Okay , since I can't fly fast enough to get you both to England without being caught , and it'll be difficult to make new identities for you … Listen , I'm gonna let you borrow something , but I'll take it back later." Avery looks at him strangely - " What're you planning ?". Casanova continues to pace around the room. " First , I'll have to get us out of this shadow realm." He sits on the ground and begins meditating -" I'll be in deep concentration for a while , so don't bother me." Avery looks at him weirdly again. " Do you realize that the building is literally on fire ?" Casanova smiles at her. " Well , yes. But Himura and Mitsuya can't be dead quite yet." Avery keeps her eyes on him for several seconds , then sits down as well. " I hate that I have to entrust my life to children." For the next minute and a half , Casanova would remain silent. A dark purple aura appears around him. Suddenly he opens his blacken eyes , yelling " Release." The sky turns back to normal. His shadow dimension has been broken. They're in the real world again. Casanova quickly hops to his feet and grabs his phone , calling Himura. " Himura , where are you ?" Himura responds that they're on the second floor. Mitsuya frantically asks what happened to Avery. After 30 seconds , Himura safely relates the message. " Casanova said that he and Avery's battle ended in a stalemate. But he wasn't taking it seriously anyways. So he technically won. Anyways, he healed both of them. They're coming down right now." Just then , Casanova and Avery come crashing down through the roof. " To the public , it looks like the building is on fire. Before the spell was broken , it was like the building never existed. I expect that a few civilians or cops will be here in a few minutes." , Mayomi says. Himura gives a thumbs up to the group. " Then we'll have to get out of here quickly." Avery rushes to Alexander's side. He's still unconscious. Himura reaches a hand to her. " He's fine. He should wake up by the time we get out of here." Avery is assured.
Mitsuya and Casanova have been staring out of the window this entire time. There's no way to escape this except for jumping out. But they fear that a fall from this high up would cause more than critical injuries. Suddenly , Casanova becomes distracted. " Where'd that baby come from ?" Mitsuya looks at him and sighs " It's a long story. But don't become so attached. You'll end up becoming a big brother." Casanova has no reply to this. Casanova returns to his train of thought. " We can't jump with a baby here. And that man is unconscious, so someone is gonna have to carry him. If it were just capable mages ,then this would be simple." Mitsuya suggests that they transmute a ladder. " Would you risk the building exploding as soon as two of us make it down to the ground?" Mitsuya doesn't respond. Casanova goes over to Himura. " I have an idea. But you're gonna have to release your seal." Himura is noticeably confused. " The seal on what ? I have too many." Casanova sighs - " Himura , what's the typical mode of transportation for a mage , besides maybe a car or a bicycle ? I'll give you a hint. You fly on it." Himura slaps his forehead - " Oh , right. I forgot. I haven't had a ride on that thing in years. FIne , I'll do it." Himura shouts Release at the top of his lungs. Mayomi slaps him - " Shut up or you'll wake up the baby." Himura says it a little lower. " Fine. Casanova , it should be ready." Casanova reaches out his hand in the air and says " Come hither , all mighty thing." Mitsuya pats him on the back - " Congratulations. You've reached a new level of cringe." There is silence in the room. Casanova's arm is still in the air. " Any moment now."
Back at Tsubasa Manor , Kaoru is sitting in the library with Mayuri. They're playing chess once again. Suddenly , Kaoru hears something. The room starts shaking. Things fall off of the shelf. Kaoru is alert , while Mayomi is as calm as ever. " Mrs. Mayuri , do you hear that sound ? I might be going crazy , but I feel like something is rummaging upstairs." Mayuri stands up and walks slowly to an open window. " Himura is calling for something. If he gave it the right path , it should fly straight out of this window and go towards him. This is normal. You should get used to it." Upstairs , something flies through the halls, knocking down picture frames and vases. It zigzags across the hallway , into spearate rooms , knocking out lights and such. Then it goes into the library. A few books fall down. Some ancient artifacts are knocked down. Kaoru is unsure of what is happening. " Is that … is that a broom ?" Just as she says that , it flies through the window, leaving behind a gust of wind in Mayuri's face. She watches it leave the horizoon for a while , then turns back to Kaoru. " Yes , it is. Your sense of observation is great for a blind girl." Kaoru laughs - " I heard one of its hairs fall off. Actually , I couldn't really not hear it." They both laugh.
Less than 10 seconds after that , the broom flies into Casanova's hand , shattering the glass of the window. He is pushed back by its force. " Well , that was great. I should use this more often." Mitsuya looks inquisitively - " What kind is that ?" Himura and Casanova let out a wide grin and at the same time say - " Oh , this. This is just the limited edition 2021 Mage's Flying Pegasus Broom. Costs over 600,000 yen on the black market." Mitsuya can't take them seriously. Casanova instructs Mayomi to get on the broom and fly to safety at the bottom of the lab. " When you get there , run about 50 feet away. This place could explode as a whole at any given moment. " Well if you're not going to use the broom because you can fly with your shadow , then why don't you go first with this baby and catch me in case I fall." Casanova has to think about that. " Good point." He glides out of the window to the ground outside of the burning building. Mayomi looks at Himura - " What is it with you and buying stuff on the black market ? You could have enchanted a normal broom." She flies down safely. The baby is still sound asleep in Casanova's arms. They send the broom back up. Himura doesn't need it. He uses his effect on himself to make himself weightless and floats down. Next , Avery flies down with Alexander on her back. Finally , it's Mitsuya's turn. They send the broom back up. But none of them remember that Mitsuya has a fear of both flying and heights. He is reluctant to get on the broom. Everyone frantically calls out to him. Mayomi shouts the most - " Get down here , or I'll kill you before you can even find your dad. Either that or this exploding building." Mitsuya is scared by these words. So instead he looks to Avery and Mayomi and Alexander and Himura. And finally he looks at the baby with Casanova. He thinks he can do it. So he steps back about ten feet and runs to the window , attempting to hop on the broom. It would be great if the chapter ended here , but we don't do that here. Just as he is about to jump out of the window , the landscape becomes consumed in a fiery red. Everyone on the ground yells at the same time - " MITSUYA ! GET DOWN." But it's too late. Here comes the final blow. Everything comes crashing down , followed by the largest explosion that any of them had ever seen. Debris flies everywhere. They are almost caught off their feet by the wind. The baby begins crying. Fire shoots out from where the building was only minutes ago. Everything is gone. People began rushing out of their houses, and firetrucks begin to enter the area. HImura gasps- " Mitsuya … it can't be."
But it turns out that Mitsuya was still alive. Covered in debris , and trapped beneath several rocks. The fire seems to be closing in on him. But he doesn't panic. Mostly because he can't even move. A gigantic rock sits on his arm. If he tries to move it , he'll most likely bleed out. Mitsuya tries to remove it with his free hand , but to no avail. After a few moments , he wonders where he is. He looks around , to see no one. At this moment , tears fall from his eyes. " No one is coming. I'm trapped. I can't get out." A swarm of thoughts must have entered his mind. His sister , his dad , the prisoners , Angel , Avery , Himura.He curses into the air of the morning sky. He screams at the top of his lungs as he struggles to remove the boulder. With all of his strength , he gets it off of his crushed arm , crippled into a former shell of what it once was. Mitsuya is bleeding from almost everywhere in his upper body. His eye , his forehead , his arm. He tries to move his arm. It's dead. His functions have been cut off. With his last ounce of strength he manages to stand up. He carries himself over to a darkened area. He can't see anything. This would led to him falling down the muddy slope. He can't bring himself back up. But just in his view , there is something that can hold him up. It's a tree. He crawls to it. One that he could didn't notice. He falls onto the tree , trying to catch his breathe. It's taller than any other one that he's ever seen. He falls , grabbing for its root. But just as he touches it , something strange happens. Memories come back , some occurrences from events that he doesn't even remember living through. The pain , the suffering , the tragedy. He doesn't understand. His eyes turn a light gray. He looks down - something is happening to his arm. It looks like it's morphing or something. But he can't contemplate amid all of the thoughts and things that he can't understand swarming through his head. Who are these people. Why are they here ? He doesn't remember them. His dad is there , but why ? He can't utter any words. He must be dreaming. Torture , pain , chaos , betrayal, cruelty. Then he sees something , too mysterious and horrible to describe. The morning is filled with his unfiltered screams.