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some things before I do them. As for your brother I don't want him
dead, thats too good for him after what he did to me. I want him to
suffer a long time indeed"
Kodachi speak into one ear, "well brother you look like you aren't
feeling too well, just to let you know whats happening we are making
it so you can never enjoy anything you love again" Akane picked up
her que and spoke in his other ear," Yes whenever you hear poetry or
see me or the pig-tailed-girl you will feel like you are going to
die, you will never be able to pick up a boken again without your
guts feeling like they are on fire, just like you made us feel." It
slowly dawned on Kuno what was happening and he struggled to get free
to no avail. He tried to turn his head but that too was held
immobile. He tried closing his eyes but found they had been locked
open. Finally he tried to scream yet this to was denied him as he
was thoroughly gagged. All he could do is sit and watch.
I was really disturbed by this "revenge against Kuno" sequence.
Tatewaki didn't deserve this. Akane and Kodachi are allowing their
grief to turn them into psychopaths and exact a wholly inappropriate
revenge. The simple fact of the matter is.....
Kuno did nothing wrong.
He really didn't. What did he actually do? He came across some
information and distributed it to people. He didn't lie. He didn't try
to do anything beyond that. Try the flood of flyers was over the top,
but the same ends would probably have been met if he had simply walked
up to the Tendos and handed them the file on Ranma.
Tatewaki did not create the prejudice and he was not responsible for
instilling it in anyone else. True it might have been nobler to
withhold the information, but isn't that really too much to ask of him,
considering Ranma was the person he hated more than anyone else alive?
If the situations had somehow been reversed and Ranma had information
incredibly damaging to Kuno, does anyone think Ranma would have done the
"noble" thing? I doubt it.
All Kuno did was tell the truth. For that Akane and Kodachi try their
level best to take away every single thing he cares about. They
willingly torture him and try to warp his mind.
I ask you, who are the real villains here?