Double Arts 16
You can’t save everyone, Kiri.Summary:
While talking to Maria, Elle and Kiri discover that Heine only has one treatment left auntil she succumbs to Troi. 20 minutes ago, Heine was talking to Chris, the Sister who took her in after her parents died. Despite Chris’ wish that Heine simply stop treating others and work behind-the-scenes at Headquarters rather than die that day, Heine decides that she wishes to treat people until the very end.
Saying that she’ll always be grateful that Chris turned her into a Sister, she hangs up and heads off for her fianl charge. Kiri and Elle go after Heine, hoping to save her.
However, the current solution is impractical. How would he be able to make it to Headquarters safely with two ladies in each hand? Despite this, Kiri and Elle continue onwards, him saying that its better that they have options to work with now rather than just letting her die, and she believing that she may have a way to save Heine. At the house of the afflicted, Heine tells herself that she doesn’t have any regrets and that she wishes to be a proud Sister to the end.
As expected the seizures take her, and she realizes just how painful they are and that she really doesn’t want to die. At that moment she flashes back to a time when her mother had admired her young talent and other Sisters had admired her work, praising her skill. She had talked to Chris; deciding then that she would discard her paint and canvas and dedicate herself to being a Sister so no one would undergo such as painful experience an her again. Only in the present time does she realise by doing that she will really dissappear; not even “Heine the Aspiring Painter” will be left in anyone’s memories, yet there is still so much she awants to paint.
At that moment Kiri and Elle burst in….
But did they succeed?
Thoughts:
DON’T DIE, HEINE!!! Wow, there was some quite well done drama in this chapter. Double Arts normally isn’t all about tension or cliffhangers, but what an ANNOYING CLIFFHANGER GODDAM IT TELL ME NOW IF HEINE’S OKAY amazing place to end the chapter. Kiri’s still a stick-to-it kind of guy, living in the moment to try and save anyone he can. Though Farran was right in saying its impossible to save everyone by him holding their hands, Kiri’s not one to just let someone die in the face of a problem that hasn’t even happened yet.
I’m a bit curious as to what the way to save Heine is that Elle’s thought of; if it means sacrificing herself so Heine goes with Kiri instead, I will be extremely annoyed, just because Heine can paint and has dreams it doesn’t mean that Elle should give up her life to save her. Heine’s desperation not to die was the best part; it was a realistic demonstration of her feelings, many people are scared of death and to stare it rigt in the face and be unfazed though you still have things you wan’t to do and dreams you want to achieve would, in my opinion, be unnatural.
And now I begin the wait for another week to see if Heine lives or not. By logic, and in the greater scheme of the story, she probably won’t but I can hope, goddamit. I can hope…..
PLEASE DON’T DIE, HEINE!!! 
Double Arts is just amazing. They’re right to call it the ‘new generation’ manga. It’s empathetic and meaningful at the same time. No annoying stereotypes, even tried and characters with tried and tested personalities like Farran or Sui seem more human.
Anyway, this chapter was just engaging. I myself being a self acclaimed artist of sorts had no trouble understanding where Heine was coming from. Although for most of us it may not be painting, theres always something we want to accomplish before we leave this world, something that if completed would leave us with no regrets of dying whatsoever.
Bah, I’m always so melodramatic. Eitherway, this was an excellent chapter.
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Meh, it has to be more realistic… or practical, one way or another. But I think Elle will take away some of the Troy within Heine (essentially, a Sister treating a Sister) so that the latter would have more time. That seems to be the likely route since I don’t think Heine will travel with them.
Is the manga all that great? Well it started out pretty strong… but then Kiri’s heroism is taking charge. So far, dulling the series in my opinion. I demand more Sui time… crazy warrior girl with a hoop is epic.
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Although it’s been great so far, I’m somewhat interested on how Kiri’s going to save all the sisters that start having seizures. Like you’ve said, he can’t save everyone.. and I don’t really care for Heine all that much as a character either, cause she’s only been introduced for ONE chapter. That being said, there is a possibility she won’t die, so no worries. > ZOMG it’ll be a THREESOME.
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@Ez
The mangaka knows how to give each of his characters that little twist so that the audience can empathise with them just a little bit more than those other character archetypes.
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I think this chapter was much less about Kiri’s heroism and more about what his power represents to those Sisters. Its even written on the last page; he’s less of a hero, more of a saviour.
@Hoshi
But we learnt so much about Heine in the past couple of chapters! We prety much had her entire backstory explained; we probably know more about her past than anyone else’s. And in my opinion, that’s what makes me able to sympathise with her.
And a THREESOME would not work. KIRI X ELLE 4EVA!
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Thanks for introducing me to this manga Omisyth. I’m loving it so far. If Heine does die I’m interested how the mangaka will make her death meaningful.
Bad news guys. This fantastic manga series is being discontinued because of low readership rates. I know how you all feel. I can’t believe it either. I cried when I read the truncated, hasty ending. What a waste… Now all I hope for is a revival by the mangaka in the near future.
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