Kikyo and Bankotsu in “Unfinished Business”

Kikyo

(thinking) That man...

Woman, are you the one they call Kikyo?

Kikyo

And you are with the Band of Seven?

Kikyo

Wait!

What do you want of me?

Kikyo

Just curious; you're supposed to kill me, are you not?

(chuckles and turns) I don't know, Naraku never gave me any orders to do so. (he grins as he notices Kikyo has an arrow aimed at him) Ahh, I've heard the rumors about you. Still, I would never have guessed you'd be so beautiful. You wanna take me on, do you? Alright then, let's do it! I accept your challenge.

Kikyo

(thinking) His sacred Jewel shards emit a tainted black light... unlike Suikotsu's clear one. Does that mean he has been completely overtaken by the darkness?

What's stopping you? Come on, take the first shot.

Kikyo

I want to know what it is you're after. Why do you continue to kill, even after being resurrected?! What reason could you possibly have for doing so?

Now that's a strange question. I don't need any reason for killing people. I have always been this way, before my death and after being revived.

Kikyo

(lowers her bow) In the world we live in, it's sometimes necessary to kill in order to survive. But you died once, so why not stop your evil wrongdoings?

Hah! I'm a mercenary through and through... and what I do is thoroughly enjoyable. People talk about Heaven and Hell all the time, but once a mortal is dead, that's the end of it. I have no interest in the so-called other worlds. I do as I please, with no fear of the afterlife!

Kikyo

(scornfully) You say that to convince yourself, don't you? It's pathetic, trying to make excuses for your wicked actions.

(chuckles, shoulders Banryu) I know one thing, Kikyo: dead people like you and I will probably share the same fate. You should worry about yourself. Don't be so concerned about the choices I make. Well, it doesn't really matter. Let's just both enjoy the time we have here on Earth. (walks away)

Kikyo

... So, we share the fate of the dead, do we? Then I will see where it goes.