Ganta, Shiro, and Azami vs. Madoka. Deadman Wonderland is a world of pain. Summary: Madoka tells Ganta and company that he cannot disobey Tamaki's orders because of a transmitter in his brain. Shiro and Azami charge at Madoka, but Madoka scratches them and this causes the girls to stop in their tracks. Madoka explains that his Branch of Sin allows him to control people's five senses, and that the water he gave to Ganta contained his own blood to block out Ganta's sense of pain. Madoka quickly scratches Ganta and makes Ganta feel as if he has been hit by a truck. Ganta is badly winded and shoots to destroy the transmitter, but Madoka states that Ganta is too late as Tamaki has transferred control to himself. Ganta punches Madoka in anger, but Madoka stops him. Madoka explains his crazy philosophy about how nice guys should suffer, and he makes Ganta feel as if he has been crucified. Seeing Ganta get hurt causes Shiro to release her Branch of Sin, but she misses the attack on Madoka and Madoka makes Shiro feel the Iron Maiden. Ganta tells Madoka to kill him instead, but Madoka is bent on making Ganta suffer and continues to hurt Shiro until she falls to the ground from her injuries. In anguish, Ganta struggles to Shiro's side. Ganta remembers how he met Shiro by chance when they were little, and they became friends on first sight. While Ganta is crying over Shiro, Shiro has a dream where a masked version of herself is telling her to go to sleep. Back in the real world, Madoka forms his right hand into a jaw to finish Ganta off. Knowing that Madoka is coming, Ganta pushes the limit of his Branch of Sin and manages to counter Madoka's poison, but Madoka still appears to be a little faster. However, Shiro suddenly wakes up and fends off Madoka's attack with her Branch of Sin, and this allows Ganta to blast Madoka with his Ganta Gun. After defeating Madoka, Ganta and Shiro declare their love for each other, and Azami is amazed that both of them managed to smile. With Madoka defeated, Azami regains control of her body just in time to receive a call from Makina. After learning about Tamaki's move, Makina sends Tamaki's location to Ganta. Ganta decides to proceed on his own and tells Azami to take care of unconscious Shiro. Shortly after Ganta had gone, Azami checks on Shiro but Shiro suddenly wakes up with a different, more malevolent personality. Elsewhere in the compound, Toto has copied the abilities from many Deadmen thanks to samples collected by the twins. Knowing that the Wretched Egg is going to wake up, Toto and the twins then head off to intercept the Wretched Egg before she kills Ganta. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This was the final side-battle against the first unit Forgeries, and as expected it was better than the last few chapters. The fight was fairly short and was similar in construction from the previous fights (good guy(s) go down early, have a flashback, and then storm back for the victory), but at least Madoka was the nuttiest out of the first unit Forgeries and it's easier for us to care about the protagonists Ganta and Shiro. It was a nice moment when Shiro and Ganta finally declared they love each other, but it looks like Shiro (the personality) will be gone for a while. The battle between Ganta and Madoka was decent, but the most exciting part of this chapter was its implications for the future, as the Wretched Egg has finally awakened and that means bad news for everyone. Azami might be toast, and that would be a pretty shocking death given how hard Ganta worked to save her. In response to the Wretched Egg, Toto and the twins are on the move. They don't like trustworthy characters, but at this point Toto is the one of the few hopes of stopping the Wretched Egg. This is of course all going on simultaneously with Makina and Ganta's operation to take out Tamaki. Let's see how these storylines will be tied up together in the next few chapters. From the feed of A Product of Wasted Time
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