Just when I thought Shou's theme couldn't get any better, then comes C-CLAYS with their overly wonderful arrangement of her theme. And it's not just a plain vocal wherein you say something about her, tell what she does, memes related to her, throw some random vocal boulder to it...stuff like that. The translations provided by our pal kafka-fuura reveal a deeper meaning, piercing through Shou's inner self as a devotee, a disciple of Vaishravana. I'm stunned with the words. It's wonderfully crafted, I even want to delve deeper into Hinduism and Buddhism.

If you'd let me summarize the song for you, it's this--TOTAL PURIFICATION.

I seriously longed for someone to cover Shou's wonderful boss-like theme, and what do you know, C-CLAYS did not disappoint. No, not even one bit. Choosing Mai to sing this wonderful, violent (yet amazing) prayer of the tiger youkai is a really, really, REALLY, REALLY good choice.

No really.

A mixture of Hindu culture, Buddhism, and Japanese culture, slimmed down to one epic prayer; so epic, it'll knock any defiler off the face of the world--it's wonderful. What else can I say?

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