Trigun Maximum Vol. 2: Death Blue
By Yasuhiro Nightow
Some fellas discuss the rumors of Grim Reaper's carriage, and how they're going to try capitalizing on it rather than inform the news. It's explained and Daryl Goodman whom owns a manor is a lead from witnessesses, but Daryl hasn't been in town for a few months. So, the inmate is being given the chance to determine what'd become of the sheriff's missing "men". Next, the convict's attacking a large and thin fella.
The fool thinks he'd obliterated them til looking through the rubble, the large masked fella ending him. The thin fella refers to the large fella as Gauntlet as he seems to freeze the men attempting to attack them. Then it's decided they'd make them all stuff themselves into a truck tank, the crazy large guy talking of how much worse he desired to show Vash. Meanwhile Vash is planning to leave town for knowing bad peeps are after him, and wanting to protect his friends.
Thin fella is gleeful for getting news of locating Vash. Gauntlet's next shown slurping his meal off a plate by shoving his face onto it, thin fella commenting. The rest of their gang's intro'd as Gray, Leonof, Zazi, and Rai-Dei. 1 of the Gung Ho Guns mentions how Vash'd already beat 3 of their men, so they must recognize the monstrosity he truly is, but the guy includes their boss Knives as being just as monstrous.
The end goal won't be to destroy Vash, but to present true human nature to him, in order to show how pointless it is to save humanity. Meanwhile, Vash is riding shotgun on a side-car bike as he and Wolfwood ride to a ghost town called Tonim, the people there mysteriously disappearing, and Knives' name'd been found in the center of town, again. This leads Vash to ask how Wolfwood knew Knives' name. Vash is confronted by Rai-Dei, and greets him nicely.
When Vash hears mention of this fool planning their meeting as a death match, Wolfwood wonders if he's cracked, since he only had a sword showing, so he warns Vash to be wary of hidden weapons. Vash parries Rai-Dei's attacks, hoping he'd change his mind on killing him, but Rai-Dei makes clear he's only getting started unless Vash kills him. Rai-Dei pulls out his fance technique, and Vash still anticipates him, having fast af reflexes. Vash's win breaks Rai-Dei's belief in the ultimate style he'd learned for the blade, until he reminds himself of the humanity he'd given up to use and perfect it.
Rai-Dei tries another variation of his technique, only to be met with Wolfwood shooting him, Vash pissed and clocking him. Wolfwood gives Vash opp. to kill him, so he'd be able to play the devil when need be, but Vash confesses how Wolfwood showed his weakness with the look on his face. Meanwhile, Millie and Meryl are trying to hitch hike and how they'd heard Wolfwood'd been seen nearby, with his huge-ass cross, from the guy they get a ride from. Then they see a large craft, which they decide to check out, seeing a girl lying nearby.
Flashback to a Brad shoving the girl into a safe spot before they crash. Back with Nico (Wolfwood) is greeting the kids in the community. Back with he and Vash, they quickly find a room, the renter having his own problems which his son wants to assist since it involves his ma. He knows the Gomez fam'd set them up to lose, so the 2 go and collect the boy's ma.
The boy gets back to town and gives people shit for judging them, but then the leader looking like a roided-out goomba comes after him, and threatens murder! Wolfwood handles him though, and then the 1st moment he's reborn from the blood he's shed is noted, and it's the 1st time he didn't hope to die. As they ride an elevator, Vash mentions his intention to return home, Wolfwood realizing the ship they're in is the home Vash is speaking about. Wolfwood then understands how it'd stayed hidden for a century.
They reach the main area with the people, who're all glad to see Vash after a decade being away. Next from the Gung Ho Guns is the Puppetmaster, Leonof. He uses body parts and bodies which join together to become more powerful than gods. A hand comes out of the sand which Wolfwood dodges, Leo and Vash staring each other down.
I'll be glad to see what the finale holds!