Two years ago…
Agya! Agya! Agya!
The moment when everything disappeared…
Agya!
Hey! What's going on?
Someone used magic to resurrect us.
It was you, wasn't it?
Dark Schneider.
The tense feeling in the air is lifted.
Winter has already ended.
BASTARD‼ -HEAVY METAL, DARK FANTASY-
HELL'S REQUIEM
ICE AND SNOW
Summer's finally here, but it's still so cold.
By the way, have you heard the latest?
There's a rumor going around about Lord Kall-Su.
Lately, when he shuts himself up in this underground shrine,
you can hear a terrifying demonic voice
that sounds like it's from another world.
Don't be ridiculous.
The last seal is still in effect
and the God of Destruction is still asleep.
There's no way that thing can talk.
Now drop it,
if the Sorcerer Shoguns hear us, we'll get our asses kicked.
Mother, please be patient for just a little longer.
I swear… I will set you free.
Oh.
My dear Kall-Su.
I love you.
A sound.
I can hear a sound.
It's the sound of waves.
It's Kall.
Oh, that's Kall.
That's Kall.
It's Kall.
He's a magic child.
They told me not to play with Kall.
It's dangerous to even be near him.
He's so creepy.
Mother, why are you crying?
It's no use.
Forgive me, my dear Kall-Su.
Mother, what do you want me to forgive you for?
Do you want forgiveness for not being able to love me?
This is just a dream.
I shed my last tears long ago.
A city of people.
The city of Judas.
Once the most powerful and prosperous city on the entire Central Metallion Continent.
But in the last two years, this turned into a decaying slum.
Is it because of the powerful God of Destruction,
hidden in the shrine below the castle waiting to awaken?
Or…
We're searching for the Messiah
who will bring light to these war-torn lands
and we'll celebrate his arrival.
That Messiah is one of the Five Knights.
Lars Ul Meta-llicana.
However, Lars went missing in the Golem Wars.
So that means a new Messiah will be born.
For a while, I believed that Lord Kall-Su was that Messiah.
But…
I've grown afraid.
The 12 of us Sorcerer Shoguns would gladly sacrifice
their own lives for him anytime, without hesitation.
But Lord Kall-Su seems to be changing into a totally different person.
I don't want to die for anyone other than Lord Kall-Su.
Lord Kall-Su, please give us the reassurance we need.
We entrusted the fate of everything in the world to you.
Please guide us.
Guide us to the utopia of the future.
-Huh? -Huh?
Hey, did you see that bat flying above us?
It was totally freaky.
What? It's so big.
That giant thing doesn't look like a bat to me.
Meow, meow!
I sense something.
It's the enemy.
They have made it past our guards and are already inside.
Three of them.
They're not human.
This overpowering aura is getting stronger.
They're coming.
A werewolf and a weretiger!
Who sent you here?
I'm the second most magnificent person in the world
after Dark Schneider.
And I'm the second most intelligent person in the world after Dark Schneider.
And I'm also the most beautiful person in the world after Dark Schneider.
I'm the number one disciple of Dark Schneider,
the most powerful Count on the face of the earth!
This is impossible.
What business do you have here?
Revenge on those who have crossed my dear master.
I'll never forgive those who oppose the will of Dark Schneider!
And besides, the great Di-amon wants a taste of your blood!
Di-amon, he's practically immortal.
He was one of the legendary Sorcerer Generals rumored to be
as powerful as Lord Kall-Su's Sorcerer Shoguns.
And he's one of the Three Sorcerer Generals,
a group of the most powerful among them,
chosen to serve as Nei's trusted attendants.
His true form is a vampire.
Shine, lightning!
Roar, thunder!
Blow, storm!
Come forth! I'm beautiful now!
I'm the best-looking villain you're ever gonna see!
So, you still haven't told me
why you're visiting the bedroom of Lord Kall-Su.
You mindless fool.
A vampire comes for one thing and one thing only,
to suck the blood of the living.
Suck on these.
Really now?
Well, if you don't wanna get hurt, pretty girl,
you better go play somewhere else and let me through.
I have a very short fuse!
Huh, I'm not a woman.
I'm a man!
Whoa! Well…
I apologize.
What an embarrassing mistake.
Well, that's weird, I could have sworn I smell
the unmistakable odor of a girl just a moment ago.
Shut up!
Lord Kall-Su hates women.
Only men are allowed to join the Sorcerer Shoguns
and be attendants.
Hmm…
Now that you mention it, he always did seem a little odd.
That means we don't need to hold back.
Gentlemen!
I gave you my permission to beat the pants off this little brat
till there's nothing left of him.
What pleases our Count is our command.
My name is Marron and I've sworn to please my count.
I'm Pirron, and that goes for me as well.
As the Count has commanded us, meow, meow,
it is time to take your life!
Here we go!
Die!
That's far enough, intruders.
That was the speed of Light Strike.
It's Yngwie von Mattström.
It's about time, Yngwie.
What the hell were you doing?
I never imagined they'd try sneaking into Judas Castle with just three of them.
That's very impressive.
Give it up.
You can try but you're never gonna get through.
The other Sorcerer Shoguns are here in the castle tonight too.
You deserve this rotten luck, Di-amon, you traitor.
Tomorrow, we leave on an expedition,
and you choose today of all days for your attack.
Your luck's run out.
I'm gonna rip you to shreds.
Hmm…
Monster, what's so funny?
You think you can kill me?
Haven't you two learned the first thing about vampires?
Hah! Let me fill you in.
The full moon
boost the power that magic kindred like us already possess.
And in case you fools haven't noticed,
tonight's a gloriously full moon!
You can try whatever you want from your little bag of tricks.
My kind of magical powers are second
only to the great, heroic, unsurpassable Dark Schneider!
He's crazy but powerful.
What's happening?
The walls and the floor…
The whole room is wriggling around like we're inside the guts of an animal.
It's an illusion.
What kind of trick are you playing now, Di-amon?
It's no illusion.
What you're seeing is Judas Castle's true form
as it's transforming right before your eyes.
No. No way.
-Beautiful, isn't it? -Mm.
Beautiful just like me.
But it's only just begun.
Before long, my evil renovation will be complete!
By now, the God of Destruction
is almost completely reawakened.
Its roots are spreading and taking over this castle,
there's no stopping it.
What?
Yngwie! Shella!
What's going on?
Thank you all for coming.
The reason the castle looked normal up until now
is because a powerful illusion spell had been concealing it.
And I, Di-amon, the embodiment of beauty, just broke that spell
and that's why you gang of pathetic sycophant feels so confused,
now that you can see what's real.
Impossible!
That spell, did Lord Kall-Su cast it?
You Sorcerer Shoguns were supposed to be his most trusted followers.
Huh? Then he hid the truth from all of you.
How embarrassing it must be.
Hmm. That was shady of him!
Shut up, you monster!
How dare you talk about Lord Kall-Su like that?
We're tired of your nonsense.
It's time for you to die!
Di-amon.
Spinning Shrimp Throw High Jump Assassin!
Whoo! Can you feel that, noble moon?
This mark shows my pact with my dear master Dark Schneider.
Make it glow bluer than the most sincerest of blue.
This blue nail is a testament to my unwavering loyalty to him.
Look how blue it is!
I shall happily bathe the moon in the blood of my sworn enemy, Kall-Su.
In dedication to the resurrection of my great master, Dark Schneider,
the greatest living wizard in the universe!
Huh? What did he say?
He came back to life?
Dark Schneider is alive?
What's this?
All of a sudden, it feels like the temperature dropped.
What is going on?
Ice is forming on the walls.
Lord Kall-Su?
Once again, I've been disturbed.
That stubborn thing came back to life?
Is his plan to continue
to defy me till the very end?
The walls, they all went back to normal.
Hmm.
Long time no see, Kall-Su.
But it seems like you're the one that's doing all the defying!
Because you see, your master Dark Schneider
has no interest in the God of Destruction
or that other junk from the ancient world.
You should know, the throne you're in possession of
does not belong to you.
And the great Dark Schneider would say take it for his own now.
Hmm…
Uh…
Those who tear asunder! Y&T!
Snow Wolf Supreme Roar!
That was too close.
Your heart is stone.
How dare you hurt my precious pets?
What?
Kall-Su's spell didn't even injure him.
You bitch!
You slimy little human.
I'll never be taken down by someone like you!
Look.
The marks on Di-amon's face are moving.
Change, Di-amon!
Feel it.
The flow of particles is making me even more powerful!
Pay attention, kids, and you'll see a vampire's true potential!
Oh, no!
Domain!
Lord Kall-Su! Look out!
Hmph!
Mystic ice shield! Danzigar!
He hit it back!
Curses!
I'm totally screwed!
Yngwie, are you okay?
-Let me help you! -Yngwie!
I'm fine, don't worry about me.
What's more important…
How's Lord Kall-Su?
Lord Kall-Su…
How does it feel?
You've been outsmarted by a cross marked with your own magic.
Now you lay trembling and naked with no power or magic.
Oh, I never imagined you'd use a mirror
and a lens made of ice to hit it back at me.
I'm impressed, Kall-Su.
You brute.
How dare you force me to expose this ugly form of mine to the world.
-Urgh! -Unreal.
Well, in that case, let's just end your miserable life.
Wait, Kall-Su!
There's no need for any more violence
and… and it'll be pointless, besides.
Is that so?
Just surrender!
If you apologize, I'd be willing to forgive you
and we'll be on even ground.
Kall-Su, surely an apology is not too much to ask for
then I'll forgive you when you get--
Enough, Di-amon!
I'll forgive you, just stop!
Stop-- Just…
I'll forgive you.
While I have you all here, Sorcerer Shoguns,
I'm calling an emergency meeting of the war council.
The Dark Schneider's alive again.
We haven't even a second to spare.
Yes, sir!
Huh?
You fool!
Can't even count. They're not all there!
Two of them have already been obliterated by Dark Schneider!
What? Is that true?
Two of us got obliterated?
Does he mean Macapine and Ba Thory? That's insane!
That's exactly what happened.
I gave you a chance to make things right with me, Kall-Su.
But you're a little too big-headed.
And now it means there's no way for you to win.
But just to show you what a good sport I can be,
we can consider today's match
a tie.
You won't get away with this.
You're going to pay!
Nice seeing you all!
I'm looking forward to visiting you again someday!
-Darn you! -This isn't over!
Something's wrong.
He's not the same Lord Kall-Su.
He would never have blatantly disregarded one of his followers
when they tried to use their own body to shield him.
And he reflected an enemy's attack still without acknowledging the follower.
Where are you going, Shella?
The war council meeting is supposed to start soon.
Didn't you notice?
Didn't you feel like something was wrong?
Back there,
didn't Lord Kall-Su seem different?
Lord Kall-Su!
The rocks are blocking the road!
I apologize for acting in a way that's improper for a knight.
Who are you?
I am from the Kingdom of Eclipse.
My name is Yngwie von Mattström.
I'm captain of the knights.
Steel yourself!
Yajo-Teioken!
His magic is so powerful.
I've lost control and my sword is completely useless.
Why did you come here all alone knowing we'd enter into a fight?
For the people.
Even if I'm considered an assassin.
Rather than let harm come to countless people in a war,
I thought it would be better to intervene and protect them by killing you.
Hmm. How rational.
My goal is to wear you down,
first by removing the power of the nobility of Eclipse.
The military has now lost the will to resist us
and I have accomplished my purpose.
I assure you, seeking witches and destroying your homeland
was never the final goal.
If we allowed this war to continue to destroy the farmlands,
then the damage would be far too great.
The harvest would be impacted
and the people would not be able to survive the coming winter.
Governing over a starving country would be a very difficult task.
So killing me isn't in your plan either?
It would be inefficient.
Act in a way which you believe you could help the most people
with the greatest efficiency.
He was rational to the very end.
In order to help our country's people make it through the winter,
he distributed the military provisions that were being stored in the castle.
He even dispersed the money that he confiscated from the nobility.
It makes me think.…
He was right about so many things.
What's the most efficient way to help this country?
Or this world?
Very well.
I will allow you to become one of the Sorcerer Shoguns.
From now on, you will offer your allegiance,
to the convictions in which you so believe.
Thank you, sir.
Don't worry, Shella.
All that matters is that Lord Kall-Su is safe.
Yngwie…
That is good enough for me.
And that's all I need.
I promise my allegiance to Lord Kall-Su.
To that in which I strongly believe.