BASTARD‼ -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-
HELL'S REQUIEM
DISTANT THUNDER
It's the shadow wielder
Sorcerer Shogun,
Bol Gil Bol.
One of Kall's minions.
Crashlanding due to a dragon attack was a blessing in disguise.
Thanks to that,
I've got a chance to kill the demonic wizard Dark Schneider.
He's stalling! Even now,
the other Sorcerer Shogun are heading for Princess Sheila.
We can't afford to be tied up here.
However, samurai can't flee from a battle.
And we can't fight many against one.
I, Vai, will take care of this.
Go on without me!
Here I come, asshole!
Take this!
What?
He disappeared!
Where did he go?
Looking for me?
I am right here.
What?
Take that!
Again?
He's doing something…
from the shadows?
Watch out!
Secret Shadow Manipulation Magic!
Kagenui!
What?
I can't move.
What is this?
Kagenui is neither petrification nor paralysis.
It cannot be broken by magic spells.
Just wait.
After I have killed Dark Schneider,
I will finish you off slowly.
Dark Schneider.
The legendary demonic wizard.
He was once Lord Kall-Su's master.
Prepare yourself! I will test your mettle!
What will you do, Dark Schneider?
Your eyes…
Dumbass.
Lack of eyesight won't slow me down.
Here he comes, Dark Schneider. Straight ahead.
From below?
Victory is mine!
I'll have your head!
Die!
Damned!
He disappeared again.
Take this!
Shadow Meiozan!
Lucien!
Dark Schneider!
You are a worthy opponent.
But a legendary demonic wizard?
Don't make me laugh.
The human eye cannot catch my movements as I teleport from shadow to shadow.
It is impossible to dodge my blows.
Are his shadows connected to hyperspace?
This is bad. Dark Schneider might lose.
Dark Schneider!
What?
Is that all you've got? Huh?
Fine, then.
It's a pain in the ass, but I guess the great Dark Schneider
will have to take one for the poor, frightened sheep,
and send this brat to hell in one second flat!
That's right, I said "hell."
H-E-L-L!
Why aren't you bothered at all?
Who are you calling poor, frightened sheep?
Who the hell do you think you are?
You fool!
Am I supposed to take you seriously
when you're bleeding like a stuck pig?
Grow, my shadow!
His shadow grew into a giant…
A giant… what is that thing?
Secret Shadow Demon Spirit!
You do not have what it takes to be a leader.
If you cannot defeat me, you are nothing compared to Lord Kall-Su.
The world is ours!
Die!
You just gave me a bigger target.
Dark Angel!
Wow.
It only took one attack.
Did I get him?
Huh?
Take that!
Dumbass!
You're so freaking weak!
What a monster.
I can move.
There you are.
Why isn't my shadow manipulation magic working?
Die!
Let me ask you one thing, brat.
What will you do once the world is yours?
Isn't it obvious?
We'll build an ideal country for the chosen,
under Lord Kall-Su's leadership.
He is a man of great ambitions.
Puny!
What puny ambitions!
An ideal country you build for only the people you choose
is no different from the feudal states that already exist.
Only a few people will be satisfied.
What's so ideal about that shit?
You sound like an idealistic samurai.
Let me ask you, then.
What would you do with the world?
Can you lead all people to happiness?
By what means could you possibly achieve that?
As if something so convenient…
could exist in this world.
Don't be ridiculous!
However,
I can make at least half of humanity really happy.
What?
How would you do that?
When he says "half," does he mean…?
I'll put all the world's women into my personal harem.
In the whole universe, there is no greater pleasure for a woman
than to sleep with a super handsome guy like me!
What?
The whole universe?
-What kind of logic is that? -What kind of logic is that?
All the men will serve as my slaves.
I'll kill anyone who resists.
I'll make the women come so hard they'll have a permanent O-face!
And then, as Demonic King Lord Dark Schneider,
I will rule the entire universe!
This guy's ambitions
are too great.
What's he going on about? Is he dumb?
I see.
That's just like him. Right, Yoko?
-Kai! -I mean, come on.
If we leave him alive, the world is doomed.
Maybe we should kill him now.
I accept defeat.
Finish me.
Killing a sad sack like you won't give me any satisfaction.
I don't even want to touch that gross beard.
Stop slacking off or I'll leave you behind, assholes.
Are we going to save Sheila or what?
Man, samurai and Sorcerer Shogun
are equally worthless.
That guy…
Hey, wait!
Don't go off on your own.
That's not the way to Sheila's temple.
He still can't see anything.
I had a dream.
A battlefield.
Scorched fields.
A deep forest.
A cold, clear creek.
I was cold, lonely,
and hungry.
In my despair, I thought I was going to die.
And then…
we met.
Hey. Who are you?
Ah…
What?
Can't you even talk, kid?
Man.
Say something.
You're getting dirt on my fine robe.
N… ei.
Nei. That was my name.
Not my first name or my second name.
I was just Nei.
Someone must have given that name to this miserable, dirty, half-elf orphan
for convenience's sake.
In the language of Love Land,
it means "no", "that's not true."
Nei, huh?
Weird name.
It was Darsh who gave me the name Arshes.
That's why he's the only one who may call me that.
And I'm the only one
who may call him Darsh.
You've got a weird name, so I'll take you in.
His hair shining like flames was silver.
His arrogant eyes were deep blue.
On his lips, a sneer of cold command.
His beauty was not that of a human,
but of a vicious beast about to break its chains.
From that day on, we lived together,
and our 100-year love began.
A 100-year love…
Damn.
It's going to rain like hell.
Let's get a move on, Macapine.
My hideout is just inside this forest.
Once we're there you can get some proper treatment.
What a presumptuous man.
I'm still wounded from my fight with Dark Schneider.
Hey, Macapine!
Go to the Great Spirit World!
Dammit!
For the first time in my life, I feared my enemy.
What a disgrace.
I have brought shame on the Sorcerer Shogun.
The way I am now,
I can't be of use to Lord Kall-Su.
That aside, who is this big oaf, anyway?
He saved me, a complete stranger, and commands a band of ninjas.
And yet, he leaves his back utterly open for attacks.
Well, it's been two whole years.
They wouldn't be waiting there all that time.
Is something wrong?
No, it's nothing.
This is a beautiful place.
Well, of course.
All of nature is beautiful, you know.
Haven't you ever had the time to watch the scenery?
Then again,
some scumbags want to destroy it all.
What do you mean?
You don't know?
Because of Kall-Su,
the God of Destruction Anthrasax has almost awakened.
People, animals, cities, nature…
It's going to turn all of creation into ash.
It's insanity.
You're wrong!
That won't happen.
Lord Kall-Su would never--
You think he wouldn't?
I don't know about that.
Who the hell are you?
I'm just a nobody.
I could ask you the same question.
Macapine Toni Strauss.
I have no office or rank.
Rather, I lost all rights to claim them.
But still, I won't allow you to insult Lord Kall-Su.
Don't try to fight me.
You're in no state to fight.
Then again,
even in the best of health, you could never beat me.
What?
Let's see about that.
Don't try it.
Huh?
Darsh, dinner's ready.
Huh?
If we ever end up separated from each other,
I'll always come back here, okay?
Got it? Wait for me here.
Okay. I will.
Darsh, can I sleep with you?
I only let adult women share my bed.
I don't let children sleep with me.
Dammit.
Okay, fine.
Only for tonight.
Thank you, Darsh. I love you.
I know.
Darsh.
I promise I'll be here.
I'll wait for you here.
Please come back to me.
HAHAHAHA!
He'll come back today.
I'm sure he's nearby.
Any moment, he'll walk through the gate,
and open the door to this room.
And then,
he'll say, "I knew you'd be here, Arshes."
Darsh…
What's this?
A hidden door?
Mace!
A dragon zombie.
Why is it roaming around here?
What?
Where is it going?
There must be a dark elf village nearby.
What do dark elves have to do with it?
The only thing in that beast's empty head
is an obsession and hatred for the living.
Dark elves are a magical race with a lifespan of hundreds of years.
Their energy is similar to the soul the dragon once had.
The dragon craves the soul of the black blood
and was drawn here by its scent.
I don't think it wants our lives.
It won't pursue us if we run.
There's no need to fight that monster--
What happened to him?
He was completely calm just a second ago.
Now his body brims with a fierce fighting spirit.
You can't be serious. Stop!
Wait here, boy.
Stop! You'll die!
What is this?
Breath of decay.
That gas causes flesh to rot.
How is he alive?
You're not going anywhere.
He cloned himself!
Take this!
What the hell was that?
That's an immortal dragon zombie, all right.
I'll just carve it up to small pieces.
Help me out, boy.
Why me?
A hidden room under the manor…
I never knew it was here.
This isn't a magical mechanism.
CAUTION
These letters…
They're from the ancient world,
but what do they say?
That's…
the God of Destruction, Anthrasax.
Demon gods?
Humanity's defeat?
Now I get it.
These images are from the legend.
Records of the great destruction
that ruined the ancient world 400 years ago.
There!
But why is it here?
Damn you!
This is odd. In these records,
the Dragon Warrior that destroyed the demon gods is missing.
It's almost as if…
True Majinken!
He's back!
Welcome home, Darsh!
I waited for you just like you said.
I missed you. I love you!
Huh?
What the hell?
My Darsh isn't that big. Gara, you idiot!
-A dark elf. Right. -What are you doing here?
-That's why he fought. -I thought it was Darsh.
You confused me!
What?
Those words weren't for you…
What the hell is that?
…They were meant for Darsh!
Subtitle translation by: Douglas Jern