05x21 - What the Witch was Always After

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The Seven Deadly Sins defeat
the Demon King, ending the Holy w*r.

Liones is filled with joy.

However, one hero burns his very life.
Those ashes, scattering across the land.

The Holy w*r is finally over.

Yes. The Demon King was k*lled.

The people of Britannia can live
without fearing the Demon Clan.

One god disappeared…

What sort of age awaits us?

A peaceful age, of course.

Wrong answer.

The balance of light and darkness breaks,

bringing along an age of Chaos.

It's been too long, Gil.

Vivian! Why are you here?

Do you still have your eye on Gil?

I thought Ludociel k*lled you.

That's true. I was pierced by the sword
of the Goddess Clan in the heavenly ruins.

But I was revived like the phoenix!

By the power of love!

That still doesn't explain anything.

In my weakening consciousness,
his strong arms held me tightly.

He desperately called out to me!

Oh, my.

"Don't die, Vivian."

"It would be a great loss to Britannia
for a woman like you to die."

"No, it would be a loss to myself."

Dreyfus?

I told him not to get involved,

but he made Hendrickson
cast restorative magic.

After that, it was Father
who nursed her to health.

What?

She has caused many problems,
so she couldn't recover in the castle.

However, he said
it was too sad to leave her.

Thanks to that holy Goddess Clan power,

my curse was lifted.

What powerful bad luck.

So…

I've had enough of you, Gil.

I have opened my eyes to true love.

It is better for a woman to love
than be loved, right?

I don't quite get what's happening,
but this is good news, Gil.

Hey, Gil?

Don't tell me that after all of her
stalking and persistence, you actually--

No.

You'll need
to call me "mama" now, Gorillamore.

It's Griamore.

Vivian.

What?

The words that you said before…

What is that "age of Chaos"?

Oh, I don't really know myself.

Merlin used to say that all the time.

Once the balance between
light and darkness is broken,

the age of the gods will end
and Chaos will return.

The world will be transformed.

Hey, Merlin.

It might not be any of my business

but I can still heal those scars
on your face.

Are they ugly?

No.

They look very beautiful to me.

If you don't mind them,
I am fine with that.

Me too!

I think they are really cool.

That's right.

They look precious to me too.

As long as you have those scars,
Escanor will live inside of you.

Well, you b*at me with that one.

Everyone has their own values.

I am sad about Escanor

but we can finally be happy now.

After using all his power, Captain
doesn't need to return to the Demon Realm.

Elizabeth's curse was also lifted.

-I'll take another.
-Ban revived Elaine

-and they can finally live together.
-Isn't it time to stop?

Gowther remembered his own heart
and Nadja's memories.

Right.

And King will become a true Fairy King.

And King proposed to me.

It was a really clumsy proposal at that.

You were the one who pushed me into it!

And Merlin…

What?

What is your goal, Merlin?

You don't usually talk
about yourself much.

You worked alongside Captain
from long before the Seven Deadly Sins.

They are the oldest acquaintances
among us.

She doesn't seem the type
that would fight for 3,000 years

without some sort of return.

-Right?
-Ban!

Hey, Merlin! You have to
have something you want, right?

Some crazy magic experiment?

Super rare materials?

Tell us! We'll all work together
to get it for you!

Is that right?

I guess you all have a right to know.

And a duty to watch.

As a comrade who fought together.

Everyone. Look.

It's the Boar Hat.

The lake of magic.

Let's begin.

What are you beginning?

I will awaken Arthur.

Arthur?

Arthur.

You're going to awaken Arthur?

Does that mean she's going to revive him?

No idea. What is this about?

Hey! You pigs!

It took you forever to come say hello!

-Hawk?
-Hawk.

I was so lonely that I was shaking
like a fawn born in the shadows.

Apologize to fawns.

Was the pig always here, alone?

I didn't even notice
that he wasn't around. Sorry!

Awful!

I came here with mama
to defeat the Demon King.

But you guys defeated him
before we could arrive!

Since there was nothing we could do
about it, we decided to head back

but mama stopped moving
in front of this strange water!

Get off me, Hawk.

I'll never let go!

Obeying your orders,
I completed the preparations.

Lady. Are you prepared as well?

Lady?

Who is Merlin speaking to?

Who knows?

It appears it is time that we meet again.

Yours and our master.

Who is it?

What? The lake has started twinkling.

Arthur. I was mistaken.

This is not the sword
that brought death upon you.

It is the key that led you
to this new stage.

Key! Use the power of the lake
and open the door!

What was that just now?

Hey.

No way! He's been revived!

Amazing! Arthur is back from the dead!

What happened to me?

Of all species, humans possess the most
extreme states. Good and evil.

Light and darkness.
Humans are the ultimate contradiction.

In other words,
that contradiction is also chaotic.

Only humans chosen by the Priestess
of Chaos can be the rulers of Chaos.

Arthur appears strange.

Merlin! What did you do to Arthur?

I told you that my goal
was to awaken Arthur

as the King of Chaos.

What is happening to my body?

Don't fear it. Accept it, Arthur.

It is time to awaken to
the unfathomable power inside you.

Merlin. What are you saying?

This hurts. Save me.

Mama! What's wrong?

The awakening of the king
is when the seal of Chaos is broken.

Chaos shall follow the king.

Oink!

Arthur! Wait there!

You!

Demon Clan, Meliodas!

I will not allow you to do
with Britannia as you wish!

What is this?

Where are we?

Oink! Watch your feet!

Is everyone okay?

This is bad. I can't see Captain or Ban.

Gowther! Where are you standing?

I don't know.

Oink! What is this illusion?

It isn't an illusion. This is reality.

Merlin! Is this your doing?

Be careful now.

It is really after you.

Meliodas.

We were able to meet
because we were led by our grand destiny.

"It is not important what
one thinks of you."

"It is important
what you think of the other."

That voice… Is that Arthur?

Meliodas.

I aspired to be you.

However…

Why?

Why?

Listen to me, Arthur.

Meliodas did not betray you.

This is the truth.

Silence your heart.

Don't be swallowed up by your own power.

You're okay now.

Merlin.

Everything is back to normal!

Meliodas. Are you okay?

Don't worry about me.

That thing we saw…

It may be Arthur's magic.

Arthur Pendragon.
You've made a fool of yourself.

How can I apologize
for this embarrassment?

I'm sorry.

To be honest, my mind is still confused.

You didn't do anything wrong.

It is my fault.

No! You didn't do anything.

I am glad to see you again though.

Yes! Me too!

More importantly, I have a question.

Merlin. What did you do to Arthur?

What is this Chaos you speak of?

Chaos.

An impure yet pure existence that bears
the darkness even the Demon Clan fears

and the light
even the Goddess clan worships.

That power is so grand that its will

bore this world and the clans
from nothingness.

Even the Demon King and the Supreme Deity

as well as the mages
called it the Mother of Chaos.

Arthur, you are the king that will rule
Chaos and lead Britannia to a new world.

Me? I can't follow what you say.

You awoke that power
without knowing if it was good or bad.

What are you scheming?

Is this your desire?

This?

I shall answer in Merlin's place.

The desire of a lonely witch
who wandered while seeking Chaos.

Who are you? Show yourself.

I am afraid that I am unable to do so.

I cannot remove myself from this lake.

This whole thing sounds suspicious.

I am a being born from Chaos.

The ancient people called me

the Lady of the Lake
or the Priestess of Chaos.

Lady of the Lake?
I've heard of that somewhere.

That's right! You gave the Holy Sword
to the first king, Carfen.

I've lived more than 3,000 years,
but I never heard anything about Chaos.

You've never spoken
about it either, Merlin.

That's only natural.

During those 3,000 years,
she hid this from you and many others.

Merlin hid it?

What are you?

What is this?

Let me tell you an old story.

Once upon a time,
there was a city called Belialuin

where skilled human mages lived.

In the name of researching
the ultimate magic

they conducted experiments on children
with special powers to use as weapons

to fight against the powerful
Goddess and Demon Clans.

There was a child born
with especially powerful magic.

Merlin.

She was a prodigy born with powers
that shocked even the mages of the city.

However, on the inside she was a child
starving for love from her parents.

Her parents, the top mages,
only gave her books and experiments.

Upset, she finally escaped one day.

A young boy saved her.

It was Meliodas of the Demon Clan.

Her heart was filled by the kind hand
he reached out to her.

The love that no one else showed her.

Each time she met Meliodas,
those feelings grew.

They eventually turned
into something special.

But Meliodas never considered
a child like her a woman.

Merlin pondered this and made a decision.

She would cast aside her childish
appearance and become a woman.

She stopped time
to preserve this form of hers.

In order to eternally turn
Meliodas's heart to her.

However,

that love was stolen in an instant

by Elizabeth of the Goddess Clan.

Shock. Sadness. Anger. Envy.

Confusing emotions shook the young Merlin.

However, she was unable to hate them.

Merlin returned to Belialuin herself

and consumed knowledge in order
to fill the hole in her heart.

Even still, the hunger
in her heart wasn't satisfied.

One day, during her long suffering…

Chaos?

Yes.

Chaos is the will of a power
born in the stars long ago.

According to the mages' rumors,
Chaos created this world

the Supreme Deity, the Demon King,
and the Sacred Tree.

Eventually, the Supreme Deity
created heaven and the Goddess Clan.

The Demon King created
the Demon Realm and the Demon clan.

The Sacred Tree created
the fairy world and the Fairy Clan.

It created the Giant Clan fourth.

Disillusioned by the barbaric clans that
only hurt one another, it made humans.

Kindness. Cruelness. Courage. Cowardice.

Love. Hate. Beauty. Ugliness.

Humans were the perfect yet imperfect clan
that most completely resembled itself.

Envious of that perfect work,
the two gods felt fear.

Would humans steal the love of Chaos
from the clans they each had made?

The Supreme Deity and Demon King
agreed to seal away Chaos.

Hearing this story,
for 3,000 years, Merlin lived

with the goal of reviving Chaos.

If she could revive Chaos,
which could produce the infinite unknown,

she believed that she could satisfy
the hunger in her heart.

Merlin…