01x13 - The Angel of Destruction

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Meliodas' group was suddenly att*cked by the Holy Knights!

During the battle, Meliodas was sealed away in Goddess Amber,

and Elizabeth's older sister, Veronica, lost her life.

With the subsequent appearance of Helbram,

the Seven Deadly Sins' backs were against the wall!

But just then, the seal broke

and Meliodas appeared, covered in pitch-black marks!

I feel hot. My insides, they're...

How did he escape from the Amber?



How dare you!

Are you kidding me?

!

A casual wave caused such a huge blast?



Oh, no!

Super Recovery Spell!

-I owe you one.-This wasn't part of the plan!

I thought it was impossible for anythingto break free of Goddess Amber!

I don't know. But he's giving offdisturbing magical energy...

It's as if...

This is a tale of ancient times,

when the human and non-human worlds had not yet split.

Long ago, the Holy Knights joined with the three other races

and drove the demons into the shadows.

With the passage of time, this w*r, known as the Holy w*r,

has faded from the memory of men.

But the Holy w*r is crying out once again.

It demands the eradication of the Seven Deadly Sins!

EPISODE :THE ANGEL OF DESTRUCTION

That's some seriously bad news.

-Hey, Jericurl!-Jericho!

Sorry, my bad. Oh, and I also tookthe liberty of restoring myself.

Spell Beads, huh?

You've got some fun toys.

When did you--

Pay attention!

Are you really the Captain?



Sir Meliodas?



Elizabeth, are you okay?



Hawk, what in the worldis happening to Sir Meliodas?



Hell if I know!Is that really Meliodas?



S-Sir Meliodas?



What's this?

How did this happen?



I'm certain that he was sealed awayin that Goddess Amber.

I wouldn't if I were you.

I have more important thingsto worry about than our little tiff.

Like what?



Judging from your appearance, you've--

If I might revise my opinion?



You seem to be fundamentally differentthan the likes of Guila and Jericho.

What a happy accident this is!

You've been blendedfrom the very beginning, haven't you?



This mana that's in a class by itself...

It's completely differentfrom the New Generation,

who were infused with Demon bloodlater in life.

It's no wonder thatthe Goddess Amber couldn't contain you.

Oh, well!

I'm more interested in testing youa bit further, if you don't mind!

This sensation of overwhelming bloodlustfrom you is wonderful!

I suppose I should go all-outin my own humble way, then!

Oh, dear! I went and cut himclean in half!

Ah, those black marks movedand protected you?



To think you shrugged off a blowfrom my Holy Tree sword...

You're quite the specimen!

But how will you fare against this,I wonder?



HUNTER WISP

Hunter Wisp!

A palpable hit! Yay!

Ah, how interesting!

Although your mana levelshave been boosted,

your Full Counter ability has been lost.

Is it the result of youlosing your faculties,

or is thisa completely different personality?



This merits further study!

How very fascinating!

What's this tremendous manaI'm sensing?



It's on par with Sir Helbram's.

I should be babysitting Guila,so I suppose I should go.

Wait one damn minute!

You're just gonna walk away?



You used your magical abilityagainst an unresisting opponent

and nearly k*lled an innocent civilian!

We're dealing with criminalswho plotted to overthrow the kingdom.

That girl who risked herselfto save a civilian,

or a pill bug bastard like you...Who's the criminal here?

!

A-A pill bug, you say?

!

What are these tremors?



My goodness, how magnificent!

However, you cannot defeat my Link.

It's similar to, but entirely differentfrom what your friend Ban does.

His Snatch ability, which steals abilitiesfrom others without their consent,

is rather vulgar.

Whereas my Link allows me

to borrow abilities from thosewho have given me their consent to do so.

So no matterhow powerful your abilities are--

Case in point!

Amazing, your abilities are growing!

So, you haven't completedyour transformation yet, eh?



Very well. I will lend him a little.

I was concerned there for a moment.

Still, for me to be able to stopthat runaway state in a single blow,

Grand Master Hendricksonis a frightening fellow indeed.

And with that, the Seven Deadly Sinshave been successfully eliminated.

All that remains now is to returnwith the sword, Meliodas,

and the princess,and it's mission accomplished.

Oh, no...

I'm the only warrior left in play, huh?



If you don't want to becomepressed ham, shoo!

Hey!

I suppose I should retrieve himbefore he runs wild again.

I don't believe it...

If we don't do something,he's really gonna--

Sir Meliodas...

Sir Melio--

Quiet. You two can still run, right?



This is seriously messed up.

Wait, surely you don't meanto abandon Sir Meliodas--

P-Put me down!

I'll be happy to once we're in the clear!

I've never seen Banthis freaked out before!

Does that mean that Holy Knightis really that dangerous?



Griamore! Big Sister Veronica!

Shamefully fleeing in defeat,as criminals are wont to do!

However, I won't let you escape.

I shall deal with youonce I've retrieved the hero.

Well, well, so you're alive,Diane the Serpent Sin!

Captain...

Um, hello?

I do hate to interruptyour touching reunion,

but perhaps you might be amenableto a deal with me?



Was it you?



If you surrender the criminaland the princess to me,

I won't lay a hand on you or your old--

Did you do this?



Oh, my! Here is today's Helbram Horoscope!

"You should not engage in foolish,rash thinking today."

Your Gideon alone is no match for my Link!

Did you hurt the Captain?

!

Withdraw, Helbram.

But I have yet... to retrieve Meliodas...and the princess!

Withdraw immediately!

Understood!

Mother Earth Catastrophe!

Here it comes!

Break away at top speed!

What the hell?

! What the hell?

!

Stop talking, just move those trotters!

So this is a Sacred Treasure's power?



Or rather, the full power of a Sinwhen drawn forth by a Sacred Treasure...

Don't stop, Master! Run!

The Link has been severed.

Surely Sir Helbram hasn't been--

See?

Close call, huh?



Yeah...

Hey!

Sir Meliodas!

Yo.

Sir Melio--

That makes us squaresies for before, okay?



Kay...

Sir Meliodas!

Sorry about that.

What's that for?



Sir Meliodas...

Sir Meliodas!

Um, Elizabeth?



Yes?



Let's put on some pants, shall we?



-Captain!-Hands off the goods!

That cut isn't bothering you too much,is it, King?



Well, maybe a little...

Don't make a fuss overa little scratch like that.

What's that?

!

Griamore!

You're okay!

I am a failure as a Holy Knight.

I failed even Princess Veronica'sfinal order to protect you.

And yet, I... I...

Thank you for always caringfor Big Sister Veronica.

Please bury her on the shoreof Lake Pienes.

She loved it there.

The three of us used to have fun thereall the time.

I will stop the Holy Knightsno matter what.

Just you watch me.

When did you become so strong?



Did I catch you off-guard,me being plus-sized and all?



No, I'm just glad that you're all right.

Howzer, take the old manand that pill bug and start running.

Run?



Or do you still want to capture me?



Until next time, then.

Don't let anyone else k*ll youbefore then, you hear?



Do you think he plans to go backto the kingdom?



Beats me. It looks like the Holy Knightsisn't a monolithic organization, though.

More importantly, Captain,where's your sword?



I guess it was stolen.

But isn't that sword really important?

You're okay with that?



I'm not okay with it at all.This situation is serious.

But Elizabeth, you're okay,and that's what matters.

It doesn't matter that I'm okay?



What're you talking about?

How could you not be okay?



I sure as hell ain't.

You're surprisingly tough.

I have a hankering for pork...

You're using single entendres now!

Goodness, one moment later,and I would've been in trouble.

Still, I have my spoils,so I will count it as a win.

One of the keys to resurrectingthe race of Demons...

A fragmentof the Coffin of Eternal Darkness.

The day that terror will returnto Britannia is nigh.

What?

! Veronica is dead?

!

Apparently, sheand Griamore met untimely ends

when the Seven Deadly Sinsattacked Vaizel without warning.

No way! Griamore wouldn't die that easily!

And how are we gonna report thisto Princess Margaret?



Where's Grand Master Dreyfus?



Holed up in his chambers.

You want to go home, huh?



We're training you for the Holy Warthat could break out any day now!

Please, let me... go home.

Just keep your mouth shutand do as you're told.

The Hendrickson faction

has increased their numberof Holy Knights in recent days.

All of them are New Generation.

The system predicatedon a balance of power

between the Hendricksonand Dreyfus factions

is starting to break down.

Is this another harbingerof the Holy w*r?



This brisk morning air is so bracingagainst the ol' pork rind!

I guess I'll do some trainingbased on what I learned

in the battle the other day!

Big Sister Veronica, rest in peace.

Just you wait, I'll bring back the days

when laughter echoed throughout the realm,

like the time we spent together.

Even if it costs me my life.

Everything will be okay.

Mark my words,we'll be able to take back the kingdom.

You have the Captain with you.And your other comrades, too.

Comrades?



Yep. You're one of us now.

Are you screwing around, King?



Take this seriously!att*ck like you're trying to k*ll me!

k*ll you, huh?

Why?



I guess I wanna smash the Holy Knights

and take back the kingdomas soon as possible.

Take back the kingdom?



I'm surprised to hear thatout of your mouth.

I thought you didn't care aboutanyone but yourself.

Ain't it the same with you?



I suppose.

But I have my own special objectiveof helping Diane.

I have one of those, too.

We'll save the kingdom,

and I'll take the Trumpet of Cernunnosthat's hidden underneath it as my reward.

The Trumpet of Cernunnos?



That's a ritual device used to communewith the Goddesses!

What could you possibly want with that?

Wait, are you--

Yep. I'm gonna have 'em bring back Elaine!

Ban...

So keep going! Bring it on!

Damn, I guess I have to accept him now.

Right, Elaine?



You're worried about the Captain,aren't you?



I thought so.Deep down, I'm a mess, too.

The way the Captain looked...It was like--

One more word, I dare you!I'll knock all your teeth out!

B-But surely you can see it, too!

Like hell!The Captain's nothing like those monsters!

I'll never believe that!

Ban...

The Captain said to follow him.

He said it to a crappy man

who lived a crappy lifesince the day he was born

and was shunned wherever he went!

The only two easygoing weirdos like that in this world are him and Elaine.

It's hard to believe the Holy Knightshave gotten that powerful.

I guess that means I won't be ableto pull my punches from now on.

Sweet!

I guess I have to give up on that.

"When sh**ting stars streak acrossthe same sky in the form of a cross,

Britannia will face her darkest hour.

This is a trial,preordained since ancient times.

And it will herald the beginningof a holy w*r

between the guiding hand of the lightand the bloodline of the darkness."

-Captain...-Sir Meliodas...

I promise you.

For the sake of the personwho's always fought at my side,

I'll put an end to this w*r that's beenfought again and again for , years!

You have some nerve,showing your face here.

What do you want?



Veronica is dead.

The Holy Knights?

It was the Sins that k*lled her.

Impossible.

They, along with Elizabeth,who is now a wanted fugitive,

are plotting to overthrow the kingdom.

The day's almost here when you peoplewill be struck down by the gods.

No, it is the Seven Deadly Sinswho will die.

Gilthunder, you traitorous Holy Knight.

I will never, ever forgive you.

Princess Margaret.

I will gladly take every cursethat you throw at me.