01x23 - Despair Descends

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Hoping to k*ll Meliodas to revive Elaine, Ban instigates a battle against him.

But when he witnesses the power of Meliodas' convictions,

he puts down his w*apon.

Just do what you have to do!

I'm ordering you as your captain!

Meanwhile, having received a power boost from Demon blood,

Hendrickson kills Grand Master Dreyfus.

It's regrettable.

In order to claim Elizabeth, the final key to breaking the seal,

he appears before Meliodas and the others.

It's futile.

There we go.

Hendy, where'd you find that?



What?



You heard me.

I'm asking you where you found that!

Wh-What's this?



This monster corpse...

It's bright red and flabby. So creepy!

It looks just like a legendary...

Right. It's a Demon.

So they really did exist?



The magical power emanatingfrom that corpse

matches what I sensedfrom Dale and the New Generation.

It's safe to assumethis is the root of evil.

Twenty years ago, the momentit was discovered in the Fairy King Forest

was when it all began.

This Red Demon has been a great boon.

From the Old Generationto the New Generation.

The experiments that producedthose compatible with Demon blood.

The partial decipheringof the Dark Magic system.

And as a result...

I've successfully incarnatedthe Red Demon's power!

Ban!

Incarnated the Red Demon's power?



Then you can't win.

I'm the one who k*lled that fat slob!

This is a tale of ancient times,

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

Where there were nations, there were Holy Knights;

where there were Holy Knights, there were no nations.

But was it this structure

that robbed the Holy Knights of their freedom and sense of justice?



That is why they are legends.

Holy Knights who had surpassed the Holy Knights.

They are, in other words, the Seven Deadly Sins!

EPISODE :DESPAIR DESCENDS

Ban...

Ban, twenty years ago, you actually...

It doesn't matter anymore.

Still, you sure blew a holeinto this thing.

I'm detecting a slight breeze.

There seems to be a cave further down.

Let's go!

At my size, I won't fit!

Diane, you stand by here.

You guys, be careful!

Now, then... now, then... now, then...

We made it down, all right,but it's pitch black.

Ban, I know you're tryingto flick a booger.

What, you can see?



Spirit Spear Chastiefol,seventh configuration...

Luminosity!

That Sacred Treasure of yourssure comes in handy!

Detecting blood spatter.

Who would've thought there wasan underground space like this?



The space itself has existedfor more than tens of thousands of years.

However, there are no signsof entry the last few years.

Meaning something was found here?



What is this place?



Captain!

I must thank you, Fox Sin Ban.

Because thanks to you, I was ableto acquire the power of the Red Demon.

Yeah, don't mention it.

Still, this is just one method.

I'd been seeking bodiesable to withstand it.

Since unlike the Red Demon's blood,

no living creature can toleratethe reactions to this one's blood!

This one's?



Captain! There's something behind him!

According to my hypothesis,

a body compatible with the magical powerof its kinsman, the Red Demon,

can somehow tolerate those reactions.

This is...

The Gray Demon,discovered several years ago.

Isn't it magnificent?



There's still so much we don't knowabout the Demons' ecology and genealogy,

but I do know one thing about this one.

The fact that it's a superior raceto the Red Demons!

I would've liked a bit more timeto study it,

but if my argument is correct...

What's he doing?



Are you insane?

!

Since I have the power of the Red Demons,this body can tolerate this bloo--

Look at him. Don't tell me.

Dreyfus. I wish you could've been here...

to see this with me.

Ban! It's no good!

Ban! Get back!

What do I care?



Is that Hendrickson?



No.

He's ceased being human anymore!

It's so quiet.

Do you think the battle's over?



Lord Gilthunder...

was Lord Hendrickson really the one whoturned the New Generation into monsters?



I just can't believe it.

To think that it was our two Grand Masterswho framed the Seven Deadly Sins.

But it was the Seven Deadly Sinswho just saved the New Generations...

was it not?



True, it was the Seven Deadly Sins' Banand that child.

That would be King.

Forgive me for not telling you.

But everything I've said is true.

Jeez, you could've told us sooner!

Sorry.

But I couldn't risk being revealedby Dreyfus and Hendrickson.

What was that?

!

This blast...

It's the Seven Deadly Sins!

Meliodas, this ghastly magical power...

Don't tell me it's Hendrickson?

!

You mean that monster?

!

But... he does resemble him.

Is he that same ripped macho manfrom before?

He sure lost weight.

He heard?



He's after Elizabeth!

Don't let him near her!

Rewrite Light!

Please stop, Grand Master Hendrickson!

You're under suspicionof betraying the kingdom!

Dark Snow.

DARK SNOW

What is this stuff?



Are you all right?

!

He's dead!

Don't touch that dark snow!

You'll be k*lled instantly!

It's a terrifying technique, but...

avoiding it isn't rocket science.

This is the first timeI've ever shown you this, right?



Overpower!

He stopped moving!

Let's all shower him with blows now!

Simon!

Sword Stance.

Ring!

This is for Jericho! Take this!

k*ller ICEBERG

k*ller Iceberg!

Into...

BLIZZARD AXEL

Blizzard Axel!

Leave the rest to us!

Brilliant Detonation!

Rising Tornado!

Lightning King Iron Hammer!

Ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch!

Ow! Ow! Ouch ouch ouchie!

Did we get him?



Don't let your guard down!Though I'm sure we caused some damage.

No way! After all those att*cks,he's totally unscathed?

!

Who knew such a monster existedin this world?



Do your grumbling later!

If we lose our nerve,who'll protect the kingdom?

!

Show him the pride of the Holy Knights,renowned as being a match for a thousand!

Run.

Elizabeth!

I don't want thereto be any more casualties.

Not one.

So please...

run!

RISING METEOR

Rising Meteor!

King!

Spirit spear Chastiefol,eighth configuration!

Dark Nebula.

Oh come on... Did we all get taken out?



So I k*lled the offering as well.

You're quite a man.

Sir... Meliodas.

Sir Meliodas?



Elizabeth...

run.

No.

No way will I run!

Meliodas, you are a dangerous man,after all.

That technique is the one from before.

Into the pitch-black darknessthat can swallow even a dark night,

let yourself be consumed.

No... Meliodas.

If you get hit with that,even you wouldn't...

Captain.

Captain...

If you get yourself killedby anyone but me, I'll m*rder you!

If you k*ll him...

k*ll me, too!

Dead End.

DEAD END

Sir Meliodas!

There's no one who can save you.

Oh, yes, there is!

And that would be me, Lord Hawk!

Master!

Hawk... what are you doing?

!

No, please stop!

If you die, I'm pretty sure Elizabethwill die too. So what else can I do?



Hurry! Get out of the way!

Oh, man...

if I'd known this was gonna happen,I would've stuffed my face with scraps.

Don't die, now... you pig bastards!

Hawk.

You...

How... how could this happen?



To be saved by a lowly farm animal...

Now that's what you'd call bad luck.

Did you say "bad luck?

"

Hawk... wake up!

Talk to me again like you always do!

You can't do this.Going off by yourself without telling us!

The Master's dead!

How dare you k*ll such a friendly soul...

you rotten bastard!

You won't get another chance.

Hendrickson.

Now you've really made me furious!

This sinister magical power...Could it be...

This light... Have I d*ed?



No.

Margaret.

This same thing has happened before.

Although not quite on this scale.

When Father was seriously hurt falling from a tree after trying to rescue her...

And when Veronica was seriously injured protecting her from a collapsing bridge...

She hasn't realized it yet.

The fact that a tremendous magical power dwells inside her.

Ellie.

Well then.

It's awakened, eh?



The blood flowing througha Druid priestess' veins?



Apostle of the Goddesses...

Elizabeth's right eye...

I've never felt magical power like this!

Princess Elizabeth.

Elizabeth!

I am so sad.

Hendrickson,

Father trusted you so very much.

Because you were gentlerand kinder than anyone else,

and because you were trustedby both the people and the Holy Knights.

What happened to you?



Betraying the Holy Knights...k*lling so many people...

What did you hope to accomplishtaking things this far?



Resurrect the Demon Clan.

Get revenge on the Four Clans,who sealed us away after the Ancient w*r.

Revenge?



What's he talking about?



It's not Hendrickson who's speaking.

It's whatever's inside him.

For that I need your blood,that of an Apostle of the Goddesses.

Damn... this isn't good!

If we take any more damage...

Everyone will die!

Please... stop!

Dark Nebula.

DARK NEBULA

Don't you hurt anyone else!

A miraculous lightis enveloping the capital.

Wh-What's this?



Oh, my goodness, look!

The wound I got from that monster...it's vanishing!

What's this?



What's this light?



Sir Meliodas?



Don't worry. I'm right here.

Sir Meliodas...

All of you...

You had such terrible wounds. Why?



Elizabeth... you meanyou haven't realized it at all?



Didn't I die?



It's a miracle!

Then... Hawk, too?



But why?



Why?



Please, open your eyes!

Why?



Lives that have already been lost...can't be...

Margaret, I want youto stay by Elizabeth's side.

Elizabeth!

Take her.

Impudent girl.

I should've k*lled herand taken her blood long ago.

Well, it's greatthat we're physically regenerated,

but this awful situation hasn't changed.

Don't give up!

But... we don't stand a chance!

Damn... my body won't stop shaking!

Don't give up!

As long as we,the Seven Deadly Sins, are here!