01x15 - The Dark Talismans

[bunniefuu]

[narrator] Britannia.

Once before in this realm,

the Holy Knights of the Kingdom of Liones

staged a coup d'état,

sparking what eventually became a Holy w*r

between the goddess and the demon races.

But thanks to the emergence

of the legendary heroes

known as the Seven Deadly Sins,

the catastrophic w*r

was brought to an end.

This story takes place 16 years

after those events.

[theme music]

THE DARK TALISMANS

-Hey, Sin.

-We should hurry.

Our pursuers are

undoubtedly closing in on us.

Yeah, but, Sin

[Sin] You heard

what Gowther said, didn't you?

We do have more than one enemy,

and they'll k*ll

even their own allies without pity.

[Percival] Sin, wait a sec.

What the hell is the hold-up?

Looks like the others aren't coming.

Huh?

[Anne exhales heavily, sobs]

-[somber music playing]

-[Donny sighs]

[angry grunt]

[all exclaim in shock]

That should do it.

[Anne] What did you do that for?

That was supposed

to help me remember Mr. Ardd!

It's actually a gift

from King Arthur, you know?

Getting rid of the staff was

our only option.

I don't care about that. It was special!

Anne, please. It wasn't safe.

My grandfather was

turned into a monster by one of those.

[Anne sobs]

I gotta say, even though that man

was our enemy for a moment there,

in the end, he was just a little too soft.

-Which is probably why he died.

-[Anne continues sobbing]

Argh. Hey, I dare you

to say that one more time!

[Sin] Come on, let's go.

Who do you think you are, anyway?

Just think of it as a friendly warning.

[Anne] As a friend?

Do you have any idea

how the human heart works?

Of course not.

What would a beast like you

know about human feelings?

Are you done with this tragic

heroine act you're putting on?

Sin, that's going too far.

Tell us the truth.

Are you actually here to be our ally?

[Sin] What?

Every time things get really tough,

you're never anywhere to be found.

And on top of that,

you're always bossing us around

even though you're completely useless.

You have absolutely no right

to pretend you're our friend!

The only ones having a tough go of it here

are the four of us.

[Anne grunts angrily]

My bad.

[all gasp]

-[Sylvan] Hey, little butterfly

-Hey, Anne,

you shouldn't put the blame on Sin.

But why? Oh, fine, whatever.

-[Anne] Get a move on!

-[Sylvan awkwardly laughing]

Put some pep in your step

and follow the leader.

Anne seems to be in better spirits.

Nuh-uh. She's just pretending to be.

Rather than moping

and crying your eyes out,

I've come to learn

that anger can be a great motivator.

Ahh. Is that why you

intentionally provoked her?

It would appear

that Sin was a cut above her this time.

[Anne] Come on, come on!

Stop dragging your feet!

-Hey, well, Percival.

-Hm?

If I'm as useless as she says,

does that mean I'm not a good friend?

Just having you around

is enough to make me happy, Sin.

[Sin gasps]

Hey, Percival! Come check this out!

[Percival] What is it?

Come on, Sin. Let's hurry.

Oh, uh, sure.

[soft chuckle]

[Percival] What's going on?

-Huh?

-[birds chirping]

[upbeat music playing]

[Nasiens] They're growing

as if they don't care which way is up.

The Entangled Forest from the story.

[Percival] Grandpa once told me

about a forest

that once you stray into it,

you can never find your way out again.

We could definitely use this.

We'll lure our pursuers in there

and trap them

Okay, we'll lure our pursuers in there

and trap them.

[Percival] Isn't that what Sin just said?

[awkward laughter]

[Pellegarde] It seems

one of the Dark Talismans

has suffered a tragic defeat.

[Arthur] Yes, I'm already aware.

Who k*lled him?

[Pellegarde] One of the Seven Deadly Sins,

Gowther.

Ah, is that so?

He didn't have a chance, then.

However, still,

I expect those chosen as a Talisman

to fulfill their role as a Talisman.

[Pellegarde] The remaining four

are closing in on Percival's group

and are about to engage

in combat with them.

I will gladly go check on their progress

if you wish, my lord.

[Arthur] More importantly, Pellegarde,

are you not going to put your efforts

toward the search for my bride-to-be?

[Pellegarde laughs]

Surely, someone as meticulous

and methodical as Ironside

would be better suited for a tedious task

such as finding your better half.

Well, have it your way then.

You're released

from updating me on every little thing.

Unless the news is good.

[Pellegarde] Understood!

[Pellegarde laughing loudly]

Wait for me, Percival.

I'm coming to see

just how much stronger you've grown.

It's going to be delicious!

[mysterious music playing]

[knight 2] The response of their magic

has been divided into four.

[Fiddich] They're more than likely trying

to weaken us by scattering our forces.

[knight 4] If they're kids,

even one of us taking on all four

will be a piece of cake.

[knight 1] It's fine with me.

Let's indulge them.

[Fiddich] In ten minutes, each of us will

come back here with one of their heads.

Spread out!

Here. Here.

Here. Here. Here.

[Percival] I wonder

if they'll actually fall for it.

[Sin] Don't worry.

The only magic they can sense

in the forest right now

is the magic from the mini Percys.

-As long as we're inside this ring

-[Sylvan whimpers]

they won't be able to detect our magic.

Where did you learn

magic like this, anyway?

Let's just say the Fairy King

taught me a thing or two.

Huh? Do you mean like The Fairy King?

What you doing there, Nasiens?

An experiment.

While I can, I'm testing the effects

of the horn of Cernunnos

that I got from the village.

-[spitting]

-[all exclaim]

Oh, hey, now what's happening?

Don't tell me it was poison.

You spit that out right now!

No, I bit my lip out of excitement

for all the unexpected effects

it may have.

Oh. Just the usual, then.

[Anne] What do you mean, the usual?

Hey, Sin.

Don't you think we should just

stay hidden here for a little longer?

[Sin] Shh. Quiet.

-Here they come.

-[all exclaim]

[mini Percival] Here. Here. Here.

[knight 4] Well, well,

what's the meaning of this, huh?

[mini Percival yelps]

Dammit! They led us on a wild goose chase!

[knight 4] Whoopsie.

Or straight to a jackpot.

[knight 4 laughing]

Which one of you goes

by the name Percival?

Oh, that'd be me!

[knight 4] So, which one of you is it?

[Percival] Me. Me. Me.

Why the heck did he have to go

and land behind us?

[knight 4] Oh, never mind.

I'm gonna k*ll you all anyway.

[both grunt]

-[knight 4 exclaims]

-[Anne, Nasiens screaming]

Nasiens! Anne!

[knight 4] From this height,

they probably died instantly.

That's two brats down.

[laughs hysterically]

So, what are you gonna do?

W-Wait a sec, let's talk about this.

[knight 4] I'll give you ten seconds.

Try getting away.

-Oh, you think I'd run from you?

-[knight 4 gasps softly]

Nicely done, Donny.

How dare you attack us like that?

[both grunting]

-Go now!

-Yeah!

-Quartet Attack!

-[attack grunt]

[all four] Slash Squall!

[uplifting music playing]

[knight 4] Looks like this is going to be

quite entertaining.

I was sure we landed

the direct hit, though.

It didn't work at all.

-[Sylvan whimpers]

-He must've dodged by just a hair.

[knight 4] Your moves are way

too predictable, did you know?

This must be a joke.

How can an amateur like you

be the knight from the prophecy?

[Percival grunts]

[knight 4] Although, the girl sure knows

how to handle a sword.

And the kid with the hat may lack power,

but his instincts are sharp.

Also

your group's coordination was impressive.

[Donny] What? Nothing about me?

[knight 4] Your strategy is

to divide us with decoys

and pick us off one by one,

isn't that right?

[chuckles]

You probably led me

onto a narrow foothold,

fearing the chance of a melee, but

[knight 4 shouts]

Look out!

[knight 4] You dug your own grave.

Epicurean's Slaver!

All right, everybody, it's time!

Envelop everyone's weapons with magic!

[knight 4] Huh?

We're on it.

[grunting]

What's this?

[grunts]

Incoming!

[all grunt]

[cracking]

[all exclaiming]

What incredible power our foothold is!

No, it's not only

the result of the sword strike.

Hold on!

-[tree creaking]

-[Donny grunting]

You b*stard.

[knight 4] As I thought, that magic

of yours is levitation, isn't it? Huh?

[grunts in pain]

[all gasp, exclaim]

[knight 4] Oh, good luck holding on.

You don't want

to k*ll your friends now, do you?

[Donny grunts in pain]

That's enough!

[knight 4] As I said,

your moves are too predictable.

-Take that.

-[grunts]

[coughs]

Get it together, Percy!

Just use your damn magic

and make everyone fly!

[knight 4] No, no, no. That won't do.

-Here.

-[Percival grunts]

[Anne] How come those weak attacks

do such damage?

Most likely,

it's due to him using "shifter" magic.

[knight 4 chuckles]

Bingo, boyo!

With my magic, Wither,

I have the ability to reduce the hardness

and strength of anything I touch.

[gasps]

Tsk. So it doesn't just work on metal.

[knight 4] Would you like a taste as well?

Come here and let me mess up

that pretty face of yours!

[upbeat tense music playing]

[both gasp]

No, Nasiens!

[Nasiens] I'm glad I could test it

in actual combat.

My venom mixing.

With the horn of Cernunnos.

[Nasiens] It has the effect

of significantly enhancing

the physical strength and hardness

of whoever consumes it.

The horn of a mythical beast

is potent indeed.

This experiment proves it can

nullify your level of magic with ease.

[knight 4] How dare you mock

[knight 4 chuckles]

Is that supposed to blind me?

Die.

[uplifting music playing]

[knight 4 grunts]

But how?

[Nasiens] I'm giving you

a taste of your own magic.

[knight 4 grunts]

The thing about Nasiens is,

once he ingests poison into his system,

he could turn it into his own.

-And beat you!

-[knight 4 groans]

Why you little

[groans]

[music stops]

Well, we managed to beat that one.

But this doesn't bode well for us.

[Donny] Woah, woo-hoo. We're zooming.

At this rate,

we're gonna shake off our pursuers.

Speak up, Percy.

-[Percival] Huh?

-Explain why you did that earlier.

[Sin] Helping your friends

was a natural thing to do,

but why did you help your enemy?

Because

k*lling is never the way to go.

Yeah, well, those b*stards

don't give it a second thought

when they try to k*ll you guys.

Or do you have it in your head

that if you show them mercy,

they're gonna have a change of heart

and just leave us all alone?

[Percival] That's not it.

But I don't want to k*ll anyone,

no matter who they are.

-You're so naive, Percival.

-[Percival sighs]

Percival,

it's not safe carrying

everyone so far at this speed.

It's draining too much magic out of you.

So please be careful.

Oh, uh, I'm okay.

And besides, Nasiens,

you're the one who ingested poison

that could have been extremely dangerous,

when I'm supposed to be your guinea pig.

Oh, uh, about that.

You know I never

really meant that seriously, right?

Percy, your pace

is beginning to slow down.

You need to conserve

what little magic you have left.

So let's take a quick break here!

Yeah, but if I do that

[gasps]

There's two magic sources!

They're behind us.

Huh?

[gasps]

[Donny] Is that horse running on air?

It's a creature from purgatory,

similar to Cernunnos.

Arthur apparently has a bad habit

of giving his pawns magic items

and creatures from purgatory.

You seem to know them quite well.

[knight 1] So that's the knight

from the prophecy and his friends, huh?

They'll never escape from Sleipnir,

a gift bestowed by the king.

[Sleipnir grunts]

[knight 1] The Staff of the Four Elements,

I command thee.

Create, Wind Sickle!

[Percival groans]

Percival. Let's start our descent.

Your magic won't hold out much longer.

[effort grunt]

[knight 1] Create, Sand Wall!

[all exclaim]

-That was too close.

-[Percival pants]

[Nasiens] Percival?

Boing, boing, boing, boing

Boing. Pop. Whee!

-[Percival coughs]

-Hey, you okay?

Just hang in there, buddy.

He can't keep fighting in this condition.

So, we're going to have to come up

with a solution on our own.

But the rest of us are already worn out.

Yes. It appears to be the side effect

of the horn of Cernunnos.

I trapped you into this mess. It's on me.

I have to keep fighting.

Percival

[upbeat tense music playing]

[all gasp]

You and your friends are done for,

knight of the prophecy.

I will take each one of your heads.

I'm the one you're really after, aren't I?

Fight me. Don't harm the others.

-[gasping]

-What?

[knight 1] Oh, my.

What an admirable little boy you are.

You're an honorable young man.

That's something I don't dislike.

But I can't do that.

Your friends' heads will be mine.

[grunts]

Stop feeling like

you're dragging us into this.

Every single one of us

has already made the choice

to come along with you on this journey.

But Anne

[Anne] If you're truly knights,

isn't it a courtesy

to introduce yourselves first?

[knight 1] Courtesy?

What nonsense are you spouting?

-[Sin] The Dark Talismans

-[both gasp]

Burgie the "Bewitching"

and Doronach the "Invincible."

You must be careful.

They're not going to underestimate

you guys like Elgin did.

[Burgie] How did he know our names?

There are only a select few

in Camelot who are supposed

to have information

about the assassination corps.

I suppose you'll be worthy

opponents for us then.

Alrighty, here comes the one and only

future Holy Knight, Anghalhad.

Come on, Donny, you're up too.

Huh?

Hmm. Fine. Fine.

No matter who my opponent is, I k*ll.

[Burgie] Girls who are pushy like her

end up being disliked.

[Anne grunts annoyedly]

Hey, I'd rather take on the smaller one

if that's cool with you.

[angry grunt]

Who are you calling "pushy"?

H-Hey!

[Burgie laughing]

Come at me, little girl.

I'll etch the sight of you wailing

and screaming into my memory

as I slowly drag the life out of you.

Oh, wait, so that means

I got to fight this guy?

-[attack grunt]

-[Donny screams]

[both gasp]

If that hits me,

I'll be finished in a heartbeat.

Your beloved axe

ain't getting near me now, big guy!

-[shouts]

-[nervous gasp]

[both grunt]

[coughs]

That's Impact, it's my own magic.

-Donny.

-[Donny] Hm?

The radius of his Impact

is twice as wide as yours.

At least from what I can tell.

I-I don't stand a freaking chance at all.

Strange little fox, who is it?

All right. Now, what will you do?

[Burgie] Create, Aqua Pillar!

Create, Flame Sword!

Create, Wind Sickle!

It's one blast after the other.

[grunts]

[Burgie] You're a pesky little girl, huh?

-Anne!

-[Anne] Huh?

Her attacks stem

from that magic item she's holding.

If you target her staff,

you can neutralize her.

[Burgie] What on earth is that fox?

Target her staff?

Doing that is easier said

than done, you know?

[Burgie] Create, Aqua Pillar!

How am I even supposed to get close

to her like this?

Donny! You need to make him

take another ride in the air.

-[Donny yelps]

-[Doronach grunts]

[grunts]

Useless!

[screams]

[gasps, grunts]

-[groaning]

-Ow!

[Burgie gasps]

No! My staff!

[both grunting]

She won't be able to use her staff now.

[Donny] Was I just a diversion?

Now it's my turn to make a move.

[Burgie] Tsk. Don't get

too ahead of yourself.

Do you really think taking my staff

is enough to help you win?

[Anne gasps in shock]

Mirage. Bask in the glory of my magic.

Can you figure out which one is real?

-She uses "deceiver" magic.

-[Percival gasps]

Hmm.

[Burgie's mirages] Come!

[Burgie grunts]

[Burgie] H-How?

Too bad for you.

I have the ability to distinguish

what's real and fake.

-Oh, you did it, Anne.

-[Nasiens sighs in relief]

[both grunt]

[Anne] The way he runs away

is almost impressive.

-Stay and fight. Die like a man.

-[whimpering]

I don't wanna die!

-[grunts]

-[Donny screams]

[panting]

If you agree to fight me head-on

with a weapon fair and square,

I won't use magic against you, either.

-[Donny exclaims]

-[Doronach groans]

[Donny] Hey, hulking beast.

Don't forget what you said just now.

If that's how you want it, I'll fight

you fair and square, you're ready?

-Donny?

-[Nasiens gasps]

Hey, why are you letting

his taunts work on you?

You can't defeat that guy with a knife.

He's got an axe!

[Doronach groans]

-[both gasp]

-No way.

Ah.

[yelling]

[Doronach groans]

That's amazing, Donny!

How come you didn't dish out

attacks like that earlier?

Because I know

it causes bleeding and seems painful.

-[Nasiens] I can't.

-[Percival] Ah, you're such a sweetie.

What a moron.

[both grunting]

Quit being such a softy.

You can't afford to hold back right now.

Yeah, I know, that's why I'm fighting back

even though I'd rather not.

[Donny] Just surrender already!

Is that all you got, kid?

[grunts fiercely]

[whimpers]

Seriously? How was this even possible?

Doronach the Invincible

can't be beaten with a knife!

[Doronach] You're the one who will die.

-Impact!

-[grunts]

I figured I never stood a chance

against him with my pathetic magic.

[Sin] Who the hell said it was pathetic?

-[Donny] Huh?

-Magic comes from your imagination.

[Sin] To draw a comparison,

it's like clay.

You can mold it into a ball or cube,

break it into pieces,

or even build a castle.

Donny, what does your magic do?

All it does is

to make things float up, right?

Your imagination

is being limited by your insecurity.

[Sin] Think of that hulk as nothing

more than a pebble and grab him.

[Donny] I have never seen

a pebble that massive, but okay.

[deep exhale]

I got to think of it

like grabbing a pebble.

[Donny grunts]

Do you seriously believe

that lifting that pebble

is the most that your magic can do?

[gasps]

You can't beat me no matter what you do.

[both grunt]

Well, actually, I can beat you.

And now, I'll hurl you!

[grunts]

[Doronach screams]

[all gasp]

[Donny panting]

So, this is what my magic does?

Your magic has never been levitation.

It's the ability to move objects freely.

-[Sin] Telekinesis!

-[Donny breathing heavily]

[closing theme music]

DEPARTING FROM SIN