02x08 - Magic Land

[bunniefuu]

Sir, we've just received
an urgent coded message

from Sir Nills Schon Mifune,
the Samurai Chief.

Tomorrow at sunset,
the samurai core and the rebel army

intend to launch
a combined attack on Tiptoa,

the capital of the Kingdom of Judas.

I see.

He also had a request, sir.

He'd like you to join the attack.

As the great priest of Meta-llicana,

you'll lead the rebel soldiers of Lunatia
against the city from the south.

Of course, it'd be an honor
to join them in the fight.

I will tell him, sir.

With you and Sir Mifune,

that will give us two of the Five Knights
fighting on our side.

The rebel army will be overjoyed
at this news.

And sir, one other thing.

I have heard
that Princess Sheila Tuel of Meta-llicana

has been located.

Huh?

That should have been
the first thing you said.

Where? Do you know where she's being held?

According to the report,
in King Crimson Glory.

King Crimson Glory, you say...

The ancient city abandoned by the elves.

That's where she is?

Sir Mifune has dispatched
a band of his top samurai

to go there at once,

with orders to rescue the princess
at all costs.

He also wanted me to inform you

that the force is accompanied
by your daughter, Yoko, sir.

And that they're being guided
by the legendary wizard, Dark Schneider.

What did you say?

Huh?

Are... are you saying
Dark Schneider is still alive?

So it would seem.

Is it true?

He's going to rescue the princess?

Well, yes.

What I heard was...

the Dark Schneider
somehow came back to life.

And then he destroyed
the two Sorcerer Shogun

who attacked the samurai residence.

After that, he apparently wiped out

a whole regimen of Kall-Su's
expeditionary army of demi-humans.

Sounds about right.

Oh, Dark Schneider...

Make sure you grow up into good women,

otherwise, I'll be back.

He's really back.

b*stard!! -HEAVY METAL, DARK FANTASY-

HELL'S REQUIEM

MAGIC LAND

Come to me!

Come to me!

Who...

Who is that?

Who are you?

Come to me, my Sheila.

Hurry, and come to me.

Come.

I only want to tear your stomach apart

and throw your guts all over the place.

Come to me. Come!

- And set me free.
- No!

No, leave me alone!

Someone! Help me!

Oh, my lovely Sheila.

If only you were dead...

...then my seal would finally be released.

And I would be set free at last.

Princess...

You are the one, the one who will someday

hold the fate of the entire world
in your hands.

Oh, please, let me go.

The pain is too much.

I've done nothing to deserve this.

I'm... not strong enough.

Give it to me.

Give me your life.

My brother!

Please help me!

Huh? Who are you?

What are you?

Dear brother?

No.

You're...

Dark Schneider!

Are you really here?

Dark Schneider, will you help me?

Help me, please.

The princess is crying.

She's starting to wake up
from inside the spell that he cast on her.

That can only mean one thing.

That he has awakened.

Help me, please, Dark Schneider.

If she rises up
any closer to full consciousness,

Kall-Su is going to be able
to detect her magic.

It won't be long
before the enemy locates her.

Or...

maybe they know where she is already.

Hurry,

the princess is here.

Come get her now.

Take her before the enemy gets to the city
and finds her first.

Mother,

do you miss Father?

Yes, of course.

I think of him every day
and miss him terribly.

You still have me though.

And I'm gonna stay with you forever
and never go away,

so I can cheer you up
whenever you feel sad.

Thank you, Kall-Su.

And you're right about that, son.

I have you and you have me.

The only thing left
that's important to us.

You and me are the only thing
that matters in this world.

It's snowing.

Why would it snow at this time of year?

Although... one thing that could do that

would be a powerful magic
flowing out from Lord Kall-Su.

It's been ten days already

since Yngwie and the others
left in the airship.

I hope they're doing okay.

I know those guys don't get along
with each other very well.

The wind is cold and heavy.

Something is coming.

But... what is this feeling?

There's a heavy dark aura.

I feel it hanging over everything
in this place.

What... what is that?

Is it... an apparition?

It's a child.

A child that looks like Lord Kall-Su
when he was young.

It's not a ghost though.

No, some kind of spirit?

Wait, this is a dream.

Lord Kall-Su's dream.

His memories are being projected

through some powerful force
of determination.

Kall-Su, you accursed child!

Suppression...

- Persecution...
- Depression...

- The chief's grandson...
- Suppression...

Your blood is tainted.

You're unfit to be in line
to lead our tribe!

Why isn't he here?

Where'd Father go?

It's hard.

But your father isn't here anymore.

He returned to the world
where he was born.

But your silver hair,
your blue eyes, your cold skin.

He loved you though,
so you'll never forget him.

All that you are comes from him.

That must be Kall-Su's mother.

She's so beautiful.

You freak!

So what if you're the chief's grandson?

You know the grown-ups told us
what you really are.

Your father wasn't human,
so you're not human either.

We know the truth.

Yeah, your mom did the dirty deed
with your father.

No.

Mom...

What have I done, Mom?

Kall... Kall-Su...

It's a curse!

It's his terrifying curse!

That child isn't human.

And he has the power
to curse and k*ll anyone he chooses.

We have to lock him up
before he kills us all!

You saw what he did, imprison him now!

Oh! My son!

- Don't take my son!
- Help me, Mother!

Help me!

He'll bring disaster to our tribe.

Imprison him for five years, ten years.

Until he dies.

That's the only way.

He's a cursed child.

He's simply not human.

Kall-Su.

My dear Kall.

Mother, I'm here.

I'm so sorry, Kall-Su.

Please forgive me for this.

Mother, don't cry.

Just say you'll come
and see me again tomorrow.

I won't cause you any trouble.

Please just... just say
you won't forget about me.

Lord... Lord Kall-Su.

Huh...

I've never been so frightened.

He's a deviant child.

An inauspicious child.

An abominable child.

A dangerous child.

Who... who's there?

Oh, it's you, Mother.

Daughter, you must act

before disaster could strike our tribe.

Take this sword, the Ice Falchion,

and with it,
k*ll that abominable child of yours.

As the leader of our tribe,
this I command you.

Please forgive me.

My crime was giving birth to this child.

Farewell, my child!

No! No!

Your mother stopped loving you, Kall-Su.

She came back only to k*ll you.

And you k*lled your mother in return.

As long as you continue to carry
this trauma in your heart,

as long as that hole exists in your soul,

as long as you fail to conquer
your own weakness,

you'll never escape from my spell.

Kall-Su, you beautiful, frail,
little creature.

You will do my bidding.

And you will release Anthrasax,

the God of Destruction,

from this abominable seal.

Just like Abigail,
you will work for me until you die.

Govara vara vara.

Govara vara vara!

What the hell is that? Do you hear that?

Of course I can hear that thing.

Shella!

Did you hear what we just heard?
What was that?

Where's Lord Kall-Su?

Ah, so you heard that, did you?

If you heard any of that...

then you will have to die!

For so long,
we've searched for the Messiah,

who would bring light to the lands
where anarchy reigns.

We longed to celebrate him.

I still believe in Lord Kall-Su

that he is that Messiah.

But...

But this man...

I feel so sorry for him.

Thanatos!

Hurry to me,

the time draws near, my loyal servants.

We shouldn't keep Mother dear waiting.

Something strange is happening.

Dark clouds are circling this city
and they don't move like normal clouds.

This is no work of nature,
of that much I'm certain.

It's the enemy, the enemy is coming.

Mayday!
Unit 12 has been hit by lightning!

The airship can't fly anymore,
it's going down!

I've never seen such a powerful storm.

Now the rudders stopped working!

What now, Lord Yngwie?

At this rate,
I'm afraid the ship won't hold!

Keep going!

It's not a natural storm,
this had to have been created using magic.

It's part of King Crimson Glory's
air defense system.

It's still functional.

And look.

The response from the Eyes of the World
is growing stronger.

We're getting close to our destination.

So that means King Crimson Glory
lies just on the other side of the storm.

But sir...

We're at the limit now.
The engines can't take it anymore.

Look, we don't have any choice.

If we don't increase speed,
the storm will take us down.

Don't be scared, keep going!

We're almost through it now.

What... what is that?

Oh, no, we're doomed!

No way.

Is that really...?

We lost Unit 6!

A shadow?

What was that thing?

It's enormous.

Get a grip, that had to be the lightning.

Huh?

Impossible!

Did my eyes deceive me?

What's a creature like that doing here?

I can't believe it.

An actual...

living dragon!

I didn't think dragons were real.

You're wrong!

It's coming for us!

From the looks of it, it's a cloud dragon.

Honestly, I didn't think
such enormous beasts actually existed.

The elves would have used it as a guardian

to protect the air space over the city.

Hmph.

Of course
Lord Kall-Su knew about the dragon.

How very unkind of him to keep it from us.

Units 9 and 14 are hit!
They're going down!

It's so fast!

Turn back and get us out of here!

Vlad! No!

Riding in the airship is the same
as flying through the sky

with a hydrogen b*mb on your back.

Soon, you'll all die!

Yeah. We already know all of that!

Idiot. Magic doesn't work against dragons!

Are you gonna try fighting one
with just that sword of yours?

Don't say such stupid things.

Humans are like flies to a dragon.

Just an annoyance.

Darn it!

And here it comes again.

It's so fast.

There's no defense?

Invasive action,
it's coming at us from behind!

So this is it?

In the sky above an alien land?

Is this the end of the line for me?

Unit 18 just screened us from the attack

and took the hit for us!

They're on fire and going down!

Flight leader. This is Unit 18 captain.

Good luck with the mission.

I regret that Unit 18 won't be there
alongside you, sir.

Over and out.

Darn...

This is bad.

The crew is losing heart.

But it's not over yet.

We can't give up,
no matter how hopeless things might look.

Until the moment we die,
we must fight for him.

Raise the demonic treasure's output
to 120!

What? That's insane!

If we do that, the demonic treasure
is going to overload.

Raising it could blow us all to pieces.

I don't care!

We just need it to last long enough
to make it through this storm!

Raise the output!

Yes, sir.

Lord Kall-Su,

please, give me the strength
to see this through.

What... what's that?

Lord Yngwie,
look up ahead!

It's light from outside the cloud.

We did it!
We've broken out of the storm cloud!

It's...

It's Laputa.

NO, IT'S NOT.

That's awesome!

Laputa is real after all.

SHUT UP, DAMMIT!

It's immense.

So it's real.

A city floating in the sky.

It's awesome.

It's like the ark
from the Ancient Scriptures.

Amazing.

So that's the enchanted city.

King Crimson Glory, here at last.

It was a struggle but we made it.

At last.

We've reached the place
where the last seal

for awakening Anthrasax lies.

To make Lord Kall-Su's wish come true!

Lord Yngwie, look! Above!

What now?

Where'd that beam of light come from?

It landed right on top of the tower.

Oh, man.

Tell me that's not what I think it is.

It's a transportation beam.

Into the city's gate.

That means
someone has made it in before us.

Lord Yngwie!
The dragon is coming up from behind!

Again?

We forgot about that monster!

All units, descend and make a landing
on the surface immediately!

The dragon can't attack once we're down

without destroying
the enchanted city as well!

No! A direct hit!

Don't lose your nerve now.

We can't let it beat us
when we're almost there.

Giving up would be a disgrace
to the Sorcerer Shogun!

Get this ship down now!

Men, I don't care how much it costs us.

We've got to make it
to King Crimson Glory!

Are you okay?

Uh-huh.

Whoa, are we there?

Get off.

You're crushing me flat, Schen Karr.

And you too, Angus!

So majestic.

The elves' legendary lost city.

Nice for you. Me?

All I can see is dirt.

It's surreal.

An entire floating city.

That's right, Yoko.

The elves created this metropolis
by gathering the essence of the magic arts

throughout the ancient world.

They reached the pinnacle of elven magic...

And then they fell.

What remains now,
what we call King Crimson Glory,

is nothing but a pile of garbage.

If they were so advanced

that they could make an entire city
float in the sky,

then why did this happen?

It's so sad.

You'll understand it soon enough.

Huh?

You'll see why King Crimson Glory fell...

and you'll understand

why the whole world was destroyed
400 years ago.