02x15 - Gathering

[bunniefuu]

SEVENTEEN YEARS AGO

I've got a report
from one of the guards.

The prince of Meta-llicana
is on his way to our location.

Lars Ul Meta-llicana.

And he's traveling
with only five people in his party.

Is he delusional?

I don't think that guy
is taking us seriously.

That's not necessarily true.

The rumors say

that Prince Lars Ul Meta-llicana
is fearless.

He's the one
who found and awakened

the legendary Dragon Warrior.

Oh, really?

Is your information accurate?

It is correct.

The Dragon Warrior,

the legendary mechanical god
who defeated Anthrasax,

the God of Destruction, 400 years ago.

The Dragon Warrior
who surpasses even the gods.

And we are about to face off against it.

All right, I think we get it.
I say we all go home...

What are you talking about?

Slow down.

It's not every day you get to meet
an opponent like the Dragon Warrior.

But you know,

whether it's the Dragon Warrior
or something else,

I'm gonna unleash my golem army
to destroy them for good.

I'm going to make them regret the day

that they ever tried
to oppose us in the first place.

Don't worry about it, Dark Schneider.

Whatever happens, just know
that I shall protect you with my life.

Hang on.

If anyone's protecting Darsh, it's me.

In any case,

if we're actually going to fight
against the Dragon Warrior,

then we must carefully prepare
a battle plan first.

I've been ready to fight
since I woke up, so...

Let's do it already.

Dark Schneider,

if you're able to win this fight,
then the world will belong to you.

And your lost other half...

I'm sure of it.

Die, monster!

Ready...

Majin Flash Cut!

Kall-Su.

Kall-Su!

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

He really did it!

He actually k*lled a god.

GATHERING

Dark Schneider's Four Divine Kings.

They're so powerful.

Is... is Lord Kall-Su...

Is Lord Kall-Su safe now?

Maybe, but we've got to go
help him to be sure.

Not yet.

The Ice Dragon isn't dead yet.

True.

Ninja Master Gara only destroyed
its exoskeleton.

Here it comes.

Oh, no. What's that?

It's the monster's true form!

You humans!

Mm.

I'll never forgive you!

I'll never forgive you!

I'll never forgive you!

Is it regenerating itself or something?

No. It's expanding.

It's getting much bigger.

That's one ugly monster.

It's weak right now.

It's our chance to strike.

I agree. Let's finish it off.

Yeah!

Don't underestimate me!

What a disgusting creature.

And now, it's getting even bigger.

I could use a good meal.

I'm going to eat you all!

Shut up!

Not today, you monster!

Lord Kall-Su!

Lord Kall-Su!

Guide us to end this!

Humankind seems to be heading
right toward its downfall.

However, we cannot just stand here
and wait for it to happen without helping.

Come with me.

If you are ready to die
and trust me with your life,

I will give you a reason to live instead.

If peace on earth
is a reality that does exist...

then I'm going to achieve it,

no matter what it takes.

Lord Kall-Su!

Fire Whip!

The End of Sonic Vibration!

Mega Graviton!

You little humans!

Hey.

How long are you gonna stay asleep?

Hurry up and open your eyes already!

Wake up!

I said, wake the hell up!

I can hear someone calling.

Who is it that he's calling?

How long
are you gonna stay inside there?

It's a fire. It's hot.

Who...

Who am I?

Who are you?

Do I know you?

It's hot.

This burning heat.

I remember what it is.

I remember.

I remember what I had forgotten.

Open your eyes!

Get up now!

Get up and k*ll it!

Kall-Su!

I'm awake.

You called my name...

Dark Schneider!

What was that?

Why is it still now?

For some reason,
the monster stopped moving. Huh?

What's this?

It's... it's snow?

It's crystals of snow.

A tremendous force of magic.

I can sense it radiating out
from inside that monster.

I don't believe this.

There's magic inside that thing that's
as powerful as Dark Schneider himself.

It's trying to separate itself
from the monster!

No! It can't be...

Go, Darsh!

Lucien!

Whoa! Dark Schneider's body
is on fire!

That's some powerful magic!

Come back, Kall-Su.

Come back to me.

Dark Schneider's power is growing.

He's becoming a phoenix.

Look there!

It... it's coming out.

What... what's that?

It's ice...

An ice dragon!

What in the world?

What is that thing?

In the depths
of the darkness of night...

my sins...

they never cease to keep hunting me.

Mother...

You all shall perish.

The time has finally come
for humankind to be dealt punishment

for the sins they've committed
against the gods.

And in the same way,

my life will continue
to be filled with pain

for as long as I live.

My life itself is my punishment.

That sin...

That judgment...

That punishment...

Who out there can forgive me?

I will not be forgiven.

No one would forgive me.

I'll forgive you.

I will...

I will...

I will forgive you.

Kall-Su!

Huh? Who are you?

I'm somebody who isn't needed
by anyone at all.

Then I'll take you in.

From this point on, you belong to me.

What's wrong?

Aren't you coming?

Dark...

Huh?

Uh, what's that?

Dark Schneider!

Lord Kall-Su.

No.

This power...

It's not just Dark Schneider and Kall-Su,
it's much more!

Who is really behind this?

What?

You... you are...

Lucien?

Huh?

What in the world's going on?

The... the sky is glowing
with strange yellow lights now.

What an eerie spectacle this is.

I'm afraid I know
what that light means.

That's right.

It's the Golden Nebula.

It's... it's a sign that the Dragon Warrior
is about to appear.

It's just like what happened
17 years ago.

The day when Lars faced off
against Dark Schneider all by himself.

I never imagined the day would come

when I'd get to see that light again.

The God of Destruction has reawakened,

but with this light,
humankind might be saved.

Finally...

Finally, the Dragon Warrior
has accepted Dark Schneider

as the one who carries on
the blood of the dragons.

The blood of the dragons?

As in the book of prophecies passed down
through the ages in Meta-llicana.

"Four hundred years later,

the four seals that seal away
the demon god will be broken."

"However, the person carrying my blood
will transform into the Dragon Warrior

and will defeat the demon god."

A legendary Dragon Warrior?

That fire phoenix and ice dragon,

they must be the result
of the Golden Nebula

turning their auras into sacred beasts.

I see.

Dark Schneider's other half
that got separated from him

when he was born.

The good heart of a human
and the power of good.

Did he get them back?

When Dark Schneider saw his friend die,

he shed tears
for the first time in his life.

Tears of purity, shed for someone else.

Real tears that only a human could shed.

Lucien and Dark Schneider

are trying to merge completely into one
through the battle with Kall-Su.

When the one who carries on
the blood of the dragon

grows to have a righteous heart,

filled with love, courage, and justice,

the legendary Dragon Warrior will appear!

The Dragon Warrior will fuse

with the sacred warrior
and fight against evil.

And then...

What Dark Schneider is attempting to do
is a miracle to be witnessed.

Sorry, Great Priest, I disagree.

It's no miracle
because the Dark Schneider I know

already has those qualities inside of him.

They... they came out from the light?

The fire phoenix and the ice dragon,
they're here again.

No!

You're that boy
in that battle 400 years ago!

Shut up! Because no one cares!

Who cares about love and justice?

Those things won't help me k*ll you,
you idiot!

Huh?

I hope you're ready
because I'm gonna crush you to death!

Take this, you idiot!

No! No! No, no!

Please! Don't do it! No!

Here we go, Kall-Su!

Lucien.

Darsh.

Dark Schneider!

Lucien!

Lord Kall-Su!

I've always felt guilty about being alive.

But despite my remorse,
I kept right on living.

I wanted to live so badly
that I even k*lled my own mother.

I've always questioned whether it was okay

for someone like me to be alive.

I couldn't forgive myself
for the sins I had committed.

I couldn't forgive humankind
for their sins either.

So I tried to use
the power of the God of Destruction

to pass judgment
on the humans for their sins.

However, I was wrong about them.

What they needed wasn't someone
to pass judgment.

They needed someone
who would forgive them.

No one...

Not even one who's a god...

No one has the right to take away a life
given to someone else.

Every person who was ever born
into this world...

has inherited the natural right
to be alive in it.

Dark Schnei...

You're such an idiot.

You didn't even know something so obvious
that people have the right to live.

Did I ever tell you
that you're kind of slow?

Mm.

Lord Kall-Su!

Lord Kall-Su!

Lord Kall-Su!

We're so glad...

You're safe again!

You... You're all here?

Come on.

Kall...

I love you.

My dear boy, I love you.

I'm back.

I have finally returned.

What do you think?

Well, I'm quite surprised.

Dark Schneider is clearly rejecting
the other part of himself, Lucien Renlen.

The key spiritual element
that will complete him one day.

- Really?
- But why reject him?

The part of him that's Dark Schneider

sometimes overpowers
the part of him that's Lucien,

even though the part of him
that's still Lucien

should be dominant.

But why?

Then it's over.

Our plan to save the world from darkness
has been ruined.

The one who holds the key

is most likely that girl.

Lord Kall-Su.

Are you hurt, Lord Kall-Su?

No, I'm fine now.

I realized that I've made you all worry.

For that I'm sorry.

Lord Kall-Su.

There's no need for apologies.

We're all just grateful

that the Lord Kall-Su we know
is back with us.

Mm.

Oh, once again, I've been proved right.

Without me,
you'd be a big ball of dust right now.

Yeah, right, gorilla.
I think your brain has rotted through.

What did you say?

You almost died without me!

Enough with the drama.

That was nothing!

Oh, Darsh!

Huh?

But I'm okay, Arshes.

What's wrong?

I... I see you
for the first time in two years.

You're covered in wounds
and you almost died.

I was so worried about you.

You idiot Darsh.

You idiot!

Stop, Arshes!
Stop, you're k*lling me!

- You idiot!
- Oh, that's bad.

That's not good.

Yoko, help me!

- Arshes gonna k*ll me...
- How could you?

Where do you think you're going, Darsh?

Oh, well, some people can't be helped.

What were you doing?

You told me if we ever got separated

that I should wait for you
at our secret hideout

until you came back for me!

All right, Arshes.

Knock it off! I'm getting sick of this!

You big idiot!

Do you have any idea how long I waited?

Oh man, I screwed up.

She waited for two whole years
for me to show up again?

You left me out there to sit around

while you guys were over here
with all the action and fighting!

You idiot!

Well, this is unusual behavior
for Empress Nei.

I've never seen the poor girl
like this before.

Did...

Did you stay away
because you got sick of me?

You don't need me anymore?
Is that it?

You need Kall-Su much more,
so you don't care about me.

Is that the reason
you left me there by myself?

Huh?

Idiot.

It's because I love you.

I didn't want you involved
in a dangerous battle

because I love you.

Huh? Really?

What's wrong?

Are you saying you don't believe me
after everything? Huh?

I wanna stay with you from now on.

I don't care if it's dangerous.

The only thing that makes me happy...

The only time I'm truly happy
is when I'm with you, Darsh.

It's okay.

I get it now.

Please don't leave me again.

I won't.

ANNOYED

Well, she's got Darsh back.

But what about Lucien?

Hmm...

You fools.

You fools!

Don't be so full of yourself,
you puny little insects!

Anthrasax.

God of Destruction.

Keep in mind
that thing you defeated just now

was nothing more than
a single cell from my body.

A single cell.

Dark Schneider,

it's not going to be as easy
as it was 400 years ago.

I am completely reawakened now.

I'll show you my full power!

Whoa! What... what was that?

Look!

The crater!

There's something there!

What is that thing?

- Dad, look! Look below!
- Whoa. Whoa.

Look below!

Agh! Run!

What is that?

Look! That way! There's another one!

It's... it's huge!

Multiple instances
of super-organism oscillation waves.

Gravity vibrations detected.

They're gathering together,

sharing coordinates,
and using teleportation.

Golligli effect detected.

A group of several tens
of thousands strong.

Those are demon gods.

They mean to destroy this ark
in a single deadly blow.

Now that the seal
of destruction has been broken...

...they have all spilled out from hell.

Come...

Come, Wise Men of Europea.

Let us finally put an end to the battle

that first began 400 years ago.

And for our children
who will become corpses,

let us dedicate a requiem to them.

HELL'S REQUIEM