01x05 - The Power of the Holy Sword

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One hundred years have passed

since the Battle of Galluah Plains,

where King Kyle defeated

the Dark Lord Angmund.

The Demons rise again,

threatening the world,

spreading fear and unrest to all.

Kasel and his friends arrive

at the Forest of Elidora

to find the key to unsealing

the Holy Sword Aea.

Guided by Selene, the elven princess,

they travel to their meeting

with Lorraine, a Great Sage.

On their way, they encounter a Demon,

and a treant child loses his life.

You!

Master Lorraine

The Power of

the Holy Sword

Master Lorraine

Kasel, everyone, I want to thank you

for saving the Forest of Elidora.

On behalf of everyone here,

I offer my sincerest gratitude.

Please don't I

I couldn't protect Chibi

He was a treant with more

curiosity than any other.

I'm sure he was very happy

to have spent time with you.

Life is a cycle. It returns to the earth,

sprouts, and continues the lineage

There is no need to be so concerned.

Selene, you also did well.

Thank you

You came here for one specific reason.

Is that right, Kasel?

Yes. I come before you to ask you

to unseal the Holy Sword Aea.

This one is the heir to the Holy Sword?

Unfortunately, I cannot

unseal it right this moment.

What?! We came all the way out here

because Dominix told us to!

The moment I undo the seal,

if you truly are the heir,

the power of the Holy Sword

will begin to flow into you.

However, are you truly worthy of that power?

I need the power, Master Lorraine!

The power of the Holy Sword is so strong,

it can even defeat the Dark Lord.

If it is not wielded properly

Kasel, it could destroy you, both body and soul.

I don't care what happens to me

I need power! To protect those dear to me!

Kasel, I understand how you feel.

However, it's very late already.

Let us continue talking tomorrow.

This is Master Lorraine's residence.

Please rest here for tonight.

Excuse me

Yes?

I'd like to bury Chibi

Necha?

Yes. I'd like to bury him in

his favorite spot, if he had one.

In that case

He liked to play here.

I see.

Let's let him rest here.

Yes

Let me help.

It was fun, Chibi.

I won't forget meeting you, Chibi.

Selene, let's talk.

I thought she'd undo the seal

right away once we arrive at the forest

I'm sure Master Lorraine has her reasons.

Are you all right, Kasel?

Yeah

I'm going to step out for a moment.

Um What is it that you wish to discuss?

Selene, how did Kasel appear to you?

How?

Do you think he is worthy of earning

the power of the Holy Sword Aea?

I don't know.

I see.

Why are you asking me that?

I wanted your opinion.

My My opinion is not

You, Selene, are the one

that spent time with him,

and got to see his personality directly.

Please, tell me.

I don't know.

I see. Please put some thought into this.

Yes

What does Master Lorraine want from me?

The heir to the Holy Sword

Is Kasel the heir to King Kyle,

who fought the Dark Lord with

Master Lorraine 100 years ago?

But does Kasel have whatever King Kyle had

that draws others to follow him?

A man who lets himself get lost in anger

must surely be headed towards demise.

I can't

Chibi I'm so sorry I couldn't protect you.

I did defeat that Demon

But

All I did was lose myself in anger.

It was just dumb luck that the Demon

was defeated in the process.

That's not the power I need.

If this goes on, I

I want to be stronger

What's this?

It's a treant sprout.

When treants die,

they receive a new life, like this.

This is Chibi?

But so quickly?

It's unbelievable.

Perhaps Necha is trying to cheer us up.

Thank you Chibi

I I will become stronger!

Have you had enough rest?

Yes.

Before we go on to the main topic

Selene, have you reached

a conclusion from last night?

Yes.

What's that about?

Who knows?

Until now, I believed humans are destroyers,

a threat to all lives in the forest.

A selfish existence with no self-control.

But Kasel and his companions here

rushed to help the Forest of Elidora

the moment they saw the Demon,

with no regard for their own safety.

That is not consistent with

my belief of how humans are.

Why weren't you able to answer me last night?

I wasn't sure. True, Kasel did defeat the Demon.

But when Kasel lost Necha,

he appeared to have lost control of himself.

Flailing his power around

If a human like that gained power,

he may use it against the Forest of Elidora

in the near future. That's what I feared.

But no, he understood.

He knew that what he felt then was

not true power. Yet, he still seeks power.

Master Lorraine, I think Kasel is worthy

of inheriting the power of the Holy Sword.

That is my conclusion.

And I'm sure Necha agrees.

Thank you, Miss Selene.

No, I I'm just stating the truth.

Selene, it seems the walls in your heart

against humans have come down a little.

I've already told you what

the Holy Sword's powers are like.

Are you sure your feelings are still unchanged?

Yes!

Kasel has us.

Yeah.

Yeah, if something goes wrong,

my magic will go boom on Kasel!

King Kyle also had the help of

his many friends to cut open his path

You resemble King Kyle.

I suppose you will go your father's way.

Selene.

Yes.

In the past, the humans and I

fought alongside each other.

Under our common goal,

to defeat the Dark Lord

Difference in race was not an impediment at all.

Master Lorraine

Now, I will undo the seal on the Holy Sword Aea.

Yes, you are indeed the heir to the Holy Sword.

Wait, that's it?

How is it? Did anything change?

Do you feel strength filling up inside you,

or do you feel the urge to kick some butt?

Nothing, really.

You will find out soon enough.

You will feel the power.

Yes!

Well, I guess that's one seal taken care of.

There are two more locks on this seal.

One is with Aeatola, the leader of

the Orcs in the Ogria Mountain

And the other is with Pavel,

in the Windland Snow Mountain,

that is even further away than Ogria Mountain.

Visit these two.

Yes, Master Lorraine.

Come on, let's get moving!

Yeah!

This feeling Demons!

How?!

We defeated that one already.

I heard some Demons can survive

by leaving behind a seed when they die!

How tenacious.

I won't forgive you!

Selene

Just watch.

Kasel!

He's completely different from yesterday!

Nice!

Vengeance for Chibi!

Thank you again for all of your help.

Unseal and acquire the Holy Sword.

You will be supported by many allies

and their bonds with you.

Yes!

Kasel.

I I can't honestly say

I trust all humans yet. But

Kasel, I trust you and your friends.

Thank you, Miss Selene.

See you again soon, Chibi!

Hah, those fools, they came crying for help!

They want the Black Edge to defeat

the Demons in the King's Forest alone.

They seem to prefer to keep

their own knights close at hand.

It would be to our benefit

to have them owe us a favor now.

This is a great opportunity

to advance towards your knighthood.

Gaining the rank of knight, wouldn't that be

an unfathomable good fortune for you?

We the Black Edge would never

forget our gratitude to you.

Of course. I am only letting you gain power

to silence those nagging politicians.

I want you to perform feats

more impressive than the knights.

I will lay the groundwork for you.

Yes, understood.

You could have gone with them, don't you think?

No, I I must protect the Forest of Elidora

Yes, of course.

But

We're finally out of the forest!

First goal, Ogria Mountain.

But it's still quite a distance away.

There are towns and villages along the way.

Let's gather information there as we move on.

Shouldn't the Orc settlement where

Master Aeatola is be pretty easy to find?

We need to rest and resupply, too.

Do you want to walk non-stop?

Oh, right.

I wonder if the heroes from

100 years ago travelled like this, too?

I think back then it was more like a w*r.

It might have been more like

an army of knights marching.

King Kyle was the king, after all.

If times were different,

Kasel would be a prince, right?

Maybe it isn't too late to let everyone know.

I don't intend to. I'm just me.

Just regular Kasel.

Yeah, makes sense.

King Kyle's son, an apprentice knight?

Not cool at all.

It makes sense to hide it.

Kasel is a person from the past, after all.

None of that matters to us. Kasel is Kasel.

Yes.

Anyway, let's go.

Yes.

Hello again, boy.

You're!

What immense magic power

Let us through.

Here she comes!

Oh, good effort.

So you have friends this time?

And you don't have your Demons with you?

They have nothing to do with me.

You What do you want?!

I just want to play.

What? This power

Yes I feel the power of

the Holy Sword from you.

Kyle is supposed to be the only one

who can use the Holy Sword

It's no surprise that he can use it!

Kasel is King Kyle's son!

What are you talking about?

But still The power of

the Holy Sword is real.

The Holy Sword is Lua's Curse.

Will you become Lua's puppet as well?

Huh?

With our travel budget depleted,

we decided to find work to do.

Cleo rediscovers the terrible power

her magic can have,

and recalls her mother's words

from a long time ago.

Maven

of Fire