01x21 - The Looming thr*at

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I swear to protect you my whole life.

With Meliodas' help,

Gilthunder is released from the decade-long curse that has bound him.

He avenges his father by striking down Hendrickson.

With the arrival of the Sin of Gluttony, Boar Sin Merlin,

Vivian's ambitions are foiled.

Meanwhile, in the darkness of an unknown location,

Hawk hears the ominous sound of footsteps.

So this is the Trumpet of Cernunnos, huh?



It's frickin' huge.

Hey, Goddess or whoever,can you hear me?

Hello?



Hey, if you can hear me...

In exchange for my life,

I want you to bring Elaine backfrom the dead.

Hey! You listening?



Yeah, right. Like it would be that easy.

Oh, well.

Who are you?



Is that you, Master?



Hey, what the hell are you doing there?

I mean, why are you here?



You tell me!

I mean, where is this place?

I mean, where's Elizabeth?



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 :THE LOOMING thr*at

Are you afraid?



No, because I knowSir Meliodas will be coming.

And besides, I'm with you now, Father.

I see. But it's only a matter of timebefore we'll be separated again.

What?



You know about my magical power,Vision, don't you?



It only shows me what will happen to me,and to my surroundings,

but through vague words and visuals,it allows me to see into the future.

Then did you see something?



Very soon, a crimson boar will rescue mefrom this impregnable area.

Boar?



So...

You're saying you got blastedall the way here by that masked mage?



Yeah, she probably fearedmy true abilities.

Anyway, let's head outside!

The first thing we gotta dois save Elizabeth, right?



-Sorry, but...-Huh?



You go on ahead, Master.

Why?



I guess I can't just let go so easily...

There's something I still gotta do.

Correct, there's something you need to do.

Wh-Who's that?

Hey, you!

Someone from the Goddess race?



Goddess race?



Show yourself!Where are you talking to us from?



Unfortunately, that's not possible at this time.

As we lost our powers in the ancient w*r,

it'll take some time to rebuild ourselves into what we were before.

Man, you're stuck-up!

However, resurrecting one fairy would be a trifle.

I know I shouldn't say thiswhen I'm the one asking for it, but...

Do you Goddesses reallygrant anybody's wish just like that?



In exchange for my life are you really--

No.

We have no intention of taking your life.

Instead, we shall give you a mission.

Hey, Ban! No matter how you slice it,this person's really sketchy!

Yeah, maybe.

-But you keep your mouth shut, Master. -Keep your mouth shut, Pig.

A-A double whammy?



Gotcha. You name it, I'll do it!

We want you to k*ll a certain person.

Did you say "k*ll"?



Ban! Come on, this is bad news!

For someone as exalted as a Goddess,that's a vile request.

You won't accept this mission, then?



Didn't I just tell you?

I'll do anything.

So, who do I k*ll?



Currently, he goes by this name.

Seven Deadly Sins, Dragon Sin... Meliodas.

Guila...

Thank goodness.

Damn you, how dare you!I'm gonna k*ll you!

-No, you're not!-Who is this kid?



Zeal. My little brother.

How did the battle go?

What about the Seven Deadly Sins?



There's no longer any reasonfor us to fight them.

We lost to them, you see.

Huh?



Come to think of it,you never gave me your answer.

Why you drank the Demon blood.

Vivian. Where is Princess Elizabeth?



In the king's room!

There's your answer.

Hey, she's running off! What should we do?



Never mind her.Rescuing Elizabeth is more important.

Then let us hurry.

Where are we?



In front of my father's room.

I tried to teleport us inside,only to be deflected.

It appears to bemy unworthy disciple's handiwork.

All right. Okay, everybody stay back!

Hold up, Captain.

Even with your powers,you couldn't breach this barrier.

It's the Perfect Cube.

It's a spell from the Demon world,able to deflect any kind of power.

Regardless of the scope of that power.

That's right!

Even if you launched an all-out att*ck,it wouldn't sustain a cr*ck.

Too bad for you!

Eat your hearts out!

How did you erase the spell?



Absolute Cancel.

I cut off both my discipleand the spell cast over this room.

Th-That's got to be against the rules!

Hey.

It hasn't even been a daysince we've been apart.

But I've missed you so much,I couldn't stand it!

-There, there.-Hey!

You sure got old, Bartra!

And you haven't changed at all.

Guess not!

-Uh...-Hey!

Dreyfus!

It's been a whilesince I last saw you too, Dreyfus.

What the hell is going on here?



Hendrickson is dead.

Without confessing to the crimehe can never escape.

Crime...

I saw it happen.

Ten years ago,the morning of the anniversary festival.

You conspired with Hendricksonto m*rder Zaratras.

Such an unspeakable sight.

And then, wracked with overwhelming fear,I told Gil about it.

But Vivian happened to be right there.

She placed us each under guard, and we were forced to do her bidding.

I see! Well, you were pretty infatuatedwith Gilthunder even then.

But now that curse has been liftedby Meliodas.

I've been defeated.

Just as they told you,I conspired with Hendrickson,

and k*lled Grand Master Zaratras.

At first,I was only jealous of my brother.

But somewhere along the wayit turned into hatred.

I am sorry.

But what does that have to dowith what's going on now?



It's to start a Holy w*r.

Holy w*r?



It's a phrasefrom an ancient Britannian poem.

His Majesty predictedthat it would occur sometime soon.

But His Majesty ordered usto lay down our swords.

I was planning to use the Holy w*r to layto rest what happened ten years ago.

By annihilating the Seven Deadly Sinsas our enemies in the Holy w*r,

I would leave no one who knew the truthbehind the incident. But...

Hendrickson thought differently.

That's cheating! That's cheating!

No one told me thatthat woman would show up!

Thanks to her,everything's a huge mess now!

Gil! Gil!

My Gil!

If you're pining for him that much,just take him back again.

After that incident from ten years ago,Hendrickson changed.

But I never suspected he was mad enoughto plot the Demon race's resurrection.

How did it come to this?



All I ever wanted was to be a fatherthat my son could be proud of.

Griamore is alive.

He was told to guardmy sister Veronica's remains.

I'm sure he still is, now.

Father...

-Dreyfus...-Sire!

As of now, I'm relieving youof your post as Grand Master.

Until I hand down your sentence,wait in the dungeon.

Yes, sire!

I'll take him to the dungeon.

-Sire!-Father!

Let me look.

He's weakened considerably.He needs treatment right away.

Lady Merlin, please save my father!

I also ask you to save him!

Yes, I'll do everything I can.But His Majesty can't rest easy here.

I'd like to treat him in Camelot.Is that all right?



Neither of you has anythingto worry about.

Elizabeth, remember the VisionI just told you about.

Vision?



A crimson boar?



Big Sister Margaret,let's leave it to Lady Merlin!

If you say so.

I don't know what's going on,but looks like everything's settled.

-And if that's the case, let's get---Sir Meliodas!

You and I were brought togetherby a great twist of fate!

As Camelot's grand master,I ask you for your help!

Sure thing.

R-Really?

Then please come with me right--

If I'm ever in the mood.

I've got to clean up this town,and there's the Boar's Hat, too.

It's not happening any time soon.

No way...

He got you good, eh?



What about you, Merlin?

You coming back to the Seven Deadly Sins?



If I'm ever in the mood.

Huh! I guess she got me.

Oh, crap! I forgot to ask Merlinabout ten years ago.

U-Um...

Sir Meliodas... someday,are you really going to leave me?



Th-The castle!

Are you all right, Elizabeth?



Yes, but what in the worldhappened just now?



Are you both all right?



-There's one more person...-Right.

Dreyfus is gone.

What happened here?



What order are you from?

Go back to your post.

-Leave this to us Holy Knights.-Memeza, nemeza, memenomaza...

Blood... Awaken now.

Hey! Are you listening?



What's going on?

The castle's in ruins!

But their magical powershaven't been extinguished.

Let's hurry up and join them!

Wait! Something's wrongwith Guila and Jericho.

That's not any ordinary suffering!

Sister!

I don't... regret a thing!

Demon blood or not...whatever it is... power is power!

It's like a sinister black magical poweris pouring out from inside them.

Most likely, it's the same changethat Dale went through.

I'll show him,if it's the last thing I do!

My brother, who's always scorned mebecause I'm a woman!

Do it now!

Diane!

Wait, King! What are you gonna do?



I'm gonna k*ll Jericho!It's all Diane can do to just stand!

You don't have to worry about me!

Anyway, what's happeningto Guila and Jericho?



Probably the Demon bloodinside those New Generation knights

is going out of control.

No, it's being forcedto go out of control!

Captain!

Gil! What's up with you?



There's no time to explain now.I'll give the rundown later.

Captain, being "forced to goout of control..."

-Don't tell me someone's behind this?

-Yeah.

Both Guila and Jericho are New Generation.It's not just these two.

Doesn't it seem unnatural for allthe New Generation knights in the city

to go berserk at the same time?



At the same time?



Look.

Wh-What's this?



Diane!

You're as perceptive as I expected.

The New Generation are, so to speak,losers who couldn't become Holy Knights.

Their hearts are filled with inferioritytowards the Holy Knights,

and rage at themselves for being inept.

This ancient curse will intensifythose feelings,

and eventually take over all of them.

Y-You're...

So you're alive,

Hendrickson!

Hendrickson?



But why does he look like that?



So he has the Demon blood in him, too?



What an incredible boon!

When one is truly compatiblewith Demon blood,

it supercharges them physicallyand amplifies their magical powers.

All that researchand experimentation was worth it!

Hand over Elizabeth.

Do so, and as one Demon to another,I'll let you live.

Don't lump me together with you.

You're neither a human nor a Demon.You're just an idiot!

I expected that response.

Then was this expected, too?



Of course.

Reinforcements?



How?



I thought you just d*ed!

Helbram!

It's no use talking to him.He was always dead.

Aren't you the one who k*lled him?



You... What did you do to Helbram?



King!

I hear you Fairies don't roteven after you're dead.

For almost years, this one's corpse had been going

for a high price among black market dealers,

and I bought it, and gave it temporary life.

A forbidden technique passed downby the Druids, "Enslavement of the Dead."

But one can only be revived twice,you see.

-With each resurrection, the soul erodes,-Harlequin, I was...

-and his functions diminish markedly.-by the humans...

That's... that's too cruel!

Try to be happier for him.I've given you a wonderful opportunity.

To k*ll your friend a third time!

A delightful show is about to begin!

Dammit!

Dammit!

Hey... hey... Is that for real?



Hendrickson!

Well done, Vivian.

-Sir Meliodas!-Gilthunder!

Vivian! Curse you!

You belong to me, Gil!

Do you know how much I love you...

-Gil!-Gil!

Sir Meliodas...

Why did you go after Gil?

That wasn't part of the deal!

Oh, yes, it was.Now this man belongs to you.

Reduced to a corpse,he'll never run from you again.

Never.

No way...

Now then,

I'm going to make sureI finish both of you off!

Stop it!

As you wish. I will go with you.

In return, don't lay a hand on those two!

Elizabeth...

Elizabeth! What are you...?



That's a good girl.

I was only going to let Meliodas live,but I'll throw in Gilthunder for free!

Don't do it... Don't go!

Elizabeth!

Sir Meliodas...

For once, let me protect you.

Then shall we?



Don't go, Elizabeth!

Sir Meliodas...

That promise we made...Please don't ever forget it.

I'm committed to seeking out the Seven Deadly Sins with you

and stopping the Holy Knights.

Even if you should die, I'll keep my promise to you!

Elizabeth!

Captain...

Ban! Help me out!

Elizabeth... Hendrickson kidnapped her!

Not again!

Jeez, don't those Holy Knights knowhow to treat a princess?



Hawk, you're here, too?



Never mind that!

Look at you, you're on the brink of death!Get some rest!

All right, Ban!Let's you and I go rescue Elizabeth!

Of course you're coming with me, right?



Right?



H-Hey...

O-Oh, right!

First we're gonna rescue Dianeand the others, right?



Right! Right!

Ban, you don't have any funny ideasin your head, do you?



Ban, why aren't you saying anything?



Yeah...

I love you, Captain!

That's why I don't wantto make you suffer. Don't dodge.

I refuse!

Whoa! So high!

Just as I expected of you, Captain.

We're busy!What kind of a sick joke is this?



You guys, enough is enough!

This is no time to be fighting each other!For Pete's sake!

Hey, Captain...

I've been trying not to say or eventhink about this for the longest time,

but now I think I'll just ask!

Are you from the Demon race?

All right, Lady Elizabeth.We're almost there.

No. It ends here.

Without me, you won't be ableto resurrect those Demons, will you?

Where's this coming from?

Come now, be a good girland hand me that dagger.

Hendrickson.

That voice is...

Dreyfus.