01x02 - The Beast Lord in Captivity

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CLEVATESS

You're finally awake, Alicia.

Klen!

It seems we've been captured.

Captured? Why are you so calm?

Don't worry.

Luna is safe.

They were crying until just
a moment ago, though.

Sorry, let me through.

What's going on here, Klen?

Why was that one hit enough to down you?

Don't tell me you're as weak as a human
now that you've transformed into one.

Of course not.

I was just surprised
that this thin skin and

frail body were so much
weaker than I thought.

Then why aren't we running?

Right now, I'm a human.

Until I crown Luna as king,

I intend to hide my true identity.

And I want to see this
side of humanity, too.

It seems that everyone here has been hurt
and is being taken somewhere.

Explain what's going on.

We've been attacked by filthy bandits.

From the look of things, they intend
to take the survivors to a slaver.

How strong are "bandits"?

As humans go...
Well, they're not the weakest.

But the problem with them is they'll resort
to dirty tricks without a second thought.

Just a bunch of scum.

Please don't make assumptions
about all humans just by looking at them.

Episode 2
The Beast Lord in Captivity

Okay, we're here!

Get out! And get moving!

Men and old people over there!

Kids and women over here!

No! I won't let this happen to me!

Fool.

We're the Ravens!

We'll k*ll anybody who tries to run
or doesn't do what we say!

Got it?

Now get moving!

That's what they're like.

Blonde girl.

You're coming with me.

Come on!

You're not moving, kid.

You come here.

What, you've got a baby with you?

Hey, Nell! Nell!

I'm coming...!

What are you doing?

You're such a klutz.

I'm sorry, Sister Carme...

Sheesh.

He's got a baby.

And your job is to look after babies.

I'm coming inside.

I brought her, Vroko.

I told you to stop calling me by my name!

Call me "boss"!

Zazak is gone.

So right now, I'm the boss!

Nobody calls you that.

If you don't like it, I'll just
have to make you change your mind.

Of course, it won't be me who does it,

but my pretty little Betty.

Don't get so excited, Betty.

A troll: a dark beast from the west!

He's got one as a pet?

What? Horny for a man?

All right, I'll let you have
your way with one of them.

Hell no!

Damn! He's worse than Zazak!

Now, I'm told you brought these
from Luna Mountain.

That's the dwelling place of Clevatess,
one of the Four Lords of Dark Beasts.

I'm told the King of Hiden sent 13
heroes there with Regalia...

They failed, though.

And one of them, supposedly, was a woman.

You can't get stuff of this
purity anywhere near human lands...

Is this a coincidence?

You've got a nice, toned body...

And you're far too calm,
given the situation.

See how you haven't pissed
yourself in front of Betty here?

You're one of the heroes, aren't you?

Did you know that Clevatess attacked
Hiderat and destroyed its castle?

But for us Ravens, nothing could be better!

That red blade...

Don't tell me...

Yes... steel that only the Hiden
royals can create. Mana Hiderite.

The brighter the red, the higher the purity.

It's said that using weapons forged
from it makes the wielder much stronger...

Of course, this one's a fake, though.

We don't just sell sl*ves.
We sell fake magic swords.

Most people are too stupid
to know the difference!

The rumors say that every royal
in the castle was k*lled.

But what happens
to the value of these things

if Mana Hiderite can no longer be created?

It's going to go way up.

The fewer that are made,
the more valuable each one becomes.

I'm a genius for coming up
with an easy way to make money like this!

And what's more!

The purest weapons,
the Regalia made by the kings themselves,

are sure to be worth an incredible amount!

That's right. We're collecting the Regalia.

And there's just two ways to get them.

One is to become a hero,
recognized by the king.

The other is to steal one from a hero.

The simplest way is to take one
from a dead hero.

But most heroes die at the hands
of the dark beasts, deep in their lands.

It's impossible to even find them,
let alone get close.

And so, Miss Hero...

Where's your Regalia?

I'm guessing you dropped it when you
were running away from Clevatess, right?

Where did you drop it?

Where are the other twelve weapons?

Dagarn! Satch!

Have her take us to
the Regalia tomorrow.

I'm fine with that, but...

If she's really a hero, isn't there
something else we should make her get?

Idiot!

She's the key to finding thirteen of 'em.

I don't want her dying first.

That's the sl*ves' job.

Just get going.

You can tire her out if you want,

just to the point where she
no longer wants to disobey.

Thanks, Vroko!

Maybe you're not as bad as I thought!

Now get going!

You and I are going to have lots of fun!

How about tonight?

Hmm, I don't know.

Aww, come on!

Is it yummy?

Drink a whole lot.

This is the only thing I can do.

Hey, Nell.

I'm out of booze!

I-I'm coming...

Be a good child and wait here.

You're too slow, cow-woman!

Sorry!

I'm coming...

Hey, kid!

Bring me meat!

You've got a bright future, kid.

Me too! Hurry!

Me too! I want some too!

I want some meat too!

He's got muscle and he
does whatever he's told.

He was a good find.

It's a waste to sell him.

He's a little creepy.

That horn... I thought he
might have some Orggite blood.

But he's too pale for that.

And those eyes...

Hey, Nell spilled some booze again!

What are you doing?

I-I'm sorry!

I'm sorry!

She'll have to be punished!

Come on!

Let me go!

Jeez, those guys have weird taste.

What would they want with a girl like that?

That's enough, I guess.

Don't drop the booze again.

I need to go see the baby...

She really is just like a cow.

You've got that right.

Did I drink more than I thought?

I'm getting dizzy...

Me too...

They really are wonderful breasts.

Let's talk.

Now, Nell, right?

Are you with the bandits?

I am... why?

Tell me more. I want to know what you are.

You can keep feeding it
while you talk. So talk.

I-I've been here with the Ravens
since I was born...

I don't know who my dad is...

I had a mom...

But I always saw her from the back.

I don't really remember her face.

I think she was a sl*ve.

I always watched her from the shadows...

She disappeared after I turned twelve...

I don't know if she ran or died.

But...

After that, they began to hurt me.

They'd hit me, kick me...

I lost most of my teeth,
and now I can only hear out of one ear.

And that was the first time

I realized that my mom was protecting me.

After that, I was treated like cattle.

It only got a little better
when big sis Carme came.

All you need to do
with guys is spoil 'em a little.

They'll get satisfied and wander off.

Come here.

I'll show you how to deal with men.

I wasn't able to do it like she does...

But everything was so much
better than before...

And now I have a job.

I give lots of milk,
so I can fill a baby's stomach.

I've heard only those
who have given birth can give milk.

Where is your child?

I don't have one.

It was stillborn.

I could feel it moving inside me, but...

But I never got to hear it cry.

It's all my fault.

I could feel my body growing cold...

The world felt so dark...

I could feel myself being pulled
to the cold bottom of the earth...

I wished I would die, too.

If I could see my child in the next world...

But...

I woke up, feeling something warm.

I looked down and saw
a baby suckling at my breast.

It was a kid I didn't know...
just six months old.

It was sucking so hard... as hard
as it could... so that it could survive.

And when I saw that, I thought...

Maybe for its sake...
I could stay alive a little longer.

Another day, it was another child...

I never knew where they came
from or where they went.

I had a second stillbirth,
and then a third...

And the reason I'm still here...

...is that there were babies
that would suckle my milk.

I want them to be happy,
since my own kids never will be.

That's all I have.

Thank you for telling me.

That's enough.

Come with me, Nell.

I shall hire you as Luna's wet nurse.

I don't trust humans.
But I found no reason to reject you.

And more than anything,
Luna seems to like you.

Let me hear your answer, Nell.

Will you come with me as Luna's wet nurse?

Or will you stay here, serving as a sl*ve
for the ones I'm told are "scum"?

Choose.

Um... I'm really happy for the offer...

But you can't.

You're a sl*ve.

And I need to take care of the babies
that will come in the future...

So... I'm sorry.

Get going, Miss Hero.

I said get moving.

Don't think about jumping off.

The walls of this place slope inwards...

You'll hit the rocks
before you hit the lake!

No matter how strong you are,
you'll die on impact!

An old arcanacite mine?

Which means this is...

What?

Another brave challenger, huh?

What a fool.

I'm sure you've at least
heard the tale, right?

Of the hero Khordhwar.

I knew it...

This is the last place Khordhwar came to...

The Shaft of Elbe...

You'd better keep your promise, okay?

Sure we will!

You can do it, honey!

Okay, here I go!

You're crazy!

The whole shaft's underwater!

And if the legends are true, there's...

Yup. This is where "they" live.

The ones who put an end
to Khordhwar's legend...

Darling...

You--

Darling! Darling!

No luck, huh?

How awful...

Arvensis, the dark beasts of water...

They came with the floods 300 years ago...

And that's why they
abandoned this mineshaft.

Even Khordhwar, the strongest hero
of his generation, was no match for them.

And back then, there was
still ground to fight them on.

His weapon, the Stream Splitter,

was named because it split a waterfall
before the king of Hiden.

That's what you're after, isn't it?

I didn't know the sword had a name.

Does yours have one too?

There's no reason for me to tell you that.

You promised them freedom,
but you didn't put a rope on that sl*ve.

You never intended
to let him leave alive, right?

I can imagine what you scum were thinking.

And what if you're right?

You don't seem to understand your position.

Bindings on your wrists!

Steel ba*ls on your legs.

And you're on top of a bridge!

Look!

All of 'em are looking forward to
making Little Miss Hero squeal like a pig!

I'll make you scream!

Hey!

Don't act crazy, Feeto!

I can't see, so I don't care about height!

But smell and sound are enough
to tell me everything!

I can see the way your flesh moves...

The scent of a b*tch!

And the wonderful sound of your heart...

You're nervous! That's so hot!

First, I'll rip off all your clothes, so
the others can see you naked!

Sheesh...

To think the day would come
when I'd be grateful for his curse!

She dislocated her own shoulder?!

She ripped off my ears!
She ripped off my ears!

You don't care about height, right?

What you said about me being immortal...

I'm going to believe it, Klen!

That hero...

What happened?

Next Time

Episode 3
Hero's Duty