I listen to a boring song as I stare out the window
Let me don a dress and dance for you
Am I insane? Please tell me
Someday, the wind will take me away
And now we can't remember it
Why don't I have wings to float in the sky,
like the wind, like the clouds?
Why don't I have wings to sink into the all-enveloping night,
like the stars, like the moon? Ahh
I'm on your side...
She's been hiding something very important from you, you know.
Her family was murdered by a Methuselah.
I've never once thought of you as a monster!
Her Majesty!
Fare forth!
We must hurry to the mausoleum, too.
Where?! From where will you strike, Radu?!
Now what do I do?!
"We're going to kill the empress..."
Radu!
The Count of Memphis?!
You traitor!
Too bad, Ion.
You've just branded yourself a traitor.
What?
You will now die for your attempted assassination of the empress,
and I will hold back my tears as I cut down my dear old friend.
Isn't that such a moving story?
Damn you! How far will you go?!
Goodbye...
...my tovaras!
Ion... Run!
Radu?!
Stop... Her Majesty...
This... is a trap...
They... T-t-the Orden...
That's enough chit-chat, Flamberg.
Honestly, you just don't know when to give up...
Sorry for the slight delay, Count.
Radu?
Your Lordship!
Esther?!
Run, Your Lordship!
Esther!
Should you really be worrying about others?
That is enough.
There are many things I must ask those people.
Take them to the palace and imprison them.
As you wish.
But, Your Majesty...
Do you object, Baron of Luxor?
No. As you wish.
Let go! You've got it all wrong! This is a conspiracy!
Your Majesty! Your Majesty!
Someone intends to kill you, Your Majesty!
Silence, traitor!
Esther-san!
No!
You're just going to abandon them?!
If they're to be interrogated, they won't be executed immediately!
Calm yourself, priest!
What must we do now?!
The Moldova mausoleum should be up ahead.
Your Majesty! No!
Her Majesty... Our queen...
How can this be?! Her Majesty, no longer of this world?!
What will become of the Empire now?!
Isn't it an odd feeling?
Something that has always existed since your birth, suddenly gone...
But there is no turning back now.
I must lead this realm, for the sake of all Methuselah’s.
What's the situation?
The palace is under lockdown.
The Duchess of Kiev's whereabouts are unknown,
but that conversely means she cannot interfere with us.
And the count and the Terran girl?
They are being held in the dungeon. They have yet to be interrogated.
We cannot afford to have them divulge too much.
Right now, we must avoid garnering the suspicion of the nobles.
The dead cannot speak...
Not now. If they die inside the palace, everyone will suspect an insider.
Yes. Assuming they were "murdered", that is.
Sounds like you have an idea...
Leave it to me. In the meantime, please take the throne, Your Majesty.
It's no use...
Your Lordship! Please don't lose heart!
'Tis all my fault. I was such a fool...
I was unable to save Her Majesty, and got you involved...
I'm on your side!
It's like I said before. I'm on your side! No matter what!
Esther... Why are you so kind to me?
Didn't a Methuselah murder your family?
There was a time when I hated Methuselah’s.
And they hated Terrans.
But if we keep hating and killing each other, it will never end.
I like you, Your Lordship!
I'm sure I'd like the Duchess of Kiev and your grandmother, too!
Y-yes... You're right... You probably would have...
I think we can get along very well!
I don't mean Methuselah’s and Terrans, I mean, it's hard to say, but...
No, I understand. I feel the same way.
My, you sure seem in high spirits.
Her Majesty would never die in such a way.
She's supposed to protect the Empire for all eternity...
Say, priest. Do you have any water?
Water? There's some all around us...
You want me to drink this gutter water?!
What I want is drinking water to dissolve this in!
I didn't bring a water flask!
Never mind! My thirst is suddenly gone!
Asta-san!
Careful! We're surrounded!
An ambush?!
It would seem we've been anticipated...
Dobitoc!
I'll act as a diversion! Hurry to the palace!
But, Asta-san!
Only you can save the girl and the kid!
Asta-san...
I am Astharoshe Asran, Duchess of Kiev! Have at you!
Damn you!
What side of you is here now, you lowly scum?!
Oh, my. How terrible, Ion.
Do you realize what you've done?!
I simply dethroned an empress who had grown addicted to peace.
Give me a break... A world where humans and vampires coexist?
Radu! How can you think that way?!
You still haven't realized?
I am not Radu.
What?!
He's right, Your Lordship!
Imperial noblemen never refer to themselves as "vampires"!
Who are you?!
Ah, you really are wonderful. I like you very much, Esther.
Dietrich?!
None other. It's been a while.
Esther! What is this?! What is Radu talking about?!
You catch on slowly. I already told you, I'm not Radu.
I am Dietrich Von Lohengrin.
The Rosen Kreuz Orden's "Puppet Master".
Your friend is long dead. I am simply using his repaired body.
Just like in a puppet show.
A puppet show? Then that was-
Damn you!
How dare you do that to my friend!
You'll pay for this!
Your Lordship!
Your Lordship! Hold on!
It's alright, Esther. He's a vampire.
He won't die that easily.
Oh no... My blood...
Your Lordship?
Your Lordship! Your Lordship!
That's the infamous "thirst". It's my present to my tovaras...
E-Esther...
Kill... me...
Quickly!
W-what?!
There's no time... Do it, while I'm still me...
Your Lordship?!
That was a special bullet that switches on the "thirst"
by directly affecting the bacillus in a vampire's bloodstream.
He'll soon be taken over by vampiric impulses and become a monster
to make up his lost blood.
Your Lordship... Your Lordship!
Don't worry, Esther. I'll give you a chance to survive.
A silver sword, capable of killing vampires.
Yes. You are going to kill each other.
Just how far will you go?!
Well, I'd love to stay 'til the end, but I still have important work to do.
I must be going.
I love you, Esther.
Wait!
Dietrich!
Esther...
Kill me...
Your Lordship!
Your-
Kill me!
No... I can't!
Please!
I beg you, Esther!
For... my sake...
This is for my sake!
Please...
I beg you...
Your Lordship...
I can't do it, Your Lordship...
Kill me...
I know this will not remain forever
However, it's beautiful
Your eyes, hands, and your warm smile
They're my treasure
It's hard to forget
I wish there was a solution
Don't spend your time in confusion
I'll turn back now and spread
My broken wings still strong enough to cross the ocean with
My broken wing show far should I go drifting in the wind
Higher and higher in the light (My broken wings)
Still strong enough to cross the ocean with
My broken wing show far should I go drifting in the wind
Across the sky, just keep on flying
(What's falling from the sky is not rain... )
"The Night Lords V. A Start of Pilgrimage"
Tovaras. May thine eyes be not averted.