Hurry!
Oh, it's just you.
Favaro! Rita!
What have you done?
Knights!
Unless we recover the key girl,
the royal capital—no, the world of man—is done for!
Secure her at once!
Yes, Sir!
Kaisar.
Captain Lavalley.
I'm granting you your own squad.
You need to track down Amira's group immediately.
Me? But I'm still new here.
Gaurin has been killed.
Wha—
Shh.
Amira didn't do it.
But I can't leave for the time being.
Take this.
Find her before the other squads do,
and take her on her way.
But this is...
Please.
Oh, right. You can fly.
Actually, I can't.
I'm waiting for the sun rises again
Rise up, rise up, rise up
Let me see the sun
Rage of Bahamut
People always say "black or white", but the world is so gray
Even angels and devils were once the Son of God I praised
The cause of your stagnation is entirely inside of you,
It's your nature
by the time you realize, you're already in a coffin
It's too late if you want to do something
What the hell is wrong with me?
I can't remember what I wanted to be
Deep down, this is what I found
I can see the keys are scattered around
Just because the sun is gonna come up,
doesn't mean anything's gonna change
Yes I know, yes I know that I
I'm the only one
Who can save myself
I'll never forget
All I want to be is me
Oh, are you scared?
Nope!
Yeah, course not.
Do you think my mother will recognize me?
I need to get out of the forest...
I mean... I've grown so much!
Man, hanging around this kid is way too hazardous to my health.
This much!
Of course she will.
But...
Seriously. One hug and she'll just know.
Hey!
Hmm?
Do you really think she'll recognize me if I hug her?
Yeah, that's how moms are.
Like this?!
Wh-Whoa! Careful! Hey!
Gaurin...
What a terrible fate.
Wh-What were the guards doing?!
Their throats were slit.
Is this hair?
What do you mean, hair?!
It was her! It had to have been!
That witch wants to kill me!
This is nonsense! I would never take my king's life!
S-Silence, witch!
This hair is undeniable proof!
That could have been obtained by anyone here!
You can't fool me!
You came to kill me in my sleep!
But Gaurin found you out!
I don't know what you're talking about!
You may explain during your inquisition!
I demand to see Lord Michael, my guardian angel!
Nonsense!
The three archangels have departed for Heaven!
That can't be...
Now that the key girl has been lost,
it won't be long until the angels forsake this capital.
And it's all your fault.
you filthy, abominable witch!
What's up?
Huh? Wha-What?
There are more.
Huh? Where?!
Ah!
They found us already?
Kaisar!
Favaro!
Take Lady Amira back to the royal capital!
Wh-What's your problem?
Are you mad 'cause we left without telling you?
We had a good reason—
I'm sure you did!
What the hell, Kaisar?!
Please just play along.
Huh?
Fava!
Stay out of this, all of you!
Wha—
Stop!
Don't kill him!
Whoa! Wait, wait, wait!
Wait, I said!
Lady Amira.
Rage ofBahamut
The key girl has been lost from the royal capital!
We'll take over!
You must hurry back to Heaven and have Gabriel send reinforcements!
At once!
The seal's imbalance is becoming too great.
Make haste, O maiden!
Time is of the essence.
Oh, poor little saint.
Who's there?
Pitiable maiden, abandoned by the gods.
Or perhaps you should be called a lamb now?
Or maybe...
I should call you a witch instead?
Was it you who slew Gaurin?
Perish the thought.
In fact, I've come here
to save you.
To save me?
Indeed.
The humans have betrayed you.
Nonsense.
I am the halberd and shield of the gods.
As a holy knight, I have no regrets giving my life for my duty.
A holy knight?!
What a joke that is!
You're nothing of the sort.
Who was it that called you a holy knight?
Was it your beloved guardian angel, perhaps?
Wouldn't you like to know the truth?
What the gods are hiding...
You can obtain the truth by drinking this.
The words of a demon fall on deaf ears!
Oh, of course. Well, no pressure.
Entirely up to you.
However, one piece of advice.
No matter what happens to you,
don't expect a merciful guardian angel to aid you.
Because he won't. He won't!
What's going on?!
What is this?
Hey!
Retreat!
Where are you going?!
Can't you see me? I'm right here!
I can't believe it.
Well, that's hired help for you.
Huh?
What's up?
Sorry, no good.
Seriously?
If you two can't do it, there's no way I—
How?
C'mon, you just loosened it for me!
What?
Whoa, whoa, whoa! What's gotten into you?!
You have my thanks.
Huh?
You have my thanks.
That barb had been bothering me for the last 2,000 years.
Barb?
Who are you, old timer?
Might wanna be more formal here.
Who are you, mister?
I am...
"I am...?"
What you just pulled free...
How about a name first?!
It is a barb of Bahamut.
Barb...
The barb you so kindly removed...
Seems it was fated to guide you to this place.
Bahamut...
Bahamut.
It has appeared many times previously.
Each time, it has brought about the world's ruin.
It last appeared around 2,000 years ago.
In what you might call a miracle,
the gods and demons managed to unite and seal it away.
That's when the barb became lodged in my foot.
Tearing into a separate layer of space like that...
Bahamut is truly impressive.
Much time has passed since then.
But it seems Bahamut is on the verge of breaking free once more,
because of this young girl.
Huh?
You know of Lady Amira?
I do.
I am an eternal observer, after all.
This girl is the seal's key.
If the key and seal are brought together,
Bahamut will awaken and destroy the world.
Just as it has countless times before.
We won't let that happen!
The gods and demons are already amassing their forces, however.
The key girl is no longer in our possession.
If the demons obtain her, they will undoubtedly converge on the holy land of Abos.
O, warriors of light!
Gather before my sword and make ready for battle!
The key girl has left the city!
They are plotting to take the holy land for themselves and revive Bahamut!
My fallen brothers of darkness!
Take up your swords!
What are you scheming, Beelzebub?
Now is the time to annihilate the gods' forces!
Y-You don't mean...
Whoa, now.
This joke is only funny for so long.
Destruction is your fate. Fate cannot be changed.
What's wrong, Favaro?
Nothing.
The world's going to disappear because of me?
Everyone's going to die?
That's correct.
Even my mother?
Most likely.
But it was also fate that brought you here.
There may be a way to prevent such destruction.
Really?
By living here in this separate plane of existence.
Forever.
Live here?
If I do, what of my mother?
Will I get to see her then?
It's gone.
Amira?
Screw this.
To hell...
To hell with fate!
Favaro?
You're gonna give up after all this?
You were so close to seeing your mom again!
But if I stay there, she'll die.
Then change your shitty fate!
Listen up, gramps, I've got something to say to you!
We can change fate! As much as we want and however we want to!
We can?
Yeah, and we're gonna!
Forget all this destruction crap!
It's just like my old man used to say!
Favaro...
Which way is the wind blowing?
To tomorrow!
My word!
Wha... Huh?
Fava!
Favaro...
You're right.
There's nothing more to add.
Color me surprised!
Amazing, Fava!
Hold on... Is this really happening?
I understand. Now, go forth.
Really?
All I can do is observe.
I can't stop you.
You may keep the barb of Bahamut.
Perhaps that it can tear through fate, too.
And I gratefully accept.
Thanks for everything, mister.
Thank you, venerable one.
Hear me, knight.
Why?
Saint Jeanne is being burned at the stake?!
That's crazy!
Saint Jeanne can't possibly be a traitor!
Hey, you! Do you dare oppose the king's decree?!
Please show mercy, Your Majesty!
Saint Jeanne would never harbor rebellious sentiment—
Silence, Lavalley!
Everyone who praises Jeanne is a traitor!
Seize every last one!
Kill them if need be!
Bingo.
Fungus, foxglove, mandragora root...
Cockatrice gizzard, basilisk heart...
Pretty sketchy stuff for a castle to have on hand.
Remnants of a magic ritual?
But this enchantment is...
Looking for something,
Miss?
This is where my mother is.
Prudisia.
Prudisia
What's wrong, Favaro? Scared?
Don't worry, I'm strong!
Yes, that's right.
Hear me, knight.
Be aware.
As long as that girl is the vessel for the key,
the miracle of two millennia ago will not take place.
Huh? Why's that?
Zeus and Satan presently exist in key form;
only by blood of a human vessel can they manifest.
But the girl cannot accomplish this role, as she possesses the blood of both god and demon alike.
So you're saying there's no way to seal Bahamut away because she exists?
Correct.
And should the key and Bahamut ever come together, they will be permanently joined.
They can never be separated again.
This is the one, absolutely immutable truth.
And why tell me this?
You intend to change fate, no?
Then know this.
If you wish to stop Bahamut's revival,
take the key girl,
Wait for me, mother!
Mother!
and kill her.
My destiny,
I want you to tell me gently
Being apart now
is such a faraway place to be
Fate will change
is what you told me, and now the truth is free
I miss you
I believe in you
You're my everything
I will follow you
It all began then
To the promised land
So take me
to the promised land
I'm Lucifer.
And I'm Azazel.
And we're the Fallen Brothers.
Hold on, you're my crony.
Your white feathers are lovely.
Yours are nice, too.
Next time on Rage of Bahamut: Genesis, "Helheim, Land of Lies."
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Let's Bahamut to the max again next week!!
Let's Bahamut to the max again next week.