Though twilight may come,
and darkness may attempt to swallow all that is,
oh starlight
that shines forever in my heart,
flare up now like the morning sun!
Even if the place
where you direct your unwavering gaze
is swirling with an incredible rage
A person can rise up,
again and again,
using the life given to them
to the fullest.
The flame dancing in the palm of my hand,
is a power that everyone
holds deep inside their heart.
Rather than fretting about the dilemmas of the distant future,
if I crash through the reality in front of me,
little by little,
it'll all turn into plain sand.
I don't care what it looks like.
I'll take it head on!
*SUBBED BY: Anon*
Oh, come on!
With the help of our erstwhile guide, Nama,
we continued our search for the Hellmaster's jar, but!
As always things didn't go our way.
Heads went flying, kids were born again,
tidal waves came crashing down,
it's enough to make me go crazy!
Just when are we going to find the Hellmaster's jar, anyway?
Raider! A voice from the darkness!
Who the hell would think up a huge trap like this?
That was so scary!
You idiot!
What are you doing?
"What are you doing?" my ass!
Every time we follow you looking for the Hellmaster's jar,
we get caught up in some kind of death trap!
I thought we were all going to die just now!
You did?
Huh? Everyone?
Really.
Even we can't keep on doing this.
But Miss Nama is the only clue we've got as to where the Hellmaster's jar is.
We might be going about this the wrong way.
The wrong way?
Nama is the only one who knows where the Hellmaster's jar is.
But Nama herself has lost her memory.
Therefore, it stands to reason that our guide, Nama,
would have no idea where to take us.
That means...?
So let's get Nama's memory back first, huh?
Nama's memory?
Nooo!
Hey, stop running away!
Stop it!
Give up peacefully!
Mono Volt!
Flare Arrow!
What are you doing!?
Shock therapy's the most basic way to cure amnesia!
I don't want to know about the basics!
No harm in trying them out!
Dig Volt!
Don't know when to give up, do you?
Dig Volt Two!
Dig Volt Three!
Willful as ever, isn't she?
You knew this would happen when you suggested getting her memory back, didn't you?
She left me no choice.
If we don't start making progress,
we're the ones who stand to lose something.
Here, take this. Arc Brass.
Remembering anything?
Completely merciless.
W-what do we do?
Poor thing.
This is all your fault.
She went down for the count, huh?
She's saying something.
Hey...
Uh...
You went too far, Miss Lina.
W-well, that is...
Wrong!
Please refrain from such pitying stares!
She came back to life.
She's a hardy one.
But anyway, Nama's remembered something!
Butterfly!
There was a butterfly.
A butterfly?
Nama chased a butterfly.
She followed Mister Butterfly to the place where the jar was...
What? Are you telling the truth?
Yes! I'm sure of it.
A butterfly?
Mister Butterfly, huh.
But even then,
we still have to find out where that Mister Butterfly is, and what kind it is.
You're right.
That's it! That butterfly right over there!
That?
Mister Butterfly, wait for me!
Is she for real?
Mister Butterfly, wait for me!
Honestly, why do we have to do this?
Surrounded by flowers,
an armored girl runs after a butterfly.
This is so romantic.
Don't you mean surrealistic?
Whatever it is,
you think she was the type to chase butterflies,
even before she got turned into armor?
Who knows?
That's a very rare kind of butterfly!
It's called a tiger-striped swallow.
Tiger-striped swallow? That does seem familiar...
Nama followed Mister Butterfly,
all the way to some huge ruins!
RUINS!?
But, you know,
even if we follow this butterfly,
there's no guarantee it'll return to that place again, right?
No, butterflies are known to go back to places they've visited in the past.
Then if we just follow it...
We'll find the place where the jar is!
MISTER BUTTERFLY, WAIT FOR US!
Mister Butterfly!
Is it really in a place like this? Really...
Mister Butterfly!
Mister...
This is...
This is the place!
Nama's been here before!
It really was here...
Ruins, in a place like this?
I just hope this is really the place.
Thank you, Mister Tiger-striped Swallow!
So, we're finally going to set eyes on the Hellmaster's jar, huh?
Lighting!
Looks pretty deep, doesn't it?
That's right, that's right!
This is the place!
I've seen this hallway before.
Really, Miss Nama?
There's no mistaking it.
Nama's been here before.
You're really sure, right?
Really, really sure!
As proof, I know that if you walk straight along this hallway...
If I do...?
You'll spring traps like that, so be careful.
Tell me things like that in advance!
A washbasin?
Well, well.
This place seems suspicious, too.
Do you think the Hellmaster's jar is really in a place like this?
Who knows? I can't tell you that, but...
Footprints...
It seems someone's passed by here not too long ago.
That someone was Miss Nama?
Probably.
Nama knew about the traps here.
That means...
There's a good chance that this is really the place.
Awesome.
This place...
An underground crypt?
That's probably it.
Most ruins like this are the tombs of past rulers.
That means,
these are the servants' graves.
The Hellmaster's jar is hidden somewhere here?
Why in a stuffy place like this?
I don't know.
Nobody but Rezo would know the answer to that.
But why did Mister Rezo make something like the Hellmaster's jar in the first place?
That's obvious.
Rezo thought that by transferring his soul to a different body,
he'd be able to gain the gift of sight.
But it turned out to be impossible.
Because the seal on Rezo's sight hadn't been imprinted on his body,
but on his soul.
Then...
Long ago, when the Dragon God and the Demon King fought,
the Demon King was sealed away by the Dragon God.
Its soul was sealed away to endlessly reincarnate inside men.
One fragment of that soul was inside the Red Priest, Rezo.
Unable to see because of that seal,
Rezo resorted to increasingly dark methods.
H-hang on a second!
That can't be!
Rezo's lauded as one of the great sages, isn't he?
Rezo was the only one who even tried to save Taforashia!
H-hang on a second!
Rezo was the only one who even tried to save Taforashia!
Sorry,
but we're telling the truth.
Then you mean I'm wrong?
What is it?
In his search for sight, Rezo repeated many experiments.
This is one of them.
Because of him, my body was fused with that of a blow demon and a rock golem.
No matter what he may have done for you,
do you really think you can trust someone who'd do something like this?
But...
Rezo saved Taforashia!
To me, that's the truth!
Hey, hey.
People don't fall into categories of good and evil so easily, you know?
Zel, you were with Rezo once because you used to believe in him, didn't you?
That's...
The good urge to help people in need,
and the evil urge holding the Demon King's seal.
Maybe these were both part of the real Rezo.
Though, there are people out there who're pure evil.
You do have a point.
Right.
This must be the place.
Well? Is it?
Maybe, probably...
Possibly, perhaps, it is...?
You're no help at all, you know that!
Pokota!
Hey, Pokota?
I'll prove to you that Rezo's really a good person!
A coffin?
That's!?
This is... the jar that holds Rezo's soul?
What a shame.
That jar does not hold the soul of Rezo the Red Priest.
Xelloss.
Wait, Xelloss.
Why're you here?
Xelloss, you bastard.
My, my, everyone.
It's certainly been a while.
What do you mean?
Rezo's soul isn't in there?
Oh? Have you forgotten?
This jar is the one that moved the soul of the young lady over there.
from her original body to that suit of armor.
Are you talking about Nama?
Nama?
W-well, I suppose you could say that.
Wait a minute.
Since you're here,
that means that the jar holding Rezo's soul is somewhere in this place too, right?
Aren't you mazoku after that?
Not quite.
What do you mean?
What are the mazoku plotting?
What's going on?
That's exactly it.
What's going on?
That's what I was tasked to find out.
One thing I can tell you is,
depending on how things turn out, this may become something of a nuisance to the mazoku as well.
And "this" is...?
That is a secret.
Agh, I knew you'd say that but it still pisses me off!
Then, where's Rezo's jar?
It isn't here?
My, where COULD it be?
Lina!
Gourry!
Mister Gourry!
What is it?
What was that?
Look out, something's here.
Xelloss, you...!
No, no. That wasn't me.
No, over there!
Gourry?
Don't let down your guard. This guy's...
Impressive. You detected my presence.
That voice!
It can't be!
It was Zuuma?
Damn it, why is he here?
I was waiting for you, Mister Zuuma.
So you want to kill me no matter what, huh?
But do you think you can do it?
With those arms of yours.
Don't let him run away!
I don't think those wounds would have healed so quickly.
I put up a confident front,
but it's a safe bet that he thinks he's got a chance,
since he's appeared here in front of us.
Hey, hey.
What is it?
Who is that person? Is he your friend, Miss Lina?
Of course not! Honestly.
That man's called Zuuma. He's an assassin after my head.
An assassin!
Assassin...
Assassin!
What's with her?
What's wrong, Miss Nama?
Assassin!
Unforgivable!
You dodged!?
I won't let you get away!
Freeze Arrow!
I wonder what could have disturbed her so much.
Wait, Nama! Stop it!
Freeze Arrow!
Useless.
Van Rail!
Goomueon!
Now Nama's really angry!
Gu Lu Douger!
That spell!?
Oh my.
This...
A summoning spell?
A dragon?
Come forth, Dimos Dragon!
Dimos Dragon?
What's that? Is it good to eat?
Of course not!
Wait! If you summon that in a place like this...
This simply won't do.
The Hellmaster's jar!
Don't worry.
As I explained to you earlier,
this was used by Miss Nama over there.
Then, Nama...?
Oh?
Oh, Nama's...?
Miss Nama!
Nama!
Miss Nama!
Nama!
Hang on, what just happened?
What do you mean by that?
The soul that used to be inside that suit of armor has simply been returned to its original body.
That means, since Miss Nama's just gone back to her normal body, she's fine?
I would guess so.
Though, that does depend on just where her body is, and what state that body is in.
What state?
You mean a wild boar might've eaten it or something?
But rather.
Mister Zuuma, I have business with the Hellmaster's jar that you and your associates currently possess.
What!?
You have the Hellmaster's jar?
Then that means that Rezo's soul is in that one?
Though I did know that if I kept tabs on Miss Lina's party, you would turn up sooner or later,
you certainly took your time.
I have no business with you.
My, how cold.
But even if you have no business with me...
I have business with you.
I'm only interested in...
Come to Vezendi.
If you don't, someone will die.
Someone will die?
Vezendi.
Wait!
Vezendi?
Lighting!
Xelloss, what's going on here?
Well,
perhaps he thought it wise to retreat,
since he didn't count on me or Miss Nama being here?
After leaving a small sign of greetings, of course.
That was a pretty dangerous greeting.
Gourry!
I'll cast a healing spell...
Then, I'll be taking my leave as well.
May we meet again.
Xelloss, wait!
Lina.
He said to come, right?
To Vezendi...
We have no choice but to go.
Since he's got the Hellmaster's jar.
Only I believe in you, Rezo.
But what do you think happened to her?
Miss Nama!
Don't worry.
Do you think she's the type to die that easily?
You do have a point.
There's nothing that can save a heart
that's been immersed in sadness.
Trapped by your own self,
soaked in shattered tears.
I know you won't give up.
You believe in the path you chose for yourself.
But what will you do if,
even for all your efforts,
you come up against a pain you can't erase?
I want to become stronger.
So that I can take in
your sadness,
at any time.
I'm being questioned about something as simple as continuing to live.
There's no answer to that.
I just lift up my head and walk on.
You said to come, so we'll go, to Vezendi!
Well, we talked big, but as expected, we ran into a bunch of problems!
Really, give us a break!
Next time, on Slayers Evolution-R!
Seek! Who's the target!
You're in for it if you don't watch!