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!
Yurugi no nai sono hitomi
Even if the place
Misueteiru saki de
where you direct your unwavering gaze
Akireru hodono ikidoori uzumaiteitemo
is swirling with an incredible rage
Nando datte nando demo
A person can rise up,
Hito ha tachi agareru
again and again,
Iki ataerareta inochi
using the life given to them
Tokoton tsukatte
to the fullest.
Tenohira de moeru atsui honoo ha
The flame dancing in the palm of my hand,
Kokoro no oku no oku de
is a power that everyone
Dare mo ga motteru chikara
holds deep inside their heart.
Tooi mirai heno mayoi yori mo
Rather than fretting about the dilemmas of the distant future,
Ima me no mae ni aru genjitsu
if I crash through the reality in front of me,
Hitotsu hitotsu kudaita nara
little by little,
Tada no suna ni kawaru
it'll all turn into plain sand.
Nari furi kamacchya irarenai
I don't care what it looks like.
Shoumen toppa de ikou
I'll take it head on!
Rezo...
Yesterday's memory: The regained days
Red Priest Rezo...
Rezo! You really did resurrect.
I didn't know that this would happen.
There is nothing to be sad about.
Quite the opposite, you should praise her.
She spendidly carried out her duty of protecting the Jar and resurrecting me.
She was made to do so.
She was different than human beings, who live with no meaning or purpose.
So, don't you think she was beautiful?
You made her that way!
That a doll like her could have a soul no different than a human's was outside my predictions.
In this world, all events do not unfold as one would desire.
Yes, perhaps there isn't a single thing that happens the way you would desire.
You are really Rezo, aren't you.
I apologize for this appearance. But the soul inside is truly I, Red Priest Rezo.
I feel it. The life of the earth.
The sweet breath of the wind!
The throbbing of life!
As I thought, the world you feel in a living body is wonderful.
The people you stole lives and bodies from are right here!
In all things there must be a victim.
That a sacrifice must be a foundation of all things is a truth of the world.
There is no exception for anyone, even for you.
And even for me.
Selfish words!
"Long time no see" is what should I say, Lina Inverse?
It seems like you have been through much.
Well yeah. Now I want to hear an explanation I can understand.
What is your goal?
My goal, huh.
I don't care about your goal! I'll have you remove the seal on Taforashia!
The seal on Taforashia... Oh yes, there was something like that.
Just break and remove the seal on everyone!
Why not. The resurrection has reached perfection. With this...
Really?
As repayment for the favor of releasing my soul.
So then, everyone will...!
When you look at it again, it sure is a lot of people!
You're not scheming again, are you?
No need to be so cautious. Waking them cannot have any hidden meaning.
Those caught in a deep sleep, the land hidden beyond a white fog
Break through the fading ice
The time has come to awaken!
Everyone!
Hey! Do you understand me? Can you hear my voice?
I did it!
Alright!
He did it!
Rezo...
Thanks.
It is not over yet.
Have you forgotten that they are suffering from Durum sickness?
Oh right!
We must hurry.
Zelgadis! Help me.
Uh, ok.
What should I do?
First, obtain enough food and water.
We'll help too!
Yeah.
I will get medicine from Saillune as soon as possible!
Go to Saillune! Tell them about this as fast as possible!
Hang in there.
We're going to help everybody!
Hang in there! It'll be okay!
This herb and this herb. It's just a temporary fix, but it can slow the progress of the sickness.
You should memorize it.
Yes.
Dad, hang in there.
Over here! . It will get worse soon. Let's hurry to where everyone is!
I brought the medicine!
We were waiting!
There's a lot more coming!
I gathered all the medicine in Saillune's emergency stores.
I received the rest of what we need as aid from other countries.
Thanks! I'm in your debt. Saillune's given us everything.
No. It's because before, Saillune could not provide aid to you.
But now, we've made it in time. My father is surely rejoicing.
Well, with this we can continue with the treatment.
Looks like he woke up.
I...
You had the worst symptoms, but if you're awake we can stop worrying.
You were stricken with a grave illness, and in order to stop its progress you were put in a long sleep.
You are?
I am a princess of Saillune, Amelia. Please rest assured, the people of this country have been saved.
So then, Saillune...?
No. It was your son, Pokota, er Prince Posel, who saved your people.
Posel? Where is Posel?
The prince is...
Dad, if you're reading this it means you're feeling better.
I'm sorry I can't be there to see you.
Right now I am traveling here and there, seeking advice and aid from other countries.
You should leave the care of the sick to these people.
They're an honest bunch, so don't worry.
Oh, Posel!
No, a prince must do these kinds of things. It looks like he's grown.
Don't you want to see your father?
Even if I don't, it's not a big deal.
And, if i went out to see everyone with this body, I'd just confuse them.
At this point, I cannot give this body back to you.
I don't really care about that.
Mr. Stuffed Animal?
Huh? Stuffed-?
You made us better, didn't you?
Um..
Thanks!
No, thank you.
Ah. For now, this is enough.
My citizens, this long ordeal has caused us great suffering.
And now, to revive Taforashia once more, surely more difficult days lie ahead.
But forget this for now, and let's have a toast! Long live Taforashia!
Long live Taforashia!
All's well that ends well.
Yes. I'm really glad.
It's a shame you can't go out there with them, though.
Ah~, how boring.
Well, the fact that their prince has become a stuffed animal would surely confuse them.
But, do you think they'd even recognize me as the prince?
Someday soon just explain the situation to them.
Right.
More imortantly, it's going to be rough going from here.
In order to get this country on its feet again, an ordinary effort won't be enough.
That's nothing if you compare it to what I've already been through!
Right!
Where did Lina and Gourry go?
Huh? Just until now they biting into some grilled marbled-beef...
So here you are.
And why are you here?
That kind of celebration...it's too bright and feels awkward. I'm not good with that kind of thing.
We don't have anything to do there.
We are outsiders, so to speak.
We don't fit in with the long-suffering, beaten-down people of Taforashia and Pokota.
Well, as long as I can eat good food that's fine with me.
Hey, Rezo. Are you glad you saved the people of Taforashia?
Of course it is a glad thing - the fact that one person can save many.
Even if you were actually the cause of all this?
Did you come here just to ask that?
No. The question I wanted to ask is something else.
I also have something I'd like to ask Mister Rezo.
Xellos!
What a coincidence.
Whaddya know. The fact that Xellos is here means that I was pretty much right to borrow this from Pokota.
Just as ever, your intuition is the only good thing you've got.
Well, from now on we'll be taking control of the conversation.
And? What did you want to ask?
To put it simply, about the hidden aspect of resurrecting you.
Right, and Xellos! Your actions are a riddle as well.
Why did Mazoku like you have to watch over Rezo's soul?
You say "watch over" but it was more like...confirming. That was my first priority this time.
Confirming?
And also, why did Ozel, who was ordered to resurrect Rezo, hesitate so much when it came to it?
If just your resurrection was the goal, there would be no need to seek us out, right?
You wanted to do something to us...or, have us do something for you.
Yes. Clearly you approached them with some purpose.
Same for you, Xellos!
You would never come near us without a reason either.
Well, it was something like a precaution. There are things even I can't do.
And the most important thing.
With the power of the Philospher's Stone you removed the seal on the people, and now your eyes should be able to see.
You, who have pursued the goal of seeing with such burning tenacity, causing pain to others without caring, in order to do so.
So, why? Why are your eyes still closed?!
So you have noticed after all.
I couldn't confirm it for certain but...
What was that?
Lina and Gourry...!
Could it be?!
The strength of your attack...do not take my power so lightly!
I'm terribly sorry. But is that power really yours? Or...
That power is not something a mere human should be able to obtain.
Not to mention if by chance your power reaches that of the gods, the power balance of this world would be rewritten all at once.
But I do not trust anything belonging to the gods.
This power... I'll let your body have a taste of it.
Ra Tilt!
It's useless.
Dislash!
Just kidding!
It's as I thought.
That attack just now, no matter how weak, is something a mere human should never be able to defend against.
It's something I put all my magic into.
Xellos!
Don't worry. I am a Mazoku after all.
How pretentious.
But, it looks like I wasn't wrong.
Yes.
The soul of Rezo, who was supposed to be destroyed during that battle, was sealed into the Hellmaster's Jar.
But at the same time, the soul of the Demon Lord Shabranigdu was sealed together with it.
What?!
The Demon Lord Shabranigdu was that guy...!
Yes. The Demon Lord who controls darkness in our world.
Now his body is split into seven pieces and sealed within human souls, supposedly.
And one of them is Red Priest Rezo.
To think I'd be seen through to that extent.
When I thought about why you are taking such roundabout actions, I just realized it. That's all.
I wondered what Rezo was up to, but to think he had something like this in his back pocket!
If you realized this much, why did you allow my resurrection to proceed?
Because I couldnt' find any other way.
Even if I broke the jar, there's a possiblity that the Demon Lord would revive right then and there.
Also, even if you hid the Jar in a place where no one could get at it, if the power of the Jar ever weakened, the result would be the same.
And, somewhere inside me I trusted you.
Really?
The people who knew you as Red Priest Rezo said you wouldn't repeat the same mistake.
Rest assured. The Demon Lord's soul is not yet awake.
In that battle, I felt the Demon Lord's soul. As far as I can tell, he is sleeping in deep darkness right now.
Just what is your goal? You've created victims in order to resurrect, so what do you want!?
It's because I saw.
The light. Back then, though it was only for a short time before I was swallowed by Shabranigdu, light dwelled in my eyes.
Light?
Because I had seen light, even when I was sealed I longed to regain the light once more.
The wave of the Demon Lord... it eats away at the people who near it, and it awakens the darkness of their hearts.
For Gioconda, desire. For Duclis, anger. For Zuuma, madness.
Miss Lina!
What happened?
Zel! Amelia!
What are you guys doing to Rezo?!
We're not doing anything.
By doing what you did, there's a possibility of the Demon Lord Shabranigdu resurrecting, you know.
What?!
He was sealed together with Rezo in the Jar - Shabranigdu's soul, that is.
Wait - so then we..?
We helped the Demon Lord resurrect along with Rezo.
Impossible! Rezo, did you trick us?
Just as you wished to revive Taforashia, I just had one wish.
But just for that, you...!
No one can oppose the desire of their soul. Even if that means the world would be destroyed.
I knew what would happen if the Demon Lord awakens once more, yet I still longed to have light in my eyes.
You...
For that purpose I called you here.
Is that okay with you, Rezo?
Wait, Rezo!
As I thought... this world is wonderful!
And, I wanted to see it once more.
The light I saw was...
Now! Destroy me!
Just like back then!
Kanashimi ni kureru kokoro wo
There's nothing that can save a heart
Sukueru mono ha nai
that's been immersed in sadness.
Jibun de jibun wo oikonde
Trapped by your own self,
Kudaketa namida ni somatteiru
soaked in shattered tears.
Akiramenai koto wo shitteru
I know you won't give up.
Jibun de kimeta michi shinjiteru
You believe in the path you chose for yourself.
Soredemo nuguenai
But what will you do if,
Itami ni
even for all your efforts,
Moshimo deattanara dousuru no
you come up against a pain you can't erase?
Tsuyoku naritai
I want to become stronger.
Donna toki mo
So that I can take in
Kimi no kanashimi
your sadness,
Uketomerareru youni
at any time.
Tada iki tsuzukeru koto sae imi wo towareteiru
I'm being questioned about something as simple as continuing to live.
Kotae nante ari ha shinai
There's no answer to that.
Tada kao wo agete aruiteiku
I just lift up my head and walk on.
Everything with a beginning has an end. Because it has an end it can have another beginning.
And if there's another end there can be even another beginning!
Anyways we'll keep going till the end!
Next time, on Slayers EVOLUTION-R!
Zero Hour: Those Heading for Destruction!
Zero hour, Those heading for destruction!
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