Wait for me...
Hurry up!
Wait up!
Wait for me...
Come on!
Guts...!
Prince...
Prince of we... The Unforgiven...
We seek an audience with you...
We shall meet, in that time, at that place.
We are kinsmen, oh blessed King of Longing.
It was seen in Chet this time.
What...?!
What kind of evil do these strange occurrences portend?
The Holy See is dispatching a commission of inquiry to investigate.
So even the Holy See is taking action...
Don't overdo it.
We can't have you collapsing on us...
I know.
Rickert is back.
He found out where they're keeping Griffith.
Then... Then!
Don't be hasty.
But...
Everyone's reached their limit.
We've been running for a year.
We're all completely exhausted.
But it's not like we can take action immediately.
Right now, you have to rest.
Thanks.
Enemy raid!
Was Rickert followed?
That was a nice move.
I must hand it to the highly touted female commander
of the Band of the Hawk.
But in any kind of battle,
the moment the leader's head is taken
is the moment the outcome is decided.
What?!
What the hell is he?!
No ordinary foe, that's for sure!
Casca!
I win.
Tell your men to put down their swords and you'll live.
Otherwise, I'll cut your head off right now.
Now choose on the count of three.
One.
Two.
Three!
Four!
Don't let this street performer tire you out...
Pull yourself together...Commander.
Guts!
What?!
Captain! You came back!
C'mon! Stop sitting around!
I'll take care of this.
You go and do your job.
Go.
Stay back and don't interfere.
He's mine.
This blade of thunder... will strike you down!
What--?!
Why you...!
Master Silat!
Fire!
Fall back for now.
Casca!
What?
Griffith was...?!
Yeah, it happened the day after you left.
One day, we're hailed as the saviors of Midland...
and in a single night, we're branded criminals.
So much for becoming a noble.
But I guess you couldn't care less about that.
I'm not accepting you back.
Not some bastard who wasn't here when he was needed most...
He's not my comrade.
On guard.
What...?
Hey, wait!
You totally tried to kill me just now!
H-Hey, Casca!
Don't look down on me!
Draw your sword!
You're reckless as ever.
What's your problem?
It's your fault...
You ruined everything.
It's your fault!
Griffith and the Band of the Hawk...
You destroyed it all!
Me? Why?
How stupid are you?!
You...!
The only one Griffith wanted... was you!
You were the only one close to Griffith!
You made Griffith...weak!
Griffith...
Griffith's...
...no good...without you!
That's not true.
We're talking about Griffith here.
Griffith...
Let go! You're bleeding...
I just...did my own thing.
Just like Griffith.
All right, I get it! Let go, you fool!
I wasn't able to become Griffith's sword...
or his woman.
To be honest, I knew.
I realized long ago that there was no place for me in his heart.
But I refused to give up because if I did,
I thought I'd fade away.
Casca...
But it's all right.
I'm tired.
You do the rest.
Damn it! What the hell were you thinking?!
Listen! Never go near a cliff, ever again!
I can't deal with being dragged along again another time! Damn it--!
You took everything from me.
I feel like killing you right now...
Fool...
Hey...
You're always getting hurt...
...because of me.
You're always bleeding.
Fool...
Hey...
Huh?
You're leaving after we rescue Griffith?
Yeah. I stick to my decisions.
You...should come with me.
Come with me after we rescue Griffith.
I don't know what the future holds...
But...
I can't get enough of you.
You fool...
I want to have you hundreds...
thousands of times from here on.
You fool.
Quit calling me a fool.
I'm aware of that.
Hey, Casca.
Wake up, Casca!
I see the wheel has begun to turn...
What? I'm positive he was behind me.
Who the hell are you?!
Heed my words, you who struggle.
Shortly, a rain of terror,
the likes of which you cannot control,
shall descend upon you...
A storm of death.
But take heart, you who struggle.
Resist, challenge and struggle more.
That alone is the sword that confronts death.
Do not forget these words.
H-Hey!
What was that all about?! Wait!
How did you find this place?
I had some help from the inside.
It means we're not the only ones who want to reScue Griffith.
But insiders from the castle...?
Are you with the Band of the Hawk?
I've waited for you.
You really did come.
Princess?!
You're the help from the inside?!
Yes, it was me.
How far down does this hole go?
Many years ago... about a thousand years...
During the age of wars.
Someone appeared who put an end to the warring age.
The Supreme King Gaiseric.
He conquered all the regions of the continent
and built an empire in one generation.
There's much mystery surrounding him...
But he was skilled in battle and
it's said that he always wore a skull mask on the battlefield.
I've heard the story of the Skull King before.
But the King became drunk with power,
and God sent five angels after him and destroyed his capital.
Wasn't it four?
So what does that fairy tale have to do with this hole?
It's not a fairy tale!
At least... The capital did really exist.
Deep down at the bottom of this tunnel.
Oh boy.
Griffith?
Lord Griffith!
Someone's there!
Gri--
Grif...fith...?
Griffith!
The tendons in his arms and legs have been cut.
His tongue too...
Casca! The key!
Casca!
Stay back!
Don't come.
Impossible...
This can't be...Griffith!
Guts...
Y-You can't escape now.
I just locked the door.
Was it you?
Did you do this to Griffith?!
I've never laid a hand on someone so handsome.
It was torture, but how can I put it...
It gave me such a lift.
First, I cut the tendons in his arms and legs,
so that he wouldn't try to eScape.
Then whenever he wasn't eating or sleeping,
I peeled off his skin, pulled out his nails,
put hot irons on him, put boiling water on him...
Why, we've been inseparable like husband and wife this past year.
Take a look at the best part of my collection!
It's my lucky charm.
It's his tongue.
You're gonna die now.
You can't go to heaven double-tongued.
S-Stop...!
Forget it. Your breath reeks too badly.
You're going to hell.
H-Hewup...
Can't hear you. Speak clearly.
Don't move!
Now drop your weapons and surrender quietly!
Guts, maybe we should retreat for now...
Kill them! Kill them!
What are you doing?!
- Shoot! - Y-Yes, sir!
Don't fall behind Guts!
W-What?!
Griffith was taken?!
Do not let them get away!
Don't you dare let them get away!
There are only a few of them!
Miss Casca!
This way!
Thank you.
I'm honored to be able to assist our kingdom's heroes.
Close the gates!
Hurry! Hurry!
Do not let the rebels through! Understand?!
Aim for the horses! Shoot!
The fools... Do they intend to force their way out?!
What are you doing, you fools?!
Hurry! Hurry!
Lord Griffith...
I hope we meet again...
This way, Princess...
It's the regular army.
About fifty...
No, a hundred!
Strange...
Why aren't they approaching?
It's an ambush.
Sis, behind us too!
You guys, take the front.
Guts, Pippin... Cover the rear!
They are heinous criminals who dare aim their arrows at the king.
Do not let them escape!
The horse is hit!
It won't hold up much longer!
Damn, there's no end to this!
Shit... Is this it?
He made it in time!
Corkus!
I've always wanted to do this.
All right, men!
Attack!
H-Hey, forget that.
- Cheers! - Cheers!
As long as Griffith is back, victory is ours.
The Band of the Hawk is completely revived.
Yeah. We'll win, and win and keep on winning!
We should get a commission with Chuder.
That'll shock those Midland bastards.
That's a great idea.
Sorry. I'll get someone to relieve you right away.
It's all right. Please rest, Commander.
You haven't taken a break at all.
I don't want you guys to worry about me.
How is Griffith?
I'm not a doctor, so I can't really...
Please.
Griffith...
Isn't that awfully hot?
You can take it off. It's just the two of us.
You want that on?
That's just like you.
You haven't changed. A year's passed...
I guess this is still a war zone.
You've gotta have armor on, right?
And they cut the tendons on his arms and legs.
He can't stand or swing a sword.
I see...
Judeau told me.
I see.
Stop, you idiot!
H-Hey, it's a joke, right?
About Griffith...?
Fine. I'll just ask him myself.
It's no use.
Griffith can't speak anymore.
What the hell?!
Weren't we gonna start all over again?
Now that Griffith is back?
They labeled us criminals for no reason at all.
And for a year, we've been on the run.
We lost so many comrades. And yet...
We kept our hopes up that when Griffith returned...
And now, this?!
What'll we do?
What are we supposed to do now?
Isn't there anything we can do?
Commander CaSca...
The Band of the Hawk ain't dead yet.
If Commander Casca continues...
Give me some time.
There should be some time until the next enemy attack.
Let me think it over until then.
Hey, wait.
What do you need to think over?
What were you about to tell everyone just now?
That you have to finish the battles that you start...
You're so strong.
Because one chooses to fight one can't back out...
Can you say those same words to Griffith?
We're all weak.
That's why we rely on people and dreams.
And is there anything we can do for someone who's lost what they rely on?
Should we be kind? Or strict?
Should we stay by their side?
Even I...wanted someone to stay by my side.
What do I do?
What am I supposed to do?
I don't know either.
I'm going to go see Griffith.
Griffith... I'm going to change your bandages.
So, what're you gonna do from now?
Set out on your travels again?
What about you, Judeau?
Well, let's see...
Maybe I'll recruit the guys who stay and form a band of thieves.
Then at least, we can look after Griffith.
Then I'll join you.
You already left us.
But this time, take Casca with you.
You have to take her this time... Or else...
She'll...
You...
Captain...
- Captain... - Captain...
Are you gonna disappear without a word again like the last time?
If you are, please take us with you.
We decided together as raiders.
We've still got a lot left in us.
As mercenaries, or whatever.
As long we have you, Captain.
- Captain... - Hey, guys...
- Please, Captain! - Captain...
We're all like family, right?
If we're wanted criminals wherever we go,
let's stick together!
As long as you're with us, we can manage!
Right, Captain? Please!
- Captain... - Captain...
- Please, Captain...! - Captain...
Rickert is scouting ahead and
looking for roads to take us across the border.
He knows some people in the Caronia Mountains.
How strange. This is...
I thought I had the hang of it.
I'm so hopeless...
Oh...
S-Sorry.
I'll get another blanket.
What? Griffith?!
Grif...
Griffith...
Stop!
Casca?
Guts...
How's Griffith?
Yeah... He just went to sleep.
What happened?
What do you mean?
Hey, what is it? What's the matter?
It's not what you think.
It's nothing.
Then why are you crying?
Did something happen with Griffith?
Stop it! It's not what you think!
H-Hey...
I'm sorry, I can't go.
I can't...go with you.
Griffith is so thin.
He's lost so much weight... He's constantly shivering...
Griffith...who was so proud and mighty...
I can't leave him.
Not the way he is now...
I can't leave him.
I'm sorry...
I'm staying too.
I'm staying with the Band of the Hawk...
Do you remember what happened at Promrose Hall?
Yeah.
Then, you have to go.
If you are Griffith's equal...
If you are his friend...
You must go, even if it's alone.
What are you doing here? Why are you so scared?
Let's go, we're not done playing!
The sun still hasn't gone down!
- Griffith! - Griffith!
What? Is the horse running wild?
You don't think Griffith heard us just now...?!
That's ridiculous. He can barely crawl...
Let Judeau and the others know!
Got it!
Lend me your horse!
Damn it! Damn it!
Damn it!
Yes...
I rested a bit too long.
I've got to go.
I'm not done...playing.
The cobblestone path in the back alley...
continues on...
What is it?
Hey...look...
Griffith!
Stay away!
What is that?
If you touch me now,
I'll never...
...never again with you!
What?!
What...
just happened?
What's going on?!
Where are we?
W-What is all this?! Where'd they come from?
W-Weren't we just crossing the grassland?! Right? Right?!
H-Hey! Watch your step!
H-How could this be real?! This is a dream!
We're dreaming!
Calm down!
Don't try to rationalize something you don't understand!
Do what you can do!
Form a tight formation, take defensive positions!
If we're attacked now, we're all dead!
Judeau! Corkus! Gaston! Pippin!
- Do a count, then keep your positions! - She's amazing...
Arm those with crossbows!
- Stat! - Griffith...
Can you stand?
Behelit?
Griffith...are you all right?
The time has come...
- The time has come... - The time has come...
The time has come for the Great Nocturnal Festival!
The feast that happens... once every 216 years!
The eclipse!
Eclipse?
What are these guys?! W-When'd they appear?
- They're coming! - They're coming.
Here they come.
They are...coming.
They're coming...
Our masters... The sovereign of the supreme beings!
The advent of the Four Guardian Angels!
Oh, Lady Slan! Rejoice!
Lady Slan!
What now?!
W-What's happening?!
Gods...
No, demons?
Welcome...
Ye lambs of the ungodly god born of man...
Enjoy this sacred
nocturnal festival to the fullest.
The Hawk honorable child consecrated by the laws of causality...
Thou art the chosen one.
At this time, in this place...
The one chosen by the hand of the great god...
We art kinsmen...
O blessed King of Longing.
He's one of them? Griffith?
He's like them?
Don't joke around.
That's ridiculous!
Guts...
Consecrated child? Kinsmen? Cut the crap!
I've seen this guy naked!
And one thing for sure, he ain't got a tail!
Such beautiful friendship.
You shall make for an excellent sacrifice!
- Sacrifice? - Yes...
A suitable sacrifice so that he may become a demon!
The moment you took the Crimson Behelit in your hand,
you earned the right to become a demon god.
That is the Egg of the King...
It enables one to be reborn as one of us,
the Guardian Angels, the Godhand.
And you are
all invaluable sacrifices for the Angelic Advent.
It's a dream, after all.
You bastards... You're gonna change Griffith into a monster?
In exchange for our lives?!
Not quite.
It will be of his own will.
He will offer you all as sacrifices.
That's impossible...
No way...!
All lies within the currents of causality.
Now is the time for the Invocation of Doom.
Bring the child to the altar!
Guts, Griffith!
Are you afraid? One such as yourself?
Of extraordinary beings such as us?
Or perhaps of the future that you will follow?
Before we enter the future...
Let's return once to the foundation of your past...
My, my...
Such a noisy boy.
What's all this racket?
But old woman...
There are so many dead people!
This is all your doing.
All of this if you had never said that you were going to that castle,
no one would have died!
That's...
I didn't force anyone to come with me.
Silence!
You should have known.
You knew what kind of place this is.
I knew?
Yes.
The only way to get to that castle is to step over all these corpses.
Otherwise, you will simply turn into a corpse as well!
I... I...
Foolish boy!
If you were going to have regrets, you should never have wished it.
Why couldn't you be satisfied
with gazing at the castle from the alleys?
Yes... I knew.
And yet...
I cannot say I'm sorry.
No, I will not.
If I apologize...
If I regret...it'll all be over.
I'll never...get to reach that place.
Yes... That is...you!
That was an illusion?
It wasn't an illusion.
That was the reality within your conScious realm. The truth!
Eyeing the castle in the heavens...
Taking it by piling up corpses endlessly.
That is you.
And...
And now, your back alley path has been closed.
But behold...
Those who have flown with you. The Band of the Hawk.
Reeking of blood...
The ones...left to you... until the very end...of the road.
Thus, you will be able to keep on living.
Buried under the ruins of your dream.
Ruins of my dream?
Pile them up.
All that has been left to you...
Chant the words "I sacrifice" in your heart.
And you shall be granted raven-black wings
upon which you shall soar to the heavens.
Griffith!
Yes...
Among the thousands, the tens of thousands of friends and foes...
you are the only one...
who made me forget my dream.
I sacrifice...
Griffith!
The threads bundled by the laws
of causality have now been bound.
The promised time has come.
Wha--?!
You have been engraved
with the brand of sacrifice.
The lives of those engraved, to the last drop of blood...
to the moment of agonizing death,
will become sustenance for the new child of darkness.
- Pippin! - Run!
Go! Run! Run away... You must survive!
What are you saying?!
What are you doing, Judeau?! Let me go! Pippin is...!
Pippin!
Judeau, turn back! We can't just let him die!
No!
You are our general now.
You must survive this.
As long as the general lives, the Band of the Hawk lives!
As if... As if we'll die like this!
Until the absolute end...
we'll struggle and fight, and keep fighting our way through!
This is the rendezvous point...
So you appeared, after all.
Well, you've been our foe for a thousand years.
I knew you wouldn't miss this opportunity.
So you were given the command to guard the gate...
immortal one.
I don't like merrymaking.
You should know, my old friend.
It's a dream. It has to be a dream.
This is a bad dream.
I'm just drunk at the usual pub.
Someone... Hurry up and wake me.
Judeau... Pippin... Rickert...
You're there, right?
Please...help me!
A woman in hell?
Do me a favor. Don't wake me up now...
Damn it...
How is it that a guy like me...?
Damn it!
Hang on, Griffith! I'll get you out of there real soon!
Get out of my way!
Save him? There will be no such thing.
This is his wish.
You heard it too.
- He definitely... - Shut up!
He'd never say it! He'd never...!
Griffith is my...
He's my...!
Judeau!
Fool! Move! You're gonna...!
Why?
Casca...
Did I get him with my knife?
Yeah, you got him.
Now...go.
What're you saying?!
You just said we'll keep struggling until the end!
Stand by your words.
Now, on your feet!
Unlike Guts, I'm kinda fragile.
Don't get wise and shut up!
That's all I'm good at.
Yeah...
I always thought I was...
more of a smooth talker than this...
Judeau...
I can't do it...
Where...am I?
All their deaths are piercing through me.
It's strange...
I don't feel a thing.
My mind is overflowing with memories.
Why?
Why do people...?
Yes.
That's why I...
Isn't there anyone left...
...alive?
Anyone?!
Casca!
Judeau! Pippin! Corkus!
Raiders! Answer me!
Gaston...
Pippin!
Pippin! You're alive!
Pippin!
Why you...!
You bastards!
The birth...
The Fifth Blessed King.
The New Demon King!
Our new kinsman
to wear the mantle of evil...
The Wings of Darkness... Femto!
Grif...
What're you doing...?
You bastard! What the hell are you doing?!
Grif...fith...?
Fool. What can a mere human do?
He is an existence that has transcended humanity.
D-Don't look...
Such beauty...
It takes my breath away.
Love...hatred...
Pain...pleasure...life...death...
All are there.
This is to be human.
This is to be evil.
Interesting!
How unforeseen!
We cannot predict everything.
After all, we are not gods.
But Void...
Was this also destined?
Casca?! Guts?!
In any case...
time has already begun to flow.
The fifth angel has been born.
The time of darkness descends.
An age when every darkness shall eclipse light.
In time, man will call this...
the Age of Darkness.
Hey, where're you all going?
Judeau!
Hey, stop!
Don't go!
Corkus! Pippin!
No!
Come back!
Don't go!
Guts! You're up.
Rickert?
Thank goodness. I thought you wouldn't make it.
For four days... you didn't move or blink.
Where am I?
The hills by my home.
This place is called Ore Cave.
What happened inside the tornado?
Tornado?
Say...
What happened to Griffith's reScue?
How'd you get hurt? What happened to everyone?
Tell me what happened!
Casca... Where's Casca?!
C-Casca is... Well...
Casca is over there.
Casca...
It's me. Guts...
Nooo...!
Hey... Quit fooling around.
It's all over. Casca!
We got out of there and survived!
Casca!
There, there.
What a scary man, huh?
Naughty, Guts.
Don't bully Casca.
She doesn't remember.
Not you...or me...
She's been like this since she woke up.
There, there. It's all right.
I know... There's a good girl.
Do I look funny?
Damn you! It's your fault!
Draw your sword!
Fool...
What?!
Stop it!
Get away!
Steel yourself.
Otherwise, you will be devoured.
The Brand of Sacrifice...
draws to it those of darkness.
Your body and every drop of blood...
have been given as an offering to those of darkness.
That is the destiny of those...
who receive the Brand of Sacrifice.
The Struggler indeed.
So it just means it's another battle.
Nothing's changed from before.
Nothing.
But this time, take Casca with you.
There he is, the bloodthirsty goon!
If you are Griffith's equal...
If you are his friend...
you must go, even if it's alone.
Who is that...crying?
Who?
Tears?
The last that...
I shed.