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S-Save me...!

I knew this wouldn't be fun, but...

Not being able to breathe is incredibly painful...

My head's going numb, and I can't see.

My whole body is screaming for me to start flailing my arms.

My brain knows I won't die,

but my body struggles to remain alive regardless...

No, just endure...

Until you find the sword...

Is this... the bottom?

There it is!

My whole body's so heavy...

It's numb and feels like lead.

So this is what happens when you can't breathe?

But the Regalia sword makes its user more powerful...

If I can just get my hands on the sword...

An eye?

No... I'm not at the bottom of the lake!

I'm on top of a giant underwater dark beast!

CLEVATESS

It's huge!

Episode 4 Magical Talent

To think something this huge was lurking at the bottom of the Shaft of Elbe...

The sword!

It's sucking me in?!

Alicia, your arms are weaker than a man's,

but you're better at drawing out a sword's strength than anyone.

You'll make a fine hero.

It got me in the stomach, but I've got the sword!

Let me hear your scream, Stream Splitter!

There it is!

Slice the sword in a line, and it will split through the water...

Swing horizontally and it will propel you forward...

Almost like a fish.

The water makes it even stronger...

The reason the legendary hero lost,

even in an environment where he had the advantage...

was probably this thing.

It's so huge that it's hard to believe it's of this world.

It must be an Ancient One.

Dark beasts said to live for tens of thousands of years.

They sleep for ages, and only rarely show themselves.

So this one must've been dug up by accident during the mining of the arcanacite.

Khordhwar lost without having any idea what he was up against...

The Arvensis noticed him too...

Even with the Regalia boosting my strength, I still don't have any oxygen.

I can't fight here!

First...

I need to breathe!

There's the woman!

Hey, she's got the Regalia!

What the hell is that monster?!

An octopus?

No! No! No!

Save me!

Yeah, this isn't gonna work...

The Regalia can cut through its skin, but I can only reach the tip of its legs.

A single hero can't fight an Ancient One to begin with.

Help me! Help me! Help me!

Even the Arvensis are just watching from a distance...

I need to get out of here.

Hey, wait!

Save me! If you need an apology, then I'm sorry!

We'll do whatever you want!

We'll quit the Ravens!

Please! You're a hero, ain't ya?

Don't think you can ask a hero for help after all you've done.

And I'm no longer a normal hero.

I'm the slave of something far scarier than that Ancient One.

Wait!

Wait...!

Both the Ancient One and the Arvensis are water beasts.

They won't leave the water.

Which means they won't leave the shaft... probably.

Klen wanted me to crush the bandits, and I suppose I've done it.

Most of them are dead, and with that thing awake,

the survivors won't be staying here.

I wish I could've done more, but I did get this sword.

It'll have to do.

Hey, Alicia.

Klen?

Calm down.

I'm speaking to you through the dark ichor.

I didn't see it myself, but the blood tells me you've finished.

Seems like it was pretty difficult, though.

It wasn't just "pretty" difficult!

I ran out of air, I had to deal with an Ancient One...

And if you noticed, why didn't you help?

Sorry, but I'm dealing with a bit of a problem here.

A problem? You're a Lord of Dark Beasts!

Part of it is that I'm in human form,

but I'm having a tough time with a technique I've never seen before.

You hid the existence of "magic" from me, didn't you, Alicia?

Get over here so I can punish you properly.

Now.

Damn it!

Wh-What the hell is that kid? What the hell was that?

I've never heard of magic that could physically strike something!

What school is it?

I don't know!

Am I behind the times, like I was afraid I might be?

Damn it!

Hey, Klen!

You wanted me here...

so I came as soon as I could!

You're late.

I ran as fast as I could!

You know I can't disobey your orders!

But... what the hell is this smoke?

What's that sword?

You can't have it! I'm not getting rid of this!

I risked my life to get it!

Well, whatever.

The problem is this smoke.

It seems that normal animals like that one are unaffected.

As are you.

It only affects the senses of a dark beast.

I can't smell anything and my ears are ringing.

It feels disgusting.

I could just transform and blow it all away,

but it's cramped in here, and I don't know where Luna is, either.

You don't know where Luna is?

Luna should be up ahead, but is no longer in sight.

Luna is with Nell, who's barely alive.

I don't think they could have moved...

The wet nurse you wanted to hire?

Thanks to this awful smoke, I can't smell them.

Do something, Alicia.

You know about this "magic" stuff, don't you?

I know about it, but I have no talent for magic.

What?

Some people can use it, and some people can't.

Magic uses arcanacite for everything it does.

For most people, it's just an ordinary stone.

But there are some people who can, if they use it properly,

draw out its hidden power, supposedly.

To me, it's just a rock.

You really are useless.

Shut up!

Just so you know, some of the heroes you killed could use it!

You just killed them before they had a chance—

Hey, listen to me!

I guess we'll just have to search for them...

Though it's possible they're already dead.

Hey, Klen...

If Luna is dead, what will you do?

What will I do?

No, I won't do anything.

I'll just...

lose any interest I had in humanity.

That's all.

I knew it...

He's already determined to destroy humanity.

Luna's the only thing slowing that down.

Luna needs to be found...

Was Nell bleeding?

Yes. Though I stopped some of it.

But she shouldn't have been able to move at all.

So she either managed to crawl off somewhere,

or something dragged her...

Either way, she couldn't have gone far.

Let's go!

Die already!

I... will... not...

Get off me!

Damn it! Let go!

This cape is made from the feathers of the Blackfeather Bird!

There are no others like it in the world!

Damn it! I can't get her off...

I need to get this baby out of here...

You're the one...

There you are.

This is... magic talent!

And powerful, too!

Pure-blooded Hidenean... magic talent...

Don't tell me...

I won't let go of this baby, no matter what.

If I have to cut off her wrist...

Wait!

What are you going to do with that knife?

You!

What are you doing here?

What happened to Dagarn and Satch?

They...

They've become dark beast shit.

Well, they were actually food for something, so it's not a bad end.

No matter how you were born, or what you do in life,

when you die, you're food.

It seems Nell used all the strength she had.

Don't come any closer!

Every step you take, I'll cut off one of this kid's fingers!

Got it?! I swear I'll do it!

Do what you want.

H-Huh?

Wait, Klen! He's the type who'll actually do it, even to a baby!

I can just heal the wounds.

You can't erase the pain! I know that!

Leave this to me.

Hey, Vroko.

Let's make a deal.

A deal?

The Hiden crest... that red light...

Is that...

Yes, it's a Hiden Regalia!

I got it from the bottom of the lake!

This is what you wanted, right?

So, take it.

But you can't get it out of the rock without using both of your hands.

Put Luna down, retrieve the sword, and you can have it.

Run away, or use it to attack me.

But try anything funny... and I'll extricate the sword and kill you.

Now, what will you do?

Will you die here? Or take the sword?

To think a hero would relinquish a Regalia so easily...

But now I'm sure of it!

This baby has Hidenean royal blood!

I knew it...

That means one Regalia isn't worth it!

I need more!

What?

If you don't want me to die with the baby right here,

you need to tell me where you and your comrades' 13 swords are!

That's what this baby's worth!

Tell him. They're just swords.

All 13 of them are at the bottom of the canyon in the great cave on Luna Mountain.

Go get them yourself.

Yes, of course I will.

I'll go, of course.

What?

You thought I was incapable of getting them, but you're wrong, hero!

I have invisibility magic!

And with the magic talent of the royal bloodline...

my magic will be perfect!

He disappeared.

They can't see me. They can't see me!

My invisibility magic is perfect.

I hate to give up Khordhwar's sword,

but they'll know where I am if I try to pull it out.

Well, I've still got my 13 swords...

And with this baby, I'm unstoppable!

I'll be able to get my revenge on the Organization for mocking me!

Huh?!

H-How...

Could you... see me?

Not at all.

But I could hear you.

And, of course, I could hear where Luna was crying.

You were so proud of your spell...

What the hell?

...you didn't even notice the baby crying in your arms.

The invisibility breaks if you dust off the powder.

I'll leave the powder on him...

But it's thanks to that Nell girl that we made it.

She looks kind of relieved, somehow...

She's still breathing... Can't you save her?

I can't control more than one person with the dark ichor.

And her body is missing many pieces.

I'd have to replace them from somewhere.

I don't know if it's worth going that far.

We should save her!

She tried to protect Luna until the very end!

Not just anyone could do that.

If I were Luna's mother, I would want to

leave my baby in the care of someone like that.

So...

But I'll need the dark ichor to save her.

While I'm healing her, you'll have to die.

I don't care.

I'm a hero.

It's my duty to sacrifice my life for the hopes

and futures of the people I'm supposed to protect.

That's what my father said.

Besides, I've already died once.

Very well.

Huh?

Why am I still... alive?

I... I...?

You're awake.

Y-You're...

I had to get a little rough when I fixed you,

but it seems to have worked.

Y-You saved me?

Thank that hero over there, not me.

She was the one who decided to save you.

It will take time, since she'd almost rotted, but she'll wake soon.

She's tough, for a humanoid.

Hero...

Hero?

The sword! The sword!

My sword...

I'm so glad...

Now, get to it, Nelluru.

Nelluru?

You've been reborn, so your name is now Nelluru.

You're coming with us, yes?

Yes, if you'll have me...

Next Time

Episode 5 Boelate's March