01x04 - The Demon of Echo Gorge

[bunniefuu]

[narrator] Britannia.

Once before in this realm,

the Holy Knights of the Kingdom of Liones

staged a coup d'état,

sparking what eventually became a Holy w*r

between the goddess and the demon races.

The devastating fires of w*r that ensued

threatened to consume

the entire continent.

But thanks to the emergence

of the legendary heroes

known as the Seven Deadly Sins,

the catastrophic w*r

was brought to an end.

This story takes place

16 years after those events.

[theme music]

[Bob] We've arrived at Echo Gorge.

[Donny] Percival's in there?

THE DEMON OF ECHO GORGE

It makes sense. I guess a place like this

would make any kid a little curious.

That annoying troublemaker.

If anything happens to him,

I'll be catching all the heat.

Searching for him

might be a lost cause now.

Yeah, I bet

Nasiens already got a hold of him.

Is this guy that dangerous?

We saw with our own eyes!

[eerie music]

[yelps]

[growling]

[both whimpering]

[both groan]

[suspenseful music]

Dammit. Come on!

[snoring]

[groans]

[groaning softly]

[gasps]

[nervous breathing]

Huh?

Hang on. Where's my helmet?

My cape is gone too.

- [door opens, squeaks]

- Uh?

- [Nasiens] How strange.

- [door closes]

You weren't to wake for another ten hours.

Oh, it's you!

[Percival] What have you done to me?

And why did you strip me naked?

[grunts]

[Nasiens] I require

each of my guinea pigs to be clean.

Give back my helmet and cape!

They're keepsakes of my grandpa!

Your clothes were cindered

and on the verge of falling apart.

- They're far beyond wearing.

- [Percival] Huh?

[Nasiens]

But your helmet and cape are just fine.

[Percival] Huh?

[sighs in relief]

[Nasiens] Thanks to the magic in them.

They're magic items.

M-Magic items?

I don't plan on taking them.

That said, I am doing this.

[grunts]

Hmm?

- Time for a little nap.

- [squirts]

- [groaning]

- [eerie music]

[Nasiens] In an hour,

the potion should start taking effect and

- [Percival] Whoa.

- [gasps]

[cheeky music]

[Percival] Whoa, whoa, whoa!

[Nasiens] That's interesting.

[Percival] No, it's not. It's scary!

- I didn't expect it to be so prevalent.

- How am I supposed to put my helmet on?

I must have got

the ingredient quantities right after all.

What exactly are you planning anyway?

You were gonna do something terrible

to that fairy, weren't you?

Yes, I intended to make him my guinea pig.

But he was the one who barged into my home

and started attacking me.

Still, you can't just

Who do you think you are?

You bit the fairy

and had blood dripping from your mouth!

[Nasiens] I've taken a liking to you.

It's so much easier

to see the effects on you,

and you recover quickly.

You're the ultimate guinea pig.

There you go again!

Oh, since I was a kid,

whenever I get excited, I bite my lip.

I think you should probably

work on breaking that habit.

My sister tells me the same thing.

- Well, she used to.

- [panting]

- [all whimpering]

- [Donny] What the hell's going on?

Every creature's trying to attack us!

[grunting]

[Bob] This must be Nasiens' doing,

I'm sure of it!

[Nob] His potions and experiments

are the cause of this!

That guy's a real piece of work!

We have to find him before Percival

Huh?

[screams]

Don't talk about Nasiens like that!

He has a good heart!

[thudding]

[Percival]

I'm sorry for misunderstanding you.

But I really do have to go.

[Nasiens] This next concoction

will be the last experiment.

It will?

[Nasiens] However,

if I accidentally skewed

the ingredient quantities,

- it will k*ll you.

- [liquid sloshing]

- [clinking]

- [tense music]

[Percival] Are you shaking?

Why in the world

are you doing something like this?

[Nasiens]

Because I have a goal I must achieve

- at all cost.

- [rope snaps]

[Nasiens gasps]

[dramatic sting]

Well, I do too.

To find my dad who k*lled Grandpa.

And you'd better believe that when I do,

I'm kicking his butt!

So I'll search all of Britannia

if that's what it's gonna take!

I don't have time for this nonsense.

[Nasiens] Henbane! Belladonna!

- I need you alive.

- [tense music]

Is that also magic?

Whoa!

[exclaims]

My helmet doesn't fit me anymore!

[both grunt]

[grunts]

[both grunt]

Stop it! If you need help,

I'll lend you a hand, okay?

[Nasiens]

A complete stranger like yourself?

[gasps]

[Percival grunting]

[Percival grunts]

[Nasiens] All I need is a guinea pig

to test this concoction on.

After all,

I can't afford to test it on myself.

If I were to die,

I wouldn't be able to finish

making the potion or save the gorge.

[Percival] The gorge?

That's enough idle talk.

[grunting]

[gasps]

This is your precious potion, right?

[Nasiens] W-Wait! Don't! Okay.

I'll let you go. I swear it.

There's no need to fight,

just hand over the potion!

[Percival] I can't do that.

If I did, you'd test it on someone else.

Stop! Please, I'm so close.

In fact, it should've already

been completed by now!

- [gulps]

- [Nasiens gasps]

[gulping]

Ah!

[groaning softly]

- [body thuds]

- [surprised grunt]

You drank the poison yourself?

Are you out of your mind?

Why did you just do that?

- [Percival groans]

- [gasps]

Agh! So bitter

[Percival screaming]

- [groaning]

- [tense music]

No way! It didn't work?

Try your best to throw up the potion.

[screaming]

Wow! My entire body

just got a huge burst of energy!

- [Percival giggling excitedly]

- [bright music]

[Percival] I'm so energized,

I feel like I need to scream or something!

Bam!

[pants]

[grunts, inhales sharply]

Blockhead!

[echoing]

[echoing continues]

[pants]

I know that voice anywhere.

I guess that means he must be safe.

[panting, stomping]

Ah! I'm feeling a little better now.

Why did you do something so reckless

despite knowing all the risks?

[Percival]

I don't really know what's going on,

but you made that potion

to save the gorge, right?

[soft grunt]

Well, did it work?

[Nasiens]

Judging by the symptoms you showed,

I'd say it was a success.

I see.

Thank goodness.

[soft grunt]

[Nasiens] My name is Nasiens.

What's yours?

- [Percival] Percival. Let's be friends.

- [calm music]

Thanks to you, I can save the gorge.

That small amount is gonna be enough?

- Huh?

- [music fades]

[squealing]

Huh?

[Donny shouts]

Percival!

[panting]

Uh?

Huh?

Donny!

What happened to you

and why is your hair like that?

[animals chittering, squawking]

[Donny] Save the gorge?

Mm-hmm, that's what he said.

He won't fool me!

His potions were downright cruel.

[breathes shakily]

Ordo.

What's "Ordo"? Somebody's name?

[worried grunt]

[Bob] Hmm

Ordo is, uh, the old herbalist

who used to live out here in this gorge.

[Bob] He came to the gorge

before Dolores or Nasiens

were ever around.

- [birds chirping]

- [gentle music]

- [both] Hmm?

- Hey.

Huh?

Oh my, I'm sorry for not greeting you.

I had no idea fairies were around.

[Nob] What on earth are you doing here?

You see,

I'm actually a practicing herbalist.

This place is perfect to find ingredients.

But of course, I have no intention

of harming this home of yours.

If either of you get hurt,

come find me and I'll help you.

[both gasp in surprise]

[groaning softly]

- [sniffles]

- [Bob] Ordo!

- [Nob] There's a lost Giant here!

- [Ordo] Hmm?

[Ordo] Is that so?

You must have been uneasy

outside your village.

[Dolores] Mm-hmm.

Well, if you want to,

you can stay here as long as you like.

Huh?

[soft chuckle]

[soft chuckle]

[gentle music continues]

[scraping]

- Hmm

- [baby whimpers]

[gasps]

Goodness!

[Dolores] A human baby?

How sad.

The poor thing must have been abandoned.

[snoring softly]

[Dolores laughs]

[giggling]

- [baby giggles]

- [chuckles]

This mineral you're holding now

is amethyst,

it's often used in herbal medicine.

This plant is called poison hemlock.

Now it is poisonous,

so be sure to handle it

with great care, okay?

Why is it poisonous?

[Ordo] Oh, that's because

[Percival] So where's this Ordo guy now?

[Bob grunts uneasily]

[Dolores]

Unfortunately, he vanished from the gorge.

[Percival] What?

That's when this began.

When Nasiens started

all of his strange experiments.

[breathing heavily]

- [ominous music]

- [wind howling]

[familiar] I say we destroy

this whole forest while we can,

before that annoying brat

does anything unexpected.

Ordo, what do you think?

- [birds chirping]

- [animal growling in distance]

[groaning softly]

Are you okay?

[Nasiens grunts]

[Nasiens grunting weakly]

[Nasiens] Q-Quickly, I must get

the concoction to the gorge.

You shouldn't push yourself.

The decay has been accelerating

the last few days.

[Percival] Uh

[Nasiens] Time is of the essence.

- [grunts]

- [gasps]

- [angry grunt]

- Hey, Nasiens!

Quit trying to destroy the gorge!

No, you've got it all wrong!

You've got it wrong!

We saw with our own eyes.

I bet Ordo left here

because he realized your true nature!

- [groans]

- [fairy] Get out of the gorge,

you devil's spawn!

- [Percival] Hup, hup, hup.

- [Nasiens grunts]

[surprised grunt]

Why would you

Hey, human!

Why are you shielding that scum?

[angry grunt]

Shut up!

Nasiens has been trying

to make a potion to save the gorge!

[fairies] Uh?

[Donny] Wait a minute!

- Look at the forest!

- [all gasp]

[low dramatic music]

[rustling]

[low growling]

[Bob] The forest is withering away.

[Nob] Even the animals are. But how?

[low dramatic music continues]

There's no time left. I'm using it.

But there's no potion left to use.

[Nasiens] You're wrong, there is.

Purple! Looks like the one

that we just drank!

Any poison that I drink,

my body remembers it,

allowing me to create

and mix poisons I've had at will.

That's the magic I wield,

it's called venom mixing.

[wind gusting]

[Nasiens] Everyone, cover your mouths!

Mm.

[Nasiens] Misty Rain.

[Donny]

The mist is spreading over the gorge.

[wind howling]

The winds coming from the air hole

must be causing that.

- [birds chirping]

- [tranquil music]

I can't believe my eyes.

The gorge has been restored.

So that really worked?

Hey, why use poison?

To heal wounds and illnesses,

first off,

you need to know all about poisons.

[Nasiens] Mineral toxins,

poisonous herbs and poisonous creatures

Depending on how you utilize them,

you can create remedies from them.

Or at least

that's what my grandpa, Ordo, used to say.

"You can't save a life

without knowing poisons."

Oh.

Well, I hope you get to see him again.

He sounds amazing.

[wind gusting]

[Nasiens]

Yes. I'd give anything for that to happen.

[scissors snipping]

- Ah, that's much better!

- [giggles]

The clothes I made for Nasiens

fit perfectly.

Guess it pays to be tiny, huh?

Mm. That's right.

[grunting]

Helmet on!

[Bob] I hope you can forgive us, Nasiens.

You see,

we just assumed it was your potions

that were causing the gorge

to start decaying.

We all acted terribly towards you.

It's fine.

Besides, your assumption

isn't entirely wrong.

My potions turn the animals vicious.

- [growling]

- [Nasiens grunts]

I know you're in pain but bear with me.

I swear I'll fix the gorge.

I will! I just need time

- [growling]

- [grunts]

How'd the gorge end up like this

in the first place?

I'm not sure.

[Nasiens] Ever since Ordo disappeared,

the vitality of both the animals

and plants has been fading away.

[Percival] Hey, Nasiens!

- Uh?

- [Percival] Hey!

[Percival chuckles, grunts]

I would rather have all of you thank him

than apologize to me.

- [panting]

- [Nasiens] The poison

that countered a deadly disease

could have wiped out the gorge

if not mixed correctly.

Knowing this,

he willingly became a guinea pig to help.

Check it out!

I can't wear my grandpa's clothes anymore,

so I'm in yours.

[fairy 1]

Whoo-hoo, you're the hero of the gorge!

- Thank you for being the guinea pig!

- [fairies laughing]

- [fairy 2] Thank you.

- [Percival] Wh-What?

- [soft chuckle]

- [Percival] Whoa!

Wow, amazing! You have wings!

[laughter]

This so-called forest disease

affected more than plants,

even the soil seems to have been decayed.

I see. It affected everything.

Wait a minute.

Could the cause be related

to the wind from the air hole?

[wind howling]

- [gasps]

- [surprised grunt]

Percival!

Huh?

[eerie music]

[all gasp]

Is that a monster?

Ordo?

Huh?

[growling]

- [roaring]

- [tense music]

That's really Nasiens' grandpa?

He's three times bigger than my grandpa!

Are you stupid?

[breathes shakily]

[Nasiens pants]

Ordo!

What in the world happened to you?

[grunts]

Please wait!

- [Ordo snarling]

- [both gasp]

[roars]

[tense music continues]

- [Donny grunting]

- [whimpers]

[Donny] The forest is decaying again.

[shocked gasp]

Ordo, aren't you interested in

ever leaving the gorge?

Why would I do that?

Not only is it a vital research site,

but it's also become my home.

I consider you and everybody here

my family.

[effort grunt]

Ordo! Please stop!

[Nasiens] You don't want this!

- The gorge is your home, isn't it?

- [soft grunt]

[Nasiens] Please say something!

[in deep voice]

Destroy by my hands everything

Destroy the gorge,

destroy every inch of it!

[breathes shakily]

[Percival grunts]

- [Ordo growling]

- [gasps]

[grunting]

- [Ordo growls]

- [screams in pain]

Nasiens! No!

You let go of him, Ordo!

[Ordo growls]

[both grunt]

Are you going to hurt

the same people you call family?

- [gasps]

- [growling]

[roaring]

- [sizzling]

- [Dolores groaning in pain]

No.

[grunts]

Dolores! Dolores! Say something!

- [familiar] Quit wailing, you brat!

- [gasps]

All of this happened in the first place

because you meddled around.

As I thought, the matter-of-fact

and solemn aesthetics of death

are too hard for you to grasp.

I remember you.

The fairy Nasiens captured

He's behind this

and turned the herbalist into a monster.

Seriously?

A talking fox, huh?

Ooh! I'm impressed

that you figured it out.

[angry grunt]

[Percival] Why are you doing all of this?

[familiar] Why, you ask?

[snickering]

Because this herbalist before you

is a criminal.

Now, Ordo, atone for your sins

and destroy the gorge!

[roaring]

- [Percival grunts]

- [groans]

[intense music]

[breathes shakily]

What to do? What am I to do?

[Percival]

Let's turn your grandpa back to normal!

- Together!

- [surprised gasp]

[sobs]

[Nasiens] Percival

[closing theme music]

A RESOLVE FURTHER HONED