02x04 - The Final Labor

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He isn't loved by anyone...

and hasn't learned about love.

He was a pitiable child.

So I would hope at the very least...

that God loves him.

THE FINAL LABOR

H-Hercules!

Hey, this guy just might win.

That mass m*rder*r... He could slay a god.

Alcides...

Hercules!

Hang in there!

Don't let him beat you, Hercules!

That sounds like a requiem for a hero.

Now then...

It is time for the finale.

Th-This is astounding!

Anything Jack the Ripper touches

transforms into a blade
that tears through Hercules!

The one on the ropes isn't
mankind's vilest m*rder*r in history!

It's the indomitable god of w*r, Hercules!

Hercules!

How can you wimp out before he does?

You big wuss!

L-Lord Zeus...

But Hercules has lost his left arm!

Well, that is true.

But do you think that he'd lose
just because of that?

He won't lose.

That's the kind of man Hercules is.

He's right.

He's absolutely right.

Hercules... He's the man
who stood up to Lord Zeus himself.

And he's my greatest friend ever!

Please, you really mustn't force yourself.

It appears to me that

the techniques you just used
took a dreadful toll on you.

Don't worry for my sake.

Unbelievable.

He's overflowing with pride
and seethes silently with anger.

Even with his back against the wall,
there's not even a whit of fear.

That colour... Such emotional control.
No wonder you're called "indomitable."

I tip my hat to you.

You must be able to see emotions
with that eye of yours.

My, my! Yes, sir.

This is the only gift
granted to me by God.

It's what helps me survive
in this world filled with malice.

The colours of emotions that I can see
are works of art that only I can create.

And with these works,

I am able to grant even those
who have lived in the deepest misery

the single shining moment of their lives.

Quite magnificent, don't you agree?

Is that the reason why
you've k*lled all those people?

It appears you do not understand.

The colour of pure, unadulterated fear

has a beauty
that nothing else can compare to.

When God makes us human,
he gives each of us an imperfection.

But...

You are quite right, Shakespeare.

The imperfection God gave
Jack the Ripper is far too cruel.

I get it now.

You... have lost.

Excuse me? I have lost?

Did you turn to evil
because of inescapable poverty?

Or was it because you suffered
a betrayal that scarred you forever?

No, those things didn't matter.

You gave in to despair
and gave yourself over to pleasure.

Wait, what's this?

This is neither anger nor belligerence.

Neither disgust nor suspicion.

This emotion...

This colour...

I've seen this before...

I am a demigod who was born
as a human on Earth

and ascended to the heavens as a god.

Since I can view things
both as a human and a god,

I will say this.

Humans... are foolish.

Filled with jealousy,
hatred, discrimination,

contempt, depravity, deceit, sycophancy,

lechery, infidelity, tyranny, sloth,

treason, envy, revenge, arrogance,

anger, desperation,
resentment, selfishness,

immorality, greed, chicanery, cunning,

despair!

But even so,

I love humans!

It is so similar...

This emotion... This colour...

I've known this!

Ah, Mother... My fair lady...

I never dreamed that I would see it again.

Jack the Ripper!

I will save you from your suffering!

How beautiful...

I summon you, Hound of Hades!

No... Not that!

The Twelfth Labor!

Cerberus, Hound of Hades!

What's that?

I've never seen anything like it!

Hercules...

This is ominous!

Now it's a race against time.

Against time?

That thing is devastatingly powerful.

And therefore, it comes at a high price.

That labor will only end
when either it devours his opponent

or completely consumes Hercules.

Is that so?

So it's a technique
that eats away his life, huh?

The tattoo will overwhelm and consume him
unless he defeats his opponent.

Now that's a heck of a guy.

Hercules...

Hurry!

So, that is your final labor...

is it?

Here I come!

Th-The fight has
suddenly intensified massively!

Hercules shatters the streets and walls
with every step and blow!

Jack then retaliates by turning
the rubble into Divine Treasures!

The destruction is never-ending!

Every Divine Treasure Jack makes,
Hercules pummels into dust!

Apheles Heros!

Hercules won't miss this chance!

B-But Jack avoids Hercules' mighty fist!

Whoops! Hercules hits nothing but air!

Guess he's not used to losing a limb!

Take this!

It's useless!

None of those Divine Treasures
stand a chance!

What incredible power!
Now that's godlike strength!

That's the Hercules we admire!

Damn! It would be all over
if it had been a clean blow!

Hercules! You're the best!

Wonderful.

You've exceeded my expectations.

Th-This is unbelievable!

He's been pierced right through!

The iron fence has pierced
completely through Jack the Ripper!

Anything you try is pointless.

There is nowhere
for you to run and hide in this town.

You are quite correct, sir.

However, have you forgotten...

that every inch of the city of London...
is a weapon?

Blessing of the Rondo!

C-Can you believe this guy?

He changed the whole building into
a Divine Treasure and smashed the god!

I doubt even Hercules could survive
a direct hit by a mammoth Divine Treasure!

Hercules...

Could he have planned this whole thing?

Transforming the building,
luring him within range,

holding him in place,
and using the recoil to spring away...

What a...

What a fiendish plot!

What has happened to you, Alcides?

You can't let this happen!

Settle down, Castor!

Alcides!

Hercules!

Stand!

Stand up!

What? Th-This is unbelievable!

Am I hallucinating?

No!

No!

No!

Our hero has returned
from the depths of Hades!

Yes! That's better!

Hercules never surrenders!

Hercules always gets back up!

He is the pride of Greece!

The pride of the gods!

The indomitable god of w*r!

Sheesh... Don't scare me like that.

Welcome back, sir.

How did you find my colossal gift?

No matter what you try,
my righteous heart cannot be shaken.

What's so funny?

Oops.

I beg your pardon.

Thanks to you,
I have finally realized something.

The colour of my mother... was fake.

I never knew
that true love was so beautiful.

I...

Dear me... I...

I desire to...

take you... tinged in the colour
of true love as you are...

and...

paint you...

in the colour I love so much!

Just try it!

Just you try to change my color!

Yes...

Let us create the ultimate finale!

It's the first close combat this bout!

What a ferocious hand-to-hand battle!

With Hercules missing an arm,

he's barely able to keep the fight equal.

However, this is clearly approaching...

the end.

You're almost out of time!
Hurry up and finish him off!

Hercules!

That damn human!

He's running away just to buy time!

The scum's a total coward!

I don't think so.
Considering how much he's bleeding,

Jack doesn't have much time left either.

If he just wanted to buy time,
he'd simply keep his distance.

Isn't that right?

So what exactly are you up to?

Not yet.

Not yet.

Not yet.

The angle.

The timing.

Both must be perfect!

From my blind spot!

Th-That was devastating!

When Jack threw that desperate strike,
Hercules let loose a lethal counter-blow!

Yes!

- Yes!
- Nice!

Yes!

Yes!

Who'd have thought he had a hidden weapon?

But it didn't do him any good.

This looks like the end.

He was nothing but a m*rder*r anyway.

Yeah. We never should have entrusted
that scum with the fate of mankind.

Then why don't you go and fight the gods?

What?

That boy went to fight them
all on his own.

Shut your trap, you stinkin' lush!

Wanna fight? Or are you a coward
that's just full of hot air?

London Bridge is broken down

Broken down, broken down

London Bridge is broken down

- He stood up!
- Is he going to fight?

My fair lady