01x20 - The Solitary Sorcerer

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One hundred years have passed
since the Battle of Galluah Plains,

where King Kyle defeated
the Dark Lord Angmund.

The Demons rise again,
threatening the world

and spreading fear and unrest to all.

On the way to Pavel's home, Frey collapses.

Kasel attempts to leave
on his own to protect Frey,

but is persuaded against that idea
by Roi and Cleo.

Through this incident, the party recognized
how inseparable they had become.

Please promise me that you won't
push yourself excessively.

Hello! Master Pavel?

What is this?!

Kasel!

Dammit!

What is this...?

When the red-stained night comes

I paint you on the sky

KING's RAID: Successors of the Will

The hidden truth

The sudden suffocation

You are so distant, fading

Do you feel it too?

Crossing blades

Cannot touch

The sadness that lies beyond

I just want to see you

I search for you

Now, Eclipse

I always want to be by your side

I send a wish to the sky

I believe in destiny

When the sun and moon meet

At that moment

I run to you

With all my heart

The Solitary

Sorcerer

Are you Master Pavel?

My name is Kasel.

I've come here to ask you
to unseal the Holy Sword.

Kasel!

Dammit! What's going on?!

Stand back!

No...

Seriously...?

You are Master Pavel, right?!

Please, listen to me!

Not even that one? In that case!

Go!

I knew I could do it.

Kasel!

You pass.

Hey, is he...?!

What's going on?

I don't know...

What did he mean by "pass"?

Um, you are Master Pavel, right?

Yes.

Were you testing my power?

And by "pass," do you mean
I passed the test? But I...

Not you.

I was testing your friends.

Huh? Us?

The bearer of the Holy Sword
must not be the only person with power.

Only with the support of his powerful allies

can the bearer unleash his true strength.

Only then can he fight the Dark Lord.

That makes sense...

Without everyone's help,
I wouldn't have been able to make it this far.

We passed the test! Yay!

Cleo...

I was waiting for you to come.

I wanted to talk to you about
what happened with Arlette.

With my mother...?

Yes. Arlette was here. I was the one
who protected her as she slept.

My mother was here...?

It was 100 years ago...

You must be Pavel, the ice sorcerer.

I'm Kyle, king of Orvelia.

She is Lorraine.

Nice to meet you, Mr. Pavel.

We're on a trip to hunt Demons.

We heard rumors about you,
so we came to pay you a visit.

I want you to join us.

I decline.

Why?

Go away.

King Kyle?!

Oh, you're nicer than I thought.

You weren't seriously trying to hit me.

Just as powerful as rumored.
Now I really want you to join us!

King Kyle!

Please come with us.

Get out.

Hmm.

We'll be back.

And as he said, King Kyle came again.

I'm here, Pavel.

Nothing has changed or would ever change.

Please just listen.

We need your strength, Mr. Pavel.

I already said no.

There must be a good reason
why you so ardently refuse.

Because you're all annoying.

What...?

You, the Demons... I don't want
to deal with anyone else, ever.

That's how I've been living.

This world is starting to overflow with Demons.

If we don't stop them, the world might end.

So?

Those with strength have the responsibility
to use it to save others!

That is what I believe!

What happens to others does not concern me.

There's no point in talking to
someone like this.

Let's leave.

Lorraine?!

I don't want to become friends with this person.

Excuse me!

Hey...!

I thought that was the end of it,
that they would never come back. But...

Hey, Pavel.

Leave.

I can't.

Why?

To protect everyone.

Everyone?

Yeah. The people of Orvelia, obviously,

but also the Elves, Dark Elves, Orcs,
and everyone else living on this world.

I don't understand.

Once you find something precious
that you want to protect, you will.

I was starting to grow tired
of making King Kyle leave.

Soon, I actually started
to enjoy talking to King Kyle.

So you feel like joining us now?

Yes. That seems to be the only way
to make you shut up about it.

I'll defeat the Demons so that
I can go back to a peaceful life.

Whatever the reason might be,
thank you for your help, Mr. Pavel.

Just Pavel is fine.

And that's how I took off
on the journey with King Kyle.

Later, King Kyle received the Holy Sword Aea
from Lua, the Goddess of Light.

The goal of our journey changed
to defeating the Dark Lord Angmund.

Then, one day...

Pavel, I'm coming in.

Say it before you come in...

How many times do I
have to tell you not to barge in...

Oh, sorry.

It's fine. I've gotten used to it.

Thanks, Pavel.

The Demon hunt is going smoothly thanks to you.

I really believe I have the strongest ally.

Based on that trust, I have a request for you.

If something happens to me,
please take care of Arlette,

and the child she is carrying.

What's this, all of a sudden?

Just make sure that "something" never happens.

Or... Are you planning to die?

Of course not!

I'll never give up, which includes
my own life as well as this world.

That was the last conversation
I had with King Kyle.

He then fought the Dark Lord
and vanished with him.

Leaving the Holy Sword Aea behind...

So where did King Kyle go...?

I don't know.

We were concerned about where King Kyle went,

but we first had to do something important.

Sealing away the Holy Sword Aea.

The Holy Sword Aea is the only sword
that can defeat the Dark Lord.

But with its user gone, there was
a high chance the Demons would go after it.

So that's why you sealed it away.

Yes.

After sealing the Holy Sword,
my companions all went back to their homes.

A few days after that...

I oppose!

I oppose!

Are you serious, Dominix?

Of course.

We're not even sure King Kyle is truly dead!

It's quite likely that he fell in the chasm
between dimensions with the Dark Lord.

He may have sacrificed himself to push
the Dark Lord Angmund back to the other side.

But still! Does that justify
sacrificing two more people?!

There is no other way.

Please don't misunderstand.
I don't like this idea either.

However, there is a chance that
the Dark Lord would return in 100 years.

There is nothing else we can do
to save this world.

That's absurd!

Pavel! What do you think?

I feel... if there is no other way,
perhaps we must do this.

You, too...?

I've already spoken to Aeatola and the others.

They all support the idea.

I can't decide. What would she say...?

Then let's go ask her.
Not that it would change anything.

Kyle...

...disappeared...?

Yes.

But...

Everyone is doing everything
in their power to find King Kyle.

Let's talk about realistic options.

There is a high probability
that King Kyle would not return.

Dominix!

Not just King Kyle.
Maria, who was with him, is also missing.

Miss Maria, too...

And so is the Dark Lord Angmund.

Nobody saw King Kyle's battle.

Arlette, given this situation,
I come to you with a request.

To me...?

The plan that Dominix put together
was to put her and her unborn child to sleep

to prepare for the day the Dark Lord returns,
one hundred years later.

This child is the heir to the Holy Sword...?

We don't know for certain.
It's just a possibility.

Yes, exactly. But...

King Kyle was the only one
who could use the Holy Sword Aea.

King Kyle's child might be able
to inherit the Holy Sword.

If I decline, what will happen?

If another heir to the Holy Sword appears,
then all is well.

But if not, the next time, the Dark Lord
may succeed in destroying the world.

I understand.

I will participate in your idea.

Wait...

Arlette, you have your own life to live.

Yours and your child's life as well!

Yes.

If you accept Dominix's idea,
when you wake up,

the world would be completely different!

Master Lorraine, thank you for your concern.

However, I think that,
if I don't accept this idea,

the people in the future would suffer.

That's not a world that Kyle would want either.

But I want you to promise one thing.

I will do anything within my power.

When I wake up, I want to see you all again.

Then, I want you all to help my child,
like you helped Kyle.

Arlette...

I understand. I promise.

We will protect you both.

Thank you, Master Pavel.

King Kyle has requested me
to take care of you and your child.

Kyle did...?

Please begin.

My mother was here...?

Yes. It was only a short time for me,

but the world has changed
quite a bit in the last 100 years.

People have gone to w*r with each other,

and contact with the Orcs and Elves were lost.

Where was the peace that King Kyle
risked his life to protect?

I asked myself that every day.

Sacrifice two people for the sake of the world.

Was our choice truly the right one?

No matter how much I thought,
I could not come up with an answer.

And today... I still don't have an answer.

I don't know either.

I see.

But I don't feel like I was
forced to sacrifice myself.

I chose to do this out of my own free will.

That's why I'm here with my friends.

Frey has been with me since we were very small,
and now she's travelling with me.

Cleo and Roi are valuable companions, too.

I also think...

Yes, conflict is everywhere,
and some people hate each other.

But that's not all.

There might be misunderstandings
in the beginning...

...but it's possible to come
to an understanding!

The peace that King Kyle wanted
to protect hasn't vanished yet.

I'll never give up on everyone, on this world!

Your son is just like you.

Kasel.

You seem to have inherited the strong will
of both King Kyle and Arlette.

Master Pavel...

However, it is no longer possible
to stop the Dark Lord's return.

The nocturnal sun overlaps the moon tonight.

No...

What should we do?!

We should get the Holy Sword!

If we can't stop him from returning,
we can defeat him!

That's right!

Yes!

Yeah.

I'll unseal the Holy Sword. Let's go.

Huh? Go where?

The World Tree.
That's where the Holy Sword is sealed.

The World Tree?
The most holy place in the world?

Yes.

I was taught that it is a holy place
protected by Lua's power,

and that no one is allowed to go near.

I see. You don't know.

The World Tree is one of the pillars
supporting the world.

If it is destroyed, the world would collapse.

That's why a holy power protects
the World Tree and the surrounding area.

I never imagined that the World Tree
had such a secret...

Normal Demons would not even
be able to get close.

But the Dark Lord might...

If the Holy Sword fell into the hands
of the Dark Lord, there would be trouble.

Let's hurry.

Yes.

What's wrong, Frey?

No, it's nothing.

This one wish

Connects you and me

I wait so impatiently for tomorrow

Because I know you now

A comfortable breeze passes over

A memory in a precious place

From the day I decided to walk with you

The promise that I hid in my heart

I want to feel that moment, just once

If I stretch my arm out

I should be able to reach
the tomorrow in my dream

This one wish

I gently engrave in my heart

The chain that connects the heart

Cannot ever be broken

The future which we should head to

Beckons us to come closer

I wait so impatiently for tomorrow

Because I know you now

The time has finally come.

The moment that I've been waiting for,
for one hundred years!

The time for the Dark Lord Angmund
to lay waste to this world...!

Now, let us begin!

One hundred years ago,
Illya was declared a sinner

for creating the False Sword
to replace the Holy Sword Aea.

Her true story is revealed in the diary
she left in the Tower of the Sage.

Illya's Truth