02x05 - Terror! Shadows of Undeath Lurking Down Below

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Good evening. It's me, Arc.

- And what we found upon our search
of the mysterious facility was...

- Is that me?!

Stay back, everyone!

Bring w*r Wind!

Not bad at all!

Keep it up, Arc!

And now for the stragglers...

Rock Fang!

What?!

Hang on, Arc!

Uh, Arc?

If you use earth magic down here...

I must say, at that size...

- "The ultimate colossus! Mega Golem!"

- Mega Golem

- ...Is the impression it gives!

How thrilling!

Intruders?

Who are they?

They appear to be elvish warriors.

There is no need for concern, however.

If anything, this may be to our benefit.

What just happened?

Lady Ariane? Are you alright?

Chiyome?!

I see. Then that was Lord Arc...

You really saved me. Thanks.

But what are you doing here?

The Jinshin clan had gotten
word of the Leeza Sanctuary,

and found it to be suspicious.

I was dispatched to investigate,

and upon infiltration,
sensed the taint of death,

which led me to your voices.

Then beastmen can sense
the taint of death, too?

Yes. We can't see it visually,
the way that elves can, though.

Ponta, can you tell where
Arc and my sister are?

Well, we probably don't have
to worry about those two.

Let's get going.

Right.

Earth magic effects the terrain,

so it's a bad idea to use it in caves or
confined spaces. Didn't you know that?

Come to think of it, I feel as though
Lady Ariane had warned me about it once...

I am rather ashamed.

I have to wonder what undead
are doing, down here.

This calls for an investigation.

Do you suppose Lady Ariane
and Ponta are all right?

You don't have to worry about Arin.

I was the one who trained her, after all.

That is a great deal of trust.

I was looking forward to seeing
how much she had improved, though.

It looked like you had seen
through her every strike.

Well, she's so serious. So she tends
to stick to the fundamentals...

It makes me wonder if
she can really make it.

Is that why you requested her
presence on this mission?

No. I just wanted to make
sure a troublesome pest

hadn't attached himself to her.

After we went our separate ways,

I returned to my village
to gather information.

Did you find anything?

That man, Udolan,
was controlling monsters.

And there have been other individuals
using similar powers to

kidnap elves, beastmen, and humans.

Those who are taken are apparently

being gathered in a particular
location at Rhoden,

instead of being shipped
beyond our borders.

And this is it?

Yes. Yakof, who created
the Leeza Sanctuary,

was formerly an international merchant.

That much I knew. But what country
did he come from originally?

There was no information on that,
no matter how much I looked.

There simply aren't any clues.

What did Lord Fangas have to say?

It appears the rescue and release
of elves isn't proceeding very well.

Those who were freed from
nobles and merchants

seem to end up being kidnapped again by
some other party in short order.

I see.

I'm not sure if it's related,

but there's something else
that's caught my attention.

Have you heard of the Hilk Order?

Yes. They've been quietly gaining
followers in our Kingdom of Rhoden lately.

Praying to the gods, wishing for peace...

their dogma seems common enough at first,

but they apparently advocate
for the persecution

of elves and beastmen
for being inferior to humans.

What is it, Lady Eevin?

This is...

It's massive...

But what is it?

Looks to be a rune stone mine.

Rune stones?

You've never heard of them?
How have you survived this long?

Well, uh, you know...

Light this on fire.

Egads.

They're used as fuel.

And from what I can see, this is more
than enough to fatten a kingdom's purse.

You there! No breaks!

Work, damn you!

Of all the cruelty.

That's...

This is where they went?

Do you know them?

They're two of the elves who went missing.

What?!

Look out! It's caving in!

No!

Bart! Bart?!

Speak to me, Bart!

You're in the way! Move!

Well, he's a goner.

- No! Let me go!

- And this one was relatively
fresh, too. What a waste.

- Bart?! Bart!

- Bart, please! Let me go to him!

- Hey! Take him to the lab.

Let me go!

Bart! Bart! No! Bart!

This is inexcusable.

We'd better do something fast.

They mentioned a laboratory.

Let's see where it is.

This is the laboratory?

It looks more like a morgue.

Ponta!

Arc! Eevin!

Arin!

Oh, Lady Chiyome! You've returned.

Yes. I'm pleased to see
you're doing well, Sir Arc.

Who's this?

Chiyome, a member of the Jinshin clan.

This is my sister, Eevin.

I'm Chiyome. It's a pleasure
to make your acquaintance.

Likewise. Good to meet you!

Even if Arin won't call me "Big Sis"!

Right, right...

So, what is this place?

An area for storing corpses?

We're not sure.

They called it a laboratory.

A laboratory?

He's still alive!

Over here, too.

This one as well.

It looks like there are
others who are still alive.

Very well...

Overheal!

Overheal

Thank goodness.

Unbelievable...

Anything is possible
when Sir Arc is involved.

Thank you!

We're saved!

Did you come to help us?

Just who are you?

We're warriors from Maple.
Just what happened here?

It seems Yakof has tricked us.

What's the matter, Ponta?

There are others who survived?

No! They're undead!

This is Yakof's doing!

He's working everyone he can get
his hands on to death in the mines,

and once they die, he starts
experimenting on them as undead!

You mean he was actually
able to manufacture undead?

Then the ones that attacked us before...

Exactly!

Yakof!

Welcome, elven warriors.

- Episode 5:

- Terror! Shadows of
Undeath Lurking Down Below

Yakof... you've been using the Leeza
Sanctuary to gather a labor force!

How did you even discover
such a rich vein, anyway?

My wife Leeza's family has secretly
owned this mine for generations.

What?!

They made their fortune
by smuggling rune stones.

And they forbade the villagers

from interacting with outsiders
to make sure it stayed a secret.

Though it appears the majority of
the village didn't know about it.

Then how did you realize
the vein was down here?!

It wasn't me. It was my master's doing.

Your master?

Once he knew of it,
he ordered me to secure it.

You were an outsider yourself!
How did you manage that?

A secluded village like this can't fully
isolate itself from the outside world.

Medicine, tools...

there's no shortage of items from
the "outside" that are necessary.

And that's how you got close to Leeza?

A sheltered little country girl...
She was so easy to tame.

You used her to search the
village, located the vein...

and assassinated the
mayor, and his family,

by making it look like a monster attack!

You kept Leeza alive to marry her,

and obtain the mayor's wealth
and authority, I take it?

You should've seen how happy
Leeza was when I suggested

making a sanctuary for elves and beastmen.

Unbelievable. You're a monster!

And I take it you've been
sending the rune stones

you've gathered to your so-called master?

Who are they?! What are you trying
to do by manufacturing undead?!

I dare not even speak his name.

And it's not something the
likes of you will ever learn.

That said, your ability
to make it this far

makes you worthy fodder for an experiment.

I'll provide you to my master
as a higher grade of undead.

Say what?!

Go! k*ll them! Make them join
your number, you carcasses!

Undead, following orders?

Wonder about it later!

To battle!

Body to Water, Liquid Throwing Star!

Ultima!

Wind, I call upon you to carry me!

O mother earth, I call on you to bring
peace to those who walk upon you!

Let them become your blessings and bounty!

I'm sorry.

Double Armor Lariat!

What's that?

That's... Leeza!

What?!

So, that's where my dear
wife was all along.

I had wondered where she ended up...

But inside the walls of the lab?

A suitable tomb, I suppose!

I had considered turning him
over to the authorities...

but that will no longer quell my rage!

Likewise, Arc.

And you think you've won?

I've still got power to spare!

A great power, granted to me by my master!

A golem!

Careful, everyone!

Yakof is running!

Chiyome, Ponta,
evacuate everyone in the mine!

Right!

The rest of us will go after Yakof!

Everyone, hurry!

We have to get to safety!

Bart!

Pamela!

You're all right!

I am.

Damn that Yakof...

Where did he go?

What a massive creature!

I believe golems are
dolls made of earth...

But considering the scale of this
one, that doesn't seem fitting...

- "The ultimate colossus! Mega Golem!"

- Mega Golem

- ...Is the impression it gives!

- How thrilling!

Are you babbling nonsense again?

Let's get to work!

Right!

Y-Yes!

Inferno! Burn all to cinders!

Spirits of water, let your
flow roar and swallow,

until all in your wake is submerged!

Sacred Knight skill,

Judgment!

It worked!

Or didn't it?

It can still fight?

Do you see the power that
my master gave me?!

Golem, incinerate them!

No! The manor...

The mines have been fully evacuated.

The mines...

Arc! Lure the golem towards
the rune stone vein!

To the vein?

I see! Understood!

Big Sis, Chiyome,
extinguish the manor fire! Please!

Arin?!

What's the matter? I'm over here!

Water, answer my call,
and wash away my foe!

Body to Water, Spear Flow!

This should suffice.

Rock Fang!

Now, Lady Ariane!

Right!

Flames, I call on you to
scour the foe before us!

Flame Viper!

We did it, Arc.

And I dare say it was all too easy!

They did it.

I guess she can manage to get by,
as long as she's got Arc with her.

I'm so jealous...

Golem! Get up!
Destroy our master's enemies!

That's right! k*ll them! k*ll them all!

What's wrong?! What are you doing?!
Eliminate them, now!

I-It can't be... you're...

Leeza?!

What? What was that?

It seems Baltord has lost the Rhoden
operation that he had been supporting.

It won't affect our preparations.

Palurumo, let Charros know
to commence the operation.

As you wish, Lord Thanatos.

Goodbye!

Take care!

Thank you!

We owe you so much!

They're staying together
as a group to see

each other to their homelands, then?

Right. But we never did find
out who was behind it all.

There'll be another chance.

I have to wonder what that was...

You mean at the end, with the golem?
That was strange, wasn't it?

You two are still on about that?

It probably just collapsed on Yakof
when it finally ran out of power.

That makes sense!

Yeah, it does.

I've got another mission,
so I'm taking off.

I see. Until we meet again, Lady Eevin.

See ya!

Safe travels.

Big Sis!

So, be honest with me...
What do you think?

About what?

I mean about Arc! What do you
think about... you know...

Like I said, since you got in
the way, I wasn't able to tell.

Be seeing you.

Big Sis!

Aw.

She didn't even realize
he was holding back.

You've still got a ways to go, Arin.

If he had been fighting seriously...

I need to stay on my toes.

I'm not about to
hand Arin over just yet!

What were you talking about?

Nothing, really.

Let's be on our way.

A good idea. We did end up
taking quite the detour.

In that case...

Onward! To the curse-breaking spring!

Next Time:

No using earth magic when inside a cave!
#PontaIsOut&About