01x03 - The Four Knights of the Apocalypse

[bunniefuu]

[theme music]

[Pellegarde]

You don't have any magic to use.

That is what you told me, right?

THE FOUR KNIGHTS OF THE APOCALYPSE

If what you said is true,

then what the hell is flowing out of you?

Answer me!

Huh?

[Pellegarde] Huh?

What Whoa!

Hey, what's up with my hands?

This weird stuff coming out of them.

It's so gross and creepy!

No matter how much I run,

it keeps following me everywhere!

[Elva and Donny sigh]

Get it off! Get it off!

- Get it off? Listen, that's your magic

- Yes, mister, you've gotta try to help me!

[Pellegarde screams]

Hey, Percival!

Think about it, man!

That must be your magic!

Use it and tear this knight a new one!

Huh?

[clangs]

[Pellegarde] Was that attack

of the "destroyer" magic variety?

Or is he an "enchanter"

that imbues magic to his own two fists?

[Percival] Hey, uh, I know I just told you

I can't use magic,

but is it okay if I use this to fight?

[Pellegarde scoffs]

How honest of you!

Of course you can!

[Percival] All righty! Thanks!

You don't have to thank your enemy

for every little thing, you know.

Okay, with the help of this stuff,

I'm gonna make you tell me

where my dad is!

In that case,

I won't go easy on you either.

[screams]

[Pellegarde grunts]

[gasps]

[grunts]

[groans, gasps]

A moving fireball?

[Pellegarde] This is my magic, "Pyre"!

PYRE

[groans]

It's a far cry from the boss' flames.

A direct hit will k*ll you!

[grunts]

[worried groan]

[yelps]

[scared groan]

[frantic groan]

[Pellegarde] What's wrong?

If all you do is dodge,

you won't be able to strike back!

Yeah, good point!

[Pellegarde] So what will you do?

[blasts]

Some of this!

He knocked the blast away

like it was nothing!

[worried groan]

- [expl*si*n]

- [pained screaming]

[Pellegarde] Too bad.

Unless you dispel my magic,

this flame won't go out

until it consumes you entirely!

- Now, surrender!

- [Percival] Never!

Come on, Percival! Just give up!

It'll all be pointless if you die!

[pants]

No way.

I won't let myself

lose!

[Pellegarde] He spread the magic

to both his arms

and enveloped his entire body with it.

He adapts astonishingly fast.

Regardless, you've already been dealt

a fatal wound.

- Admit defeat.

- [Percival whimpers]

If you get treatment now,

you can still survive.

Huh?

[chiming]

Huh? What in the world are these?

Some sort of magic golems?

[mini Percivals] I'll win. I'll win.

I'll win. I'll win.

[Pellegarde] Hold on, they look like

Is this kid unconsciously creating them?

To think he could transform his magic

to such a degree

Is this "shifter" magic?

Get off me! Get!

Despite their incredibly

adorable appearance,

they're ridiculously strong!

Is it possible he knew

binding my arms would end the spell?

[Pellegarde groans]

Damn it

However, even if he did manage

to dispel it

- Hm?

- [minis Percival chitter]

[groans softly]

[Pellegarde] His wounds

they're beginning to heal.

Percival, what the hell are you?

There you go, Percival! That's the way!

[Pellegarde] Impossible!

What exactly is his magic type?

"Destroyer," "enchanter,"

"shifter," "healer,"

his magic doesn't fit into any of them.

Maybe his is one of those

said to be possessed

by only one in a million.

The "hero" type!

If that's the case

Sooner or later, my comrades will catch on

and take action to eliminate him.

I must avoid that at all costs.

He's far too valuable to k*ll.

[mini Percivals chittering]

[Pellegarde] Hm?

[Pellegarde grunts painfully]

Our duel here isn't over just yet!

[villager 1] That boy is amazing!

[villager 2] He's not giving an inch

against that black knight!

If he keeps this up,

he might actually win.

For real? Do you seriously believe that?

Huh?

[Pellegarde]

Now I want you more than ever!

[soft gasp]

I'm impressed, Percival.

Your magic was only awakened

a little while ago,

yet you're already beginning

to grasp how to control it.

I congratulate you.

You are strong.

Aw, stop it, you're making me blush here.

But, yeah, I supposed that means

I'm the winner of our duel, huh?

If you could just tell me

where my dad is

[roars]

[scared groan]

That b*stard probably hasn't been using

even half of his strength!

[mumbling]

[chittering]

[exhales deeply]

[Pellegarde] In the end, you're just

a novice with little experience!

You don't have what it takes

to defeat me now.

Here I come!

Bring it on then!

I won't let you!

[surprised gasping]

- D Donny!

- [Pellegarde groaning]

Hurry and move!

You don't stand a chance against this guy!

- Huh? I don't stand a chance?

- [Pellegarde] Put me down!

So, uh, are we talking 50% or

No, you idiot! I'm talking zero!

Aw, man, but I really need him

to tell me where my dad is!

For now, just run!

He's stronger than you!

[Pellegarde] What a dirty rotten trick!

[Pellegarde screams]

[gasps, screams]

[effort grunt]

[villagers scream]

[villager 3] He'll burn us all!

[both groaning]

Donny! No!

- [Pellegarde] He got what he deserved!

- [gasps]

That's the consequence for interfering

in a duel between men!

[all gasp]

[Pellegarde] What What is this?

A red fox?

Hold on, you are at the foot

of the Finger of God.

Oh, hey. Isn't that my stuff?

So, even beast are interfering now?

Shoo, shoo!

[Pellegarde] Hm? Could Could that be a

Wait!

[chimes]

[both gasp]

[Pellegarde] An incantation orb.

I'll wring that damn fox's neck!

What was that thing?

[scared gasp]

[terrified gasping]

[Percival] What happened?

Where in the world are we?

[Donny] Wait, is this

the Dragon's Backbone?

[Percival] You know this place?

[Donny] I've only looked up at it

from below,

but I'm sure this is it.

It's an oddly shaped rock

that's 30 miles away from Paysan,

the village we were in.

[Percival] Thirty miles?

I'm worried about everyone!

Let's hurry back!

You moron.

- Huh?

- Huh?

I went out of my way to help you.

So don't do anything unnecessary.

That b*stard's after you, kid.

And him, your long-haired friend

who meddled in your duel.

He doesn't care about the village.

[shocked gasp]

[surprised gasping]

[Donny] That fox just said words!

A fox?

Are you telling me there's actual

talking animals in Britannia?

No, there aren't!

Listen carefully, kid.

I'm gonna need you to come along with me.

Why should I do that?

[Fox] Because I can't risk letting

that scumbag run off with you.

Hmm, I don't really get it.

[Fox] I'll explain things to you later.

This concerns your father as well.

No way? Are you kidding?

Hold on. This fox seems shady.

How come you know so much?

Shady?

I'm totally innocent.

Isn't that obvious?

[irritated groan]

No, it's really not!

[Fox] Anyway, kid, listen.

The real problem here is that

the Black Knight has taken notice of you.

You mean Pellegarde, right?

Who is that guy?

[Fox] He's a knight

who serves a wicked king,

and he's part of the group

hunting down the heads

of the Four Knights of the Apocalypse.

The Four Knights of the Apocalypse, huh?

Are they Holy Knights?

Can't say I heard of that order before.

It doesn't exist yet.

Of course you haven't.

Huh? Okay, Fox.

Are you pulling a fast one on us?

[Fox] After all, it's an order

of knights prophesized

to arise in the not-so-distant future.

[Percival] So it said

they're gonna rise up

before too long?

I've been given orders from a group

that opposes him and his allies,

and I've finally located

one of the Four Knights.

Oh, wow! I can't believe it!

Hey, can you tell me what they're like?

[Fox] Famine, Pestilence, w*r, and Death.

They're four Holy Knights who will

destroy the world with four calamities.

[gasps]

Nah, I totally didn't hear you, right?

[grunts]

[Donny] Hang on!

If the Black Knight took notice of him

that means

[Percival] Huh?

[Fox] Yup, you guessed it.

Kid, you're one of the four.

[dark ominous music]

[heavy footsteps approaching]

[metal clanking]

[mage] An important prophecy

has been added.

Improving the effectiveness of the search

for the Four Knights of the Apocalypse.

[Ironside] How interesting. Hm?

[Pellegarde] Yo! How's it going, guys?

Have you been doing okay?

[Ironside] I see

you're as bold as ever, Pel.

[Pellegarde laughing]

Yes.

Well, I've been a little busy!

[Pellegarde groans]

[Pellegarde] The next time I see that boy,

I'll make sure to capture him

and bring him home.

[mage] One thing has become clear

about the four.

The Four Knights of the Apocalypse

are young men.

And are likely to be Holy Knights

in training

rather than actual Holy Knights.

[Pellegarde]

But he wasn't even in training yet.

[mage] Although abstract,

we have information

about how they look as well.

One possesses magic with a golden glow.

One has holiness and wickedness

in his eyes.

One is mysterious

with an undefined appearance.

And one has verdant hair

that flash out like the wings of a bird.

- [Ironside] Hmm?

- [slams]

Impossible.

[mage] Naturally, our enemies will be

on the hunt for these boys as well.

In the name of our king,

we must locate them first

and eliminate them

with the utmost swiftness.

[footsteps thudding]

[Ironside] If that child truly is one

of the Four Knights of the Apocalypse,

I failed.

I should have confirmed

that he was completely devoid of life.

[Pellegarde] I was convinced you actually

felt some affection for your son,

but it turns out

that Ironside the Assassin

failed to eliminate his target!

[Ironside] Pellegarde,

from the way you're speaking,

is the child alive?

[Pellegarde] He is.

I had a bout with him.

As I thought, he turned out to be

one of the Holy Knights from the prophecy.

[Ironside] Surely you put

an end to him, yes?

[Pellegarde] Don't be ridiculous.

How wasteful!

He has both courage and potential!

[Ironside] So, you chose not to k*ll him

because you recognized his potential?

[Pellegarde] Better to train him

and make him our ally than end his life.

[angry groan]

[irritated groan]

[fierce grunt]

[Pellegarde]

Do you seriously think Percival

will become a threat to King Arthur?

[Ironside] You should fulfill your duty

as a knight of the King!

[scrapes, clinks]

[Pellegarde] But don't you have

responsibilities as a father to fulfill?

[Ironside] You aren't understanding

the problem.

He won't just become a threat

to His Majesty.

That child will destroy the world.

Am I really gonna destroy the world?

That's right, kid.

In the future, you and the other three

will bring about the end.

[shaky breath]

[wind whooshing]

That won't happen!

It will, though.

Prophecies are a hundred percent accurate.

[Percival] But I'm not a Holy Knight.

And after I'm done kicking my dad's butt,

I'm gonna go on an adventure

to see all the strange places in Britannia

that Grandpa told me about.

[grumbles]

Trust me,

there's no way I'll become a knight

who will destroy the world!

[Fox] Who cares?

Well, anyway, I was told to find you

and bring you back with me.

So be good and follow.

But wait just a minute.

If I go with you, Fox, will I meet my dad?

Eventually.

'Cause I know where your father

and his comrades gather.

[gasps]

Are you sure about that?

- Where then?

- [sighs]

Camelot.

Cammy mott, huh?

Yeah. Nice one, pal.

Just because he's a country bumpkin,

you can't just

Do you know it?

This, um, Cammy

[worried groan]

I'm familiar with Camelot.

[Donny] It's a kingdom

that was destroyed in a Holy w*r

against the demon race 16 years ago.

The Demon King wiped it out

with his attack.

And they say the King,

along with a handful

of surviving Holy Knights and others,

vanished from the face of the earth.

[Percival] Huh?

If they vanished what happened

to Cammymott?

It doesn't exist anymore.

[angry groan]

[Percival] How dare you try to trick me!

I'm never gonna go anywhere with you!

Don't listen to that fool.

Camelot does still exist, I assure you.

However, you can't get there

by using regular methods.

In order to make it there, first,

you must go to the Kingdom of Liones.

It's a place you can't reach

by using regular methods?

Kingdom of Liones?

Come on. You expect us to buy

into this shady a*s story?

Yeah, like hell we're going with you!

I'll go with you! I'll go! I'll go!

Seriously?!

[Percival] Isn't the fact that you can't

get there normally kind of exciting?

[Donny] Maybe to you?

[Percival] And plus, a kingdom is a whole

lot bigger than a village or town.

Right, Fox?

[Fox] Try not to pee your pants.

Oh, yeah, one more thing,

my name isn't Fox.

It's Sin.

[chuckles softly]

Well then, Sin!

It looks like the three of us

are heading off for Liones!

Huh? Now I'm going with you too?

Yeah, come on, Donny, let's go together!

Oh, but what about Katz and Elva?

Hmm. They're fine.

[Donny] They'll probably be better off

without me anyway.

So you're gonna come with us after all?

- [awkward chuckle]

- [giggles]

[Donny] So, how far is it to the Kingdom?

[Sin] Roughly 200 miles.

[Donny] That far?!

[Percival] Whoo-hoo!

[birds chirping]

[Percival] Oh, that's too bad.

This is where the Dragon's Backbone ends.

[Donny] I, for one,

missed the feel of the ground.

[Sin] No time to rest.

It's a long way to Liones

GROWL

So how about we get some food in us first?

Oh! I think I know what we can do!

If we're gonna be looking for food anyway,

then we might as well see

who can hunt down the biggest catch!

This is the knight

who will destroy the world, huh?

Send your complaints to the prophecy.

Whoever ends up being the losers

will have to follow one order

from the winner.

- [Sin sighs]

- Okay, let's start!

Wait a second!

[Percival gasps]

Huh?

[soft chuckle]

[Percival] Huh?

[Percival grunts]

[effort grunting]

[groans]

He took my bow and arrow.

Not that I ever

caught anything with them anyway.

[birds chirping]

[rattling]

[clatters]

[Percival]

Wow, do these come from a rockslide?

[effort grunting]

[gasping]

A gorge!

[echoing]

[echoing continues]

Nice echo!

[Percival laughs]

This place seems like

a fun hunting ground!

Whoo-hoo!

- My word! A human?

- [low groan]

[grunts]

[screeches]

[Donny] So close!

Boy, you suck.

Don't give me that crap.

I'm way better than Percival, okay?

[gulps]

[Donny] Here's my big chance!

[whooshes]

[indistinct scream]

Someone was hiding up there?

[Donny panting]

Quit spacing out, you dumbass.

[Donny] You sure have a foul mouth!

[Donny panting]

Hey, you doing all right?

[gaps]

[Donny panting]

[Donny] Are Are you a Giant nun?

A human?

Uh, forgive me.

I was aiming at a deer

and my arrow went wild.

I'm really sorry for hitting you.

Oh. This doesn't hurt at all

so don't worry yourself.

Are you sure?

I was in the middle of saying a prayer

so the surprise of being hit

made me raise my voice.

I'm sorry.

You're quite the anomaly,

a Giant who places faith

in the goddess race

instead of the Great Earth.

[Bob] Dolores!

[Nob] We've got some big, big trouble!

Bob, Nob.

We just saw a random human

with this weird helmet

waltz his way into Echo Gorge!

Huh? But how can that be?

I made sure to block the entrance off.

- [Nob] He hopped right over the walls

- Hey, the guy

with the weird helmet

they're talking about is Percival, right?

[Donny] That guy is with us!

- Huh?

- [Donny] Is there a problem?

[Nob] Haven't you ever heard

of Echo Gorge?

Until a little while ago, it was

a fertile place full of beautiful flora,

but now,

the grounds look like hell itself.

[growling]

[snarling]

[panting]

- [effort grunt]

- [squeaks]

- [grunts]

- [babbles]

[effort grunt]

[clatters]

[low mumble]

The prey keeps coming right to me

on their own!

This place is like heaven!

I'm definitely gonna be the winner!

Donny and Sin are in for a big surprise.

Huh?

[familiar] Help me

[ominous music]

Please Let me out

[captor] I don't recall seeing you before.

Where are you from?

What purpose do you serve?

Forgive me. Yeah, I'm lost

[captor] In this gorge,

no one gets close to these days?

- [whimpers]

- While I get you to tell me everything,

I suppose I'll have you cooperate

with a few experiments.

After all, you shall be

my new guinea pig now.

[familiar] Please no!

Someone help me!

- [crunches]

- [light groan]

- Excuse me, mister!

- [gasps]

[soft groan]

I've come to rescue you!

How dare you barge into my home like this!

Who do you think you are?

This guy is really bad!

Please get me out of here!

Just leave it to me!

[grunts]

[worried gasp]

- [thuds]

- [Percival groans]

Owie! Ow, ow!

Hurry up and help me!

Oh. Mm.

[Percival grunts]

- Huh?

- [glass shatters]

What on earth is that kid's problem?

- Is he some kind of a moron or what?

- Amazing!

A fairy.

I've never seen one before.

They do exist.

Man, I wish Grandpa could've

- [thuds]

- [groans]

This gorge has a demon living in it?

[Nob] Yeah, you heard right.

He's a madman who uses weird potions

to turn the creatures

into vicious monsters!

[captor] Thanks to you,

my rare precious guinea pig managed

to get away.

Naturally, I'll have to substitute you

to take its place.

[Bob] He's a sick and demented herbalist

known by everyone in the gorge.

They all call him,

the Mad Herbalist, Nasiens.

[slurps]

[closing theme music]

THE DEMON OF ECHO GORGE