01x21 - Illya's Truth

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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...!

The nocturnal sun overlaps the moon.

Malduk opened the rift between dimensions,

and King Kyle appeared from within.

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

Illya's

Truth

Is that...?!

K-Kyle...?

Kyle!

What's going on...?

Ah, now I see.

We welcome your arrival, Dark Lord.

What are you talking about? This is--

Silence! This is the Dark Lord Angmund himself.

The destroyer of the world.

No...

Exalted one, we are almost
ready to destroy the world.

However, there is one
final matter to take care of...

We're almost at Mount Ogria.

I never imagined this cave had such a shortcut.

I know right? We'll get to
the World Tree in no time!

Now we'll finally get to unlock the final seal.

Yeah.

What is Riheet thinking?

Going to the Tower of the Sage to
acquire the False Sword, Illya's legacy...

Illya is a sinner. The fact that Riheet
wishes to rely on her legacy

suggests to me that he
is not thinking rationally.

I can't speak for what's inside his mind.

But I must go to the Tower of
the Sage to speak with Dominix.

In order to find out how
to defeat the Dark Lord,

I have to meet with Dominix
directly and speak with him.

Dominix was King Kyle's companion.

He must certainly have
information about the Dark Lord.

Your highness, travelling with
Riheet is dangerous!

Perhaps it is best to keep
your distance from him!

Demia...

After losing his friends,
he's been behaving strangely.

We hate Orvelia far more
than we hate the Demons!

Still, I can't leave him like this.

No matter what he thinks of us.

If you feel responsible for the
Black Edge being wiped out,

your highness, you must understand
that you are not at fault!

That's not the issue.

Anyway, it's just a short trip
to the Tower of the Sage.

I want you to trust me.

I understand.

Thank you.

I will come back to join you as soon
as I am finished delivering the report.

Please take care.

Yes. Let's go... Riheet.

Take care of Orvelia for me, Demia.

Yes!

Let us depart as well.

Yes!

I've been to the Tower of the Sage
once before, with my father.

How do we get up there?

Watch.

We're in the skies now.

Dominix, the Great Sage, is in that tower.

It's been a while, Dominix.

Yes it has. Welcome, your highness.

You've grown so much.

The last time I met you,
you were just a small child.

True. And my father was healthy then.

This is Riheet, one of the
Guardian Knights of Orvelia.

I've come today to ask you a question.

How to defeat the Dark Lord, correct?

Yes... But how?

What else can be so important to warrant
a visit from the princess herself?

Besides, just the other day...

It seems like the dimensional rift was
opened and the Dark Lord has arrived.

Are you certain?

Yes. I can feel the Dark Lord's powers.

Please tell me anything you know.
I don't care how trivial.

Very well.

However...

You seem to have a different
reason for being here.

I heard Illya's laboratory is here.

Is that true?

Why do you ask?

For the Dark Elves, isn't Illya a hated--

I was also told that this belonged to Illya.

I want to know the truth. All of it.

I see.

Well, there's no reason
we should stay standing.

Please take a seat, I'll prepare some tea.

Where is the lab?! Show me!

Very well. Follow me.

Over here.

This is Illya's lab.

Everything is as it was back then.

I will return to the princess.
You can spend as much time as you like.

Thank you for waiting.

So, this is regarding the Dark Lord
and how to defeat him, yes?

Yes.

Let me get straight to the point.

The only way to defeat the Dark Lord
is by using the Holy Sword Aea,

which carries the power of Lua,
the Goddess of Light.

But the Holy Sword is nowhere to be found.

Are you sure there's no other way?

We sealed the Holy Sword in a secret location.

Seal...? So it still exists?

Yes.

Where is the Holy Sword now?

The World Tree.

The World Tree...
Why didn't you tell us until now?

To protect the Holy Sword from the Demons.

Also, we needed to hide the fact that the
Holy Sword Aea and its potential heir exist.

Heir...?

The Holy Sword Aea can only be
used by someone chosen by Lua.

There is just one person who might
have been able to inherit that status.

Who is it?!

A young man named Kasel.

Kasel inherits the blood of King Kyle.

But King Kyle had no children...

King Kyle had a lover name Arlette.

Their relationship was torn apart,
but she carried his child in her.

That is Kasel.

In order to inherit the Holy Sword,
Kasel slept for 100 years.

If people found out about Kasel,

it might lead to another conflict
surrounding the right of succession.

That was why we hid the fact from Orvelia.

What do you mean, "another"?

When King Kyle went missing 100 years ago,

there was a huge conflict
regarding the right of succession.

The person who suffered the most from
this was Illya, King Kyle's half-sister.

Where is it?!

Where is the False Sword?!

Is this...?

This is a record of my technomagic research.

I hope this research will help Kyle...

I began this research after
Kyle's coronation ceremony.

I learned from a certain person that
a dimensional rift will open soon,

and that the Dark Lord Angmund
will appear from there.

The person also said that the Dark Lord
wishes to invade this world and destroy it.

However, we must not attempt
to defeat the Dark Lord.

The Dark Lord possesses a dark power
that can fight Lua, the Goddess of Light.

Anyone who tries to defeat the Dark Lord
will be overtaken by that power.

I searched through many pieces of
literature to find out if this was true.

However, no books discussed the
Dark Lord or his dark powers.

Is the Dark Lord really appearing?

Though questions remain,
I must do my best to protect Kyle.

I decided to work on magical equipment

that can protect the wearer
from strong magical powers.

Magical equipment...? What is this?

I thought Illya was
working on a False Sword?

From that day on, I kept working on
researching and developing the equipment.

None of my prototypes were working out.

How can I protect the wearer
against the forces of darkness

without interfering with their own attacks?

I went through many iterations.

Kyle, who is out hunting Demons, sent a letter.

He wrote that he was able to find
Arlette again in a refugee camp,

and that she was carrying his child.
He sounded very happy.

I was happy to learn that he was safe.

I was also surprised to read the end
of the letter, where he told me

he received the Holy Sword Aea
from Lua, the Goddess of Light.

He also received an oracle that the
Dark Lord Angmund is coming.

What she said was true...

I remembered seeing a passage
discussing Lua and Lea,

the goddesses of Light and Darkness,
in an ancient text, so I dug it up.

It is said that a realm of darkness
exists beyond a dimensional rift.

Lea, the Goddess of Darkness,
is trying to destroy our world,

using the Demons that dwell in that realm.

Lea is the goddess of destruction,
a counter to Lua, the goddess of creation.

It would be reasonable for us to fear Lea.

However, seen from a different angle,
Lea is not necessarily evil.

The foundation of this world is the
cycle of creation and destruction.

According to that ancient text,
the battle between the two goddesses

have been going on for an
unfathomably long time.

Now, Lea is trying to release the Dark Lord
Angmund in order to destroy the world.

I want to protect Kyle, who is doing
everything he can to protect the world.

I must finish development of this equipment.

The magic is finally complete.

But I don't have enough power.

I must hurry. Time is running out...

This is it?

The same...

So what Illya was working on
was not the False Sword...?

Correct. The assertion that Illya
defiled Lua is completely false.

All she tried to do was to
protect her brother, King Kyle.

Then why was she found guilty in the trial?!

Because there were many who
wished to have her be guilty.

A group that wished to remove her clan,
a blood relative of the king, from power.

No...

Riheet?

There is no False Sword!

You knew that, didn't you?!

Answer me! We went through so much
pain after Illya was found guilty...

If you had released the truth, so many
Dark Elf lives would have been spared!

Stop, Riheet!

I only learned about Illya's
research after she died.

I was away from the
Tower of the Sage at the time,

travelling with King Kyle
to defeat the Dark Lord.

That's no excuse!

I did try to tell people the truth.

But nobody listened.

Even the Dark Elves were blinded
by their hatred towards Illya.

Weren't you also convinced,
until just now, that Illya was guilty?

There was nothing I could say to change that.

There was nothing we could do for Illya.

For what...?

We believed in Orvelia's lies
and hated Illya, for what?!

What have we been doing?!

Wow, so pretty!

This is a family charm. Our ancestors wore it.

Awesome! Let me wear it too!

One day, it will be passed on to you.
Just wait until that day.

Illya... is our ancestor?!

Moves around like a living human!
Isn't it exquisite?

I can't make puppets if I
damage them too badly.

It's me. I'm coming in.

What do you want?

I read this too.

Illya's research was all
about protecting King Kyle.

This diary is full of her
thoughts towards King Kyle.

I want the people of
Orvelia to learn about this.

Do as you like. It has nothing to do with me.

Riheet, what are you going to do now?

If possible, I'd like you to join us as a
Guardian Knight, to defeat the Dark Lord.

How soft are you?
What makes you think I'll help you?

Leave me alone.

I can't let that happen.

Why, to atone for Orvelia's sins?

Or do you feel sorry for us?

Neither. This is for Orvelia's future!

We must right the wrongs and improve
our relations with the Dark Elves.

Otherwise, similar tragedies would occur again.

I want to change Orvelia, into a nation
where the people can live in peace...

For that, we need the help of the Dark Elves.

Riheet, I need your help!

The False Sword we were
looking for didn't exist.

The world would end by the hands of the
Dark Lord before you can do anything.

There is still hope!
The Holy Sword Aea still exists.

The heir to the Holy Sword is an
apprentice knight named Kasel.

Is it him...?

We must regroup with Kasel and help him.

That should bring us closer
to defeating the Dark Lord.

Where is the Holy Sword?!

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

What's wrong?

I feel dark energies expanding.

If you use the Holy Sword's power,
they will surely detect you.

We aren't capable of fighting
the Dark Lord just yet.

Kasel, until we reach the World Tree,

you must not, under any circumstances,
use the power of the Holy Sword.

I understand.

Don't worry, Kasel. We're here for you.

Th-That's right!
I, the great sorceress, am here too!

Bring it on, Dark Lord or whatever!

Hey, Kasel...

What's wrong, Frey?

It's nothing... I'll do my best too!

Yeah, let's go.

Malduk detects the power of the
Holy Sword and chases after Kasel.

Can we reach the World Tree
safely and unlock the final seal...?

To the

World Tree