[narrator] Desperate to
avoid harming his brother,
Cless takes his own life.
Pained by this, Helck
completely loses control.
After wallowing in despair,
he hears that his friends
are still alive
and picks himself back up.
[Helck] I'm not giving up.
I will never give up.
Ever!
And this time,
it'll be different.
[opening theme]
[SMILE]
[dramatic fanfare]
[mercenaries shouting]
[mercenary 1] It's him!
[mercenary 2]
Helck the Hero Slayer!
[mercenary 3]
That traitorous b*stard!
They don't care if we
bring him back dead or alive!
Bounties the same
even if he's a corpse!
[mercenary 4] I'll k*ll him!
[mercenary 5]
That bounty is mine!
[mercenary 6]
Aw, hell no! It's mine!
[mercenary 5]
Not if I get to him first!
[screaming]
[mercenaries screaming]
[all gasping]
[intense music]
[Helck grunting]
[Zeruzeon]
Get the carriage moving!
We need to get
as far away as possible!
[Haraoul] Zeru!
Where's sir Cless?
Did something go wrong?
What happened?
[sighs] Haraoul, about Cless.
[Helck grunting]
[mercenaries shouting]
[Haraoul] Ah, what causes
a wound like this?
[Alicia] Stand aside,
I'll stop the bleeding.
Don't back down,
he's just one guy!
[mercenaries shouting]
Helck! You cannot
die on us, you hear me?
Hang in there!
[mercenaries shouting]
[punches thudding]
[Aksune] You want us to just
run away and leave you behind?
We're not letting you
shoulder this burden alone.
You gotta be kidding. Helck has
saved our butts a million times.
So this time it'll be
our turn to save him.
You should know none of us are
the type to abandon a friend.
Yeah, we're with you
until the end.
[punches thudding]
[mercenaries yelp]
[mercenaries groaning]
What the hell happened?
How is this guy so strong?
Did they lie to us?
They said he was supposed
to be seriously injured.
[soldier] There they are!
It's the traitors!
Don't let them escape!
[Zeruzeon] I'll act is a decoy.
Use that time to escape
from the castle.
Pass on a message to Helck
for me when he wakes up.
And tell that I'm sorry.
It all went wrong.
[Helck breathing heavily]
[Helck] I'm not giving up.
Aw sh*t, here come
the kingdom soldiers!
Damn. Guess that's it.
We can't compete
with the likes of-
Huh? Wait a second.
How many of
them did they send?
[mercenary 2] And look, you see
who's with them, don't you?
[mercenary 3] Holy crap.
Is he still alive?
[dramatic music]
[Hamman] God damn it!
After all we did for them,
those b*stards just
threw us to the wolves.
Bring it! We mercs
don't go down easy.
You guys go on ahead.
We've got your back.
You take care of
the big fella, okay?
We'll catch you later.
You stay safe out there.
[all shouting]
[Helck] I am not giving up!
[tense music]
[sword clashing]
[Edil] This is bad.
They're still hunting us!
[Alicia] There should be an
abandoned coal mine to
the northwest.
We'll head there.
Thank you, you've always been
like a true brother
to me, Helck.
Please stay alive.
[sword clashing]
[Helck grunting]
[Gaoriule grunts]
[soldier] Found them!
They're over here!
[Alicia] Come and get it.
I'll take you on.
[helmet clanking]
[body thudding]
[Helck breathing heavily]
[Alicia] I'm not giving up!
I'm never going to stop
no matter what!
[dramatic music]
[grunts] Damn you.
[metal clattering]
[wind whooshing]
[Alicia] Please.
[swords slashing]
[Alicia] You have to survive.
Helck.
[Helck grunting]
[dramatic music]
Helck.
I won't ever give up!
[Helck breathing heavily]
[Gaoriule] God damn it.
I might as well start over.
[sword jabbing]
[Helck] What are you doing?
So you're Helck
the Hero Slayer?
I didn't think the skill levels
between us would be so epic.
But I won't lose next time.
Going to catch up
to you sooner or late-
[body thudding]
[crowd shouting]
[heckler] k*ll her!
[heckler 2] Yeah! Die already!
Burn in hell,
you traitorous b*tch!
Oh yes. I've heard
of this girl.
She's one of the turncoats
who's been on the run.
She even has
that look of someone
who thrives upon deception.
[laughs] I go take
a quick sh*t
and just look at the
mess I've come back to.
Is that b*tch even
still breathing?
We can't have her dying
before the execution.
She's in bad shape,
but still alive.
[chuckling]
Say
would you like to beg for mercy?
I'll consider letting you go
if you swear to be my sl*ve
for the rest of your life.
Hmm?
[laughs] It's fitting, you now?
I never forget insubordination,
much less someone sassing
me all the damn time.
Okay, let's get started!
[crowd shouting]
[heckler 3] Filthy traitor!
[heckler 4]
You don't belong with us!
[heckler 5] Hurry up
and k*ll her already!
I'm sorry, Helck.
[commander] Today, we execute
one of Helck's crew of g*ons!
Alicia the felon will now
be beheaded for her crimes!
[crowd shouting]
Executioner, if you please.
[ax gleaming]
[heckler 7] A beheading's too
fast! She deserves worse!
[heckler 8] Go rot in Hell!
[heckler 2]
Burn the b*tch alive!
Sounds like the good people
want you to suffer
an even worse fate.
Hmm. How does it feel
to be treated this way
by the very people you
risked your life to save?
Should we change the
method of her execution?
No, you shitheap!
Get this over with!
I have a social
to attend this evening,
and if they want something
more gruesome,
we'll make it extra nasty
tomorrow night.
[soldier] Yes, sir!
Please stop.
Do it to me. Let me be the one.
What's that? I cannot hear
what you're saying.
Remember all the pain
you feel as you die,
and know your friends
will be getting worse.
- [Alicia] You son of a b*tch.
- Right. Now, get on with it!
[crowd shouting]
[crowd] k*ll her! k*ll her!
k*ll her! k*ll her!
[cloth tearing]
k*ll her! k*ll her!
[commander laughing]
k*ll her! k*ll her!
k*ll her! k*ll her!
[intense music]
k*ll her! k*ll her!
k*ll her! k*ll her! k*ll her!
[commander laughing]
[ax thudding]
Hm?
What the hell do you
think you're doing?
I'm sorry, sir, but we
need to call this off,
or else there will
be a reckoning.
I can feel it in my bones.
Hey, what is the
matter with you?
Just chop her
g*dd*mn head off!
I know what my orders are,
but I'm telling you
that I just can't do it.
I'm sorry, but my entire
body is shaking all over
and I can't get myself
to settle down.
I mean, don't you feel it, too?
It's like, like there's
a pressure in the air.
It's cold and suffocating,
like being dropped
down a deep hole
where no light can reach.
Something is very wrong.
[darkness roaring]
[commander whimpering]
[crowd panicking]
[intense music]
Ah, it's Helck!
[commander screaming]
Guards! Do something!
Somebody attack, take him out!
[whimpers]
D-don't!
I'm a m-member of nobility!
[commander grunting]
Was it you?
Are you the as*h*le
who put my friend
through all this t*rture?
[screaming]
It was you. You did it!
No, not me! I didn't!
It was the people!
They wanted all of this!
They threw rocks at her
and mocked her!
You can go to Hell!
Don't blame us!
You're the one who said
she was evil.
Yeah, and besides,
I only threw a little one.
- He did it!
- We were tricked into this!
He set the whole thing up.
No, they're lying to you.
I swear, it wasn't me!
[heckler]
We didn't do jack sh*t!
[commander] All these people,
they wanted her to suffer.
[heckler] No, only
because of what you said!
[commander] Please, I
beg you, I didn't do it.
I didn't.
[Helck grunting]
[Helck] You disgust me.
[intense music]
[commander whimpering]
[body thudding]
[commander screaming]
You're here, Helck.
So then does this mean you've
recovered from your wounds?
Yeah. Thanks to you
and the guys.
I'm sorry it took me so long.
It's okay.
I had a feeling
you would come.
You're something else.
You really are, Helck.
[Helck] No, I'm not.
I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
[Alicia]
Why are you apologizing?
You didn't do anything wrong.
[Helck] Alicia.
Let's get out of here and
go somewhere far away.
[Alicia] Far away?
Yeah. The Demon Realm.
That's where we should go.
We'll find everybody else
and travel together.
The Demon Realm?
Remember what we talked about?
Seeing what the demonkin
are really like?
Because well,
they can't be any more
callous and awful
as the people here.
I'll protect you this time.
No matter how dangerous
a threat we face,
I will keep you safe.
Okay. I'm with you.
Wherever you want to go, I
want to always be by your side.
[dramatic music]
[Raphaed] Bravo.
Are you planning to go and
save your other friends now?
You should know we still
have a considerable number
of awakened soldiers
inside the castle.
[footsteps tapping]
I will take down
whoever stands in my way.
I will show no mercy.
Not even to you.
It would appear that I have
greatly underestimated
your strength.
I never entertained
this outcome.
I was convinced you had
fallen so deep into despair,
you would finally give up on
everything you still care for.
However, you clung onto hope
and still do.
That girl was fated to die,
but it is clear
that through your
unwavering desire to
protect your friends
and sheer force, of course,
well, here she is.
You've done it.
You've secured a future
where you can protect
those you hold dear.
But, we don't live in a world
that is fair, I'm afraid.
Your need to make
a difference has instead
led you down a path to
even greater anguish.
You should never have come here.
[heartbeat]
[Alicia gasping]
[Alicia screaming]
Alicia!
[crowd screaming]
[Helck panicking]
The great awakening
has already begun.
Despite all your efforts,
you and your friends didn't stop
our plans from coming
to fruition.
It proceeded just
as Mikaros intended.
[all screaming]
My God. This is the awakening?
[Raphaed] Every human being
alive has an immense power,
hidden deep within them.
The power of heroes.
Normally, these people
would simply go
through their entire lives
without ever realizing
that power.
Yes, there are rare cases
such as you and Cless,
where one can somehow
tap into it naturally.
However, when the power is
forcefully stirred into action,
they don't quite
end up like you.
It becomes so overwhelming
they cannot maintain
their sense of self,
and their muscles develop enough
to cause their bodies
to warp and rupture.
Their spirit is broken, leaving
them a shell of themselves.
[all screaming]
Hell no, I cannot believe that.
Ah, hang on.
So tell me, then
If your great awakening's
still happening,
what the hell did Cless die for?
[Alicia screaming]
- Alicia!
It's hot!
- It's hot! It's hot! It's hot!
- What's going on?
Why is it happening to Alicia?
[gasps] No, don't tell me!
[Raphaed] That's right.
This is no ordinary snowfall,
but rather a beautiful spell.
It contains an element that
triggers the awakening process
whenever a normal human
comes in contact with it.
[Helck panicking]
Don't bother.
There is nothing in the world
that's capable
of obstructing it.
And by now, it's impossible
to escape from the storm
no matter where you try to go.
[Alicia screams]
It's hot! It's hot!
[Helck] God damn it!
[Raphaed] In due time,
this snow will
blanket the entire kingdom.
It will affect nobles
and commoners alike.
Every human in the kingdom
will awaken,
and then be reborn as weapons
that will only follow
the orders of the king.
[dramatic music]
Helck, my boy.
You put up a good fight.
You gave it your best,
but now we've come too far.
There is no going back.
Leave this place.
Otherwise, you will
end up having to fight
the empty husks of the
ones you called friends,
including the girl in your arms.
Shut up!
This is not anywhere
close to the end!
I'm never giving up!
[dramatic music]
[Alicia] I guess everything
turned into a pretty big mess.
I can't even make sense of it.
Hang in there! I'll take you
somewhere where there's no snow.
There has to be a place
free of the spell.
I'm sorry. Forgive me.
I think it's too late for me.
[Helck] Don't talk like that!
Leave me behind. Get away.
Stop that! You can't give up!
[Alicia] Please.
I don't want you to
see what happens to me.
[Helck gasping]
Alicia, be strong.
You can't let this thing
beat you.
Listen to me, Helck.
Just promise me.
[Alicia screaming]
Alicia!
[Alicia screaming]
Helck, it hurts!
Please! I feel so
[Helck choking]
[Alicia gasps]
No! Look away!
Please! You have to
leave me behind! Please!
I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
Alicia, it's okay.
It's gonna be okay!
[wings flapping]
Helck.
Please use the sword to
end my life right now.
If I'm awakening as a hero,
then Hero Slayer should
make it easy to put me down.
Don't be ridiculous.
There's no way I could do that.
You know that I can't.
And you, you never
give up, remember?
[Alicia]
I don't want to awaken.
I want to die.
[Helck] No, don't
talk like that.
I'm begging you. Please.
[Alicia] Oh, I can already
feel myself slipping away.
It won't be much longer.
I'll turn into one of those
monsters trying to hurt you.
[Helck] Fine then. Bring it on.
I'll fight you
as many times as it takes.
Just please! Please!
Do not tell me
you want to die.
[Alicia grunting]
Oh, it seems like
everyone takes on the same
form after they awaken,
which means that
you won't even know
which one I am.
We've been together
for years, Alicia.
No matter what you look like,
I'll be able to tell
it's you for sure.
Alicia. I'm not going
to give up on you.
I'll beat those b*stards to
a pulp and stop the awakening.
[Alicia moaning]
Be it the king or whoever,
I'll crush them all.
I will end this for good.
So please, I need you
to be who you always are
and tell me that
you're not giving up.
I have a request.
I need you to do
something for me.
Promise me.
What is it?
Helck
just smile.
Because your smile is
something I've always loved.
I want you to always
be smiling forever.
I'll do my best to hang on
until the very end.
So even if the day comes
when I show up and
try to fight you,
not as Alicia,
but as an enemy.
Please.
Please let me see
your smile.
[Helck] Okay. I will.
Count on it.
Alicia.
[wind whooshing]
[Alicia] Thank you. Helck.
[ending theme]
[narrator] Next time: "Vermilio
of the Four Elite Lords"
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