17 - Spirit Realm
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SIGN Spirit Realm
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This show contains scenes that some viewers may
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[01:30] G
You know about us?
[01:33] Flora
Yes, the branded ones,
guided by wee wings.
[01:37] Flora
I have been waiting for you.
[01:39] G
She knows about the brand?
[01:41] G
Could she be an Apostle?
[01:44] G
No.
[01:45] G
My brand twinges. But it's different.
[01:51] Sch
The branded ones?
[01:53] G
Granny, who are you?
[01:56] Flora
Wait one moment.
[01:57] Flora
His story comes first right now.
[02:01] Flora
What you witnessed involves trolls?
[02:04] M
Yes.
[02:05] Flora
Trolls normally inhabit the spirit realm.
[02:08] Flora
Even seeing them in our
world should be rare,
[02:11] Flora
much less a village being attacked.
[02:14] M
Wait, then...
[02:17] Flora
Unfortunately, I cannot help you.
[02:20] M
Why?
[02:22] Flora
I no longer possess the time or
strength to leave this place.
[02:28] I
You make it sound like you'll
kick the bucket any second.
[02:33] I
What? You're scaring me.
[02:35] Iva
Don't be so rude!
[02:37] Flora
Yes, I am about to die.
[02:40] Flora
I am quietly waiting for
my time to come.
[02:44] M
Then what should we do?
[02:46] Flora
Not to worry.
[02:48] Flora
I cannot go, but I will send
someone in my stead.
[02:53] Flora
Schierke, aid them.
[02:56] I
Oh, that's a big responsibility!
[02:58] Sch
Mistress, but I'm not...
[03:00] Flora
It's time for you to apply your
training out in the world.
[03:04] Sch
But right now?
[03:05] Flora
Could you all aid my apprentice?
[03:10] G
Hey, we don't owe you that much.
[03:13] G
Sorry to say it, but we're in a rush.
[03:16] Flora
Of course there will be recompense.
[03:19] Flora
I shall make a ward that will protect
you during your journey.
[03:24] I
What's a ward?
[03:25] Ser
A protection charm.
[03:27] I
A protection charm?
[03:29] I
Don't you just buy those
for peace of mind—
[03:30] Sch
Watch your tongue!
[03:31] Sch
Wards made by mages are
no mere superstition!
[03:34] Sch
The ones my mistress makes
are exceptional!
[03:37] Iva
Ignorant masses wouldn't understand.
[03:39] P
Well, sorry for being ignorant.
[03:40] Flora
The brand has power beyond imagining.
[03:43] Flora
It is not possible for me
to nullify it completely,
[03:46] Flora
but I can weaken it.
[03:50] Flora
It will attract fewer evil spirits,
[03:52] Flora
and it should no longer
be able to possess you.
[03:56] G
You can do that?
[03:58] Flora
However, the ward's effect
will not last forever.
[04:02] Flora
Still, it should last for the
duration of your journey.
[04:08] Guts
It can prevent that from happening?
[04:11] I
I see.
[04:12] I
I didn't know the brand had
that kinda thing going on.
[04:22] G
I'll accept your offer.
[04:24] Flora
We have a deal, then.
[04:26] M
Thank you.
[04:28] G
Hey.
[04:29] I
This is getting pretty interesting.
[04:32] Iva
She should just leave them!
[04:33] Sch
Mistress...
[04:35] Flora
You should address your
new companions.
[04:40] Sch
Thank you for allowing
me to join you.
[04:43] Flora
Well, Schierke, prepare supper.
[04:46] Flora
Draw an herbal bath, too.
[04:48] Sch
Yes, mistress.
[04:49] Flora
You must all be exhausted
from your long journey.
[04:51] Flora
Please depart in the morning, so that
you can have a good night's rest.
[04:56] Flora
This mansion has also been warded.
[05:00] Flora
I can guarantee you safety
for at least one night.
[05:06] I
With so many leaves and berries,
[05:08] I
I don't feel like I'm eating
anything, but it's good.
[05:11] Sch
It's nutritious.
[05:13] G
Granny, what did you
mean when you said
[05:17] ---
you were waiting for us?
[05:19] Flora
I had a prophecy from a
friend in the spirit realm.
[05:24] Flora
He said that branded ones, guided by
wee wings, would come to the forest,
[05:29] Flora
and that I should aid them.
[05:32] Flora
But I'm the one being aided by you.
[05:35] Flora
It has turned out rather contrarily.
[05:37] G
Aid us...
[05:38] G
Who was it?
[05:40] I
Hey, so what's this spirit realm about?
[05:43] Flora
Put simply, it's the afterlife.
[05:46] Flora
Due to the brands' power,
[05:48] Flora
you've all become attuned
[05:52] ---
to incorporeal entities,
invisible to the naked eye.
[05:56] Sch
There is a trinity of realms.
[05:58] ---
The mortal realm coexists with,
and overlaps, two others.
[06:03] Sch
One is the spirit realm,
[06:04] ---
an astral plane that belongs to spirits.
[06:07] Sch
The other is realm of ideas.
The soul of existence's origin.
[06:11] I
So basically, they're ghosts?
[06:13] I
They seem a little too real.
They're all sticky and gross.
[06:18] Sch
That's because your spiritual self
is interacting with the spirits.
[06:22] Sch
If your spiritual self senses them,
[06:24] Sch
your physical self will react when
you see and touch them
[06:27] ---
as if they had material form.
[06:30] Ser
Then, does that mean...
[06:32] Sch
Elves and trolls are both denizens
of the spirit realm.
[06:36] Sch
In the past, the existence of
elves was widely accepted.
[06:40] Sch
But as the Holy See's monotheistic
world view has spread,
[06:46] Sch
fewer humans could see them.
[06:48] Sch
Once humans became
unable to sense elves,
[06:51] Sch
most of them vanished
into the spirit realm.
[06:54] P
I see.
[06:56] P
So that's why Farnese couldn't
see me at first.
[06:59] P
You should savor my presence.
[07:01] Ser
Please don't bully her too much.
[07:04] G
Your so-called homeland
had better be safe.
[07:07] G
And not in the afterlife.
[07:09] P
No prob, no prob.
[07:10] P
We have lots of live humans,
so it's probably fine.
[07:12] Flora
We mages have long practiced
freeing our spiritual selves
[07:17] Flora
from the physical realm, in order
to explore the astral realm.
[07:22] I
You can do that?
[07:24] Flora
There is a plane of existence
in the relatively shallow
[07:28] ---
reaches of the spirit realm
called the interstice.
[07:30] Flora
There, many spirit beings
of legend reside.
[07:32] Flora
Souls of the dead who haven't
[07:35] Flora
realized their death, or given up their
ties to the living, wander there.
[07:39] Flora
Deeper in the spirit realm,
[07:42] Flora
the landscape is quite unlike
the physical realm,
[07:44] Flora
beyond your wildest imagination.
[07:47] Flora
Massive astral beings exist there,
[07:51] ---
beside which human spirits pale.
[07:55] Flora
Those we call angels and demons,
or in polytheistic societies, gods.
[08:01] Flora
And in the greater depths,
[08:03] Flora
worlds may exist that humans only reach
[08:06] ---
through their own karma,
such as heaven and hell.
[08:10] Flora
Traveling too far may prevent return,
[08:13] Flora
so no one has reached those depths alive.
[08:16] Flora
Beyond, in the farthest reaches,
it's possible that...
[08:21] Flora
Not only is the world vast without,
[08:24] Flora
it also contains great depths within.
[08:28] Flora
The world cannot be defined by
materialism or any single doctrine.
[08:33] Flora
To accept that great mysteries exist,
[08:35] Flora
and to explore all creation
from within our world...
[08:38] ---
That is the way of mages.
[08:43] F
Come on, stay still.
[08:47] F
The journey's damaged your hair.
[08:57] F
I never thought I could relax
like this during a journey...
[09:03] F
Not to mention, at a witch's home.
[09:10] I
Well, time to exercise my
special rights as a kid.
[09:15] I
Shit!
[09:16] ---
Scrub-a-dub-dub...
[09:17] Sch
Take that! And that!
[09:18] Sch
Ow... Ow.
[09:19] ---
And that!
[09:19] Flora
You wish to show me something?
[09:21] ---
And that.
[09:21] Flora
What is it?
[09:27] Flora
That's...
[09:29] Sch
What is that?
[09:30] Flora
Where did you get that?
[09:31] G
I obtained it from a man.
[09:34] Flora
I see.
[09:36] Flora
All those who aim to master
magic know of it.
[09:41] Flora
It is a Behelit.
[09:42] ---
It's a key, linking the mortal realm and
the deepest part of the spirit realm.
[09:45] Flora
A talisman used to summon five angels.
[09:51] G
Good thing you're a witch.
I have less to explain.
[09:54] G
So tell me how to use this
to get them to show up.
[09:59] Flora
Is it for revenge?
[10:02] F
Hey, wait!
[10:04] F
Don't walk around like
that. It's indecent.
[10:08] F
Please excuse us!
[10:10] Flora
To protect her, you are headed
to Elfhelm. Isn't that right?
[10:16] Sch
Elfhelm?
[10:17] G
So you know everything.
[10:20] Flora
There is a paradox.
[10:22] Flora
Without hatred, you would not be alive.
[10:25] Flora
Yet those vengeful flames threaten to
engulf the thing you care for most.
[10:31] Flora
That, in turn, has shackled you,
dulling the edge of your sword.
[10:37] Flora
Unfortunately, I cannot help you.
[10:41] G
Then you won't teach me how?
[10:44] Flora
No.
[10:45] Flora
This is not what you think.
[10:47] ---
It isn't something you can use
by learning a technique.
[10:53] Flora
A high-ranking astral being, capable of
[10:56] ---
determining human fate, or an
even more powerful entity,
[10:59] Flora
sends a Behelit to the physical realm.
[11:02] Flora
It finds its way into a chosen one's
possession, at a chosen time.
[11:06] Flora
That is how it works.
[11:08] Flora
When it will be used is
beyond human control.
[11:14] G
It's up to God, then?
[11:16] G
Not a fan.
[11:18] P
Oh, wait a minute!
[11:19] P
Don't take my Betty out without asking.
[11:22] G
It's yours now, is it?
[11:23] P
Yeah. I mean, I'm the
one looking after it.
[11:26] G
One more question.
[11:27] G
The God Hand...
[11:29] G
Who are they?
[11:31] Flora
Even to we who traverse
the spirit realm,
[11:35] Flora
that is one of the great mysteries.
[11:38] Flora
All I know is that they
were all once human.
[11:42] Flora
Reincarnated as executors of the will
[11:45] ---
of an unknown entity, residing in
the spirit realm's deepest reaches.
[11:51] Flora
I doubt any human can reach
[11:55] ---
those depths without losing
their spiritual sense of self.
[12:00] G
Talk about clutching at shadows.
[12:04] Flora
I am sorry to be of so little help.
[12:07] G
It's fine. I'm still counting
on you for the ward.
[12:10] G
I'm going to go bathe.
[12:14] G
Well, good luck to you tomorrow.
[12:17] Sch
That's... a brand of sacrifice, isn't it?
[12:20] Sch
My mistress taught me about them.
[12:22] Sch
Those who have been marked
[12:24] ---
become an offering to dark beings,
down to their last breath.
[12:29] Sch
You intend to take on beings
[12:31] ---
who can manipulate fate,
such as angels and demons?
[12:37] G
I guess.
[12:39] G
I have to punch them
in the face someday.
[12:44] Flora
What is it, Schierke?
[12:46] Sch
It's idiotic. He's so ignorant.
[12:50] Flora
Emotion and feelings
are critical in magic.
[12:54] Sch
But we're speaking of transcendental
beings in the physical realm!
[12:59] Sch
I've seen him.
[13:02] Sch
He possessed an enormous flow of od,
which engulfed and entranced people.
[13:06] Sch
A fortune that denied any
physical blade's touch.
[13:09] Sch
A hawk...
[13:10] Sch
He may look human, but his
spiritual form is far greater.
[13:16] Sch
In the physical realm,
none can equal him.
[13:19] Sch
He is, indeed, absolute.
[13:22] Sch
If he is the fifth angel incarnate,
as prophesized in Revelations,
[13:26] Sch
the Hawk of Darkness,
[13:28] Sch
that is terrifying.
[13:30] Flora
That hawk is the one who branded him.
[13:34] Sch
Then even more reason...
[13:36] Flora
Schierke,
[13:37] Flora
we mages possess more knowledge
[13:40] ---
than most humans regarding the
forces that reside in this world.
[13:45] Flora
But that knowledge may,
at times, obscure the truth.
[13:50] Sch
What do you mean?
[13:52] Flora
Do not let yourself be beguiled
by hidden miracles.
[13:56] Flora
Open your eyes and see the
truth before you, as well.
[13:59] Flora
He is still alive.
[14:03] Flora
He has resisted fate and lived.
[14:08] Flora
Lived to meet Schierke,
[14:10] ---
the witch of the forest of the
spirit tree's favorite disciple.
[14:14] Sch
Are you instructing me to help him?
[14:17] Flora
That is your decision to make.
[14:20] Flora
The gods may mete out fate to men,
[14:22] Flora
but the choice to accept that
fate still lies in their hands.
[14:25] Flora
That is my belief.
[14:27] Flora
Use your eyes and decide for yourself
[14:30] ---
what this fateful encounter
means for you.
[14:40] Sch
There.
[14:44] G
Ow!
[14:45] G
What the hell?
[14:46] Sch
I rubbed in purifying salt.
[14:48] Sch
It's done.
[14:49] Sch
While the ward isn't as
strong as my mistress's,
[14:52] Sch
it should keep the brand from attracting
evil spirits for a day or two.
[14:56] G
I'm counting on it.
[14:58] Sch
Are the rest of you ready?
[15:01] I
This kind of stings.
[15:02] Ser
What is this ointment?
[15:02] Iva
It isn't for eating.
[15:04] Sch
This is called witch's ointment,
[15:06] Sch
a kind of numbing medicine made
by combining almond oil with
[15:09] ---
celery, belladonna, aconite,
and other ingredients.
[15:11] Sch
By dulling the five senses,
[15:13] Sch
it improves your ability to
sense spiritual beings.
[15:16] Sch
There.
[15:17] Ser
What are they?
[15:18] Sch
Magical weapons from my mistress,
imbued with the blessings of spirits.
[15:23] Sch
With these, you should be
able to counter trolls.
[15:26] Sch
First, Serpico, take this
hooded cloak and sword.
[15:29] Ser
What is special about this cloak?
[15:31] Ser
It seems to move of its own accord...
[15:33] Sch
Take a good look at it.
[15:36] Ser
Oh?
[15:37] Ser
I see something faint...
[15:38] Ser
Perhaps the shadows of
translucent-winged insects.
[15:41] Sch
Yes, they're sylphs, air elementals.
[15:46] F
Elementals...
[15:48] Sch
In the physical realm, the material
states we observe,
[15:51] ---
such as solid, liquid, energy, and gas,
[15:55] Sch
resonate in the spiritual realm
[15:58] ---
with earth, water, fire,
and air elementals.
[16:01] Sch
These elementals are the air's
spirits filling this world.
[16:04] Sch
The very heart of the wind
flowing in the skies.
[16:07] P
Huh, so you're the wind.
[16:10] P
Thanks for your work. I'm Puck.
[16:12] Iva
What're you saying?
[16:13] Iva
They're our ancestors.
[16:16] P
Huh?
[16:17] Iva
You're a pixie, right?
[16:18] Iva
Don't you know pixies
belong to air spirits?
[16:22] Iva
There are all kinds, but...
[16:23] P
I was an air spirit?!
[16:25] P
That's a shocking revelation!
[16:27] P
I wasn't a chestnut!
[16:29] Sch
The sylph cloak is blessed
by the elementals.
[16:32] Sch
It allows you to use air to ward yourself
against swords and arrows.
[16:38] Sch
This sylph sword has also
been blessed by the wind.
[16:41] Sch
Its blade is a great eagle's feathers,
[16:42] Sch
and its hilt is of mistletoe from
the forest's highest branch.
[16:46] Sch
With one strike, you can
create a whirlwind
[16:48] Sch
to rend the flesh of enemies
without touching them.
[16:52] I
It looks kind of lame.
[17:00] P
Ta-dah.
[17:01] Ser
This is useful.
[17:03] P
We're invincible.
[17:04] I
Nice, nice!
[17:05] I
Where's mine? Where's mine?
[17:06] Sch
This is for you.
[17:08] I
Huh, a dagger?
[17:10] I
Why can't I get a sword or spear?
[17:12] I
Oh, but it's glowing kind of red.
[17:16] I
What're these small, wriggly things?
[17:18] I
Lizards?
[17:19] Sch
They're salamanders, fire elementals.
[17:23] Sch
Molten lava was transformed
into this blade by magic.
[17:28] Sch
Any wound caused by this dagger
will burn as if caused by a brand.
[17:33] I
Huh...
[17:34] I
There!
[17:37] Sch
Salamanders are a rowdy bunch!
[17:39] Sch
Please stop swinging it around.
[17:40] I
This is great.
[17:42] I
And what's this?
[17:43] Sch
Consecrated berries.
[17:45] Sch
Throwing them at trolls
will make them flee.
[17:47] P
That's a good fit for you.
[17:49] Sch
They're only for self-defense.
[17:51] Sch
I would prefer not to bring a reckless,
thoughtless person such as you,
[17:55] Sch
but I cannot disobey my mistress.
[17:58] I
What was that?
[17:59] Sch
Please try not to get in
the way like before.
[18:01] I
Y-You've got to be kidding me...
[18:03] P
Now, now.
[18:04] Iva
The same goes for you.
[18:06] Sch
Farnese, please give Casca
the silver shirt.
[18:10] Sch
When you use these items,
[18:12] ---
please envision their astral forms,
[18:14] ---
as you see them now,
as clearly as possible.
[18:16] Sch
They are only as strong as your
belief in their astral power.
[18:21] Sch
And once you've used them,
[18:23] ---
please don't forget to
thank the elementals!
[18:26] Sch
They will aid you even more if there
is greater trust between you.
[18:30] Ser
Thank you, all.
[18:34] Sch
Lastly, this is for you, Guts.
[18:36] G
I don't need it.
[18:37] Iva
Aw, why not? Just take it.
[18:38] Iva
How dare you reject our help?
[18:41] G
In battle, I prefer to stick
with what's familiar.
[18:45] G
The sun's already up.
[18:47] G
Let's get going.
[18:49] P
Hey, where's mine?
Where's my super slasher?
[18:52] Iva
Cut it out.
[18:57] Sch
What is that?
[19:01] Ser
I've never seen a tree so large.
[19:04] I
Huh?
[19:05] I
All the scrapes and bruises
I had yesterday are gone.
[19:08] Ser
Come to think of it...
[19:10] Sch
Your physical bodies readjusted
to your ideal spiritual forms.
[19:13] Sch
Staying here heals most
minor and new wounds.
[19:17] Ser
How useful.
[19:19] Sch
This is in the spirit realm.
[19:23] Sch
The interstice straddles the
physical and spirit realms.
[19:27] Sch
The power of the brand situates
you in the interstice in the
[19:31] ---
physical realm, where you can
sense the spiritual realm.
[19:35] Sch
You could say it's like being
at the water's edge.
[19:39] Sch
Still, unless the mistress of the
house extends an invitation,
[19:43] Sch
normal people can never come here.
[19:47] Sch
Since you were on the house's
plane, you easily reached it.
[19:51] I
Then this place is...
[19:52] Ser
In the afterlife, I suppose.
[19:54] Ser
We apparently had a near-death
experience without realizing it.
[19:58] Sch
In the physical realm, this tree fell
nearly two hundred years ago.
[20:02] Sch
When it was alive,
arboreal animists worshiped it.
[20:06] Sch
The more elevated the life
in the physical realm,
[20:10] Sch
the more permanence in the
spiritual realm after death.
[20:14] Sch
Many mages choose to
live in the interstice.
[20:19] Sch
The restrictions that hold sway in the
physical realm are weaker here,
[20:22] Sch
so it becomes easier to manipulate
reality with the power of thought.
[20:27] Sch
Master mages can even
fly through the skies.
[20:30] I
Seriously? Sounds like a stretch.
[20:33] Sch
Mistress, may we not leave Casca
here safely, at least?
[20:39] G
I appreciate the gesture,
[20:40] G
but leaving her behind
has never ended well.
[20:44] Sch
But...
[20:46] G
I know this place is safe,
[20:48] G
but nothing is ever certain.
[20:50] G
So I prefer to keep her where
my sword can protect her.
[20:55] Flora
Yes, that is the path you've chosen.
[20:59] Flora
That may protect you from
the vengeful flames.
[21:03] Flora
Have you also made peace
with this path, miss?
[21:06] F
I am going.
[21:08] F
I may be more of a burden, though.
[21:13] G
I'm trusting you with Casca.
[21:15] F
R-Right!
[21:17] Sch
What a burden.
[21:20] Sch
If I went alone, it would be easier.
[21:22] I
Okay, let's get going!
[21:25] Sch
Especially that one.
[21:27] Sch
Well, I shall be off.
[21:29] Flora
May the spirits' blessings be with you.
[21:33] Iva
I'll take care of her.
[21:49] Flora
Oh, so you were here.
[21:50] Flora
You could have spoken to them.
[21:56] Flora
Is this to your liking?
[21:59] Flora
Even so, I must wonder
at this turn of events.
[22:02] Flora
To think that you would
ask a favor of me.
[22:05] Flora
And for someone else, at that.
[22:08] Flora
Old friend,
[22:10] Flora
I would like to believe that you
still have a human heart...
[22:15] Skele
It may not matter if I do it personally.
[22:17] Skele
He may only be a factor,
guided by the law of causality.
[22:23] Flora
Indeed.
[22:26] Flora
God has allotted him a certain fate.
The fate of encounters.
[22:37] Man
It's no use, Hannah! He's done for!
[22:40] Hanna
Ted...
[22:52] Horace
Damn it!
[23:03] Morgan
Everyone!
[23:05] Villagers
Morgan, you're alive!
[23:08] Morgan
I managed, somehow.
[23:09] Villagers
Wh-Where are the rest?
[23:11] Morgan
Well, trolls attacked us in the forest...
[23:14] Villagers
I see.
[23:16] Morgan
Who are in the coffins?
[23:18] Villagers
Ted and Horace.
[23:20] Villagers
They took Hannah.
[23:22] Villagers
They attacked Ted, who was
guarding the cattle shed,
[23:25] Villagers
and took Hannah when
she tried to save him.
[23:27] Villagers
A mob showed up
[23:29] ---
when Horace defended his sister by
stabbing one with a pitchfork.
[23:33] Villagers
They tortured him to death!
[23:36] Villagers
He was just married four days ago.
[23:39] Elder
So, Morgan, how did things go for you?
[23:42] Morgan
Elder, they are our help.
[23:46] I
Heya!
[23:48] Elder
So they are the ones...
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