E5 - Where Hope Can Be Found

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[00:09] Narration
    Sudden loss of consciousness. Memory loss.
[00:12] Narration
    Loss of sense of time. Confusion.
[00:15] Narration
    These are the typical symptoms
    experienced by someone
[00:18] Narration
    suffering from a severe concussion,
[00:21] Narration
    but to the person experiencing it,
    it feels like a bolt out of the blue.
[00:27] Narration
    The most terrifying thing about memory loss
[00:29] Narration
    is suddenly being ripped
    back into a normal state.
[00:33] Narration
    It's like finding yourself on
    the battlefield upon awakening.
[00:37] Narration
    Not only that, but you've already suffered
    damage you have no recollection of.
[00:42] Narration
    It is an extremely dire situation.
[00:45] Cestvs
    No! He's going to kill me! Help!
[01:06] Mob
    He got back up!
[01:08] Mob
    He can keep fighting after
    taking that beating?
[01:13] Mob
    It's a miracle!
[01:14] Nashca
    It's impossible, Cestvs.
    Your opponent is too strong.
[01:18] Zafar
    It's not over yet! Don't give up!
[01:20] Pedro
    Master...
[01:21] Zafar
    You haven't given everything you've got yet!
[01:23] Zafar
    Are you trying to waste your training?
[01:30] Emden
    Don't do it. You'll die.
SIGN    Where Hope Can Be Found
[03:20] Ref
    Can you keep going?
[03:23] Ref
    Answer me, Cestvs!
[03:26] Ref
    Can you keep going?
[03:27] Cestvs
    He uses his fists completely differently
    from the opponents I've fought before.
[03:31] Cestvs
    I'm suffering memory loss, and the
    back of my head is throbbing because
[03:35] Cestvs
    of something unexpected he did to me.
[03:38] Cestvs
    Hold on. I'm pretty sure I trained
    to prepare for this fight, too.
[03:45] (Flashback) Zafar
    A knockout blow, huh?
[03:47] (Flashback) Zafar
    There's no such thing as a simple
    technique for ending a fight easily.
[03:51] (Flashback) Cestvs
    What?
[03:52] (Flashback) Zafar
    In other words, the question
    is whether or not you have
[03:55] (Flashback) Zafar
    the resolve to cross the line of carnage.
[03:57] (Flashback) Cestvs
    The resolve to cross the line of carnage...
[04:01] (Flashback) Zafar
    If you intend to face your destiny
    rather than run from it...
[04:06] (Flashback) Zafar
    If you feel you need power
    from the bottom of your heart,
[04:09] (Flashback) Zafar
    then I shall teach you a killer move that
    will down your opponents in a single blow.
[04:15] (Flashback) Cestvs
    A killer move that will down my
    opponents in a single blow...
[04:22] (Flashback) Cestvs
    I want to win.
[04:24] (Flashback) Cestvs
    Please teach me, Master.
[04:28] (Flashback) Zafar
    Very well.
[04:29] Cestvs
    That's right. I have something, too.
[04:33] Cestvs
    A killer move that will down my
    opponents in a single blow!
[04:37] Mob
    He's going to keep fighting?
[04:39] Mob
    He can barely stand.
[04:48] Mob
    How long are you going
    to keep fighting, Emden?
[04:50] Mob
    What's wrong? Aren't you the
    strongest boxer in Pompeii?
[04:52] Mob
    Why are you having so
    much trouble with a kid?
[04:57] Sabina
    The crowd is growing impatient.
[05:00] Sabina
    If you're actually not holding
    back like I ordered you not to,
[05:03] Sabina
    then isn't it about time
    you defeated him, Emden?
[05:08] Emden
    Lady Sabina...
[05:11] Emden
    I'm fighting as hard as I can.
[05:14] Emden
    The fight should've been over after
    I struck him with the Decapitator.
[05:18] Emden
    Is this kid immortal?
[05:27] Zora
    Hey, someone explain it to me.
[05:30] Zora
    He's knocked down easily, but he
    also immediately jumps back up.
[05:34] Zora
    He looks so delicate,
    but he's infuriatingly tough.
[05:38] Zora
    I have no idea why,
    but that seems to be how it is.
[05:41] Zora
    He recovers from damage
    exceptionally quickly.
[05:44] Zora
    There must be some reason
    he's so resilient, right?
[05:48] Zafar
    Zora must be perceptive to have noticed that.
[05:54] Narration
    Soft-bodied men are more often described
    as resilient compared to hard-bodied men.
[06:01] Narration
    It's because flexible bodies instantaneously
    disperse the force of a blow,
[06:04] Ref
    Are you all right? Can you
    keep fighting, Cestvs?
[06:08] Narration
    but to analyze their ability to recover,
[06:10] Narration
    we must look inside the body.
[06:13] Narration
    Fully operational cardiopulmonary functions
[06:16] Narration
    are essential for effectively sending
    fresh oxygen to the body.
[06:22] Narration
    Also important are
    well-developed capillaries that
[06:25] Narration
    swiftly transport away fatigue-causing
    substances that build up inside the muscles.
[06:31] Ref
    Continue!
[06:36] Emden
    This is merely the pointless resistance
    of a boy who should be dead.
[06:51] Pedro
    There it is! It's that low stance!
[06:53] Emden
    This is my kingdom.
[06:55] Emden
    I alone shall continue to win.
[06:56] Emden
    I alone shall reign supreme!
[06:59] Zafar
    No! You have to move up
    when things get difficult!
[07:01] Zafar
    Step back and you're screwed!
[07:06] Zafar
    Hope always lies before you.
[07:08] Zafar
    You must leap into carnage, reach out,
[07:10] Zafar
    and seize that fleeting
    chance at victory, Cestvs!
[07:17] Cestvs
    It's no use. My feet got
    tangled up. I'm going to trip!
[07:20] Emden
    Grovel before me, boy!
[07:45] Cestvs
    Was that poor hit that effective?
[07:52] Zafar
    It's his ribs.
[07:54] Zafar
    The ribs on his left side are broken.
[07:57] Getty
    His ribs?
[07:58] Zafar
    I see. It must've happened then.
[08:00] Zafar
    Cestvs was struck by that hammerfist strike
[08:02] Zafar
    because he was aiming for Emden's
    left side with his right fist.
[08:06] Zafar
    Emden probably intended to twist
    his upper body so he'd miss,
[08:10] Zafar
    but since Cestvs was faster, his fist
    struck him quicker than he expected.
[08:14] Zafar
    He's been hiding the pain
    caused by his broken ribs.
[08:20] Zafar
    It's what you'd expect from a first-rate
    fighter, but I nearly missed it.
[08:23] Zafar
    He isn't hopelessly disadvantaged.
[08:26] Zafar
    If they traded blows, then there's
    still hope of a comeback.
[08:33] Mob
    I thought this would be over quickly.
[08:35] Mob
    Is that kid strong, or is Emden weak today?
[08:40] Drisco
    You're terrible for my heart, damn it.
[08:43] Fabrice
    What a surprise. I didn't except this
    fight to generate so much excitement.
[08:48] Sabina
    I'm so irritated that I'm
    beginning to feel unwell.
[08:51] Sabina
    Why is this taking so long?
[08:53] Nashca
    I don't believe it.
[08:54] Nashca
    Is this boxer who's holding his own against
    Emden now really that unreliable boy?
[09:00] Nashca
    How? How is he able to fight
    so hard with such a small body?
[09:06] Mob
    That's it!
[09:07] Mob
    Get him, Emden!
[09:08] Mob
    You can do it, kid!
[09:10] Nashca
    It must hurt. It must be painful.
[09:13] Nashca
    Isn't it hard? Aren't you scared?
[09:16] Nashca
    Doesn't it make you want to
    abandon everything and run away?
[09:21] Nashca
    How are you able to take
    on a powerful opponent
[09:23] Nashca
    without becoming disheartened and giving up?
[09:26] Nashca
    Up on these stands, separated from them
    by a single wall, it's a safe, different world.
[09:31] Nashca
    Because their safety is guaranteed,
[09:34] Nashca
    the audience excites itself
    with its cruel expectations
[09:37] Nashca
    and tirelessly demands fights to the death.
[09:40] Nashca
    But in their excitement,
    they've all forgotten something.
[09:44] Nashca
    The people fighting down there are
    fragile humans, just like themselves.
[09:51] Nashca
    Sixteen years have already passed since then.
[09:55] Nashca
    I can only vaguely recall
    how I ended up there.
[09:59] Nashca
    What I do remember is being
    constantly tormented by starvation.
[10:04] Nashca
    We were a herd of emaciated orphans
    who didn't even know each other's names.
[10:08] Nashca
    We lacked the words to lament our
    situation in that cradle of despair.
[10:12] Nashca
    I was one of those children.
[10:16] (Flashback) Middleman
    The master of the Poppaea
    family desires a child slave.
[10:21] (Flashback) Middleman
    He has generously offered to choose
    one of you worthless rabble.
[10:27] (Flashback) Middleman
    You should be grateful.
[10:29] Nashca
    An adult was arrogantly shouting about
    something, but I couldn't understand him.
[10:34] Nashca
    Just as I was about to lose
    consciousness from hunger,
[10:38] Nashca
    an angel descended before my eyes.
[10:41] Nashca
    Wrapped in an otherworldly dignity,
    she was breathtakingly beautiful and noble.
[10:47] Nashca
    That was the first time I saw Poppaea Sabina.
[10:53] Nashca
    Though she was my age, there was a world
    of difference between our social standings.
[10:56] Nashca
    All of our hearts were stolen
    by her clear, sweet voice.
[11:01] (Flashback) Sabina
    If you come to my home, you won't
    have to worry about anything.
[11:04] (Flashback) Sabina
    You'll be able to eat until you're full,
    and no one will hurt you.
[11:09] (Flashback) Sabina
    I'm sorry, though.
[11:10] (Flashback) Sabina
    My father's orders are strict.
    I can't take all of you.
[11:15] (Flashback) Sabina
    Only one will be chosen.
[11:17] (Flashback) Sabina
    So maybe I'll take home the
    hardest-working and strongest boy.
[11:23] Nascha
    One innocent sentence set off a tragedy.
[11:31] Nascha
    How did those starving boys have
    the strength left to do that?
[11:35] Nascha
    We lost ourselves in hurting
    one another to get ahead.
[11:41] Nascha
    I learned later that Lady Sabina had
    not intended for that to happen.
[11:48] Nascha
    Now that I think about it, that incident
    may have shaped her personality.
[11:56] Nascha
    The last boys standing were me and Emden.
[12:00] Nascha
    Naturally, at the time,
    he was also a powerless child.
[12:06] Nascha
    There is no skill or technique
    in a fight between children.
[12:09] Nascha
    Because I was taller than the other
    children, I had a distinct advantage.
[12:15] Nascha
    Just when I thought I'd won...
[12:18] Nascha
    The victory that I had nearly seized
[12:20] Nascha
    slipped through my fingers
    with a single headbutt.
[12:24] Nascha
    My nose was quite literally broken.
[12:29] Nascha
    With what little pride I had shattered,
    I immediately surrendered.
[12:34] Nascha
    For me, that pain was absolute.
[12:40] Nascha
    The irony was what happened to us after that.
[12:44] Nascha
    Though Emden won and continued
    down the path of combat,
[12:48] Nascha
    I was far more blessed despite my loss.
[12:51] Nascha
    The Fabrice family took
    me in and educated me.
[12:54] Nascha
    As a result, I became a successful slave.
[12:57] Nashca
    Thanks to that education, I may have
    become a winner amongst slaves,
[13:02] Nashca
    but I look at the world in a
    cynical way as twisted as my nose.
[13:08] Nashca
    How can a man who calls that being grown up
    claim he is better than a fighting slave?
[13:15] Nashca
    They have something I don't have: courage
    and perseverance deserving of respect.
[13:22] Nashca
    I can't face difficulties
    as courageously as you do.
[13:26] Nashca
    I don't have the perseverance
[13:27] Nashca
    to withstand pain and continue
    fighting while covered in wounds.
[13:31] Nashca
    Is that why your fighting
    spirit moves me and inspires
[13:35] Nashca
    pure admiration for you as a man?
[13:40] Nashca
    You can do it, Cestvs!
[13:42] Child
    Cestvs? Cestvs, you can do it!
[13:45] Mob
    That's it, Cestvs!
[13:46] Mob
    Go, Cestvs!
[13:48] All
    Cestvs! Cestvs! Cestvs!
[13:51] Nashca
    Did you see that?
[13:52] Nashca
    More audience members are
    starting to feel the way I do.
[13:56] Nashca
    Their souls have been shaken
    by your courageous efforts,
[13:58] Nashca
    and they're hoping for a miracle!
[14:01] Hernando
    Haven't Emden's movements
    slowed down a little?
[14:04] Zafar
    It's because of his broken ribs.
[14:06] Zafar
    He's only human, too.
[14:08] Emden
    I won't allow this pain to turn the tables.
[14:17] Emden
    I like the look in his eyes.
    He's grown accustomed to my attacks.
[14:20] Emden
    He's a promising young fighter,
    but I'm going to crush him here!
[14:24] Emden
    This is the end!
SIGN    The Roman Fighter
[14:30] Emden
    I like the look in his eyes.
    He's grown accustomed to my attacks.
[14:34] Emden
    He's a promising young fighter,
    but I'm going to crush him here!
[14:37] Emden
    This is the end!
[14:45] Cestvs
    Now!
[14:53] Cestvs
    It didn't work.
[14:54] Zafar
    That was the perfect opportunity to throw
    that punch, but his positioning was weak.
[14:59] Zafar
    For someone as light and weak
    as you to use that technique,
[15:01] Zafar
    you'll have to strike better than that.
[15:09] Emden
    He's accurately striking at my injury.
[15:12] Emden
    It aches when I breathe heavily.
[15:15] Emden
    Two of my ribs are definitely broken.
[15:22] Emden
    But so what?
[15:25] Emden
    Right now, I feel no pain!
[15:27] Emden
    There is no pain greater
    than the pain in my heart!
[15:32] Emden
    Bring it on!
[15:37] Cestvs
    He changed his stance. Is it a trap?
[15:40] Cestvs
    Does he intend to use
    another unusual technique?
[15:43] Cestvs
    I don't know what's coming
    next. What should I do?
[15:47] Zafar
    Fool! Don't hesitate!
[15:49] Zafar
    He's assuming that stance to
    buy time to quell his pain.
[15:52] Zafar
    He's hurting, too, Cestvs!
[15:53] Zafar
    Don't miss from this opportunity! Attack!
[15:59] Cestvs
    That's right.
[16:00] Cestvs
    I can't win if I don't attack!
[16:04] Mob
    Go, Cestvs!
[16:06] Mob
    You'd better not lose, Emden!
[16:42] Cestvs
    He's coming.
[16:43] Cestvs
    I can't block any more of his blows.
[16:47] Cestvs
    No! It's a two-hit combo!
[16:49] Cestvs
    It was a trap to set up this counterattack!
[16:51] Cestvs
    Will I make it in time?
[16:53] Cestvs
    No, he's still coming.
[16:54] Cestvs
    One more blow!
[17:02] Emden
    What an unbelievable kid.
[17:04] Emden
    Not only did he dodge my
    entire three-hit combo,
[17:07] Emden
    but he also threw his own
    punch on the last one.
[17:10] Cestvs
    I see it. I'm learning to predict his movements.
[17:13] Cestvs
    Because his pressure has lost its edge,
    I was able to react calmly.
[17:18] Cestvs
    The difficulty of predicting his
    movements makes this a challenge,
[17:20] Cestvs
    but my short-distance strikes with
    no windup are definitely faster.
[17:25] Cestvs
    Even if I bait him into attacking me and
    strike second, my fists will hit him first.
[17:33] Emden
    You think your speed grants you
    an advantage when trading blows.
[17:36] Emden
    Are you sure you haven't forgotten
    something important, boy?
[17:39] Emden
    My body is far tougher than yours.
[17:43] Emden
    I'm willing to tear my own flesh
    and break my own bones to beat you.
[17:47] Emden
    You can't afford to be struck by a single
    blow. That's not an option for you.
[17:51] Emden
    On top of that, luck seems to be on my side.
[18:02] Nashca
    He's bleeding?
[18:03] Nashca
    What's going on? The
    atmosphere suddenly changed.
[18:06] Nashca
    Is he that badly injured?
[18:10] Cestvs
    He cut my forehead.
[18:11] Cestvs
    In the worst possible place, too.
[18:13] Cestvs
    My blood is blinding me in one eye.
[18:17] Zafar
    I don't believe it.
[18:19] Zafar
    Suddenly being blinded in one eye
    will ruin his visual judgment.
[18:23] Zafar
    For Cestvs, who relies on the accuracy
    of his attacks, it's a fatal injury.
[18:26] Zafar
    Will the way out that he had
    finally found come to naught?
[18:29] Emden
    Luck is a skill, as well.
[18:34] Emden
    You brought this upon yourself when
    you made an enemy of a goddess.
[18:38] Sabina
    Come on, Emden. Finish off that impudent boy.
[18:44] Narration
    Because lacerations to the forehead
    produce a surprising amount of blood,
[18:48] Narration
    the bleeding from even a shallow
    wound can't be stopped easily.
[18:52] Narration
    No matter how much it's wiped it away,
    the blood continues to flow into the eye.
[18:56] Narration
    Sweat prevents the blood from clotting.
[19:01] Narration
    However, the combat sports of this
    era were not so kind as to stop
[19:01] Ref
    There's even more blood now.
    You're bleeding from your forehead.
[19:04] Narration
    a fight over this degree of injury.
[19:07] Ref
    The fight will continue.
[19:07] Narration
    Injured boxers would not
    be saved by a point system.
[19:12] Narration
    If a boxer didn't want to be beaten,
    he had only one option.
[19:17] Ruddock
    He's screwed now.
[19:19] Ruddock
    If he wants to keep using his left eye,
    he'll have to give up his left hand.
[19:23] Zora
    No, he hasn't given up this fight yet.
[19:28] Emden
    You think you can stop me
    with your right hand alone?
[19:32] Emden
    I know you're targeting my left
    side. I won't let you hit it again.
[19:36] Emden
    While we've been standing here,
    I've caught my breath.
[19:40] Emden
    I have plenty of strength left.
[19:44] Cestvs
    He reverted to his original stance.
[19:46] Cestvs
    Will he attack again?
[19:48] Emden
    If I go for another close-range attack,
    you won't be able to withstand it.
[19:52] Emden
    This time my Decapitator will end your life.
[19:56] Emden
    Even if it kills you, I will show no mercy.
[20:04] Cestvs
    Even if I can't stop the bleeding,
[20:06] Cestvs
    I just need to preserve my
    sight until the fight ends.
[20:09] Cestvs
    Either way, I've nearly
    expended all my stamina.
[20:12] Cestvs
    I can only throw a few more
    punches at full strength.
[20:15] Cestvs
    Master, I've made up my mind.
[20:19] Cestvs
    It's kill or be killed, and I can't die here.
[20:23] Cestvs
    If I want to fight my way out of this,
    I have to use that technique.
[20:28] Cestvs
    That technique my master taught me!
[20:31] Zafar
    Strike with a clear mind, Cestvs.
[20:33] Zafar
    Abandon your hesitation. Escape death.
[20:39] Sabina
    Defeat him, Emden. End this.
[22:39] Zafar
    Your legs are strong enough to
    leap far past your opponent.
[22:42] Sabina
    The tournament has only just begun.
[22:45] Emden
    That man saw right through me.
[22:48] Cestvs
    I don't know if that'll happen, though.
[22:50] Man
    I've been searching for
    a pure motive like yours.
SIGN    Separated From the Goddess