# 1 - Ceremony
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**[00:03] Narrator**
*Human wisdom gives birth to power...*
**[00:06] Narrator**
*and that power, in turn, brings harm to humanity.*
**[00:15] Narrator**
* Throughout history, wisdom capable of ending*
* conflict has always been in short supply.*
**[00:25] Narrator**
* In a future where science has been*
* replaced by magic known as Law Power...*
**[00:33] Narrator**
* bio-weapons created through magic,*
* Gears, ran amok,*
**[00:38] Narrator**
* leading to an all-out war between*
* humans and Gears, the Crusades...*
**[00:43] Narrator**
* And in its wake, humanity managed to*
* grasp but a fleeting moment of peace.*
**[00:50] Narrator**
*Ky Kiske.*
**[00:52] Narrator**
* The guardian of humanity and the Chief*
* of the International Police Force.*
**[00:57] Narrator**
*His desire: order and discipline.*
**[01:03] Narrator**
* His mission: to deal with the accursed*
* creatures lurking in this land... the Gears.*
**[01:25] Dizzy**
Don't come any closer...
**[01:32] Narrator**
* Dizzy. One who carries*
* the blood of the Gear King.*
**[01:35] Narrator**
*Her desire: a quiet, peaceful life.*
**[01:42] Ky**
I've come to bring you with me.
**[01:44] Dizzy**
Why won't you just leave me alone?
**[01:49] Ky**
Your power is far too great.
I can't simply ignore it.
**[01:53] Dizzy**
I never wanted this power...
**[01:56] Ky**
Even so, if you wish to keep living,
**[01:58] Ky**
you cannot shut yourself away
from humanity forever...
**[02:02] Ky**
Now, please!
**[02:16] Narrator**
*Their first battle was fate.*
**[02:20] Dizzy**
I'm sorry...
**[02:24] Narrator**
* Necro and Undine.*
* Dizzy's automatic defense system.*
**[02:29] Narrator**
*Their duty is to protect their master,*
**[02:31] Narrator**
* but at times, they defy her will*
* and spiral out of control.*
**[02:34] Ky**
Hang on! I'm coming to save you!
**[02:39] Narrator**
*Their second encounter was a rescue.*
**[02:46] Narrator**
*The third... was love.*
**[02:50] Narrator**
* Ky Kiske... To create a place where*
* the one he cherishes belongs,*
**[02:54] Narrator**
*he became the king of the nation.*
**[02:57] Narrator**
*What he treasures most: his family.*
**[03:01] Narrator**
*Dizzy no longer loses control.*
**[03:05] Narrator**
*What she holds dear: her family...*
**[03:09] Narrator**
*and the life born from their love...*
**[03:19] Narrator**
* Sin Kiske. The boy who carries*
* the blood of a Gear.*
**[03:22] Sin**
I'm starving!
**[03:24] Sin**
Munch, munch, munch...
**[03:26] Narrator**
* What he treasures most:*
* an unstoppable appetite.*
**[05:09] Sin**
That's rough...
**[05:10] Sol**
It's getting closer to the village.
**[05:13] Sol**
If we ignore it, people are gonna die.
**[05:15] Narrator**
*Sol Badguy.*
**[05:17] Narrator**
* A former hero of the Sacred Order of Holy*
* Knights known for slaying countless Gears.*
**[05:21] Narrator**
*Sin's mentor and adoptive father.*
**[05:24] Narrator**
*His hobby: tinkering with machines.*
**[05:26] Sin**
Sounds like a heavy responsibility.
**[05:28] Sol**
Stay calm. The ones who get too tense
on the battlefield are the first to screw up.
**[05:33] Sin**
Heh... Don't worry about me.
**[05:35] Sin**
When the time comes...
**[05:38] Sin**
Oww!
**[05:39] Sol**
Don't get cocky and end up
torching the whole forest, got it?
**[05:53] Sin**
Heh, there you are! Come on, over here!
**[06:42] Sin**
All right!
**[06:43] Sin**
Hah, you really made me work for it...
**[06:54] Sin**
You never fell?!
**[07:13] Sin**
Tch! Take this!
**[07:17] Sin**
Huh?
**[07:23] Sin**
Oh... You were protecting the little ones...
**[07:26] Sol**
So, you let it go without finishing it off?
**[07:30] Sin**
Yeah, I know it wasn't the smartest move...
**[07:34] Sol**
It's fine. You roughed it up enough.
**[07:37] Sol**
It won't be coming near
the village anytime soon.
**[07:40] Sol**
For you, that's not bad at all.
**[07:43] Sol**
But aren't you forgetting something?
**[07:44] Sin**
Huh?
**[07:46] Sin**
Ah! Crap!
**[07:48] Sin**
Old Man!
**[07:49] Sol**
Handle it yourself.
That kind of stuff isn't my thing.
**[07:52] Sin**
What?!
**[07:53] Sin**
Geez...
**[07:55] Sol**
If you don't hurry, the ceremony's
gonna be over before you get there.
***SIGN*** Illyria Castle - Castle Town
**[08:07] Man 1**
The queen's a Gear, right?
She's got a tail and everything, doesn't she?
**[08:10] Man 2**
My father was killed by a Gear...
**[08:12] Man 3**
Come on, it's a day of celebration!
Blessings to Illyria!
**[08:19] Narrator**
* A marriage between a Gear*
* and a human... the ultimate taboo.*
**[08:23] Narrator**
* To make this ceremony a reality,*
* Ky spent years as a king, working tirelessly.*
**[08:31] Narrator**
*And now...*
**[08:33] Ky**
They'll be here soon.
**[08:36] Dizzy**
Yes, you're right. Our child
has grown so much already...
**[08:40] Ky**
Yes, and I've kept you waiting
far too long because of it.
**[08:44] Dizzy**
No, the ceremony is just a formality.
**[08:50] Ky**
A formality fitting for the one I love.
**[08:55] Johnny**
Yo, lovebirds.
**[09:00] Narrator**
*Johnny. Dizzy's former guardian.*
**[09:04] Narrator**
* A chivalrous rogue who aids the weak.*
* Leader of the Jellyfish Pirates!*
**[09:09] Johnny**
And...
**[09:12] Johnny**
the handsome me.
**[09:14] Dizzy**
Johnny! You came!
**[09:17] Johnny**
Like I'd miss your wedding.
**[09:21] Johnny**
Oh, I've got something for you.
**[09:25] Dizzy**
Testament... Thank you so much!
**[09:28] Johnny**
The folks in the forest were thrilled too.
**[09:31] Johnny**
Guess that's what they call charisma.
**[09:34] Johnny**
You've got a lot of people here
celebrating you two.
**[09:38] Ky**
Yes. I've been blessed with great friends.
**[09:42] Johnny**
Granted, half of them are here to make
connections or seek political gain.
**[09:48] Johnny**
And then...
**[09:52] Johnny**
Well, that's my cue to step back.
**[09:57] Johnny**
You'll probably be fine,
but don't let your guard down.
**[10:04] Narrator**
* Nerville Hammer. Anti-Gear*
* faction leader and U.S. Senator.*
**[10:08] Ky**
I appreciate you coming, Lord Nerville.
**[10:11] Nerville**
It's impressive how far your influence reaches.
**[10:13] Nerville**
Even associating with
internationally wanted criminals.
**[10:16] Nerville**
But for the so-called Hero of the Crusades,
**[10:19] Nerville**
the man who once slew more Gears
than anyone, to now marry a Gear...
**[10:25] Nerville**
Surely, this must be some kind of joke?
**[10:27] Ky**
The Crusades are over.
We must move forward and change as well.
**[10:31] Nerville**
Change? Gears are nothing more than
tools of slaughter created by humans.
**[10:36] Nerville**
That will never change.
**[10:38] Dizzy**
One isn't defined by their birth.
**[10:40] Nerville**
Only for humans!
You, however, are a weapon.
**[10:44] Ky**
She has a heart.
**[10:46] Nerville**
A weapon with a heart is
nothing but a defective product.
**[10:48] Nerville**
Who's to say when she'll lose control again?
**[10:52] Ky**
She isn't alone. As long as I stand by
her side, such a thing will never happen.
**[10:56] Dizzy**
And perhaps... It is because I am a defective
weapon that I can strive for peace.
**[11:06] Johnny**
Well said.
**[11:10] Nerville**
It seems the tide is against me.
**[11:13] Nerville**
As expected of the Hero of the Crusades.
**[11:16] Nerville**
I thought you were just a figurehead,
**[11:18] Nerville**
but it seems you're worthy
of being my enemy after all...
**[11:52] Johnny**
Whoa there, lovely lady.
**[11:56] Johnny**
Now, tell me, how exactly
did you get in here?
**[12:03] Johnny**
I remember the face of every lady
who comes through here...
**[12:09] Johnny**
but you... this is our first time meeting.
**[12:19] Johnny**
What's this now?
**[12:22] Unika**
Good night.
**[12:30] Johnny**
Can't say I mind a bold approach.
**[12:54] Johnny**
Damn it!
**[13:34] Dizzy**
Necro, stand down!
**[13:35] Ky**
Who are you!?
**[13:37] Unika**
Unika.
**[13:40] Ky**
I won't allow it!
**[14:04] Ky**
How despicable!
**[14:07] Ky**
What are you after!?
**[14:09] Unika**
The eradication of Gears.
**[14:14] Ky**
If you despise Gears,
why are you harming innocent people?!
**[14:17] Unika**
A lesson...
**[14:19] Unika**
Before the inevitable
destruction of the future,
**[14:21] Unika**
the deaths of hundreds or even
thousands must be accepted.
**[14:23] Ky**
Destruction... of the future?
**[14:34] Unika**
Consider this your lesson!
**[14:37] Dizzy**
Undine!
**[14:54] Johnny**
Damn... At this rate, her power's gonna...
**[15:04] Narrator**
* This is not reality. It is the*
* heightened focus of an elite warrior.*
**[15:09] Narrator**
* Johnny's sharpened instincts*
* allow him a glimpse into the future.*
**[15:11] Johnny**
She's trying to force her into a rampage!
**[15:15] Sin**
Huh?
**[15:18] Sin**
Mother!!
**[15:28] Unika**
A weapon is nothing more than a weapon!
Resistance is futile!
**[15:32] Dizzy**
No, it's not!
**[15:33] Unika**
It's too late!
**[15:35] Ky**
No, it isn't!
**[15:45] Ky**
Hold on! I'm coming to save you!
**[16:21] Sin**
Mother... Father...
**[16:32] Johnny**
Watch out!
**[16:56] Ky**
Are you all right?
**[16:58] Johnny**
I'm fine.
**[17:02] Sin**
Mother! Father!
**[17:05] Sin**
You!
**[17:07] Unika**
Begone.
**[17:15] Sin**
Don't you dare run away!
**[17:35] Johnny**
I'm not letting you go any further!
**[17:47] Johnny**
Tch.
**[17:51] Johnny**
Here.
**[17:54] Sin**
Are you okay?
**[17:56] Johnny**
What, me?
**[17:57] Johnny**
Come on... A gentleman always
stands tall in front of a lady.
**[18:01] Johnny**
Ow, ow...
**[18:08] Unika**
* I am Unika! A warrior who fights*
* for the future of humanity!*
**[18:13] Unika**
* We will not tolerate those who*
* side with the abhorrent Gears.*
**[18:17] Unika**
*The Gears, the sinful biological weapons!*
**[18:20] Unika**
* Until every last one is wiped*
* from the face of this world...*
**[18:25] Unika**
*our battle will never end!*
**[18:32] Vernon**
Leo! Are you all right?
**[18:34] Leo**
*Far from it.*
***SIGN*** Second King of the
United Kingdom of Illyria
**[18:36] Leo**
* The castle is half-destroyed.*
* We're lucky no one was killed.*
***SIGN*** The President of the
United States
**[18:40] Vernon**
But why?
**[18:41] Leo**
*They came to force Dizzy into a rampage.*
**[18:46] Vernon**
To think they could push
the world's strongest couple that far...
**[18:50] Vernon**
This isn't just some random terrorist attack.
**[18:52] Leo**
* Until we understand their objectives*
* and the scale of their operation,*
**[18:55] Leo**
*I'm enforcing an information blackout.*
**[18:57] Leo**
* We need the United States'*
* cooperation on this.*
**[19:00] Vernon**
Of course.
We'll coordinate with other nations...
**[19:03] Vernon**
*But what should we do with that?*
**[19:05] Vernon**
Stationing a large force would
draw unwanted attention,
**[19:08] Vernon**
but we can't leave the place defenseless.
**[19:12] Leo**
*I have the perfect person for the job.*
**[19:18] Ramlethal**
A sealing barrier...
formed by the Thunderseal?
**[19:20] Elphelt**
Should we try to dispel it?
**[19:22] Ramlethal**
No... Our orders are to stand by and defend.
**[19:25] Elphelt**
And you're just going to leave it at that?
**[19:31] Ramlethal**
Of course not.
**[19:34] Sin**
Dad!
**[19:37] Sin**
Dad! This is bad... really bad!
**[19:43] Sin**
I saw it! Mom and Dad,
frozen solid...
**[19:47] Sol**
They're fine, then.
**[19:50] Sin**
Huh?
**[19:50] Jack-O’**
Perfect timing...
Let's all sit down for a meal.
**[19:55] Narrator**
*Jack-O'. Sol's partner.*
**[19:59] Sin**
Whoa, this looks delicious!
**[20:05] Jack-O’**
How does it taste?
**[20:07] Sol**
If we're talking stews, my African-style
dish from yesterday had more depth.
**[20:12] Sin**
But this is amazing!
**[20:13] Sol**
Sin... What you saw wasn't an enemy's attack.
**[20:18] Sol**
That was Ky's doing.
**[20:20] Sin**
Father did that to himself?
**[20:22] Sol**
That barrier is nearly indestructible.
There's nothing to worry about.
**[20:28] Sin**
I see...
**[20:33] Sin**
That Unika... I'm going to catch her!
**[20:36] Sol**
Forget it.
**[20:37] Sin**
You think I can't beat her?!
**[20:38] Jack-O’**
Strength, victory, defeat...
They all depend on perspective.
**[20:43] Jack-O’**
Unika was willing to go as far as forcing
Dizzy into a rampage to accomplish her goal.
**[20:49] Jack-O’**
I don't want you fighting
someone who plays that dirty.
**[20:55] Sol**
Got it now?
**[20:56] Sin**
I get it... but I don't!
**[20:58] Sin**
Yeah, her methods were
definitely dirty, but...
**[21:04] Sin**
I can't shake the feeling that
she has her reasons.
**[21:06] Sol**
So, what are you going to do?
**[21:19] Sol**
I'm leaving things to you.
**[21:21] Jack-O’**
Of course. Take care.
**[21:27] Sin**
I'm gonna find Unika...
and ask her why she's doing all this.
**[21:32] Sol**
Heh... Suit yourself.
**[21:44] Narrator**
*In this world, corruption runs rampant.*
**[21:48] Narrator**
*the corrupt, the evil,*
**[21:49] Narrator**
*the lawless, the ruthless...*
**[21:51] Narrator**
* The path of the hungry ghosts,*
* the path of war, the path of beasts...*
**[21:56] Narrator**
*And then, there's a woman—Baiken...*
**[21:58] Narrator**
*The path of hell itself.*
**[22:00] Narrator**
*I shall rid them all myself.*
**[22:05] Baiken**
Looks like this one's next...