# E18 - Rescue and a Fated Duel
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***SIGN*** Sabarro Valley, center
**[00:08] Sariphi**
Are you all right, Cy?
**[00:10] Cy**
I-I'm fi—
**[00:16] Fenrir**
I hoped you would provide
more entertainment.
**[00:20] Sariphi**
Lante, are you hurt?!
**[00:23] Fenrir**
What will you do now?
**[00:26] Fenrir**
Count on your ring to save you?
Its power only works once.
**[00:33] Sariphi**
What about my ring?
**[00:34] Fenrir**
He imbued it with a portion of his magic.
**[00:40] Sariphi**
*Then that was...*
**[00:43] Sariphi**
*what protected me that time.*
**[00:47] Sariphi**
*I wasn't imagining things.*
**[00:50] Sariphi**
* No wonder I felt like His Majesty*
* was always with me.*
**[00:53] Fenrir**
You have nothing left to save you.
**[00:57] Fenrir**
Now, it is time to tremble in fear.
**[01:00] Fenrir**
And if you prostrate yourself before me,
**[01:03] Fenrir**
I will make you my queen.
**[01:07] Sariphi**
I—
**[01:08] Lanteveldt**
Not on my watch!
**[01:11] Sariphi**
Lante?!
**[01:13] Lanteveldt**
Even a hyena will bite a wolf if you
back him into a corner, moron.
**[01:20] Fenrir**
Filthy hyena brat!
**[01:47] Sariphi**
Your Majesty!
***SIGN*** Rescue and a Fated Duel
**[03:27] Fenrir**
There you are at last.
**[03:30] Fenrir**
I've never waited for anyone—
or anything—as much as I have for this!
**[03:35] Fenrir**
For this chance to face you!
**[03:40] Clops**
C-C-Cy!
**[03:42] Cy**
C-C-Clops!
**[03:47] Sariphi**
*His Majesty is really here...*
**[03:51] Sariphi**
*Right beside me.*
**[03:57] Leonhart**
It truly is you, then.
**[03:59] Leonhart**
The last heir to the former kingdom of wolves...
**[04:04] Leonhart**
Fenrir, the 12th prince.
**[04:06] Leonhart**
And missing an ear.
**[04:08] Leonhart**
I see that you truly were
driven from your land.
**[04:13] Fenrir**
I'm honored that you know so much about me.
**[04:17] Fenrir**
King of Ozmargo, ever since you
became known by that title,
**[04:22] Fenrir**
I've lived to fight you again
and reclaim my stolen pride.
**[04:28] Leonhart**
Will your pride return if you defeat me?
**[04:33] Leonhart**
And what then?
**[04:36] Leonhart**
What will you do when you take the throne?
**[04:39] Fenrir**
What? That woman asked the same question.
**[04:45] Fenrir**
I'll do just one thing: purge this realm.
**[04:50] Fenrir**
All beasts will form up to kill and
slaughter each other once more!
**[04:56] Fenrir**
And the last to survive will reign supreme!
**[05:00] Fenrir**
I'll create a world where only might
matters, for beast and human alike!
**[05:06] Clops**
H-He's crazy!
**[05:09] Clops**
Who'd want to bring those ancient wars back?!
**[05:13] Lanteveldt**
But it makes sense, doesn't it?
**[05:16] Lanteveldt**
That chaos led to this kingdom, ruled by
the leader of the last species standing.
**[05:23] Lanteveldt**
The strong make the rules,
and the weak follow them.
**[05:28] Lanteveldt**
That's as true now as it was then.
**[05:32] Sariphi**
*Yes. And that's why His Majesty...*
**[05:36] Fenrir**
Now, if you want to keep
your throne, fight me.
**[05:41] Fenrir**
Or are you still spouting that
nonsense about hating combat?
**[05:47] Leonhart**
No. You've just given me a fresh reminder
**[05:51] Leonhart**
of why I must never cede my throne to you.
**[05:55] Leonhart**
As a king, and as a man,
**[06:00] Leonhart**
I have things I must protect from you!
***SIGN*** Sabarro Valley, northeast
**[06:07] Anubis**
Hurry, Jor!
**[06:08] Anubis**
That potent burst of magic
can mean nothing good.
**[06:12] Anubis**
Fenrir is most likely...
**[06:16] Jormungand**
You!
**[06:17] Gleipnir**
The battle has already begun.
**[06:20] Gleipnir**
We are no longer needed.
**[06:22] Anubis**
What do you mean?!
**[06:24] Gleipnir**
My duty now is to ensure
that no one interferes.
**[06:31] Gleipnir**
That was my promise to Fenrir.
**[06:33] Gleipnir**
If you intend to intervene, I'll kill you.
**[06:37] Gleipnir**
Even if I can't do it honorably.
**[06:40] Jormungand**
Very well.
**[06:42] Jormungand**
We promise not to meddle
in our king's battle, as well.
**[06:45] Anubis**
Jor!
**[06:46] Jormungand**
It makes no difference, Abi.
**[06:50] Jormungand**
The lord of this realm is fighting
its self-proclaimed new ruler.
**[06:56] Jormungand**
We have no place in their duel.
**[07:09] Sariphi**
*His Majesty is facing forward.*
**[07:15] Fenrir**
What's wrong?! Is that all you've got?!
**[07:18] Sariphi**
* He's wearing the face of a king*
* who has so much on his shoulders*
**[07:24] Sariphi**
*and staring straight ahead.*
**[07:26] Sariphi**
*All I can do is believe in him.*
**[07:30] Sariphi**
*His Majesty...*
**[07:32] Sariphi**
Sire!
**[07:34] Sariphi**
*...will never lose!*
**[07:45] Fenrir**
Is this it?
**[07:47] Fenrir**
That day, your overwhelming magic
power stole everything from me.
**[07:53] Fenrir**
To me, your might was pure despair.
**[07:57] Fenrir**
Is this all
**[07:59] Fenrir**
a king can do?!
**[08:02] Lanteveldt**
Watch out!
**[08:18] Lanteveldt**
You've gotta be kidding me.
**[08:22] Clops**
It can't be. His Majesty is...
**[08:29] Fenrir**
You exhausted your magic so quickly.
**[08:33] Fenrir**
I knew it. You haven't recovered the
power you put into the woman's ring.
**[08:39] Fenrir**
Were you so desperate to
reach her as soon as possible,
**[08:43] Fenrir**
even knowing that you weren't
at your full strength?
**[08:50] Fenrir**
Good. That woman you're head
over heels for will soon be mine.
**[08:58] Fenrir**
But I have something to take care of first.
**[09:01] Fenrir**
Using all my mystic power!
**[09:08] Cy**
S-Sire!
**[09:14] Jormungand**
There!
**[09:24] Lanteveldt**
He missed?
**[09:30] Leonhart**
What are you playing at?
**[09:33] Fenrir**
Now we're on even footing.
**[09:36] Fenrir**
Trampling a weaker opponent to reach the top
**[09:40] Fenrir**
would only tarnish my royal dignity.
**[09:44] Fenrir**
From now on,
**[09:48] Fenrir**
we fight like primal beasts!
**[09:54] Amit**
*Refugees are flooding into the royal capital.*
**[09:58] Amit**
* Their numbers show how*
* uneasy the people feel.*
**[10:03] Official A**
Track His Majesty's holy beast at once!
It will lead us to the enemy leader!
**[10:09] Official B**
The acting queen is with them!
**[10:12] Amit**
* Does that mean His Majesty*
* will fight after all?*
**[10:18] Amit**
*All that I can do is pray,*
**[10:22] Amit**
* but please be safe, Lady Sariphi,*
* Your Majesty, and everyone else.*
**[10:29] Amit**
*And especially...*
**[10:35] Anubis**
His Majesty is fighting tooth and claw?
**[10:37] Gleipnir**
*Fenrir...*
**[11:13] Jormungand**
*A deep wound. The king has him.*
**[11:29] Fenrir**
I'm not finished yet.
**[11:32] Leonhart**
*This man...*
**[11:34] Leonhart**
* This is obsession—the pride of*
* a man who once lost everything.*
**[11:40] Leonhart**
* The obsession of one who strives*
* to reclaim his own existence.*
**[11:45] Leonhart**
*Do I have anything to compare to it?*
**[11:52] Leonhart**
* I mustn't let my mind wander.*
* This is no time for weakness.*
**[11:57] Leonhart**
*Weakness? Is that not my true essence?*
**[12:02] Leonhart**
* I curse my own existence and*
* fear battle due to my own frailty.*
**[12:07] Leonhart**
* Merely clinging to the throne I was*
* given is the extent of my power.*
**[12:11] Leonhart**
*So, can... Can I...*
**[12:16] Leonhart**
*possibly triumph over this man?*
**[12:35] Fenrir**
I am king!
**[12:56] Leonhart**
*Is it over?*
**[13:00] Leonhart**
*I have... no strength left.*
**[13:04] Leonhart**
*I can no longer... hear anything.*
**[13:08] Leonhart**
*What?*
**[13:14] Leonhart**
*"Le"?*
**[13:16] Leonhart**
*"On"?*
**[13:18] Sariphi**
Leonhart.
**[13:21] Leonhart**
*Of course.*
**[13:25] Leonhart**
*Of course. I have that name.*
**[13:30] (Flashback) Sariphi**
It means "brave-hearted."
**[13:33] Leonhart**
*That pride you gave to me is the one thing*
**[13:38] Leonhart**
*that no one can take from me!*
**[13:45] Fenrir**
*He... How can he still stand?!*
**[13:48] Fenrir**
*How—*
**[13:51] Fenrir**
*That woman.*
**[13:54] Fenrir**
*She brought this out in him.*
**[13:59] Fenrir**
*I...*
**[14:02] Gleipnir**
*Fenrir is afraid, just like he was back then.*
**[14:08] (Flashback) Young Fenrir**
My ear... My ear is...
**[14:11] (Flashback) Young Gleipnir**
Y-Your Highness...
**[14:13] (Flashback) Young Gleipnir**
I... I brought Your Highness water.
**[14:18] (Flashback) Young Fenrir**
Stop it!
**[14:19] (Flashback) Young Fenrir**
Don't call me that!
**[14:21] (Flashback) Young Fenrir**
I'm not royalty anymore.
**[14:23] (Flashback) Young Fenrir**
I lost my ear and everything else.
**[14:25] (Flashback) Young Fenrir**
I'm a stray dog!
**[14:27] (Flashback) Young Fenrir**
You're not my servant anymore! Go away!
**[14:31] (Flashback) Young Fenrir**
Nir!
**[14:35] (Flashback) Young Fenrir**
What are you...
**[14:37] (Flashback) Young Gleipnir**
If... If you want an ear, I'll give you mine.
**[14:40] (Flashback) Young Gleipnir**
I'll do whatever you say.
**[14:43] (Flashback) Young Gleipnir**
S-So please, keep me with you!
**[14:49] Gleipnir**
*Fenrir...*
**[14:51] Gleipnir**
* I was just a stray dog until you gave*
* me a name and a place to belong.*
**[14:57] (Flashback) Young Fenrir**
Nir.
**[14:58] (Flashback) Young Fenrir**
I swear I'll be king of this country someday.
**[15:01] (Flashback) Young Fenrir**
Until then, I'm just plain Fenrir.
Act accordingly.
**[15:06] (Flashback) Young Gleipnir**
This country? You mean the kingdom of wolves?
**[15:10] (Flashback) Young Fenrir**
No, I mean the whole beast realm.
**[15:13] (Flashback) Young Fenrir**
One day, he'll become king.
Then I'll beat him and take over.
**[15:18] (Flashback) Young Fenrir**
So don't go anywhere. Stay by my side.
**[15:22] Gleipnir**
*One day,*
**[15:24] Gleipnir**
*you* will *be king.*
**[15:26] Gleipnir**
Fenrir! Take it back! Reclaim your pride!
**[15:37] Fenrir**
*I...*
**[15:38] Leonhart**
*I...*
**[15:40] Fenrir; Leonhart**
*...cannot lose!*
**[15:56] Anubis**
This is a complete...
**[16:02] Lanteveldt**
Yes!
**[16:03] Cy**
Hooray!
**[16:04] Clops**
His Majesty won!
**[16:07] Clops**
He did it, Sari!
**[16:08] Cy**
Sari?
**[16:14] Leonhart**
Forgive me, Sariphi. Did I worry you?
**[16:18] Sariphi**
No.
**[16:19] Sariphi**
I believed in you, Leo.
**[16:25] Sariphi**
Leo?
**[16:26] Sariphi**
Leo, are you all right?!
**[16:27] Anubis**
Sire! In front of you!
**[16:30] Anubis**
He still lives! Quickly, finish him!
**[16:39] Sariphi**
Sire...
**[16:40] Leonhart**
Have no fear, Sariphi.
**[16:43] Leonhart**
*For the future of Ozmargo and its people,*
**[16:50] Leonhart**
* I must not show this man*
* a shred of compassion.*
**[16:55] Leonhart**
*The king must condemn him.*
**[16:58] Leonhart**
**I *must, by my own hand.*
**[17:01] Gleipnir**
That won't be necessary.
**[17:11] Anubis**
Wh-Why would that man strike Fenrir?!
**[17:14] Gleipnir**
Now my job is done,
and so is my reason to live.
**[17:19] Gleipnir**
It's all...
**[17:22] Leonhart**
Wait!
**[17:23] Leonhart**
Do you...
**[17:32] Anubis**
I refuse to let him escape!
**[17:34] Anubis**
We must give chase!
**[17:36] Sariphi**
Sire!
**[17:39] Sariphi**
Sire!
**[17:41] Sariphi**
* We got on Gwiber and rode*
* straight back to the capital.*
**[17:46] Anubis**
Gather every priest in the palace!
Have them tend to His Majesty!
**[17:51] Anubis**
Make haste!
**[17:53] Amit**
Lady Sariphi...
**[18:00] Sariphi**
*Nir, who took Fenrir and vanished,*
**[18:04] Sariphi**
*was made a wanted man throughout Ozmargo.*
**[18:08] Sariphi**
*A few days later, the injured Lante was...*
**[18:14] Jormungand**
I see that these events
have changed your outlook.
**[18:19] Lanteveldt**
Not really.
**[18:20] Lanteveldt**
But Sariphi told me something.
**[18:24] Lanteveldt**
Guards aren't there to die
for whoever they serve.
**[18:27] Lanteveldt**
We're there to watch over them
until their job is done.
**[18:33] Lanteveldt**
So I'm gonna...
**[18:35] Jormungand**
In that case,
**[18:38] Jormungand**
you must recover from those
wounds as soon as possible
**[18:41] Jormungand**
so that you can protect the
queen with all your might.
**[18:45] Jormungand**
I will be happy to face you then,
Captain Lanteveldt of the Queen's Guard.
**[18:55] Lanteveldt**
Right!
**[18:59] Lanteveldt**
Thank you for sparring with me,
Captain Jormungand of the Royal Guard.
**[19:05] Sariphi**
*And as for His Majesty...*
**[19:14] Sariphi**
Sire.
**[19:18] Sariphi**
Oh, did I wake you?
**[19:21] Leonhart**
No.
**[19:23] Sariphi**
So, Mr. Chancellor said that
we need to stay on the alert,
**[19:27] Sariphi**
since we don't know when Nir
will try to take revenge on you.
**[19:33] Leonhart**
I doubt that I will ever see him again.
**[19:38] Sariphi**
Sire, what did you and he
talk about at the end?
**[19:42] Leonhart**
I asked him if he hated me
for striking down his lord.
**[19:47] Leonhart**
And he said...
**[19:49] (Flashback) Gleipnir**
This fight was Fenrir's long-cherished
dream, and also his curse.
**[19:55] (Flashback) Gleipnir**
At last, Fenrir is free.
**[19:59] (Flashback) Gleipnir**
I thank you for that.
**[20:03] Gleipnir**
The winds have turned cold,
haven't they, Fenrir?
**[20:08] Gleipnir**
I know why you entrusted me
with that final duty.
**[20:14] (Flashback) Fenrir**
Nir, I'll only say this once.
**[20:17] (Flashback) Fenrir**
If he defeats me, and he's
about to take my life,
**[20:22] (Flashback) Fenrir**
I want you to kill me first.
**[20:25] (Flashback) Gleipnir**
Such talk isn't like you.
**[20:29] (Flashback) Fenrir**
It isn't. And that's why I'll never say it again.
**[20:33] Gleipnir**
*You were robbed of your ear and your pride.*
**[20:38] Gleipnir**
* You lost your title, family, and homeland.*
* Only your own life was left to you.*
**[20:44] Gleipnir**
*You wanted to give me that at the very end.*
**[20:48] Gleipnir**
* From the moment we met until now,*
* you've been my reason for living.*
**[20:53] Gleipnir**
*Fenrir, you are my pride.*
**[20:58] Gleipnir**
*And...*
**[20:59] Young Fenrir**
*Nir!*
**[21:01] (Flashback) Young Fenrir**
Nir! Where did you go?!
**[21:04] (Flashback) Young Fenrir**
I told you to come right away when I call.
**[21:07] (Flashback) Young Fenrir**
That means you need to stay by my side,
always close enough to hear me.
**[21:13] (Flashback) Young Fenrir**
Come on! Hurry up!
**[21:16] Young Fenrir**
*Nir!*
**[21:18] Gleipnir**
*And...*
**[21:20] Gleipnir**
* you are the only king I recognize,*
* prouder than any other.*
**[22:59] Set**
Now that the king has repelled the rebels,
**[23:02] Set**
the people support him even
more staunchly than before.
**[23:06] Set**
Yes, nothing ever goes
quite as one hopes it will.
**[23:10] Set**
So to gain my objective,
I must find it myself after all.
**[23:15] Set**
I know that the thing I seek exists
**[23:20] Set**
somewhere in this forbidden archive.
**[23:25] Sariphi**
Are your wounds better now, sire?
**[23:28] Leonhart**
Yes, you need fear no longer.
**[23:30] Sariphi**
Thank goodness!
**[23:31] Leonhart**
Wait, Sariphi. I wish to tell you something.
**[23:35] Leonhart**
Something of grave importance
to this kingdom's future.
***SIGN*** Next Episode
***SIGN*** A Bridge Between Beasts and Humans