E7.5 - The Path Taken

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SIGN    The Faraway Paladin
SIGN    The Faraway Paladin
[00:02] Will
    My memories of that time
    are vague and murky.
[00:07] Will
    My life felt like stagnant water.
SIGN    Recap Episode: The Path Taken
[00:10] Will
    I grew more and more impatient,
[00:12] Will
    but everything felt tiresome.
[00:15] Will
    I wanted to take a step
    forward, but I was scared.
[00:22] Will
    But...
[00:24] Will
    This pain in my chest,
[00:27] Will
    this agony...
[00:38] Will
    They're vague, murky memories,
[00:41] Will
    and my vision won't focus...
[00:45] Will
    A ceiling?
[00:47] Will
    A monster!
[00:56] Will
    A mummy?!
[00:58] Will
    A ghost?!
[01:04] Will
    They're gonna kill me!
[01:12] Will
    Huh?
[01:28] Blood
    Hey, Will. Ready to do this?
[01:31] Will
    Anytime. Let's do it.
[01:39] Blood
    Try your best not to die!
[02:00] Blood
    Will, even if you couldn't beat me,
[02:03] Blood
    what you've accomplished
    is still remarkable.
[02:06] Blood
    To mark your new independence,
    I'll give you this.
[02:09] Blood
    It's the most powerful of
    all the demonblades I own.
[02:13] Blood
    "If a living being is cut with this blade,
[02:16] Blood
    its wielder recovers life
    force with each cut."
[02:19] Will
    Huh? Recover life force?
[02:22] Blood
    You're a smart kid, so I'm
    sure you understand this,
[02:25] Blood
    but don't use it any more than you have to.
[02:27] Blood
    It makes its wielder feel a lot stronger,
[02:31] Blood
    but it's not the type of demonblade
    that enhances your spirit.
[02:36] Will
    They both have faith that I
    can use this sword properly.
[02:57] Will
    I can't do anything... I can't move!
[03:01] Will
    Why?!
[03:02] Will
    Please, move!
[03:04] Gus
    Vastare!
SIGN    Devastate
[03:13] Gus
    Conciliat, Sequitur!
SIGN    Unite, Follow
SIGN    Devastate
[03:18] Stagnate
    Vastare!
[03:19] Gus
    Pauperum Tabernas Regumque Turres:
SIGN    Both Huts of Paupers and Towers of Kings
[03:23] Gus
    Damnatio Memoriae!
SIGN    Damnation of Memory
[03:30] Stagnate
    Curse you, Sage!
[03:41] Gus
    That must have been scary for you.
[03:47] Gus
    But it has all worked out, so—
[03:55] Stagnate
    To think you were able to destroy
    my body all on your own.
[04:01] Stagnate
    Had I not divided my
    strength into two bodies,
[04:05] Stagnate
    that would have hindered
    me for quite some time.
[04:08] Stagnate
    As for you...
[04:14] Stagnate
    You did well.
[04:16] Stagnate
    This is all thanks to you,
    and you have my gratitude.
[04:19] Stagnate
    Oh, I know. Why don't you join my army?
[04:23] Stagnate
    Then you can continue to live
    harmoniously with the three of them.
[04:27] Stagnate
    But there would be no appeal in
    forcing you to decide right away.
[04:30] Stagnate
    Tomorrow happens to be the winter solstice.
[04:32] Stagnate
    On that loathsome day when the
    sun loses the most strength...
[04:38] Stagnate
    I will seek your answer in the evening.
[04:52] Blood
    Hey.
[04:58] Blood
    Damn, your face is a wreck.
[05:01] Will
    I have my memories of my past life.
[05:05] Will
    I was an absolutely useless person.
[05:08] Will
    So when I was reborn, I thought I'd
    live my life right this time...
[05:14] Will
    but I just made you three suffer
    without ever knowing anything.
[05:18] Will
    Even in my past life,
    when my parents died...
[05:23] Will
    I have no idea how I felt. I can't remember!
[05:27] Will
    After all the trouble I caused for
    them, I don't even know if I cried!
[05:32] Will
    I'm garbage.
[05:34] Will
    And again, I can't do anything...
[05:37] Will
    I can't give you anything in return!
[05:39] Will
    I'm useless garbage!
[05:42] Mary
    Will.
[05:44] Mary
    Grit your teeth.
[05:49] Mary
    And what of your past life memories?
[05:52] Mary
    Why are you so shaken up just
    because Stagnate upset you?!
[05:56] Mary
    If you feel so much regret just
    because your memories are vague...
[06:00] Mary
    If you're crying so much just for us...
[06:05] Mary
    Why would someone like you not cry?!
[06:09] Mary
    Will, stand up.
[06:13] Mary
    Stand up!
[06:14] Mary
    William! Stop kicking
    yourself and straighten up!
[06:20] Mary
    Where's your answer?!
[06:22] Will
    Yes, ma'am!
[06:24] Blood
    You got chewed out 'cause
    you're being mopey.
[06:27] Gus
    It would seem the little
    whiner has gone now.
[06:31] Will
    I'm fine. I'm fine now.
[06:34] Will
    Mary protected me.
[06:49] Stagnate
    So, have you made up your mind?
[06:51] Will
    Yeah, I've decided, Stagnate,
[06:54] Will
    evil god.
[06:57] Will
    I'm not giving you a single thing!
[07:03] Gracefeel
    You are William, child of Blood and Mary,
[07:07] Gracefeel
    soul who has crossed worlds.
[07:10] Will
    Yes.
[07:11] Gracefeel
    You now fully understand
    the gravity of life?
[07:14] Will
    Yes.
[07:16] Gracefeel
    And still you are prepared to accept death?
[07:19] Will
    Yes.
[07:20] Gracefeel
    You fully understand the
    despair of death, yes?
[07:23] Will
    Yes.
[07:24] Gracefeel
    And still you love all of the
    lives that will one day burn out?
[07:28] Will
    Yes.
[07:29] Will
    I finally realized that,
[07:32] Will
    thanks to your grace.
[07:39] Will
    Thank you.
[07:48] Will
    Goddess of the cycle of death
    and rebirth, Gracefeel,
[07:52] Will
    please walk by my side.
[07:55] Stagnate
    The blessing?
[07:57] Stagnate
    Even if you can use it,
    what do you hope to do?
[08:00] Stagnate
    Such a vague technique is no match for
    my blood coursing through your—
[08:04] Stagnate
    Stigma?!
[08:08] Will
    Every day, Mary prayed to
    Mater for food to sustain me.
[08:13] Will
    Mary's daily prayers, her unyielding
    heart, will not bend to you!
[08:20] Will
    I will offer up my life to you!
[08:23] Will
    I will be as your sword to banish evil,
[08:26] Will
    and be as your hand to save the suffering!
[08:29] Will
    I swear it on the flame of Gracefeel!
[08:31] Will
    Stagnate, God of the Undead,
[08:33] Will
    I will defeat you and fulfill my oath!
[08:36] Stagnate
    Young hero, die amidst your own resolution!
[08:40] Stagnate
    Kill him!
[08:43] Will
    It's okay. I know what I need to do.
[08:52] Stagnate
    Th-The Divine Torch?!
[08:54] Will
    Gracefeel's divine protection grants peace
    and guidance to the souls of the dead!
[09:00] Stagnate
    How dare a fledgling priest—
SIGN    Accelerate
[09:02] Will
    Acceleratio!
[09:04] Stagnate
    Vastare!
SIGN    Devastate
[09:14] Will
    Where will he come from?
[09:15] Will
    Stagnate is consumed by
    the desire to kill me.
[09:19] Will
    We're on even footing.
[09:20] Will
    If I fight him now...
[09:28] Will
    Was that a warning?
[09:32] Will
    What if he's not consumed at all?
[09:36] Will
    No! The temple!
SIGN    Accelerate
[09:38] Will
    Acceleratio!
[09:40] Will
    It was all a bluff!
[09:42] Will
    He was pretending to be consumed by rage,
[09:44] Will
    and then he used the cloud of dust...
[09:46] Will
    It's Blood and Mary that he's after!
[09:53] Will
    Mary! Blood!
[10:10] Will
    In this moment that Mater has granted me...
[10:13] Will
    Gracefeel, Goddess of Light!
[10:15] Will
    Grant this soul peace and guidance!
[10:17] Will
    The Divine Torch guides souls into
    the cycle of death and rebirth,
[10:21] Will
    but it still can't completely
    defeat Stagnate.
[10:24] Will
    So what I need to do is...
[10:25] Blood
    Wha—
[10:27] Will
    That's right.
[10:28] Will
    Since these two aren't resisting, the Divine
    Torch will guide them back to that cycle.
[10:31] Will
    Which means...
[10:33] Will
    You have to protect them!
[10:35] Stagnate
    Delay the cycle!
[10:36] Stagnate
    Flummox the guidance!
[10:42] Will
    And in the moment when he
    erases my technique...
[10:50] Will
    Acceleratio!
SIGN    Accelerate
[10:55] Stagnate
    Vasta—
SIGN    Devastate
[10:55] Gus
    Tacere, Os!
SIGN    Be Silent, Mouth
[11:07] Stagnate
    Curse you...
[11:10] Stagnate
    Curse you!
[11:12] Stagnate
    Will, child of Blood and Mary,
    disciple of Gracefeel!
[11:16] Stagnate
    I will remember that name!
[11:18] Stagnate
    Until you surrender to me, your nights
    will bring you no rest or repose!
[11:27] Will
    That's the kind of thing a
    third-rate villain would say,
[11:30] Will
    God.
[11:38] Will
    I swear on Gracefeel's light
[11:40] Will
    that I will never become like you.
[11:43] Will
    I will live right...
[11:45] Will
    and then die.
[12:03] Will
    The view really is the best from right here.
[12:06] Will
    Mary, Blood...
[12:09] Will
    I know you're not here anymore,
[12:11] Will
    but I'll still come back to let
    you know how things are going.
[12:15] Will
    If I make friends or start
    a family, I'll bring them.
[12:18] Will
    I'll become an adult who
    can tell you with pride
[12:22] Will
    that your child is living well.
[12:26] Will
    So, for now, I'll be leaving
    you for a little while.
[12:47] Will
    Well, I'm going now.
[13:05] Will
    If I keep walking downriver,
    I should eventually...
[13:16] Will
    A demon? No!
[13:18] Will
    It's a huge boar!
[13:25] Will
    What's this?
SIGN    When we meet, the stars gleam.
[13:40] Menel
    Ancient Elvish?
[13:42] Menel
    Are you related to the elves?
[13:44] Will
    No.
[13:45] Will
    But I could see that
    you're related to them.
[13:49] Will
    Your bow is elven, is it not?
[13:54] Menel
    Heh. Well, you're not wrong.
[14:01] Menel
    Just keep following the river downstream,
[14:03] Menel
    and you'll reach a small
    town in a couple of days.
[14:06] Menel
    You can figure the rest out from there.
[14:08] Will
    Thanks.
[14:09] Menel
    Yeah, well, good luck.
[14:11] Will
    Hey, if it's on the way, can we stop
    by the settlement you're living in?
[14:20] Will
    Um...
[14:20] Menel
    No.
[14:21] Menel
    I don't wanna get involved
    with you for even a second.
[14:24] Menel
    Get a clue.
[14:26] Will
    Yeah, of course not.
[14:27] Will
    Who'd want a total stranger in armor
    like this following them home?
[14:31] Will
    Sorry.
[14:32] Menel
    So don't follow me.
[14:34] Menel
    Later.
[14:35] Will
    Uh... I'm Will.
[14:36] Will
    William G. Maryblood.
[14:38] Will
    What's your name?
[14:41] Menel
    Menel. Meneldor.
[14:44] Menel
    Not that we'll ever see each other again.
[14:46] Menel
    Try not to die on the road.
[14:53] Will
    I'll start by heading
    downriver to the town,
[14:56] Will
    and I'll try to get some information there.
[15:12] Will
    Menel!
[15:14] Will
    Was that... a divine revelation?
[15:19] Will
    There it is!
[15:30] John
    I thought I saw something
    shining in the forest.
[15:34] Youth
    Sure you weren't just seeing things?
[15:37] Will
    Thank goodness. If I tell
    them I know Menel—
[15:41] John
    Wha—
[15:42] Will
    Hide! Get behind me!
[15:44] John
    Huh?!
[15:44] Will
    Hurry!
[15:47] Will
    It can't be...
[15:50] Will
    Menel! Why?!
[15:52] Menel
    I told you not to follow me.
[15:55] Menel
    Die.
[16:00] Will
    Acceleratio!
SIGN    Accelerate
[16:04] Menel
    Salamander, burn him alive!
[16:11] Menel
    Seriously?!
[16:15] Menel
    You're really damn strong.
[16:26] Menel
    Just hang me. It was my idea.
[16:29] Menel
    I deceived these guys, that's all.
[16:31] Menel
    Let them go.
[16:34] Menel
    Please.
[16:36] Will
    Since they have nowhere to go,
[16:38] Will
    if they're set free,
    they'll just loot again.
[16:41] Will
    They have to be killed,
    for the safety of the village.
[16:45] Will
    That's the smart choice.
[16:47] Will
    But my mother told me,
[16:51] Will
    "Love others without fear of
    loss, and do good things."
[16:56] Will
    And my father told me,
[16:57] Will
    "Move forward with faith
    in the results you'll achieve,"
[17:00] Will
    and "Don't get so stressed
    that you freeze in place."
[17:03] Will
    I still carry their words
    with me, right here.
[17:07] Will
    Excuse me!
[17:10] Will
    I will overturn this hopeless
    situation before me.
[17:14] Will
    Can this be resolved with money?
[17:17] Will
    I'll pay the money.
[17:21] Will
    We should assist those who have
    suffered at the hands of demons.
[17:26] Will
    We can't allow a village
    occupied by demons to exist.
[17:29] Will
    I'll go and fight them.
[17:31] Will
    And I would like to hire that
    young man there to accompany me.
[17:45] Menel
    So what are you gonna
    do for the time being,
[17:48] Menel
    boss?
[17:49] Will
    The demons have occupied the
    neighboring village, right?
[17:55] Will
    I guess we'll just charge in.
    We don't have much time.
[17:58] Menel
    Whoa, are you insane?
[18:10] Will
    Cadere Araneum!
SIGN    Falling Spiderweb
[18:13] Will
    Currere!
SIGN    Run
SIGN    Oil
[18:14] Will
    Oleum!
[18:21] Will
    Acceleratio!
SIGN    Accelerate
SIGN    Devastate
[18:24] Will
    Vastare!
[18:36] Dead Boy
    Bro...ther...
[18:45] Dead Boy
    Brother Menel...
[18:48] Dead Boy
    Huh? I...
[18:52] Menel
    H-Hey!
[18:53] Will
    You did very well.
[18:55] Will
    Good job.
[18:56] Dead Boy
    Who are you?
[18:59] Will
    I'm a friend of Brother Menel's.
[19:01] Will
    I'm sorry.
[19:02] Will
    He's a bit unsteady on his
    feet because he's very tired.
[19:06] Dead Boy
    Oh, okay.
[19:07] Will
    That's it. Good boy.
[19:09] Will
    Here...
[19:11] Will
    Menel.
[19:16] Menel
    Sorry I showed up a little late.
[19:19] Dead Boy
    No, it's okay.
[19:23] Will
    Gracefeel, Goddess of Light,
[19:26] Will
    grant him peace and guidance.
[19:49] Menel
    Hey, Old Marple! You in there?
[19:52] Marple
    Oh?
[19:54] Marple
    That voice... It's you, Menel!
[19:59] Marple
    Listen to me, Menel.
[20:01] Marple
    Meneldor!
[20:04] Marple
    You may hate the gods,
[20:06] Marple
    but the gods will never stop loving you.
[20:10] Marple
    Even if you don't notice it,
[20:12] Marple
    they will always shine down on you,
[20:14] Marple
    never growing bored or tired of you.
[20:17] Marple
    So all you need to do now is
    realize that light is there.
[20:25] Marple
    Now, priest, if you don't mind...
[20:28] Will
    Yes?
[20:29] Marple
    Would you mind looking after this poor fool?
[20:32] Marple
    He's not a bad boy at heart.
[20:35] Marple
    So... please treat him well, won't you?
[20:41] Will
    I will.
[20:51] Menel
    Will... Priest of the goddess of light...
[20:55] Menel
    I'm grateful to you.
[20:57] Menel
    You stopped me before I could
    do something irreversible,
[21:00] Menel
    and you saved the people of the village.
[21:04] Menel
    So...
[21:05] Menel
    I ask to receive the goddess of light's
    divine protection through you.
[21:14] Menel
    Do you accept?
[21:16] Will
    I will act as the medium
[21:18] Will
    for you to establish a bond with my goddess.
[21:21] Will
    I will pray for you.
[21:23] Will
    May the goddess of light, Gracefeel,
[21:26] Will
    hereby love you, shine her light upon you,
[21:29] Will
    and walk by your side in your travels.
[21:32] Menel
    I swear to my guardian deity
[21:34] Menel
    that I will atone for my sins and
    live my life facing forward.
[21:38] Menel
    Please shine your light upon my path.
[21:52] Will
    Blood, Mary...
[21:55] Will
    So, um... I think, maybe...
[21:58] Will
    I just might have found the first
    person I could ever call a friend.
[22:09] Gracefeel
    As you travel, I pray:
[22:13] Gracefeel
    bring light to the faraway darkness.
SIGN    Episode 8
    Songs of Heroism