E10 - Origin Witch

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[00:02] Ashaf
    I see.
[00:03] Ashaf
    I believe Executioners
    typically operate in pairs.
[00:07] Ashaf
    Given that his partner hasn't appeared,
    he doesn't seem to be lying.
[00:11] Helga
    Make them hurt so bad that
    they wish they'd never been born.
[00:16] Matt
    Understood.
[00:21] Helga
    You'll look out for me, right?
[00:24] Ashaf
    Yes, of course.
[00:26] Ashaf
    We can guard you like a precious gem.
[00:33] Ashaf
    But we'd also welcome your help,
    if you should feel so inclined.
SIGN    Origin Witch
[02:20] Helga
    Hey.
[02:21] Ashaf
    Hm?
[02:22] Helga
    I missed my chance to ask earlier,
    but did I have my precious first kiss with...
[02:36] Helga
    Huh?
[02:37] Helga
    Was there always a door here?
[02:39] Ashaf
    No. Not until just now.
[02:42] Ashaf
    But never mind that. You were saying?
[02:44] Helga
    Never mind. I'd rather not know.
[02:48] Helga
    So what is this place? The infamous
    Order of Magical Resonance's HQ?
[02:55] Helga
    No way, right? It's way too small.
[02:58] Ashaf
    You're right. It isn't.
[03:00] Ashaf
    For starters, we don't have a headquarters.
[03:03] Ashaf
    At least, not one that anyone knows about.
[03:05] Ashaf
    This is an entrance to the Corridors.
[03:08] Ashaf
    Helga, this route is just for us,
    so that I can escort you safe and sound.
[03:15] Helga
    Huh.
[03:17] Ashaf
    Anyway, I'll be right back.
[03:19] Ashaf
    Be good and wait here, Guideau.
[03:23] Guideau
    Patch me up. Moving like
    this is a pain in the ass.
[03:26] Ashaf
    You'll only be waiting.
[03:28] Ashaf
    Why do you need to move?
[03:40] Helga
    Are you sure about leaving her behind?
[03:42] Ashaf
    Yes. The Order demands
    confidentiality on several points.
[03:45] Ashaf
    I know you agreed to a magical
    contract to keep our secrets,
[03:50] Ashaf
    but Guideau refused.
[03:52] Ashaf
    As such, the Order's inner
    workings remain off-limits.
[03:54] Helga
    All the more reason not to risk leaving her.
[03:57] Helga
    I can't see her sitting tight
    and staying out of trouble.
[04:00] Ashaf
    Don't worry.
[04:01] Ashaf
    Following the mission and my orders is the shortest path to Guideau's goal,
[04:05] Ashaf
    and Guideau knows it.
[04:08] Helga
    Really?
[04:09] Ashaf
    My partner is more rational
    than you might think.
[04:12] Ashaf
    We shouldn't need to worry
    about pointless mischief.
[04:15] Ashaf
    Then again, Guideau has been known
    to act on instinct despite knowing better.
[04:20] Ashaf
    A few exceptions fall into that category,
[04:23] Ashaf
    but I hardly expect one to turn up
     in a country town like this.
[04:31] Boy 1
    A witch!
[04:33] Boy 2
    I saw her! I saw her! A witch!
[04:35] Boy 3
    For real?
[04:37] Boy 1
    Yeah! I saw her brewing some kinda potion.
[04:40] Boy 2
    She's really there!
    A witch with a big cauldron!
[04:43] Boy 3
    She's brewing up poisons to curse people!
[04:46] Angela
    See? What did I tell you?
[04:49] Angela
    And you didn't believe me!
[04:51] Boy 3
    Yeah. That was our bad.
[04:53] Boy 3
    So what do we do now?
[04:55] Boy 1
    The grown-ups won't
    believe us if we tell them.
[04:57] Boy 2
    We'll have to get her ourselves.
[04:59] Guideau
    Hey!
[05:00] Boy 1; 2; Angela
    Huh?
[05:03] Boy 1
    Did you hear something?
[05:05] Boy 2
    Hey, look!
[05:10] Boy 1
    Wh-What the...
[05:11] Guideau
    Where?
[05:12] Boy 2
    Huh?
[05:14] Guideau
    Where's the witch? Take me to her.
[05:18] Boy 3
    What?! Where'd you come from?!
[05:19] Boy 1
    You're not making sense!
[05:23] Guideau
    What a pain. I'll kill you one at a time.
[05:26] Guideau
    Make up your minds before
    there's only one of you left.
[05:31] Boy 3
    W-We'll do it. We'll take you to her.
[05:48] Boy 3
    Uh, this is the place.
[05:57] Boy 3
    Huh? Y-You're going in? It's not safe!
[06:09] Old Woman
    Oh? What charming little visitors.
[06:18] Old Woman
    Oh, goodness gracious.
[06:21] Guideau
    What the hell?
[06:22] Guideau
    It won't move!
[06:24] Old Woman
    Your leg froze up? That's serious.
[06:28] Old Woman
    I'd better put it right for you.
[06:36] Guideau
    Hey! What's your problem?!
     Get out of my way!
[06:39] Guideau
    Now my left arm's busted, too?
[06:41] Old Woman
    Hey, now. Stop that.
[06:43] Old Woman
    Injured people need care.
[06:49] Old Woman
    No need to act so skittish.
[06:51] Old Woman
    Customers love this ointment.
    It's my secret recipe.
[06:55] Old Woman
    Dear me.
[06:58] Old Woman
    You certainly heal quickly.
[07:01] Guideau
    This smell...
[07:02] Guideau
    You're not a witch, are you?
[07:12] Receptionist
    Welcome back.
    Will you be using the Corridors?
[07:15] Ashaf
    Yes, I'd like to.
[07:18] Ashaf
    Where do these connect to?
[07:20] Receptionist
    We're in contact with
    rooms 5010, 6288, and 7006.
[07:26] Ashaf
    And room 7006 would be?
[07:29] Receptionist
    On the Sixth Continent, sir.
[07:31] Ashaf
    Yes, that will do nicely.
[07:34] Helga
    I have no clue what you're talking about.
[07:37] Helga
    This will make sense to me one day, right?
[07:40] Ashaf
    Of course. And unlike Guideau,
    I'm happy to say you'll be worth teaching.
[07:44] Receptionist
    Mr. Ashaf, this just arrived for you.
[07:49] Ashaf
    Black...
[07:55] Helga
    What's that?
[07:58] Ashaf
    Excuse me. Wait here for a moment.
[08:00] Helga
    Huh?
[08:02] Helga
    Hey!
[08:03] Helga
    What's wrong?
[08:08] Old Woman
    Now, listen here. I do use magic,
[08:12] Old Woman
    but I'm still only a humble herbalist.
[08:15] Old Woman
    Calling me a witch is an insult to witches.
[08:20] Boy 2
    We're sorry.
[08:22] Angela
    This is so heavy. Hold it for me.
[08:24] Boy 3
    Do your fair share.
[08:26] Boy 3
    Your silly stories got us
    into this mess, remember?
[08:34] Old Woman
    Oh?
[08:37] Old Woman
    My, my. So many visitors today.
[08:40] Guideau
    Hey, where the hell did you come from?
[08:44] Guideau
    I didn't sense you till the door opened.
[08:47] Boy 3
    Huh?
[08:54] Guideau
    You're...
[08:55] Guideau
    an Executioner!
[09:15] Executioner
    You must be wondering where we are.
[09:20] Executioner
    This is my private world.
[09:23] Executioner
    An alternate dimension reached
    by passing inside this cloak.
[09:27] Executioner
    You can't even perceive it
    unless you have the cloak on.
[09:33] Executioner
    Your senses don't function.
     I doubt you can even think clearly.
[09:38] Executioner
    But you're special.
[09:41] Executioner
    I'll allow you a bit of freedom.
[09:45] Executioner
    I have questions for you.
[09:48] Executioner
    Executioners work in pairs.
     I have a partner.
[09:54] Executioner
    He started acting strangely,
    so I followed him.
[09:59] Executioner
    But I suppose I caught on too late.
[10:02] Executioner
    By the time I arrived,
    everything seemed to be over.
[10:08] Executioner
    You stayed at the scene, so I shadowed you.
[10:11] Executioner
    But what a surprise.
[10:13] Executioner
    I could never have managed it
    without this Forbidden Instrument,
[10:17] Executioner
    which lets me vanish from the world.
[10:20] Executioner
    The Order of Magical Resonance
    lives up to its reputation.
[10:24] Executioner
    Now you see where you stand.
     On to business.
[10:29] Executioner
    I have two questions for you,
     both quite simple.
[10:34] Executioner
    Where is my little brother
    and his Forbidden Instrument?
[10:43] Angela
    Hey, are you done now?
[10:47] Angela
    I'd like to chat with this little one, too.
[10:58] Helga
    Ashaf!
[10:59] Helga
    Ashaf!
[11:00] Helga
    What happened? What could
    have rattled you this badly?
[11:04] Ashaf
    Yes, I'm rattled, all right.
[11:07] Ashaf
    There's a witch in this city.
[11:10] Ashaf
    And not just any witch.
[11:13] Ashaf
    The "hateful witch" who cursed Guideau.
[11:17] Ashaf
    Her name is...
[11:26] Guideau
    Angela!
[11:38] Guideau
    You bitch!
[11:42] Angela
    Long time no see.
[11:44] Angela
    I've missed you.
[11:45] Executioner
    Since this space isn't affecting you,
[11:49] Executioner
    that cloak must be more
    than a fashion statement.
[11:52] Executioner
    I thought mine was one of a kind.
[11:55] Angela
    Oh, this? I made one just like yours.
[12:00] Angela
    Nice, right? It comes in handy.
[12:02] Executioner
    Does she mean she copied it?!
[12:04] Executioner
    This is no mere magical bauble.
    It's a Forbidden Instrument!
[12:07] Executioner
    And she recreated it,
    function and all, just by looking at it?!
[12:14] Angela
    But the ones I make wear out in no time.
[12:19] Angela
    So, if you wouldn't mind...
[12:22] Angela
    give me yours.
[12:33] Executioner
    Impossible! How is she standing?!
[12:35] Executioner
    I only granted this woman
    minimal sight and hearing.
[12:40] Executioner
    She's been deprived
    of all her other senses!
[12:43] Executioner
    So how?!
[12:46] Executioner
    They're both freaks!
[12:52] Helga
    Can you get in touch?
[12:53] Ashaf
    No, unfortunately. What rotten timing.
[12:58] Ashaf
    But even if I could, it wouldn't help.
[13:02] Ashaf
    It's too late for that.
[13:06] Ashaf
    The thread is already pulling.
[13:08] Helga
    What? What are you talking about?
[13:11] Ashaf
    A force that pulls people together.
[13:15] Ashaf
    The cursed and the curser
    develop a special type of bond.
[13:21] Ashaf
    Those threads of fate
    draw them to each other.
[13:26] Ashaf
    We call that the threads' pull.
[13:29] Ashaf
    While their power is in play,
    I won't find it so easy to intervene.
[13:35] Ashaf
    In any case, this doesn't look good.
[13:38] Ashaf
    When I healed Guideau's body,
     I left it fragile in places, just in case,
[13:42] Ashaf
    so the kid couldn't cause any trouble.
[13:44] Ashaf
    Of course, even in perfect health,
    Guideau wouldn't stand a chance against her.
[13:50] Ashaf
    But in this condition,
    even escape will prove difficult.
[13:53] Ashaf
    Not that Guideau would ever
    try to run from her in any case.
[13:56] Helga
    H-Hang on! Calm down!
[14:04] Ashaf
    I'm quite calm. I sent out crows.
[14:07] Ashaf
    Flailing blindly will get us nowhere.
[14:10] Ashaf
    Regardless, you should go back inside.
[14:12] Helga
    Why? I'll help you look.
[14:15] Ashaf
    I've been entrusted with your safety.
[14:17] Ashaf
    And this is Guideau's problem.
    I can't drag you into it.
[14:22] Helga
    But I owe you two for saving me.
[14:25] (Flashback) Guideau
    I've gotta take you with me,
     or I've wasted my time!
[14:29] (Flashback) Helga
    Then rescue me.
[14:32] (Flashback) Helga
    If bringing me back is your job,
     keep the Demon Sword safe!
[14:36] (Flashback) Helga
    Come back and rescue me!
[14:40] Helga
    So just this once,
[14:42] Helga
    Guideau's problem is my problem.
[14:45] Helga
    She means a lot to you, right?
[14:51] Ashaf
    Yes, a great deal.
[14:54] Ashaf
    Far more than my own life.
[15:03] Angela
    Funny, isn't it?
[15:06] Angela
    I wanted to see you,
    but not that guy who's always with you.
[15:13] Angela
    So I hid in this town,
[15:15] Angela
    and spread rumors the Church, the Order,
    and the townsfolk would brush off.
[15:20] Angela
    Rumors only you would
    take seriously, Guideau.
[15:24] Angela
    Just a few tall tales.
[15:28] Angela
    And look how perfectly that little
    bit of scheming worked out.
[15:32] Angela
    We can see each other anytime,
    as long as we both feel like it.
[15:36] Angela
    Fate's handy that way.
[15:40] Angela
    So, Guideau...
[15:41] Angela
    How does it feel, using my body?
[15:45] Angela
    A witch's flesh is all about adaptability,
[15:48] Angela
    so I bet it adjusted to your soul
    and made things a lot easier for you.
[15:56] Guideau
    Hands off.
[15:59] Angela
    You don't like being touched? Even though
    you have no problem throwing punches?
[16:04] Angela
    Talk about picky.
[16:27] Angela
    You look so upset.
[16:29] Angela
    Do you hate me?
[16:32] Angela
    You know, I was playing with
    someone else until recently,
[16:36] Angela
    but maybe I got bored.
[16:38] Angela
    It just wasn't much fun anymore.
[16:42] Angela
    Tell me, Guideau...
[16:44] Angela
    Is it about time we went at it for real?
[16:55] Angela
    That was a close one.
[16:57] Angela
    You were going for a kiss, right?
[17:00] Angela
    Wow. So you know about that trick.
[17:03] Angela
    But no.
[17:04] Angela
    If you really want to undo
    my curse, that isn't the way,
[17:08] Angela
    and this isn't the time.
[17:12] Angela
    Chase me, Guideau.
[17:14] Angela
    I'll give you signposts.
[17:16] Angela
    If you reach them all and catch up to me,
[17:19] Angela
    I'll live up to your expectations, too.
[17:21] Angela
    I forget how many decades it's been,
    but let's pick up where we left off that day.
[17:29] Angela
    The Order must have caught on by now.
[17:32] Angela
    Oh, right. They can't
    find me while I have this.
[17:36] Angela
    What a lucky find.
[17:41] Angela
    I mean, seriously...
[17:44] Angela
    You just never break, do you?
[17:47] Guideau
    I swear, Angela...
[17:50] Guideau
    I'll kill you if it's the last thing I do!
[17:55] Angela
    I like that look in your eyes.
[18:11] Ashaf
    Guideau!
[18:15] Ashaf
    Still breathing. Nothing to worry about.
[18:16] Helga
    You call that "nothing"?
    She's hanging on by a thread.
[18:19] Ashaf
    As long as Guideau's breathing,
    the rest works itself out.
[18:23] Helga
    Hey, what's that?
[18:29] Helga
    An Executioner!
[18:31] Helga
    We weren't gone long,
    and I don't see any sign of a struggle.
[18:34] Helga
    Angela...
[18:35] Helga
    Who in the world is that witch?
[18:39] Ashaf
    A celebrity. You've heard of her, too.
[18:43] Ashaf
    Angela the Origin Witch.
    That should be all you need to hear.
[18:48] Helga
    No way!
[18:49] Helga
    You mean the Angela?!
[18:51] Helga
    That can't be right!
    There's no way she could still be alive!
[18:55] Helga
    Witches are destined to
    only live for 200 years!
[18:58] Ashaf
    Oh, she's alive, all right.
[19:01] Ashaf
    The "Eternal Witch," Angela Anne Huell,
[19:05] Ashaf
    one of the world's most powerful witches,
[19:08] Ashaf
    continues to live on in it to this very day.
[19:11] Helga
    If that's true, Guideau chose one
    hell of a person to pick a fight with.
[19:17] Ashaf
    You said it.
[19:20] Ashaf
    I suppose it was Angela
    who carved those letters.
[19:25] Ashaf
    I see.
[19:27] Ashaf
    So it begins at last.
[19:39] Ashaf
    Guideau, are you awake?
[19:43] Ashaf
    I'm coming in.
[19:51] Guideau
    Did you find her?
[19:53] Ashaf
    No, can't say I have.
[19:56] Guideau
    Then get lost.
[19:58] Ashaf
    Why won't you touch your food?
[20:00] Ashaf
    Just look at you, still covered in wounds.
[20:03] Ashaf
    You eat and you heal, remember?
    How could you starve yourself all this time?
[20:08] Ashaf
    If you won't eat, at least let me treat you.
[20:11] Ashaf
    Give me a look.
[20:13] Guideau
    What kind of crap are
    you gonna pull this time?
[20:18] Guideau
    Back there, my arm and leg gave out on me...
[20:26] Guideau
    because you did something
    to them, didn't you?
[20:29] Ashaf
    Stop, Guideau.
[20:46] Ashaf
    You seem full of energy.
[20:49] Ashaf
    I guess you won't need healing.
[20:53] Guideau
    You won't get another chance.
[20:55] Guideau
    Try it again, and I won't wait
    to undo the curse to kill you.
[20:59] Ashaf
    I'm sorry.
[21:01] Ashaf
    But I had no intention
    of setting you up to fail.
[21:06] Ashaf
    I'm doing my best to
    assure things go smoothly.
[21:11] Ashaf
    Nothing I do is pointless, and I won't
    do anything against your interests.
[21:16] Ashaf
    You're a valuable human resource.
[21:18] Ashaf
    I would never do anything
    that might result in losing you.
[21:25] Ashaf
    You understand that our interests align.
[21:28] Ashaf
    That's why you've obeyed my orders.
[21:32] Ashaf
    When you suspect I'm "pulling
    something" in spite of that,
[21:36] Ashaf
    I'm only doing so for the sake
     of the larger picture.
[21:40] Ashaf
    Let me repeat myself:
[21:42] Ashaf
    I'm not your enemy,
    and I won't do anything to harm you.
[21:47] Ashaf
    I don't need your faith or trust.
[21:51] Ashaf
    For now, just understand that with your head.
[21:59] Guideau
    Get out already.
[22:01] Ashaf
    Oh, I can't go anywhere until I heal up.
[22:04] Ashaf
    I have broken bones, you know.
[22:08] Ashaf
    Oh, that smarts.
[22:11] Ashaf
    Dear me, what a mess you've made.
[22:18] Ashaf
    This takes me back.
[22:21] Ashaf
    To three years ago, when we first met.
[24:00] Ashaf
    Lady Witch, would you return
    to the Order with me?
[24:05] Ashaf
    Next time: "Eloquence
    and Silence: Opening Act."
SIGN    Eloquence and Silence
SIGN    Opening Act