Original subtitles

Where monsters rampage, I'm there to take them down!

Where treasure glitters, I'm there to claim it!

Where an enemy rises to face me, victory will be mine!

The battle with Rezo has come to a head.

His reaI objective involves an alliance with the Monster race.

And on top of that, we're facing the Dark Lord, Shabranigdo!

We can't let him be reborn!

But Rezo tricked us and stole the Philosopher's Stone.

And now...

Now he's called forth the darkest of all terrors!

"IMPACT! The Eve of the Menacing Battle!"

I can see!

I can see! My eyes are opened!

What's happening?!

Who are you?!

I am he whose rebirth you desired.

No!!!

"He whose rebirth you desired..."

Shabranigdo! Of course! He isn't sealed in this tower!

Ruby-Eye Shabranigdo!

Exactly! Sealed within Rezo's own blind eyes!

And now reborn!

I give you a choice to the path you may take...

...in gratitude to you who have allowed me life again.

Follow me, and I shall grant you long life.

Refuse this offer, and I shall fight you here.

Before I release the other seven parts of me sealed in this world.

Gee, why don't you make some big demands or something?

Death, or slavery to a devil!

So, which do we take?

Dark Lord reborn equals world go boom!

Don't you understand that?!

Okay, relax. Relax-

What is this nonsense?!

What?

Zolf, you can't-

Don't flatter yourself!

Mankind has advanced in the thousand years you've been imprisoned!

Now, watch as the great Zolf defeats the legendary Dark Lord!

Oh, for crying out loud!

Another one on our side who just doesn't get it!

"Darkness beyond twilight, crimson beyond blood that flows."

Huh? The Dragon Slave?! That third-rate wizard?!

"Buried in the flow of time, in thy great name I..."

The strongest spell attack in all black magic!

But... Stop it, Zolf! It won't work! Get back!

Stop it, Zolf! No!

"...shall be destroyed by the power you and I possess!"

Dragon Slave!

I did it!

He's... He's still alive! Run for it, Zolf!

Move it!

Rodimus! Zolf!

Shabranigdo...

No!

Come on, you're both sorcerers! Can't you do something?!

Run for it!

Yes, run... Run as far as you can.

Pathetic! Absolutely, positively pathetic!

All we could do was run away!

Man, the Dark Lord sure lives up to his name.

He's got power to burn!

Damn it all! We can run for now, but he'll find us sooner or later.

God, would you two lighten up?!

Right... Times like this, the thing to do is...

...fill up on good food and then have a lot of fun!

Even if he is the Dark Lord, he should give us wimpy humans

a break and let us make our final decision.

Now look...

Jeez, how can you stuff yourself at a time like this?

Being depressed gets you nowhere.

We have to eat, rest, and get our strength back.

After all, this may be our last supper.

Listen, I'm trying to keep our spirits up and you-

Cheers!

You look at how happy and peaceful this world is...

...and you'd never believe Shabranigdo's been reborn.

Cute!

It wasn't too long ago that I was a regular girl, just like her.

Where'd I go wrong?! Bringing the Dark Lord back to life!

How'd I get caught in this nightmare?

Forgive me. It was I who got you involved in all this.

Oh, no. I wasn't saying it was your fault, Zelgadis.

Man, we're back in gloomsville again!

Times like this call for the ultimate weapon!

Hey, Pops! Chicken dinner for ten, and step on it!

Let this world tremble.

Let them fear my rebirth and the world's imminent destruction!

Shouldn't we get down to business?

Not yet. Stomach's only eight-tenths full.

Now look!

I know. Now our stomachs and minds are all calmed down.

Anyway, let's get to working out a strategy.

Okay, it's clear that my specialty, black magic, won't beat him.

But, if we build a plan around your Shamanist powers...

...then maybe, maybe we'll have a chance.

- It won't work. - Exactly, it won't work-

Huh?! It won't?!

It won't work. Did you notice what I did when he was being reborn?

Yeah, you cast some spell I couldn't make out.

It didn't do anything against him, though...

Wait, that wasn't...

The Ra-Tilt.

Oh, man...

What is it?

The Ra-Tilt's the strongest attack spell in Shamanist magic.

It's a way to destroy your opponent from the Astral, or spirit, Plane.

And it's supposed to be as powerful as the Dragon Slave.

The Dragon Slave?!

Yeah. What Zolf tried to use against Shabranigdo.

It's the most powerful spell in all black magic.

A wise man killed a dragon using it so long ago that...

...the name got corrupted from Dragon Slayer to Dragon Slave.

But why won't magic work on him?

Pass. Zel, take over.

Shamanism uses power from the Astral Plane.

But the Dark Lord exists as an astral life form far stronger than ourselves.

He can disrupt Astral energies very strongly...

...and deflect a human's astral power with no effort at all.

In short, no powers from the Astral Plane will kill him.

I'm not sure if I follow you,

but are you saying the Dark Lord has a lot of spirit, so regular magic won't work!

Well, I can't really say you're wrong, but...

The reason my black magic won't work is pretty simple.

The source of black magic's power comes from terror, hatred, hostility...

The dark, negative forces of the world.

Well, Shabranigdo is the one who controls all of those.

You heard it when Zolf cast the spell.

"Darkness beyond twilight, crimson beyond blood that flows."

That's describing Shabranigdo!

- Was it in there? - Yeah, it was!

Anyway, using black magic against him is like saying...

"Hey, you! Can you help me kill you?"

And white magic's only for healing or purification.

The long and short of it is that Zelgadis and I can't beat him.

Which leaves our only chance being Gourry's Sword of Light.

I'd like to close sometime tonight...

I'll do it! I know I can't win,

but Zolf and Rodimus will never rest if I just ran away.

Oh well, I may as well go, too.

Even if it doesn't work, I can't just walk away from this.

Thank you.

Forget it. You said it yourself. It's my problem now, too.

I really... I really don't want to die.

No one's forcing you to go.

The thing is...

There's still good food left for me to eat!

And treasures for me to grab!

And if I get tired of studying magic...

...I can go home and start a real business.

Be a girl for a change. Maybe even fall in love!

Uh, is there a...

Look, it's stupid to go into a fight expecting to die.

Men may call it "heroic" and "romantic"...

...but you've gotta forget about that load of bull!

Once you're dead, that's it! No take-backs!

Then do as you wish.

To flee is your privilege, just don't try to join him.

If you do that, we'll have to kill you.

Let's go, Gourry.

'Scuse me, fellas.

Who said "I'm not going to fight?"

- But, you just said... - Never jump to conclusions.

I just said that I hate that old " I'll fight even though I'm gonna die" routine.

And I'd sooner rip my own lips off than start whining...

and say something wimpy like "Oh, I don't want to die."

Understand? If you've only got a one percent chance of winning

but convince yourself you're going to lose...

...that one percent becomes zero percent!

No matter what, I don't want to die.

That's why, when I fight him...

I'll win.

Very well, then.

Let's go get him!

First Shabranigdo's reborn and then trolls appear.

I doubt he'd send these things to act as his assassins.

Uh, scratch that idea. I don't think we're the targets.

Hey! Are trolls usually this ferocious?

They don't normally attack villagers out of the blue!

What's going on?

This must be an effect from Shabranigdo's rebirth!

That would appear to be the case.

All right! Way to go! Between both your swords...

...even a troll's healing power can't keep up!

Come on, quit watching us and fight.

Sorry, sorry. Oh look, there's more.

See you later!

Uh, excuse me?

Even a troll can tell which one's the cute girl.

That hurt...

How dare you ignore me! You've got a lot of nerve!

So, you monsters think you can insult a girl!

For your unforgivable rudeness, I won't leave one of you alive!

That's right...

It doesn't matter who I face.

Thank you.

Jeez, it's just one after another.

I don't think I can sit this one out anymore.

Here goes nothing!

"Darkness beyond twilight, crimson beyond blood that flows."

"Buried in the flow of time..."

"...in thy great name, those who oppose us shall be destroyed!"

Dragon Slave!

I must try to end this myself.

Even if I die, Zolf and Rodimus await me in the next world.

I will not be lonely there...

You thinking of leaving us behind?

We all agreed we'd fight him together...

...so no going solo on us, okay?

Lina...

It's a lot less painful to just do what she says.

You got it?

We three attack Shabranigdo together.

All clear?

And so this charade reaches its conclusion.

Shabranigdo!

At last, Shabranigdo has appeared!

And now begins a duel for the fate of the world.

Whatever happens... We're going to win!

At least, I hope we are...

Our first priority is to go after Shabranigdo.

After all I will not lose!

Next time: "JACKPOT! The Great Life or Death Gamble!"

If you don't watch, I'll go berserk!