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Calm down... Just calm down!

lt may be a Dark Elf, but he`s alone!

lf there`s only one Dark Elf, even l can handle it!

He can use magic to hide himself, and that can be tricky...

...but if l slash him before he can do it, l can win!

Besides, if l beat him, they`ll recognize me as a knight!

This time, l can finally become a knight!

lt`s working! lt`s working!

- "Tiny, invisible spirits..." - You`re not using any magic!

l`ve got you!

lm- lmpossible! A fire spell?!

Others were hiding themselves!

Five to one... There`s no way l can win.

What should l do? What should l do?!

lf l turn my back on them, l`m dead. But, if l don`t...

ln that case...

lntruders! lntruders! lntruders by the treasure house!

lntruders!

Parn! Did you hear that?

Yeah, l think it came from over here.

And l think it was...

Who`s there?!

Spark!

Spark! Hang on! What happened?!

D- Dark Elves got in... the treasure house...

What did you say?!

Hurry... Seal the castle...!

Deed!

l`m on it!

Come on! Stay with us, Spark! Spark!

Who are you?

Leave this to me.

"Myrii, great god of war. Heal this brave man`s wounds."

lntruders!

Seal the gates!

They hit the treasure house!

Seal the rear gates as well! Search the castle grounds!

What in the world...?!

l was afraid this might happen.

Highness! We`re searching the castle grounds...

...but we can`t find any sign of the intruders.

That`s impossible! We raised the drawbridge almost immediately!

They must still be somewhere on the castle grounds!

Highness! lf the intruders really were Dark Elves...

...they may have made themselves invisible to escape.

Shamanist magic?!

But what could they have been after?

The implements... The implements of the Destroyer!

lmplements of the Destroyer?

lt`s begun... A new calamity has begun to take hold of Lodoss!

How is Spark?

Priest Greevus is administering a healing spell now.

According to him, Spark should survive.

Once he`s been healed, have Spark come to my chambers!

Sir!

Parn, Deed. Would you come with us?

l will explain the situation to you two directly.

However, no others need to know this.

lf the soldiers or our citizens knew any of this...

...it might cause a panic.

The truth is, we have recently discovered that...

...the Marmo have embarked upon a terrible plan.

A terrible plan? What?

The resurrection of Kardis the Destroyer!

Kardis the Destroyer?! Why do they want to resurrect Kardis?!

Kardis was born to destroy the world!

She`s the goddess of destruction, right?!

Yes... And Kardis was one of the two gods who created Lodoss.

ln the War of the Gods, in which the forces of light...

...fought against the forces of darkness, Marfa,

the goddess of the earth fought against Kardis the Destroyer.

lt was a battle of supreme heroism and ferocity.

At last, Marfa used her power to seal Kardis away.

But before she was sealed, Kardis cursed the earth.

Marfa, already mortally wounded in her battle with Kardis...

...used the last of her power to perform a miracle.

To save the continent...

...she split the cursed land away from it!

That cursed land is the island of Lodoss.

But what are they trying to do?!

lf they resurrect Kardis, it`ll be the end of the world!

A sane person would want to resurrect Falaris,

the god of darkness.

All we can pray is that they aren`t madmen.

So, who`s behind this?

The dark priests? The leader of the Dark Elves?

No. As far as l know, there is only one person in Marmo...

...who has the desire to make this plan reality.

You mean...

The dark wizard Wagnard!

"Ladeera... Nani iru vey Kardis... Ana adaru nees..."

Just wait... You SHALL be resurrected!

Kardis the Destroyer!

And the implements of the Destroyer that were stolen...

...were something they need to resurrect Kardis?

Yes. "Two keys, one door, and Kardis shall awaken once more."

ls that a legend?

The two keys are the two implements.

The one door is the live sacrifice for the advent of Kardis.

When those three things are brought together, Kardis shall be reborn.

What was stolen was one of the implements:

The Soul Crystal Ball.

The Governor`s Treasure guarded by the Ancient Dragon Abram!

l took it from Maar and stored it in the treasure house here.

And what is the other implement?

The Staff of Life, which is held in the temple of Falis in Valis.

Then that must be their next target...!

Calm down, Parn. lf we attack the Marmo, we`ll stop them.

But...!

Don`t worry.

l`ll send a dispatch about this to Valis.

King Etoh will easily arrange things with the temple of Falis.

Leave the job to the right people.

He`s right, Parn. We can leave this to Etoh.

Of course, l`m sending out a pursuit team after the intruders.

lf we can recover the stolen Soul Crystal Ball...

...we`ll have nothing to get excited about.

Then Highness, l have a favor to ask!

lt`s Spark, Highness. Reporting as ordered.

Enter!

Why, Spark?

Why didn`t you immediately give the alarm about the intruders?!

l beg your pardon, Highness.

l asked you why you didn`t raise the alarm!

l wanted... l wanted to try and beat him myself!

lf l could beat him, then you`d have to see l was ready to be a knight!

That`s what l thought, anyway...

l`m prepared to accept my punishment!

As well you should! l`ll send out orders for you to join the pursuit.

You can wait in the guard room till l give them!

Did you hear? Sounds like a big battle`s about to start.

Looks like the king`s ready to have a showdown with the Marmo.

We haven`t had a war in ten years.

l was starting to think the fighting was finally over.

What are you talking about?!

l hear those intruders last night were Marmo agents!

Yeah, and they got away with some treasure, too.

What were those guards doing?!

Besides that--

Quiet down!

Here`re your assignments for today.

Sir Farus, you go to fortress 12 in the west!

Sir!

Sir Bohnu and Sir Dagral, will go to fortress 18 in the north.

Sir!

Sir Tahgi and Sir Rudolf, fortress 8 in the east!

Sir!

None of the other treasures were even touched.

They only took the Soul Crystal Ball...

l thought the treasure house had a high-level protection spell on it...

...yet they stole the crystal easily.

lt seems the intruders had a mage of some real power among them.

Master Slayn!

Forgive me, Master Slayn.

As the keeper of the treasure house, this is my responsibility.

No, this isn`t your fault, Aldonova.

First of all, l was the one who cast the protection spell here.

lf responsibility is to be taken, it should be done so by me.

Master, the doorway... What about the doorway?

The doorway is safe.

Thank goodness.... Then please order me to be her protector.

Even if it costs me my life, l`ll...

l really appreciate your intentions, but l can`t allow that.

But why, Master?

The truth is, l have a favor to ask of you.

Sir Carlberos will go to fortress 6 in the south.

Sir!

C- Captain! Wait, please!

What about... What about MY assignment, sir?!

Your assignment?

The king ordered me to wait here...

...until he decided what my assignment would be!

Well, l haven`t heard anything about that.

l see, sir...

ls there an idiot glory-hound...

...who let the intruders get away named Spark in here?

l`m that idiot!

l`ve got orders from Lord Shadam.

As of today, you`re my captain.

The name`s Garrack. As you can see, l`m a mercenary.

The name`s Garrack. As you can see, l`m a mercenary.

`Cuz of this scar here, people like to call me the Blue Meteor.

You can, too, if you want to.

Well, in any case, it`s a pleasure to meet you!

H- Hold on a second! Orders? Your captain? What do you mean?!

l`m supposed to be under punishment!

lf you want to tease someone, then do it to someone else!

Um, uh... Excuse me, but...

What? l`m hooked up with YOU, Garrack?

Leaf?!

l KNEW there was something wrong with this job!

l KNEW there was something wrong with this job!

That should be MY line!

Hey! This is no place for women or children!

Outta my way, pal!

Okay, Garrack, who`s our captain?

Huh?! You`re kidding!

You think l should apologize to him?

Well, you know making a good or bad impression...

...on the captain affects payment.

Just what are you two doing?!

l`m REALLY sorry, sir! l didn`t think you were the captain!

l`m Leaf, a Half-Elf.

And despite appearances, l`m a merc, like Garrack here.

How do you do?

Okay...

ls Spark in here?

ANOTHER one? Great... Now who`s--

H- Highness!

Knight in training Spark, here are your orders!

Yes, sir!

You are to carry a dispatch to the king of Valis.

You will set out for Valis at once!

However, we`ve received word that the intruders from last night...

...have fled to the south, towards Valis.

Therefore, l`ve chosen a special team. You will command them...

...and pursue the intruders.

Recover the treasure, a stolen crystal ball!

H- Highness, does this mean my honor has been restored?

Don`t get too hasty, Spark! While we`re in this state of war...

...you have your orders as a knight in training!

l don`t expect you to come back here until your mission is complete!

Yes, sir!

Even if it costs me my life!

Priest Greevus!

Here, you forgot something.

How do you expect to fight the intruders without it?

My sword... Thank you very much, Priest!

Highness, l`d like to accompany their party.

Priest... lt`s all right with me, but why?

Because l like this knight. Do l really need a reason?

This knight left his sword behind in order to escape the enemy.

To my thinking, that takes a kind of courage to do.

Priest...

Men who use swords occasionally forget that they`re just tools.

There are those who feel a sword is worth more than their lives...

...but the god of war has taught me otherwise.

lsn`t that right, Miss?

Are you sure, sir?

lt`s all right. As a priest of the god of war...

...my job isn`t simply to instruct others.

Highness, will this be all the members of our party?

One more will be coming as well. lt looks like they`re late.

Good timing, then. Spark, would you come with me for a bit?

Yes, sir! l don`t mind, but...

This way.

Y- Yes?

This is the training room...

Here!

Huh? What are you...?

We didn`t come here to talk.

l wanted to see how good you`ve gotten.

According to the king, you`ve gotten pretty skilled.

N- Not really...

Maybe you want someone better than me?

No, sir! This is an honor!

Getting to match swords with Parn, the legendary free knight...

...is a like a dream come true for me!

Well, shall we begin?

Yes, sir!

When you cross swords, let no one distract you from your opponent!

lf this was the battlefield, l would have killed you!

Y- Yes, sir!

Your charge was predictable!

Study your opponent`s moves! Then predict his next one!

Consider your attack strategy!

You can`t win on raw strength alone!

Right!

lf you don`t get a chance to hit your opponent...

...keep on attacking until you get it!

l see why King Kashue has such hopes for him! He`s good!

Thank you very much. l`ll never forget what you taught me, Sir Parn!

Complete your mission safely.

Yes, sir! l`ll never fail again like l did last night...

...when l forgot what my real duty was.

Don`t do that, either.

Don`t do that? But why not?

Don`t just abandon yourself.

Don`t become a man who only lives for the duty given to him.

Some day, you`ll understand.

Hey, Captain! The last member`s arrived!

Forgive my being late. l am the wizard Aldonova.

Forgive my being late. l am the wizard Aldonova.

lt`s a pleasure to meet you, Master Spark.

Just Spark, please.

We`ve had a sighting of the intruders from fortress 18 in the south!

Master Spark, please move out at once!

Understood. We`ll leave immediately!

You`re sure about this, Parn?

For better or worse, battle changes people.

l think this will do him some good.

He doesn`t suspect that the thing he seeks may determine Lodoss`s future.

Well, Highness, we`ll be returning to Kanon.

Good luck in your battle with the Marmo.

Yes. And let us meet again soon.

And now, Lodoss has begun to move again.

Towards a new future!

Welcome to Lodoss lsland!

And now, what you`ve been waiting for, the second part of the show!

l am Spark, knight of Flaim! SPARK!

...is what l hoped l could say, but...

What are you doing over there, Spark?

l`m gonna leave you behind!

Right, right. Coming.

l know this is supposed to give me experience as a knight...

...but delivering cookies...!

What are you saying, Spark?

Guarding people is an important job for a knight!

Well, l guess so, but...

First of all, who would attack us for some lousy cookies?

l don`t think protecting these will give me much experience.

Spark!

l thought l was gonna die...!

So, your defender narrowly escapes with his life...

Who`s there?!

l`ve been waiting for you, Neese!

You`re...!

...the Dark Elf with a sweet tooth!

Did you say Dark Elf?!

l`ve heard that the cookies baked at the temple of Marfa...

...have a taste beyond compare!

Now hand over those cookies quietly! Huh?!

What a terrible thing to have happen. Are you okay?

Yeah, l think so.

Hold it! Hold it! HO-O-O-LD lT!!!

You listen when somebody`s talking to you!

lf you insult me, prepare to taste my wrath!

Hey!

Thanks, little dragon!

Okay, let`s go!

l`ve got SUCH a bad feeling about what`s ahead...

Pursuing our enemies, we find waiting for us...

...a terrible trap set by the Dark Elves!

An enormous monster attacks the fortress!

As l face my first real battle...

...a lone girl appears in a burst of light!

Next time, on Record of Lodoss War - Chronicles of the Heroic Knight:

"Light... A Girl Guided by the Gods."