BASTARD‼ -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- (BASTARD!! －暗黒の破壊神－)

This is a story passed down through the ages.

A legend of destruction brought on by the horrible deeds of humankind.

Four-hundred years ago,

humans were at the height of their prosperity.

However, many of their hearts were filled with deceit, hate, and doubt.

And like a rotten fruit slowly decomposing,

humans sank into the darkness.

A darkness they created on their own.

Humans tried to use the power of the darkness to correct their mistakes.

They wanted to erase war from the face of the earth.

However, the darkness saw the true nature of the world that people had built.

I have been born from darkness.

The time has come to receive punishment for your sins.

The earth wishes to have a peaceful rest

away from your hate, your doubt, your greed.

Away from all of your arrogance.

I must free the world from the darkness you've brought upon it.

The darkness, the power humans had created themselves,

brought their society to the brink of destruction.

Before the world could be destroyed,

a giant pillar of light broke through the earth

and reached up to the heavens.

A creature emerged from the light.

It took on the look of a man with a giant sword

mixed with a dragon with beautiful wings.

The creature and the darkness realized they were enemies.

It was as if they both knew

that it was their destiny to fight each other.

The fierce battle shook the earth.

Many of the continents were destroyed,

sinking into the ocean.

Millions of people died.

However, it wasn't until the dragon was victorious

that the battle finally ended.

Long after, this battle became a legend.

The legend was passed down through the ages.

And as time went on,

the story morphed into something different.

We forgot the real legend.

The truth from a time long forgotten.

400 YEARS LATER, CENTRAL METALLION CONTINENT, KINGDOM OF META-LLICANA

Go forth, you demons, creatures of chaos.

The Kingdom of Meta-llicana will finally belong to me!

Stand your ground!

If they get through us, the castle is done for!

They must have planned their attack

for when the king, the knights, and the Great Priest were all away.

They've broken through the gate!

We can't let them advance any further!

Go, now! Go!

Run them down!

Trample them to the ground!

THE ARRIVAL

The enemy has breached the castle!

Gather all remaining soldiers and head for the cathedral!

We must protect Princess Sheila Tuel Meta-llicana,

no matter what!

- Princess Sheila. -

You'll be safe staying here in the cathedral.

Please continue to be patient.

I'll be fine. Who are these attackers?

These creatures are the followers of the late evil wizard, Dark Schneider

We know they call themselves the Dark Rebel Army.

The Dark Rebel Army?

I'm scared! I'm so scared!

-Get off me, you brat! Let go! -

- -Come on, Lucien.

Stop this. Why are you crying?

I'm crying because I'm scared.

Oh, Yoko, let's just run away.

It's okay, scaredy cat. Enough with the tears.

Come on. Wipe your face.

Okay.

Oops! Now it's all dirty.

I'll go wash it.

Don't worry. Just give it back.

No. I'm gonna go wash it for you!

Hold on! Just stay here.

The enemy's force is strong.

It's only a matter of time until they break through this door.

Oh no.

What's going on?

I have to teach you a secret spell.

It has the power to release a certain entity

that has been sealed away by a sacred power.

A very dangerous power.

Because of this, you must never use this spell.

It is only to be used as a last resort to protect the kingdom when I'm gone.

If you are forced to recite this spell,

the seal on Lucien will be broken,

and his second identity will awaken.

What second identity?

What will happen to Lucien?

Inside of him, I sealed the reincarnation of the evil Dark Schneider.

The wizard? You can't be serious.

When this powerful seal is broken,

Dark Schneider will awaken

and use his magic to defeat our enemies for us.

However, in order to remove this particularly strong seal spell,

he must receive a kiss from a virgin maiden.

Huh?

Therefore, Tia, you will never be able to take a husband.

You must remain pure.

Wait. What?

There's no way that's true.

It's just a crazy legend, right?

- I'll go wash your handkerchief. -Uh, no, Lucien!

Huh? It's you!

So the little brat's back!

You useless piece of trash! Why the hell did you come back here?

Uh…

You better answer me. Quit whining!

Hey! Stop! Please leave Lucien alone.

And just who are you?

My name is Tia Noto Yoko, and I'm Lucien's guardian.

Yoko?

So you're the Great Priest's daughter.

What is wrong with you?

You can't just start crying and whining every time someone threatens you.

I'm sorry, but I was really scared.

Scaredy cat!

Why are you such a coward? Aren't you a man?

Doesn't it annoy you when he looks down on you?

Mm-mm.

You're hopeless.

Wow. So messy.

Well, he is what he is.

It's not so bad.

- -

- They're too strong. -

It's all over for us.

This is bad.

I'm so scared!

Just stay calm.

The truth is I'm scared too.

Tia Noto Yoko.

Princess Sheila.

Uh…

Your father told me that he once sealed a legendary wizard away.

He said he was so powerful this wizard could protect us,

and he would destroy all enemies of our kingdom.

Is that true, Madam Yoko?

You must release this power.

Please, Madam Yoko.

Please, Madam Yoko!

Hmm?

No! That spell is way too embarrassing!

There's no way I can do it here. No way!

-Huh? -Embarrassing?

I found you, Princess, and now I'm going to kill you!

I won't let you hurt her.

Lord Osborn!

- Hmm? -

You're going to let us live, right?

Remember, you promised us you would be okay.

Besides, we gave you the information to help you succeed today.

They did what?

All those men are traitors!

As we said before, we pledge our loyalty to you.

Thanks so much.

No!

They're… they're giants!

They're huge!

Let's go! Kill all of them!

I don't wanna die! I don't wanna die!

He must receive a kiss from a virgin maiden.

No way! I don't wanna do it! I can't! I won't!