Lord of Vermilion: The Crimson King (ロード オブ ヴァーミリオン 紅蓮の王)

Kotetsu!

Hurry! You must remember quickly!

Even with blood armaments, he's still so weak.

He's only just awakened.

Finish him!

Sorry, Chihiro-san.

I don't want to lose anyone.

Not ever again!

What?

Ch-Chihiro-san?

Are you okay, Kotetsu?

Chihiro-san!

Who Set Fire to an Old Conflict?

My leg's numb.

Diabolos have poisonous spears.

Poison? What should I do?

Call my name.

Your name?

Hurry!

Morizono Eiko!

No, my real name!

Remember!

You should know who I am now!

Cerdid...

Yes!

Who are you?

Let me handle Kotetsu.

So he has a Defender.

Your beloved is a tough one.

Don't.

Chihiro-san.

Are you okay, Kotetsu?

Yeah.

Damn.

Impressive.

You killed it with a single blow.

Don't.

Huh?

He was a university student here, just like me.

And now...

You couldn't have done anything.

That again?!

Stop using that excuse!

I understand how you feel.

But once someone becomes a familiar, there's no going back.

You have to kill them.

Still, I don't want to...

Kakihara-san?

I had no idea such monsters existed.

It's hard to believe, but a journalist believes what he sees is the truth.

This is a huge scoop.

Now it all makes sense.

You killed the missing Domyoji Rakan the same way, didn't you?

I just—

Well, murder is your forte.

Stop!

It's not Chihiro-san's fault!

Your father was murdered.

You should know he—

Again.

I can summon it again and again

as long as I have humans to open gates.

You did it again!

Death to the Heroic Lineage.

I'll do whatever it takes.

Chihiro-san!

Chihiro!

His blood armaments protected him.

It's been empowered.

No way...

I'll take you on!

You just had the poison removed. You can't.

Kill him.

What's wrong?

Hang in there, Tsubasa!

My head...

Could it be?

He's lost control.

Hurry up and kill him!

It's amazing, but...

He mustn't.

His body won't last if he uses his power that way.

Chihiro-san...

What is this?

Kakihara-san...

Damn! Why is this happening to Tsubasa?

Not even an empowered Diabolos can kill him.

Just how much power is hiding in that Vessel?

Damn!

What should I do?

You should awaken, too.

Who are you?

The Heroic Blood inside you is the only way to save her.

I'll do anything!

I'll do anything, just save her!

Save Tsubasa!

Call her name.

The name engraved in the memory of your heroic blood.

Her true name.

Aero...

T-Tsubasa?

It's Aero.

Kakihara, too?

A Vessel of Heroic Lineage.

A third?

Heroic Blood calls Heroic Blood.

I misjudged this situation.

Then I'll at least kill Kamina Chihiro.

This ends here.

Yeah. We have no choice.

We'll return and make our report.

Be careful.

If you fight like that, you'll die of blood loss.

Who are you?

My name is Hanashima Shoko.

I'm delighted to meet a Vessel of Heroic Lineage.

Are you all right?

You're the Lord of Creation's...

Be strong.

What happened to me?

You lost control.

Lost control?

It's your fault for behaving recklessly when you don't even know how to use your power.

It's especially serious in your case, since your power's so great.

Kamina Chihiro!

Turn Tsubasa back to normal!

This is your fault, isn't it?

Hey, stop that!

What did you do to Tsubasa?!

What?

It's impossible, Kakihara-san.

What?

Now that she's a familiar, she can never be made human again.

Don't be ridiculous!

Give Tsubasa back!

As I've said, it's impossible.

Chihiro-san!

Iku-san is...

Ikuro.

He couldn't become a familiar.

You're lucky.

This is nearly what happened to Tsubasa-san.

How is this lucky?!

That's enough!

Please! Save Iku-san!

I'll take him.

What are you doing here?

He's one of us.

One of you?

You must be confused.

Come with me.

Where?

Maldeus Church.

Welcome to Maldeus Church.

It is the sacred stronghold of the Heroic Lineage who fight against Chaos.

Chaos?

As their name suggests, they are the forces that seek to plunge the world into chaos.

Our enemies.

I don't get it.

More importantly, where's Tsubasa?

Aero-san is being examined at the hospital.

Cerdid-san is with her, so don't worry.

Aero, huh?

Hanashima-san, tell us exactly what's going on.

Our leader will tell you.

Leader?

"We are such stuff as dreams are made on."

Huh?

"Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve, like this insubstantial pageant faded."

When did she get there?

No way... She's...

Welcome, Vessels of Heroic Blood.

I am Dux.

Dux...

Chihiro-san, you know her?

I met her once in a dream.

A dream?

Dreams are a mirror through which we peer into other worlds.

We meet again, Kamina Chihiro.

Impossible.

I tagged along for some answers,

and now some chick wearing a weird mask appears.

How rude.

All I need to tell the truth is this mouth.