The Idhun Chronicles (Memorias de Idhún)

A NETFLIX ORIGINAL ANIME SERIES

RESCUE PLANS - IV

That's enough.

-Don't hurt him. - Huh?

I will go with you.

What?

No, Victoria, that's not a good idea.

But first, you must let Alsan go.

Hmm.

- No, wait! You can't do this! -

-Victoria! -

Shail, wait!

No!

- -

Hmm.

Hey, why are you so happy? They have escaped.

Yes, that's true, but they have revealed many things to me.

They have taken the staff.

We will get it back.

After all...

we have something they want

and they will do anything to get it back.

- - No!

What have you done?

It was only Kirtash and the magician, we could have done something.

Like what, Jack?

We could have fought instead of abandoning Alsan in Kirtash's hands.

He would have captured all of us.

It wasn't an easy decision,

but, in that moment, it had to be done and you know it.

The Yan betrayed us. I should have seen it coming.

What are we going to do now?

We must rescue Alsan.

But that's exactly what Kirtash is expecting us to do,

and that is precisely why we can't play into his hands.

What?

Alsan would rather die before seeing the downfall of the Resistance.

The Resistance?

But if there are only three of us,

why didn't they send more people to help fight against Kirtash?

I have the feeling that this mission is doomed to fail.

Tell him everything, Shail.

He deserves to know.

Yes.

-Know what? - Come. Sit down.

Do you remember how all of the dragons and unicorns were exterminated

on the night that the serpents invaded Idhun?

Yes.

The Soul showed it to me in a vision.

They died because of the alignment conjured up by Ashran the Necromancer.

Exactly. And you never wondered why?

Was there a reason?

Yes. The prophecy.

The Oracles foresaw the return of the serpents,

and with them, the arrival of a new dark age in Idhun.

They also foretold that just one dragon and one unicorn

would be able to stop Ashran.

And that's why he killed them all.

Not all of them. And that's where we come in.

That night, I was in the forest of Alis Lithban

reinvigorating my magic

when it all began.

- - Huh?

Huh?

Oh, no!

That deadly alignment was killing all of the unicorns in the forest.

I had never seen anything like it.

Magician, come! We need you!

Huh?

Oh!

It was a very young female,

perhaps just born recently.

You must do whatever you can to save her.

It's the only unicorn left.

If she dies, there will be no more magic in the world.

Take her far away from here quickly, before it's too late.

I decided to call her Lunnaris,

which means "The Bearer of Magic".

In Kazlunn Tower,

I found out that the dragons were also being wiped out.

But luckily, Alsan had saved the last of their kind.

It was a baby dragon that he named Yandrak.

When I found Lunnaris,

I had unintentionally become a hero.

The magicians decided to send them to a safe place

where the light of the alignment would not reach them.

But there was no such place in Idhun,

so they opened an interdimensional gate...

and they sent them to Earth.

Later, when the stars returned to normal,

Alsan and I volunteered to bring them back to Idhun,

but the interdimensional gate closed behind us

and we couldn't reopen it.

Why not?

Because Ashran had already seized control of the gate,

and ever since then, we have been trapped here.

We have been searching for the dragon and the unicorn

for three years,

but Earth is a very large world.

We know that they are alive because Kirtash is still looking for them

to kill them.

Kirtash? But... I...

I thought that he had come to Earth to kill exiled magicians.

Yes, they are also on his list.

Kirtash tracks them down for clues to where the dragon and unicorn might be,

but he kills the magicians when they are of no use to him

because Ashran considers them rebels and has ordered their execution.

You already knew all of this, didn't you, Victoria?

Yes.

And also...

as I am a half-magician,

I must have seen a unicorn at some point in my life,

even though I was born on Earth.

So, I have seen Lunnaris, but I don't remember.

Since the staff was created by the unicorns,

we thought it could lead us to Lunnaris

and, undoubtedly, Kirtash thinks the same.

That's why it's so important that we keep it far away from him.

- We should rest a little. -Hmm?

Afterwards, with clearer heads, we will devise a plan to rescue Alsan.

There's no way we will just abandon him, Jack.

I promise.

- -

What's this?

I see that you have become friends.

What do you want with me?

We are going to do an experiment.

It's not a big deal if it doesn't work out,

because you will die anyway.

But if it does work,

it will be bad news for the other renegades

to find out that the leader of their pathetic Resistance

has joined our ranks.

In your dreams.

So, you would use my most valuable prisoner as your guinea pig.

It's just a necromancy experiment. It's not important.

I've already seen what happened to the others,

and I know what you're after...

...but it seems to me that you don't understand the consequences.

This time, it will definitely work, Kirtash.

I know now how to solve--

No.

It never works.

Do as you please,

but if he dies or escapes on your watch...

you will pay with your life.

I can assure you that I wouldn't like to be in your shoes.

- -

This is an old Medieval fortress in Germany.

It is being protected by a very powerful camouflage spell

so that no one can get near to it.

This is where they are keeping Alsan prisoner,

but it is being very closely watched.

It will be very hard to get inside.

Watched? By whom?

By the Szishes. They are part of Ashran's army.

There are dozens of them guarding the fortress.

Ugh! I hate serpents.

How will we manage to get inside?

I can disguise myself as one of them using a camouflage spell.

You both need to distract them so that I can sneak inside undetected.

You and Victoria can create a much better distraction with your magic.

Meanwhile, I'll rescue Alsan.

No, it's too dangerous.

-You can't go in there unarmed-- - I won't be unarmed.

It's time that I try out one of the legendary swords.

Alsan would have wanted to give you the sword himself.

He told me that he had chosen one for you.

Not that one, Jack.

Did you hear me? You'll burn yourself if you touch it.

- -Jack, stop!

I like this sword.

It's... impossible.

I'll never look like an idiot in front of Kirtash again.

But first, I need to train with it a little.

Ah, hey, Shail, when I wasn't here, how did Alsan use to train?

Well, he would-- You see...

-Mm, okay, follow me. - Hmm.

-Be more careful. -I'm sorry.

I still don't think this is a good idea.

What other option do we have, Shail?

This is what I wanted to show you.

It's just a suit of armor.

Wrong.

- - Hey!

How did you get it to move on its own?