Chrono Crusade (2003) s01e04 Episode Script

In America, during the golden twenties,
there existed in the shadow of prosperity
monsters that needed to be exterminated.
For this purpose, devil exorcist Sister Rosette
and her attendant, Chrono,
were ordered to guard Azmaria, the girl
associated with the Prophecy of Fatima.
At first, they successfully secured her
from Ricardo, the devil summoner,
and Lerajie, the Viscount that
knows Chrono's past,
but she was taken away
once more by those two.
Exactly what is Azmaria's power
to heal people's injuries?
And what are Ricardo and Lerajie's true goals?
Sinner
I have brought her.
Master?
Who ordered you to set the ground ablaze?
Forget about the Sinner!
Don't forget that as long as those chains exist,
you cannot defy me.
All you need to do is carry out my orders.
As you wish.
Servant of Fatima, this is your final stage.
Final?
That which my body lacks
You will bring life back to it.
Rosette!
Are you all right?
Thank goodness.
Everyone
Where's Chrono?
It looks like you've come to.
These enemies seem to be
in a completely different league
from those we have faced up until now.
Chrono
Rosette, I'm sorry.
I think I've been avoiding you
since I learned about Chrono.
Me too.
Me too.
It's all right, it doesn't bother me.
But
After all, he's different from the rest of us.
It's natural to be afraid.
Oww
Rosette, are you all right?!
No, you mustn't move yet!
This is no time to be saying that.
Chrono
Don't
But
But Azmaria
She was smiling.
Once again, we weren't able to do anything!
You're the only one that can
save Azmaria right now!
If you can use your power, then even
those injuries will heal quickly!
And then you could
If I use my power, then your life
I don't care! I want to save Azmaria.
There's something I want to tell her.
So please, please, Chrono!
The source of his power is the very soul
of his contractor.
Rosette
This body was blown to little bits
in that loathsome war.
But I can't die.
Thanks to my pact of undeath
with my contractor, Lerajie,
my physical body came back.
But it wasn't complete.
What this body lacks is life.
Because of this, I am rotting.
It is because the power of the contractor,
Lerajie, was imperfect,
even though at one time, there was nothing
beyond Lerajie's capabilities.
The one that reduced my power
is the Sinner, Chrono.
Chrono?!
You will open the gate to Heaven for us.
Servant of Fatima no, Apostle,
no matter what it takes,
the contract must be fulfilled.
If in order to call back my master's life,
the power of a devil is imperfect,
then we will use the power of one who is perfect.
In other words, the power of God!
We will begin the ceremony.
Servant of Fatima,
illuminate us with the miracle that was
entrusted to you by the Virgin Mary.
Come, let us hear the singing voice
that gives praise to God.
What's that light?
The Astral Line.
The Astral Line?
It can't be!
The Apostles' purpose is to
manipulate the Astral Line?
What's the Astral Line?
It is the gathering of an enormous amount of
spiritual energy, high above the ground.
A giant cycle of the Astral, fashioned after the
souls of living beings.
Living things, as they are born,
receive their life from here,
and the souls of the dead return in order to
once again become a drop in the river.
The source of all life.
What is God trying to make Azmaria do?!
That's it! Scream even more!
The Astral that your voice has summoned
is lighting the fires of life in
this rotting body of mine!
What do you mean, no?
The preparations for the plane should
have been finished ages ago!
That can't be
Please, Chrono!
I don't want Azmaria to have such a pained face.
You feel the same, don't you, Chrono?
Don't throw your life away so easily.
The longer you hesitate,
the harder it is on everyone!
Chrono!
Only for ten minutes.
Chrono
Lerajie!
That's enough.
Why have you stopped it?
Thank you very much for all of the hard work,
for such a long period of time, Master.
This plan wasn't to bring your life back to you.
A receptor!
Exactly, one made so that all of the Astral
would be gathered into it!
Bastard!
It's flowing into it.
The radiance of the Astral,
that holds the blessings of God!
I'm going to break these chains, Master!
Lerajie!
And with this, I'm free!
How are your injuries?
Don't worry.
We're through the clouds.
Azmaria!
Lerajie!
What is he?
A Pursuer.
Azmaria!
There are still ways in which
the Apostle can be used.
I won't hand her over to Aion or anyone else!
You know, don't you, Sinner?
If Aion saw you, one who has
become the dog of God,
I wonder what he would think?
Aion
Rosette, you save Azmaria.
I'll take care of Lerajie.
But
Right now, the only living humans
on this ship are you and Azmaria.
Then what are they?
Legion, low class horde devils
that mimic people.
I'll be taking your head, Chrono!
If I do that, then an even greater rank
shall be mine!
Quickly, get the Apostle out of here!
Azmaria
It's losing altitude.
You're not as strong as you used to be.
Did becoming the dog of God involve
getting your fangs pulled?
I haven't been wanting to use my power.
Those eyes, that voice
Has the loathsome shadow that once struck fear
in the devil world been crushed?
How much did you lose besides your rank?
Actually, I gained much more!
Azmaria! Get down!
Rosette!
Thank you.
Are you all right? Are you hurt?
What about you, Rosette?
Is that really Chrono?
That's right.
The Sinner, Chrono
The broken horn, the one stripped of his rank
He's called many things, but he's a devil.
A devil?!
He doesn't look like one, does he?
It's thanks to this seal.
This has the ability to suppress Chrono's power.
Chrono uses the soul the life span of his
contractor as his nourishment.
That's why, the more he uses his power,
the shorter the life of his contractor becomes.
That life isn't
Probably
I won't live to see thirty.
How?
How can you go that far?
Reducing your life Ending up like this
Okay, then, I'll ask you.
Why did you give up so easily?
I don't like that kind of thing.
"I have no choice," or "I'm unlucky,"
or "I'll embrace the pain and tolerate it."
I don't know what's going to
happen in the future.
I don't know, which is why
I don't want to postpone things.
Right now, I have to do what I can.
I don't want to stop struggling until the very end.
This is the power of God!
I made a promise to her.
Your contractor?
I have a mission!
Until the day I fulfill that promise,
I can't let you bastards take my head!
Let me return your power to you!
Are you worried about your contractor?
I can hear her breathing.
How much longer until the appointed time?
Rosette! Don't come out here!
Allow me to erase your attachments and worries!
Stop!
Who did that?!
Bastards!
You underestimate the humans!
Azmaria!
My wings just call forth unhappiness, but
Right now, I have to do what I can.
If I struggle with all my might
I wonder if something might change?
Your power
Can't be used anymore?
It looks like I used my power
too much, too quickly.
There you go.
It may take time until I can recover
back to how I was before.
It might take a month, half a year,
or possibly even longer.
My reason for staying here
has gone away, hasn't it?
I wonder where I should go?
Listen
There's an opening in the choir, they say.
You've got to be ten years old.
And if you can sing well,
then there's no problem.
So long as it's your decision to come,
we'd welcome you at any time.
How's that sound?
On the whole, the convent is a place
where the rules are strict,
the food is plain, the mornings are early,
and we have to go to bed early at night.
You just keep accumulating stress!
Even I'm still at the point where I want
to grow up and have more fun!
But that's no reason to just up and leave, is it?
Oh, the wind of freedom is calling to me!
Rosette!
She's just being selfish, so just leave her be.
Next episode: "Militia"
I want to become just like Rosette!
Are you okay with that?
Militia