Bye Bye, Earth (2024) s01e06 Episode Script
Concerto in a Land Where Death Blooms
1
Here they come!
Don't go slipping up now!
Let's see what Schwert Musik we can
make when good and evil play together.
Bye Bye, Earth
Bye Bye, Earth
What now? What's our best move?
Are you done?
More or less.
Give me the gist.
Three acts.
I'm gonna need more than that.
We'll set them all ablaze.
Fire, huh?
Yes.
Okay. I want you to stay out of the fight.
Keep using your brain.
Right.
Act One
Now, it's about time we
got this show started.
We make our stand on this bridge.
They can only come at us
from two directions here.
Make this place a fortress.
Mr. Gin Buck!
Behold the art of ward inversion.
Come now! There's more where they came from!
Will this do?
What's wrong with these guys?!
Let go!
Adonis!
Shit!
What the?
It's withering.
His sword is crying out
and rotting away.
Damn the watery lass.
She's toying with her pawns.
You sure called this one.
I break my own toys all the time,
too. It helps me feel better.
I keep finding more reasons
to be scared of you.
Cloud!
You'll pay for that!
Damn you!
Not on my watch!
Bennett!
I'm fine.
That does it!
Belle
Damn it!
You little
I'm fine, Belle.
Bennett?
Don't tell me
I can feel the woman in me going to sleep.
She may never wake again.
Mermaids don't change gender arbitrarily,
but because they've chosen what
to reflect in the mirrors of their minds.
I'm aiming with my ears now, not my eyes.
We can beat corpses all day, but it makes no
difference unless the watery lass joins in.
I know that.
How do we lure her out?
We convince her we're a threat,
then give her an opening.
Finally, we lead her to think we're nearly
done for and really rile her up.
Make her mad, huh?
Only rage will drive her to show herself.
He's reading her like a book. I'm impressed.
I don't believe we can
stand much more of this.
Okay, then time for the second act!
Act Two
Let's dam up this stream
while we have the chance.
Certainly.
Over here! Divert that channel!
Leave it to me.
Hey, what are we going for here?
We're cutting Tiziano off from the waterway.
Water is a mermaid's element, after all.
Next, plug up this spring.
Allow me.
That's Adonis's dad.
S-So, uh
It's so dark here,
I'm amazed you don't get lost.
Did you memorize the path?
Nothing like that.
I close my eyes and turn my focus inward,
sensing the land itself to find my way.
What do you mean, focus inward?
Trust the visions you catch
glimpses of in your mind.
They manifest a sort of invisible
will that guides your course.
It isn't easy to develop the skill
to see the unseeable through the darkness,
but it's not supernatural,
and you don't need to be born with it.
I think we all tap into it sometimes
without realizing it.
All of us?
That should be good enough.
Yeah.
We've no other choice? I feared as much.
Indeed. Lead the way.
Follow me.
Where are we going now?
We call it Skyway Cemetery.
It's a garden of death.
Skyway Cemetery
Raven blossoms
They're flying off to notify the bereaved.
This really is a cemetery
that leads to the sky.
It's the most sacred, inviolable
space in the Katakombe.
Here's where we make our last stand.
Sorry, Collins.
The fortunes of battle favor you.
I'll abide by your decision.
Set wards around the whole cemetery.
Dear me. You don't make things easy.
I'll need a few moments
to cover so much ground.
Why here?!
This place holds a legion
of corpses for her to puppeteer!
And there's only one entrance
with nowhere to flee!
I'll never draw my sword
unless our god permits it.
I'm a priest before I'm a solist.
They're here.
The wards are thin. They're spread too far.
This doesn't look good!
How do you expect us
to deal with this crap?!
Something's coming.
Do I hear water?
Damn Tiziano.
She broke the wards holding back the waterway.
What?!
It won't be long now.
No, it won't.
Think I can play my part?
I already know they'll bury
me here someday soon.
I don't feel up to my part either,
but we've no alternative.
I want to believe that I'm worth this much.
That my life has value
You said it.
Mr. Gin Buck!
Fall back!
You too. Get going.
Sir.
So, watery lass, we meet again.
I forgot how slow I am on my feet.
Gin Buck!
You little idiot! Forget about me!
Out of my way!
Run, you pudding-headed dolts!
Now
let us close the curtain on the second act!
Act Three
Well, damn.
This is why you covered the
whole cemetery in wards?
That's right.
But why did the water
vanish all of a sudden?
We had Kitty work an illusion into
the warding holding back the waterway.
So, when she broke it,
a trickle appeared as a torrent.
I thought we were done for.
You should've left me.
You don't get to go out in a blaze
of glory after pulling this stunt.
We've incinerated the dead and a sacred
place just to save our own skins.
You still have raven seeds.
Unless that changes, just keep sowing them.
We've lost a lot today.
That much is certain.
But we haven't lost ourselves.
Painful as it is, we ought to accept that.
I'm not letting this slide!
Someone's going to pay for it.
Here they come.
Look alive.
The final act starts now!
I knew she'd try this trick next.
So did I.
We wouldn't be in this mess
if you hadn't come!
I won't die.
And I won't let you either!
I've come too far!
Too far!
Wasn't there any other way?
You idiot.
Mist, take this.
Huh?
I want you to grow this sword for me.
I'm not strong enough to do it
with a missing arm.
What's this spell?
Evren. "Courage and cowardice."
One can't exist without the other.
Courage and cowardice
I've taught it plenty of cowardice,
so now I'd like you to give
it a lesson in courage.
Like when I gave you a piece of my mind?
Please.
Gwyn!
Is that sword consuming its wielder?
Legna, huh? "One who commands."
At this point, it just sounds pitiful.
What is this feeling?
Adonis!
Adonis!
My beloved!
I don't know where or when,
but I've felt like this before.
A stone egg
Kitty!
To determine up and down, right and left
To master position, direction, time, and place
is the very essence of mathematics.
He always has a trick up his sleeve.
There they are.
Adonis!
I believe he's using his
familiar as a foothold.
Hey, isn't that Perry's sword?
A Question mark! But why?!
It appears his hands wither all
they come in contact with.
That's ridiculous.
You just saw steel wilt at his touch.
I know, but still!
She's laughing?
What a danse macabre.
Was it my fault, Tiz?
Would you have been happier
if your sword had stayed broken?
That sword is just like the god's tree.
A cancerous sword.
Cancerous Sword
Fatal illness renders it a false god's throne.
False God
Or, should I say, a fabricated
refuge for the soul?
What do you mean by "false god"?
You'll understand someday.
The ersatz gods of old and the people
of paradise have already begun their war.
Start making sense.
In any event, how shall we aid him from here?
I'll do it.
As you wish.
I believe in you.
Do your worst!
Adonis!
Was she her sword's puppet,
just like the rest of them?
Adonis?
No more worries, Tiz.
It doesn't matter if I touch you now.
I'll sow raven seeds in you
and tend them
so they bloom beautifully.
Sixth Movement
Concerto in a Land Where Death Blooms
I see now! The city's simply full of pain!
I want to hear you sing.
Tiziano's sword?
The sword tests its wielder.
Why, Belle?
Seventh Movement
Examiner of Curses, Blessings, and their Shapes
Here they come!
Don't go slipping up now!
Let's see what Schwert Musik we can
make when good and evil play together.
Bye Bye, Earth
Bye Bye, Earth
What now? What's our best move?
Are you done?
More or less.
Give me the gist.
Three acts.
I'm gonna need more than that.
We'll set them all ablaze.
Fire, huh?
Yes.
Okay. I want you to stay out of the fight.
Keep using your brain.
Right.
Act One
Now, it's about time we
got this show started.
We make our stand on this bridge.
They can only come at us
from two directions here.
Make this place a fortress.
Mr. Gin Buck!
Behold the art of ward inversion.
Come now! There's more where they came from!
Will this do?
What's wrong with these guys?!
Let go!
Adonis!
Shit!
What the?
It's withering.
His sword is crying out
and rotting away.
Damn the watery lass.
She's toying with her pawns.
You sure called this one.
I break my own toys all the time,
too. It helps me feel better.
I keep finding more reasons
to be scared of you.
Cloud!
You'll pay for that!
Damn you!
Not on my watch!
Bennett!
I'm fine.
That does it!
Belle
Damn it!
You little
I'm fine, Belle.
Bennett?
Don't tell me
I can feel the woman in me going to sleep.
She may never wake again.
Mermaids don't change gender arbitrarily,
but because they've chosen what
to reflect in the mirrors of their minds.
I'm aiming with my ears now, not my eyes.
We can beat corpses all day, but it makes no
difference unless the watery lass joins in.
I know that.
How do we lure her out?
We convince her we're a threat,
then give her an opening.
Finally, we lead her to think we're nearly
done for and really rile her up.
Make her mad, huh?
Only rage will drive her to show herself.
He's reading her like a book. I'm impressed.
I don't believe we can
stand much more of this.
Okay, then time for the second act!
Act Two
Let's dam up this stream
while we have the chance.
Certainly.
Over here! Divert that channel!
Leave it to me.
Hey, what are we going for here?
We're cutting Tiziano off from the waterway.
Water is a mermaid's element, after all.
Next, plug up this spring.
Allow me.
That's Adonis's dad.
S-So, uh
It's so dark here,
I'm amazed you don't get lost.
Did you memorize the path?
Nothing like that.
I close my eyes and turn my focus inward,
sensing the land itself to find my way.
What do you mean, focus inward?
Trust the visions you catch
glimpses of in your mind.
They manifest a sort of invisible
will that guides your course.
It isn't easy to develop the skill
to see the unseeable through the darkness,
but it's not supernatural,
and you don't need to be born with it.
I think we all tap into it sometimes
without realizing it.
All of us?
That should be good enough.
Yeah.
We've no other choice? I feared as much.
Indeed. Lead the way.
Follow me.
Where are we going now?
We call it Skyway Cemetery.
It's a garden of death.
Skyway Cemetery
Raven blossoms
They're flying off to notify the bereaved.
This really is a cemetery
that leads to the sky.
It's the most sacred, inviolable
space in the Katakombe.
Here's where we make our last stand.
Sorry, Collins.
The fortunes of battle favor you.
I'll abide by your decision.
Set wards around the whole cemetery.
Dear me. You don't make things easy.
I'll need a few moments
to cover so much ground.
Why here?!
This place holds a legion
of corpses for her to puppeteer!
And there's only one entrance
with nowhere to flee!
I'll never draw my sword
unless our god permits it.
I'm a priest before I'm a solist.
They're here.
The wards are thin. They're spread too far.
This doesn't look good!
How do you expect us
to deal with this crap?!
Something's coming.
Do I hear water?
Damn Tiziano.
She broke the wards holding back the waterway.
What?!
It won't be long now.
No, it won't.
Think I can play my part?
I already know they'll bury
me here someday soon.
I don't feel up to my part either,
but we've no alternative.
I want to believe that I'm worth this much.
That my life has value
You said it.
Mr. Gin Buck!
Fall back!
You too. Get going.
Sir.
So, watery lass, we meet again.
I forgot how slow I am on my feet.
Gin Buck!
You little idiot! Forget about me!
Out of my way!
Run, you pudding-headed dolts!
Now
let us close the curtain on the second act!
Act Three
Well, damn.
This is why you covered the
whole cemetery in wards?
That's right.
But why did the water
vanish all of a sudden?
We had Kitty work an illusion into
the warding holding back the waterway.
So, when she broke it,
a trickle appeared as a torrent.
I thought we were done for.
You should've left me.
You don't get to go out in a blaze
of glory after pulling this stunt.
We've incinerated the dead and a sacred
place just to save our own skins.
You still have raven seeds.
Unless that changes, just keep sowing them.
We've lost a lot today.
That much is certain.
But we haven't lost ourselves.
Painful as it is, we ought to accept that.
I'm not letting this slide!
Someone's going to pay for it.
Here they come.
Look alive.
The final act starts now!
I knew she'd try this trick next.
So did I.
We wouldn't be in this mess
if you hadn't come!
I won't die.
And I won't let you either!
I've come too far!
Too far!
Wasn't there any other way?
You idiot.
Mist, take this.
Huh?
I want you to grow this sword for me.
I'm not strong enough to do it
with a missing arm.
What's this spell?
Evren. "Courage and cowardice."
One can't exist without the other.
Courage and cowardice
I've taught it plenty of cowardice,
so now I'd like you to give
it a lesson in courage.
Like when I gave you a piece of my mind?
Please.
Gwyn!
Is that sword consuming its wielder?
Legna, huh? "One who commands."
At this point, it just sounds pitiful.
What is this feeling?
Adonis!
Adonis!
My beloved!
I don't know where or when,
but I've felt like this before.
A stone egg
Kitty!
To determine up and down, right and left
To master position, direction, time, and place
is the very essence of mathematics.
He always has a trick up his sleeve.
There they are.
Adonis!
I believe he's using his
familiar as a foothold.
Hey, isn't that Perry's sword?
A Question mark! But why?!
It appears his hands wither all
they come in contact with.
That's ridiculous.
You just saw steel wilt at his touch.
I know, but still!
She's laughing?
What a danse macabre.
Was it my fault, Tiz?
Would you have been happier
if your sword had stayed broken?
That sword is just like the god's tree.
A cancerous sword.
Cancerous Sword
Fatal illness renders it a false god's throne.
False God
Or, should I say, a fabricated
refuge for the soul?
What do you mean by "false god"?
You'll understand someday.
The ersatz gods of old and the people
of paradise have already begun their war.
Start making sense.
In any event, how shall we aid him from here?
I'll do it.
As you wish.
I believe in you.
Do your worst!
Adonis!
Was she her sword's puppet,
just like the rest of them?
Adonis?
No more worries, Tiz.
It doesn't matter if I touch you now.
I'll sow raven seeds in you
and tend them
so they bloom beautifully.
Sixth Movement
Concerto in a Land Where Death Blooms
I see now! The city's simply full of pain!
I want to hear you sing.
Tiziano's sword?
The sword tests its wielder.
Why, Belle?
Seventh Movement
Examiner of Curses, Blessings, and their Shapes