The Eminence in Shadow (2022) s01e13 Episode Script
A Bloody Showdown as an Offering to Annihilation
1
It's all white!
What is it this time?
I don't see Epsilon or the others
We've been separated.
This must be another feature of the
Sanctuary's security system.
The Sanctuary is our territory.
You will rue the day you turned against the Cult.
Now feel our wrath!
Something isn't right.
I see.
The closer you get to the center of the Sanctuary,
the more of your power it will drain away.
Did you not realize that I was luring you
right where I wanted you?
Meanwhile, the closer you get to the center,
the more power you gain.
I was hoping we could be a little closer
before I got started.
But this should be close enough.
All this prey
One, two
Lots and lots!
All of this, I'll risk it now
I just stretch out my hand until reaches my ideals
The choices that extend before my eyes
The gears of good and evil go on
Toward just one conclusion
Everything is a Choice of chance
And a signal to the next step
To the edge of possibility
I gaze at that destination
Only one, I don't need anything else
I only want to fix my gaze, to the one
I will never yield this belief and determination
I'll keep them hidden in my heart
Highest, highest, I'm going on
Go to the shadows that are truer than truth
Highest, highest, I'll carry on
Right or wrong, if you desire, maintain your aloofness
#13 A Bloody Showdown as an Offering to Annihilation
Might I ask
What are you doing?
Oh, just noticing that this place has
no sense of up or down.
Just don't look up
or down?
I wasn't going to.
You're heavy.
You're imagining it.
That's what you get for goofing off.
Honestly
A battlefield devoid of all hope
And, unknown to all,
an eminence intervenes from the shadows
That'll work.
Let's go.
You're crying again.
I was a crybaby.
Hand me your sword.
You
This is frustrating.
The Sanctuary is rejecting us.
I guess it's like we're a virus,
and we got caught by the antivirus software.
I don't really understand that analogy.
I don't know that much about it myself.
By the way, what happens to you if you die here?
I'll probably be sent back to that first room.
That sounds obnoxious.
Yes, it does.
It really is tiresome.
Yeah, I agree.
Lady Epsilon?
Don't worry.
What
What happened?
It's probably something similar to the Goddess's Trial.
A memory that reacted to us and materialized.
To us?
Yes, us
the possessed.
This would be us if we'd never met Lord Shadow.
There are so many more than I would have guessed.
But we're lucky.
With all this, we won't have to
keep coming back for more information.
But it's all just memories.
It won't be easy to take it back with us.
I assume you brought cameras?
Yes,
the newest product from Mitsugoshi, the Rolapoid.
It's incredible how they
reproduce images in perfect color.
Agreed, Lady Eta is a genius.
We owe it all to the wisdom of Lord Shadow.
Not again!
This is exactly what happened at the Academy!
This will not make things easy.
I suppose this means they set it up so that
the closer we get to the center
the more it absorbs our magic.
We'll need to be even more careful about
how we manage our magic.
Did something just happen?
Did something just happen?
No.
Nothing.
You're not the best fighter without your magic, huh?
I told you, remember?
I'm a delicate damsel in distress.
You seem to be doing fine
without your magic though.
I've spent a lot of time bodybuilding
ever since I was a kid.
You're destroying them like a gorilla.
Specifically, like a grown-man-slinging gorilla.
Don't you have any cooler-sounding metaphors?
If there was a tournament for gorill-
-for humans who can't use magic, you would win.
Well, at least that's better.
I don't hate this god mode thing we got going,
but with no magic, this could go on forever.
That would be a problem.
Sorry about this.
You okay?
Yes, thank you.
This place is huge.
So is that
Yes
the center of the Sanctuary.
Impossible!
Your magic is supposed to be limited!
How can you still put up a fight?
There!
Did you really awaken all on your own?
But the technique for that was lost ages ago!
Was it really?
Th-that's all right!
I was prepared for this level of resistance!
Behold! This is my full power!
Iron Slab
So what are we supposed to destroy again?
The magic core.
It should be on the other side of that door.
Think breaking the chains will get us through?
Probably.
Welp, I can't do it with this sword.
Any way I slice it, the sword's gonna break first.
Excuse me
Doesn't it occur to you that there might be a key?
Oh yeah, good point.
So is that it?
This is it.
It's written right there on the sword
that it can cut the chains.
I can feel it
I cannot draw this sword.
Yup, I knew it.
The sword is rejecting me.
This sword can only be drawn by the chosen one.
What?!
The holy sword can only be drawn
by direct descendants.
You're right! It says so right here!
I'm impressed that you deciphered the encrypted
magical inscription with a single glance.
I am well versed in all the standard formulas.
So you've formulized all of the countless magical script
encryption patterns and memorized them.
Is that what you mean?
Yes, I'm pretty sure that's exactly what I mean.
But now what do we do?
Are there any other ways through?
Not written here.
I see
You know
I'm not so sure she's really working with Shadow.
What do you mean?
Her fighting style is totally different.
When I saw Shadow,
he fenced using extremely sophisticated techniques.
But that?
There's no technique, no anything.
It's just pure, unbridled violence.
I can tell she's strong,
but should that even be allowed?
Maybe she's just the token musclehead.
How?
How could you defeat over a hundred clones
without even breaking a sweat?
I assume you were once a scientist?
Make as many copies as you like,
but they still only have one brain.
It's not nearly sufficient to control
all of those newly created bodies.
Even if there are one hundred of them,
unless they can move freely,
they're no better than scarecrows.
Olivier?
Of course! Olivier!
Olivier! Come forth!
Come forth!
Come forth, Olivier!
The hero Olivier
Olivier
Then you really are
Lady Alpha!
We finished the investigation!
We're ready to create an exit any time.
Well done.
Then it's about time we excused ourselves.
W-wait! You're leaving?
You're just going to run away?
We have no interest in grunts like you
or in uncertain memories.
Our only objective is to cut off the source of power.
And now we know how
the Sanctuary's defenses work.
We'll visit you again.
Next time, it will be at a time of our choosing.
You You think I'll
I'll just sit here and let you go?
Oh?
Will you be coming after us, then?
Delta, we're leaving.
Delta!
Right away!
I'm sorry, your ladyship, sir!
Ladies, if you'd like to join us
I will go with you.
Why don't you stay here, Princess Alexia?
Dark, gloomy places like this suit you ever so well.
What? Why should I have to stay behind
in that evil baldy's hideout?
Well Well, fine.
I got a good look at that Alpha's face.
If we can get her blood,
we'll be that much closer to perfecting the Beads.
As for what I'll tell the other factions
Let's see
I can just say that I lured them to the Sanctuary,
caught them in my trap,
and exposed their true identities.
Then I might actually be rewarded for my-
Some rats have wandered into
the Sanctuary's center?
I can let off some steam by toying with
Olivier! Come with me!
For crying out loud,
why does all the trouble have to come along
when I'm the one who has to deal with it?
So, you want to disappear?
"Disappear"?
You said when we destroy the core, you'll disappear.
Oh, right.
But rather than disappear,
it would be more accurate to say I'll be set free.
This is a prison of memories that repeat into eternity.
It's just a little too much for me.
Okay.
Then you wanna wait a bit longer?
Wait?
Give it a little more time, and things will work out.
According to the formula, it is about time for
the story's protagonist to make an entrance, after all.
There you are, protagonist!
The hero's direct descendant
who can draw the holy sword!
And he's bald?!
A bald man?
Is this one of those times where the bad guy
gets there first and tries to stop the protagonist?
What am I supposed to do in this variation?
What's wrong?
Oh, it's just, that elf there looks just
like a friend of mine, but..
Nah, it's not her.
Well, well
So you've brought Aurora out of her cage.
You know this baldy?
I'm not sure.
I don't recognize this baldy,
but my memories are incomplete, so
may have met this baldy somewhere.
Sorry to disappoint,
but the likes of you will never open that door!
Bad luck for you, young man!
Me?
I don't know where you wandered in from,
but you let this witch deceive you,
and now you are going to die!
Olivier here is going to cut you to pieces!
No, don't, she's-
I know.
She's strong.
You have to run!
Why?
If you must blame someone, don't blame me.
Blame the witch!
The witch, or your own foolish self!
Why are you making that face?
Why on earth are you smiling?
Oh, you're right.
I am smiling.
Nothing is more repugnant than a man
who doesn't know his place.
The only reason you're still alive is
that you were lucky, that's all!
Impossible!
How are you still alive?!
A battle without a conversation is just tedious.
What?
She doesn't have a heart.
She doesn't answer any of my questions.
What are you talking about?
Olivier! Finish him off already!
No, don't!
That's enough of this!
Why?
No human being could ever beat her!
I don't remember, but I know.
Not even the guy who would win in a tournament
of people who can't use magic?
It's all right.
You've done enough.
You've given me more memories than
I ever could have asked for.
There's no need for you to die!
I'll figure out the rest of it on my own.
A witch that can't use magic?
What could you possibly do?
I can least help him escape!
A witch, defending another person?
I've never heard anything more hilarious.
But if you agree to help me,
then I would be willing to spare the boy's life.
Help you?
What do you mean?
You and your incomplete memories.
All you have to do is swear you will work with us.
We are severely behind schedule
because of your constant refusal to cooperate.
All right
Hey!
Do I not get a say in any of this?
Excuse me! I am doing this for your sake!
I don't need your help.
I've been listening to you guys talk,
and I wish you'd stop assuming that
I'm going to lose this battle.
It's really quite offensive.
Are you so stupid that you don't
know what's going on here?
We're trying to tell you that if you're a good boy
and do what the grownups say,
we'll let you go!
And I'm saying, I don't need your help.
You and the witch, just watch.
Wait!
Fine then!
Kill him!
Gotcha.
People say there is no night with no dawn
But I would think it's better without a dawn
The scars we want to hide
All the memories we want to forget
The sun shines light on all of them
Looking for falling stars
I would wander
Until the moment I met you
Those stars that twinkle in the sky
Lead to a path of hope, I'll go to the end of it
I can go forward with no more uncertainty
I'll chase after the prayers that traverse the dark night
Because even if I can't reach you yet
I still want to tell you
Thank you
It's all white!
What is it this time?
I don't see Epsilon or the others
We've been separated.
This must be another feature of the
Sanctuary's security system.
The Sanctuary is our territory.
You will rue the day you turned against the Cult.
Now feel our wrath!
Something isn't right.
I see.
The closer you get to the center of the Sanctuary,
the more of your power it will drain away.
Did you not realize that I was luring you
right where I wanted you?
Meanwhile, the closer you get to the center,
the more power you gain.
I was hoping we could be a little closer
before I got started.
But this should be close enough.
All this prey
One, two
Lots and lots!
All of this, I'll risk it now
I just stretch out my hand until reaches my ideals
The choices that extend before my eyes
The gears of good and evil go on
Toward just one conclusion
Everything is a Choice of chance
And a signal to the next step
To the edge of possibility
I gaze at that destination
Only one, I don't need anything else
I only want to fix my gaze, to the one
I will never yield this belief and determination
I'll keep them hidden in my heart
Highest, highest, I'm going on
Go to the shadows that are truer than truth
Highest, highest, I'll carry on
Right or wrong, if you desire, maintain your aloofness
#13 A Bloody Showdown as an Offering to Annihilation
Might I ask
What are you doing?
Oh, just noticing that this place has
no sense of up or down.
Just don't look up
or down?
I wasn't going to.
You're heavy.
You're imagining it.
That's what you get for goofing off.
Honestly
A battlefield devoid of all hope
And, unknown to all,
an eminence intervenes from the shadows
That'll work.
Let's go.
You're crying again.
I was a crybaby.
Hand me your sword.
You
This is frustrating.
The Sanctuary is rejecting us.
I guess it's like we're a virus,
and we got caught by the antivirus software.
I don't really understand that analogy.
I don't know that much about it myself.
By the way, what happens to you if you die here?
I'll probably be sent back to that first room.
That sounds obnoxious.
Yes, it does.
It really is tiresome.
Yeah, I agree.
Lady Epsilon?
Don't worry.
What
What happened?
It's probably something similar to the Goddess's Trial.
A memory that reacted to us and materialized.
To us?
Yes, us
the possessed.
This would be us if we'd never met Lord Shadow.
There are so many more than I would have guessed.
But we're lucky.
With all this, we won't have to
keep coming back for more information.
But it's all just memories.
It won't be easy to take it back with us.
I assume you brought cameras?
Yes,
the newest product from Mitsugoshi, the Rolapoid.
It's incredible how they
reproduce images in perfect color.
Agreed, Lady Eta is a genius.
We owe it all to the wisdom of Lord Shadow.
Not again!
This is exactly what happened at the Academy!
This will not make things easy.
I suppose this means they set it up so that
the closer we get to the center
the more it absorbs our magic.
We'll need to be even more careful about
how we manage our magic.
Did something just happen?
Did something just happen?
No.
Nothing.
You're not the best fighter without your magic, huh?
I told you, remember?
I'm a delicate damsel in distress.
You seem to be doing fine
without your magic though.
I've spent a lot of time bodybuilding
ever since I was a kid.
You're destroying them like a gorilla.
Specifically, like a grown-man-slinging gorilla.
Don't you have any cooler-sounding metaphors?
If there was a tournament for gorill-
-for humans who can't use magic, you would win.
Well, at least that's better.
I don't hate this god mode thing we got going,
but with no magic, this could go on forever.
That would be a problem.
Sorry about this.
You okay?
Yes, thank you.
This place is huge.
So is that
Yes
the center of the Sanctuary.
Impossible!
Your magic is supposed to be limited!
How can you still put up a fight?
There!
Did you really awaken all on your own?
But the technique for that was lost ages ago!
Was it really?
Th-that's all right!
I was prepared for this level of resistance!
Behold! This is my full power!
Iron Slab
So what are we supposed to destroy again?
The magic core.
It should be on the other side of that door.
Think breaking the chains will get us through?
Probably.
Welp, I can't do it with this sword.
Any way I slice it, the sword's gonna break first.
Excuse me
Doesn't it occur to you that there might be a key?
Oh yeah, good point.
So is that it?
This is it.
It's written right there on the sword
that it can cut the chains.
I can feel it
I cannot draw this sword.
Yup, I knew it.
The sword is rejecting me.
This sword can only be drawn by the chosen one.
What?!
The holy sword can only be drawn
by direct descendants.
You're right! It says so right here!
I'm impressed that you deciphered the encrypted
magical inscription with a single glance.
I am well versed in all the standard formulas.
So you've formulized all of the countless magical script
encryption patterns and memorized them.
Is that what you mean?
Yes, I'm pretty sure that's exactly what I mean.
But now what do we do?
Are there any other ways through?
Not written here.
I see
You know
I'm not so sure she's really working with Shadow.
What do you mean?
Her fighting style is totally different.
When I saw Shadow,
he fenced using extremely sophisticated techniques.
But that?
There's no technique, no anything.
It's just pure, unbridled violence.
I can tell she's strong,
but should that even be allowed?
Maybe she's just the token musclehead.
How?
How could you defeat over a hundred clones
without even breaking a sweat?
I assume you were once a scientist?
Make as many copies as you like,
but they still only have one brain.
It's not nearly sufficient to control
all of those newly created bodies.
Even if there are one hundred of them,
unless they can move freely,
they're no better than scarecrows.
Olivier?
Of course! Olivier!
Olivier! Come forth!
Come forth!
Come forth, Olivier!
The hero Olivier
Olivier
Then you really are
Lady Alpha!
We finished the investigation!
We're ready to create an exit any time.
Well done.
Then it's about time we excused ourselves.
W-wait! You're leaving?
You're just going to run away?
We have no interest in grunts like you
or in uncertain memories.
Our only objective is to cut off the source of power.
And now we know how
the Sanctuary's defenses work.
We'll visit you again.
Next time, it will be at a time of our choosing.
You You think I'll
I'll just sit here and let you go?
Oh?
Will you be coming after us, then?
Delta, we're leaving.
Delta!
Right away!
I'm sorry, your ladyship, sir!
Ladies, if you'd like to join us
I will go with you.
Why don't you stay here, Princess Alexia?
Dark, gloomy places like this suit you ever so well.
What? Why should I have to stay behind
in that evil baldy's hideout?
Well Well, fine.
I got a good look at that Alpha's face.
If we can get her blood,
we'll be that much closer to perfecting the Beads.
As for what I'll tell the other factions
Let's see
I can just say that I lured them to the Sanctuary,
caught them in my trap,
and exposed their true identities.
Then I might actually be rewarded for my-
Some rats have wandered into
the Sanctuary's center?
I can let off some steam by toying with
Olivier! Come with me!
For crying out loud,
why does all the trouble have to come along
when I'm the one who has to deal with it?
So, you want to disappear?
"Disappear"?
You said when we destroy the core, you'll disappear.
Oh, right.
But rather than disappear,
it would be more accurate to say I'll be set free.
This is a prison of memories that repeat into eternity.
It's just a little too much for me.
Okay.
Then you wanna wait a bit longer?
Wait?
Give it a little more time, and things will work out.
According to the formula, it is about time for
the story's protagonist to make an entrance, after all.
There you are, protagonist!
The hero's direct descendant
who can draw the holy sword!
And he's bald?!
A bald man?
Is this one of those times where the bad guy
gets there first and tries to stop the protagonist?
What am I supposed to do in this variation?
What's wrong?
Oh, it's just, that elf there looks just
like a friend of mine, but..
Nah, it's not her.
Well, well
So you've brought Aurora out of her cage.
You know this baldy?
I'm not sure.
I don't recognize this baldy,
but my memories are incomplete, so
may have met this baldy somewhere.
Sorry to disappoint,
but the likes of you will never open that door!
Bad luck for you, young man!
Me?
I don't know where you wandered in from,
but you let this witch deceive you,
and now you are going to die!
Olivier here is going to cut you to pieces!
No, don't, she's-
I know.
She's strong.
You have to run!
Why?
If you must blame someone, don't blame me.
Blame the witch!
The witch, or your own foolish self!
Why are you making that face?
Why on earth are you smiling?
Oh, you're right.
I am smiling.
Nothing is more repugnant than a man
who doesn't know his place.
The only reason you're still alive is
that you were lucky, that's all!
Impossible!
How are you still alive?!
A battle without a conversation is just tedious.
What?
She doesn't have a heart.
She doesn't answer any of my questions.
What are you talking about?
Olivier! Finish him off already!
No, don't!
That's enough of this!
Why?
No human being could ever beat her!
I don't remember, but I know.
Not even the guy who would win in a tournament
of people who can't use magic?
It's all right.
You've done enough.
You've given me more memories than
I ever could have asked for.
There's no need for you to die!
I'll figure out the rest of it on my own.
A witch that can't use magic?
What could you possibly do?
I can least help him escape!
A witch, defending another person?
I've never heard anything more hilarious.
But if you agree to help me,
then I would be willing to spare the boy's life.
Help you?
What do you mean?
You and your incomplete memories.
All you have to do is swear you will work with us.
We are severely behind schedule
because of your constant refusal to cooperate.
All right
Hey!
Do I not get a say in any of this?
Excuse me! I am doing this for your sake!
I don't need your help.
I've been listening to you guys talk,
and I wish you'd stop assuming that
I'm going to lose this battle.
It's really quite offensive.
Are you so stupid that you don't
know what's going on here?
We're trying to tell you that if you're a good boy
and do what the grownups say,
we'll let you go!
And I'm saying, I don't need your help.
You and the witch, just watch.
Wait!
Fine then!
Kill him!
Gotcha.
People say there is no night with no dawn
But I would think it's better without a dawn
The scars we want to hide
All the memories we want to forget
The sun shines light on all of them
Looking for falling stars
I would wander
Until the moment I met you
Those stars that twinkle in the sky
Lead to a path of hope, I'll go to the end of it
I can go forward with no more uncertainty
I'll chase after the prayers that traverse the dark night
Because even if I can't reach you yet
I still want to tell you
Thank you