Horrors: demonic beasts that lurk in the darkness.
They've thrived within the Makai since ancient times,
venturing out into the human world through objects possessing Yin sides,
so that they can consume human souls and flesh.
As long as humans have darkness in them, it'll give rise to Yin forms, which will attract the Horrors.
However...
there are those who have dedicated their lives to battling Horrors.
As the light of hope that cuts through the darkness,
their battles will never end.
And tonight...
I'm sure Lord Karma will find this place suitable.
You're right... there's plenty to eat.
You've been here before, right?
Doesn't matter. It was a long time ago.
You're as cold as ever...
He's here. Can you sense anything?
Yeah, I can sense this is gonna be a pain in the ass.
Excuse me...
Help! Help, please!
Why the hell would anyone save you?
Right?
Hey, come on now!
Start it!
Dammit! Follow orders!
Get her!
Hey!
Rekka?
When'd you get back?
I'll seal this Horror away.
After I finally gained this flesh...
Shiguto!
Rekka, when'd you get in town?
Just now.
And the first thing you do is hunt a Horror? That's pretty hardcore.
Wait... the baby.
You've been doing well?
Yeah.
Hand that baby over.
You won't be able to take care of it.
Akaza, throw that baby aside!
Huh?
Demonic tower Horror, Bebyl. A Horror that eats other Horrors. Stay on your toes.
I know.
Kouga, this thing's body is pretty solid!
Move!
How about it, Kouga?
I've seen through it!
Get back.
Hold on!
Sir Saejima Kouga.
I'm a Makai Priest... why wouldn't I know the name of a man who's obtained the title of Garo?
I'm Akaza, and this area is under my protection.
This is Shiguto, my assistant.
And this is Rekka.
I followed a Horror to this city.
A real freaky Horror that hides in mirrors, and devours humans that are looking at their reflections.
It can talk?
The demonic mirror Horror, Karma.
Karma?
That's one of the apostle Horrors, like the one we just killed. They're who we're after.
I don't care about any other Horrors, but Karma is mine.
I'm the one who received the order. This is a job for a Makai Knight.
Then I'll just find it first and kill it before you.
Wait, Rekka! We haven't seen you in so long!
My apologies, Sir Kouga.
Priest, has anything strange happened around here lately?
Strange?
Not really... it's almost been eerily quiet.
Hey... are you alone?
Yeah. Why?
That person...
He wants to talk to you.
This is a very unique mirror, you see... when you look at it, it shows what you want most.
Really?
I see... you want fame and adoration.
Go ahead and reach out... to what you desire.
Who are you?
Where is this!?
What's up, Kouga?
I sensed an evil presence...
There's no sign of any Horrors, though.
No. It's in this city.
Look... look how satisfied Lord Karma is.
Flesh that has gone from elation to despair is tender...
How delicious.
Zaruba! Can you sense anything?
Aw, Kouga... it'll be daybreak soon. Let's call it a night.
That's a pretty soulful tune there, lady.
Saejima Kouga...
What is that magic ring's name?
Zaruba.
I'm warning you, Zaruba. Don't ever call me "lady" again.
Do it again and I'll shut that mouth.
Whoa, my apologies. Your name was Rekka, right?
That's right.
Rekka.
Why do you hunt Karma?
Why?
Yes.
It's obvious.
Because it's a Horror. That's the reason I became a Makai Priest.
The hunting of Horrors is a Makai Knight's duty, not yours.
Those rules were made for your own convenience.
The Makai Priests were the first to battle the Horrors!
Yeah, but the Makai Knights were created because the priests couldn't handle it.
Don't let her antagonize you, Zaruba.
Sorry...
The lady's got a mouth on her, is all.
What was that!?
I was born as a woman. And that's the only reason I'm not a knight myself.
Priest or Knight, it doesn't matter. I've got the power to seal Horrors.
I'm going to use that power to defeat Karma.
Please! Take me with you!
You can't use a Makai Blade yet.
But... I won't let anyone outdo me!
I want to fight Horrors too!
I want to be like my father!
This is all your power, now.
You don't have what it takes to beat the Horrors yet!
That little brat... she actually did close my mouth.
Watch yourself, Zaruba. She's young but skilled. Don't come to me if she silences you again.
Screw that!
Mister, can I get this for half-off?
No can do.
How am I gonna stay in business if I do that?
Aw, come on, give us a deal! We always shop here!
Nope! Doesn't matter, not happening! Quit picking on me.
Cheapskate!
Welcome!
Shion... apparently a Makai Knight has arrived in town.
A Makai Knight? It shouldn't matter...
Lord Karma has slain many of them before.
There's no need for concern.
This is the Golden Knight we're dealing with.
He should be quite fierce...
The Golden Knight...
He has come to this city?
Yes, master.
But with the immortal lives that you have blessed us, we will defend you.
You needn't worry. None can direct their blades at me.
As you can see, there should be a response if we're able to detect anything.
Is this Karma really such a dangerous Horror?
Yeah, because it possesses mirrors instead of people. And it can move from mirror to mirror easily... a real pain in the ass to kill.
The mirror that Karma possesses becomes the demon mirror... the only way to slay it is to enter that mirror.
Correct.
How do you even get inside the demon mirror?
According to this book, "You must release your life in front of the demon mirror."
So it says.
So, you have to die.
You can't get in the demon mirror unless you die?
Then how can you beat it!?
There's only one way to enter it alive.
The demon sword of Rubis.
With that sword, the demon mirror will allow entry.
Akaza, the last one should be here.
You have it here?
Is that true?
Yes.
Demon steel, huh?
Yeah, you should be able to break into the mirror with a sword made from Horror fangs.
Many Makai Knights and Makai Priests have ventured into the mirror with this sword...
But none have returned.
Why?
Because the sword doesn't have the power to return to our world.
Once Karma is gone, the mirror world will be destroyed.
The only way out...
is to kill Karma.
I'll do it.
That's why I came back.
Don't touch it!
Priest, I will find Karma. Until then, hold onto this sword...
Right.
I'll make sure no one else takes it.
But...
Nobody's been able to beat Karma before.
Don't sweat it, Shiguto. That's what the Golden Knight is for.
That's a good point, Mr. Zaruba.
Shiguto.
You don't have to be so polite to a magic ring.
I'm going to borrow the keys to the training hall.
Awesome!
You're competent as you claim. That was a skilled display of offense.
However...
your defensive posture is lacking.
I don't need to know how to defend.
I simply need to defeat my enemies!
Stop.
I don't want to hurt you.
If I was your enemy, this Priest would be dead.
You're a coward, Kouga!
Would you say that to a Horror?
What!?
Stop it, Rekka!
Move!
This is all you're capable of now.
Priest, pardon my rudeness.
It's fine.
Rekka... you're the one who was rude.
It's a wonderful dress... It would look good on you.
Why don't you put on this dress... and then we can go to where you'd shine brightest.
Shall we?
Kouga! I found one! There's a Horror around here!
It got away! Pretty slippery.
The flesh of a woman who is consumed with lust...
is so delicious...
Who's she? What is this?
Woman. What is your wish?
What's this? Magic?
Gaze into the mirror.
It will have what you desire.
Seriously?
"Crime."
That's a pretty suspicious building alright, but I think you're imagining things. I don't sense any Horrors.
I do. The Horror is in here.
Then why don't I feel anything?
What's going on!? I just sensed the evil of a really strong Horror!
That's why...
Protective talismans? Fancy that. I guess that's how they kept anyone from detecting the presence of Horrors...
Who betrayed us?
Only a Makai Priest could manage something like this.
Yukari...
Akaza! I can feel a Horror in the city! I've never sensed one this strong before!
Rekka.
Don't do anything rash.
The same goes for you.
Hey there...
care for a drink?
You've got a real aura on you...
Hey, you want to come with us somewhere else?
Kouga, why not enjoy yourself?
Mind your own business.
I don't like places like this.
Are you looking for someone?
I know someone who wants to meet you...
This way...
This shit is starting to give me a headache...
This mirror?
It will show you what you seek...
What I seek?
Now, wish within your heart...
Too bad for you. I don't have any darkness.
No darkness? Really?
Rekka...
Father...
I see... you're the daughter of this Makai Knight, then?
Karma...
I see you've been busy as well...
Rekka!
Father!
Please, Rekka! Save me!
Father...
Rekka!
Don't look!
Wait!
Get out of here.
Go!
Karma!
Get off!
Stop it, Rekka! They're humans! Not Horrors!
Once they fall under one's sway, they're no different from Horrors!
Stop!
That's enough!
You should run.
Never. I will defeat Karma.
I can't be caught by the likes of you two...
Wait!
The armor's inside the mirror! What do we do!?
Kurz... devour that woman.
Rekka!
Kouga!
Rekka!
Stay back!
Which one of you is the traitor!?
Rekka...
What are you saying?
Who put up the barrier? Who was helping Karma?
It was me.
Why, Akaza? why betray us?
Stop it!
Let me go! Karma killed my father! And Akaza sided with him!
Rekka!
Mr. Kouga!
Kid... why do you want to fight Horrors?
'Cause they're the bad guys.
That won't do.
The reason that Makai Knights risk their life against Horrors...
and the reason...
Why I won't take you into that battle...
You'll understand once you've become a true Makai Knight yourself.
Don't rush it, kid.
Your time will come, in a while.
Kid...
become a powerful Knight, and then come back here.
I've got a daughter, see...
she's loud and obnoxious...
not only that, but she wants to become a Makai Knight when she gets older.
But... I thought girls couldn't...
That's right.
Women cannot become Makai Knights.
But when my daughter says these things...
it makes me happy.
It's a tune that soothes the spirits of the noble dead.
My daughter loves it...
That's a nice song.
But I'm not dead yet.
You know this song?
It's a requiem for the noble dead.
Yeah.
I heard it when I was a child.
Kouga.
I'm the same as Akaza...
I wasn't trying to protect people.
It's my fault your armor was stolen.
Because I lost control...
I...
I hate myself.
I'm glad I was able to protect you.
Your armor was stolen!
After I did that...
what's the point in saving me!?
Don't misunderstand me!
It wasn't just your life that I saved.
One life holds a lot of things:
family,
friends,
and loved ones.
When I protect a life, it protects all those things.
Rekka.
You're strong.
You'll be able to save a lot of lives with that strength.
If you were to die, then all of those other lives would be lost too.
That's why, Rekka...
I didn't just save your life.
Kouga...
I am...
Don't rush, Rekka.
Your time will come.
She's gonna get real strong...
Zaruba...
I lost my armor...
Yeah. It's a worst case scenario.
What're you gonna do, Kouga?
If I can't summon my armor...
I can't really be called a Knight.
Maybe. That's your call to make.
I'm just a magic ring.
I was never taught how to cheer you humans up.
But y'know, Kouga...
Do you know what the word for "hope" is in ancient the Makai language?
Garo. The same title that I received.
Look. This is the fate of those pathetic worms who were consumed by Karma.
Soon, that Knight...
will share the same fate.
Leave it be. It'll make a suitable lure.
As you wish...
I will fill this building with my evil...
Magnificent.
Through that mirror...
I was able to visit my dead wife and daughter.
Of course...
I know it was just an illusion, but...
I was able to see my family, smiling again.
I couldn't resist.
I was...
completely ensnared by Karma's trap.
I've given everything to the watchdogs.
I intend to pay for my crimes.
I...
wish we could've had a drink, before this.
Priest!
Don't try to die in vain.
You won't be able to do it.
The Rubis demon sword!
I intended to give my life to kill it.
But...
it seems I don't even have the courage to do that.
Willingly going to meet your death...
isn't courage!
Please, Sir Kouga, grant me a noble death!
You intend to make Rekka suffer even more with your death!?
If you want to pay for your crimes...
then you should give your life, after you've given those two everything you can.
Around here is where we're sensing the strongest evil...
Shiguto... "around here," isn't gonna cut it. Try and get something more specific.
I'll give it a shot...
That thing knows where they are.
You're right...
I found them.
They're underneath an abandoned building.
How far from here?
Not that far... I'll take you there.
Rekka.
Don't worry.
I won't do anything rash.
I'm just going to help you.
I feel better off with her backing you up.
Kouga... do you have a plan?
The Rubis demon sword...
Priest Akaza gave it to me.
Once we're inside the demon mirror,
we'll retrieve my armor.
Hang on a second...
You're gonna go now--!?
We can't do it by ourselves! You should call the watchdogs for backup!
Don't worry.
We'll be back.
Shiguto.
You should stay here.
Mr. Kouga!
I...
I'm not strong like you and Rekka, but...
But, I...
Do you know how to use barrier talismans?
Yes, sir!
Shiguto, this is your last chance to back out.
I'm not backing out!
Just don't do anything rash, Shiguto.
You too, Rekka.
Akaza...
Sir Kouga!
This should be a suitable amount to erect a perimeter.
I brought as many as I could carry.
Amazing!
I'd like to accompany the three of you.
I'll never forgive you, Akaza...
but it's your call, Kouga.
I won't argue.
Priest...
I appreciate your help.
Thank you very much.
Let's go.
Whoa, what's with all the evil energy?
Kouga... you're gonna have a hard time picking Karma out in all this.
Then it'd be fastest to split up to find it.
Sir Kouga, you and Rekka should go on ahead.
Shiguto and I will erect the barrier first, and then follow.
Shiguto, don't let this evil leak outside.
Understood.
We'll signal you once we've found Karma.
Let's go.
Akaza!
What was that?
The sorrowful echoes of those consumed by Karma...
Echoes?
Then Karma is using the suffering and hatred of the people it's consumed...
We have to do something... let's go Akaza.
You would forsake the life that Lord Karma spared once already...
you're a fool.
You're the only fool here!
Kouga! Rekka's giving the signal!
Akaza!
Shion...
until now...
I've drawn many portraits of you.
But none of them are good! You...
you're not Shion!
Who is this Shion you keep going on about!?
This is so creepy...
She died, didn't she?
No!
Shion... she's not dead!
What is it that you desire?
If there's something you wish, then reach out to me.
Shion...
I've been waiting for you, Makai Priest.
Well?
Would you like to hear again how your beloved father was killed?
Karma!
I'm going to seal you away.
How exactly will you do that?
Death...
is unknown to me.
Kouga!
You killed my Shiona!
Shiguto!
You maintain the barrier from the outside!
We'll use our power to protect those two.
Got it.
Is that your form from when you were human?
I was going to live forever... along with Shion.
That's idiocy! How many people did you kill for that sake!?
Kill?
You're wrong...
I devoured them.
They did not die in vain.
What!?
You should stay back.
I'll handle him.
You two will never understand...
the pain...
the suffering of losing someone you loved.
But then!
Lord Karma revived Shion!
We became Horrors...
and attained a new life.
But, you two took her from me again...
my beloved Shion!
You're the one who doesn't understand!
What!?
If you truly cared for someone...
you wouldn't have turned her into a Horror!
Your love and your immortality are illusions that Karma has cast!
Silence!
Garo!
Gouten!
These are...
the noble dead!
Akaza!
Rekka, play your flute! Call for the aid of the noble dead that Karma consumed!
Golden Knight, why do you defy me?
It is my destiny to hunt Horrors!
Serve me!
Do this, and you will be immortal like the other two.
Immortal?
This world that you've hidden in...
has no future!
Garo!
Father?
Rekka.
Father!
Rekka! Mr. Kouga!
Kouga... Karma's gone, right?
Yeah.
You saved me.
No...
the one that saved you...
Thank you, Akaza.
Akaza!
Akaza, you can't!
Akaza, open your eyes!
Don't do this to me, Akaza!
I still haven't forgiven you!
So wake up!
Wake up, and apologize again!
Stop it!
Stop it, Rekka!
No!
I haven't forgiven you yet!
I haven't forgiven you, so you can't die yet
That's enough!
Akaza's dead...
He died to protect us...
No...
Akaza didn't just protect us.
Right, Kouga?
That's true, isn't it?
Yeah.
What the Priest protected...
was the futures of countless people.
We've been given that duty.
That's the end of the story.
But for those who hunt Horrors, there is no end.
Until they die, the battle will continue.
They live as guardians.
That's their destiny.
Rekka. Will you stay in this city?
I don't know.
I don't see why she should stay...
I will. Shiguto would get lonely by himself.
That's the right decision.
What's that supposed to mean!?
The priest would be glad to hear it.
Yeah...
Shiguto.
Rekka.
I appreciate the help.
Thanks, Mr. Kouga.
Are you sure about this, Rekka?
Kouga!
Don't forget that I'm here!
If you're ever in trouble, I will help you!
Take this.
I'll call on you, when I need a Makai Knight.
Understood.
It's a promise.
I never thought I'd get to meet the Golden Knight...
He...
he's a ray of hope.
Go forth like the wind, swordsman of destiny...
Shrouded in the darkness
What does he fight for?
Simply ask his sword...
Justice and love aren't for him
Born to darkness, cloaked within the darkness...
Cutting through the darkness
Because this duty was bestowed from an ancient, distant time...
Go forth like the wind, Swordsman of the Makai
On a moonlit night, give forth your golden radiance
The grand figure of a solitary warrior...
Place your soul into it
As you wield your furious blade and carve out your history, Garo!
Crushed by a dream, having lost it
and now idolizing it
Hoping for a bright new day that cannot be seen yet
Give rise to it
Rise up in your vengeance, Swordsman of the Makai
The song of your fate demands that you do so
Shine in the moonlight, solitary warrior
Against the encroaching shadows...
Deliver consummate destruction with your proud roar, Garo
Go forth like the wind, soldier of fate
Bring light to the darkness...
Fubuki... Gail... Akane...
What are you babbling about?
I was thinking of giving her a name.
Kaoru?
What about Kaoru?
Give it a rest.
GARO