Episode 6, Chapter 9: Shadow Dyed Crimson

Red Shadow survived until the very end of the Demonic Beasts Suppression War.

Everyone, prepare yourselves for a fight.

There's no time, people!

Fools.

You cannot stop me!

She made a barrier by offering tributes...

Nagi's divine power is stronger than I expected.

Whatever. Let's find all the tributes and eliminate them!

Sangun, the path opened!

Thankfully, I don't sense the power of Fate's Embrace.

Let's hurry.

Will you little nobodies get out of my way!

Enough. Let us through now.

Kgh... Do you know why we live in hiding in this worthless swamp?

This is all your fault!

No! The fault was in everyone's greed.

What we need right now isn't hatred.

We need courage. The courage to correct past wrongs.

Past wrongs? Hahahaha. That's hilarious.

Our clan leader will awaken Red Shadow when her divine power reaches its peak.

All that awaits you is your destruction.

You're wrong!

Red Shadow will destroy all of us.

And this place, your home, will be the first to be crushed.

Please. Tell us how to stop Red Shadow.

You're like they say... The Kumiho Divine Maiden doesn't back down...

...The offering already started long ago.

She'll raise the energy of the earth to control Red Shadow... its power...

Just what does she want with that damn crayfish!

Hehehe... You want to face the beast without a divine weapon...

Get your revenge... my leader!

Nagi's heart... is hurting everybody...

I can feel divine power gathering along that inner vein.

To disperse the divine power, we need to calm the earth's energy.

Done! Now we can calm the earth's energy with the Treading on the Earth God ritual!

The direction of the circles matters if we're going to calm the earth's energy.

Choose the right direction and make your circles carefully.

Try again. Run calmly in big circles.

Yes! We did it!

We did it right, so why is the shaking getting stronger?

It's because the flow of divine power was cut off. Hurry, let's go!

Hear me!

I am the embodiment of the White Dragon.

And the ruler of this swamp!

The spiritual energy of the Kumiho who subdued you...

Surrender to its power!

Ahhhh!!!

What is that?!

It's coming. Prepare yourselves!

Mina... run!

I've always been

just a little afraid.

All this time, I've been running from it.

But,

to save everyone I hold dear...

I must face my fate.

This is my destiny.

If

I must defy the heavens

at the end of that path...

Then I will!

Divine Maiden...

This child is not at fault.

Ahh... If there's any blame to lay, it's on her foolish father...

I...

Now, you too...

Relinquish that long-held hatred.

And you will see light once more.

I wish you and your daughter both a peaceful life.

Mmm. Thank you, Sangun.

May you also know peace.

As expected, only the Kumiho Divine Maiden could subdue Red Shadow.

The Sacred Soul Ritual should proceed without issue this year.

I understand now; you helped me realize it for myself.

Miho would've wanted that, too.

I return Fate's Embrace to you.

It belongs by your side more than mine.

Did you hear the voice of your divine weapon? What's its name?

It's... Skybreaker.

As in defying the will of the heavens...

A name as intriguing as Fate's Embrace.

I'm going to take Narae and prepare for the Sacred Soul Ritual now.

And I think, from now on, all the people of Baek-Ah should be invited.

Yes, that sounds nice. I'll spread the word.

You were amazing back there, Mina!

Yuna! I'm here!

Branch Master!

I'm so glad everyone's okay.

And I've heard that everyone who fled because of Red Shadow and the Serpent Dragon Guild has returned home.

Haha, we met some of them on the way here.

Let me tell ya, this time it wasn't easy saving everyone.

And given the circumstances, I think I've earned a well-deserved month-long fishing trip, right?

Really? Chae-Ah said that all you did was chase after the Divine Maiden.

Huh? Chae-Ah was here?

Ahem!

The Divine Maiden has decreed that from now on, the Sacred Soul Ritual is open to all.

Really? That means I can finally watch it!

I believe this year's ritual will be even more meaningful.

Everything should be about prepared now. Let's head over.

Miho. You too can rest easy now.

Mina!

Where'd she go?!

Mina...? Mina!

The stage is set! The actors best hurry to their places!

At Rise: the Maleficent Sea!

From, Eleanor...

What does this mean? Who the heck is Eleanor?

Mina was...

Sangun, what do we...?

I promise you, we'll find her.

I sense a faint trace of Mina's divine power.

She's probably still unharmed.

But...

Where's the Maleficent Sea?

In the Grand Ocean, there's a group of islands called the Gaba Archipelago, and the waters around them are the Maleficent Sea.

Even the most seasoned sailors avoid it.

Yeah. It's impossible to pass through there without getting caught in a storm.

And anyone who survives the trip comes back... wrong.

But we need to save Mina!

How do we get there? There's gotta to be a way.

We'd need to head to Silverwood Harbor to get to the Grand Ocean.

The bigger the ship, the better, but barring that...

We could always use my fishing boat.

Are you trying to get us killed?

I was just saying.

Anyway, let's regroup at Silverwood Harbor. We can figure out the ship situation once we're there.

Sangun. What about Narae?

Since Mina is gone...

Narae has a duty to act as Divine Maiden in her stead.

We cannot endanger her too.

Yeah, I guess that's true.

We'll save Mina on our own.

And the ship?

Leeho and Jiwon should ask around.

But there's really no time to waste...

I can still clearly sense Mina's divine power.

Let's gather our strength and try not to exhaust ourselves worrying.