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In this world… Is the destiny of mankind controlled by some transcendental entity of law? Is it like the hand of God hovering above? At least it is true… that man has no control, even over his own will.
Episode 01 The Black Swordsman
For what… do humans come into being? What goals… do they set for themselves in life? And why… do they meet those destined to become important to them? Everything may rely soley upon fate.
Episode 02 The Band of the Hawk
The story has begun. While they are entwined with strings spun by fate… the boy cries out, and the girl is stirred by emotion. “It’s you that I want.” He does it for a certain someone… He does it to survive… That is why the boy wields his sword. Where will destiny take him?
Episode 03 First Battle
In this world… There is a flow of time that can never be recovered. Only by learning to suffer the sins of one’s past… can one move forward. The sorrow in the furthest reaches of one’s memory… The sorrow just beyond one’s memory… Which is more heartbreaking?
Episode 04 The Hand of God
People gaze upon others for different reasons. To protect one’s own happiness… To fulfill one’s own dream… And… To simply survive… Is there ever a time where one can live his own dream… without inflicting a wound on someone else’s heart?
Episode 05 A Wind of Swords
In this world… there are certain things that exist beyond human knowledge. Humans worship such thing as gods, or fear them as devils. And when one encounters… such fear and agony… Is this too simply fate?
Episode 06 Zodd the Immortal
Providence may guide a man to meet a specific person. Even if such guidance eventually leads him to darkness, man simply cannot forsake a cherished goal. When will man discover a way to control his own soul?
Episode 07 The Sword’s Owner
Every man makes sacrifices for his ambitions. Especially when he possesses a young heart… he is unable to suppress the consuming hunger. Achieving the glory for oneself, and crushing the dreams of another… Is this an unavoidable result of causality?
Episode 08 Conspiracy
Nothing is more profound or everlasting than envy and enmity. Here, in the deep darkness, man continues to live… battling the arduous weight of his sins. In this world, is it also considered a sin to feel love for another?
Episode 09 Assassination
Dreams… Each man has a dream… Each man longs to pursue his dream. It tortures him, but the dream gives meaning to his life. Even if he should end up being destroyed by his own dream… no man can allow himself to leave it behind. In this world, does man possess anything more solid than a dream?
Episode 10 Nobleman
In this world, nothing is more variable than the human heart. No man can escape the feeling of love… and no man can suppress what the heart desires. If growing closer to someone will bring a man joy… even if it ultimately leads to his own destruction… Is it also true that man is fascinated with ruin?
Episode 11 The Battle
Those who dedicate their lives to another inevitably shed blood. Those who die for unrequited love are doomed to shed tears. Dreams… Hope… Death… Despair… Can one finally feel alive when he believes and accepts them all?
Episode12 Together
To wield a sword is proof that one is alive. Dreams are woven, ambitions are amassed… But nothing can alter this pure truth. One who wields a sword for another… One who wields a sword only for oneself… In the end, what awaits them? Can it truly be a such a thing as joy?
Episode 13 Prepared for Death
In every man’s heart burns a flame that can never be extinguished. This flickering fire is what ignites a man’s ambition… warms a man’s heart and incinerates a man’s emotions. The question arises… Will the flame of fate ever be extinguished as long as man lives?
Episode 14 Bonfire of Dreams
There are things that man must one day put behind him once and for all. There are barriers that man must one day find a way to overcome. Head held high, eyes on the horizon, he will move forward… In the eyes of the young… how transient is life and death?
Episode 15 The Decisive Battle
When every battle means life or death, defeat is not an option. No matter how much pain and grief a man undergoes… he can never turn his back. To realize a dream means to shed blood. Could this also be the curse of having a youthful heart?
Episode 16 The Conqueror
Why does man aspire to reach the top? To win thunderous applause… Why does man yearn for this so? Dreams, ambition, love, hope… Could this youthful arrogance be cause for others to strike one down?
Episode 17 Moment of Glory
What comes to a man’s mind when he realizes his dreams? Days long past, future ambitions… Affection for his loved ones? Dreams are to be fulfilled for one’s own sake. But will there ever come a time… when one is able to retrieve what’s been lost along the way?
Episode 18 Tombstone of Flames
Separation. It is unavoidable for anyone who decides to follow his own path. Invaluable friends and countless dreams… When one forsakes everything, will it bring happiness or sorrow? The wheels of causality are truly beginning to turn.
Episode 19 Separation
A departed friend… A place that’s been cast away… Emotions thought to be abandoned… Summoned back by the power of God’s will. Even as man feels joy, he is chained by an afflicting misery. Why must such times of bliss pass in the blink of an eye?
Episode 20 Sparks
Unless man loses a precious thing, he will never know its true value. When he is utterly weary, and the path to his dream has been crushed… it is then that a dim light pierces the darkness. Why can man not live in bliss unless he embraces his wounded heart?
Episode 21 Confession
As they wander through the never-ending darkness… The last remaining flames is lit… in each of the souls who gather here now. Do you believe? Do you hate? Do you love? When will mankind awaken to the true sorrow of loss?
Episode 22 Infiltration
Beloved memories… Hope for survival… All have been lost at the end of the journey. Hearts bleeding, they stand still… full of regret and sorrow. Despite all this, will mankind still live on? Only the wind is left to tell us that the dream is now over.
Episode 23 Eve of the Feast
Their final destination is darkness… And it is despair that awaits them… They are engulfed. By betrayal… Confusion… Tears… Woe… Solitude… And all that shall be left in the end… is the purest of dreams.
