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| Their Oath | |
| Kanji |
二つの誓い |
| Rōmaji |
Futatsu no Chikai |
| Japanese Air Date |
2 September 2019 |
| Opening Song |
Sacrifice |
| Ending Song |
「 HHOOWWLL」 |
| Chapters |
Chapter 19 (1-16), Chapter 20 (19-32), Chapter 21, Chapter 22 (1-31) |
| Previous Episode | |
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"Their Oath" is the 10th episode of the To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts anime.
Summary[]
Roy recalled that before he transformed into Garmr Incarnate, he was a young infantryman belonging to an Infantry Combat team. At that time, he followed all the soldiers of the infantry combat team and rushed towards the Southern army camp with their fear, but he was seriously injured in a tragic gunfight and fell to the ground. Therefore, Roy was was sent to an unknown "medical facility" and Becoming an Incarnate under "treatment" under Elaine's supervision. Roy fights alongside Hank against the Confederates, when he was very proud to remember the trust he placed in Hank and fight alongside him.
Back in the present day, Under the watchful eyes of Gerald and Schaal, Roy escaped into the woods while avoiding the shooting of the soldiers of The Coup de Grace troop. Not long after, he was got some gunshot because the soldiers of The Coup de Grace troop used night vision goggles to find his hiding place. Therefore, he had to seize the opportunity to counterattack from the sight of the soldiers of The Coup de Grace troop, and quickly killed half of the members of The Coup de Grace troop. Gerald, who was operating separately from Schaal, learned from the report of a soldier from The Coup de Grace troop that Roy had killed 12 soldiers of their unit, and the number of seriously injured members was still unknown. He knew that it might not be that simple to deal with Roy, so he sent an order to the remaining soldiers to continue their strategy. Even if an emergency situation occurred, they could not hesitate at all. Subsequently, reinforcements from The Coup de Grace troop staying at Muzzle Peak Lookout heard about the situation and set out to provide support. Since she heard that Schaal was missing and the Coup de Grace troop was in danger, Liza decided to go to support and said that she had already prepared the training on the use of equipment, emergency medical treatment and combat. She asked the army to immediately send a medic to act together, but Claude, regardless of his own situation, said there was no need to send a medic and said he was going to help. Although Claude believed that it was his long-cherished wish to conquer all the Incarnates, as the Captain of The Coup de Grace troop, he not only had to fight for his men, but would not rather not see their troops being annihilated than not see many people like Schaal in danger. So he asks Liza for a favor for help him to do something.
On the other side, after falling from the cliff, Hank, who was seriously injured and on the verge of death, saw Elaine worrying about him in a illusion. When Hank asks Elaine if he has fulfilled their promise, a mysterious blue butterfly lands on their hands. At this time, Hank heard Schaal's voice and soon found her next to him. Apparently Schaal decided to privately separate from Gerald and the Coup de Grace troop, and she went straight to Hank and took him deep into the caves beneath some cliff. Hank was surprised by Schaal's appearance, but he felt relieved after he knew the details of the reason. Schaal told Hank that shortly after about a month after the Whitechurch Incident, her father suddenly came to life and transformed into a beast. No one knew the reason at the time, but she shot her father with a shotgun as an extradition to him and told how her father regained consciousness at the last moment and said goodbye to her. Schaal fully understands how Hank felt when he killed her father and understands that he did so to prevent her father from turning into a beast and causing destruction. Schaal believes her father, William, wanted to thank Hank before he died for saving him from turning into a beast and destroying everything he protected. Hank was surprised that Schaal could understand and forgive his behavior. But he didn't understand what he was doing, nor did he understand the reason for his oath in the Incarnate troop. Hank told Schaal that if William was really grateful to him for saving him as regardless of what Schaal said, then whether the comrades he killed could truly forgive his actions and get true redemption, and he also wanted to know whether he really saved many of his comrades.
Hank told Schaal that Elaine had not found an antidote before the war was over, or even a way to permanently turn Incarnate, who had turned into a beast, back into a human. He discovered that among the Incarnate troops, both William and many of their comrades were undoubtedly human. It is because of this idea that Hank considers many Incarnates to be human and buries them as humans. At that time they made a oath together that they Incarnate were still human beings. Hank knew that he had been fighting to fulfill this oath, but in fact he had killed many comrades who wanted to live. Hank questions whether his situation can give his comrades a last chance for redemption. He also doubts whether he can find hope while redeeming himself by getting back everything and important people and things he has lost in his life. Hank knew that the more he used the power of his Incarnate power, sooner or later he would face the cruel fate of turning into a beast like his friends. Hank knows that the more he abuses the power of Incarnate, sooner or later he will face the cruel fate of becoming a beast like his friends. Even he himself had turned into a beast in Whitechurch and caused irreparable harm. He could not imagine the destruction he would do by becoming the King of Beasts from. Looking desperate, Hank asked Schaal if she could kill him before it was too late if he suddenly turned into a beast that couldn't control himself and couldn't turn back into a human again. More importantly, he wanted to die while he still had his humanity and could still remember what his comrades had been like. Although Schaal understood what Hank was trying to say, she refused his request. Besides, she didn't come to Hank to deal with this matter. When Hank looked up at Schaal' s grief stricken expression, he apologized for his actions that had implicated her and so many others, because he understood that with Schaal's character, she couldn't be ruthless enough to kill him. In order to prevent more people from suffering misfortune, he decided to let Schaal stay in the cave and wait for someone to take him away, while he would go to find Roy to end things and disappear from the world forever. Before Hank left, he asked Schaal to remember their Incarnates existence when everything was truly over.
On the other side, when Gerald learned from a report from a soldier of The Coup de Grace troop that the target they were pursuing suddenly disappeared, he immediately asked the soldiers of The Coup de Grace troop to be on high alert. As a result, the soldiers of The Coup de Grace troop were attacked by Roy before they could react, and Gerald was captured by Roy in the process because Roy knew that if he killed the leader of The Coup de Grace troop, he could destroy The Coup de Grace troop. He agrees that Gerald is willing to take reckless actions to capture him, but Gerald already knows Roy's purpose and sets a trap to fight back. Roy finds himself trapped by wires from The Coup de Grace troop. He warned Gerard that he would be implicated if he allowed The Coup de Grace troop to open fire directly. But Gerald said that even if their army faces the risk of losing their commander, they must kill all the Incarnates who have transformed into beasts. Although the Coup de Grace troopers fired multiple shots at Roy, they were unable to deliver a fatal blow. To make matters worse, Roy broke free from the wire and planned to kill Gerald and the Coup de Grace troop. Fortunately, Claude and Liza arrived at the scene in time, and with Liza's help, Claude severely hit Roy from above with the Grenade Launcher Gun, forcing him to escape. Liza helped Claude, who was in deep physical condition and unaware of the situation, then turned to Gerald and apologized, because even if Claude had to rest, he couldn't watch The Coup de Grace troop being in danger. Claude scolded Gerald not to continue using his dangerous methods, because he found that Gerald's strategy was no different from the Incarnates 's fighting style, not to mention that they did not establish The Coup de Grace troop to do such random things. After listening to Claude's rebuke, Gerald apologized to him. Because he knew that as a veteran, he felt embarrassed and ashamed to seek death, and it was completely like setting the worst example for the young soldiers in the future.
In the cave, Schaal recalled that she was unknowingly opposed to Hank's idea of killing the Incarnate in the first place, so she had no idea how much pain, despair, and fear Hank was carrying on his journey. Later, after what happened during her journey with Hank and listening to Hank's difficulties, she considered whether to accept Hank's request for her to kill him, and questioned whether Hank really wanted to choose death to seek redemption and forgiveness. Despite this, Schaal does not want Hank to choose the fate of destruction, because she knows that Hank not only needs someone to sympathize with him, but more importantly, what Hank really needs is someone important to him so that he can continue to keep live as a human. After Schaal thought about it for a while, she finally made up her mind and walked out of the cave to find Hank. At the same time, Roy was limping by the river due to his injuries, and Hank appeared in front of Roy from the other side of the river. Roy is surprised to find that Hank is still alive, and Hank in turn taunted Roy, saying that since they were both scarred, at least it was time for them to decide the winner. Roy told Hank that people like him who dare not use the power of Incarnates can't change anything at all, but Hank retorted to Roy that if the opponent was him, they would die together in the fight. Hank also told Roy that with his injuries, he should not live long. Roy angrily tells Hank that he will have a bright future if he just moves forward. In his eyes, Hank is just a product of the past. When Hank deliberately held the grenade and let Roy rush towards him, felt that he was indeed a product of the past, he also decided that he was miserable being bound by his memories. But he knew that he had always remembered the appearance of many of his comrades in the past and had been fighting until now. He felt that it was enough for him to fulfill his promise to the end by himself.
Just when Hank decided to die together with Roy, planning to personally end his painful and miserable life, Schaal suddenly rushed out and shot Roy's knee with a shotgun. Schaal tells Hank that in her eyes he is human, she made a promise to Hank that if Hank turned into a beast that could not turn back into a human again, she would extradite and kill him and bury him as a human being. Schaal asked Hank to continue to fulfill his oath in the Incarnate troop, ask him to transcend and bury all the Incarnates who have long since lost their humanity and soul and turned into crazy demons and beasts who can no longer be forgiven, redeemed and saved by all the gods, let they can get the ending they deserve as human beings in their last chance for rest in peace and redemption while they are still human, she wants Hank to keep fighting until the end and put an end to everything, let him to survive as human being. Schaal's words gave Hank a glimmer of hope, allowing him to cheer up and understand Schaal's true feelings. Hank immediately dropped the grenade, he understands that perhaps what he really wants is not just anyone who is willing to sympathy with him, but he even wants a majority of companions who are willing to bear his sins together. In his heart, he also hopes to hear the voice of himself living as a human being. Roy warned Schaal not to meddle in other people's business, and said that people like her who didn't know the painful experiences their Incarnates were carrying shouldn't cause trouble or interfere in their fight. Roy dodged Schaal's shot and rushed towards her, Hank transformed into a werewolf again and fought Roy under Schaal's watchful eyes. Roy felt ironic that Hank had entrusted his back to Schaal, but at least he finally saw Hank return to the way he should have been when he was a big step away from his real self. Therefore, the two of them started a fierce duel again. While Roy and Hank were fighting each other, The Coup de Grace troop were approaches, but Claude tells his team to wait. Hank withstood Roy's attack and took advantage of him when he tried to bite him. He immediately grabbed Roy's right hand and launched a fatal blow to his chest, knocking Roy directly into the tree. Roy praises Hank's performance and restores to his half Incarnate form, and the two briefly reminisce about their time on the battlefield. Hank shoots Roy shortly after his death, and Schaal asks Hank about Roy's past because she wants to remember what kind of person he was. Hank describes Roy to Schaal and says that if they could go back in time, they might be friends. Soon after, The Coup de Grace troop aims their gun at Hank and Schaal, and Claude tells Hank that they can finally talk.
Characters[]
- Hank Henriette
- Nancy Schaal Bancroft
- Elaine Bluelake (illusion and flashback, only anime)
- Liza Renecastle
- Claude Withers
- Gerald Corlani
- Roy (in his half Incarnate form and Incarnate from)
- Daniel Price (flashback, in his human form)
- Theodore Sherman (flashback, in his human form, flashback)
- Edgar Beckford (flashback, in his human form)
- Arthur Allston (flashback, in his human form)
- Christopher Keynes (flashback, in his human form)
- Abi (flashback, in his human form)
- John William Bancroft (flashback, in his human form and Incarnate from)
- Beatrice (flashback, in her human from)
- Vic (flashback, possibly in his human form)
- Karkinos (flashback, possibly in his human form)
- Hraesvelgr (possibly in its human form) flashback)
- Other Incarnate troop's members (flashback, possibly in their human form)
Anime Differences[]
- The cut Roy backstory was moved to this episode, except with noticeable changes.
- In the manga, when Roy was still a soldier of Infantry Combat, his superior rode a horse but did not command the troops to follow him into the Southern army camp. In the anime, Roy's superior did not ride a horse but commanded the troops to follow him into the Southern Army camp.
- The anime adds a scene where the Southern Army uses cannons to annihilate Roy's troops.
- In the anime, Roy is transformed into an Incarnate after being shot and receiving "medical treatment" supervised and performed by Elaine. In the comics, Roy was too frightened to shoot at the enemy, and was later saved by Hank and Cain when his troops were annihilated. Soon after, he was turned into an Incarnate.
- Cain did not appear with Hank and Roy in the flashback.
- Some extra narration and scenes from the flashback was omitted and change.
- Roy fighting The Coup de Grace troop was changed. Instead of fighting The Coup de Grace troop head on, Roy runs and hides from them and starts attack them one by one.
- Added awareness of Hank talking to Elaine in illusion . This scene does not appear in the manga.
- In the anime, Hank asks Schaal where they are when he wakes up, but in the manga, there is no
- The manga shows a complete cave under a certain cliff where Schaal and Hank are staying. The anime only shows the cave, but does not show that the cave is located under a certain cliff.
- the anime didn't increase in Schaal running to the bottom of the cliff find Hank who was seriously injured.
- the manga and anime didn't not added Schaal take Hank to the cave and care for him.
- In the manga, Schaal is making tea before Hank wakes up. In the anime, Schaal is by Hank's side before he wakes up.
- the anime didn't add Hank received the teacup handed to him by Schaal and talk to her.
- In the manga, when Hank goes to fight Roy again, he puts on his troop coat again and leaves, but in the anime, he puts on his troop coat directly and leaves.
- In the anime, Wires used to trap Roy was added. The wires was not used in the manga.
- In the anime, Claude attacks Roy to saves Gerald, whereas in the manga, Liza uses her three-barreled shotgun (which did not appear in the anime) to save Gerald.
- In the manga, When Roy and Hank faced off again, it was in the forest, but In the anime, it was in the river.
- In the manga, Schaal shoots Roy in the chest with her gun, In the anime was changed to the arms and legs.
- In the manga, Hank use his grenade to fight with Roy without to transforms incarnate, In the anime, Hank not use grenade and transforms incarnate and fight with Roy.
- Hank and Schaal whispering their tactics into each other's ears only appears in the manga.
- In the manga, Hank used a grenade to blow open Roy's chest after Schaal used her gun as cover.In the anime,it was changed to Hank using his claws to pierce Roy's chest as the key to deciding the winner.
- in the anime, Roy transforms to his half Incarnate from ,whereas in the manga, his stays as an Incarnate from.
- Roy's real name is Rex Brock. His name was never touched nor talked about in the manga.
- In the manga, Hank almost fell to the ground due to exhaustion shortly after shooting Roy. This scene was changed to not exist in the anime.