-pg219- Skull Knight You stand at the border to hell. In the space 'between worlds.' Berserk An Oath: Fighting Back. -pg220- Gatts I've seen him before... Skull Knight Use this. Gatts Ch... (What ? This sword's...) -pg222- Gatts Why ? These things can reach right to the depths of my soul!? Skull Knight The ghosts of the world are lost here. They are lost, for they hold onto life even in death. They gather, longing for your flesh, and warm blood. The Mark of the Sacrifice... They cluster round you, a doomed man. Spirits Blood... His destiny... His destiny is ours... -pg223- Spirits Come in... Let us come in... Join us... -pg224- Spirits In this body... Let us in! -pg225- Skull Knight You have a strong spirit. It can not be killed so easily. Now listen close: he who survives the darkness is the light in the forest. I am sure that you were disappointed in yourself for feeling dizzy... All the dangers that you see beside your path are real. The flesh of your body shall be seen as a dream come true in this strange world. While we move together, here between worlds, they shall not bother you. Gatts Why ? -pg226- Skull Knight It is the fate of those who bear the Mark of the Sacrifice. The flesh of your body, to the very last drop of blood, is doomed, offered before the alter. Gatts Fate... Fate. Fate. FATE. -pg227- Gatts Fate can shut the fuck up! -pg228- Gatts I'm fed up with yer blather! If they're gonna kill me, I'll take yer skull with me! -pg229- Gatts Sacrifice ? Offering ? This is my fate !? I'm not gonna take that sort of complicated crap lyin' down. After all, this is a fight! And I'm always ready for a little weird shit! The winner is the one who's still standin' at the end of a fight! -pg230- Gatts Right! Now, you get yer ass back to hell! And take yer ugly ass friends with ya! Or I'll stick this thing where ya ought to have a heart! -pg231- Gatts I'll take what I've got left and show fate what I'M gonna do! -pg232- Gatts With what I value... No rotten monsters... Not one of ya... Will remain alive! -pg233- Gatts THIS MEANS WAR! -pg234- Gatts And if anyone tramples on my dream... Be he man or demon, I'll stand to face him... Even if it's him... -pg235- Gatts Heh...I'll even beat him. I survived the mess in the eclipse with this power. -pg236- Gatts What ? Over already ? Skull Knight Wrong. I have found... The light in the forest. Gatts Light in the forest ? (More mumbo-jumbo ?) -pg237- Gatts Yer gonna loan me yer horse. NOW! Skull Knight Heh... Gatts Uh...hunh ? -pg238- Skull Knight This is the second time I've given you a ride. Gatts Eh ? Skull Knight Try not to fall.