-pg175- Retribution: Bound in Irons The Knights of the Holy Iron Chains 1 Gatts ......... Pakk Gatts, they're the ones from earlier! Farneze At last our chase is drawing to a close... -pg176- Farneze Black Swordsman!! -pg177- Farneze The Hawk of Darkness... ...is this man. Knights Hey, look. That sword... Ahh... Sword... What is that thing? How can he swing it? Look! It's his left hand! He's completely covered in blood... Is this really the guy? The Hawk of... Serpico ....... -pg178- Gatts Who the hell are they? Farneze We are The Knights of the Holy Iron Chains, under the direct control of the Vatican!! By divine command we have hastened to join our fate with yours and apprehend you! Gatts Hastened..... What? Farneze Throw down your sword and surrender peaceably! If you do, then we shall detain you in a manner acceptable before God! -pg179- Gatts What the hell? Look, I don't remember doing anything to any priests... Not without reason... Very often... Pakk (Persuasive ability: zero) Farneze Speak then... How did you come to be covered from head to toe in your own blood? Gatts ! Farneze The children of that town...the tracks through the mountain of corpses that you left behind... Are these not the cause of this blood? Gatts ......... Pakk Gatts... -pg180- Farneze Speechless already!!! This is God's will!!! All troops! Capture the Black Swordsman!!! Pakk These guys look serious... What'll we do? -pg181- Knights Man, what a sword... Did this guy really leave that mountain of corpses by himself? That's definately blood all over him... What the hell are we doing? Serpico ..... -pg182- Gatts .........!! -pg183- Knights What's with this guy? Can't he use that thing? Pakk Gatts? Gatts The sword... I can't hold my sword! Knights Great!! All together now!! Idiot, don't kill him! Man, he's fast! -pg184- Knights Stop it, you'll kill him! -pg185- Knights W-why you-- Look what he did! Is he dead? I won't forget this, heathen! It's a fake hand! Watch out for the fake hand! Calm down! You're too angry! Surround him! Make it so he can't move! Stop! We're hitting each other! -pg186- Azan Uh-oh... Farneze Those fools may slay him! Serpico ..... -pg187- Gatts .......! Serpico Awwwwwww..... Azan Hmph! Pathetic!! Can't even stay on their own two feet against one man! -pg188- Serpico They can't really help it! Why do you think the Knights of the Holy Iron Chain are also known as the "Sons of Knights?" The heads of the family don't want their sons to actually see battle, but they still force them to enlist for status, carefully arranging it like a big game. So all these people swarm to us, since we never see any real combat. Makes perfect sense. Azan Thanks for your informed opinion. But...I beg to know how thee hath come into the possesion of such wisdom, Serpico-kun. Serpico Oh, you know, nothing really special. I hate the sight of blood, so... I enlisted here! Azan GRARH! -pg189- Farneze Good! Now! Capture him! Serpico Oh, not good... Azan Hunh!? -pg193- Knights H-he can...actually swing that sword!! One swing went through five men like cannon fire! I can't believe this! We've got the right guy! This is the guy who left that mountain of corpses! He's a monster!! God...!!! -pg194- Farneze This is... The Black Swordsman!! Azan No mistaking him.......!! This blight upon the land... As written of in the book of the Apocalypse!! Farneze-sama! Since you and Serpico are unaccustomed to battle, I myself shall take the field and attempt to weaken our opponent. Stand aside! Azan demands a personal duel! Knights of the Holy Iron Chain 1 - The End