The Goddess of Thunder is the tenth episode in the Bastard!! Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy anime series.
Synopsis[]
Abigail, one of the Dark Rebel Armies’ Four Divine Kings, proposes that they use the curse of Accused to find out if Nei’s pledge to kill Dark Schneider is genuine. She agrees to be cursed and gets doomed to a duel to the death against Dark Schneider. As Nei launches an assault on the Kingdom of Meta-llicana, former Four Divine Kings member Gara welcomes them with a counterattack!
Summary[]
Abigail prepares Accused and explains how the spell works on Nei, however, she already knows it and tells him to use it already. Abigail then casts the curse, transferring the blue nail to Nei's finger so that she is reminded of it each time she sees her blue nail. Nei states the curse doesn't make any difference as she would have been happy to kill Dark Schneider with or without the curse.
Nei on her Griffin
As Nei leaves, Kall-Su asks Abigail if he isn't overdoing it and if he really believes that Nei can betray them. Abigail notes that Nei's love for Dark Schneider is like the love of a child to its father, however, its actually even stronger as she had lived 100 years by his side. Abigail asks Kall-Su, what he thinks of Dark Schneider's recent activities, but Kall-Su is unsure. The Dark Schneider he knew would have killed all his enemies, however, he didn't kill Gara and the Three Sorcerer Generals. Abigail notes that Schneider seems to be a different person, making Kall-Su wonder what could have happened in the last 15 years. Abigail notes that Dark Schneider is their biggest enemy and they need to hurry and kill him. Once the God of Destruction, Anthrasax returns, they will get their ultimate paradise, a place without war, discrimination and poverty, ruled only by magic, the Sorcerer Kingdom. Abigail shows Kall-Su that the first stage of Anthrasax's reawakening had started, and they should hurry and destroy the three other seals. Kall-Su notes they should expand their Dark Rebel Army. While Nei keeps Dark Schneider busy, they must take the seals from the other royal families. Abigail doesn't care who wins between Dark Schneider and Nei, but notes that there are rules to break Accused, and Nei can escape it if she gets her hands on a certain item. Abigail notes to himself that the item is the heart of the spell's target. In order for she to free herself, she needs to rip Dark Schneider's heart. In case Nei switches sides, she will be eliminated right away and if Dark Schneider wants to save her, he needs to sacrifice himself. As they use the same magic, it could also be possible, they to kill each other.
Dark Schneider sends off Sean Ari to Temple of Cant, where she can treat Kai Harn. Sean knows that Schneider is strong, but still warns him that Nei is the strongest of the Four Divine Kings. As she leaves, she hopes that Dark Schneider can save Nei. Sean knows that Dark Schneider doesn't feel the same way as she, as he never called her by her name, however, she hopes that he doesn't forget her. Yoko tells Dark Schneider to not be the type that's unfaithful or make girls cry. The group then heads back towards Meta-llicana.
At Meta-llicana, Gara fights using his Wyvern. Nei then arrives with her Griffin. She jumps and attacks Gara, causing them both to dismantle their pets. Nei asks Gara why he betrayed them and Gara states he joined Dark Schneider, since he is more fun, which annoys Nei. Gara guesses that Nei also wants to join Dark Schneider, but she denies it. She jumps at him using Lightning Sword, but Gara blocks it with his Murasame Blade, and redirects the attack. Nei congratulates him for surviving a strike from the Raijinken. Gara notes its the first time seeing her sword in person. Gara's ninjas recognize the legendary sword Raijinken, saying they heard its as powerful as the Fire Sword, and if the wielder is strong enough it can split a mountain.
Nei slashes Gara
Gara throws kunai's at Nei, but she dodges them. He then throws a large shuriken, forcing Nei to jump in the air. However as the Griffin and Wyvern are fighting, they create a wind that distracts Nei. In that moment, Gara jumps and uses Majinken, cutting Nei in two. Gara feels that was too easy and turns to see that he actually cut a goblin and this was illusion. Nei comes from above, using her Secret Hariken Style, she slashes Gara's left half with Dragon Blast Demon Slash, and also breaks part of the bridge. Nei thinks she won, stating that as long as she has Raijinken she doesn't need to fear Dark Schneider.
Gara about to use True Majinken
Gara laughs and comments that Raijinken is compatible with her power. Seven copies of Gara float in the air as he used Ninja Seven Body Split technique. Gara reveals she killed one of his copies and wonders if she can tell which is the real Gara. As Nei used to be Schneider's lover, Gara was thinking that she will switch sides, but it seems she intends to fight against him. Gara takes off his armor and Nei notes that he figured it won't save him and is getting on his way only. All seven copies of Gara then use True Majinken. The ninjas believes this will be the end. Gara previously used True Majinken against Dark Schneider, but he had only one arm and right now, he even has seven copies of him. Nei states that Gara's Seven Body Split technique is an illusion created by high-speed intermittent movement and only one of them is real. Even as Ninja Master, he can't shoot six True Majinken at the same time and only one True Majinken is coming. As she sees which is the real one, she blocks it, which surprises Gara. However, as she keeps blocking the attack, Raijinken starts to crack and ends up breaking. Gara states he is the winner as she can't fight with a broken sword. He knows she is important to Dark Schneider, so he won't kill her. The ninjas celebrate that their 2000 strong army won against the 20000 strong Third Army of the Four Divine Kings.
Nei defeating Gara
The ministers of Meta-llicana are happy. One asks Geo why did Gara choose to fight for them, but Geo doesn't know. Nei is annoyed that Gara and Dark Schneider, who are strong, had turned into dogs for the royal family and are stopping them from creating their perfect world. Gara states he never cared about the fake utopia and all he wants is to have fun. Annoyed, Nei uses Anthem, but Gara blocks the magic missiles easily. Nei then jumps at Gara, stating that Raijinken isn't cutting with its blade and to witness the secret behind the sword. She then charges the blade and uses Haouken Secret Thunder Claw Blade Strike, creating a lightning blade. Gara attempts to block it, but his sword goes through it and he gets cut by her. Nei tells him that the lightning forms the sword and no sword can block it. She gets close to Gara, intending to finish him off and then Dark Schneider. Gara wonders if she can really kill him, and Nei is sure she can, for their Sorcerer Kingdom. As she is about to kill Gara, a spell flies in and causes Nei to back off. Dark Schneider then appears.
Characters[]
- Abigail
- Arshes Nei
- Kall-Su
- Tia Noto Yoko
- Dark Schneider
- Sean Ari
- Kai Harn
- Gara
- Sheila Metallicana
- Geo Noto Soto
Spells[]
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