Changes: Episode 0-7 (Manga)

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Template:Chapter Stub Template:Chapter Guardians of Desire (5) (欲望の守護天使(5), Yokubō no shugotenshi (5)^?)

Summary

The villagers surrounding the Count's castle watch in awe as an unearthly tornado engulfs the castle.

Within the stair-dimension, Guts focuses his gaze upon a particular member of this group of five demonic beings, one who bears an inhuman appearance not unlike the combination of a man, a bat and a hawk. Guts shouts his name, "Griffith!" as the demon looks down at him. The latter implies a prior relationship with Guts as he acknowledges him with an air of detachment. The Count begs another of the demons to kill Guts, but the demon in question, Void, refuses. The five demons explain that the Apostles Guts has killed in the past are inconsquential to them and are not worth killing him over. When the demon Guts addressed as "Griffith" says that Guts' existence is beneath their own, Guts finds the strength to stand up and drag his sword up the staircase to attack the demon. The other demons marvel at Guts' indomitable will, and the small, round one of them quips that Guts has been Branded by this hawk-faced demon, known by the other demons as Femto.

Guts continues his unsteady climb of the staircase, shouting that he is responsible for Femto's position, and mocks the godly air emanating from Femto. As Puck wonders at the relationship between Guts and Femto, Guts suddenly doubles over in pain as blood gushes out of his Brand. Femto explains that Guts' Brand bleeds and the pain he feels grow in proportion to the power of the demons he faces: a lowly Apostle makes the Brand leak blood while these greater demons cause debilitating pain and torrents of blood, and could even result in death. Guts' eyes roll back into his head as he falls backwards, but he musters the strength to swing his sword over his head and at Femto, much to the intrigue of the other demons. Before the blow can land, however, Femto sends Guts flying with a telekinetic attack, and offhandedly tells the Count the latter's wish may have just been unintentionally fulfilled.

Void decides he's had enough of the fight between Guts and Femto and decides to proceed with the Count's wish. The demons tell the Count that they cannot grant him more power in exchange for Guts' life, because the Count feels no affection for him. Femto then points to Theresia as a viable candidate for sacrifice, and the small round demon urges the Count to do what he did "last time". A confused Theresia questions the statement, and the demon opens a hole in space-time where images of the Count seven years ago are shown. Despite pleas from the Count not to show Theresia, the demons ignore him.

The images show that seven years ago, the Count frequently went on pagan-hunting sessions to free his land of heretics. One day, upon his return to the castle, he found his wife willingly participating in a pagan orgy. The Count flew into a rage and killed all the pagan worshippers except his wife, whom he could not kill. His despair activated his Behelit, and the same group of demons, minus Femto, appeared before him and granted him his Apostle body in exchange for the life of his wife, who was eaten by the Count after he gained his new power.

Void summons a fiery Brand before Theresia, and waits for the Count's approval before branding her a sacrifice. Meanwhile, Guts, whose fingers were damaged in the fight against the Count, asks Puck to heal them using his healing powder.

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 ==Summary==
+The villagers surrounding the [[Count|Count's ]] castle watch in awe as an unearthly tornado engulfs the castle.
+Within the stair-dimension, [[Guts ]] focuses his gaze upon a particular member of this group of[[God Hand| five demonic beings]], one who bears an inhuman appearance not unlike the combination of a man, a bat and a hawk. Guts shouts his name, "[[Griffith]]!" as the demon looks down at him. The latter implies a prior relationship with Guts as he acknowledges him with an air of detachment. The Count begs another of the demons to kill Guts, but the demon in question, [[Void]], refuses. The five demons explain that the [[Apostle|Apostles ]] Guts has killed in the past are inconsquential to them and are not worth killing him over. When the demon Guts addressed as "Griffith" says that Guts' existence is beneath their own, Guts finds the strength to stand up and drag his sword up the staircase to attack the demon. The other demons marvel at Guts' indomitable will, and the[[Ubik| small, round one]] of them quips that Guts has been [[Brand of Sacrifice|Branded ]] by this hawk-faced demon, known by the other demons as [[Femto]].
+Guts continues his unsteady climb of the staircase, shouting that he is responsible for Femto's position, and mocks the godly air emanating from Femto. As [[Puck ]] wonders at the relationship between Guts and Femto, Guts suddenly doubles over in pain as blood gushes out of his Brand. Femto explains that Guts' Brand bleeds and the pain he feels grow in proportion to the power of the demons he faces: a lowly Apostle makes the Brand leak blood while these greater demons cause debilitating pain and torrents of blood, and could even result in death. Guts' eyes roll back into his head as he falls backwards, but he musters the strength to swing his sword over his head and at Femto, much to the intrigue of the other demons. Before the blow can land, however, Femto sends Guts flying with a telekinetic attack, and offhandedly tells the Count the latter's wish may have just been unintentionally fulfilled.
+Void decides he's had enough of the fight between Guts and Femto and decides to proceed with the Count's wish. The demons tell the Count that they cannot grant him more power in exchange for Guts' life, because the Count feels no affection for him. Femto then points to [[Theresia ]] as a viable candidate for sacrifice, and the small round demon urges the Count to do what he did "last time". A confused Theresia questions the statement, and the demon opens a hole in space-time where images of the Count seven years ago are shown. Despite pleas from the Count not to show Theresia, the demons ignore him.
+The images show that seven years ago, the Count frequently went on pagan-hunting sessions to free his land of heretics. One day, upon his return to the castle, he found his wife willingly participating in a pagan orgy. The Count flew into a rage and killed all the pagan worshippers except his wife, whom he could not kill. His despair activated his [[Behelit]], and the same group of demons, minus Femto, appeared before him and granted him his Apostle body in exchange for the life of his wife, who was eaten by the Count after he gained his new power.
+Void summons a fiery Brand before Theresia, and waits for the Count's approval before branding her a sacrifice. Meanwhile, Guts, whose fingers were damaged in the fight against the Count, asks Puck to heal them using his healing powder.
 ==Characters in Order of Appearance==