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Template:Chapter Golden Age (5) (黄金時代(3) Ōgon jidai (5)?) is the 13th nonnumerical chapter of the Berserk manga series, written and illustrated by Kentaro Miura. This chapter is also the thirteenth of sixteen chapters that do not go by conventional chapter labeling.

Summary

Guts suffers a nightmare, where Donovan chases Guts' eleven year-old self across a field of bones. Guts comes across Gambino and begs him for help, but Gambino refuses on the grounds that he was killed by Guts. Gambino turns to his dog, who has Shisu's face, who agrees that Guts is not worth saving. Donovan overpowers Guts as the latter begs Gambino to forgive him. Gambino and Shisu dissolve into bones as Gambino tells Guts he should have died the day he was found as a baby. The scene changes, and Guts, now fifteen, lays naked in an endless void. He screams not to be touched as a naked Casca embraces his body.

Guts awakens in an unfamiliar tent. The pain in his shoulder flares up, and he suddenly remembers Griffith and their fight. He leaves the tent and looks around; the camp is full of mercenaries of a comparable age to Guts' own. In the distance, Guts notices Casca arguing with Griffith. As their confrontation ends, she storms over to Guts, who recognizes her from his dream, and greets him with a punch to the gut. She leaves after wishing Griffith had killed Guts.

SwordSurfer

Griffith's impossible move results in a brief victory.

A nearby mercenary, Judeau, explains that Griffith had ordered Casca to sleep next to Guts for the two previous days to help him heal from his wounds, despite the fact that she had given up living as a woman to be a mercenary. Griffith walks over and introduces himself amicably, returns Guts' sword, and asks Guts to walk with him through camp, amidst the glaring eyes of the other mercenaries. Griffith explains that the group is called the Band of the Hawk, and Guts admits to having heard rumors of their formidable reputation.

As they reach the top of a nearby hill, Griffith reveals that he didn't kill Guts in the hopes that he could be recruited into the Hawks' ranks, and that he has taken a personal interest in him. Guts refuses the invitation to join the Hawks, and instead wants to fight Griffith on an equal playing field now that he's healed.

SwordSwallower

"I'll show you how mouths should be used in a fight."

The conditions of the fight are if Guts wins the fight, then he will kill Griffith, and if Griffith wins, Guts will join the Hawks. The one-on-one battle begins.

Their duel draws the attention of the other Hawks, but they do not interfere on Griffith's orders, who wants to personally obtain what he desires. Guts is quickly overwhelmed, and he wonders how Griffith can beat his enormous greatsword with a simple falchion. The fight seems to end when Griffith jumps and lands on the blade of Guts' sword, his own weapon pointed at Guts' face.

The victory is short-lived. Guts bites down on Griffith's sword, ready to continue the fight.

Characters in the Order of Appearance

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