"Uninvited Assassin" is episode 378 of the Berserk manga series.
Short Summary[]
Rakshas -the uninvited guest in the kurultai- finds himself confused beliving he has died in Falconia. After he recovered some of his senses, Silat, Roderick, Bakiraka warriors and some Kushan soldiers face him. A while after the emperor is whisked away from the dangerous place, a sudden astral wave apparently emerges from Rakshas, with Daiba stating that is an astral gate.
Afterwards, dark astral beings appears in the Kushan capital, murdering people around. Farnese is attacked by these beings, but Serpico saves her with his Sylph Sword. Farnese states that the beings are trolls as a Qliphoth emerged. Thus, she heads to the heart of the evil od. Meanwhile, Silat rages up and fight Rakshas by himself. Elsewhere, the Elfhelm wizards are surrounded by the trolls and Guts remains tired by the violent reaction of his brand.
Long Summary[]
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Rakshas emerges from the Northern's Clan head. Daiba warns the other clan heads to get away from him. Rakshas slowy lands on the main table of the kurultai, the emperor wondering whether he is a spectre. The other clan heads show their concerns about the Falcon of Light's apostle, identifying him as a murderer. Rakshas, who has an intermediate aspect betwen his base and released form, finds himself confused seeing the place. Wondering who he is, Rakshas identifies the Kushan's individuals and asks to himself if he is not in Falconia. Remembering Silat after seeing him, Rakshas states on his mind that he died before, wondering how he stills alive. Rakshas suddenly gets mad with the scared Kushans, attacking them and demanding silence. However, some warriors counterattack and block his attacks, even cutting some of his claws. Roderick gets amazed, stating Daiba that them are Bakiraka clansmen disguised as servants. The council's general takes the emperor to a safer place while Silat, the other Bakiraka (including the tapasa), Roderick and some Kushan soldiers prepare themselves to fight. Daiba warns that he is a being capable to face down thousand men, so they don should not understimate him even having him outnumbered. Rakshas mocks that his "young master" hid his men, pointing that he is the Silat he knew.
Characters[]
- Kushan clan representatives
- Rakshas
- Daiba
- Kushan Empire members
- Silat
- Tapasa
- Roderick
- Seahorse's Chief
- Kushan's New Emperor
- Rickert
- Bakiraka
- Trolls
- Farnese
- Serpico
- Theuene
- Iony
- Elfhelm's wizzards
- Kukka
- Magnifico
- Isidro
- Puck
- Molda
- Schierke
- Ivalera
- Guts
Gallery[]
Notes[]
- The physical Young Animal issue #22 release included a clear file featuring an exclusive Rakshas artwork.
- In the japanese release, Daiba refers to the berserk elephants as "beast soldiers" (妖獣兵), the kanji equivalent name for the pishacha ("ピシャーチャ", normally included as furigana beyond the kanji characters).