Demon Lord 2099 (2024) s01e01 Episode Script

[MACHINA]
In an era not so long ago,
two forces bitterly fought
for dominance
over their homeland of Alnaeth.
[MACHINA] On one side were
mortals with limited lives.
[gunshots firing]
[MACHINA] On the other were
the death-defying immortals.
[stabs]
[MACHINA] The Immortal War
was unfoundedly gruesome
and split Alnaeth in twain.
[crashes]
[crackling]
[explodes]
[MACHINA]
In the end,
the fate of the world
ultimately rested upon
a battle between two men.
[MACHINA] The mortals
put forth the Hero Gram
and his Holy Sword Ixasorde
of the Goddess Meldia.
[MACHINA]
His opponent, the Demon Lord
Veltol Velvet Velsvalt.
♪
[swords clash]
[swords clash]
[swords clashing]
♪
[MACHINA] In the year
fifteen ninety-nine
of the Continental Era.
[MACHINA] On the twelfth day
of the month of the dragon.
[MACHINA]
The long drawn-out story
ended with a flash of light.
[burst]
[Gram panting]
[VELTOL]
Well done, Hero.
[VELTOL]
Celebrate.
[VELTOL] A mere mortal
has defeated the Demon Lord.
I commend your strength.
You fought valiantly indeed.
[VELTOL] Greater still,
I commend your courage.
You were strong as well.
A worthy foe.
Why did I lose to you?
[VELTOL] My power,
my strategy, my military,
I was far superior to you frail
and fleeting mortals
in every respect imaginable.
[VELTOL]
So why?
[VELTOL]
Tell me.
[GRAM]
We have life.
Go on.
Mortals die.
Tis our fate.
That which you feel
makes us frail and fleeting
is truly our greatest strength.
[GRAM]
We fight off death.
[GRAM] We would do
everything in our power
for one more moment.
[GRAM] Our weakness
drives us to be strong
and our promise of doom
drives us to stay.
For it is here
we discover life's glimmers.
[VELTOL]
Life's glimmers?
[VELTOL]
Spare me your humor.
[VELTOL] As if such nonsense
could bring about my defeat.
[GRAM]
Yet, such nonsense did.
[GRAM] My arm and my blade
were but vehicles for the light
which all mortals
carry within them.
Take heed,
Hero.
[VELTOL]
For wherever there is light,
there must also be darkness.
And as long
as darkness remains,
I shall appear
before your light
time and time again.
You can't erase
the Invincible King.
So be it.
I will face your darkness
wherever it rears its head.
Fare thee well
my eternal sworn enemy,
Hero Gram.
[groans]
Fare thee well
my most despised foe,
Demon Lord Veltol.
[exhales]
Goodbye.
[footsteps receding]
[MACHINA]
And yet the world lived on.
[MACHINA]
Lord Veltol.
Machina?
[MACHINA]
Yes, one of the Six Dark Peers.
[MACHINA]
Duchess of the Dazzling Blaze.
[MACHINA] Tis I.
It has been five hundred years.
Raise your head.
[MACHINA]
My lord.
I'm sorry
I lack the appropriate attire.
Twas not by my choice.
[VELTOL] You saw to
the completion of the Methenoel
and raced to attend my rebirth.
I am far from concerned with
your selection of wardrobe.
Now then, where are we?
[MACHINA] The cathedral
of Nelldor's dungeon,
below the former
Shinjuku Station.
No matter.
Now, fret not!
For your Demon Lord
has been born again!
And in this iteration
Alnaeth shall be his!
I have something to report
regarding Alnaeth.
Tell me.
The world that
we had set out to rule,
it has already perished.
[VELTOL]
Huh?
[MACHINA]
Roughly eighty years ago,
Alnaeth endured
a catastrophe with Earth,
a world from another dimension.
[MACHINA]
As a result,
the two celestial bodies
were fused together
becoming one.
This event
and the seismic shift
that accompanied it
are known as The Fantasion.
[MACHINA]
During the first three years,
ninety percent
of the population
was wiped out.
All national government
entities ceased to function.
In response,
cities began to operate
as independent city-states.
Twice now those city-states
have been embroiled in wars.
The wounds of combat
have just begun to heal.
Presently,
we are in an era of peace.
[MACHINA]
The industrial civilization
of Earth possessed technology,
while civilization on Alnaeth
possessed magitech.
[MACHINA]
The amalgamation of these two
vastly differing systems
resulted in rapid advancement.
[MACHINA]
It is now twenty ninety-nine
of the Fused Era.
[shudders]
[MACHINA]
Welcome.
[MACHINA] The new world
awaits you, my lord.
♪
[VELTOL]
What is this madness?
I cannot believe
mortal civilization
has made such progress.
Be careful!
[gasps]
[MALE OGRE]
Watch where you're walking!
Pardon me.
I was too lost in thought.
It was no trouble, sir.
[MACHINA]
I am here to aid you.
That cur.
Doesn't he realize
he just violated
one of the Six Dark Peers?
[MACHINA]
Lord Veltol?
This world needs to learn fear.
I will burn respect
for our ranks
into their very souls.
[shudders]
-[MACHINA] Um, excuse me?
-Behold, fools!
The secret art
of chantless magic
known only by me,
Demon Lord Veltol!
Meet Ell Stunna!
[beaming]
[MALE PASSERBY 1]
Get a load of that.
[MALE PASSERBY 2]
Is that weather magic?
[MALE PASSERBY 2]
Guess some moron just
had to be
the center of attention.
[siren wailing]
How discordant.
[MACHINA]
It is forbidden to use
grand magic inside the city.
What?
-[MACHINA] We need to flee.
-Why?
I would never stoop to flight.
Please, my lord, quickly!
[gasps]
[siren wailing]
UDON
[MACHINA]
After your departure,
we agreed to
a ceasefire with the mortals.
[MACHINA]
Things were fairly cut and dry
but that simplicity was
squashed eighty years ago.
[MACHINA]
The Fantasion caused
the citizens
of the Immortal Kingdom
to scatter
and relocate to larger cities.
[MACHINA]
Not long after the devastation,
the major industries
launched a series of campaigns.
Of what sort?
Immortal hunts.
[device beeps]
[MACHINA] We immortals were
stripped of our personhood,
made out to be beasts,
and targeted for elimination.
ANTI-IMMORTAL SENTIMENT GROWS.
[MACHINA] Due to the rapid
advancements in magineering,
Anti-Immortal Weaponry
became easy to develop
and mass-produce.
[MACHINA]
It nearly wiped us out.
What became
of the Six Dark Peers?
[device beeps]
Most have vanished.
Sihlwald the Black Dragon.
May the Mournful Firmament.
Ralsheen the Blue Storm.
Zenol is long gone now.
He acted as a decoy
so I could run.
Such was his duty.
The Karmic Sword sacrificed
himself for you, my lord.
Ralsheen and I needed
to survive,
for only the two of us knew
how to activate the Methenoel.
Loyal to the end.
Tis no surprise.
[VELTOL]
Zenol served me well.
[sighs]
And what about Marcus
of the Bloody Arts?
[gasps]
Well, uh.
You must be parched.
Would you care for a drink,
Lord Veltol?
Not at the moment.
Even if it hasn't bothered you.
The polluted air in this city
is utterly unfit for lungs
as precious as yours!
[MACHINA]
Continue relaxing here
and I will procure a beverage
to soothe your throat.
I won't be gone
more than a minute or so.
[footsteps receding]
Hi, all!
Hm?
Yoohoo!
Ooo!
Uh.
Don't you think
two would fill you up?
I'm a hungry guy.
[MALE UDON SHOP WORKER]
You'll eat all my inventory!
[MALE UDON SHOP WORKER]
I'll have to close early.
[indistinct chatter]
[FEMALE PASSERBY 1]
Huh? What is this?
[MALE PASSERBY 3] Someone
must've hacked the public ads.
[laughs]
[VELTOL]
You there.
Huh?
[MALE INSTRUCTOR 1]
Take this!
[MALE INSTRUCTOR 1]
How do you like that?
[TAKAHASHI] Huh?
You mean me?
Yes.
[MALE STUDENT 1]
Yes!
Goody.
[VELTOL]
Explain.
-What did you do just now?
-[TAKAHASHI] What?
I've got no clue
what you're talking about.
I'm busy minding
my own beeswax.
First, I witnessed
the aether around you waver,
then I saw
those projections change.
[TAKAHASHI]
Huh?
There's no shot in hell
you caught me from
fluctuations that teensy.
That'd be crazy.
Who are you, dude?
[Veltol chuckles softly]
-The Demon Lord.
-I guess "crazy" was spot on.
[VELTOL]
You manipulated that image.
While I understand
what you did,
I am not privy
to the principles
behind this new magic,
and I would like to be.
It seems you are
quite the expert.
Aw, no sweat!
Just a little bit
of rudimentary hacking is all!
It's called
aether hacking in the biz.
Real basic stuff for a pro!
Hacking, you say?
Yeah!
[TAKAHASHI]
I don't look the toughest
but I risk my life
on the weekly
chasing that big boy,
cybercrime paycheck!
I'm an aether hacker!
As for my latest offense,
most of Shinjuku's
current holodisplays
are made by IHMI
and the logic barrier
of their program
has a couple fatal cracks
and a big, fat hole.
Your girl poked
and prodded around a bit
until she could
penetrate their barrier
with some totes
raunchy porn ads.
I don't want you to the get
the wrong idea about me
and assume I did it
out of intellectual curiosity
or boredom or some
pervy voyeur sorta crap.
I'm a firm believer
that the net should be
a place for true freedom,
but the suits at IHMI
are hell bent on regulating
the soul of cyberspace
into oblivion.
I popped some porn
on their precious holodisplays
as my little bit
of activism for the day.
I'm always
rebelling against the man,
and I pretty much
embody the word punk.
So, my genius
super-hacker skills
come in pretty freakin' handy.
-Silence.
-'scuse me?
I'm trying to locate
a gentleman named Marcus.
Is his name
one you are familiar with?
[TAKAHASHI] That evil-looking
tower is your best bet.
[TAKAHASHI]
Their CEO is named Marcus.
[TAKAHASHI] He's kind of
a big cheese around here.
ISHIMARU HEAVY MAGIC INDUSTRIES
Welcome to IHMI.
Please state your business.
I am here to see Marcus.
Inform him
Lord Veltol walks again.
We've been waiting.
Hello, sir.
I'm Director Marcus'
private secretary.
My name is Kinohara.
-May I help you?
-No.
[VELTOL] I was merely admiring
that mysterious creature.
This is the mascot
of Ishimaru Magic
Heavy Industries,
Ishimary.
We're planning to rally
a cultural movement around him
in the near future.
[VELTOL]
Tis a unique creature, indeed.
[MARCUS]
It's been a long time,
Lord Veltol.
You forget you are
to stand in my presence.
[MARCUS] What brings you
to my office today, old friend?
[VELTOL] I was expecting
greater fanfare
upon my arrival.
[MARCUS] Of course.
My bad.
Never mind.
Come with me
and rebuild
the Immortal Kingdom.
With your aid,
I shall dominate once more.
[laughing]
[Marcus sighs]
[MARCUS]
No.
What was that?
You heard me, yes?
I refuse to lend my aid.
Sorry, King.
I mean, just Veltol.
You dare make
light of my title?
You insolent fool!
[KINOHARA]
Dragon Blade,
Chidori.
[sword slides]
That's armament forging magic.
[MARCUS]
It's all right, Kinohara.
[MARCUS]
Stand down.
[KINOHARA]
As you wish.
[MARCUS]
Your new form is so weak.
[MARCUS]
In the old days,
a wound like that
would have sealed
the moment you were cut,
without shedding
a single drop of blood.
You truly believe
you can take over this world?
I didn't know
you were so funny!
[MARCUS]
Oblivion has stolen the faith
that gave you power
as well as the fear
you were so proud to represent.
I refuse to bow my head
to such a weakling.
Now scurry along
and begone from my sight.
[MARCUS]
Though perhaps,
if you wanted
to prostrate yourself
on the ground and beg
then I may reconsider
your humble offer.
You won't win.
There are centuries of evidence
to prove it.
Let's put them to the test.
-Verna--
-Meet Spell Breaker.
[grunt]
[coughs]
Close, but two steps behind.
My spell.
But how?
[laughing]
Poor fool!
You must be wondering
how someone
who can cast magic
without chanting,
could be rendered powerless
by a complete magical moron!
That's what is running through
your royal head, isn't it?
[MARCUS]
Come on, Demon Lord Veltol!
Well?
[MARCUS]
Want to know why I'll win?
Here's your answer.
Just what am I looking at?
Today, we come
to bring you innovation.
What we've made
will alter
the very art of magineering.
[MARCUS]
The magigadget, Familia!
To activate magic,
there are five long steps.
Initiate, construct, expand,
incant, and proclaim.
Then magic can flourish.
But with Familia,
constructing, expanding,
and, yes, incanting
are things of the past.
[MARCUS]
When implanted with a Familia,
you need only select
which type of magic
you would like to use
and proclaim it to activate.
[MARCUS]
By implanting this device,
people of all races
and ages can use magic
without the slog
of incantation,
construction, or expansion.
Make your reality
all that you dream
and more with Familia.
[MARCUS]
Just so you know,
I designed the Familia
so that it can't meld
with the bodies
of higher incorporeal beings
like yourself.
[MARCUS]
So, no.
[MARCUS]
I can't give you a free trial.
I knew that
one of your fanatics
was bound to
resurrect you someday
and it would be tragic
to lose my upper hand.
No, no, no.
What I've built is mine..
- [VELTOL] Vernal!
- like Spell Breaker.
[grunts]
[MARCUS] Your magic processing
speed is impressive.
[MARCUS] However, the Familia's
is even more so
and I've made it commonplace
on every being.
Without access
to my technology,
you are far too slow
for this world, old man.
[VELTOL]
Why, Marcus?
[MARCUS] I'm so terribly sorry
to break your heart.
[MARCUS]
But did you seriously believe
I had sworn loyalty to you
even for a second?
[MARCUS] I haven't liked you
since I met you.
[MARCUS]
You're an arrogant tyrant
who never tried and always won!
[MARCUS] This hate has festered
within me for ages!
[MARCUS]
Put yourself in my shoes!
[MARCUS]
Imagine serving as a vassal
to the very picture
of entitlement
and having to bite your tongue
and grin all the while!
Pardon my volume,
I lost my composure.
Are you saying I was blind
to you this the entire time?
Excellent, so you understand.
Now, back to the shadows.
Blood Sword should do it.
[grunts]
[thuds]
[breathes heavily]
[MARCUS]
So long, Your Majesty.
[glass shatters]
Blood into bomb.
[snaps fingers]
[MARCUS] Now that the former
Demon Lord's fantasy
has been crushed,
I shall take up the mantle
as true Demon Lord.
[KINOHARA]
Director.
[MARCUS]
What is it?
About Ishimary's
merchandising plan,
I have some thoughts.
Please submit your ideas
at the next planning meeting.
[panting]
I should be healed now.
[VELTOL]
I am slow.
[chuckling]
Damn.
[MALE OGRE 1]
Watch your mouth, freak!
[MALE OGRE 1]
You rammed into me, remember?
You ingrate!
Huh?
Where are you, my lord?
Please, Lord Veltol!
[gasps]
[FEMALE PASSERBY 2]
Yikes! Was he in a fight?
[MALE PASSERBY 4] Well,
he definitely didn't win!
[laughing]
[VELTOL]
Why did I lose?
[VELTOL] Don't tell me it was
more stupid glimmers.
Try to stay with me!
Lord Veltol!
[MACHINA]
Take deep breaths!
[VELTOL]
That can't be why.
[MACHINA] You will be okay!
I will make sure of it!
[VELTOL]
It
can't.
[breathes shakily]
I'm sorry, my lord.
[VELTOL]
For what fault, Machina?
[MACHINA] I failed to tell you
of Marcus' betrayal.
[MACHINA] If I had informed you
when you asked,
you wouldn't be bloodied
and bruised right now.
You're wrong.
If you had told the truth
I would've gone to confirm it.
The scars I gained today
were inevitable.
[rain pattering]
♪
[MACHINA] This is where
I currently reside.
Oh?
Though it's lacking in charm
it is fairly sizable.
You've done a splendid job
securing a castle for this era.
[MACHINA]
It's this way.
[VELTOL]
All right, then.
[door unlocks]
[door creaks open]
[VELTOL] This is awfully
small for a foyer.
[door shuts]
No.
[switch clicks]
This room is the whole thing.
[chuckles softly]
You jest too much.
I don't get paid very well.
You've been living in poverty
all this time?
[MACHINA]
Yes.
[footsteps approach]
[gasps]
[VELTOL]
Your loyalty knows no bounds.
Look at this place.
Tis a true sacrifice.
[VELTOL]
You have served me well.
[gasps]
[crying]
I do not deserve it.
Your kind praise.
Thank you, King.
[Machina crying]
[MACHINA] "The Demon Lord
and His Vassals."