Episode 26- Walk A Mile In My Shoes
Zero gets closer to the entrance to Grandoria, dawning his full armor. He notices several bales of hay stacked at different areas in front of Grandoria. Zero stops walking, understanding which situation he is currently in. He immediately concludes that has been betrayed by Red Dawn and has walked into a trap. Suddenly, a rain of arrows blanket the sky and fly towards Zero. Somewhere within the castle walls of Grandoria, a carefully stationed group of soldiers readies the next volley of arrows.
Grandoria soldiers burst up from the bales of hay at the entrance of Grandoria, then remove the hay, revealing the catapults underneath. The four revealed soldiers then create magic sigils that propel the sharpened logs towards Zero. Zero quickly teleports to the nearest soldier and drives his hand through his neck, making blood splatter all over the soldier. Zero then teleports to the next soldier and grabs his neck. Zero squeezes so tightly that blood spurts out of the nose, ears, mouth, and eyes of the soldier, resulting in his death. Zero then teleports to the third soldier and presses his claws into his back deeply. Zero quickly lifts the soldier by his pierced back and throws him hard at the last remaining soldier, causing them to violently collide, breaking several bones in their bodies. The previously fired volley of arrows land on the ground, striking the low grass with momentum.
Inside Grandoria stands two hundred and one Grandoria soldiers. Two hundred are following the orders of one decorated soldier, who has his bronze armor lined with gold. "Hold! Switch bow to magic!", commands the decorated soldier. All two hundred soldiers attach their bows to their belts, then use their left fist to hit silver crests on their chest armor. The left fist of the two hundred soldiers starts to glow white, then the soldiers point their left fists forward. A quiet wind fills the inside of Grandoria as the soldiers wait to fire. While unseen, a blood curdling voice from Zero echoes in the distance, "Call me evil, call me righteous, call me good, call me destiny! You called me 'cursed child', but on this day, you will call me justice!".
"So! The 'cursed child' returns! But why!?", screams the decorated soldier, "What is your purpose now!?".
"To rule all of Grandoria! Your rules! Your corruption! Your system! You must all die in order for me to rebuild! I will be the new king! You left me to die on the chasm ground! You split my body in two with sharpened logs! Today, you will survive like I did!", echoes Zero.
There is no sound except for the wind lightly blowing through the air. Suddenly, a powerful noise of wind is heard a distance away from the stationed soldiers. Before the soldiers can react, a large, sharpened log violently barrels through the soldiers, inflicting broken bones, torn limbs, and death to some. Then, another sharpened log rips through the soldiers from the opposite side of where the first log was thrown. Dust, pieces of the logs, dirt, stone, and body parts fly through the air. The soldiers panic and scream while being blinded by dust and debris flying all around. In the center of the massacre stands Zero, with glowing blue eyes.
"He is here! Within reach! Find him!", says the decorated soldier. Zero teleports to the nearest soldier and rips through his neck with his right hand claw. He then uses his left hand claw and drives it straight through another soldier's lower chin, causing the claw to pierce through the soldier's face, showing the fingers of Zero protruding out of the top of the soldier's head. Still within the dust, Zero dashes passed five soldiers while having both arms extended. The soldiers all get their bodies separated at the torso, causing their upper bodies to lifelessly fall on the ground.
A fully clad General Mash Aikawa stands on the top of a nearby building with a full view of the dusty and bloody scene caused by Zero. His armor is fully rebuilt and ready for battle. Mash stands undaunted as the remaining soldiers scream and cry out before death at the hands of Zero.
The dust clears and Zero is standing in the middle of two hundred dead Grandoria soldiers. In his right hand is the neck of the decorated soldier. The soldier desperately tries to move the arm and fingers of Zero to no avail. Zero squeezes down on the neck, creating a loud and swift "crack" sound. He drops the lifeless soldier to the ground, then looks up towards Mash.