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"Demon Child"

幼魔

Installment

Berserk, volume 14, episode 92, 21 pages

Publication

Young Animal #2322 November 1996

Story

Golden Age Arc

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"Armament" "Demon Child" is episode 92 of the Berserk manga series.

Summary[]

As they ride through the dark forest, Guts asks the Skull Knight what did he mean with having taken him for a ride twice. The Skull Knight replies he was the one who took Guts out of that "otherworldly land", musing that, too, has something to do with destiny. When asked who he is, the Skull Knight states he is a foe to the inhumans. As they ride, the Skull Knight explains that he was not aware of Guts' personal connection to Godot or Erica, having brought him to them by chance, as they live in the settlement closest to the location of the Eclipse. What's more, the mountains in which they reside were once inhabited by elves who have since left, but their influence remains, the result being that the cave Guts awoke in naturally repels spirits like the ones he has just faced. The mysterious being tells the mercenary about "his friend" healing him with elf dust, which he deems as scarce and high-quality, wondering whether Guts has ties to the elves. The Skull Knight then supposes Guts is not ready to believe in fate, who nods and asks the knight why is Casca in danger despite being in such a good hiding place. The answer given is that she must have left the mine, which they should not do, adding that, whilst they are safe in sunny places, spirits will gather around once the Sun sets, or whether they venture into dark forests.

They come to a clearing, and the Skull Knight spots Casca on a hill nearby, surrounded by spirits that float all around her. Guts leaps off the horse and tries to run to her, but is stopped by the Skull Knight, who has noticed that, though she is surrounded by them, the spirits aren't attacking her. Despite the Skull Knight's confusion at this, Guts pays it no mind and runs to Casca. When he reaches her, he grabs her shoulder. Her shirt is soaked from the rain and is stained with blood due to her Brand of Sacrifice bleeding in the presence of the spirits. She is sweating, and has a pained look on her face.

She sinks to her knees, clutching her stomach. She holds the confused Guts' hand as she cries and shivers from the pain. He notices blood leak from between her legs, and shortly afterward, a tiny, black fetus-like being falls to the ground from her body. Casca has just given birth, but not to any normal human.

Guts stares at the thing on the ground and, to his horror, it opens its one eye and stares back. He makes to stomp it to death, but Casca throws herself over it protectively. The Skull Knight explains that her love of it stems from her motherly instinct to her child. Apparently, she was pregnant when she came into sexual contact with a demon, and the child was corrupted.

Guts slowly realizes that this means that, during their having sex shortly before saving Griffith, Casca was impregnated by him. Femto's raping her tainted the developing baby, and the inhuman fetus on the ground, Guts and Casca's child, is the result. The Skull Knight recommends killing it.

During this realization, the fetus has physically grown to many times its original size, to about the size of a several month-old baby. It crawls into Casca's arms and is transfixed by the Brand of Sacrifice over her heart, sucking the blood which leaks from it. Guts violently snatches the demon from Casca, who desperately fights to get it back, biting and trying to wrestle it out of Guts' grasp.

The sun rises over the horizon, making the surrounding spirits fade. The same goes for the demon child, which becomes less and less opaque by the second until eventually it disappears entirely, leaving Guts' hand empty. Casca cries out in agony, yearning for her child. Guts holds her as she cries, and the Skull Knight realizes that the demon is her and Guts' child. He explains that it has not vanished out of existence, and will appear before them again, as a child yearns for its parents.

Rickert and Erica, who've been out looking for Casca, spot the couple atop the hill. The Skull Knight takes his leave, imparting only a few pieces of advice: first, should Guts wish to hunt the apostles, the God Hand, and all demons, his Brand will serve as his guide, as it reacts to evil. Second, Guts must embrace evil should he hunt evil.

With a final farewell, the Skull Knight and his horse vanish into the distance as Rickert and Erica greet Guts at the hill's crest.

Characters[]

1. Guts
2. Skull Knight
3. Casca
4. Demon Child
5. Rickert
6. Erica

Navigation[]

Golden Age Arc
Volume 3 0-09. "Golden Age (1)"
Volume 4 0-10. "Golden Age (2)" · 0-11. "Golden Age (3)" · 0-12. "Golden Age (4)" · 0-13. "Golden Age (5)" · 0-14. "Golden Age (6)"
Volume 5 0-15. "Golden Age (7)" · 0-16. "Golden Age (8)" · 001. "Sword Wind" · 002. "Nosferatu Zodd (1)" · 003. "Nosferatu Zodd (2)" · 004. "Nosferatu Zodd (3)" · 005. "Nosferatu Zodd (4)" · 006. "Sword Master (1)"
Volume 6 007. "Sword Master (2)" · 008. "Assassin (1)" · 009. "Assassin (2)" · 010. "Assassin (3)" · 011. "Assassin (4)" · 012. "Precious Thing" · 013. "Departure for the Front" · 014. "Battle" · 015. "Casca (1)" · 016. "Casca (2)"
Volume 7 017. "Casca (3)" · 018. "Ready to Die (1)" · 019. "Ready to Die (2)" · 020. "Ready to Die (3)" · 021. "Returning Alive" · 022. "Bonfire of Dreams" · 023. "Battle to Capture Doldrey (1)" · 024. "Battle to Capture Doldrey (2)" · 025. "Battle to Capture Doldrey (3)" · 026. "Battle to Capture Doldrey (4)"
Volume 8 027. "Battle to Capture Doldrey (5)" · 028. "Battle to Capture Doldrey (6)" · 029. "Triumphant Return" · 030. "Moment of Glory" · 031. "Tombstone of Flames (1)" · 032. "Tombstone of Flames (2)" · 033. "Snowy Evening..." · 034. "Morning of Departure (1)" · 035. "Morning of Departure (2)" · 036. "Morning of Departure (3)"
Volume 9 037. "Skull Knight" · 038. "Beginning of the Endless Night" · 039. "Fallen Falcon" · 040. "Demise of a Dream" · 041. "Tournament" · 042. "Fugitives" · 043. "Fighter" · 044. "Comrades in Arms" · 045. "Confession" · 046. "Wound (1)" · 047. "Wound (2)"
Volume 10 048. "Sparks from a Sword Tip" · 049. "Infiltration of Wyndham (1)" · 050. "Infiltration of Wyndham (2)" · 051. "The Eve (1)" · 052. "The Eve (2)" · 053. "Thousand-Year Fiefdom" · 054. "Reunion in the Abyss" · 055. "A Way Through" · 056. "Bakiraka (1)" · 057. "Bakiraka (2)" · 058. "Flower of the Royal Palace of Stone"
Volume 11 059. "Demon Dog (1)" · 060. "Demon Dog (2)" · 061. "Demon Dog (3)" · 062. "Demon Dog (4)" · 063. "Roar of the Mad Beast" · 064. "Forest of Atrocity" · 065. "Mortal Combat (1)" · 066. "Mortal Combat (2)" · 067. "Armor on the Chest" · 068. "One Who Comes by Flight..." · 069. "The Immortal, Again"
Volume 12 070. "Requiem of the Wind" · 071. "Warriors of Twilight" · 072. "Boy in the Back Alley" · 073. "Eclipse" · 074. "Promised Time" · 075. "Advent" · 076. "All the Inhuman Monsters" · 077. "The Castle" · 078. "Parting" · 079. "Feast"
Volume 13 080. "Storm of Death (1)" · 081. "Storm of Death (2)" · 082. "God of the Abyss (1)" · 084. "Fresh Blood" · 085. "Quickening" · 086. "Birth" · 087. "Afterglow of the Right Eye" · 088. "Escape" · 089. "Awakening to a Nightmare" · 090. "Sprint" · 091. "Vow of Retaliation"
Volume 14 092. "Demon Child" · 093. "Armament" · 094. "One Who Hunts Dragons"
Unvolumized 083. "God of the Abyss (2)"

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