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Chasing Her Ashes: The Fallen Arbiter - Full Episode | Eng Sub | Fantasy Drama
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00:00En Midgard, he usado mi poder para hacer el secreto de su maravilla,
00:03tirando a él de su querida.
00:05Después de la muerte, él ascended, como el árbol de Helheim,
00:08emprisonando y torturando me.
00:09Por cien años, él aseguró que cada alma en Helheim sabía que yo era su esposa.
00:14Después de encontrar su hermano de su hermano,
00:16él llevó dozens de espacios de espacios en mi cuerpo.
00:20Él declaró que mi corazón estaba mal,
00:22mis manos estén con las vidas de los inocentes,
00:24y él explotó mi alma con la oscuridad.
00:26Luego, antes de todos los miros, él me dio dos choices.
00:30Más y ser su hermano de su hermano como penance,
00:33o entrar en la Halla de Anguición como una corrupción de espíritu,
00:36para superar endlessly y ser rebrado en servidum de todas las vidas,
00:39nunca a conocer una buena muerte.
00:41Él sabía que yo feared el dolor, feared el sufrimiento.
00:43Pero si tuviera que endurecer cada tormenta,
00:46si mi siguiente vida no sabía de la paz,
00:48no podía dejar de permanecer a su lado un momento más.
00:50Después de 100 años, en el presión de Segred,
00:52yo finalmente me dejé de ese dungeon de la luz.
00:55Cuando las cadenas de las cadenas se caían de mis piercedos,
00:58yo pensaba que me sentía más ligeros.
00:59Sin embargo, todo lo que me sentía era la tensa,
01:01cruzada de dolor de dolor en mi espalda.
05:03no desire to marry some prince, and he had moved me
05:05just a little. So I said yes.
05:07He said he loved me. He said he would give
05:09himself fully and would not waver for a lifetime.
05:11After we wed, he gave me everything.
05:13He was tireless, devoted, always striving.
05:15Ten years passed. We were
05:17bound without doubt or shadow. Then came the
05:19moment he raised a bow and put an arrow through
05:21my chest, and I finally understood
05:23he had never loved me at all.
05:28Now he looked at my wretched
05:29figure, with not a single flicker of emotion
05:31in his eyes.
05:33In seven days, Sorda and I will be wed.
05:35Right now I need to take her to be fitted for wedding
05:37robes. Crawl back on your own and prepare
05:39to begin your penance. With that, he
05:41left with Sorn. The onlookers needed
05:43no invitation. The sneering words came
05:45fast. She entered Helhem and
05:47immediately called herself his wife. I almost
05:49believed they were devoted to each
05:51other. Turns out he only kept her around
05:53to let his beloved vent her anger. They laughed.
05:55They sneered. I did not raise my
05:57head. I used every last fragment of
05:59strength to drag myself forward. Blood
06:01trailed in thin streaks across the road. I ignored
06:03the pain consuming my body and crawled
06:05truly crawled back to the Arbiter's Hall.
06:10When I finally looked up, I did
06:12not know how much time had passed.
06:14Sigrid and Sorn returned to find me at the
06:15gates, drenched in blood. Sorn let out a
06:17sharp cry and rushed over, pulling me
06:19upright.
06:21Rowan, why are you covered in blood like
06:23this? She asked, though she already knew.
06:25The delight behind her eyes was
06:26unmistakable. My stomach turned. I tried
06:28to pull my hand free. Sorn crumpled
06:30straight to the ground. Sigrid's eyes went
06:32wide with fury.
06:34He caught her immediately. When he saw she
06:36had fainted, his expression darkened. Without
06:38pause, he blasted me away. I was hurled a
06:41dozen meters and slammed into a wall. I
06:43couldn't stop the blood that came up with
06:44the impact. The pain in my body doubled. I
06:47clenched my fist against it. Out of the
06:49corner of my eye, I watched Sigrid carry
06:51Sorn on his back and leave swiftly, pausing
06:53only to give a cold order. Throw Rowan into the
06:55chasm of Niggdug. Let her learn her place. I
06:59won't have her forgetting what she is. He
07:03concluding it was I who had harmed Sorn. He
07:04never once asked, what could I, a hollowed
07:06out soul, have even done? I said
07:09nothing. I did not call after him. I
07:11simply let the death guards drag me away
07:12because I already knew Sigrid would never
07:14believe me. The pain was overwhelming. I
07:16couldn't stop my eyes from closing.
07:20I drifted in and out of consciousness as
07:22they hauled me off the street. They were
07:24not gentle. They dragged me through thorns,
07:26leaving me torn and raw, a figure made of
07:28blood. The guards felt nothing. They simply
07:31pitched me over the edge and into the chasm of
07:32Nidhugger. The chasm is the one place
07:35every soul dreads most. The void
07:37serpents down there will keep you drowning in
07:38your own suffering, alive enough to wish
07:40you weren't. Every soul in this realm can
07:43see how much Sorn means to our lord. You
07:47still went and provoked her. You deserve
07:50exactly this. They believed I deserved it.
07:53They walked away, not knowing I had done
07:55nothing. But I understood. Even if they
07:57knew, they would not help me. Without Hala
08:00present, Helheim answered to Sigrid. There
08:02was nothing more to say. Nothing that would
08:04matter. The wind screamed past my ears.
08:06Then came the impact. I hit the floor of
08:08the chasm and the force tore more blood
08:10from me, painting my pale face crimson. The
08:12void serpents caught the scent and struck
08:14without waiting. Fang sank into my arm. As
08:16the venom spread, I closed my eyes.
08:20Long buried memories were pulled free and
08:22without meaning to, I smiled. Yet a single
08:24tear slipped into my hair. At the start of
08:26the story, my eyes had been full of
08:27happiness. Then a snowstorm passed and my
08:29eyes were dyed in blood. My beautiful
08:31husband came with an army and slaughtered
08:33my entire clan. When he looked at me, his
08:35eyes held nothing but hatred. That night,
08:38surrounded by the bodies of everyone I
08:39had loved, I screamed until I had nothing
08:41left. But my parents, who had cherished me,
08:44my sister, not one of them would ever
08:46answer me again. Sigrid stood with a bow in
08:48his hands, soaked in the blood of the
08:50Rowan clan, his eyes cold with savage
08:52satisfaction. I watched, numb, as he stepped
08:55forward and drove his blade through my
08:56chest without flinching. Before I fell, I
08:58asked him, why? He stepped closer. With
09:02quiet tenderness, he wiped the blood from
09:04the corner of my lips, then smiled, and the
09:07smile was winter. I only ever saw Saul as a
09:09younger sister. Even if she was in love
09:11with me, why did you have to destroy her
09:13utterly? My mother treated you with nothing
09:15but kindness. You didn't spare her either.
09:18Rowan, how can you be this cruel? Desolation
09:21rose from somewhere deep in my chest. He was
09:23my husband.
09:26Made every crime at my feet. I had barely
09:29crossed paths with Sorin more than a
09:30handful of times. I had loved him with
09:32everything I had. Why would I ever have
09:35harmed his family? But it didn't matter.
09:37Nothing had ever been real between us.
09:38There was no tenderness to speak of. Not once.
09:41Not ever.
09:44Self-loathing sank into the marrow of me.
09:46I could not stop the anguished sounds that
09:48tore from my throat, nor the tears that fell
09:50without ceasing. The void serpents fed
09:52greedily on my suffering, curling the
09:54corners of their mouths in satisfaction.
09:56My family appeared before me, and their
09:58accusations came one after another.
10:00Rowan, how can you still love the one who
10:03destroyed us? He killed your family. Why
10:05haven't you made him pay? Rowan...
10:08If you hadn't let jealousy drive you to
10:10hurt Sauri and Sigran's mother, we would
10:13never have died. The whispers and the
10:15contempt circled me without end. I shook my
10:18head violently. The disappointment in their
10:20eyes broke something inside me. I didn't
10:22do it. My voice came out as a ragged
10:24rasp. My eyes were so swollen I could
10:26barely see. The suffering pouring from me
10:28drew more and more void serpents close.
10:30They sank their fangs in again, extracting
10:32the anguish, harvesting it. There was no
10:34escape. I could only relive it, drown in
10:36it, again and again, until I lost
10:38consciousness entirely.
10:41When I opened my eyes again, I was no
10:43longer in the chasm of Nidhuger. The
10:45familiar surroundings told me at once,
10:46this was Sigrid's estate. Rowan, I'm so
10:50sorry. I never expected Sigrid to
10:52misunderstand and throw you into the
10:53chasm. I only fainted yesterday because
10:56I can't stand the sight of blood.
10:58Startled myself, really. I'm terribly
11:00embarrassed about it. Rowan is so
11:02kind-hearted. You'll forgive me, won't
11:05you? After all, I've decided not to hold
11:09a grudge about what you did to me in
11:10Midwar. Her eyes were filled with triumph.
11:12She was telling me plainly, even the
11:14smallest incident would be enough to
11:15make Sigrid turn his fury on me. I didn't
11:17speak, but Sigrid's face had already
11:19hardened. Soren came to apologize in good
11:21faith, and this is how you respond? She's
11:24chosen not to pursue what you did to her
11:26in Midland, and you can't even offer a
11:27single word of apology. Today, you will
11:31apologize to Soren. If you don't, I have
11:34no problem keeping you in the chasm of
11:36Nindo or indefinitely, suffering every
11:38single day. Rowan, just bend a little. After
11:41this, we can be friends again. Her contempt
11:43was clear as glass. It pricked at something
11:45in me. I'm sorry. I had no desire to
11:49apologize, but I knew with certainty. Sigrid
11:52would make me pay on Soren's behalf
11:53regardless. Good. At least you know when to
11:57yield. I couldn't afford to lose my chance
11:59at the cycle of Yggdrasil. That apology
12:02bought me a brief, fragile peace. A few
12:04days later, the moment I was well enough to
12:06leave my chamber, I moved to go. But Soren
12:08stepped into my path. Going out to enjoy
12:12yourself, Rowan? Then bring me back a
12:16lantern. I'm too occupied with the wedding
12:18to bother. I had no desire to humor her, but
12:23even less desire to endure her wheedling. I
12:25agreed. The moment I stepped out of the
12:27estate, I went straight to the Hall of
12:28Anguish. The warden led me inside, but no
12:31sooner had I faced the first trial of love
12:33and hatred. Then I nearly came apart at
12:35the seams, my soul unraveling. The warden
12:41brought me back out, shaking his head with
12:44a sigh. You cannot yet withstand the
12:47torments of love, hate, and obsession. I'll
12:52hold your place. Come back when you've
12:55recovered. There was nothing to be done. I
12:58could only return to the Arbiter's Hall.
13:00Sigrid's curse left me no choice. When Soren
13:02saw me, she immediately took the lantern
13:04from my hands with a smile. I wanted to
13:06leave. Someone grabbed my wrist. I turned.
13:11You went to the Hall of Anguish? I lowered
13:13my eyes slightly. I merely passed by. He
13:17looked at my ashen face, pressed the unease
13:19back down. What? You saw the trials and
13:23were frightened into looking like that? He
13:25exhaled with quiet relief, a scornful
13:27thought crossing his mind. I was so small
13:30and so cowardly. Why would I ever enter the
13:32cycle of Yggdrasil just to leave him? I said
13:35nothing more. I turned to go. Then heard Soren
13:37let out a sharp cry and collapse, vomiting
13:40blood. The lantern had been unwrapped. The
13:42warmth of Midgard still clung to it. Any soul
13:46who had passed into Helheim would be burned
13:47by such living light. Do you hate so- My lips
13:54together and said nothing. Since you love
13:56the light of the living world so much, let me
13:59give you your fill of it. At noon the
14:05following day, I was taken to Midgard. The
14:07blazing sun fell on me like a judgment.
14:11The guard shuddered. You can avenge any
14:15way to misrest with just your own soul. My
14:19lord is merciless. For one moment I felt
14:22myself beginning to dissolve. Then
14:23Sigrid reappeared and wrenched me back
14:25into Helheim. I was forced to my knees
14:27before Soren. Sigrid's voice was flat as
14:29still water. Apologize. He stood firm. I
14:33said nothing. Soren glanced between us and
14:35waved Sigrid off. Let me have a word
14:39alone with Helen. Of course. The moment he
14:44left, Soren rose from her sickbed as
14:46though nothing had happened at all and
14:48produced a memory stone. Look at these
14:50people. Do you recognize them? I looked up
14:54instinctively. My parents. My family. All of
14:57them. Surrounded by something that looked
14:59like the inside of a furnace. Because of
15:03you, Sigrid and I were torn apart. And
15:08your family. They deserved what they got.
15:12Sigrid kept them around all this time so I could
15:14find anger. They're screaming. Isn't it
15:19lovely? Don't you want to feel it? Her smile
15:21was radiant. Her eyes were full of cruelty. My
15:23vision flooded red. I couldn't stop myself.
15:26My hands closed around her throat. You
15:28deserve to die. But she laughed and then her
15:34face crumpled into fear. One word. Sigrid came at
15:40once pulling her free and the rage that
15:41blazed in his eyes when he turned on me
15:43was absolute. Since hatred is all you have
15:46I'll send you to the hall of anguish and
15:48strip it out of you. I won't have you
15:53thinking about hurting Sorin ever again. In
15:58an instant I was thrown before the gates of
16:00the hall of anguish. Sigrid expected me to
16:02beg. I didn't look back. I walked straight
16:04through the doors into the blazing hall of
16:06hatred without hesitating for a single step.
16:09Sigrid watched. Something lodged in his chest.
16:11But he turned and left anyway. In the days that
16:16followed Sigrid went through the motions of
16:17preparing the wedding distracted and hollow. And I
16:20inside the hall of anguish walked through
16:23every trial there was. On the day of their
16:25wedding I finally stepped onto the path of
16:27Yggdrasil's cycle. The old woman held out the
16:30mead of oblivion. I drained it in one swallow
16:32and left no trace of it on my lips. She
16:34watched my retreating back and shook her
16:36head quietly. All things are written in
16:39fate. Before the wedding ceremony began
16:41Sigrid turned his gaze toward the hall of
16:43anguish as if drawn by something he
16:45couldn't name. Sorin concealed the malice in
16:47her eyes and spoke with a bright smile. Why don't we
16:49bring Rowan back? I'd like her here to bless us. He
16:54gave her the opening she needed. Sigrid's
16:56face shifted. I'll go. I won't be long. He went to
17:01retrieve me but the warden of the hall stopped
17:03him cold. Rowan has already endured all four
17:06trials as a corrupted soul and entered the
17:08cycle of Yggdrasil. Sigrid could not believe
17:12it but when the warden summoned the vision from
17:14an hour prior all the color drained from his
17:16face because I had truly stepped into the
17:18cycle and I had not looked back. Not once. A
17:22sharp pain struck him in the chest. He stood
17:24there stunned. Something nameless and bitter
17:26rising through him. Sorin tired of waiting
17:29came after him. She took one look at his
17:31hollowed expression and reached out to tug at
17:33his sleeve barely masking her impatience.
17:36Sigrid the ceremony is about to begin. Let's go
17:39back. She had no interest in where Rowan had
17:41gone. All she knew was that if she didn't hold
17:43on to what was in front of her right now she
17:45would never have another chance. But Sigrid
17:47who had always been so tender with her
17:49wrenched her arm free without a word and
17:50flew toward the gate of the cycle. Sigrid!
17:53Sorin screamed after him but he didn't turn
17:55back. Her expression darkened. She almost
17:57followed then stopped herself. The memories
18:00she carried from Midgard were not ones she
18:02wanted to revisit. She bit her lip and sent a
18:04spirit messenger to bring him back.
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