Episode 12

The Truth Within the Memories (記憶の中の真実) is the twelfth episode of the The Eminence in Shadow anime adaptation.

Synopsis
The door to the Sanctuary opens and Alpha strides through it, intending to expose the Cult’s grave secrets. Meanwhile, Cid also enters the Sanctuary and reunites with… Aurora?

Summary
Cid feels he has done a good job and people will talk about Shadow and forget about Cid. A magical door then appears next to him. He moves away, but the door follows him. Realizing he won't be able to escape it, he decides to enter.

Another door appeared in the middle of the arena. Nelson wonders if the Sanctuary responded to Shadow, and explains that the door appears to those who are worthy to pass through it. The door starts opening and Nelson gives orders to remove the citizens and that the trial is cancelled. He then tries to make Alexia and the rest leave, but Shadow Garden appears led by Alpha. She asks Alexia and Rose to not do anything until the door is closed and then enters the door. Epsilon had defeated Nelson's guards and states he will be coming with them inside the gate. Nelson refuses and calls his guard Venom to kill Epsilon. He attempts to cut Epsilon but she bends to dodges the slash, but the slash ends up cutting her fake slime breasts. Not wanting to be exposed, Epsilon manages to reattach them and quickly defeats Venom. She then asks Nelson if he saw anything, but Nelson states he didn't see anything. Epsilon then grabs him and jumps into the door. Other Shadow Garden members take Beta as hostage and get in the door as well. The door starts to close, but Alexia and Rose jump in as well.

Alexia and Rose are transported to where Alpha is. Alexia states she tripped and fell into the door, but Alpha doesn't care and tells her that its fine if she also learns. Alpha explains that this is where the hero Olivier cut the Diablos left arm and they sealed it. They came to learn more about the Cult, but know that Nelson won't talk. Alpha then points at a statue of the hero Olivier, surprising the girls its an elf woman. Alpha then shows her face, which is the same as Olivier. Nelson then realizes she was a possessed elf, but as she wasn't compatible, she should have been dead. Alpha states they know the truth behind Olivier and the possessed. They suspect that the Cult goal isn't just reviving the demon and states they should proceed to see for themselves. Alpha then activates the big door and opens it.

Cid enters a room where Aurora is and wonders if she summoned him. Aurora states she didn't, but notes they had a fun fight. She wonders how he got here and Cid explains a door showed up and didn't stop following him. He wonders how they can leave, but Aurora states her memory is incomplete and doesn't have any memories of ever leaving. Cid wonders about their fight and Aurora explains she just woke up there and that had never happened before. Cid then decides to head back from where he came, but Aurora stops him and asks him what she is wearing and if he can help her. Cid notes its straitjacket, but then guesses she didn't put it on for training, which is something he used to do long ago. Cid then frees her and Aurora states since they have the same goal of leaving this place, they should work together. She explains she knows how to free herself and that the Sanctuary is a memory prison, created from ancient battles. If they go to its center and destroy its magical core, then she will be free. She also notes that they can't use magic and if they try, the magic will be absorbed. Cid agrees and wonders what she will do once she is free and Aurora states she will vanish into nothing.

Alpha and the group explore the facility and Alpha explains that this is the memories of the hero Olivier. Long ago the Cult gathered orphaned children and used them for experiments. Most of the children ended up dying, and a small group of girls survived. Meanwhile, Cid and Aurora see a memory of young Aurora who is crying. Aurora states that to move forward, they need to end this memory. She slaps the young Aurora telling her that crying won't change anything, and soon the memory shatters.

Alpha explains that Olivier was one of the compatible children and they implanted Diablos cells in her. Nelson states they didn't had a choice as they needed power to fight the demon. Alpha proceeds explaining that once Olivier matured, she was given a mission to extract new cells from Diablos. Olivier remained obedient believing that if she does her mission it will lead to people living in peace. But no matter how many parts she cut, the demon still lived. The cult used powerful artifacts to immobilize the left arm and gained more Diablos cells. They were able to create red pills, but its side effects where too strong and not what the Cult wanted. They were able to make pills that will grant tremendous power and ageless body. Alpha points to a man in the memory and to Nelson. Alexia and the rest realize its the same man. Nelson reveals they call the drug Beads of Diablos. Alpha states it had two flaws and one of them is the hair loss. Nelson then denies it, explaining that he lost his hair due to stress as he was surrounded by idiots who made him do all the work since he has immortal body. Alpha then reveals the first flaw is that they need to take the Beads once a year or the effect will disappear. The second flaw is that they can only produce small amounts and Nelson reveals its 12 per year. Alpha guesses that's why the Knights of Rounds contain only twelve members. They have not perfected the Beads and believe the key to that is the demon's arm and the hero's descendants with Olivier's blood. She asks Nelson, calling him the Eleventh of the Rounds, if she is correct. Nelson confirms and states he is Nelson the Avaricious. He buffs himself, but in that moment, Delta stabs him from behind and throws him down into the water. Nelson comes out of the water, breaking the memory and separating them into groups. As he faces Alpha and Delta, he multiplies himself.