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Warrior supreme Guts, the Black Swordsman, has seen better days - and more popular - in the kingdom of Midland, a land he once defended as captain of the Band of the Hawk. But the Hawks were betrayed and slaughtered, and now the hyolier-than-thou Holy Iron Chain Knights have captured Guts and... read more

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Guts is caged like a dog, but with Pucks help he is able to escape and holds Farnese hostage. After having a vision of Caska in danger he rushes back to where he had left her. He finds that she has gone missing, he must face that he had left her one of his 'irreplaceable things' behind. He... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Guts is caged like a dog, but with Pucks help he is able to escape and holds Farnese hostage. After having a vision of Caska in danger he rushes back to where he had left her. He finds that she has gone missing, he must face that he had left her one of his 'irreplaceable things' behind. He refuses to loose her again and begins a search to find her. There is a plague taking over and killing many in villages. Also an EVIL inquisitor killing many innocent people and he has a group of torturers he travels along with.

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  • Guts, The Blackswords man: Guts is an extremely strong man, his sword is a huge piece of metal. After a terrible betrayal by someone he trusted most he seeks revenge on demons to destroy because what they had stole from him. The woman he loved had been raped by a demon and gone mad nothing more than a shell of her former self. Unable to deal with her being so lifeless he left her to seek his revenge.
  • Puck: A little elf creature who follows Guts trying to help Guts make better moral choices.
  • Farnese: Is a strange woman obsessed with this religious group.
  • Rickett: One of the few survivors of the Band of the Hawk, he survived because he had been left out of the massacre that had happen. He's grown up since he last seen Guts. He made memorials for those who were lost. Is quite the blacksmith and watches out for Erica.
  • Caska: Also one of the few survivors of the Band of the Hawk. However she had been raped by a monster and gave birth to a demon child. She went mad afterward, and is nothing but a former shell of her previous self. She had been in love with Guts but after being rapped and the massacre that had happen to her friends she can bearly recall Guts and fears him.
  • Erica: A little girl who lives with a blacksmith named Godo
  • Godo: Is a blacksmith, who is able to make Guts awesome weapons. He took in a girl Erica when she had lost her parents. He is now getting older, not sure how much longer he will be able to fix up Guts weapons
  • Inquisitor: An evil man that goes around killing people in the name of "God" (I can't help but to wonder if he is really a demon, one that Guts would want to seek out and kill)
  • Serpico: A pretty boy knight who, is wise and knows when to pick battles
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This Ain't Good

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Conviction Arc
Binding Chain Chapter

The Unseen....................................5
Night of Miracles............................25
Past and Future..............................45
Morning of Truth............................65

Conviction Arc
Birth Ceremony Chapter

Revelations part 1............................87
Revelations part 2............................107
Revelations part 3............................129
Cracks in the Blade...........................151
A Feeble Flame.................................171
To Holy Ground part 1......................195
To Holy Ground part 2......................217

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 17 of 34 in Berserk. (standard series)

Preceded by Berserk, Volume 16, and followed by Berserk Volume 18.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Kentaro Miura (Author)

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Reading Level: Adults

Back of Manga: For 18+. Adults Only. Extreme Graphic violence! Nudity. Sex image. Sexual content.

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