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Summary:
Guts, the feared Black Swordsman, is on the rampage - and it's personal. Mozgus, the malefic master Inquisitor of the Holy See, in his murderous campaign against heretics, has captured Guts' former lover Casca and has her at the ready to be burned at the stake in the Tower of Conviction, little knowing that Casca's demonic Mark of Sacrifice is drawing hideous dark powers to the Tower. It'll take everything Guts has and more to defeat Mozgus - who is much, much more than a man - and even if he can, will he be able to save Casca from the hordes of Hell amidst the inquisitor's disintegrating citadel?
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The Final Battle.
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This is the end of the "Birth Ceremony" chapter that started back in Volume 17. The final battle between Guts and Mozgus takes place and I enjoyed it. I wished it would have been longer and was suprised to see it end in this volume. Mozgus has a final transformation thats cool and resembles an animal the way most of the Apostles do when they turn into their most powerful form. I find the Isidor character childish and lame but I guess hes in the story for comic relief. Farnese, the leader of the Holy Iron Chain Knights is pretty much in love with Guts, I think. If you need a good place to end your run on Beserk this is a good point because alot of things get resolved. As much as they ever are going to like Guts getting back with the one he loves. If your new to Beserk the next Volume, #22 is probably a good start.
And the Tower Arc comes to a smashing close...
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I was aiming for a pun there. Kind of cheesy, I know.
Well, after countless volumes of build up and hints out the wazoo, 21 is a key turning point for our heros. Casca is all set to be lit by the mob before the Blood Demons, for lack of a better term, consume them all. Guts is finally engaged with Mozgus, and... for the most part, everyone else is just a spectator as The Demon Egg begins to crack.
Not much character development in this volume (which is why it's a 4 star for me, instead of 5), pretty much just action and denouement. Mozgus' Iron Feather armor is pretty interesting, but in the end he just turns out to be just another apostle-type, justifying his own arrogance as the will of the heavens.
That's not to say, though, that there aren't a few moments here and that make the book worthwhile.... Guts' reunion hug with Casca and, later, when he puts his black cloak around her to still her shivering. The Ladies Club reunion at the end along with the Nina's constant coward conflict making a nice resolution... and poor Isidoro missed his freebie.
Of course, none of that has much to do with the biggest reveal of all, what hatched from the great Demon Egg... as if you couldn't figure it out volumes ago.
All in all, a solid volume, but a bit lacking in the plotting department. Still, the art and action were pretty darn good, just not the greatest Miura has ever done.
Next up: the Aftermath as Guts continues his journey with Casca (and a few others) in tow... back to the adventure drama I love so.
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