On the same storm-lashed night in Wyndham, the dying King begs to see Charlotte, who refuses to call him father. As he hallucinates a white falcon bearing Griffith's face folding her in its wings, the King dies, and a vast Kushan army marches on the capital.
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Summary
Earlier that stormy night in Midland's capital of Wyndham, the failing King asks for his daughter Charlotte, and the court doctor sends Owen to fetch her. Crossing the court, Owen overhears nobles gossiping about the King's coming death, Charlotte's likely crowning, and the vanished influence of Foss since the Queen's assassination. Sickened by their self-interest while a plague kills commoners throughout the city, he walks off and meets Foss himself, who murmurs only that the Falcon will return. Owen recalls that after the shared dream, priests declared the glowing white falcon a revelation from God.
At Charlotte's tower her handmaidens bar his way, explaining she has sealed herself inside for five days and admits only Anna. Clutching two lodestone figures shaped as a lady and a knight, Charlotte weeps at Owen's plea to sit with her dying father and refuses, saying she no longer regards the King as her father.
Feverish, the King dreams himself enthroned in an open, freezing room, calling for a fire while guards keep blocking him from Charlotte, his only source of warmth. A glowing white falcon dives and folds her in its wings, its head becoming a faceless Griffith marked only by long white hair and a smile. The King wonders whether he has awaited such a savior to free him from his throne. A great gong then sounds his death, and a sobbing Charlotte begs Griffith to save her. On the hills beyond Wyndham, a huge Kushan host of footsoldiers, mounted pikemen, siege towers, and armored elephants advances on the city.
Key Events
The dying King requests Charlotte, but she refuses to see him. Foss cryptically tells Owen that the Falcon will come again. Charlotte has isolated herself for five days, clutching the lodestone figures. The King dies amid a vision of the Falcon of Light bearing Griffith's face enveloping Charlotte. A massive Kushan army approaches Wyndham.
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Notes
This Birth Ceremony Chapter installment of the Conviction Arc ran in Young Animal issue 18 in 1998. The lodestone figures Charlotte holds echo her parting gift to Griffith in the Golden Age Arc, and the King's death alongside the arriving Kushan army sets Midland's collapse in motion.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the apocalypse in Berserk?
In the Berserk chapter Revelation (2), the apocalyptic imagery continues as the King of Midland dies during a vision of the Falcon of Light while a massive Kushan army advances on the capital of Wyndham. The chapter ties the falling kingdom directly to the Falcon of Light and Griffith.
Why does Charlotte refuse to see her dying father?
In Revelation (2), Charlotte refuses to sit with her dying father because she no longer regards the King of Midland as her father at all. She remains sealed in her tower clutching two lodestone figures instead of going to his bedside.
What does the King of Midland see as he dies?
In Revelation (2), the feverish King dreams himself on a freezing throne before a glowing white falcon dives down and folds Charlotte in its wings, its head becoming a faceless Griffith with long white hair and a smile. He dies moments later as a gong sounds through the castle.
What threat approaches Wyndham at the end of this chapter?
In Revelation (2), a massive Kushan army made up of footsoldiers, mounted pikemen, siege towers, and armored elephants advances on Wyndham just as the King dies. Their arrival sets Midland's coming collapse in motion.
What does Foss tell Owen about the Falcon?
In Revelation (2), Minister Foss cryptically tells Owen that the Falcon will come again. This ties into the priests' earlier declaration that the glowing white falcon seen in the shared dream was a revelation from God.
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