Berserk Vol. 1: The Black Swordsman

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It is hinted that Emperor Gaiseric survived his fallen empire in the form of The Skull Knight, a recurring character who aids Guts and stands in opposition to the God Hand. The power of the armor allows Guts to repel the Apostles but at a cost to his own physical and mental well-being.

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It came to a head when Guts was forced to kill a drunk Gambino in self-defense, fleeing his mercenary group and becoming a wandering sellsword. One offers their own flesh and blood (and/or the flesh and blood of others close to them) for that power. Enlisting Jerome and Nina's help, Isidro uses a makeshift pulley system to free Casca as she was about to be burned alive.Nina breaks down before seeing Luca, who disciplines her before forgiving her, and then learns that Casca followed her.

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Guts awakens from a nightmare of Casca being burned at the stake as a witch, seeing the Demon Child as it warns him that its mother is in danger.The tree's destruction not only unleashes a torrent of evil spirits that nearly submerge the island, but also cause Danann, Isma and the other magical creatures, except Puck and Ivalera, to disappear into the Astral Realm.

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Guts kills all but one of the bandits, telling him to inform his master that the Black Swordsman is coming. After escaping the destruction of Flora's home, during a full moon, Guts' party encounters Moonlight Boy, a small boy who does not speak but expresses a fondness for Guts and Casca.Their unborn child mutated by Griffith's rape into the Demon Child that would follow him, Guts leaves Casca under the care of Godo and Rickert as he embarks on a journey to hunt down Apostles and the God Hand after acquiring the Dragonslayer Sword and his prosthetic arm. Guts, having spent a year training to become a better swordsman, is warned by a mysterious being known as the "Skull Knight" that his actions have instigated an "Eclipse". The first volume of the manga was published on November 26, 1990 by Hakusensha in its Jets Comics collection.