Sacrificial Princess & the King of Beasts (2023): Season 1, Episode 1 - The Sacrifice and the Night of the Ritual - full transcript

At the ends of the earth,
blanketed by a poisonous miasma,

lay a kingdom where the
tread of man was prohibited

For this place was home to monstrous
vassals who dominated and devoured mankind

And over all these beasts reigned a King

The Sacrifice and the Night of the Ritual

Come on out.

Move it.

Get in.

I have brought her
to you, Your Majesty.

This girl is the latest offering.

And she is the 99TH Sacrifice



Raise your head and show your face.

My, What a pity?

Even by human standards this girl is
easily the scrawniest, most miger one yet

Devouring the likes of her
will not nourish you, sire.

Perhaps you should simply tear her
apart as a display for the nobility,

and demand the next sacrifice be
properly fattened for your satisfaction

And delivered at Onc-

Pardon.

Don't you think you're
being rather rude, Mr. Dog?

D-Did you just?

Surely you didn't just refer to
the great "Anubis" as a Dog?

I'd like to think there'd
be plenty of me to eat

You wouldn't want to be wasteful.

H-How dare you speak without prompt?!



Bleh!

Still your tongue in
His Majesty's presence!

I didn't say anything

Be silent!

M-My most humble apologies.

This human knows not her place.

No matter, take your leave Anubis.

But-But sire, she seems almost fai-

You forget with whom you quarrel!

When I bid you take
your leave you will take it

P-Please forgive me then, your majesty

What a Hot-headed king.

Stop snapping at people like that,
you could end up all alone someday

No No NO NO.....

The king is a tyrant, you
better say you are sorry!

Sorry

And who might you be?

I'm Cy.

And I'm Clops.

We're supposed to keep an eye on you.

You Impudent, talkative human girl.

Cease your tiresome twaddle

Every sacrifice that was brought
to me in the past has trembled.

And wailed with horror at my presence.

If you wish to make your
death less agonizing,

Lay yourself before me and quake
in fear as you beg me for your life

Aw, your paw prints are so
soft and squishy to the touch

You dare mock me?

What's it matter? Even if I escape, I have
no family to return to or anywhere to go

After you've gobbled me
up, that'll be the end of me

I accept it

What is your name, human girl? tell me

I'm Sariphi, or
Sari And you are?

I have no personal name.

If I have anything resembling one, it is the
blood in my veins which proves my royalty.

The sacrificial ritual is on the next night
of revelation, when the miasma clears.

Let's just see how long
your foolish confidence lasts.

Until that time arrives, I will make an
exception and keep you at my side.

Chancellor! What is the meaning of this?!

Is Chancellor Anubis here?!

The sacrificial girl must have escaped
she's free and roaming about the palace!

calm yourselves, my lord speakers.

She is still in her chains,
and thus hardly "free."

Spare us your quibbling!

Does His Majesty propose to
take a human as his beloved pet?!

Really, these royal whims are intolerable.
And the late king was just as bad.

In the great war 100 years ago,

His father the late Majesty made
peace arbitrarily with the humans.

There are Rebels who continue plague our
land that refuse to abide by his decree.

And are still threatening to revolt!

That's quite right, and to quell
exactly that type of sentiment

the terms of the truce demand the
offering of a ritual human sacrifice.

It symbolizes that the humans are not
remotely capable of being our equals.

I am well aware of that, of course.

Convey this to His Majesty

His dalliances should not go too far

if he's not careful he'll find
his legs cut out from under him

Majesty.

I'd like to know, Who gave you
permission to leave my chambers?

Clops, Cy tell me.

And you call yourselves watch-beasts?

Ah...yikes...we are all
apologies your majesty

Majesty!

Oh no sire, it was all my idea—

You must Know your place, I
shall return you to my chambers.

Oh come on!

I don't want to stay in here all day it's
so boring, what am I supposed to look at?

I am the king. I lack for nothing.

But don't you think a nice bouquet of flowers
might brighten things up a bit in here?

I haven't any interest
in gawking at silly flowers.

And Besides, they do not grow
in the miasma of this land

which only lifts when the full moon
shines on the night of revelation.

Well You're no fun.

Even so.....

The moment you leave
this room or my sight human

You are likely to be torn
to pieces like minced meat

If you wish to live to see the day
of the ritual, do as I say.

Oh, I see.

You were actually worried
about me, weren't you, sire?

Mind your tongue around me

I needn't wait for the night of the
ceremony, to do with you as I wish you know.

I could tear out your delicate
little throat on a whim here and now.

But, even after saying
that do you still not fear me

I have seen things that
scare me a lot more than you.

Once, on the stormiest and dreariest
of nights I was reading an old book

As thunder cracked in the sky

I learned all about how my name
means "sacrifice" in an ancient tongue

Maria, please.

Come on big sis, wake up

What's going on Sari?

Did you have a nightmare
again or something?

Go to Mom and Dad's room
and they will take care of you.

I just knew it. The next
sacrifice will be from our village.

Don't worry about that. we
know Our girl would be safe.

But, what if?!

This is why we have the decoy.

We would have never taken
in and raised her otherwise

Right?

Far more chilling than discovering I'd
been raised as a sacrifice my entire life

Were the cold fakened stares of the
people who'd pretended to be my parents

That's a different level of fear

But your eyes are nothing like that, sire.

No, you don't scare me

I feel like you are angry, but
you are forcing your self to be

Sariphi, you poor girl...

You deserved better

This is the old fortress city Daghtau, It
happens to be the closest town to Yoana.

As such the fighting was fiercest
here during the last great war

What is Yoana?

It's actually what we
call the human country.

Even a century later, the
wounds from the war run deep.

So the king often travels to this
area to make inspections like this.

Like This.

Wow.

huh, what's that over there?

Ah! That girl is straying
and running loose yet again!

Let her do as she pleases.

But, sire...

Ruins huh?

Go no farther.

Majesty?

Cy and Clops, That's
quite enough. Leave us now.

Yes, sire!

Unlike this place, the lower
town is a lawless zone.

As the farthest city from the royal palace

It has become a hotbed
of radical rebellion.

Even after all this time, its residents
cause strife with the humans.

Is that what you're
inspection is for?

Those who spill blood so
carelessly must be controlled

The surest way I know
to do so is through fear

I must protect these fools from
themselves, or they will destroy everything

Therefore, a king should wield his
power and display his might to that end.

Seems like a lot of
trouble, being king

Where did His Majesty go?

Sir, he took the human girl
to a hill overlooking the ruins.

I believe they will return soon.

Soon.

What's that? such a lovely scent!

A whole field of flowers!

The miasma is particularly thin here.

It's the only place in this
land where flowers can bloom

I can't believe it!

This is the reason you
brought me here isn't it

It will not do to have you wandering the
palace every single time I take my eyes off you

Thank you then!

Oh, sire, can I pick some
flowers to bring back with us?

I wouldn't bother with it, they'll only wilt
as soon as you get them back to the palace

I don't care

As you wish

Humph. I do not understand
Humans they defy comprehension.

Why care for something so
ephemeral destined to die—

Here, I made it for you

What an adorable monarch?

Stop that, you dare mock
a king in his own kingdom?!

Well, you know what sire?

You always make faces like this.

you are grouchy, you might not be if
you had more pretty things to look at

maybe everything else
would feel a bit brighter

What did I say?

A storm is brewing.

After a string of such
turbulent nights, as these

The clear and bright night
of revelation always comes

So the time of
your sacrifice will b-

It's trying to get me!

Are you serious?

You don't fear beast kind but, a
little thunder is this terrifying to you?

It's Just......

I can't have you yelping and
wailing over every flash of lightning

This should help dull the noise
and light and calm your nerves a bit

Kay.

Oh, you're fluffy and soft!

You are quite a cunning little thing. You
were quaking in terror mere moments ago.

How can I be scared?
when your Majesty's so warm

You know, sire,

Just be you

You don't have to hide anything or
pretend you are tough in front of me

I won't be around much longer

My final night's almost here

The miasma clouds have lifted.

'Tis the night of revelation.
The ritual is upon us at last.

Listen closely. This offering
is a very sacred thing.

Watch your tongue and proceed
carefully, lest you lack rev—

Hey! Why didn't you tell me sacrifices get
to wear such fancy clothes huh, chancellor

Well Naturally! The sacrifice is to
become part of His Majesty.

No impurity may—

It's like a wedding dress!

Hey Cy, Clops, how do I look?

You look great, Sari!

Sari!

I told you to listen
and do as I say !

By the way, where is the king?

His Majesty does not show himself
to us on the night of the sacrifice.

Why not? Is it a royal tradition?

Not before his late father, no

But it is not for us to
question His Majesty's wisdom.

Regardless, you are to wait quietly
here in the altar chamber.

It's so dark. I can't even tell right from left.

Oh Sire?

That's not his majesty?!

I will have silence, sacrifice girl.

Tonight is a golden opportunity to
get the king away from his retainers.

All I have to do is take your place
and then lie in wait for him here.

What are you going to do to him?!

Isn't that obvious?!

No, An indecisive king who panders to
humans would never be able to defend us.

In tonight's night, I
remove him from his throne

Besides, you are
going to die anyway

You may as well put your life to good use!

An agent of the king?!

O-Only a traitor would follow
that coward, you royalist scum!

He's not a coward.

The king's been trying to stop
all the needless bloodshed he can

He denies himself a lot of joy, to
protect his people and keep them safe

So you are wrong, His
Majesty is a great king

I've heard enough witless
drivel, you can both die!

Hold on!

You're the king, aren't you?

You're hurt.

Do not touch me!

I am no king.

Yes, you are.

I can tell that much.

I am... no king.

Though I was born a beast,
half my blood is human.

I can never truly be either.

This form only appears on the night of
revelation, beneath the light of the moon

I can do nothing but hide in
darkness, and wait for the dawn

I am a coward!

For all my empty bluster, I can't
even seem to fool a innocent girl

I am a pathetic weakling, I
never did deserve to be king

But none of that's true

The chancellor told me.

During the ritual, you are
always alone with the sacrifice

Nobody has ever actually seen
you eating any of the other girls before

When the sun rises, the sacrifice is gone,
and there's human blood everywhere.

That's how everyone knows that
the ritual and the offering took place

A pathetic weakling...

A weak person could never force
themselves to do something like that

You are so powerful,
your Majesty

I'm more than happy to be
your sacrifice, I'm honored to be

But Sariphi...

I don't have anywhere to
go even if you let me escape

I can't face the blank stares
that await me back home

So If my life is to end

I would like to be eaten by you

I am not scared, I want to nourish
someone that I know is kind and strong

It means so much that the
last eyes to gaze upon me

Sari...

Will be full of such warmth

Sariphi...

Thank you, your majesty.

Now you belong to me
and you are part of me.

B-But S-Sire...

I... I'm not sure I—

I won't say it again

Henceforth, I will be taking
Sariphi as my queen.

N-Nonsense! what an absurd notion!

You wouldn't dare dilute the
royal line with human blood?!

This is without precedence sire!

Those who wish to protest me
summon their courage and approach me!

See there, I told you it would upset them

Well, I will not be changing
my mind so let them complaint

Ya-ay! Sari! Ri!

Oh yeah!

That's right! I've been trying to come up
with a good name for you, wanna hear it?

A name?

Yes, one that's just for you.

I choose "leonhart"

In the old language of the human realm, It
means you have a most courageous heart

Leonhart...

Yes, I could live with that.