Episode 35

**Advent of the Demon King** is the 35th episode of the *Edens Zero* anime, and the 10th episode of the second season.

While the Four Shining Stars save Blue Garden from certain destruction by the recently commandeered Satellite Blaze, Shiki's Overdrive bestows him with the full might of the Demon King to use against the mutated Drakken—and offers him a glance at Drakken's early memories, giving Shiki a newfound understanding of the Dark Alchemist's pursuit of eternal life.

## Summary

At the Execution Site, Weisz fires bullets at Drakken who brushes them off, making him change weapons. A flashback occurs from 60 years ago on Norma, a young Weisz is with his bedridden mother in the hospital. Weisz over hears the conversation from a pair of doctors, about how they cannot find what is causing the patient to get weaker, as if her life was being drained, one notes of doing research of four past cases and states that all of them died. Weisz's mother calls him, telling to stay strong since she worries that he is not good at making friends, Weisz cries begging his mother to not die. His mother tells him that he will not be alone as he has another mother, she is a mother to all in the cosmos, as her flatline beeps. In the present, Weisz yells that he killed her, but Drakken does not know who he is talking about and denies killing people. Weisz states that he only does so he could feed off them and how dozens of people died on Norma from an unknown cause like his mother, because their life force was drained. Weisz reconfigures his suit's right arm, making it bigger to punch Drakken, who catches it and converts his suit into an explosion. Drakken states that he always background checks his enemies and that Weisz's reminded him that he cut of his arm years ago when he stole his money. Drakken converts his arm into a blade and prepares to chop off Weisz arm.

Another flashback occurs, where Weisz and Sibir are sitting together in a construction site, where Weisz tells him that he got his pendant from his mother and that after she died he bought a robot who taught him his Ether Gear. He adds that he was not very good at first, having unfortunately destroyed his teacher in the process. Sometime later, Weisz yells at Sibir, accusing him for stealing his pendant, but he defends himself and tells the blond to stop accusing his group without proof. Weisz exclaims they are not his crew, angered at this, Sibir orders the others to get him out. He mutters that he thought they were friends, which Weisz claims that he does not have any friends and promises to steal something that he cares about. In the present, Shiki saves Weisz, telling him to calm down. Weisz says that he did not ask for help, but Shiki replies that a friend gives it anyway. Knowing that they cannot beat Drakken on their own, they ready themselves to fight him together. Suddenly Drakken falls to his knees, as Hermit finishes her hacking and reverses Drakken's energy flow. A blackout occurs in the Belial Gore, where the Life Support Device starts rumbling. On the Edens Zero, Witch and Sister congratulates Hermit, but the Mind of Edens worries that, while Drakken is getting weaker, something does not seem right. Back to Shiki and Weisz, they witness the Dark Alchemist mutating into a monster.

Weisz 442 and Shiki are wondering what Drakken turned into and what happened to him, before he moves his new limbs through the Belial Gore to attack people. From the Edens Zero, Sister Ivry notices that Drakken's Ether is out of control, and tells Hermit that she though he was supposed to get weaker, only for the latter to confirm this thought. Hermit explains that Drakken's Ether has begun to fuse with the life force he stole from others. The two are quickly interrupted by Witch, who makes an emergency takeoff. As Sister accuses Witch of leaving Shiki and the others behind, she explains that they have another problem, the Satellite Blaze is ready to fire at Blue Garden and destroy it. Drakken appears on a screen and wants the Satellite Blaze to kill Noah, before killing his subordinates. As the Edens Zero rushes towards the Satellite Blaze, Witch tells the others to have faith in the power of the Great Demon King.

At the Life Support Device, everything is crumbling apart. When a chunk of debris is about to hit Pino, Sibir pushes her out of the way, which scares Pino, due to her past experience with his counterpart. Pino then suddently remembers something Weisz told her in World No. 29 and gets very confused, since that memory does not match her current ones. Elsewhere on the Belial Gore, Rebecca and Happy encounters a part of Drakken's mutated body, which grabs them and talks about how much he wants Rebecca's powers. Homura arrives and saves them from Drakken's grip. Back at the Execution Site, Drakken blasts both Weisz and Shiki and zaps them, before knocking them both to the ground. He then explains how killing Shiki is the key to awakening "the cat" and forms a gun which points at the young man. This cause Shiki to recall his promise to Drakken in World No. 29, which awakens his true Overdrive and he promises to never make his friends cry again.

Shiki in his true Overdrive faces the mutated Drakken who prepares to attack him. Shiki holds back the punch and uses his power, pulling the ceiling and the floor toward him. Weisz (X442) remarks that this power is akin to a black hole. Meanwhile, the Shining Stars detect the high density Ether reading and assume that Shiki has achieved Overdrive. They then focus on the Satellite Blaze, but are shocked that it has a Protection Matrix. Witch suggests they use the main cannon, but Hermit points out they do not have even half the energy needed. Witch states that they will use their Ether to make up the different. Elswhere, Rebecca and Homura are still trapped in the tentacles. Rebecca calls for Happy, who assumes his Happy Blasters form, allowing Rebecca to free herself and Homura, continuing to destroy the tentacles. Rebecca notices the face calling for her to give her power, remarking how gross he is.

While Shiki manages to make Drakken's arm explode, the Shining Stars uses the Edens Zero's Star Bringer to blast the satellite apart. A flashback occurs, where a young Drakken is confused as to why the people of his planet only live until they are 15, much to the other children's annoyance. He runs off, knowing that people on other planets live for decades. He reads about Alchemy, wondering if he could change other people's life to his, wishing to not only live longer but also to make friends. Shiki responds to the young Drakken, telling him that he will be his friend. Drakken is shocked that the boy made his memories fall to him and concludes that his gravity pulled the memories of the others into this world. Shiki states that Drakken has lived long enough and that it is time for him to go to sleep. He attacks Drakken with Meteor Breaker, turning him back to normal.

## Characters In Order of Appearance

1. Weisz Steiner (X442)
2. Shiki Granbell
3. Drakken Joe
4. Irma Steiner *(Flashback)*
5. Mother *(Mentioned)*
6. Sibir (X442) *(Flashback)*
7. Hermit Mio
8. Rebecca Bluegarden
9. Sibir (X492)
10. Amira
11. E.M. Pino
12. Mosco Versa-0
13. Sister Ivry
14. Witch Regret
15. Happy
16. Homura Kōgetsu

## Appearances

	+ Belial Gore
	+ Edens Zero

**Powers and Abilities*** Ether Gear
	+ Machina Maker
	+ Alchemist
	+ Soul Blade
	+ Satan Gravity
	+ Cat Leaper
* Overdrive
* Master Code
* Happy Blasters

**Techniques*** Weiss Cannon
* Grandy-Ray *(Debut)*
* Metallica Explosion
* Magimech Attack: Meteor Breaker *(Debut)*

**Items*** Arsenal Suit
* Edens Zero (Spaceship)
	+ Star Bringer *(Debut)*
* Belial Gore
* Satellite Blaze
* Life Support Device

**Battles and Events*** Shiki Granbell & Weisz Steiner (X442) vs. Drakken Joe *(Concluded)*