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[ENG DUB] Forsaken by the Empire After Ten Years at the Demon Cave Full Episode
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001
After guarding the Demon Cave alone for ten years to protect the Rosefinch Empire from demons, Harvey Shawn returns to find the empire believing the demons vanished long ago. The new Empress, Phoenix Xander, accuses Harvey of fraud, embezzlement, and dereliction of duty, stripping him of his titles and ordering his arrest. Despite public outcry branding him a traitor, Harvey reveals the peace around the cave is maintained by his power and the late Empress's seal. As soldiers close in, he challenges his pursuers, setting up a tense confrontation to come.
002
Harvey Shawn, long believed to be weak despite guarding the Demon Cave for ten years, decides to leave his post and return to the capital. As he travels back, news arrives that the seal protecting the land is breaking faster than expected. The new empress, skeptical of Harvey's decade of sacrifice, faces pressure from Harriet Cooper, who accuses him of murder and demands revenge. Despite warnings that demons still lurk, the empress orders Harvey's entire escort to be publicly scrutinized to expose his true nature. Meanwhile, Harvey plans to pay respects to the late empress and find a mysterious young girl, setting the stage for conflict on his return.
003
General Harvey Shawn, once hailed as the Imperial Guardian who protected the borders from demons, returns to Dark Cloud City only to face public scorn and accusations of cowardice. Villagers blame him for their losses, accusing him of hiding in the Demon Cave for ten years while their sons died fighting. Despite his defense that he stayed to guard them, he is stripped of his titles and dismissed as a fraud. Meanwhile, a young man claiming to be his brother insists on taking him under his wing, promising to teach him how to fight. But the bitterness runs deep, ending with the brother's harsh rejection.
004
After ten years away, Harvey Shawn returns to a changed empire and is immediately confronted with hostility from locals who mock his fall from grace as a guardian. When a man forcibly drags a woman away in broad daylight, Harvey intervenes despite his stripped title. The situation escalates until Kenneth Zimmer, the powerful mayor and newly appointed Martial Lord, arrives. Harvey's connection as Zimmer's son offers him temporary protection, but tensions rise as the man attempting to take the woman refuses to back down. The episode ends with a heated standoff, leaving the woman's fate uncertain.
005
After killing Liam Zimmer, the mayor’s son, in public, Harvey Shawn faces outrage in Dark Cloud City. Despite Liam's abuse of power, the law views Harvey's act as murder, sparking calls for a trial. Officials scramble to control the fallout, while the Empire’s ruler sees Harvey’s recklessness as an opportunity to turn public opinion against him. To restore order, the ruler appoints Martial Saint Wendy Smith to lead the Demon Cave, signaling a strategic shift. Meanwhile, Harvey’s fate hangs uncertain as the capital orders his swift escort back, intensifying political pressure around him.
006
For ten years, Captain Harvey Shawn has guarded the seemingly peaceful Demon Cave, preventing any demon breakout while draining Imperial resources. Today, Martial Saint Wendy Smith arrives as the new Demon-Subduing General, signaling a shift in command. As Harvey Shawn’s aura fades, the demon seal weakens, and a powerful Flame Demon senses an approaching Martial Saint. The demon mocks Wendy’s arrival, claiming Martial Kings like Harvey Shawn are the only true threats. The episode ends with the demon vowing to break free once fully restored, while Wendy faces the mounting pressure of her new role amid imminent danger.
007
General Smith announces her plan to personally lead an overwhelming force into the Demon Cave to eliminate hidden demons, exposing General Harvey Shawn's lie about protective magic formations. As she prepares to enter the cave, the empire watches closely, rallying support for her bold move. Meanwhile, tensions rise over the execution of Harvey Shawn, accused of past crimes including the death of Smith's son. Despite familial pleas, Sir Hayes remains distant. The empire positions five Martial Lords and a Martial Saint to ensure Shawn’s downfall. The episode ends with a looming trial and an imminent deadly confrontation between Smith and Shawn’s factions.
008
General Shawn returns to the Demon Cave after ten years of isolation, facing public scorn and accusations that demonic energy twisted his mind. Martial Saint Wendy Smith, a rising talent favored by the Empire, confronts him with claims that the seals containing the demons are failing. Shawn reveals that the pure land and a tree at the cave's entrance are part of a purifying seal connected to a deeper Demon-Subduing Sword Formation he created, now compromised. As the outer seal is destroyed, Shawn orders a lockdown to prevent demon escape, then leads two men deeper into the cave, marking a critical descent into unknown dangers.
009
A team investigating the so-called Demon Cave discovers it is eerily quiet and devoid of demons, revealing that they were sealed away long ago by the late Empress using the Rosefinch Sword and a sword formation. They learn that Harvey Shawn, who claimed to be fighting demons for ten years, was actually hiding and deceiving everyone by relying on the Empress’s ancient sealing. As three powerful enemies approach, the group decides to fake defeat to claim the bodies. Meanwhile, one sealed demon begins to weaken and threatens to break free, foreshadowing a looming dangerous breakout.
010
Harvey, the lone Martial King who sealed the Demon Cave for ten years, is publicly stripped of rank when Empress Phoenix believes slander. The seal shatters; three demon lords pour out and butcher the Rosefinch Empire. The court needs a scapegoat and pins the devastation on Harvey, branding him traitor and ordering a relentless manhunt. Harvey watches the empire he saved begin to collapse and at first withdraws, wounded by betrayal. When the Demon Emperor arrives and the invaders threaten his sister Yvette, an anguished Empress Phoenix begs for mercy. Harvey answers. He returns with thunderous might, cleaves through the demon ranks, routs the lords, and drags the Rosefinch Empire back from the brink.