In a flashforward, it is shown that Guts ultimately survives the Eclipse, and some time later, becomes known as the Black Swordsman, starting a quest for revenge against the God Hand and the apostles. He cuts off his own left forearm and loses his right eye to an apostle in a vain attempt to stop his former friend. Griffith is reborn as the fifth God Hand member, Femto, and then rapes Casca in front of Guts while the latter is restrained by an apostle that has latched onto his arm. Almost all of the group, except Guts and Casca, are slaughtered and devoured by the apostles. Griffith agrees and the entire Band of the Hawk are branded as sacrificial offerings. The God Hand, a group of archdemons, inform Griffith that he has been chosen as their final member and he must offer his comrades as sacrifices to the "apostles"-humans like Zodd who became powerful demons by sacrificing their loved ones and their own humanity. This initiates an event called "the Eclipse", taking everyone present to another plane of existence. Instead, he miraculously finds his Behelit, which he had lost during his time imprisoned, and unintentionally activates it with the blood leaking from his neck. He crawls out of the wreckage, and in despair, attempts to commit suicide by stabbing his throat into a sharp tree root, but fails. Overhearing them and desperate at what he has been reduced to, Griffith takes off in a wagon, accidentally crashing into a river nearby. Casca tells Guts that she must take care of Griffith and that Guts should continue his own path. Back from the escape, the Hawks feel helpless due to Griffith's condition. Once they're ready, they go into a dungeon under the Tower of Rebirth, finding Griffith mutilated, disfigured and rendered mute. Casca has a plan to rescue Griffith from the Tower of Rebirth, where he is being held. Guts goes to their aid, arriving in time as they battle a group of mercenaries. Guts, who spent a year training to become a better swordsman, eventually learns that the Hawks are now outlaws and that Casca has taken over as their leader. Consequently, Griffith is imprisoned and tortured while the rest of the Hawks are marked for death. Psychologically devastated by Guts' departure, Griffith, in a lapse of judgement, has sexual intercourse with Princess Charlotte-unaware that he is being watched. After defeating Griffith with a single swing of his sword, Guts reaffirms his decision and walks away. Griffith challenges Guts to a duel, telling him that he joined the Band of the Hawk because he lost, and that he can only leave the Hawks if he can defeat him. Some time after the Hawks' victory, Guts decides to leave the group to stop living for Griffith's dream. In the meantime, Guts develops a closest relationship with Casca, the Hawks' unit commander and only female member. The Band of the Hawk is eventually hired full-time by the kingdom of Midland, helping to win the Hundred Year War against the Tudor empire. At one point, Guts overhears a conversation between Griffith and Charlotte at a royal dinner party, where Griffith says that to him, a true friend is someone who has their own dream. While recovering, Griffith starts getting closer to the King of Midland's daughter, Charlotte. Guts encounters Immortal Zodd, a fearsome giant warrior, who after nearly killing him and Griffith, spares their lives upon seeing Griffith's Behelit, warning Guts of an inescapable death when Griffith's dream dies. Three years later, the Band of the Hawk have grown in power and numbers, with Guts serving as a commander of the group. One day, Griffith shows Guts his Behelit, a mysterious demonic relic, and tells him about his dream to rule a kingdom of his own. Guts quickly rises through the ranks, becoming Griffith's best warrior. After being defeated by Griffith, the ambitious and charismatic leader of a fearsome mercenary group called the Band of the Hawk, Guts becomes a full member of the group. Guts is a lone mercenary warrior who wanders Midland looking for battles, driven solely by his will to survive.
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