Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World — Season 1
12 episodesFirst aired 4 October 2020
A force known as Astral power is wielded by astral mages. Fearing its destructive power, the "Empire" persecutes those who show their abilities. The tormented mages then founded the Nebulis Sovereignty to flee from their oppressors. Since then, the two nations have been in bitter conflict, the war still going strong for more than a century. After committing the great crime of freeing an imprisoned witch, the talented knight Iska is sentenced to prison. A year later, the Empire leadership suddenly decides to set him free, with the condition that he hunts down a fearsome mage known as the "Ice Calamity Witch." Hoping to end the war, Iska agrees. Coincidentally, the Ice Calamity Witch herself, Aliceliese "Alice" Lou Nebulis XI, also wishes for peace and is willing to do everything she can to bring down the Empire. As Iska and Alice both yearn for a crusade that will turn the world into one without struggle, woe, or pain, the strings of fate tie them ever closer together.
E1The Encounter of the Two Nations' Ultimate Weapons
7.3Oct 202024m
Two nations, the Empire and the Nebulis Sovereignty, have been at war for 100 years. Imprisoned for freeing a witch, Iska is given a chance at freedom. In exchange, he must take down a powerful astral mage known as the "Ice Calamity Witch."
E2Encounter: The Enemy You and I Met Was...
8.3Oct 202024m
After their brief but fateful encounter, Iska and Alice made an impression on each other, resulting in some sleepless nights. Despite being on the opposing sides of the war, they soon learn that they have much more in common than they thought.
E3Encounter: Successor of the Black Steel and the Ice Calamity Witch
7.5Oct 202024m
Iska is given a new mission to apprehend the Ice Calamity Witch. By accomplishing the mission, Iska will be a step closer to realizing his dream for a peace treaty. When Iska and Alice meet again, they weren't prepared for what was coming for them.
E4Intersection: Battle for the Vortex
7.0Oct 202024m
100 years ago, a drift of astral energy created a vortex which cursed, or gifted, people with astral power. Now another vortex has formed, triggering a race between the Empire and the Nebulis Sovereignty to acquire it.
E5Intersection: Awakening of the Vortex
7.5Nov 202024m
The members of Unit N07 successfully locate the vortex, but the Sovereignty had already found it. After Mismis is captured, Iska must fight against Kissing, a purebred, to get her back before the Empire attacks the Sovereignty base.
E6Paradise: Rin's Big Miscalculation
7.0Nov 202024m
Iska and Mismis survive the eruption of the vortex, but the team doesn't escape unscathed. Meanwhile, Alice decides to go search for Iska in Ein again. They are reunited by fate, but everything is jeopardized when Rin makes a big miscalculation.
E7Paradise: Alice's Longest Night
7.5Nov 202024m
Alice is forced to kidnap Iska. Afraid of what will happen to him if word gets out, Alice orders Rin to take them to the Prison Sector to decide their next move. Meanwhile, the members of Unit N07 infiltrate the Sovereignty to get Iska back.
E8Paradise: The Transcendent Demon
7.5Nov 202024m
With Risya's help, the Transcendent Demon, Salinger, has escaped from his 30-year imprisonment inside Ollelugan Prison Tower. His unique astral spirit makes him incredibly dangerous to any astral mages, but Alice and Rin must step up and try to stop him.
E9Paradise: Iska
7.0Nov 202024m
Iska arrives just in time and battles Salinger, who not only wields multiple astral spirits, but can also combine two contradicting elements together to make his astral art even stronger. Can Iska measure up to him and defeat him?
E10Beginning: The Girl Wishes Upon a Star
7.5Dec 202024m
Unit N07 gets a lucky break; they're given a forced leave of absence for 60 days. They decide to visit a tropical resort to camouflage their attempt to figure out a game plan for Mismis' astral crest. However, fate has something else in store for them.
E11Beginning: The Witch Hunt
7.0Dec 202024m
After their fateful encounter, Sisbell visits Iska at the hotel and asks for his help, ironically offering a similar deal as her sister Alice once did. However, before they can discuss the matter in great lengths, Sisbell is targeted by one of her own.
E12Beginning: The Two of Them Trigger the Rise of a New World
7.0Dec 202024m
The Empire's experimental weapon, Object, goes after Sisbell. It also detects Mismis' astral energy. Iska and his team must fight Object to save Sisbell and to stop it from uncovering Mismis' secret. However, it seems Object has gone through an upgrade.