BERSERK #1

"Black Swordsman". Guts, known throughout the land as the mysterious Black Swordsman, hunts the Apostles and lays waste wherever he goes. Guts arrives in the city of Koka, where he inadvertently rescues the elf Puck. Puck decides to accompany Guts through his journey. Guts fights and kills the Apostle who controlled the town, etching that the Black Swordsman is coming for all Apostles and especially the Godhand next. Guts continues his journey, eventually moving on to another city controlled by an Apostle who is referred to only as The Count. After a declaration of war, Guts is merciless in his battle with the repulsive Count, eventually defeating him and, while the Count lays on the verge of death, Guts begin to mercilessly taunt him, inadvertently activating the Count's Behelit to summon the five members of The Godhand, including his arch-nemesis Femto. The Count is however unwilling to sacrifice his daughter, and Guts, Puck and the Count's daughter are returned to the normal world. Guts then moves on to continue his quest, and Puck follows him.