Berserk. Volume 2.

During his endless travels across the world, the Black Swordsman and the elf Puck, who has tagged along with him, stumble into a city ruled by a despotic count who has organized a hunt for non-believers and heretics. And only Guts knows that beneath the mask of piety hides yet another cunning Apostle, who loves to torture and kill innocent people. Near the end of Guts's fierce battle with the count, a mysterious object that serves as a key to a parallel dimension summons the God Hand, higher beings who have ruled the destinies of humanity since time immemorial, to the throne room. Who are these five, and why does Guts so fiercely desire to avenge himself on them? To uncover all the secrets, one must return to the past, to the moment when a young and inexperienced mercenary joined the Band of the Hawk...Volumes 3 and 4 of the original manga are included, along with 9 major chapters: "Wish-Granters" (4-6), "Golden Age" (1-6). The "Black Swordsman" arc ends here, and the "Golden Age" arc begins. Five reasons to buy 1The protagonist Guts is a rootless mercenary pursued by hordes of monsters because of a curse. Every day for Guts is a graphic struggle for survival to the limit of his strength. 2A dark, brutal world resembling medieval Europe; the Inquisition, castle sieges, sword fights, European monsters, and all this in 2 volumes in 1 book. 3It has an anime adaptation in the form of a 3-season series and 3 feature films. 4A cult dark fantasy manga according to Otaku USA magazine, the Syfy Universal channel, and the leading comic culture web publication Comicbook.com. 5According to a survey by the Japanese Ministry of Culture, it ranked among the Top 25 best manga of all time in 2007.