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Anime Look Back: D.Gray-Man S1 Episode 14-26 Summary

Episode 14: Allen, Lavi, Kanda and Bookman are sent to investigate a mysterious rapid snowstorm, which could be caused by Innocence. Here they meet a young girl and her father, who is obsessed with finding something called Leaves Of Rebirth to bring back his dead son. Meanwhile, also searching for a possible Innocence in the same area are three Level 2 Akuma under the command of a Noah named Skin Boric. The two groups meet and a battle ensues. Kanda succeeds in driving them off, but Allen is left unconscious.


Episode 15: Allen, Lavi and Kanda continue their search for the Leaf of Revival, which they assume to be the Innocence. Lavi and Kanda find the tree which is the location of the Innocence after all, but the three Level 2 Akuma attack to retrieve it from them. When Allen arrives, the three of them manage to defeat the Akuma.


Episode 16: In ancient Rome, Vittorio, a powerful swordsman vowed to fight for Princess Sandra. While searching for Innocence in Rome, Kanda encounters Vittorio. When Kanda has not returned after a while, Komui asks Allen and Lenalee to go to Rome to investigate. On the way they read about the history of the swordsman and the Princess. In Rome, they learn that Claudia, the young daughter of the wealthy Sardinis has disappeared, but he refuses to help her overbearing father and arrogant fiancé, Viscount Paretti, a penniless nobleman to find her. At the ruins of the colosseum, numerous Akuma attack the bounty hunters, and Allen and Lenalee defend them. Vittorio appears, as does Kanda. Kanda's Finder explains that they have been fighting for days and Kanda has not activated his Innocence so that Vittorio's would not be activated. They rejoin their battle and Kanda is badly wounded.


Episode 17: Allen continues the attack on Vittorio whose wounds are healed by the Innocence in his sword. Claudia orders Vittorio to stop fighting, but she refuses to return home. Allen and Lenalee suspect that Vittorio thinks Claudia is the Princess Sandra and the Akuma are her suitors. Leaving Kanda at the Sardini household to recover and think of a strategy to defeat Vittorio, they return to the colosseum. Vittorio attacks Allen, but Kanda appears and intervenes, cutting off Vittorio's arm and severing the link to the Innocence in his sword. Vittorio dies, admitting that he knew Claudia was not the Princess, but that he happily fought for her anyway.


Episode 18: Seeing Lenalee and Russell going out together, Komui assumes that they are dating and in rage, chases after them with his newly built, Komlin II. Meanwhile, a weak Akuma with amazing transformation skills decides to target Lenalee. Concerned about Komui, Allen, Lavi and the Science Division work together in an attempt to stop Komui's reckless behavior however the Akuma keeps being on the receiving end of Komui's explosive inventions including his super robot Komlin III.


Episode 19: While on a mission to search for General Cross in Romania, Allen is beseeched by several villagers complaining about a "vampire problem". That night Allen is attacked by a number of Akuma. Lavi and Bookman join Allen to chase them off, but Allen temporarily loses the use of his left eye that can see Akuma. The next night they go with a group of villagers to question Baron Arystar Krory at his castle and suspect that he is a vampire after he attacks one of the villagers.


Episode 20: Allen and Lavi decide to stop Arystar Krory from harming the villagers although he is not an Akuma, and hold him off although Allen is bitten. Back at the castle Krory regrets becoming a vampire again and begs forgiveness from his beautiful lover, Eliade. Allen and Lavi go to the castle and when they arrive they find Eliade feeding the dead villager to carnivorous plants. They are watched by Eliade as they discover a graveyard with signs of Akuma blood which leaves them confused about what's really happening at the castle.


Episode 21: Eliade convinces Baron Arystar Krory to drink her blood to strengthen himself against the Exorcists. Allen and Lavi discover that the graves contain dead Akuma who they presume were killed by Krory. Krory attacks Allen and Lavi thinking that they are monsters, but Allen accidentally finds a hidden chamber, and encounters Eliade who reveals that she is an Akuma. Allen and Lavi separately deduce that Krory is an Exorcist who drinks the blood of Akuma. When Eliade is about to kill the unconscious Allen, his arm act of its own accord and stops her. Allen regains consciousness and decides he must fight her.


Episode 22: While Lavi and Krory continue their battle outside the castle, Allen fights Eliade who changes into her Akuma form. Lavi defeats Krory and goes to Allen's aid. Eliade tells the story of how she became and Akuma, and her quest to be accepted as a beautiful woman instead of an ugly Akuma. She despised the weakness of men until she met Krory. As Allen's cursed eye becomes stronger Lavi and Krory are able to see her trapped soul. Krory realises that Eliade is the enemy, and she tries to kill him. They then engage in a battle to the death.


Episode 23: Krory tell of his life of loneliness tending his grandfather's collection until he met Eliade. Krory and Eliade continue to fight, and her balls of dehydration suck Krory's body dry. With his last bit of energy, he leaps on her and sucks her life-giving Akuma blood and she dies, releasing the soul trapped inside her. Krory is devastated by her death, however Allen convinces Krory to join them and become an Exorcist.


Episode 24: After finishing the mission that General Cross left for them, to recruit Krory, Allen and Lavi accompany Krory back to their Headquarters. Krory is inexperienced to the outside world, and gets hustled in a game of cards by three men. Allen proves his cheating skills when he wins everything back. One of the men, Tyki, gives Allen a pack of cards before they leave, but Tyki is revealed to be a Noah and an ally of the Millennium Earl. After some difficulty in entering the Black Order headquarters because of Akuma blood in his veins, Krory is inducted as an official Exorcist.


Episode 25: Having been sent by Komui to deliver a package to General Kevin Yeegar, Allen arrives at Holland, but the General does not show up. Finding out that General Yeegar went to Belgium to investigate a newly discovered Innocence, Allen heads for Belgium as well. There he meets Yeegar for the first time and discovers what a nice and kind person he truly is.


Episode 26: The Black Order receives messages from around Europe that the Millennium Earl has declared war. General Yeegar is confronted by two of the Noah, Road Kamelot and Tyki Mikk along with a hoard of Akuma. Allen and Lenalee are sent to his aid. Yeegar proves himself more than capable of dealing with the Akuma, but falls victim to Road and her manipulation of memories of his tragic class. The Millennium Earl then retrieves and destroys the fragments of Innocence held by Yeegar. Road sings an eerie song about the Earl's search for the Heart of Innocence, and when the Exorcists finally arrive to help Yeegar, her song is the only thing he can utter. Komui explains that the 'Heart of Innocence' is what both the Black Order and Millennium Earl are searching for.


Rating: 9/10(Average)

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