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She (1965)

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That's all right.

This is much more your sort
of establishment, sir.

Very lovely.

Evening. How do you do?

There you are.

Well, chaps, we
survived the war.

Let's hope we
survive this place.

I don't think we will, sir. We
drink too much of this stuff.

Wouldn't it be lovely,
major, to get back home, eh?



Have a lovely pint of beer
at the George and Dragon.

And you know what, major? I
do believe I'm homesick.

You could have gone home when
the last troop shipped out.

But if you'll
remember correctly,

we were somewhat involved
with several young ladies.

That's not why we
missed it, Holly.

I don't think any of us really
wanted to go home anyway.

Well, we still had
some money then.

Yeah, that's another
thing, sir.

Might I inquire what your plans
are now that you haven't?

I'll use yours, of course.

I've no desire to go
back to Cambridge

to teach a lot of
pimply-faced undergraduates

the mysteries of the
ancient civilizations.



I always had a dream

of exploring this part
of the world for myself,

putting some of the knowledge
I gleaned from books

into practical use.

I know its language
and its customs,

but if you add it all up in
terms of raw experience,

I know absolutely nothing.

At least you had a settled
life to go back to.

I never even
finished my studies.

There you are, Mr. Leo.

You could go back and
study under the major.

I don't think a school
desk would fit anymore.

You know... it's
a funny thing.

But during the desert fighting,
I was never more at peace.

The place had an atmosphere,

something I've
never felt before.

Well, you could
still go home, Job.

There's another
boat next week.

Oh, no, I couldn't, sir.
Not without you, sir.

I realize now that we're not
in the army any longer.

You can't really
afford a manservant,

but one day you will
be able to, sir.

And just think of all the
back pay I'd have to come.

Hmm.

War seems to have shot
away all our roots.

I say, chaps. Let's
look at that.

Gentlemen, we don't want any
unpleasantness this evening.

We've had four
years of fighting.

We'll just have a nice
evening off, shall we?

Uh, uh, uh.

This is a solo
volunteer operation.

No assistance needed.

A few years ago, I'd have given
you a run for your money.

Now I think I'll
just concentrate

on the visual entertainment.

Excuse me.

This is not the place

a beautiful young girl
should be alone in.

Tell me.

The man you came
in with, is he...

a friend?

He has business to discuss
with the owner of this club.

He left you to
discuss business?

Yes.

Then, uh, I suggest

the gentleman be taught
a lesson in manners.

Would it not be good manners
for you to introduce yourself?

Forgive me.

My name's Vincey. Leo Vincey.

And mine Ustane.

Ustane?

Your name is as
beautiful as you are.

How's this?

Oh, my goodness.

Aren't these girls
athletic, sir?

Job, take your hat off.

What, sir?

Take your hat off when
dancing with the ladies.

Your friends... they are
enjoying themselves.

It's all right for them. They
enjoy the noisy nightlife.

And you?

Mm-hmm, on occasion.

But a beautiful girl
is not to be shared,

even among the
best of friends.

Isn't there somewhere we
could go less... noisy?

Less public?

If that is what you wish.

Where are you taking me?
Not home to meet mother?

It's not far now.

Leo. Quickly go back.

What's wrong?

Please. Go back.

The likeness is exact.

I would never have
believed it possible.

You have done well, Ustane.

This will count well for you
when we return to our own land.

Forgive me, my Leo.

It was not my wish
to bring you here.

Forgive me, but who are you?

Have you not seen me before?

No, I don't think
we've ever...

I am Ayesha, who some
call "She Who Waits."

And you? Do you
know who you are?

Of course. Leo Vincey.

But that's all I'm sure
of at this moment.

Even in that, you are wrong.

Then I leave it to you. You
tell me what is right.

What is right has been
foretold long ago.

That you would
come to her again

from out of the
darkness of the past.

That you would possess her

and all that once
could have been his.

You, who choose to call
yourself Leo Vincey,

will you come to me again?

Yes. But why not now?

It must be far
from this place.

Where?

Across the desert
of lost souls,

through the mountains
of the moon,

a long and dangerous journey.

At its end, everything you
desire will be yours...

power, riches, glory.

And you?

Everything you desire.

When you return
this ring to me,

then and only then the
dangers will be past,

and all that has been
promised will be fulfilled.

Will you undertake it for me?

Yes.

But how will I
find this place?

This will be your guide.

Go now.

You must.

Was I not right, my queen?

The fair one. Is it not he?

Only time will tell
us that, Billali.

In face and form,
there is no doubt.

If it is truly he come again,

he must survive the
perils of the journey.

And I pray that my waiting
will at last be over.

Holly?

Holly, wake up.

Hmm? Hmm? Who's there?

Oh.

What the devil's the matter?
What time is it?

It's late, but I want
to talk to you. Ohh.

To tell you what happened
tonight. Oh, look.

If I have to listen to the
stories of your love life,

I'd much rather hear
them in the morning

with a nice cup of tea
to steady my nerves.

I think it's a bit
unsporting of you,

anyway, to gloat...
Get off.

- It's not that, Holly.
- She was only the bait. Ohh.

I always was one for a spot
of quiet fishing myself.

Do go on.

Here, while I tell you what
happened, look at this.

Get my glass, will you?

Thanks.

I say. Where'd you find this?

After we left the club,

I was ambushed,
knocked unconscious.

There you are, Holly.

Exactly as I
described it to you.

Shall we?

Well, I don't see why not.

Judging from what you tell me,

you seem to be pretty
well-known around here.

Do either of you
gentlemen know anything

of the Arab laws of trespass?

- What matter?
- Do you?

Yes, I do, sir, and I don't
think you ought to stay here.

Well, Leo, your friends
seem to have deserted you.

You really should take more
water with it, old chap.

Believe me, Holly.
I'm not mad.

This is the right house,
and she was here.

Whether you believe the
rest of my story or not,

there are two things that
haven't disappeared...

the ring and the map.

They're real enough.

Let's have another
look at that map.

Thanks.

How much of this could
you decipher, Leo?

Enough to know that the focal
point is the lost city of Kuma.

- Where, sir?
- Kuma.

It's a legendary city

supposed to be somewhere in
the Mountains of the Moon...

hundreds of miles to
the south of here.

Thank you, sir.

That's strange.

Let's see that ring again.

Thanks.

This insignia is of the
high priest of Isis.

That ties up with the legend.

How?

The legend deals with a small
band of rich Egyptians

who were banished to
die in the desert

for a terrible crime
committed by their leader...

the murder of the
high priest of Isis.

I forget his name
at the moment,

but they were ordered

to carry his body and
belongings with them.

What was his name?

Kallikrates. Now do you see?

If the legend were true, they
hadn't died in the desert,

then why shouldn't they have
set up a camp or a village

or, even in time,
a small city?

They'd have to live somewhere.

And where the ring came from,

there could be a great deal
more Egyptian treasure.

Sure. If it's
genuine, that is.

It's genuine, all right.

It's Egyptian. About 1000 B.C.

And any museum would give you
a small fortune for that.

But if that woman
knew all about this,

then why hasn't she
capitalized on it herself?

Well, I don't know, Holly,

but why don't we find out?

Just the sort of chance
we've all been looking for.

If we were to find the
lost city of Kuma

and prove that legend true,

it would be the crowning
moment of my life.

Horace L. Holly might make
a name for himself yet.

In fact, we might
all be knighted.

Oh.

Just imagine, sir, me stepping
into the George and Dragon.

"Half a bitter," I'd say. "Oh,
yes, Sir Job," they'd say.

"Coming right up, Sir Job."

Then you'll both come with me?

Just you try leaving
without us.

Come on, then.

Well, we'll need
new clothes, sir.

I've got enough money.

We want camels,
water containers,

as much food as we can
carry, guns, ammunition...

Mustn't forget your
digestive biscuits, sir.

Remember what
happened last time.

Yes, all right, Job.

[ Indistinct conversation ]

Keep safe, my Leo.

I do believe I'm gonna
be seasick, sir!

Have either of you
considered the possibility

that we might meet
some wild bedouins

and get our throats slit?

That's if we're lucky.

Cheer up, Job.

Only about another 14
days' journey to go.

And that's only to find

there was nothing there
in the first place, sir.

I am Ayesha, who some
call "She Who Waits."

It has been foretold long ago

that you would come to her again

from out of the
darkness of the past.

That you would possess her

and all that once
could have been his.

Will you come to me again?

Across the desert of lost souls

through the mountains
of the moon,

a long and dangerous journey.

At its end, everything you
desire will be yours...

power, riches, glory.

And you?

Everything you desire.

Mr. Leo? Mm?

I'm sorry to wake you, sir.

You looked as though you
were having a lovely dream.

Somebody slashed our
water bags, sir.

What?

There's some footprints
leading through there

to a patch of ground that's all
been churned up by camels.

Anything else
damaged or stolen?

No, that's the strange thing.
Job and I have checked.

Did you hear anything
in the night?

No.

Well, we can't go on
with just our canteens.

There are other water
holes on the map.

We'll make it.

Well, it seems to me, sir,

there are those that don't
want us to make it.

With all due respect, Mr. Leo,

I'm not going on,
no matter what.

Last night it was the
water bags they slashed.

Tonight might be us.

Job could be right, you know.

The whole thing
smells fishy to me.

First you're given a map

by someone who vanishes
without leaving a trace.

Then someone tries to
scare us from going on.

I think we've gone far enough.

Holly, wait.

You said yourself that if you
could find the lost city of Kuma

and prove the legend true,

it would be the crowning
moment of your life.

We have to go on.

We have to.

Well, I'm going on.

You can do as you please.

You'll never make it alone.

I'll make it.

Have you told us everything,
Leo, or is there something more?

Something more?

She gave me a map, a map to
the treasures of Kuma...

A chance to discover
the lost city...

A chance to gain
riches and glory.

I've offered you a
share in all that.

What more do you want?
I'm sorry, but...

do you think you'd ever get
another good night's sleep

wondering what might have
been at the end of it all?

You're absolutely
right, of course.

Never another good
night's sleep.

Well, I suppose we'll laugh
about this one day, sir.

Don't worry, Job.

We'll set you on
course for Jerusalem.

I'm sure the camel
will do the rest.

Well, no aspersions, major,

but I don't think I could
have my two gentlemen

traipsing about the desert
without a proper valet.

Why, people would think you
were downright common, sir.

Here we are, sir... two
nice, warm whiskeys.

Thanks, Job.

We should be in sight of
the mountains by now.

Not yet, Holly. Another
night's journey.

Oh, of course.

You travel this route
several times a week.

It does seem familiar somehow.

That's hardly
possible, old chap.

It's as if something
were calling me,

a voice from the past, like
some sort of inherited memory.

Inherited?

Who from?

I don't know.

Maybe my ancestor

was an Egyptian merchant
who traveled this route.

Job.

Well, it's the last water until
we get to the mountains,

so make the most of it.

But don't worry.

Mr. Leo says we'll
see them by morning.

Well, what are they
gonna do then, sir?

Spring up during the night?

There they are, Holly...
the Mountains of the Moon.

Mr. Leo was right, sir.

He was, thank heaven.

Giddap. Go on. Go on.

Come on.

Go on. Go on. Giddap,
you great hairy thing.

Hello. We seem to have a
reception committee, sir.

And I don't like the
look of their chairman.

[ Men shouting in
native language ]

Aah!

They're stealing
the camels, sir!

Stand still, Leo.

I want to have a
look at that arm.

Why didn't they
finish us off, Holly?

I've absolutely no idea.

But without our camels,
ammunition, and equipment,

we're not much better
off being alive.

Job, see if they've
dropped any water bags.

Sir.

How long do you think it
will take, Leo, by foot?

A long way. But we'll make it.

I wish I could be
as sure as you.

How could you possibly
know that we'll make it?

I just feel it.

I just know.

Not a drop of water
anywhere, sir.

Then we'll just have to make
do with what we've got.

Come on. Let's get
away from here.

Ayesha.

Ayesha.

Ayesha.

Ayesha?

Ayesha?

No, my Leo. It's I, Ustane.

And when I saw you
leave the house,

I knew that they expected you
to undertake this journey.

And I also knew that I had to
follow you, to be near my Leo.

I have never been far away.

But who are they,

this woman, Ayesha, and
the man you call Billali?

Tell us, Ustane.

They come from the
city of Kuma.

Then it does exist.

As a child, I lived
there with my father.

I was being trained to
become Ayesha's handmaiden.

Then one day there was
an outbreak of fighting.

Many officers were arrested.
All were put to death.

All except my father.

He was given the
lowest position

to be held by a
citizen of Kuma,

overseer to the Amahagger.

The Amahagger? Who are they?

The tribe of slaves

that live within the shadow
of the Ethiopian head.

Slaves to whom?

To Ayesha.

Why, Ustane?

It has been so for all time.
That's all I know.

Ustane...

...does this map mean
anything to you?

Yes.

It shows the way to
the city of Kuma.

So it's all true.

And I shall live to see it.

Sir?

This is a great moment, Job.

Yes, sir. If you say so, sir.

My Leo, you must not go on.

Turn back now.

I have food and water,
enough for all.

No, Ustane.

There's no question
of turning back.

I must go on.

There is nothing there
but evil and death.

Go back to the world outside.

I will come with you.

Come on, Holly. We're
on the homestretch.

I've never seen a man
with such determination.

I wonder what it is
that keeps him going.

Well, whatever it is,
sir, I wish I had some.

Pack up, Job.

We don't want him
to get there first.

He'll only pinch the
best apartment.

I shouldn't worry
too much, miss.

He's a very headstrong
young man, is our Mr. Leo.

I'm glad I'm not an
educated man, sir,

if that's what
makes you go off

on a damn fool search
for lost cities.

Isn't that exactly what
you're doing, Job?

Well, yes, sir, but I'm too
ignorant to know any better.

Mr. Holly.

He's very weak. He has
lost a lot of blood.

That arm.

Burning up.

There's nothing to
kill the infection.

Do you reckon he'll
be all right, sir?

An even chance, I'd say, Job.

Ustane, how far
is your village?

Only a few miles. But
it's a difficult journey.

Would they receive us?

Why aren't you sure?

Except for my father, they
are primitive people.

They know nothing of
the outside world.

Major.

Wait.

[ Speaking native language ]

[ Speaking native language ]

[ Indistinct conversations
in native language ]

There's a sight to
warm your heart, Job.

Well, as long as they don't

start trying to warm it
over that fire, sir.

This is my father.

In the name of the
Amahagger, I welcome you.

My daughter tells me that you
are in need of rest and food.

The one she calls "My
Leo" has been wounded.

[ Speaking native language ]

What are they afraid of?

You do not know?

Well, how could I?

It is the face of your friend.

His face?

But why?

Well, that's incredible.

What is that?

It is the symbol of power
of She, the Queen of Kuma,

known to us as "She
Who Must Be Obeyed."

Then this image must mean a
great deal to the queen.

Whose is it?

It is the face of Kallikrates,
once high priest of Isis.

Why did she choose him?

That I do not know.

Your daughter told us

that the Amahagger are held
as slaves by this queen.

What's to prevent them
and you from escaping?

She has an army
of many soldiers,

of which I was once one.

Her wisdom is limitless,
her anger boundless.

Perhaps one day there
will be change,

for hate is festering in
the bosom of these people,

hate which could
become strong enough

to defy the fear
they live with.

Already they begin to
dispute my authority.

I cannot hold
them much longer.

Then why do you try?

I have come to look upon
them as my own children.

I do not want to
see them perish.

That's a pretty
song, isn't it?

They've taken the coming
of your friend as a sign,

a sign of deliverance.

You mean they want
him to lead them?

They believe the
gods will lead them

if they offer up
a sacrifice...

...a sacrifice of great
enough importance.

Job. Yes, sir?

Take an arm.

This is one party we'll leave
before it even starts.

Come on, Leo, boy.
Pleasure, sir.

Come on.

[ Speaking native language ]

[ Shouts in native language ]

[ Shouts in native language ]

No!!

Get some water, Ustane.

Once more, these people have
dared to ignore the orders

of she who must be obeyed.

I shall take 15
of the young men

to appear before her to
answer for this crime.

No!

My name is Billali,
high priest to Ayesha.

I have come to take you
to the city of Kuma.

Please. Let me go with him.

Take them to their quarters.

You tremble, Billali.

A man who fears your wrath
and does not tremble

is a fool, O queen.

A man who does not
fear your wrath

and yet does not tremble
in your presence...

is not a man.

You have reasons to fear?

I fear for you.

With what cause?

The fair one. His life
hangs by a thread.

If he dies, then we
will know for certain

that it is not he,

for it is written otherwise.

Yet it is strange,

for has he not survived
the ordeals we set him?

That is true, my queen.

But we had not counted on
the intervention of Ustane,

the daughter of Haumeid.

A mistake for which you
should pay dearly, Billali,

and more.

You allowed her into the city.
Why?

Without her, I might have
brought you only a corpse.

Tell me of this.

She had a way with him, to
comfort him, to soothe him.

You tell me her love
has kept him alive?

I spoke not of love.

Then you're blind and stupid.

Do not dare to test
my patience too far.

In my eyes, you hold
no special favor.

High priests die as
easily as other mortals.

I say only what must be said.

We must be rid of her.

I speak again, whatever
risk to myself.

To be rid of her would
be simple, but unwise.

If you are to prevail,
it is the fair one

who must banish her, who
must turn against her.

He is a man of soul
and conscience.

These you must destroy.

I misjudged you,
faithful Billali.

There is wisdom in your words.

You will recover, Kallikrates.

For I know you are truly he,

and that which was
written long ago

will be fulfilled.

Through the mountains
of the moon,

a long and dangerous journey.

Everything you desire
will be yours...

power, riches, glory.

And you?

Everything you desire.

I never thought I'd
see that face again.

I'd forgotten how you
looked without a beard.

I'd have been buried
with it, but for you.

Can I ever thank you enough?

Can this really be
the pathetic wreck

we brought here
on the stretcher?

How are you, Leo?

Good to see you on
your feet again.

Fine, Holly. Ustane.

Hello.

I-I will go now.

You were quite right, sir. He
did get the best apartment.

Well, gentlemen, we made it. We
found the lost city of Kuma.

Well, if I may say so, sir,

finding it is rather like
finding a tiger in one's bed.

It's a very exciting
discovery...

now, whatever the blazes
do we do about it?

Finding an ancient ruin or
unopened tomb is one thing,

but a fully occupied
city is quite another.

Apart from the discovery itself,
what else can we lay claim to?

You don't think, sir,
they might be prepared

to hand over a few
treasures for our trouble?

I doubt it, Job. But
you can always ask.

Yes, sir.

Oh, Leo. I must
tell you something.

There may be more in this
than any of us think.

This queen has a
symbol of her power.

It's a medallion with a
face inscribed on it,

and that face is an exact...

Hold it.

Ah.

Billali.

A remarkable recovery,
Mr. Vincey.

And now I think it is time for
your friends to leave you.

You all right, Leo?

Sure.

Come along, then, Job. We can
do with some extra sleep.

Oh, but, sir, them beds are
as hard as rocks, sir.

Which is precisely
what they are.

Well, that's the point, sir.
I can't...

Good for the spine, old man.

Let me return
this ring to you.

No.

It's no longer necessary, for
now it is rightfully yours.

Rightfully mine?

Look at it.

Does it not carry the insignia
of the high priest of Isis?

Yes.

But how does that
make it mine?

It was once worn
by Kallikrates.

It shall be worn by him again.

But he died over
2,000 years ago.

Yes, and I have spent the
years since his death

waiting for him to return
to be my love again.

My only love.

And I have not waited in vain.

Are you asking me to believe

that you have lived
for 2,000 years?

Am I not here?

And are you not
Kallikrates reborn?

You ask me to
believe too much.

But it is true. And
you will believe.

Come.

Sit down.

Do you remember your
death, my love?

My death?

The death of Kallikrates,
High Priest of Isis.

Close your eyes.

Float back on the sea
of time, and remember.

Remember.

Remember.

The encampment...

is on the banks of the Nile.

The night is cool.

A smell of soft perfume
fills the air.

The moment...

is one of love.

I see Ayesha.

I feel a sudden pain.

And I die.

I die.

You see?

You do remember.

The knife...

was in your hand.

2,000 years ago.

I cannot believe.

It's not possible.

Time, my love, is
but a sea eternal.

We drown in it many times

and are washed ashore
again and again.

But I have never
drowned in it.

I was given the secret
of eternal life

and used it out of fear of
losing you, Kallikrates.

No, no!

I'm not Kallikrates.

I'm... Leo.

Leo Vincey. You
must believe that.

It's enough for you now.

In the days to come, there
will be further proof.

By jove.

Blimey.

They just don't make them
like that anymore, sir.

Come in, Mr. Holly.

Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't
mean to disturb you.

Please come in.

Why, thank you.

Who were they?

High priests, like
myself, to Ayesha.

But with one difference...
they are dead.

Will you tell me something?

This woman, Ayesha...

Why do you all do her
bidding without question?

It has always been so.

But why? She's only
a woman and alone.

You are men and many.

And like all men, we are born,
we live a span, and we die.

But she has been here forever.

She is like the mountains,
like the desert...

changeless, ageless...

deathless.

That I cannot believe.

In your fear, you have accepted
the impossible as truth.

No one lives forever.

And no one was born to be
the vassal of another.

You now feel this, too.
I've seen it in your eyes.

Your body does her bidding,

but your spirit cries
out to be free.

Is that not true?

Each one of us has his
own destiny to fulfill.

And yours, I suppose, is
to fill the next alcove.

I can't believe you're
such a fool, Billali.

No, Mr. Holly. I am
not such a fool.

Ayesha.

Ayesha.

Any idea what this is about?

No, but we seem to be
the guests of honor.

Oh, you mean like Mr. Leo was
at the Amahagger village, sir?

Bring those who dared to
break my laws before me.

You are aware of my orders

that all strangers are to
be brought unharmed to me.

You disobeyed these orders.

You prepared to sacrifice
one of these strangers.

I am She Who Must Be Obeyed.

There is only one penalty

for those who do not
choose to obey...

a lesson in obedience.

Teach them.

We must stop this!

How far do you think we'd get?

Don't forget, sir.

They were gonna take a
knife and fork to Mr. Leo.

Go.

I wish to be alone
with our guests.

Come.

There is something
I wish you to see.

Was that barbaric
execution necessary?

It was necessary.

In God's name, why?

As a demonstration of
my absolute power.

How else could I
hold my soldiers

and these pathetic
creatures as my subjects?

How else but by instilling
fear and terror

into their very souls?

But nothing is gained
by fear and terror.

Is your world so much better?

Your world, where men kill
each other in the millions

in the name of freedom?

Your world, that has
not long to live.

A few decades only before
it destroys itself.

Then what will be left?

I will show you.

This will be left.

A complete Egyptian city.

I can't believe it, sir.

Was there ever a greater
civilization than the Egyptian?

And where did it end?

In this volcanic crater.

But my world will not end.

It will begin again...

here.

And you will be its queen.

You're not the first
person in history

to have such a dream
of supreme power.

And I don't expect
you'll be the last.

Leave us now.

Yes, ma'am.

Is there nothing I will
not forgive in you?

Nothing.

Tell me how it was with us and
how you found this place.

My punishment for your death

was to be banished to the
desert with my followers.

After months of wandering
and near to death,

we met an old man, a mystic.

He brought us here, where we
multiplied and built this city,

then watched it
fall into decay

after the plague
had come upon us.

Then all these people,

they have lived with you
through all the years?

No.

They have lived and
died, as mortals do.

The old man who came
out of the desert

showed only me the
secret of eternal life.

He knew that I was
the one in the world

chosen to partake
of that life magic.

And now there will be another.

It's still possible?

Do you think I would have
waited for you endlessly,

knowing that you would
be taken from me again

after a few brief years?

Come.

I will show you what no other
living mortal has seen...

the flame of eternal life.

See how the tread of my feet
has worn the stones away?

No one else comes here
or knows of this?

A few know.

The high priests
through the ages.

But none dare to enter.

They know it would lead
them only to their death.

Do not be afraid.

It will not affect you

until you walk into it
and bathe in the flame.

Walk into it?

The heat's near
scorching me now.

You are right.

To enter the flame now
would be suicide.

But there are times when
the flame turns cold.

And such a time will
come shortly for you.

Might it not be better to
take things as they are,

as we find them...

you and I as we are now?

No.

To take me now would lack
complete fulfillment.

We stand each side
of a barrier...

you in your world of change
and decay, I in immortality.

Be patient just a
short while longer.

Then cross that barrier to me.

We shall be together
for all time...

Ayesha and Kallikrates.

As it was meant to be.

Wouldn't you, Holly,
if you had the chance?

I suppose there's a
time in everyone's life

when the idea of immortality
seems very desirable.

Now, at my age, I'd have to give
it a great deal of thought.

What's age got to do with it?

You'd stay as you are.

That's not what I meant, Leo.

What one would accept
eagerly at your age

doesn't necessarily have
the same appeal at mine.

It's the age of the mind that's
important, not the body.

You're young.

You're still on the
threshold of life.

The joy of living is
not to be denied,

but to know that
it will be there

for all time, without change?

Life at a standstill is
not quite the same thing.

Have you ever been
in love, Holly?

Many times.

And truly, once.

Would you then have hesitated?

Without doubt, no.

But I might have
lived to regret it.

See, a deep, sincere love will
last most people a lifetime.

But even that changes

from the frantic yearnings
of its beginnings

to a quiet, unspoken
understanding at its end.

The physical side
of human love

wasn't designed
to last forever.

But her love for me was.

It's already outlived the
span of 50 lifetimes.

Why shouldn't it go on?

And your love for her?

Perhaps that, too, has stretched
back through the ages.

If you believe that,
then maybe I'm wrong.

But it must be your
decision, Leo.

And if you do accept,

I only hope you never
live to regret it.

It's hard to believe that
those crumbling ruins

are all that remain of what
was once a great city.

It can be made to rise again.

With you as its master?

Its ruler?

Its king?

And Ayesha its queen?

Perhaps.

Is that what you want, my Leo?

How can I know?

No man in the history
of the world

has been faced with
the choice I face.

If you love her enough, you
will do as she wishes...

as I would do whatever
you asked of me.

You realize there
is evil in her.

Still, you desire her?

Above all else.

If it were only your love for
Ayesha that keeps us apart,

I will be happy to remain in
your shadow and ask no more.

She has bewitched you with
promises of power and grandeur,

while I can but offer
you my heart...

and unending loyalty.

I know that these are
not enough for you,

so I must leave.

But my love will never die.

And I shall carry your
memory with me forever.

Where will you go?

Back to the Amahagger,

a simple people with
simple beliefs.

Yet they're stronger by far
than anything that exists here.

Goodbye, my Leo.

Ustane.

No! My god!

No!

No! No!

What are you doing?!

She saved my life, and
it's done you no harm!

Why should you
want to kill her?!

I'll be rid of her.

If you really believe he
is Kallikrates reborn,

then remember.

Your jealousy and cruelty robbed
you of his love once before.

Are you prepared to
take that risk again?

No, Holly. I'm not prepared
to take that risk.

That is why she must die.

This savage has tried
to take from me

that which is mine,
has always been mine.

He is still a mortal man
this side of your barrier!

Kill her and prove to him

that you're no better than a
primitive savage yourself!

And I don't believe you'll ever
get him to cross that barrier!

If he is not
prepared to accept

all that I now offer
him in atonement,

then let him be truly revenged

for the greatest of all
wrongs that I did him.

Bring me the dagger.

With this, I struck you down.

And only this can end
my eternal life.

Here beats my heart.

Be avenged in full,

and save the life
of this savage.

Are you so certain now, Holly?

Look at him.

He is no longer
the man you knew.

He is nothing.

But he will become
a man again.

You and your servant will
leave my kingdom forever.

Come.

Leo!

We've lost him, Job.

He's lost forever.

You knew I couldn't do it.

I had to know that nothing,
absolutely nothing,

would stand in the
way of our love.

When, Ayesha?

When?

When the light of the new
moon strikes the flame

and you, Kallikrates,
stand before it,

then and only then will
the flame grow cold.

Your decision is made?

Yes.

But I'm afraid.

Of what, my love?

That I am not truly he

and that the flame
will not grow cold.

How can you still doubt?
You are Kallikrates.

And I will show you
the final proof.

It is true.

I can no longer doubt.

The poor, empty shell that
once was Kallikrates,

High Priest of Isis,
Lord of the Lions,

you have served your purpose

in keeping alive his
image in my heart.

Go to rest. For now you
have returned to me.

Holly?

I've come to say goodbye.

Is there nothing I can say to
make you change your mind?

No, Holly.

Nothing.

I want you to have this.

It will prove that the crowning
moment of your life...

was no lie.

Thanks.

Goodbye, Job.

Take care of the major.

Yes, sir. Of course I will.

Goodbye, Mr. Leo.

Goodbye, Holly.

All my life, I've dreamed of
finding a city such as this.

But now that I have, I'd
like to see it destroyed...

and all it stands for.

Let's go home, sir.

She who must be obeyed returns
your daughter to you,

a warning to all who
choose to displease her.

[ Shouts in native language ]

[ Amahagger shouting
in native language ]

It won't be the same without Mr.
Leo, sir.

No, it won't.

Thank you.

It's not that we haven't
been happy here,

but, well, we've got a
long way to go, you know.

[ Amahagger shouting
in native language ]

Leo! They'll kill him!

The time is near.

I'm ready.

[ Amahagger shouting
in native language ]

[ Amahagger shouting
in native language ]

Look! The time has come!

Now, my love! Now!

Don't be afraid.

He will always be afraid.

How dare you enter this place!

I have served you
faithfully my entire life.

Have I not earned the right?

You have no rights. Get out!

No, my queen.

I have but to enter the
flame to become as you are.

Who are you to say that I,
less than any other man,

have not earned the right
to become immortal?

Only he can enter, for
he is Kallikrates.

He is but a face, a
face that I chose

in the image of the one
that you worshipped.

But he is still
only as other men.

He is able to die.

Ugh!

[ Amahagger shouting
in native language ]

[ Amahagger shouting
in native language ]

Job!

Job!

Job! Yes, sir!

Ugh!

Leo?

We will enter the
flame together.

No, Leo!

Ohh.

Ohh.

Oh!

What happened, Holly?

For god's sake, what happened?

There can only be one answer.

The second time
into the flame,

the fire takes away
what it had given.

And me? What about me, Holly?

I loved her.

And now to live forever
without her...

No.

The flame. Get back
in the flame, Leo!

Leo!

No!

It'll come back some day.

When, Holly? When?

That, I can't tell you, Leo.

But you wanted immortality.

When it comes back, it
will find me waiting.