BeastMaster (1999–2002): Season 2, Episode 12 - Tao's Brother - full transcript

THERE'S NO MESSAGE
SCROLL HERE, EITHER.

IT'S LIKE THE EIRONS
HAVE ALL DISAPPEARED.

MAYBE THEY'VE CHANGED
THEIR MESSAGE DROP-OFFS.

NO...THIS SILENCE IS DISTURBING.

EIRONS DON'T LIKE SILENCE.

-WE LIKE TO KEEP IN TOUCH.
-YOU MEAN YOU LIKE TO TALK.

DAR, THIS IS SERIOUS.

IF THE EIRONS WANT TO DRIVE

WE NEED TO EACH KNOW WHAT
THE OTHER IS DOING.

I'VE HEARD OF A NEW LEADER
IS PLANNING AN ATTACK

AGAINST THE BROTHERHOOD
AND NOW NOTHING--



PERHAPS HE DOESN'T WANT
TO RISK GIVING AWAY HIS PLANS.

HE CAN'T DO THIS ALONE. HE NEEDS
THE HELP OF EIRONS LIKE ME.

IF HE TRULY IS A LEADER,
DON'T YOU THINK

HE'D BE WISE ENOUGH
TO KNOW THAT?

HA...THERE'S A MESSAGE
DROP NEAR THE GATES OF XINCA.

LET'S GO HAVE A LOOK.

MALOC?

WHERE'S THE GIRL,
YOUR DAUGHTER?

WE DON'T KNOW.
SHE RAN AWAY.

WE WERE GOING
TO TELL YOU BUT...

COME ON!
[ SCREAMING ]
STAND UP!

YOU KNOW THE PRICE

OF DISOBEDIENCE.

NO! PLEASE, SHE MEANS NO HARM.



NO!

HELP!

-LET HER GO!
-WAIT!

IT'S NOT EVERY DAY I MEET
SOMEONE WHO SPEAKS OPENLY.

SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T
KNOW ENOUGH TO BE AFRAID.

ARE THERE OTHERS LIKE YOU?

MORE THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE.

REALLY? AND WHERE ARE THEY?

IN THE MARKETPLACE,
IN THE MOUNTAINS?

DON'T TRY MY PATIENCE.

I'M READY TO TRY MORE THAN THAT.

UGH, NOTHING.

AND THERE'S ALWAYS
MESSAGES HERE.

SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY WRONG.

YOU'RE RIGHT, LISTEN.

THERE'S NO BIRDS.

THERE'S NO ANIMALS IN THE TREES.

I'M TALKING
ABOUT THE MESSAGE DROP.

SOMETHING'S FRIGHTENED
OR DRIVEN THEM AWAY.

YOU'RE SAYING THE ANIMALS
HAVE DISAPPEARED TOO?

YEAH.

[ CAWING ]

WHAT IS IT?

IT'S MALOC AND THE BROTHERHOOD.

SOMEONE'S CHALLENGING
THEM FOR POWER.

WHO? LET'S FIND OUT.

-IT'S DANGEROUS IN XINCA.
-IT'S MY FIGHT.

THEN LET'S NOT LOSE YOU
IN THE FIRST BATTLE.

I'VE NEVER
SEEN YOU BEFORE.

WHAT MAKES
THIS YOUR FIGHT?

ARE YOU AN EIRON?

WHAT I AM DOESN'T MATTER.

WHAT MATTERS IS THAT YOUR REIGN
OF TERROR IS ABOUT TO END.

THERE ARE BRAVE MEN AMONG YOU,
WHO'D FIGHT THIS EVIL.

OUR TIME IS HERE.

OUR TIME IS NOW!

[ YELLING AND SHOUTING ]

BRING THE OTHERS!

ARGH!

GET OUT OF HERE!

NO, THIS IS MY FIGHT!

YOU'LL LOSE IT
IF YOU DON'T GO NOW!

WELCOME, EIRON.

YOU'VE COME BACK TO DIE.

IN AN AGE WHEN NATURE
AND MAGIC RULE THE WORLD...

THERE IS
AN EXTRAORDINARY LEGEND:

THE STORY OF A WARRIOR

WHO COMMUNICATES WITH ANIMALS,

WHO FIGHTS SORCERY
AND THE UNNATURAL.

HIS NAME IS DAR,
LAST OF HIS TRIBE.

HE'S ALSO CALLED...

MALOC!

TAO! NO!

IT'S OVER! WE'RE LEAVING!

NO!

-WE'RE GOING!
-NO!

WE'RE GOING!

WHERE'S THE ONE
WHO CHALLENGED MALOC?

THEY'RE GONE, JUST
LIKE US. NOW MOVE.

-I KNOW I'M BEING STUPID...
-I SAID IMPULSIVE.

BUT YOU MEANT STUPID.

AND YOU'RE RIGHT.

WHEN I SAW MALOC
ALL I FELT WAS ANGER.

IT'S KNOWN THAT MY FAMILY
HAVE QUICK TEMPERS.

I THOUGHT I HAD IT
UNDER CONTROL.

YOU CAN'T FIGHT IN ANGER,
NO MATTER HOW JUST YOUR CAUSE.

YOU HAVE TO DEFEAT THEM;
NOT BECOME LIKE THEM.

IT LOOKS EASY. WHEN YOU FINISH
THEM OFF, THE PROBLEM'S GONE.

IF IT WAS, ANYONE COULD DO IT.

EVIL CAN'T BE DEFEATED
WITH HATRED OR REVENGE.

THE MAN YOU HELPED, WHY
WAS HE CONFRONTING MALOC?

I REALLY DIDN'T HAVE
TIME TO ASK HIM.

MAYBE IT'S STARTED.
MAYBE HE'S THE SPARK.

MAYBE -- BUT HIS PLAN WON'T
GO FAR IF HE TAKES

ON THE PRIESTS SINGLE-HANDED.

AH, MAYBE HE'S BEING
IMPULSIVE, TOO.

-OVER THERE!
-THIS ROAD LOOKS

LIKE IT COULD
LAST FOREVER.

THIS IS WHAT'S DRIVEN
THE ANIMALS AWAY.

WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH THAT POSSUM?

HE SAYS THAT THE ANIMALS
HERE ARE NO LONGER SAFE

AND PEOPLE USING THIS ROAD
ARE HUNTING THEM FOR FOOD

AND CUTTING THEIR HOMES
FOR FIREWOOD.

GET GOING!

DAR, THE ROAD ISN'T THAT BIG.

IT'S IN THE WRONG PLACE.

HEY...

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

THIS ROAD IS CAUSING TROUBLE.

TROUBLE FOR WHO?

THE ANIMALS WHO LIVE HERE.

YOU'RE THAT BEASTMASTER,
AREN'T YOU?

-YES.
-KING VODEN TOLD ME

ABOUT YOU.

HE DOESN'T LIKE YOU MUCH.

I THINK YOU'D BETTER GET
OUT OF HERE.

THIS IS VODEN'S IDEA?

GET LOST. I PROMISED HIM WE'D
BUILD A HUNDRED PACES A DAY.

A HUNDRED PACES? YOU'RE CUTTING
HUNDREDS OF TREES EVERY DAY.

THERE'S NO SHORTAGE OF TREES.

YOU COULD BUILD HOMES FOR
ALL YOUR POOR ANIMALS.

AND ONE FOR YOU AND
YOUR LITTLE FRIEND, TOO.

HEE-YA!

[ SCREAMING ]

WOULDN'T NEED TO WHIP THEM
IF THE LOAD WAS LIGHTER.

THE SAME GOES FOR THE BULLOCKS.

THIS IS VODEN'S
ROAD, BEASTMASTER.

NEITHER YOU, NOR ANY HOMELESS
ANIMAL IS GOING TO STOP ME.

AND ARINA IS MAKING

SURE ANYONE WHO GETS
IN ITS WAY DOESN'T LIVE LONG.

YOU MAKE SURE YOU
REMEMBER WHAT I SAID.

NOBODY JUST DISAPPEARS!

LOOK AGAIN!

FIND OUT WHO HE IS.

FIND OUT WHO HELPS HIM...
BESIDES THE BEASTMASTER

AND HIS EIRON FRIEND.

IF THERE'S A REBELLION,

WE WILL SMOTHER THE FIRE
BEFORE IT BEGINS.

BRING HIM TO ME ALIVE!

WHERE'S VODEN?

DOING WHAT HE DOES BEST.

CONQUERING A LITTLE
MORE OF THE WORLD.

AND HE PUT
YOU IN CHARGE

OF THE ROAD.

IT'S IN THE WRONG PLACE.
PUT IT SOMEWHERE ELSE.

HA, THAT'S A LITTLE DIFFICULT.

IT'S PART OF HIS NEW VISION.

WHAT VISION?

HE'S BUILDING MANY ROADS,

EXTENDING TO THE FOUR
CORNERS OF THE WORLD.

AND THEN BUILDING MORE
ROADS IN BETWEEN.

CONNECTING LIKE A SPIDERWEB.

ALL ROADS LEAD TO XINCA.

THIS'LL CHANGE THE FACE
OF THE WORLD.

YES, THE WORLD IS CHANGING, DAR.

LIKE IT OR NOT, MEN LIKE
VODEN HELP SHAPE ITS DESTINY.

LEARN TO LIVE WITH IT, LIKE US.

WELL, I DON'T THINK I CAN.

THESE ROADS ARE DIFFERENT.

YOU'RE RIGHT. THEY WON'T
WASH AWAY WITH EVERY STORM,

THEY WON'T SINK
UNDER HEAVY LOADS.

AND THEY'LL DESTROY EVERY
LIVING THING IN THEIR PATH.

A LOT OF THINGS
MEN BUILD DO THAT.

[ SIGHING ]

MORE ROADS WILL
MEAN MORE PEOPLE.

AND XINCA WILL GROW.

I THINK THAT'S THE WHOLE IDEA.

THERE'S NOT MUCH YOU
CAN DO ABOUT IT, DAR,

UNLESS YOU'RE GOING
TO TEAR IT ALL DOWN

AND LET THE FOREST
TAKE OVER AGAIN.

AT LEAST THE
FOREST TAKES

CARE OF ITS OWN.

SEARCH EVERY ROOM.

MAKE SURE THERE'S
NOWHERE HE CAN HIDE.

ARGH!

OPEN UP! OPEN UP!

IT'S DRIVING ME INSANE NOT
KNOWING WHO STOOD UP TO MALOC,

AND WHERE THE EIRONS ARE.

I'M SORRY.

I ONLY FOUND OUT
WHAT I COULD.

[ SIGHING ]

YOU KNOW THIS ROAD
IS AS BAD FOR XINCA

AS IT IS FOR
THE ANIMALS.

I THOUGHT IT WAS
THE SORT OF THING

THAT CIVILIZED PEOPLE
BELIEVED WAS GOOD.

WELL, USUALLY IT IS...ONLY
THIS WOULD GIVE VODEN

MORE STRENGTH, WEALTH
AND INFLUENCE.

AND THAT APPLIES FOR
THE PRIESTS AS WELL.

THEY'VE ALREADY CARVED UP
XINCA BETWEEN THEM.

THIS ROAD WILL ONLY
GIVE THEM MORE TO STEAL.

SO, IF YOUR PEOPLE
ARE GOING TO

DEFEAT THE BROTHERHOOD,
THEY BETTER DO IT SOON.

IF MY PEOPLE ARE TO DEFEAT

THE BROTHERHOOD,
THEY BETTER DO IT NOW.

WHAT'S HAPPENED?

[ SIGHING ]

SOME MEN WORKING
ON THE ROAD HAVE TRIED

TO KILL HER FOR FOOD.

OH, SHE'S HURT HER LEG
TRYING TO ESCAPE.

WE'LL HAVE TO STOP THE BLEEDING.

I'LL HAVE TO GATHER SOME HERBS.

LET'S FIND A PLACE
TO CAMP FOR THE NIGHT.

I'LL BUILD AN ENCLOSURE
SO SHE'S SAFE.

[ SIGHING ]

LET'S GET TO WORK.

THEY LEFT US ALL
THE MATERIAL WE'LL NEED.

GO, GO.

[ GRUNTING ]

THAT SHOULD SLOW
THEM DOWN. GO NOW.

TELL THE OTHERS
OUR TIME IS NEAR.

I KNOW THAT STINGS A LITTLE.

BUT THAT'S A GOOD THING.

BY MORNING THIS WILL
FEEL MUCH BETTER.

WILL YOU BE ABLE
TO HELP THEM ALL?

WHO ARE YOU?

A FRIEND.

DAR...

THIS IS THE SORCERESS
I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT.

REMEMBER WHEN I FIXED
YOUR STAFF?

I LIED...SHE DID IT.

SHE HELPED YOU?

YEAH.

HOW DO YOU LIKE IT?

IT'S, UH, IT HAS A NICE
WEIGHT IN MY HANDS.

MOVES WELL...

IT'S STRONG.

-WHY ARE YOU HERE?
-MY TEACHER,

THE ANCIENT ONE
WANTS ME TO OBSERVE

HUMAN AFFAIRS FOR A WHILE,
ESPECIALLY THOSE

THAT DISTURB THE BALANCE
OF NATURE.

YOU'VE DEFINITELY COME
TO THE RIGHT PLACE.

THERE'S SO MANY CREATURES
HURTING LIKE THAT DEER.

TOO MANY, I THINK.

HOW CAN THEY BE HELPED?

-THERE ARE HUMANS DOING THAT
-NOW. WHO?

ONES LIKE YOU; ONES THAT
WEAR THOSE GREEN RINGS.

EIRONS. WE HAVE TO FIND THEM.

[ CAWING ]

-STAY WITH THE DEER.
-I'M COMING.

NO, STAY WITH THE DEER.

THE DEER'S YOUR JOB;
THE EIRONS ARE MINE.

MAYBE. BUT NOW SHE
NEEDS YOUR HELP MORE.

I TRY TO JOIN THE REVOLUTION;
HE KEEPS PROTECTING ME.

I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING

HE'S GOOD AT.

[ CAWING ]

UP AHEAD!

STAY WITH HIM NOW!

WE'RE GAINING ON HIM.

THERE!

FOOL ENOUGH TO THINK
THAT YOU COULD ESCAPE ME?

OR BEAT ME?

YOU'RE ALREADY BEATEN, MALOC.

YOU'RE JUST NOT SMART
ENOUGH TO KNOW IT.

[ CHUCKLING ]

AH, IT'S ALMOST A SHAME
TO KILL YOU.

WITH THE COURAGE TO FIGHT
IS A RARE THING.

YOU COULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF US.

I CAN SEE IT
IN YOUR EYES.

I COULD NEVER BE LIKE YOU.

WELL, YOU DON'T KNOW YOURSELF
AS WELL AS I THOUGHT.

WHY DIE FOR A PEOPLE WHO WILL
NEVER APPRECIATE YOU?

HMM?

THERE'S STILL TIME TO RECANT.

JUST A FEW
NAMES, THAT'S ALL.

I WOULD RATHER RIP OUT
MY OWN HEART.

LEAVE THAT TO ME.

BEHIND YOU!

LET'S GO!

THIS IS ONLY A TASTE
OF WHAT'S COME.

THERE'S SO MUCH MORE
BLOOD TO REPAY, MALOC.

THIS IS OF NO CONCERN TO YOU,

-OR KING VODEN.
-I'M SURE HE DOESN'T CARE

WHAT YOU DO TO EACH OTHER.

KING VODEN PROMISED THAT
THE EIRONS BELONG TO US.

WE HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING.

IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE GOING

TO NEED A LITTLE MORE
THAN UNDERSTANDING.

YOU KNEW THEY WERE TRACKING YOU,
BUT YOU STILL STAYED NEAR XINCA.

XINCA IS WHERE
THE BROTHERHOOD HOLDS POWER.

IT'S TIME MORE THAN EIRON
BLOOD RAN IN ITS STREETS.

IS THAT THE EIRON WAY?

WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT THE EIRON WAY?

I KNOW THEY DON'T LIKE
TO SHED BLOOD.

I KNOW THEY'RE BEING ORGANIZED
BEHIND A NEW LEADER.

IS THAT YOU?

AND I'VE HAD MY HANDS FULL
TEACHING THEM TO FIGHT.

HOW DO YOU KNOW
SO MUCH ABOUT US?

I'VE SPENT SOME TIME
WITH ONE OF YOUR PEOPLE.

THEN YOU KNOW THE CHALLENGE

I FACE TURNING THEM
INTO WARRIORS.

IF I HAD A DOZEN MEN LIKE YOU,

NEITHER THE PRIESTS NOR VODEN
COULD STAND AGAINST ME.

DESTROYING THE PRIESTS WON'T
BE THE HARDEST TASK YOU FACE.

NO -- IT WILL
BE RETURNING

XINCA TO ITS
FORMER GLORY.

AND WHAT ABOUT ITS FORMER PEACE?

HA, YOU HAVE SPENT TIME
WITH ONE OF US.

MY FRIEND WOULD KNOW YOUR NAME.

THAT WOULD NOT BE WISE.

BUT THE DAY WILL COME,
AND WHEN IT DOES,

I WON'T FORGET
WHO MY FRIENDS ARE.

SO WHAT HAPPENED AFTER XINCA?

WE TALKED.

IS HE AN EIRON?

HOW DOES HE LOOK?
HOW DOES HE SOUND?

TWO ARMS, TWO LEGS...
A LITTLE GREEN RING.

DOESN'T ASK AS MANY QUESTIONS.

SO SHOULD I BE
HELPING HIM?

HE'S ORGANIZING THE EIRONS
UP IN THE MOUNTAINS.

DON'T WORRY.

THEY SHOULD BE
IN XINCA SOON.

THAT'S WHY ALL THE SILENCE.

HE'S READY TO MAKE HIS MOVE.

I SHOULD JOIN HIM
AND HELP MY PEOPLE.

DID YOU TELL HIM ABOUT ME?

OH, HE DIDN'T ASK.

[ LAUGHING ]

YOU KNOW, DAR, SOMETIMES
YOU'RE NOT VERY GOOD

AT ASKING PEOPLE
THE RIGHT QUESTIONS.

BUT SHE DOESN'T WANT TO
BE IN THE ENCLOSURE ANYMORE.

WELL, SHE CAN'T LEAVE.
SHE'LL OPEN UP THE WOUND.

I TOLD HER THAT BUT DEER
DON'T LIKE TO BE CAGED.

PLEAD AS MUCH AS YOU
LIKE WITH YOUR BIG

BROWN EYES,
BUT YOU'RE NOT GOING.

DO YOU THINK SHE UNDERSTOOD ME?

SHE DID WHAT YOU ASKED.

WHAT?

LET'S SEE WHAT YOUR EIRON
FRIEND'S DONE TO VODEN'S ROAD.

LOOK AT THIS. I'M ALREADY
BEHIND SCHEDULE.

YOU KNOW WHAT VODEN WILL DO
TO ME IF THIS ISN'T READY

YOU'LL CATCH UP --
THESE MEN WILL STAND

GUARD AND MAKE SURE
IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

THAT'S THEM. THEY'RE THE ONES.

THEY WERE HERE YESTERDAY
CAUSING TROUBLE.

I TOLD YOU,

YOU CAN'T STOP PROGRESS,
BEASTMASTER.

HE TOLD ME TO STOP WHIPPING
THE BULLOCKS. IT'S HIM.

DROP YOUR WEAPON.

DON'T MAKE ME DO THIS.

THERE'S NO WAY OUT.

I'M NOT MAKING YOU DO ANYTHING.

AND YOU KNOW
I'LL FIND A WAY OUT.

I HAVE TO TAKE
YOU BACK TO XINCA.

VODEN'S MEN WILL PROTECT
YOU FROM THE PRIESTS.

THIS ROAD WILL BE FINISHED, DAR.

IF IT ISN'T, VODEN WILL GET
RID OF ALL OF US.

I CAN'T LET YOU BLOCK THE WAY.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO US IN XINCA?

I'LL LET YOU GO
AS SOON AS THE ROAD IS FINISHED.

AND IF YOU DON'T?

I'D NEVER FORGIVE MYSELF.

DAR?

TAKE THEM AWAY!

NOW GET BACK TO WORK.

YOU KNOW, IF THE PRIESTS
FIND ME IN HERE...

SHE PROMISED
THEY WOULDN'T.

I WISH I KNEW
WHAT SIDE SHE WAS ON.

TAO, SHE'S A MERCENARY.

HER LOYALTY BELONGS
TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER.

AND RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE
NOTHING TO OFFER.

WHAT'S GOING TO THAT DEER
WHILE WE'RE HERE?

IT COULD'VE JUMPED OUT OF THE
ENCLOSURE ANY TIME IT WANTED.

IT ONLY STAYED BECAUSE
IT KNEW YOU WERE HELPING.

[ FOREMAN ]: VODEN PUT ME
IN CHARGE OF THE ROAD.

IF THINGS GO WRONG,
HE'LL TAKE IT OUT ON ME.

THEN WHY
COME TO US?

YOU KNOW HOW TO MAKE
AN EXAMPLE OF SOMEONE.

YOU'LL SHOW ANYBODY
ELSE WHAT HAPPENS

IF THEY STAND IN THE WAY
OF VODEN'S ROAD.

YOU JUST MAKE SURE
YOU TELL VODEN

WHO HELPED
FIX YOUR PROBLEM.

JUST MAKE SURE IT IS FIXED.

WHO'S THERE?

SHOW YOURSELF!

WE NEED TO HURRY.

HEY.

-HMM...WHA, WHAT?
-SHH.

TAO, GET UP. WE MUST GO.

TAO?

WHO'S THAT?

THAT'S THE MAN
YOU WANTED TO MEET.

LET'S GO. COME ON.

KIM?

LITTLE BROTHER?

I TOLD YOU NOT TO CALL ME THAT.

[ LAUGHING ]

DIDN'T THINK I'D SEE YOU.

I KNEW I'D FIND YOU.

COME ON, WE HAVE TO GO.

LET'S GO.

HEY! THERE'S NO NEED FOR THAT.

IT'S CLEAR. LET'S GO.

MAKE SURE YOU'RE NOT FOLLOWED.

AFTER THEM!

THIS TIME THEY CAN'T GET AWAY.

SO, HOW LONG HAS DAR BEEN TAKING
CARE OF MY LITTLE BROTHER?

HA, HA, HA, DON'T CALL ME THAT.

DAR SAVED MY LIFE
JUST AFTER I LEFT XINCA.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

WHEN DID YOU
GET BACK?

IT MUST HAVE BEEN
JUST AFTER YOU LEFT.

THE PRIESTS WERE TAKING CONTROL.

AND MALOC WAS GIVING THEM
A PASSION FOR BLOOD.

WHAT ABOUT OUR PARENTS?
DID THEY ESCAPE TO THE FOREST?

THEY WERE AMONG
THE FIRST KILLED.

I WISH I COULD TELL YOU THAT
THEY WENT QUICKLY...THEY DIDN'T.

THE NIGHT I BURIED THEM,

EVERY ROCK I PLACED
ON THEIR GRAVES

FELT LIKE IT CAME FROM
THE HARDNESS OF MY HEART.

I WOULD MAKE EVERY ONE OF THEM
FEEL THE SAME PAIN.

DAR SAID THAT YOU WERE
ORGANIZING THE EIRONS.

IT'LL BE GOOD TO SEE THE EIRONS
IN CONTROL OF XINCA AGAIN.

WHEN DO WE START?

WE NEED TO GET RID
OF MALOC FIRST.

WILL YOU HELP ME?

WAS HE ONE THAT KILLED
OUR PARENTS?

YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT.

IT IS EMPTY HERE WITHOUT HIM.

IT'S QUIETER...BUT STILL EMPTY.

YOU CAN GO AND FORAGE.

I'LL BE ALL RIGHT. GO.

DO YOU LIKE BEING ALONE?

I MEAN, WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE
ANOTHER HUMAN TO TALK TO.

YOU KNOW, I'VE NEVER
THOUGHT ABOUT IT.

DO YOU LIKE BEING ALONE?

I DON'T KNOW. I'M NOT HUMAN.

BUT I THINK

THAT BEING ALONE MIGHT MAKE

HUMANS APPRECIATE
EACH OTHER MORE.

IS THAT RIGHT?

DO YOU ALWAYS ASK
THIS MANY QUESTIONS?

ISN'T THAT SOMETHING
YOU'RE USED TO?

[ CHUCKLING ]

I'M AFRAID I HAVEN'T HAD A LOT
OF TIME FOR SELF-ENLIGHTENMENT.

BUT THAT'S THE ONLY WAY YOU
CAN REALLY CHANGE THE WORLD.

NO, THAT'S HOW
YOU CHANGE YOURSELF.

CHANGING THE WORLD
REQUIRES POWER --

THE SAME KIND OF POWER
VODEN AND MALOC WIELD?

IT SERVES ITS PURPOSE, TAO.

ONCE WE GET CONTROL OF XINCA,

ENLIGHTEN THE PEOPLE
AS MUCH AS YOU LIKE.

BUT ENLIGHTENMENT ISN'T
SOMETHING YOU CAN TEACH,

IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU
HAVE TO LEARN YOURSELF.

YOU ALWAYS HAD A WAY OF

COMPLICATING THINGS,
LITTLE BROTHER.

THAT'S WHY WE MAKE SUCH

A GOOD PAIR.

SO, WHEN DO WE GO AFTER MALOC?

TODAY.

WE CAN'T LET THEM
GET ANY STRONGER.

IF WE HESITATE, WE LOSE.

YEAH, OF COURSE.

YOU'VE NEVER KILLED
ANYBODY, HAVE YOU?

WILL KILLING
BE NECESSARY?

COULD YOU KILL SOMEONE?

I DIDN'T THINK SO.

MAYBE THIS IS TOO

DANGEROUS FOR YOU.

SO IS DOING NOTHING.

I THOUGHT WE'D ATTACK AT NIGHT.

ONE THING THAT ALWAYS
COUNTERS POWER IS SURPRISE.

I DIDN'T THINK TAO
WAS A FIGHTER.

HE'S NOT.

WHAT? IS HE
IN TROUBLE?

NOT YET.

SOUND THE ALARM!

NO ONE'S GOING ANYWHERE, MALOC.

IT ENDS HERE.

YOU KILLED MY FATHER.

YOU TORE OUT MY MOTHER'S
BEATING HEART.

NOW...YOU'LL FEEL
WHAT THEY FELT.

NO ONE CAN SAVE YOU,

JUST AS NO ONE
COULD SAVE MY FAMILY.

WAIT! WE HAVE MUCH GOLD!

SHINY STONES
TOO NUMEROUS TO COUNT.

WOULD THAT RETURN
WHAT YOU'VE TAKEN!

KIM! DON'T.

I'LL SHOW YOU ALL
THE MERCY...YOU SHOWED THEM.

WE DID IT, LITTLE BROTHER.

XINCA IS OURS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, YOU SAVED
OUR VILLAGE.

KIM'S A HERO.

YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT I'D BE HAPPY
FOR TAO WHEN THIS DAY CAME.

BUT NOW...I'M NOT SURE
IF THINGS WILL BE BETTER.

I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.

IN HIS OWN WAY, KIM HAS
THE SAME ARROGANCE AS VODEN.

I ALWAYS THOUGHT POWER WAS
SOMETHING TO ASPIRE TO,

BUT EACH NEW LEADER I'VE MET
IS MORE VICIOUS THAN THE LAST.

I'M NOT SURE THIS ONE'S
GOING TO BE ANY DIFFERENT.

HE HAS TAO TO TEMPER HIM.

WAS IT TAO WHO COUNSELLED HIM

TO SEND MEN TO HELP
BUILD VODEN'S ROAD?

WHAT?

DON'T YOU KNOW?

HE'S PROMISED US
HUNDREDS OF NEW WORKERS.

ANYONE KIM CHOOSES.

THANK YOU.
WE'RE LIBERATED.

THANK YOU
SO MUCH.

IT'S WONDERFUL.

WELCOME, DAR.

I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO THANK
YOU PROPERLY FOR ALL YOUR HELP.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU WANT --
ANYTHING AT ALL --

STOP BUILDING THE ROAD.

HA, DAR,

I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU.

I CAME TO ASK YOUR

BROTHER WHY HE'S
BUILDING VODEN'S ROAD.

BUILDING THE ROAD?

YOU CAN'T STOP PROGRESS.

-IT'S BEST FOR EVERYONE.
-NOT THE ANIMALS.

THERE ARE ANIMALS EVERYWHERE.

NO ONE CAN BUILD
A ROAD AROUND THEM.

YOU'RE NOT PLANNING
TO START TROUBLE?

I THOUGHT YOU WERE
TRYING TO TEAR IT UP.

THAT'S WHEN
IT SERVED MY ENEMIES.

BUT TIMES HAVE CHANGED.

NOW IT CAN BRING US ENOUGH POWER
TO GET RID OF VODEN AS WELL.

RIGHT, TAO?

I'M NOT SURE WE'RE TALKING

KIM, THAT ROAD CAN BE MADE
LESS DAMAGING TO NATURE.

LESS DAMAGING TO NATURE?

NOT A BAD IDEA.

DAR, THE WORLD'S NOT

PERFECT -- MAYBE YOU SHOULD
LISTEN TO MY LITTLE BROTHER.

CAN YOU STOP
CALLING ME THAT?

I'M SURE THERE'S A WAY THAT
WE CAN FIND A COMPROMISE HERE.

COME ON!

WANT ME TO TELL KIM
HE'S SENT A BUNCH OF

WE'VE ALREADY GAINED
200 PACES SINCE YESTERDAY.

YOUR BROTHER
WILL BE PROUD.

THERE'S NOTHING
TO BE PROUD OF HERE.

THIS IS NOT RIGHT.
THIS HAS TO STOP!

TAO.

WE DIDN'T SAVE THEM
FROM THE PRIESTS FOR THIS.

NOT WHILE STAYING
IN VODEN'S FAVOUR.

IS ANYONE'S FAVOUR WORTH THIS?

WHY SET UP A COUNCIL TO OVERSEE
HOW THE ROAD IS BEING BUILT?

BECAUSE THAT'S THE WAY
XINCA USED TO BE RUN.

EVERYONE'S NEEDS
HAVE TO BE TAKEN

INTO ACCOUNT --
IT'S THE EIRON WAY.

THE EIRON WAY
KILLED OUR PARENTS.

THE PRIESTS
KILLED OUR PARENTS.

YES! AFTER THE WISE EIRON

COUNCIL TALKED,
BUT DID NOTHING TO STOP

THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN
AGAIN! NOT WHILE I'M IN CONTROL.

YOU'RE TURNING
PEOPLE INTO SLAVES.

I'M MAKING THEM ALLIES
OF THE STRONGEST

KING THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN.

VODEN'S OFFICIAL APPROVAL
FOR WHAT WE'RE DOING.

HE'S EVEN GIVEN ME SOME OF HIS
SOLDIERS TO KEEP ORDER.

DON'T YOU SEE?

WE CAN'T FIGHT HIM...NOT YET.

BUT BY PLEASING VODEN, I'M
SECURING OUR PEOPLE'S FAVOUR.

IN TIME, THEY'LL SEE...
AND SO WILL YOU.

HOW COULD YOU DO THIS?

THE REAL WORLD'S NOT QUITE
WHAT YOU'D LIKE IT

TO BE, IS IT,
LITTLE BROTHER?

I'M UNSURE WHAT
THE REAL WORLD IS ANYMORE.

WHAT'S HAPPENING
TO YOU?

I'M DOING WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

FOR OUR PEOPLE, THE
XINCANS, OR YOU?

WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE!

WE CAN MAKE XINCA
WHATEVER WE WANT IT TO BE.

WALK WITH ME.

LET'S SEE IF OUR PEOPLE
ARE AS UNHAPPY AS YOU.

FRIEND.

WHAT'S HE DOING HERE?

OH, NO.

THIS IS WHAT YOUR ROAD DOES.

YOU'RE LIKE A BAD DREAM.

WHY CAN'T YOU JUST

MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS?

THAT DEER IS MY BUSINESS!

WHAT HAPPENED?

PROGRESS.

TAO BELIEVED IN YOU.

OF XINCA -- IT WAS ONE WHERE
PEOPLE LIVED IN HARMONY,

AND THEY LOOKED AFTER
ONE ANOTHER.

MY BROTHER BELIEVES
IN FAIRY TALES.

HE SPENT TOO LONG WITH A MAN

WHO CLAIMS HE CAN
TALK WITH THE ANIMALS.

AT LEAST WITH ME HE WAS SAFE.

AS LONG AS YOU'RE ALIVE, YOU'RE

GOING TO BE TROUBLE, AREN'T YOU?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I'M KEEPING THE PEACE,
LITTLE BROTHER.

KEEPING THE PEACE.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT I CAN DO.

WE CAN'T LET DAR DIE,
AND IF I GO,

KIM CLAIMS HE'LL
KILL HIM ON THE SPOT,

BUT YOU MIGHT HAVE A CHANCE.

YOUR BROTHER HAS
VODEN'S BLESSING.

YOU KNOW HE'D DO IT FOR YOU.

THIS PLACE HAS ALWAYS
INSPIRED FEAR.

A WISE LEADER KNOWS
THAT FEAR IS NOT HIS ENEMY.

WHERE'S TAO?

DON'T YOU WANT
HIM TO SEE HOW

YOU'LL KEEP THE
PEACE IN XINCA?

BEING WITH YOU HAS CONFUSED TAO.

BUT NOW THAT HE'S BACK IN
CIVILIZATION WHERE HE BELONGS,

HE'LL COME AROUND.

[ YELLING ]

-ARINA!
-STAY OUT OF IT, TAO!

STAY OUT OF IT!

NOOO!

LITTLE BROTHER...

AH...KIM.

DO YOU THINK
HE'LL EVER COME BACK?

TO XINCA?

I THINK WHATEVER HOPES AND
DREAMS IT HELD FOR HIM ARE GONE.

I THINK I FINALLY DECIDED
WHAT'S WORTH FIGHTING FOR.

AND WHAT YOU
HAVE TO STAND AGAINST.

VODEN WILL
COME AFTER YOU.

WON'T DO HIM ANY GOOD.

YOU DON'T LEARN HOW TO TRACK

WITHOUT LEARNING
TO COVER YOUR TRAIL.

YOU KNOW YOU CAN COME WITH US.

I THINK I NEED
SOME TIME TO MYSELF.

SOMEHOW I THINK YOU'LL
ALWAYS BE ABLE TO FIND ME.

OR MAYBE I'LL FIND YOU.

WHAT WORDS DO YOU SAY
FOR A BROTHER?

THAT, WHATEVER
HE WAS --

WHATEVER THE WORLD
THOUGHT OF HIM --

HE'LL ALWAYS
BE MY BROTHER.

WHERE DO YOU
WANT TO GO NOW?

WHEREVER YOU NEED TO GO.

HOW DO YOU THINK

XINCA WILL
REMEMBER KIM?

AS THE MAN WHO RID THEM

OF THE PRIESTS AND BROUGHT
THE EIRONS HOME.

IT'S ONLY THE GOOD
THAT PEOPLE REMEMBER.

THE REST JUST...GOES AWAY.

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