BeastMaster (1999–2002): Season 2, Episode 17 - A Terrible Silence - full transcript

WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS
TRAIL FOR QUITE A WHILE, DAR.

HOW CAN YOU BE SURE
THAT A TIGER

YOU'VE NEVER MET
NEEDS YOUR HELP?

IT'S IGNORING PREY
IT'D NORMALLY HUNT.

TELLS ME
IT'S SICK.

JUST THINK
ABOUT HOW MUCH

IT'LL APPRECIATE
WHAT WE'VE

PERSONALLY, I THINK TIGER'S
LOOK DOWN ON ME AS MEAT.

WHY DO YOU
THINK THAT?

BECAUSE THEY'RE TIGERS...
AND I'M MEAT.

YOU'RE SLOW, TOO.



AND EASY TO SNEAK UP ON.

YOU'RE A LONG WAY
FROM WATER, IARA.

THERE'S MORE TO LIFE
THAN WATER, DAR...

TELL YOU WHAT, WHY DON'T YOU
SEND YOUR LITTLE FRIEND ON

UP AHEAD AND I'LL
TELL YOU SOME MORE.

TAO,

WAIT.

OHH...COME ON, DAR.

NATURE'S HUMMING ALONG SMOOTHLY

MY CREATURES ARE HAPPY.

THE BIRDS ARE HAPPY...

AND THE BEES...

THERE'S TIME TO SPEND
A LITTLE TIME TOGETHER.

IARA...WHEN ARE YOU
GOING TO UNDERSTAND?



I HAVE NO PLACE IN MY LIFE
FOR THE KIND OF FRIENDSHIP--

YOU HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT I CAN DO FOR YOU...

RIGHT, WELL, I'M GOING
TO HEAD OFF DOWN THIS WAY.

KEEP WALKING, TAO,
WE'LL BE A WHILE.

NO, WE WON'T -- WHEN ARE YOU

GOING TO UNDERSTAND
THAT I'M NOT INTERESTED?

NOTHING WILL EVER
HAPPEN BETWEEN US,

NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU WANT
TO BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE.

SO, PLEASE, JUST GO AND DO

WHAT IT IS THAT YOU DO
AND JUST LEAVE ME ALONE.

THAT THERE'S NOTHING MORE
DANGEROUS THAN A WOMAN SCORNED.

TAO, SHE'S NOT A WOMAN.

NO, SOMETHING THAT
COULD GET EVEN ANGRIER.

THAT'S AS GENTLE AS I COULD BE.
SHE'LL HAVE TO UNDERSTAND.

I JUST FEEL LIKE YOU MAY HAVE
PAINTED A TARGET ON YOUR BACK.

I ASKED HIM NOT TO DISHONOUR
HIMSELF BY HUNTING MAN.

LEAVE IT.

HE SAID MEN DRESSED LIKE YOU
TRAPPED AND INJURED HIM.

A TIGER THAT CAN'T HUNT
BECOMES A MAN-EATER.

WE'RE EASIER TO CATCH.

I OWE YOU A DEBT.

REPAY ME BY NOT HUNTING IN HIS

FOREST ANY MORE...
BECAUSE IF HIS INJURY

PREVENTS HIM FROM
CATCHING ANYTHING ELSE,

HE'LL COME BACK FOR YOU.

I'LL REMEMBER THAT.

ARE WE STILL
FOLLOWING THIS TIGER?

I TOLD HIM I'D HELP HIM.

YOU SAVED

A HUMAN FROM A DEATH
HE DESERVED

-DENYING A HUNGRY
TIGER HIS MEAL.
-IARA.

THE HUMAN YOU SAVED
KILLED A DEER.

YOU VALUE HUMANS MORE
THAN ME AND MY ANIMALS.

YOU WERE MADE SPECIAL,
BUT YOU USE YOUR POWERS

TO PUT YOUR KIND
ABOVE MY CREATURES!

-THAT'S NOT TRUE.
-FROM NOW ON, I
TAKE YOUR GIFT.

YOU WILL NO LONGER SPEAK
TO THOSE YOU LOVE TOO LITTLE!

YOU FOOL!

NOW NO BEAST WILL KNOW
YOUR THOUGHTS...

AND YOU WILL NO LONGER
HEAR THEIRS.

YOU ARE NO LONGER
THE BEASTMASTER.

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...

THE LITTLE DEMON
OVERSTEPS HER BOUNDS AGAIN.

FISRT SHE IMPRISONS
THE DEMON CURUPIRA,

WHICH SHE HAS
NO BUSINESS DOING,

IARA?

WHO ELSE?

THEN SHE DISRUPTS ALL THINGS
NATURAL -- AND WHY?

BECAUSE HE REJECTED
HER PATHETIC ADVANCES

AND HURT HER PRECIOUS FEELINGS.

DID SHE KILL HIM?

NO -- SHE TOOK AWAY HIS POWER.

NOW MY WORLD
HAS NO BEASTMASTER.

HE WAS THE BALANCE,
SHE TIPPED IT.

DEMONS CAN DO JUST ABOUT
ANYTHING -- EXCEPT POSSIBLY,

THINK WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN

WHEN THEY DO
JUST ABOUT ANYTHING.

SO, NOW DAR IS JUST LIKE
ANY OTHER HUMAN BEING.

UNTIL SHE CHANGES HER MIND
AND RETURNS HIS POWER.

WELL, SHE'S NEVER
DONE THAT BEFORE.

OTHERWISE, TERRIBLE THINGS
ARE GOING TO HAPPEN.

WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP?

AND NO MATTER WHAT SHE SAYS,
BRING HER TO ME.

IT'S DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND.

THINGS GO ALONG AND IT FEELS
LIKE IT CAN'T BE ANY OTHER WAY.

BUT IT CAN.

SO WHAT DO WE DO NOW?

WE HAD LIVES BEFORE
I WAS GRANTED MY POWERS.

MAYBE IARA WILL HAVE
A CHANGE OF HEART.

I WOULDN'T
COUNT ON IT.

DO YOU FEEL ANY DIFFERENT?

NO.

BUT SO MUCH SOUND IS GONE.

I NEVER REALIZED
HOW MUCH I HEARD BEFORE.

SHE CAN'T DO THIS.

SHE ALREADY HAS, TAO.

MAYBE SOMEONE
CAN HELP US.

THE SORCERESS WHO FIXED YOUR
STAFF. WE COULD REACH CURUPIRA.

NO...WHAT'S DONE IS DONE.

I'LL JUST HAVE TO
GET USED TO IT.

SO THAT'S IT?
THE END OF THE BEASTMASTER.

NO, IT'S NOT.

I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SPEAK
WITH ANIMALS, BUT IT'S NOT

THE END OF MAINTAINING
THE BALANCE OF NATURE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

MY PEOPLE -- THE SULAS --

YOU KNOW THAT THEY RESPECTED
NATURE AND PROTECTED ANIMALS.

I'M STILL A SULA.
SO THAT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE.

BUT THEY CAN'T UNDERSTAND YOU
AND YOU CAN'T UNDERSTAND THEM.

BUT I'M STILL ME.

I'M WHERE I'M SUPPOSED TO BE.

I'M DOING WHAT I'M MEANT TO DO.

I'M NOT GOING TO STOP.

[ SCREAMING ]

TALK TO ME.

PLEASE, I'M TELLING
THE TRUTH.

I FOUND
THAT IVORY.

NO, NO, NO, A MAN
FINDS A BROKEN SHARD,

A TUSK, TWO AT THE MOST.

BUT YOU HAD ENOUGH
IVORY IN YOUR WAGON

TO OUTFIT A SMALL
HERD OF ELEPHANTS.

THERE'S NO LAW
AGAINST HUNTING.

AND NO SINGLE HUNTER
WHO CAN BRING DOWN

SO MANY OF THE GREAT BEASTS.

[ SCREAMING ]

STOP TRYING TO FIND YOUR
MISGOTTEN FORTUNE -- IT'S LOST!

AS YOU WILL BE, IF YOU DON'T

TELL ME THE TRUTH.

GOOD EVENING, HJALMAR.

THE ELEPHANT'S GRAVEYARD --
YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS

AND YOU WILL TELL ME.

[ WHIMPERING ]

[ SCREAMING ]

THERE'S A PATH
THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS...

BENEATH THE WATERFALL.

WHERE?

HERE?

GOOD.

KILL HIM.

[ SHRIEKING ]

THE ELEPHANT'S GRAVEYARD.

I NEVER BELIEVED IT WAS REAL.

THERE'S ENOUGH IVORY TO PAY
FOR A HUNDRED CAMPAIGNS.

WHAT ABOUT THE STORIES?

THEY SAY THE GROUND
IS COVERED IN TUSKS.

THEY SAY YOU SUFFER THE WRATH

OF THE GODS
IF YOU DISTURB THEM.

[ SCREAMING ]

HA...PERHAPS THAT'S TRUE.

I'LL FIND ANOTHER,
IF YOU'RE AFRAID.

YOUR WISH IS MY COMMAND.

MAKE SURE I FEEL THAT WAY
WHEN YOU RETURN.

[ TWIG SNAPPING ]

-WHAT'S IT DOING HERE?
-I PROMISED TO HELP HIM.

HOW WILL YOU DO THAT NOW?

DAR.

IT'S NO USE.

HE'S TOO HUNGRY.
I CAN'T REACH HIM.

YOU'RE GOING TO FIGHT HIM?

HIS HUNGER'S DRIVING HIM CRAZY.

STAY BEHIND ME, TAO.

RUH, AM I GLAD TO SEE YOU.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND.

HE LOOKS LIKE HE'S
GOING TO ATTACK.

NO...HE KNOWS IT'S US.

HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND
WHY I WON'T TALK.

GOODBYE, MY FRIEND.

I DON'T KNOW WHY
YOU'RE SO UPSET.

IT'S MY REALM
I'LL DO AS I LIKE.

IT MUST BE WONDERFUL

TO BE THE ONLY PERSON
IN THE WORLD WHO MATTERS.

HE'S ONLY A HUMAN.

WHEN ONE FORM OF MAGIC
IS INTERFERED WITH,

ALL FORMS BECOME UNSTABLE.

FOR EVERY ACTION,

THERE IS AN EQUAL
AND OPPOSITE...

NEVER MIND.

THE POINT IS, YOU'VE STARTED

SOMETHING THAT
WILL HURT YOU

-MORE THAN IT WILL HURT HIM.
-WHAT?

THAT WILL SAP OUR MAGIC
UNTIL THERE IS NO MORE MAGIC.

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?

FORGIVE HIM. CHANGE YOUR MIND.

GIVE HIM BACK THE ABILITY
TO SPEAK WITH THE ANIMALS.

YOU ASK TOO MUCH.

-IT'S THE ONLY WAY.
-NO!

HE HAS TO LEARN THAT

HE BELONGS TO ME!

HE HAS TO BEND TO MY WILL.

VERY WELL.

BUT DON'T PLAN
ON ANY SPECTACULAR

-SPELLS IN THE FUTURE.
-WHY?

BECAUSE ONE THING OUT OF
BALANCE LEADS TO ANOTHER.

THE PROCESS IS ALREADY
IN MOTION.

IF IT CAN'T BE STOPPED,
IT WILL MEAN

THE END OF US,

AND THEREFORE,
THE END OF OUR WORLD.

I ENVY YOUR JOURNEY AND LOOK
FORWARD TO YOUR RETURN.

ALL IN YOUR
NAME, MILORD.

THINK OF IT -- A HUNDRED
CAMPAIGNS WITH ENOUGH RICHES

TO PAY FOR SO MANY
WARRIORS AND WEAPONS

THAT NO ARMY IN THE WORLD
WILL DARE STAND AGAINST US.

NO ONE DARES TO STAND
AGAINST US NOW.

AND LET'S KEEP IT THAT WAY.

I THOUGHT WE WERE
GOING SOMEWHERE ELSE.

DOES YOUR MAGIC FALTER ALREADY?

NO.

MY MAGIC WILL BE
THE LAST TO GO.

BUT I HAD TO SEE
THIS FOR MYSELF.

OUR SITUATION'S MORE
DESPERATE THAN I THOUGHT.

MORE DESPERATE THAN
THE LOSS OF THIS WORLD?

HA, WORLD'S COME AND GO --
AS LONG AS THE MEMORY

OF HOW TO MAKE THEM REMAINS,
ALL IS NOT LOST.

-THE MEMORY?
-YES.

AND THAT TOO IS
IN GREAT DANGER.

WELL...WHAT SHOULD WE DO?

THE ONLY THING
WE CAN DO.

INTERFERE.

DAR, I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE
A LOT TO DEAL WITH RIGHT NOW,

BUT...CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION?

SURE.

I MEAN, I KNOW IT'S YOUR JOB AS
A SULA TO PROTECT THE ANIMALS,

BUT THERE ARE ANIMALS HERE.

WHY ARE WE GOING OVER THERE?

WALKING HELPS ME THINK.

THINKING -- THAT I UNDERSTAND,
BUT WE'RE WANDERING AIMLESSLY

IN THE PURSUIT OF NOTHING.

I DON'T THINK I'D
AGREE WITH THAT.

IT'S YOU.

YES...I'M
AFRAID SO.

I BELIEVE YOU'VE

ALREADY MET
MY ASSOCIATE.

YES.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

I CAN'T COMMUNICATE WITH
THE ANIMALS ANY MORE.

WE KNOW.

YOU MAY FIND THIS HARD
TO BELIEVE, BUT WE'RE AS

UNHAPPY ABOUT THAT AS YOU.

PERHAPS EVEN MORE SO.

YOU COULD HELP. YOU HAVE
POWERFUL MAGIC. I'VE SEEN IT.

I CAN ONLY HELP THOSE
WHO HELP THEMSELVES.

SO DAR CAN GET HIS GIFT BACK.

YES...

YOU CAN RECOVER YOUR POWERS BY

EARNING THEM
AS YOU DID ONCE BEFORE.

DOES THAT MEAN I MUST ENDURE
CURUPIRA'S TEST AGAIN.

NO...BUT YOU MUST PASS
THREE VERY

DEMANDING TESTS...

TO SHOW YOUR DEDICATION
TO THE ANIMALS,

YOUR WILLINGNESS TO MAKE
GREAT SACRIFICE FOR THEM.

AND TO PROVE

THAT YOU WILL ALWAYS
KEEP YOUR WORD

TO THOSE YOU WERE
CHOSEN TO PROTECT.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

YES. WHAT ARE THE TASKS?

THEY'LL PRESENT
THEMSELVES TO YOU.

ONE TASK EACH FOR DEDICATION,
SACRIFICE AND WORD OF HONOUR.

SUCCEED AND YOU'LL HAVE
YOUR GIFT BACK ONCE MORE.

FAIL AND THE ANIMALS
WILL TREAT YOU

AS THEY WOULD
ANY OTHER HUMAN...

FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.

TELL ME WHAT I MUST DO.

MY SORCERESS WILL OBSERVE TO
MAKE SURE YOU PASS EACH TASK.

-WHY?
-WELL, YOURS ISN'T

AND YOUR POWERS AREN'T THE ONLY
ONES THAT MAY DISAPPEAR.

REMEMBER WHAT I SAID.

GUIDE, BUT DO NOT HELP.

EASIER SAID
THAN DONE.

THERE IS NO ROOM
FOR ERROR HERE.

THE BEASTMASTER MUST PERFORM
EACH TASK HIMSELF;

OTHERWISE, THE GIFT
CAN NEVER BE RETURNED.

DAR, I HAVE A QUESTION.

WHY'S SHARAK
STAYING SO CLOSE WHEN

YOU HAVEN'T SPOKEN
TO HIM ALL DAY?

SOMETIMES ANIMALS CAN SENSE

WHEN SOMETHING'S WRONG.

MAYBE HE'S JUST STICKING AROUND
TO SEE IF HE CAN HELP.

YOU CAN'T SEE WHAT HE SEES
ANY MORE. WHAT HELP CAN HE BE?

SOMETIMES, TAO,
FRIENDS JUST HELP

BY BEING THERE,
YOU KNOW?

YEAH, I KNOW. I KNOW.

TAO.

OH.

THE ROGUE TIGER WAS HERE.

WELL, THEN, MAYBE
WE SHOULDN'T BE.

THIS COULD BE MY FIRST TASK.

OH, DAR.

HE SAID I MUST
TEST MY DEDICATION.

I HAVE NEVER
MET A MAN MORE

DEDICATED TO HELPING
A ROGUE TIGER

THAT'S DEDICATED
TO EATING HIM.

COME ON, LET'S KEEP GOING.

I'M AFRAID

THE SORCERESS' DEVICE
IS FAILING ON HER.

THAT'S HER
PROBLEM.

MY MAGIC IS AS STRONG AS EVER.

OH, REALLY?

LOOK BEYOND THE EDGE.

AND WATCH IT RAIN.

PERFECT WEATHER FOR A PICNIC.

HOW DOES IT FEEL TO LOSE
ONE'S SPECIAL GIFT?

YOU CAN'T LET THIS HAPPEN.

I DIDN'T MAKE IT HAPPEN.

IS IT TIME TO CHANGE YOUR MIND?

NOTHING'S HAPPENING.

PERHAPS YOU SHOULD HAVE DONE
THAT WHEN YOU HAD YOUR POWERS.

MAYBE CURUPIRA COULD HELP.

IF I CAN'T DO THIS...

THEN I CAN'T
RELEASE HER EITHER.

IT JUST GETS WORSE
AND WORSE, DOESN'T IT?

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?

WE CAN'T
DO ANYTHING.

THE BEASTMASTER
IS OUR ONLY HOPE.

BUT NOW,

THANKS TO YOU, HE'S MORE
VULNERABLE THAN HE'S EVER BEEN.

[ CAWING ]

WHY IS HE CALLING US?

MAYBE HE'S FOUND
THE ROGUE TIGER.

HOW'D HE
GET IN HERE?

MAYBE HE WAS
OVERWHELMED BY THIRST.

OR TRYING TO ESCAPE
FROM A LION OR A CROCODILE.

DOESN'T MATTER. WE HAVE TO
FIGURE A WAY TO GET HIM OUT.

HE'LL NEVER
MAKE IT OUT.

LET ME GUESS.
HE'LL MAKE IT OUT.

THIS COULD BE MY FIRST TASK.

HE SAID I MUST
TEST MY DEDICATION.

ALL RIGHT, I CAN GO IN HERE.

DAR, IF YOU GO IN WITH HIM,
YOU MIGHT GET STUCK WITH HIM.

I HAVE TO GET HIM OUT, TAO.

OH, JUST BE WARY OF THE HORNS.
THEY CAN TEAR A MAN IN HALF

BRING ME SOME BRANCHES.
I NEED SOME WOOD.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

NO ONE'S GOING TO HURT YOU.

I'LL PUT WOOD UNDER YOUR FEET,
FOR SOMETHING TO STAND ON.

TAO.

DON'T PANIC. IT'S ALL RIGHT.

EASY.

CAREFUL.

DO YOU NEED MORE WOOD?

YES.

I'LL GET YOUR STAFF...
GIVE YOU A HAND.

PLEASE.

TAO,

DON'T MOVE.

JUST DON'T MOVE.

TAO, DON'T MOVE.

JUST DON'T MOVE.

LET ME SEE

YOU'RE WONDERING IF I HAVE

A SENSE OF FAIR PLAY
AND HONOUR.

TO TELL THE TRUTH, I DO.

AND I AM SAVING

YOU BECAUSE
OF WHAT YOU DID FOR ME.

OF COURSE THIS MAKES US EVEN.

KING VODEN WILL BE
AS GLAD TO SEE YOU TWO

AS HE WILL BE THE IVORY
I'M BRINGING HIM.

HE DID PASS THE FIRST TEST.

NOW HE ONLY HAS TWO MORE.

I'M AFRAID HE MAY
STILL BE TOO LATE.

THIS IS AN UNEXPECTED
COMPLICATION.

IT APPEARS YOUR MAGIC
FADES MORE AND MORE.

BUT YOU'RE NOT OUT OF TRICKS.

NOT YET.

BUT I WILL BE AFFECTED SOON.

THE NORDS ARE GETTING NEARER
TO THE ELEPHANT'S GRAVEYARD.

WHAT DOES THAT
HAVE TO DO WITH ANYTHING?

IF THEY TAKE THE IVORY,

A LOT MORE WILL BE LOST
THAN MY POWERS.

YOU HAVE SOME CONNECTION
WITH THE ELEPHANTS?

YES, WE'RE A LOT ALIKE.

UNFLAPPABLE, TIMELESS
AND WITH A TOUCH OF NOBILITY.

BUT LIKE ME,
ELEPHANTS NEVER FORGET.

UNLESS?

UNLESS...

THEIR SACRED GROUND
IS DESECRATED

AND THEIR IVORY TAKEN.

THEN THEIR MEMORY'S
LEAVE FOREVER,

AS WILL THE MEMORY'S I NEED

TO SAVE THIS WORLD
FROM SINKING INTO CHAOS.

THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE
TO LOSE, MY DEAR...

WHEN THE BALANCE IS DISTURBED.

YOU NEED TO EAT. WE'VE STILL
GOT A LONG WAY TO GO.

YOU WILL WHEN YOU'RE HUNGRY.
I WON'T LET YOU STARVE.

KING VODEN DETERMINES WHAT
IS OF VALUE AND WHAT ISN'T.

THEN HE'D BE WRONG.

DAR'S LOST HIS POWER.

HA, HA, YOU EXPECT
ME TO BELIEVE THAT?

AND YOU CAN'T STEAL
THE IVORY FROM

THE ELEPHANTS' GRAVEYARD --
THE LEGEND SAYS--

I KNOW WHAT THE LEGEND SAYS.

THE DOOM IT PREDICTS IS NOTHING
COMPARED TO VODEN'S WRATH

IF I DON'T BRING
THE IVORY BACK.

HMM?

DO YOU THINK THE LEGENDS
WILL COME TRUE?

NATURE'S SLIPPING
OUT OF BALANCE.

THESE MEN ARE GOING
TO DESTROY A PLACE

THAT NO MAN SHOULD EVEN SEE.

TAO,

TO SET FOOT THERE IS ONE THING,
BUT TO STEAL FROM IT...

WHAT CAN WE DO?

YOU CAN'T CALL RUH.

SHARAK CAN'T
COME DOWN AND...

I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.

-BUT YOUR HANDS ARE TIED.
-WE'LL SEE.

HJALMAR, CAN I HAVE
SOME WATER, PLEASE?

THANKS FOR THE DRINK.

I CAN'T HEAR THEM
BEHIND US ANY MORE.

THEY MUST HAVE GIVEN UP.

WE'RE NOT AS VALUABLE AS IVORY.

THEY GAVE UP BECAUSE OF ME.

I PUT A COUPLE OF SNAKES
IN THEIR PATH.

LITTLE ONES...

NOT EVEN POISONOUS.

IT'S ALL I COULD DO.

I THINK YOU'VE
ALREADY DONE ENOUGH.

I'VE PROBABLY STILL GOT
ENOUGH MAGIC LEFT TO DEAL

WITH THE LIKES OF YOU.

WHAT DO YOU WANT, IARA?

SHE WANTS TO OFFER

WHAT YOU AND I
WOULD CALL AN APOLOGY.

ONLY IT'S A CONCEPT
FOREIGN TO HER NATURE.

[ HISSING ]

I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

I THINK I'VE WORKED OUT

WHAT DAR'S SECOND TASK IS.

IT HAS TO DO WITH
THE ELEPHANTS, RIGHT?

I DON'T KNOW.

THE DECISIONS HE MAKES
MUST BE HIS, NOT OURS.

YOU HAVE TWO MORE TASKS.

SACRIFICE AND KEEPING MY WORD.

IT MUST BE DONE BEFORE THE
NORDS REACH THE GRAVEYARD.

IT WOULD HELP.

SO DAR MUST COMPLETE THE TASKS

AND TAKE ON A COMPANY
OF NORDS AS WELL?

THE BALANCE HAS BEEN DISTURBED.

OUR POWERS ARE FAILING, DAR.

IF WE DON'T DO SOMETHING...
THEN WE'RE ALL LOST.

AND WHOSE FAULT WOULD THAT BE?

TAO, DON'T.

LET'S GO.

I WISH WE COULD
RESTORE YOUR POWERS...

AND LEAVE HERS TURNED OFF.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHY THEY CAN'T

TELL YOU WHAT THE TASKS ARE.

THEY'RE HARD ENOUGH TO
ACCOMPLISH WITHOUT THE--

WHAT DOES IT WANT WITH US?

IT'S STILL HUNGRY.

IT'S ONLY CAPABLE
OF HUNTING MAN.

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?

HOLD THIS...

AND THIS.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

THE SECOND TASK IS SACRIFICE.

CURUPIRA FED MY BODY
TO THE ANIMALS.

MAYBE IT HAS
TO HAPPEN AGAIN.

THE DEMON AND THE SORCERESS'
POWER IS FAILING.

IT COULD FAIL
WHEN MOST NEEDED?

DAR, THIS IS SUICIDE!

TAKE WHAT YOU WANT.

NO, WE CAN'T LET THIS HAPPEN!

DAR, PLEASE DON'T--

SHH!

HOW COULD YOU LET THIS HAPPEN?

THE DECISION WAS HIS.

AND HE MADE THE RIGHT DECISION.

-HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT? SHE--
-QUIET!

I MUST BEGIN.

-IS THIS WORKING?
-I WILL NOT HAVE YOUR HUMAN

EMOTIONS INTRUDING HERE!

YOU DIDN'T FREEZE HIM.

IS YOUR POWER FAILING TOO?

THIS IS NOT A GOOD SIGN.

YOU CAN'T SAVE HIM.

[ GASPING ]

YOUR TASK OF SACRIFICE
IS COMPLETE.

SHOULD YOU PASS THE NEXT TEST,
YOUR POWERS WILL BE RETURNED.

MY WORD OF HONOUR.

LET'S HOPE IT
PRESENTS ITSELF SOON.

I THINK IT ALREADY HAS.

TAO...WE HAVE TO HURRY.

RIGHT, WHERE ARE WE GOING?

TO THE ELEPHANT GRAVEYARD.
COME ON, THERE'S NO TIME.

WE HAVE TO HURRY.

I NEED TO REST.

I'LL TAKE YOU.

LET ME HELP YOU.

NO. YOU FOLLOW THEM.

YOU STILL HAVE
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.

ARE WAY AHEAD OF US NOW --
WE'LL NEVER CATCH UP.

WE HAVE TO.

I DON'T HAVE TIME, IARA.

I DON'T WANT TO SLOW YOU DOWN.

I JUST WANT TO SAY SORRY.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS LATER.

I KNOW I SHOULDN'T
HAVE DONE WHAT I DID.

I DON'T KNOW WHY I DID IT,
OR WHY I'M DOING THIS.

I'VE A FEELING
IT'S SUPPOSED TO HELP.

IF YOU WANT TO HELP,
THINK LESS ABOUT YOURSELF,

MORE ABOUT THE CREATURES
YOU SUPPOSEDLY CARE FOR.

DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND
HOW I FELT?

I COME FROM THIS WORLD
OF COLD BLOOD, DARKNESS.

YOU -- YOU'RE WARMTH AND LIGHT.

HOW COULD I NOT BE ATTRACTED?

I ACCEPT YOUR APOLOGY.

I TOOK THIS WORLD AND NOW IT
DEMANDS TOO MUCH OF ME.

I ONLY WANTED
TO SHARE YOUR GIFT.

YOU MAKE ME A PROMISE.

IF YOU EVER GET
YOUR POWERS BACK,

YOU'LL NEVER USE THEM
AGAINST YOUR CREATURES AGAIN.

CAN I PROMISE TO TRY?

ACH...PFF.

THE NORDS MUST BE ABLE
TO SMELL THE IVORY BY NOW.

DAR WILL GET THERE IN TIME.

HE HAS TO.

I DON'T REMEMBER
INVITING YOU HERE.

MY WORLD IS AT STAKE TOO.

THERE'S NOTHING ANY OF US CAN

DO NOW ANYWAY.

NO...OUR MAGIC
CAN'T BE RELIED UPON.

IT NOW ALL DEPENDS

ON DAR PASSING THE LAST TEST.

AND IF HE DOESN'T?

IF HE DOESN'T...
THEN OUR FINAL ACT

WILL BE TO WATCH A WORLD

OF MADNESS AND DARKNESS
TAKE OUR PLACE.

-NORD FOOTPRINTS.
-ARE YOU SURE IT'S HJALMAR?

IT'S ALSO THE ROGUE TIGER.

HERE? IT'S LIKE
HE'S TRACKING THEM TOO.

OR JUST STAYING
CLOSE TO US.

OH, WELL, THERE'S
A PLEASANT THOUGHT.

OH, THAT'S THE ANSWER.

MY THIRD TASK IS TO KEEP
MY PROMISE TO HIM.

HE'S STILL HUNGRY, TAO.

I HAVEN'T FOUND HIM FOOD YET.

TAO...RUN.

IF I DIE, YOU'RE IN TROUBLE.

WHY DO I GO ALONG
WITH THESE THINGS?

BECAUSE YOU
TRUST ME.

THAT'S ANOTHER
ONE OF MY PROBLEMS.

DON'T WORRY, HE WON'T
TAKE US DOWN

-STRAIGHT AWAY.
-HOW DO YOU KNOW?

'CAUSE HE'S
A HUNTER.

HE'LL TAKE HIS TIME.

OH, GOOD. SOMETHING
ELSE TO LOOK OUT FOR.

THIS IS IT.

WE'LL NEVER BE ABLE
TO CARRY IT ALL.

WHAT ARE WE DOING?

IF WE GET TOO FAR AHEAD,
HE'LL GIVE UP.

THAT MEAN WE CAN STOP RUNNING?

NO.

OH...I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT!

MADNESS AND DARKNESS.

-OH!
-WHAT IS IT?

MY HEAD.

NO...

I'M STARTING TO FORGET.

WE DON'T WANT TO BE HERE
ANY LONGER THAN WE HAVE TO.

[ TAO ]: THIS IS ASTONISHING.

HOW CLOSE IS THE TIGER?

I CAN'T SEE IT
ANY MORE.

GOOD.

GOOD? IT'S HUNTING US, NOT THEM.

I WOULDN'T BE SO SURE.

I THINK I KEPT
MY PROMISE.

THE PROMISE TO THAT TIGER?

YOU'RE NOT LETTING
HIM HUNT MEN?

YOU SHOULD HAVE KEPT RUNNING.

I DON'T RUN.

AND THIS IS HIS NEW HOME.

NO!

YOU LIED ABOUT LOSING

YOUR GIFT.

I DON'T LIE, EITHER.

THEN WHAT'S ALL THIS, THEN?

IT'S PROOF I'VE GOTTEN IT BACK.

THIS PLACE BELONGS
TO THE ROGUE TIGER.

AND IF YOU COME BACK,

HE WILL HUNT YOU.

AHH, DYING ELEPHANTS...

THE NEW HUNTING GROUND --
YOU BROUGHT THE TIGER

TO A PLACE WHERE HE CAN FEED.

YOU KEPT YOUR PROMISE.

I GUESS YOU PASSED.

DOES THIS MEAN THE NORDS

WON'T BE RETURNING
TO THE ELEPHANT'S GRAVEYARD?

I HAVE A FEELING
IT MIGHT.

HJALMAR DOES
HAVE SOME HONOUR.

HE'LL TELL VODEN THE
IVORY TRADER LIED.

-TO SAVE HIS SKIN.
-FROM VODEN

BUT HE'S NOT THE ONLY ONE
SEEKING SELF-PRESERVATION,

I MYSELF WILL BE LEAVING

FOR A TIME.

NO, DON'T PANIC, MY DEAR.

YOU WON'T BE GETTING RID OF

THE OLD GROUCH THAT EASILY.

IT WAS YOUR INTERFERENCE
THAT CONVINCED ME TO SEARCH

FOR STRONGER MAGIC.

DON'T CONSIDER THIS
AN OPPORTUNITY, IARA.

WHILE I'M AWAY, THERE
WILL BE NO MORE MISCHIEF.

NO MORE.

YOU HAVE MY WORD.

GOOD.

THEN...GOODBYE,
MY LITTLE LOVELIES.

I THINK THAT'S IT.

DAR...

YOU'RE SURE IT'S
OK FOR THIS TIGER

TO EAT ELEPHANTS
COMING HERE TO DIE?

HE SAID HE'LL WAIT
TILL THEY'VE PASSED ON.

I GUESS HE NOW
KNOWS THAT YOU WERE

HIS FRIEND ALL ALONG.

IT'S MORE THAN THAT.

NOW HE KNOWS
HIS LIFE CAN GO ON.

HE CAN STILL CONTRIBUTE
TO THE BALANCE OF NATURE.

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