BeastMaster (1999–2002): Season 2, Episode 5 - Xinca - full transcript
Tao returns to his homeland of Xinca to find it is now under the rule of the evil Priest, Maloc. Meanwhile a new people, the Nords, guided by the warrior-guide Arina, attack and rout the Terrons.
I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE
TROUBLE IN THE TERRON CAMP.
I'D SAY THAT WAS
UNDERSTATING THE CASE.
THE TERRON WORLD IS
GOING TO CHANGE...VIOLENTLY.
THE FATES HAVE CHOSEN
THEIR FUTURE.
IT'S TIME FOR IT
TO COME TO PASS.
DO THEY EVEN HAVE A FUTURE?
THEY HAVE A LEGACY,
WHICH I SUPPOSE
IS ALL ANY OF US HAVE REALLY.
WHAT IS THE TERRON LEGACY?
WELL, THAT THEY WERE HERE,
THEY BROUGHT NOTHING
WITH THEM WHEN THEY CAME,
AND THEY TAKE NOTHING
WITH THEM WHEN THEY LEAVE.
NOT MUCH.
ANOTHER WORLD IS ABOUT TO CHANGE
TONIGHT, RATHER VIOLENTLY.
EIRON!
[ GROANING ]
TAKE A LOOK.
[ CHUCKLING ]
-I ASK A QUESTION?
-YOU WILL ANYWAY.
WHEN WE GET TO MY HOMELAND,
WILL YOU BE ABLE TO STAY LONG?
-WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
-IT'S NOT WHAT YOU'RE USED TO.
A MAN WITH YOUR TALENTS
AND WISDOM WOULD BE
A WELCOME GIFT IN ANY COMMUNITY.
WELL, THAT DEPENDS,
DOESN'T IT?
ON WHAT?
ON HOW CIVILIZED IT IS.
-YOU ALL RIGHT?
-YEAH, YEAH.
DAR, LOOK AT THIS.
WE'RE HERE. WE MADE IT.
WE FOUND IT.
-WHAT IS IT?
-HUACA, SMOKING MIRRORS, JADE,
WE'RE HERE,
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WORLD.
-AND THIS TELLS YOU THAT?
-THAT AND MORE.
HUACA, WHAT IS THAT?
A SUPERNATURAL. THEY'RE
THROUGHOUT THE MOUNTAINS.
AND MOST OF THEM PROBABLY
KNOW THAT I'M HERE RIGHT NOW.
THESE BLACK STONES?
YEAH, THE OBSIDIAN.
THEY SAY THAT HOLY MEN CAN SEE
THE PRESENT AND THE
FUTURE THROUGH THEM.
I DON'T BELIEVE IT, BUT
COME ON, WE'RE GOING
TO FIND THE OLD MOUNTAIN.
THIS IS WHERE I GREW UP, DAR.
COME ON, LET'S GO.
COME ON, DAR...LET'S GO.
[ CHANTING ]
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...
THERE IT IS.
WHERE THE EARTH TOUCHES THE SKY.
OUR PEOPLE CALL IT XINCA.
XINCA, WHAT DOES
THAT MEAN?
IT'S THE PLACE WHERE ROADS CROSS
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WORLD.
SOUNDS CIVILIZED.
YES, IT IS.
YOU SEE...ACCORDING
TO LEGEND
AND THE MOUNTAIN'S PEOPLE
THE HUACA
HAVE BEEN HERE FOREVER.
HOW CAN ANYTHING
BE FOREVER?
THEY'RE NOT REALLY REAL.
WHAT ARE THEY?
-IDEAS?
-YES. IDEAS COULD BE FOREVER.
THINK ABOUT IT --
YOU AND I WILL PASS ON,
BUT OUR IDEAS ARE ETERNAL.
THEY COULD BE BORROWED
BY OTHER PEOPLE,
OR THEY COULD SIMPLY
EXIST ON THEIR OWN.
YOU SAID THE HOLY MEN
CAN SEE THE PRESENT
AND THE FUTURE
THROUGH THE BLACK STONES.
SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT,
BUT I DON'T
BELIEVE IT -- WHY DO YOU ASK?
I THINK WE'RE
BEING WATCHED RIGHT NOW.
ARE THESE HOLY MEN GOOD OR BAD?
EXCELLENT QUESTION.
THEY COME IN MANY COLOURS.
SOME OF THEM KIND AND CARING.
OTHERS, THIEVES, EVEN KILLERS.
YOU SEE, IT'S LIKE
ANYONE WITH POWER -- SOME USE IT
FOR GOOD, OTHERS ABUSE IT.
SO YOU THINK SOME HOLY MEN
ARE WATCHING US NOW?
SOMEONE IS.
I CAN'T SEE ANYONE.
I DON'T THINK
THEY WANT US TO.
THIS IS WHY I ASKED YOU
THAT QUESTION BEFORE.
WHICH ONE?
COULD YOU STAY
IN A CIVILIZED PLACE.
WHAT ABOUT IT?
YOU'RE STILL LIVING
IN THE JUNGLE.
WHEN SOMETHING LOOKS
AT YOU IN THE JUNGLE,
IT USUALLY WANTS TO TURN YOU
INTO ITS NEXT MEAL, HEH, HEH.
IN A CIVILIZATION,
THINGS ARE DIFFERENT.
THEY'RE NOT NEARLY
AS DANGEROUS OR AS PREDATORY.
YOU CAN RELAX HERE.
PEOPLE DO WATCH EACH OTHER,
BUT IT'S FOR
A TOTALLY DIFFERENT REASON.
I'LL TRY TO REMEMBER THAT.
GOOD, GOOD.
LET'S GO TO XINCA.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU MY HOME.
OH, OH, DAR, ONE MORE THING.
-WHAT?
-UM...I DON'T THINK
CIVILIZATION'S READY FOR, UH...
I DON'T THINK HE'S READY
FOR CIVILIZATION EITHER.
GOOD.
SEE WHAT I MEAN?
IT'S A CROSSROADS HERE.
THE, THE MYDLANDS,
THE TERRITORIES, THE DOWNS.
HEY, DAR, THIS WAY,
COME THIS WAY.
YES, THEY TOLD ME
THAT I COULD--
OH, DAR, HAVE YOU NOTICED--
HAVE YOU NOTICED THAT
EVERYONE HERE IS PEACEFUL?
THERE'S NO FIGHTING
OR CARRYING ON.
WHOA.
OH, THAT'S BEAUTIFUL, ISN'T IT?
I CAN'T SEE ITS BEAUTY
THROUGH THE BARS.
THIS CIVILIZATION'S DIFFERENT.
GOOD SIR, I'M PREPARED
TO TRADE YOU SOME
VALUABLE HERBS
FOR THIS SONGBIRD.
THIS SONGBIRD
SHOULD SERVE YOU WELL.
THAT MAKES ME FEEL BETTER.
THANK YOU.
FOR SHOWING ME THAT ANIMALS
SHOULDN'T LIVE IN CAGES.
YOU MAKE ME PROUD.
TELL ME MORE ABOUT THIS.
OH, IT'S A...
IT REPRESENTS MY PEOPLE,
THE EIRONS.
BY THE WAY, I HAVEN'T SEEN
ANYONE WEARING
AN EIRON RING.
HE WEARS A GREEN
STONE RING ON HIS HAND.
AN EIRON.
THEY ARE LIKE LOCUSTS,
A PLAGUE WHEREVER THEY APPEAR.
AND WHERE THERE IS ONE,
THERE WILL BE MORE.
BROTHERS, GET SOME HELP!
WHAT DO THE SYMBOLS MEAN?
WELL, THEY SYMBOLIZE A SOCIETY
WHICH IS OPEN
TO FRESH THOUGHTS AND NEW IDEAS.
-AS XINCA ALWAYS WAS.
-WAS?
IT SEEMS THAT PEOPLE
DON'T RESPECT THE HUACA
IN THE WAY THEY USED TO.
THESE USED TO BE
BETTER LOOKED AFTER.
AND FRESH FLOWERS
PLACED IN FRONT OF THEM.
MAYBE THE EIRONS HAVE NEW GODS.
SOMETHING'S
CHANGED OR WRONG.
I'D LIKE TO FIND OUT
WHAT IT IS.
EIRON!
AND HE WEARS
A GREEN STONE ON HIS HAND.
I'M AN EIRON. WHO ARE YOU?
SEIZE HIM!
YOU CALL THIS CIVILIZED?
-DO YOU REMEMBER ME?
-TAO'S FRIEND FROM
THE BURNING FOREST.
WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE?
MALOC AND THE PRIESTS
TAKE ANYONE
WEARING JADE RINGS --
THEY NEVER RETURN.
TAO SAID THIS WAS
A CIVILIZED PLACE.
IT WAS ONCE,
NO MORE, I'M AFRAID.
COME QUICKLY!
LEAVE. IF THEY CATCH YOU,
THEY'LL KILL YOU.
-WHAT ABOUT YOU?
-I'M SAFE IF THEY DON'T
SEE ME WITH YOU --
THEY DON'T KNOW I'M AN EIRON.
PLEASE HURRY -- I'LL TRY TO FIND
-WHERE THEY'VE TAKEN TAO.
-I'LL COME BACK.
HOW WILL YOU?
[ CAWING ]
I HAVE FRIENDS WHO WILL HELP ME.
THERE'S A TUNNEL, A SECRET
ENTRANCE BY THE FRONT
GATES, NEAR THE WELL,
LEADING INTO THE CITY.
I'LL FIND IT.
I WILL COME BACK.
UGH, OHHH!
WELCOME? YOU CERTAINLY HAVE
A BIZARRE WAY OF SHOWING IT.
WE PLANNED A CELEBRATION,
IT'S TOMORROW.
WHAT ARE YOU CALLED?
TAO. WHO ARE YOU?
MALOC.
WHAT ARE YOU?
YOU DON'T ASK QUESTIONS. I DO.
DO WE UNDERSTAND?
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? AND WHY
HAVE YOU COME BACK TO XINCA?
I WAS SENT OUT
TO THE REST OF THE WORLD
AS AN EMISSARY,
AN APOSTLE IF YOU WILL.
WHO SENT YOU AND WHY?
MY ELDERS...IN ORDER
THAT I MAY LEARN
AND SPREAD THE THOUGHTS
AND PHILOSOPHIES
OF THE EIRONS THROUGHOUT
THE HINTERLANDS.
[ GROANING ]
YOU MUST HAVE BEEN
IN THE HINTERLAND.
BECAUSE THINGS
HAVE CHANGED IN XINCA NOW.
YOU SEE, WE'VE CLEANSED
OURSELVES OF YOUR KIND
OF DIRT -- YOUR
PREACHINGS, YOUR SCIENCE,
YOUR INTELLECTUAL FILTH.
WHAT DO YOU
MEAN "CLEANSED"?
ARE THERE OTHER EIRONS WITH YOU?
WHO WAS THE MAN DEFENDING YOU?
WE'LL FIND THEM.
THEY CANNOT ESCAPE.
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MY PEOPLE?
WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM IS
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO YOU.
THANK YOU, SHARAK.
[ SQUEAKING ]
AND THE TWO OF YOU
CAN FIND IT EASIER THAN I CAN.
I UNDERSTAND THE CHANGES
TAKING PLACE IN XINCA,
THE MARCH OF HISTORY.
-PROGRESS, I SUPPOSE.
-MORE LIKE PROGRESS
IN REVERSE.
WHAT DOES IT HAVE TO DO
WITH ZAD AND TERRONS?
HEAPS, TONS, LOTS
AND LOTS, MORE THAN YOU CAN
IMAGINE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
PROBABLY LESS.
YOU ALWAYS TEASE ME --
I DON'T KNOW
WHY I BOTHER
ASKING YOU ANYTHING.
NEITHER DO I.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
READING THE STICKS. THE I CHING.
SURPRISINGLY ACCURATE...
IF YOU BELIEVE IN HOCUS-POCUS.
YOU HAVE A RATHER
CRITICAL PART TO PLAY TONIGHT.
I TRUST YOU'RE UP TO THE TASK.
ONCE IT'S DONE,
TEASING WON'T BE NECESSARY.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
I HAVE A VISIT TO PAY
AND EONS TO GO
BEFORE I SLEEP.
I SUGGEST YOU USE THAT
THING-A-MA-JIG.
THIS LITTLE PATCH OF THE WORLD
IS ABOUT TO CHANGE.
YOURS AS WELL.
[ LAUGHING ]
SO, YOU THINK YOU CAN SATISFY
A KING, HUH?
JUST THE TWO OF YOU?
ARE YOU SURE?
I'VE BEEN KNOWN TO PLAY
AND ORGY FROM ONE NIGHT
AWAY INTO THE NEXT.
FIRST YOU...
THEN HER...
THEN YOU.
THEN HER.
DON'T BE SHY.
THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM.
PLENTY OF ROOM, PLENTY OF TIME.
OH, AND OF COURSE,
THERE'S PLENTY OF ME.
DON'T LET ME INTERRUPT.
I'VE PLENTY AS WELL...
TIME THAT IS.
ANCIENT ONE.
DO YOU WANT TO JOIN US?
DO WIZARDS
LIKE YOURSELF PARTAKE OF
SUCH PLEASURES.
OH, IN WAYS YOU CAN'T IMAGINE.
BUT I'VE JUST DROPPED IN
TO SAY A QUICK GOODBYE.
GOODBYE?
WHY? ARE YOU LEAVING?
NOT ME, PRECISELY, NO.
ANCIENT ONE,
A MOMENT BEFORE YOU GO.
I WAS WONDERING IF YOU MIGHT
KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THESE SHIPS
MY MEN HAVE SEEN
IN THE OCEAN...OFF MY COAST.
ISN'T THAT WHERE SHIPS
ARE NORMALLY SEEN?
YES, OF COURSE.
I WAS TRYING TO THINK OF A WAY
I'D LIKE TO KILL THEIR SAILORS
AND KEEP THE SHIPS FOR MYSELF.
MURDEROUS TO THE LAST.
IT'S NICE TO KNOW
THAT SOME PEOPLE
IN THIS WORLD NEVER CHANGE.
ENJOY YOURSELF, ZAD --
I WOULD...
IF I WERE YOU, HA, HA, HA...
NOW WHERE WERE WE?
[ LAUGHING ]
GOOD WORK.
NOW I HAVE ANOTHER JOB FOR YOU.
YOU STAY WITH ME, JUST IN CASE.
YOU'RE LUCKY, EIRON.
TOMORROW YOU WILL ONLY DIE.
I COULD TORTURE YOU.
MY PRIESTS CAN PEEL
A MAN'S SKIN COMPLETELY AWAY
AND KEEP HIM SCREAMING
IN PAIN FOR 20 SUNS.
WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT
TO ANOTHER HUMAN BEING?
EIRONS LIKE YOURSELF
ARE NOT HUMAN BEINGS.
WHEN THE SUN REACHES
THE MIDDLE OF THE SKY, YOU DIE.
THE ONE WHO HELPED
THE PRISONER IS BACK.
HE CAME THROUGH THE TUNNEL
THE EIRONS USED TO USE.
HE'LL COME THIS WAY.
GET SOME MEN
AND WAIT AT THE TOP OF THE MAZE.
THIS TIME...
KILL HIM!
TAO,
TAO.
CARO.
ARE YOU
ALL RIGHT?
NOT REALLY -- THERE'S A PRIEST
HERE WHO WANTS TO KILL ME.
-MALOC.
-I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHY.
XINCA ISN'T THE PLACE
-YOU REMEMBER ANY MORE.
-EVIDENTLY NOT.
WHO IS THIS MALOC?
HE'S THE LEADER
OF THE BROTHERHOOD.
THEY CALL THEMSELVES PRIESTS,
BUT THEY'RE REALLY
KILLERS AND THIEVES.
AND THEY RULE XINCA NOW.
HAVEN'T GOTTEN ME IS BECAUSE
I DON'T WEAR MY JADE RING.
I WISH I'D KNOWN.
MY BAD LUCK, I GUESS.
WHAT ABOUT OUR PEOPLE?
MOST OF THEM ARE DEAD.
SACRIFICED BY MALOC
AND HIS PRIESTS.
SOME MANAGED TO ESCAPE.
THEY WENT INTO THE MOUNTAINS.
BUT YOU STAYED.
TO BEAR WITNESS
TO WHAT'S HAPPENING.
TO KEEP OUR PEOPLE INFORMED.
ANY NEWS ABOUT MY FAMILY?
I'M NOT REALLY SURE
WHAT'S HAPPENED TO THEM.
SO MUCH HAS CHANGED HERE NOW.
WHAT ABOUT DAR?
YES, I MANAGED
TO HELP HIM ESCAPE
-WHEN THEY CAUGHT YOU.
-WHERE IS HE?
HE'S COMING BACK TONIGHT.
WE'LL GET YOU OUT OF HERE.
MALOC INTENDS TO KILL ME
TOMORROW AT MIDDAY.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET
THAT HAPPEN, I PROMISE.
KEEP YOUR EYES AND EARS OPEN.
THE BEASTMASTER
AND I WILL BE BACK.
PODO. IT'S TAO, YOU'RE FRIEND.
WELL, SOMETIMES.
LOOK, GO AND FIND DAR.
BUT WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
BETTER YET, FIND HIM
AND BRING HIM BACK HERE, GO.
DON'T MESS THIS UP, PLEASE.
THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
IF THEY SAW ME,
YOU WOULD GET INTO TROUBLE.
DAR?
HOW DID YOU FIND THIS PLACE?
I HAD A LITTLE HELP.
MY EXTRA SET OF EYES AND EARS.
I FOUND TAO.
MALOC'S GOT HIM
IN THE PRIESTS' QUARTERS.
THEY'RE GOING TO
SACRIFICE HIM TOMORROW.
THEY'RE GOING TO SACRIFICE HIM?
THAT'S WHAT THEY DO...
TO MOST OF THE EIRONS.
THEN SACRIFICE HIS BLOOD
TO THE GODS OF THE MOUNTAINS.
SHOW ME WHERE THE PRIESTS SLEEP.
YES, BUT WHY?
I'D LIKE TO PAY THEM
A PRE-SACRIFICIAL VISIT.
NOT NOW, LATER.
WHEN THERE'S NOT TOO MANY
PEOPLE AROUND.
HA.
ARINA, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.
HJALMAR, HAS EVERYONE
SAFELY ARRIVED?
AS PLANNED.
AND THESE WARRIORS
THEY CALL TERRONS.
THEY'RE NOT WARRIORS.
THEY BARELY DESERVE
TO BE CALLED PEOPLE.
I HOPE YOU JUDGE THEM FAIRLY.
BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAY THE
TERRONS WILL NOT BE MISSED
IN THIS WORLD.
LET'S GO.
I THINK THE BIG SECRET
YOU'RE KEEPING
FROM ME WILL SOON BE REVEALED.
IT'S A GOOD TIME
FOR REVELATIONS.
THUNDER AND LIGHTNING
WOULD HELP,
BUT WHY GILD THE LILY?
IN THIS CASE, WHAT IS THE LILY?
THE MARCH OF HISTORY.
-WHOSE?
-SOMEONE WHO SHALL SURVIVE;
PROBABLY SHOULDN'T -- OH, AND...
YOU HAVE A PART TO PLAY.
ME, WHY?
FATE IS FICKLE THAT WAY.
SO GOOD LUCK,
PUT ON A LOVELY SHOW,
AND AS THEY SAY, BREAK A LEG.
WHAT? BREAK A LEG?
WHO SAYS THAT?
MOVE! MOVE!
GET YOUR BACK INTO IT.
COME ON, MEN.
MOVE IT. DON'T STAND THERE.
BRING THAT MATERIAL IN.
WHEN THEY'RE DESTROYED,
CALL MY NAME.
[ YELLING ]
KING ZAD! KING ZAD!
HOW DARE YOU COME IN
HERE WITHOUT--
YOUR HIGHNESS-- OW!
IT'S NOT HIS FAULT, KING ZAD.
HE JUST CAME TO TELL YOU
YOU'RE BEING ATTACKED.
[ YELLING ]
OUT!
AND DON'T LOOK BACK.
WHO ARE YOU?
I'M CALLED ARINA.
WHAT ARE YOU?
A SURVIVOR...OF A TERRON ATTACK
THAT KILLED MY PEOPLE...
AND MY MOTHER.
OH...KILLED YOUR MOTHER?
REALLY?
WHAT IS THIS? SORCERY?
NO, KID ZAD,
YOUR WEAPONS ARE USELESS.
THEY'RE OUT OF DATE.
LIVING IN THE PAST, LIKE YOU.
VODEN!
VODEN, VODEN!
BRING IN THE KING.
VODEN, VODEN!
VODEN, VODEN, VODEN, VODEN!
VODEN, VODEN, VODEN, VODEN!
VODEN, VODEN!
VODEN...
NOW WHAT?
YOU KILLED YOUR FATHER
WHEN YOU WERE A BOY.
YOU KILLED YOUR MOTHER
WHEN SHE FOUND OUT.
YOU KILLED YOUR WIFE
BECAUSE SHE BORED YOU.
YOU KILL YOUR OWN MEN
BECAUSE YOU ENJOY IT.
YOU SEE?
I KNOW YOU.
I KNOW EVERYTHING CONCERNING
THOSE I'M ABOUT TO CRUSH.
BUT I CARE LITTLE
FOR YOU...OR YOUR TERRONS.
I WILL ASK YOU ONCE.
WHERE IS THE MAN
THEY CALL THE BEASTMASTER?
THE BEASTMASTER?
WHERE?
I...SURELY CANNOT TELL YOU.
HE LIVES IN THE FOREST,
WITH THE ANIMALS.
WHICH FOREST? WHERE?
YOU MAD CHILD.
YOU LEAD AN ARMY
TO SLAUGHTER MY MEN
IN ORDER TO FIND A MAN
WHO TALKS TO BEASTS?
HUH?
[ LAUGHING ]
PLEASE,
DELIVER ME FROM THIS WORLD,
BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW
WHAT IT IS ANY MORE.
THE BEASTMASTER.
TELL ME WHERE HE IS BY SUNRISE
OR YOU DIE.
WHEN THE SUN SETS,
CLEANSE THIS PLACE.
[ CHEERING ]
I'LL GIVE YOU MORE SHINY STONES
THAN YOU CAN CARRY
AWAY IN YOUR BOATS.
SLAVE GIRLS.
BEAUTIFUL SLAVE GIRLS.
ARE YOU BOTH DEAF?
CAN YOU NOT HEAR ME?
NO, THEY CAN'T.
SORCERESS.
YOU'VE COME TO SAVE ME.
PLEASE TELL ME,
YOU HAVE COME TO SAVE ME.
WITH CONDITIONS.
I'LL GIVE YOU
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING YOU WANT.
JUST WHAT IS IT YOU WANT?
THERE'S NOTHING
I WANT FROM YOU.
JUST SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO DO.
TELL ME AND IT'S DONE.
IT'S DONE.
THEY'RE GOING TO HUNT FOR YOU.
I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE THAT MANY
FRIENDS OUT THERE IN THE WORLD.
WELL...ONLY ENEMIES.
PRECISELY.
YOU NEED TO BECOME A NEW PERSON.
UNDERGO A SEA CHANGE.
AND YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND
THAT POWER WILL NO LONGER
SIMPLY BE IN THE HANDS
OF BRUTES LIKE YOU,
BUT IN THE HANDS OF PEOPLE
WHO HAVE BETTER WEAPONS,
AND WHO KNOW HOW TO USE THEM.
I SEE.
I HOPE THAT YOU DO.
GO TO THE MOUNTAINS.
THE NORDS WILL BE STAYING
CLOSE BY THE SEA.
THANK YOU, SORCERESS.
I PROMISE YOU ONE THING.
WHETHER I CHANGE OR NOT,
I WILL BE BACK.
WITH BETTER WEAPONS.
AND THERE WILL BE HELL TO PAY.
WHAT KIND OF PRIESTS ARE THESE?
THE WRONG KIND.
THEY HAVE POWER OVER EVERYONE.
AND THEY TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF THOSE WHO ARE AFRAID.
ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT
TO DO THIS?
YES, TAO WOULD DO IT FOR ME.
WHATEVER HAPPENS.
I'M NOT AFRAID.
AND I'LL BE CAREFUL.
[ KNOCKING ]
WHAT'S THIS?
I'M CALLED MARA.
AND WHAT DO YOU WANT, MARA?
THEY SAY THAT PRIESTS SOMETIMES
GRANT FAVOURS.
TRUE.
BUT A FAVOUR
REQUIRES FAVOURS IN RETURN.
UNDERSTAND?
I'M AFRAID THAT
I AM ALL I HAVE TO OFFER.
I'M PLEASED THAT YOU
HAVE TIME FOR ME.
I HEARD THAT YOU'RE
SACRIFICING AN EIRON.
HMM...
I HAVE A
FEW MINUTES.
YOU HAVEN'T ASKED
WHAT FAVOUR I SEEK.
NAME IT.
DEATH TO ALL YOU PRIESTS.
WE'RE CHANGING THE PLAN.
[ STRAINING ]
THE ALMIGHTY SUN
IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SKY.
IT HAS COMPLETED
ITS NOCTURNAL JOURNEY
THROUGH THE UNDERWORLD.
THE JOURNEY HAS TAKEN
OUR SUN'S STRENGTH.
IT NEEDS TO BE FED.
TO REVIVE OUR SUN, TO GIVE
IT BACK THE STRENGTH IT NEEDS
TO FIRE THE HEAVENS AND BATHE
OUR WORLD IN WARMTH AND LIGHT...
WE OFFER THE BLOOD OF AN ENEMY,
AN EIRON.
AND WHEN YOU DO, THE BEASTMASTER
BECOMES YOUR ENEMY.
AND WITH THAT, EVERY ANIMAL
IN EVERY CORNER OF THE WORLD.
YOU CAN'T ESCAPE!
ARGH!
TAO, QUICKLY!
DAR!
NO, HE SAID WE SHOULD
GO, COME ON!
YOU'RE SURE YOU
WON'T COME WITH US?
NO, I HAVE SOME PEOPLE
IN THE MOUNTAINS.
I SHOULD HAVE GONE
THERE LONG AGO.
YES. A HANDFUL, BUT WE'LL START
OVER, REBUILD OUR SOCIETY.
MAYBE I SHOULD GO WITH HER.
I THINK YOU SHOULD FOLLOW
YOUR HEART, TAO.
IT'LL TAKE YOU
WHERE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE.
I'LL DO THAT.
BUT THERE'S MORE
I HAVE TO DO HERE FIRST.
I'LL JOIN YOU IN
THE MOUNTAINS SOON, CARO.
PROMISE?
YEAH.
SHARAK WILL WATCH OVER HER.
[ SIGHING ]
DAR, CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION?
YOU WILL ANYWAY.
YES, THAT'S VERY TRUE.
IN THAT CASE, I'LL MAKE
A STATEMENT.
WHAT HAPPENED
TO XINCA BOTHERS ME.
I WANT TO SEE IT BACK
THE WAY IT WAS, FREE AND OPEN.
LESS CIVILIZED.
YEAH...MAYBE.
ONE THING'S FOR SURE.
I WILL BE BACK.
I'M SURE
WE WILL BE.
TROUBLE IN THE TERRON CAMP.
I'D SAY THAT WAS
UNDERSTATING THE CASE.
THE TERRON WORLD IS
GOING TO CHANGE...VIOLENTLY.
THE FATES HAVE CHOSEN
THEIR FUTURE.
IT'S TIME FOR IT
TO COME TO PASS.
DO THEY EVEN HAVE A FUTURE?
THEY HAVE A LEGACY,
WHICH I SUPPOSE
IS ALL ANY OF US HAVE REALLY.
WHAT IS THE TERRON LEGACY?
WELL, THAT THEY WERE HERE,
THEY BROUGHT NOTHING
WITH THEM WHEN THEY CAME,
AND THEY TAKE NOTHING
WITH THEM WHEN THEY LEAVE.
NOT MUCH.
ANOTHER WORLD IS ABOUT TO CHANGE
TONIGHT, RATHER VIOLENTLY.
EIRON!
[ GROANING ]
TAKE A LOOK.
[ CHUCKLING ]
-I ASK A QUESTION?
-YOU WILL ANYWAY.
WHEN WE GET TO MY HOMELAND,
WILL YOU BE ABLE TO STAY LONG?
-WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
-IT'S NOT WHAT YOU'RE USED TO.
A MAN WITH YOUR TALENTS
AND WISDOM WOULD BE
A WELCOME GIFT IN ANY COMMUNITY.
WELL, THAT DEPENDS,
DOESN'T IT?
ON WHAT?
ON HOW CIVILIZED IT IS.
-YOU ALL RIGHT?
-YEAH, YEAH.
DAR, LOOK AT THIS.
WE'RE HERE. WE MADE IT.
WE FOUND IT.
-WHAT IS IT?
-HUACA, SMOKING MIRRORS, JADE,
WE'RE HERE,
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WORLD.
-AND THIS TELLS YOU THAT?
-THAT AND MORE.
HUACA, WHAT IS THAT?
A SUPERNATURAL. THEY'RE
THROUGHOUT THE MOUNTAINS.
AND MOST OF THEM PROBABLY
KNOW THAT I'M HERE RIGHT NOW.
THESE BLACK STONES?
YEAH, THE OBSIDIAN.
THEY SAY THAT HOLY MEN CAN SEE
THE PRESENT AND THE
FUTURE THROUGH THEM.
I DON'T BELIEVE IT, BUT
COME ON, WE'RE GOING
TO FIND THE OLD MOUNTAIN.
THIS IS WHERE I GREW UP, DAR.
COME ON, LET'S GO.
COME ON, DAR...LET'S GO.
[ CHANTING ]
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...
THERE IT IS.
WHERE THE EARTH TOUCHES THE SKY.
OUR PEOPLE CALL IT XINCA.
XINCA, WHAT DOES
THAT MEAN?
IT'S THE PLACE WHERE ROADS CROSS
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WORLD.
SOUNDS CIVILIZED.
YES, IT IS.
YOU SEE...ACCORDING
TO LEGEND
AND THE MOUNTAIN'S PEOPLE
THE HUACA
HAVE BEEN HERE FOREVER.
HOW CAN ANYTHING
BE FOREVER?
THEY'RE NOT REALLY REAL.
WHAT ARE THEY?
-IDEAS?
-YES. IDEAS COULD BE FOREVER.
THINK ABOUT IT --
YOU AND I WILL PASS ON,
BUT OUR IDEAS ARE ETERNAL.
THEY COULD BE BORROWED
BY OTHER PEOPLE,
OR THEY COULD SIMPLY
EXIST ON THEIR OWN.
YOU SAID THE HOLY MEN
CAN SEE THE PRESENT
AND THE FUTURE
THROUGH THE BLACK STONES.
SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT,
BUT I DON'T
BELIEVE IT -- WHY DO YOU ASK?
I THINK WE'RE
BEING WATCHED RIGHT NOW.
ARE THESE HOLY MEN GOOD OR BAD?
EXCELLENT QUESTION.
THEY COME IN MANY COLOURS.
SOME OF THEM KIND AND CARING.
OTHERS, THIEVES, EVEN KILLERS.
YOU SEE, IT'S LIKE
ANYONE WITH POWER -- SOME USE IT
FOR GOOD, OTHERS ABUSE IT.
SO YOU THINK SOME HOLY MEN
ARE WATCHING US NOW?
SOMEONE IS.
I CAN'T SEE ANYONE.
I DON'T THINK
THEY WANT US TO.
THIS IS WHY I ASKED YOU
THAT QUESTION BEFORE.
WHICH ONE?
COULD YOU STAY
IN A CIVILIZED PLACE.
WHAT ABOUT IT?
YOU'RE STILL LIVING
IN THE JUNGLE.
WHEN SOMETHING LOOKS
AT YOU IN THE JUNGLE,
IT USUALLY WANTS TO TURN YOU
INTO ITS NEXT MEAL, HEH, HEH.
IN A CIVILIZATION,
THINGS ARE DIFFERENT.
THEY'RE NOT NEARLY
AS DANGEROUS OR AS PREDATORY.
YOU CAN RELAX HERE.
PEOPLE DO WATCH EACH OTHER,
BUT IT'S FOR
A TOTALLY DIFFERENT REASON.
I'LL TRY TO REMEMBER THAT.
GOOD, GOOD.
LET'S GO TO XINCA.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU MY HOME.
OH, OH, DAR, ONE MORE THING.
-WHAT?
-UM...I DON'T THINK
CIVILIZATION'S READY FOR, UH...
I DON'T THINK HE'S READY
FOR CIVILIZATION EITHER.
GOOD.
SEE WHAT I MEAN?
IT'S A CROSSROADS HERE.
THE, THE MYDLANDS,
THE TERRITORIES, THE DOWNS.
HEY, DAR, THIS WAY,
COME THIS WAY.
YES, THEY TOLD ME
THAT I COULD--
OH, DAR, HAVE YOU NOTICED--
HAVE YOU NOTICED THAT
EVERYONE HERE IS PEACEFUL?
THERE'S NO FIGHTING
OR CARRYING ON.
WHOA.
OH, THAT'S BEAUTIFUL, ISN'T IT?
I CAN'T SEE ITS BEAUTY
THROUGH THE BARS.
THIS CIVILIZATION'S DIFFERENT.
GOOD SIR, I'M PREPARED
TO TRADE YOU SOME
VALUABLE HERBS
FOR THIS SONGBIRD.
THIS SONGBIRD
SHOULD SERVE YOU WELL.
THAT MAKES ME FEEL BETTER.
THANK YOU.
FOR SHOWING ME THAT ANIMALS
SHOULDN'T LIVE IN CAGES.
YOU MAKE ME PROUD.
TELL ME MORE ABOUT THIS.
OH, IT'S A...
IT REPRESENTS MY PEOPLE,
THE EIRONS.
BY THE WAY, I HAVEN'T SEEN
ANYONE WEARING
AN EIRON RING.
HE WEARS A GREEN
STONE RING ON HIS HAND.
AN EIRON.
THEY ARE LIKE LOCUSTS,
A PLAGUE WHEREVER THEY APPEAR.
AND WHERE THERE IS ONE,
THERE WILL BE MORE.
BROTHERS, GET SOME HELP!
WHAT DO THE SYMBOLS MEAN?
WELL, THEY SYMBOLIZE A SOCIETY
WHICH IS OPEN
TO FRESH THOUGHTS AND NEW IDEAS.
-AS XINCA ALWAYS WAS.
-WAS?
IT SEEMS THAT PEOPLE
DON'T RESPECT THE HUACA
IN THE WAY THEY USED TO.
THESE USED TO BE
BETTER LOOKED AFTER.
AND FRESH FLOWERS
PLACED IN FRONT OF THEM.
MAYBE THE EIRONS HAVE NEW GODS.
SOMETHING'S
CHANGED OR WRONG.
I'D LIKE TO FIND OUT
WHAT IT IS.
EIRON!
AND HE WEARS
A GREEN STONE ON HIS HAND.
I'M AN EIRON. WHO ARE YOU?
SEIZE HIM!
YOU CALL THIS CIVILIZED?
-DO YOU REMEMBER ME?
-TAO'S FRIEND FROM
THE BURNING FOREST.
WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE?
MALOC AND THE PRIESTS
TAKE ANYONE
WEARING JADE RINGS --
THEY NEVER RETURN.
TAO SAID THIS WAS
A CIVILIZED PLACE.
IT WAS ONCE,
NO MORE, I'M AFRAID.
COME QUICKLY!
LEAVE. IF THEY CATCH YOU,
THEY'LL KILL YOU.
-WHAT ABOUT YOU?
-I'M SAFE IF THEY DON'T
SEE ME WITH YOU --
THEY DON'T KNOW I'M AN EIRON.
PLEASE HURRY -- I'LL TRY TO FIND
-WHERE THEY'VE TAKEN TAO.
-I'LL COME BACK.
HOW WILL YOU?
[ CAWING ]
I HAVE FRIENDS WHO WILL HELP ME.
THERE'S A TUNNEL, A SECRET
ENTRANCE BY THE FRONT
GATES, NEAR THE WELL,
LEADING INTO THE CITY.
I'LL FIND IT.
I WILL COME BACK.
UGH, OHHH!
WELCOME? YOU CERTAINLY HAVE
A BIZARRE WAY OF SHOWING IT.
WE PLANNED A CELEBRATION,
IT'S TOMORROW.
WHAT ARE YOU CALLED?
TAO. WHO ARE YOU?
MALOC.
WHAT ARE YOU?
YOU DON'T ASK QUESTIONS. I DO.
DO WE UNDERSTAND?
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? AND WHY
HAVE YOU COME BACK TO XINCA?
I WAS SENT OUT
TO THE REST OF THE WORLD
AS AN EMISSARY,
AN APOSTLE IF YOU WILL.
WHO SENT YOU AND WHY?
MY ELDERS...IN ORDER
THAT I MAY LEARN
AND SPREAD THE THOUGHTS
AND PHILOSOPHIES
OF THE EIRONS THROUGHOUT
THE HINTERLANDS.
[ GROANING ]
YOU MUST HAVE BEEN
IN THE HINTERLAND.
BECAUSE THINGS
HAVE CHANGED IN XINCA NOW.
YOU SEE, WE'VE CLEANSED
OURSELVES OF YOUR KIND
OF DIRT -- YOUR
PREACHINGS, YOUR SCIENCE,
YOUR INTELLECTUAL FILTH.
WHAT DO YOU
MEAN "CLEANSED"?
ARE THERE OTHER EIRONS WITH YOU?
WHO WAS THE MAN DEFENDING YOU?
WE'LL FIND THEM.
THEY CANNOT ESCAPE.
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MY PEOPLE?
WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM IS
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO YOU.
THANK YOU, SHARAK.
[ SQUEAKING ]
AND THE TWO OF YOU
CAN FIND IT EASIER THAN I CAN.
I UNDERSTAND THE CHANGES
TAKING PLACE IN XINCA,
THE MARCH OF HISTORY.
-PROGRESS, I SUPPOSE.
-MORE LIKE PROGRESS
IN REVERSE.
WHAT DOES IT HAVE TO DO
WITH ZAD AND TERRONS?
HEAPS, TONS, LOTS
AND LOTS, MORE THAN YOU CAN
IMAGINE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
PROBABLY LESS.
YOU ALWAYS TEASE ME --
I DON'T KNOW
WHY I BOTHER
ASKING YOU ANYTHING.
NEITHER DO I.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
READING THE STICKS. THE I CHING.
SURPRISINGLY ACCURATE...
IF YOU BELIEVE IN HOCUS-POCUS.
YOU HAVE A RATHER
CRITICAL PART TO PLAY TONIGHT.
I TRUST YOU'RE UP TO THE TASK.
ONCE IT'S DONE,
TEASING WON'T BE NECESSARY.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
I HAVE A VISIT TO PAY
AND EONS TO GO
BEFORE I SLEEP.
I SUGGEST YOU USE THAT
THING-A-MA-JIG.
THIS LITTLE PATCH OF THE WORLD
IS ABOUT TO CHANGE.
YOURS AS WELL.
[ LAUGHING ]
SO, YOU THINK YOU CAN SATISFY
A KING, HUH?
JUST THE TWO OF YOU?
ARE YOU SURE?
I'VE BEEN KNOWN TO PLAY
AND ORGY FROM ONE NIGHT
AWAY INTO THE NEXT.
FIRST YOU...
THEN HER...
THEN YOU.
THEN HER.
DON'T BE SHY.
THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM.
PLENTY OF ROOM, PLENTY OF TIME.
OH, AND OF COURSE,
THERE'S PLENTY OF ME.
DON'T LET ME INTERRUPT.
I'VE PLENTY AS WELL...
TIME THAT IS.
ANCIENT ONE.
DO YOU WANT TO JOIN US?
DO WIZARDS
LIKE YOURSELF PARTAKE OF
SUCH PLEASURES.
OH, IN WAYS YOU CAN'T IMAGINE.
BUT I'VE JUST DROPPED IN
TO SAY A QUICK GOODBYE.
GOODBYE?
WHY? ARE YOU LEAVING?
NOT ME, PRECISELY, NO.
ANCIENT ONE,
A MOMENT BEFORE YOU GO.
I WAS WONDERING IF YOU MIGHT
KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THESE SHIPS
MY MEN HAVE SEEN
IN THE OCEAN...OFF MY COAST.
ISN'T THAT WHERE SHIPS
ARE NORMALLY SEEN?
YES, OF COURSE.
I WAS TRYING TO THINK OF A WAY
I'D LIKE TO KILL THEIR SAILORS
AND KEEP THE SHIPS FOR MYSELF.
MURDEROUS TO THE LAST.
IT'S NICE TO KNOW
THAT SOME PEOPLE
IN THIS WORLD NEVER CHANGE.
ENJOY YOURSELF, ZAD --
I WOULD...
IF I WERE YOU, HA, HA, HA...
NOW WHERE WERE WE?
[ LAUGHING ]
GOOD WORK.
NOW I HAVE ANOTHER JOB FOR YOU.
YOU STAY WITH ME, JUST IN CASE.
YOU'RE LUCKY, EIRON.
TOMORROW YOU WILL ONLY DIE.
I COULD TORTURE YOU.
MY PRIESTS CAN PEEL
A MAN'S SKIN COMPLETELY AWAY
AND KEEP HIM SCREAMING
IN PAIN FOR 20 SUNS.
WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT
TO ANOTHER HUMAN BEING?
EIRONS LIKE YOURSELF
ARE NOT HUMAN BEINGS.
WHEN THE SUN REACHES
THE MIDDLE OF THE SKY, YOU DIE.
THE ONE WHO HELPED
THE PRISONER IS BACK.
HE CAME THROUGH THE TUNNEL
THE EIRONS USED TO USE.
HE'LL COME THIS WAY.
GET SOME MEN
AND WAIT AT THE TOP OF THE MAZE.
THIS TIME...
KILL HIM!
TAO,
TAO.
CARO.
ARE YOU
ALL RIGHT?
NOT REALLY -- THERE'S A PRIEST
HERE WHO WANTS TO KILL ME.
-MALOC.
-I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHY.
XINCA ISN'T THE PLACE
-YOU REMEMBER ANY MORE.
-EVIDENTLY NOT.
WHO IS THIS MALOC?
HE'S THE LEADER
OF THE BROTHERHOOD.
THEY CALL THEMSELVES PRIESTS,
BUT THEY'RE REALLY
KILLERS AND THIEVES.
AND THEY RULE XINCA NOW.
HAVEN'T GOTTEN ME IS BECAUSE
I DON'T WEAR MY JADE RING.
I WISH I'D KNOWN.
MY BAD LUCK, I GUESS.
WHAT ABOUT OUR PEOPLE?
MOST OF THEM ARE DEAD.
SACRIFICED BY MALOC
AND HIS PRIESTS.
SOME MANAGED TO ESCAPE.
THEY WENT INTO THE MOUNTAINS.
BUT YOU STAYED.
TO BEAR WITNESS
TO WHAT'S HAPPENING.
TO KEEP OUR PEOPLE INFORMED.
ANY NEWS ABOUT MY FAMILY?
I'M NOT REALLY SURE
WHAT'S HAPPENED TO THEM.
SO MUCH HAS CHANGED HERE NOW.
WHAT ABOUT DAR?
YES, I MANAGED
TO HELP HIM ESCAPE
-WHEN THEY CAUGHT YOU.
-WHERE IS HE?
HE'S COMING BACK TONIGHT.
WE'LL GET YOU OUT OF HERE.
MALOC INTENDS TO KILL ME
TOMORROW AT MIDDAY.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET
THAT HAPPEN, I PROMISE.
KEEP YOUR EYES AND EARS OPEN.
THE BEASTMASTER
AND I WILL BE BACK.
PODO. IT'S TAO, YOU'RE FRIEND.
WELL, SOMETIMES.
LOOK, GO AND FIND DAR.
BUT WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
BETTER YET, FIND HIM
AND BRING HIM BACK HERE, GO.
DON'T MESS THIS UP, PLEASE.
THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
IF THEY SAW ME,
YOU WOULD GET INTO TROUBLE.
DAR?
HOW DID YOU FIND THIS PLACE?
I HAD A LITTLE HELP.
MY EXTRA SET OF EYES AND EARS.
I FOUND TAO.
MALOC'S GOT HIM
IN THE PRIESTS' QUARTERS.
THEY'RE GOING TO
SACRIFICE HIM TOMORROW.
THEY'RE GOING TO SACRIFICE HIM?
THAT'S WHAT THEY DO...
TO MOST OF THE EIRONS.
THEN SACRIFICE HIS BLOOD
TO THE GODS OF THE MOUNTAINS.
SHOW ME WHERE THE PRIESTS SLEEP.
YES, BUT WHY?
I'D LIKE TO PAY THEM
A PRE-SACRIFICIAL VISIT.
NOT NOW, LATER.
WHEN THERE'S NOT TOO MANY
PEOPLE AROUND.
HA.
ARINA, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.
HJALMAR, HAS EVERYONE
SAFELY ARRIVED?
AS PLANNED.
AND THESE WARRIORS
THEY CALL TERRONS.
THEY'RE NOT WARRIORS.
THEY BARELY DESERVE
TO BE CALLED PEOPLE.
I HOPE YOU JUDGE THEM FAIRLY.
BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAY THE
TERRONS WILL NOT BE MISSED
IN THIS WORLD.
LET'S GO.
I THINK THE BIG SECRET
YOU'RE KEEPING
FROM ME WILL SOON BE REVEALED.
IT'S A GOOD TIME
FOR REVELATIONS.
THUNDER AND LIGHTNING
WOULD HELP,
BUT WHY GILD THE LILY?
IN THIS CASE, WHAT IS THE LILY?
THE MARCH OF HISTORY.
-WHOSE?
-SOMEONE WHO SHALL SURVIVE;
PROBABLY SHOULDN'T -- OH, AND...
YOU HAVE A PART TO PLAY.
ME, WHY?
FATE IS FICKLE THAT WAY.
SO GOOD LUCK,
PUT ON A LOVELY SHOW,
AND AS THEY SAY, BREAK A LEG.
WHAT? BREAK A LEG?
WHO SAYS THAT?
MOVE! MOVE!
GET YOUR BACK INTO IT.
COME ON, MEN.
MOVE IT. DON'T STAND THERE.
BRING THAT MATERIAL IN.
WHEN THEY'RE DESTROYED,
CALL MY NAME.
[ YELLING ]
KING ZAD! KING ZAD!
HOW DARE YOU COME IN
HERE WITHOUT--
YOUR HIGHNESS-- OW!
IT'S NOT HIS FAULT, KING ZAD.
HE JUST CAME TO TELL YOU
YOU'RE BEING ATTACKED.
[ YELLING ]
OUT!
AND DON'T LOOK BACK.
WHO ARE YOU?
I'M CALLED ARINA.
WHAT ARE YOU?
A SURVIVOR...OF A TERRON ATTACK
THAT KILLED MY PEOPLE...
AND MY MOTHER.
OH...KILLED YOUR MOTHER?
REALLY?
WHAT IS THIS? SORCERY?
NO, KID ZAD,
YOUR WEAPONS ARE USELESS.
THEY'RE OUT OF DATE.
LIVING IN THE PAST, LIKE YOU.
VODEN!
VODEN, VODEN!
BRING IN THE KING.
VODEN, VODEN!
VODEN, VODEN, VODEN, VODEN!
VODEN, VODEN, VODEN, VODEN!
VODEN, VODEN!
VODEN...
NOW WHAT?
YOU KILLED YOUR FATHER
WHEN YOU WERE A BOY.
YOU KILLED YOUR MOTHER
WHEN SHE FOUND OUT.
YOU KILLED YOUR WIFE
BECAUSE SHE BORED YOU.
YOU KILL YOUR OWN MEN
BECAUSE YOU ENJOY IT.
YOU SEE?
I KNOW YOU.
I KNOW EVERYTHING CONCERNING
THOSE I'M ABOUT TO CRUSH.
BUT I CARE LITTLE
FOR YOU...OR YOUR TERRONS.
I WILL ASK YOU ONCE.
WHERE IS THE MAN
THEY CALL THE BEASTMASTER?
THE BEASTMASTER?
WHERE?
I...SURELY CANNOT TELL YOU.
HE LIVES IN THE FOREST,
WITH THE ANIMALS.
WHICH FOREST? WHERE?
YOU MAD CHILD.
YOU LEAD AN ARMY
TO SLAUGHTER MY MEN
IN ORDER TO FIND A MAN
WHO TALKS TO BEASTS?
HUH?
[ LAUGHING ]
PLEASE,
DELIVER ME FROM THIS WORLD,
BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW
WHAT IT IS ANY MORE.
THE BEASTMASTER.
TELL ME WHERE HE IS BY SUNRISE
OR YOU DIE.
WHEN THE SUN SETS,
CLEANSE THIS PLACE.
[ CHEERING ]
I'LL GIVE YOU MORE SHINY STONES
THAN YOU CAN CARRY
AWAY IN YOUR BOATS.
SLAVE GIRLS.
BEAUTIFUL SLAVE GIRLS.
ARE YOU BOTH DEAF?
CAN YOU NOT HEAR ME?
NO, THEY CAN'T.
SORCERESS.
YOU'VE COME TO SAVE ME.
PLEASE TELL ME,
YOU HAVE COME TO SAVE ME.
WITH CONDITIONS.
I'LL GIVE YOU
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING YOU WANT.
JUST WHAT IS IT YOU WANT?
THERE'S NOTHING
I WANT FROM YOU.
JUST SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO DO.
TELL ME AND IT'S DONE.
IT'S DONE.
THEY'RE GOING TO HUNT FOR YOU.
I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE THAT MANY
FRIENDS OUT THERE IN THE WORLD.
WELL...ONLY ENEMIES.
PRECISELY.
YOU NEED TO BECOME A NEW PERSON.
UNDERGO A SEA CHANGE.
AND YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND
THAT POWER WILL NO LONGER
SIMPLY BE IN THE HANDS
OF BRUTES LIKE YOU,
BUT IN THE HANDS OF PEOPLE
WHO HAVE BETTER WEAPONS,
AND WHO KNOW HOW TO USE THEM.
I SEE.
I HOPE THAT YOU DO.
GO TO THE MOUNTAINS.
THE NORDS WILL BE STAYING
CLOSE BY THE SEA.
THANK YOU, SORCERESS.
I PROMISE YOU ONE THING.
WHETHER I CHANGE OR NOT,
I WILL BE BACK.
WITH BETTER WEAPONS.
AND THERE WILL BE HELL TO PAY.
WHAT KIND OF PRIESTS ARE THESE?
THE WRONG KIND.
THEY HAVE POWER OVER EVERYONE.
AND THEY TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF THOSE WHO ARE AFRAID.
ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT
TO DO THIS?
YES, TAO WOULD DO IT FOR ME.
WHATEVER HAPPENS.
I'M NOT AFRAID.
AND I'LL BE CAREFUL.
[ KNOCKING ]
WHAT'S THIS?
I'M CALLED MARA.
AND WHAT DO YOU WANT, MARA?
THEY SAY THAT PRIESTS SOMETIMES
GRANT FAVOURS.
TRUE.
BUT A FAVOUR
REQUIRES FAVOURS IN RETURN.
UNDERSTAND?
I'M AFRAID THAT
I AM ALL I HAVE TO OFFER.
I'M PLEASED THAT YOU
HAVE TIME FOR ME.
I HEARD THAT YOU'RE
SACRIFICING AN EIRON.
HMM...
I HAVE A
FEW MINUTES.
YOU HAVEN'T ASKED
WHAT FAVOUR I SEEK.
NAME IT.
DEATH TO ALL YOU PRIESTS.
WE'RE CHANGING THE PLAN.
[ STRAINING ]
THE ALMIGHTY SUN
IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SKY.
IT HAS COMPLETED
ITS NOCTURNAL JOURNEY
THROUGH THE UNDERWORLD.
THE JOURNEY HAS TAKEN
OUR SUN'S STRENGTH.
IT NEEDS TO BE FED.
TO REVIVE OUR SUN, TO GIVE
IT BACK THE STRENGTH IT NEEDS
TO FIRE THE HEAVENS AND BATHE
OUR WORLD IN WARMTH AND LIGHT...
WE OFFER THE BLOOD OF AN ENEMY,
AN EIRON.
AND WHEN YOU DO, THE BEASTMASTER
BECOMES YOUR ENEMY.
AND WITH THAT, EVERY ANIMAL
IN EVERY CORNER OF THE WORLD.
YOU CAN'T ESCAPE!
ARGH!
TAO, QUICKLY!
DAR!
NO, HE SAID WE SHOULD
GO, COME ON!
YOU'RE SURE YOU
WON'T COME WITH US?
NO, I HAVE SOME PEOPLE
IN THE MOUNTAINS.
I SHOULD HAVE GONE
THERE LONG AGO.
YES. A HANDFUL, BUT WE'LL START
OVER, REBUILD OUR SOCIETY.
MAYBE I SHOULD GO WITH HER.
I THINK YOU SHOULD FOLLOW
YOUR HEART, TAO.
IT'LL TAKE YOU
WHERE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE.
I'LL DO THAT.
BUT THERE'S MORE
I HAVE TO DO HERE FIRST.
I'LL JOIN YOU IN
THE MOUNTAINS SOON, CARO.
PROMISE?
YEAH.
SHARAK WILL WATCH OVER HER.
[ SIGHING ]
DAR, CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION?
YOU WILL ANYWAY.
YES, THAT'S VERY TRUE.
IN THAT CASE, I'LL MAKE
A STATEMENT.
WHAT HAPPENED
TO XINCA BOTHERS ME.
I WANT TO SEE IT BACK
THE WAY IT WAS, FREE AND OPEN.
LESS CIVILIZED.
YEAH...MAYBE.
ONE THING'S FOR SURE.
I WILL BE BACK.
I'M SURE
WE WILL BE.