BeastMaster (1999–2002): Season 3, Episode 1 - The Legend Reborn - full transcript

[ twittering ]

COME HERE!

FATHER, FATHER!

ERIAL!
[ whip cracking ]

YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO HER.

WE HAVE EVERY RIGHT.

KING SAYS ANYONE WHO PASSES
OWES 20 PIECES OF SILVER.

WHY DON'T YOU ASK
FOR THE MOON?

IF ZAD WAS A KING IN MORE
THAN NAME ONLY,

HE'D PUT YOU TO THE SWORD
AND SAVE HIS PEOPLE.

FATHER!



[ panting ]

[ waterfalls roaring ]

PLEASE, SIR, STAND ASIDE.

WHY -- I'M COMFORTABLE HERE.

[ wailing and crying ]

YOU HEAR THAT -- ZAD'S MEN

ARE ATTACKING
SOMEONE.
I'M NOT DEAF.

WHY SHOULD IT MATTER
WHERE I STAND?

MOVE OR I'LL MOVE YOU.

I'M SURE YOU WILL TRY.

YOU DEFEND ZAD'S MEN?

ZAD'S TIME WILL COME.

THINK OF THIS
AS A TEST, DAR.

YOU SHOULD KNOW
I NEVER WELCOME A FIGHT,



BUT I'M EQUAL TO ONE.

THEN LET US SEE
WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED.

[ sniffing and squealing ]

DON'T GO FAR --
THIS WON'T TAKE LONG.

[ grunting ]

WHO ARE YOU?

CALL ME DARTANUS.

YOU MAY NOT BELIEVE ME,
BUT I KNOW

MORE ABOUT YOU
THAN YOU KNOW ABOUT YOURSELF.

WHAT WAS ON OUR HANDS?

YOUR PAST AND YOUR FUTURE.

ALL I CAN TELL YOU NOW

IS NOTHING IS
AS YOU THOUGHT IT WAS,

AND YOU ARE NOT
WHO YOU THINK YOU ARE.

YOUR DESTINY AWAITS YOU, DAR,
IF YOU SEEK IT.

Erial:
IT'S OKAY,
FATHER.

DON'T BE AFRAID.

I'M NOT GOING TO HURT YOU.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

I'M FINE --
SEE WHAT

THEY DID
TO MY FATHER?

THE BLADE'S MISSED THE BONE --
WE MUST GET IT OUT.

AHHH!

WHAT HAPPENED TO ZAD'S MEN?

MOST OF THEM WERE HIT
BY THIS BALL OF LIGHTNING.

IT WAS ALL AROUND US.

WE DIDN'T FEEL ANYTHING.

SURELY YOU SAW IT.

LOOK WHERE THE LIGHTNING
HIT THE TEMPLE.

IN AN AGE WHEN NATURE
AND MAGIC RULED 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 IS ALSO CALLED BEASTMASTER.

YOU'RE KIND TO HELP.

WE LOST EVERYTHING
IN A FLOOD -- YOU?

WE'VE BEEN LUCKY.

ZAD'S MEN
ARE KILLING PILGRIMS

WHO CAN'T PAY THE ROAD TAX.

Tao:
DAR!

THIS IS INCREDIBLE.

IT'S PART OF A COURT
OF AN ANCIENT KING.

THIS IS ALL

PRE-XINCAN DIALECT.

THIS GLYPH IS DESTINY --
OVER THERE,

THAT'S DELIVERANCE.

Dar:
TAO.

HOW ABOUT THAT ONE?

I DON'T KNOW THAT ONE --
IT'S THE ROOT OF THE LANGUAGE.

TAO, HAVE YOU EVER HEARD
OF A SPIRIT WARRIOR?

ONCE OR TWICE, MAYBE.

I THINK I MET ONE.

HE DOESN'T EXIST.

HE'S A MYTH --
HE ISN'T REAL.

I SAW HIM -- HE SAID
I WOULD FIND MY DESTINY

IF I CHOSE TO SEEK IT.

THAT WAS ON THE PALM

OF HIS HAND AND ON MINE.

YOU SURE YOU WEREN'T HIT
BY LIGHTNING, TOO?

KING ZAD, KING ZAD,
KING ZAD!

KING ZAD, KING ZAD,
KING ZAD!

KING ZAD, KING ZAD!

Zad:
PEOPLE OF XINCA,

THE GREATEST CITY
IN THE LAND.

[ cheering ]

YAY!

IN THESE DARK DAYS,
WHEN HUNGER IS RIFE,

OUR BELLIES ARE FULL.

[ marching loudly ]

Zad:
WHY?

BECAUSE OF MY LOYAL SOLDIERS,

THE GREATEST ARMY EVER
TO STRIDE THE EARTH.

I DECLARE THEM
"ZAD'S KNIGHTS".

[ people cheering ]

I GRANT THEM DOMINION

OVER ALL I SURVEY.

[ people cheering ]

Zad:
IN THEIR HONOUR,

I DECLARE 3 DAYS
OF FEASTING...

[ cheering ]

...AND DRINKING.

[ cheering ]

YAY!

FREE WINE FROM THE CELLARS
FOR ALL.

[ cheering ]

KING ZAD, KING ZAD!

THAT SHOULD SHUT THEM UP
FOR AWHILE.

Slythius:
THE PEOPLE REJOICE

THAT YOU'RE
THEIR SOVEREIGN.

Zad:
THEY REJOICE
BECAUSE THEY'RE GETTING A PARTY.

LET'S HOPE THEY STOP WHINING

ABOUT FIXING COBBLESTONES
AND CESSPITS.

YOU SHOW YOURSELF
TO BE A RULER OF MEN.

IF ONLY ALL YOUR PROBLEMS
COULD BE

SO EASY TO DEAL WITH.

LOOK CLOSELY AT ME,
SLYTHIUS.

I CANNOT HELP
BUT DO SO.

CONSIDER CAREFULLY.

WHO DO YOU SEE?

ZAD THE DESTROYER
OR ZAD THE STREET SWEEPER?

I SEE

THE KING
OF XINCA.

[ chuckling ]

THE KING
OF XINCA ONLY.

LOOK CLOSER!

STILL NO VISIONS OF NOTE?

NO DREAMS OF INTEREST?

NO AUGURIES, PROPHECIES,
PROGNOSTICATIONS?

MAY I SIT UP?

I CAN'T
HEAR YOU

WHEN YOU'RE SLOBBERING
INTO THE CARPET.

I HAVE DONE AS YOU ASKED
AND FASTED.

I HAVE SCOURGED MYSELF
AND CONSULTED THE SPIDERS

TO SHOW ME THE FUTURE.

[ rustling ]

AS LONG AS THEY WALK
IN CIRCLES,

YOU WILL REMAIN

EQUALLY STATIC!

AS A SOOTHSAYER,
YOU'RE USELESS!

ANYONE WITH SECOND SIGHT KNOWS
THAT I'M DESTINED

TO BE RULER OF THE WORLD!

I MADE A BARGAIN
WITH THE DARK SIDE,

AND I DELIVERED.

I AM DUE.

PERHAPS

I SHOULD SEND YOU
TO MY DUNGEONS FOR A FEW DAYS.

SEE IF YOUR EYES OPEN
TO THIS FACT.

GUARDS!

TAKE HIM TO THE DUNGEONS.

YES, SIRE.

MAYBE I SHOULD JUST SIMPLY
GO TO HIM

AND DEMAND PAYMENT.

I WOULD ADVISE AGAINST THAT.

THE LORD OF EVIL
WON'T BE HURRIED.

COME ON, COME ON!

I'LL TAKE IT.

TAKE CARE
OF HIM.

WELCOME TO DIMOR.

DIMOR --
A SULA NAME?

IT WAS
MY SULA VILLAGE.

ZAD'S RAIDERS KILLED ALL
THE SULAS WHEN HE WAS A BOY.

HOW AWFUL.

DAR MANAGED TO ESCAPE.

STILL A GOOD
PLACE TO LIVE.

THE WELL'S
RUNNING DRY.

OUR VILLAGE
IS FLOODED.

YOU HAVE
NO WATER.

IT'S LIKE
A CURSE.

IF WE HELP
EACH OTHER,

WE'LL DEFEAT
THIS CURSE.

RUH!

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

EXCUSE ME.

THIS IS
PERSONAL.

OH, FINE.

DON'T LET ME INTRUDE.

Dar:
I'VE BEEN WORRIED ABOUT YOU.

YOU COULD HAVE TOLD SHARAK.

[ growling ]

OKAY.

[ growling ]
WHAT'S
THE BIG SECRET?

[ growling ]

YOU'RE KIDDING.

[ growling ]

GOOD LUCK.

I, UH, I THINK YOU'LL NEED IT.

[ growling ]

YEAH.

Zad:
ANCIENT ONE?

IT'S TIME I WAS PAID.

LISTEN TO ME,
YOU DISGUSTING OLD FOSSIL.

I WANT TO TALK
TO BALCIFER!

CALL HIM!

I DON'T THINK
HE HEARD YOU.

SORCERESS.

IT'S BEEN FOREVER.

YOU'RE FREEZING.

COME OUT OF THERE --
I'LL WARM YOU UP.

THE ANCIENT ONE WAS
IN A NASTY MOOD

WHEN HE CAST THIS SPELL.

I HAVEN'T THOUGHT
HOW TO GET OUT.

HAMMER AND CHISEL, I'D SAY.

[ whooshing ]

THERE'S NO TIME.

YOU MADE A DEAL

WITH BALCIFER --
HE'S VERY ANGRY WITH YOU.

THE TERMS OF THE DEAL
WERE SIMPLE ENOUGH.

PAY ME AND BE DONE WITH IT.

DEALING WITH
BALCIFER

IS NEVER
THAT SIMPLE.

I WANT WHAT I BARGAINED FOR.

THE WORLD IN MY FIST,
ETERNAL LIFE,

AND YOU.

YOU ASKED FOR ME
AS PART OF THE DEAL?

HA, SHOULD I BE FLATTERED?

WELL, I WOULD BE.

NOW YOU'LL SEE

WHAT A MAN CAN DO
WITH REAL POWER.

[ thundering ]

YOUR WORK IS NOT DONE.

I HAVE DONE MY WORK!

I THREW THE WORLD INTO CHAOS.

I SCATTERED EVERY VESTIGE

OF ENLIGHTENMENT
LIKE CINDERS FROM A FIRE.

I'VE MADE IT HELL OUT THERE!

DON'T COUNT ON IT --
YOU HAVEN'T FINISHED.

TELL ME WHAT MORE
I NEED TO DO.

IT DOESN'T WORK LIKE THAT.

BALCIFER DOESN'T EXPLAIN.

HE THROWS TANTRUMS
AND LETS YOU

FIGURE IT OUT.

I'M GETTING YOU OUT OF HERE.

NO!

GO NOW -- SAVE YOURSELF!

RAGE AGAINST ME ALL YOU WANT,
BALCIFER!

I WILL BE PAID!

[ glass shattering ]

ARGH!

[ owl hooting ]

AREN'T YOU HAPPY
TO SEE ME, DAR?

YOU SHOULD BE.

WHY?

I HAVE MY FREEDOM NOW.

I CAN DO AS I PLEASE.

DO ANYTHING --
I CAN EVEN HELP YOU.

DON'T LOOK SO SURPRISED.

THE WORLD IS CHANGING
AND SO SHOULD I.

[ thundering ]

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I'M NEVER
FAR AWAY.

BOW DOWN TO ME, BEASTMASTER.

WHO'S THAT?

BALCIFER, LORD OF EVIL.

HE THINKS YOU LACK THE COURAGE
TO SEEK YOUR DESTINY.

YOUR TRUTH LIES AT THE END
OF A JOURNEY YOU CAN'T AVOID,

BUT YOU'LL HAVE TO FIGHT
TO KEEP IT.

HUH!

EARTH, FIRE, WATER --
THE TEMPLE BUILDERS

BELIEVE THE WORLD
WAS COMPRISED

OF THESE FOUR ELEMENTS.

I'VE COME
TO THE SAME CONCLUSION.

AND MY DREAM?

THAT'S NOT A DREAM --
IT'S FORESHADOWING,

LIKE YOUR SPIRIT WARRIOR.

TAO, I SAW HIM.

LIGHTNING FROM HIS HAND
BURNED THE TEMPLE VINES.

HOW CAN THAT HAPPEN?

NOT EVERYTHING IS MAGIC.

ANOTHER EXPLANATION?

AH, NOT YET.

HOW MUCH OF THIS
CAN YOU UNDERSTAND?

LOOSELY TRANSLATED?

FOUR OMENS
WHEN THE LAND TURNS TO CHAOS:

EARTH, AIR, FIRE, WATER.

SAY THE STONE TEMPLE
WAS THE OMEN'S EARTH.

THERE WAS A TORNADO
IN MY DREAM.

SOMETIMES A DREAM'S
JUST A DREAM.

FORGET
ABOUT IT.
WHY?

THIS ISN'T A GOOD MYTH.

PEOPLE DIE.

AND THIS...

LOOKING DOWN UPON
ALL OF THIS,

IS THE SYMBOL FOR EVIL,

FOR THE DARK
LORD OF BALCIFER.

HE WAS IN MY DREAM, TOO.

LORD OF EVIL IN YOUR DREAM --
DON'T CHASE AFTER OMENS.

I HAVE TO KNOW.

DARTANUS TOLD ME
I'M NOT WHO I THINK I AM.

THE SIGN ON MY HAND
AND THESE OMENS ARE CONNECTED.

I'LL GO WITH YOU
AND GUARD YOUR BACK.

HERE, THAT'S THE SYMBOL
FOR XINCA.

THE OMEN FOR FIRE IS THERE.

SINCE ZAD TOOK OVER XINCA,
THE PLACE'S HELL.

MUST YOU LOOK FOR TROUBLE?

I'M NOT.

I'M LOOKING FOR MYSELF.

IT'S ABOUT THE DARKNESS
IN THE WORLD.

IT'S ABOUT HOW I CAN STOP IT.

AHHH.

THANK YOU.

THAT WAS LOVELY.

NOW GO AND BE LOVELY
SOMEWHERE ELSE.

FOR A MAN
WHO WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD,

YOU EXPEND A LOT OF ENERGY
ON OTHER DIVERSIONS.

SO, BALCIFER'S FIT OF TEMPER

BROKE YOU OUT OF YOUR AMBER.

I SUPPOSE YOU HAVE ME
TO THANK FOR THAT.

I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS
FOR YOU, ZAD.

THE WORLD IS RESETTING
ITS SUNDIAL

TO A NEW DARK AGE.

THE MORE QUESTIONS
WE HAVE ANSWERED, THE BETTER.

WHEN YOUR LORD OF DARKNESS
PAYS ME,

YOU CAN HAVE
WHATEVER YOU WANT.

BUT A WORLD RUN BY BALCIFER
WOULDN'T BE MUCH FUN.

WELL, WE'LL MAKE
OUR OWN FUN.

EXCEPT...

EXCEPT...

BALCIFER DOESN'T THINK
THAT I'VE MET

MY PART OF THE BARGAIN.

HE NEEDS ME TO DO MORE.

BUT WHAT?

YOU DIDN'T FOOLISHLY PROMISE
TO ELIMINATE

EVERYONE ON THE SIDE
OF THE LIGHT?

IT WAS NEVER SPELLED OUT
LIKE THAT.

HE BELIEVES THERE'S A FORCE
ALLIED WITH THE POWER

OF GOOD AND LIGHT,
ALLIED WITH ARAKANN.

THE POWER OF GOOD AND LIGHT
IS MORE POWERFUL THAN BALCIFER.

IF SOMEONE APPEARS
WHO CAN LEAD IT,

IT WILL PREVAIL.

WHAT TWO GODS FROM YOUR SIDE
OF THE MIRROR DO

IS OF NO CONCERN TO ME,

AS LONG AS I HAVE WHAT I WANT.

UNTIL ALL OF HIS ENEMIES
ARE DEAD,

BALCIFER WON'T HAVE
WHAT HE WANTS.

YOU DO REMEMBER

WHO SURVIVED
THE SULA MASSACRE.

Tao:
WHEN I WAS A BOY,
THAT WAS PART OF A LIBRARY.

THAT WAS PART OF A SCHOOL.

THE CITY USED TO SHINE.

HEY, HEY -- COME HERE!

KIND SIR --
KIND SIR.

LIFE'S BEEN
HARD.

THIS IS
A CRUEL CITY!

[ spitting ]

HAVE YOU A SMALL COIN

OR A BIT OF FOOD
FOR A POOR OLD MAN?

HERE YOU ARE, MY FRIEND.

STAY OFF
THE STREETS.
THANK YOU.

I NEVER TAKE ANYTHING
WITHOUT GIVING SOMETHING BACK.

OFTEN,

THE LEAST
PROMISING DIRECTION...

...YIELDS THE RICHEST REWARD.

Dartanus:
GOOD LUCK, DAR.

Dar:
DARTANUS?

DARTANUS?

Tao:
DID YOU CALL ME DARTANUS?

Dar:
HE WAS HERE,
DISGUISED AS A BEGGAR.

HE WANTS ME
TO GO DOWN HERE.

IT LEADS TO THE CATACOMBS.

THE TOMBS UNDER XINCA
AND THE ROYAL DUNGEONS.

WE USED TO DARE EACH OTHER
TO GO THERE.

YOU FOUND
THE PICKPOCKET.

LUCKY I DIDN'T STRANGLE
THE WEASEL.

[ squeaking ]

SORRY.

[ squeaking ]

FIND OUT WHAT YOU CAN.

Tao:
DID THE BEGGAR ACTUALLY SAY,

"DAR, GO DOWN
INTO THE CATACOMBS?"

IT WAS
LIKE A HINT.

SHOULDN'T WE HAVE

A HIGHER STANDARD
FOR RISKING OUR LIVES?

[ squealing ]

THE DUNGEONS ARE THROUGH THERE.

THEY WANT TO GO BACK UP.

I DON'T BLAME THEM.

Tao:
WHAT DO THE RATS SAY?

THEY'RE AFRAID.

DAR, IF THE RATS ARE AFRAID,

MAYBE WE SHOULD BE.

DARTANUS SENT ME HERE.

THERE'S GOT TO BE A REASON.

Tao:
THE RUNE FROM THE TEMPLE.

THIS MARKING'S FRESH.

SPIDERS --
THEY'RE POISONOUS.

Slythius:
THEY DON'T BITE.

THAT WOULD BE NORMAL.

THINGS ARE FAR FROM NORMAL,

AS YOU MAY KNOW.

I'M SLYTHIUS.

I HAVE THE DUBIOUS HONOUR
OF BEING ZAD'S SOOTHSAYER.

HE'S BANISHED ME HERE UNTIL
I FORESEE A FUTURE HE LIKES.

WHAT -- OMNIPOTENCE,
ETERNAL YOUTH?

YOU'VE MET ZAD.

I'VE SEEN YOUR MARK,

BEASTMASTER.

I'VE SEEN YOU WITH STEEL
IN YOUR HAND

AND ZAD'S BLOOD ON IT.

I DON'T USE A SWORD.

THE TIME IS COMING
WHEN YOU WILL.

GIVE ME YOUR HAND.

[ blowing ]

SNEAKING AROUND BENEATH MY CITY,
BEASTMASTER?

ISN'T IT CUSTOMARY FIRST
TO PAY RESPECTS TO THE KING?

Dar:
IF HE DESERVES IT --
IS XINCA NOT A FREE CITY?

Zad:
NOT FOR THE LAST SULA.

SO, SLYTHIUS.

ARE YOU WITH THEM?

IF SO,

YOU'LL BE THE FIRST ONE I GUT.

I HAVE NO LOVE
FOR THE FORCES OF LIGHT,

MY LORD.

I'D SIMPLY LIKE TO WALK OUT
OF HERE.

SURRENDER NOW.

I'LL MAKE IT FAST.

RELATIVELY FAST.

YOU CAN'T RUN FAR ENOUGH,
BEASTMASTER!

FROM NOW ON,
NOWHERE IS SAFE FOR YOU!

GO!

WILL ZAD SEND HIS TROOPS
AFTER US?

YOU HEARD HIM.

HE WON'T
STOP NOW.

WHAT, WHAT IS IT?

CAN'T LEAD THEM
BACK TO DIMOR.

THERE'S ONE
MORE OMEN.
WATER.

FIND IT BEFORE HE FINDS US --
SHOW ME YOUR MAP.

YOU'RE DETERMINED TO LOOK
NO MATTER WHAT.

I'VE NO CHOICE.

Zad:
I'LL FIND THE BEASTMASTER.

I'LL RAZE

EVERY VILLAGE TO ASHES,
IF I HAVE TO,

UNTIL THERE'S NOWHERE
TO HIDE.

MAKE A FEW GRISLY EXAMPLES,

LEAVE A FEW PEASANTS
HANGING FROM THE TREES.

I DO LOVE
TO WATCH A MAN

WHO ENJOYS
HIS WORK.

IF THE BEASTMASTER IS
THE LAST KEEPER OF GOOD,

I'LL KILL ANYONE HE'S EVER
KNOWN UNTIL HE OFFERS

HIMSELF TO MY SWORD
TO STOP THE SLAUGHTER.

I CAN SEE WHY BALCIFER CHOSE YOU
AS HIS HENCHMAN.

AND YOU,

YOU COULD BE MY QUEEN.

WE COULD RULE THE WORLD.

I'M SURE IN YOUR ONE-SIDED VIEW
OF THE WORLD,

YOU'D THINK I'D BE HAPPY.

HMM, HAPPINESS IS OVERRATED.

WHAT I NEED TO DO NOW
IS TO REPAY

THE BEASTMASTER FOR BURNING OFF
MY EYEBROWS.

YOU CAN'T BLAME HIM.

IT WASN'T A FAIR FIGHT.

THIS IS MY WORLD --
THIS IS HOW I RULE THE WORLD.

I DECIDE
WHAT'S FAIR.

YOU DON'T RULE IT YET, ZAD.

THE BEASTMASTER MAY SOON LEARN
HE'S FAR MORE

THAN SIMPLY YOUR ENEMY.

YOU CAN'T LIE AROUND THE PALACE.

THIS IS HIS GOAL,

AND HE'S NOT FAR FROM IT.

WATER HAS TO BE HERE SOMEWHERE.

THIS SYMBOL
DEFINITELY MEANS WATER.

YOU COULD ASK SHARAK TO LOOK.

I DON'T KNOW
WHERE HE IS.

RUH'S ON A MISSION.

IT'S NOT A GOOD TIME
TO SEEK YOUR DESTINY.

WE DON'T GET TO CHOOSE WHEN.

WHERE ARE
YOU GOING?

SEE IF I CAN FIND HIM.

[ whistling ]

[ gusting ]

WHY DO YOU KEEP BOTHERING ME?

WHAT IF I HAD CHANGED?

IF YOU'RE MEDDLING IN MY LIFE,

YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED ENOUGH.

HOW IS SHARAK?

HE'S OFF ON HIS OWN RIGHT NOW.

HE'S FINE.

DOES HE EVER REGRET?

LOVING YOU?

NO.

THANK YOU.

DIDN'T YOU COME HERE
LOOKING FOR WATER?

[ screeching ]

HE'S FOUND IT.

LOOK ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE WATERFALL.

IT'S ABOUT DARK MYSTERIES
AND DEEP MAGIC.

I WANT NOTHING WITH SORCERY.

I KNOW IT WANTS PLENTY
TO DO WITH YOU.

YAY!

YAY, RAH!

LOOK,
THEY'RE HERE!

YOU LED THEM
HERE?

FIGHT FOR WHAT YOU STILL WANT.

[ panting ]

UGH!

[ neighing ]

OHHH.

[ bird calling ]

SHARAK!

[ calling ]

I'VE LOST TAO.

I MUST FIND THE WATERFALL.

[ chirping ]

Dar:
THANK YOU, SHARAK.

[ swooshing ]

UGH!

CARELESS TO LOSE THIS.

I THOUGHT YOU'D
LEARNED BY NOW.

I'VE LEARNED THAT NOTHING
COMES EASY WITH YOU.

EVERYTHING'S A FIGHT.

FIGHTING ISN'T IMPORTANT --
FIGHTING FOR WHAT'S RIGHT...

IS.

[ clanging ]

UHH!

I'M THROUGH PLAYING WITH YOU.

AHHH.

YOUR SKILLS HAVE IMPROVED...

SOME.

THAT SYMBOL?

IT SHOWS UP WHEN YOU'VE CROSSED
YOUR TRUE PATH.

SOME WOULD LIKE YOU
NEVER TO SEE THAT AGAIN.

YOU COULD LOSE THAT HAND.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

SURVIVAL, TRUTH.

LIGHT IN THE FACE OF DARKNESS.

IT WAS YOUR FATHER'S SIGN.

HE GAVE IT
TO YOU.

HOW DO YOU KNOW THIS?

I WAS THERE.

I DON'T REMEMBER YOU.

IT DID NOT HAPPEN
THE WAY YOU REMEMBER IT.

IF YOU'VE SOMETHING TO TELL ME,
OUT WITH IT.

CALL IT AN ORDEAL.

DIFFICULT BUT NECESSARY,
SO YOU'D UNDERSTAND

WHAT I WAS GOING TO TELL YOU
WAS TRUE.

WOULD YOU HAVE BELIEVED ME
BEFORE?

TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW.

LET'S START WITH THIS.

MY ENEMIES USE METAL TO KILL.

I DON'T WANT IT.

A SWORD HAS JUST AS MUCH POWER
TO DEFEND THE INNOCENT.

WHEN YOUR FATHER
HELD THIS SWORD,

IT WAS USED ONLY FOR GOOD.

MY FATHER NEVER USED HIS SWORD.

I MEAN YOUR REAL FATHER.

IT DOESN'T FIT MY HAND.

I ASSURE YOU IT DOES.

FREE YOUR MIND.

THE SWORD WILL GUIDE YOU.

IT'S NO USE.

TRY AGAIN.

I'M NOT
DOING THIS.

BUT YOU ARE.

YOU SIMPLY DIDN'T REALIZE
THAT YOU HAD THE POWER.

WHEN YOU NEED IT,
THE SWORD WILL APPEAR.

WHEN IT DOES,
YOU'LL NEED IT BADLY.

MANY LIVES DEPEND ON YOU.

TRUST THE SWORD,
AND IT WILL SERVE YOU WELL.

FOLLOW ME.

I'VE MUCH TO SHOW YOU
AND THERE'S LITTLE TIME.

WHAT ABOUT TAO?

CAN'T LEAVE
HIM ALONE.

HE'S GONE BACK TO DIMOR.

HE'S IN NO DANGER.

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

Dar:
WHERE ARE WE?

THIS LAND HASN'T BEEN FLOODED,
BURNED, OR STRICKEN BY DROUGHT.

THIS IS ARAKANN,
BEFORE THE DARKNESS.

WHEN THE POWERS OF GOOD
STILL PREVAILED.

THE WHOLE WORLD
WAS LIKE THIS, DAR.

THIS WAS YOUR HOME --
YOUR FATHER RULED IT WELL.

NO.

MY HOME WAS A SULA VILLAGE
IN THE MYDLANDS.

MY FATHER WAS A VILLAGE CHIEF.

THAT'S WHAT
YOU REMEMBER.

YOU THINK YOU'RE SULA
BECAUSE YOUR REAL FATHER

ASKED THEM TO RAISE YOU
FOR THEIR OWN,

FOR YOUR PROTECTION.

PROTECTION FROM WHAT?

FROM BALCIFER.

FROM HIS REALM OF DARKNESS.

I TOLD YOU.

YOU ARE NOT
WHO YOU THINK YOU ARE.

WHO AM I?

AH, THAT'S WHAT I BROUGHT YOU
HERE TO SHOW YOU.

[ sobbing ]

THIS IS THE SAME TEMPLE
WHERE YOU STOPPED ME.

Dartanus:
THE SAME, BUT LONG AGO,
BEFORE IT WAS RAVAGED

BY YEARS OF NEGLECT.

WE'RE IN A TWIST OF TIME,

SO THAT I MAY SHOW YOU
THE PAST

AND WHERE YOU WERE BORN.

ELDAR WAS THE KING OF ARAKANN --
I WAS WITH HIM

THE DAY HE WAS KILLED,
THE SWORD IN HIS HAND.

IT'S YOURS, DAR.

Dar:
METAL'S NEW IN THE WORLD.

MANY THINGS FROM ARAKANN
HAVE BEEN FORGOTTEN:

GREAT WISDOM, MEDICINE,

HOPE FOR A FUTURE
THAT WE'VE LOST.

WHO TOOK IT?

BALCIFER, THE EVIL ONE.

IN HIS ETERNAL QUEST
FOR POWER,

ZAD LED HIS ARMIES.

THIS WAS ZAD'S FIRST VICTORY.

THAT'S YOU, DAR.

[ crying ]

NO, IT CAN'T BE.

YOU WERE BORN A FEW DAYS
BEFORE ZAD'S ARMIES ATTACKED

THE KINGDOM AND ZAD'S SPEAR
FOUND YOUR FATHER'S HEART.

I LED HIS ARMIES.

I BROUGHT HIS BODY BACK
TO THIS PLACE.

ELDAR'S LAST THOUGHT
WAS TO PROTECT YOU,

SO THAT ONE DAY

YOU WOULD SAVE
YOUR FAMILY.

MY FAMILY.

THEY'RE STILL ALIVE?

THAT'S ME, DAR.

WITH HIS LAST BREATH,

ELDAR MADE ME PROMISE
TO PROTECT

ALL HIS FAMILY
AND SEAL YOUR DESTINY,

AND I HAVE.

[ crying ]

[ sizzling ]

WE'RE BACK IN DIMOR.

[ yelling ]

THIS IS
NOW OR THEN?

NOW -- ZAD'S MEN HAVE FOUND
YOUR VILLAGE.

WE'RE NEEDED HERE.

ARGHH!

[ yelling ]

UGH, UGH!

WHOA!

[ moaning ]

Zad:
I'LL SHOW YOU HOW

TO MAKE THE BEST
OF AN OPPORTUNITY.

PITY THE BEASTMASTER
IS GOING TO MISS THIS.

EVERYBODY LIKES A BONFIRE.

DAR, THEY'VE GOT TAO.

UHHH!

UHHH!

UH!

Zad:
BEASTMASTER.

PERFECT TIMING.

I CAN PUT A NEAT END
TO THINGS NOW.

UH, UH!

A SWORD ISN'T YOUR STYLE.

AHHH!

[ coughing ]

AHHH!

AHHH!

[ grunting ]

I'VE ALWAYS WONDERED
ABOUT THE COLOUR OF YOUR BLOOD.

IS IT BLACK?

BEASTMASTER, REMEMBER --

YOU NEVER KILL.

IT'S RED.

IT'S JUST LIKE
EVERYBODY ELSE'S.

Tao:
FIRE!

FIRE!

[ coughing ]

AHHH!

ARGH.

BE ASSURED

THE DAY IS COMING

WHEN IT WILL BE ME
TASTING YOUR BLOOD.

I'LL BUILD
MY HOME HERE.

IN THE CENTRE OF ARAKANN.

YOU'LL BE OUR TEACHER,
A HEALER.

SURE ZAD
CAN'T FIND US?

NOT IF WE'RE CAREFUL.

REMEMBER HOW RUH HAD A SECRET?

I THOUGHT I WASN'T SUPPOSED
TO KNOW ABOUT IT.

TIGERS CAN
BE SENSITIVE

ABOUT
SOME THINGS.

FOR ONE,

STARTING A FAMILY.

ARE THOSE YOURS?

A BOY AND A GIRL.

Tao:
RUH, YOU DEVIL.

WHERE'S
YOUR MATE?

SHE'S HUNTING.

[ growling ]

HOLD HIM.

[ chuckling ]

THE FIRST NEW FAMILY
IN ARAKANN.

THINGS ARE LOOKING UP.

[ calling ]

UH-OH.

WHERE ARE YOU
BOUND?

I HAVE MUCH YET TO DO,
AND SO DO YOU.

YOU STILL HAVEN'T TOLD ME WHAT.

IT'S YOUR JOURNEY, DAR.

THE WORLD IS POISED ON THE BRINK
OF ETERNAL EVIL.

IF YOU FAIL, IT PLUNGES
INTO DARKNESS FOREVER.

IF?

THEN THERE'S STILL HOPE.

THE ONLY HOPE ANY OF US HAVE
IS YOU.