BeastMaster (1999–2002): Season 3, Episode 21 - End Game - full transcript
As Dar completes his quest, Balcifer takes over the bodies of Arina and Tao in order to destroy the Beastmaster.
[ forest noises ]
[ hissing ]
[ thudding ]
ARINA, WHAT ARE
YOU DOING?
LEAVING --
I'VE HAD ENOUGH.
YOU CAN'T
QUIT NOW.
WHY NOT?
WE'LL NEVER FINISH YOUR QUEST.
WE'RE GETTING
CLOSE.
WE'VE NEVER
BEEN CLOSE!
I CAN FEEL IT.
FACE IT, DAR,
WE'RE GOING TO LOSE.
THEN, GO!
I'LL DO IT ON MY OWN.
UHH.
[ trilling ]
I KNEW I'D FIND YOU AGAIN.
YOU'RE THE LAST.
ONCE YOU'RE SAFE IN THE ARK,
WE'LL RID THE WORLD
OF THE DARKNESS.
[ whooshing ]
[ yelling ]
UGHH!
THAT WAS CLOSE.
IT WAS THE ONLY WAY
TO DRAW OUT ZAD'S MEN.
ARE THERE ANY MORE AROUND?
[ shrilling ]
SHARAK SAYS NO.
I NEVER DOUBTED
YOU'D FIND HER.
TAO KNEW SHE'D BE HERE.
IT'S OVER --
YOU'VE WON YOUR QUEST.
YOUR FAMILY WILL BE FREE.
Dar:
ONCE I FIGURE OUT
HOW TO BREAK THE SPELL
THAT TURNED THEM
INTO ANIMALS.
Arina:
YOU DON'T KNOW
HOW TO BREAK IT?
NOT YET.
THIS ISN'T GETTING
ANY EASIER.
[ rumbling ]
IT'S THE LORD OF DARKNESS.
IT'S JUST AN EARTHQUAKE.
[ rumbling ]
[ roaring ]
WE'RE NOT THAT LUCKY.
[ roaring ]
[ groaning ]
YOU'RE RIGHT.
[ roaring ]
[ grunting ]
TELL BALCIFER I SAID HELLO.
[ grunting ]
[ Balcifer's voice ]
TELL ME YOURSELF.
BALCIFER.
[ clanking ]
[ groaning ]
[ moaning ]
[ grunting ]
ARINA!
[ Balcifer's voice ]
HANG ON, DAR,
I'M COMING.
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.
[ grunting and roaring ]
I NEVER THOUGHT A SCYTHE
WAS YOUR STYLE.
[ clanking ]
[ roaring ]
YOU'LL JUST STAND THERE?
[ grunting ]
HE SEEMS TO BE DOING FINE
ON HIS OWN.
[ clanking ]
[ roaring ]
[ bellowing ]
I WAS WONDERING
WHEN YOU'D SHOW UP.
I LIKE TO THINK I APPEAR
WHEN I'M NEEDED MOST.
AND FIGHTING DEMONS
DOESN'T COUNT?
Dartanus:
YOU'LL HAVE WORSE TO FACE.
BELIEVE ME.
I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU FOUND
THE LAST OF YOUR FAMILY.
THANK YOU.
WHAT
ARE YOU DOING?
LET'S JUST SAY
I'M BEING CAUTIOUS.
YOUR DESTINY IS
AT A CROSSROAD, DAR.
YOU'RE SO CLOSE TO WINNING
THAT BALCIFER
WILL DO ANYTHING
TO STOP YOU.
HE'LL HAVE TO DO BETTER
THAN THAT.
HE WILL -- A SWORD MAY NOT STOP
HIS NEXT ATTACK.
WHAT THEN?
INSTINCT, INSIGHT.
MOST OF ALL,
YOUR FAITH --
THE ONLY THING THAT CAN STOP
THE LORD OF DARKNESS.
Arina:
I SUPPOSE YOU'VE DEFEATED
BALCIFER BEFORE.
NO ONE'S EVER DONE THAT.
EVIL CAN BE STEMMED,
BUT IT RETURNS
STRONGER THAN BEFORE.
FROM THIS POINT ON,
TRUST NO ONE.
[ yelling ]
I COULD STAND HIM
FINDING THE TIGER --
HE'S THE BEASTMASTER
AFTER ALL --
AND YOU'RE JUST,
JUST HUMAN,
UP TO A POINT,
BUT THEN,
TO FIND THE WOLF,
THEN THE HORSE,
AND EVEN THE DAMN GOAT --
FORGIVE AND FORGET.
IT'S NOT THE END
OF THE WORLD.
BUT ALL OF THEM!
EVERY SINGLE MEMBER
OF HIS FAMILY!
I SHALL HAVE YOU STUFFED
AND MOUNTED ON THE WALL.
BUT, THEN,
I'D HAVE TO LOOK AT YOUR
MISERABLE FACE EVERY SINGLE DAY!
SO, IT'LL BE BOILING OIL.
AN OFFERING
TO BALCIFER.
LET'S HOPE HE ACCEPTS IT.
YOU PRAY THAT BALCIFER STOPS
THE BEASTMASTER!
IF NOT,
THIS POOR WRETCH'S DEATH
WILL SEEM LIKE A PICNIC!
Tao:
ARE YOU SURE
IT'S ANOTHER CHALLENGE?
HOW MANY MORE CHALLENGES
DOES DAR HAVE TO FACE?
JUST ONE --
THE LAST.
MAYBE YOU READ
THE RUNES WRONG.
I WISH I HAD,
BUT I THINK NOT.
THREE SIGNS WILL SIGNAL THAT
THE FINAL CHALLENGE IS AT HAND.
THE FIRST:
"THE HOUSE OF ELDAR
TURNS AGAINST ITSELF."
SENDAR HAS TURNED
AGAINST YOU.
WHAT'S
THE SECOND?
"THE GOOD SHALL BECOME EVIL."
WHATEVER THAT MEANS.
LET'S GET THE GOLDEN AURYX
INTO THE ARK WHILE WE HAVE TIME.
Dar:
LET HIM FINISH --
WHAT'S THE THIRD?
"WHEN BALCIFER FALLS,
THE FINAL CHALLENGE IS AT HAND."
Dartanus:
THE RUNES WON'T TELL YOU
THE ANSWER.
YOU'LL HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT
YOURSELF.
YOU KNOW
ABOUT THIS?
THE FIRST SIGN
HAS ALREADY COME TO PASS.
AS FOR THE OTHERS,
THE ANSWERS MAY BE CLOSER
THAN YOU THINK.
I'VE NO TIME
FOR RIDDLES.
YOU DON'T HAVE TIME
FOR ANYTHING.
YOU MUST GET
THE LAST ANIMAL
INTO THE ARK.
FINALLY,
HE'S MAKING SENSE.
BUT YOU MUST DO IT ALONE.
ALONE --
WITH BALCIFER OUT THERE?
IF HE KNEW
WHERE THE ARK'S HIDDEN,
YOU'D BE IN DANGER.
YOU NEED OUR HELP --
TELL HIM.
ACTUALLY, TAO,
I AGREE WITH DARTANUS.
DAR HAS A BETTER CHANCE ALONE.
I'M NOT ALONE.
I HAVE THE ANIMALS
TO HELP ME.
[ growling ]
[ growling ]
ARE YOU SURE
HE'LL BE OKAY?
IT'S FOR THE BEST.
BELIEVE ME.
Zad:
BALCIFER.
LORD OF DARKNESS.
IN SPITE OF EVERYTHING
I'VE DONE,
WE STAND ON THE BRINK
OF DEFEAT.
HOW CAN I STOP
THE BEASTMASTER?
WHAT MUST I DO?
ANOTHER SACRIFICE?
IT'LL TAKE MORE THAN THAT
TO WIN THIS BATTLE.
Zad:
YOU!
YOU'RE TO BLAME FOR THIS!
YOU WON'T HELP THE BEASTMASTER
SNATCH VICTORY FROM MY GRASP!
KILL HER!
[ whooshing ]
[ muttering ]
IF YOU WANT TO STOP
THE BEASTMASTER, LISTEN!
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOU CAN
TALK TO ME LIKE THAT IN MY--
[ Balcifer's voice ]
BECAUSE YOU SERVE ME.
WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO,
TURN YOUR BODY INSIDE OUT --
WOULD THAT CONVINCE YOU?
Zad:
NO, NO, I,
I'M CONVINCED,
LORD OF DARKNESS.
MASTER OF MALEVOLENCE.
SUPREME ODIOUSNESS.
[ gasping ]
THE WORST HAS HAPPENED.
THE BEASTMASTER HAS FOUND
THE LAST ANIMAL OF HIS QUEST.
DUE TO YOUR INCOMPETENCE.
HE MUST NOT PLACE IT
IN THE CRYSTAL ARK.
DO YOU HAVE A PLAN
TO STOP HIM?
OHH...
THAT'S WHY YOU'RE USING THE BODY
OF DAR'S ALLY.
IT'S NOT JUST A BODY.
IT'S A WEAPON.
ONE THE BEASTMASTER
CAN'T FIGHT.
[ trilling ]
[ squeaking ]
YOU CAN EAT SOMETHING
BUT STAY CLOSE.
I WISH YOU COULD UNDERSTAND ME.
I THOUGHT I WAS CLOSE
TO WINNING.
EVEN IF I DEFEAT BALCIFER,
THERE'S STILL
A FINAL CHALLENGE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.
MOTHER?
AS YOU GROW CLOSER
TO WINNING,
I GAIN STRENGTH,
BUT SO DOES THE LORD OF EVIL.
HOW DO
I DEFEAT HIM?
TO WIN,
YOU MUST RISK EVERYTHING.
USE THE STRENGTH
OF ELDAR.
BUT HOW?
THE POWER OF THE ARK.
USE IT AGAINST BALCIFER
OR THE FINAL CHALLENGE IS LOST.
PLEASE DON'T GO.
WAIT.
[ shrilling ]
SEE ANYTHING?
NOTHING YET.
WHAT
HAVE YOU GOT?
NOTHING.
Both:
WHOA!
[ shouting ]
[ The Auryx trilling ]
YOU'LL NEED MORE THAN
JUNGLE TRICKS TO SAVE YOU NOW.
FIVE AGAINST ONE.
I DO LIKE THE ODDS.
FIVE AGAINST TWO,
ZAD.
YOU SAID ALONE, BUT I FIGURED
YOU MIGHT NEED MY HELP.
[ grunting ]
THERE'S TOO MANY OF THEM.
WHERE IS THE CRYSTAL ARK --
I'LL TAKE THE AURYX.
THERE'S NO TIME --
TELL ME WHERE IT IS.
[ growling ]
WHERE'S THE ARK,
DAR?
DON'T YOU TRUST ME?
I'LL TAKE HER BACK.
YOU DO TRUST ME,
DON'T YOU?
WHY WON'T YOU TELL ME
WHERE THE CRYSTAL ARK IS?
I CAN'T.
YOU MAY HAVE
THE CRYSTAL ARK...
[ Balcifer's voice ]
...BUT I HAVE THE AURYX.
BALCIFER.
NOW, BEASTMASTER,
LET'S SEE HOW YOU DIE.
WITHOUT THE AURYX,
YOUR QUEST IS LOST.
I'LL FIND A WAY TO STOP YOU.
[ Arina's voice ]
ARINA'S IN HERE TOO.
[ clanking ]
I DON'T WANT TO HURT YOU,
ARINA.
[ Balcifer's voice ]
THAT'S WHY YOU'LL LOSE.
YOUR LIFE OR ARINA'S.
I KNOW YOU CAN'T KILL HER.
[ thudding ]
I WAS RIGHT.
YOU CAN'T DO IT.
DAR MIGHT NOT KILL YOU,
BUT I WILL.
WE CAN'T HURT HER.
Dartanus:
SHE'S NOT ARINA.
SHE'S BALCIFER.
SHE'S BEEN POSSESSED.
YOU THINK THESE WILL STOP ME?
WE MUST GET BALCIFER
OUT OF HER.
THERE'S ONLY ONE SURE WAY.
KILL HER.
IS THAT THE BEST
YOU CAN DO?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING --
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO HELP ME.
I AM.
HOW DO I KNOW
BALCIFER HASN'T POSSESSED YOU?
YOU ONLY HAVE YOUR FAITH
THAT I'M HERE FOR YOU,
THE SAME WAY I WAS HERE
TO FIGHT FOR YOUR FATHER.
NO MORE WORDS,
NO MORE RIDDLES.
YOU FIGHT WITH ME
BY MY SIDE.
AS LONG AS YOU HAVE FAITH
IN ME,
I'LL BE HERE
FOR YOU.
DO YOU
BELIEVE THAT?
HE'LL DESERT YOU
WHEN THE TIME COMES, YOU'LL SEE.
GIVE ME THE SWORD OF ELDAR.
[ Balcifer's voice ]
DON'T LISTEN TO HIM.
BALCIFER KNOWS
THE POWER OF THE SWORD.
IT'S THE ONLY WAY.
Dar:
NO!
I'LL DO IT.
DAR,
YOU CAN'T!
I'M SORRY,
ARINA.
[ yelling ]
[ screaming ]
[ sizzling ]
THIS ISN'T FINISHED.
YOU HAVEN'T WON.
IT'S JUST BEGINNING.
ARINA, ARINA.
AHH.
[ groaning ]
WHAT HAPPENED?
THE LORD OF DARKNESS,
HE POSSESSED YOU.
AHH.
WHERE'S THE AURYX?
BALCIFER HAS HER NOW.
[ hooting ]
UGH!
YOU SAY A WORD,
SAY ONE WORD,
AND I'LL HAVE YOU FED
TO THE HYENAS.
WHO PUT THAT THERE?
[ twittering ]
OHH.
IT'S HER.
GOLDEN AURYX.
I'VE WON.
WE'VE WON.
THE BEASTMASTER'S LOST!
I'LL BE THE MASTER
OF THE WORLD!
Balcifer:
NOT QUITE!
WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?
INDEED.
WHO IN HELL?
YOU TOOK THE WORDS
FROM MY MOUTH.
NO.
BALCIFER?
IN THE FLESH?
HOW CAN I BE SURE?
[ screaming ]
[ stuttering ]
FORGIVE ME, YOUR DARKNESS.
I WAS EXPECTING
SOMEONE A LITTLE TALLER.
REALLY?
PERHAPS YOU'D PREFER THIS.
OR THIS.
OR CLOVEN HOOVES?
OR HORNS, PERHAPS?
NO, NO,
YOU LOOK VERY NICE.
A SERVANT SHOULD KNOW
HIS MASTER.
I WAS EXPECTING
MORE OF A PARTNERSHIP
WITH A COMMON GOAL,
WITH
MUTUAL RESPECT.
SILENCE.
WE HAVE
THE BEASTMASTER'S MOTHER.
Zad:
SO WE CAN KILL HER.
AND I CHOSE YOU
TO REPRESENT ME ON EARTH?
SHE LIVES
BECAUSE THE SON OF ELDAR
WILL COME FOR HER.
[ chuckling ]
THEN WE KILL
THEM BOTH.
THERE'S HOPE FOR YOU YET.
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE,
BEING POSSESSED BY BALCIFER.
WAS IT TERRIBLE?
Arina:
IT WAS LIKE DROWNING
IN A BOTTOMLESS PIT OF HATE.
I ALWAYS THOUGHT I KNEW
WHAT EVIL WAS.
IT'S SO MUCH WORSE.
[ sighing ]
Tao:
YOU'RE IT.
THE SECOND SIGN:
"THE GOOD SHALL BECOME EVIL."
THAT'S YOU.
I NEVER THOUGHT OF MYSELF
AS GOOD.
FIRST TWO SIGNS
HAVE COME TO PASS.
IF THE LAST ONE DOES--
"WHEN BALCIFER FALLS, THE FINAL
CHALLENGE WILL BE AT HAND."
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
Dartanus:
IT MEANS YOU DON'T HAVE
MUCH TIME.
Dar:
THE AURYX IS IN XINCA.
Arina:
WE'LL STEAL HER BACK.
BALCIFER WILL EXPECT THAT.
HE'LL COME LOOKING
FOR THE ARK.
Tao:
THERE'S NO WAY OUT.
IT'S THE END-GAME.
BALCIFER'S MADE HIS MOVE.
NOW IT'S UP TO YOU.
WE MUST DO SOMETHING
HE WON'T EXPECT.
WE'LL TAKE THE ARK TO XINCA.
PUT THE ARK AND THE AURYX
IN BALCIFER'S REACH.
YOU'LL BE RISKING EVERYTHING
TO WIN.
SOMETIMES IT'S THE ONLY WAY.
LIKE DARTANUS SAID,
END-GAME.
Tao:
I THOUGHT HE PROMISED
TO FIGHT ALONGSIDE YOU.
HE WILL.
Zad:
THERE MUST BE SOMETHING
THAT PLEASES
THE LORD OF EVIL.
A FEAST FIT
FOR A SUPREME RULER.
I DON'T EAT.
WOMEN.
YOU MUST LOVE WOMEN, HUH --
HEH, HEH.
IT'S NOT THE FLESH I DESIRE.
I DON'T
FOLLOW YOU.
IT'S THE SOUL.
[ moaning ]
SHE WAS ONE OF MY FAVOURITES.
OF COURSE,
EACH TO HIS OWN.
WHATEVER PLEASES YOU.
[ chuckling ]
ONLY ONE THING
WILL PLEASE ME.
WHEN THE BEASTMASTER COMES
FOR THE AURYX.
HE'LL BRING
HIS FRIENDS.
OF COURSE.
AND THE CRYSTAL ARK.
WHAT IF
HE WON'T?
CHOICE IS AN ILLUSION.
I HAVEN'T GIVEN HIM ONE.
HMM, HIS SPIRIT WARRIOR
WILL INTERFERE.
HE ALWAYS DOES.
I'M COUNTING ON IT.
BALCIFER!
[ echoing ]
AT LAST.
HE'S COME TO ME.
WHO'S COME?
HE'S A VERY DIFFICULT MAN
TO LIKE.
[ roaring ]
NO.
SHOW ME YOUR TRUE FORM.
[ roaring ]
YOU DON'T REALLY MEAN THAT.
[ chuckling ]
MY TRUE FORM IS SUFFERING,
PAIN AND DARKNESS.
THEY'RE A LITTLE HARDER
TO BEAT WITH A SWORD.
YOU CHOOSE TO FIGHT ME
FACE TO FACE
AFTER ALL THESE YEARS?
A CHANGE OF HEART.
FOR
A THOUSAND YEARS
YOU'VE CAUSED ME TROUBLE,
ROBBED ME OF VICTORY.
[ thundering ]
NOW I'LL DESTROY YOU
FOREVER.
WE'VE ALL GOT TO GO SOMETIME.
[ clanking ]
[ grunting ]
[ sword swooshing ]
I THINK YOUR TIME IS NOW.
YOU'VE BEEN A PAIN
IN MY SIDE
SINCE THE BEGINNING
OF TIME.
NOT ANYMORE.
[ thundering stops ]
MAYBE EVIL NEEDS GOOD
TO FEED ON.
MAYBE IF YOU KILL ME,
YOU DESTROY YOURSELF.
I'VE GOT A BETTER USE
FOR YOU.
I HAVE AN OFFER
FOR THE BEASTMASTER.
HE'D NEVER LISTEN TO YOU.
HE'LL LISTEN TO YOU.
WHY WOULD I BE YOUR MESSENGER?
I CAN MAKE YOU SUFFER
ETERNALLY.
IT'S WHAT I DO BEST.
ASK ANYONE.
NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
NO --
OH.
WELL,
HOW'S THIS?
IT'S YOUR ONLY CHANCE,
HOWEVER SLIM IT MAY BE,
TO SAVE THE SON OF ELDAR.
SOMETHING'S WRONG --
I CAN TELL.
DO YOU TRUST
DARTANUS?
HE'S DAR'S SPIRIT WARRIOR.
Arina:
WHY WON'T HE TELL HIM
HOW TO WIN?
WHY MAKE HIM FIGURE IT OUT
FOR HIMSELF?
Tao:
AFTER DAR'S WON,
HE'LL WEAR THE CROWN OF ELDAR.
WHETHER HE LIKES IT OR NOT,
HIS LIFE WILL CHANGE.
SINCE I'VE MET DAR,
MY LIFE'S CHANGED, I'VE GROWN.
I HAVE SOMETHING
TO FIGHT FOR.
YOU'RE PART OF THAT FIGHT TOO.
NO LONGER A WARRIOR
FOR HIRE.
YOU'VE CHANGED,
WE'VE CHANGED.
WE MUST LET DAR CHANGE TOO.
WE MAY NO LONGER BE PART
OF THAT CHANGE.
[ hissing ]
[ wheezing ]
WHAT'S WRONG?
[ wheezing ]
LIZARD.
SINCE WHEN DO LIZARDS
BOTHER YOU?
THEY DON'T.
[ silently ]
BOO.
[ wheezing ]
[ wheezing ]
ANY SIGN OF DAR YET?
NOTHING.
HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN HERE
WITH THE ARK.
HUH?
Dar:
YOU OKAY?
FINE.
ONE OR TWO GUARDS
AREN'T FEELING TOO WELL.
YOU HAVE THE ARK.
NOW WE MUST FIND
THE AURYX.
WE MUST HIDE
THE ARK.
WHO'LL STAY
WITH IT?
NO ONE.
YOU CAN'T LEAVE IT UNGUARDED.
IT'S THE SAFEST WAY.
I DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.
IT'S ME,
ISN'T IT?
YOU DON'T TRUST ME.
BALCIFER COULD BE ANYWHERE.
HE COULD BE USING
ANY BODY.
[ sighing ]
I WISH THERE WAS ANOTHER WAY.
THIS IS ME, NOT BALCIFER --
TRUST ME.
IF DAR THINKS IT'S BEST,
THEN WE MUST TRUST HIM.
I'LL BE BACK
AS SOON AS I CAN.
WE'LL WAIT.
DON'T FEEL BAD.
DAR DIDN'T MEAN ANYTHING
BY IT.
NEITHER DID I.
WHAT
ARE YOU DOING?
FOLLOWING DAR.
THIS ISN'T
LIKE YOU.
YOU DON'T TRUST ME NOW,
EITHER?
WHAT'S THIS --
A FAMILY SPAT?
GET OUT OF HERE.
I'LL TAKE CARE OF THIS.
[ purring ]
[ Balcifer's voice ]
YOU WON'T DO THAT.
OHH!
YOU TOOK
LONG ENOUGH.
UNLIKE YOU, I CAN'T CHANGE
BODIES WHEN IT SUITS ME.
I HAVE TO WALK.
WHERE'S THE BEASTMASTER?
HIDING THE ARK
FROM ME.
DO YOU WANT ME TO KILL HER?
I STILL HAVE
A USE FOR HER.
CHAIN HER IN THE DUNGEONS.
LET'S GET
THE ARK.
[ ferrets squeaking ]
[ sniffing ]
I KNOW IT'S DANGEROUS
TO LEAVE IT HERE.
I DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.
[ groaning ]
I WANT TO KILL
HIM NOW.
[ Balcifer's voice ]
THAT'S WHY YOU'RE
THE SERVANT
AND I'M THE MASTER.
Zad:
I DO HATE IT WHEN YOU'RE IN
THAT PIPSQUEAK'S BODY.
JUST GET
THE ARK.
AFTER I'M GONE, YOU CAN HAVE
YOUR FUN WITH THIS ONE.
CHAIN HIM UP
NEXT TO THE GIRL.
LORD OF DARKNESS.
ANYONE HOME?
[ Tao's voice ]
ZAD.
JUST CHECKING.
AHH!
THAT'S THE WAY I LIKE IT.
TAO?
[ squeaking ]
TAO'S GONE TOO.
WE HAVE TO FIND THEM
AND THE GOLDEN AURYX.
BE CAREFUL.
YOU'LL NEVER FIND
THE CRYSTAL ARK.
Tao:
ONCE DAR PUTS THE AURYX
INSIDE THE ARK,
THE PROPHECY WILL BE FULFILLED.
Zad:
BECAUSE JUSTICE ALWAYS WINS.
GOOD ALWAYS TRIUMPHS
OVER EVIL...
...AND SCUM SINKS
TO THE BOTTOM.
TAKE YOUR PICK,
ZAD.
Zad:
I GUESS SOMEONE
JUST FORGOT TO TELL ME.
Tao:
THE ARK.
[ chuckling ]
YOUR PRECIOUS BEASTMASTER'S
ALREADY LOST.
HE JUST DOESN'T KNOW IT YET.
[ The Auryx trilling ]
[ trilling ]
Balcifer:
I'VE BEEN EXPECTING YOU.
ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF.
I KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
WE'RE LIKE A MOTH AND A FLAME,
YOU AND I.
GUESS WHO'S THE MOTH?
I'VE COME HERE
FOR THE AURYX.
YOU HAVEN'T HEARD MY OFFER.
VICTORY FOR YOU.
THE ONE YOU FOUGHT
SO HARD FOR.
MY GIFT TO YOU.
EXPECT ME
TO BELIEVE THAT?
WOULD I LIE
TO YOU?
YES.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
BUT NOT ABOUT THIS.
YOU CAN HAVE YOUR KINGDOM
OF PEACE,
AND YOUR FRIENDS,
AND YOUR ANIMALS YOU LOVE,
AS LONG AS YOU REMAIN HERE.
IN XINCA?
THIS CAN
BE YOUR LITTLE PARADISE.
WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF THE
WORLD -- THE ANIMALS, PEOPLE?
WON'T BE YOUR CONCERN ANYMORE.
[ whooshing ]
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
[ clanking ]
I DON'T BARGAIN
WITH THE DEVIL.
[ yelling ]
I CAN'T LET YOU DO IT.
YOU'RE WITH HIM?
YOU'RE ON HIS SIDE?
YOU BETRAYED ME AND MY FATHER.
I TOLD YOU
YOU HAD TO HAVE FAITH.
YOU TOLD ME
YOU'D FIGHT ALONGSIDE ME!
OH, HE TRIED.
YOU LOST?
I PROMISED HIM
YOU'D HEAR HIS OFFER.
IT'S A LOT TO THINK ABOUT.
NO SUFFERING --
PEACE FOREVER.
ONLY IN XINCA.
YOU'LL CARRY ON
THE LINE OF ELDAR.
Dartanus:
ISN'T THAT
WHAT YOU'VE BEEN FIGHTING FOR?
I'VE BEEN FIGHTING
AGAINST HIM!
YOU LOSE;
YOU HAVE NOTHING.
I HAVE THE ARK.
AND I STILL HAVE THE COURAGE
THAT I CAN WIN.
YOU REALLY THINK SO?
LET'S TAKE A LITTLE TRIP,
THEN, SHALL WE?
[ snapping fingers ]
Dar:
I HID THE ARK --
THIS IS A TRICK.
IT'S VERY REAL.
AND SO IS SHE.
LOSE SOMETHING,
BEASTMASTER?
EH?
[ Zad chuckling ]
DON'T.
OH.
[ gnawing ]
Tao:
KODO, PODO.
HOW CAN IT WORK THIS TIME?
I NEVER THOUGHT
I'D SAY THIS, TAO,
BUT WE MIGHT AS WELL GIVE UP.
DO YOU THINK ZAD
WILL KILL US QUICK?
HE'LL TORTURE US FIRST.
[ groaning ]
KODO, PODO.
GET A MOVE ON.
Balcifer:
I'VE BEEN VERY GENEROUS.
YOU HAVE
THE ARK.
YOU HAVE MY MOTHER.
WHY DO YOU NEED TO BARGAIN
WITH ME AT ALL?
YOUR DEATH
IS NOT WHAT I'M AFTER.
YOU NEED ME
TO ABANDON MY QUEST.
BETRAY EVERYTHING
I BELIEVE IN.
IT WOULD BE EASIER
FOR BOTH OF US IF YOU DID.
[ inhaling ]
MAYBE SO,
BUT I NEED
TO SEE MY FRIENDS.
I NEED TO MAKE SURE
THEY'RE ALIVE.
AGREED.
BUT YOU BETTER COME BACK.
IF YOU DON'T,
I'LL KILL EVERYTHING YOU LOVE.
AS PAINFULLY AS POSSIBLE.
[ squeaking ]
SOMEONE'S COMING.
SHOW YOURSELF,
ZAD.
DO YOU HIDE LIKE THE RATS?
AHH.
IS THAT ANY
WAY TO TALK?
DAR,
I THOUGHT WE WERE DEAD.
ARE YOU
ALL RIGHT?
WE ARE NOW.
YEAH.
BALCIFER HAS MY MOTHER
AND THE ARK.
WE ARE DEAD.
NO.
HE SAID WE'LL BE ALL RIGHT
IF WE STAY IN XINCA.
YOU DIDN'T ACCEPT THE OFFER,
DID YOU?
NO --
I'LL FIGHT HIM.
THEN TAKE US WITH YOU.
I CAN'T.
YOU MUST TRUST US SOMETIME.
YOU'LL BE SAFE DOWN HERE.
TRUST ME.
Dartanus:
DON'T FORGET
THE STRONGEST WEAPON.
YOUR FAITH.
I TOLD YOU
I'D FIGHT BY YOUR SIDE.
WHY DID YOU DELIVER
BALCIFER'S OFFER?
IT WAS THE ONLY WAY
I COULD STAY AND HELP YOU.
WHAT ABOUT THE THIRD SIGN --
"THE FINAL CHALLENGE"?
IT'S UP TO HIM.
IT'S YOUR LAST MOVE,
DAR.
ONLY YOU CAN DECIDE.
WHAT'S IT GONNA BE?
I CAN STILL WIN.
YOU MUST HELP GET DAR'S MOTHER
IN THE ARK.
ANY MAGIC SPELL
TO FREE US?
YES.
BUT WHY NOT USE A KEY?
[ giggling ]
[ rattling ]
YOU'RE MAKING A DEAL
WITH YOUR SWORN ENEMY.
WHY NOT JUST KILL HIM?
THERE'S FAR MORE TO GAIN
FROM HIS CORRUPTION.
Zad:
IF I CAN'T HAVE
THE BEASTMASTER,
AT LEAST GIVE ME HIS FRIENDS.
WHY NOT?
THEY'VE SERVED THEIR PURPOSE.
GO,
MAKE YOUR DEAL.
BUT REMEMBER,
SOONER OR LATER,
YOU'RE MINE.
WHAT'S YOUR ANSWER?
THIS.
FOOL.
YOU COULD HAVE HAD
YOUR SMALL VICTORY.
INSTEAD,
YOU'LL DIE FOR YOUR PRIDE.
THAT'S BETTER
THAN LIVING YOUR WAY.
[ grunting ]
I COULD HAVE KILLED
THE BEASTMASTER BUT NO.
BALCIFER WANTS IT ALL
FOR HIMSELF.
RUMOUR HAS IT
THAT HE'S GREEDY.
GET HIM!
[ moaning ]
[ grunting ]
YOU MUST DO YOUR OWN WORK
FOR A CHANGE.
WITH PLEASURE.
TAO,
SAVE THE AURYX.
I CAN HANDLE ZAD.
[ clanking ]
I'VE REALLY BEEN
LOOKING FORWARD
TO THIS.
[ grunting ]
ME TOO.
YOU'RE AS STUBBORN
AS YOUR FATHER.
NOW YOU'LL DIE LIKE HIM!
[ squeaking ]
Tao:
REMIND YOU OF YOUR KING?
[ grunting ]
[ clanking ]
HERE --
LET'S GO, LET'S GO.
OH, COME ON,
SHRINK.
DAR?
DAR, HELP!
YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE!
YOU'LL NEVER MAKE IT.
NO CROWN,
NO KINGDOM.
THE LINE OF ELDAR DIES HERE.
THE ARK --
ONLY YOU CAN DO IT.
SURE YOU'RE READY
FOR THE FINAL CHALLENGE?
I'M SURE.
THE NEXT ONE DESTROYS YOU.
NO!
YOU DARE TO DEFY ME,
HERE'S YOUR REWARD!
[ whooshing ]
[ wheezing ]
THAT WAS THE THIRD SIGN.
YOU BEAT BALCIFER.
Dar:
HE'S GONE,
BUT HE'S NOT BEATEN.
"WHEN BALCIFER FALLS,
THE FINAL CHALLENGE IS AT HAND."
THAT'S WHAT
THE THIRD SIGN MEANT.
Arina:
DAR USED THE ARK'S POWER
TO STOP BALCIFER
AND SAVED DARTANUS.
Tao:
HIS FAMILY'S INSIDE,
MAYBE FOREVER.
Dartanus:
THAT'S THE FINAL CHALLENGE.
DAR MUST FIND A WAY
TO FREE HIS FAMILY FROM THE ARK.
BUT BY SAVING ME,
YOU MAY HAVE PLAYED RIGHT
INTO THE EVIL ONE'S HANDS.
HOW CAN YOU BE SURE
YOU MADE
THE RIGHT MOVE?
IT'S FAITH.
REMEMBER?
THE GAME'S NOT OVER.
I'LL NEED YOUR HELP
WHEN I FINALLY DEFEAT BALCIFER.
ALL OF YOU.
AND THEN WE'LL FACE
THE FINAL CHALLENGE TOGETHER.
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[ hissing ]
[ thudding ]
ARINA, WHAT ARE
YOU DOING?
LEAVING --
I'VE HAD ENOUGH.
YOU CAN'T
QUIT NOW.
WHY NOT?
WE'LL NEVER FINISH YOUR QUEST.
WE'RE GETTING
CLOSE.
WE'VE NEVER
BEEN CLOSE!
I CAN FEEL IT.
FACE IT, DAR,
WE'RE GOING TO LOSE.
THEN, GO!
I'LL DO IT ON MY OWN.
UHH.
[ trilling ]
I KNEW I'D FIND YOU AGAIN.
YOU'RE THE LAST.
ONCE YOU'RE SAFE IN THE ARK,
WE'LL RID THE WORLD
OF THE DARKNESS.
[ whooshing ]
[ yelling ]
UGHH!
THAT WAS CLOSE.
IT WAS THE ONLY WAY
TO DRAW OUT ZAD'S MEN.
ARE THERE ANY MORE AROUND?
[ shrilling ]
SHARAK SAYS NO.
I NEVER DOUBTED
YOU'D FIND HER.
TAO KNEW SHE'D BE HERE.
IT'S OVER --
YOU'VE WON YOUR QUEST.
YOUR FAMILY WILL BE FREE.
Dar:
ONCE I FIGURE OUT
HOW TO BREAK THE SPELL
THAT TURNED THEM
INTO ANIMALS.
Arina:
YOU DON'T KNOW
HOW TO BREAK IT?
NOT YET.
THIS ISN'T GETTING
ANY EASIER.
[ rumbling ]
IT'S THE LORD OF DARKNESS.
IT'S JUST AN EARTHQUAKE.
[ rumbling ]
[ roaring ]
WE'RE NOT THAT LUCKY.
[ roaring ]
[ groaning ]
YOU'RE RIGHT.
[ roaring ]
[ grunting ]
TELL BALCIFER I SAID HELLO.
[ grunting ]
[ Balcifer's voice ]
TELL ME YOURSELF.
BALCIFER.
[ clanking ]
[ groaning ]
[ moaning ]
[ grunting ]
ARINA!
[ Balcifer's voice ]
HANG ON, DAR,
I'M COMING.
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.
[ grunting and roaring ]
I NEVER THOUGHT A SCYTHE
WAS YOUR STYLE.
[ clanking ]
[ roaring ]
YOU'LL JUST STAND THERE?
[ grunting ]
HE SEEMS TO BE DOING FINE
ON HIS OWN.
[ clanking ]
[ roaring ]
[ bellowing ]
I WAS WONDERING
WHEN YOU'D SHOW UP.
I LIKE TO THINK I APPEAR
WHEN I'M NEEDED MOST.
AND FIGHTING DEMONS
DOESN'T COUNT?
Dartanus:
YOU'LL HAVE WORSE TO FACE.
BELIEVE ME.
I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU FOUND
THE LAST OF YOUR FAMILY.
THANK YOU.
WHAT
ARE YOU DOING?
LET'S JUST SAY
I'M BEING CAUTIOUS.
YOUR DESTINY IS
AT A CROSSROAD, DAR.
YOU'RE SO CLOSE TO WINNING
THAT BALCIFER
WILL DO ANYTHING
TO STOP YOU.
HE'LL HAVE TO DO BETTER
THAN THAT.
HE WILL -- A SWORD MAY NOT STOP
HIS NEXT ATTACK.
WHAT THEN?
INSTINCT, INSIGHT.
MOST OF ALL,
YOUR FAITH --
THE ONLY THING THAT CAN STOP
THE LORD OF DARKNESS.
Arina:
I SUPPOSE YOU'VE DEFEATED
BALCIFER BEFORE.
NO ONE'S EVER DONE THAT.
EVIL CAN BE STEMMED,
BUT IT RETURNS
STRONGER THAN BEFORE.
FROM THIS POINT ON,
TRUST NO ONE.
[ yelling ]
I COULD STAND HIM
FINDING THE TIGER --
HE'S THE BEASTMASTER
AFTER ALL --
AND YOU'RE JUST,
JUST HUMAN,
UP TO A POINT,
BUT THEN,
TO FIND THE WOLF,
THEN THE HORSE,
AND EVEN THE DAMN GOAT --
FORGIVE AND FORGET.
IT'S NOT THE END
OF THE WORLD.
BUT ALL OF THEM!
EVERY SINGLE MEMBER
OF HIS FAMILY!
I SHALL HAVE YOU STUFFED
AND MOUNTED ON THE WALL.
BUT, THEN,
I'D HAVE TO LOOK AT YOUR
MISERABLE FACE EVERY SINGLE DAY!
SO, IT'LL BE BOILING OIL.
AN OFFERING
TO BALCIFER.
LET'S HOPE HE ACCEPTS IT.
YOU PRAY THAT BALCIFER STOPS
THE BEASTMASTER!
IF NOT,
THIS POOR WRETCH'S DEATH
WILL SEEM LIKE A PICNIC!
Tao:
ARE YOU SURE
IT'S ANOTHER CHALLENGE?
HOW MANY MORE CHALLENGES
DOES DAR HAVE TO FACE?
JUST ONE --
THE LAST.
MAYBE YOU READ
THE RUNES WRONG.
I WISH I HAD,
BUT I THINK NOT.
THREE SIGNS WILL SIGNAL THAT
THE FINAL CHALLENGE IS AT HAND.
THE FIRST:
"THE HOUSE OF ELDAR
TURNS AGAINST ITSELF."
SENDAR HAS TURNED
AGAINST YOU.
WHAT'S
THE SECOND?
"THE GOOD SHALL BECOME EVIL."
WHATEVER THAT MEANS.
LET'S GET THE GOLDEN AURYX
INTO THE ARK WHILE WE HAVE TIME.
Dar:
LET HIM FINISH --
WHAT'S THE THIRD?
"WHEN BALCIFER FALLS,
THE FINAL CHALLENGE IS AT HAND."
Dartanus:
THE RUNES WON'T TELL YOU
THE ANSWER.
YOU'LL HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT
YOURSELF.
YOU KNOW
ABOUT THIS?
THE FIRST SIGN
HAS ALREADY COME TO PASS.
AS FOR THE OTHERS,
THE ANSWERS MAY BE CLOSER
THAN YOU THINK.
I'VE NO TIME
FOR RIDDLES.
YOU DON'T HAVE TIME
FOR ANYTHING.
YOU MUST GET
THE LAST ANIMAL
INTO THE ARK.
FINALLY,
HE'S MAKING SENSE.
BUT YOU MUST DO IT ALONE.
ALONE --
WITH BALCIFER OUT THERE?
IF HE KNEW
WHERE THE ARK'S HIDDEN,
YOU'D BE IN DANGER.
YOU NEED OUR HELP --
TELL HIM.
ACTUALLY, TAO,
I AGREE WITH DARTANUS.
DAR HAS A BETTER CHANCE ALONE.
I'M NOT ALONE.
I HAVE THE ANIMALS
TO HELP ME.
[ growling ]
[ growling ]
ARE YOU SURE
HE'LL BE OKAY?
IT'S FOR THE BEST.
BELIEVE ME.
Zad:
BALCIFER.
LORD OF DARKNESS.
IN SPITE OF EVERYTHING
I'VE DONE,
WE STAND ON THE BRINK
OF DEFEAT.
HOW CAN I STOP
THE BEASTMASTER?
WHAT MUST I DO?
ANOTHER SACRIFICE?
IT'LL TAKE MORE THAN THAT
TO WIN THIS BATTLE.
Zad:
YOU!
YOU'RE TO BLAME FOR THIS!
YOU WON'T HELP THE BEASTMASTER
SNATCH VICTORY FROM MY GRASP!
KILL HER!
[ whooshing ]
[ muttering ]
IF YOU WANT TO STOP
THE BEASTMASTER, LISTEN!
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOU CAN
TALK TO ME LIKE THAT IN MY--
[ Balcifer's voice ]
BECAUSE YOU SERVE ME.
WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO,
TURN YOUR BODY INSIDE OUT --
WOULD THAT CONVINCE YOU?
Zad:
NO, NO, I,
I'M CONVINCED,
LORD OF DARKNESS.
MASTER OF MALEVOLENCE.
SUPREME ODIOUSNESS.
[ gasping ]
THE WORST HAS HAPPENED.
THE BEASTMASTER HAS FOUND
THE LAST ANIMAL OF HIS QUEST.
DUE TO YOUR INCOMPETENCE.
HE MUST NOT PLACE IT
IN THE CRYSTAL ARK.
DO YOU HAVE A PLAN
TO STOP HIM?
OHH...
THAT'S WHY YOU'RE USING THE BODY
OF DAR'S ALLY.
IT'S NOT JUST A BODY.
IT'S A WEAPON.
ONE THE BEASTMASTER
CAN'T FIGHT.
[ trilling ]
[ squeaking ]
YOU CAN EAT SOMETHING
BUT STAY CLOSE.
I WISH YOU COULD UNDERSTAND ME.
I THOUGHT I WAS CLOSE
TO WINNING.
EVEN IF I DEFEAT BALCIFER,
THERE'S STILL
A FINAL CHALLENGE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.
MOTHER?
AS YOU GROW CLOSER
TO WINNING,
I GAIN STRENGTH,
BUT SO DOES THE LORD OF EVIL.
HOW DO
I DEFEAT HIM?
TO WIN,
YOU MUST RISK EVERYTHING.
USE THE STRENGTH
OF ELDAR.
BUT HOW?
THE POWER OF THE ARK.
USE IT AGAINST BALCIFER
OR THE FINAL CHALLENGE IS LOST.
PLEASE DON'T GO.
WAIT.
[ shrilling ]
SEE ANYTHING?
NOTHING YET.
WHAT
HAVE YOU GOT?
NOTHING.
Both:
WHOA!
[ shouting ]
[ The Auryx trilling ]
YOU'LL NEED MORE THAN
JUNGLE TRICKS TO SAVE YOU NOW.
FIVE AGAINST ONE.
I DO LIKE THE ODDS.
FIVE AGAINST TWO,
ZAD.
YOU SAID ALONE, BUT I FIGURED
YOU MIGHT NEED MY HELP.
[ grunting ]
THERE'S TOO MANY OF THEM.
WHERE IS THE CRYSTAL ARK --
I'LL TAKE THE AURYX.
THERE'S NO TIME --
TELL ME WHERE IT IS.
[ growling ]
WHERE'S THE ARK,
DAR?
DON'T YOU TRUST ME?
I'LL TAKE HER BACK.
YOU DO TRUST ME,
DON'T YOU?
WHY WON'T YOU TELL ME
WHERE THE CRYSTAL ARK IS?
I CAN'T.
YOU MAY HAVE
THE CRYSTAL ARK...
[ Balcifer's voice ]
...BUT I HAVE THE AURYX.
BALCIFER.
NOW, BEASTMASTER,
LET'S SEE HOW YOU DIE.
WITHOUT THE AURYX,
YOUR QUEST IS LOST.
I'LL FIND A WAY TO STOP YOU.
[ Arina's voice ]
ARINA'S IN HERE TOO.
[ clanking ]
I DON'T WANT TO HURT YOU,
ARINA.
[ Balcifer's voice ]
THAT'S WHY YOU'LL LOSE.
YOUR LIFE OR ARINA'S.
I KNOW YOU CAN'T KILL HER.
[ thudding ]
I WAS RIGHT.
YOU CAN'T DO IT.
DAR MIGHT NOT KILL YOU,
BUT I WILL.
WE CAN'T HURT HER.
Dartanus:
SHE'S NOT ARINA.
SHE'S BALCIFER.
SHE'S BEEN POSSESSED.
YOU THINK THESE WILL STOP ME?
WE MUST GET BALCIFER
OUT OF HER.
THERE'S ONLY ONE SURE WAY.
KILL HER.
IS THAT THE BEST
YOU CAN DO?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING --
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO HELP ME.
I AM.
HOW DO I KNOW
BALCIFER HASN'T POSSESSED YOU?
YOU ONLY HAVE YOUR FAITH
THAT I'M HERE FOR YOU,
THE SAME WAY I WAS HERE
TO FIGHT FOR YOUR FATHER.
NO MORE WORDS,
NO MORE RIDDLES.
YOU FIGHT WITH ME
BY MY SIDE.
AS LONG AS YOU HAVE FAITH
IN ME,
I'LL BE HERE
FOR YOU.
DO YOU
BELIEVE THAT?
HE'LL DESERT YOU
WHEN THE TIME COMES, YOU'LL SEE.
GIVE ME THE SWORD OF ELDAR.
[ Balcifer's voice ]
DON'T LISTEN TO HIM.
BALCIFER KNOWS
THE POWER OF THE SWORD.
IT'S THE ONLY WAY.
Dar:
NO!
I'LL DO IT.
DAR,
YOU CAN'T!
I'M SORRY,
ARINA.
[ yelling ]
[ screaming ]
[ sizzling ]
THIS ISN'T FINISHED.
YOU HAVEN'T WON.
IT'S JUST BEGINNING.
ARINA, ARINA.
AHH.
[ groaning ]
WHAT HAPPENED?
THE LORD OF DARKNESS,
HE POSSESSED YOU.
AHH.
WHERE'S THE AURYX?
BALCIFER HAS HER NOW.
[ hooting ]
UGH!
YOU SAY A WORD,
SAY ONE WORD,
AND I'LL HAVE YOU FED
TO THE HYENAS.
WHO PUT THAT THERE?
[ twittering ]
OHH.
IT'S HER.
GOLDEN AURYX.
I'VE WON.
WE'VE WON.
THE BEASTMASTER'S LOST!
I'LL BE THE MASTER
OF THE WORLD!
Balcifer:
NOT QUITE!
WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?
INDEED.
WHO IN HELL?
YOU TOOK THE WORDS
FROM MY MOUTH.
NO.
BALCIFER?
IN THE FLESH?
HOW CAN I BE SURE?
[ screaming ]
[ stuttering ]
FORGIVE ME, YOUR DARKNESS.
I WAS EXPECTING
SOMEONE A LITTLE TALLER.
REALLY?
PERHAPS YOU'D PREFER THIS.
OR THIS.
OR CLOVEN HOOVES?
OR HORNS, PERHAPS?
NO, NO,
YOU LOOK VERY NICE.
A SERVANT SHOULD KNOW
HIS MASTER.
I WAS EXPECTING
MORE OF A PARTNERSHIP
WITH A COMMON GOAL,
WITH
MUTUAL RESPECT.
SILENCE.
WE HAVE
THE BEASTMASTER'S MOTHER.
Zad:
SO WE CAN KILL HER.
AND I CHOSE YOU
TO REPRESENT ME ON EARTH?
SHE LIVES
BECAUSE THE SON OF ELDAR
WILL COME FOR HER.
[ chuckling ]
THEN WE KILL
THEM BOTH.
THERE'S HOPE FOR YOU YET.
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE,
BEING POSSESSED BY BALCIFER.
WAS IT TERRIBLE?
Arina:
IT WAS LIKE DROWNING
IN A BOTTOMLESS PIT OF HATE.
I ALWAYS THOUGHT I KNEW
WHAT EVIL WAS.
IT'S SO MUCH WORSE.
[ sighing ]
Tao:
YOU'RE IT.
THE SECOND SIGN:
"THE GOOD SHALL BECOME EVIL."
THAT'S YOU.
I NEVER THOUGHT OF MYSELF
AS GOOD.
FIRST TWO SIGNS
HAVE COME TO PASS.
IF THE LAST ONE DOES--
"WHEN BALCIFER FALLS, THE FINAL
CHALLENGE WILL BE AT HAND."
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
Dartanus:
IT MEANS YOU DON'T HAVE
MUCH TIME.
Dar:
THE AURYX IS IN XINCA.
Arina:
WE'LL STEAL HER BACK.
BALCIFER WILL EXPECT THAT.
HE'LL COME LOOKING
FOR THE ARK.
Tao:
THERE'S NO WAY OUT.
IT'S THE END-GAME.
BALCIFER'S MADE HIS MOVE.
NOW IT'S UP TO YOU.
WE MUST DO SOMETHING
HE WON'T EXPECT.
WE'LL TAKE THE ARK TO XINCA.
PUT THE ARK AND THE AURYX
IN BALCIFER'S REACH.
YOU'LL BE RISKING EVERYTHING
TO WIN.
SOMETIMES IT'S THE ONLY WAY.
LIKE DARTANUS SAID,
END-GAME.
Tao:
I THOUGHT HE PROMISED
TO FIGHT ALONGSIDE YOU.
HE WILL.
Zad:
THERE MUST BE SOMETHING
THAT PLEASES
THE LORD OF EVIL.
A FEAST FIT
FOR A SUPREME RULER.
I DON'T EAT.
WOMEN.
YOU MUST LOVE WOMEN, HUH --
HEH, HEH.
IT'S NOT THE FLESH I DESIRE.
I DON'T
FOLLOW YOU.
IT'S THE SOUL.
[ moaning ]
SHE WAS ONE OF MY FAVOURITES.
OF COURSE,
EACH TO HIS OWN.
WHATEVER PLEASES YOU.
[ chuckling ]
ONLY ONE THING
WILL PLEASE ME.
WHEN THE BEASTMASTER COMES
FOR THE AURYX.
HE'LL BRING
HIS FRIENDS.
OF COURSE.
AND THE CRYSTAL ARK.
WHAT IF
HE WON'T?
CHOICE IS AN ILLUSION.
I HAVEN'T GIVEN HIM ONE.
HMM, HIS SPIRIT WARRIOR
WILL INTERFERE.
HE ALWAYS DOES.
I'M COUNTING ON IT.
BALCIFER!
[ echoing ]
AT LAST.
HE'S COME TO ME.
WHO'S COME?
HE'S A VERY DIFFICULT MAN
TO LIKE.
[ roaring ]
NO.
SHOW ME YOUR TRUE FORM.
[ roaring ]
YOU DON'T REALLY MEAN THAT.
[ chuckling ]
MY TRUE FORM IS SUFFERING,
PAIN AND DARKNESS.
THEY'RE A LITTLE HARDER
TO BEAT WITH A SWORD.
YOU CHOOSE TO FIGHT ME
FACE TO FACE
AFTER ALL THESE YEARS?
A CHANGE OF HEART.
FOR
A THOUSAND YEARS
YOU'VE CAUSED ME TROUBLE,
ROBBED ME OF VICTORY.
[ thundering ]
NOW I'LL DESTROY YOU
FOREVER.
WE'VE ALL GOT TO GO SOMETIME.
[ clanking ]
[ grunting ]
[ sword swooshing ]
I THINK YOUR TIME IS NOW.
YOU'VE BEEN A PAIN
IN MY SIDE
SINCE THE BEGINNING
OF TIME.
NOT ANYMORE.
[ thundering stops ]
MAYBE EVIL NEEDS GOOD
TO FEED ON.
MAYBE IF YOU KILL ME,
YOU DESTROY YOURSELF.
I'VE GOT A BETTER USE
FOR YOU.
I HAVE AN OFFER
FOR THE BEASTMASTER.
HE'D NEVER LISTEN TO YOU.
HE'LL LISTEN TO YOU.
WHY WOULD I BE YOUR MESSENGER?
I CAN MAKE YOU SUFFER
ETERNALLY.
IT'S WHAT I DO BEST.
ASK ANYONE.
NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
NO --
OH.
WELL,
HOW'S THIS?
IT'S YOUR ONLY CHANCE,
HOWEVER SLIM IT MAY BE,
TO SAVE THE SON OF ELDAR.
SOMETHING'S WRONG --
I CAN TELL.
DO YOU TRUST
DARTANUS?
HE'S DAR'S SPIRIT WARRIOR.
Arina:
WHY WON'T HE TELL HIM
HOW TO WIN?
WHY MAKE HIM FIGURE IT OUT
FOR HIMSELF?
Tao:
AFTER DAR'S WON,
HE'LL WEAR THE CROWN OF ELDAR.
WHETHER HE LIKES IT OR NOT,
HIS LIFE WILL CHANGE.
SINCE I'VE MET DAR,
MY LIFE'S CHANGED, I'VE GROWN.
I HAVE SOMETHING
TO FIGHT FOR.
YOU'RE PART OF THAT FIGHT TOO.
NO LONGER A WARRIOR
FOR HIRE.
YOU'VE CHANGED,
WE'VE CHANGED.
WE MUST LET DAR CHANGE TOO.
WE MAY NO LONGER BE PART
OF THAT CHANGE.
[ hissing ]
[ wheezing ]
WHAT'S WRONG?
[ wheezing ]
LIZARD.
SINCE WHEN DO LIZARDS
BOTHER YOU?
THEY DON'T.
[ silently ]
BOO.
[ wheezing ]
[ wheezing ]
ANY SIGN OF DAR YET?
NOTHING.
HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN HERE
WITH THE ARK.
HUH?
Dar:
YOU OKAY?
FINE.
ONE OR TWO GUARDS
AREN'T FEELING TOO WELL.
YOU HAVE THE ARK.
NOW WE MUST FIND
THE AURYX.
WE MUST HIDE
THE ARK.
WHO'LL STAY
WITH IT?
NO ONE.
YOU CAN'T LEAVE IT UNGUARDED.
IT'S THE SAFEST WAY.
I DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.
IT'S ME,
ISN'T IT?
YOU DON'T TRUST ME.
BALCIFER COULD BE ANYWHERE.
HE COULD BE USING
ANY BODY.
[ sighing ]
I WISH THERE WAS ANOTHER WAY.
THIS IS ME, NOT BALCIFER --
TRUST ME.
IF DAR THINKS IT'S BEST,
THEN WE MUST TRUST HIM.
I'LL BE BACK
AS SOON AS I CAN.
WE'LL WAIT.
DON'T FEEL BAD.
DAR DIDN'T MEAN ANYTHING
BY IT.
NEITHER DID I.
WHAT
ARE YOU DOING?
FOLLOWING DAR.
THIS ISN'T
LIKE YOU.
YOU DON'T TRUST ME NOW,
EITHER?
WHAT'S THIS --
A FAMILY SPAT?
GET OUT OF HERE.
I'LL TAKE CARE OF THIS.
[ purring ]
[ Balcifer's voice ]
YOU WON'T DO THAT.
OHH!
YOU TOOK
LONG ENOUGH.
UNLIKE YOU, I CAN'T CHANGE
BODIES WHEN IT SUITS ME.
I HAVE TO WALK.
WHERE'S THE BEASTMASTER?
HIDING THE ARK
FROM ME.
DO YOU WANT ME TO KILL HER?
I STILL HAVE
A USE FOR HER.
CHAIN HER IN THE DUNGEONS.
LET'S GET
THE ARK.
[ ferrets squeaking ]
[ sniffing ]
I KNOW IT'S DANGEROUS
TO LEAVE IT HERE.
I DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.
[ groaning ]
I WANT TO KILL
HIM NOW.
[ Balcifer's voice ]
THAT'S WHY YOU'RE
THE SERVANT
AND I'M THE MASTER.
Zad:
I DO HATE IT WHEN YOU'RE IN
THAT PIPSQUEAK'S BODY.
JUST GET
THE ARK.
AFTER I'M GONE, YOU CAN HAVE
YOUR FUN WITH THIS ONE.
CHAIN HIM UP
NEXT TO THE GIRL.
LORD OF DARKNESS.
ANYONE HOME?
[ Tao's voice ]
ZAD.
JUST CHECKING.
AHH!
THAT'S THE WAY I LIKE IT.
TAO?
[ squeaking ]
TAO'S GONE TOO.
WE HAVE TO FIND THEM
AND THE GOLDEN AURYX.
BE CAREFUL.
YOU'LL NEVER FIND
THE CRYSTAL ARK.
Tao:
ONCE DAR PUTS THE AURYX
INSIDE THE ARK,
THE PROPHECY WILL BE FULFILLED.
Zad:
BECAUSE JUSTICE ALWAYS WINS.
GOOD ALWAYS TRIUMPHS
OVER EVIL...
...AND SCUM SINKS
TO THE BOTTOM.
TAKE YOUR PICK,
ZAD.
Zad:
I GUESS SOMEONE
JUST FORGOT TO TELL ME.
Tao:
THE ARK.
[ chuckling ]
YOUR PRECIOUS BEASTMASTER'S
ALREADY LOST.
HE JUST DOESN'T KNOW IT YET.
[ The Auryx trilling ]
[ trilling ]
Balcifer:
I'VE BEEN EXPECTING YOU.
ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF.
I KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
WE'RE LIKE A MOTH AND A FLAME,
YOU AND I.
GUESS WHO'S THE MOTH?
I'VE COME HERE
FOR THE AURYX.
YOU HAVEN'T HEARD MY OFFER.
VICTORY FOR YOU.
THE ONE YOU FOUGHT
SO HARD FOR.
MY GIFT TO YOU.
EXPECT ME
TO BELIEVE THAT?
WOULD I LIE
TO YOU?
YES.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
BUT NOT ABOUT THIS.
YOU CAN HAVE YOUR KINGDOM
OF PEACE,
AND YOUR FRIENDS,
AND YOUR ANIMALS YOU LOVE,
AS LONG AS YOU REMAIN HERE.
IN XINCA?
THIS CAN
BE YOUR LITTLE PARADISE.
WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF THE
WORLD -- THE ANIMALS, PEOPLE?
WON'T BE YOUR CONCERN ANYMORE.
[ whooshing ]
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
[ clanking ]
I DON'T BARGAIN
WITH THE DEVIL.
[ yelling ]
I CAN'T LET YOU DO IT.
YOU'RE WITH HIM?
YOU'RE ON HIS SIDE?
YOU BETRAYED ME AND MY FATHER.
I TOLD YOU
YOU HAD TO HAVE FAITH.
YOU TOLD ME
YOU'D FIGHT ALONGSIDE ME!
OH, HE TRIED.
YOU LOST?
I PROMISED HIM
YOU'D HEAR HIS OFFER.
IT'S A LOT TO THINK ABOUT.
NO SUFFERING --
PEACE FOREVER.
ONLY IN XINCA.
YOU'LL CARRY ON
THE LINE OF ELDAR.
Dartanus:
ISN'T THAT
WHAT YOU'VE BEEN FIGHTING FOR?
I'VE BEEN FIGHTING
AGAINST HIM!
YOU LOSE;
YOU HAVE NOTHING.
I HAVE THE ARK.
AND I STILL HAVE THE COURAGE
THAT I CAN WIN.
YOU REALLY THINK SO?
LET'S TAKE A LITTLE TRIP,
THEN, SHALL WE?
[ snapping fingers ]
Dar:
I HID THE ARK --
THIS IS A TRICK.
IT'S VERY REAL.
AND SO IS SHE.
LOSE SOMETHING,
BEASTMASTER?
EH?
[ Zad chuckling ]
DON'T.
OH.
[ gnawing ]
Tao:
KODO, PODO.
HOW CAN IT WORK THIS TIME?
I NEVER THOUGHT
I'D SAY THIS, TAO,
BUT WE MIGHT AS WELL GIVE UP.
DO YOU THINK ZAD
WILL KILL US QUICK?
HE'LL TORTURE US FIRST.
[ groaning ]
KODO, PODO.
GET A MOVE ON.
Balcifer:
I'VE BEEN VERY GENEROUS.
YOU HAVE
THE ARK.
YOU HAVE MY MOTHER.
WHY DO YOU NEED TO BARGAIN
WITH ME AT ALL?
YOUR DEATH
IS NOT WHAT I'M AFTER.
YOU NEED ME
TO ABANDON MY QUEST.
BETRAY EVERYTHING
I BELIEVE IN.
IT WOULD BE EASIER
FOR BOTH OF US IF YOU DID.
[ inhaling ]
MAYBE SO,
BUT I NEED
TO SEE MY FRIENDS.
I NEED TO MAKE SURE
THEY'RE ALIVE.
AGREED.
BUT YOU BETTER COME BACK.
IF YOU DON'T,
I'LL KILL EVERYTHING YOU LOVE.
AS PAINFULLY AS POSSIBLE.
[ squeaking ]
SOMEONE'S COMING.
SHOW YOURSELF,
ZAD.
DO YOU HIDE LIKE THE RATS?
AHH.
IS THAT ANY
WAY TO TALK?
DAR,
I THOUGHT WE WERE DEAD.
ARE YOU
ALL RIGHT?
WE ARE NOW.
YEAH.
BALCIFER HAS MY MOTHER
AND THE ARK.
WE ARE DEAD.
NO.
HE SAID WE'LL BE ALL RIGHT
IF WE STAY IN XINCA.
YOU DIDN'T ACCEPT THE OFFER,
DID YOU?
NO --
I'LL FIGHT HIM.
THEN TAKE US WITH YOU.
I CAN'T.
YOU MUST TRUST US SOMETIME.
YOU'LL BE SAFE DOWN HERE.
TRUST ME.
Dartanus:
DON'T FORGET
THE STRONGEST WEAPON.
YOUR FAITH.
I TOLD YOU
I'D FIGHT BY YOUR SIDE.
WHY DID YOU DELIVER
BALCIFER'S OFFER?
IT WAS THE ONLY WAY
I COULD STAY AND HELP YOU.
WHAT ABOUT THE THIRD SIGN --
"THE FINAL CHALLENGE"?
IT'S UP TO HIM.
IT'S YOUR LAST MOVE,
DAR.
ONLY YOU CAN DECIDE.
WHAT'S IT GONNA BE?
I CAN STILL WIN.
YOU MUST HELP GET DAR'S MOTHER
IN THE ARK.
ANY MAGIC SPELL
TO FREE US?
YES.
BUT WHY NOT USE A KEY?
[ giggling ]
[ rattling ]
YOU'RE MAKING A DEAL
WITH YOUR SWORN ENEMY.
WHY NOT JUST KILL HIM?
THERE'S FAR MORE TO GAIN
FROM HIS CORRUPTION.
Zad:
IF I CAN'T HAVE
THE BEASTMASTER,
AT LEAST GIVE ME HIS FRIENDS.
WHY NOT?
THEY'VE SERVED THEIR PURPOSE.
GO,
MAKE YOUR DEAL.
BUT REMEMBER,
SOONER OR LATER,
YOU'RE MINE.
WHAT'S YOUR ANSWER?
THIS.
FOOL.
YOU COULD HAVE HAD
YOUR SMALL VICTORY.
INSTEAD,
YOU'LL DIE FOR YOUR PRIDE.
THAT'S BETTER
THAN LIVING YOUR WAY.
[ grunting ]
I COULD HAVE KILLED
THE BEASTMASTER BUT NO.
BALCIFER WANTS IT ALL
FOR HIMSELF.
RUMOUR HAS IT
THAT HE'S GREEDY.
GET HIM!
[ moaning ]
[ grunting ]
YOU MUST DO YOUR OWN WORK
FOR A CHANGE.
WITH PLEASURE.
TAO,
SAVE THE AURYX.
I CAN HANDLE ZAD.
[ clanking ]
I'VE REALLY BEEN
LOOKING FORWARD
TO THIS.
[ grunting ]
ME TOO.
YOU'RE AS STUBBORN
AS YOUR FATHER.
NOW YOU'LL DIE LIKE HIM!
[ squeaking ]
Tao:
REMIND YOU OF YOUR KING?
[ grunting ]
[ clanking ]
HERE --
LET'S GO, LET'S GO.
OH, COME ON,
SHRINK.
DAR?
DAR, HELP!
YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE!
YOU'LL NEVER MAKE IT.
NO CROWN,
NO KINGDOM.
THE LINE OF ELDAR DIES HERE.
THE ARK --
ONLY YOU CAN DO IT.
SURE YOU'RE READY
FOR THE FINAL CHALLENGE?
I'M SURE.
THE NEXT ONE DESTROYS YOU.
NO!
YOU DARE TO DEFY ME,
HERE'S YOUR REWARD!
[ whooshing ]
[ wheezing ]
THAT WAS THE THIRD SIGN.
YOU BEAT BALCIFER.
Dar:
HE'S GONE,
BUT HE'S NOT BEATEN.
"WHEN BALCIFER FALLS,
THE FINAL CHALLENGE IS AT HAND."
THAT'S WHAT
THE THIRD SIGN MEANT.
Arina:
DAR USED THE ARK'S POWER
TO STOP BALCIFER
AND SAVED DARTANUS.
Tao:
HIS FAMILY'S INSIDE,
MAYBE FOREVER.
Dartanus:
THAT'S THE FINAL CHALLENGE.
DAR MUST FIND A WAY
TO FREE HIS FAMILY FROM THE ARK.
BUT BY SAVING ME,
YOU MAY HAVE PLAYED RIGHT
INTO THE EVIL ONE'S HANDS.
HOW CAN YOU BE SURE
YOU MADE
THE RIGHT MOVE?
IT'S FAITH.
REMEMBER?
THE GAME'S NOT OVER.
I'LL NEED YOUR HELP
WHEN I FINALLY DEFEAT BALCIFER.
ALL OF YOU.
AND THEN WE'LL FACE
THE FINAL CHALLENGE TOGETHER.
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