BeastMaster (1999–2002): Season 3, Episode 9 - Serpent's Kiss - full transcript
Zad finds an ally in Nadeea, a beautiful succubus who will stop at nothing to destroy the Beastmaster.
[ hooting ]
[ thundering ]
[ thundering ]
Nadeea:
A LITTLE STORM WOULDN'T KEEP
A MAN LIKE KING ZAD AWAY.
NOT FROM ALL--
Zad:
NO WARM WELCOME?
NO SYMPATHY FOR YOUR KING
AFTER A HARD DAY, HUH?
THE THRILL OF THE NEW.
REMIND ME TO REWARD
WHOEVER FOUND YOU.
YOU'RE NOT AFRAID
TO LOOK ME IN THE EYE?
THE EYES ARE THE WINDOWS
TO THE SOUL.
REALLY?
AND WHAT DO YOU
SEE THERE?
A MAN WITH THE COURAGE
TO APPRECIATE
WHAT I HAVE TO OFFER.
AWAY, AWAY.
OH.
IT'S A LITTLE TOO LATE
TO BE SHY, ISN'T IT?
DON'T WORRY.
WE BOTH WANT
THE SAME THING.
I CERTAINLY HOPE SO.
I MEANT THE BEASTMASTER.
HOW DID YOU GET IN HERE?
WHO ARE YOU?
SOMEONE WHO CAN HELP YOU.
EVERYONE WANTS TO BE A FRIEND
WITH A POWERFUL MAN.
YOU WANT BEASTMASTER DEFEATED.
I CAN DO THAT.
YOU?
HOW?
THE BEASTMASTER'S FAMILY
STILL LIVES, IN HIDING.
BEFORE YOU DISPENSE WITH HIM,
I MUST FIND OUT WHERE THEY ARE,
AND WHERE HE'S HIDDEN
THE CRYSTAL ARK.
WHAT DO YOU NEED FROM ME?
I NEED TO GET INSIDE
HIS TIGHT-KNIT LITTLE GROUP
WITHOUT ROUSING HIS SUSPICIONS,
ESPECIALLY
FROM TAO
AND ARINA.
WHAT DO YOU GET
OUT OF IT?
YOU LET ME WORRY ABOUT THAT.
FOR THE SAKE OF DISCUSSION,
WHEN COULD YOU BEGIN?
I'VE ALREADY STARTED.
REALLY?
[ thundering ]
[ voices screaming ]
[ exploding ]
[ voices wailing ]
[ tormented wailing ]
Voices:
ARINA!
HELP US!
[ voices wailing ]
[ pounding ]
[ pounding and wailing ]
[ wailing hysterically ]
[ whooshing ]
[ wailing ]
[ whooshing ]
WHAT'S THAT?
[ wailing ]
ARINA, WHAT WAS THAT?
MY GRANDFATHER.
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.
THIS WILL SAVE YOU CARRYING
BUCKETS TO WATER YOUR CROPS.
[ giggling ]
[ screaming ]
Warriors:
OVER THERE!
SOMEONE, HELP, PLEASE --
KING ZAD WILL HAVE MY HEAD.
YOU MUST SAVE ME, PLEASE!
I WON'T LET THEM HARM YOU.
RUN.
UHHH!
[ grunting ]
[ groaning ]
[ grunting ]
[ panting ]
NO!
[ grunting ]
[ gagging ]
PICK ON A MAN FOR A CHANGE?
IT'S NICE TO SEE CHIVALRY
ISN'T DEAD.
BRING HIM.
I HAVE
TO DO THIS.
I UNDERSTAND -- THAT'S
WHY I CAN'T LET YOU DO IT ALONE.
DAR, THIS IS MY BATTLE
TO FIGHT.
MY SACRED DUTY
TO MY PEOPLE.
ARINA, YOU'RE THE LAST
OF YOUR PEOPLE.
SOME DARK FORCE HAS OPENED
THE GRAVES OF MY ANCESTORS.
THEIR SOULS HAVE BEEN SCATTERED
TO THE FOUR WINDS.
[ voices wailing ]
IS BALCIFER GETTING STRENGTH
BY FEEDING ON THEIR TORMENT?
WHATEVER THE REASON,
I MUST GATHER THESE SOULS
BY THE NEXT MOON.
I HAVE THREE DAYS
TO RETURN THEM
TO THEIR RESTING-PLACE.
HOW?
MY PEOPLE HAVE A POWERFUL RITUAL
CALLED THE J'FARR.
WE USE IT TO SUMMON THE SPIRITS
OF OUR DEAD WARRIORS.
WE USE IT TO CALL
FOR THEIR HELP IN BATTLE.
CAN YOU USE IT
TO LAY THEM
TO REST?
I THINK SO.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE'S
PERFORMED THE J'FARR ALONE.
THIS TIME YOU
WON'T BE ALONE.
HA.
[ bird calling ]
WHAT IS IT?
IT'S TAO --
ZAD'S MEN
ARE TAKING HIM
TO XINCA.
NOW?
GO AHEAD --
I'LL CATCH UP WITH YOU.
NO, I'LL COME
WITH YOU.
IT MAY BE A TRAP.
IT'LL BE QUICKER.
WE'LL GET TAO OUT AND BE BACK
ON THE TRAIL BY DAWN.
ALL RIGHT, COME ON.
[ yelling insults ]
[ grunting ]
HEROISM IS A CONTAGIOUS DISEASE,
MY FRIEND.
YOU MUST HAVE LEARNED IT
FROM THE BEASTMASTER.
THERE'S ONLY ONE CURE
FOR THIS AFFLICTION --
EXQUISITELY
PAINFUL DEATH.
Nadeea:
PLEASE, SIRE,
SHOW HIM MERCY.
HE WAS ONLY TRYING
TO HELP ME.
MERCY IS A RARE COMMODITY.
SAVE IT FOR YOURSELF.
SIRE, WHAT HAVE I DONE?
SEDITION, TREASON.
TRYING TO CONVINCE MY GIRLS
TO RUN OFF.
FORGET MY FEELINGS.
[ chuckling ]
HOW WOULD THEY GET BY
IN THIS CRUEL WORLD
WITHOUT MY GENEROSITY
AND UNDERSTANDING?
DO YOU HAVE
AN APPROPRIATE PENALTY FOR THAT?
OH, WE'RE WASTING TIME.
TELL ME --
I KNOW THE BEASTMASTER
HAS THE CRYSTAL ARK --
WHERE IS IT?
Nadeea:
SAY SOMETHING
OR HE'LL
KILL YOU!
[ panting ]
NO.
UGH!
[ choking ]
THIS IS USELESS.
TELL ME!
[ thudding ]
RELEASE HIM.
YOU...
LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE.
YOU'RE TO SCARE HIM,
NOT KNOCK HIM SENSELESS.
HAVE
A BETTER IDEA?
I DO.
I MUST KNOW
WHERE
THE BEASTMASTER
IS HIDING
HIS FAMILY.
YOU LET ME WORK ON HIM,
MY WAY.
YOU'D BETTER
FIND OUT.
MY JACKALS
HAVEN'T BEEN FED
FOR TWO DAYS --
IN TWO DAYS,
THEY'LL BE
RAVENOUS.
YOU HAVE
THAT LONG.
WHAT DID YOU FIND?
IT'S BAD.
IS HE HURT?
ZAD TORTURED HIM
IN THE TOWN SQUARE.
I DON'T THINK
TAO SAID ANYTHING.
THEY'VE TAKEN HIM TO THE CELLS.
CAN YOU FORGIVE ME?
IF IT WASN'T FOR ME
YOU WOULDN'T BE HERE.
I'VE BEEN IN
WORSE SITUATIONS.
YOU HAVE?
NOT
MUCH WORSE.
BUT
DON'T WORRY.
HELP IS
ON ITS WAY.
HOW CAN YOU BE SO SURE?
I JUST AM.
TRUST ME.
I DON'T EVEN
KNOW YOUR NAME.
I'M TAO.
I AM NADEEA.
[ lips smacking ]
ZAD CAPTURED ME
AND THREW ME IN HIS HAREM.
THIS ARK ZAD ASKED ABOUT.
WHY IS HE SO INTERESTED
IN IT?
THE FATE
OF THE WORLD
DEPENDS ON IT.
AND YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS?
I DIDN'T
TELL ZAD.
NO, NO.
NO, YOU WERE VERY BRAVE,
VERY BRAVE.
IT MUST BE
A TERRIBLE RESPONSIBILITY,
KNOWING SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
[ footsteps ]
Tao:
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
NO!
[ thudding ]
TAO!
Nadeea:
TAO!
[ clanging ]
[ sizzling ]
WHERE'S KING ZAD?
AHH, YES.
HIS HIGHNESS SEEMS
RATHER TAKEN WITH YOU.
THE USUAL PUNISHMENT
FOR ESCAPING
THE HAREM IS RATHER
MORE SWIFT,
MORE GRUESOME.
ARE YOU DISAPPOINTED?
HMM.
THE SIGNS ARE OBSCURE,
MURKY,
BUT THIS NOSE CAN DETECT
THE ODOUR OF BRIMSTONE.
YOU'RE NO ORDINARY
HAREM WENCH.
HOW PERCEPTIVE.
KING ZAD IS LUCKY
TO HAVE YOU.
FROM MY DIVINATION,
I BELIEVE YOU
TO BE A SUCCUBUS,
A DEMON WHO FEEDS
ON INNOCENT HUMAN SOULS.
IF I AM,
THEN YOU'RE
IN NO DANGER.
WHO SENT YOU --
BALCIFER?
NOT EVERYONE
SERVES A MASTER AS YOU DO,
SLYTHIUS.
YOU'D DO WELL TO REMEMBER
WHO MY MASTER IS.
AND SO WOULD YOU!
I CAN GIVE BALCIFER
THE TORMENTED SOULS
OF A THOUSAND NAMIB WARRIORS
TO FEED
HIS APPETITE.
UNLESS...
THE BEASTMASTER
STOPS YOU.
MY GIFT OF HIS SOUL TO BALCIFER
WILL BE THE CROWNING TOUCH.
BUT YOU CANNOT JUST TAKE IT,
CAN YOU?
BEFORE YOU STEAL
SOMEONE'S SOUL,
HE MUST ASK YOU FOR HELP.
AND IF YOU'RE SO POWERFUL,
WHY DO YOU NEED
KING ZAD'S HELP?
DON'T YOU HAVE
ANY IMAGINATION?
THINK
HOW MUCH SWEETER IT IS
FOR THEM TO THINK
THEY'RE SAVING MY LIFE.
TAO WILL NEVER SUSPECT.
HM.
[ door creaking ]
[ gate rumbling ]
ARINA!
UGH!
ARINA!
[ straining ]
HURRY!
THE JAR --
I NEED IT FOR THE J'FARR!
UGH!
Dar:
ARINA, HURRY!
UGH!
I CAN'T HOLD IT.
SLIDE THROUGH.
I CAN'T.
QUICKLY.
HURRY!
[ gate rumbling ]
CAN'T HOLD IT.
WHEW.
THAT WAS CLOSE.
WITHOUT THIS,
EVERYTHING WOULD HAVE BEEN LOST.
IT MIGHT BE
IF WE DON'T
FIND TAO
AND GET OUT.
[ keys rattling ]
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
WHAT DID ZAD DO TO YOU?
NOTHING HE HASN'T
DONE BEFORE.
WHATEVER YOU HAD TO DO FOR HIM,
IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.
SORRY WE HAD
TO MEET LIKE THIS.
YOU'VE BEEN
SO KIND TO ME.
YOUR FAMILY MUST
BE WORRIED.
I HAVE NO FAMILY.
NO WIFE,
NO CHILDREN?
I'VE BEEN TOO BUSY.
TOO BUSY
FOR EVERYTHING?
STUDYING AND LEARNING
TAKES UP A LOT OF MY TIME.
YOU MUST BE
SO LONELY.
NOT REALLY.
EVERYTHING ABOUT THE WORLD
FASCINATES ME.
AND ME?
DO I FASCINATE
YOU, TAO?
[ pounding ]
OPEN UP.
ZAD WANTS THE WOMAN.
[ thudding ]
Nadeea:
SOMEONE'S COMING.
YOU SHOULD MAKE A RUN FOR IT.
NO, I'M NOT
LEAVING YOU.
Dar:
TAO.
Tao:
I TOLD YOU HELP WAS ON THE WAY.
[ keys rattling ]
GLAD TO SEE YOU.
SHHH.
WHO IS THIS?
NADEEA --
SHE'S COMING.
SHE'LL SLOW
US DOWN.
CAN'T LEAVE HER HERE.
TAO, SHE'S RIGHT, GO.
I'M NOT LEAVING
WITHOUT YOU.
ZAD WILL
KILL HER.
IF SHE STAYS,
I STAY.
BRING HER.
AHH.
THEY'VE GIVEN THE ALARM.
THIS SHOULD
BE FUN.
IN YOUR CUPS AS USUAL, ZAD.
[ panting ]
THE GUARDS TELL ME
THE BEASTMASTER HAS FOUND
HIS WAY INSIDE YOUR DUNGEONS.
I KNOW.
I THOUGHT I LEFT ORDERS
NOT TO BE DISTURBED.
IF HE SUCCEEDS
IN FREEING HIS FRIEND,
YOU WILL LOSE YOUR CHANCE
TO FIND THE CRYSTAL ARK.
I CAN FIND
THE PROPER ENCHANTMENT
TO GET IT OUT OF HIM,
BUT NOT IF HE ESCAPES.
YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK?
SITTING HERE,
ENJOYING MY WINE
IS GOING TO WORK
MORE MAGIC
THAN ANY
OF YOUR INCANTATIONS
AND EVIL-SMELLING POTIONS
WILL EVER DO.
SLYTHIUS!
ANY MEMBER OF MY COURT
WHO REFERS TO ME ONLY AS ZAD
FINDS THEIR TONGUE
NAILED TO THE GATE.
[ laughing ]
ARGH!
TAO, TAKE HER
AND FIND COVER.
NOW WHAT?
DO IT YOUR WAY.
IT'S ABOUT TIME.
[ roaring ]
STILL GLAD YOU CAME?
WHAT DO YOU
THINK?
THEY'RE GETTING
AWAY, SIRE.
OF COURSE THEY ARE.
THAT'S THE IDEA.
JUST FOLLOW YOUR ORDERS.
Tao:
AND THAT POTION
WILL HELP
THE SCRATCHES.
YOU'RE
A HEALER, TOO.
WHY AREN'T THEY AFTER US?
YOU WANT THEM
TO CHASE US?
Dar:
ZAD WENT TO A LOT
OF TROUBLE TO CATCH YOU.
WHY DID HE LET YOU GO
SO EASILY?
EASILY?
WE WERE
ALMOST KILLED.
MAYBE.
EVEN ZAD'S
KNIGHTS KNOW
WHEN THEY'VE
MET THEIR MATCH.
AND YOU, I NEVER KNEW A WOMAN
COULD BATTLE SO FIERCELY.
WHERE DID YOU LEARN
TO FIGHT LIKE THAT?
SORRY IT TOOK ME SO LONG.
YOU SHOULD BE.
YEAH, OKAY.
I DIDN'T TELL HIM ANYTHING.
I KNOW.
ZAD WOULD HAVE TO DO WORSE
THAN THAT TO BREAK ME.
THAT'S WHAT I'M AFRAID OF.
[ sizzling ]
HOW DO YOU EXPECT
TO CONTROL THE SITUATION
WITH THE GIRL
OUT OF YOUR GRASP?
NOBODY'S OUT
OF MY GRASP,
NOT EVEN YOU.
[ chuckling ]
THIS NADEEA HAS HER OWN PLAN.
OF COURSE
SHE DOES,
BUT SHE WON'T
BETRAY ME.
A MAN HAS SAID THAT
ABOUT A WOMAN
FOR EACH GRAIN OF SAND
IN THE HOURGLASS
OF ETERNITY.
ARE YOU SO SURE
SHE IS A WOMAN?
YOU REALLY MUST GET OUT
OF THAT DANK DEN OF YOURS
MORE OFTEN, SLYTHIUS.
SHE'S A SUCCUBUS.
NOBODY'S PERFECT.
CAN YOU TELL ME
WHERE TO FIND THE CRYSTAL ARK?
I'VE SEEN IT IN A VISION.
THE BEASTMASTER
HAS HIDDEN IT.
NADEEA
CAN BRING ME
EVERYTHING I WANT TO KNOW...
AND MORE.
BUT
AT WHAT PRICE?
OHH.
[ chuckling ]
WE NEED TO GET MOVING.
WE AREN'T GOING ANYWHERE --
WE'RE GOING TO MY HOMELAND.
I DON'T NEED
ANY BAGGAGE.
SHOULDN'T WE STAY TOGETHER?
WE CAN'T LET ZAD
FIND YOU AGAIN.
TAKE NADEEA BACK TO ARAKANN.
YOU'LL BE SAFER THERE.
BE CAREFUL.
YOU DO
THE SAME.
LET'S GO.
TAO, TAKE THIS.
[ growling ]
Dar:
RUH, KEEP AN EYE ON TAO.
[ Ruh growling ]
THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO DIE
IN THE SWAMP OF YOMAK.
OUR ELDERS USED
TO ABANDON US THERE
WHEN WE CAME OF AGE,
TO LEARN SURVIVAL.
[ chirping ]
[ rattling ]
[ hissing ]
EVERY CHILD
OR A CHOSEN
FEW?
THE NAMIB ARE WARRIORS --
EVERYONE WAS GIVEN A CHANCE.
THAT EXPLAINS A LOT.
I NEED MUD FROM THE SWAMP.
SHOULDN'T BE TOO HARD.
THE MUD IS SACRED
AND PROTECTED BY THE R'OHTAN.
THEY'RE FROM THE SWAMP.
SOME SAY THEY'RE MONSTERS.
WASN'T IT
SOMETHING
YOUR ELDERS
MADE UP
TO SCARE
THE CHILDREN?
IT TAKES MORE THAN A STORY
TO SCARE A NAMIB,
EVEN A NAMIB CHILD.
[ growling ]
Nadeea:
I WISH YOU'D TELL ME MORE
ABOUT THIS CRYSTAL ARK,
UNLESS, OF COURSE,
YOU DON'T TRUST ME.
IT'S NOT A QUESTION OF TRUST.
WHAT ARE YOU
AFRAID OF?
[ growling ]
IT'S OKAY --
IT'S RUH, A FRIEND.
[ growling ]
TIGERS CAN BE
SO DEMANDING.
[ laughing
nervously ]
ARAKANN'S OVER THE NEXT RISE.
[ growling ]
Nadeea:
TELL ME
ABOUT THE BEASTMASTER.
DAR?
HE'S A LEGEND OF THIS LAND.
AS A TEAM,
WE'RE UNSTOPPABLE.
AND WHAT ABOUT US?
COULD WE BE A TEAM?
[ sighing ]
DO YOU WANT SOMETHING, TAO?
LET ME HEAR YOU SAY IT.
YOU.
[ whooshing ]
YOU BELONG TO ME NOW, TAO.
[ snapping ]
TELL ME ABOUT THE CRYSTAL ARK.
[ roaring ]
THERE'S SOMETHING HERE.
Arina:
MANY HAVE DIED IN THIS PLACE.
NO --
THIS IS SOMETHING ELSE.
WHAT IS IT?
[ whooshing ]
I THOUGHT I SAW SOMETHING.
PROBABLY
THE R'OHTAN.
I'LL HURRY.
[ gurgling ]
[ gurgling ]
ARINA, GET BACK!
Arina:
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
IT'S OKAY.
VOLEM BORAB NAMIB.
VOLEM BORAB NAMIB.
[ gurgling ]
THE NAMIB
THANK YOU.
THAT WAS THE R'OHTAN?
THE R'OHTAN?
YOU MEAN THAT FAIRY TALE
WE USED TO SCARE NAMIB CHILDREN?
WHAT DID YOU
SAY TO IT?
VOLEM BORAB NAMIB.
"A CHILD OF NAMIB CALLS YOU."
IT GRANTS YOU SAFE PASSAGE
IN THE FACE OF EVIL.
I TRUST YOUR MISSION
WAS SUCCESSFUL.
Nadeea:
SEE FOR YOURSELF.
[ clapping ]
[ footsteps ]
Zad:
THIS PUP?
I CAN TAKE HIM ANYTIME
I LIKE.
HE'S USELESS TO ME.
NOT ANYMORE.
AND WHY IS THAT?
TAO, TELL US
ABOUT THE CRYSTAL ARK.
THE CRYSTAL ARK IS A VESSEL
DESIGNED TO PROTECT
DAR'S LOST FAMILY
WHO ARE IN ANIMAL FORM.
DAR'S QUEST IS TO REUNITE
AND RESTORE THEM TO THEIR
RIGHTFUL PLACE IN THE WORLD.
WHERE IS IT?
ALWAYS IN
SUCH A HURRY.
TAO WILL TAKE US TO IT.
ARE YOU SURE?
HE WILL DO ANYTHING I ASK.
WATCH --
TAO, KILL.
DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH.
FINISH HIM.
Slythius:
NO -- A PARLOUR TRICK.
YOU THINK SO?
TAO, KILL...
HIM.
NO, STOP HIM!
UGH!
Nadeea:
HOLD.
OH, JUST WHEN IT WAS GETTING
INTERESTING.
CALL HIM OFF!
TAO, OFF.
AHHH.
HE WILL DO ANYTHING FOR ME.
EVEN KILL THE BEASTMASTER.
WHY NOT?
NOW THAT WE CAN FIND
THE ARK.
UHH.
IF WE DON'T REACH
THE BURIAL GROUND
BY THE DARK OF THE MOON,
THE SOULS OF MY PEOPLE
WILL BE LOST FOREVER.
WHAT ELSE
DO YOU NEED?
THE SKULL OF OUR GREATEST ENEMY
FROM THE MALLA STONES.
A FIRE EGG FROM UNDER
THE WATERFALL AT T'GWAN.
I GAVE THE LAST OF MY CRYSTALS
TO THE R'OHTAN.
I KNOW THE WATERFALL.
CAN YOU RETRIEVE
THE SKULL?
IF OUR LUCK HOLDS.
I'LL GET THE FIRE EGG AND
MEET YOU AT THE BURIAL GROUND.
DAR.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.
I KNOW I'M KEEPING YOU
FROM YOUR QUEST.
IF I CAN'T HELP MY FRIENDS,
MY QUEST IS ALREADY LOST.
[ waterfalls thundering ]
[ exhaling ]
[ squeaking ]
I'M NOT WORRIED
ABOUT THE SWIM.
I'M MORE CONCERNED
ABOUT THE FALL.
[ squeaking urgently ]
DON'T WORRY --
I'LL MAKE IT.
[ insects buzzing ]
[ Arina grunting ]
I SHOULD HAVE GONE
FOR THE FIRE EGG.
[ insects buzzing ]
FORGIVE ME --
I HAVE NO CHOICE.
AHHH!
[ grunting ]
[ grunting ]
ARINA?
NADEEA, HELP ME,
I'M STUCK.
I THOUGHT YOU'D NEVER ASK.
[ whooshing ]
ARINA?
Zad:
I'M AFRAID THERE'S BEEN
A SLIGHT CHANGE OF PLAN.
THIS IS SACRED GROUND, ZAD.
EVEN YOU SHOULD
UNDERSTAND THAT.
IT'S A GRAVEYARD,
BEASTMASTER.
THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM
FOR ONE MORE.
OW!
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S END THIS.
WHAT'S YOUR HURRY?
YOU'VE YET TO MEET
MY NEW CHAMPION.
TAO, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
UHH!
TAO, DO YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE DOING?
DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?
THAT'S THE BEST
PART ABOUT IT.
HE DOESN'T.
OW!
[ panting ]
TAO,
YOU DON'T WANT TO DO THIS.
ARGH!
GO TO SLEEP,
GO TO SLEEP.
WHAT KEPT YOU?
IT'S OVER.
FINALLY.
SOMETHING
WE CAN ALL AGREE ON.
AHHH!
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO THEM?
THEIR SOULS ARE IN MY KEEPING,
THEIR BODIES AT MY SERVICE.
BETTER THAN DEAD,
SO MUCH WORSE THAN ALIVE.
TAO'S VERY ESSENCE
IS IN HERE.
SHALL I SMASH IT SO YOU CAN
WATCH HIM SCATTER
ON THE BREEZE?
[ heaving ]
NIGHT IS COMING.
WE SHOULD GET ON WITH IT.
WITH WHAT?
ARINA'S INDISPOSED,
SO IT'S UP TO YOU
TO COLLECT ALL THE SOULS
OF HER ANCESTORS.
SO I MAY PRESENT THEM
TO BALCIFER.
HMM.
YOU KNOW ALL ABOUT COLLECTING
FAMILY MEMBERS, DON'T YOU?
[ Zad chuckling ]
WE KNOW
ALL ABOUT YOUR CRYSTAL ARK.
TAO WILL LEAD US
RIGHT TO IT.
FIRST,
YOU WILL PERFORM THE J'FARR.
NO, I WON'T DO IT.
ARINA,
KILL TAO.
ARINA!
AHHH!
[ moaning ]
TAO.
STILL ALIVE.
NOT FOR LONG.
NOT WITHOUT HIS SOUL.
[ gasping ]
DO AS WE ASK
AND I MAY RESTORE IT.
[ Dar grunting ]
Nadeea:
PREPARE HIM.
ARINA, THE J'FARR MARKINGS
MUST BE
EXACT.
WE SHOULD KILL HER.
NO, NO YET.
LET HER HARVEST THE SOULS
OF THE NAMIB,
AND I'LL PRESENT THEM
TO BALCIFER.
AND I'LL GET THE CREDIT.
ONCE YOU'VE GATHERED
THE SPIRITS,
SEAL THE VESSEL
AND GIVE IT TO ME.
Arina:
SPIRITS OF THE NAMIB,
HEAR ME.
SPIRITS OF THE NAMIB,
HEAR ME.
BY ALL
THAT IS
SACRED
AND HOLY.
BY ALL THAT IS SACRED
AND HOLY.
I CALL YOU
HOME
TO THE LAND
OF YOUR FATHERS.
I CALL YOU HOME
TO THE LAND OF YOUR FATHERS.
[ shattering ]
VOLEM BORAB NAMIB!
BY THE J'FARR,
HELP ME DEFEAT THOSE
WHO DEFILE
YOUR SACRED RESTING-PLACE.
[ angry voices ]
[ voices wailing ]
NO!
[ screeching ]
STOP OR I'LL SMASH THEM!
Nadeea:
NO, NO!
[ voices screaming ]
NO, NO!
[ voices wailing ]
[ whooshing ]
AHHH.
GREAT, MY SHIRT.
[ snickering ]
IT'S NOT FUNNY.
WHAT'S THIS -- BLOOD?
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?
Tao:
WHAT HAPPENED TO HER?
NADEEA STOLE
HER SOUL.
NADEEA --
BUT SHE IS A--
DEMON.
YES.
CAN WE BRING HER BACK?
HER SOUL IS IN ONE OF THESE.
WHAT'S THE RUSH?
I QUITE LIKE HER LIKE THIS.
[ chuckling ]
NAH.
Zad:
WHAT'S THE POINT
IN HAVING A SOOTHSAYER
WHO SAYS NOTHING?
I SHOULD HAVE YOUR TONGUE,
BOILED, ON A PLATE.
IF YOU'RE
UNHAPPY
WITH MY
SERVICES--
OH, NO -- YOU'RE NOT GETTING OFF
THAT EASY.
GET OUT OF MY SIGHT!
I'LL DEAL WITH YOU LATER.
ARGH.
IT'S BEEN
A VERY DISAPPOINTING DAY.
[ panting ]
UP TO NOW.
[ giggling ]
[ calling ]
[ growling playfully ]
I WARNED YOU
ABOUT NADEEA.
I SHOULD
HAVE LISTENED.
IT'S ABOUT TIME
YOU REALIZED THAT.
[ chuckling ]
SHE WAS USING ME
TO GET TO YOU.
ONCE SHE RELEASED
THE SOULS OF YOUR ANCESTORS,
SHE'D USE THEIR PAIN TO ADD
TO THE SUFFERING
IN THE WORLD.
A GIFT TO BALCIFER.
SHE DIDN'T COUNT
ON OUR STRENGTH.
NOT AS INDIVIDUALS.
BUT TOGETHER.
[ purring ]
CLOSED CAPTIONS PRODUCED BY
ALLIANCE ATLANTIS BROADCASTING
[ thundering ]
[ thundering ]
Nadeea:
A LITTLE STORM WOULDN'T KEEP
A MAN LIKE KING ZAD AWAY.
NOT FROM ALL--
Zad:
NO WARM WELCOME?
NO SYMPATHY FOR YOUR KING
AFTER A HARD DAY, HUH?
THE THRILL OF THE NEW.
REMIND ME TO REWARD
WHOEVER FOUND YOU.
YOU'RE NOT AFRAID
TO LOOK ME IN THE EYE?
THE EYES ARE THE WINDOWS
TO THE SOUL.
REALLY?
AND WHAT DO YOU
SEE THERE?
A MAN WITH THE COURAGE
TO APPRECIATE
WHAT I HAVE TO OFFER.
AWAY, AWAY.
OH.
IT'S A LITTLE TOO LATE
TO BE SHY, ISN'T IT?
DON'T WORRY.
WE BOTH WANT
THE SAME THING.
I CERTAINLY HOPE SO.
I MEANT THE BEASTMASTER.
HOW DID YOU GET IN HERE?
WHO ARE YOU?
SOMEONE WHO CAN HELP YOU.
EVERYONE WANTS TO BE A FRIEND
WITH A POWERFUL MAN.
YOU WANT BEASTMASTER DEFEATED.
I CAN DO THAT.
YOU?
HOW?
THE BEASTMASTER'S FAMILY
STILL LIVES, IN HIDING.
BEFORE YOU DISPENSE WITH HIM,
I MUST FIND OUT WHERE THEY ARE,
AND WHERE HE'S HIDDEN
THE CRYSTAL ARK.
WHAT DO YOU NEED FROM ME?
I NEED TO GET INSIDE
HIS TIGHT-KNIT LITTLE GROUP
WITHOUT ROUSING HIS SUSPICIONS,
ESPECIALLY
FROM TAO
AND ARINA.
WHAT DO YOU GET
OUT OF IT?
YOU LET ME WORRY ABOUT THAT.
FOR THE SAKE OF DISCUSSION,
WHEN COULD YOU BEGIN?
I'VE ALREADY STARTED.
REALLY?
[ thundering ]
[ voices screaming ]
[ exploding ]
[ voices wailing ]
[ tormented wailing ]
Voices:
ARINA!
HELP US!
[ voices wailing ]
[ pounding ]
[ pounding and wailing ]
[ wailing hysterically ]
[ whooshing ]
[ wailing ]
[ whooshing ]
WHAT'S THAT?
[ wailing ]
ARINA, WHAT WAS THAT?
MY GRANDFATHER.
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.
THIS WILL SAVE YOU CARRYING
BUCKETS TO WATER YOUR CROPS.
[ giggling ]
[ screaming ]
Warriors:
OVER THERE!
SOMEONE, HELP, PLEASE --
KING ZAD WILL HAVE MY HEAD.
YOU MUST SAVE ME, PLEASE!
I WON'T LET THEM HARM YOU.
RUN.
UHHH!
[ grunting ]
[ groaning ]
[ grunting ]
[ panting ]
NO!
[ grunting ]
[ gagging ]
PICK ON A MAN FOR A CHANGE?
IT'S NICE TO SEE CHIVALRY
ISN'T DEAD.
BRING HIM.
I HAVE
TO DO THIS.
I UNDERSTAND -- THAT'S
WHY I CAN'T LET YOU DO IT ALONE.
DAR, THIS IS MY BATTLE
TO FIGHT.
MY SACRED DUTY
TO MY PEOPLE.
ARINA, YOU'RE THE LAST
OF YOUR PEOPLE.
SOME DARK FORCE HAS OPENED
THE GRAVES OF MY ANCESTORS.
THEIR SOULS HAVE BEEN SCATTERED
TO THE FOUR WINDS.
[ voices wailing ]
IS BALCIFER GETTING STRENGTH
BY FEEDING ON THEIR TORMENT?
WHATEVER THE REASON,
I MUST GATHER THESE SOULS
BY THE NEXT MOON.
I HAVE THREE DAYS
TO RETURN THEM
TO THEIR RESTING-PLACE.
HOW?
MY PEOPLE HAVE A POWERFUL RITUAL
CALLED THE J'FARR.
WE USE IT TO SUMMON THE SPIRITS
OF OUR DEAD WARRIORS.
WE USE IT TO CALL
FOR THEIR HELP IN BATTLE.
CAN YOU USE IT
TO LAY THEM
TO REST?
I THINK SO.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE'S
PERFORMED THE J'FARR ALONE.
THIS TIME YOU
WON'T BE ALONE.
HA.
[ bird calling ]
WHAT IS IT?
IT'S TAO --
ZAD'S MEN
ARE TAKING HIM
TO XINCA.
NOW?
GO AHEAD --
I'LL CATCH UP WITH YOU.
NO, I'LL COME
WITH YOU.
IT MAY BE A TRAP.
IT'LL BE QUICKER.
WE'LL GET TAO OUT AND BE BACK
ON THE TRAIL BY DAWN.
ALL RIGHT, COME ON.
[ yelling insults ]
[ grunting ]
HEROISM IS A CONTAGIOUS DISEASE,
MY FRIEND.
YOU MUST HAVE LEARNED IT
FROM THE BEASTMASTER.
THERE'S ONLY ONE CURE
FOR THIS AFFLICTION --
EXQUISITELY
PAINFUL DEATH.
Nadeea:
PLEASE, SIRE,
SHOW HIM MERCY.
HE WAS ONLY TRYING
TO HELP ME.
MERCY IS A RARE COMMODITY.
SAVE IT FOR YOURSELF.
SIRE, WHAT HAVE I DONE?
SEDITION, TREASON.
TRYING TO CONVINCE MY GIRLS
TO RUN OFF.
FORGET MY FEELINGS.
[ chuckling ]
HOW WOULD THEY GET BY
IN THIS CRUEL WORLD
WITHOUT MY GENEROSITY
AND UNDERSTANDING?
DO YOU HAVE
AN APPROPRIATE PENALTY FOR THAT?
OH, WE'RE WASTING TIME.
TELL ME --
I KNOW THE BEASTMASTER
HAS THE CRYSTAL ARK --
WHERE IS IT?
Nadeea:
SAY SOMETHING
OR HE'LL
KILL YOU!
[ panting ]
NO.
UGH!
[ choking ]
THIS IS USELESS.
TELL ME!
[ thudding ]
RELEASE HIM.
YOU...
LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE.
YOU'RE TO SCARE HIM,
NOT KNOCK HIM SENSELESS.
HAVE
A BETTER IDEA?
I DO.
I MUST KNOW
WHERE
THE BEASTMASTER
IS HIDING
HIS FAMILY.
YOU LET ME WORK ON HIM,
MY WAY.
YOU'D BETTER
FIND OUT.
MY JACKALS
HAVEN'T BEEN FED
FOR TWO DAYS --
IN TWO DAYS,
THEY'LL BE
RAVENOUS.
YOU HAVE
THAT LONG.
WHAT DID YOU FIND?
IT'S BAD.
IS HE HURT?
ZAD TORTURED HIM
IN THE TOWN SQUARE.
I DON'T THINK
TAO SAID ANYTHING.
THEY'VE TAKEN HIM TO THE CELLS.
CAN YOU FORGIVE ME?
IF IT WASN'T FOR ME
YOU WOULDN'T BE HERE.
I'VE BEEN IN
WORSE SITUATIONS.
YOU HAVE?
NOT
MUCH WORSE.
BUT
DON'T WORRY.
HELP IS
ON ITS WAY.
HOW CAN YOU BE SO SURE?
I JUST AM.
TRUST ME.
I DON'T EVEN
KNOW YOUR NAME.
I'M TAO.
I AM NADEEA.
[ lips smacking ]
ZAD CAPTURED ME
AND THREW ME IN HIS HAREM.
THIS ARK ZAD ASKED ABOUT.
WHY IS HE SO INTERESTED
IN IT?
THE FATE
OF THE WORLD
DEPENDS ON IT.
AND YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS?
I DIDN'T
TELL ZAD.
NO, NO.
NO, YOU WERE VERY BRAVE,
VERY BRAVE.
IT MUST BE
A TERRIBLE RESPONSIBILITY,
KNOWING SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
[ footsteps ]
Tao:
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
NO!
[ thudding ]
TAO!
Nadeea:
TAO!
[ clanging ]
[ sizzling ]
WHERE'S KING ZAD?
AHH, YES.
HIS HIGHNESS SEEMS
RATHER TAKEN WITH YOU.
THE USUAL PUNISHMENT
FOR ESCAPING
THE HAREM IS RATHER
MORE SWIFT,
MORE GRUESOME.
ARE YOU DISAPPOINTED?
HMM.
THE SIGNS ARE OBSCURE,
MURKY,
BUT THIS NOSE CAN DETECT
THE ODOUR OF BRIMSTONE.
YOU'RE NO ORDINARY
HAREM WENCH.
HOW PERCEPTIVE.
KING ZAD IS LUCKY
TO HAVE YOU.
FROM MY DIVINATION,
I BELIEVE YOU
TO BE A SUCCUBUS,
A DEMON WHO FEEDS
ON INNOCENT HUMAN SOULS.
IF I AM,
THEN YOU'RE
IN NO DANGER.
WHO SENT YOU --
BALCIFER?
NOT EVERYONE
SERVES A MASTER AS YOU DO,
SLYTHIUS.
YOU'D DO WELL TO REMEMBER
WHO MY MASTER IS.
AND SO WOULD YOU!
I CAN GIVE BALCIFER
THE TORMENTED SOULS
OF A THOUSAND NAMIB WARRIORS
TO FEED
HIS APPETITE.
UNLESS...
THE BEASTMASTER
STOPS YOU.
MY GIFT OF HIS SOUL TO BALCIFER
WILL BE THE CROWNING TOUCH.
BUT YOU CANNOT JUST TAKE IT,
CAN YOU?
BEFORE YOU STEAL
SOMEONE'S SOUL,
HE MUST ASK YOU FOR HELP.
AND IF YOU'RE SO POWERFUL,
WHY DO YOU NEED
KING ZAD'S HELP?
DON'T YOU HAVE
ANY IMAGINATION?
THINK
HOW MUCH SWEETER IT IS
FOR THEM TO THINK
THEY'RE SAVING MY LIFE.
TAO WILL NEVER SUSPECT.
HM.
[ door creaking ]
[ gate rumbling ]
ARINA!
UGH!
ARINA!
[ straining ]
HURRY!
THE JAR --
I NEED IT FOR THE J'FARR!
UGH!
Dar:
ARINA, HURRY!
UGH!
I CAN'T HOLD IT.
SLIDE THROUGH.
I CAN'T.
QUICKLY.
HURRY!
[ gate rumbling ]
CAN'T HOLD IT.
WHEW.
THAT WAS CLOSE.
WITHOUT THIS,
EVERYTHING WOULD HAVE BEEN LOST.
IT MIGHT BE
IF WE DON'T
FIND TAO
AND GET OUT.
[ keys rattling ]
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
WHAT DID ZAD DO TO YOU?
NOTHING HE HASN'T
DONE BEFORE.
WHATEVER YOU HAD TO DO FOR HIM,
IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.
SORRY WE HAD
TO MEET LIKE THIS.
YOU'VE BEEN
SO KIND TO ME.
YOUR FAMILY MUST
BE WORRIED.
I HAVE NO FAMILY.
NO WIFE,
NO CHILDREN?
I'VE BEEN TOO BUSY.
TOO BUSY
FOR EVERYTHING?
STUDYING AND LEARNING
TAKES UP A LOT OF MY TIME.
YOU MUST BE
SO LONELY.
NOT REALLY.
EVERYTHING ABOUT THE WORLD
FASCINATES ME.
AND ME?
DO I FASCINATE
YOU, TAO?
[ pounding ]
OPEN UP.
ZAD WANTS THE WOMAN.
[ thudding ]
Nadeea:
SOMEONE'S COMING.
YOU SHOULD MAKE A RUN FOR IT.
NO, I'M NOT
LEAVING YOU.
Dar:
TAO.
Tao:
I TOLD YOU HELP WAS ON THE WAY.
[ keys rattling ]
GLAD TO SEE YOU.
SHHH.
WHO IS THIS?
NADEEA --
SHE'S COMING.
SHE'LL SLOW
US DOWN.
CAN'T LEAVE HER HERE.
TAO, SHE'S RIGHT, GO.
I'M NOT LEAVING
WITHOUT YOU.
ZAD WILL
KILL HER.
IF SHE STAYS,
I STAY.
BRING HER.
AHH.
THEY'VE GIVEN THE ALARM.
THIS SHOULD
BE FUN.
IN YOUR CUPS AS USUAL, ZAD.
[ panting ]
THE GUARDS TELL ME
THE BEASTMASTER HAS FOUND
HIS WAY INSIDE YOUR DUNGEONS.
I KNOW.
I THOUGHT I LEFT ORDERS
NOT TO BE DISTURBED.
IF HE SUCCEEDS
IN FREEING HIS FRIEND,
YOU WILL LOSE YOUR CHANCE
TO FIND THE CRYSTAL ARK.
I CAN FIND
THE PROPER ENCHANTMENT
TO GET IT OUT OF HIM,
BUT NOT IF HE ESCAPES.
YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK?
SITTING HERE,
ENJOYING MY WINE
IS GOING TO WORK
MORE MAGIC
THAN ANY
OF YOUR INCANTATIONS
AND EVIL-SMELLING POTIONS
WILL EVER DO.
SLYTHIUS!
ANY MEMBER OF MY COURT
WHO REFERS TO ME ONLY AS ZAD
FINDS THEIR TONGUE
NAILED TO THE GATE.
[ laughing ]
ARGH!
TAO, TAKE HER
AND FIND COVER.
NOW WHAT?
DO IT YOUR WAY.
IT'S ABOUT TIME.
[ roaring ]
STILL GLAD YOU CAME?
WHAT DO YOU
THINK?
THEY'RE GETTING
AWAY, SIRE.
OF COURSE THEY ARE.
THAT'S THE IDEA.
JUST FOLLOW YOUR ORDERS.
Tao:
AND THAT POTION
WILL HELP
THE SCRATCHES.
YOU'RE
A HEALER, TOO.
WHY AREN'T THEY AFTER US?
YOU WANT THEM
TO CHASE US?
Dar:
ZAD WENT TO A LOT
OF TROUBLE TO CATCH YOU.
WHY DID HE LET YOU GO
SO EASILY?
EASILY?
WE WERE
ALMOST KILLED.
MAYBE.
EVEN ZAD'S
KNIGHTS KNOW
WHEN THEY'VE
MET THEIR MATCH.
AND YOU, I NEVER KNEW A WOMAN
COULD BATTLE SO FIERCELY.
WHERE DID YOU LEARN
TO FIGHT LIKE THAT?
SORRY IT TOOK ME SO LONG.
YOU SHOULD BE.
YEAH, OKAY.
I DIDN'T TELL HIM ANYTHING.
I KNOW.
ZAD WOULD HAVE TO DO WORSE
THAN THAT TO BREAK ME.
THAT'S WHAT I'M AFRAID OF.
[ sizzling ]
HOW DO YOU EXPECT
TO CONTROL THE SITUATION
WITH THE GIRL
OUT OF YOUR GRASP?
NOBODY'S OUT
OF MY GRASP,
NOT EVEN YOU.
[ chuckling ]
THIS NADEEA HAS HER OWN PLAN.
OF COURSE
SHE DOES,
BUT SHE WON'T
BETRAY ME.
A MAN HAS SAID THAT
ABOUT A WOMAN
FOR EACH GRAIN OF SAND
IN THE HOURGLASS
OF ETERNITY.
ARE YOU SO SURE
SHE IS A WOMAN?
YOU REALLY MUST GET OUT
OF THAT DANK DEN OF YOURS
MORE OFTEN, SLYTHIUS.
SHE'S A SUCCUBUS.
NOBODY'S PERFECT.
CAN YOU TELL ME
WHERE TO FIND THE CRYSTAL ARK?
I'VE SEEN IT IN A VISION.
THE BEASTMASTER
HAS HIDDEN IT.
NADEEA
CAN BRING ME
EVERYTHING I WANT TO KNOW...
AND MORE.
BUT
AT WHAT PRICE?
OHH.
[ chuckling ]
WE NEED TO GET MOVING.
WE AREN'T GOING ANYWHERE --
WE'RE GOING TO MY HOMELAND.
I DON'T NEED
ANY BAGGAGE.
SHOULDN'T WE STAY TOGETHER?
WE CAN'T LET ZAD
FIND YOU AGAIN.
TAKE NADEEA BACK TO ARAKANN.
YOU'LL BE SAFER THERE.
BE CAREFUL.
YOU DO
THE SAME.
LET'S GO.
TAO, TAKE THIS.
[ growling ]
Dar:
RUH, KEEP AN EYE ON TAO.
[ Ruh growling ]
THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO DIE
IN THE SWAMP OF YOMAK.
OUR ELDERS USED
TO ABANDON US THERE
WHEN WE CAME OF AGE,
TO LEARN SURVIVAL.
[ chirping ]
[ rattling ]
[ hissing ]
EVERY CHILD
OR A CHOSEN
FEW?
THE NAMIB ARE WARRIORS --
EVERYONE WAS GIVEN A CHANCE.
THAT EXPLAINS A LOT.
I NEED MUD FROM THE SWAMP.
SHOULDN'T BE TOO HARD.
THE MUD IS SACRED
AND PROTECTED BY THE R'OHTAN.
THEY'RE FROM THE SWAMP.
SOME SAY THEY'RE MONSTERS.
WASN'T IT
SOMETHING
YOUR ELDERS
MADE UP
TO SCARE
THE CHILDREN?
IT TAKES MORE THAN A STORY
TO SCARE A NAMIB,
EVEN A NAMIB CHILD.
[ growling ]
Nadeea:
I WISH YOU'D TELL ME MORE
ABOUT THIS CRYSTAL ARK,
UNLESS, OF COURSE,
YOU DON'T TRUST ME.
IT'S NOT A QUESTION OF TRUST.
WHAT ARE YOU
AFRAID OF?
[ growling ]
IT'S OKAY --
IT'S RUH, A FRIEND.
[ growling ]
TIGERS CAN BE
SO DEMANDING.
[ laughing
nervously ]
ARAKANN'S OVER THE NEXT RISE.
[ growling ]
Nadeea:
TELL ME
ABOUT THE BEASTMASTER.
DAR?
HE'S A LEGEND OF THIS LAND.
AS A TEAM,
WE'RE UNSTOPPABLE.
AND WHAT ABOUT US?
COULD WE BE A TEAM?
[ sighing ]
DO YOU WANT SOMETHING, TAO?
LET ME HEAR YOU SAY IT.
YOU.
[ whooshing ]
YOU BELONG TO ME NOW, TAO.
[ snapping ]
TELL ME ABOUT THE CRYSTAL ARK.
[ roaring ]
THERE'S SOMETHING HERE.
Arina:
MANY HAVE DIED IN THIS PLACE.
NO --
THIS IS SOMETHING ELSE.
WHAT IS IT?
[ whooshing ]
I THOUGHT I SAW SOMETHING.
PROBABLY
THE R'OHTAN.
I'LL HURRY.
[ gurgling ]
[ gurgling ]
ARINA, GET BACK!
Arina:
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
IT'S OKAY.
VOLEM BORAB NAMIB.
VOLEM BORAB NAMIB.
[ gurgling ]
THE NAMIB
THANK YOU.
THAT WAS THE R'OHTAN?
THE R'OHTAN?
YOU MEAN THAT FAIRY TALE
WE USED TO SCARE NAMIB CHILDREN?
WHAT DID YOU
SAY TO IT?
VOLEM BORAB NAMIB.
"A CHILD OF NAMIB CALLS YOU."
IT GRANTS YOU SAFE PASSAGE
IN THE FACE OF EVIL.
I TRUST YOUR MISSION
WAS SUCCESSFUL.
Nadeea:
SEE FOR YOURSELF.
[ clapping ]
[ footsteps ]
Zad:
THIS PUP?
I CAN TAKE HIM ANYTIME
I LIKE.
HE'S USELESS TO ME.
NOT ANYMORE.
AND WHY IS THAT?
TAO, TELL US
ABOUT THE CRYSTAL ARK.
THE CRYSTAL ARK IS A VESSEL
DESIGNED TO PROTECT
DAR'S LOST FAMILY
WHO ARE IN ANIMAL FORM.
DAR'S QUEST IS TO REUNITE
AND RESTORE THEM TO THEIR
RIGHTFUL PLACE IN THE WORLD.
WHERE IS IT?
ALWAYS IN
SUCH A HURRY.
TAO WILL TAKE US TO IT.
ARE YOU SURE?
HE WILL DO ANYTHING I ASK.
WATCH --
TAO, KILL.
DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH.
FINISH HIM.
Slythius:
NO -- A PARLOUR TRICK.
YOU THINK SO?
TAO, KILL...
HIM.
NO, STOP HIM!
UGH!
Nadeea:
HOLD.
OH, JUST WHEN IT WAS GETTING
INTERESTING.
CALL HIM OFF!
TAO, OFF.
AHHH.
HE WILL DO ANYTHING FOR ME.
EVEN KILL THE BEASTMASTER.
WHY NOT?
NOW THAT WE CAN FIND
THE ARK.
UHH.
IF WE DON'T REACH
THE BURIAL GROUND
BY THE DARK OF THE MOON,
THE SOULS OF MY PEOPLE
WILL BE LOST FOREVER.
WHAT ELSE
DO YOU NEED?
THE SKULL OF OUR GREATEST ENEMY
FROM THE MALLA STONES.
A FIRE EGG FROM UNDER
THE WATERFALL AT T'GWAN.
I GAVE THE LAST OF MY CRYSTALS
TO THE R'OHTAN.
I KNOW THE WATERFALL.
CAN YOU RETRIEVE
THE SKULL?
IF OUR LUCK HOLDS.
I'LL GET THE FIRE EGG AND
MEET YOU AT THE BURIAL GROUND.
DAR.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.
I KNOW I'M KEEPING YOU
FROM YOUR QUEST.
IF I CAN'T HELP MY FRIENDS,
MY QUEST IS ALREADY LOST.
[ waterfalls thundering ]
[ exhaling ]
[ squeaking ]
I'M NOT WORRIED
ABOUT THE SWIM.
I'M MORE CONCERNED
ABOUT THE FALL.
[ squeaking urgently ]
DON'T WORRY --
I'LL MAKE IT.
[ insects buzzing ]
[ Arina grunting ]
I SHOULD HAVE GONE
FOR THE FIRE EGG.
[ insects buzzing ]
FORGIVE ME --
I HAVE NO CHOICE.
AHHH!
[ grunting ]
[ grunting ]
ARINA?
NADEEA, HELP ME,
I'M STUCK.
I THOUGHT YOU'D NEVER ASK.
[ whooshing ]
ARINA?
Zad:
I'M AFRAID THERE'S BEEN
A SLIGHT CHANGE OF PLAN.
THIS IS SACRED GROUND, ZAD.
EVEN YOU SHOULD
UNDERSTAND THAT.
IT'S A GRAVEYARD,
BEASTMASTER.
THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM
FOR ONE MORE.
OW!
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S END THIS.
WHAT'S YOUR HURRY?
YOU'VE YET TO MEET
MY NEW CHAMPION.
TAO, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
UHH!
TAO, DO YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE DOING?
DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?
THAT'S THE BEST
PART ABOUT IT.
HE DOESN'T.
OW!
[ panting ]
TAO,
YOU DON'T WANT TO DO THIS.
ARGH!
GO TO SLEEP,
GO TO SLEEP.
WHAT KEPT YOU?
IT'S OVER.
FINALLY.
SOMETHING
WE CAN ALL AGREE ON.
AHHH!
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO THEM?
THEIR SOULS ARE IN MY KEEPING,
THEIR BODIES AT MY SERVICE.
BETTER THAN DEAD,
SO MUCH WORSE THAN ALIVE.
TAO'S VERY ESSENCE
IS IN HERE.
SHALL I SMASH IT SO YOU CAN
WATCH HIM SCATTER
ON THE BREEZE?
[ heaving ]
NIGHT IS COMING.
WE SHOULD GET ON WITH IT.
WITH WHAT?
ARINA'S INDISPOSED,
SO IT'S UP TO YOU
TO COLLECT ALL THE SOULS
OF HER ANCESTORS.
SO I MAY PRESENT THEM
TO BALCIFER.
HMM.
YOU KNOW ALL ABOUT COLLECTING
FAMILY MEMBERS, DON'T YOU?
[ Zad chuckling ]
WE KNOW
ALL ABOUT YOUR CRYSTAL ARK.
TAO WILL LEAD US
RIGHT TO IT.
FIRST,
YOU WILL PERFORM THE J'FARR.
NO, I WON'T DO IT.
ARINA,
KILL TAO.
ARINA!
AHHH!
[ moaning ]
TAO.
STILL ALIVE.
NOT FOR LONG.
NOT WITHOUT HIS SOUL.
[ gasping ]
DO AS WE ASK
AND I MAY RESTORE IT.
[ Dar grunting ]
Nadeea:
PREPARE HIM.
ARINA, THE J'FARR MARKINGS
MUST BE
EXACT.
WE SHOULD KILL HER.
NO, NO YET.
LET HER HARVEST THE SOULS
OF THE NAMIB,
AND I'LL PRESENT THEM
TO BALCIFER.
AND I'LL GET THE CREDIT.
ONCE YOU'VE GATHERED
THE SPIRITS,
SEAL THE VESSEL
AND GIVE IT TO ME.
Arina:
SPIRITS OF THE NAMIB,
HEAR ME.
SPIRITS OF THE NAMIB,
HEAR ME.
BY ALL
THAT IS
SACRED
AND HOLY.
BY ALL THAT IS SACRED
AND HOLY.
I CALL YOU
HOME
TO THE LAND
OF YOUR FATHERS.
I CALL YOU HOME
TO THE LAND OF YOUR FATHERS.
[ shattering ]
VOLEM BORAB NAMIB!
BY THE J'FARR,
HELP ME DEFEAT THOSE
WHO DEFILE
YOUR SACRED RESTING-PLACE.
[ angry voices ]
[ voices wailing ]
NO!
[ screeching ]
STOP OR I'LL SMASH THEM!
Nadeea:
NO, NO!
[ voices screaming ]
NO, NO!
[ voices wailing ]
[ whooshing ]
AHHH.
GREAT, MY SHIRT.
[ snickering ]
IT'S NOT FUNNY.
WHAT'S THIS -- BLOOD?
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?
Tao:
WHAT HAPPENED TO HER?
NADEEA STOLE
HER SOUL.
NADEEA --
BUT SHE IS A--
DEMON.
YES.
CAN WE BRING HER BACK?
HER SOUL IS IN ONE OF THESE.
WHAT'S THE RUSH?
I QUITE LIKE HER LIKE THIS.
[ chuckling ]
NAH.
Zad:
WHAT'S THE POINT
IN HAVING A SOOTHSAYER
WHO SAYS NOTHING?
I SHOULD HAVE YOUR TONGUE,
BOILED, ON A PLATE.
IF YOU'RE
UNHAPPY
WITH MY
SERVICES--
OH, NO -- YOU'RE NOT GETTING OFF
THAT EASY.
GET OUT OF MY SIGHT!
I'LL DEAL WITH YOU LATER.
ARGH.
IT'S BEEN
A VERY DISAPPOINTING DAY.
[ panting ]
UP TO NOW.
[ giggling ]
[ calling ]
[ growling playfully ]
I WARNED YOU
ABOUT NADEEA.
I SHOULD
HAVE LISTENED.
IT'S ABOUT TIME
YOU REALIZED THAT.
[ chuckling ]
SHE WAS USING ME
TO GET TO YOU.
ONCE SHE RELEASED
THE SOULS OF YOUR ANCESTORS,
SHE'D USE THEIR PAIN TO ADD
TO THE SUFFERING
IN THE WORLD.
A GIFT TO BALCIFER.
SHE DIDN'T COUNT
ON OUR STRENGTH.
NOT AS INDIVIDUALS.
BUT TOGETHER.
[ purring ]
CLOSED CAPTIONS PRODUCED BY
ALLIANCE ATLANTIS BROADCASTING