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♪ Oh, who is she ♪

♪ A misty memory ♪

♪ A haunting face ♪

♪ Is she a lost embrace ♪

♪ Am I in love with just a theme ♪

♪ Or is Ayesha just a dream ♪

♪ A mystery ♪

♪ Oh, who is she ♪

♪ I call her name ♪

♪ Across an endless plane ♪

♪ She'll answer me ♪

♪ Wherever she may be ♪

♪ Somewhere across the sea of time ♪

♪ A love immortal such as mine ♪

♪ Will come to me ♪

♪ Eternally ♪

♪ Immortal she ♪

♪ Return to me ♪

Come on.

Get them up, Harry, come on.

Oh, wait, hello, Philip, give us a hand, will you?

Out you go.

Don't worry, half his mind's busy

making his next million.

What's the other half working on?

How to spend it.

You know, I thought this drink-in was over.

It is, I'm just breaking it to them.

Allow me.

- Off you go. - Come on, sweetheart.

Let's get some air, shall we? Nightynight.

Here we go.

Floating bloody, that's what this is.

Haven't you found yourself something yet?

I'm on watch, ain't I?

Yeah, cheers.

Have we met?

At the altar 10 years ago, remember?

I was the girl in white.

Oh, I remember.

Enjoy the honeymoon?

Honeymoon?

I thought we were still at the reception.

I don't know.

Come on, dear.

Put him down, get your coat.

Off you go.

You're late, you missed a great party.

On the contrary, I could both hear and smell it

from the casino.

Your mail.

Cocoa, sir?

Thank you.

Yeah.

All away?

Yes.

- Anything I can do? - No.

Fine, see you at lunch.

Tell Captain gotta get on their way.

- Yes, sir. - Now!

Trouble?

Nothing I can't run away from.

That's why I'm rich, I know when to run.

Right, get the hook-up and start engines.

Start the engines?

Thought we were here for a fortnight.

Well, I'm sorry to inconvenience you,

but the owner would like to sail,

with your permission, of course.

Did somebody forget you?

Forget me?

The last bus has gone.

How do you plan on getting back?

I'm not going back, I can't.

That's all right, 'cause neither can I.

I won't be any trouble.

You're not one of the guests, are you?

No.

What are you doing here?

Please, don't ask me.

All right, I've got a couple of secrets myself.

Hello.

What's this, a little souvenir from the French Riviera?

Just show the young lady to her cabin.

Certainly.

Come along before you turn blue.

I'll ask my husband the appropriate questions later.

Tell me something, Phil,

as a professional head shrinker...

Anyone who calls a psychiatrist a head shrinker

needs a psychiatrist.

I need a psychiatrist.

Look, I'm on holiday,

at least that's what you invited me for.

Ah, but that is the problem,

we have another guest, uninvited.

So?

Well, I could swear that I have just been talking,

on the upper deck, to a young lady

of considerable endowments.

That's good.

Practically no clothes on.

That's good too, so what's your problem?

What's my problem?

You'll feel better after you've had some sleep.

I mustn't sleep.

Why not?

I don't throw George's girls to the sharks.

Not anymore, not enough sharks.

I don't want to sleep.

Suit yourself.

I do see what you mean.

Kallikrates, come closer, come.

Look now, across the ages.

Can you see her?

A telegram.

I take it you've been caught in another double deal.

Triple.

Well, that's original anyway.

My dear one, I am telling you the truth about the girl.

Cub's honor.

Well, then she's a bit of a mystery, isn't she?

She is!

She is, to me, as well as you,

I'm sorry to say.

Ayesha.

Ayesha.

Ayesha.

Ayesha!

Who are you?

Friend of George's.

George?

Yes, the man who owns this boat.

Oh, yes, I remember.

What was it, a nightmare?

What was what?

Well, you were shouting a name or something.

Yes, it must have been a nightmare.

Do you want to tell me about it?

Is there anything I can get you, a drink?

Now, you try and get back to sleep.

Thank you.

Funny, but we're all sat round here,

we don't even know your name.

It's Carol.

Carol.

Where are you from, Carol?

From Scandinavia.

Any particular part of it?

Yes, of course.

I know that part of the world pretty well,

and your accent isn't Scandinavian.

I've been to so many places.

Look, you owe me something too,

perhaps a little trust and a few answers that make sense!

If you'll excuse me, please.

Next time, try hitting her over the head

with a cricket bat.

I'm getting a bit fed up with this mystery!

Well, you and me both,

but there are ways and ways, excuse me.

Thank you.

You know, there was a time

when women weren't allowed on board ships.

A strange girl she is.

George asked me to apologize.

He didn't mean to upset you.

I should apologize to him.

He doesn't know much about you,

and it's not fair to expect him to take you

completely on trust.

Yes, I know.

Who are you, Carol, and where do you come from?

I don't know who I am.

I wish I could explain to you, but I am so confused.

Sometimes, I feel I have been traveling all my life,

and sometimes, for a moment,

I seem to know who I am.

Then, just as I begin to recognize people and things,

the memory goes, and my mind is in torment again.

I don't want to force my help on you, none of us do.

But if you want help, you've only got to ask for it.

Thank you, you are very kind.

What's your heading?

We're locked on Montreal.

Sure?

We can run for a few days here.

Keep her running.

You fancy her?

You mark my words, she's bad luck, that one.

Thank you, that's all I need.

If it was up to me, I'd throw her right back in the sea

where she came from.

Excuse me, sir, this just came over the RT for you.

George?

Are you all right?

Now, what brought this on?

Large size trouble in North Africa.

Oh, to hell with trouble in North Africa.

You've made your money, George.

Now, I'm warning you, slow down.

How much do you think your heart will take?

Ah, there's nothing wrong with my heart.

Is that what you want as an epitaph?

Look, it's my heart.

Tell Harry to alter course, just anywhere.

All right, but I don't want you to move out of that chair.

George, George, come on, relax.

Harry was right, it sounds crazy,

but everything was going great

until that bloody girl came on board.

It is crazy, that has got nothing to do with her.

Now just you take it easy.

We are going the wrong way!

What?

Please, turn back!

Watch your heading.

Oh, please, you must!

Better discuss it with the others, miss.

We are turning, we are going the wrong way.

You must turn back.

Now listen to me, this is my boat,

it goes where I want it to go,

do you understand? You must turn back!

What happened?

Girl went over the side, George went in after her.

Help!

He's in trouble.

Hold on, George, hold on!

Get a blanket around her.

Right.

Brandy, quickly.

George.

George!

If there's anything I can do, madam.

All right, Harry.

Oh, Harry,

we better head for the nearest port.

There's bound to be an inquest.

North Africa, I should think.

Yeah, it's as good as anywhere.

Sheila...

Please don't make a fuss, Philip.

I'm all right.

I can't tell you how sorry I am.

I know.

Ayesha, Ayesha, Ayesha, Ayesha.

Ayesha.

Ayesha, Ayesha,

Ayesha, Ayesha,

Ayesha, Ayesha!

Ayesha!

Ayesha.

Ayesha?

Who is Ayesha?

I'm Ayesha.

How do you know this?

The voices.

Yes?

I see their faces, strange faces.

It's all mixed up.

Are these people trying to harm you?

I am not there yet, where they are,

but he keeps calling me.

He's always calling me.

What does he say?

Ayesha, and when he says that,

I know, somehow, he means me.

Why is he calling you?

There is another man, a man who never dies.

He calls me for him.

It all happened long ago, long before I was born,

like a dream of the past that's somehow part of the future.

How do you know which way to go?

I get noises in my head.

It hurts so!

I've tried to fight it, taking things to stop the pain,

but nothing works.

On and on and on, until my mind is on fire,

and it only stops...

Yes?

When I go the way I have to go.

Do you have the pain now?

I didn't want George to die, but it was my fault.

They were calling me, and I couldn't go to them,

so they killed him.

It was the same with the man in the truck.

Carol, Carol, listen to me.

I'm gonna give you another injection to make you sleep.

We'll talk again when you wake up.

I'll do all I can to help, just trust me.

I'll turn the yacht over to the agents and fix the hotel.

Your gear's here with mine.

Fine, do you want a hand?

Yeah.

Mrs. Carter get off all right?

Yeah, where's Carol?

She's gone.

What do you mean gone?

Well, just after you left with Mrs. Carter.

She flogged a bit of jewelry to number one and off she went.

Didn't she say anything?

No.

Aw, come on, Phil, what do you expect?

No more yacht, what does she need us for?

Look, Harry, the girl's sick and she needs help.

Check us into the hotel, will you?

I'll see you later.

Men-Hari, the wheel of life has turned as you foretold,

and Ayesha has been reborn.

She is mine, and I have need of her.

With her by my side, Kuma will once again

become as great as it was in the days

when Ayesha was its queen.

She must come to me as you promised she would,

or I will never give you the immortality you so much desire.

Is this the sort of immortality you want?

Do not hear, young Kallikrates,

or better still, ask him one question.

Through the mind of the seer, I have used my power

to draw Ayesha here.

We know that Za-Tor has advised against our cause,

but ask him now if he has not looked through the seer's eyes

and without your knowledge, striven to turn Ayesha aside.

Is this true, Za-Tor?

Thank you.

I am Kassim at your service.

You are in trouble?

I...

Perhaps I can help you.

Come with me.

She went south, took a bus to.

What time's the next bus?

You guessed I'd know the answer to that one.

In an hour.

Look, Phil, I said it before and I'll say it again,

that girl is a nut.

She's nothing but trouble.

Why don't you just quietly and simply forget her?

All right, I know, you can't forget her.

That takes care of my immediate future.

I'll just slip into something more comfortable,

I'll see you down here in 15 minutes.

What, do you mean you're coming with me?

Look, I know the desert and you don't,

and you're gonna need somebody to navigate for you, right?

Thanks, Harry.

You have eaten enough?

Thank you, it was very good.

How did you know about everything, even before I told you?

I did not know everything, only something.

Did you read my thoughts?

I do not have that power, although it exists,

but I have a certain psychic ability.

This man,

the one who sends for you, who calls you Ayesha,

he is protected by a black shield,

not on a physical plane, but on the astral.

He is immortal, he will never die.

And he is drawing you to him.

But why, why me?

No, others are drawing you to him.

Their power is very great.

I had thought such power was lost to mankind long ages ago,

but they are masters of it.

Can they make me see things, make things happen,

even from far away?

Their skill lies in the understanding

and the use of the human mind's deepest powers,

magnified by ritual and by symbols into a real living force

for good or for evil.

Who are they?

Who is this man who will never die?

Much is veiled from my eyes.

I know only that this man and the adepts who serve him

would bring upon you great evil,

but I will help you break their grip.

I have not studied the occult all my life

without gaining some small skill.

What do you want me to do?

Nothing.

But first, I must remove your mind from the conflict.

It will be safer.

Lie back.

And sleep.

Deal with him.

It is not so simple, my lord.

The man's a scholar and a mystic.

He is aware of our influence

and he has a rudimentary power of his own.

So the old man knows a few tricks.

But you are the Magi.

Can he stand against the race that founded the art

in which he is a novice?

The man is not an adept as we are,

but in conflicts of this nature,

it is always easier to defend than to attack.

Men-Hari, your forebearers turned aside from mankind,

and in solitude, the Magi sought and found

the powers that lie only in the mind.

For 50 centuries, your people made progress,

but age and death always set the barrier.

But only I, Kallikrates, can destroy that barrier.

I can give you time, I can give you immortality.

For 50 centuries, we have held ourselves apart

from the world to seek the growth of mind and spirit.

We have traveled far along that path.

Soon, we shall be ready to go out into the world

bearing all the gifts of our wisdom, solving all problems,

teaching the world to live in peace and happiness.

Soon?

What are a few centuries to us, my brethren?

They are death for us, for our children's children,

and perhaps for all humanity.

Mankind is poised to destroy itself.

Can we save a world that is burnt to a cinder?

But given immortality, we can fulfill our golden purpose

within a single generation.

Our minds and bodies will remain strong forever,

and we can unfold the golden mysteries of the universe

for the salvation of all mankind.

It is a dark, unlawful deed you will do, Men-Hari,

evil in essence, malignant in effect.

Shun its whispering temptation.

We have chosen.

Za-Tor no longer leads the Magi.

We follow Men-Hari.

We must destroy this man.

I hear the beat of dark wings,

and I know that our great and storied order

has fallen at last.

Come, my brethren.

We have much to do.

Our key, we timeless ones,

the elementals of the earth, of the air,

and of fire, and of water,

take heed of my commands.

I, and to whom is given the power and authority

to heed down through eons of time, my voice calls.

Take heed.

Come, Atzil, elemental of the air,

was when time was not.

Hasten.

Oh, Atzil, defy me not for I am dominion over thee.

Come, come, I command,

in the most aghast, dread, and secret name

of the supreme prince of darkness,

his archangels and angels of darkness,

and his legions draw near and do my bidding.

I command,

I command.

Atzil, I who have the ancient wisdom and power

to command thee, go forth and do my bidding.

Go forth and destroy this man with little knowledge,

who dares to interfere, go forth and destroy him.

In the name of all the forces that are in the air,

and upon the earth and under the sea,

in the name of my companions of fire, earth, and water,

I command thee

go forth and destroy him.

I command.

I command.

I command!

Thus, Atzil, it pleases me to offer thee this sacrifice.

Ayesha, Ayesha, Ayesha.

I'm coming.

- Ayesha, Ayesha. - Yes, I'm coming.

- Ayesha, Ayesha. - I'm coming, I'm coming.

Ayesha.

I'm coming.

Hey, Harry, try him.

They've seen her?

Yeah.

How 'bout this?

Looks fine.

Which way?

You tell me.

Horsemen, maybe he's seen her.

Never mind the chatter, has he seen the girl?

Ooh, what's Jaffa for long blonde hair?

Harry, is he wearing her scarf?

After him.

Got him.

Watch out!

You all right, Phil?

The Land Rover's finished.

Come on, let's go get him.

Don't drink that, Harry, what do you think you're doing?

Come on.

Tell you what, Harry, let's stop at the next pub.

I'll buy you three gallons of beer, no more.

Can't have you getting drunk.

How does that sound, Harry?

What have you done with the girl?

Where is she?

Philip!

Carol!

Philip.

Carol.

Well, Harry,

that's about all we can do.

Better get moving.

Come.

Philip, don't try to take me back.

They'll kill you if you try to stop me getting there.

I wasn't trying to stop you, Carol.

If you gotta find out what lies at the end of your journey,

it's the only way, for both of us.

You believe it now?

I don't know what I believe,

but I know I don't want to leave you.

Phil, I'm not Ayesha, I am me.

I don't belong to him.

No, you're not Ayesha,

and the only man you belong to

is the one you choose yourself.

Come on.

Ayesha draws near, my lord.

She will soon reach Kuma.

Soon?

But will it be soon enough?

The turning of the stars bring a time

when my secret can give you immortality.

But when that time is passed,

those fleeting minutes gone, the secret is worthless

until once again, the stars unlock its power.

But that will not happen again in your lifetime, Men-Hari.

If Ayesha is not here before the hour

when she can be made immortal,

you also will lose that prize.

If that prize were for myself alone,

I would gladly spurn it.

Eternal life is not a fate I desire.

It is the burden I will humbly accept

as my duty towards mankind.

You do not know the true weight of that burden, my friend.

For you, that burden will become as wings

with Ayesha by your side.

She will be here in time, I promise you.

There are many dangers for a woman alone.

If only I could go to meet her.

This you may not do, my lord.

No one in the outside world must know of Kuma

until we are ready to reveal it.

Thus, we can only guide her footsteps

through the powers of the mind as best we can.

But do not concern yourself.

She is not alone.

Who, then, is with her?

A man, a doctor of the modern world, a doctor of the mind.

Of the mind?

There is nothing to fear, I have her in my care.

You will turn him back.

It is not so simple, she has become dependent upon him.

Remember, her mind is yet that of a mortal.

It has been of necessity, strained and tortured

to the point of collapse.

You're saying she needs this man, this doctor?

It would not be wise to dispense with him yet.

I cannot control a mind that is ruined.

But you will rid me of him?

As I would brush a scorpion from your path, my lord.

That's the way we have to go.

Let me help.

Thank you.

It's me.

Ayesha.

No, I, I...

Welcome to Kuma, Ayesha,

she for whom Kallikrates has waited so long.

Who are you?

My name is Men-Hari, your servant.

Come.

Ayesha.

Carol!

Carol!

Well?

I have brought her to you in time, as I promised.

You've done well, Men-Hari,

but why do you not bring her to me immediately?

Patience, my lord.

Her journey taxed her strength severely,

but even now, she's preparing for your meeting.

Good, see she has everything she needs.

Of course, my lord.

We must hurry.

Kallikrates awaits her in the throne room.

She will soon be robed and ready for him.

Is it possible she's even more beautiful?

Her beauty blinds you.

Remember my words, she will turn Kallikrates against you,

and when the hour comes, she will not let another

gain immortality with her.

Still your jealous tongue.

She will not chance a rival for power in you.

Go, get her ready.

You should sleep, master.

Not yet.

What is it you write of such importance?

All of my thoughts.

They are troubled thoughts.

Yes.

It is because she comes

and because she brings evil to Kuma.

We dream to rid the world of evil.

Should we then fear it in our midst?

Ayesha.

Ayesha.

She has returned to Kuma.

Kallikrates is no longer alone,

for Ayesha rules with him again.

We have met before in my dreams.

But not in mine.

No dream of mine would dare attempt such beauty.

Do not bow your head to me.

You are Ayesha, the queen,

the goddess of Kuma.

Alas, this night is only for our eyes to meet,

for much is yet to be done.

Tomorrow, we will meet again,

and I will show you the lost city of Kuma,

which you once knew better than I,

which you once ruled before I came.

Which I once ruled?

You must be patient with me.

A patience to tax the strength of 1,000 men.

But this night will pass.

The coming day and...

And then?

It is better you part now.

Her mind is tired.

Till tomorrow then.

It is right, what you said,

my burden will become as wings.

My lord.

Come, Ayesha.

You are afraid of what lies before,

you feel alone and friendless?

Yes.

There is nothing to fear.

You have the love of a man for whom

I would gladly give my life,

and the friendship of your humble servant.

I will need a friend.

If only I knew what was to come,

even more of what has passed.

I feel I am Ayesha.

If that is true, I do not know myself.

Shall I tell you of yourself?

Please, tell me.

I will tell you so that your dreams this night

may dwell on visions of Ayesha,

that you may awake knowing who she is, who you are.

Above all, she was beautiful, as you are.

The people of her kingdom called her She Who Must Be Obeyed.

She alone knew the secret of the sacred flame,

and she was immortal.

She gave no quarter to those who disobeyed.

No man could destroy her,

and she feared no man.

But one man ruled her heart.

She offered him her kingdom

and let him through the sacred flame.

In so doing, she was destroyed,

leaving him immortal, but alone,

waiting only for the time

when Ayesha would come to him again.

Get 'em out of here.

But they are for your pleasure.

You are an honored guest.

I am an honored prisoner, and I'm not an idiot.

Now go on, get 'em out.

As you wish.

Wait a minute.

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be rude.

Look, I'd like to know something about this place.

Won't you tell me about it?

Tell me from whence you come, and how you bring Ayesha.

She is not Ayesha, her name is Carol.

The woman you arrived with is Ayesha.

Who are you?

I am Kallikrates.

Leave us, Sharna.

Why do you say she is not Ayesha?

She's an ordinary mortal, nothing more.

She is Ayesha.

She has returned to me, to Kuma, and to our people.

Why do you believe this, because you want to?

I believe it because it is true.

My eyes tell me she is Ayesha,

all my senses tell me, and Men-Hari tells me.

Yes, well, our senses can be deceived,

and a man can lie for his own hidden purpose.

You cling to your illusion because you love her.

And you cling to yours because you love someone else.

Well, go on then, bring her to me.

Let her speak for herself.

It would amuse me to do so.

Does it please you, Ayesha?

I find it hard to believe.

It belongs to Ayesha, to her alone,

this valley, this richest of kingdoms,

this paradise which lives only for its queen,

for you, when you become immortal.

I'm beginning to feel I have been here before.

Come, I will show you more of your kingdom.

Come, Men-Hari.

I am Za-Tor of the Magi.

The Magi, the wisemen of Chaldea?

We of the Magi are their descendants.

Where is Carol, the girl who was with me?

She walks through Kuma with Kallikrates.

So you realize she's not Ayesha?

Come.

You must talk quietly.

A flame, sacred flame,

the mortal who enters it becomes immortal,

but there are two conditions.

The person must enter the flame willingly,

and then only with the consent, the blessing of Kallikrates.

But she'll never enter it willingly.

She's frightened, she was forced to come to Kuma.

She belongs to another world.

It does not matter, she will enter the flame gladly.

Men-Hari has her mind in bondage.

It makes her as Kallikrates wishes her to be,

as Ayesha would be.

And when it is done, she will become the real Ayesha.

But Za-Tor, you cannot let this thing happen.

She doesn't belong here.

Perhaps it may be better she become Ayesha.

Better?

Kallikrates has also promised

the gift of immortality to Men-Hari.

Kallikrates is weak, Ayesha will be strong,

perhaps strong enough to oppose Men-Hari.

But if you feel like this, why did you come here?

Because I am full of doubt.

I fear that what Men-Hari is doing

will be the end of the Magi, even of Kuma itself.

Perhaps I should oppose him,

but first, I must be sure that I am right to interfere.

Well, how can I help?

You must tell me of the world outside, your world,

everything.

Ayesha, Ayesha, Ayesha.

Ayesha!

Ayesha,

these are yours to do with as you please, as you made it,

as is all of Kuma.

Carol!

This man is a stranger to Kuma.

Do you know him, Ayesha?

I do not know this man.

Carol, it's me, Philip!

Carol, for God's sake, do you remember the yacht?

Do you remember George?

Come, we have given him the proof he demanded.

Leave us!

You also, Men-Hari.

I have no further need of you for the moment.

Come, quickly.

We have not long to wait.

Do you remember the flame, Ayesha?

You see that star, the bright one?

That's the Star of Seth.

Tonight, when it shines through the twin peaks of Kuma,

the flame will appear.

And when the flame grows cold,

you will pass through it and be made immortal.

Oh, I've waited so long for you,

my love, my only love.

Come, I will show you the source of the sacred flame,

unknown even to the Magi.

There is the flame held in bond, Ayesha,

but soon, it will be released.

Tonight, the Star of Seth will shine

between the twin peaks and then...

Come and sit down.

Listen, there is very little time.

Tonight, the flame will be released.

If there is anything to be done, it must be done quickly.

Locked up in here, what can I do?

We want the same thing, you and I,

to get your woman away from here, away from Kuma.

My life is nothing without Kallikrates,

and since she came, he has eyes only for her.

Help me to get out of this room.

If I can just see her and speak to her,

I promise you we'll leave Kuma,

and you'll have no rival for Kallikrates.

But what can we do?

They're playing some trick on her mind.

In the world where I come from, I'm a doctor,

a doctor of the mind, and I can make her understand

she is not Ayesha.

If I can just get to talk to her,

she'll want me to take her away.

But I think Men-Hari's grip

is too strong for you to break.

No, no, because there's one thing stronger

than Men-Hari's grip on her.

I love her, Sharna, do you understand?

- I will help you. - Good.

Follow me, but do not hesitate

once we are out of this door.

I will show you where she is, then I shall leave you.

Come, quickly, before I'm missed.

I will take this man to Kallikrates alone.

He has commanded it.

Come.

I must leave you now.

Follow these tunnels until you reach Kallikrates's chamber.

Take care, the guards are everywhere.

Thank you.

Today, I spoke with one from the world outside.

His words were few, but to enter his mind

was like treading a new planet.

Listen,

you have heard the tales of Ayesha's cruelty.

They are still whispered among you.

You must save yourselves.

There is a world outside Kuma

where you and your kind can be free,

free from Ayesha, free from Kallikrates, free from us.

If she who will become Ayesha enters the flame,

you are all lost.

If Men-Hari does, the world will be.

I cannot make you find your freedom.

This, you must do for yourselves.

Go now, quickly, assemble the others.

I will come to you.

Now, don't ask me how I got here, there's isn't time.

Listen, I am setting great mischief afoot in Kuma

this night by putting the thought of freedom

into the minds of the slaves.

Yes, now where's the girl?

She is with Kallikrates.

How do I find her?

This man will guide you there, but go quickly.

Men-Hari will be here at any moment.

This way, master.

Soon, soon, Ayesha,

when the light from the star touches the flame.

The low ones, they have never left their tunnels before.

In a short while, the flame will burn cold.

That is the moment, Ayesha.

That is when its embrace will give you immortality.

Not yet, my love, not till the flame burns cold.

I cannot lead you through, Ayesha.

When the flame embraces for a second time, it destroys.

But there's nothing to fear.

Carol!

Get out!

Leave this chamber!

Guards!

Carol, quickly, while there's still time.

Quickly, the moment is upon us.

The flame will soon be ready for you, Ayesha.

Do not let her go into the flame.

This place is forbidden to you.

Men-Hari, she will never let you have immortality.

I hold her mind captive.

She will do as I wish, and so will Kallikrates.

Now.

Ayesha,

don't be afraid.

Remember the nightmares?

You hated the nightmares.

He used them to bring you here.

And there was Kassim, but they killed Kassim, didn't they?

They killed anyone who wanted to help you.

You were afraid they'd kill the other man.

Remember the other man, the doctor on the boat

who took you through the desert and brought you here?

Do you remember him?

What was his name now?

What was his name?

Philip.

Don't go through the flame, Carol.

Don't go through the flame.

Go through the flame, Ayesha, quickly,

before it changes!

Take her, Men-Hari, walk with her through the flame.

She will be my queen, you, my trusted friend.

At your command, my lord.

You're a fool, Kallikrates.

Come, quickly!

Ayesha has not been reborn, can't you see?

Men-Hari found her in the world outside

and brought her to you,

but only so you'd give him immortality.

He lies!

I would not deceive you, my lord.

It is true, Kallikrates.

She is not Ayesha.

Don't listen to him!

Is this true?

Kallikrates, you know that which I speak is always true.

He desires immortality so that he might conquer the world.

This is why he would sacrifice his soul.

Ayesha.

Ayesha.

No!

Philip!

Let him go, let him go!

Philip.

Let him go.

Let them both go.

The woman is his.

No!

Fool!

I can make her Ayesha!

She will go through the flame and emerge as Ayesha,

I swear it!

There is only one Ayesha, and she has yet to be reborn.

You have betrayed me, Men-Hari.

There shall be no immortality for you.

I withdraw from you my blessing to enter the flame.

I had the world and eternity here in my hands,

and you took them away!

Za-Tor!

Za-Tor!

Meddling fool!

Guards!

There was a time when immortality

seemed the way to enchantment and happiness.

Now I yearn for death.

The flame will give me what I desire.

No!

Oh, no!

Sharna!

Farewell,

my son.

Oh, wondrous spirit,

oh, the prince of light,

I beseech thee, destroy this city of inequity,

which, in its pride and folly,

has taken the dark path,

and cleanse thy people who have given themselves

unto wickedness.

I beseech thee,

I beseech thee.