All language subtitles for Xena s03e07 the debt 2.eng

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The Green Dragon
has become too large.

- Is the Green Dragon a person?
- Yes. One I'm gonna kill.

At least tell me why.

Many years ago, as you know,
Caesar left his mark on me.

I went east to lose
myself in vengeance.

I didn't care if I lived
or died, but she did.

Come with me if you
wish your freedom.

You owe someone so much...

that you would just throw
away these last few years?

Yes.

I'm sorry, Xena. I
couldn't let you do this.

Lock her up.

I want to see Xena.
That would be impossible.

Why?

Our laws say a prisoner
charged with a capital offense...

cannot receive visitors.

And I am a man of the law.

Your Highness, you said
you would let Xena go.

Gabrielle, I owe you my life.

Anything in this kingdom
you wish is yours.

But if you think
banishing Xena...

will keep her from
returning to kill me,

you don't know her
as well as you think.

Hey, Xena. I hear you
were betrayed by a friend.

No, not by a
friend. Throw her in!

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This one's mine.

In a time of ancient gods...

warlords and kings,

a land in turmoil
cried out for a hero.

She was Xena,

a mighty princess
forged in the heat of battle.

The power.

The passion.

The danger.

Her courage will
change the world.

If you had her promise, then
you would let her go, right?

It would take more than that.

Xena would never go back on
a promise. Of course she would.

- I want to see her.
- Out of the question.

- You said that I could have
anything in your kingdom. - Except that.

You don't understand.
I need to talk to her.

I have to explain to
her why I did what I did.

I'm terrified of what she
might be thinking of me.

You betrayed her.

Therefore, you're her enemy.

She'll kill you know
as soon as look at you.

You're wrong.
You don't know her.

I know her.

Tell me, why did you
do it if you love her so?

I felt that she was betraying herself
if she went back to the way of murder.

Murder is in her blood,
Gabrielle, her soul.

It is more natural
to her than love.

Look. I know what Xena
did to you was a terrible thing,

No. You are wrong.
It wasn't terrible.

It changed my life,
gave it a meaning...

and a direction.

She taught me how to rule.

I am the scourge that your
gods sent to punish your people.

Scary, huh?

What do you want? It's Borias.

He's riding this way.
How many men?

He's alone.

Come on. Get up!

She understood how to send
fear flooding into your very soul.

And when that kind of terror
lives deep inside people...

they're yours forever.

My father didn't
understand this.

He was too soft.

The boy.

He's on the third packhorse
out there under some skins.

When ransomed me that night,

he held me to him
like a foolish woman,

tears in his eyes.

You can't blame your father for
being emotional at a time like that.

He was a fraud,
just like Xena said.

He cared about me only
because a king needs an heir.

Where is he now?

Dead.

But we're alive, Gabrielle.

So let's quit living in the past
and celebrate your heroic deed.

If it weren't for you, I
wouldn't be Emperor of Chin.

I would be another
of Xena's victims.

What do you want?
He's giving you his shirt.

I don't want your clothes.

What... What are they
doing? Clothing you.

It's their way of
paying you tribute.

For what?

They heard what you
did... Or tried to do.

Your attempt at
killing the emperor.

They like that, huh?

There's not a man here that
hasn't lost many of his loved ones...

at the hands of that monster.

- Where you from?
- From the Kingdom of Lao.

Lao? Then you know Lao Ma.

Lao Ma? Of course.
She's the wife of our king.

Beautiful woman.

When was the last
time you saw her?

What?

Like you, many of us had
heard of her great powers...

and thought she would
use them to escape.

Perhaps they were all a lie.

No.

No, her powers were real.

Would you kill a
mosquito with an ax?

This is very beautiful.

That's good. That could
be a very useful weapon...

if thrown at the
right body part.

You could kill someone
using a hair brooch.

If necessary.

I don't like to kill, however.

Everyone has their preferences.
I happen to like a good kill.

You're so full of
anger and hate.

Everyone's gotta
be full of something.

Put up another bottle.

- Teach me to do that.
- Well, try it.

I'm sorry, Xena,

but you're trying to attack
the bottle with your will.

- What else is there?
- Exactly.

What?

The entire world is driven
by will... blind and ruthless.

In order to transcend the limitations
of that world, you need to stop willing,

stop desiring, stop hating.

How do I do that?

Heaven endures and
the Earth lasts a long time,

because they do not
live for themselves.

Therefore, she who
would live a long time...

should live for
others, serve others.

I could serve you, if
that's what you mean.

Of course you can.

It's easy to serve
someone you love.

You feel it will make them love you
more. It's like a good business investment.

That's not what
I'm talking about.

You mean that I should
serve someone who hates me.

More than that. You need
to serve someone you hate.

Ming Tzu.

- Ming Tzu?
- Yes.

The man who had you
hunted like an animal.

He comes here
tomorrow with his son.

Serve Ming. I'd rather die.

You've been a dead woman
for a long time now, Xena.

I'm offering you
the chance to live.

Welcome to my home. I wish only
that it were worthy of your presence.

Welcome, Ming T'ien.

Dinner awaits, Ming Tzu.

So Borias is still a problem?

Yes. The gold and the horses we
gave him for double-crossing that whore...

have made him too powerful.

Be careful, you idiot!

Borias is very dangerous.

He's more dangerous
than that witch, Xena.

He's very clever.
She was a stupid sack.

Something the matter, son?

Good-bye, Lao Ma.

All right, Lao Ma. I did the whole
servant bit and it accomplished nothing.

You're wrong. For a few hours,
you actually silenced your will.

It's a beginning.
Beginning to what, huh?

I should've just
sliced that pig's throat.

To conquer others
is to have power.

To conquer yourself
is to know the way.

Come with me, Xena.

My husband.

I heard that you
keep him in a coma.

Didn't believe
it. But it's true.

Oh, yes. If he were actually
dead, word would get out...

and his imbecile cousin
would become king.

No, I make sure he stays alive,
but in this half-conscious state.

You understand pressure
points, don't you? Mm.

I make sure he's seen every
once in awhile in the garden.

It helps to convince doubters.

So you rule in his name?

The only way a woman could
rule in the Kingdom of Chin.

It's my gift to him.

He was a vicious tyrant.

I'm going to make him
the most-loved of rulers.

Don't you get sick of him getting
the credit for everything that you do?

Not at all. As long
as good is done.

Mm. You write down all
that wisdom stuff, huh?

Yes, in his book.

You give him
credit for that too?

This wisdom comes from heaven.

What difference does it make who
gets credit for it, Lao Ma or Lao Tzu?

Yeah. Nothing
seems to phase you.

Except that boy I kidnapped.

Every time he ignores
you, that cuts deep.

I know. It's foolish of me.

Just because we give birth to
them, doesn't mean we own them.

He's your son?

Say it!

Say it!

Xena, promise them that you will
never attempt to kill Ming T'ien again.

Promise them!

Xena,

if you promise them,
they will banish you.

Please.

We can ride away from this.

Mm.

Come to me, Xena.

Now.

So you have nothing to
say in your defense, Xena?

Xena.

So be it.

Tomorrow at dawn, you'll
experience this life for the last time.

The sentence is death.

Don't feel like you've failed.

I would've executed her
no matter what she said.

It's amazing, really. She did all this
out of some fool gratitude to Lao Ma...

for saving her life.

I suppose even wild beasts
have a sense of loyalty sometimes.

Can I see her?

Oh, yes. Now that she's
condemned, you can visit her.

I'm not a monster, you know.

Go on!

Can we talk?

Of course not. I betrayed you.

The pathetic thing is...

I thought I was saving you.

My reverence for life kept
a brutal tyrant in power...

and led to my best
friend's execution.

I know you hate me, Xena.
No more than I hate myself.

Scratch my nose, will ya?

Come on.

Ahh!

Ohh.

I know you only did what
you thought was right.

I was angry with you,
but I didn't hate you.

I never could.

I think I understand why you
thought you had to kill Ming T'ien.

It was Lao Ma's last request,

and she saved your life.

Not just my life.

She saved my soul, my
spirit, my entire being.

Aaah!

Xena, stop! Control yourself.

He's here because
I sent for him.

Stop, Xena. Just stop!

Stop willing, stop
desiring, stop hating!

That was the moment.

I could have
done it right there.

I could've just let go and
buried all my hatred forever and...

That was my chance.

You always were a leg man!

All right. We'll do
this a different way.

What's he doing here? We're
going to have peace in this land,

and the two of you are
going to help bring it about.

You've gotta be kidding.

Tomorrow, Ming Tzu
comes here to talk to Borias

and me. We're going
to form a 3-way alliance.

If you think I'm playing servant girl
to these two, you got another thing...

Quiet, Xena. I plan to inform
Ming Tzu of your presence.

He has to accept that.

You're going to help me
run the Kingdom of Lao.

You'll be my warrior princess.

Tomorrow you'll ask
for Ming's forgiveness.

Today you're going to
learn how to deal with Borias.

Xena's capable of profound loyalty,
Borias. She just doesn't know it yet.

I'm going to leave
the two of you alone.

It serves both your
interests to get along.

If you kill each
other, so be it.

So you and Borias made-up?

Oh, yeah. We made-up.

I also asked Ming
Tzu for his forgiveness.

You expect me to forgive the
woman that kidnapped my son?

Then permit me to point out the
detail that perhaps you missed.

Xena belongs to me.
She's my property.

Ming Tzu, I know a
man of your wisdom...

wouldn't endanger an important
treaty by holding a grudge.

To have the treaty,
I must forgive her?

Then I apologize
for wasting your time.

Ming T'ien, let us go.

Lao Ma. If I may
make a suggestion...

Ming Tzu is a man
of great courage.

I say you should put me up as
the stakes in a game of chance...

and see who wins.

Excuse me, but I do not
have to play such a game.

- You belong to me now.
- I have a claim on Xena.

I discovered her, so to speak.

And I was fortunate
enough to save her.

And I should say
I belong to myself.

It should be an
interesting game.

This is ridiculous!

Gambling over this
worthless whore.

Why don't we throw
something of value into the pot?

All right. Let's say
the winner gets me...

and a body part from
each of the losers.

What do you mean?

A body part.
Minimum bet is a hand.

I'm in.

I don't want anyone's body part.

Then I'm sure we
all pray that you win.

What about you, Ming Tzu?
You got the jewels for this one?

Fine. All in one throw.

I win. Pay up.

- This is ridiculous.
- I want a piece of him!

- You're crazy!
- Then you're not gonna pay up?

- Are you?
- Yes. I give you my heart.

I accept.

I'll settle for that from you,
too, Ming Tzu... your heart!

This is nonsense!
I'm getting out of here!

Ming T'ien, we're
leaving this madhouse!

Not till I collect
my winnings. Aaah!

Xena!

- Now for the kid.
- What are you doing?

Now we can wipe
out the entire line.

Then it'll just be
the House of Lao.

We can rule the whole
Kingdom of Chin together.

You can do your noble stuff and
Borias and I will keep the peace.

We'll have some
laughs along the way.

Aaah!

Aaah!

Aaah!

She had such dreams
of peace for her land.

And for my soul.

I ruined them all.

It was years before
I understood finally...

what she wanted from me.

Not long before I met you, I
was at the end of my rope and...

I was ready to give up.

And then I thought of her
and what she taught me...

and then I was reborn.

That's the debt.

It's time.

The entire world
is driven by will...

Blind and ruthless.

Xena.

In order to transcend the
limitations of that world,

you need to stop willing.

Stop desiring.

Stop hating.

To conquer others
is to have power.

To conquer yourself
is to know the way.

Stop her!

Come on! Let's go!

Aaah!

Hurry. Careful. Come on.

Be careful.

Let's go. Xena!

I have something to tell you.

Gabrielle, make sure everyone
gets clear of the building.

It'll collapse at any moment.

Are you... I'm fine.

Don't worry. As far as I'm
concerned, this is all over.

- Say it.
- You made me, Xena.

You taught me to
be the monster I am.

I know. It's part of
the reason I'm here.

I've learned to
clean up after myself.

Is that all?

One other thing.

You probably heard I
had Lao Ma executed.

Yes.

Well, I just wanted
you to know...

it's not true.

Really?

No. I did it myself.

I have something to
tell you, Ming T'ien.

- What's that?
- Lao Ma was your mother.

I knew that the whole time!

Wha... That's why
I did the execution.

I knew she wouldn't use her
powers to hurt her little boy.

I think this belongs to you.

Her last request was
that it was returned to you.

Turns out that she was
just a sentimental fool.

Remember this?
Mother's book of wisdom.

It failed her in the end.

That philosophical
sense of peace fell apart.

She cried like a baby.

She even cried on after I had
torn her heart from her body!

You're powerless now.

You've lost face in
front of your people.

They won't follow you anymore.

You were right.

I didn't have to resolve
this with murder.

I finally understood
Lao Ma's message...

and I made him small again.

Xena,

your not killing him made you
exactly what Lao Ma wanted you to be.

A memento of Lao Ma.

I'll take good care of this.

I love you, Xena.

Love you too, Gabrielle.

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