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my feet are absolutely killing me.

don't you ever get tired?

don't answer that. I know the answer.

I simply don't understand why every time we want to pick

mendong and ompaw fruit we have to walk half a day.

all I have to do is cultivate a garden closer to home.

fruit grows where it's supposed to.

fruit grows where we plant it.

you don't understand -- there are some

birds in the forest that will

we just make sure that we only pick mendong. The birds--

shh.

[ rumbling ]

tao!

you all right?

are you all right?

yes, yes.

hey, dar, wait, wait.

I'm coming with you-- oh!

in an age when nature and magic rule 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's also called...

what tribe would do such a horrible thing?

they were friends.

old friends.

wise old friends.

why?

why?

been cut out, but it wasn't done by a tribe, tao.

there's only one set of footprints.

one hunter did this?

not a hunter.

a killer.

just to take out the heart.

curupira was here.

umpatra.

an umpatra warrior did this.

The hands, the heart -- umpatra.

see, when I was a boy, they always told me about

a tribe of warriors called the umpatra.

every day before the sun sets,

an umpatra must make a kill,

and then remove the heart and eat it.

they believe that, by eating the heart,

they will acquire the power of their victims.

curupira told me about a place called the uplands

and how it was full of powerful animals and elephants.

then she told me how a tribe killed them all.

That tribe would be the umpatra.

they must hunt down their prey

using only hand weapons, no traps.

magic is strictly forbidden -- they must use

skill and discipline.

and this one is very good.

no, no, what I mean is, should an umpatra warrior fail

to make an honourable kill before the sun sets,

he must remove a joint from his finger.

and if he misses three days, that's three joints,

one whole finger.

this umpatra has

all 1o.

the umpatra have no place here in the mydlands.

[ rumbling ]

oh...oh!

beastmaster...

last male of the sulas...

you are next.

[ growling ]

I don't like this at all.

take kodo and podo.

go and find shelter.

aren't you worried about what you saw?

I mean, the fire in the sky and the face.

it's just magic and sorcery, tao.

it's just supposed to scare us.

yes, and speaking for myself, I'm scared.

look, dar, the umpatra are absolutely forbidden

to use magic -- now, what we just saw was...well, dar...

this is unwise.

you see, nokinja, just as I promised.

He will be your greatest prize.

you've killed many of the great beasts of the world,

and many warriors,

but this one is above them all.

His death will be the brightest jewel in your crown.

you might be right, ketzwayo.

and he's so pretty.

so very, very pretty.

-like a jewel. -ha.

finish it tonight, nokinja.

you have killed many of the great beasts --

lions, tigers, elephants.

you've destroyed many of the great warriors of the world.

now it is time to destroy the greatest prey of them all.

the beastmaster.

I will need to know about him first,

about his skills.

he sees through the eye of an eagle

and speaks to the beasts of the forest without words.

his powers will be yours when you kill him.

it is your destiny...

to eat his heart and take his powers.

if it is my destiny...

lure him to the killing field, beneath the full moon tonight.

I don't care for your games, ketzwayo.

I will do this when I think it is time,

when I am ready.

do you dare question me,

nokinja?

I'll do as I please.

and you understand this.

When I taste this beastmaster's heart on my tongue,

if you are wrong, and I am unable to command the beasts,

it's you I will be hunting next.

[ clicking ]

why haven't you destroyed

this murderous heart-eating human

who's slaughtering my animals at will?

I granted you the gift of animal powers.

And you promised to protect them

from the blood lust of humans.

umpatra.

your father wouldn't have let this happen -- he would

have stopped it.

I...i...

a mistake has been made.

and curupira does not make

mistakes -- the mistake was to think

that humans live by their word.

humans are worthless.

they covet their own lives,

but viciously take it from others.

I want nothing more to do with humans,

including you.

the snakes will either kill you or not.

it's up to them.

remember to sleep

with your mouth closed from now on, beastmaster.

it does no good to look at me, all right?

dar doesn't want me with him.

He's made that perfectly clear.

when he has to move quickly.

you know, I'm clumsy, I'm slow...

he's had to save me many times, ok?

on the other hand, I have been useful to him.

I've taught him about herbs and medicines.

I've found him food,

lectured him well concerning illusions.

after all, he doesn't know everything.

especially about the umpatra.

if he had needed me to do something, something important,

like hunt the umpatra...

he's right, he's right.

it's best that I stay here

and protect you guys...

till all this is over.

ahhh! You little rats.

I'm going to yank every one of your teeth...

Out of your dumb little heads...

one at a time.

sharak!

curupira, what a wonderful surprise.

how kind of you to welcome me back to the mydlands.

[ laughing ]

well, some things don't change.

look at that smiling face.

just as I remembered it.

ketzwayo, why, after an eternity, have you come back?

I've come to destroy you and everything you care about.

when I'm finished, there won't even be

an insect crawling in the mydlands.

no!

don't mess with the big boys

funny feet.

so you want to dance with me, huh?

and I thought you didn't like me.

I hate you.

-you're worthless as humans. -humans?

there's a topic of mutual interest.

I have one I find quite useful,

an umpatra warrior.

and I'm told you have one too,

an animal lover.

does he love you too?

do you love him?

[ blowing ]

[ laughing ]

that seems to have struck a nerve.

you know what I want, little one?

it's the same thing I wanted an eternity ago.

and my answer is the same as it was an eternity ago.

ahhh!

I'll never give you the power

that belongs only to those who will protect them

from the likes of you.

yet it seems you have

given these powers to a beastmaster

who does not bother to protect the beasts.

am I wrong?

shouldn't he have prevented this morning's bloody slaughter?

I made a mistake.

but, my dear curupira, you don't make mistakes.

[ blowing ]

[ laughing ]

not the nose again, dearie.

I will get what I want.

and when I do,

I will lay waste to your animal kingdom.

Why do you hate animals so much,

ketzwayo? I don't.

it's you I hate.

and by destroying them, I hurt you.

You are a disgrace to our kind.

the lowest of beasts is more lovely than you, ketzwayo.

your fondness

for destruction is ugly.

and your envy of me

has made you even more foul.

leave my sight. oh, queen of the forest.

so how badly do you want

me to leave?

since neither

of us can kill the other,

perhaps there's another way we can do this.

if your beastmaster defeats my umpatra, then I will leave.

and if he should lose?

then I will stay here

until every beast in the mydlands

is dead and gone...

just so I can watch

your wretched misery.

anything to make you go.

seeing you makes my eyes

hurt, ketzwayo.

[ laughing ]

mmm, have some more.

and a little seasoning, yes.

just a pinch more.

mmm,

very spicy.

[ giggling ]

come ba-- don't go in there.

ah, you little rats.

dar!

oh, I knew...i said you'd make it before nightfall.

and here you are finally.

you should try some of this food.

it's delicious.

didn't i,

didn't I say, didn't I say that

he would find us here before nightfall?

no one tracks better through the jungle than my friend dar.

I'm really very sorry to hear about this, dar.

ruh captured, sharak.

how could he do this?

he's taking those who are close to me.

ahhh.

sorry.

you need to rest...

so these can heal.

kodo, podo and i, we'd still be wandering around the jungle

if it wasn't for her -- well, actually,

kodo and podo found her...

she's an absolute wizard with food.

you're a sorceress.

[ chuckling ]

do I look like a sorceress to you?

most men find me attractive.

I suppose...

that could have a magical effect.

but I assure you, my own sorcery is very real.

dar, of course she isn't a sorceress.

she knows every blade of grass like the back of her hand.

she knows all the best herbs for cooking.

you didn't answer my question.

well...

ooh, the night is hot.

do you feel warm as well?

it's just that the nights grow cold out here,

especially if you have to sleep alone.

hmm...

do you know what I mean?

or do great warriors... not think of such things.

I do.

perhaps it's a woman's way of thinking.

it's been a long day.

hmm? Hmm, long, yes...

you should rest now.

your friend told me

tomorrow you hunt a man you wish to kill.

killing is never my wish.

answer me

honestly, beastmaster,

as a warrior.

does the thought of killing excite you...

or is it more interesting to spend a cold night

by a warm fire?

now you're not answering

my question.

[ laughing ]

your role as a protector of animals.

the one you hunt sees a different world.

I wonder.

if one warrior can judge another...

since all kill

for the honour of their beliefs.

I said not to sleep with your mouth open.

why aren't you protecting my animals?

kodo, podo?

kodo?

podo?

Tao, tao, hey, wake up, wake up.

we got to go.

what's the matter?

come on, we got to go.

I was hoping for another meal.

haven't got time for it. Come.

where's that lady and the furry

little balls of mischief?

she took them.

nokinja?

what are you talking about?

she's the umpatra.

ha, ha, ha, she's the umpatra.

ahem.

well, it's about time.

what in the world...

you look...

different.

so, what do you think?

you're younger.

by several hundred years, I'd say.

is this real

or an illusion?

it's as real as real can be.

why?

it's a little experiment.

I've decided it would be more interesting

to live backwards for a while... like your feet.

I want to grow young instead of old,

revisit my appearance...

know things which are about to happen

and be there before they do.

but, of course, none of this is of interest to you.

and from the noises I heard in the forest,

I'd say you were quite angry.

it's ketzwayo.

dangerously evil, but a delightful

little demon in his own way.

there's nothing delightful about him.

he's ugly and disgusting and I hate him.

of course you do.

he's threatened to destroy all my animals.

there are rules, curupira. don't ever forget.

Rules! There are too many rules.

oh, spoken with the impetuosity of youth.

I wonder if I'll be talking like that soon.

I want ketzwayo.

like all demons, he's protected from harm

because he possesses the soul of a human.

her name

is nokinja.

and if he loses that soul?

if this nokinja dies?

then he's no longer protected from harm.

exactly what I thought.

oh, dear.

poor ketzwayo.

I don't understand -- if she is the umpatra,

she could have killed us easily, while we were asleep.

but she showed us great kindness, gave us food.

I just don't see how she could be the umpatra.

tao, if you save your breath,

the climb's going to be easier.

ah, I sometimes wish she had killed us

so I wouldn't have to go through this.

[ hissing ]

you're right, tao, she is good.

she's leading us.

dar.

what?

dar. what?

what?

tao.

it's just a lizard.

but look. It's angry.

well...

why not retreat and let it cross?

but I was here first.

I'm sorry, but he disagrees.

well, who are you going to believe,

me or an ancient toad eater?

[ growling ]

get away.

dar...

do something. all right.

grab on.

I'm glad you took my word over his.

tao, considering the options, it wasn't easy.

besides, reptiles can be deceitful.

huh?

[ roaring ]

unbelievably, she captured ruh and sharak.

the little rats, yes, but how did she--

[ explosion ]

ha, welcome, welcome, beastmaster.

we expected you earlier, but you've had some delays, huh?

who are you? I am ketzwayo,

a doctor of magic.

ooh.

you look unlike a doctor to me.

tao, you're a very lucky boy.

No one except me has ever seen a great umpatra warrior in battle.

none that lived to tell about it, anyway.

maybe today

will be different, huh?

where is nokinja? where?

use all your senses, beastmaster.

magnificent, isn't she?

a happy day.

a very happy day.

the umpatra honours you with

the opportunity to die.

I don't think so.

you have no choice.

she has chosen you.

it is your destiny

and hers.

let the entertainment begin.

dar, don't do this.

listen to me, please, I beg you.

not that you ever have before, but now's the time.

it's a death sentence. nobody's ever survived

a battle with an umpatra.

free the animals.

no!

[ wind blowing ]

just sit there and don't move.

why die before you have to?

if your beastmaster wins the day,

then I will release your animals.

But if he fails, you will die...

along with all the other beasts in the mydlands.

ooh, ooh, ooh...

nokinja.

at last, beastmaster.

you had no right to put my animal friends in cages.

don't worry, child.

have you thought about how you'd liked to be killed?

[ cackling ]

a shame.

such a pretty face.

I am disappointed, beastmaster.

I expected better.

you picked a good day to die,

beastmaster.

you're not the fighter you think you are, nokinja.

better than you.

greatest in all the worlds.

bravo, bravo.

dar!

[ groaning ]

the spears

you threw at me in the jungle.

so you liked that game?

shall we play it again?

no man has the speed of a gazelle.

in case you haven't noticed, I am not a man.

[ laughing ]

[ groaning ]

you're not so pretty any more, beastmaster.

I thought the umpatra had to fight with honour.

to kill with honour.

then you're a liar.

you move like a panther.

and you run like the fastest river.

But it's not your own strength.

it's your demon's magic that gives you your power.

it is dishonourable to use magic.

you don't know what

well, then you tell ketzwayo to call off his spells

and fight me

on your own.

I need no help.

I'll taste your heart on my tongue while your eyes

still see.

dar.

look at yourself.

there's not a wound,

there's not a scar.

how could you survive all your kills with no mark of injury?

The mark is that of great skill.

the mark is that of magic.

and if you kill me now...

that will only be because

of ketzwayo's magic.

and you will be a disgrace to your people.

kill him.

tear out his heart. now, nokinja.

what does he mean, ketzwayo,

with all this talk

-of magic. -he lies.

all dying men lie.

kill him, nokinja.

no!

I'll use magic.

I'm not a killer like you.

fight.

ohh, ohh!

it was the magic.

it was the magic.

is this true, ketzwayo?

but you're still the greatest warrior to walk these worlds

show him. Kill him now.

for an umpatra,

there is

no honour in magic.

I am sorry.

I thought it was real.

nokinja...

yes.

you die with your honour.

[ growling ]

ooh...ooh...ooh!

ooh-ooh-ooh!

[ laughing ]

well, well,

what fun? did you enjoy that,

little one -- watching your champion defeat my umpatra?

very amusing, but you've lost your human soul, ketzwayo.

what's wrong? you've wanted me for so long.

why do you look so frightened?

I could assist you, dearie -- we could

-arrange something. -could we?

I was once a great demon.

I could be again with your help.

your dreams were large, but your heart is so small.

not true. My compassion for nokinja was complete.

it could be for you, as well.

then kiss me, ketzwayo.

just once.

dar, the demon curupira,

she was here the whole time -- she didn't

-even help. -no, she doesn't care

about humans.

remember,

sleep with your mouth closed.

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