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I think there's going to be Trouble in the terron camp.

I'd say that was

Understating the case.

The terron world is Going to change...Violently.

The fates have chosen Their future.

It's time for it To come to pass.

Do they even have a future?

They have a legacy, Which I suppose

Is all any of us have really.

What is the terron legacy?

Well, that they were here,

They brought nothing With them when they came,

And they take nothing With them when they leave.

Not much.

Another world is about to change Tonight, rather violently.

Eiron!

[ groaning ]

Take a look.

[ chuckling ]

-I ask a question? -you will anyway.

When we get to my homeland, Will you be able to stay long?

-what do you mean? -it's not what you're used to.

A man with your talents And wisdom would be

A welcome gift in any community.

Well, that depends, Doesn't it?

On what?

On how civilized it is.

-you all right? -yeah, yeah.

Dar, look at this.

We're here. We made it. We found it.

-what is it? -huaca, smoking mirrors, jade,

We're here, In the middle of the world.

-and this tells you that? -that and more.

Huaca, what is that?

A supernatural. They're Throughout the mountains.

And most of them probably Know that I'm here right now.

These black stones?

Yeah, the obsidian.

They say that holy men can see

The present and the Future through them.

I don't believe it, but

Come on, we're going To find the old mountain.

This is where I grew up, dar.

Come on, let's go.

Come on, dar...Let's go.

[ chanting ]

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...

There it is.

Where the earth touches the sky.

Our people call it xinca.

Xinca, what does That mean?

It's the place where roads cross In the middle of the world.

Sounds civilized.

Yes, it is.

You see...According

To legend And the mountain's people

The huaca Have been here forever.

How can anything Be forever?

They're not really real.

What are they?

-ideas? -yes. Ideas could be forever.

Think about it -- You and I will pass on,

But our ideas are eternal.

They could be borrowed By other people,

Or they could simply Exist on their own.

You said the holy men Can see the present

And the future Through the black stones.

Some people say that, But I don't

Believe it -- why do you ask?

I think we're Being watched right now.

Are these holy men good or bad?

Excellent question.

They come in many colours.

Some of them kind and caring.

Others, thieves, even killers.

You see, it's like

Anyone with power -- some use it For good, others abuse it.

So you think some holy men Are watching us now?

Someone is.

I can't see anyone.

I don't think They want us to.

This is why I asked you That question before.

Which one?

Could you stay In a civilized place.

What about it?

You're still living In the jungle.

When something looks At you in the jungle,

It usually wants to turn you

Into its next meal, heh, heh.

In a civilization, Things are different.

They're not nearly As dangerous or as predatory.

You can relax here.

People do watch each other, But it's for

A totally different reason.

I'll try to remember that.

Good, good.

Let's go to xinca.

I want to show you my home.

Oh, oh, dar, one more thing.

-what? -um...I don't think

Civilization's ready for, uh...

I don't think he's ready For civilization either.

Good.

See what I mean? It's a crossroads here.

The, the mydlands, The territories, the downs.

Hey, dar, this way, Come this way.

Yes, they told me That I could--

Oh, dar, have you noticed--

Have you noticed that Everyone here is peaceful?

There's no fighting Or carrying on.

Whoa.

Oh, that's beautiful, isn't it?

I can't see its beauty Through the bars.

This civilization's different.

Good sir, I'm prepared To trade you some

Valuable herbs For this songbird.

This songbird Should serve you well.

That makes me feel better.

Thank you.

For showing me that animals Shouldn't live in cages.

You make me proud.

Tell me more about this.

Oh, it's a...

It represents my people, The eirons.

By the way, I haven't seen Anyone wearing

An eiron ring.

He wears a green Stone ring on his hand.

An eiron.

They are like locusts, A plague wherever they appear.

And where there is one, There will be more.

Brothers, get some help!

What do the symbols mean?

Well, they symbolize a society

Which is open To fresh thoughts and new ideas.

-as xinca always was. -was?

It seems that people Don't respect the huaca

In the way they used to.

These used to be Better looked after.

And fresh flowers Placed in front of them.

Maybe the eirons have new gods.

Something's Changed or wrong.

I'd like to find out What it is.

Eiron!

And he wears A green stone on his hand.

I'm an eiron. Who are you?

Seize him!

You call this civilized?

-do you remember me? -tao's friend from The burning forest.

What's happening here?

Maloc and the priests Take anyone

Wearing jade rings -- They never return.

Tao said this was A civilized place.

It was once, No more, I'm afraid.

Come quickly!

Leave. If they catch you, They'll kill you.

-what about you? -I'm safe if they don't

See me with you -- They don't know I'm an eiron.

Please hurry -- I'll try to find

-where they've taken tao. -I'll come back.

How will you?

[ cawing ]

I have friends who will help me.

There's a tunnel, a secret Entrance by the front

Gates, near the well, Leading into the city.

I'll find it.

I will come back.

Ugh, ohhh!

Welcome? You certainly have A bizarre way of showing it.

We planned a celebration,

It's tomorrow.

What are you called?

Tao. Who are you?

Maloc.

What are you?

You don't ask questions. I do.

Do we understand?

Where have you been? And why Have you come back to xinca?

I was sent out To the rest of the world

As an emissary, An apostle if you will.

Who sent you and why?

My elders...In order That I may learn

And spread the thoughts And philosophies

Of the eirons throughout The hinterlands.

[ groaning ]

You must have been In the hinterland.

Because things Have changed in xinca now.

You see, we've cleansed Ourselves of your kind

Of dirt -- your Preachings, your science,

Your intellectual filth.

What do you Mean "Cleansed"?

Are there other eirons with you?

Who was the man defending you?

We'll find them. They cannot escape.

What have you done to my people?

What happened to them is What's going to happen to you.

Thank you, sharak.

[ squeaking ]

And the two of you Can find it easier than I can.

I understand the changes Taking place in xinca,

The march of history.

-progress, I suppose. -more like progress In reverse.

What does it have to do With zad and terrons?

Heaps, tons, lots

And lots, more than you can

Imagine, but at the same time, Probably less.

You always tease me -- I don't know

Why I bother Asking you anything.

Neither do I.

What are you doing?

Reading the sticks. The I ching.

Surprisingly accurate...

If you believe in hocus-pocus.

You have a rather Critical part to play tonight.

I trust you're up to the task.

Once it's done,

Teasing won't be necessary.

Where are you going?

I have a visit to pay And eons to go

Before I sleep.

I suggest you use that

Thing-a-ma-jig.

This little patch of the world Is about to change.

Yours as well.

[ laughing ]

So, you think you can satisfy

A king, huh?

Just the two of you? Are you sure?

I've been known to play

And orgy from one night

Away into the next.

First you...

Then her...

Then you.

Then her.

Don't be shy. There's plenty of room.

Plenty of room, plenty of time.

Oh, and of course, There's plenty of me.

Don't let me interrupt.

I've plenty as well...

Time that is.

Ancient one. Do you want to join us?

Do wizards

Like yourself partake of

Such pleasures.

Oh, in ways you can't imagine.

But I've just dropped in To say a quick goodbye.

Goodbye?

Why? Are you leaving?

Not me, precisely, no.

Ancient one, A moment before you go.

I was wondering if you might Know anything about these ships

My men have seen In the ocean...Off my coast.

Isn't that where ships Are normally seen?

Yes, of course.

I was trying to think of a way

I'd like to kill their sailors And keep the ships for myself.

Murderous to the last.

It's nice to know That some people

In this world never change.

Enjoy yourself, zad -- I would...

If I were you, ha, ha, ha...

Now where were we?

[ laughing ]

Good work.

Now I have another job for you.

You stay with me, just in case.

You're lucky, eiron.

Tomorrow you will only die.

I could torture you.

My priests can peel A man's skin completely away

And keep him screaming In pain for 20 suns.

Why would you do that To another human being?

Eirons like yourself Are not human beings.

When the sun reaches The middle of the sky, you die.

The one who helped The prisoner is back.

He came through the tunnel The eirons used to use.

He'll come this way.

Get some men And wait at the top of the maze.

This time...

Kill him!

Tao,

Tao.

Caro.

Are you All right?

Not really -- there's a priest

Here who wants to kill me.

-maloc. -I'm not really sure why.

Xinca isn't the place

-you remember any more. -evidently not.

Who is this maloc?

He's the leader Of the brotherhood.

They call themselves priests,

But they're really Killers and thieves.

And they rule xinca now.

Haven't gotten me is because I don't wear my jade ring.

I wish I'd known.

My bad luck, I guess.

What about our people?

Most of them are dead.

Sacrificed by maloc And his priests.

Some managed to escape. They went into the mountains.

But you stayed.

To bear witness To what's happening.

To keep our people informed.

Any news about my family?

I'm not really sure

What's happened to them.

So much has changed here now.

What about dar?

Yes, I managed To help him escape

-when they caught you. -where is he?

He's coming back tonight. We'll get you out of here.

Maloc intends to kill me Tomorrow at midday.

We're not going to let That happen, I promise.

Keep your eyes and ears open.

The beastmaster And I will be back.

Podo. It's tao, you're friend.

Well, sometimes.

Look, go and find dar.

But wait, wait, wait, wait.

Better yet, find him And bring him back here, go.

Don't mess this up, please.

That's a good idea.

If they saw me, You would get into trouble.

Dar?

How did you find this place?

I had a little help.

My extra set of eyes and ears.

I found tao.

Maloc's got him In the priests' quarters.

They're going to Sacrifice him tomorrow.

They're going to sacrifice him?

That's what they do...

To most of the eirons.

Then sacrifice his blood To the gods of the mountains.

Show me where the priests sleep.

Yes, but why?

I'd like to pay them A pre-sacrificial visit.

Not now, later.

When there's not too many People around.

Ha.

Arina, it's good to see you.

Hjalmar, has everyone Safely arrived?

As planned.

And these warriors

They call terrons.

They're not warriors.

They barely deserve To be called people.

I hope you judge them fairly.

Believe me when I say the Terrons will not be missed

In this world.

Let's go.

I think the big secret You're keeping

From me will soon be revealed.

It's a good time For revelations.

Thunder and lightning Would help,

But why gild the lily?

In this case, what is the lily?

The march of history.

-whose? -someone who shall survive;

Probably shouldn't -- oh, and...

You have a part to play.

Me, why?

Fate is fickle that way.

So good luck, Put on a lovely show,

And as they say, break a leg.

What? Break a leg? Who says that?

Move! Move!

Get your back into it.

Come on, men.

Move it. Don't stand there. Bring that material in.

When they're destroyed, Call my name.

[ yelling ]

King zad! King zad!

How dare you come in Here without--

Your highness-- ow!

It's not his fault, king zad.

He just came to tell you You're being attacked.

[ yelling ]

Out!

And don't look back.

Who are you?

I'm called arina.

What are you?

A survivor...Of a terron attack

That killed my people... And my mother.

Oh...Killed your mother?

Really?

What is this? Sorcery?

No, kid zad, Your weapons are useless.

They're out of date.

Living in the past, like you.

Voden!

Voden, voden!

Bring in the king.

Voden, voden!

Voden, voden, voden, voden!

Voden, voden, voden, voden!

Voden, voden!

Voden...

Now what?

You killed your father When you were a boy.

You killed your mother When she found out.

You killed your wife Because she bored you.

You kill your own men Because you enjoy it.

You see?

I know you.

I know everything concerning Those I'm about to crush.

But I care little For you...Or your terrons.

I will ask you once.

Where is the man They call the beastmaster?

The beastmaster?

Where?

I...Surely cannot tell you.

He lives in the forest, With the animals.

Which forest? Where?

You mad child.

You lead an army To slaughter my men

In order to find a man Who talks to beasts?

Huh?

[ laughing ]

Please,

Deliver me from this world,

Because I don't know What it is any more.

The beastmaster.

Tell me where he is by sunrise

Or you die.

When the sun sets, Cleanse this place.

[ cheering ]

I'll give you more shiny stones

Than you can carry Away in your boats.

Slave girls.

Beautiful slave girls.

Are you both deaf?

Can you not hear me?

No, they can't.

Sorceress.

You've come to save me.

Please tell me, You have come to save me.

With conditions.

I'll give you Anything.

Anything you want.

Just what is it you want?

There's nothing I want from you.

Just something you have to do.

Tell me and it's done.

It's done.

They're going to hunt for you.

I don't think you have that many

Friends out there in the world.

Well...Only enemies.

Precisely.

You need to become a new person.

Undergo a sea change.

And you have to understand That power will no longer

Simply be in the hands Of brutes like you,

But in the hands of people Who have better weapons,

And who know how to use them.

I see.

I hope that you do.

Go to the mountains.

The nords will be staying Close by the sea.

Thank you, sorceress.

I promise you one thing.

Whether I change or not, I will be back.

With better weapons.

And there will be hell to pay.

What kind of priests are these?

The wrong kind.

They have power over everyone.

And they take advantage Of those who are afraid.

Are you sure you want To do this?

Yes, tao would do it for me.

Whatever happens.

I'm not afraid. And I'll be careful.

[ knocking ]

What's this?

I'm called mara.

And what do you want, mara?

They say that priests sometimes

Grant favours.

True.

But a favour

Requires favours in return.

Understand?

I'm afraid that I am all I have to offer.

I'm pleased that you Have time for me.

I heard that you're Sacrificing an eiron.

Hmm...

I have a Few minutes.

You haven't asked What favour I seek.

Name it.

Death to all you priests.

We're changing the plan.

[ straining ]

The almighty sun Is in the middle of the sky.

It has completed Its nocturnal journey

Through the underworld.

The journey has taken Our sun's strength.

It needs to be fed.

To revive our sun, to give It back the strength it needs

To fire the heavens and bathe Our world in warmth and light...

We offer the blood of an enemy,

An eiron.

And when you do, the beastmaster Becomes your enemy.

And with that, every animal In every corner of the world.

You can't escape!

Argh!

Tao, quickly!

Dar!

No, he said we should Go, come on!

You're sure you Won't come with us?

No, I have some people In the mountains.

I should have gone There long ago.

Yes. A handful, but we'll start Over, rebuild our society.

Maybe I should go with her.

I think you should follow Your heart, tao.

It'll take you Where you're supposed to be.

I'll do that.

But there's more I have to do here first.

I'll join you in The mountains soon, caro.

Promise?

Yeah.

Sharak will watch over her.

[ sighing ]

Dar, can I ask you a question?

You will anyway.

Yes, that's very true.

In that case, I'll make A statement.

What happened To xinca bothers me.

I want to see it back The way it was, free and open.

Less civilized.

Yeah...Maybe.

One thing's for sure.

I will be back.

I'm sure We will be.