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Life is about questions, dar.

And children ask questions All the time.

Why do we sleep? Why is the sun hot?

But when they grow up, They stop asking why.

That's because they Know the answers.

They don't know All the answers.

And we should Be asking questions

But then there wouldn't be Any time to hear the answers.

What?

You've been talking About this all morning.

But you haven't heard The birds singing.

And you didn't listen To the water trickle

Through the brook We just crossed.

Must you always Be this curious?

Curiosity leads to discovery, Discovery leads to knowledge,

And knowledge has to be Our greatest goal.

Ah, but it's also wise to know When to leave things alone.

Because too much curiosity can Upset the balance of nature.

Why?

[ sighing ]

I think what I'm trying to say is,

Don't let what's Going on in here,

Overshadow what's Going on in here.

Actually, right now, my stomach Is telling me that I'm hungry.

Ok.

You go and look For the food,

And I'll make The fire.

Take these little guys To help you.

Thank you.

That's exactly what I'm talking about.

You see, we know From the colour

That these berries Are not fit to eat.

Those, on the other hand, are.

And how do we Know this? Well...

As I said, there's A store of knowledge

Which is passed on Through our bloodline.

So, what we find is..

Dar!

Dar!

Dar!

Look. It began to glow as soon As I pulled it out of the rock.

Look at this.

What do you make of that?

I see someone encased by stone.

Got caught in a mudslide Which hardened over time.

No...Let him Rest in peace.

If we dig him out, We might be able

To find out What tribe he came from

And what brought him Here in the first place.

Why have you Brought me here?

To witness an aspect of human Nature which makes them both

Uniquely charming And utterly maddening.

It's called curiosity.

But one

Can't learn without Being curious.

Yes, but humans take it One step too far.

All of them?

Mostly the ones Who should know better.

[ gasping ]

Is something Wrong?

Very wrong.

In fact, beyond wrong.

Well, then stop it.

No -- events once in motion

Must be allowed To remain in motion.

Always?

So far, yes.

You see, dar, this is important.

[ coughing ]

[ coughing ]

I believe this belongs to me.

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...

I don't...

Understand?

Of course not -- You can't possibly

Understand.

You've set me free.

And now that I'm free,

The world as you know it

Is about to change.

In what way?

Any way I choose.

Perhaps, I should

Start with you.

Leave him alone.

Don't challenge me, mortal.

There was a time When earth and everything

-on it trembled before me. -not any more.

Sorcery.

Like none you've ever seen.

Back in that time, only

My trusted cerebus...

The dog who guarded The entrance

To my world...

Had the right to approach me.

All others would Avert their eyes

And cringe in terror!

Oof!

Why are you doing this?

Because I can.

Who are you?

Annubis!

Come to reclaim

My rightful world.

Thanks to you, my

Curious friend.

You deserve a fitting reward

For returning me to this...

Land of the living.

Yes...

A creature of reason.

One who questions his world,

Instead of being awed by it.

You need to learn Obedience and respect,

Like my cerebus -- you need

To experience The exquisite wonder

Of fear.

By day's end, you will see

The world through Different eyes, my friend.

And what you will see will be

A different world.

I can already

Taste your fear!

Oh, for the next course.

Panic, suffering,

Confusion!

It shall be a feast!

Tao...

Let's get Out of here.

Why is he-- why is he Making this happen?

I don't know.

Let's get the animals to safety,

Then we'll go after him And find out.

Let's go back and make sure There are no more animals.

Dar, dar, we know...

Look, the fire's spreading.

We should go.

What's wrong?

You can smell that, can't you?

[ sniffing ]

All I smell Is smoke.

It's over here.

Tao!

[ whining ]

I knew it.

You could smell him In all this smoke?

I know, it doesn't make Any sense to me either.

Dar, he's changed me. He's changed me somehow.

It's something on the inside.

I can feel it.

What?

Nothing.

Let's get back to the river.

I have questions.

Then ask.

That look in your eyes...

I've never seen you So troubled.

I thought such destruction Ought not to move our emotions.

Correct -- however, one can't Help having certain reactions.

Yes...Parents wish the best For their children.

They feed them, clothe them, Help them learn.

Then one day, they must let go,

And become observers In their lives.

And later, something Happens to the children

That the parents can't control?

You learn quickly.

The parents Must let the children

Deal with the events On their own...

Yet it still makes The parents feel--

Something is happening To a land and creatures

I feel oddly attached to.

Sadly, I cannot prevent it.

Cannot or will not?

Amounts to the same thing.

Isn't annubis A threat to

The order of The natural world?

Annubis has No concept of order.

The only thing He understands is excess.

He was never meant To be free in this world.

Now he's rending The very fabric of fate.

I think I know what annubis Meant by saying you'd see

The world through Different eyes.

Tao, you're becoming Something else.

I'm turning into an animal?

What am I going to do?

We may still have time, I mean,

He did say it wouldn't happen Until nightfall, right?

Well, that's all Right, then. Oh...

This, this has to stop.

It looks Like all

His power came From the sceptre.

I mean, the fire,

The blows he threw against me.

The flash that Blinded you -- what if

We get the sceptre From him? Maybe then--

Maybe then, what?

We don't know how It works, or...

We have absolutley no idea How much power he has.

Woof!

Stop it.

Iara.

What are you Doing here?

It's a little bit Hard to concentrate on

In the forest trampling Through my waters in terror.

Since your domain Extends beyond the water,

Why don't you try doing Something to help them?

Hmm...

What did this?

Someone who calls Himself annubis.

Annubis?

You know him?

Who is he?

The destroyer.

Destroyer?

He was granted power over The four elements of nature.

Fire...Water...Air and earth.

But he misused that power, And was imprisoned in a rock.

I set him free.

He is immortal And all-powerful.

Nothing can stand in his way.

We must try. Can you call the Waters down, put the fires out?

-pff...Call down the waters. -iara, please.

Do it for the animals.

Will you do it for me? I'm asking you.

Here.

Annubis!

A sprinkle of rain. So...Underwhelming.

Allow me to demonstrate How it's done.

Your powers are laughable,

Little one.

You're a pathetic Little demon, rapt

In the petty squabbles

That pathetic little demons

Need to pass their days!

You have no understanding Of the waters

You claim to command!

No understanding at all!

You have no right to be here!

Is this a private function?

And you have no powers To stop me!

What have I done?

-nothing stands in his way. -there must be something.

Dar, if this rain

Doesn't stop soon, All the animals

We freed from the fire Will soon be swept away.

Our only hope's To get annubis.

Dar, we can't find him, And ever if we do,

We can't defeat An immortal...Ohh.

We'll have to try.

This is all my fault.

If I hadn't have dug that Sceptre from the rock...Arg!

Whatever he's done to me Is getting worse.

It feels like all Of my insides are changing,

And it's...Ach...

Hard to talk

We'll find him soon, And when we do,

Tao, we'll find you a cure.

How?

We've never encountered

Anyone with this kind of power Before, and right now,

It feels like he has dominion Over the entire

Universe.

His powers come from the Sceptre. I'm sure of it now.

All we have to do is just Get it away from him.

What is it? Do you Smell something?

Annubis.

Well, well, well.

Long time, no see.

We wish to hear your thoughts On an imminent matter.

Imminent? In whose time frame?

Surely, not yours or mine.

Why destroy the lives Of all these creatures?

I want the world to return To its natural state.

-chaos? -exactly.

The forces of nature at their Strongest and most pure.

Yes, but that state Doesn't last, does it?

Eventually chaos causes The whole process

Of creation to start again.

Not if I can help it.

You can't stop it.

I don't have The patience to wait

For it to get back To where it is now.

Patience? Don't talk To me about patience!

I'v been waiting eons For this day.

I'm only trying to save you A lot of wasted effort.

You're trying

To cover your own mistake.

You haven't told her.

Have you grown Addled with time?

You know him?

Old friends, we're not.

Yes, we did meet once.

But I must say... Once was enough.

I thought annubis Could be taught

To harness his powers.

To assist in creation.

So, I released him From his prison of rock.

We disagreed on the way

The universe should run -- He was action,

I was reaction.

I believe that once Events are set in motion,

They must be left To find their own course.

Annubis, however,

Pushed the powers Of nature to their full

What he put in motion,

Increased in motion until It destroyed everything

It came in contact with.

He knew nothing in moderation.

So, I decided

He needed some time For contemplation --

Some time to see

What nature could evolve

If it were given time

To evolve.

You encased me in mud for eons.

Forced me to watch an eternity Of life endlessly evolving.

And you've learned Nothing in all that time?

You're sure annubis Is this way?

Tao, talk to me.

Dar! This is madness.

You cannot fight Against an immortal.

I have to do Something.

No. Help yourself.

Choose to live.

Iara, I can't live in a world

That isn't filled With the living.

My world will survive This inundation.

I can shelter you beneath the Waters. You'll be safe there.

Do not

Overestimate your strengths.

I have to go.

Dar! Why are you Being so stubborn?

Every creature that walks The earth is about to die.

But we can live beneath The waters forever.

-iara! No. -dar, please!

Iara, the world will cease to Exist if I don't stop annubis.

I'll do that any way I can.

Reconsider your actions.

Why don't you Find a good seat?

Sit back, relax and observe.

Put him back In the rock.

Seal it for Good this time.

-I can't do that. -why?

Perhaps, he is curious

To see a world in chaos?

You do appreciate the beauty Of nature in rampage.

Oh, of course, I have front row Seats to the universe.

He's making this world Into a living hell.

Kindly, stay out of my way.

A world in chaos would be Like a black hole of nothing,

If there was no one To see it.

Oh, but I do have someone.

A man who protects life, And a man of reason.

Two things I can Most do without.

There's only one power That can contain him.

Who? Actually -- And that would be those

Who released him In the first place.

Tao, get up. We have to keep going.

Dar, wait.

What do you think will happen If the rain doesn't stop?

There'll Be nothing

Left in the World but fish.

And would that be A desirable outcome?

I like fish.

Yes, but our job is To oversee the measured

And a world of fish Would tip the scales?

Scales.

[ laughing ]

You're terribly witty.

No, you're absolutely right.

That's what a world Of fish would do.

Still, our beastmaster May yet find a way.

It's there if he looks for it.

There is a way.

Oh, there's far Too much at stake.

Why, the slightest slip Of the tongue

Could kill them all.

You use my gift of Transformation against me!

And you're learning.

Without that thing, You're nothing at all.

The amenta is but A symbol of my power.

I am the immortal!

How many lives Will it take before

You understand The pain you've caused?

You'll never know, and I Wouldn't expect much to happen

In the short time You've got left in this world.

Ha, ha, ha...

Oh...What's this? A little mud-hole?

Opting for

A summer breeze, When you should be

Calling down a tornado?

Wait for it...

Dar...

[ laughing ]

-dar! -iara, help him!

He's being dragged To the mud-hole.

Time to slow you Down, my friend.

Maybe for the last time.

I am the power, mortal!

You have no choice.

Dar, hold on!

Iara, do something!

I can't! His powers are Stronger than mine.

Dar, dar...

Dar!

Dar! Dar!

Ahh...Dar!

No!

Dar! No!

Dar!

Here...Here, take it.

Don't kid yourself.

Your powers are pathetic, Little one.

I couldn't let You miss this one.

It's one of my favourites.

Why are you doing this?

Why do you keep torturing us?

Still asking why?

But this thing you call You life has value?

The elements of nature Are not to be

Tampered with by Creatures such as you.

You'll soon learn to bow

Before my powers.

Ahhh!

And so will you.

[ laughing ]

Tao, I need you To stay here.

I, I have to help you.

It'll be safer if you stay here.

I'm coming with you.

Don't try to talk.

There are still some animals I have to take to shelter.

I have to find annubis.

I can't do all That and watch out

For you at the same time.

Do you understand?

[ groaning ]

Dar, don't give up on me.

You know I won't do that.

Don't forget who I was...

Was...Ugh...

He's hardly a man.

He's still my friend.

He's lost, can't you see that?

I need you to stay And protect him.

Dar, I can't help him, And I can't help you

Or this world any longer.

Back to an underwater world That this chaos doesn't touch.

My offer is still open, dar.

I can take you with me.

Why do you resist Your own survival?

Because running Is not an option.

Such loyalty to a lost cause.

Can't you hear what Annubis is telling you?

Follow the path Of least resistance.

Obey the will of nature.

I don't understand

Why you can't stay and

Help the animals You claim you protect.

Dar, I already Learnt my lesson.

Why are you the only One that resists?

Tao, no! You can't go Out there. It's not safe.

That's right. I know you understand.

I need you to sit down.

You'll be ok.

You'll be ok.

Now I have to go...

All right? But I'll come back.

I promise.

You see some ray of hope?

If our friend Is sensible,

They may survive.

You're taking sides.

I'm treading That fine line

Between partiality And detachment.

You said our role is to make Sure creation continued,

And to not care which Individuals survived.

Yes, but sometimes One needs

To use a little Initiative.

Iara...

And we thought

You'd gone home.

Oh, by the way, love the speech.

Save him.

I need your help.

Save dar? From annubis?

Don't play with me.

You're wasting your time Looking for help here.

It's apparently a service We don't provide.

You claim to be all-knowing.

So you must know some Way to stop annubis

Do you fear for the beastmaster Or for his world?

Or have you suddenly realized

How heavy curupira's mantle Is to wear?

I'm overcome by this burden To help all living things.

I didn't want this.

Then perhaps you shouldn't Have taken it.

I want to help dar...

But I cannot.

I want to submerge Into my own world...

But I cannot do that either.

I don't know where to start.

Start nowhere, do nothing.

Involvement just Brings confusion.

Good luck.

[ sighing ]

It's too bad He can't be killed.

You must Forgive him.

Do you understand me?

You want to save The man you love.

Anyone can understand that.

I've ne-- I've never felt Like this before.

It's as if I have no choice.

Annubis can only be stopped By those who freed him.

Dar and tao.

But tao can barely function...

And if you take dar To safety,

This world will surely die.

Sharak, you all right?

Thank you for finding annubis.

I know how you can defeat him.

He must go back into The rock where you found him.

You and tao are the only ones

That can do it, but I'll Still be here if you fail.

Only nothing else will be here.

You told her a part Of what he needs to know.

-technically not interfering. -not interfering?

Merely by existing, We're interfering.

A word from me Gives a thought to iara,

Gives an action To the beastmaster.

Saying nothing just gives Her another thought

And him another action.

And you worked That all out

Well, a great teacher inspires Lessons he never taught.

You also don't seem That upset with me.

But the end of life is near, And your technicality

May have not enough time To cause a problem.

Why is giving hope a problem?

This rule you blindly observe

Condemns us to a life Of eternal frustration.

You're obviously Not listening, my dear.

Frustration is only felt when One realizes there's an option.

Planting the seed that brings Order to chaos is no sin...

Whether it sprouts is Still the will of nature.

[ laughing ]

What took you so long?

I've been busy!

Saving lives, so they may Be terrorized a little longer?

How considerate of you.

What's the purpose Of your terror?

It's a chance to demonstrate

How pathetic your little Lives really are.

What's the point of making Everything bend before it?

It's a joy you can Never comprehend.

Take your curse off my friend.

Why? So that he may Continue to pretend

That his pathetic little Life means something?

A moment of calm, so that You can still believe

There is a future,

A purpose to Your existence.

Life is here for a purpose.

Yes, it gives me

Something to snuff out.

The fourth and Final element -- earth.

Kiss it goodbye.

[ groaning ]

Tao, come on, we've got To get you out here.

[ barking ]

You must find Another way to help him.

So, we meet at last.

Who are you?

I'm still working on that.

[ shrieking ]

Your friend belongs To annubis now.

He's no longer One of your kind,

But obviously this is not The time for small talk.

Listen, I'm trying to find--

Trying will not suffice today.

You must not lose this battle.

Yes, I'm trying To get his weapon--

That is only half the battle.

You must remove

His power and make sure He never regains it.

Humour me for a moment.

Who is annubis?

He's someone who Controls the elements.

Which are?

Earth, air, fire, and water.

Earth being of Particular concern

At the moment.

You say there are four elements.

Yes.

Are you sure?

There's a fifth?

Perhaps one that annubis Does not command but you do.

I'm afraid he's in no position To help you now.

Why can't you tell me?

Telling you will not Bring it forth.

It is within you and tao And all that you hold dear.

[ howling ]

Tao.

Tao...

Look at me!

I need to know if There's a fifth element.

Something we could use

To fight annubis.

Tao, I know you can hear me.

[ shrieking ]

Dar!

What?

[ laughing ]

No more!

Tao, I need the sceptre.

He can't help you.

Aha!

My cerberus is ready. He's my creature now.

And you're about to learn

The cost of resistance.

Why are you doing this?

To take reason Away from you.

And to find a guardian For the new hell

That will soon arise In this place.

It's his reward For saving me --

To live here for all time.

No!

[ barking ]

Your end will be perfect, Beastmaster...

To die in the jaws of your

Once loyal friend.

A fitting epitath To your species.

[ growling ]

[ barking ]

Tao.

Argh!

Tao, I know you're in there.

You have to try and reach me.

Don't listen to him. Use your animal senses.

They'll say I'm Not the enemy.

Tao?

Try to reach me.

I don't want to hurt you.

Rip out his throat!

Attack!

Why won't you attack?

Because he knows What the fifth element is.

Cerberus, attack!

The fifth element is life.

It's made of the other four.

But the whole is greater Than the parts.

We're the power That can defeat you.

Your powers Are no match

For mine!

The power Of life is.

He won't, 'cause he knows that No matter what you've made him,

He'll still be closer to Me than he'll be to you.

We're part of the same chain.

Some of us live in the air, Some in water,

Some within the warmth of fire;

While others won't Leave the earth.

But none of us are here Without each other.

And together we will Always overcome.

I control the elements.

You must cower before me!

Life never cowers.

That's how it prevails.

[ laughing ]

And without this, You'll have no power at all.

I think I should

Take care of this,

In case some nosy archeologist

Decides to dig it up again.

You're no match For the fifth element.

Bye-bye.

Life always finds a way.

Perhaps that is

The ultimate Interference.

Perhaps I have taught you well,

Finally creating A replica of myself.

Little chance of that.

Oh, come, come.

Passionate and obstinate.

Why, I always thought I'd broken the mould.

In fact, I did.

I remember, sorry about that.

Here you go.

Thank you.

So, do you remember What it was like?

Oh, it was fascinating.

I had all of my own thoughts,

But overwhelmed By these animal urges.

Nothing in the world Was more important to me.

What urge were you feeling When you were threatening

To rip out my throat?

I was just being loyal To my master.

And after you've Communicated with me,

I was being loyal to my friend.

Oh, I think I understand

When you communicate with The animals, do you do it

Singularly or all at once?

Is it some of the time--

-tao... -what?

Good to hear your voice again.

I'm kind of happy About that myself.

What if you needed To communicate with animals--

Do you remember what Happened the last time

You were this curious?

But what if you had

This beautiful little Creature like this one?

I just want to say...

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