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[ shrieking ]

Rikko, that's not funny.

[ chuckling ]

Solon wants us to finish

Surveying the perimeter By nightfall.

You really think the lost City of mydoro's here?

-it's a fantasy. -then why did you come?

Well, why do you think?

Loriel! Rikko!

-I found something. -great.

I think it's The entrance to mydoro.

Stay where you are.

Don't you know travelling

Through this forest Is forbidden?

Bring him to me.

Come with me.

Nords everywhere.

Voden's army grows by the day.

His arrogance grows with it.

He's declared the area Around xinca off limits.

Even the animals are trespassers In their own forest.

It's an act Of desperation.

King zad also has an army.

War is approaching.

Perhaps they'll wipe Each other out.

Perhaps, but when Armies clash,

-everyone suffers. -unfortunately, this is true.

Are you here as an observer?

For now.

We must all be ready.

Dar!

I was being chased By nord soldiers

No, no, it's ok. I'm sure they're, uh...

Apparently, we're not Allowed inside the city.

Did you meet solon?

No, he'd already left.

Saying that he thinks he found Mydoro -- the lost city.

Guess I didn't lose them.

Come on, killer.

What's this about mydoro?

Well-- oof!

Keep your distance, They're poisonous.

The lizards of mydoro.

The ones the legends Say safeguard

The souls of the watchful dead.

Exactly.

It's like the huacas --

The obsidian mirrors of xinca.

Only much, much older.

It worked.

The entrance to mydoro.

And our passageway

To the incredible knowledge Of our ancestors.

If you hadn't been Daydreaming in my lectures,

You'd remember you have To pass through caves

To get to the chamber Of the sun.

If this is mydoro,

We should be cautious -- There's a curse.

The curse is for strangers.

We are not strangers.

We eirons belong here.

And frankly, If tao had joined us,

He'd be in there Already -- let's go.

Bring the torches And the flints.

What's in there?

Untold knowledge,

Answers I've been looking for All my life.

No! Not together! One at a--

Solid rock. It won't move.

Solon! Solon!

Solon! Solon!

Can you hear me, solon?

Solon! Solon!

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'll we do? He could suffocate.

Try the ring On the crystal. In my bag.

They're poisonous.

Find a weapon.

[ screaming ]

What? What?

Rikko?

Rikko.

-we need help. -we can't leave him there.

-we have no choice. -I'm not leaving him here.

-I'm not going-- -we're going, now!

[ dar ]: I've heard Stories about mydoro.

Like everyone else, I always thought

That was that -- Stories.

So do most eirons.

Solon is one of the great True believers.

He's spent his life Devoted to unravelling

The mysteries of The ancient mydorian texts.

The mydorans Were your ancestors?

Yeah...But their civilization Was far beyond anything

That we could ever imagine.

They were able to harness The power of the sun.

What for?

Well, to gain Knowledge of healing

And to provide heat and light For when it was dark.

You better not tell me the Eirons were once conquerers.

I'm not going To tell you that.

They did develop a Weapon so powerful

That no one could Stand against it.

So they could Live in peace.

That's all the Eirons ever wanted.

That's all anyone Ever wanted.

Well, perhaps we can have it Again, if solon's right.

Well...He's always maintained That mydoro was closer to xinca

Than anyone actually believed.

So, it's, it's in the uplands.

So, what are we Waiting for?

Loriel, wait. There's some People through there.

Must be, eirons aren't so Obvious. Come, we'll need help.

We can't tell nords About mydoro.

We won't, With the correct approach.

No, solon would Rather die.

Possibly, if we don't Rescue him.

Look, just take my hand.

Act like we're Lovers out walking.

What are you doing here?

Just walking.

Entering this part

Of the forest has been forbidden

Sorry. We didn't know. We were picking herbs.

-is that what's in the pouch? -yes.

There's also some personal Things -- women's things.

I said, let me see.

Why are you harassing us? When we've done nothing wrong.

Women's things.

We found them.

While picking herbs.

-yes. -it's true. Keep them If you like.

I think king voden Should see them.

Take them.

No! Run!

Run!

-run! -hold him!

No! Run! Run, loriel, run!

So, if the mydorans were

Invincible, how'd their City fall?

Well, solon thinks that There was civil war.

A fight for control Of the weapon.

Which means Not everyone

No -- there were many That were corrupted by power.

The result was The day of catastrophe --

The end of mydoro. It's been lost ever since.

Did solon consider it may Be better if it stayed lost?

-what do you mean? -maybe it's not wise to

Return such a Weapon to the world.

There's much more Knowledge to the

Civilization -- We can't turn our backs.

[ cawing ]

-someone's in trouble. -what is it?

Stay here.

You know you've been Running around in circles?

Let's join your friend.

Maybe she has other plans.

It's you again.

[ roaring ]

You all right?

Who are you?

My name's dar.

Beastmaster...Tao's friend.

-you know tao? -only by reputation.

Is he here?

My friend needs his help.

Looks like you need some help.

No, no, my teacher's In trouble.

Is it solon?

-what happened? -we found the way Into mydoro.

Solon's trapped inside, And rikko and I

Went for help, but...

Ahh!

Milord.

Hjalmar, this is magnificent.

Worthy of a king.

I've never seen anything Like this before.

Where did you say You found them?

In the forest. I don't know Exactly where. We were--

Yes -- gathering herbs.

With a girl Who ran away rather than

Face me with the same Ridiculous story.

But it's the truth.

Really?

Yes.

Does this man Have family in xinca?

Have them brought there.

Wait...

I'll show you.

And while you're at it, perhaps You'll tell me who this girl is,

And how she knows The beastmaster.

Hello.

Oh, I, um...

Uh, dar, told me that

You weren't ffeling well,

So I, um...

I'm tao...Tao.

Happy to meet you, tao.

I'm loriel -- Actually, I'm feeling

-much better, thanks. -oh, good...Good.

If I could just...

Oh, uh, please.

Are we going to be Leaving right away?

Oh, as soon as you're ready.

Can you find this cave again?

I think so.

My friend rikko

Could take you right there.

Dar will find him.

Sounds like solon's In more danger.

I don't even know If he's alive.

If he's found mydoro, he won't

Let anything Knock him off his feet.

-I hope so. -I know so.

How is she?

She's fine...

Quite fine.

This friend of Hers -- rikko...

Voden would have Taken him to xinca by now.

Which means voden Probably knows about mydoro.

Rikko wouldn't tell him.

I don't think There's much choice.

What do you mean?

He means...

We're probably Not the only people

So, how long did it take you To get there from xinca?

-half a day. -ha!

Oh, uh, that mean's solon's Right -- it's close.

[ growling ]

Oh, don't worry. That's ruh. He's a friend.

Especially when they turn out To be true -- tell me more

About mydoro.

I never even believed In the stories, until--

Until you found it.

All we found was a cave.

It could have led anywhere.

With artefacts like this Lying around?

No, it's there, all right, And locked inside

Is the most powerful Weapon ever designed.

The sun crystal was destroyed On the day of catastrophe.

You know this, do you?

All of mydoro Was destroyed.

This wasn't.

You know the legend, hjalmar?

A crystal so powerful That it could capture the sun

And fire it like An arrow of pure light...

Or pure destruction -- Think of it.

If we're lucky, we should Get there before dark.

Be sure We're lucky.

We were here...And we crossed The stream and went up there.

-it's voden. -is rikko with him?

There's a young Eiron with him.

It's rikko.

You two go. I'll catch up.

Ruh...Let's go. I need your help.

So, it's true. He really does--

Does speak to The animals.

Well...Not...

It's confusing. It-- yes, he does.

Yes, he does.

He'll be all right, Won't he?

Of course, of course.

Beastmaster.

Voden...

Hjalmar...

So, is this part of the forest Off limits, too,

Or can the animals Run freely here?

Everything roams freely In my land, beastmaster.

I am the greatest Of all rulers.

[ chuckling ]

You are the greatest of liars.

His impertinence makes him

Careless -- we can take him.

He's trying to bait us. He wants us to go after him.

Make sure Our friend here doesn't

Get any ideas.

You see?

It's a game,

To keep us from mydoro,

More games.

Where's gilden? I posted him as a rear guard.

This is idiotic. You have weapons.

You have nothing To be afraid of.

Voden's right. Stay together on the path.

No stragglers.

This is it.

Oh, my pack.

The door's through there. Solon's ring made it open.

-remember how it's done? -he waved it over the crystals,

I didn't see. There were lizards everywhere.

Lizards?

Guardians of the watchful dead.

Solon says they're poisonous. Try your ring on the door.

Was there A particualar pattern?

He moved his hand Up and across.

Cardinal points.

North, south, east, west.

Oh, solon.

Legends say these caves Lead to the chamber of the sun.

And the chamber of the watchful Dead. Gave me nightmares.

Yeah, me too.

Ah! One at a time. Otherwise the door closes.

-after you. -no, after you.

There are so many passages Leading everywhere.

Which one do we take?

We must find a sign Of solon to be sure.

[ gasping ]

Let's try this way.

Bats.

No! Keep low!

[ screaming ]

Tao, look.

Solon's torch.

What's wrong?

The size of these prints.

Let's take this slowly.

Did you hear that?

-something's moving. -what was it?

Ahh! [ gasping ]

Don't move. Lizards are Attracted to movement.

Let's keep going.

Solon.

Is it ready yet?

Almost.

[ growling ]

Kind of a dark Night, huh?

It's just a tiger.

I've killed hundreds like him.

These men are cowards. Organize a hunting party.

At night? In the forest?

And this one. Keep an eye on him.

When we reach mydoro, Slit his throat.

Find a way to get us moving now.

[ growling ]

It's working.

[ growling ]

Let's hope that's As big as the lizards get.

How could solon Get this far

Without a torch?

Actually, we're not that far.

-what do you mean? -we've been here before.

If my sense of direction Doesn't improve,

There was no place We could have turned, was there?

No.

Like a scorpion in a maze.

The winding tunnels of mydoro -- You travel through them like

-a scorpion in a maze. -go back to get ahead.

Let's go back.

Ahh!

We wouldn't have seen that...

...Unless you Were walking back.

There's something Shiny here. Look.

What is it?

It's crystal.

It glows when you touch it.

It glows brighter When we both touch it.

It's changing. Look.

Chamber of the watchful dead.

Here's another one.

Toa, look. Over here.

Ah...Ah, there's one Over here as well.

That's four.

White, blue, amber and green.

The colours must Have some kind of meaning.

This should be A portal to the chamber

Of the sun, but I can't See any easy way out.

Solon must have found it, Or we would have found him.

We're missing something.

[ growling ]

They're coming after you.

Let them come.

I have a better idea.

[ growling ]

[ growling ] [ growling ]

Did you hear that?

Yeah...They must Be everywhere.

They're all around us. What do we do?

My lord, we can't Go out in this.

This is The beastmaster.

I guess they don't know That tigers hunt alone.

I think they're Here for the night.

Thank you.

This seems simple, But maybe there's a sequence,

Like the cardinal Points at the front door.

Right, let's try that.

Aw! Awww!

Solon? Solon!

-loriel? -yes. And tao.

I wouldn't miss This moment for anything.

You've been bitten.

Lizards.

I have some herbs.

So do I -- it controls The fever and slows the poison,

But I'll need something more.

The sun crystal can heal.

If only I could reach it.

The chamber of the sun Has to be through here.

How do we get in?

When the watchful Dead are reborn...

Reborn? Reborn how?

You can't keep it away.

Go, while there's Still a chance.

-not without you! -it's the only way.

We're not leaving you here.

Please.

Do as I say...

Or you'll die here with me.

Go!

-tao... -solon, please.

Solon.

Tao?

Dar!

-you all right? -not exactly -- we found solon,

But be careful -- The lizard's poisonous.

Don't worry. He won't Bother you any more.

Where's voden?

It's almost dawn. He won't be there much longer.

-don't think he'll live. -the sun crystal can heal him.

It's through there.

Apparently, there's A secret device

Somewhere inside this chamber,

Where the watchful Dead are reborn.

The watchful dead are behind These glowing panels.

Yeah, there's four of them. Each have a different colour.

Blue, white, amber...

But we don't know What they're for.

You said the mydorans Harnessed the power of the sun.

The sun has Four positions in the sky.

Four seasons.

The colours of the four seasons.

Blue for winter, White for summer.

Green for spring.

The season of rebirth.

So, now what?

There's a hollow.

-it's been cut. -what goes into it?

-your ring. -the ring.

Let's go.

We're through.

All right...You've made it.

-the chamber of the sun. -yes.

Nothing, I just feel Like I've been here before.

I know what You mean.

All eirons feel that.

This place is Where we come from.

Everything we built...

Xinca...

Was our memory of it...

This is reality.

So, what do we do now?

Feed the sun crystal...

The other crystals.

Listen.

It's what solon calls The harmony of the spheres.

Ahh!

No.

Solon?

Solon?

Solon? No!

Solon! Solon!

Can you hear me, solon?

Solon? No, solon.

Am I dreaming?

We all are.

What is this, Some kind of sorcery?

No, not sorcery, science.

That crystal has The power to heal

And destroy.

You two learned Your lessons well.

But where's rikko?

Voden has him.

And he's on his way here now.

When you were trapped,

Rikko and I went for help.

When the nords stopped us, They stole a crystal

-and dagger we found outside. -this crystal...

Was it inlaid with gold?

It was more than inlaid.

It was almost fused to it.

We found it with A dead man. A skeleton.

-the fire crystal.

The dead man was probably Trying to destroy it...

If only he had.

What do you mean?

It belongs here -- It's what transforms

An instrument of healing Into an instrument of death.

If it's brought back,

The day of catastrophe Will be upon us again.

We'd do better to destroy Mydoro than risk that.

No...There's too much Here that can help the world.

He died with The crystal in his hand.

Yes.

Perhaps it was worth dying for.

We're going in.

You'd rather stay Out here with the lizards?

Apparently they're poisonous.

Don't worry, Rikko will go in first.

It's all written here.

-the good and the bad. -the library.

Part of it -- the rest must be Mixed throughout the chambers.

We've barely scratched The surface here.

The scroll that Describes the weapon.

-if vodon finds this-- -that must never happen.

We'll have to go back.

Now.

Yes, go. Quickly.

I'll follow.

I've spent my whole life trying To find this place, tao.

I need a moment.

[ gasping ]

Ahh! Get him off me! Get them off!

[ screaming ]

Can we move forward now?

Stay outside And guard the entrance.

Make sure no one leaves.

This cave is endless.

Where is mydoro?

[ voden ]: keep going.

Wait.

Look everywhere.

What we want is here somewhere.

-rikko's probably with him. -what will we do?

Go get solon. We have to leave now.

What is it?

There is a curse on this place.

Forget the lizards. Forget The curse. We move forward, now!

Solon, the nords are here.

Tell them I'm coming.

They're coming.

What's that?

Solon started something.

[ door slamming ]

He must think we've gotten out.

Or he's trying to stop Voden from getting in.

Solon! Solon!

Solon! Solon!

Solon!

Tao, there's no time. We have to go.

Voden and his men Are there.

I'll take care of that.

-tao, come on. -yeah.

-what's happening? -it's the curse.

Strangers must Never enter mydoro.

Let's leave While we can.

No, we're not leaving Without that weapon.

My army must have Arrows of light.

If we don't leave here, We'll be buried here.

He's right. We must leave.

Silence him.

How fast are you?

Stay where you are.

Stop!

I said stay where you are.

Loriel!

Ahh!

Rikko. You're all right?

There's no time for reunions.

Get out of here.

-what about solon? -he's doing what he can.

Let's go.

Get this thing off me.

And if I do?

You can't just leave me here.

No?

Beastmaster!

Beastmaster!

We should leave.

If you're looking For gratitude...

Haven't you Had enough?

More than enough. Let's get clear.

That's some good advice.

Solon!

Tao.

Poor solon -- To have the dream of

A lifetime come true, Only to destroy it.

He did what He had to do.

There must have Been another way.

No. Whatever good he Could have salvaged

From mydoro would Have only been

Destroyed by The evil of voden.

Still...So much knowledge lost.

It's not lost, It's waiting for someone

To discover it Who will use it better.

Mydoro's gone.

But the legend continues --

Solon will always Be part of it.

I think he would Have liked that.

Yes, he would.

Yes, he would.

You did the best You could, you know that.

The gathering War clouds would be

Much darker if voden Had succeeded.

But we still lost a good man.

This one could have made A difference in the future.

They share his hunger For knowledge --

And perhaps they'll make A difference in his place.

I hope so.

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