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[ twittering ]

Come here!

Father, father!

Erial! [ whip cracking ]

You can't do this to her.

We have every right.

King says anyone who passes Owes 20 pieces of silver.

Why don't you ask For the moon?

If zad was a king in more Than name only,

He'd put you to the sword And save his people.

Father!

[ panting ]

[ waterfalls roaring ]

Please, sir, stand aside.

Why -- I'm comfortable here.

[ wailing and crying ]

You hear that -- zad's men

Are attacking Someone. I'm not deaf.

Why should it matter Where I stand?

Move or I'll move you.

I'm sure you will try.

You defend zad's men?

Zad's time will come.

Think of this As a test, dar.

You should know I never welcome a fight,

But I'm equal to one.

Then let us see What you have learned.

[ sniffing and squealing ]

Don't go far -- This won't take long.

[ grunting ]

Who are you?

Call me dartanus.

You may not believe me, But I know

More about you Than you know about yourself.

What was on our hands?

Your past and your future.

All I can tell you now

Is nothing is As you thought it was,

And you are not Who you think you are.

Your destiny awaits you, dar, If you seek it.

Erial: It's okay, Father.

Don't be afraid.

I'm not going to hurt you.

Are you all right?

I'm fine -- See what

They did To my father?

The blade's missed the bone -- We must get it out.

Ahhh!

What happened to zad's men?

Most of them were hit By this ball of lightning.

It was all around us.

We didn't feel anything.

Surely you saw it.

Look where the lightning Hit the temple.

in an age when nature and magic ruled 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 is also called beastmaster.

You're kind to help.

We lost everything In a flood -- you?

We've been lucky.

Zad's men Are killing pilgrims

Who can't pay the road tax.

Tao: Dar!

This is incredible.

It's part of a court Of an ancient king.

This is all

Pre-xincan dialect.

This glyph is destiny -- Over there,

That's deliverance.

Dar: Tao.

How about that one?

I don't know that one -- It's the root of the language.

Tao, have you ever heard Of a spirit warrior?

Once or twice, maybe.

I think I met one.

He doesn't exist.

He's a myth -- He isn't real.

I saw him -- he said I would find my destiny

If I chose to seek it.

That was on the palm

Of his hand and on mine.

You sure you weren't hit By lightning, too?

King zad, king zad, King zad!

King zad, king zad, King zad!

King zad, king zad!

Zad: People of xinca,

The greatest city In the land.

[ cheering ]

Yay!

In these dark days, When hunger is rife,

Our bellies are full.

[ marching loudly ]

Zad: Why?

Because of my loyal soldiers,

The greatest army ever To stride the earth.

I declare them "Zad's knights".

[ people cheering ]

I grant them dominion

Over all I survey.

[ people cheering ]

Zad: In their honour,

I declare 3 days Of feasting...

[ cheering ]

...And drinking.

[ cheering ]

Yay!

Free wine from the cellars For all.

[ cheering ]

King zad, king zad!

That should shut them up For awhile.

Slythius: The people rejoice

That you're Their sovereign.

Zad: They rejoice Because they're getting a party.

Let's hope they stop whining

About fixing cobblestones And cesspits.

You show yourself To be a ruler of men.

If only all your problems Could be

So easy to deal with.

Look closely at me, Slythius.

I cannot help But do so.

Consider carefully.

Who do you see?

Zad the destroyer Or zad the street sweeper?

I see

The king Of xinca.

[ chuckling ]

The king Of xinca only.

Look closer!

Still no visions of note?

No dreams of interest?

No auguries, prophecies, Prognostications?

May I sit up?

I can't Hear you

When you're slobbering Into the carpet.

I have done as you asked And fasted.

I have scourged myself And consulted the spiders

To show me the future.

[ rustling ]

As long as they walk In circles,

You will remain

Equally static!

As a soothsayer, You're useless!

Anyone with second sight knows That I'm destined

To be ruler of the world!

I made a bargain With the dark side,

And I delivered.

I am due.

Perhaps

I should send you To my dungeons for a few days.

See if your eyes open To this fact.

Guards!

Take him to the dungeons.

Yes, sire.

Maybe I should just simply Go to him

And demand payment.

I would advise against that.

The lord of evil Won't be hurried.

Come on, come on!

I'll take it.

Take care Of him.

Welcome to dimor.

Dimor -- A sula name?

It was My sula village.

Zad's raiders killed all The sulas when he was a boy.

How awful.

Dar managed to escape.

Still a good Place to live.

The well's Running dry.

Our village Is flooded.

You have No water.

It's like A curse.

If we help Each other,

We'll defeat This curse.

Ruh!

Where have you been?

Excuse me.

This is Personal.

Oh, fine.

Don't let me intrude.

Dar: I've been worried about you.

You could have told sharak.

[ growling ]

Okay.

[ growling ] What's The big secret?

[ growling ]

You're kidding.

[ growling ]

Good luck.

I, uh, I think you'll need it.

[ growling ]

Yeah.

Zad: Ancient one?

It's time I was paid.

Listen to me, You disgusting old fossil.

I want to talk To balcifer!

Call him!

I don't think He heard you.

Sorceress.

It's been forever.

You're freezing.

Come out of there -- I'll warm you up.

The ancient one was In a nasty mood

When he cast this spell.

I haven't thought How to get out.

Hammer and chisel, I'd say.

[ whooshing ]

There's no time.

You made a deal

With balcifer -- He's very angry with you.

The terms of the deal Were simple enough.

Pay me and be done with it.

Dealing with Balcifer

Is never That simple.

I want what I bargained for.

The world in my fist, Eternal life,

And you.

You asked for me As part of the deal?

Ha, should I be flattered?

Well, I would be.

Now you'll see

What a man can do With real power.

[ thundering ]

your work is not done.

I have done my work!

I threw the world into chaos.

I scattered every vestige

Of enlightenment Like cinders from a fire.

I've made it hell out there!

Don't count on it -- You haven't finished.

Tell me what more I need to do.

It doesn't work like that.

Balcifer doesn't explain.

He throws tantrums And lets you

Figure it out.

I'm getting you out of here.

No!

Go now -- save yourself!

Rage against me all you want, Balcifer!

I will be paid!

[ glass shattering ]

Argh!

[ owl hooting ]

Aren't you happy To see me, dar?

You should be.

Why?

I have my freedom now.

I can do as I please.

Do anything -- I can even help you.

Don't look so surprised.

The world is changing And so should I.

[ thundering ]

What are you doing here?

I'm never Far away.

bow down to me, beastmaster.

Who's that?

Balcifer, lord of evil.

He thinks you lack the courage To seek your destiny.

Your truth lies at the end Of a journey you can't avoid,

But you'll have to fight To keep it.

Huh!

Earth, fire, water -- The temple builders

Believe the world Was comprised

Of these four elements.

I've come To the same conclusion.

And my dream?

That's not a dream -- It's foreshadowing,

Like your spirit warrior.

Tao, I saw him.

Lightning from his hand Burned the temple vines.

How can that happen?

Not everything is magic.

Another explanation?

Ah, not yet.

How much of this Can you understand?

Loosely translated?

Four omens When the land turns to chaos:

Earth, air, fire, water.

Say the stone temple Was the omen's earth.

There was a tornado In my dream.

Sometimes a dream's Just a dream.

Forget About it. Why?

This isn't a good myth.

People die.

And this...

Looking down upon All of this,

Is the symbol for evil,

For the dark Lord of balcifer.

He was in my dream, too.

Lord of evil in your dream -- Don't chase after omens.

I have to know.

Dartanus told me I'm not who I think I am.

The sign on my hand And these omens are connected.

I'll go with you And guard your back.

Here, that's the symbol For xinca.

The omen for fire is there.

Since zad took over xinca, The place's hell.

Must you look for trouble?

I'm not.

I'm looking for myself.

It's about the darkness In the world.

It's about how I can stop it.

Ahhh.

Thank you.

That was lovely.

Now go and be lovely Somewhere else.

For a man Who wants to rule the world,

You expend a lot of energy On other diversions.

So, balcifer's fit of temper

Broke you out of your amber.

I suppose you have me To thank for that.

I have some questions For you, zad.

The world is resetting Its sundial

To a new dark age.

The more questions We have answered, the better.

When your lord of darkness Pays me,

You can have Whatever you want.

But a world run by balcifer Wouldn't be much fun.

Well, we'll make Our own fun.

Except...

Except...

Balcifer doesn't think That I've met

My part of the bargain.

He needs me to do more.

But what?

You didn't foolishly promise To eliminate

Everyone on the side Of the light?

It was never spelled out Like that.

He believes there's a force Allied with the power

Of good and light, Allied with arakann.

The power of good and light Is more powerful than balcifer.

If someone appears Who can lead it,

It will prevail.

What two gods from your side Of the mirror do

Is of no concern to me,

As long as I have what I want.

Until all of his enemies Are dead,

Balcifer won't have What he wants.

You do remember

Who survived The sula massacre.

Tao: When I was a boy, That was part of a library.

That was part of a school.

The city used to shine.

Hey, hey -- come here!

Kind sir -- Kind sir.

Life's been Hard.

This is A cruel city!

[ spitting ]

Have you a small coin

Or a bit of food For a poor old man?

Here you are, my friend.

Stay off The streets. Thank you.

I never take anything Without giving something back.

Often,

The least Promising direction...

...Yields the richest reward.

Dartanus: Good luck, dar.

Dar: Dartanus?

Dartanus?

Tao: Did you call me dartanus?

Dar: He was here, Disguised as a beggar.

He wants me To go down here.

It leads to the catacombs.

The tombs under xinca And the royal dungeons.

We used to dare each other To go there.

You found The pickpocket.

Lucky I didn't strangle The weasel.

[ squeaking ]

Sorry.

[ squeaking ]

Find out what you can.

Tao: Did the beggar actually say,

"Dar, go down Into the catacombs?"

It was Like a hint.

Shouldn't we have

A higher standard For risking our lives?

[ squealing ]

The dungeons are through there.

They want to go back up.

I don't blame them.

Tao: What do the rats say?

They're afraid.

Dar, if the rats are afraid,

Maybe we should be.

Dartanus sent me here.

There's got to be a reason.

Tao: The rune from the temple.

This marking's fresh.

Spiders -- They're poisonous.

Slythius: They don't bite.

That would be normal.

Things are far from normal,

As you may know.

I'm slythius.

I have the dubious honour Of being zad's soothsayer.

He's banished me here until I foresee a future he likes.

What -- omnipotence, Eternal youth?

You've met zad.

I've seen your mark,

Beastmaster.

I've seen you with steel In your hand

And zad's blood on it.

I don't use a sword.

The time is coming When you will.

Give me your hand.

[ blowing ]

Sneaking around beneath my city, Beastmaster?

Isn't it customary first To pay respects to the king?

Dar: If he deserves it -- Is xinca not a free city?

Zad: Not for the last sula.

So, slythius.

Are you with them?

If so,

You'll be the first one I gut.

I have no love For the forces of light,

My lord.

I'd simply like to walk out Of here.

Surrender now.

I'll make it fast.

Relatively fast.

You can't run far enough, Beastmaster!

From now on, Nowhere is safe for you!

Go!

Will zad send his troops After us?

You heard him.

He won't Stop now.

What, what is it?

Can't lead them Back to dimor.

There's one More omen. Water.

Find it before he finds us -- Show me your map.

You're determined to look No matter what.

I've no choice.

Zad: I'll find the beastmaster.

I'll raze

Every village to ashes, If I have to,

Until there's nowhere To hide.

Make a few grisly examples,

Leave a few peasants Hanging from the trees.

I do love To watch a man

Who enjoys His work.

If the beastmaster is The last keeper of good,

I'll kill anyone he's ever Known until he offers

Himself to my sword To stop the slaughter.

I can see why balcifer chose you As his henchman.

And you,

You could be my queen.

We could rule the world.

I'm sure in your one-sided view Of the world,

You'd think I'd be happy.

Hmm, happiness is overrated.

What I need to do now Is to repay

The beastmaster for burning off My eyebrows.

You can't blame him.

It wasn't a fair fight.

This is my world -- This is how I rule the world.

I decide What's fair.

You don't rule it yet, zad.

The beastmaster may soon learn He's far more

Than simply your enemy.

You can't lie around the palace.

This is his goal,

And he's not far from it.

Water has to be here somewhere.

This symbol Definitely means water.

You could ask sharak to look.

I don't know Where he is.

Ruh's on a mission.

It's not a good time To seek your destiny.

We don't get to choose when.

Where are You going?

See if I can find him.

[ whistling ]

[ gusting ]

Why do you keep bothering me?

What if I had changed?

If you're meddling in my life,

You haven't changed enough.

How is sharak?

He's off on his own right now.

He's fine.

Does he ever regret?

Loving you?

No.

Thank you.

Didn't you come here Looking for water?

[ screeching ]

He's found it.

Look on the other side Of the waterfall.

It's about dark mysteries And deep magic.

I want nothing with sorcery.

I know it wants plenty To do with you.

Yay!

Yay, rah!

Look, They're here!

You led them Here?

Fight for what you still want.

[ panting ]

Ugh!

[ neighing ]

Ohhh.

[ bird calling ]

Sharak!

[ calling ]

I've lost tao.

I must find the waterfall.

[ chirping ]

Dar: Thank you, sharak.

[ swooshing ]

Ugh!

Careless to lose this.

I thought you'd Learned by now.

I've learned that nothing Comes easy with you.

Everything's a fight.

Fighting isn't important -- Fighting for what's right...

Is.

[ clanging ]

Uhh!

I'm through playing with you.

Ahhh.

Your skills have improved...

Some.

That symbol?

It shows up when you've crossed Your true path.

Some would like you Never to see that again.

You could lose that hand.

What does it mean?

Survival, truth.

Light in the face of darkness.

It was your father's sign.

He gave it To you.

How do you know this?

I was there.

I don't remember you.

It did not happen The way you remember it.

If you've something to tell me, Out with it.

Call it an ordeal.

Difficult but necessary, So you'd understand

What I was going to tell you Was true.

Would you have believed me Before?

Tell me what you know.

Let's start with this.

My enemies use metal to kill.

I don't want it.

A sword has just as much power To defend the innocent.

When your father Held this sword,

It was used only for good.

My father never used his sword.

I mean your real father.

It doesn't fit my hand.

I assure you it does.

Free your mind.

The sword will guide you.

It's no use.

Try again.

I'm not Doing this.

But you are.

You simply didn't realize That you had the power.

When you need it, The sword will appear.

When it does, You'll need it badly.

Many lives depend on you.

Trust the sword, And it will serve you well.

Follow me.

I've much to show you And there's little time.

What about tao?

Can't leave Him alone.

He's gone back to dimor.

He's in no danger.

What are you waiting for?

Dar: Where are we?

This land hasn't been flooded, Burned, or stricken by drought.

This is arakann, Before the darkness.

When the powers of good Still prevailed.

The whole world Was like this, dar.

This was your home -- Your father ruled it well.

No.

My home was a sula village In the mydlands.

My father was a village chief.

That's what You remember.

You think you're sula Because your real father

Asked them to raise you For their own,

For your protection.

Protection from what?

From balcifer.

From his realm of darkness.

I told you.

You are not Who you think you are.

Who am I?

Ah, that's what I brought you Here to show you.

[ sobbing ]

This is the same temple Where you stopped me.

Dartanus: The same, but long ago, Before it was ravaged

By years of neglect.

We're in a twist of time,

So that I may show you The past

And where you were born.

Eldar was the king of arakann -- I was with him

The day he was killed, The sword in his hand.

It's yours, dar.

Dar: Metal's new in the world.

Many things from arakann Have been forgotten:

Great wisdom, medicine,

Hope for a future That we've lost.

Who took it?

Balcifer, the evil one.

In his eternal quest For power,

Zad led his armies.

This was zad's first victory.

That's you, dar.

[ crying ]

No, it can't be.

You were born a few days Before zad's armies attacked

The kingdom and zad's spear Found your father's heart.

I led his armies.

I brought his body back To this place.

Eldar's last thought Was to protect you,

So that one day

You would save Your family.

My family.

They're still alive?

That's me, dar.

With his last breath,

Eldar made me promise To protect

All his family And seal your destiny,

And I have.

[ crying ]

[ sizzling ]

We're back in dimor.

[ yelling ]

This is Now or then?

Now -- zad's men have found Your village.

We're needed here.

Arghh!

[ yelling ]

Ugh, ugh!

Whoa!

[ moaning ]

Zad: I'll show you how

To make the best Of an opportunity.

Pity the beastmaster Is going to miss this.

Everybody likes a bonfire.

Dar, they've got tao.

Uhhh!

Uhhh!

Uh!

Zad: Beastmaster.

Perfect timing.

I can put a neat end To things now.

Uh, uh!

A sword isn't your style.

Ahhh!

[ coughing ]

Ahhh!

Ahhh!

[ grunting ]

I've always wondered About the colour of your blood.

Is it black?

Beastmaster, remember --

You never kill.

It's red.

It's just like Everybody else's.

Tao: Fire!

Fire!

[ coughing ]

Ahhh!

Argh.

Be assured

The day is coming

When it will be me Tasting your blood.

I'll build My home here.

In the centre of arakann.

You'll be our teacher, A healer.

Sure zad Can't find us?

Not if we're careful.

Remember how ruh had a secret?

I thought I wasn't supposed To know about it.

Tigers can Be sensitive

About Some things.

For one,

Starting a family.

Are those yours?

A boy and a girl.

Tao: Ruh, you devil.

Where's Your mate?

She's hunting.

[ growling ]

Hold him.

[ chuckling ]

The first new family In arakann.

Things are looking up.

[ calling ]

Uh-oh.

Where are you Bound?

I have much yet to do, And so do you.

You still haven't told me what.

It's your journey, dar.

The world is poised on the brink Of eternal evil.

If you fail, it plunges Into darkness forever.

If?

Then there's still hope.

The only hope any of us have Is you.