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[ roaring ]

[ bellowing ]

[ thudding ]

[ bellowing ]

[ roaring ]

[ screaming ]

[ roaring ]

[ screaming ]

Dar!

Found something?

Vines, vines,

More vines, 50 tons of stone.

I don't get it.

The way I read this relic

From the desert temple,

The same civilization Lived right here,

But I can't find A single message

Or symbol -- Nothing.

Maybe We're using our eyes

The wrong way.

We're wasting our time here.

Kodo and podo Say you're wrong.

[ squealing ]

Of course -- Looking too high.

Why didn't I think of that?

I haven't seen symbols Like this before.

I don't think That's a good idea.

I trust Your instinct,

But one thing I know Is ancient symbols.

Tao!

Over here.

You were talking About symbols?

At least I got us inside.

Ugh!

Scorpions.

Never liked them And those are deadly.

Only when they sting -- Don't move.

You frightened them.

I frightened them?

Tao.

What's that symbol?

Stars.

A constellation.

There's nothing like that In the sky.

Five... Five days.

Five kings.

Ohh.

[ grunting ]

[ gasping ]

It's My family.

Five members Of your missing family.

How -- this was carved Centuries before their birth.

This holds your destiny.

If we don't escape, There will be no destiny.

You go first.

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.

Soldier: Give me that.

[ feet padding ]

Zad's trained rats.

You're a long way From your master's sewer.

Everything Is king zad's domain now.

Everything In the four lands.

It's the royal xincan knights To you.

In that case, I apologize...

To the rats.

For some reason, King zad wants you alive.

Lay down your weapon

And you might get to xinca In one piece.

Not much of an offer.

Put him In chains.

If anyone flaps his tongue, Cut it off.

The book?

Nothing but strange symbols.

[ loud ripping ]

[ squealing ]

[ grunting ]

Kill them both!

Maybe we can talk About this.

[ clacking ]

Arina!

Miss me?

[ whooshing ]

Uhhh!

[ cracking ]

[ grunting and yelling ]

The page.

Can't read it If you're dead.

I looked for you In dimor.

Nothing's left Of it.

Sad.

That's why I moved everyone To arakann.

This village is safe.

I heard you'd headed south And picked up a trail.

Zad's men are everywhere --

Killing, robbing -- Even tried to take my horses.

A mistake. Their last.

How are you?

Well, after kicking zad's men All over the jungle,

Never better.

I meant your baby.

I wish It had been different.

It wasn't meant to be.

I'm sorry.

Me, too.

But I'm alive, And stronger.

Do you ever think You'll settle down?

To a warrior, That sounds dull.

What about you; When will you find peace?

Not until I stop the darkness Spreading across the world.

Does that mean Taking the fight to zad?

[ sighing ]

Behind zad Is a greater evil.

Balcifer.

The lord of darkness?

You can't fight something Like that on your own.

I'm not alone.

I have tao.

Ruh.

Sharak.

Kodo and podo.

Now that you're back,

Maybe you.

Maybe.

[ playful growling ]

Dar -- You have to see this.

Haven't you slept?

Who can sleep when there's Discoveries like this?

You'll be tired soon.

Zad's men don't sleep During the day.

Listen: these ruins are older Than anything

I've ever seen -- It's prophecy.

Prophecy -- About what?

A chosen one.

A king who returns to a land To dispel darkness.

His kin were scattered Across the earth.

It's about your family.

I thought They were all killed.

We think dar's father turned Them into animals to save them.

They may be alive.

Where can they Be found?

This is a symbol Of the sea.

This place I don't recognize.

This one I think I know.

It's beyond

The land of the mists.

But that's where the world ends; There is nothing beyond.

This says there is.

What?

Monsters and demons -- Dar, you don't believe this?

I seek my family; if they're Beyond the land of the mists,

That's where I'll go.

Be glad To have your help.

I won't help Get you killed.

[ roaring ]

[ roaring ]

Ha!

I envy these animals.

I really do.

All they ask of life is food, A mate, a wet place to sleep.

He gets what he wants.

Why can't I get What I want?

My destiny.

Rightful ruler Of the world.

There are two great destinies In this world; one is zad's.

The other--

Don't say it!

Just hearing his name Makes my blood boil.

The one living person Standing in my way,

And you two Let the beastmaster escape.

Killing them will only Make you feel better.

Let me try.

Don't just try -- Get results.

Or I promise you,

That crocodile Breakfasts again.

This book they found,

Did you see clearly Its symbols?

For a moment. We can't Remember.

Indeed?

May I?

They say When a man dies,

His entire life Flashes before his eyes.

Old wives' tales.

No.

It's quite true.

What in the seven names of hell Are you doing?

Shut up, I must concentrate.

Knights don't grow on trees.

You'd better have something To tell me.

I believe I know

Where you can find The beastmaster.

Prepare A raiding party.

As you wish.

Good work, soldier.

Good work.

Aghhh!

[ growling ]

You're right.

I do feel better.

Maybe I made a mistake.

The mountain peaks line up Like in the book.

This is the place.

[ echoing ]

What was that?

[ roaring ]

Don't say the wind.

[ screeching ]

[ crying ]

Sharak!

[ crying ]

Eep, eep!

[ singing ]

Well?

Can't see through it; Couldn't fly over it.

[ chattering ]

He doesn't like it.

Perhaps the demon warned That your death lay in the mist.

We survived it then.

Maybe it's this mist.

[ roaring ]

[ growling softly ]

Changed your mind?

No.

Perhaps I can Change yours.

No one ever entered there And lived.

Here.

It is bottomless.

If that's Where I'm supposed to go,

Then there's a way.

[ sighing ]

Do you think faith Will get you across?

Faith can be The strongest weapon of all.

[ growling softly ]

Ruh will stay with you And make sure you're safe.

Dar!

[ birds twittering ]

[ squealing ]

[ squealing ]

You're gonna die.

If dar can cross, So can I.

You saw the rock.

You will fall a long way And die.

Maybe some path Is unseen.

A magic path.

Maybe a bridge,

Made of invisible crystal.

It is there.

If you're so sure, Why do you need the vine?

I'm not stupid; I saw the rock.

[ growling ]

I just start where dar did, And feel for the path.

Aghhh!

[ grunting ]

Pull, ruh, pull!

Ohhh!

Ahh.

So much for your bridge.

It should Have worked.

Trust your life to mouldy bark And what do you expect?

That bark holds dar's destiny.

There must be A way across.

[ growling ]

In the clearing.

I'll keep them busy.

I'm going Across.

That didn't work.

Dar managed it.

Dar is different; since when Do you believe in miracles?

Since I saw some.

Dar used faith To get across.

You don't have That faith.

Ruh does; so do I -- Come with me.

I'll hold them off -- You go!

Why are you waiting -- Go!

[ thumping ]

[ whooshing and thudding ]

[ thudding ]

It's working.

You want him that much?

Go ahead.

[ thudding ]

[ yelling ]

[ roaring ]

[ roaring ]

[ roaring ]

[ screaming ]

[ roaring ]

[ screaming ]

[ oinking ]

Aghhh!

Don't move!

Boars don't see well; They sense movement.

You're safe now; He was only protecting himself.

Where is your village?

Your people?

I won't hurt you.

Why is she frightened Of me?

[ squealing ]

[ birds twittering ]

My name is dar.

I come as a friend.

I mean you no harm.

[ cawing ]

We have waited

A long time for this.

What do you want? You!

You are the one!

Our god!

I am kumon, Chief of the toasah people.

Morah told us How you appeared

And saved her From the boar.

My daughter owes you Her life.

Oh, no.

Anyone would have Done the same.

Please stop them bowing.

[ clapping ]

This is a mistake.

I am dar, The beastmaster.

Gods may take any name.

I'm not Your god.

Strangers who come To our village

Come from the east -- you came Through the mists of death.

As it was foretold.

[ sighing ]

How can I convince you?

Ohhh!

This doesn't prove I'm a god.

We must still follow The ritual.

You are the chosen one.

What do the books say

About him crossing The mist?

He finds one He seeks.

An ally.

Against me?

Is that hard To believe?

Won't do him any good.

No one has ever returned From there alive.

True, but if the beastmaster Is dead,

You will not know who those Allies are or how to stop them

And you will never fulfill Your contract with balcifer.

[ chuckling ]

I've spent too long planning His slow, agonizing death

To let it happen like this; My heart and soul are in this.

The beastmaster will die

By my hand -- Understand?

Give me one good reason

Not to throw you Into the mists.

Because I'm useful.

Make sure You stay that way.

[ slapping ]

[ footsteps stomping ]

Slythius!

Coming, my lord.

[ roaring ]

Ruh!

We made it.

[ growling ]

We made it across.

Ruh!

Okay.

No ruh.

I can find dar On my own.

I have my wits, I have the book.

Ohh.

Okay.

I have my wits.

Let's hope they're working.

[ squeaking ]

Oh, please.

No one should bow Before another.

But--

You saved me from the beast; You commanded it to go away.

I asked; no one tells

Boars what to do.

I'm really not the god You're waiting for.

You came through The mist,

Commune with beasts.

The signs of your return

Are foretold in prophecy.

Darkness will cover The earth

And men's hearts Grow weak.

When it is blackest, He will return;

There will again be light In the land.

Now you are here To deliver us.

From what?

[ whooping ]

We shall see.

Oh, dar.

Can you call these guys off?

You know this one?

He is a friend; Let him go.

Am I glad to see you.

You wouldn't believe--

Don't you know to bow Before your god?

Excuse me?

My god?

I must explain.

Can't wait.

I wouldn't.

You'll be dead Before you hit the ground.

That would be a shame.

You wouldn't hear My proposition.

I'm listening.

You have something that doesn't Belong to you: a book.

What's it To you?

I know where it came from; I can take you there.

How does that profit me -- I have the book.

Maybe you're Easily satisfied,

But imagine what else There is to find.

Exactly what do You want?

Whatever you think Is fair.

[ chuckling ]

Tao: Thank you; The god appreciates

Your generosity -- Being friends with a deity

Has its good points; I could get used to this.

Please take it away.

Take it away, Please!

You're disappointing Your worshippers.

I came for my family; the book Said one of them was here.

Those prophecies and their myths Are almost identical.

Tao, I'm not a god; I'm a man.

Whatever they call you, You are the chosen one.

[ sighing ]

There is one more test, The final sign.

What if someone fails

The test?

You saw the bodies on the poles, Did you not?

Had to ask.

Kumon: Twenty years ago,

The sacred one appeared In our village.

She has waited in the temple For this moment.

Dar.

You must await The ritual.

Even a god Cannot change that.

What's so special About the bird?

Dar.

What's so special About the bird?

It's my mother.

[ squawking ]

I see no marks.

No door.

The beastmaster Found one.

If he could do it, You should be able to.

If this is a trick,

You will die,

But only after these men Have appreciated

Your considerable charms.

[ scraping ]

[ screaming ]

Help me!

I see What the problem is.

You're too heavy.

There, Now you're lighter.

Don't let me fall -- I'll pay you!

You just did.

[ screaming ]

Dar: It was her.

That was my mother; I could feel it.

No, there were no words, Just visions and memories

That are locked In the bird's mind.

She is trapped inside.

Dar, This is your destiny:

Coming through the mist And finding your mother.

The nectar is only for the god; It is the ritual.

Morah.

The bird: Why is she caged?

She is a symbol,

A sign that you would return And save us.

From what?

What frightens your people?

The lord of darkness?

It is the gormon.

He is a monster.

He created the mist Ages ago.

We have been at his mercy Ever since.

Have you tried To stop him?

We try to Appease him.

Come, morah, You must prepare yourself.

Morah.

What are you doing here?

I am yours.

To be Purified.

Purified?

What?

Do I not please you?

Yes.

You're very pleasing.

But, no, This isn't right.

Dar, don't send me away, Please.

Please, I must be purified.

Otherwise, We're all lost.

I'm sorry.

Not like this.

[ thumping ]

Dar: Can you hear me?

Do you know who I am?

[ chirping ]

If only you could talk,

Tell me what I've lost.

Dar, I've been looking For you!

What's wrong?

They're appeasing the gormon

With a human offering.

They believe this will appease The gormon forever.

Why this one?

She was purified By the god.

You can't do this.

We must appease The gormon.

Evil can't be appeased; It always wants more.

Sacrifices Would never end.

I do not want To give her

To the monster.

A pure sacrifice Is necessary.

Think of something else.

Why?

She was not Purified.

You bleed.

Gods do not bleed.

Seize them!

[ whooshing ]

Tao: Will they stick us On those poles?

Only after they kill us.

I preferred it When you were a deity.

Kumon, let us go And we will help you.

Only a god Can defeat the gormon.

You are no god.

I never claimed I was,

But I will defeat Your demon.

No -- The ritual will proceed.

How -- dar said Morah was not purified.

We have something even more Precious to satisfy the gormon.

[ chains clanking ]

No, no!

Kumon!

No!

Kumon!

No!

We're finished.

[ squealing ]

Listen.

Podo, podo!

The ropes, quick!

Rrr!

[ bellowing ]

Dar, we're running Out of time.

Hurry!

[ squealing ]

Kumon's got your staff -- How are you gonna fight?

He isn't -- I could just call The nearby guards.

I'm just a man,

But evil will continue

Unless I stop it now.

He isn't a god, But he is chosen.

You can save us?

Yes.

The demon is 1,000 years old; How can you stop it?

What does the prophecy say About defeating evil?

No fear in The god's heart.

He must make a sacrifice Of his own.

Maybe Dar must die.

Dar, wait!

[ thudding ]

[ roaring ]

[ thudding ]

[ thwacking ]

[ roaring ]

[ roaring ]

[ squeaking ]

[ roaring and squeaking ]

[ roaring ]

You want an offering?

Take me!

[ thudding ]

[ gasping ]

Arghhh!

[ thumping ]

You're free.

I will find you.

[ fluttering ]

Dar!

[ thudding ]

[ whooshing ]

[ clanging ]

[ rasping and roaring ]

[ screaming and thudding ]

[ whooshing ]

[ tinging ]

[ jubilant yelling ]

Can you forgive us?

Forgiveness isn't mine.

You defeated the gormon, Yet deny you are a god.

You didn't need a god --

Just courage and the belief That evil can be beaten.

That part of your Prophecy was lost,

But it's there All the same.

Darkness is spreading across The world; prepare for battle.

How will I know I am ready?

You would have given yourself For your people; you're ready.

For now,

Go and celebrate.

Since you are Not a god...

I'm sorry.

You came to find your mother, Then lost her again.

At least I know She's out there.

I will find her again.

I will find her.

Think you dropped something.

Where--

It is a long story.

The symbol for the mist, It's gone.

[ chirping ]

How is your faith?

Stronger than ever.

Let's go home.

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