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[ panting ]

If king zad knew What you were doing,

He'd have you drawn And quartered.

Callista: My brother's in xinca Pulling the wings off flies.

[ shrilling ]

Oh, well, well, well.

One of Beastmaster's little friends.

He'll see our warriors,

Warn the beastmaster That we're coming.

Exactly.

We'll force them to lead us To the key

To his own defeat -- The crystal ark.

[ panting ]

Ugh!

[ shrilling ]

What does sharak see?

Callista's warriors Are heading towards the cliffs.

She's going To find it.

Not if we get there first.

[ panting ]

I think we beat them.

[ neighing ]

[ growling ] [ bleating ]

They're here.

Your family?

Are they All right?

It's not safe anymore -- I must get them out of here.

I don't hear anything.

Exactly.

A little late. Callista--

Thanks for leading me here.

Auguries tend To be a bit vague,

No matter how many animals I sacrifice.

[ yelling ]

[ grunting ]

Ahh.

[ roaring ]

[ groaning ]

[ panting ]

Dar, dar!

[ groaning ]

What will it be, Beastmaster?

[ tao groaning ]

Save your friend Or save the ark?

Tao: Dar!

Dar!

[ groaning ]

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.

Go!

[ groaning ]

Tao: I'm slipping!

I'm slipping!

[ groaning ]

I've got you.

I cannot hold on!

Help me!

Tao, climb!

I've got you.

[ groaning ]

[ grunting ]

Are you all right?

Are you hurt?

Are you sure?

Yeah.

Callista?

She's gone, she's gone.

She's got the crystal ark.

Will they destroy The ark?

Whatever it takes to win The prize balcifer offered zad.

Compared To callista,

Zad's Almost human.

What went wrong With their family?

All that matters now Is that we get it back.

Tao: If you can't reunite Your family in the ark,

You won't have the power To stop balcifer.

This is my fault.

Callista stole The ark, not you.

She knew you'd stop To help me.

You should have left me there.

Would you have left me?

The tracks are split.

They're trying To confuse us.

Maybe sharak can help.

It's so easy For you.

Just like that.

You call And sharak answers you.

[ shrilling ]

What do you want?

To talk to sharak.

I miss him.

You're the only way I can speak to him.

It's not a good time.

Do you have any idea What I would give

To speak to him as you do, Just for a moment?

I know the two of you Have suffered.

I don't think You do.

Sharak and I have been Kept apart for centuries.

What have you ever lost?

My family.

We need sharak To help find them.

Your family.

It's always About what you want.

What about what I want?

[ shrilling ]

[ sizzling ]

Balcifer?

Great lord of evil.

Your servant calls you.

I bring you a gift.

[ thundering ]

Speak to me.

[ balcifer's voice ] Why do you disturb me?

[ thundering ]

D-dark one?

In this unworthy vessel.

Now, speak.

I bring you a gift.

And what a gift.

The crystal ark.

Without it, and his family,

The beastmaster has lost.

I have won my rightful place By your side,

O lord of darkness.

No!

You've not won.

Not while eldar's line Still lives.

Not until his power of good Is completely destroyed.

The ark was forged With the power of goodness.

I cannot break it.

If you would rule for me,

You must release the animals From the ark!

But...If you can't do it, How can I--

Do not fail me!

[ thundering ]

Uhh.

Kama?

[ kama's voice ] Yes?

Take your hands off me.

You may have been forged By good...

But you'll be broken by me.

[ panting ]

We're close.

These tracks Are fresh.

It's the wrong trail -- The ark's heavy.

If they're carrying it, The footprints would be deeper.

[ growling ]

Can ruh pick up Callista's scent? He'll try.

[ growling ]

She tried to kill him once.

He'll be glad To see her again.

[ growling ]

[ shrilling ]

Sorceress: Sharak, my love.

You've paid your penance.

So why should we still suffer?

I'd do anything To have you back,

To feel your touch again.

Do you hear that, balcifer?

[ thundering ]

I'll do anything!

Anything!

[ wind gusting ]

[ squeaking ]

Balcifer?

Balcifer: I'm here.

The ancient one is dead.

As you probably know, Since you killed him,

Well, turned him Into a pile of bones, actually.

What Do you want?

A rather small thing, Really.

I want sharak's curse To be removed.

I want him to be human again.

Balcifer: All things are possible.

Sorceress: I thought You wouldn't understand.

[ balcifer laughing Demoniacally ]

It's you who must understand.

Sharak can become human again, But there's a price.

Sorceress: A price?

Balcifer: The beastmaster Must let sharak go.

Sorceress: He'd never do that.

Dar needs sharak To fulfil his quest.

Balcifer: Now you understand.

Sorceress: But how do I convince him?

Balcifer: Do whatever you must.

His strength Is his goodness.

And I'll give you the power To remove sharak's curse.

But, but I--

Callista: You call that a blow?

Do better

Or I'll make an augury With your insides.

The beastmaster!

He's following One of the false trails.

Oh.

They won't keep him Fooled forever.

I'll take our best warriors And kill him and his friend.

Killing them Isn't as simple as it looks.

Hmm.

Fetch me a spider.

The deadlier the better.

Is it callista?

Maybe.

They're carrying Something heavy,

But they haven't covered The tracks.

Dar, we've got them.

Tao, wait.

[ grunting ]

Dar.

Tao, don't move.

I can't move.

They're bird-eaters.

The web's almost unbreakable.

Do the bites hurt?

No.

Good -- I was getting worried.

You'd be dead Before you felt a thing.

[ stuttering ]

Tell them I didn't mean it.

[ screeching ]

They won't listen.

They're angry For some reason.

Just be calm.

Dar!

Ahh!

Why are they Attacking?

They think we're enemies.

Callista: Don't worry.

My spell will wear off soon.

But by then, You'll both be dead.

[ panting ]

Not so tough without Your animal friends to help.

Hmm.

This will do the job nicely.

I have the ark,

I have you.

What more could a girl ask?

[ screeching ]

[ growling ]

[ groaning ]

Do something!

[ yelling ]

[ yelling ]

What are you waiting for -- Kill him!

Ahh!

Tao, are you all right?

[ tao moaning ]

Don't move.

What about the poison And callista's spell?

It's worn off.

Sorry for the trouble They've caused.

Don't move.

I'm fine -- Let's go.

You're bleeding. It's from That cliff.

I don't care.

I lost your ark -- I'll get it back.

Your arm needs time to heal.

Ruh will watch your back.

[ panting ]

[ growling ]

Sorceress: Lose something?

Callista stole The crystal ark.

Aw, That's terrible.

I know how you feel.

I felt the same when My poor sharak was lost to me.

That was over A thousand years ago.

Was it?

Hmm.

It feels like yesterday.

Dar, You have to set him free.

He is.

I don't own him.

I can change sharak Back into a man again.

How?

All you have to do is agree To release him.

He's not mine to release.

You want him to be happy, Don't you?

Of course.

Callista has What you want.

You have what I want.

We could work Something out.

Sharak isn't something You just work out.

You're just being stubborn, Because you need him

To find your family.

I need to find my family So I can beat balcifer.

If I don't, he'll plunge The world into chaos.

I won't let that happen.

There you go!

Thinking of yourself again.

Dar!

[ sighing ]

Goodness didn't work.

Maybe blackmail will.

[ growling ]

You know, I feel better now.

Good as new.

[ growling ]

Haven't you got something Better to do?

[ growling ]

[ sighing ]

[ thudding ]

What was that?

Someone's coming.

[ growling ]

Powdered venom Of a fire lizard.

Hot as the fires of hell.

Nothing can withstand it.

Hmm.

[ sizzling ]

Now we'll see Who's stronger.

Ohh.

No.

It's not possible.

It's time for another augury.

I'll sacrifice The beastmaster's little friend.

I'll learn How to open the ark.

Maybe sorceress is right.

Maybe I'm being selfish.

I have to find my family.

I don't have a choice But you do.

If it was up to you, What would you choose?

Ha, never mind me.

Just tell me What's in your heart.

[ twittering ]

You love her that much, huh?

[ twittering ]

Don't be sorry.

You deserve your freedom.

[ growling ]

Why did you let him go?

[ growling ]

You're right.

Biting him wouldn't have been A good idea.

We can't leave him out there.

One more time, old friend.

I need you to find tao Before callista does.

[ panting ]

I'm not going to hurt you.

My friend is very hungry.

[ growling ]

You remember ruh, Because he remembers you.

You're wasting Your time.

Who are you?

Ahh.

Sorceress, What are you after?

The beastmaster's friend Won't open the ark for you.

How do you know That?

Because.

I'm the only one who can.

Callista: Ha.

You'd get the animals out, For me.

Sorceress: No, but I could get you in.

What happens after that Is up to you.

Why would you Help me?

Maybe it's time The beastmaster learned

A little lesson.

Callista: You could do it yourself.

You could become Balcifer's chosen one.

I'm up to Something else.

Ahh.

We all have our own little duels With the dark one,

Don't we?

Mm-hmm.

Look deeply.

What do you see?

Nothing.

Look closer.

Ahh.

Well, beastmaster.

I'm sure your family Are dying to meet me.

It's too dangerous To go off on your own.

Tao: If it wasn't for me, Callista wouldn't have the ark.

Dar: Getting yourself killed Won't help.

Callista is too powerful For you to fight alone.

Sorceress: That's an understatement.

We have to talk.

There's something You should know about callista.

We must talk about sharak -- Let me finish.

He deserves to be happy, To be a man again.

You're right. No matter what You say--

What did you say?

You're right.

Sharak deserves to be happy.

He's made his decision.

You're going to give him up?

Willingly?

Yes, willingly.

Sharak.

You were going to say something About callista?

Callista?

Tao: What were you going to say About her?

If she were to get the ark open, It would be the end.

I know where she's camped.

Thank you.

What can I say?

Nothing.

I couldn't have come this far Without you.

You're a true friend.

Always.

Come on, show yourselves.

I know you're in here Somewhere.

There you are.

[ growling ]

Ah, there's a nice tiger.

Come to callista.

[ growling ]

[ snarling ]

How am I supposed to kill you If you won't hold still?

[ bleating ] Ohh.

There.

You're not afraid of me, Are you?

[ bleating ] Hmm.

There's more than one way To skin the beastmaster.

A thousand years Apart.

I think we've made up For one or two centuries.

How you must have suffered.

Unable to speak, Walk as a man.

That wasn't the hardest.

What was?

Not being with you.

Even harder than being Imprisoned in an eagle's body?

[ sighing ]

I could fly above the earth, Sail free on the wind.

You sound like you miss it.

I'll have to get used To being a man again.

I can help you with that.

Are you feeling better?

Good as new.

[ shrilling ]

I thought it was--

I know.

I'll miss him. Me too.

I wish he was here.

As an eagle, that is.

We'll have to get used To him being a man.

Was breaking the curse The right thing to do?

I know it was.

Sorceress: Are you all right?

It's dar, Isn't it?

If callista destroys his family,

Balcifer will win.

Then balcifer Wins.

That doesn't bother you?

Evil triumphs for awhile,

Then good Rises-- I don't want evil To triumph.

Maybe it won't.

Dar's animals are safe Inside the ark.

Callista can't harm them In there.

You mean, If she could get inside.

Of course.

If she could get inside.

Now,

Come to bed.

We have a few more centuries To catch up on.

Balcifer was right.

The ark is too powerful.

The animals can't be killed Within its walls.

On the other hand, there may be A way to get them outside.

Where did they go?

Let's find The ark.

I'll check inside the tent.

[ gurgling ]

Thank you, friends.

What is it?

The warriors have thrown Something in here.

The ark?

They think it belongs to me.

There it is.

Let me, let me.

We found the ark.

[ grunting ]

We found the ark.

We beat...

Callista.

Ha!

Tao: What's wrong?

It's empty.

It can't be -- Your family is--

They're gone, all of them.

Ha, there they are, The noble family of king eldar.

They don't look so powerful now, Do they?

Why didn't you Kill them

In the ark?

The ark protected them.

This was the only way I could get them out.

Not dead, Yet not exactly alive.

It would be so easy To smash them into powder.

[ thundering ]

But I won't.

Balcifer has other plans For them.

[ thundering ]

Callista: It's time to sacrifice The beastmaster's entire family.

Hmm.

Starting with this one.

[ bleating ]

The ark was made To protect your family,

Keep them safe from evil.

Only while They're inside.

How did callista get them out, With balcifer's help?

He wasn't the only One helping.

Is that what sorceress Wanted to tell you?

It doesn't Matter.

We can't leave Them with callista.

What will she do To your family?

Without sharak?

Whatever Balcifer wants.

Is there something You'd like to see?

A vision, anything?

Show me how dar is doing.

Dar.

I want to know If he's found the ark again.

Come to think of it,

That bowl has been temperamental Lately.

Can't you just be happy With me,

Here, now, forever?

What if I could do something To help dar, and I don't?

There's nothing you can do For dar if balcifer's won.

Why would balcifer win?

He can't get into the ark.

Can he?

No.

Not balcifer, exactly.

You didn't tell callista How to get in the ark?

Maybe just a hint, A little one.

Do you realize What you've done?

Yes, I freed you!

You've given the world To balcifer.

I did it for us.

Us?

At what price?

I was going to tell dar.

But you didn't.

I was afraid you'd be angry.

Where are you going?

To help dar, If it's not too late.

Sharak!

I waited a thousand years.

How could you choose him Over me?

Dar's battle is more important Than either of us.

Balcifer wants to enslave The whole world!

I could cast a spell.

Force you to stay with me.

I'd be a prisoner again.

I love you.

And I love--

If you love me, You won't stop me

From doing what is right.

[ both panting ]

Tao: We must be getting close.

[ thundering ]

A storm in a clear sky.

No.

It's balcifer.

[ goat bleating ]

[ bleating ]

Balcifer, Great lord of night!

Accept these gifts From your loyal servant.

A warning

To all those Who would defy you.

A sign of your power

For all to see,

For all time!

[ thundering ]

But first, A life must be given.

Dar's brother.

When his life escapes, Balcifer's will shall be done!

[ thundering ]

Stop them!

Ugh!

[ grunting ]

[ thundering ]

Ugh.

[ grunting ]

Not this time.

Who the hell Are you?

A little bird.

[ bleating ]

Don't just stand there, Go after it!

It's too late!

I'll have to improvise.

Balcifer demands a life, But he didn't say whose.

Ahh -- Ohh.

[ thundering ]

Callista: Beastmaster!

You want your family?

There they are.

There they stay, forever.

Callista!

Sharak: The goat escaped, But the rest of your family--

Turned To stone.

I won't leave them Like this.

Magic imprisoned them.

Magic will set them free.

Sorceress is partly to blame For this.

I think She might be persuaded.

Sorceress!

Sorceress! Sorceress!

Sorceress!

I only wanted to convince you To let sharak go.

I didn't mean for this To happen.

But it did. Can you Undo it?

A life was given up To transform them into the rock.

What would it take To turn them back?

Another sacrifice.

Then take me. Dar, no.

I said take me.

Without you, No one can fight balcifer.

You're too important.

But I'm not.

This is all my fault.

I won't let you sacrifice Yourself for my quest.

Then we're finished.

[ sighing ]

Let it be me.

I won't let anyone else die For my cause.

I won't die -- I have two lives:

One as an eagle; One as a man.

I'll only be giving up my life As a man.

If you do this, you will never Touch her as a man again.

But I'll still love her.

There are worse things Than being an eagle.

And maybe, When the battle's over,

And you've won, Maybe we'll get a second chance.

If it takes A thousand years...

I'll be waiting.

[ sighing ]

Did it work?

[ neighing ] [ whimpering ]

They're here.

[ sighing ]

Now we'll have to find the goat.

[ twittering ]

[ shrilling ]

Callista found the ark once.

She'll find it again.

Where did you hide it?

Ha.

On second thought, I don't want to know.

What I don't know, Callista can't get out of me.

I'm going to find your brother Before someone else does.

[ sharak shrilling ]

We're smarter than they are.

[ chuckling ]

[ shrilling ]

Is he happy?

He's happy.

Thank you.

I think He made the right choice.

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