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[ hissing ]

[ growling ]

[ trilling ]

[ shrilling ]

[ panting ]

Oh.

Uhh!

[ chuckling ]

Ahh.

That will give zad's knights A welcome they won't forget.

Tao, behind you!

[ screaming ]

[ grunting ]

[ moaning ]

I was hoping We'd have more time

To set more catapults Around arakann.

What we have Will have to do.

[ shrilling ]

Sharak says the moon is In the wrong place.

[ panting ]

[ grunting ]

Catch her! Wait!

Are you looking For something?

Stand your ground, Men.

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.

Come and get it.

Don't be foolish, Beastmaster.

[ growling ]

He says if you leave now, No one will get hurt.

Draw Your swords. Now!

[ grunting ]

[ sighing ]

I don't think You want to go this way.

[ muttering ]

[ grunting ]

I told you, But you didn't listen.

[ groaning ] Nice work.

Knight: Zad will make you pay For this!

This Isn't good.

We stopped them.

They'll be back.

Zad will keep sending More troops.

He'll keep sending them Until you stop him.

I won't stop Until I destroy the beastmaster

And his entire family!

You don't have Much time.

You're supposed To be my soothsayer, slythius.

Tell me something I don't know.

I can only Tell you

What balcifer Chooses

To reveal To me.

Ha, ha -- And?

To stop the beastmaster,

Find his crystal ark.

Just what do you think My knights have been doing?

Where is it?

Do you even have a clue?

This is an easy question, My lord.

It would be easier If you helped.

Well, if you can't find the ark On your own,

How can you expect The lord of darkness

To grant you anything?

Don't play games with me.

Balcifer and I have a deal.

What...Did you...See?

When his exquisite evil returns,

Your time is up.

Think of this

As your last chance

To redeem

Yourself.

[ chuckling ]

You better hope I do,

Because -- ha, ha -- If I don't,

I'll see you in hell.

At least your family is safe Inside the ark.

Dar: If I can't find the key To release them,

I can't defeat balcifer.

How much time Have you got?

Look At that sky.

Sharak was right.

The moon is In the wrong place.

How Can that be?

Whose work is this?

Ah, of course.

Day and night, Darkness at noon --

I couldn't figure it out before.

The timing Is wrong.

It's an eclipse.

We've seen An eclipse before.

It'll pass. Not this one.

Of course it will.

An eclipse is like a shadow.

It occurs When the moon passes

Between the sun and us.

What do your runes say about After the eclipse?

Nothing.

It's the last rune in the book.

That's what I'm trying To tell you.

Slythius: Oh...

Dear.

What now? [ rumbling ]

What now?

[ chuckling ]

Sire, You've deigned

To grace us With your presence.

I was starting to wonder--

Don't wonder.

Do.

Yes, of course, do.

But since you're so clever, Your malignancy,

In tricking the beastmaster Into trapping

His family inside the ark, My soothsayer here

Says that I no longer

Have to do anything!

[ wind gusting ]

Really?

[ gasping ]

What else does he say?

Nothing.

Nothing of importance, Sire.

I'm sorry he troubled Your supreme cruelty.

Beat the beastmaster.

I'll stop the beastmaster.

Beat the beastmaster To the key.

Open the crystal ark.

If that's what you wish.

Ohh.

I offered you a kingdom,

And you demanded more.

Perhaps none of this Was ever meant to be.

No.

Yes, It was meant to be.

I won't disappoint you, My lord.

Oh, I'm sure I won't be disappointed.

Even if you do fail me.

You won't be standing In the eternal fires if I do.

Well, Then we have an agreement.

You proposed it.

I will have my revenge

On the beastmaster And his family,

Or I will exact my price From you.

If it's not an ordinary eclipse, What, then?

Dar: It's balcifer spreading His darkness over the world.

Arina: I thought that was Just a figure of speech.

Tao: You already beat The lord of darkness.

Dartanus: This is The final challenge,

After balcifer's fall.

Are you even sure there's a key To the ark?

If there isn't, My quest is over.

We'll act As if there is a key.

You're talking Like eldar's son.

Figure out what needs To be done and do it.

No doubts, no hesitations.

When did my father decide To turn my family into animals?

During his Final battle.

Until then, he would have Thought he could beat zad.

Dartanus: In the middle of the battle, Balcifer played a hand.

That's where we'll pick up The trail.

How do you know It's even there?

I don't, But it's all we have.

Show me the battlefield.

I'll get my things.

Arina.

I need you to stay here.

Why?

I need you To protect the ark.

All right.

Thank you.

[ growling ]

[ growling ]

Don't worry, Ruh.

We won't be here long.

What are those?

Once they were eldar's army,

'til balcifer cast his spell On them.

How could you let this happen?

I can't be everywhere.

It seems like it Would have been important.

We all make choices,

And they're not all easy.

As I recall,

My attention was needed By a baby...

...And his mother.

Your king is being provoked

Beyond endurance.

We're going to arakann!

[ cheering ]

We'll show no mercy.

You bring me that damned ark

And destroy everything In your path!

[ cheering ]

This time We'll show the beastmaster

Why I rule this land.

[ cheering ]

[ shrilling ]

My father fought so bravely,

Only to have victory stolen From him.

Tao: Maybe there's a reason eldar had To pass on his crown.

Dartanus: Maybe evil doesn't need A reason.

Maybe it just exists.

[ grunting ]

Anyone else wanna try?

[ yelling ]

Finish her off!

Woman: No, run!

[ shouting ]

Everyone out, Hurry!

Does it take all of you To burn the village?

How many of you will it take To fight me?

Knight: After her -- She goes to the ark.

Don't let her get away!

[ screaming ]

Over here!

[ screaming ]

[ twittering ]

They've attacked arakann.

[ panting ]

[ coughing ]

Are you All right?

Better than zad's knights.

Why?

Why destroy arakann?

Punishment?

Because you couldn't find The ark?

They torched the village

Before they even started Looking.

I always thought arakann Would be safe.

Not anymore.

The ark?

Never even got Close to it.

Tao: At least We haven't lost any ground.

How long do we have?

Well, one day, maybe more,

If the moon slips Under the sun, but...

Who am I kidding?

In one more day, The moon will pass

In front of the sun, and Balcifer's dark reign begins.

The raid was a success, Your darkness.

Really?

Oh, I am pleased.

The beastmaster's village was Burned to the ground.

People fled in terror.

You burnt down The beastmaster's village

And chased away the villagers?

Good, good.

Chaos makes for fertile ground.

But no key?

No ark?

No little animals?

Not yet.

Is the beastmaster At least lonely?

Master, What was I to do?

Don't worry.

It won't be long.

No hurry.

I'll take pleasure In your presence beside me

In the fiery pit.

I look forward to it.

Slythius, What have you found?

The ark refuses To yield up its secrets, sire.

Does the ark thwart you, Or your own incompetence?

I should have made my bargain With the beastmaster.

He won't talk to you.

I should have tried harder, Sooner.

At least he chooses Not to betray his destiny.

If the key is out there, I know how to find it.

Don't promise What you can't deliver.

I know how to find it!

Slythius?

Where do we go now?

Where do we even start?

Remember what Dartanus told me?

Oh, dartanus.

Even when he gives answers, He asks questions.

You've got a problem With that?

I would have thought You appreciated questions.

Is there any other pathway To knowledge?

Actually, there is, There are, many ways.

I find your questions Annoying, roundabout, torturous.

That might be, But every now and then,

The answer lies in a question.

To find the end,

You must start At the beginning.

Wonderful -- How long is a vine?

I believe my father Had a plan.

I believe He would have left me a key.

Your father is dead.

Even the dead have secrets.

This is it.

Your father's Secret burial place.

I'm glad you recognize it.

I can't seem to find a way in.

Dartanus: The doorway's hidden.

Tao: Are you sure it's here?

About 25 years Of jungle growth

Probably hasn't made it Any easier, tao.

See what you can find.

It's important.

Are you okay?

I'm just tired of these games.

Everything's so complicated.

I just wish It was over already.

I know.

But we're close.

I can feel it.

Then what?

After you release your family From the ark, then what?

We'll figure it Out.

Yeah.

[ squeaking ]

They found it.

Are you ready?

[ sighing ]

I'm ready.

Go in without me.

Previous Engagement? Tao.

He's right.

I can't go in.

I failed dar's father.

I'm forbidden to enter.

Arina: But you did your best.

This is balcifer We're talking about.

Dartanus: I'll only be forgiven When dar defeats balcifer.

This could be a trap.

Only one way in or out.

It's my father's Crypt.

I'm just saying, if dartanus Knows about it, who else knows?

Whoever built this, Loved your father.

These runes praise king eldar.

His fairness...

Justice...

And they lament The fall of his reign.

What's this one?

That will protect him.

Who did this?

What is it?

Somebody beat us To it.

How, who?

Arina: Zad.

[ clanking ]

[ rumbling ]

Why are you here?

I should ask you The same question.

Put down your weapons.

What? They're thieves!

Didn't you hear me, Look!

That's the sword of eldar.

[ gasping ]

You know it?

I never thought I'd see it In my lifetime.

I'd hoped, but...

What happened here?

How do you come By this sword?

I'm dar; This is my father's tomb.

[ gasping ]

Please get up.

Please.

Who are you?

I am mee-tahn.

We are the keepers.

For years, our people have Guarded your father's tomb.

I don't mean to sound Ungrateful, but "Guarded"?

You didn't do a very good job.

What arina means is, What happened here?

Who did this?

Where is everything?

Mee-tahn: There are many forces of evil

That seek To soil eldar's memory.

We have fought To preserve these treasures.

Let us show you.

This is mee-tahn.

Slythius: here he comes now.

Can't you see He's empty-handed?

The beastmaster's A man still searching...

That's your problem, Slythius.

Even with all your auguries And prophecies,

You can't see What's in a man's heart.

Your father's resting-place.

Tao: In there?

Not a place you'd stumble on By accident.

Beastmaster, Are you all right?

Yeah, I'll be fine.

Let's keep moving.

This way.

Of course you Can look around.

When did you Move him here?

Our parents did, Not long after his burial,

When it became clear that "They" Wouldn't leave eldar in peace.

Even in death,

The dark forces Feared him.

He was a powerful source Of good.

You can feel the power In the things that were his.

Like his sword.

Did you manage to save Anything else that was his?

Some was stolen...

...But we did save this.

Your father's crown.

Your crown.

Zad: come on, we're running out of time.

What's he Up to?

Patience, My lord.

Balcifer has granted us an image This time.

This is most peculiar.

Really?

Well, What now?

What Did you see?

The beastmaster wearing His father's crown.

Then we've found it.

Eldar's crypt.

If there is a key To the ark--

You're not worried About eldar's magic?

You worry.

I'll take my chances.

It's strange to hold things That belonged to my father.

It's like you're here with me.

I'm sorry we don't have More things to share with you.

This is more than I hoped for.

There was one more thing, A ring.

It was hidden here.

A ring?

A jewelled ring With your father's symbol on it.

[ squeaking ]

[ sighing ]

I know it's pretty,

But I need that.

[ hissing with pain ]

Is this What you were looking for?

Yes.

Yes, it is.

Thank you, Mee-tahn.

Thank you for everything.

We have to get back to the ark Before the eclipse.

Found it?

Are you sure This is the key?

I'm positive.

Well done, son of eldar.

You've finally caught up With your destiny.

What now?

Time to walk the line

That connects your past And your future.

[ grunting ]

Say goodbye to your family, Beastmaster!

[ panting ]

Beastmaster.

[ balcifer laughing ]

Beastmaster.

Everything comes full circle, Beastmaster.

This is where I destroyed Your father.

Here you are, still trying To win the same battle.

You do make it difficult For all of us.

Zad's not up To finishing the job?

[ laughing ]

Who's got the ring?

If you or eldar had

Been more reasonable,

I wouldn't have needed zad.

What?

Do you want him?

You know I'll never make a deal With you.

Perhaps you should have.

Who do you think benefitted

From our deal with zad, Besides him?

All those tribes he destroyed?

All those families He murdered?

Your family, hmm?

And now you'll be left With nothing,

And I will be saddled With king zad.

I've kept all my promises To you,

But if that's the way you feel,

Then maybe this time We go our separate ways.

Really?

Well, I have the key.

I have my army!

And I certainly don't need to be Saddled with someone like you.

See, this is Exactly what I mean.

You, beastmaster, Are a man of your word --

Limited in imagination, Perhaps --

Whereas zad is always scrounging For any advantage,

No matter how minute,

Without considering the dangers.

You can always count On his vanity

To lead him astray.

Just as it did once before!

Uhh!

Help me.

Dar, please,

Don't let me die.

[ grunting ]

Oh, beastmaster.

When will you learn -- This one, you can't save.

[ screaming ]

[ screaming ]

It appears I have a throne That's vacant.

I'm not interested.

Pity.

Are you afraid to fight me?

Don't be like zad.

Don't let your vanity Control you.

Fighting to save the world Isn't vanity.

It's my father's legacy.

Everything comes Full circle. It's also My destiny.

Then it will crush you.

I'm ready.

Zad and I had a deal.

Even in death, He can't escape it.

Where's zad?

He's dead.

The ring? Balcifer Has it.

Dar: If we don't get to the ark First,

He'll destroy my family.

What about Dartanus?

Balcifer!

It's me.

You know, your cheap theatrics Don't impress me.

[ applauding ]

[ laughing ]

Don't you ever get tired Of fighting for lost causes?

Dartanus: They're the only ones...

...Worth fighting for.

Is that so?

You'll die happy.

[ chuckling ]

Dartanus.

You couldn't save eldar,

And you can't save his son.

Very soon, his family -- And the world -- will be mine.

I'll tell the beastmaster You were game,

But we always knew How this was going to end,

Didn't we?

Now, time to go meet The rest of his family.

I don't think so.

[ growling ]

[ sputtering ]

Ahh!

Mother.

I told you I'd do it.

Lycia.

Together we can make the world A better place.

[ growling ]

That wasn't so hard, was it?

Nothing To it.

Your destiny.

Not quite.

It's not complete.

Your destiny, in fact, Is just beginning.

Your future lies In a whole new kingdom.

This

Is where your reign continues.

What about tao and arina?

Arina: You're going, aren't you?

I did all of this For a reason.

It would be foolish to stop now.

Don't say anything.

Just go.

I couldn't have done it Without you.

And you.

You.

Not everything works out the way You think it will.

They say life is what happens While you're making other plans.

I like that.

Well, I wouldn't go

If I couldn't leave everything In your hands.

We'll take care of it.

I know.

Don't forget the ark.

We'll make sure balcifer Doesn't get out.

Dar...

Watch your back.

Perhaps we'll meet again.

[ shrilling ]

[ squeaking ]

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