- [intense music playing] - [squeaks]
- [neighs] - [birds chirping]
[Nerva] When I was a boy...
I often would ask my blessed mother
to tell me the histories of the gods...
of their great loves and their burning hatreds.
And she told me stories of paradise,
Elysium.
And of their places of judgment, the underworld.
This, Hades.
For daring simply to stand and claim what was mine,
the Fates took everything from me.
But would I bend my knee in submission? No.
I chose to rise again,
and continue to fight with every ounce of my strength
to change destiny.
But now,
all that I have bled for is at risk.
Do you remember, Rockwell...
- [growls] - ...when I spared your life?
You swore never to fail me.
So, tell me, then, how that poisonous,
thieving little whelp still eludes my grasp?
- [snarls] - She who stole my Artifact,
who unleashed a horde upon my soldiers,
who was smuggled into my garrison by you.
[growls]
- My Lord. General Nerva... - [Nerva grunting]
And now the Beast Queen herself has come out of hiding,
emboldened enough
to destroy one of my most productive quarries
in an act of open rebellion.
Another failure that can only be attributed
to your mismanagement of our supply lines.
She is but one, My Lord.
And even with allies, they are rabble.
Children at best, vermin at worst,
they cannot threaten you.
Even with the most humble of opponents,
defiance can grow into a threat!
Do you not realize what can happen
when a man defies the gods?
Once the bonds of fate are broken...
anything is possible.
- [roars] - [screams]
- [chain rattles] - [yelps]
Perhaps I should not expect strength from a weak man.
- [Rockwell choking] - You know nothing of war.
My scars have taught me, every action has a consequence.
But you?
You have no scars.
[groans]
I twist your arm, and one little bone breaks.
- What happens then? - [breathes shakily]
Blood rushes to the wound. Pressure builds.
More bones twist and break beneath the strain.
Rot creeps in.
And soon, the whole limb must be hacked away,
down to the root.
[chain rattles]
- [chuckles] - [whimpers]
- Please. - [sentry] My Lord Nerva!
A messenger has arrived from the lost mining camp.
[Nerva] Send him in.
General,
I have encountered the escapee you've been searching for.
She was there, My Lord, at the attack on the mine.
Hm.
You will not be the weak link in the chain I have placed
around the throat of this island, Rockwell.
I will recover the three Artifacts,
they will open the Door, and we will pass through it,
crushing all who stand in the way.
I will not let anything, anything
stand between me and returning to my...
[inhales sharply]
...to Rome.
- [intense music continues] - [lift whirring]
- [grunts] - [birds chirping]
[scoffs]
- [intense music concludes] - [dramatic music playing]
No, Helena. Like this.
What's on your mind, child?
[dramatic music concluding]
[Helena] Meiyin!
[water splashes]
[pants]
Can't you stop this once?
These people were just freed from that awful place.
This isn't what they need right now.
[scoffs] And you would know what they need?
You would do for them what is necessary?
[scoffs] You bandaged these too tightly.
Lawrence, you cut off the blood from the limb.
Go see Chava to have it done properly.
What good is an army to you
if its soldiers can't even stand?
This is the clay I must sculpt with.
It requires heat and firm hands.
- [grunts] Enough! - [gasps]
Look around.
What do you see?
[somber music playing]
[Helena] These people owe you their lives.
And they would follow you into hell...
which is exactly why you should not lead them there.
You've done something great
by giving these people their lives back.
They deserve to rest and recover their strength.
And what do you know of this? Of soldiers? Or warfare?
Do not presume to lecture me
when you lacked the courage to do what needed to be done.
Courage? To shoot an unarmed man?
An enemy,
who would just as soon have sheathed his blade
in your heart.
John!
Any sign of the guard who escaped the mining camp?
No. The trail has run cold.
And with so many new refugees now under our protection,
the council must convene to decide the path forward.
[somber music concluding]
- [dramatic music playing] - [birds chirping]
[wood knocking]
- [Meiyin grunts] - [Han grunts]
[General Zhou grunts]
- [grunts] - [grunts]
[wood thuds] [General Zhou grunts]
[Meiyin grunts]
- [gasps] - [Meiyin grunts]
- [grunts] - [gasps]
[General Zhou, in Chinese]
Huh.
- [grunts] - [Han gasps]
[Meiyin]
- [grunts] - [groans]
[grunts]
[all grunt]
[General Zhou]
- [Meiyin groans] - [Han groans]
- [groans] - [groans]
[Meiyin chuckles]
[General Zhou]
- [dramatic music concluding] - [birds chirping]
[Meiyin in English] How dare you?
Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait.
Uh, I thought this was a meeting
to go over how we're going to get Kor on our side?
Show him the fancy new weapon,
prove we can beat Nerva this time?
I set this whole thing up. It took, like, all day.
Look here. If we take a small group north,
the rest of us can protect the village
and scout out Nerva's camps.
What do you think? Maybe?
Hm, that is actually rather a good idea, Alasie.
But it seems Henry has other things
he would prefer to discuss.
Regardless of who we once were,
in this place, we are judged by our actions here.
[somber music playing]
But, Meiyin,
your obsession with destroying Nerva
is clouding your thinking and your actions.
In the last alliance, you led us into a slaughter.
If we attempt an alliance again, if,
then I propose that Meiyin no longer lead our people
in battle.
What about what she did at the mining camp?
We would have been dead meat without her!
Your skills as a fighter are unequaled, Meiyin.
I'm the last person ever to deny that.
But fighting isn't the same as leading.
We...
We cannot suffer such a massacre again.
Will I never be done being betrayed?
There can be no removal of a commander of our forces
without the vote of the council.
- Dad! - [John] However...
such a decision should not be made in haste.
An open debate must be held.
- Then let the debate begin. - [grunts]
And that debate should not start on an empty stomach.
That's right. Dinner!
I definitely did not forget about dinner
for the whole council. Not at all. [hums]
In five days' time, then.
Prepare and consider your positions with wisdom.
[grunts]
Meiyin.
They can't seriously remove Meiyin's command.
Can they?
The council's decisions are sovereign.
It is our way.
I have bought you a few days.
I suggest that you choose your argument...
judiciously.
- [Helena] Meiyin, I'm sorry. - [exhales sharply]
- [birds chirping] - [somber music concluding]
Hey. She'll be all right. She always is.
[sighs] I wish there was something we could do.
Some delicious food will make everyone feel better.
What you drawing?
- [hisses] - What? Hey!
Ah, you're fine, you big baby!
You just wanted some of Alasie's famous chowder,
didn't you?
- [chuckles] Dig in! - [munches]
Not to brag or anything, my cooking is so good,
all kinds of critters line up for a taste.
- [growls] - [chuckles] Aw!
That's definitely a health code violation.
Hm.
[caws]
[chuckles] Me too.
- [caws] - I... found a friend of yours.
Meiyin! I'm glad you're here.
Oh! Can you grab that pot for me?
[groans]
- Are you all right? - [groans]
I'm fine.
Have you been to see Chava since we returned?
Your injuries are...
- [Meiyin] I said... - [Helena] Not another word.
[grunts]
[somber music playing]
Meiyin, it's okay, you know, to...
to ask for help.
Weakness is death.
That's a hard way to go through life.
It is the way of the warrior.
A path that few can walk.
- Will you teach me? - Hm?
[somber music concluding]
- [dramatic music playing] - [birds chirping]
- [grunts] - [gasps]
[snarls]
You must not hesitate.
Hit me. If you can.
[grunts]
Hesitation. Easy to read.
You must be like the flash of lightning
over the face of water.
- [grunts] - [groans]
Again.
[growling]
- [snarls] - [pants]
- [birds chirping] - [exhales sharply]
- [both grunt] - [quacks]
[chuckles, groans]
[grunts]
[growls]
[grunts, pants]
[yawns]
[groans, pants]
[grunts]
[chuckles]
[dinosaurs growling]
[quacks]
[birds chirping]
[both grunt]
- [groans] - [grunts]
[Meiyin] You must breathe.
[inhales sharply] In. [exhales sharply] Out.
In. [inhales sharply, grunts]
Out. [exhales sharply]
I'm here...
You're... [gasps]
[dramatic music concluding]
Alasie! You and I agreed that if we took this creature in,
you would take care of it.
I have been!
Then why did I just clean its droppings out of my bed?
[caws]
[chuckles]
Daughter...
I know, I know.
I need to be more responsible taking care of my pets. Got it.
Hm.
What? What is it?
What you said at the council.
You have a mind for strategy.
I am proud of you.
[caws]
You're healing.
Thank you, Helena.
Was that gratitude?
Once is all you get.
- Oh! Put that down. - Put what down?
Oh, this?
- Yes. [grunts] - [Meiyin] Whoo!
[soft music playing]
[Meiyin chuckles]
We may sculpt you into a warrior yet.
[exhales sharply]
If we go to war with Nerva...
Provided I have not been stripped of my command.
Don't worry, we'll find a way to persuade the council.
But if...
When we face him...
You want to know what it's like.
If you are capable of it.
To kill another
is to take away their past, their present and their future.
[inhales sharply]
You must see things as they are, without delusion.
You must have the right intent,
only for a great and justified cause.
When the time comes,
you must do your duty
without hesitation. And then...
[thunder rumbling]
[crickets chirping]
[gasps]
[General Zhou]
[soft music concluding]
[arrows whooshing]
- [gasps] - [groans]
- [intense music playing]
[grunts]
[groans]
[breathes heavily]
[grunting]
[screams]
[groans]
[whimpers]
[grunts]
[sword clatters]
[screams]
[intense music concluding]
[in English] How did you survive that?
I...
[whimpers] I did not.
- [crickets chirping] - [somber music playing]
[sobs]
[somber music concluding]
- [gasps] - [explosion]
[grunts]
- [objects clattering] - [gasps]
[Meiyin] We are under attack! Prepare yourself.
[dramatic music playing]
Our scouts canvassed the area.
What the guard said about the location of their village
proved accurate.
See to it that he is promoted.
You see, Rockwell,
competence is rewarded after all.
For the glory I will restore to Rome!
For her glory.
Give them fire enough to make another hell!
[explosion]
- We need to gather our forces! - [all grunt]
We should fall back and regroup!
[Alasie] Dad! [groans]
Take cover!
- [John] Alasie! - [Alasie gasps]
[objects clattering]
John. The battle is upon us.
Do what you must, Meiyin. Alasie, come with me.
Henry, organize a retreat of those who cannot fight.
[explosion]
- [pants] - [pants, screams]
Chava.
- [John grunts] - [Alasie grunts]
Tell me where they are.
Uh... There!
What magic is this?
There!
[grunts] Concentrate all fire on that point!
[explosion]
Alasie. Find Henry.
Help him lead the refugees through the swamp,
and get to the Crystal Cave beyond the waterfall.
But you told me never to go near the swamp.
It must be done.
Take this with you.
[gasps]
You're coming with me, Dad, right?
I have to do what I can here.
[intense music concluding]
[coughs]
- Chava? - [Chava coughs]
[pants]
- [Helena] Chava! - [groans]
[Chava coughs]
- [grunts] - [dramatic music playing]
[growls]
- [roars] - [grunts]
[both grunt]
[grunts]
[roars]
[grunts]
[Helena grunts]
Chava, come on!
[Meiyin grunts]
- [explosion] - [grunts]
- [Alasie] Henry! - [gasps]
[chuckles]
[Henry] Alasie!
My dad said to head through the swamp.
Well, then, let's get going.
Mount up, we're heading out!
[roars]
[Henry grunts]
- [quacks] - [caws]
[grunts]
- [objects clattering] - [gasps]
[blows horn]
[animals roaring]
[gun whirring]
[John grunts]
[exhales sharply]
[grunts]
[roars]
[grunts]
[screams]
[John] Meiyin! We must regroup!
[dinosaurs roaring]
[groans]
- [buzzes] - [gasps]
- [explosion] - [John grunts]
Go. Find the Artifact.
I will finish what should have ended long ago.
[grunts]
- [breathes heavily] - [gasps]
- [sword clinks] - [Nerva grunts]
Beast Queen!
[thunder rumbling]
[grunts]
[snarls]
- [grunts] - [swords clink]
[all grunt]
No!
- [all grunt] - [swords clinking]
Helena!
[Helena groans]
- [grunts] - [gasps]
[dramatic music concluding]
[breathes heavily]
[both grunt]
[Meiyin] I have waited for this day for an eternity.
- Face me, barbarian! - [Meiyin] As you wish.
- [screams] - [groans]
[grunts]
[chuckles]
- [growls] - [crickets chirping]
- [thunder rumbling] - [gasps]
- Get it off! - [Henry] Stay calm.
[refugee] Get it off!
[roars]
[gasps]
- [thunder rumbling] - [rain pouring]
[gasps]
[growls]
- [growls] - [Alasie screams]
[breathes shakily]
[both grunt]
[clicks]
[groans]
[grunts]
[breathes heavily]
[Nerva screams]
[dramatic music playing]
[both grunt]
You are as fine a warrior as I remember.
[chuckles] Fate made us enemies.
But in another life,
we would have made formidable allies.
[pants]
Give me a thousand lives,
and I would give you a thousand deaths.
[both grunt]
- [screams] - [fires]
[grunts]
What did you do?
I thought...
Did you find the Artifact?
Did you find anything of use, at all?
No, there was nothing.
I apologize, My Lord.
She is more use to us alive, then, surely...
[dramatic music concluding]
[gasps]
We will get her back, Helena.
Not here, not like this.
[dinosaur roaring]
[dinosaurs growling]
Do you hear that?
- Hm. - [water ripples]
[growls]
[somber music playing]
[gasps]
- [sobs] - [snarls]
- It's okay, Scary. - [quacks]
- They're gonna be okay. - [caws]
- [dinosaurs growling] - [somber music concluding]
[theme music playing]
[theme music concluding]