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Previously on Runes.

I must get out of this body to regain my full powers.

The resurrection ritual must begin.

Loki may be one step ahead, but not all is lost.

I'll find the skull.

This, I promise you.

I don't recall seeing this tree or this clearing before.

I don't believe it.

It's the dragon skull.

Excellent. (laughs)

(creature booms) Oh, no, Loki.

Let's get outta here. Ah.

My resurrection ritual must begin as soon as possible.

His body needs to be complete

for the ritual to work, right?

So even if it's missing a little piece, then it won't work.

Well played, Wace.

We have to make sure Loki never gets his dragon form back.

(gentle music)

A flame, that's all you left me with, Rollo.

Just a little flame.

For 300 years it's been burning inside me.

And now, the time has come.

My body is almost complete.

And this flame, Rollo,

this flame will become a roaring blaze.

Father?

What do you want?

Are you feeling well?

Well, no, Hela, I'm not feeling well.

And why is that, I wonder?

I can't stand this miserable body.

Is it done?

We are almost there, Father.

I'll let you rest, Father.

You and your brother best not disappoint me again

if you know what's good for you.

Huh.

(suspenseful music) (footsteps pounding)

(blade scrapes)

Ah!

Ahh! (blade thuds)

Our father has no idea how much time

and effort we've put into finding all the parts of his body.

(creature purrs)

Thankfully, we've come to the end of our mission.

Yes, you are right, my brother.

Let's make sure the body is ready

for the resurrection ritual.

Isn't it magnificent?

All that was missing was the head and (gasps).

No, no, no, no, no.

The left eye.

It's not here.

If our father hears of this. (creature whimpering)

He must not find out.

The crow's tree.

I'll go look there.

It could have fallen during the fight

or it could have been stolen by a crow.

You and your wolves guard the skeleton.

If father comes near, make sure he doesn't notice anything.

(creature growls)

I'll be as fast as I can.

(creature whimpers)

(rooster crows) (Hilda gulping)

Hilda, slow down.

You'll choke on it.

All right, Mama.

But it's so good.

(door creaks) Huh?

(door clunks)

(hinge creaks)

(lid thuds)

Dagmar, are you all right?

Ah.

Is something the matter?

Have you heard the latest rumors going around the village?

(Dagmar slurps)

People are saying that Dame Neel

is growing suspicious about someone.

Huh? Hmm.

I have to say that little archery number he pulled

at the Harvest Festival didn't help.

I knew it was a bad idea to participate

in that cursed contest.

Hugo didn't have a choice.

He had to do it to get one of the stones.

I know.

Well, I can tell the villagers that he is just a farm boy

who got really lucky that day,

but I can't stop them from asking questions.

You're gonna have to be more careful, Hugo.

We'll all have to be more careful.

And I'm supposed to find William of Normandy for Dame Neel

in exchange for the ship.

If I don't produce him,

then her wrath will come down on us all.

We'll find a solution, Hugo.

First, we have to find him another place to hide,

far from here and the eyes of Dame Neel.

(Dagmar groans)

But I don't want him to go away.

He's lots of fun. (cries)

Hilda.

Hep.

What if we all went down

to the plains to. No.

This is all my fault.

You've already done so much for me.

It's best if I go far away from here

and keep you out of danger.

Sit down. Huh?

May I remind you that you're under a Viking's roof?

We are not gonna go down without a fight.

Yes, we're Vikings! (giggles)

And if you must leave us one day young man,

it'll be to join your mother.

Thanks.

I, I don't know what to say.

Then don't say anything.

(both chuckle)

No, let him speak.

And you too, I want you to tell me everything you know

about these mysterious goings-on in the duchy.

(sword whooshing) Ah, ah.

(crow squawking) Ah, I must find it.

Where is it?

Ah!

(tense music)

Ah.

The goblin.

(Hela whistles)

Kin!

What can I do for you, Lady Hela?

The goblin who hangs around with Rollo's heir.

Wace. (crow squawks)

He took one of the eyes of the dragon.

But, but that's impossible.

Oh.

Oh, it's those maddening human children again.

I detest them.

Ah.

Find them and get the eye back.

I will do my very best.

But I fear they may have their doubts

about me after our last encounter,

and don't, but I'll try. (snickers)

(chicken squawking)

Come here, you.

And thanks to Wace,

we got a hold of this gem

before Loki had the chance to use it.

I know it sounds crazy, but.

By Odin, I must admit that under other circumstances

I might not believe you, but since my battle

with the specter, a lot of my beliefs have been shattered.

And you're telling me we can't get rid of Loki

while he's in Ulrich's body?

It wouldn't be fair to Ulrich.

And Loki is still powerful no matter what body he's in.

I tried getting him with my bow

but his power deflected every arrow I shot at him.

And I don't have your swordsmanship.

I'll teach you.

But before I do, if everything you've said is true,

you must first destroy this cursed rock.

Yes, but the question is, how?

I think I might know.

But I'm gonna need your help.

Ah!

(mallet clanks)

Blacksmith, aren't you getting a little too frail

to be wielding that?

(laughs) Oh yeah?

Too frail?

Not too frail to give you a good hammering.

(both laughing)

What can I do for you, my friend?

I have a favor to ask.

Can we talk somewhere?

Of course. Come.

Look.

I brought back some baubles from my expedition.

Beautiful piece.

Look at the reflections.

Ever seen anything like this, Turstin?

No.

First time I've ever seen that.

I'd like to make it into jewelry for Cecile.

And that's where you come in.

What I'd like you to do is smash this stone

into tiny little pieces and mount them on a bracelet.

Well, I'll see what I can do.

Thank you, my friend.

But I should probably warn you that if Dame Neel were

to find out about the existence of this stone.

Dagmar, what you're asking is risky.

If she finds out that I helped you.

Jorg.

Do I have to remind you who introduced you

to Turstin's mother?

Okay, but only because it's you.

(Turstin snickers) Ahem.

(hammer clanks) (Jorg grunts)

(hammer clanks) (Jorg grunts)

(hammer clanks) (Jorg grunts)

(Hammer clanks) (Jorg grunts)

(hammer clanking) (Jorg grunting)

She's a tough one, this one. (sighs)

Huh?

(hammer clanks) (Jorg grunts)

Oh.

(hammer clanks) (Jorg grunts)

Unbelievable.

Where did you find this cursed stone?

This has never happened before.

I'm sorry.

It looks like I've wasted your time.

Thanks anyway, Jorg.

Hold on. Wait.

I have seen a stone like that before.

On Dame Neel's necklace.

While I was making it, I had the same problem.

It was impossible to shape.

Remember Turstin?

Yes.

They maybe come from the same rock.

If this stone and the one in Dame Neel's necklace...

You could tell me about it another time, all right?

I have to get going.

Uh, I have to go as well.

I have to cut a chicken, uh, pluck some wood.

Cut some wood and pluck a chicken.

I'll go with Dagmar.

See you later, Father.

What are you hiding from me, Dagmar?

This goblin's waiting for spring to begin.

This goblin's waiting for spring to begin.

And if elves are impatient. Wace, be quiet.

Huh?

My Lord Goles doesn't like my singing voice?

I'm just trying to cheer everyone up.

Yeah?

Well cheer us up silently.

Okay, whatever you say, Mr. Decide-it-all.

Ah, stop it you two.

Yeah, stop it you two.

(both sigh)

Huh? (Turstin panting)

Turstin's back.

Oh, it was a good idea, Hugo.

My father tried to break the gem,

but unfortunately.

Uh. No, it didn't work.

Well, if we can't destroy it...

Could we maybe hide it?

Or throw it in the sea?

There's still a possibility Loki will find it.

We can't take the risk.

You're right.

Then let's go and see Algythe.

She might know how to destroy this thing.

No, no, and no.

Get that thing away from me.

But Algythe, we really need you.

No. I don't even want to look at it.

But Loki's probably already looking for it,

and you don't wanna help us?

This is the eye of Loki.

The magic contained in this gem is much more powerful

than my powers or even yours.

This stone is capable of taking possession of our spirits.

Confronting it without preparations

would be far too dangerous.

No Runic spell can protect us from its evil magic.

Then there's nothing we can do?

Algythe, there must be some way.

Bah.

Hmm? Hmm?

Look, I'll try to help you.

Ah.

If my magic isn't powerful enough,

maybe you could try the Grand Goblin.

Wace?

He holds the wisdom and knowledge of Idrazil.

We could try asking him.

All right, if that's what has to be done.

I just hope we don't run into any trouble on the way.

Leave the gem here.

If I can't destroy it,

I can at least hide it for a while from our enemies.

I'll use a spell that will make my hut invisible

to their eyes.

Now go.

All is not lost, children.

Be careful.

(door thuds)

(children panting)

(suspenseful music)

Dagas, Ralges, Otella.

(light whooshes)

My fellow goblins, the Grand Goblin is unwell

and has decided to get some much needed rest.

He has chosen me to guide you all.

It is with great honor that I accept this difficult task.

No, not for my sake, but for the good of all goblin-kind.

What is he talking about?

For the good of all.

Kin, Kin, Kin, Kin.

Kin, Kin, Kin, Kin, Kin, Kin, Kin, Kin,

Kin, Kin, Kin, Kin, A new era is beginning.

And I will not disappoint you

because with me in charge, our kingdom

will have. Excuse me, Kin.

Hmm?

Huh? Huh?

Humans, humans. Humans, humans.

Humans, humans. Yes, yes.

That's us, humans. Humans, humans.

What are you doing here, Wace?

We come to seek advice from the Grand Goblin.

The Grand Goblin isn't seeing anyone at the moment.

He suffers from a grave illness.

In his absence, you may speak with me.

What is your request?

I am officially now your guide.

We have an evil gem to destroy,

and we need some powerful magic.

Well, give me the gem so I may examine it.

Um, we didn't want it falling into the wrong hands

so we left it somewhere safe.

The Grand Goblin isn't able to move right now,

so I'll go with you to examine this gem.

Thank you for this, Kin.

My dear boy, I'm merely fulfilling my duties.

(Wace growls)

(shield whooshing)

You okay, Wace?

It's strange.

And I don't like it when things are strange.

Another goblin? (laughs)

If you had told me there'd be more goblins in my life,

I'd never have believed you.

These little mythical magical creatures here in my house.

It's simply, oh? Can we concentrate,

old human?

I need peace and quiet to examine this, um, gem.

Its power is so strong, it prevented my spell

from concealing the hut. Ah.

It's impossible to stabilize my Runic magic

with this evil stone around.

But you, little goblin, can you destroy it?

Well, of course.

The Grand Goblin gave me special training

for this kind of thing.

(Wace growls)

Marvelous.

(both chuckle)

It's really quite simple.

I just need some... Huh?

...of these magic petals.

Huh? Huh?

(cloud booms)

(cloud booms)

Oh Kin. No.

(dramatic music)

Never forget who you are,

William of Normandy.

Osburn, is, is that you?

Hugo, Wake up.

The gem.

Kin!

The traitor made off with it.

Evil little goblin.

Hey!

Pardon me.

His tracks must still be fresh.

I could follow him.

No. Hold on.

I'm gonna try something else.

(grunts)

Phamu, Uluz, Alges. (lights ding)

(crow squawking)

Ooh, oh. Incredible. (Hugo laughs)

The boy never ceases to amaze me.

Rune magic must run through his veins.

He'll find him for us.

Come on, let's follow him.

(dramatic music)

It's this way.

(Turstin panting)

(crow squawking)

Come on, there's no time to lose.

Give it to me.

(dramatic music)

Huh?

Quick.

We can't let them leave with that gem.

(group panting)

(ground rumbling)

Ah! Ah!

(Hela laughing)

(Hugo panting)

Hela! Give it back.

(creature thuds) Ah! (grunting)

No, no, no!

Ah, I failed.

Sorry, but I've lost all trace of Kin.

Huh?

I'm not up to the task.

Get up, Hugo.

Come on, don't just sit there moping.

We all need you.

Thank you, my friends.

(crow squawking)

Look. The crow.

He's telling us to follow him.

Come on.

(Kin panting)

Whew. Oh, oh.

(group growls)

Oh. (Kin thuds)

My dear guide.

I believe that now would be a good time

to have ourselves a little chat.

Kin, I put all my trust in you.

Why?

Speak.

No. No.

I won't talk.

(Kin thuds) Ooh. (grunting)

I won't talk.

The power, Grand Goblin.

I always wanted the power. Oh.

First, I had to get close to you,

but that pest, Wace, was in my way.

When he almost burned Idrazil down,

fate helped me out,

fate and the ingredients that I added,

unbeknownst to him, to the hectanose potion

he was preparing.

(group chattering) What? He didn't lie?

(goblins chattering)

(goblins yelling)

You banished him, and I took his place next to you,

every day getting closer to power.

Then, by chance, I encountered the mighty Hela,

and I decided to serve her.

After Loki's resurrection,

she will give the kingdom of the goblins to me alone.

No one else but me.

The only thing remaining was for me

to get rid of you, Grand Goblin.

And what could be simpler

than poisoning you little by little every day?

No.

Kin doesn't deserve to be one of us.

He must be banished.

Yeah. Yeah.

Banish him! He's a liar!

Banish him! Banish him! Banish him! Banish Him!

Banish him! Banish him!

Kin, what did you do for Hela?

I am the shadow behind her actions.

If the spell cast in the cave against Loki failed,

it's thanks to me.

Yes, thanks to me, the battle has been won.

You can't do anything about it, you vile humans.

Without you, none of this would've happened.

Do you realize what you've done?

The evil you've unleashed?

Oh, yes.

Loki has returned,

and nothing will ever be the same again.

Hmm? Hmm?

No, I won't say a thing, you hear me?

Liar. Liar.

Banish him. Banish him. Banish him. Banish him.

Banish him. Banish him. Banish him. Banish him.

Banish him. Banish him. Take him away.

(Kin crying)

We were deceived, Wace.

You were unjustly banished.

I'm sorry.

Can you ever forgive us for our terrible mistake?

You belong here with us.

Grand Goblin, time is of the essence.

How can we stop Loki?

A long, long time ago during the Battle of Valetenir,

I believe, I was a young goblin.

The great sorcerer Draug had spoken to me

of a thousand-year-old tale called the,

A Draupnir, the Legend of the Nine Shards,

also known as the Victory of Light Over Darkness.

That book has been missing for centuries,

but if you happen to find it,

you will have the answer to your question.

And now I must rest.

If the book is missing,

where do we even start to look?

I have no idea.

But if the solution to getting rid of Loki

is hidden in that book, we need to find it.

We're not giving up.

Right. We're with you, Hugo.

Is everything ready?

(creature growling)

What is it?

A problem?

Answer.

(creature whimpering)

(Loki thundering) (creature thuds)

We are ready, Father.

Are you feeling better?

Yes. Much better.

It's time for this world to burn.

(Loki laughing)

(mysterious music)