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[crowds chanting]

Hurry. This gets us past most of the guards, but keep your hoods on.

Where are we going?

As Spider Royalty, I have my own private box. This way.

[gasps] Oh! Finally some action.

I am alive!

Thanks to Fahlga.

Even that comment can't take this away from me.

Look - we got these great seats!

Also thanks to Fahlga.

You are really just out to ruin this, aren't you, Darel?

This isn't supposed to be fun, Dingo. We're on a mission.

Pay attention, you three! This is the Tournament.

This is the secret of Darkan's rule over Cardigal.

-[crowd chants become louder] -[dramatic music]

[Fahlga] Everything here revolves around the tournament.

It keeps the crowds passive

and the most dangerous warriors where Darkan can watch them.

Those who defy him are condemned here...

while those who seek his favor compete to show their skills.

[battle cry]

OK, so why are we here?

[crazed] To see that!

Dingo, you have to calm down. You're going to give us away!

You are slow, even for a Frog.

If we want to sneak into the palace...

[battle cries]

..this is the best distraction there is.

-Actually... -[gasps]

..there are easier ways to get yourselves captured.

I mean, if that's what you have in mind.

Killara!

Snorebutt.

Eh... it's a long story.

And here with Spider royalty? You never stop surprising me!

-What do you want? -To save you from making

..a potentially terrible mistake, which you are prone to do.

This is her bad idea.

Even better! That means we're all looking for the same thing.

Which is?

A way to slip into Darkan's palace undetected. Am I right?

What of it? We both know the pit leads to the palace dungeon.

We just wait until after the tournament,

then as the crowd leaves, we slip down and...

And what? It's a dungeon. There are guards.

And I am a Nightcaster!

Still messy. [impressed] Ah!

[Killara] I see that Spike has learned the price of dealing with Darkan.

[crowd whooping and cheering]

What's going on up there?

Survival.

[dazed moan]

[effort grunts]

[cheering]

[cheering fades]

[sinister chuckle]

[crowds cheer]

Eh, Spike will survive.

Before he betrayed me, he was one of mine. A skilled mercenary.

Excuse me? You were saying?

Ah! Yes. I have a better way into the palace.

Keep your disguises on and follow me.

Fine. But if this is a trap--

You will probably walk right into it,

so why not just do what you're going to do anyway?

This way.

[annoyed] Aw! I wanna see the fight!

We're here to rescue Ponto and Koa, remember? Let's go.

The... palace sewer? What's all this about, Killara?

Yeah! Sounds like you dragged us away from the best part of the show.

-[foreboding music] -Your friend goes into the pit tomorrow.

What?! That's not enough time. We still need a plan!

Fortunately for you, I have one.

It involves this door.

It's locked. From the inside.

And... there are... two guards.

[smugly] Not tonight. At moonrise tonight, this door will be unlocked and unguarded.

Just for a few moments.

How do you know that?

My dear Lady Fahlga! I once commanded the Cardigal Guard, years ago.

I still have influence.

I... I know.

Xava wants to know your price. You never do anything for free, Killara!

This time is different. Be here at moonrise tonight

and I'll make sure this door is open. Anything else is up to you.

What if we get caught?

Then, one less Frog in the world. Win-win.

[bellows] Enough with the stupid lizard!

Easy, Dingo! Easy..

You know I have no idea what he said, right?

Um... he said that we should tie you in a bag and set it on fire.

-Fair enough. -[Darel] And shoot the bag with arrows.

OK.

[Darel] Then... drop it in a river.

[killara] I got it!

Moonrise, tonight. We'll be there.

[low, sinister voice] Well. Nice to know she's trusting.

-[startled] -Don't be silly!

Never trust Killara. Everyone knows that. Who are you working for?

-How did you-- -Nightcaster, remember?

[threateningly] And I've gotten much better at it.

So I will ask for the last time: who is it you are working for?

The only one I ever work for: myself!

Darkan has something of mine and I want it back.

That much we have in common.

Still trying to decide if I'm telling the truth?

No, I believe you.

I'm just trying to decide how you're going to double-cross me.

Dear Fahlga. I'm not sure if you think too much of me or too little.

Both.

As long as I get what I want, I care about nothing else.

That... I do believe.

[to himself] Oh, if you were a lizard, you would be...

terrifying.

Absolutely terrifying.

[Dingo] I'm just saying, Killara already told us how to get in -

why trust him any further?

I mean, it's not too late for me to put a couple of arrows right through his hide!

Killara's up to something, but he doesn't go against his nature.

There's something in this for him. That something isn't us.

How do you know that?!

It was because of him that Marmoo didn't destroy me.

[thinking] That, and the payment that I--

-Wait... I think I know why he needs us-- -[Fahlga] The pearl.

I've been asking around. Darkan took the pearl from Killara.

Killara kept his mouth shut, but I suspect the good captain's not too happy.

OK, so we rescue Ponto and Koa. Killara gets his pearl.

That leaves you. What do you get out of this, Fahlga?

If you don't trust me, why go along with me?

Xava's right, we don't have a choice.

Besides, this place is just... wrong.

I think the Rainbow Serpent meant for us to come here

and do something about it. All of us.

[gasps] [exaggerated laugh]

Oh! How touching. I forgot that you still believe in that sort of thing.

Of course I do.

Really? Has the Rainbow Serpent ever spoken to you?

Not in a metaphor or signs, but actually to you?

Yes. Once.

What was that like?

It was...

for a few minutes, the world made sense.

Everything had a purpose and... and I knew what it was...

why...

[bitter] Well. Your experience with a god was much better than mine.

We Spiders have our own gods, you know.

[amazed] You... you've seen a god?

I have betrayed one, and that experience is the reason I'm here.

[venomous] I still have to finish the job.

Maybe you'd better fill us in!

Why not? After all, this affects you three as well.

[Fahlga] It began... in the castle of the Spider God.

[Lord Nahradhan] Step forth, most devoted.

My Lord Nahradhan, the last Nightcast web is finished.

I am well pleased, Fahlga. You truly are a special one.

Servitude is the truest form of love, my lord.

With the Rainbow Serpent's eye on other things,

now is the time for us to take back what is ours.

[loud explosion]

Come and see what your efforts have wrought.

The web is spun... the greatest Nightcasting the world has ever known!

[gasps]

Step forth, my most loyal.

-[cracking sound] -[struggling groans]

[stutters] It can't be!

Do you know where you are?

Hmm...

I'm not sure.

The last thing I remember is...

water.

Do you remember how to bow?

Good.

Now... do you remember your name?

I am...

Marmoo.

My lord! Marmoo is a monster who destroyed many of your devoted followers -

Queen Jarrah among them!

[sternly] Devoted servants do not remind their masters of things they know well.

[backing down] No. No, my lord.

I have not forgotten Jarrah.

She did me great service.

Greater even than she knew.

-[gasps] -Strangely compelling, aren't they?

What do you know of the Poison Scrolls, Fahlga?

Jarrah spoke of them once. She said they were just old stories.

She was right.

What she forgot was that old stories are often true.

The scrolls aren't actually scrolls.

Four of them for each poison that exits, they are vessels

which contain the words the Rainbow Serpent used to create the world.

[struggles to breathe]

It's working.

The scrolls are part of the Rainbow Serpent, but also separate from her.

If we hold them, we can reshape reality through them -

creating a new world ruled by Spiders!

[obediently] And Marmoo is the key to finding the scrolls?

No, Fahlga.

Marmoo is one of the scrolls.

Agh! [splutters]

[clicks fingers]

Burnu. Welcome to my castle, young Kulipari.

[effort grunts]

[calmly] Don't bother. Those chains have been enhanced with my Nightcasting power -

the same power that supports this castle.

Unbreakable. Unlike you.

[unfazed] Yeah, I've heard that sort of threat before.

Not from a god, I promise you.

It's not a threat. It's prophecy.

Now. Where is the other Frog - the female seeking the Poison Scrolls with you?

[brazenly] You're a god, you tell me!

Oh, I shall find her soon enough.

And when I do, you will beg to tell me what you know of the Poison Scrolls.

In the meantime, enjoy this touching reunion with your old friend.

Marmoo?! You're supposed to be--

I would welcome oblivion rather than see your face again, croaker.

[furious groans]

[roars in pain]

[panting] Behold Marmoo, conqueror of the Amphibilands,

now chained up like someone's pet.

Do not waste your breath, Kulipari.

Chains and bars are not trapping us.

The trap is believing all our striving has accomplished anything.

No! It's the chains and the bars.

But what's with the philosophy, Marmoo?

Have you been hanging out with King Sergu in the afterlife or something?

There's no helping you.

There's no helping either of us.

I wouldn't be so sure, old pal.

You heard what that big ugly Spider said about my companion, right?

Well, if I know her - and I do -

she's already causing multiple problems.

Looks like I found my entryway!

[thunderous boom]

Ugh! Still feeding that disgusting Scorpion,

even after he destroyed our queen?

[sternly] It's our lord's command, isn't it?

Yes, but--

Are you prepared to rebel? Take the Poison Scrolls for yourselves perhaps?

No, of course not! We'd never dream of it!

Then you have no choice but to do as Nahradhan wishes.

[roars] Get out of my sight! Both of you!

[foreboding music]

Gods and castles: they're only as strong as you believe they are.

But they both have vulnerabilities.

Vulnerabilities which they try to... hide in their darkest depths.

[matter-of-factly] Side staircase, three floors down.

[dramatic music]

[groans in desperation]

Huh?! Wilka! I knew you'd find me!

I had help. What happened here, Burnu?

We were right about Nahradhan. He's looking for Poison Scrolls.

Yes... he has found one already.

[angrily] Who are you, big Scorpion? And how do you know?

It doesn't matter. Ignore him.

[calmly] You're wasting your time.

Our fates have already been decided.

Maybe yours has. But Nahradhan is no god of mine!

[Spider Warrior] Hey! You there! Back in your chains!

[Wilka] Ah-ha! Huh.

[struggling] Sound... the alarm!

[menacing] Hello, little frog.

Glad you could join us.

Ah. Lady Fahlga.

I can guess why you are here.

If you guessed vengeance, you are correct.

Then get on with it.

[self-satisfied] I already have!

The events I've set in motion will eliminate not only you

but that power-hungry fool Nahradhan.

-Then you are here because...? -[gasps]

[through her teeth] I just wanted you to know who destroyed you this time!

[grumbles]

Goodbye, Marmoo. Forever.

[foreboding music]

[struggling and smashing noises]

-[Lord Nahradhan] Ah, Kulipari... -[gasps]

..you fight well, but you face my loyal army

and there are only two of you.

That's where you're wrong! Show him, Wilka!

[battle cry]

[battle cries]

[struggling] How long can we keep this up?

[gasping] Till our poison taps out or we win, whichever comes first!

Enough!

Aaagh!

Aaagh!

[sneering] Kulipari - the Rainbow Serpent's greatest joke!

The Frogs who thought they could be more!

Shall I show you what it means to be a god?

[struggling] You don't scare me!

[in pain] Wilka!

[whispers] The central pillar! It supports the castle,

and only Nahradhan's magic keeps it from falling!

[through teeth] Right. Good to know.

Burnu! Tell me where the other scrolls are or I will crush her!

[choking] No! Destroy him!

Do not make me laugh. No mere Frog can stop me.

[slicing sound]

[Nahrahdan roars in pain]

But I am no Frog!

And Marmoo bows to no one! [evil chuckle]

[battle cry] Kulipariii!

[groaning and struggling]

[evil laughter]

[Fahlga] I ran from the castle as fast as I could.

Ended up here in Cardigal.

I thought Marmoo was finally gone.

Imagine my surprise when Killara rode into here with Marmoo as a gift for Darkan.

So... that's what you're after then.

Exactly.

You get to save your dreamwalker, Killara gets his pearl,

and I get to finish Marmoo once and for all.

Well, then... it's moonrise.

Killara should be waiting. Shall we?

[closing theme music]