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This it was given me to know, that many worlds have been enslaved by the

beast and his army, the slayers.

And this too was given me to know, that the beast would come to our world, the

world of Krull, and his black fortress would be seen in the land.

that the smoke of burning villages would darken the sky and the cries of the

dying echo through deserted valleys.

But one thing I cannot know, whether the prophecy be true,

that a girl of ancient name shall become queen, that she shall choose a king,

and that together they shall rule our world, and that their son...

shall rule the galaxy.

Father.

Corwin should have been here by now.

He may be forced to travel through the forests and the stone country.

All the passes and roads are held by the Slayers.

Colwyn may not get through.

That would please you.

I sent men to help.

But I see no reason for an alliance with our ancient enemies.

Father, the invaders are destroying our world.

We must have the alliance.

Only if we're united do we stand a chance against them.

Then I'll make a treaty with King Torold.

It's not necessary for you to marry his son.

It's the only way to guarantee the alliance.

The marriage is my choice.

If it were anyone but Turrell's son.

Colwyn is a great fighter.

Good fighters make bad husbands.

Men were dispatched to you. We lost 300 getting here.

I didn't choose this marriage, Charles.

Nor did I, Eric.

I chose it.

Your daughter chose it.

It'll be done.

And you leave this army with mine against the slaves.

Whatever army I have, I'll lead against them.

Until I've won, or I'm dead.

I've chosen well.

So have I.

Your journey was hard.

But necessary.

May already be too late.

It's not too late.

Is this where the ceremony will be?

Tonight it will rise.

My father says that good fighters make bad husbands.

That depends.

On what?

On whether you expect a husband to follow you around.

Jump every time you clap your hands.

Wouldn't you jump for me?

No, of course not.

You're a warrior.

From this day, my kingdom is no more.

Nor mine.

A single kingdom under our children.

Agreed.

I give fire to water.

It will not return except from the hand of the woman I choose as my wife.

I take fire from water.

I give it only to the man whom I choose as my husband.

Take the fire from my hand.

All royal guards!

Slay them. Arm yourselves!

We'll fight together.

No. Is there a safe way out of the castle? An underground passage.

Come on.

My place is with you.

Do you love me? Of course I love you.

Then go.

Goldwyn, hurry back to me.

Everyone in the center of the room, get back!

She's alive.

Where? Stay still.

Where? For now, beyond your reach.

Who are you?

I am Yenir.

The old one.

Well, not as old as all that.

You've come down from the Granite Mountains?

Yes. I am needed now.

There is no time now for grief.

lost a father and a bride on the same day. Nor have I become king on that day.

I have no kingdom.

Your kingdom may be greater than you know.

I give it to you, old man, and welcome to it.

I came to find a king.

And I find a boy.

Lyssa? They will hold her in the Black Fortress.

Can you lead me to it?

You must have help.

I'll find men on the way.

In the fortress, you will face more than the slayers.

You will face the beast, who is their leader.

He can be killed.

Perhaps.

But no man has ever seen him and lived.

You will need more than men and swords.

You will need the power of the glaive.

The glaive is nothing but an ancient

symbol. It doesn't really exist.

It exists up there.

In a cave on the highest peak.

Without the glaive, you'll never be able to reach Lissa.

I need weapons, not symbols.

Once the glaive was a very powerful weapon.

It can be so again.

But only in the hands of the right man.

the right man can retrieve the glaive.

Am I that man?

I wish I knew.

I cannot go with you.

Don't worry. If it's there, I'll come back with it.

If you do not come back with it, you'll not come back at all.

I am the king you will choose.

Do not use it until you need it.

How will I know when?

You will know.

You lead me to the Black Fortress. I'll use it soon enough.

It will not be so easy.

At each sunrise, the Black Fortress moves.

Sometimes it is in the mountains, sometimes in the desert, sometimes in

Never the same place twice.

You told me you knew where to find it.

There are kingly virtues other than bravery.

Courtesy is one of them.

I thought of Lissa there.

Yes.

Yes.

Well, I, too, was young.

Months.

I do love, as you do.

But your love will be luckier than mine.

told you is that i knew how to find the fortress and that is by seeking the

vision of the blind emerald seer but his place isn't known either it is

known to me it is a day's journey from here come

Help!

I'm drowning!

This might have been quicksand!

I might have been sucked to my death while you stood there gawping!

Where is this place?

A forest near the Granite Mountains.

Blast! A thousand miles off course.

Well, I was rushed.

There was a difference of opinion concerning a gooseberry pie.

The man left it sitting on his windowsill.

What did he expect?

Perhaps he expected to eat it.

That rudeness now.

I think I'll turn him into a bat.

Might teach you some manners to hang upside down for an hour or two.

The hill people lack the power to do harm.

We shall see about that, old man. We'll see about that.

Now, that's a recipe for hot fudge sauce.

Oh, well, it'll have to be a goose.

Fat and ugly.

Very fat?

Very ugly.

And from that, you see what I could have done to you if I were a vengeful man.

You may leave me now.

Dear, dear, dear, let me see now.

The forest is not safe. You'd best travel with us. Me?

Travel with you?

Do you know who I am?

No. I am Ergo the Magnificent. Short in stature, tall in power,

narrow of purpose, and wide of vision. And I do not travel with peasants and

beggars. Goodbye.

Urgent business in this direction. What business?

Staying alive.

You cannot escape me. You will be my queen.

no great chooser of roads, old man.

This way will save us half a day's travel.

Robbers. Men.

We don't know you, but we're robbers.

The place is that ugly. It only belongs to robbers.

Don't worry.

I'll turn them all into pigs.

The rides are short about 90 men.

Let's just kill them and be done with it, Silkwell.

Stop, Rowan.

I don't kill men without good reason.

Nor do I.

I'd be thankful for it.

You're escaped prisoners.

Everyone.

Thieves, bandits, fighters and brawlers.

Desperate men.

Desperate as you'll ever see.

Good.

Those are the kind of men I need.

Your name.

Say, these men follow no man but me.

And I follow no man at all.

Would you follow a king?

A king?

Many lunatics wandering through the countryside claiming to be kings, eh?

Would you follow a king to the Black Fortress?

Now I know you're a lunatic.

I wouldn't follow me own father to the Black Fortress.

Not that he'd be foolish enough to do such a thing. Is it foolish to defend

world? And to fight for your homes and families?

If the invaders conquer, you'll be slaves to the Russians. Noble

we fight for profit. You know what I mean? For the profit's freedom.

And fame.

Freedom?

Well, we have it.

And fame.

It's an empty purse.

Count it.

Go broke.

Eat it.

Go hungry.

Sake it and go mad.

That is true.

But this fame and this freedom you could leave to your sons.

How did you know I had sons?

If the slayers conquer Crow, your sons will be enslaved forever.

I have no sons.

But I will go with you.

Boy,

it shames you all.

Only the king and the lord marshal have the case to these manacles.

You don't look like a lord marshal.

No.

Not the right age to be totaled, son.

Exact age.

Oh, Topol, you're growing old. Your brain's softening.

Nine men like you are worth an army.

If

we

succeed, unlock them.

Otherwise I'll die with them.

Well, you heard him.

We are now an army.

Unpaid army.

We've got a problem, Ron.

Can't a man even talk to himself without being interrupted?

There was a terrible creature over there.

And over there, a creature with only one eye.

One eye?

A cyclops. He was aiming a spear straight at me.

Had that been so, he would now be dead. He was aiming at a slayer, for they have

ancient hatred between them.

Long ago, his ancestors lived in a world far from Crowell.

And had...

Wise like other men.

Then they made a bargain with the beast who was the leader of the slayers.

They gave up one of their eyes in exchange for the power to see into the

But they were cheated.

The only future they are permitted to see is the time of their own death.

They are sad, solitary creatures born to know.

they will die.

Today would have been my day if it hadn't been for him.

We three will go on. The rest will remain here.

We four will go on. I'm not staying behind with these criminals.

We four will go.

He marches us towards a solid face of rock.

The man has raisins in his brain case.

I recognize an old friend.

You're right.

That old man.

We seek the Black Fortress.

Such a vision will be opposed.

Who seeks it?

The new king.

With an old voice.

You know the voice?

Yes, my friend.

We're trying to find it.

I will seek the fortress for you.

Got any sugar balls?

No. Gumdrops? No. What kind of boy are you? Boys always have candy.

I have a cinnamon bar.

Share and share alike.

I am Ergo the Magnificent.

Short in stature, tall in power, narrow of purpose and wide of vision.

That is very impressive.

I should hope so.

I'm Titch.

That's not impressive, but adequate, adequate.

Black Fortress.

Where is it?

You all right?

Yes.

The beast does not like curious seers poking into his affairs.

His power is too great for you to overcome.

Yes, here.

But there is one place where his power cannot reach.

The Emerald Temple.

Yes, in that place.

He cannot oppose my vision.

Will you travel there with us?

It is in the Great Swamp.

A treacherous place.

Our need is great.

The temple is at the center of the swamp, where three trees grow as one.

How could anything grow in that place? It smells of death.

Death and power are close cousins.

Don't think I like your relatives, old man.

The profit of this journey.

The worth of fortune.

Maybe. To someone who's very near sighted.

What?

There were emeralds.

Hey, run. Emeralds.

I swear it. There were emeralds.

Roxanne, I... pockets and gravestones above our heads is all we'll get from

journey.

Slam! From the lake!

Take cover!

Over here! Let's go!

The time you've saved my life.

I am Ergo.

The Magnificent.

Hasn't he got a name?

His name is Rel.

He visits the Seer sometimes.

He doesn't speak much.

So I've noticed, except to be sarcastic to people who wish to be friends.

Or just with those who already are his friends.

My name is no jest beanpole. It's all very well to have a short name when

20 feet tall, but small people need large names to give them weight.

Your actions give you weight, my friend.

I saw you save the boy from a spear.

Well, that's what friends are supposed to do for each other.

Quite so.

You've been with us for a long way now.

Since the beginning.

When I learned that the old one had come down, I knew that the time had come.

Join us then.

All men need company.

Yes.

All men.

That way.

If I had my wish, I'd be out of this gloomy place right away.

If I really had my wish, I'd be sitting on top of a gooseberry pie as big as a

mountain. Now, that's a bit greedy. I'll settle for one as big as a house.

I'd wish for a puppy.

Only one puppy?

If you're wishing, why not wish for a hundred?

I only want one.

Well, that's a foolish wish.

And you, well, what would you wish for?

Ignorance.

It's sinking.

It is the power of the beast.

Link up. Make a chase.

Keep still, Mano.

Don't struggle. Stretch.

Is that you, Titch?

A part of the temple.

Not far now.

Oswin, stay here and make sure we're not being followed. Right.

I will stay.

Take care.

I'll leave this here.

Ditcher, go ahead.

Thank you, brother.

I'll leave this here.

You go ahead with Tetch.

This way?

Yes.

You sure?

I recognize this tree.

Yes, I recognize the place now.

We're in sight of the trees, brother.

He who seeks the knowledge must lead me.

No one else may approach.

Here is the mother of your peace.

The beast has many weapons. This was one of them.

A changeling.

How did you know?

I found the seer's body in the quicksand.

He gave his life for us.

He was my only family.

We're your family now.

Now we have no way to find the Black Fortress.

There is one who might help.

Who?

The Widow of the Web.

That creature helps no one.

And none who go there return.

She has great powers. To kill.

She may not kill me.

For I know her name.

Her name is Death.

She had another name once.

An ancient and powerful name.

We all risk our lives on this journey. My risk is no greater than yours.

Where are my papers?

Blast, I really must get organised at one of these days.

Where's Ergo?

He'll be back soon.

From here, I go on alone.

I'm going with you.

No.

If two approach, she would certainly kill both.

Alone, I may have a chance.

Each to his fate, Colwyn.

Yes.

Yes, each to his fate.

I'm not back by morning.

You will know mine.

We stay here.

I still say it was a foolish wish.

We have no food.

And the men are too tired to hunt.

Hey, Kagan.

Hello. Doesn't one of your wives live in a village near here?

Lona.

No, no. She moved down to the river.

How many wives does he have?

About seven or eight at the last count.

Well, he's a traveling man, you see.

He covers a lot of ground.

Merit.

He lives in a village at the edge of the giant trees.

Doesn't she cook?

It's not her strongest point. But here, I tell you.

Hey, just have her bring provisions, eh?

Magnificence there reckons he can cook.

We'll soon see.

Who's the girl now?

Oh, a village was burned. She didn't know where to go, so I took her in.

Look at her. One more time and I'll throw her out. Mereth.

Oh, my sweet.

She doesn't hold a candle to you.

She's not even pretty.

Yeah. Now look, Petal.

Faithful is my middle name.

for me.

What troubles you?

You have chosen a paltry kingdom on an insignificant planet.

And love.

Love is fleeting. Power is eternal.

Such is my power.

It can be yours.

I don't want your power.

Do not let my form frighten you.

Listen.

I could assume any form I wish.

Any form you wish.

There's no love in that form.

And you think there's love in your boy, King?

I've not held a man in my arms since my lover left.

This is a lie.

I know how painful it is to be far from the one you love. He will betray you.

Comfort me for one night.

He will not.

I can't betray my bride.

Then he will die.

Let me comfort you.

I can't accept comfort when she has none.

My master said make him betrayed, if not kill him.

Yes, he is my master.

These talents were a heartbeat away from your throat.

I could have killed you in an instant.

But in the hour I knew you, I loved you.

It is you who are betrayed.

Power is fleeting.

Love is eternal.

Remember me.

Consider this power.

If you consent to be my queen, I will halt the attacks of the slayers.

It is in your power to stop the killing and burning.

Each hour you delay, more innocent people will be killed.

Think on it.

Enter here and die.

Who speaks that name?

I give you this time.

Thank you.

Lyssa. I was young when I last heard that name.

I was young when I last spoke it to you.

And my face was as beautiful as my name.

And I loved you, Lyssa, with all my heart.

But you would not stay with me.

There were responsibilities, duty.

Ambition.

We had a son.

We had a son.

But you said nothing.

Where is he?

I killed him when he was born.

And this is my punishment.

Since I could not kill you, my rage needed a victim.

I know you can never forgive me.

I cannot forgive myself. I have already forgiven you.

You can never forgive a woman who has killed your son.

If I had not...

Could I see you now as I saw you then?

And allow me to see through your eyes.

Your vision is your gift to me.

And your vision could be your gift to me.

What can I see for you? The Black Fortress. Where does it rise?

Tomorrow.

In the Iron Desert.

But the knowledge is useless to you, for you cannot leave here. No man has ever

escaped the web.

There is a young girl being held in the fortress. A young girl with your name.

A young man seeks her. A young man.

The age I was when you and I met.

When you and I loved.

What you ask is beyond my power.

It can be turned only once.

That is the lure of the web.

Then the second letter will show your fate. She will die, grow old, lonely.

She will die in a place of darkness.

This whole world will be a place of darkness.

These are the sands of my life.

Accept them and the spider will have no power to harm you.

But your own life runs out with the sand.

What about your life?

I give it to the girl who bears my name.

I cannot stop the sand.

Save the other, Lisa.

That fortress will appear in the Iron Desert.

It will remain there until sunrise of the following day.

You must...

You

must reach it.

We'll reach it. Oh, you'll be with us.

Power from you.

The Iron Desert's a thousand leagues from here.

Fire mares.

Fire mares can travel a thousand leagues in a day.

There's time.

If we move quick.

He'll bring great...

They had no time.

And only madmen would want to get this close to it.

We're going to get a lot closer.

And quickly, it's almost dawn.

We must get inside before the twin suns rise.

you

I was wrong.

The journey was worthwhile.

We have to rush him. No, wait!

We'll be picked up as soon as we move.

Colin.

Weed.

Look, here's what I say.

Yeah.

Thank you.

I must go on.

Go where?

There's no way in.

There is one way.

Find the other Zergo.

go when he's too powerful.

You must fight him away from the center.

The glaive is gone. I have no way to fight him.

Corwin, it's not the glaive. It's you.

Alyssa, it's us.

It's us he can't defeat.

It will not return to me except from the hand of the woman I choose as my wife.

I give it only to the man whom I choose as my husband.

Take the fire from my hand.

I won't leave you, Ugga.

He may still be alive.

Let's get out of here. He risked his life to save us.

We can't leave him here if there's even a chance he's still alive.

all his queen?

Yes. Then we won.

Yes.

Oh, boy.

I should have stuck to puppies.

Oh.

I think it's time you unlocked those manacles, huh?

Well, I thought I'd keep them as a memento of our

journey. Well, the key's yours.

Only the king and his lord marshal carry this key.

That's right.

A girl of ancient

name shall become queen.

She shall choose the king, and together they shall rule our world. And their son

shall rule the galaxy.