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MACISTE AGAINST THE MONSTERS

A million years before the Birth of Christ...

An immense ice sheet covered the earth.

Snow and deadly ice swept over vast expanses.

Millions of prehistoric animals and primitive human beings perished.

But some groups managed to escape this terrible cataclysm.

Among them was the tribe of Derek.

Who, led by their chief, journeyed south.

Seeking refuge in new lands...

where they could live and raise their families in peace.

Dorak, my father, the lands of ice are far behind now.

Yes, the Sun God led our way, Aydar!

Forward!

Here we will build our village!

And here we shall live in peace with our children!

And all those who come after us...

will be protected by the Sun God!

For the sacrifice.

May it never goes out if we want to continue to live.

Fear not, Dorak.

Soon they will finish the construction of our village.

And your son Aydar must choose who will be his wife.

I believe he is already doing that.

Aydar, you are son of Dorak and one day will be the chief of the tribe.

You have the right to choose the woman you want when you want.

But I can not wait forever, you must choose...

Why can you not you shut up'? It was a huge fish!

Answer me first, Aydar! When will you choose your wife?

As late as possible!

And besides, are you sure I will choose you?

Repeat what you said if you have the courage.

I'm tired of waiting. But now I'll choose a man I like.

Any man. I'm 18, now. I'll be old soon!

I'm talking to you, Aydar!

I've got you now! Look what I...

Hey, wait a minute!

Ray-a!

I want you to be my wife, Raya!

- Our cabin will be the most beautiful of all. - Of course.

But will it be ready by our wedding day?

The Sun God will appear three times. We will have plenty of time.

When my blood mingles with yours, I will be the happiest of all women, Aydar!

Over here, hurry!

Aydar!

Don't move!

Stay where you are, do not move!

My name is Aydar! I am the son of our chief!

You saved my life! Therefore, you and your tribe...

have the right to command us!

I belong to no tribe, Aydar! And I have no wish to rule you!

I prefer to live alone. lam a free man!

Aydar, the monster would have killed us if he had not helped.

We would all be safer if he were to stay with us!

Please, stay with us!

I thank you! But I must go. I am needed elsewhere.

My destiny draws me to other lands.

Farewell! May your Sun God bring you health and happiness in your valley!

Just one moment! At least tell us your name!

Maciste!

What a strange man, Aydar.

Farewell!

Something tells me we shall need him again, soon.

Oh, burning embers, givers of warmth...

Oh, heat that defends us against the beasts and the winters.

And you, Sacred Flame, which gives us good food and good life...

Renew once more your holy miracle!

Hail to you, Rotyk, and your daughter Raya.

Hail to you, Dorak, and your son Aydar.

Rotyk, you who fathered her, do you freely give her to my son?

She who, until today has made your days glad...

Who prepared your food and cared for you in sickness?

- Yes. - Beat the floor three times with your lance...

To show that your tongue does not betray your heart.

May you protect her, Aydar. Watch over her always.

Raya will obey you humbly.

She will skin the animals which you have killed...

and will prepare for you their meat.

And should she not obey you, then you have right...

to put her to death.

And now... Raya is happy.

We'll be happy one day. Won't we?

Yes.

And now your blood shall flow and unite you...

according to the rituals of our ancestors.

You are her man, and you are his woman...

until the last day that our Sun God brightens our days.

This way to the chief!

Take all the women prisoner and destroy everything else!

Aydar! No. let me go! Let me go!

Extinguish the Sacred Fire!

Help! Help! Aydar! Aydar!

Let me go!Let me go! No!

Help! '

Dorak, my father!

The fire...

They put out the fire!

We are in the dark, Aydar!

Darkness forever!

Your father is dead.

Now you are chief of our tribe.

Tell us what you want us to do and we'll obey faithfully.

Ragnar, Oltyk, go to the mountains! Look for Maciste!

Nahm, Kruhn, all of you, follow me!

Father of the Tribe of Grut! Their village is destroyed!

The nomads will no longer hunt on our territory or drink from our springs.

The men we have put to death and the women are our prisoners.

The Moon Goddess has given us her blessing!

Agur, Bruk, Ruk, Look at the women I've brought you!

They're the prettiest and they're all yours!

What are you waiting for? Don't say you don't like them!

Hey, what's wrong with you'? You lost your manhood or something?

Never let that be said of me!

No! Leave me alone! Leave me alone!

People of the Caverns, listen to me!

In two nights the full moon will shine in all her splendor!

Then we shall sacrifice the prisoners in tribute to our pale Goddess!

Prepare the altar on which they will be beheaded!

- I do not see Moah, where is she? - Why do you still think about her?

- She does not love you. You disgust her! - Shut up!

Moah!

Moah!

Moah!

You will be my wife.

You have no right to me, Nehum! I'm not your slave!

I'm the head of this tribe. I will have whatever I want.

- Are you so sure? - Come with me!

Do you see this skin, Fuwan? It's the one you wear, yourself.

It is worn by the Chiefs of our tribe, as you well know!

My father and all those who came before him...

Have worn them since the ancient days beyond the mists of time.

But you've worn them only a few summers...

And you didn't get them by skill or bravery...

You stole them from my father and brother after killing them!

Their heads are still there, in the Cave of Sacrifices!

How can I become your wife?

You will be, I swear it!

I'll tame you yet, rest assured!

And much sooner than you think!

It's Aydar! The Sun God be praised! Aydar's come back!

The Sun God mourns for us today. Tell me, Aydar, where have they taken our women?

We followed all day, but then the rains started to fall...

and all their footprints disappeared!

You! You, the Sun God, why do you protect our enemies...

and allow our refuge to be destroyed?

All our work ruined!

All our weapons of defense destroyed!

We serve you and you abandon us!

Enough, Aydar! Enough!

What would our life be without the sun? Everything comes from him!

Would you rather terror spread across the world again?

The mountains to freeze and rivers of lava to ravage the earth?

You are wise, Gamel. So tell me, how have we offended the Sun?

Why has he allowed the dousing of the Sacred Fire?

How will we live without it?

How will we fend off the wild beasts and the winters?

- We will die of cold! - We won't even be able to cook our food!

Perhaps we can hide under the ashes.

I despair, too, Aydar!

- The fire is dead. - The fire never dies!

- Maciste! - Oltryk told me everything.

But to look around, Aydar, is enough.

We settled this quiet valley to live our lives in peace. And that is what we had.

Until those men took it from us!

I think I know who they are. They're the People of the Caverns.

The Druids, commanded by the cruel Fuwan.

- We will give them the lesson they deserve! - We will do whatever you command, Maciste.

Leave some men to guard the village. You and the others, come with me.

Ah, the fire.

Two stones solve the problem.

Come on!

This necklace is Rayas!

What did I tell you'? The road is near.

Yes. Let's get going.

Take cover behind the bushes. Aydar, come with me.

It's impossible to enter. We'll never get in.

Water!

Where is it coming from?

It must be...

a subterranean river!

Yes, maybe from the cave.

Now Aydar, return to the men and get away from here.

Tomorrow, when it's dark...

return here and I'll move that boulder when the moon rises.

You can not do it alone!

I'll manage. Now go.

Aydar!

If anything should happen, do not worry about me.

Take your people away from here at once and search for more tranquil lands.

The sun is very low.

If Maciste is captured we are lost!

Maciste knows what he is doing.

We should at least gel closer to the village of Fuwan.

Yes. We will approach and wait until the sun sets.

If Maciste has not appeared by nightfall, we will attack.

Come on!

Moah, where are you?

Where have you gone off to?

- Let's go home, Moah! - Where are you, Moah!

- Who are you'? - You first.

My name is Moah. You're hurt.

Come with me, I know how to heal you.

It is nothing. Why would you help me?

I see kindness in your eyes. You are not like the Druids.

- In fact, I'm not. - Who are you? Where did you come from?

- From far away. - And you have a name?

Yes. Maciste. How do you do.

How beautiful your name is!

And what are you doing here? Are you looking for something?

Yes, I'm looking for trouble. It's a fault of my character.

I've always been like that.

Many years ago, when I was a child, an old wizard told me...

That my father was the Sun and my mother, the Moon.

And I would not be like other men. Do you understand, Moah?

I like you as you are.

- You are not a friend of Fuwan, are you? - Are you?

I hate him! And if one day the Moon Goddess could hear me...

I'll see Fuwan dead at my feet!

Then I may be able to help you. lam here to destroy Fuwan.

And also for another reason.

To free the women of the nomad tribe who have been abducted.

Alone?

I may be able to do it alone.

But I have brought people here to aid me.

There's not much time! Tonight at moon rise...

the women will be given in sacrifice!

And their heads will fall.

Fear not. I think things will go otherwise.

Come on.

Make not a sound. Let's cross to the other side of the gully.

The end is near. Soon the sacrifice will begin.

Please be careful!

No! I do not want to die! Let me go!

Oh, People of the Caverns...

The time for the sacrifice draws near.

Our Goddess of the Moon...

The blood of the enemy virgins calls upon thee!

Brighten us with your divine splendor and give us the grace of your protection!

Thank you for strengthening us in the fight against our enemies!

In return, we give unto you these virgins!

Moah!

Moah!

It's Fuwan! We need to stop him!

- Where were you'? - Waiting for you.

Come on.

Your place...

ls here. Beside me.

Aydar! No!

The stone is moving!

Inside, quickly!

Maciste!

Finish them! Kill them all!

No! Aydar! Aydar!

Pako, Runk, Gunk, Mako! Finish them!

- Naab! - Agmin!

Bastard!

- Naab... - Agmin...

Agmin...

- Run that way, there's a passage! - Aydar flee, do not waste time!

Come, follow me, quickly!

Go, hurry!

Take care of the women, leave those swine to me!

Follow them out of the cave, quickly!

Aydar! Aydar!

Push that rock!

Follow me!

Come on, what are you waiting for?

Faster, old women!

Hurry up that passage!

After them!

Wait! We'll have to cross that way!

Hurry, they're getting closer!

Faster, They're getting closer!

Quickly, Aydar, they're approaching! Save yourselves!

Hurry w'-!

Watch out!

- Maciste? - Go on, Aydar! Lead your people!

- But what are you doing? - Get away, forget about me!

Come on, Aydar!

There he is, come on!

Get him!

This man of the plains...

Dared attack our village!

Causing many of our warriors...

to die needlessly!

Unfortunately his men have fled.

But he is still here!

His death shall be slow and painful!

Dig a deep pit.

The man of the plains, will be buried up to his neck.

And the worms of the earth will feast on his entrails.

Aren't you hungry? Would you like a grape?

Come on, smell how sweet!

Eat! Help yourself you dog!

He won't last til the next moon rise.

He's strong! The night air will do him good.

But tomorrow, he will suffer under the sun.

Moah, you're not having fun?

Maciste!

Go away, Moah. You're taking a great risk.

They don't know I'm here.

If I could free just one arm...

Curse you! I should have known you'd betray me!

Argo, Fruk, take her! Guk, Pako, come here!

Cursed witch! Take her away!

They will both suffer the same end!

You two step forward

Now you, throw!

And the next two!

I fear the time has come to say goodbye, Moah.

No, Maciste! I do not want to die like this!

I want to die in your arms!

To tell the truth, I would like that, also.

But it's no use thinking about it now. Goodbye, Moah.

Goodbye.

Kill them!

Do not move!

I think we are safe, Moah.

I was so afraid. Not of death.

I was afraid to lose you.

Moah.

We have no other choice. The Moon Goddess has not protected us.

We must seek new lands to live in.

But where? What else will have been saved...

from the destruction and fire generated by the earth?

The Valley of the Sun. We'll go back there, not to recapture the women...

But to destroy the tribe that dared invade our territory!

And to kill their chief!

Alone, we'll never be able to destroy the men of the plains.

Alone, no. But with the help of another tribe.

- Who? - The tribe of Ulma!

They're primitive savages who don't even speak our language!

- But they're cruel! We need that. - They even eat the flesh of their enemies!

- So much the better. - What will we offer in return for their help?

We'll teach them our secrets. All of them!

How we build our cabins, how we sharpen our spears.

How to divert the course of the waters. Even how to create fire.

We'll teach them everything! To help us take our revenge.

Bagur, go to the mountains of the Ulma...

and ask them for their help. Now!

Ah, Father Sun, if you had not been there to help me...

Let's stop at this cave and rest a little while.

Maciste!

There's only one thing I can do!

Bring me that thick branch!

Run! You can still save yourself!

- Quickly! - No! No!

Maciste!

We've lost our way. I've never been here before.

Those look like the mountains near the Valley of the Sun.

No, these are not the same mountains.

Maybe we should go in that direction.

As you see, I did not lie.

These are the men of my tribe. And our chief, Fuwan, awaits you, as well.

Come.

Very well.

There they are, Fuwan. The Ulma.

- Did you tell them they'll have the secret of fire? - Yes.

But they also want our women.

Tell them after the victory, we will conduct them to the forest.

- And there they'll learn the secret of fire. - How can we do that?

We will burn them alive! All of them!

Now join your hands.

As a sign of friendship.

Now we have to go. But before the moon rises three times...

The Valley of the Sun will be ours.

Foreward!

Aydar!

How long will it take until the village is fortified?

Sunrise will find us ready.

Do you think Fuwan will return and attack us?

I'm sure of it, Gamel. They do not want peace. They want to destroy us.

May the great Sun God assist and protect us!

They're coming! The People oft he Caverns!

Forward! Finish them all!

No! No! The sacred fire, no!

Gamel!

Listen, they're attacking the village!

Attack!

Come on, men!

Maciste!

Exterminate them all! Bring me their heads! Revenge!

Fuwan! There's no way out of here. You killed my father and my brother!

Now the Sun God will give me the strength lo kill you!

Remain with us, Maciste.

Not possible. I'm afraid I must say goodbye, friend.

You, Aydar, and your wife Raya...

Will be the leaders of the first free people on Earth.

I'm certain you'll be very happy. And that your children's children will be, too.

But before I go, let me give you some advice.

Never drop your defenses.

Defend yourselves against nature, wild beasts and the monsters.

But mostly against men.

Moah, you will live here in peace and serenity.

I have an arduous destiny to fulfill.

It's best that I meet my fate alone. Goodbye, Moah.

May the Sun God protect you. Farewell, Maciste.

Farewell, my friends.

Maciste!

Are you really going to leave me here alone?

Are you really going to let me leave alone?

THE END