01X08 - Darkness Before the Dawn

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This burden is not
yours to carry.

But then... The evil...

It is still out there.

Crowd: Long live Edred!

Aelwulf will be a great king.

That was brilliant.

Your brother is in
your original body,

and you're still you.

What of the evil?

I will return.

Crowd:
Long live the line!

Long live Edred!

Long live the line!

Long live Edred!

Are you alright?

It is difficult.

I shall never return to the
place of my birth again.

All the memories
from my childhood...

my friends, my family...

I-I'm sure you can find a way.

You know I cannot.

The real me doesn't
exist anymore,

at least not there.

That part of me is gone.

We are all different now.

This reawakening has changed us,

possibly forever.

But sometimes facing the
past can unlock a new future.

But what is that future?

I'm not sure, but I won't fear
it the next time we return.

And what if we don't return?

What do you mean?

I mean, this is not eternal.

If we finally succeed
in destroying the evil,

will we have a
future beyond that?

Do we stay inside our hosts?

Steal their bodies for the
remainder of their lives?

Die an ordinary death?

Or do we go back into
Copernicus forever?

And what happens to Copernicus?

I guess I haven't really
thought about that.

Our souls could just vanish
forever, without a trace.

Nothing and no one
to remember us.

All these centuries
gone just like that.

Is that not part of our duty?

We all knew this would
come to an end someday.

We chose this sacrifice.

And there's no way to undo it.

What was that?

The evil.

M-M-Monster.

Monster!

Aah!

More monsters!

Aah!

Stop!

Something is not right.

What are you talking about?!

I'm not sure, but there's
something about him.

Aah!

Winston?

Wait, was that...

It's some sort of shape shifter.

Taking the form of
something truly hideous.

What? No!

Melinda!

You saw him, too. Right?

I didn't imagine it.

It was Winston's face.

But how could that be him?

Wait, what did
happen to Winston?

What? I don't know.

You didn't take
him to the shore?

What? No.

I-I was with you
fighting that creature.

So you just left him?

What do I care what
happens to him?

Who is Winston?

Oh, yes, from the boat.

Melinda's husband.

They are not married!

Winston.

Uh, um...

does anyone have
something he can wear?

Certainly not!

Thank you.

Careful. He's dangerous.

Winston?

Winston?

Easy...

Emma?

Melinda.

Emma, my love!

I knew I'd find you.

What's going on?
What's happened to you?

Darling, it was dreadful.

I was attacked...

after he sent me adrift.

Me?!

She set you adrift!

Well, there I was, lost at sea.

Alone. Only my wits
to keep me alive.

Then, this... This
strange boat appeared.

I-I-I tried to flag it
down, and there was this...

hideous, bloodthirsty
creature aboard,

and it bit me!

Now every time the moon
is full, it happens.

I lose control, and I become

just like that savage creature!

Oh! Hello? What is
th... What's this?

You were naked, so
Copernicus made you a diaper.

Sturdy.

Winston, I-I am so sorry.

Sorry? No, no, no, my love.

It's a gift!

Do you not see? Now
I am just like you.

We can finally be together.

Is that not perfect?

No!

It is terrible.

You turn into a horrible monster

that does awful things
you can't control.

I can learn.

You can be my teacher.

Together, we can tame
this savage monster,

just like you do.

Nothing will keep
us apart ever again.

No, no!

He cannot join us.

We're not recruiting
new members.

This is not a club.

We're a band of
warriors fighting evil

throughout eternity.

I thought you said
we weren't eternal.

Merlin?!

Come, quickly.

What is it?

I received a vision when
Copernicus was restored.

It led me to a place far
away, deep within a jungle.

There, I discovered a man
creating something terrible.

The evil was lurking inside him.

Who was it?

A man named...

Otto.

Otto? We were on
his floating ship.

- But how could he...
- What?!

We fought a perilous
battle aboard that ship,

but the evil's
magic was too great.

I couldn't contain it.

Where is he now?

He is still there.

That is why you
must come at once.

Quickly, before it
escapes once more!

Well, what about Winston?

What about him?

We can't just leave him here.

Well, we're not
taking him with us.

We have to. Especially
now that he's...

this way. What way?

He turns into a dog.

A dog?!

I am a powerful
creature of the night.

And I'm just as strong
as you, as fast as you,

I even have pointy ears.

Just like you.

You are not like me!

You're not like any of us!

There is no time for this!

Come on.

What happened here?

Something sinister.

The Rakshasa!

I am not your enemy.

I bear no grudge against you,

oh, great and mighty, Rakshasa.

I know you as well.

Gray robe, silver hair,
wielder of magic...

Merlin, wizard of the cosmos.

Yet, you invade my domain?

Perhaps you are in
league with the others.

Others?!

The ones who defile
this sacred ground.

I am the enemy of those
who would seek to do that.

The vision of an unspeakable
evil brought me to this place.

I seek to destroy
its dark magic.

I know this dark magic.

It is draining the very
essence of life from our ground

to create all manner
of metal monstrosities.

It is k*lling this land.

It is an evil that my people
have struggled against for ages.

It must be stopped.

It might cost us our very lives.

A price I am willing to pay.

So be it.

Then there was a fight,
and so forth and so on.

And here we are.

Wait, what? That's it?

- What happened to the Rakshasa?
- And Otto's ship?

Yeah, how did it crash?

We can waste no
more time on this.

The evil survived
and is here... now.

Lurking, waiting
to destroy us all.

We must find it.

Melinda, you...

You... You will search
the wreckage with me.

We must not let it escape.

Winston should
come with us, too.

No! Just you.

The others will
split into pairs.

Seng, you go with Copernicus.

Edred... No!

Certainly not!

Why don't I just
go with Winston?

It's better that way.

Why can't he go with Merlin?

Maybe they can find
a spell to fix him.

I prefer to go with Emma.

Melinda.

Emma?

You're not going
anywhere with her.

That's not your
decision, Your Highness.

Oh, will you both stop?

We are wasting precious time.

Melinda will come with me.

You two will search together.

But...

Seng?

Copernicus?

Otto.

This is really shocking.

Such an elaborate plan.

We were right there on his ship.

He could have attacked
us any time he wanted.

Instead, he used
the fox as cover?

Perhaps he did not want to
reveal his true nature yet.

Well, I didn't see it coming.

Deception is the
evil's greatest weapon.

That is why we must stay alert.

Ew.

What was it we were looking for?

A person?

Y'know, really, I-I
should be thanking you.

Had you not set me adrift,

I would not have been
bit by that thing.

Or become something like you.

And now I can
finally be with Emma.

Melinda.

Oh, no, sweet prince.

I have checked that area.

Perhaps you can
search... over there.

You are not our leader.

Well, someone has
to be.

Uh-oh. Someone has
heightened senses.

So...

what happens once Melinda's
spirit leaves Emma's body?

I mean, what if she doesn't want
to be with this version of you?

What do you mean?

You know this is not
permanent, right?

Once we finish our duty,

Emma will go back to
being a normal person,

but now, you...

well, hm...

let's just say that a
werewolf's curse lasts forever.

Do you think Emma will
still want to be with you?

Whoa.

Rakshasa.

You know nothing!

Emma and I have loved each
other since childhood.

Melinda and I have loved
each other for ages.

Our love dates back
to a time before time.

Not your little childish crush.

You could never understand
the gravity of our love.

Well, it is such a pity

she seems to not
remember that love...

or you.

Yet, Emma and
Melinda remember me.

You are lucky I'm
holding myself back.

You do not have to
hold back

any longer.

Father, do you think
you can use a spell

to remove Winston's curse?

He is Emma's fiancé.

And it's not right that
he's become a werewolf.

It's our fault.

Is everything alright?

Father?

All is not what it seems.

What? Wait.

A body?!

Is that Otto?

But then...

Melinda! Emma?