03x11 - Deadly Echoes

[bunniefuu]

[overlapping shouting, yelling]

[Keyleth strains, cries out]

[grunting]

[yells]

She's too deep. Pull her out!

Even I am not that strong.

This journey is hers

-and hers alone.
-[panting]

Where are you, Raishan?

-[giggling]
-[man] Grab your daughters and run.

[overlapping yelling, shouting]

I know you're out there!

[yells]

[overlapping shouting, yelling]

[grunts, pants]

Keyleth!

No! Oh, no. [grunts]

Stay clear or you'll be pulled in, too!

[straining, whimpering]

Those who cast this ritual experience
the entirety of the world all at once.

If they cannot resist its pull,

the voices of the planet
will drown hers out.

Keyleth's body will no longer be her own.

The world will reclaim it.

[whimpers, yells]

[gentle music playing]

[dramatic music playing]

[soaring music playing]

[dramatic music playing]

[tense music playing]

[Ripley]
So thoughtful to bring us your vestiges.

Yet I can't help but wonder,

why risk so much to find little old me?

You know damn well why.

Oh, him.

-Percy did deal us quite a setback.
-[growls]

But one the vestiges
you've brought me can rectify.

Once you've been properly disarmed.

-[grunting]
-It's unfortunate.

He would be alive right now
if he had made better choices.

Or if you were there to save him.

-[clanking]
-[grunts]

Ah, but you're just as obstinate
as he was.

-[clanking]
-[grunts]

Percival possessed genius

but no foresight.

He couldn't recognize
the rot of this world,

nor how to disinfect it.

We could have toppled the old order.

Given the people of Whitestone
a chance against those dragons.

But Percy didn't care.

He cared for his people
more than you ever could.

I'm sure that's what he told you.

But I knew a pettier man.

When he realized his weapons
would feed souls to Orthax,

he couldn't stomach it.

He'd rather let the masses die
than sacrifice his pride.

-[grunts]
-You b*tch. [shudders]

Having a problem, dear?

-[grunts]
-Sister, don't.

[grunts] Allow me.

-[grunting]
-[yelling]

[groaning]

[straining]

[Pa'tice] The pull of the ley lines
is far too great.

The soil is consuming her.

Keyleth, fight it! Resist!

[grunting]

[overlapping shouting]

[woman] No! No!

-[man] Help me!
-[grunting]

[overlapping shouting continues]

[panting]

-[Korrin] You stood against the council.
-[gasps]

Hold firm again,

like a tree in a storm.

[straining]

[cries]

[dramatic music playing]

[straining]

[grunts]

[yells]

It's not working.

Something is holding her back.

What is it?

She's not far along enough
in her earth trials.

There's nothing we...

You saw something in her.

She made you believe.

Don't give up on her.

There is something,

but it is perilous.

Listen to me, Keyleth.

Do not resist the pull of the world.

Give in to it.

[Korrin] I-I-I thought
you said she had to fight.

[Pa'tice] Ancient trees have roots
vast and established.

You must search the maelstrom below
to find your tether.

-The things in the world
that give you strength.
-[pants]

-The people you trust.
-[grunts]

[straining]

[cries] I can't...

I can't find any...

Wait.

Ah.

[echoing] Maybe...

[mystical music playing]

I will not dishonor the Ashari!

-The Ashari could be in trouble.
-[Vax] Then they'll have

to deal with it themselves.

[Pa'tice] Now connect yourself to them.

[Keyleth] Every time I raised my voice,

I was questioned, dismissed.

By my own team.

[yelling]

She's almost gone!

Do not hold back.

There must be someone

who gives you strength,

who makes you trust yourself.

[dramatic music playing]

[grunting]

I can't.

[choking, gasping]

[Korrin] My girl,

relying on someone else
is the hardest thing we can do.

If there is love there,

it's more rare than you know.

-[gasping]
-The moments together

are worth the pain apart.

Give in to it.

Tie yourself to him.

Please.

[whimpering, crying]

[gasps]

[crying]

[mystical music playing]

[grunting]

Vax?

[pants]

You know I'm in love with you, right?

[wistful music playing]

[gasps]

No, no, no.

No.

Keyleth!

[cracking]

[dramatic music playing]

What is this?

[roaring]

She did it!

Not quite.

You are the axis
around which the elements flow.

The rock in the churning river.

Reach out across the world.

Sense your target.

[snorting]

[grunts]

[Pa'tice] Through sand and stone,

follow the root.

Trace it to the source.

Trace it to Raishan.

[tense music playing]

Wow. Cool trick.

Trick? It's actually quite
a difficult bit of sorcery.

-It took me a decade to...
-[Grog groaning in distance]

[groaning continues]

[gasps] Oh, no.

[Grog groans]

[slurred] Can I move yet?

What? Yes, you can move, buddies!

God, I didn't mean that literally!

Okay, nice to see you!
Got to pee! Scuse me!

By the Moonweaver's t*ts, he looks awful.

What do I do?

Well, I think you just...

talk to him.

We'll just, um...

Hi there.

You aren't too talkative,

which is a definite improvement.

Look at us, huh?

A couple of b*stards.

Guess that's one thing we have in common.

Listen, I know
I've been plenty hard on you.

Some of that was deserved.

But...

some of it was me being an insecure prick,

like my old man.

I figured if you didn't know me,

I couldn't disappoint you.

And you might not leave again.

[sighs]

Truth is, when you tracked me down
in Ank'Harel,

it was the sweetest thing
anyone's ever done.

Knowing that someone
was thinking about me,

well, it's all I needed.

And I hope maybe that's
all you need right now.

'Cause I do, you know.

I think about you.

I miss you, Dad.

[Scanlan] You do?

[gentle music playing]

[tense music playing]

[grunts]

[grunting, yelling]

[grunting]

[yells]

Who's leading here?

[Vax] You're a lousy dance partner.

Oh, yeah? [grunts]

Wait for them to reload
and then dash to get my bow.

-Vax?
-Yes, I heard you!

[grunting]

-Ready?!
-[grunts]

Not really!

[grunting]

[grunts, groans]

[grunting]

sh*t.

Split up?

Split up.

sh**t them dead on sight!

[dramatic music playing]

[grunting]

[groans]

[Vax] f*cking how many of you are there?

-[g*nf*re]
-[grunts]

[grunts, screams]

Stubby! Brace!

[groaning]

Ma'am, wait. You could hit the kegs.

I know.

[both scream]

[both groan]

-[screaming]
-[pirate] We're taking on water!

Load the longboats!

[Keyleth sighs]

[relieved chuckle]

There are no words.

I only wish Mom were here to see you.

There was so much, I...

I didn't know where I stopped
and the world began.

Until I remembered
the ones who keep me here.

Thank you.

You do your people proud, Keyleth.

And... you found the dragon?

Yes. I need to
get a message to the others.

Do you have a skyship or...

My dear, the ground
does not merely speak to us.

It can also listen.

Whom would you like to reach?

Careful now, Scanlan.
Sure you don't need me to chew it for ya?

Oh, I-I think I'm okay.

Better than okay.

Thanks again, Pike, for sticking by me.

You know, I got a feeling things
are gonna be a lot more normal now...

What the f*ck?!

[crackling, rumbling]

[Keyleth] Can they hear me?

Uh... Keyleth?

I mean, the reception's
not the greatest, so...

Scanlan. Pike. Grog. Come to Zephrah.

It's important. Please.

[rumbling]

Zephrah? You think she found something?

[sighs] Doesn't matter.
I-I'm staying here.

-The hell you are.
-[scoffs]

I am not leaving you again.

Listen, you old twat.

Your loyalty to these weirdos
is your only endearing quality.

Don't blow it.

-But...
-But nothing.

Go. Save the world.
I'll be here when you're done.

Besides, I got a song to learn.

[screaming]

[pirate] Abandon ship!

She's goin' down!

What are you doing?

Load the rest of my weapons.

There ain't enough room
for us and those crates!

-[g*nsh*t]
-[screams]

Now there is.

Oi!

Well done, Orthax.

Care to send our stowaways
to the ocean floor?

[Orthax] Gladly.

Behind us!

[both grunting]

-[Orthax growls]
-[Percy] No!

-[growling]
-[Percy] No! Please!

Percy...?

[screams]

[grunts weakly]

[dramatic orchestral music playing]

-[snarls]
-[pained grunt]

[groans]

[pained groan]

[wood creaking]

-[Ripley] It's all over.
-Not yet.

[gasping]

[chuckles] Arrogant to the end.

Nah. I just... [grunts]

know something you don't.

[knife thuds]

[yells]

[roars]

[grunts, coughing]

My work... would have made
the world safer, better.

The world would be better
with Percy still in it.

[choking, sputtering]

[demonic whispering]

-[wood cracking]
-Vax! Come on!

[wood creaking]

At least there's room
for both of us on this thing.

Ah, perhaps. But look what I found.

-[wind howling]
-[fabric fluttering]

[footsteps approaching]

Well, we did it.

[Vex] The others should have been here.

[Vex takes deep breath]

I love you.

But I do miss them. All of them.

[scoffs] Should've let that sink
to the bottom with Ripley.

I don't think so, sister.

I don't know how I heard it.
Maybe the Matron's powers, but...

Percy's voice came from this weapon.

I don't understand.

Maybe I'm losing it.
But what if Orthax's victims,

Percy's soul, is somehow...

...trapped in here?

No. No, don't you dare give me hope.

Sister...

Believe me, I wouldn't if I...

Okay, what the hell is this now?!

[Keyleth] Vex? Vax?

Keyleth?

[gentle music playing]

[gasps, stammers]

Um... [clears throat]

Uh, are we in trouble?

-Are we ever not?
-[Keyleth clears throat]

-We, um... We got Ripley.
-[Keyleth] I saw.

-Look, I need to apologize to all of you...
-Kiki, I'm sorry how we left things...

-There's so much I meant to say
-I know I should've stayed

-but I was too scared...
-and explained...

[tuts] Her turf. She talks first.

[chuckles] Of course.

Guys. I've been begging you to listen
to me this whole time, to trust me.

But the truth is,
I had to trust myself first.

And I do now. You gave me that strength.

That's what a team does.

And even though I shouldn't
have run off when I did...

I had to leave to understand
how much I need you all.

Especially you, Vax.

Because...

...I-I'm in love with you.

Now, w-what were you gonna say?

I, uh, don't remember.

Words... not working.

Hmm. I liked Keyleth's speech better.

[laughter]

[Pike] Dumb.

Well, sh*t. Now that we're a team again,

we gonna finish this thing?

One more dragon. One last stand.

And this time, we'll follow your lead.

If you have a location...?

[chuckles] Hells yes, I do.

[bird calls]

[ethereal tinkling]

[scoffs] What, no welcoming party?

Where are people's manners?

[crickets chirping]

[Pike] Holy crap, is that a Ziggurat?

Ugh. I should've stayed in a coma.

[Keyleth] I saw Raishan, through the soil,

preparing some... ritual.

Ugh, another dead end.

Clear. Wh... Did we miss her?

She's here. Somewhere.

[mystical whooshing]

[Raishan chanting]

[coughs, pants]

[Keyleth] You sound awful, Raishan.

And you look even worse.

[Raishan] Ah. The child found me.

Just as I expected. So very predictable.

Like sheep. [coughing, sputtering]

Whatever you're up to, you won't succeed...

Child! I have existed for centuries.

You cannot fathom what I'm capable of.

But I grow weak.

So there's no point
in holding back any longer.

Not against you...

or your friends. [yells]

[wind howling]

[dramatic music playing]

-Down!
-[Keyleth screams]

It's nearly over,
Keyleth of the Air Ashari.

When your people infected me,

they had no idea what they awakened.

[shouts]

[sinister music playing]

No!

[Raishan] I shall avenge my suffering

and wipe your kind from existence!

[yells]

[screams] Only one thing remains.

Yeah. For you to die. [grunts]

[gasps]

[tense music playing]

-[Raishan-Thordak] You see?
-[gasps]

Predictable.

Like sheep to the slaughter.

[growls]

♪ ♪

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Chirp.