"It has been one year since we last communed..." "One year since you blessed me with your vision." "I thank you for the gift you share with us..." "For showing us what the future holds." "Father, what future did you see?" "Father?" "What's wrong?" "I saw the face of the man who will kill me." "Your little goddess friend must have told you more." "No, Kuji just said there was a great journey that you were to go on." "A great journey, which means that something is coming and I want to know about it." "Just accept what will be." "No, Cook, I can't just accept what will be." "I want to be ready for the future before it happens." "You're starting to sound like those crazy stone people." "Stone people?" "What, statues?" "The Order of the Stone." "Don't you people know anything?" "We know when you are trying to pass rat off as chicken." "Again." "Religious folk." "They believe they have this mystical rock that will show them the future." "And it's not rat." "But it's not chicken either." " Best not to ask." " So do you know where they are, this Order of the Stone?" "I thought you weren't supposed to tell him anything." " I haven't." " A man should never see his future." "Cook, that wasn't my question." "Look, apparently I'm going on this journey, a journey that's so important even a god sat up and took notice." "I need to find out what that is." " I have." " So I'll ask you again." "Do you know where that stone might be?" "That stone is somewhere in this city and we're going to find it." "Can somebody please tell him this isn't a good idea." "I agree." "Knowing your own future isn't natural, whatever your reasons might be." "What if the future sees one of us injured or worse?" "Wouldn't you want to know about it so we could avoid it?" "If it was the future, we couldn't avoid it." "You could try." "Come on." "Nice." "Father?" "I've been thinking about the vision that you've had." "As have I." "For so long, we have looked to the stone, have trusted what it shows us." "But to see my own death..." "Can the future be changed?" "If this stranger does harm you, what will happen to the Order?" "Brother Farman will take my place as Grandmaster." " But I always assumed that I would be" " Well, then you were wrong." "Such a waste." "Such a waste." "You keep this stone locked away when it should be shared amongst us all." "That is why you will never be ready." " Excuse me." "We are" " Pilgrims." "Yes, pilgrims." "We're on a journey to find the great stone." "You know how we could do that?" "All can see the stone." "Great." "How?" "You have to petition the great Azdi to allow you to join the Order." "But prostrating yourself before him, that's not enough." "No." "No." "And then you have to study and meditate to ensure that your cluttered little mind can handle the visions from the stone." "And how long does that take?" "Blink of an eye, really." "Thirty, maybe forty" " Days?" " Years." "Well worth the journey, wasn't it?" "There must be a way that we can get to it." " There is." "He told you." " No, Gunnar, a quicker way." "Maybe we could steal the stone." "Let me guess." "You came to see the stone." "Now you've realized what that involves and you see what a wasted journey you've had." "Maybe not a complete waste." "Excuse me." "I've often thought, with his muscles, your brains and my light fingers, there isn't a vault in the land that would stand a chance." "Not forgetting Cook and his deadly cuisine." "You wouldn't even come close." " I don't think we're asking you." " And also, we're just talking." "Hypothetically." "We're not looking for trouble." "Oh, neither am I, but still." "The fact remains, stealing the stone..." "For a start, it isn't in a vault." "It's hidden deep underground surrounded by deadly traps and pitfalls." "They do say it's the most beautiful stone." "It's heart-shaped and deepest red." "It's in the middle of the most devious maze ever designed by man." "It's bigger than a city." "Even if you could find a way in, you'd never find a way out." "I think I could." "Really?" "You've heard of the Maze of Madrigal?" "No." "It's a puzzle, a model created by the Egyptians." "Some of the greatest minds have spent months trying to solve it." "I did it in three days." "That's not that impressive." "I was nine years old." "Maybe we should talk some more." "I know the only way is the true way:" "To join the Order." "You mean to waste forty years of your life waiting to see a future that, after all that time, is no longer there." "Maybe there is more than one way to see what's coming." "You know that moment you catch a stranger's eye..." "Just for a second, you see many possible futures." "Sinbad?" "You could ignore him." "We could continue this conversation elsewhere." "Sinbad?" "Maybe later?" "That's the thing about the future, isn't it?" " Nobody knows." " Ahem!" "This had better be important." "Yes, it is." " So this man here, Riff?" " Riff." "He said that if we help him, he can take us to the stone." "If you help me navigate the labyrinth, I will get you in." "Why would we need your help?" "Because there's only one key that can open the door to the labyrinth." "That key belongs to the Grandmaster of the Order..." "My beloved father." "So... interested?" "Are you sure you want to do this, go up against your father?" "You have no idea how long I've wanted to see that stone and how many times I've begged my father and how many times he's said, "No, never."" "So, yes, very sure." "Maybe he had good reason." "You help us, we help you," " everyone gets what they want." " Exactly." " What's waiting for us in there?" " Nothing." "Don't lie to me." "You're setting us up." "I know it." " Ten seconds." " No, please." "That's how long you've got to tell us the truth or I'll snap your windpipe like rice paper." " I'm telling the truth!" " Four, three, two, one!" "Please, no!" "I just need your help!" "He's telling the truth." "I'm sorry, but we have to be sure." " We've walked into traps before." " It's our speciality." "Let's do this." "You enjoyed that, didn't you?" "I told you I would keep my side of the bargain." "Hey." "This way." "The markings and the symbols on the wall reveal the route to the stone." "But choose the wrong path and only death awaits." "Don't get left behind." "Interesting." "Each corridor has these letters, but it's in script I've never seen before." " So what does that mean?" " I don't know." "I just need to find a way to translate." " I'll work it out." " I'm sure you will." "And, Anwar, thanks for doing this." "I know it seems like" "We're in one of the world's biggest puzzles and it's great." "Now..." "left." "No, no, straight ahead, I think." "Yes." "Straight ahead." "Different every time." "There are letters repeated, but it should form a logical pattern." "I just need to find it." "Find it?" "You said you could do this." "You've been leading the way." "I'm close to cracking it, really." "No, no, this is not good enough!" "This is not good enough!" "Shouting at him isn't going to help." "I'm sorry, did I interrupt your concentration?" "You see, it appears that we are now lost!" "And it's your fault." "It's your fault!" "Gentlemen, we appear to be lost down to this idiot's incompetence." " Don't you see" " Don't move." "You've stepped on a trap." " It's pressure sensitive." " Note the holes in the wall beside him." "The moment you step off, they'll fire darts at you, most likely poison darts." "Either way, it's not going to be pretty." " Any second now, he's going to panic..." " Oh, god." "And I'm going to have to..." "Protect him." "We're now trapped because of him." "You said you could get-- You said" "You boasted that you could get us through" " and now we are trapped and now we" " Quiet!" "Shh!" "Listen." "Who's here?" "Who's here?" "Show yourselves." "No, don't." "No, it's my father." "He can't see me." "Leave him." "It's too dangerous." "This is a sacred place." "It is forbidden to enter." "Without knowledge of the labyrinth, you will be lost forever." "You." "You are the one." "The assassin who will kill me." "Guards, seize them!" "Come with us!" "Ah!" "I came here to see the stone." "I had no intention of harming you." "I have to do what I can to protect myself, to protect the Order." "You are too dangerous to set free." "So what, you imprison me here?" " Not imprison, no." " I don't understand." "I can see no other way." "My judgement is death." "You wanted to see me?" "You stole the key and took outsiders into the sacred place!" "You will be taken to our monastery in Mescatonia." "Perhaps the brothers there will succeed where I have failed." "Now leave me." "I must prepare myself." "How is the execution to be done?" "Poison." "It's the surest way." "Are you to administer the poison yourself?" "It is my decision." "Let me do it." "Before you send me away." "Let me do this one thing for you to show that there is hope in me." "No, I cannot." "You're a man of learning." "And if you do this, then it will change you." " Let me give the poison." " Riff." "I'm the one who stole the key." "I'm the one who has brought all this upon us." "And you're right." "It is time I took responsibility." "You can't do this!" "No!" "You can't kill me when I've done nothing wrong!" "Please!" "Don't!" "Be brave." "Be brave." "I guess we go back to the ship." "No." "This is wrong." "We can't leave his body behind." "We have to give him a proper burial." "That much... we do." "Easy, easy." "It'll take a few minutes for the drug to wear off." "Ah." "I don't know what you did." "Maybe death would have been the better option." "I kept my end of the bargain, now you keep yours." "No." "What?" "No!" "Wait!" "We had a deal, remember?" "I help you, you force my father to give me the route to the maze." "That's what you said." "I lied." "Well, you used me." "Fine." "Fine, you're not going to help me, then you don't get him." "I don't need you." "I can make my own way to the stone." "I don't need either of you." "Riff!" "Wait!" "Don't try and move." "It is you." "The collar you are wearing has lethal blades." "As long as you remain within close distance to this, you stay alive." "If you try and run away, you will break the magnetic connection." "And if that happens, the blades will go straight into your neck." "You will die." "Who are you?" "Bounty hunter." "Sent to collect." "Sent by who?" "Her name's Taryn." "Father?" " Father?" " What?" "Your enemies have sent another to kill you." "She's a bounty hunter named Tiger." " Now this time, it's not safe for you" " I have a duty to protect the stone." "Just listen to me, Father." "Please just listen to me!" "It is not safe." "Do you understand?" "If you stay, they will kill you." "I cannot walk away." "The labyrinth." "Yes, that's the safest place." "Only you know how to navigate it and bypass its traps." "You must go there." "Yes." "And I will protect you." "Perhaps I have misjudged you." "I'm not going with you." "I'm not going to be Taryn's little prize." "You don't know who you're dealing with." "Neither do you." "Nice." "Very nice." "I have the advantage." "Really?" "Because your dagger says otherwise." "And yet you're looking in my eyes and you're thinking about the girl you met in the bar earlier." "You're remembering when she smiled at you." "She's here before you." "And the moment is real." "Thank you." "Playtime's over." " We go now." " Make me." "You can't, can you?" "Because she told you not to." "Taryn told you to take me alive." "How fast are you?" " Why?" " Oh." "What do you think you're doing?" "If Riff is going to force his father to show him the stone, it means that I have a chance to find it and see my future." "Do you understand the collar?" "If you try and run, you will die." "And you'll have failed your job." "This collar isn't keeping me with you." "It's keeping you with me." "Maybe they moved the body." "Best check these first." "He's still alive." "Gunnar, look." "Of course." "What?" "Look." "ARGO?" "A-R-G:" "Anwar, Rina, Gunnar." " What about the O?" " That's not an O." "It's a drawing of a stone." "Somehow he is still alive and he's gone after that damned stone." "Taryn wants you alive, but I don't need you conscious." "Sure, just drag me through town in full view of everyone." "Then again, if you help me, I'll submit." "You can complete your job." "I hope whatever Taryn has in store for you is exceedingly painful." "Stay close and follow my step." "How do we" "How are we going to get in without a key?" "You sure you're going to find your way through this time?" "Quickly." "Father, are we close?" "This way." "So where to now?" "You said you could do this." "It's the writing." "These letters." "It doesn't make sense." "I'm pretty sure I know every script there is and this" "They're just shapes." "We're supposed to think they're letters." "That's the beauty of it." "Even letter are made up of lines and angles." "This way." "Don't move." "You've stepped on a trap." " Quick, give me your sword." " So you can kill me?" "So I can deflect the poison darts." "You're not fast enough." "If you try and run, you'll die." "Stop moving and give me your sword." "Fine." "If you leave me, you will die." "You can't just go!" "If you have the chance to neutralize your enemy, you take it." "That's the difference between you and me." "You think we're enemies." "I think we're just getting to know each other." "Sinbad!" "Lost?" "Some nights I, um..." " I think I can hear it calling me." " Riff." "Promising me visions of what will be." "Step down." "You said maybe you'd misjudged me." "Well, why not give me the chance?" "Because you're not ready." "And you never will be." "For once in your pathetic life, respect my decision!" "For once in yours, respect mine!" "The prophecy." "But you're dead." "How?" " He has come to kill me." " I will protect you." "No." "No matter what you think of me, I am not a killer." "Riff, put the sword down." "Riff!" "I understand." "I understand now." "It wasn't my fault." "He made me do it." "He didn't step away." "Doesn't matter, you see, 'cause it's the stone." "That's what matters." "Do you really think it was worth it?" "This justifies killing your own father?" "We'll see if it's worth it now." "No!" "We have to go." "This place isn't for us." "So... what happens now?" "Taryn's waiting." "A blood debt overrides all." "I have no business with you." "Won't that cause problems?" "I don't think of tomorrow." "Just the moment." "Well, in this moment, do you need a lift?" "Tell me, what did you see?" "When you smashed the stone, what did you see?" "Cook, nothing." "It wasn't real." "It was jus a a stone." "Sinbad, tell me." "I can't let myself believe what I saw." "Why?" "The stone shattered and in each fragment, in each shard," "I saw so many futures, some where I was a king, some where I was fool, I was rich, I was poor..." "I was in love..." "I was heartbroken." "But there was one future that stood out, one that shone brighter than all the others..." "An unnatural sky above a vast decaying city... and my brother, alive, in my arms." "I know what you saw..." "The land of the dead." "So is it possible?" "Can I go there?" "I can see him again?" "Sinbad, the futures you see..." "They're all true." "They're for you to decide." "They're blank, unwritten, waiting." "They're your tomorrow."