"You reached inside my head!" "You handed my plans to the Turks!" "You needed to see what you are capable of." "This is our reckoning." " No." "The greatest fighting force the world has ever known." "This is Prince Vlad." "He has provided armor to equip our soldiers." "The same armor used by the Turks." "The city-states are too busy fighting amongst themselves to offer worthy opposition." "My brother seeks to build alliances across Italy." "He needs your help." "We go forth now to fight." "Not for eternal glory, but for God and a united Italy!" "From the bowels of this cursed city, you hold the sword of God!" "You have a visitor." "You are the Minotaur, Girolamo." "You are God's monster." "Show them that you're a leader, not a ruler." "I am guilty of what I am accused." "You shall be put to death." "While you fight for the Ottomans," "I know you were not born of their ranks." "My brother and I were taken as children." "I see a bird, but without a head." "They're designs." "Some sort of machine." "The energy focused here." "The armor attracted it." " Yes!" "What we need to do is just lure them out into the open." "You cannot risk your soldiers' lives on a magic trick." "It's not magic." "The Crusade army." "What's left of them." "They tore us apart." "How many armored carts?" " Dozens." "That's our first priority." "One way or the other, this war is coming to an end." "Well done, da Vinci." "Well done." "Against all odds, against your very self, you trumped innovation with innovation, genius upon genius." "I expected no less." "Did you do it?" "Did you read from the page?" "I told you" "I'm done with all that." "Your eyes betray you." "You read from the text, didn't you?" "I'm proud of you." "You betrayed me." "You made me... a destroyer." "Yes." "But don't you see?" "Out of the ashes, a new, better world will arise." "You don't believe me?" "No." "I don't." "Then you will squander everything." "Do you really think I plundered your mind for the benefit of the sultan?" "It's time, da Vinci." "Vanquish the Turks." "You know you can." "Then turn your dark science on Sixtus and his corrupt Crusade." "Strike now and you can vanquish all of your enemies." "Even you?" "Even me... if that is what you require." "For I would gladly... give my life for your future." "What you have yet to do is more important than what you have done." "Save yourself." "Save the ones you love." "The ones I love?" "Get your hands off me!" "All right!" "Zo." "Lorenzo?" "What is it?" "It's nothing." "Do you think it wise... that your first words to me today are a lie?" "Forgive me." "I can't imagine what you've been through, but I'd be concerned if you didn't have nightmares." "I don't deserve you." "I'll be the judge of that." "It's not the past that haunts me." "It's the future." "The decisions, the choices we make set our course." "And who knows where they will lead?" "Who knows what we shall lose along the way?" "Whatever the journey, rest assured" "we're on it together." "It starts today by sending a message to Rome." "Is this where you will perform your miracle?" "Apologies." "Your marvel of science." "No, this is the spot." "There's energy in the air." "The power of nature in the clouds." "The device we built will gather that force, focus it," "and then rain down on what attracts it most." "We must draw the Ottoman forces here." "As many as we can." "And then pray that those remaining will surrender once they see the power of our weapon." "Did you just say "pray," da Vinci?" "Indeed, I did." "The greatest fighting force the world has yet to see brought to its knees by a man who likes to paint." "You see the hand of da Vinci in this?" "And you do not?" "Al-Rahim assured me da Vinci would join us or be consumed by his defeat at Otranto." "None of which has come to pass." "I admit we underestimated his devotion to a dying land." "Yet that fails to excuse your gross incompetence." "How one man could cause so much damage!" "I am told he had help." "Survivors of our great victory over the pope's Crusade." "And a son of Wallachia." "And what of your daughter," "Lucrezia?" "I told you, she knows nothing." "Nothing she will tell a father she despises." "She is not your concern." "That is for the sultan's son to decide." "Hello, daughter." "I heard the explosions." "Was there an accident?" "It was no accident." "But you already knew that." "How would I know that?" "You have me locked up in here." "The soothsayer, she taught you her tricks, didn't she?" "You warned them, showed them our armory." "You think I'm a magician now?" "Is that why you're here on the eve of battle, to accuse me?" "Or are you looking for an excuse to remove yourself?" "I can see it in your eyes." "You're afraid." "We have crushed their armies once and we will do it again." "There is but a handful of them left." "Yes, but that handful crippled your arsenal." "You underestimate them." "You underestimate da Vinci." "I look forward to meeting your da Vinci." "I will offer him my respect right before I run him through with my sword." "Fuck you." "Keys, keys." "One of these days, I'm gonna save your arse." "There." "Oh, we did it!" "We... we read from the page with my brother." "We can save Italy." " I knew you would." "Is he here?" "Do you have a plan?" " We have to get that thing we built... into that tower." "Over there." "The streets are crawling with Turks." "It's impossible." "Yeah, until the Crusade army attacks and every damn Janissary will be called to battle." "Bring forth the guilty!" "People of Florence!" "People of Florence, hear me!" "Today is a sad day." "It is a regretful day." "For today we condemn a man to death." "Yes." "And this weighs heavily upon our hearts." "For the giving of life and its taking should be the purview of a power much higher than ours." "Amen." "Yes." "And yet... here stands a madman who has committed heinous crimes against my family..." " Yes!" "...against Florence..." "No!" " ...against humanity itself!" "And we cannot let such acts go unpunished." "You find this amusing, monster?" "I do." "Immensely." "More madness." "The Ottoman army, where are they?" "Where the hell are they?" "They should be upon us by now." "They will be, da Vinci." "Soon you will be wallowing in split Turkish guts." "How can you know that?" "Whatever the game," "I could always best my brother." "Your brother is the Turkish commander?" "We were imprisoned together." "Until he betrayed me." "Joined a darker side." "Perhaps Allah will be more merciful than your daughter was." "I warned you all." "She can be a very willful woman." "Now she is loose in the city." "She will be brought to me." "And when she's found, I will bleed her like the witch she conspired with." "Seems they wish to go to their reward." "Okay." "Shh, shh, shh." "Go." "Okay." "What can I do?" "You can start by stringing the cable." "Zo, what's your estimate on the draw from the top of the bell tower to the peak?" "I haven't the foggiest." " I'd say about 60 feet." "Better make it 70." "Where's the entrance to the bell tower?" "That way, up the stairs." "Access to the roof?" " Well, yeah, if some idiot wants to climb out onto the ledge and pull themselves up." "Right." "They really are related." "Proceed with the execution." "Beware!" "Lorenzo de Medici, beware!" "Are you prepared to murder a man of faith?" "He's mad!" "In all due respect, Father, you have no voice here." "Don't I?" "Many here have heard my words." " Yes!" "Careful, Lorenzo." "Don't let him stir their hearts." "Some have even taken them to heart." "Yes!" "Unless you come with a prayer for the dead," "I suggest you let us proceed with our grim business." "Let him speak!" "Very well!" "Have your say, Father." "A wise choice, il Magnifico." "For I am merely a precursor, an antecedent to one I have been looking for all my life." "Though a great battle is raging to the south, a yet far greater battle will be fought here." "And God himself has sent his agent, his messenger to aid us in our conflict." "A messenger of God?" "Adding to the moniker of Monster of Italy, are we?" "We are." "You speak of humanity, yet you have all but lost yours." "You claim my crimes are heinous, yet who have I killed?" "A corrupt cardinal, more concerned with perversion than preaching." "An Officer of the Night who conspired to keep your people from the glory of God's Crusade." "And, yes, the beloved Mother of Florence, a woman who betrayed not only you," "but all the good people of this city." "Emptying your coffers and leaving you destitute in a time of need." "In a time of war!" "You dare slander her memory!" "You dare lie to your people!" "I have not lied!" "You have." "As a thief in the night, you have stolen this city." "You have killed those who opposed you and endangered the lives of every man, woman, and child under your care." "And now you endanger their very souls!" "Do you not see?" "!" "Do you not see it is he who lies?" "I believe!" " He who speaks with the devil's tongue!" "My family have served you all for generations." "Do not be swayed by this." "Do not allow yourselves to be led like sheep to the slaughter!" "Know this, Florence!" "Because of my actions, because of me you will regain your wealth in both commerce and spirit if you submit as I have to the governance of the divine." "Enough!" "God has instituted me as His physician," "His messenger, and executioner!" "The tricks of a charlatan!" "He is the one to be feared!" "He is the liar!" "And I tell you this, if you observe what I have told you, you need have no fear of your enemies." "For you should always be more powerful than they." "And God will defend you!" "Go!" "Sophia, how are you getting on?" "Almost there." "We need to hurry." " I know, I know, I know." "Here." "Done." "Okay." "Well, then, where is your brother's army?" "Making a fast march around the coast, no doubt." "You see, his gambit is to surround us, cutting off all hope of escape, then slaughter us mercilessly." "It's a classic move." "What is that sound?" "Oh." "Draw your weapons!" "For Italy!" "Okay, careful." "Brother!" "Vlad!" "You are no brother to me." "That was your doing, not mine." "You sold your soul to that monster who imprisoned us." "Use the language of our birth, not that vile tongue." "Zo!" "Zo!" " I'm all right, I'm all right!" "Come on." "Zo!" " Zo!" "Shit." "Say goodbye to your prince, da Vinci." "The signal, where is it?" "!" "Commander!" "Pass the order!" "Everyone drop your swords and take off your armor!" "It's over." "No one can save you now." "Yes." "I disappointed you." "I'm glad." "I can no longer save you." "I know." "Lucrezia, be careful!" "Lucrezia!" "No!" "No!" "No!" "No!" "Wait!" "My life for her life!" "No." "My life... for her life." "At least give me this." "As you wish." "Believe in yourself, Leonardo." "One man's death opens a doorway to the birth of the next." "What have you wrought, da Vinci?" "Happiness... is a crimson field... littered with the mangled corpses of our enemies." "We watched you die." " As you have once before and undoubtedly will again." "Your sorcery has worked, da Vinci." "They fear your wrath." "Zo!" "You all right?" "We did it." "You fixed it." "Not me." "Her." "What...?" "Leo." "Shh, shh, shh." "Did it work?" "Did we do it?" " Yes." "We saved the city." "We saved Italy becau... because of you." " Shh, shh." "Don't cry." "It's over... the hurt, the pain." "You're free." "No, no, no, no." "Please, please, please." "Don't go, don't go." "Don't go." "There's nothing holding you back." "You're free to create and to love and to find joy." "And you have to promise me you'll do that." "Promise." " I promise, I promise, I promise." "I'll meet you often." "No." "No." "Mm." "Bring another bottle!" "This is supposed to be a celebration." "I assure you..." "I am no apparition." "I was told Lorenzo had your head on the block." "Justice prevailed." "Well, then this truly is a glorious day!" "Come." "Sit, my boy." "I trust you've heard the news from Otranto?" "Indeed." "Then let us drink to victory." "To our conquering crusaders and the angels of mercy who have returned you to my side." "I, um..." "I couldn't help but notice you were not at mine." "Where is the wine?" "I'm afraid your servants are indisposed." "Guards?" "Why?" "Because I have found the path." "But the only way to reach my true potential is to finish what I started years ago." "I have killed my mother at your behest." "And now I really must kill my father and the false prophet who has led me astray." "Convenient... they exist in the same person, don't you think?" "Shh, shh, shh." "Don't cry." "Everything will be all right." "Now, we may have lost this battle, but the war has only just begun." "When you are ready, we will take the fight to them." "Shh, shh, shh." "Not only will you be ruler of Florence, you will sit on the papal throne." "Shh, shh, shh." "The world will be yours, Giulio de Medici, my son." "The world will be yours." "Shh, shh, shh." "Don't look back." "Leo." "That's not the way to remember her." "I just wanna remember what we were fighting for." "You're looking at them." "They have to start again." "We've not lost everything." "No." "Not everything." "So, what's next?" "Next, I..." "I think we go home." "Ah." "I've got some commissions to finish." "And I promised Lucrezia that I would get back to who I was." "Who I am." "Florence it is, then." " Mm-hmm." "Go ahead." "I'm gonna stay in Naples a while." " Wha... what?" "Why?" " These people need help rebuilding." "I can be of use here." "Well, you'll be missed." "See you on the other side." "So long, Maestro." "Zo." "Sophia." " Is he all right?" "No." "He left a girl in Florence." "Well, she left him, I suppose." "Right." "Uh, first, I'm gonna build a new studio." "And a boat?" " What, a boat?" "Why would I..." " A boat." "A boat?" " For me." "As a token of your gratitude for all my years of friendship and service." "Well, I have no need for a boat, but if you are building things," "I'd love a library." " Oh, a li... yes, a library for you, a boat for you." "Good." "Good." "What?" " Hmm?" "It's just... no, nothing, it's just something... something Verrocchio said to me once." "He said, "People of accomplishment rarely sit back and let things happen to them." "They went out and happened to things.""