we have warmth.
That's so hard to find in this world.
Please. Let someone else pass by
in the night.
Let's take the world by the throat,
and get what we desire.
The children of Doom.
Doom's children.
They told my lord the way
to the Mountain of Power.
They told him to throw down his sword
and return to the earth.
Time enough for the earth
in the grave.
Once, great men lived here.
Giants, gods.
Once, but long ago.
It was here that I met my master.
It was no accident.
Nor is it mere chance
that I am the teller of his tale.
Hey!
I'm a wizard, mind you.
This place is kept by powerful gods
and spirits of kings.
Harm my flesh and you will have
to kill the dead.
Can you summon demons?
Yes!
I strike at you.
I summon demons more ferocious
than all in hell!
Mounds have been here since the time
of the Titans.
Kings buried in them, great kings.
Domains once glittered like
the light on the windy sea.
Fire won't burn there. No fire at all.
That's why I live down here
in the wind.
You care for these places?
I sing to them,
on nights when they wish.
I sing of the tales
of battles, heroes...
...witches and women.
Nobody bothers me down here.
Not even Thulsa Doom.
Do flowers grow here?
Flowers?
Flowers.
You're not a pilgrim, are you?
Oil the sword and feed the horse.
Have you ever ridden
one of those before?
No!
Warrior, what are the flowers for?
For a girl.
- Where are you going, brother?
- I'm afraid.
Afraid to bare yourself?
Why?
You're so big and well-grown.
You should be proud of your body.
How can you reach emptiness
without knowing your own body?
Could we talk over there
where the others cannot see?
Why, yes, brother. Of course.
I'm afraid and I'm shy.
Is this your robe, your priest's robe?
Yes, it's all I have.
Good.
That's all you'll ever need.
What do you see?
Infinity.
Good.
I see you.
I have watched you.
For 1000 years
I have watched you.
Who among you still fears death?
Who will not face emptiness?
Infidel!
I wish to speak to you now.
Where is the Eye of the Serpent?
Rexor says that you gave it to a girl.
Probably for a mere
night's pleasure?
What a loss.
People have no grasp of what they do.
You broke into my house,
stole my property...
...murdered my servants and my pets.
And that is what grieves me the most.
You killed my snake.
Thorgrim is beside himself with grief.
He raised that snake
from the time it was born.
You killed my mother. You killed my
father. You killed my people!
You took my father's sword.
Ah! Must have been when I was younger.
There was a time, boy,
when I searched for steel.
When steel meant more to me
than gold or jewels.
The riddle of steel.
Yes! You know what it is,
don't you, boy?
Shall I tell you?
It's the least I can do.
Steel isn't strong, boy.
Flesh is stronger.
Look around you.
There, on the rocks.
That beautiful girl.
Come to me, my child.
That is strength, boy.
That is power.
The strength and power of flesh.
What is steel compared to
the hand that wields it?
The strength of your body...
...the desire in your heart.
I gave you this.
Such a waste.
Contemplate this on the Tree of Woe.
Crucify him.
He said you were a wizard.
Do the gods owe you any favors?
There are dangers, but I see you care
little for those.
- The spirits here ask a heavy toll.
- Then I will pay them.
Drink.
Sometime soon, perhaps tonight,
they'll try to take him.
- And if they succeed-
- If they succeed, you'll follow.
They're gone!
They're gone!
All the gods, they cannot sever us.
If I were dead and you still fighting
for life, I'd come back...
...back from the pit of hell
to fight at your side.
The old man says the
Mountain of Power is hollow.
Thulsa Doom is in the mountain.
What else does he say?
That in the back of the mountain,
there's a gorge.
Many caves. A thief could get in
there, steal the princess...
...and be off before she's missed.
Good thieves could do that,
but not