Black Fortress?
Now l know you're a lunatic.
l wouldn't follow my own father
to the Black Fortress.
-lf he could find it!
-He wouldn't be so foolish.
ls it foolish to defend your world?
To fight for your homes and families?
lf the invaders conquer,
you'll be slaves with the rest of us.
Noble sentiments, but we fight for profit.
-You know what l mean?
-The profit's freedom. And fame.
Freedom? But we have it.
And fame, it's an empty purse.
Count it, go broke...
...eat it, go hungry...
...seek it and go mad.
That is true.
But this fame and this freedom
you could leave to your sons.
How did you know l had sons?
lf the Slayers conquer Krull,
your sons will be enslaved forever.
l have no sons, but l will go with you.
The boy shames you all.
Only the king and the lord marshal
have the keys to these manacles.
-You don't look like a lord marshal.
-No.
You look about the right age
to be Turold's son.
The exact age.
Torquil, you're growing old.
Your brain's softening.
Nine men like you are worth an army.
lf we succeed, unlock them.
Otherwise, l'll die with them.
Well, you heard him! We're now an army!
An unpaid army.
You got a problem, Rhun?
Can't a man even talk to himself
without being interrupted?
Let's go!
-Come along!
-Nennog! Move!
Gooseberries!
Ergo!
Ynyr, help!
Horrible! There was
a terrible creature over there.
And over there,
a creature with only one eye.
-One eye?
-A Cyclops.
He was aiming a spear straight at me.
Had it been so, you would now be dead.
He was aiming at a Slayer...
...for they have ancient hatred
between them.
Long ago, his ancestors lived
in a world far from Krull.
And had...
...two eyes like other men.
Then they made a bargain with the Beast
who is the leader of the Slayers.
They gave up one of their eyes
in exchange for the power...
...to see into the future.
But they were cheated.
For the only future
they are permitted to see...
...is the time of their own death.
They're sad, solitary creatures,
born to know...
...the day they will die.
Today would have been my day,
if it hadn't been for him.
Up you go.
We three will go on.
The rest will remain here.
We four will go on. l'm not staying behind
with these criminals!
We four will go.
He marches us
towards a solid face of rock.
The man has raisins in his braincase.
l recognise an old friend.
Mad. They're all mad!
We seek the Black Fortress.
Such a vision will be opposed.
Who seeks it?
The new king.
With an old voice?
You know the voice?
Yes, my friend.
We're trying to find the--
l will seek the Fortress for you.
-Got any sugarballs?
-No.
-Gumdrops?
-No.
What kind of boy are you?
Boys always have candy.
l have a cinnamon bar.
Share and share alike.
l am Ergo the Magnificent.
Short in stature, tall in power,
narrow of purpose and wide of vision.
That is very impressive.
l should hope so.
l'm Titch.
That's not impressive, but adequate.
The Black Fortress.
Where is it?
Are you all right?
Yes.
The Beast does not like
curious Seers poking into his affairs.
His power is too great
for you to overcome?
Yes. Here. But there is one place
where his power cannot reach.
The Emerald Temple.
Yes. ln that place,
he cannot oppose my vision.
Will you travel there with us?
lt is in the Great Swamp:
a treacherous place.
Our need is great.
The Temple is at the centre of the Swamp,
where three trees grow as one.
How can anything grow in that place?
lt smells of death.
Death and power are close cousins.
Don't think l like your relatives, old man.
Have a look.
The profit of this journey.
They're worth a fortune.
Maybe. To someone
who's very nearsighted.
What?
But they were emeralds.
Hey, Rhun, emeralds.
l swear it! They were emeralds!
Rocks in our pockets and gravestones
above our heads is all we'll get from this.
Slayers!
-From the lake!
-Take cover!
-Over here!
-Get down.
Get down there!
Quick, over there!
Colwyn!
Over here!
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