Ormaline, when I give a signal, cast a lightning bolt. Nim, use that acid.
Damn you!
Die!
Ormaline, now.
There, the tears of the earth are dried.
There, the hidden things are clear.
There, the works of life are tried...
...by a juster judge than here.
If any of you wish to depart this quest, the time is now.
There will be no turning back once we enter Malek's vault.
So you will continue on?
Alone, if need be.
There are friends and families to protect...
...and there is no dishonor in choosing them over lsmir.
Well...
...I've no friends, no family...
...and I would like to repay Damodar for this treachery.
I, too, will join you.
I'm with you to the end.
Our duty is to lsmir.
The orb comes first.
Dorian would have wanted it that way.
But if there's a chance to kill Damodar in the process...
...then by all means, let's gut the bastard.
Lord Oberon?
Sir, look.
These runes start on page 892...
...and end on page 884.
Page 893 is missing.
-Has it been torn out? -No.
Look...
...882 is on one side...
...884 on the other.
Either 893 never existed...
...or it has been concealed.
What do the runes say?
They say fire reveals all.
Is it your belief that setting fire to the Libram...
...will reveal page 893?
This is what the magmin was trying to show us.
-We can't burn the Libram. -We need proof...
...before we can proceed with such a drastic measure.
Lord Oberon, she is part undead.
This idea might originate...
...from the evil that corrupts her body.
Melora...
...test your heart.
Does this belief come from what you are or what you are becoming?
My heart....
My heart tells me that this is a test of our belief.
The Turanian lore remains closed to us...
...because we have yet to show our faith in it.
We must prove ourselves worthy of this power.
No!
Look, acorns and oak leaves.
Melora...
...raise your head.
Follow it!
Fire...
...wind...
...water, earth.
The four elements.
Well done, Melora.
Well done.
The map says it's supposed to be in this hollow.
Everyone, over here.
Take a look at this.
A gem of true seeing. I never knew you had such a treasure.
-I come prepared for everything. -Well done, Nim.
"To all trespassers...
...if you wish to join the others in death, insert your name below...
...and I will notify your kin.
Malek."
It appears Malek was not without a sense of humor.
Yes, but how do we get in?
This is not good.
Be on to lookout.
Berek, remember the Shrine of Kuo-Toa?
Yes, this is a puzzle lock.
If we can spell out the right password--
Bandits!
Lux, Ormaline, hold them off.
This must be more of Damodar's treachery.
There must be something contained in the text.
Maybe a name.
Did Malek have a wife or children?
Wait, how do you spell Malek's name?
M-A-L-E-K.
Here it's spelled with an X.
-The password contains an X. Why? -X.
Nim, the demon who built the pool of sight?
Juiblex.
Berek, hurry!
Lux! Ormaline! We got it!
Lux!
Barbarian, get ahold of yourself.
Smite!
Your Majesty...
...I mobilized the cavalry as soon as we got your message.
The bulk of our legions will arrive on tomorrow's eve at the earliest.
Valerious, tonight is the dark of the moon.
-We will have to hold until then. -Any word of Berek on your travels?
Do not put your faith in him, Your Majesty.
Any hope of saving lsmir will come from the king's guard...
...and the strength of our steel.
I think Melora has stumbled upon the essence of the Turanian lore.
It's altogether...
...a new kind of magic. Something we've never seen before.
Could be powerful.
Yes, the girl's daring is invigorating me. It gives us all hope.
That's good. Thank you, Pico.
Yes, master.
Amazing.
She believes, and the lore opens up to her.
Pico!
Careful. Single file.
I don't like the look of this.
We all have to die sometime.
Yes, but I'd prefer not right now.
Berek, duck!
Darkmantles! Run!
Step aside.
Hurry, Nim!
Got it!
Now what?
Nim, look through your gem.
Nothing, but the gem doesn't pierce anything mundanely concealed.
Perhaps I can help.
Fly.
This is Ona...
...a friend of mine since childhood. She will investigate for us.
Poor Ona.
There must be a way across.
Maybe a device to turn the energy field off.
Search the walls, the floor, the ceiling.
Berek, I think there's something behind this wall.
Stand back.
Strange, it looks like a mirror.
Lux, lift me up.
What is it?
Oh, it's...
...some time type of lever...
...a very complex mechanism.
-You'll have to all look away. -What for?
I'm about to employ ancient secrets of the rogue's guild...
...that I alone in the world have the ability to execute.
-I want it to stay that way. -Just hurry up, Nim.
The mirror reflects a path.
Okay, I'll go first.
Ormaline, you follow, then Lux. Nim, you bring up the rear.
If we stay on the path we should be safe.
Watch the mirror.
I will try to figure out how to operate this foul device.
Nim, make haste.
-He's not gonna make it. -Nim, only a few more steps.
Jump, Nim. Jump!
Is he alive?
I think I feel a pulse. Ormaline, can you teleport him to a healer?
I have only two teleportation spells prepared.
One to take us to Damodar, another for the return trip to lsmir.
He'll have to stay with us.
-Malek. -The pool retains...
...the image of its last use.
The operation is simple enough.
We need only think of a subject or object...
...and its location will be revealed in the pool.
I can teleport us to that destination...
...but this apparatus was constructed by a fiend...
...and success is not guaranteed, as you can see.
We are fortunate. The room appears free of obstructions.
Ormaline, you hit him with a lightning bolt.
Lux, you know what to do.
- I'll go for the orb. Ormaline. -Let's get on with it.
Ismir's heroes in the flesh...
...and this is the best you can do.
Ismir must be really desperate to have sent such fools.
I was tempted to keep you alive so you could witness...
...the destruction of your beloved city.
Unfortunately...
I have never been able to control my urges.
Even as a dead man.
Smite!
Help the others.
You cannot win.
Wrong.
Lux, the orb.
Berek, leave him. We've gotta help Nim and Ormaline.
Hold on, we're almost home.
Ormaline.
Can you teleport all of us to lsmir?
I can cast the spell...
...but I cannot join you. Not like this.
Take us to the Temple of Obadhai.
They are the best healers in the land.
Lux, prepare a tourniquet.
Ready when you are.
Very well.
Please, forgive me.
Find my orb.
These two just saved lsmir. Now, they must be saved.
Your friends will be attended to.
Now you must go. There are horses in the stable.
Just go.
Berek.
We've been followed.
-You must fly. -What about you?
-I will buy you time to get to lsmir. -Here. Take this.
Come villainy. Death awaits you.
Hold, hold!
Release!
-Berek, you've done it. -Melora.
Where's Melora?
Berek.
Damodar has cursed her.
You've found the orb.
I knew you would.
Quick, place it here while there's still time.
This is what I saw in my vision.
The Turanian mages.
The orb. Where is the orb?
Oberon!
You are alive...
...only by Damodar's graces.
He wants you for himself.
Well done, Lich.
We'll see.
This day, my life begins anew.
Place the orb upon the ground.
I only ask to witness the destruction of lsmir...
...and that I rule over its remains as your thrall.
This lsmir shall be razed to mark the beginning of my reign.
Your tribute will be 100 heads...
...for every new moon in honor of my release.
As you wish, my lord.
Reinforce the south wall!
Archers!
Oh, Melora.
You can't die.
I need you.
Ismir needs you.
Get down!
Take aim! Release!
Ismir is dying.
-I can't. -Yes, you can.
My friends believed even when I didn't...
...and that gave me the strength to do what I had to do.
Dorian told me there was a weapon for good other than magic and steel.
-Faith. -Yes.
In my vision...
...I saw the Turanian mages on their knees.
Yes, it has to be.
They were praying.
Who were they praying to?
There was a mask made from acorns...
...and oak leaves in the Temple of Obadhai.
The god of nature.
He has power over all the elements.
The Turanians were praying to Obadhai.
What are you doing?
To wield this power, I must prove my faith to Obadhai.
-But it'll tear you to pieces. -Berek...
...let me go.
Take me to the tower.
Keep her alive! I don't care what it takes!
You must keep her alive till I break Damodar's curse.
Kill him.
Kill him yourself, O great and powerful Damodar.
Beautiful.
The look on your face has made this whole endeavor worthwhile.
And so it goes, Lich.
She's dying. Take the orb.
This is for Dorian, Nim and Ormaline.
-Go back to hell. -Lux, no!
Lux, control yourself.
If you kill him, Melora dies.
He has cursed her.
What do I care of curses?
Melora is all that stands between lsmir and destruction.
Justice will be brought to this monster.
I promise you.
Lux...
...you are not your brother.
Remove the curse...
...or I'll kill you and have you brought back into the agony of the undead.
In time you will realize you have merely saved your own tomb.
I look forward to watching you rot in it.
We'll rot together then.