Once upon a time, long, long ago,
there was a wind.
But it wasn't a wind like any other.
What is it?
It seemed to spring from nothing.
I'm scared.
And dragging with it a cloud of black dust.
Come on.
A cloud that wherever it passed
withered the plants,
burned the crops.
Dried up the rivers.
It wiped out all life.
Soon, hunger and thirst spread over every region...
that had seen the dark and freezing shadow of the cloud...
pass over them.
Look, our animals.
They're all dead.
The people, frightened,
began to flee from their homelands...
looking for a place not yet reached
by that wind, carrier of doom.
No, stop! What are you doing?
Don't drink, it could be poisoned...
like all of our wells. Come away.
The black cloud!
Take cover!
But every flight was vain.
The black cloud materialized before their very eyes.
And at the centre of the whirlwind of black dust...
always appeared
three black knights.
The people said that they were three demons.
Even if they didn't know their names.
And no one knew who had unleashed them.
Nor the reason why.
Those demons were Famine, Pain and Plague.
And all three carried death and destruction.
No one could stop them,
and no one had the courage to confront them.
At least until the day on which
someone dared to stand in their path
to fight them.
Stop!
I order you to stop!
Stop!
Who are you who dares to give us orders?
I am the he who will give you no respite.
He who will succeed in stopping your path.
I am Prince Parsel and I want what is mine.
Or I will take your lives.
Really? And how can you hope to succeed?
You're not
yet a man.
Courage is not measured with age.
If for you I'm not yet a man
you won't be so afraid.
Afraid? And who said that we're afraid?
I say so.
And if you're not afraid then why not face me.
We have no time to lose with a kid like you.
Return to your toys, if you still have them.
Very well.
This is my favourite toy.
Let's see if you like this game too.
Again? Who wants to fight at a time like this?
It's an arrow from the Island of Tagus.
How can it be here?
Help me! Help!
- Distribute the bread. - Wait.
- Romualdo ordered me to protect you. - I'm in no danger.
Romualdo is at the castle and here I'll give the orders.
Come, Chiomadoro.
Help! Somebody help me!
Let me down. Fight like a man, face to face.
Yes, that's enough. We are tired of playing with you.
Farewell, Parsel, and forever.
Stop!
Leave him alone, he's only a child.
Quick.
Hey, what devilry is this? You saw...
I went through them as if they were air.
Hey, you, what are you waiting for? Don't just stand there.
Get me down.
Come, Chiomadoro!
If you wish to defeat us,
look for who created us.
Find the mind that created our cruelty.
Climb to the source of all this evil.
Only then will we cease to exist.
Who is he? Where is he hiding?
Search for his name and you will find his home.
But beware, finding also means losing.
The beginnings of knowledge
may be the end
of all knowing.
Is it a riddle?
Can't you keep quiet?
Enough, we have no more time to waste with you.
Farewell, and don't thank us for saving your life.
For living will be harder than death.
No, wait!
See how you run from me damn cowards.
Come here, challenge me, face to face!
Are you crazy? How can you cross to the other side?
No one may follow us.
We are the origin of nothingness.
Those who follow us, follow their own end.
Satisfied? Now they've escaped.
Fine, congratulations.
But who called you? What are you doing here?
I heard a cry for help.
It seemed to be your voice.
Does that mean I was wrong.
And even so, a fine help you were.
And then what would you expect from a woman?
You really think that you'd have got by without me?
We'll never know seeing that you're here.
Who are you? Where are you going?
I don't think it's any of your business.
No, wait.
Wherever you go, you can stop and rest at my castle.
What? You still have a castle?
I don't have one anymore.
The black cloud took it away.
- Where? - That's what I want to find out.
But to do that I need to talk with the King of the Blue Hills.
King Tohor?
He couldn't have caused all this evil.
In his kingdom everything began.
The black cloud blows from there.
There it began.
From the Kingdom of the small-eyed people.
From the Kingdom of Tohor.
Back! Back!
Your Majesty! Your Majesty!
The people want to enter. We can't control them anymore.
Do something.
Keep them quiet! Take them away! Make them disappear!
I hate to see them cry.
And I hate suffering.
I don't want my people to suffer.
It's up to me, their King, do something to relieve their pain.
Kill them all.
- That's rather drastic. - Oh no!
They'll suffer no more.
That's true, but the people have already been decimated
by the plague brought by that cursed black wind.
They ask only for food and a safe haven.
Well? What should I do? Let them in
- so they can infect everyone? - No, I'm not saying that.
To calm the people There is also another way.
I would suggest giving them a scapegoat.
Someone to be blamed for all this.
Someone to be sacrificed in their place?
Bravo! What a brilliant idea!
I knew I could count on your help.
Chain him up and bring the tower of torture.
No, Sire, you are committing a mistake.
I didn't mean this.
I've done nothing wrong.
No matter, we'll say that you have.
It's touching that you want to sacrifice your life
for my people. I'll ever forget.
But I meant the stranger. The stranger on the mountain.
He may be the cause of all this evil.
Leave him!
- Well, come here! - No one knows who he is.
But he hides at the top of Blue Mountain.
Near the spring of dreams.
People say that he's a powerful sorcerer.
Continue.
No one has seen his face.
At night the shepherds hear his wailing
that rises with the moon like a howl.
There's talk of nothing else.
Also the Princess is so upset by it
that she decided to go and find him.
Shouldn't I have spoken?
My daughter has left the castle against my will?
Who gave her permission?
I think it's best to return to the palace before we're found out.
They say that he's handsome and lives hidden deep in the forest.
The King your father will take it out on me.
His eyes are bluer than any lake.
I should never have gone on this adventure. Woe is me.
His face is so handsome and quite sad.
Ah, yes? But he's a terrible sorcerer.
Listen, let's go back.
They say he has slender fingers and long hair.
Yes, but they also say that his heart is as hard as stone.
And that even the hyenas flee from his path.
He wears a long cloak, as black as night.
His magic boots
can cross
a thousand leagues in one leap.
His sword spits flames.
He's the cause of this evil.
Help!
There's an intruder in our pond.
Our serene pond.
The monster will transform us into something horrible.
Why has he come? Who called him? He wants to kill us!
He's here, here is the monster.
He'll pollute our lake.
I don't have the courage to move whilst
that monster's around.
And then, where will we go to look for another home?
What did you say? A monster? I see no monsters here.
Just look in the water
and you'll see one.
No, let me go, it's not me.
He meant see your own reflection in the water.
But I'm not a monster. And I won't do anything to you.
We don't trust you. You want to kill us.
No, it's not true. Why should I do so?
Put me down, to begin with.
Don't you want to go back in the water? What are you waiting for?
Waiting for you to leave.
You're contaminating our beautiful lake.
I've only had a swim.
We know who you are, Don't deceive us.
We know your name.
Tarabas, the Lord of all evil.
I was, but now I no longer harm anyone.
That's why I left my kingdom.
I have taken refuge here to free myself of my magic.
Which generates only evil.
Now I ask only to live in harmony with nature.
As you all do.
Then you won't transform us, or burn us,
Or infect our water?
I won't even eat you.
I'll eat only berries and seeds until that evil
is just a memory.
It's not easy to trust you.
Even if your words seem sincere.
They are sincere. Believe me, I tell the truth.
Kneel.
I want to get down.
Yes, Princess.
Don't go to far, it could be dangerous. Wait for me.
Princess, wait for me.
Don't run so fast.
If something happens to you
I'll be held responsible.
Your father won't forgive me.
Please, come back.
It's the lake of dreams.
I've never come this far before.
The legend says that if you drink from the waterfall
your wish will come true.
Princess!
Princess, wait for me.
Don't run so fast.
This is my kingdom, you're welcome to stay.
You must rest before leaving again.
Romualdo and I will escort you to the Kingdom of Tohor.
I don't need an escort or protection, woman.
But if you two want to join me you'd better start now.
We must stop the black cloud before it takes any more castles.
But how is it possible?
Are you sure your castle was taken?
If you doubt my words
we'd better go our separate ways.
Stop! Wait! Not Don't be offended.
Besides, there is no black cloud.
Watch out!
Come back!
Parsel, where are you?
I can't see anything. I'm afraid! Help!
Let's go back!
How can we
if we don't know which is forwards and which way back.
I can't even see the road to the castle.
And if the cloud steals our castle?
Do you believe all you hear?
I believe that which children say.
And you'd better believe it too.
Right now the only thing I believe is I can do no more than you.
Parsel!
Where are you?
Romualdo!
Catherine! Carolina!
If you can hear me, answer me!
Hurry, fly over this barrier.
And find out which side the castle is, quickly!
Don't be so silly!
How did we get into this mess?
I'm so happy I could fly.
I feel I have wings on my feet.
Wait, where are you going? What are you doing? Come back here.
Now that I've found it, the water's source...
I'll realize my dream.
Grant that I may see his eyes whose sweetness
And whose pain I've heard so much about.
Let me find Tarabas, Lord of every night.
Princess, where are you going?
If something happens
I'll be held responsible.
Princess.
Princess!
It's true, It's the truth!
Quiet.
Princess, what are you doing?
Princess!
No, she's disappeared. Somebody help me!
No one must know of my exile on this mountain.
Help! The Princess is drowning.
Princess, hold on.
We must stop her shouting or I'll be lost.
Help! Somebody help me!
It was the demon of the spring.
The lord of all evil.
Help!
Save us!
The Princess is drowning.
To the spring! The screams are coming from there!
Hurry, to the spring.
This dampness is terrible for my vocal cords.
The castle? Where is my castle?
Have you seen it? Which side is it?
I saw it, it was straight ahead.
Run the fog is approaching.
Hurry, perhaps the boy was right.
You must tell everyone to leave.
Romualdo! Romualdo can you hear me?
Romualdo!
Romualdo, I beg you.
Romualdo answer.
Where are you?
Hurry, everyone leave the castle.
Escape before it's too late.
Fantaghirт!
My Love!
Romualdo!
Romualdo, where are you?
Fantaghirт!
Romualdo.
I've returned to the castle.
No.
It's horrible.
It cannot be true.
No!
Stop! Stop!
After him!
Don't let him get away.
Get him!
Don't let him get away.
Help!
- Stop! - Surrender! - There is no escape!
Alright, if that's what you want.
I order you to turn into stone.
And so you will stay.
Don't destroy their lives.
Bravo, Tarabas, turn them into stone.
So they won't separate us.
No!
No more magic.
My magic brings only death and destruction.
And I will never use it ever again.
No, do not come any closer.
I found peace here.
- But they'll take me away and you away too. - No!
I won't use magic to stop it.
I said that I wouldn't use magic.
But I can beat you on equal terms.
We follow the King!
Yes! Magnificent! Defeat them all Put them to flight.
What is your crime? Why are they chasing you?
They want to kidnap me!
That isn't true. They just want take her home. She's fled.
- Why did you run away? - For love.
- Whose? - Yours.
Are you in love with me?
You have finished sowing death and destruction in our kingdom.
You're under arrest.
I'm guilty, yes, but not of this and not this time.
No! Let him go.
Tarabas, let us fly together.
Just a glance, a gesture. And we are free.
- Will you follow me everywhere? - Even to the ends of the world.
Take me to the King, I am ready to follow you.
No, you're crazy! You can't give up like that.
He's less crazy than you think.
Well?
Am I wrong or would you follow him to ends of the world?
The palace is much nearer.
The throne room.
This was my barn.
Here was the corn and it was quiet and warm.
Weep, Fantaghirт, Perhaps it will help.
No, I must not cry.
Tears can only weaken me.
I have to find the one who stole...
my love...
My family...
My kingdom...
And my people.
He has stolen everything I possessed.
I must not cry.
We will go to the Kingdom of Tohor.
There this curse began, and there it must end.
To the East, Chiomadoro.
Let us through!
The king's daughter!
Come on! Move yourself
Come on! Get a move on!
Save his life, father.
He's done nothing against me or against our people.
Let him return to the mountains, punish me.
You will be punished, too, don't worry.
Did you hear what the people ask for?
How could I not satisfy them after all they've suffered?
You know they've been decimated by this man's magic.
And you ask their King to spare him?
Majesty!
Be careful, don't look into his eyes.
He might put you under a spell.
Take this.
Stranger!
You may defend yourself before your sentence is passed.
Do you speak with me, Sire?
Of course. You see perhaps some other worthy of punishment in the castle?
Why not look me in the eye?
Am I not worthy of your gaze?
I won't fall for it.
I know your eyes might kill me.
If I'm so powerful and evil why do I remain here in chains?
It would only need a nod from me to break free and escape.
Is he telling the truth?
I'm afraid he is.
Kill him! Immediately!
Before we're all burnt to ashes!
No! If he dies, I'll die with him.
Stop! Don't strike yet.
Lower your gaze.
If he won't defend himself, why must you defend him?
Because I love him.
But if you won't think of me,
think of his powers.
If I marry him, his strength and his magic
Would be put at your service.
What have you done to my daughter?
You've put her under some spell
to say this silly nonsense?
I have done nothing, it's her heart that speaks.
But I can never love her.
I love another woman already.
Would you rather die than love my daughter?
Then acknowledge your sins.
All my life is a sin.
And I'll never stop atoning for my past.
But I did not create the black cloud.
I am not guilty.
And I won't use my magic to escape.
I'll accept your punishment
in the name of the evil I've committed in the past.
Your wishes will be granted.
Come on!
When the sun rises we'll resume our journey.
Now try to sleep.
And if the black wind surprises us in our sleep?
I think that those who stole our castles want be found.
It's true, otherwise the three demons would not have let us go.
Come nearer the fire.
The flames will keep the wolves away.
The wolves are afraid of me. Not me of them.
As you wish.
Here I think I'll be less cold.
Sleep, don't worry. I'll keep guard.
I couldn't sleep anyway.
I don't think I'll sleep either. I'll keep watch too.
I'm not going to fall asleep.
They're all asleep. It's a good time to escape.
Destroy the bars with your magic.
Why do you care so much if I escape?
Because I love you.
I cannot be loved.
Evil is a part of me.
And I will never be free of it.
But I love even the evil in you.
Don't try to be what you are not.
Destroy the cage, and be free.
If they try to stop you turn them into stone.
In the name of what love can you ask me to unleash
the cruelty I wish to forget?
Go away.
Leave me alone with my pain.
Who is the woman who has brought you so low?
Before meeting her you were strong and powerful.
Now you only know pain and are afraid of yourself.
Whoever she is I curse her name.
No, don't do it.
Take back your curse or I'll...
Yes! Kill me!
I prefer to die if I cannot have you.
And I prefer your hatred to your indifference.
Get away! Your every word reawakens the evil in me.
Don't make me do that which I don't want.
Which road leads to the Kingdom of Tohor?
- Why, don't you know? - I'm not sure.
Well, it means I'll have to ask my little spies.
I admit it's tiresome always being shut up.
What have you got there?
My little fortune-tellers.
What kind of fortune-teller?
Don't tell me you've never seen one. Here.
Some fresh air.
How beautiful!
And what a beautiful color!
Don't they frighten you
Then you're not a woman like all the others.
Aren't you even just a little bit afraid?
Why should I be?
- They disgust you, though. - No, not at all.
I've never seen such a thing.
Why do you need them?
To guess things, almost everything.
It's they who have led me to your kingdom.
- And how do they do it? - I don't know but they do.
Which way is the Kingdom of Tohor?
What's happening? I don't understand.
What does it mean?
They're showing us the path we must take.
But how?
Wait. Look.
There, what did I tell you?
- D'you see? - Incredible. - Which way?
I understand.
Thank you, Now back inside.
Hurry, we must go.
Father!
Father, you cannot put him to death.
You again? This time you've gone too far, daughter.
Why shouldn't I do it?
The people want it, I want it too.
Don't do anything to save him.
Isn't it enough that I want it?
No! You're a spoiled child.
When you are denied something you insist.
And when you get it you don't want it anymore.
This time it's different, I want to marry him.
But he doesn't want you.
Don't you have any self-respect?
If he's innocent the people won't forgive you.
I'm tired of all this nonsense.
Maybe your daughter is right, Sire.
If Tarabas really is as innocent as he says
and after his death the black cloud should return
it could start a revolution.
But then what should I do?
When in doubt, leave it to fate.
Organize a duel.
A duel?
I have an idea.
A duel. Against Rufus.
No, father, not against Rufus.
Yes it will be your brother who will save the kingdom and my honor.
Your little brother. Your little brother that I love so much.
Rufus is my brother.
He has always lived in the tower.
My father is afraid of his strength.
Because of him my mother died giving birth.
And so the King thought
it was a curse.
He has never been shown to anyone.
The people have never seen him.
Even though everyone knows of him.
Knows that he is a monster.
Neither man nor beast.
He's terribly strong.
You cannot defeat him.
You must use your magic to defeat him.
What does it mean, defeat him?
Kill him.
I do not want to kill a human being.
And I won't use my powers.
But his is not a life.
For him death will be a release.
Death is never a release.
So why do you want to die?
Let the people enter.
Enough! Silence, everyone!
The King wishes to speak.
A powerful sorcerer has arrived in our realm.
He found refuge at the top of Blue Mountain.
Death to the sorcerer!
For this reason we have decided to entrust the verdict
to the solemn judgment of fate.
But if he's innocent we'll all be defeated.
We will be represented, in this difficult challenge
by the flesh of my flesh.
by the blood of my blood.
From the goodness of my heart, I am ready to sacrifice
for the good of my people.
My own son Rufus.
Lock him up with the prisoner.
I am here, Rufus.
I am your enemy.
It is me that you have to defeat.
Yes, destroy the man who is with you in the cage.
I swear you will never again to the tower.
Tarabas, use your magic. Only in this way can you defeat him.
I will use no magic, but at least I merit a weapon.
Here, defend yourself with this.
Give another to him.
Take this, Rufus.
No!
Use your magic, please.
Enough is enough.
Bravo, keep going.
No, I don't want to use magic.
- Stop! - Let me pass.
I am Queen Fantaghirт.
And he is Parsel, Prince of the Island of Tagus.
- No one may enter until the sorcerer has been executed. - Which one?
the one who has unleashed upon us the wind of death.
Tarabas, the Lord
of all evil.
No! If they execute him it will be a mistake.
Let me pass, I must speak with King Tohor.
By now, it's too late.
Why do you care?
Even if he's not guilty it's better with one magician less.
But Tarabas is my friend.
Fantaghirт!
Make way!
What devilry is this?
Guards! Guards!
I must speak with the King
- Stop the duel. - Never! - Make them stop.
How dare you give me orders?
Rufus, kill him!
Stop him! Arrest him, how impudent!
Kill this man! Who let him into my castle?
Am I be surrounded by idiots?
I am not a man.
And I'm not your enemy.
I am Fantaghirт! And Tarabas is under my protection.
Guards!
Kill her!
If you haven't stopped before
do so now.
What are you waiting for?
Arrows! Shoot her!
- Well? - Retract your orders.
No, no! I withdraw my orders for the moment.
Tarabas is not guilty of our misfortunes.
The sacred law of the duel will prove you wrong.
The duel is governed by fate.
Fate is always right.
But this isn't fair.
Tarabas is not familiar with human strength.
His only strength is magic.
And he gave that up some time ago to harm no one.
You're too late. The duel has started.
And now it must finish. It can end only with the death
- of one of the two contenders. - What kind of King are you?
Risking the life of your son?
To tell the truth,
he doesn't look to be the one who'll die.
Why does he not fight with a rival worthy of his strength.
- Or... - So you say.
If there was a rival worthy of him, I assure you...
I would not hesitate to pit them against him.
There is. Here I am.
Let me fight in place of Tarabas.
But if I win, He'll come away with me.
The proposal makes sense.
In either case Tarabas will disappear from your life.
Okay, okay. I accept your conditions.
Let her enter the cage.
How will you beat him?
Do not worry.
Wait, I'll give you a special weapon.
I do not need weapons.
Rufus, my name is Fantaghirт.
I want to be your friend.
No, wait.
I'm not your enemy.
The duel wont last long.
I have nothing against you.
You want me to use the sword to defend myself?
I don't want to strike you. I never would.
It's only to defend myself.
But if you don't attack, I'll lay it down.
It was you who hurt yourself.
It wasn't me.
Did you see? I've thrown it away.
So it won't hurt you again.
I knew she was crazy.
Are not you tired of this violence?
I know you have known only hatred and anger.
But it wasn't I who forced you to live
shut up in that tower.
Not I that chained you to a wall.
No, Rufus!
You cannot hate me!
I've done you no harm.
Kill her Rufus. What are you waiting for?
No, do not obey him.
And forgive him the evil he's done you.
Kill her, Rufus!
Obey me!
Kill her! And you'll never return to the tower, I promise you.
It's not true.
You're not bad. Don't be guided by anger.
You know I don't want to hurt you.
I order you to kill her, stupid beast!
Animal without a brain!
Aren't you sick of being treated in this way?
You are not an animal. You are a man.
Hands are not only for striking.
Damn idiot, what are you doing?
And a mouth is not made only to bite.
Give me your hand, clasp mine.
And that's how friends are made.
What is this pantomime?
It means that the duel is over.
Ah, yes? And who has win?
Love, a feeling that apparently you do not know.
Wake up, Tarabas, it is over.
No, Rufus, I am your father.
Don't you know me anymore?
You cannot defy me.
Guards, stop him.
Calm down, son.
Come with me, come.
Chain him.
Look what they did to him.
How could you set a son against his father?
I have done nothing.
Look. It has never happened before.
They've split my bag.
My fortune-tellers.
They're writing something.
"No".
What does this mean?
What we search for is not here.
I didn't know that they even knew how to write.
Look.
They're showing us the direction.
We must follow them.
Don't let them get away.
Don't let them escape. Get them!
- Stop! - Stop them!
No, Sire, you must comply with our agreement.
I won the duel and I can take Tarabas away with me.
Leave them, Sire, at least you are free of them.
Let them go.
No, stop, Fantaghirт.
I may not have him, but Tarabas will never be yours.
An arrow is not enough to extinguish my love for her.
Try to pierce another heart.
Gallop, otherwise we'll lose them.
- Stop! - I am Princess Angelica.
Let me pass.
You cannot leave the palace.
- How dare you tell me what to do? - Orders of the King
Not even my father can prevent me from leaving.
He is asleep at last.
I'll keep watch, so you can rest.
How can I rest?
Now that I've found you I will not lose a moment.
So long as you're here my eyes will never close.
Turn onto your other side, so you won't see me and can sleep.
Even if you won't admit it, I know you feel something for me.
You have risked your life to save me.
You're right, I really feel something for you.
I'm fond of you.
Then you love me too?
Yes, but not in the way you think.
What I feel for you is not love.
- So what is it? - Friendship.
Friendship? What does this mean? You always invent new words.
It's not I that invented it.
Friendship is another kind of love, understand?
A different love.
Less strong, I bet.
Different.
You become friends when you share experiences.
And you have the same tastes, the same dreams.
When you are ready to give another a helping hand.
Without asking anything in return.
Not even a kiss?
Not like you mean it.
Is it forbidden to touch?
No, sometimes we can embrace.
Come then, embrace me as a friend.
No, it's not something one does without reason.
It's for specific occasions. For example, when
you meet after a long while.
But it seems like centuries.
Or when one of the two has need of human warmth.
When they are sad, or when they cry.
If you want tears, then I'll cry.
Who is sadder than I am? Whose heart is colder?
Hug me, Fantaghirт. Let me feel the heat of your friendship.
I cannot do so.
You still love me with desire, with passion.
Without reason.
The same love you feel for Romualdo?
Yes
Why must I love you if you don't love me?
What is the secret of love?
Why must I be punished?
Why am I not requited?
Who invented this love with its rules so cruel.
Or does this only apply to me?
Oh no! Think of Angelica. She loves you but in your heart
There's no shadow of love for her.
So does this mean love?
Love, love, love.
Would you two stop all this nonsense?
I don't understand. When you grow up
isn't there anything else to talk about than love?
When you grow up,
it will be your favorite conversation too.
If I grow up to be as stupid and boring as you,
I'd rather not grow up at all.
I must see my brother. Or is this banned too?
No, go.
Don't get too close.
I know how to behave with him.
Poor Rufus.
Finally you've met a person
who hasn't treated you as an animal and already you've lost her.
Why the tears?
Fantaghirт isn't far.
And maybe together we could reach her.
Princess!
What's he done to you?
To me nothing.
I've travelled the whole world to find myself back where I started.
But this is no longer your kingdom.
Besides, we mustn't stop here.
We mustn't lose sight of the insects.
Two of them I've already seen.
Me too. I smell trouble.
Let's go and warn the others..
Who knows if we'll escape another war.
Hurry, hurry. Does anyone hear the Dark Witch?
She'll fly into a rage
You always bring bad news.
Stupid vegetables!
If what you say isn't true
I'll turn you all into tadpoles.
Tarabas and Fantaghirт.
That pair have not had a moment's peace.
What do they want? And where will they stop?
There's no stopping them. They gallop faster than the wind.
I must know where they are headed.
Quick, give chase immediately! Get a move on!
What are you waiting for? That's an order
We no longer obey your orders.
Really? Fine, fine.
Do you want to turn back into vegetables?
Who dares speak?
I do.
I see you all agree. Fine, perfect.
You haven't yet understood that I am now
the greatest, most evil witch.
Understand that if I want to
I can turn you all into wriggly worms.
I don't think so.
Alright. You will be the first.
I didn't say flowers I said worms.
Worms, I said!
Flowers!
Flowers! Flowers!
Worms, not flowers!
Flowers! Flowers!
Worms! Worms!
Flowers! Flowers!
You can only make beautiful things.
You've lost all your cruelty.
Where are your evil powers, Dark Witch?
We'll call you "White Witch".
Shut your faces!
Or I'll destroy you all with a single lightening bolt!
White Witch!
I've lost control of my powers.
I can't do evil except to myself.
Since I helped that simpering fool Fantaghirт
I've lost my powers.
Try to do good and you're ruined forever.
What do you want? What are you thinking of doing?
We are rid of Xellesia and now we'll be rid of you.
Wait a moment, we can come to an agreement.
Let's negotiate. I can become good?
I can be really good.
You must believe me
Really good!
Didn't you hear me?
I'll be good!
Clear off!
Stop, you can't escape!
I've done it.
Damn vegetables
Let's see. There must be a solution.
I can't have lost my powers.
There must be an antidote.
A potion with an extra serving of cruelty.
Free me!
Quick, we'll use this trunk as a battering ram.
Free me from here.
If you free me I will be your cruelty.
Yes, but then you'll want your kingdom back.?
We could reign together and unite our evil minds.
- We could conquer the world. - What a good idea.
What must I do to bring you back?
Ten drops of the essence of life.
It's a red potion in a long necked bottle.
But hurry.
Here it is.
How do I know you won't get rid of me?
I promise you.
On my word of dishonour.
You've never kept a promise in your whole life?
Of course not, who do you take me for?
Then why should I trust you?
Because you have no choice.
Do it now or you're done for.
You've convinced me
One...
Two...
Three...
Fou...
Take the lot
Perhaps I gave her a bit too much.
Were you looking for me?
You're going to leave this world you little traitors.
Scram!
I told you ten drops.
Any more and I would have exploded.
Yes, but now you're here let's do something horrible.
Otherwise don't speak to me
No, wait, first I must see what has happened to my son.
Dark Witch, tell me if what I think is true.
Lately there has blown over the Earth a dark and frozen wind,
that carries with it a cloud of death and destruction?
Yes, it's true, that's how it is.
A cloud, huge and dark.
The people are desperate from hunger and thirst.
There's even a plague started up.
Not bad.
Not bad, I must admit.
Whoever it was certainly has a gift.
I knew it.
It's here, and I must stop it.
Someone wants to stop us.
Are you hurt?
Damn!
Don't bother about me. We've lost the insects.
Now we won't know which way to go.
No, look.
They haven't forgotten us.
What are they doing now?
What are they trying to tell us?
I don't know. It seems they don't know either.
Perhaps we should ask them something.
What is our destination?
What is the origin of the black wind?
He wants to destroy.
Wants to destroy Tarabas.
So what! We have more important things to think about.
He is my son.
So, you've only just realized?
I didn't think you were that bothered about him.
You wouldn't understand.
Not being a mother.
Is that what's wrong.
As if I didn't have enough problems.
The wind, the cloud...
The castles.
Fantaghirт.
It's only a plan to destroy my Tarabas.
Who could have it in for your son in this way?
He who wants to destroy my Tarabas...
is the most powerful force of evil,
ever known in the universe.
Look, they're writing something.
"Nekrad".
Nekrad?
Nekrad.
What does it mean?
It's a volcano.
A huge volcano that's found at the ends of the Earth.
The nothingness from which is generated all evils.
You don't mean to say...
But Nekrad is always erupting.
No one can live there.
And no one could have generated the wind and the dark cloud from there.
The three demons, remember what they said?
"Search for his name and you will find his home."
If his home is the volcano of Nekrad...
perhaps that's his name too.
Nekrad.
I've never heard of any evil spirit with that name.
We could try rearranging the letters.
Perhaps it's an anagram.
Let's try.
Read it backwards.
The perfidious demon, creator of every cause of death.
He whose name cannot be spoken without tears.
Darken.
Darken!
Chiomadoro, what's wrong with you?
The volcano!
We've arrived!
I've never shed a tear in my whole life.
I hate crying.
Then stop it!
What are you crying for anyway?
But it was you who said so.
You said that name couldn't be spoken without tears.
But that doesn't apply to us witches.
You're in a real bad way, my dear.
There's not an ounce of cruelty left in you.
And I'm all the better for your company!
We must reach them before they enter the volcano.
But how?
Fly there.
Just turn ourselves into eagles like we've always done.
Don't think I can manage it any more.
Then I'll transform you.
I don't know what you'd do without me.
Wings faster than the wind.
Eyes that can pierce the deepest depths.
I command and order you:
Transform yourself into a golden eagle
But I said a golden eagle.
Not a stupid turkey, and half plucked too.
What does this mean, it can't be true.
What's happening to me?
It means that you are becoming so good
that not even my magic can transform you into something evil.
Please don't leave me like this or the vegetables
will have me kebabbed
Alright.
But seeing as now we can't now fly.
we must find something to give us the power of flight.
Let's see. Something easy to use like a winged horse.
I've got it.
What do you think of these adorable little stools?
No, they're too small.
And you could fall off.
The carpet. Admit it's perfect.
It's something that has always worked.
And also it's a classic.
Only in the Orient. It only works in the Orient.
Besides you're too heavy.
We need something a bit more nippy.
Streamlined in shape to slip between the trees.
Yes, something a bit more aerodynamic.
"Aero" what?
How is one supposed to understand you?
Never mind. It's just a word from witchcraft of the future.
We need something more simple.
Easy to steer and won't take up too much space.
Something... like that!
A broomstick?
Do you really think that a witch like me
will go riding around on a broomstick?
Don't you understand that we'll be the laughing stock
of all the witches in the kingdom?
Stop prattling and jump aboard.
Right now we have nothing better.
I can hear them all laughing now.
And it's hardly dignified.
Don't you understand? It's not dignified.
Shut up and look where you're going..
How embarrassing. To pass into the history of witchcraft for this.
Look, some have already tried, before us.
Certainly looking to escape.
And the lava has stopped their bodies
in memory of its blind cruelty.
Or as a warning to those who pass.
So that no one dares to approach its secrets.
What, are you afraid?
No, but their stillness pains me.
Perhaps they weren't travellers.
They lived here on the edge of the volcano and were killed as they slept.
If this frightens you
then say so and we'll each
go our own way.
If you're afraid it's better that you don't go on.
I can continue alone.
There's nothing wrong in being afraid.
A little fear is necessary it makes you prudent.
And I don't think that Darken will kill us.
If he's allowed us to reach here it's because he wants us alive.
Right.
And if he wanted to kill us he'd do it in his own kingdom.
Inside the volcano.
Here we have nothing to fear.
Fantaghirт!
Parsel!
You will be sacrificed to the demon of the volcano.
You will be lowered into it's mouth.
The demon wants you to alive.
If you want to lower us into the volcano we won't resist.
But first lower your arms and free our horses.
We've found a way to enter the volcano.
Take the other horses into the forest and wait for us.
And when you return?
I don't know if we ever will.
What can I say.
You're not discouraged for nothing.
What are we waiting for?
We are ready to descend into the volcano.
- Here we are. - Think you'll defeat Darken with your magic?
No, I won't be able, I feel that my powers are weakening.
His magic is stronger than mine.
It's not good news but that won't stop me.
No, wait, where are you going?
Stop!
You're all talk, we have no time to lose.
It's dark, you might get lost. Wait for us, Parsel.
It's Darken who'll find us if it's true he's waiting for us.
No!
Parsel!
I'm here.
- Hang on. - Help!
- Come on! - I can't do it.
Just a bit more.
That's it, give me your hand.
Give me your hand.
Bravo!
Courage Parsel.
- I can't make it. - Come on!
Give me your hand! One last try, Parsel!
Come on!
Here we are, good.
- Here. - You did it!
Parsel!
- No! - Parsel! - Fantaghirт!
Look!
It's a beautiful place!
It's amazing!
We are out of the volcano.
I don't think so.
Who said that?
Whoever you are come out! Show yourselves!
Are you talking to me?
You are at the centre of the volcano.
You are in the depths of the earth.
But how can we see the sun and sky?
Here everything is as he wants it.
But where is he?
He is everywhere.
He is here with you.
He's right here.
You by any chance?
No, he is much closer than me.
You need not fear me.
I'm just a humble servant of the Almighty.
You appeared so suddenly, for this I was afraid.
Not for my ugly face?
No.
Even the most handsome man would have scared me
If he'd had appeared in that way.
So my appearance doesn't scare you?
No.
A shame.
If to be a monster this is really no use,
then my sentence really is hard.
You're not fooling us with this chatter.
We know who you are and we know you expected us.
Why? You think that I'm...
No, I'm not who you think.
But how did you...
You are the portrait of your cruelty.
Because for you ugliness also means cruelty.
But how can you think that?
You are so handsome, yet you have been so cruel.
Follow me, and if you have need to call me, then ask for Fyodor.
It's strange, they have no scent.
It's boiling.
Yes, it's boiling water.
To look at it seems to be cool water.
Nothing is really what it seems.
Learn not to believe your eyes.
So, where is Darken?
We didn't come this far to play games.
But he's here with you.
Let him show himself, then.
He knows the laws of hospitality.
We three Kings, have made a long journey to see him.
My master knows only his laws.
And in here there is no other King but him.
But if you really want to meet him, he's here, and you'll soon see him.
But when you see him all that remains is the desire to die.
No! Do not cross the stream.
Or all that remains
of you will be your shadows.
I'm at your command.
Welcome back, Sire.
- No, Parsel, don't go? - No! - It's dangerous.
Come back here, please!
Come back.
Come down!
If Darken arrives, he'll never forgive you.
I await your orders, Majesty.
Your every wish will be granted.
Enough! Shut up and get down!
I find that you've talked too much for today.
Behold, you wanted to see me? but you have always seen me.
What do you mean?
Lost for words?
Now you'll pay for all your sins!
No, Tarabas, please don't do it.
He's just a child.
Why did you stop him, Fantaghirт?
I thought as much.
And as for you, it's not possible that this woman
with all her simpering could control your great rage?
Come on, strike me. Don't you recognize me yet.
No!
I will never be like you.
That's a real shame.
Is it just for this that I've brought you here.
Parsel!
To the flowers.
Take him immediately to the flowers.
No!
You've no need to worry about him.
He's alive. At least for now.
I only used him as a means of transport.
I entered him when you bumped into
the three black demons.
Wondering why I did it?
I wanted to be sure that you would help me
bring Tarabas here to my kingdom.
I knew that he would follow you anywhere and I was not wrong.
You mean that you unleashed those three demons
The wind of death and the castle-stealing cloud
just to get me here?
Yes!
But the important thing for me was you came here
of your own free will.
I only forced your hand a little.
You are completely mad.
No! You're the fool, Tarabas!
Your mission was that of commanding
the forces of evil.
But you abdicated for the love of this woman.
Now you will spontaneously return to be what you were.
No, that I will never do. You will never convince me.
So be it.
But...
I wouldn't be so sure.
Forgive me, it's all my fault.
It's not your fault, it's Darken's.
Here's your prison, Fantaghirт.
And don't hope to escape.
- Get off me! - Don't make a fuss.
Where's Parsel? What have you done with him?
Do not worry about him.
Soon he'll become one of us. Like you, like everyone.
No, wait!
Come on, Tarabas.
It's useless to resist.
Don't dare touch me.
Get in! This is your cage.
Fantaghirт, I'll get you out of here.
Even if I must accept the will of Darken.
Do not despair. Hang in there.
What's what? Who's there?
Who are you?
Wait, don't run away.
No, keep away.
I don't want you to look at me.
You're so beautiful.
I just wanted to watch you sleep.
Fantaghirт.
Why?
It's not important, Just don't look at me.
Why don't you want me to?
Because I read
my ugliness in your eyes.
No, it's not true.
You pity me.
And the pity hurts me
more than horror.
How can I have pity on you?
In your eyes I read no evil.
I read only pain and fear.
No, don't even trust my eyes.
Why do you obey Darken?
I cannot answer what I don't know.
I don't know what I should do. I do only that which I'm ordered.
I am a slave.
Do what I'm ordered and that is my nature.
If you want to see the light of a real sun.
If you want this wind of death and destruction
to disappear forever from your world
convince Tarabas. to once again become bad.
So that's why you're here?
Darken wants you to convince me to collaborate. And he sent you here?
He cares about nothing, not you and not anyone.
For Darken there's only Tarabas.
If you want to save yourself, remember that, before it's too late.
Let me go!
- Stop! - What did they do to you?
No, don't worry.
How touching! What a disgusting spectacle!
Tarabas.
What do you see in such a tomboy with short hair?
- How could she enchant you? - No! Do not touch her!
You won't get anything from him.
That's what you think?
You think he'll refuse to return to his former self?
Even if it were in exchange for your life?
Poor, poor Fantaghirт.
I hear your little heart pounding.
Are you afraid, eh?
But he loves you.
I am certain he will want to save you.
Or do you think he doesn't love you enough?
To save me he won't accept
to do harm to all the peoples of the earth.
But I think quite the contrary.
True, Tarabas?
I would never do anything to make her suffer.
Ah, love! Already it's clouded your mind.
Don't you understand that I'm offering you a choice?
Persuade yourself to obey And become what you once were...
Or... Fantaghirт will die.
Kill me, but leave her. It's nothing to do with her.
Are you joking? It's she who converted you...
To goodness
With your blackmail you'll get nowhere.
Enough!
Let her go and face me.
You'll never make me obey you.
Alright then.
Go on, take her
She's all yours.
I'll give her back.
But it will never be like before.
Fantaghirт!
No! Please... Don't die.
Don't die, Fantaghirт.
You can't leave me.
I beg you.
Don't give in.
Do it for me.
Don't die.
No!
Don't abandon me.
Please, come back to life.
I'll obey you, I'll do anything you want.
I'll obey you, I swear it.
Too late.
I offered you a choice.
And you made it.
It was your foolish pride that killed her.
Only your foolish pride.
And now I'll kill you too!
Stay there.
And contemplate the lifeless body of your love.
Tell me, does she still please you, even dead?
I hope so. For your sake, of course.
Because...
Because she will stay dead forever.
No!
End of Part One