β did something change? the forest feels different. βΒ Β
β itβsβ¦itβs still alive. β Β
β i heard you. itβs not up for discussion. β Β
β space your shots. speed costs accuracy. β Β
β we do what we must to survive. β Β
β itβs not like you donβt get angry in a fight. β Β
β do not speak again. β Β
β didnβt you hear that? voices. it feltβ¦evil. β Β
β close your heart to their desperation. close your heart to their suffering. β Β
β peopleβ¦ theyβre trying to survive too. β Β
β we are not men. we are more than that. β Β
β and i thought my family was fucked up. β Β
β finish what you started. β Β
β smells like rotten eggs. is it still good? β Β
β kill for survival, not for indulgance. β Β
β there is one unavoidable truth you will never escape: you cannot change. β Β
β we all gotta take responsibility sometime, huh? β Β
β slow down. your haste will cost us. β Β
β i need to know if you can survive the journey. β Β
β everything is different. try not to dwell on it. β Β
β find your way home. you are free. β Β
β put as much distance between you and the truth as you want, it changes nothing. β
β i will do what i must. leave me be. β Β
β that doesnβt mean you should lie to your friends or family. β
β do not concern yourself with what might be. focus on what is. β
β you do not want this fight. β Β
β i will rain down agony, every possible violation, upon you. β Β
β um, alrightβ¦that hurt a little. β Β
β you see through the eyes of a child. β
β you are stronger than you know. β Β
β we fightβ¦until i say stop or we are dead. understand? β Β
β you are rightβ¦i do not believe you. β Β
β you think you understand, but you donβt. β Β
β i know who you areβ¦most importantly, i know what you are. β Β
β your angerβ¦you can get lost in it. β Β
β it happens again, you tell me. understand? β Β
β oh, you already know the answer to that. β Β
β iβm strong. iβm smart. iβm not what you think i am. β Β
β your memory was a comfort in dark times. β Β
β whatever it is you seek i do not have it. you should move on. β Β
β long way from home, arenβt you? β Β
β i have no desire to help you. β Β
β i used to dream about getting eaten. β Β
β it is wise to be discreet. β Β
β you are not yourself. β Β
β fight until we stop or we are dead. β Β
β have you ever heard the termΒ βtempting fateβ? β Β
β as far as iβm concerned, death suits you better. β Β
β would you pardon me please? i need to collect myself. β Β
β this fight is pointless. your struggle is pointless. β Β
β struck a nerve, did i? β Β
β no, waitβ¦iβm not giving up. i justβ¦have to catch my breath. β Β
β a dangerous beast. weβll take him down together. β Β
β it is so good to see you again. β Β
β canβt believe youβve lasted this long. β Β
β hurry! iβm slipping. β Β
β only time you talk to me is when you need something. β Β
β youβre more concerned with their safety than our goal. β Β
β iβd bow if i could, your majesty. β Β
β try to find forgiveness, and we can start something new. β Β
β i cannot undo your mistakes. β Β
β it is a delicate balance. expect the worst. assume nothing. β Β
β it sounds like they needed help. β Β
β she meant more to me than you anyway. β Β
β youβve seen it with your own eyes; you canβt hurt me. β Β
β i just needed answersβ¦but you had to act all proud. β Β
β you only know half the story. β Β
β iβmβ¦sorry for your loss. β Β
β anything youβd like to get off your chest? β Β
β throw whatever you have at meβ¦iβll keep coming. β Β
β slow and old. you should never have come here. β Β
β think iβm afraid of you? youβre nothing to me. β Β
β weβre going to fight that? β Β
β the fault is mineβ¦and my responsibility to make it right. β Β
β dead thingsβ¦they have no needs. only wants. β Β
β i am known for my attention to detail. β Β
β i see youβve been busy. β Β
β ;et me take this moment to tell you what you are about to do is absolutely insane. β Β
β iβll be keeping my eyes on you. β Β
β i am your monster no longer. β Β
β until our journey is over, one of us must remain focused. β
β you know, i really hoped iβd never see this place again. β
β i warned you. you would not listen. β Β
β noβ¦youβre bleeding. β Β
β with power comes a big choice. you serve yourself or you serve others. β Β
β be careful where youβre going. thereβs no one nice out here anymore. β Β
β you talk too much. β Β
β we will fight it. because you are frightened of it. β Β
β why are there two beds in there? β Β
β will we see people on the road? friendly? will they try to rob us? β Β
β tell me what i want, pain stops. real simple. β Β
β you are going to have to kill me for that to happen. β Β
β just tell me what i want to know! no need for this to get bloody. β
β relax. do not think of it as an animal. it is simply a target. β Β
β we do what we please. no excuses. β Β
β youβve had to kill people before, havenβt you? youβre used to it. β Β
β how did they find meβ¦after all this time? β Β
β iβm notΒ allowed there anymore on account of the, uh, incident.Β β Β
β hmβ¦thought youβd be bigger. β Β
β youβre sounding more like your father by the minute. β Β
β well, this is it. itβs been an honor. β Β
β do you have any idea, any idea at all, what you have cost me? β Β
β for someone so strong you sure worry a lot. β Β
β uhhβ¦this is a lot of bodies. β
β you must be better than me. understand? β
β we win because we are determined. disciplined. not because we feel ourselves superior.)β Β
β iβm fine. just lost my balance for a moment. β Β
β do not drop your guard. β Β
β youβve only killed those deserving, right? β Β
β can you kill something that big? β Β
β worry serves me wellβ¦and how i keep us alive. β Β
β earlier you said people might kill us. iβll kill them if they try. β Β
β so weβre going towards the scary singing? β Β
β uhβ¦ do you hear that? what is it? β
β will i see you again? β
β you know my door is always open to you. β Β
β but nobodyβs killed a dragon for hundreds of years. β Β
β the road ahead is long and unforgivingβ¦ no place for a child. you must be a warrior. β
β to be effective in combat, a warrior must not feel for his enemy. β Β
β youβre kinda scary sometimes. β Β
β do not call me that. β Β
β i feel like we can beat anything now. β Β
β to give up this easily, so close to the startβ¦ β Β
β you are in your head. let it go. β Β
β unless iβm mistaken, you did all thatβ¦for me. β Β
β iβll kill them if they try. iβm not afraid. β Β
β if seeing me dead will make things right, i wonβt stop you. β Β
β never thought iβd see one up closeβ¦ β Β
β stay by me. touch nothing. β Β Β
β you are wise for one so young. β Β
β are they dead? β¦not dead! not dead! β Β
β do not mistake my silence for lack of grief.Β β Β
β never leave me alone again. all right? β Β
β i did what had to be done. β Β
β i know you hate gods but you really canβt stay away from them, can you? β Β
β somethingβs breaking through the wall! β Β
β it does not matter if you fire only once. show me control. β Β
β do not allow yourself to feel for them. they do not feel for you. β Β
β i do not know how to do this without you. β Β
β iβd hoped that you, of everyone, would finally make me feel something. β Β
β steady your aim and breathe in. exhale and release. β Β
β are we lost? should we be in here? β Β
β the path you walk. vengeance. you will find no peace. β Β
β you know i love you. you just can be better. i know you can be. β Β
β you think itβs safer in here?Β β Β
β listen to me. i can help. β Β
β why wait to warn me? β Β
β know any good stories to pass the time? β Β
β you know whatβs adequate? that footwork. you step in shit?Β Β β Β
β uhβ¦you didnt mean to do that, did you?Β β
β why do you even care? you could have just walked away. β Β
β if i wanted your opinion, iβd ask for it. β Β
β you left me here. again. why donβt you care? β Β
β that bowβs a little big for you, isnβt it? β
β the last of his kind in all the realm and you shoot him. β Β
β and here i thought your kind was supposed to be so enlightened. so much better than us. so much smarter.Β Β β Β
β you will always me a monster. β Β
β what, you want a hug? β Β
β in war, a soldier sees beauty in the blood of his enemy. β Β
β follow down this path and head for daylight. β Β
β finish what you started. β Β
β it would serve you to stop talking. β Β
β you did not think it was important to tell me? β Β
β not a something for nothing type, are you? β Β
β why should a deadly curse stop you? β
β something feels strangeβ¦weβre heading into danger. β Β
β the gods care nothing for you. (men should not pray to monsters.)Β Β β Β
β the fatesβ¦no good comes from them. β Β
β it is important for a warrior to keep his skills sharp. β Β
β trust i will not let us die. β Β
β war was simply no fun anymore, but a rather senseless waste of precious life. β Β
β when i require your counsel, i will ask. β Β
β what i did, i did for you. β Β
β you are too quick to temper. you a rash, insubordinate and out of control. β Β Β
β i donβt think weβre supposed to be in here. β Β
β you think iβm weak, because iβm not like you. β Β
β maybe iβm just seeing thingsβ¦ β Β
β mourn how you wish. leave me to my own. β Β
β your father can kill. are you going to be able to do that? β Β
β the path ahead is difficult and you are clearly not ready. β Β
β anger can be a weapon if you control it β use it. β Β
β i proved myself. how am i not ready? β Β
β if youβd given me what i wanted, it wouldnβt have ended this way. β Β
β you are hunting deer β not chasing it. β Β
β i donβt believe it. are youβ¦alive? β Β
β are you really going to lecture me about that? β Β
β keep your expectations low, and you will never be disappointed. β Β
β are you the last of your family too? β
β you got a real sentimental streak, know that? β Β
β now is not the time for that. β Β Β
β you were gone for so long i thought that youβ¦ β Β Β
β are you jealous? want me all to yourself, do you? β Β Β Β
β hey, do you mind? trying to concentrate here. β Β
β your mother taught you well. β Β
β i can tell you a thing or two about family matters. β Β
β iβve been to many strange placesβ¦but this is a new one. β Β
β you left me alone to fight. β Β
β look at me! look at me! β Β
β donβt you see? they never gave up hope. and neither should we. β Β
β my mother made it for me. β Β
β you killed against my wishes. β Β
β come. no looking back now. β Β
β love and hate are more closely intertwined than you might imagine. β Β
β there is much about me i would not have you know. β Β
β today the winds of fate have kicked up a strange vortex of coincidence. β Β
β okay, there are a few gaps in my knowledge. β Β
β theyβre gonna be sorry they picked this fight. β Β
β you can change your path. itβs not too late. β Β
β let me guessβ¦youβre gonna be smug and say we shouldnβt have got involved. β Β
β i defended us. nothing more. β Β
β no. youβve been gone a long, long time! β Β
β you are right to distrust the word of a god. β Β
β youβve got some father. i almost feel bad for you. β Β
β so your plan involves a whole bunch of luck? β Β
β well, that was a waste of a perfectly good apple. β Β
β our home is no longer safe. but it will be again. β Β
β well, even a blind pig farts up a truffle. β Β
β when they find you - and they will - theyβll make things difficult. β Β
β thereβs only one person alive who can get you where you need to goβ¦and luckily for you, my scheduleβs wide open. β Β
β they were just hungry, the wolves. they werenβt mean. they were starving. β Β
β only fire when i tell you to fire. β Β
β no need to explain. not to me. not for that. β Β
β i was just having a little fun, you big grump. β Β
β you deserve better than what youβve got. β Β
β wowβ¦that was something, that fight. β Β
β you help me, i help you. β Β
β let them go. take me instead. β Β
β youβve taught me so much. let me teach you something. β Β
β alright. say it. βi told you soβ. β Β
β truth is seldom as pretty as myth and legend. β Β
β hope is blinding your instincts. β Β
β we are here because of you. never forget that. β Β
β you are avoiding the question. β Β
β you have a talent for destroying things. β Β
β i can smell your grief. β Β
β butβ¦you told me to never go down there. β Β
β iβve never felt more alive. β Β
β itβs not my blood. β Β
β iβm going to cut off your head now. β Β
β youβve got a knack for ominous statements. β Β
β this placeβ¦it feels like a prison. β Β
β donβt you know when to give up? β Β
β we will handle it. we have come this far. β Β
β iβm fineβ¦nothing to worry about. β Β
β is it dishonorable to grow old? β Β
β the power of any weapon comes from your heartβ¦but only when tempered by your head. β Β
β so unclean. so, so unclean. β Β
β oh, cut it out, princess. youβre gonna get me all weepy. β Β
β do not take your disappointment out on me. β Β
β your angerβ¦you can get lost in it. β Β
β itβs all you talk about, over and over. do something about it or shut up. β Β
β i have a favor to ask. just a small favor. β Β
β check the path and make sure we are alone. β Β
β pain we endure. faulty weaponry we do not. β Β
β thatβs it? the adventure is over? β Β
β if you try, iβll try. β Β
β wow, youβre so stupid. that your fatherβs doing? or your motherβs? β Β
β behind you, watch out! β Β
β deny it all you want, but you saved me. β
β only use this as a last resort. β
β Β truth is more important than kindness. Β β
β i know every corner of these lands, every language spoken, every war waged, every deal struck. β
β it should have been you. you hear me? you. not her. β
β you donβt want me and you never will. β
β donβt know, donβt care. β Β
β time has a way of changing things β Β
β betrayal begets betrayal. β Β
β bit of a softy, eh? youβll grow out of it. β Β
β what do you meanΒ βitβs your faultβ? β Β
β when we last spokeβ¦i wasβ¦ β Β
β i regret my actions, and am filled with remorse. β Β
β i wish i was strong enough to do that. β Β
β they do not stop us, so they do not concern us. β
β this used to be a challenge. β Β
β sorry. iβm just trying to help. β Β
β iβve always thought this place as desolate and cursed. β Β
β inspiration is a fickle mistress. β Β
β weβve come so far. there has to be a way. β Β
β on our journey we will be attacked by all manner of creature. β
β woah. what happened here? β Β
β you donβt have to be the smartest man in the world to see that. β Β
β no one deserves to be held captive like this. β Β
β did you hear that? it sounds like something screaming. β Β
β stay quiet. make no movement. β Β
β donβt be sorry. be better. β Β
β you wonβt stop me. β Β
β they caught you off guard. β Β
β carelessness will only delay us. β Β
β pull your weight or we go home. βΒ Β