01x11 - Whispers at the Ziggurat

[bunniefuu]

[watch ticking]

[chuckles]

- [ticking]
- Soon.

The celestial alignment
is almost complete.

- [grunts]
- [stone scraping]

[Delilah] It begins.

Dwes kalu, varen Thar Amphala.

[whirring]

♪ ♪

[panting]

Wait.

Uh... Scanlan?

[gasps]

We should focus on this book.

I-It's some kind of
f*cked-up evil diary.

[Keyleth] These symbols
show the sky

at a specific time and date.

Look at this.

[Keyleth] I think
it's a ziggurat.

It wasn't a spell book.
It was an instruction manual.

The drawings, the symbols...

It all had to do
with that name.

Uh, the wha... what was it?

The-the Whispered One.

The Whispered One?

- You've heard that name?
- Once.

Uh, from an elder
of the Everlight.

They said he's some sort of
undead creature

whose soul seeks the power
to return to our plane.

I get the book, the maps,
but what's with the star chart?

It's the solstice,

when the barrier between
the planes is the thinnest.

Oh, sure, sure, the planes.

Yeah, yeah.
What does that mean?

If this Whispered One
wants to cross over,

now is the time to do it.

And the Briarwoods must be
trying to help him.

I don't give a sh*t
what they're doing.

I just want my brother back.

[chanting in foreign language]

The Whispered One is coming.

Once he returns,

you and I will be
together forever.

Let any who would stop us
shatter

against what we have built.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

[crackling]

[gasps] Vax.

Okay, I'll take Vax.

- Piece of cake.
- [knuckles cracking]

Grog, I want him alive.

Oh. Uh, then I got Cassandra.

No, she will answer to me.

Oh... I never get to play.

[Pike] Buddies, we still need
somebody to handle Sylas.

Any suggestions?

Um... I don't know,
maybe Ripley?

[laughs] Doesn't really matter
what happens to her.

I was talking about you.

Oh...

[chuckles] Goody.

[Vex] Let's move.

[panting]

Don't be a fool, Percy.

This fight cannot be won.

Come with me.
Our minds, together?

You're not leaving.

I'm afraid you overestimate

my willingness in this endeavor.

[g*n clicks]

Percy, they'll hear.

Yes, go ahead. sh**t me.

[grunts]

[snarls]

[Ripley] Until next time.

We are not finished.

[grunts]

[Orthax] No.

[Percy] No, can't...

[Percy and Orthax] ...do it.

[Percy] Too loud.

- [Orthax] Don't care.
- [grunts]

Letting her go.

[crackling]

You need to keep
your strength up.

- Cassandra.
- Yes, Mother?

[hisses]

[Percy] Sylas!

We have debts to settle.

These swine refuse to die.

I kind of assumed we were gonna
sneak up on them, but okay.

[grunts]

Vax, please.

Come on, brother.

- [crackling]
- All right, look.

You might as well surrender.

You're outnumbered,
and there's nowhere to run.

- [snarls]
- [screams]

[crackling]

Who's running?

- [grunts]
- [growling]

[gasping]

- [Grog screaming]
- Grog!

[grunting]

[Keyleth] Go, Percy!

[grunting]

Vax, it's me.

[grunts]

Not the welcome I hoped for.

[grunting]

You sure you want
to do this, brother?

'Cause we both know you used to
lie about letting me win.

[grunting]

I've waited so long for this.

You'll have to go through me.

- [grunts]
- [g*nsh*t]

[grunting]

I'll hold Sylas! [grunts]

More of your little weeds?

Child's play.

[grunting]

[panting]

Fresh blood for my blade.

- [groans]
- Oh, hell no!

- [grunting]
- [gasps]

[groans]

[Pike] Keyleth!

- [laughs]
- [grunts]

[grunting]

No, no, no, no, no.
Don't fade. Not now!

Ugh, out of tune?

Ah, f*ck it.

Whitestone Ziggurat!

Are you ready to rock?!

[muffled] What? What the...?

What in the heck is going on?

What?

Shh.

[grunts]

[grunting]

Why do you know me so well?

- [groans]
- [grunts]

Snap out of it, you f*ck.

- It's me!
- [spits]

I know.

[grunting]

Please tell me
you're still in there.

[growls]

[sighs]

[grunting]

No.

[panting]

Yes. [growls]

- [grunting]
- [rumbling]

[Cassandra] You'll never
stop them, Percy!

How can you defend them?!

[grunts]

[Cassandra] How?

The Briarwoods have shown me
more love than you ever did.

They m*rder*d our family!

They are my family. [grunts]

They took me in
when you left me to die!

You abandoned me,
but the Whispered One won't.

We are his blood, and his return
will herald a new age!

[growls]

[grunts]

[muffled yelling]

[muffled whimpering]

- [both grunting]
- [rumbling]

[muffled yelling]

- [muffled screams]
- [rumbling]

- Damn it!
- [Sylas growls]

Keep your eyes on me.

[cries out]

[both grunting]

[laughs]

[crackling]

[grunts]

Scanlan.

[groaning]

Huh?

Coward.

- [crackling]
- [muffled whimpering]

Cat got your tongue?

I think we all prefer you
this way.

- [grunts]
- [Scanlan whimpers]

[grunts] Get away from my gnome!

Ah...

[muffled chatter]

Probably a good thing
I can't hear you right now.

- [grunts]
- [Pike groans]

- [rumbling]
- [Pike screams]

[both grunting]

[Orthax] End this.

[growls]

- [grunts]
- [sword clatters on ground]

- [Percy straining]
- [g*n clicks]

So, you're going to k*ll
your own sister?

I... I don't want to, but I...

[gasps]

- [grunts]
- [groans]

[echoing] No...

- [screaming]
- Sylas.

[steps approaching]

[laughter]

- [chuckles]
- [grunts]

Ow. [chuckles]

[laughing]

- [Sylas grunts]
- Sylas, wait.

- [Percy groans]
- [Cassandra] Please.

[Sylas] I've no time
for your weakness.

There is work to be done.

Of course.

[straining]

[groans]

[grunting]

- [growling]
- [Delilah laughing]

[Keyleth gasping]

Keyleth, do something!

- [high-pitched ringing]
- [groans] I can't.

Please! [grunts]

[grunting]

[gasping]

[sighs]

[echoing] Sun Tree?

What happened to you?

So weak.

[high-pitched ringing]

[gasps]

Roots.

Sun Tree?

I'm Keyleth, of the Air Ashari.

I know you're there.

[straining]

And holy sh*t
do I need your help.

♪ ♪

[both grunting]

Keyleth!

[Keyleth] [weakly] Please.

Help me be the light.

[high-pitched ringing]

♪ ♪

[groans]

[growls softly]

[grunting]

- Please don't make me do this, brother.
- [grunting]

f*ck!

- Vex, is that y... [grunts]
- [grunting]

- Would you stop hitting me?!
- [gasps]

[gasping]

[sobbing]

Don't ever do that to me again.

I was ready to k*ll you
just now.

[chuckles]

My face believes you.

- [crackling]
- [straining]

[grunting]

My turn.

[cries out]

- [straining]
- [high-pitched ringing]

[muffled singing]

♪ ...powers don't work,
and I can't sing. ♪

Oh. Oh, Pike!

Oh, thank God that's over.

I'll take care of this, darling.

[grunts]

Ah...

We meet again.

[panting]

How's about you and me go
for a rematch? [grunts]

Not tired of losing to me, oaf?

[grunts]

[cries out]

[groaning]

Perhaps it's time we point all
that muscle and fury elsewhere.

No. I know what you're doing.

Don't try and seduce me.

What?
I'm not trying to...

- [grunting]
- You can't even see me.

If I don't know
where I'm swinging,

then neither will you.

- [growls]
- [grunts]

[chuckles] Whoo! It worked!

[grunting]

Real men hug.

[straining] Get off me.

[Grog] Okay, Keyleth. Hit him!

[Pike] You're their light now.

Keep them out of darkness.

[grunts]

[wind whooshing]

♪ ♪

[grunting]

[high-pitched ringing]

[grunting]

- [sizzling]
- [groaning]

Sylas! No!

[chanting in foreign language]

[gasps]

Uh-uh-uh.

Shh...

[grunts]

[high-pitched ringing]

Grog, I don't want to hit you.

- [groaning]
- I can take it.

- But...
- Just do it!

[grunting]

[screaming]

No!

- [sizzling]
- [screaming]

[grunts]

[screaming]

[Vax groans]

[sighs]

That k*ll was mine.

[screaming]

- [cries out]
- [Cassandra gasps]

Got you.

[grunts]

Delilah! [grunts]

She's running away!

No, she's doing
something much worse.

[crackling]

Sylas, I broke the world for us.

[all snarling]

[growling]

[growling continues in distance]

I did everything you asked.

I took Whitestone.

I unearthed this place.

Now bring my Sylas back.

Honor our bargain!

[crackling]

[Pike] Here, gather close.

[sighs] Thanks, love.

Open the door!

I need to get in there now!

Take it easy.
She ain't going nowhere.

- [Vex] What can you see?
- [Scanlan] Uh...

You wouldn't believe me
if I told you.

We got to unlock this door.

I don't suppose
anyone has a key?

[Delilah grunts] One last time.

Uthed Bras lo kalu-foth...

vassa uth dran Entropis.

Cuthos uth odentro

- va drakanos teel.
- [snarling]

Huwesh wuva-des

shok lo grath!

- [lightning crashes]
- [wind whooshing]

- [Vex] Vax, come on. We got to hurry it up now.
- [Grog] This ain't working.

- Just let me hit it.
- [Scanlan] Hurry, hurry! Must go faster.

- Must go faster.
- [Vex] What's happening in there?

Shut up and let me work.

Hold your breath
if you can't do anything else.

You can do this.
We're right behind you.

Plus, the whole world is
at stake, so try not to f*ck up.

You always know
what I need to hear, stubby.

[lock clicks]

[wind whistles]

Move aside!

[Delilah] Nethvra-katash...

- [crackling]
- [continues chanting]

[yells]

Delilah, stop!

[Vax] Don't let up.

Give her everything you've got!

[all grunting]

- [yells]
- [grunting]

[grunts]

[gasps]

[cries out]

[Delilah] Bear witness as
I unleash him unto this world!

Nethrak-uktu-kavesh!

sh*t. We're not gonna stop her!

[panting]

[grunts]

You.

I'll see you suffer for what
you have taken from me.

[yelling]

- [gasps]
- [Keyleth] No!

[Keyleth gasps]

♪ ♪

[chuckles]

[gasps] Keyleth!

[growling]

Yes, reveal yourself!

[crackling]

[lightning crashing]

- [snarling in distance]
- [both grunting]

[snarling]

- [Delilah] No. No.
- [crackling]

You promised.

This can't be all there is!

- [g*nshots]
- [grunts]

[gasps]

Why did you do that?

Pike, help me!

[Pike] She's still alive
but barely.

I need to do this quickly
before...

[gasps]

[gasps]

Oh, no.

Keyleth.

No. No, no. Please, no.

Pike?

Pike's gone. Vex, look at me.

Sister, she's gone,

and Keyleth will be, too,
if we don't do something fast.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Chirp.