01x20 - A Knight of Shadows

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When do I get my
kingdom, mother?

Soon, my son.

Very soon.

The king needs you
on the south tower.

But the gates?

I'll stay and guard them.

Hurry!

Did arthur think mere
walls could keep us apart?

Morgaine, my love,

Your beauty has possessed me.

How I've longed to hold you,

To feel you in my arms again.

I, too, have dreamt
of this moment.

But...

Why?

For love, of course.

The love of my son,

Camelot's new ruler.

We are betrayed!

Knight: for arthur! For camelot!

Man: art thou
satisfied, villain?

By base treachery,

Camelot will fall this day.

You could never
understand, merlin.

You, who are not a man

And have never known

The sweetness of a woman's kiss.

A viper's kiss, jason blood.

The kiss of a demon
in human form.

All my great dreams are undone

In the name of thy tainted love.

I've paid for my
crime with my life.

Is that not enough?

Nay!

Such swift mercy is
not for the likes of thee.

Thou art cursed, jason blood,

Until the day this
monstrous deed is atoned.

To mark thy eternal shame,

I hereby bind thy soul

To a creature of the pit.

Look thee now and see the face

Spawned of thy lust,

The face of thy perdition,

The face of thy inner demon.

Man: castle branek.

That's where it is.

The stone...

What? Power...

So vast...

Poor old codger.

Must be delirious.

The philosopher's stone.

Man: according to legend,

It was a gem from
the hilt of excalibur

And the true source of
the sword's fabled power.

Hello, jason.

I assume you're
not here to browse.

I'm a friend of the owner.

You mean that old man?

He's 32 years old.

He's also an expert
in arthurian lore.

What's this all about?

Morgaine le fay.

When camelot fell,

Merlin was able to hide

The philosopher's
stone from her.

Now she's returned
to track it down again.

Impossible.

You of all people
should know better.

Why does she want the gem?

With it she can
resurrect camelot

And place her son
mordred on the throne.

Ok...

How close is she

To finding this
philosopher's stone?

Too close.

Boy: take that, foul denizen!

What?

Taste cold steel.

Young man, what
are you doing here?

Morgaine: what
boys do, of course.

Here, now!

This castle's closed.

And he's just damaged
a priceless artifact.

Everything has a price

If you're willing to pay.

Now...

To the matter at hand.

Morgaine: at last, merlin's ark,

The repository of the
philosopher's stone.

Gone?

Curse your soul, merlin.

Even in death you taunt me.

Mother, look!

Jason blood.

Doesn't he ever give up?

Such an ardent suitor.

We must prepare a
special welcome for him.

She's been here,

But she doesn't
have the stone yet.

How can you be sure?

Get down!

Jason, the door!

It's sealed shut.

There are too many of them.

Oof!

Jason: gone, gone,
the form of man,

Rise the demon entrigan.

Inferno!

Entrigan,

You could have warned me.

That witch will pay for this.

I'll feast on her cold heart.

If the stone's as
powerful as you say...

We're going to need help.

Wonder woman: you say you've
been trailing le fay for centuries?

In an unending game
of cat and mouse.

For the past generation
she has hidden from me.

But I'll never rest
until her soul burns

In the eternal pit.

And I thought bats was creepy.

Grrr!

How has she eluded
you for so long?

The witch has an amulet

Which can sense
when I'm drawing near.

With that stench,
who needs an amulet.

What?!

Nothing.

J'onn: perhaps you should
consider another approach.

And what do you suggest?

I could try to locate her...

Telepathically.

Morgaine: where?

Where could merlin have hidden

That infernal stone?

Maybe he didn't.

What if the archeologists
who found that castle

Helped themselves to it?

I know I would have.

Of course.

Why didn't i...

Mother?! Someone is
reaching out to my mind,

Attempting to find me.

Is it...

Him?

No.

A mere amateur.

He has no idea who
he's dealing with.

J'onn!

It can't be.

Woman: j'onn!

My' ria 'h?

Welcome home, my love.

I've missed you, my husband.

And so have the children.

They're alive, too?

Come,

See for yourself.

While you were away

I changed the tactile scheme.

Do you like it?

I have lived among unfamiliar
surroundings for so long.

Kids: father, father!

My dear children!

Are you staying
home this time, father?

Yes!

I am truly home.

Entrigan: you fool!

Only a weak-minded simpleton

Would fall for this illusion.

How dare you violate
the sanctity of my home.

Leave this place!

Not without you.

Oh!

No!

We thought we lost you, buddy.

Then it was all an illusion.

Perceptive, isn't he?

Lay off, gruesome.

J'onn?

Are you all right?

Yes, of course.

I'll be fine.

Did you locate le fay?

No.

But I did sense

She hasn't found the stone yet.

Thank hera for that.

Before she lashed out at me

I heard the words

"Archeologists" and "castle."

It's a start.

Don't trust the martian.

He's been tainted by that witch.

Let us worry about that.

Heed me.

She will tap into
your deepest desires.

Then dangle them like a carrot

In front of your nose.

She will give you
everything you dream of,

But only until she
gets what she wants.

The voice of experience.

Don't say I didn't warn you.

Youth is so wasted on the young.

Don't these people

Believe in books anymore?

Come, mordred.

What we seek is not here.

Yes, it is, mother.

See?

Morgaine: it's like magic.

"Castle branek, excavated
shortly after world w*r ii,

"The only surviving
participants are

Henry moss and harv hickman."

One of them must have the stone.

What is it, boy?

You, whoever you are,

Show yourself.

Henry moss.

Batman: what did you do?

He's in shock.

But he'll recover.

Why bother with him?

He'll pass on in a
few years anyway.

He has no knowledge
of the stone.

The relic is not here.

Blast!

But if moss doesn't have it

Then maybe hickman does.

Harv hickman,

The magazine publisher?

Do you know his work?

I, uh... Only read
it for the articles.

This must be his
annual halloween bash.

Let's find mr. Hickman.

Stand aside!

Man: hey, quit shoving!

Woman: no cuts!

What's the big idea?

Sorry, official
world-saving business.

Are you on the list?

This is an emergency.

We are with the justice league.

Sure, lady.

So are they.

Right.

Now, get back in line.

You stupid little man.

Security! We've
got a situation here!

This is gonna get messy.

Man: wait!

How could I deny such a goddess?

Come in.

Come in.

I'm with her.

Le fay may not know

That moss doesn't
have the stone.

If she comes, we'll be waiting.

I still don't trust
that martian.

He's damaged goods.

I'd trust j'onn with my life.

I'll send flowers.

Forgive the
intrusion, professor,

But I think you have
something I want.

And what might that be?

I believe we've met before.

Have we?

I never forget a face.

Burn, witch!

Still so bitter, my love?

Woman: j'onn,

J'onn?

My' ria 'h?

J'onn, come back to me.

I'm waiting for you.

My' ria 'h.

J'onn, snap out of it!

Morgaine: come,

What we seek is
obviously not here.

No!

I knew it!

That harpy still
has her claws in you.

You betrayed us.

Batman: no.

Leave him...

Alone.

Batman!

Admit it, martian.

You let her get
away, didn't you?

It's all your fault.