01x06 - Cleaved in Twain

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In the center of the universe,

on the planet of Eternia,

rules Castle Grayskull,

ancient fortress of mystery.

Its power sought by the dark forces
of Snake Mountain,

sanctuary of sin and sorrow.

Ruled by the demon Skeletor
and his evil acolytes,

and the only thing that
stands in their way

is Prince Adam, who defends
the secrets of Castle Grayskull

as He-Man!

The most powerful
man in the universe!

Only four others
share this secret.

Guardians of Grayskull all,

amidst an army
of the honorable,

committed to
guarding Castle Grayskull

from the havoc of destruction.

For those who control Grayskull

control the power,

the power to be

Masters of the Universe!

Oh, there, there, little Teela.

This is a blessing.

One that will manifest
when she needs it most.

I'll never leave
our baby's side.

I know you won't.

But train her
to protect herself.

One day, she will protect you

and all of Eternia.

My little bird...

your mother,

she loves you so much.

But she's
going away for a while.

She's going to see
the entire universe.

And it will all
seem so small now

because it will
never make her feel

like you did
the day you were born.

Mama, mama!

My Duncan.

It's OK. It's OK.

Attend the tale of Sorceress,

seen here in her darkest hour.

"Find the sword,"
the old crone cried.

"It's the source of
my magical power."

She summoned
three to Grayskull,

a witch, a warrior, and ward.

With all hope lost,

the champion dead,
she begged them,

"Find the sword!"

Prince Adam!

Alliances struck,
a fellowship formed,

that stormed hell,
breached heaven and more!

But only now do they understand

it was all for Skeletor!

It tastes like copper.

What tastes like copper,
my lord?

Time, I think.

Or perhaps it's just the stars.

Or after all these years
of appetition,

maybe I'm just
savoring the taste

of transcendent triumph!

I saw eons pass in
the darkening corners of space.

I'd witness planets
made purely of ice

and ancient suns
burning out and dying,

taking entire civilizations with
them into eternal darkness.

The air filled with
anguish and madness.

You would have loved it, Lyn-y.

Ah, sweet Sorceress.

You've awakened!

Or more like a-weakened.

When the magic returned,

instead of nourishing yourself
back to full strength,

you let all of
Eternia drink it in first!

How noble!

And witless!

If you hadn't so selfishly
tried to help others,

you might have seen me coming!

But alas,

after all these years,

I finally know
the real secret of Grayskull.

We want to believe
in an ordered universe.

Some grand architecture
holding it all together.

But there is only power.

Beautiful, chaotic, naked power!

And every so often, for the most
unfathomable reasons,

that power fixes itself
to one being.

One in all creation!

And now...

I have the power!

Soon, all of Eternia will remember
this historic moment

when Skeletor
finally kills He-Man!

I'm not He-Man!

What did you say?

I am Adam!

Prince of Eternia!

And defender...

Ugh!

And defender of the secrets
of Castle Grayskull!

Hmm.

Ha!

And this is my fearless friend.

Cringer.

No!

Run, Teela!

- I'll hold him.
- Dad, you can't!

Go!

Aah!

Going somewhere?

Your little playtime is over!

There's nowhere left to run.

Nowhere left to hide.

The power of Grayskull
has abandoned you!

Aah!

Ah!

What?

Silly Sorceress!

You don't have enough magic
left to engage a god!

I may not be at full strength,

but you're only playing
at being a god, Skeletor.

You forget what you truly are.

And what is that?

You're nothing but bones.

Ugh!

Ugh!

Zoarvazeka!

Shukmota, zoarvazeka!

No!

Zoarvaseka!

Not so fast, Man-At-Arms.

Shukmota, zoarvaseka!

Ah!

No!

Tiresome woman!

You've been
the Sorceress for so long now.

Time for some new blood!

Ha!

No!

Why? Why did you do that?

Why, my love?

My Duncan.

Teela! Teela! Teela!

You gotta help him!

Oh, my God!

Prince Adam!

Wait,
we have to stop the bleeding.

Zoar, help me.

I love you, little bird.

No, my love!

Don't leave me!

Eugh!

Grief, it's so grotesque.

Lock him up in the dungeons!

Let him marinate in his tears

until I amputate
his man-at-arms!

This abattoir of a universe
is teeming with the dead

because men and women
are born solely to die.

Gods, however,

we live forever!

This cryptic castle requires
a mistress of magic.

So you are the new
Sorceress of Grayskull!

You see what I could accomplish

the moment I wasn't surrounded
by the buffoonery of obnoxious idiots!

The best thing that ever happened to me
in my entire life was getting k*lled.

And yet you survived.

Before I was
atomized by the orb,

I quickly cast my soul inside
your wand staff for safekeeping.

There,
I fed off you like a tick.

Slowly regrowing
my body from yours!

And when I was strong enough,

I whispered to you the winds and
witches that have brought you here.

You used me!

Of course I used you!

And I paid you back

by enhancing you
with some of my power!

Sadly, the sacred station
of the Sorceress

also comes with
a crooked curse, my dear.

You are bound, forevermore,
to the halls of Grayskull,

unable to ever leave
this forsaken fortress.

But thanks to my newfound power,

I will bring the universe...

to you!

And now,

I want you to use that power

to see where the Sorceress
sent her servants.

How'd you do that magic thing?

- I don't know.
- Come on!

Woo!

Tang!

Your king and queen
are gone not ten minutes

and you treacherous thieves
try to loot the palace!

I'll let you hit him
with your fist

if you let me hit you with mine.

Clamp-Champ, Fisto,
are you two blind?

That's Teela!

Teela!

Zoar-above!

Teela, we know.
This one, we don't.

She's a friend of mine, Fisto.

And you guys know me.

Prince Adam!

What sick sorcery is this?

You want to talk sick sorcery?

You should see
what Teela just did.

It's not magic. Adam is alive.

Somehow.

Oh, the king and queen
will be elated!

Raenius, where is everybody?
Where's Mom and Dad?

I just sent them off,
in the talon-fighter.

When we saw what was happening
in the skies above Grayskull,

the king decreed
an evacuation of Eternos.

Once the city is empty,

the plan is to
rendez-vous at Point Dread.

Is it true?

Skeletor has returned?

Ask him yourself.

He's back, all right.

I'd sure like to fist him!

Pathetic people of Eternia,

your almighty master

has finally found a purpose
for your utterly useless lives.

As an Army of the Dead!

Ah!

There you are!

My, you certainly are resilient.

Let me help with that!

Move!

The mist! It's corrosive!

Then don't
let it touch you!

- Adam!
- Go on, I got this!

Alley-oop!

Now's not the time to lounge
around the castle, Prince Adam.

That stings, come on!

This way, come on!

It's time for
this mist to meet my fist!

Ah!

Ha!

Raenius, it's me!

Snap out of it!

It's no use. Whatever's left
of our friends is long gone.

Sorry to do this, Clamp-Champ.

Ha!

If you wanna b*at me,

it'll take more than
just a fist!

Ah!

Hey, Teela!

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, old friends.

You deserved better deaths.

Their souls
were honest and true.

So, if I know anything
about the afterlife...

both Fisto and Clamp-Champ
were already in Preternia.

They would be.

But as you can see,

I hold their souls right here,

in the palm of my hand.

Such is the power with which
I find myself imbued.

Now, I have command
not only over life and death,

but the afterlife as well!

And you, Adam,

you abused this power.

You hid it away and only ever
called upon it to police me,

when you could've used that power
to rip the soul from my body!

Like I just did

to your noble friends!

So, while they were bound for glory
and eternal reward in Preternia...

I just damned them both
to Subternia instead!

You dare to att*ck me?

Ha-ha! Without your silly sword,

you're no longer He-Man.

I mean, you're barely a man!

Just look at you!

Once the bane of my existence,

now merely a bug on the
windshield of my wind-raider.

Ha!

Your heroics are
hilarious to me!

You wanna fighty-fight?

I can unmake you with a thought!

But you think you can
punch your way to a victory?

Ha-ha! Tell you what, kid?

Take your best sh*t!

What are we laughing at?

See, the sword
is just the conduit.

But the spark?
That was always me.

And I've often wondered...

what kind of fabulous secret
powers would be revealed to me

if I didn't have the sword...

but still said the words?

No!

By the power of Grayskull!