07x09 - Nova

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♪ Pa-pum ♪

Death-alive.

In darkness thrives.

They wither and writhe
in sun's true light.

But the fallen one brings eternal night.

Though love finds light in blackest eyes.

Everything burns when a star dies.

Destiny works in mysterious ways.

The Novablade came to my ancestor,

only to be lost for generations...
until we needed it.

Ezran, I have never been one to hesitate.

I've fired arrows from my bow
that have reached their target

before I even had time
to complete the thought...

but something about this
doesn't feel right.

I have to do this.

I have to k*ll Aaravos.

What if he wanted you
to find the Novablade?

He hid it in a riddle
so you would think it was your idea...

but he led you there.

Ezran, what if this is a trap?

It might be.

But I'm going to face him.

Not this time, Bait.

I'm sorry... I can't promise that.

Lux Aurea is so far away,
we'll never make it!

Zym? What's happening?

Whoa!

No. He can't.

No! Callum, no!

The second it's done, he'll k*ll me.

You won't have anywhere to go.

No "vessel" to control.

You'll be trapped again... forever.

That's the destiny I choose.

The one I write for myself!

Ezran...?

Avizandum, look!

That is our son!

We cannot let him do this!

Hurry, Zym... hurry!

Your window is closing, dark mage.

Act quickly, or the brave king
and the Dragon Prince will seal my fate...

and light the world on fire!

Callum, you can't do this!

I have to. If I don't, everyone will die!

Too late, Callum.

If you cast the spell now,
you will belong to me!

There is no path to victory.

It's over.

You're right, there isn't.

Not for you, either!

Because we will sacrifice anything
to stop you, and save this world.

My heart... for Xadia!

Avizandum, the day you died,
you gave everything to protect our son.

I know that love still lives inside you!

Noble fools are still fools.

Whether it's seven years or seven hundred,

my time will come!

Hm...?

Whoa!

Claudia...

you must go!

I can help you! I can...

I will not...

watch another daughter die!

Claudia's getting away!

Stella, help 'em!

I got you.

I know.

Well?

Were you going to go through with it?

k*ll me? Your sister?

I don't know.

So you've given up on me...

I could k*ll you both!

But...

I'm still nice.

I'm still me.

When a star dies,

everything burns.

Everyone!

Beneath my wings!

And what will your sacrifices buy?

A mere moment of peace,
before I return to a world without you?

A world without archdragons?

Your deaths mean nothing.

Hold on to each other.

Goodbye, Azymondias.

I will always love...

Aaravos pushed us to the brink.

We were ready to sacrifice it all.

Everything!

You and me, Callum, Rayla...

we almost gave up everything we are.

But because of them,
the archdragons, we didn't have to.

They've given us a great gift.

A chance to keep living.

Keep trying to be better.

It's up to us now, Zym.

We have to make a better world.

Hey.

Hi.

So... I've been thinking
about this toy banther

I had when you were just a baby.

I loved it
more than anything in the world.

And you broke it.

And... you're bringing this up now?

I was so mad.

I said I hated you
and I would hate you forever!

And Mom said that it was okay to be angry,

but that I couldn't let
the bad feelings stick.

Because we were going to need each other.

Because we're brothers.

I still need you, Ezran.

I know it's been a hard time,
but I really hope...

I need you too!

- Brothers.
- Brothers.

Brothers.

- Wait, what?
- Did he just...

Talk? Yeah.

This is what I sound like.

What?

- Wha...
- What?

Aaravos is gone... but not forever.

He'll return in seven years,
when his stars align.

We have to be ready.

But our lives must go on.

King Ezran...
perhaps it is finally time to rebuild.

No.

What?

It's time to build something new.

You say potato, I say po-tah-to.

Just so you know... it's potato.

Um, no, that's the whole point.

Don't even get him started on tomatoes.

They're to-mah-toes.
We've been over this, Corvus!

- Hey, look! Even Gus is here!
- Gus?

Our world faced its end.

But we survived.

And on the other side,
we find ourselves at a new beginning.

Today, we break ground on a new city.

We stand where a Border once divided us.

But now, instead of a border,
this city will be a bridge.

A place where humans and elves

truly come together as one
for the first time,

hand-in-hand.

Uh... wait a minute.

If this place is being built
by elves and humans,

I have one question...

- Who's in charge?
- Exactly!

You are.

Bad idea.

All of you will be in charge.

In this city, each of you will have
a voice making the decisions

that will shape our future.

We thought a lot
about what to name this new city.

Terrestrius came up with a name
that truly captured its spirit.

Uh. Hello!

Um, Terry here.

Like he said.

Welcome to the city... of Evrkynd.

It will be a place where
every kind of person is welcome...

where we will strive to always be kind
to one another.

There is no such thing as utopia.

But with hard work and discipline,

persistence and patience,

we can build a better place.

Welcome to Evrkynd!

I miss her too.

I wonder...

where she is.

Seven years.

Hey.

I told King Ezran you were coming.

He seemed upset, but he says he'll listen.

I am here at your mercy.

I deserve to face
the consequences of my actions.

I will accept justice.

As an assassin, I had convinced myself
that I was a kind of peacemaker.

A twisted peacemaker, I suppose.

I believed that my act
of precision violence was preferable...

...necessary, even,
to prevent far greater bloodshed.

But, you see,
the moment I returned to Katolis

and I saw your eyes,
I knew I had lied to myself.

My act of violence
planted seeds of darkness,

seeds of anger and hate...

that would grow into a thousand fold
the violence I thought I could stop.

I see now
that you carry that pain inside you.

And yet with grace and strength,

you have managed to lead with kindness.

I was trained to accept
that I was already dead

so that I might carry out
my dark work without fear.

But...

I am not dead!

I am alive!

I have a family I love.

I have so much to lose,
the very things I took from you.

I'm going to forgive you.

I don't know how, but I have to try.

Thank you, Ezran. And...

I'm... I'm so sorry.

Don't. I love you so much, Rayla.

I love you too.

I have to know.

Did my father have any last words?

I am... uncertain.

When I entered the room,
my bow was ready.

But when I released the arrow,
it was the strangest thing.

The King was sitting on the edge
of a table, staring out the window.

He turned to face me and then...

What?

He turned to me... and he squawked.

You know...

I just don't understand.

Um, pardon me, King Ezran...

but in the days and weeks
after that fateful night,

there were some
very strange rumors going around.

Rumors?

I thought they were farfetched,
but... this changes everything.

We've got a bird to find!

Who's...

Callum?

Do you trust me?

I do.

Okay, we're almost there.

It feels like we're on the bridge.

If you're going
to have me jump in the water,

this is not going to end well.

With everything that's happened,
I wanted to do something for you...

just for fun.

So we spent all day working on this!

You're ridiculous.

Thanks!

I mean, I think thanks.

Wait, you meant that in a nice way, right?

Ridiculous can be
a-a compliment in certain contexts.

You know what I love about you?

Um...

Everything.