02x07 - The Strength Of The Few

[bunniefuu]

Come on, come on, come on,
come on.

Come on, come on, come on.

Tabitha says she'll be here
soon to give us an update.

God dang it!
None of this is working!

They're completely cloaked!
Okay, you know what?

You know, there's gotta be
something in one of these books.

Yes, yes.

Still going poorly.

If she doesn't stop soon,
she's gonna crack.

That girl cannot
handle pressure.

[Pages flipping]

What?
I spoke no lies.

Jordan, come on.
We've checked every book.

Okay, then, um,
then you know what?

I-I can channel both of you.

Both of you are, like,
close to Angela, right?

Oh, girl,
we tried that already.

It's not working.
Okay...

Caden:
And he's not detectable.

Ugh! Then what the f*ck
do we do, huh?!

Sit around and wait
for the world to end?

For our friend
to f*cking die, huh?!

Told you she'd crack.

Ah!
Jordan, girl,
you gotta take a break.

I can't, Sherise!
it's been 30 hours

since they've taken Angela.

That leaves 18 hours
for the planetary alignment

and the rising of a goddess
who can k*ll us all!

Do you understand that?!
Huh?!

Claudette:
We all know what's at stake,

Do you,
Miss I-Brought-This-On-Us-All?

None of you -- no, none of you
f*cking get it!

Jordan, you're not the only one
who wants Angela back!

She was all I had!

You betrayed us, Sherise.

You helped k*ll Tabitha,

and you f*cking
killedTabitha.

She's not dead.

She was dead to me!

For months.

And you know what
f*cking else?

Mona just moved right out
of the f*cking state.

[Panting]

And you left us,
too, Caden.

I was trapped.
No!

You left us
at that clearing

for The Handler
to abduct Sherise!

Through all of that,

Angela was the only one
that was there for me.

Every one of you left,
died, or betrayed me except her!

[Crying]

She got taken because
I was stupid enough

to love someone that lied
to me from the start.

So I have to get her back!

I have to get it back.

I-I have to get her back.

I-I have to --
I have to get her b...

[Sobbing]

Jordan.

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♪ Wicked, wicked ♪

♪ Are we wicked? ♪

♪ Wicked, wicked ♪

♪ Are we on our witch now? ♪

Tabitha!
[Crying]

Oh, I'm so sorry.

I didn't know that
she would try to k*ll you.

Child, no.

When they told me
that you were alive,

I didn't believe them.

I'm so sorry, Tabitha.

I know, I know.

Believe me,
I know Claudette.

She was gonna
k*ll me regardless.

But now we are all here.

Always stand by
your girls.

We're stronger together.

Sherise.

Come sit with her.

[Sighs]

It must be tough

knowing
you'll never belong.

Neither will you.

Now get the f*ck
out of my face.

Let's go.

You coming?

Tabitha, did you find
The Council?

They're all in hiding, afraid
of what Julius is gonna do.

But I connected
with an old friend.

They're meeting tomorrow
to formulate an attack.

Our only chance
of k*lling Julius

is before
he raises Oya.

Once he has a goddess,
we're done.

The Council and all guardians
won't be enough to stop Julius.

And Angela
will be gone, too.

That's why I have to go.

They need to know
everything that we know.

Yeah.

While she does that,

let's go pay
Queen Savage a visit.

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Well, well,
isn't this cozy?

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Taking over already.

No sl*ves this time.

Just a regular magick
supper club.

You always do seem to come
out on top, Queen Savage.

I like that.

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-This it?
-Yeah.

He's gotten hundreds
of witches

to connect their power
to the crystal.

He was gonna draw on all of them
to k*ll Julius.

That's not possible.

That kind of power
would have k*lled him.

Not with the Goddess Stone
in his body.

It would have strengthened him
enough to survive the surge.

Hmm.

If we use this,

we need someone
powerful enough

to survive
all that magick.

Darletra can do it.

One problem
with this, though.

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[Choir vocalizing]

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[Doors clanging]

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Wake.

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Come.

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A test.

Destroy.

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Remake.

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You are brimming
with god-power.

And soon

we will welcome
the goddess herself.

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Whoa.

This will give us
a lot of power.

Enough to k*ll him.

One problem.

Since this crystal draws power
from other witches,

there will be
some collateral damage.

How bad?

Queen estimates 25%.

But it could k*ll
a lot more.

-There's hundreds of people.
-Yes.

You don't have
a lot of options.

Hundreds or
potentially billions.

No!
We have to find another way.

Damn!

[Sighs]

sh*t. I did this.

Sherise,
what do you mean?

The Handler --
he made --

He made you use
your power

to get people
to connect theirs.

I didn't know
what it was for, I swear.

It doesn't matter.
Even if you did,

when he wants something
from you, he gets it.

Okay, well, look, if this is
the only way of stopping him,

can we make it safe?

I don't know.

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We all knew
Julius was conspiring.

I warned you
this would happen.

We must hear everything
from Tabitha.

We had no way of knowing

that he would do something
this reckless, Leya.

We should have been prepared,
Jabari!

We're the most powerful group
of magickal beings in the world.

And he has us quaking in fear,
hiding like children?

[Door opens]Julius: You arechildren.

You dare bring an outsider
into our hall?

Sit down.

Yes, I dare.

I dare come here
and demand change

after hundreds of years
of complacency.

You sit here
on your thrones,

self-righteous,
coveting power.

You have left our people
to the whims of a mundane world

that we should rule.

It was not so long ago
that you sat among us, Julius.

And I have learned
that change

will not come
from inside The Council.

You are all too weak,
too fearful

of losing your position.

It is time
to take responsibility

for your failures.

Our failures?

We have kept everyone safe.

Magick and mundanes alike.

If knowledge of our world
were widespread,

they would hunt us down
or use us for their own means.

And if we were
the ruling class,

we could stop that.

They would have to
follow us.

We're outnumbered
10 to 1.

Their fear and hatred
would spread like wildfire.

As would ours.

Our people are not
so different from mundanes.

Our secrecy
protects all sides.

As does our presence.

You know what ancient evil
we keep at bay.

It lies beneath our very feet
for a millennia.

When I raise Oya,
that will be of no concern.

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Without The Council,
there would be chaos.

You know this, Julius.

You have served on The Council
longer than anyone.

And what I have seen
disgusts me.

Cowardice, greed,

taking advantage
of our own people.

That is why we hide
in the shadows --

to abuse our own.

Tell them, Leya.

Tell them how you have
abused your power.

What is this?

Tell them how you've
been in league

with The Handler
for years,

trading in magick people
for your own gain,

misleading The Council
to protect a slaver.

Or Adrik, please share

how every few years
you go to South America

and k*ll
one of their healers

to steal his power
to bolster your own.

Is this true?

Both of you answer.

Do not believe his lies.

It makes no difference
if you believe.

None of you
are fit to rule.

And all of you
will die.

Today.

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[Chuckles]

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You, the remaining eight members
of the High Council of Witches,

stand accused of crimes
against the magickal world.

sl*very. Genocide.

Theft of power.

Exploitation
of the innocent.

And the punishment
for these crimes

is death.

Now!

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[Chuckles]

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[Glass shattering]

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Remake.

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No more hiding.

No more fear.

No more abiding
by the strength of the few.

It is time
for us to rule.

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If you can drain
his life force enough,

it might not take as much power
from the crystal to k*ll him.

He has creation magick,
Caden.

It'll take everyone's power,
plus mine, to stop him.

No, trust me,

I'd love to say
I'm strong enough

to slow him down.

But I'm not.

I mean, the fact that I went to
head to head with him already,

I rather think he did it
just to show me

that I'm no match.

Maybe you aren't.

But what does your magick
have access to

that Julius can't touch?

Spirits.

Do to him
what Camille did to you.

You're back.

That was fast.

What did they say?
Did they have a plan?

They --

[Sighs]

They're all dead.

What?

That's not good
for us, but...

I'm not shedding
any tears.

Wow. My whole life
I've followed them.

I've been of service
to them.

And now they're gone?
How?

He used Angela.

He had her
in some type of trance.

She took them all out
with one blow.

Oh, my God.

I've never seen
anything like it.

But that's why I don't want the
girls to know about this yet.

Mm.

Come on, let's go.

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Come on.

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The Council is dead.

Tabitha,
are you sure?

I saw it.

It's Julius' doing.

With The Council dead,

the magickal world is
in complete upheaval.

Will it?

Look, it's terrible that
a bunch of people have died,

but is the end of The Council
really a bad thing?

I mean, didn't you say
that The Council is dangerous?

That's an understatement.
However --

There are other dangerous
magickal beings out there.

I mean, look at The Handler.
As bad as he was,

it was his fear of Julius
that kept him moving in secret.

Some are even worse.
Some are monstrous in nature.

There are some that are
ancient and unkillable.

Oh, God.

The Council had
certain protections in place,

but now those protections
are vulnerable.

Caden: With The Council dead,
the worst of the worst

can be unleashed
and wreak havoc on everyone.

Yeah, our world
would be exposed,

and the non-magick community

will rise up
and take action against us.

This will be devastating
on both sides,

whether Julius
realizes it or not.

What about Angela?
Will she be okay?

Julius had her
in some entranced state,

but she didn't appear
to be hurt.

Oh.

He imbued her
with god-power.

The f*ck does that
even mean?

So, in The Handler's memory,

Julius said he would imbue
the vessel with god-power

in preparation
for the actual goddess.

So it's like she's awake,
but not really there, you know?

Yeah, that's exactly
how she looked.

And without the backup
of The Council,

the amethyst is
our only hope.

Well, look,
it's 8:47 in the morning.

We have only 14 hours
until the planetary alignment.

Look, you three,
you just keep trying, okay?

Do everything
you can think of --

potions, charms,
protection magick,

anything that can hold Julius,

anything that will give us
enough power to stop him.

Okay? All right.

Come on, let's go.

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So, with Angela and that
god-power on Julius' side,

even that crystal
and all the witches --

that might not be enough
to stop him.

I never meant for Angela
to go through this.

But she did,
so you are gonna go with me

to try to
bring her back.

What?

You want us
to go against him alone?

And he just k*lled
the entire Council?

I want you to occupy him so we
can get Angela away from there.

This is all your fault.
You did this to her.

You put that power in her,
and then you locked me

in a nightmare realm
where I couldn't protect her.

So you are gonna go with me
to help bring her back.

Fine.

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Now, I was just thinking --

using the amethyst
is a high risk

because the pull of power
of witches is too fast.

But what if we make it
a slow draw?

What do you mean?

Okay, um,
Camille said that you can

hold a lot of power,
right?

Yeah, I could hold
all your magick

and those three,
and I still wouldn't flinch.

Well, we have 14 hours
until the alignment.

What if we draw
on everyone's power now?

Hmm. You could stockpile
for the next 10 hours or so.

Then we could attack.

And I wouldn't have to pull
as much power in the moment.

This could work.

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Okay, so when we get in,
our goal is to get Angela out.

I'll try to get through to her.
You occupy Julius.

And no revenge scheme.

I understand.

And if I can't get through
to her, that leaves you.

Mm-hmm.

Stunning powder?Extra strong.

It might be just enough to knock
her out so we can get her away.

Got it.

Okay.

After you dispose
of the bodies,

I want everything ready
for the ritual tonight.

We move in soon.

Ladies!

Have you come to see
the new Council?

It's me.

We're here for Angela.

Angela is...asleep,

in a manner of speaking,
within herself.

This is the vessel.

Angela! Angela!

I know you're in there!

Baby, you gotta
fight this.

[Laughs]
I knew you would come.

That is why I waited.

I wanted you to see just
how futile your efforts are.

You cannot stop us.

But you can join us.

[Laughs]
Join you?

A new world order
is inevitable.

You are three
powerful witches.

Stand at my side
when Oya rises,

and we can lead
our people together.

Julius, this is crazy!

[Laughs]
Far from it.

This plan is
centuries in the making.

[Whispering] I call on
the spirits of the dead.

Angela. Angela.
It's me, Tabitha.[Claudette continues whispering]

Angela, you -- you have to
listen to me.

Angela!

The moment I knew
I could succeed

is when I met you.

What are you
talking about?

I failed over and over again
to raise Oya

until I figured out the key.

Only through death
and resurrection does the magick

that stabilizes
the vessel take hold.

But we k*lled all the witches
with death magick.

Until we found you.

I made sure
to bring you in.

Honed your powers
since childhood, raised you.

And eventually
Camille was born...

after she died.

S--

So you made sure
she was stillborn?

And you made sure
she came back.

Camille was always
supposed to die,

just as she was meant
to live again,

to become Oya.

You k*lled her,
you son of a b*tch!

No, no, no!
Focus, focus, focus!

Angela, snap out of it!

You're too strong
to let him control you!

Thank you, Claudette,

for moving the magick
from Camille to Angela

before you put our daughter
into hiding.

I have no use
for Camille now.

But you've ensured
that my plan can go on still

with Angela.

Angela!

It's no use.

She will only answer
to me.

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Angela! No!
No, Angela, no!

[Laughs]

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[Julius laughs]

Save us!
You're better than this!

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[Rumbling]

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[Gasps]
It's not working!

We have to go!

You k*lled my daughter,
you son of a b*tch!

[Laughing]

Julius, stop this!

[Continues laughing]

[Screaming]

Tabitha!
Tabitha!

[Continues laughing]

[Groaning]

Tabitha!
Tabitha!

Tabitha!

[Choir vocalizing]

No!

Claudette!

Claudette!

Claudette!

[Rumbling]

She's got broken ribs.

[Screaming]

Come on. Heal.
Come on.

Angela muted my magick.
I can't heal her!

Okay. Okay.

[Continues screaming]

Mine isn't working, too.

[Continues screaming]

[Screams echoing]

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[Thunder crashes]

[Choir vocalizing]

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Another one
of my disappointments!

Daughter.

No! Please!

[Screams]

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[Thunder crashes]

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[Chuckles]

[Panting]

Gosh, the planetary alignment
is in one hour.

What if they don't
make it in time?!

Just one hex.

Sherise: Y'all! Y'all!
Something's wrong!

We -- We -- We --
We went with Tabitha

to try to get Angela back,
but made her attack.

Jordan: Put her down.
Put her down.

There it is.

[Tabitha gasping]

What's wrong with her?!

We think
it's organ damage.

Well, can't you
heal her?

I tried!
I tried!

Angela -- she muted
our magick in there.

That's what took us
so long to get here.

What?!
No, no, no, no, no, no, no!

Look, Darletra's been absorbing
magick for 14 hours.

Caden, can give you
a boost.

No, Jordan, we can't.

Of course
you would say that!

No, no, no!

I know -- I know
you can do it, okay?

Like, you --
you can do it, right?

Please just --
can you please help her?

Please?
Just please. Please.

Jordan, I'm sorry.

I can't.

If I do this now,
I risk having to k*ll

hundreds of people later.

I don't f*cking care!

We already lost her.
We can't let her die.

Claudette: Jordan.

Jordan.

[Sobbing]

[Groans and gasps]

[Crying]
Oh, Tabitha, please!

Uh, I, uh...

I'll do my best.

Hopefully.

[All sobbing]

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Tabitha.

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Tabitha!

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[Chanting indistinctly]

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[All humming]

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[Chanting indistinctly]

[Choir vocalizing]

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[Screams]

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