Clash of the Titans Page #30

SPYROS:

Yes, as bad as men.

(as Perseus smiles)

And would you have that sort guide

your life?

PERSEUS:

No. Men must be accountable to

themselves. Otherwise we serve

poor masters.

SPYROS:

That's my boy.

Amoun rides up.

AMOUN:

We should stop for the night.

PERSEUS:

We must keep moving. Time is

running out.

SPYROS:

If we don't rest the horses, they

won't make it to Joppa.

(CONTINUED)

96.

CONTINUED:

AMOUN:

(TO PERSEUS)

We all need rest. If you don't

save yourself, you'll have nothing

left when you face the Kraken.

Riding behind them, Vidalia (paler and more ephemeral

than ever) is suddenly alert. She peers into the woods,

agitated. Then she EXCLAIMS SOFTLY, dismounts and runs

into the woods.

PERSEUS:

Vidalia!

Perseus slides from his horse and follows her. Mongke

says something to Tamburlane; they LAUGH. Amoun to

SPYROS:

AMOUN:

Why don't we stop here tonight?

Spyros smiles, looking off after Perseus.

EXT. FOREST (ILLYRIA) - DARK GROVE - MAGIC HOUR

Vidalia darts through the trees. She stops, closes her

eyes, moves off again.

THROUGH A STAND OF TREES, Vidalia appears again, and

stops, searching her senses. Perseus arrives and watches

her.

VIDALIA:

I know this place...

Suddenly, she hurries to the trunk of an ancient tree.

She probes the foliage, steps forward... and descends

into the ground, out of sight.

Following, Perseus pulls away greenery, revealing an

opening in the tree's massive roots.

INT. UNDERGROUND SHRINE - MAGIC HOUR

Perseus drops into a dim, earthen den. Vidalia stands

motionless before a bare altar.

VIDALIA:

This is my church. Where I was

born to the world. Where my

people prayed to me.

(CONTINUED)

97.

CONTINUED:

PERSEUS:

Who were they?

VIDALIA:

(UNCERTAIN)

I know they were humans. They

seemed so fragile. I sheltered

them because I thought the harsh

world would break them. Now I

know I underestimated them.

Her eyes pierce Perseus.

VIDALIA:

When I saw you come out with

Medusa's head, I saw that a Man

had done an impossible thing.

Beautiful, yes, but not fragile.

Resilient. Fearless.

PERSEUS:

I was mad with fear. I was no

hero. I just didn't want to die.

Perseus turns toward the altar.

PERSEUS:

What is this?

A marble tablet sits on the altar, its surface defaced.

Vidalia runs her fingers along the scoring.

VIDALIA:

When the war began, Men ranged

through the hills, stamping out

any trace of God-worship they

found.

(touching the tablet)

My true name was carved here.

When it was obliterated, my

worshippers lost faith and my last

season began.

PERSEUS:

How long do you have?

VIDALIA:

Only days.

PERSEUS:

What will happen?

VIDALIA:

I will vanish, quick as dew

evaporating at dawn.

(MORE)

(CONTINUED)

98.

CONTINUED:

VIDALIA (CONT'D)

No one will notice the moment

because all thought of me will be

gone.

PERSEUS:

What about me?

VIDALIA:

Nothing can save me.

He takes her in his arms. Vidalia is riven by anguish

and desire.

PERSEUS:

I don't believe that. Will love

not buy another day, Vidalia?

VIDALIA:

(TEARS FLOWING)

I was cut free of earthly longing.

Why did you have to give me a

name?

The light is almost gone now. They kiss. The wilted

blossoms in her crown slowly open with color. They begin

to make love.

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. UNDERGROUND SHRINE - NIGHT

Perseus and Vidalia lie together, listening to the SOUNDS

of nightingale, cricket and owl.

PERSEUS:

When you vanish, I'll find you.

VIDALIA:

Close your eyes. 1

PERSEUS:

I'd rather look at you.

VIDALIA:

Do what I tell you.

(as he does)

I'm going to give you a spell.

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