Hercules Page #3

Yet some of these bodies are fresh.

Uncle!

And we've walked into a trap.

Shield wall! Form a single square!

Protect Lord Cotys! Iolaus, go!

Shield wall!

We're here to help them.

Why are they attacking?

This is Rhesus' doing. They say his

spells have the power to cloud minds.

Turn comrades against each other.

King's guards, around Lord Cotys!

Amphiaraus, do we die in this battle?

My time's not come yet.

Not sure about yours.

That's comforting.

I think he wants a challenge.

Hercules' fists have been dipped

in the blood of the Hydra!

Lethal to anyone but him!

Watch!

- Did you see that?

- The gods fight on our side!

Hercules! Hercules! Hercules!

Hercules! Hercules! Hercules!

Hercules! Hercules!

Hercules! Hercules! Hercules!

Battle position!

Lady Artemis, if I am to fall,

let me be judged...

Stand fast!

Hold your position!

Do not yield!

No retreat! Stay in the wall!

Hold the lines! Do not yield!

Defend Lord Cotys!

The wall has been breached!

Seal up the shield wall!

Defend Lord Cotys!

Whip!

Hercules!

Bring the chariots!

Defend your Lord!

No!

Advance!

Advance!

Make way!

Where is Rhesus?

Lord Cotys.

We came here to save this village,

but, no, they killed half my army.

Rhesus. This is all his doing.

And yours. I warned you.

Your men are brave,

but untrained, unprepared for battle.

Give me time to make warriors.

Very well.

Cover up, before your loyal army

sees you bleed like a mortal.

Phineas. You plead your life.

And I gladly offer it.

I failed to see this trap.

The fault is mine!

- Spare the other scouts.

- General Sitacles.

I think we've lost enough

men for the day, don't you?

But just to avoid future

misunderstandings,

I'll be taking charge of

your scouts from now on.

Is that clear?

Thank you.

Another mistake, I'll end you myself.

I'm applying a salve of mint,

chamomile and clay to seal the wound.

This is extract of lithops for

the pain, a powerful sedative.

It should rest you after consuming it.

It may have certain side effects.

I don't need it.

Ah, forgive me, I forgot.

No mortal can harm Hercules.

And, uh, your lion's

hide is indestructible?

Drink, son of Zeus.

Arius' father was the same,

he distrusted medicines.

Where is he now?

Taken by the gods

before my son was born.

I'm sorry. I never knew my father.

Well, he must have been

very, very strong.

- Tell me about Arius.

- Oh. He's a good boy.

And someday, he will

make a fine king.

Do you have any children?

- Do they live in Athens?

- Thank you for your care.

The sedative will help you rest.

How could you do such a terrible thing?

By law, I should execute you,

but I believe a more fitting

punishment would be to let you live.

So you can walk the earth in

torment, haunted by the knowledge

that you alone are responsible for

the death of your loved ones.

The great Hercules.

Hands forever stained

with innocent blood.

Get out, you monster.

Get out!

No!

It happened again, didn't it, hmm?

Another vision of Cerberus,

the three-headed beast of Hades?

The gods show you things they

don't share with others.

There's a word for that. Madness.

When we were driven from Athens,

I consulted the Oracle of Delphi...

on your behalf. Do you

remember her prophecy?

"Hercules must finish the Labor

that remains unfinished."

And what is that, Hercules?

Confront the beast that haunts you.

Only then will you find peace.

I speak from experience. No matter how

far you run, no matter how fast you go,

the beast will follow.

Man cannot escape his fate.

Room for one more in your company?

It'd be a pleasure having female

companionship for a change.

Atalanta doesn't quite count.

No offense.

If only your manhood was

as long as your tongue.

Both can satisfy in different ways.

You're a famed storyteller, Iolaus.

Grace me with a story.

Any particular subject, My Lady?

Murder, of a woman

and her three children.

Is it true? Did Hercules

slaughter his own family?

- Who said so?

- Oh, soldiers talk.

They say if Hercules

ever returns to Athens,

King Eurystheus will

have him executed.

Hercules had completed his Labors

and returned home. But Hera...

No myths. I want the truth.

No one knows the truth.

Not for sure.

We found Hercules alone. His wife,

Megara and the children, dead.

- He remembers nothing.

- Do you believe he is innocent?

We grew up together, both orphans,

trying to survive in the streets of Athens.

We found a home in the army.

Looked out for each other.

Hercules' strength set him apart.

Kings of Athens started to send him

on all the most dangerous missions.

- The Twelve Labors.

- And he took me with him.

To fight by his side. And with

each mission, our numbers grew.

Scythia, the Amazon kingdom where

the royal family had been assassinated.

My family was gone.

Everyone was gone.

Hercules helped me

avenge their murder.

He became my brother-in-arms.

Thebes, the city of corpses,

where we found a single child,

still alive.

Hercules took Tydeus in when everyone

else saw nothing but a wild animal.

You know how a rumor spreads.

How a legend grows.

Hercules' deeds were so incredible,

they could not possibly have

been performed by a mere mortal.

So we played along.

We encourage people to think Hercules

was the son of Zeus. It's good.

Scares the enemy. Iolaus helps.

He talks nice.

You're very loyal friends.

You're avoiding my question.

Hercules is a warrior. And there

is something that haunts warriors.

It can cloud their minds.

We call it the Blood Rage.

This rage afflicted Hercules.

He made me vow to keep

the world away from him.

To make sure that he would

never harm innocents again.

And that, My Lady, is the truth.

The truth,

whatever the truth,

the death of his loved

ones haunts Hercules.

Only the gods can help him,

if he listens.

Come! Gather around,

soldiers of Thrace, and behold,

when Hercules gives an order,

even the gods listen.

Zeus' master ironsmith,

using the forges of your own citadel,

has crafted these divine weapons

that will make you invincible.

As steel is hewn into shields,

so, too, will you be

hewn into warriors.

You shall carry the

shield of Hercules!

It's lighter.

Infused with the souls of Stymphalian

birds from Hercules' sixth Labor!

Spirits of birds?

How does that work, exactly?

Well, much as birds take flight, so,

too, are these shields lighter than air.

It's in the fibers. Here.

Try on the helmet of Hercules.

It covers my whole face.

Forged after Hercules' very own helmet,

when he defeated the demon Geryon.

You sure it wasn't your horseshit

that frightened Geryon to death?

Mmm?

General Sitacles, perhaps you would

care to inspect the armor of Hercules?

Leather armor? Mmm?

We will be skewered like pigs.

Linothorax.

Hewn from the skin of

the Erymanthean Boar.

It's indestructible.

Wait. If it's indestructible,

how did Hercules cut it off the boar?

He used an indestructible blade.

One, two.

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