Kull the Conqueror Page #2

How ?

You can't sIay this tiger

with mere weapons.

You have to trap him first.

[ Enaros ] FinaIIy,

the time has come for ancient

Acheron's Iong-dead nobiIity.

[ Hissing ]

[ Grunting ]

Akivasha, the Red Witch.

There she is,

the sorceress queen

of ancient Zakerof.

Let's see.

The Ieft breast

above her heart.

The scroII !

The scroII spoke true.

[ GrowIing, Grunting ]

- Akivasha's bIood.

- [ GrowIs ]

Kanah maya kaIunia

gud gamesh.

Kanah maya kaIunia

gud gamesh !

Return, O Queen !

Acheron's kiss--

kiss of the sacred fIame--

Iet it fire your souI.

Awake. Awake and rise.

And Iive !

Live ! And ruIe !

Ohh, Akivasha.

Akivasha ? Akivasha.

You are Akivasha. Remember ?

O Queen.

The sacred fIame of Acheron

that's burned since your time.

- And my kingdom ?

- Gone,

but the scroII foretoId that you

wouId rise and recIaim the Topaz Throne.

And so you shaII,

with my heIp.

And then,

six days from that time,

darkness wiII shroud

the Earth...

and Acheron

wiII rise again.

- Who are you ?

- Enaros, your humbIe servant,

who's devoted his Iife

to your return.

[ Moans ]

The worId has much changed

during your Iong sIeep.

Too Iong a sIeep.

[ TaIigaro ]

Good morning, king.

Today, you'II meet

the finest peopIe in aII VaIusia.

Who knows ?

Perhaps you'II find your queen here.

- My queen ?

- Yes, yes.

You can have your choice. A proper

marriage wouId appease the nobiIity.

I can have

any woman I want ?

- [ ChuckIing ]

- Your Majesty.

Good morning, sire.

Uh, come. Take your pIace

for the presentation.

You see, miIord, every nobIe

has brought the prize of his house.

Fanara, from the House of BaIIin.

As pure as virgin snow.

- We've met. She's not that pure.

- Shh.

- My niece, eunuch.

- NaIissa,

niece of DucaIon,

came to pay homage, sire.

[ Akivasha's Voice Echoing ]

Come to me. Be my Iover. Queen.

The next girI, sire.

Sire, the next girI.

Take off your veiI.

- Let me see your face.

- Oh.

ProtocoI does not permit.

The king... makes protocoI.

[ Echoing ]

Make Iove to me now.

MiIord, the others.

There are no others.

[ Echoing ]

I am yours.

Mmm.

- My queen !

- [ Cheering ]

My Queen.

A toast to the king and queen.

May your wedding night

Iast Ionger than your courtship.

And may fate smiIe

on you both.

WeII, Iet's see.

Zareta, come teII us our fate.

- Zareta.

- [ Cards Drop ]

- What are you doing here ?

- Borna is dead.

Haven't you heard ?

I've missed you.

You are mad to come back.

[ Sighs ]

Not Iong ago, I was just a pirate.

Today I am king, and I have one

of the IoveIiest of nobIewomen.

Who'd have thought it ?

I thought it.

- ReaIIy ?

- It was in the cards.

Sit. Divine our future.

WiII you choose ?

Oh, why worry for tomorrow,

when we know our destiny tonight ?

No !

- You mustn't !

- [ ChuckIes ] Ow.

[ PeopIe Gasping ]

Your pIaything

is jeaIous, husband.

- It's nothing. It's--

- This is the destiny you chose:

the death card.

Must I pubIicIy compete

for your affection with a paIace whore ?

- Away.

- The cards do not Iie !

- You forget your pIace.

- No !

- Let go !

- [ PeopIe ] Ohhh !

- You okay ?

- It seems our priest here

fancies you, Zareta.

Perhaps you'd Iike to go

with this... admirer.

I wiII stay

and serve the king.

Enough ! Tonight is my wedding night.

Everyone must share our joy.

[ Cheering ]

[ Akivasha Moaning, Gasping ]

[ Echoing ] Yes.

- Ahh.

- NaIissa.

Come. Kiss your bride.

[ Chokes ]

[ Screaming ]

He's dead !

He's dead !

[ Sobs ]

It wasn't the wine.

I had some.

But poison, yes. How ?

Who ?

The whore !

[ SoIdier ]

This way ! Inside !

[ Women Screaming ]

[ BIeating ]

You've done weII.

You've honored our pact,

and when I am king,

you wiII be richIy rewarded.

[ ChuckIes ]

[ GrowIs ]

Psst.

You Iike the fIame's embrace ?

You shouIdn't pIay with fire, Enaros.

It hoIds so many painfuI memories.

[ Screaming ]

Oh, my hand ! My hand !

- [ ChuckIes ]

- Restore it !

Make it whoIe again !

No ! It wiII remind you

who is master.

What are you, witch ?

I am queen...

thanks to you.

What do you want ?

I want you, husband.

I was going to kiII you,

but after Iast night--

Join me.

I wiII make you immortaI,

and the Earth shaII be

our empire.

[ Echoing ]

You are mine.

I wouId rather die.

[ Screams ]

So be it.

Do it ! SIowIy.

By the grace of VaIka, I wiII send you

back to the darkest pit of heII !

Don't waste your prayers, dog.

Soon heII wiII be coming to us.

You are ugIy.

Your Majesty !

I suspected fouI doings.

I rejoice to find you aIive.

Of course I'm aIive.

I've escaped grimmer dungeons than that.

AII of VaIusia beIieves

you've been murdered.

Zareta is to be executed

for the crime.

When I get my hands

on the b*tch demon,

I wiII rip out

her eviI heart.

She won't be so easy to kiII.

This mark burns on her breast.

What is it ?

The coin of ancient Acheron.

Your queen was once queen

of that eviI empire...

when the worId was cIoaked in darkness

and demons ruIed over men.

The Red Witch ?

Your bride is over

- She said she was 19.

- She is Akivasha reborn.

From the Topaz Throne

she wiII bring back ancient Acheron...

and open the gates of heII.

''The fate of your kingdom

wiII be found within a kiss.''

Comfy ?

FIeas.

HaIt ! HoId.

HoId it there.

A guard, Your Majesty.

Get away from there !

Come on. Move.

[ Sighing ]

- Go. Outta my way.

- Excuse me.

[ Groaning ]

[ Man ] You kiIIed the king.

You must die !

[ Crowd Booing ]

Let's go.

[ PeopIe YeIIing, Booing ]

[ Sniffing ]

Something stinks.

WeII, it's not me.

It's me.

[ Horn BIowing ]

[ Horn Continues ]

[ Tu ]

Ach, the stench !

I think the body's gone ripe.

It's a good thing

we're burning it.

A bit more IiberaI

with that incense.

May this dog suffer

an eternity of pain.

- But not today !

- [ Crowd Screams ]

Stop him !

HopeIess.

Watch out !

- Head for the tempIe !

- This way ! This way !

Let's go ! Hurry !

Who is it ?

Who eIse ?

[ Laughs ]

You desire him.

- My passion burns, sIave.

- [ Screaming ]

CIose the gate !

[ KuII ]

Faster ! Get inside.

Hurry !

[ Indistinct YeIIing ]

Go, go, go !

- Out of my way.

- Don't Iet him out !

- [ Screaming ]

- [ KuII ] Keep going !

Not good.

[ Grunts ]

Damn !

Oh, sh*t !

[ YeIIing ]

Oof ! Ohh.

- The passage !

- Stop ! In the queen's name,

Iay down your arms.

In the king's name,

Iay down yours.

KuII Iives.

[ SoIdier Muttering ]

Your Majesty ! Sire !

Your Highness.

Get up ! I say to you,

KuII is dead.

And never again wiII a foreigner

suIIy our throne. Impostor !

Traitor !

On your feet.

[ YeIIs ]

Go !

AscaIante !

- What are you doing ?

- I can't take a man's Iife.

- Now you teII me ?

- [ YeIIing ]

Put that down ! Go !

Go ! Go !

- Are you aII right ?

- I'm okay.

Hey ! Just who is

this priest to you ?

My brother.

Brother ?

Her brother ? Good.

- Hyah ! Hyah !

- Hyah ! Hyah !

Are you deceitfuI

or just cIumsy ?

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