Troy the Odyssey Page #3

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She is there!

She was just there!

- Ignore them.

- They are only voices!

PENELOPE:
Come to me, my love.

My body needs

the fire within you.

- Circe, I made a mistake...

- PENELOPE:
Kiss me, taste me,

- love me.

- Untie me.

I do not need these ropes.

I know the way home!

You calm yourself,

King of Ithaca!

They show you only delusions!

PENELOPE:

Do not leave me here alone!

Do not leave me!

SIREN:

Come to us.

We will set you free.

We will set you free.

God!

PENELOPE:

I love you, my sweet husband!

- SIREN:
Odysseus...

- PENELOPE:
Come to me!

Please take my soul!

Penelope!

Take my men, take my ship!

Take my kingdom!

Just free me and allow me

to be with my love!

Free me, please!

Steer us from this island

or your king's mind

will be lost!

Penelope!

I will come for you!

I will come for you!

AESUS:
No, Odysseus!

Stop, Odysseus!

- [water splashes]

- Stop it!

- We dare not give chase!

- The current is strong here,

we risk shipwreck!

Then we go for him.

Swim.

You, stay if you like.

He's lost without me!

[panting]

Welcome, heroic Odysseus.

I've been waiting for you.

ANTINOOS:

Ah, the beautiful Penelope.

How nice of you

to grace your loyal subjects

with your presence.

[laughs]

Go home, I beg you!

My husband will be angered

to find his house

packed full when he arrives.

[laughs]

Your husband is dead.

And for the sake of your

kingdom and your son,

you must choose

a new husband.

A new king!

- Odysseus is alive.

- I feel it.

And until you can

prove otherwise,

I will remain

faithful to him.

How long do you think

the people will hold out

without a proper king?

You and your son have long

lived off

the fond memories

of Odysseus.

But it would not take long

to convince them

that the Royal Family

is crazy with grief

and unfit to rule.

You are right.

Before I choose, I must weave

a proper wedding shawl

so that the gods may

bless the union.

And when it is finished,

I will choose a new husband.

Are you satisfied?

I will be when I'm inside

your marriage bed.

[gasps]

Am I alive?

Yes, you are,

great warrior.

It's time to rest.

Here... eat.

Tell me who you are again.

I am the one who saved

you from your mortal life.

Where is my wife?

I am your wife now.

You're a man amongst boys,

the greatest living hero.

You should be a god.

Do you wish to be a god?

No.

Every human wishes

to be a god.

What's wrong, my dear one?

You do not care for me.

No. I do love you.

But I also love

my mortal life.

I love my wife.

I love the son

who I've never met.

I want to return

to the life I had before.

I offer you eternal bliss.

You reject me as if

I were a mortal wench.

Do you want to make an enemy

of god, mortal Odysseus?

To turn my fury against

you and your crew?

No.

Now kiss me.

Kiss me.

[knocking on door]

You may enter.

[door opens]

My Lady?

I'm not your lady.

[scoffs] Not yet.

Very nice.

Very nice indeed.

What do you want?

How is it that I was here

a fortnight back

and that shroud

has barely grown?

It wasn't quite right.

And I had to make changes.

A proper shroud takes

a great deal of time.

Otherwise, the union

will offend the gods.

Well, don't take too long.

The people talk.

They desire a king.

And I can't wait

to see it on you.

Although taking it off you

will be even sweeter.

Mmm.

I so do love the smell

of that perfume.

You have a great deal

to prove

before you're fit

to be a king, Antinoos!

Of course.

I'll be downstairs

with the others

enjoying your hospitality

if you need me,

widowed queen of Ithaca.

[sighs]

Please, Athenae, bring

my pirate back to me.

Tell me, show me what to do.

Is my husband truly dead?

Reveal your wisdom to me.

Odysseus, where are you?

ATHENAE:

Your husband lives,

Queen of Ithaca.

He is cursed,

lost in a world

you cannot touch

that only the

Paths of the Dead can find.

His heart is controlled

by another.

The goddess Calypso

traps King Odysseus

with her possessive love.

No! How can I believe that?

I bring you only

the truth you seek.

Odysseus?

[shouting]

Are my games not exciting?

Are the deaths of my enemies

not enough to make you happy?

Death is never entertaining.

[grunting]

How long have

I been here with you?

For us, it feels like

no time has passed.

This is the price of living

in the mortal realm.

- And my wife?

- What of her?

Does she still live?

[grunting]

Why do you ask such things?

[snarling

- If you love me...

- you will tell me.

She lives. And your son, too.

Though many years have passed.

You make me so sad,

cruel Odysseus.

Ah!

[groans]

[gasps]

My favorite part!

- [stabbing]

- [groaning]

This is what happens to those

who don't love me as you do.

Is this not exciting?

The Warrior of Shadows

has never been defeated.

He must be part god,

for no mortal man can fight

as well as this.

I can.

[laughs]

Of course, my love.

But you will soon be immortal.

Then no one will be able

to stand against you.

I do not wish to be immortal.

- You are with me...

- forever, my love.

You have no choice now.

If there is no death,

then life is a journey

without destination.

Do not be silly.

Eat. You'll forget

your woes...

and all will be well again.

I do not wish to eat!

I want to return to the truth,

to mortality. Please.

Give me this gift.

Allow me to face

my mortal death.

So be it.

Go and die.

Leave me alone... forever...

and die.

I shall fight

the Shadow Warrior!

[sobbing]

I choose no weapon.

I wish to meet my end without

another death upon my soul.

Kill me.

Kill me with one slice

of your blade.

Let it be done.

You must fight, Odysseus!

Fight!

I want to die!

Please, mighty warrior,

have mercy on my soul.

Send me to the underground where

I may wait for my true love.

Please do it quickly.

I will not kill you,

Odysseus.

- Kill him!

- Kill him now!

I will not!

I'm a priestess immune

from your witchcraft.

- How dare you!

- I'm the queen of this land

and I will have vengeance!

Stop! Stop!

Calypso, please!

If you have one ounce

of true love in your heart,

you will not do this.

[sword falls to the ground]

[Calypso whimpering]

You will leave

me alone... forever.

I am sorry.

I must face my own fate.

Where are my men?

I know where your men are.

They are under the same

witchcraft as you.

- How do I break the spell?

- Tell me.

Tell me.

[claps hands]

Make them breathe

this powder

and they will see

the truth again.

Your men will hate you for it.

You will rip the

from a paradise

and return them to a world

of death and despair.

How do I return home?

By passing

through the underworld

on the Path of the Dead.

Its gates lie on

the setting sun.

If you can emerge on

the other side,

you will find a

farewell gift from me,

to see you to

the shores of Ithaca.

Thank you, Calypso.

These arrived with you

and so they must stay with you.

If I did not love another,

I would surely stay.

You should find someone

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