♪ Pa-pum ♪
[grunts]
[panting]
[narrator] Previously on The Dragon Prince…
[Terry] Claudia and Aaravos will going to invert the Moon Nexus
and release all of the beings from the In-Between.
[chanting]
[Aaravos] Claudia, you know what must come next?
What I need you to do?
[Ezran] Open fire, now!
We are not afraid of you.
[Dark Callum] If you love them…
Rayla, Ezran, all of them… you'll do anything to save them.
There has to be another way.
Another way, without you.
I have a plan.
[theme music playing]
[ethereal music playing gently]
[screeches]
[Callum] Dear Ezran.
A few days ago, I started writing you a letter…
about how sorry I am that I hurt you.
About how sad I am that there's a rift between us.
And about how certain I am that somehow
we'll find a way to repair things…
But this is not that letter.
Because yesterday I found out that my worst fear has come true…
Aaravos is back.
He's unleashed the spirits of the dead into the living world.
The spirits can't survive in daylight, but Aaravos has a plan for that.
He wants to bring about eternal night.
Luckily…
Aaravos isn't the only one with a plan.
New friends and old friends are working together
to help us stop him.
[hooting, screeching]
Aaravos needs the Sun Orb in Lux Aurea so he can corrupt the sun itself.
So first, we're warning Queen Janai and Aunt Amaya.
They'll have to protect the orb, at any cost.
Step two, we need another Colossal Pearl.
I'm gonna ask Archmage Akiyu to create a new one.
And then… we'll have to fight Aaravos face to face.
For that, we need big help.
So step three, we're gathering the archdragons.
[screeches]
Domina Profundis from the ocean's depths…
Rex Igneous from his lair in Umber Tor…
And Zubeia… if she's well enough.
That's where I need your help, Ezran.
Go get Zubeia, and meet us in Lux Aurea.
[caring whine]
If the archdragons can hold Aaravos down for just a few seconds,
I can use ocean magic to imprison him in the new Pearl… forever.
[Ezran] We don't need to hold him down for a few seconds.
We already captured Aaravos.
Callum would know this if he hadn't left.
[Soren] Hello!
King Ezran!
So that's Callum's plan.
To imprison Aaravos in another Pearl with the help of the archdragons.
Whew! That's a doozy.
But you've got Aaravos tied up here already.
Looks like we're halfway done.
He's at our mercy, thanks to Corvus and Aanya.
Aaravos may be trapped, but… we should help Callum.
Fine.
But I can't leave, not with Aaravos trapped here.
Soren… you and Corvus will go to Zubeia.
[Soren] It's just like the old saying.
"The way to what you seek… is lined with mushrooms."
[Corvus] Not a saying.
- It totally is. It's a classic. - [sighs]
King Ezran! What'll you do?
With… you know, Aaravos?
I'll keep him busy until you return with Callum and the Pearl.
We'll be here… and we'll be ready for you.
[ominous music playing]
A visit from the king himself?
- You honor me. - [Ezran] Wrong.
I'm here to judge you.
Your crimes cannot be counted, Aaravos,
but they are remembered by your victims throughout Xadia.
It seems you have already decided on my guilt.
Guilty or not,
a king must look into the faces and hear the words of those he judges.
Aaravos, what do you have to say for yourself?
I… am innocent.
[Astrid] Excuse me, are you Aunt Amaya?
Oh, well, nice to meet you anyway!
Are you Aunt Amaya? No?
How about you?
Well, I-I love your shirt.
Hello! Are you--
Aunt Amaya? No.
It's "Queen" Amaya, actually.
But I take it you know my nephews.
[Astrid] So that's Aaravos' plan.
He's coming here to take the Sun Orb and…
Kill the Sun.
But Callum said you could stop him!
[Gren] Stop him?
We can fight him, but will it be enough?
No, it won't be enough.
No army can stand up to a Startouch titan.
We can't protect the Sun Orb from Aaravos.
But maybe… we can destroy it.
The spell is delicate and dangerous.
Only the most powerful Fire Mage could hope to perform it.
Only one person among all the Sunfire elves can do this.
Absolutely not.
You sentence me to death, and now you dare to ask me for a favor!
I will never destroy the Orb while there is even the slightest hope
that it might be restored.
- Not even to save a life? - Whose life?
My own?
No, the Sun herself.
And you are the only one who can save her.
[pensive music plays]
[thuds]
[Ethari] Greetings.
I seek an audience with Rex--
[Terbium] Oh… [blubbers nervously] I'm afraid that's impossible.
Uh, um, sadly, Rex has not been seen in months.
Um, are you certain?
I'm pretty sure I just saw someone in there…
Oh, quite certain!
Ah, he's not in there.
We wouldn't even know where to find him.
Oh, how we miss him.
Hm. Goodbye then!
Please try again in a decade or so.
Ah, what a shame.
I brought a delicious gift.
A treat that has never left the Silvergrove before today.
[Rex Igneous roars]
[stone guardians grumbling]
I see that word has gotten out about my deepest vulnerability…
my sweet tooth.
What is your request, elf of the Silvergrove?
Try this first, great dragon.
Then we'll talk.
[cheerful moonberry music playing]
- [magical twinkle] - [moonberry squeals]
Innocent?
You can't believe that.
It is only the truth.
You call me your enemy when I am your greatest ally.
Look where you stand.
Sol Regem destroyed your city, and he died by my design.
I have allies already:
the elves and the dragons, fellow victims of your evil.
Elves and dragons make poor allies, I'm afraid.
I watched through the centuries as they enforced their order,
keeping humans degraded and oppressed.
You mean the elves and dragons you betrayed?
I betrayed them, yes, by sharing the gift of magic.
Is this not proof of my innocence?
What I did, I did for humanity.
For you.
[suspenseful music playing]
[mechanism whirs]
[nautilus blares]
You seem to know my history, so you also must know my tragedy.
How my Leola was destroyed by your allies
for kindly sharing magic with humans.
I carried on her work,
empowering humanity to throw off the yoke of Xadia.
Which they did.
You know, you're very good at telling most of the truth.
Most?
What truths have I left out?
What you taught those people was dark magic.
You didn't save them.
You corrupted them.
[Aaravos] You call it corruption.
I call it compromise.
It is the nature of children to think the world must be one way or another.
With maturity, we learn that most of life is lived in the space between.
I merely helped humanity mature, so they could be free.
Wasn't that worth some compromise?
[growls]
How remarkable you are, Ezran.
Kind, courageous, wise.
A new era is coming to Xadia.
I think you know this, and it frightens you.
[chains clanging]
[soldiers screaming]
[Aaravos] Don't be scared.
Accept it.
Join me.
You have the power to transform what could be a tragedy into a triumph.
To make the coming age a glorious new dawn for humanity.
But only if you can move past your childish hesitation.
Only if you can compromise
and allow me to help you.
- [Mushpals yelling happily, chattering] - [Terry] Ha, uh. H-hi!
Trees to meet you, trees to meet you…
Oh wow, there's lots.
I'm very sorry,
but the Dragon Queen's healing is not complete.
But we need her help to stop Aaravos!
How long will it take for her to get better?
This corruption magic
is some of the most powerful evil I have ever seen.
It's strong enough to turn even the greatest being
into a monster of pure darkness.
So you're saying that if Zubeia leaves now…
the corruption will be irreversible?
[laughs] No, no, no, no!
Just have her back here in a week or two.
I'll reapply the salves and she'll be fine!
- [sighs] - [Mushpals chittering]
[chuckles] Okay, guys.
You guys are really cute, but I-I kinda… I kinda have to go back.
- Oh! - [thuds]
- Guys. Guys! - [Mukho laughs]
[Ezran] You're right, Aaravos.
I will lead the world into a new era.
But not by compromising with you.
Go on.
You say I should believe you because you are great and ancient,
that I'm too young to see clearly.
I think it's the other way around.
You've spent so long seeing the world through a lens of hate
that you can't see any other way to get what you want.
But I can.
Ah, now it is you who are leaving out part of the truth.
What?
Humanity can only be seen clearly through the lens of history.
So if I may,
I will tell you your history, Ezran,
the parts you haven't been taught.
Three thousand years ago,
the archdragon Shiruakh battled the Startouch elf Laurelion.
Shiruakh delivered the fatal bite,
but in the cosmic storm of the Great One's death throes,
the dragon perished as well.
One of her great fangs was forged into a weapon,
the weapon, that can kill a Startouch elf.
It is known as the Novablade.
This has nothing to do with me.
Doesn't it?
The Novablade came to your ancestor,
a young woman who played a vital role in my undoing.
She could have used the blade to destroy me,
but chose instead to help imprison me.
To spare me.
Why do you think that is?
When your ancestor died, the blade was lost to history.
She took its secret to her grave.
Then I'll follow in her footsteps.
[foreboding music playing]
You will be imprisoned again, Aaravos.
And this time, you will never escape.
Imprisoned by whom?
Your brother?
[serious music playing]
I don't understand…
What happened here?
Was this some kind of storm?
Nothing from nature could kill every living thing on this beach.
This was an attack.
The tidepools, I believe…
they aren't just warm.
They've been boiled.
Akiyu! She's in danger!
[Ezran] Don't talk about Callum.
There is great affinity between your brother and I.
Callum sees the world as I do,
understands the need for compromise.
Very soon, your brother will embrace dark magic
- to the save those he loves. - [growls]
[Ezran] Oh?
I suppose you've seen that written in the stars?
No, no.
I have seen it written in his eyes.
You're lying! Callum would never do that.
I never lie, Ezran.
In your heart, you know this already.
Callum will walk down that dark road.
But you don't have to let him walk it alone.
You can join him.
[gasps]
Join…
us.
[somber music playing]
Pity.
I enjoyed our conversation, young king.
But I have lingered here long enough.
Look, the sun has set.
[suspenseful music playing]
[specters growling]
- [gasps] - [specters roar, growl]
[Aaravos laughing]
[gasps]
No! No, no, no!
[somber music playing]
Akiyu… no, no…
What… what happened?
We are not alone.
Claudia!
I know it's you. Come out!
Stop hiding!
[Claudia's voice echoing] Oh, Callum.
I was hiding, but not for the reason you think.
Oh? Is it because you've done something terrible?
Because you're afraid to face the consequences?
[Claudia] No…
It's because I didn't want to have to kill you too.
[chanting]
[both grunting]
[gasps]
[chanting]
[clashes]
[suspenseful music playing]
[chanting]
[groans, grunts]
[chanting]
[gasping]
[Claudia] You're impressive, Callum.
Somehow you learned primal magic.
But dark magic will always have the edge.
[gasping] Please… Claudia…
What am I supposed to do?
Come on, Callum.
I don't hate you.
- [gasps] - I don't want you dead!
You're leaving me no choice!
Don't… move.
[somber music playing]
Now drop the staff.
Throw it out of reach!
I mean, how am I supposed to throw the staff without moving?
You said don't move.
[gasping, panting]
Do it now!
[gasping rapidly]
Now what?
Now, we wait for Callum to catch his breath.
And then, he will decide whether you live or die.
[gasps deeply]
[suspenseful music intensifies]
[chants]
[foreboding music playing]
[chants]
She's gone.
This is all my fault.
I should have known.
Without Akiyu, there's no Pearl… and we can't beat Aaravos.
There's no time to blame yourself.
Is there anyone else, any other mage who can create another prison?
No. There's no one else.
[sighs]
[ominous music plays]
But there might be another way.
Runaan, I'm gonna have to ask you to do something.
[soldiers screaming, shrieking]
[growling, hissing]
- [growling] - [grunting]
[suspenseful music playing]
[Aaravos] Come to me, you hungry shadows,
spirits furious and fell.
Come!
- [growling] - [screaming]
[clanking]
[shrieking]
[thundering footsteps]
[thuds]
[gasps]
[dreadful music playing]
[roars]
Time to go!
[soldier screaming]
[somber music playing]
[Aaravos] Remember, Ezran.
I never lie.
Children of the night, rejoice in this darkness!
Soon, you will never have to fear the dawn.
[laughs evilly]
[necromage chanting]
[rumbling]
[heart beating]
Your Majesty.
[terrifying screech]
[closing theme music playing]