[indistinct chattering]
[Hannah] Arisen, night is almost upon us.
Perhaps we should find lodgings here.
You need rest.
A real bed will do you good.
[sighs] There's no time for that.
I need to get to the Tainted Mountain.
[inhales deeply]
[snarls]
-[Hannah] Arisen! -[Ethan gasps]
What is your purpose?
[Ethan] To slay the beast that took my heart:
the Dragon.
A monstrous and powerful creature that has bested you once before.
How well do you expect you'll fare facing him
when you can barely stand on your own two feet?
[Ethan sighs]
[Hannah] You will meet the Dragon soon.
But your quest for vengeance will stand little chance if you do not rest.
Arisen, please.
-[Ethan sighs] -[gasps] Arisen!
If we're staying the night here, let's find an inn away from the crowds.
Of course.
[dramatic orchestral music playing]
Make yourself comfortable.
I'll return shortly with some food.
[Ethan sighs]
[grunts]
Maybe Hannah was right.
I can't remember the last time I slept in a real bed.
[grunts softly]
[indistinct chattering]
You sure you only want enough for one person, missy?
[Hannah] Yes.
Oh, could you add a few of those sausages, too?
Sure thing.
Uh, husband want an ale to wash this down with?
[Hannah] Um... Yes, please.
Ain't seen you all around here before.
Where do you come from?
Cassardis.
Huh. [sighs]
I'm so sorry.
So, you've heard.
I... I can't even imagine what that was like.
I quite like this town. It's small, but busy.
Not too many permanent residents these days,
but what we lack in locals
we more than make up for in unique travelers like yourself.
Almost makes me feel as if I've seen the whole world.
Just, um...
do yourselves a favor and don't hang around for too long.
Why?
Generally, I'm not one to encourage idle talk, but, uh...
well, a lot of travelers have been turning up dead as of late.
Real peculiar circumstances.
Young, strong men, all of them.
Everything would be fine when they went to their rooms for the night,
but in the morning, they're found dead,
all emaciated, like they've been dying from some crazy disease for years.
-That is peculiar. -[innkeeper] Ain't it, though?
[shudders] Scares me bad.
[Hannah sighs]
Please don't go spreading that around, though.
Bad for business, you know?
It... it could ruin the town!
This one's on me.
Best meal your husband would have had in weeks.
[Hannah sighs]
-[hinge creaks] -[Ethan grunts softly]
[gasps]
O-Olivia?
I...
I must be dreaming.
Dreaming?
[chuckles]
Don't be silly.
But...
I...
I saw you die.
What are you talking about, Ethan?
[giggles]
Did someone have a nightmare?
[Ethan sighs]
[chuckles softly] I'm right here, Ethan.
I'll always be with you.
[Ethan grunts softly]
-[bell tolling] -[children laughing]
[boy laughs]
[gasps] Hey, look! It's Ethan!
[girl] He's always heading off to hunt in the mountains.
But I thought all the men in our village are meant to be fishermen.
Ethan's different.
[girl] Huh?
I don't think I should tell you.
-Please! -Please!
All right, fine.
But don't tell anyone I told you. Got it?
-[boy] Promise! -[girl] Got it!
Ethan's mom got sick as soon as she had Ethan.
She was so sick, she couldn't even leave her bed.
They tried to get her help,
but they didn't have the money for doctors or medicine.
She ended up dying when Ethan was about your age.
[deer squeals]
[older boy] When she died, Ethan's dad went crazy,
so he took Ethan and what little belongings they had
and started rowing out past the fishing waters.
Everyone knows you're not supposed to go beyond the fishing waters.
It's too dangerous.
But legend has it there's land across the ocean
with waters so rich you could fish with just your hands,
and more fruit and grain than you could dream of.
We all know it's not true, but Ethan's dad didn't care.
He was going to see it for himself.
[girl] What happened to them?
[older boy] A Sea Spirit attacked them.
Ethan's dad defeated it,
but he was weakened,
so they ended up drifting for days.
Their food and water supply was running out.
-[boy] What did they do? -[older boy] I'm getting to that.
[girl] Hurry up, then!
[older boy] His dad refused to eat or drink
because he knew he wasn't going to survive,
and he didn't want Ethan to waste it on him.
So he starved.
[boy and girl gasp]
Somehow, Ethan's boat eventually drifted back to the village.
But he was different...
changed.
Something in him died out on the sea.
That's why he can't go near it again.
-[Olivia] Hey! -[children gasp]
You know better than to talk about that.
Sorry!
-Sorry! -Sorry!
You better be.
[sighs]
[Ethan grunts softly]
I thought your parents might like these.
[gasps] Um...
Thank you.
[Olivia] It's been so long since we've talked.
We used to spend so much time together when we were kids.
You don't have to do this, Olivia.
Do what?
Everyone's going to think you're crazy.
Like me.
But you're not crazy, Ethan.
Are you sure?
Just because you'd rather hunt in the mountains than fish in the sea,
that's not crazy.
[Ethan scoffs]
You're the only one who thinks that.
We all know your story.
You don't need to keep isolating yourself.
No one should be forced to live alone.
You need friends.
You need a family.
I don't need anything.
What about what I need?
[Ethan gasps softly]
I don't want your pity, Olivia.
Good, because I'm not giving you any.
Do you truly not know?
[sighs]
I've been in love with you since the day we met...
and I've never stopped.
I'm not worthy of your love.
[Olivia] You're not the one who gets to decide that. I am.
My father's blood runs through my veins.
Blood of a man that destroyed his family because of his selfishness.
That blood is in me, and I fear it.
[Olivia gasps softly]
That's why I push people away.
I see the man you are.
You would do everything in your power to protect those you care about,
even if it meant your death.
Just like your father.
That's why you come here every day,
to thank your father for the sacrifice he made.
The same sacrifice you would have made for your own son.
-I... -You don't have to be alone.
I'll always be by your side.
I promise.
If you would have me.
Uh... I--
[sighs]
I want to have a life with you, Ethan...
and maybe someday...
a family.
I told you I'd always be by your side.
[Ethan gasps softly]
[splutters]
Now, let me give you something nice to dream of.
Olivia.
Yes!
Darling!
[both moaning]
I love you, Olivia.
I've waited so long for this moment.
I thought I lost you.
I'll never leave you again, I swear it.
What?
[Ethan panting]
[Olivia moans softly]
I...
I remember.
What's that?
I failed to protect her.
I failed to protect Olivia.
My heart was ripped from me.
That's impossible.
I'm right here, Ethan.
Feel me.
Olivia...
[Olivia moans softly]
[screams, chokes]
I see you. [snarls]
Ethan!
What are you doing?
Please, don't hurt me!
I'm your wife!
You may have her face and her voice,
but you are not my wife!
Arisen!
-[Ethan] Stay out of this! -But--
[Ethan] You heard me!
This one's mine!
[grunts]
[screeching]
[yells]
[screeching]
[yells]
[screeches loudly and stops]
[Ethan panting]
[footsteps approaching]
What the hell's going on in here?
What in the gods' name is that?
-A Succubus. -A what?
[Hannah] An evil spirit that seduces strong men to steal their vitality.
Wait.
So, all those travelers that have been turning up dead...
Its victims.
[Ethan panting]
[grunts]
[Hannah gasps]
Arisen?
[Ethan] I'm leaving... with or without you.
It's your choice.
You need rest.
-We'll find another inn. -[Ethan grunts]
[Hannah] At the very least, you need to eat.
Our apologies for the trouble.
[innkeeper grunts]
[wind whistling]
[Dragon growls]
Come.
Come to me.
Come if thou art able...
Heartless One.
[cackles]