I'm...
It's getting away!
What the hell is that?
THE GRYPHON
GASOLINE
Let me go.
I said, let me go!
How is this possible?
Come on!
My boy...
Let's go home...
and train together.
We'll train together for a while.
Just you and I, okay?
Untie me, Memo.
Memo!
Let me go! Now!
What are you?
Don't you recognize me?
Come on, untie me.
Mark...
Lighter.
Lighter!
You want to be like my father?
I'm not like your father. I am your father.
Mark!
Can't you feel it?
Mark, what are you doing? Hey, come on.
Mark...
Untie me. Mark, please!
I am your father.
You don't want...
Mark! Mark, help me!
Mark!
What...
- It hurts! - ...are you?
Man-Ith!
Your name is Man-Ith?
I am a Man-Ith!
We don't have names!
How do you know so much about my past?
About my dreams and about my father?
Man-Ith can taste your thoughts
and make you see and feel things in a way that's more real than reality itself.
Who sent you?
- Where did the fucking thing go? - Nowhere.
It's still here.
No!
- Don't! - Last chance.
- No. - Who sent you?
- Three... - No!
- Two... - I can't say, they'll kill me.
- One... - The Gryphon! The Gryphon sent me...
The Gryphon knows we're here?
He knows everything.
We have to go, now!
But why?
Why did the Gryphon send you to make me angry?
Not anger, hatred! He feeds off your hatred.
- So he doesn't need our blood. - He needs the battle.
He knows you will only fight him because you hate him.
Now, let me go! I've said everything I know!
They're here!
Untie me! Please! I told you everything.
We were standing over there.
When the DJ crashed on our table. Congo!
This is Herrmann, our brown bear.
How did he get out of his cage?
Herrmann has never been aggressive.
We have very strict safety measures.
I just can't explain this. You have to believe me.
Yeah, yeah. Okay. You'll still have to sign here for me.
I need to talk to you. Come with me. Come with me.
Sir, there is nobody here.
We were not quick enough.
Good...
Retreat!
- Wait! - Let's move.
They've just been here.
I can still smell them.
My decision is final.
Give us more time. Just until sunset. Then I'll find them.
My decision is final.
You heard him.
Excuse me, sir...
May I ask why?
I swear I'll find them!
I think they will find us.
Retreat!
My wife had just run off with the kids.
I was alone and started taking antidepressants.
I stuffed my face all day long. Not a good time.
Then I got a call.
A father had kidnapped both his kids at the Krefelden cemetery.
We tried to stop him...
No chance.
I saw Karl burn
right in front of my eyes.
But the next morning,
when the fire was put out,
his body had disappeared.
There was nothing left at all.
He burned up completely.
No, you don't understand.
After a fire, there is always something left.
Ashes, bones, teeth, a belt buckle. There's always something.
Without exception.
But Karl Zimmermann disappeared completely in the fire.
Even his ashes were gone.
But I buried his urn.
Those were just ashes from the fire.
And then it was covered up.
- Who authorized that? - A public prosecutor...
Yes, I did.
ANTIDEPRESSANTS
Yes.
- We'll talk about the details later. - I'll call you back.
Mr. Prosecutor!
Regarding the Zimmermann case... Mr. Prosecutor.
What do you want?
Stop!
- Stop! - Drop it!
No! That is not a human!
He is not human!
Suspension. Therapy. Career ruined. I almost ended up in the nuthouse.
The whole investigation was abandoned.
What was his name?
I never learned his name.
And none of my colleagues can remember him.
Nobody. That's strange, right?
Isn't there a case file?
There is no case file. Everything's been erased.
It's all been hushed up.
And if we didn't shoot a bear in there,
but some goddamn monster...
then I wasn't crazy back then,
and Mark isn't crazy either.
The gate at the church.
Rebecca...
Rebecca has the Chronicle.
What am I doing here?
A colleague from the hospital called me.
You were found unconscious at that party.
I picked you up.
What happened?
A tragic event occurred at the Schlosspark cinema.
Herrmann, a bear who escaped from Daikiri Circus
attacked people at an illegal party at around 9:00 p.m.
As of now, it is unknown
how the bear was able to escape from his cage.
Police are investigating whether this was the work of animal rights activists.
That wasn't a bear.
That wasn't a bear!
The Chronicle says the Gryphon manipulates people.
He uses these disgusting, deceitful, ugly creatures...
- Man-Iths! - That's enough!
Don't ever mention that book again!
And never mention the Great Eagle again.
The what?
The Gryphon.
Okay? The Gryphon.
Where are you going?
Go to your room!
Mark needs help.
Okay. If you can no longer distinguish
between fantasy and reality...
- Eternia Clinic, this is Thela. - I need emergency admission.
Dr. Jörg Peters. Physician ID 889623, verification code 7.
What's the patient's name?
Dr. Peters? The patient's name?
Hello?
The matter has been clarified, thank you.
I hate you!
And from now on we'll be together forever.
Yeah, wait.
Two people were killed. Five were injured. One of them severely.
They're also investigating who was responsible for the illegal event.
- Thanks. - The cinema closed in 1992
and should have been...
Stop!
We stay here.
Rest!
Rest, everyone!
They are staying here for the night.
I can take the first watch while you rest.
I'll take the first watch and you rest.
What is it?
Nothing major, you just smashed my head in.
- That wasn't you. - But you thought it was me.
- And so? - I don't know, maybe an explanation?
You keep on babbling about superheroes.
"Loosen up, Mark!"
"Pull the stick out of your ass, Mark." "Just let go."
Now you know what happens.
I am sorry.
But when the rage comes,
I become someone else.
Someone who has been here before.
Apology accepted.
Just try punching the real me.
That would end differently, my friend.
I was insubordinate at the lake,
I'm sorry.
Sometimes, I am too...
overly ambitious.
I thought that if I caught the Traveler between Worlds,
maybe I would be allowed to see Father.
Almost no one ever sees Father in person.
Not even you?
It was never in my plans.
You don't want to see him in person?
I didn't say that!
Of course I want to see him.
But I don't force anything.
"You have to live your life
"as Father wills it."
Your time will come, Yarma.
Be patient.
Just like humans.
They're looking at us again.
Be lenient, Yarma!
They don't know how to be nice to one another.
Holy crap!
Where the hell are they taking the stones?
How will we find Thomas here?
It's impossible.
Dude, seriously?
It's impossible.
Look who's talking. Mr. Fuck-the-police-I'll-do-it-alone.
- Nothing is impossible. - How do you plan to find Thomas?
They all look the same.
With the proven method!
- Sarn... - Where is the Traveler between Worlds?
He was no longer at the lake, Sir.
So, I have to tell the Gryphon...
that you failed.
You can tell him that the boy knew we were coming.
And that he probably followed us here.
But you already knew that, right?
You're just as ugly as the others of your kind, but you are smarter.
- If you say so, it must be true. - Yes, it must.
The Gryphon has planned everything.
- Then, I'm dismissed? - Yes.
Hold on. Outside are buckets with fresh tar mud.
Have Thorock prepare the tunnel.
The Traveler between Worlds can't escape again.
I hate Sarn.
This...
soft-skinned...
human.
Father made him the master of the mines,
so we have to obey.
Hurry.
They are here!
Stay calm.
What is that?
What the hell is that?
Mark!
Mark, I'm here!
Great, man!
Mark! Here...
To the mine! Bring him to the mine.
- What are you waiting for? Go get him. - I can't.
Why not?
I can only go there if I know what the cave looks like inside.
I need a picture in my head.
How did they manage to get this thing down here?
We would have noticed them.
What do we do now?
Wait until it gets dark.
Pretty crazy, what we're about to do...
I know, but there is no other way.
Okay.
I'm ready.
See you at the gate. I'll let you through once I get Thomas.
And I admit it, Metallica is a good record.
So is Blufunk.
The human boys!
What's up?
Get him!
Seize him!
Be patient! Thorock, back!
Father has plans for the human boys
here in the mine.
We'll stay here and wait.
Thomas!
I'll get you down.
It's a trap!
I know. I'll get us out of here.
Right... That's right!
- You're the Traveler between Worlds. - Yeah, sort of.
Come on, let's go.
Give me your hand.
Close your eyes.
We'll be home in a bit.
Shit.
Why isn't it working?
Tar mud! It's all over the place.
What do you mean, tar mud?
It smells like shit.
It's actual shit from animals from the swamp level.
It's used against the Man-Iths.
The fumes clog their mind for hours.
Hours.
It makes the Man-Iths lose their powers...
Apparently, the tar mud works on you too.
They gave me this.
I was supposed to be the bait to catch you.
- Why? - If the Gryphon kills you...
then he absorbs your powers.
And if he is able to travel between worlds,
then he can leave the Black Tower.
And then our world will be lost.
He will conquer and enslave it just like he did with the Black Tower
and every other world he can reach.
Yes.
I'm Dr. Frank, the doctor in charge of Maya Hoffmann.
I am sorry to inform you
Maya's brain injury is irreparable.
She's alive, but won't wake up again.
Yeah, I'm very sorry.
Maya's parents agreed for you to say goodbye to her.
If you want.
She is in room 6B.
So...
They'll come get us soon. We need to be ready to fight.
- Let me do it. - No.
When they take us to the Gryphon, I must fight, not you.
- Thomas, trust me. - Mark...
Mark, no!
Mark, I have to fight.
Mark, don't do it.
He will defeat you.
You don't stand a chance.
Mark, they're coming. Hurry!
There's light up there. We can get out.
I want to go home!
Let's try again here.
It won't work. It takes hours for the effects to wear off.
We need to leave now. Come on!
We'll take this wagon.
If we go through the desert, we'll be at the gate before they find us.
The gate can't be opened from the inside.
The Lot does more than you think.
It's also a key.
Don't worry. We'll get you home.
We're going home.
Mark!
Behind you!
Yez...
Yezariael!
Mark!
Hey... Wait. We're going home.
Home.
Come on.
Father, I have to tell you that a mosquito reached us.
From the mines.
The Traveler between Worlds...
He escaped again.
He has a fever.
He has to hang in there.
- A good two hours to the gate. - Can I ask you something?
You also feel this anger, right?
Family tradition.
Have you ever killed someone?
Why do you ask?
Because the more I let the anger invade me,
the more I feel like I could defeat anyone.
And back there with the Horned One, I let anger control me.
And when I saw him dying on the ground,
it felt like...
the best feeling I've ever had.
Sir!
Look!
I told you, there is a warrior in you.
But I don't want that.
I don't want to enjoy hurting others. That's sick.
Bullshit. We all got that.
- Every Zimmermann wants to fight. - Dad didn't.
- He was against it. - He was a coward.
He abandoned his own sons.
ST. VITUS BOARDING SCHOOL STARTING MONDAY
I'll make up for it.
Promise.
The Lot is the gate key. Give it to me.
- I think I'd better open the gate myself. - Hey.
- What? - The Black Tower changed you.
I have a right to The Lot.
I'm the firstborn.
And I'm still your big brother.
When exactly were you my big brother?
When you didn't take care of mom?
When I had the idea for the store and you didn't want to do it?
Or when you just vanished into the Black Tower without a word?
Give me The Lot.
It responds to me.
- It's my duty to kill the Gryphon. - It's attuned to me.
Daddy's little favorite.
Give it to me.
Give it to me!
You won't get it, Thomas.
- You won't get it. - Stop it.
Stop it!
Can we come in for a moment?
Good evening, Dr. Peters.
We have some questions for Becky.
- Hey, wait a second. - Stop...
We think Becky released a circus animal
- and I need her statement, right away. - Is this a joke?
I never make jokes.
Thomas?
Memo?
Thomas?
Thomas, where are you?
Memo?
Mark!
I'm here!
Everything will be fine.
Please, don't...
Help me...
The planets must be pushed in a specific order.
First the red planet, Mars.
Mercury, Jupiter.
And finally,
the center of the solar system.
- The Sun. - Exactly.
But when you press it,
this happens...
Eternity goes in circles.
Everything repeats itself.
Renews itself.
You will fight me one day.
And you will die just like the rest of your clan.
So, why wait?
Fight!
At least free your brother.
Mark, help me! It hurts.
Let him go.
Feel the hatred.
Let him go!
Let it in.
Let him go!
You are almost ready.
Let him go!
Don't be a coward.
No!
- Mark. - What?
You need to calm down.
Close your eyes.
Take a deep breath.
Relax.
And remember...
You can't fight hatred with hatred.
Let the Gryphon feel his own hatred.
Make him angry.
Only then can you free Thomas!
I won't fight you.
Never.
You coward!
This is why Mark wanted you to bring the book to me.
Mark made a riddle only I can solve.
When Mark was little, he loved the moon.
Everything revolved around the moon, not the sun.
This and this...
Memo.
We're going home.
And then...
there.
Mark!
Now!
He's coming back!
Quick!
PET SHOP KOTEAS
Father, I know you are badly wounded,
but spies report that the last supply of stones has arrived.
The work at the mine is complete.
Everything is ready for the Great War.
As soon as you become the Traveler between Worlds.
Here is someone who can help you.
This is Yezariael, leader of the slave hunters.
If Father sent you into the human world,
what could you do for him?
Kill everyone the Traveler between Worlds loves.
Until he faces you, my father.
I know I made a mistake. Everyone makes mistakes.
You were the prosecutor then.
You were supposed to erase everyone's memory.
But this Bräker guy still remembers it to this day.
It's unclear why it did not work on him.
I'm just saying, everyone makes mistakes.
And I'll make up for my mistake. Let the Great Eagle know.
I'm no longer responsible for you.
Who is then?
I'm responsible for you.
Okay. I'll keep it short...
I was wrong. And you were right.
I didn't believe your father. I didn't believe you.
And I've let you down.
I had you committed and with that, I stole years of your life.
And I don't expect you to ever forgive me.
But you should know one thing.
If you ever need me from now on...
I'm here for you.
No matter what happens.
Always.
So... that's all.
If you need me, I'll be outside.
How are the boys?
Mark can go home.
Thomas has to stay, but they are both all right.
Good.
Nobody remembers what happened.
Regarding the murder accusations against Mark, I'll take care of that.
- Man... - These beds are hell.
I'd rather have my fingers bitten off than spend one week in here.
Can you shut up for two minutes?
I can try, if you move your arm. It hurts.
So, we've always had our differences.
Even at the store. And on our journey even more.
I mean, I smashed your face. Well, your doppelganger's face.
And you still just stayed by my side.
Dude, what do you want from me?
I just wanted to say...
you are the bravest,
most loyal person I know.
And my best friend.
And...
thank you for everything.
Fuck off, Memo.
- Get me some dessert. - Kiss my ass!
ORACLE MIXTAPE
Hey!
Everything all right?
Shit!
This is the evening news...
DAILY NEWS
Ladies and gentlemen,
alarmism is not warranted. Clarification, on the other hand, is.
The alleged gift bags that washed up on Borkum...
Hi, this is Oracle Records, your music store in Krefelden.
Messages after the...
Mark. Please, pick up.
Let me explain.
He kissed me!
Please, pick up already!
...but the Borkum beach watch is anticipating the toxic spill
in the coming days and is arming itself for emergencies.
Seattle, Washington. Kurt Cobain was considered the voice
of a generation without values,
or on a difficult search for new values.
He was the lead singer of the famous rock band Nirvana.
He didn't want to be that voice.
Nirvana's songs were about broken relationships, violence,
drugs and hopelessness.
Cobain was 27 years old.
Yesterday, he killed himself with a gunshot to the head.
From Washington, Jochen Schweizer.
"He was a very sensitive person, sweet and bright...
"not the best qualities to have if you are a rock star."
As said by the author of his biography, Michael Azerrad.
The weather...