Greetings to Lanka!
Princess Sita, now that I've seen you, I'm not worried.
I'll return with Prince Ram.
We just have one month in our hands, Hanuman.
We have to vanquish the rakshasas before then.
No vaanar can escape Indra's Brahmastra!
Convey this to Ram...
As long as I'm around,
Princess Sita won't be the only one awaiting his arrival.
Death will dangle on his head.
You will be the strength for generations to come, Hanuman.
You will be their guide.
And I will spell terror for someone.
Let's prepare to change fate.
There... by that tree.
I will make him regret his cowardice!
Brother!
I still have one arrow left.
Take your shot, Demon Prince.
Then it's my turn.
This is an age of torment.
Of upheaval.
Of terror.
My age.
Is it not glorious?
The gods have abandoned the world.
The age of gold gives way to the age of iron.
Crowns are won by swords and blood.
And this is only the beginning.
For who lives that can oppose me?
Who can conquer chaos?
Where are the heroes?
The battle's that way.
Which is why we are running that way.
Fleeing a mob of rakshasas?
We're not afraid of a mob of rakshasas!
We'd fight a hundred, a thousand, and we'd laugh!
But there are creatures in Ravan's army
that are far worse than any rakshas.
There is no way to beat them.
Oh? What sort of creatures?
That sort.
It's big. That's good.
That's good? It's a giant venomous serpent!
How is that good?
It hasn't noticed us.
We're too small. Let's creep off before--
Hanuman, no! Don't...
rile him up.
I'm going to rain a world of pain!
Are you hurt, Nal?
I'll live.
-Where's Hanuman? -Where do you think?
Jai Shri Ram!
There. That wasn't so--
Hanuman?
He has had his fun.
Time for you to rest.
A victory already!
Those rakshasas are overrated!
-I must have defeated a hundred. -Only a hundred?
I fought at least five times that number, alone!
Of course, you did!
At this rate, we'll be done with these demons in no time.
Everyone!
Make room! Make room!
It's the hero himself!
The greatest of all vaanars!
Come on, come on! Join us, Hanuman!
Don't let me disturb your meal, my friends.
I was just doing the rounds. We need to be ready
at the crack of dawn when they come tomorrow.
Let them come!
They'll be shaking at just the sight of you
after what you did to their pet snake monster today!
How can we lose with you beside us?
Hanuman!
Hanuman! Hanuman!
Hanuman, whose very name strikes fear
in the heart of every rakshas of Lanka.
Hanuman!
You are a fine teller of tales, Nil. I grow even bigger with each version.
Not just any tale, Hanuman.
Yours will be the greatest tale ever written!
Join them, Vibheeshan.
You think they will accept a rakshas, the brother of Ravan, to join them?
Those who battle together celebrate victory together.
We are all brothers here.
Go, but be warned…
Don't let Nil trample on your toes.
You're not staying?
Not tonight. Tonight I seek to ease my mind.
May I join you, Lord Ram?
You never need to ask my permission, Hanuman.
You do not celebrate with the others?
The vaanars fought bravely,
but it was the least of the Demon King's forces.
And look what it has cost us. So many lives lost…
They died fighting for what they believed in.
They believed in you.
This war is bigger than all of us, my friend.
There is a darkness we must end here and now,
or the world may never see light again.
He is there, Hanuman. Just beyond the horizon.
Can you see how the city glows?
Tell me. What is it like?
And the palace of the Demon King?
It is beautiful, Lord.
But the gold, the marble and the gardens do not hide the truth.
The ruler of Lanka is a tyrant.
A gilded cage is still just a cage.
Sita?
She is held in Ashok Vana.
Command me, Lord, and I shall leap across and bring her back to you.
No, Hanuman.
As a husband and a leader, dharma demands that I fight this war.
I was put on this path well before I was born.
Are you saying you have no say in your life?
Do any of us, then?
We always have a choice.
To be in harmony with life and embrace our purpose,
or to be at war with life and fight against it.
I will see my beloved's smile again,
but only after I have freed our worlds from Ravan's tyranny.
I am sorry for you, Lord, for the burden you must bear alone.
Alone? I am blessed, Hanuman, because I am never alone.
I can bear this burden because I share it with you.
With all of you, who I am proud to call friends, brothers…
heroes.
My Lord, our warriors are ready.
Their weapons sharp, their hearts ready for battle.
They are ready to raze the rakshas army to the ground at your command.
Rest assured that we will fulfil our quest.
There must be a way to end this
without the loss of so much life?
We are trying everything we can, Lord Ram.
Angad went to Ravan's royal court with our message of peace.
But Ravan was unwilling to accept our proposal.
Let us go, you monster!
We've done nothing wrong!
What's the meaning of this, Vibheeshan?
Your Majesty, protect us from this rakshas!
We were just walking through the camp, minding our own business,
when he attacked us!
Vibheeshan must have his reasons, Your Majesty.
He does indeed.
Tell me, which vaanar clan you hail from.
You wouldn't have heard of it, Lord. It's a small village.
Very small. There are just a handful of us.
I thought my brother would try harder.
Let's see the truth.
Save us, Your Majesty! Before this demon destroys us!
Spies?
Ravan's spies. What will you have done with them?
-Set them free. -Praise be, Lord Ram!
Praise be for showing mercy.
Go now. Return to your home, to your master.
Lord Ram, why set them free?
Will they not tell Ravan everything?
Yes, they will, Hanuman.
They will tell of their failure to fulfil their mission.
They will speak of the strength of the vaanar army,
and they will speak of the mercy of the vaanars who let them live.
Word of that will spread.
A wise choice. My brother leads his armies with fear.
To learn of those who lead with mercy may shake their faith in him.
He did what?
He... he freed us.
Who did it?
Lord Ram.
Get out!
But, Your Majesty...
we have spied on their camp.
We know the strength of the vaanar army.
Their generals and their--
Do you think they would have let you go if you knew anything of value?
Leave my sight.
And never return, or I'll take these lives Ram so mercifully spared.
Ensure they do not speak of Ram's "mercy" to anyone.
I have asked for the exiled one to return to us.
We may have need of him if this escalates.
Vibheeshan? You dare to speak to him still?
No, Father. Not your brother.
I speak of my brother.
Ahiravan?
That will just create more trouble for me.
For everyone.
Yet, my exiled brother's magic
is even greater than my own. He's the only one who can wake... him.
That could end this war before it even begins.
You think too much of these vaanars and humans.
You think too much of Ahiravan as well.
Please, Father. Allow me this.
There is still much that Ahiravan can teach me.
Shurpanakha thought the same thing.
He corrupted my innocent sister.
I will not see the same happen to my own son.
Then let me deal with it.
I shall go and destroy
this troublesome Ram and his army once and for all.
Why waste your astra?
There are two sure ways to defeat an enemy.
You can cut off its head…
or rip out its heart.
What has happened?
The war is over!
He's coming! Look!
The Maharajah is coming!
What is the meaning of this?
Come, sit.
I have something to give you.
I know that you refuse all the jewels and gifts I have offered you,
but now I have found the perfect present.
Please open it.
I think it will be to your liking.
Do you not like it?
How did you come by this?
From its master.
From Ram.
Do you know what I had to do to get it to you?
Destroy the entire vaanar army.
I sent Prahasta amongst them.
He and his men are not warriors you would see on the battlefield.
Their work is done in the shadows.
But they are valuable to me, nevertheless.
They are masters of stealth, deception and cunning.
We don't see what happens. We just see Prahasta, calmly watching.
I sent him to meet your prince and his brother.
I didn't give them a fighting chance.
Prahasta has never failed me.
And he did not fail me tonight.
It's not true. It can't be.
How else would I have this, Sita?
Gods have mercy.
The gods, perhaps. But not I.
Trickery, Father?
Sita and Ram are connected somehow.
A bond that even my sharpest blade cannot sever.
So, what will this achieve?
Ram will feel her suffering.
It will weaken him.
I thought you were a master of war, my son.
Trickery, deceit, are they not perhaps the greatest weapons of war?
But it's not a matter of war. It's love.
There is little difference.
Both are full of despair.
Sita! My love!
Brother?
Did you not hear her?
Hear who?
It sounded as if the world had ended.
I fear something terrible has befallen Sita, Lakshman.
Be strong, brother.
Do not underestimate her resolve,
no matter what ploys or threats Ravan tries against her.
Help her. If you can feel her pain, then Sita can feel your strength.
It pleases me to see you.
The time for grief is over,
and you must accept your new life as the Queen of Lanka.
Where is he? My husband?
The body was destroyed.
There is nothing left but ashes lost in the wind.
Ashes in the wind?
Well, there is a storm brewing, Ravan.
One that will destroy all you cherish.
You know the only thing I cherish is you.
How can you still not see that?
Your husband is gone.
Is there no hope for happiness in the future?
Oh, there is happiness ahead of me, Ravan.
But none for you. It won't be long before I'm beside the one I love again.
I know my husband's bow.
I know the subtle grooves
his fingers made upon each part of it.
This is not his.
When did you know?
That you are a liar?
From the moment we met.
Lies permeate through your very heart now.
You cannot bear to hear the truth, Ravan.
And yet, now I will tell you the truth.
Truth? What truth?
That your kingdom will soon be in ruins.
That they are coming.
They are coming, my King.
I see them.
So, they sent Angad as their messenger.
How my dear friend Vali would've been shamed by this sight.
His son needs to be taught a lesson in humility.
I will make him kneel before me.
I will make them all kneel.