We've lost too much time already.
Each day that Ahiravan has the two princes prisoner
puts them in more danger.
Why does it feel so wrong?
My master sent me
to make sure you welcome some new travellers
if they come this way.
He came here a week ago.
We... offered him our hospitality.
And so he suffered the curse,
along with the rest.
Change him back. Now!
Were you really going to creep off without telling me?
Lanka was a beautiful dream, but it is time to wake up.
The dreaded palace of Ahiravan, the ruler of Patal Loka.
How many heroes had come this way before us? Come and failed?
It was the very heart of darkness.
First, Ahiravan unleashed his demonic hordes against us.
Creatures of darkness that had no thought
than to serve their master
and kill for him, as they had countless times before.
But not this day!
The further we ventured into Ahiravan's dark palace
the more reality fell apart.
Too long had it become infected by his twisted sorcery.
The battles were not just physical but mental.
Truth did not exist here.
Lies were the only language Ahiravan knew.
He sent twisted versions of our closest allies and friends against us,
hoping to break our will with despair and sorrow.
But my companion, Hanuman, kept faith.
His heart was impervious
to the illusions of the Dark Lord.
And finally, we faced him.
The master of this realm of nightmares.
Ahiravan reached the sky!
It was as if he had become the centre of this foul world!
What chance did a mere mortal have against such evil?
But Hanuman is no mere mortal.
How...
How is this even possible?
You thought you had power, Ahiravan.
But it was just the power you stole from Patal Loka.
But my power comes from the one true source...
My power comes from Lord Ram.
You did it, Hanuman. After countless years of tyranny...
Ahiravan is dead.
What took you so long, my friend?
I had to stop and ask for directions, Lord.
It's good to see you, Hanuman.
The reign of Ahiravan is over. He no longer controls this place.
You have done what no one else could have done, Hanuman.
You conquered Patal Loka,
not through force, but through faith.
I see the love, respect and trust Hanuman has for you.
Hanuman gave me my life back.
The loyalty he has for you, Prince Ram, is something. I also now pledge to you.
Rise, brave Harshasring.
You must return to your people and free them.
But how?
It was Ahiravan's power that brought us here.
We do not have the means to replicate it.
Maybe, we can. I found this.
It fell from Ahiravan when he was slain.
I can sense the energies contained within.
Yes, this may work.
Quickly! Quickly now!
Through the opening.
First you, Harshasring.
I could never have come this far without you.
Go home,
save your princess, bring freedom to your people.
Freedom.
The word seems strange upon my lips.
Know this, Harsha. You'll always be honoured amongst my people.
Home!
Now our turn, back to Lanka.
Go, Hanuman. We will follow.
Why is it so quiet here?
But where are the armies?
Look at this.
Seems like it's been lying here for years.
What could have--
There's just one place we will find our answer.
Lanka.
No one is paying attention to us.
The city has been rebuilt. There is no sign of the war.
That there was a great war here.
How will we find the princess?
We must split up
and search each district.
Agreed. We shall meet here again at noon.
There is no sign of the princess.
Ravan has hidden her well.
I'm sure she's no longer at Ashok Vatika.
What a beautiful animal!
I'd ask who you belong to, but it's clear you belong to no one.
You are too beautiful to be possessed.
Surely you belong to Deva Loka.
What are you doing here in Lanka?
Your teeth are as sharp as knives, yet where is the blood?
What is wrong with me?
There is something...
Hanuman,
I thought I'd lost you.
Come, my brother waits for us. This way.
Have you ever seen a more noble steed, my prince?
It seems too wonderful to be here, in Lanka.
What steed?
I don't see anything.
It...
It wants me to follow it.
We must go find my brother. Come, Hanuman. We need you.
But the horse...
I felt the horse was trying to tell me something.
It wanted me to follow it.
Ram is waiting, Hanuman.
That is surely where your duty lies.
Lead me to him.
All around us are the signs of victory.
And signs of our defeat. Were we gone too long?
Yet, I feel there is worse yet to come.
There, up on the balcony.
Ravan.
My blood chills to see him.
The source of all my misery.
Ravan.
My people!
I feel as you do that the darkness has lifted
and once more Lanka bathes
in brilliant sunlight!
We have all suffered.
We have all lost those dear to us, those we loved.
But their sacrifice was not in vain.
I promise you that we're entering a new age,
the age of the rakshas!
I will lead you there!
I and my new queen-to-be...
Sita!
No. It's not possible.
Sita has agreed
to be my wife... to be your queen!
No.
We have endured
such hardships, but it has all been worth it
once Sita knew that Ram and Lakshman
had abandoned her.
That even the mighty Hanuman
who could have flown to her at any time
to take her back...
had also been defeated.
Sita finally realised
she needed a king worthy of her.
One who would always protect her.
And soon Lanka will gain its greatest queen.
My Lord, this must be some trick.
I can't believe the princess would turn her heart away from you.
Such a love transcends time, life itself. It is eternal.
Nothing is eternal, Hanuman.
Least of all love.
I do not blame her.
She must have believed I was dead.
We were away too long. No, I do not blame her...
I blame you.
I came as quickly as I could, my Lord.
What? Excuses? You make excuses for your laziness?
You are no different from the other vaanars!
Never honouring your word.
You are my Lord, and every action I've performed
has been in your service.
I failed you.
I beg your forgiveness.
Forgiveness? You dare ask?
How many vaanars died fighting for the princess?
They've now all died in vain, Hanuman.
Their blood is on your hands.
I will never forgive you.
I understand, so I will not ask for your forgiveness.
I gave my heart to the prince of Ayodhya,
and he holds it in his hand.
He knows me better than I know myself. And I know him.
And you...
are not him.
You forget your place, vaanar.
"Vaanar"?
My prince calls me "brother. "
Did you really believe I would despair?
That I'd give up? That you could break me?
Oh, Ahiravan, you are a master of illusion,
greater perhaps, than Indrajit ever was.
But there's a fine line...
and you try too hard.
Do you understand?
I congratulate you, Hanuman.
You are proving to be a most worthy opponent.
Never has anyone seen past my illusions with such ease.
You are truly a unique being, son of Vayu.
Return the princes to me,
and we shall depart this place in peace.
This is my last warning, Ahiravan.
You dare threaten me in my own kingdom?
Perhaps you are a unique fool as well.
I could destroy you easily.
Many of my enemies have said that, and yet here I still stand.
I am beginning to understand the nature of Patal Loka.
You've made it a place of misery,
of despair.
But it doesn't need to be like this, does it?
This world reflects the mind of its ruler.
How can you possibly understand such things?
You are little more than a beast!
Perhaps, but I am a beast in service
of one far greater than you will ever be.
Through him I have glimpsed the truth.
Of myself, and so much more.
My faith in Ram protects me, Ahiravan.
But I wonder... who will protect you in the end?
You understand nothing.
Soon...
I will be more powerful than even your great Ram.
So that's why you needed the princes?
You wish to steal their divine energies. Of course.
I should've realised.
This must've been Ravan's plan all along.
My father's plan? He had nothing to do with this.
My father underestimates Ram, thinking he's just another man.
Another warrior...
to be crushed.
But we both know Ram isn't just a man.
Is he?
No. He's something else. Something greater.
My father had no clue of the power Ram and his brother possess.
But I did.
Father always underestimated me,
which made it easier to put my plans into motion.
First, I convinced Indrajit
to summon me back from exile to help.
Bringing Shurpanakha back was important as well.
She would remind Father of his failures,
make him doubt himself and let me wake Uncle.
This was important.
Waking Kumbhakaran from his slumber was essential.
I needed to steal a piece of the powerful sleeping energy
that he was cursed with.
Such power was the only way
to subdue divine beings like
Ram and Lakshman and bring them here.
In Patal Loka, my power can now trap them properly.
But to eventually rule all, I would need to remove all rivals
from the chess board.
I needed Indrajit to question his skills as a warrior.
Could he even fight anymore without his pooja?
Then I gave Uncle Vibheeshan the secret of that pooja.
That fool believed I had slipped up in telling him about it.
But I knew then my brother's demise was now inevitable.
Father is an immortal
who has no reason to want to live anymore.
All he loves is dead now. I needed to break him.
And break his armies.
For even now the vaanar and rakshas armies
slaughter each other, decimating both sides.
With the power I will gain by sacrificing Ram and Lakshman,
the throne of Lanka will be mine for the taking.
All of the universe will be mine.
You've driven yourself to madness.
Not to worry.
I'll stop your madness, Ahiravan.
If I gave you the chance.
Fight me!
If you have any valour as a warrior, then fight me.
I will.
In time.
Who would have imagined a son of Ravan would be a coward?
Run then, coward.
I will find you wherever you hide, Ahiravan.
Where were you, Hanuman?
I've been searching for you all day.
I thought I'd lost you.
I was lost.
But thankfully a white horse found me and brought me back.
A white horse?
Yes, it was kind enough to bite me.
Tell me, Hanuman, did you hit your head on something?
You're a strange one, my friend.
You're not the first to tell me that.
Look there.
We're close. Ahiravan's palace
is just beyond those mountains.
Good. Then there is no one left to stop us.
Our world is threatened.
There is one who seeks my death
and end of all that I have so patiently built.
All who I have sent against him have failed.
Can you succeed?
I will not fail you, Father.