- [first lines]
- Bearer of Knowledge: My power is fading. Will that be all?
- Arzon: [fighting] Yes - that will be all!
- Reekon: Were you born to be a bootlicker or did you pick up the trade in your early manhood?
- Mortredd: To insult Darkstorm's minister of loyalty is to insult the exalted one. Darkstorm must have honor.
- Reekon: Put away your weapon and do not embarrass yourself.
- Mortredd: No! You must pay the penalty for your insult!
- Darkstorm: It appears that you failed.
- Virulina: Maybe I had her, but decided to let her go because I don't trust *you*.
- Darkstorm: Trust? It is I who do not trust. It would be madness to hand over a power-staff to a shark, who cannot destroy a *dolphin*.
- Virulina: Darkstorm, I will neither forget nor forgive this.
- Owl of Wisdom: Become one with the Circle of Light.
- Leoric: What do you mean by that?
- [it vanishes]
- Leoric: What *can* he mean?
- Ectar: I wonder if you might consider requesting a new power-staff from Merklynn.
- Mortredd: [is catapulted up to the parapet] Darkstorm demands the surrender of New Valaric.
- Leoric: [laughs] Tell Darkstorm that we are less than impressed ny his show of force.
- Mortredd: Well - all right, but how am I to... get back?
- [Ectar points to their catapult; cut to him rocketing down yelling]
- Mortredd: It, uh, i-it seems he has, refused our offer.
- Cravex: What did you expect, you idiot? Why are we wasting time? Let us go in there and crush them, BEFORE I TAKE MY AGGRESSIONS OUT ON ALL OF *YOU*!
- Ectar: [after seeing the Beast of Destruction] There can be little question about it, Leoric; Merklynn gave you a d bad power-staff.
- Darkstorm: [he transforms back from his gorilla form and starts digging through the rubble] Cindar, what are you doing?
- Cindarr: There is a cat here somewhere.
- Darkstorm: A what?
- Cindarr: A *cat*!
- Darkstorm: [as he lifts it out] Cindarr! Who cares?
- Cindarr: [stroking it] I sorry. I meant no harm.
- Darkstorm: Ahh, we must see if that wizard Merklynn has a spell to remove Cindarr's compassion.
- Leoric: They've stolen his totem.
- Darkstorm: To avoid a similar fate, you *will* all swear allegiance to me NOW!
- Leoric, Ectar, Galadria: NEVER!
- Darkstorm: I expected as much. Therefore, I will give you time to, think about it. Let them contemplate their bleak futures in the dank silence of my dungeon.
- Mortredd: [applauding] Oh, how merciful our leader is.
- Witterquick: [Leoric slides into the cell] I think we're in trouble.
- [Ectar lands by him]
- Witterquick: I think we're in deeper trouble.
- [Feryl lands on them]
- Witterquick: I think we're in... deepest trouble.
- [Galadria lands on the three]
- Witterquick: It's hopeless.
- Arzon: It is never hopeless. Well, almost never.
- Darkstorm: I know there are many rumors circulating about why I have called you all together. Some of those rumors say that I plan to take away your property and even children. I do not *plan* to take anything. I do not *have* to. All you own is *already* mine, INCLUDING YOUR WRETCHED LIVES!
- Lexor: If you do not swear allegiance to Darkstorm, you will suffer a lifetime of torment.
- Ectar: [covering his ears smirking] You mean we'll be forced to listen to your irritating chatter?
- Lexor: There is nothing wrong with my speaking voice!
- [slams the cell window and stalks off]
- Feryl: Good work, Ectar; you got rid of him.
- Ectar: That may have been the most successful thing we've done in quite some time.
- [last lines]
- Leoric: To become one with the Circle of Light is to form a brotherhood. A true, lasting alliance. I propose that right now, we form the Spectral Knights, a sacred order dedicated to bringing light to the darkness of our world. May the light shine forever.
- Feryl, Ectar, Cryotek, Witterquick, Arzon, Galadria: [touching his raised hand] May the light shine forever.
- Lexor: [watching them get bowled over by the water he unleashed] See how your light shines, underwater.