What are you doing?
I'm leaving,
I came to say goodbye,
I lied, My father isn't a duke,
Yes, I'd realised,
It's fine, No one has to know,
That's not all, I can't stay, I'm a danger to everyone,
What do you mean? I don't understand,
I'm the Devil's last descendant,
What?
Nonsense, You…
You're not evil, I can tell,
-Why think that? -People want me dead,
The archbishop too, when he finds out,
No, the archbishop fights the Devil, but he's a learned man,
He's saved women from the stake and quashed hundreds of witchcraft trials,
Your story doesn't hold,
Come, we'll go see him, He'll clear it all up,
No!
Trust me,
No one will hurt you,
I make the rules and everyone obeys, even the archbishop,
And if he so much as touches you, I'll have him locked up,
Devil spawn or not,
Here,
Give me your hand,
Well…
No, young lady,
You are not the Devil's last descendant,
-But… -Whoever is after you, they are mistaken,
See?
See, I told you,
You are condemned to remain as lady-in-waiting to our future princess,
-Thank you, Your Grace, -Naturally, Your Highness,
NÉRO THE ASSASSIN
Hurry!
Quickly, This way, Follow me!
Run!
What's going on?
Brother Penance and his army are coming, The prince is handing them the city,
-Mummy! -We have to leave, Hurry,
He's the closest likeness we could find,
Thank you,
I should be surrendering to Brother Penance,
I should give my life for my people,
Not him,
Your Highness, in war, as in chess, one does not sacrifice the king,
With this plan, we kill Brother Penance and save Ségur at the cost of one life,
Think of what a battle would cost,
Dearly,
Very dearly,
If I may, Your Highness,
I think you should marry tomorrow,
before the penitents arrive,
I thought you were against this union,
That is true, but I have changed my mind,
Today, it guarantees the help of Lamartine's army,
and I think that's a good thing,
In case our plan doesn't go as intended,
Very well,
Your Highness,
No congratulations?
It's a little soon,
Why is she still here?
She told the archbishop,
You were all wrong, She isn't devil spawn,
That's right,
You're the only one who can enter the citadel,
Find a quiet place, out of sight, and place it like this,
Is that all?
For you, yes,
I'll know when it's done, Then it's up to us,
That's how Toussaint got into the Consul's palace?
Will I end up like him?
Not if you do exactly as I say,
Don't mess it up,
I have to put a stone down,
I think I'll manage,
But you must get Perla out,
See you there,
Father,
Horace,
I'm sorry to trouble you, Father,
You are no trouble, Horace,
I was expecting you,
Follow me,
Is it not healing?
No,
Not this time,
So, you're going to die?
Yes,
So, we must be quick,
Néro, I must speak to Perla,
Without her,
magic will be gone forever,
The archbishop explained everything,
We know that she is the last descendant,
You did the right thing sending her to Ségur,
Take a seat,
Fortunately, God put you on her path,
We will need your testimony,
Father,
you must listen to me,
The archbishop will thank you personally,
Without you, the world would fall into ruin,
You mustn't kill her, Father,
She's not dangerous, She is innocent,
We were lied to,
Magic isn't evil,
Sit down,
That is a serious claim, Horace, You realise that, don't you?
Father,
I have seen magic save a human life,
I have seen it draw water from the earth,
The Devil can take many forms to corrupt souls,
And I have also seen the Church use witchcraft,
The man sent by the Holy See to kill her,
I saw his true nature,
He was a sorcerer,
Horace, I'm sorry,
You shouldn't have seen that,
You knew?
Father!
You knew the Church had been lying for centuries,
and you kept spreading those lies?
We spread the word of Christ,
It isn't the word of Christ! You're not his messengers,
You are the Devil!
What should the fathers have done?
Let witches replace our archbishops?
Give up Mass
for their primitive rituals?
Guards!
-They caught him, -What?
Horace no longer has the stone,
Do you still have my chain?
Nicolas, do you love me?
Of course,
I already told you,
What's the matter?
Is it the… penitents?
The penitents, the archbishop, my daughter's wedding…
I'm one step behind and I hate it,
You…
You're holding back,
Ever since you met Brother Penance,
I'm not,
It's your plan, isn't it?
Do you have doubts?
Is my brother in…
danger?
Enter,
Consul, you're wanted in the guardroom, A certain Néro,
Who is that?
No one,
Why are you lying?
Because I love you,
Hello, boss,
You're not dead?
No,
Aren't you pleased to see me?
-Did you search him? -Yes, sir,
Do it again,
Very well,
-He's clean, -Thank you,
-What do you want? -To see you,
You're lucky I'm not with the archbishop,
With the beautiful chain you gave me,
I'm listening,
I want my daughter,
Your daughter is just fine,
Why are you worried?
The archbishop told her she isn't the child they wanted,
And you believed him?
Why would he lie?
He's looking for his devil spawn as if it were the Holy Grail,
She's in danger,
Get her out now,
As you wish, but it's not that simple, I'm not free to do as I please,
And your daughter doesn't see me as her friend,
Find a way,
She won't listen to me, but I can arrange for you to talk,
But where is my guarantee you'll leave me in peace?
Come closer and I'll tell you,
Do you know why I'm no threat to you?
Because I love you,
Despite all you've done,
Néro, get this off me!
My daughter first,
Néro!
Perla de Vances,
Duchess of Vances,
Your Highness, would you like to stroll in the gardens?
You may leave,
Off with his head,
What?
Your father is alive,
Will you see him?
Perla!
What do you want?
You have to leave now,
Join me outside, You're not safe here, and I can't come in,
-But the archbishop said… -I know,
That you're not the Devil's child, but he lied,
Why should I believe you?
I'm your father,
I'm a shitty father,
The worst,
But I swear to take care of you now,
-What about Hortense and the prince? -I know, I'm sorry,
We have to leave now,
Your chain's gone,
How did you get it off?
-Never mind that, It's not important, -How did you do it?
I didn't do a thing, It fell off,
You're lying,
It's her, isn't it? You sold me in exchange for your chain,
Not at all,
That's why Rochemort came to me, You're all in on it,
-Not true! -Yeah, right!
Perla!
We have been deceived,
This union is branded with the Devil's seal,
The crown has been tainted,
This young girl,
the lady-in-waiting of our future princess,
is not who she claims to be,
Confess, viper,
You are not the Duchess of Vances,
-Your Grace, I guarantee… -Enough lies, My Lady,
We have a witness,
Do you recognise this girl?
Do you recognise her?
Is she indeed the daughter of Néro,
an assassin in the employ of the Consul of Lamartine?
An assassin?
Because, yes…
Yes, this was his confession,
So?
Do you admit to your lies, or should I continue?
But that is not all,
Repeat what you told me, monk,
Repeat everything you confessed to us,
This child is not just a liar
and a lawbreaker,
She is the Devil's last descendant,
She will summon him to Earth, and the Apocalypse will be upon us,
But when we came yesterday,
you assured me it was false and Perla was not the Devil's spawn,
My God, my prince,
I am sorry, but we had no such conversation,
What? You are lying!
Your Highness, you know not what you're saying,
I know exactly what I'm saying! You are the one lying! You!
Our prince is no longer himself, The Evil One has enslaved his soul,
If we do not act now, tomorrow, it will possess his body,
Guards, arrest him,
Seize the prince! And apprehend the wretches
who let the Devil spawn inside our walls!
My brother!
What have you done to my brother? You monster!
You betrayed me!
You will pay!
We're locking up priests now, Madness, isn't it?
This country went to shit a long time ago,
I think I'll leave,
What's that?
I don't know,
Some weird stone,
It was in the priest's satchel,
Frankly,
with the prince possessed and those lunatics turning up…
Seriously unlucky,
You know when it started?
It started when Denis's heifer
had a calf with two heads,
Fuck, You're right,
Where the hell's the next watch?
Please,
Could you turn the stone over?
How about you shut your mouth?
If you don't want misery and misfortune, don't leave the stone like that,
Turn it over, you fools,
Shut your mouth,
Please,
I'll go find them,
Please turn it over,
Perla didn't believe me, She's still in there,
Are you okay?
Please,
Horace succeeded, The stone is in place,
-But it may be a trap, -Who cares? Let's go,
Dig and undress,
You will walk to the citadel, through Limbo,
The realm of the dead, Whatever happens, don't stop,
Why would I stop?
Some will want to talk,
Don't let them stop you,
Eat,
I've known him since I was born,
He raised me,
I never thought him capable of such treachery,
I admit, he's clever,
Why are you so calm?
Because all we can do is wait,
Wait for what?
The death of the archbishop,
It shouldn't be long now,
The penitents,
You're waiting for them?
Why?
He betrayed us,
He gave away our trap… Sorry, I mean his trap for Brother Penance,
To ensure victory and reclaim his mines,
What did you expect, Your Highness? It's your fault, I had no choice,
You were already the archbishop's puppet, We can't both pull the strings,
Sir, I am the Prince of Ségur,
I am here to surrender as your prisoner as a guarantee for your life
The key to the city,
The archbishop and the nobles await
to kneel before you and pledge their allegiance,
You are very brave, my boy,
Congratulations,
Much braver than your prince,
Move out,
What is he doing?
Where is his army?
I told him it was a trap,
He will get himself killed,
Your Grace, the archers are ready,
Once you kneel, they will kill Brother Penance,
Good,
Bless me, Father,
Is the man a fool?
Perhaps you are the fool, The archbishop has played you for one,
The penitents will give him power,
No,
Do not worry, Joséphine,
You were always my favourite,
Please, sit,
Come,
Sit,
You will become…
the face of Ségur,
Your presence will reassure our neighbours,
We need more time,
To do what?
To prepare for the Holy War,
God's order must reign over the world,
All must submit,
Penance must be paid,
Do not be afraid, Joséphine,
Brother Penance is a good man,
I raised him to love and respect God,
He has rid us of those heathen nobles,
Néro,
Callista?
-I have to go, -Please wait,
Tell me about our daughter,
What is her name?
Perla,
That's pretty,
Why choose that name?
I didn't choose it,
Who did?
Horace,
A monk,
Why a monk?
I'm sorry, Callista,
When you died, I didn't…
I wasn't strong enough,
You abandoned her?
You promised to take care of her,
That's what I'm going to do,
-I must go, -Don't worry,
I understand,
I forgive you,
You did all you could, my love,
I know you had no choice,
I shouldn't have asked that of you,
You can be at peace now,
You planned to betray me, but didn't think others might do the same?
Yes, Your Highness, I too have been royally screwed,
What now?
Now?
They'll kill us, all three of us,
Hurry, help me!
Poison,
We must hide them,
Thank you,
I'm not doing this for you, This is for my brother,
Watch out! No!
I'm sorry, I…
Is she dead?
I'll find Perla,
You get out of here,
Perla,
Relax,
You did all you could,
Do not blame yourself,
But Perla…
She doesn't need you,
She has never needed you,
Stay with me,
Rest now,
I'd love to stay with you,
But I have to go,
One second,
Just a minute,
Néro!
You don't seem happy to see me,
Are you alright?
Next time I say you're in danger, listen, alright?
Come,
-Is this a joke? -No, I'm saving you,
An apology would be a good start,
Would you rather die here?
We are at war, We need you,
Let's go,
Come,
Don't worry about me,
Go ahead, I'll slow you down,
Néro!
Good heavens, Néro, get them out!
Will you do as I say for once?
Do as I say! Listen to me, damn it!
Come on,
What's your escape plan?
Help, From outside,
Yeah?
To get out… the secret passage in my chambers,
Brother Penance is likely in your chambers,
Why don't you just let me die here?
Good question, Your Highness,
You have no chance of making it with me,
I'm sorry, Perla,
The archbishop, It's all my fault,
We must save him,
There!
Go,
Go!
Only you can save us,
Thank you, sir,
Only you can save us,
NÉRO THE ASSASSIN
Subtitle translation by: Laura Player