His Dark Materials

‫"For many millennia, the Authority ‫has ruled in the Kingdom of Heaven"

‫"with absolute control."

‫"He named himself the Creator, ‫the Father, the Almighty."

‫"He is none of those ‫but just an angel like ourselves."

‫"And he rules with a dark angel ‫by his side."

‫"We, who fought for truth, ‫were cast out of the Kingdom."

‫"Since then, ‫we have lived between the worlds,"

‫"watching and waiting for vengeance."

‫"A spark of hope is alive among humankind."

‫"A bold leader is rallying warriors."

‫"He may be mortal, ‫but his ambitions transcend his kind."

‫"A serpent has been summoned."

‫"A new Eve emerges."

‫"The time for a new rebellion..."

‫"is coming."

‫Lyra!

‫Lyra!

‫Lyra!

‫"I'm looking for a girl."

‫Medium height... dark hair, brown eyes.

‫Her name's Lyra. ‫She has a daemon called Pan.

‫"She's missing."

‫Help me.

‫Tell me where she is.

‫Pan?

‫Pan?

‫"Lyra!"

‫Roger!

‫Is that you?

‫"I need you! Help me!"

‫Where are you?

‫Roger!

‫"Lyra."

‫Come on. Come on.

‫For goodness' sake.

‫The craft may not be ready for this.

‫Then that is on the pair of us, is it not?

‫Clear your mind.

‫We've lost the rear oscillator.

‫Brace!

‫Please...

‫let us go.

‫Here... drink this.

‫If you don't drink your medicine, ‫how will you get better, darling?

‫Here.

‫Don't be afraid.

‫- How did you... ‫- We're not going to hurt you.

‫- What are you? ‫- Bene Elim.

‫Angels, in your language.

‫We come to you in human form.

‫Angels?

‫We just want to talk.

‫Stop following me.

‫Æsahættr...

‫It's real.

‫I think the craft is pretty much done for.

‫And how will we get back to the Republic?

‫We'll be able to figure something out.

‫See anything?

‫Looks like the path is clear.

‫Commander, let's go get our man.

‫- Follow my lead. ‫- Hey! Hey!

‫There.

‫We secure?

‫- Clear! ‫- Clear.

‫All clear.

‫Ogunwe.

‫Which one of you is Commander Ogunwe?

‫I am.

‫Who are you... and your little friends?

‫I am Lord Asriel Belacqua.

‫I intend to march upon the Kingdom of Heaven.

‫And I should very much like you to join me.

‫I've heard stories about you.

‫You have just made war with the Temple.

‫I'll let you fight that one.

‫Listen to what he has to say.

‫My friends and I, we are not from your world.

‫We have little interest in your Temple. ‫We came here for you.

‫Join with me ‫in my fight against the Authority.

‫Look, I know that we stand for the same thing.

‫I know the number you command.

‫I want your army, but I need your leadership.

‫Come with me.

‫Be a part of the final victory.

‫You can come with me.

‫Welcome to Geneva, Cardinal MacPhail.

‫Father President, please.

‫Father President.

‫Tell me of this arrest.

‫We recovered this material from the site.

‫It was recited before an audience, ‫many inebriated...

‫and followed by feverish discussion ‫and a grotesque exchange of ideas.

‫Poems.

‫Father Jerome.

‫What do you think should be done?

‫The author must be imprisoned for heresy.

‫Father Heyst.

‫There were dozens more like it ‫hidden throughout the building.

‫All attendees imprisoned

‫as well as anyone found ‫in possession of the author's work.

‫Mm-hmm.

‫- Father? ‫- Gomez.

‫Father Gomez.

‫If you were in my position, what would you do?

‫Physical atonement,

‫in public.

‫For those charged with possession, ‫I'd choose perhaps the whip.

‫For the author, something ‫which leaves a little more...

‫lasting damage.

‫Fear is a gift. ‫It allows people to learn.

‫They'll make examples of us.

‫Baruch, we do not have time.

‫We need that knife.

‫I told you to stop following me.

‫How can you cut through worlds?

‫We are made of Dust, and can pass ‫through invisible spaces in the air.

‫Gateways into other worlds.

‫We can see them, but you cannot.

‫Balthamos and I have been ‫searching for Æsahættr.

‫For you.

‫Because there is a great war coming.

‫All conscious beings are engaged in a battle ‫already, though not all of us know it.

‫The enemy's power ‫is growing stronger every minute

‫and you have the weapon ‫that will enable us to win.

‫You must come with us to Lord Asriel.

‫- He's gathering an army with the purpose... ‫- I know who he is.

‫Someone told me about him. ‫About all of it.

‫The war, how I'm supposed ‫to fight alongside Asriel...

‫with this.

‫I can't go with you. ‫I'm sorry.

‫I'm looking for my friend, Lyra,

‫Asriel's daughter.

‫Not that he cares, but she's lost.

‫- She needs my help. ‫- You don't understand.

‫That knife is more important ‫than you can imagine.

‫No, you don't understand.

‫Lyra is the most important thing ‫to me right now.

‫- I'm going to find her. ‫- You will come with us now.

‫- Or what? ‫- I'm sorry about your friend.

‫I can see she means a lot to you.

‫- Do you know what happened to her? ‫- We were attacked.

‫- She was taken. ‫- By who?

‫I don't know.

‫I went ahead without her. ‫I thought she would be safe.

‫When I came back, she was gone.

‫Whatever Asriel wants, he can wait.

‫I'm sorry.

‫You do realize we're just ‫going to keep following you

‫- until you change your mind. ‫- Well, you can keep following me because...

‫you've managed to find me ‫every time I've cut through.

‫- How? ‫- The knife.

‫It attracts Dust.

‫We have senses that humans do not.

‫Help me find her.

‫If you can find me, you can find Lyra.

‫Take me to her.

‫Then, I will come with you to Asriel.

‫We do not have time.

‫It will not take them long, Baruch. ‫They will find us.

‫So we will be quick.

‫Balthamos, we don't have a choice.

‫This was Lyra's.

‫She says it's powered ‫the same way as the knife.

‫Maybe you can use it to find her.

‫It's powered by Dust.

‫Yes.

‫We will need a little time,

‫but we will find her...

‫whatever world she is in.

‫Lyra, I'm here!

‫Wait, I'm coming.

‫Roger, what is this place?

‫- I hate it! ‫- Roger!

‫- Roger! ‫- I'm scared!

‫Roger.

‫Roger.

‫Come on.

‫Machi!

‫Father!

‫God, I missed you. ‫Oh, my sweetie.

‫Look at you.

‫You've grown 6 inches. ‫You're almost as tall as me now.

‫Daddy has work to do.

‫I'll be right back.

‫You have a beautiful little girl.

‫How long since you last saw her?

‫Ten months and sixteen days.

‫I had no hope of leaving that cell ‫until you and your cat came to recruit me.

‫What?

‫Trying to decide if you're a madman...

‫or a genius.

‫Well, I rather hoped the two could coexist.

‫So, Lord Asriel,

‫tell me who your war is really against, ‫and what you want from me?

‫- My fight is with the Authority himself. ‫- You said that before

‫but it's impossible.

‫Humankind cannot stand against its Creator.

‫Well, he forces us to kneel at his feet, ‫but he is not the Creator.

‫It's all a lie.