Samurai Jack

Once again,

I am free to smite the world as I did in days long past.

When the evil, shape-shifting wizard Aku

arose from the bowels of hate to ravage our homeland,

I was a young emperor at the time

and was helpless against his powers.

But I remembered our grandfather's grandfather's story

of three monks who were gifted with mystical powers.

I rode to the highest peak of the mountainside,

where the monks agreed to forge me an enchanted sword with great magic.

Armed with the sword and the hope of my people,

I plunged into battle against Aku.

His evil was no match for the power of righteousness.

And with the sword's magic,

Aku's demon forces were implanted into the earth,

forever petrifying him into the wasteland that he created.

Through years of hard work, we have rebuilt our glorious past

with hopes never to encounter such an evil as Aku again.

Always be alert, my son,

for the presence of evil is sometimes right behind you.

No, it cannot be.

Aku!

The sword!

Not this time.

Mother, Aku has returned.

Do as we have planned. Our future depends on it.

Brake.

Here's some water, my emperor.

None for him!

I'm sorry, emperor.

Water.

Water.

Water.

I said no water!

Huh?

He has returned.

Insubordinate fool.

No one attacks Aku's minions.

Destroy him.

My...son.

What has happened to our land, Father?

My son, it has been many years since that fateful day

that Aku returned from his imprisonment.

Enslaved we have become, to unearth the riches of our land

so that Aku can strengthen his powers

and begin to take over the world.

Do not worry, Father, for with the power of this sword,

I will vanquish Aku,

sending him back into the pit of hate from which he came.

No!

I thought once like you.

But the sword is only a tool.

What power has it compared to the hand that wields it?

Evil is clever, and deception is its most powerful weapon.

Let the sword guide you to your fate,

but let your mind set free the path to your destiny.

I will not fail you, Father.

Be wary, my son, for evil finds a way.