:01:11
Now the Skekses gather
in the sacred chamber...
:01:14
where the Crystal hangs
above a shaft of air and fire.
:01:21
The Skekses, with their hard
and twisted bodies...
:01:24
their harsh and twisted wills.
:01:29
For a thousand years
they have ruled...
:01:32
yet now there are only ten.
:01:36
A dying race
ruled by a dying emperor...
:01:39
imprisoned within themselves
in a dying land.
:01:48
Today, once more
they gather at the Crystal...
:01:51
as the first sun climbs to its peak...
:01:55
for this is the way of the Skekses,
:01:57
As they ravage the land...
:01:59
so, too, they learn
to draw new life from the sun.
:02:03
Today, once more,
they will replenish themselves...
:02:07
cheat death again...
:02:09
through the power
of their source...
:02:11
their treasure, their fate:
:02:15
the Dark Crystal.
:02:30
But today, the ceremony of the sun
gives no comfort.
:02:34
Today, an emperor lies dying.
:02:36
Today, a new emperor...
:02:39
must seize the throne.