00:08Oh
00:50What happened?
00:52I had a bad dream.
00:53A shadow looming over the city.
00:56Did you see someone?
00:58Yes.
00:58He was in all black, walking towards the city.
01:02Al-Mukanna.
01:05Who is he?
01:08A long time ago, before the world as we know it,
01:13there was a man who sought power beyond human reach.
01:17A man who shunned the light and let the darkness consume him.
01:22He became more than a man.
01:24He became a shadow looming.
01:25A nightmare that never fades.
01:28For centuries he has waited.
01:31But now, now that she has been chosen, he will come again.
01:36To take over the world.
01:38To fight against the light.
01:42I'm scared of this thing's grandma.
01:45Nothing will happen to you, Afiya.
01:48As long as you follow the light.
02:12Hey Afiya.
02:17I just wanted to say that I'm sorry for being disrespectful towards you.
02:21It's okay.
02:22I forgive you.
02:24It's nice that you understand what you did was wrong.
02:28Yeah.
02:29I won't do it again.
02:31To anyone.
02:41Did something different happen today?
02:44Yes.
02:44The boy who used to bully me.
02:46He came to talk to me today.
02:48At first, I thought he was going to start again.
02:51But he said sorry.
02:53He actually meant it.
02:55Didn't I tell you?
02:56He would stop eventually.
02:58But how did you know?
03:00Because, at the end of it all, goodness always wins, Afiya.
03:04Afiya, you know, when your mother was about your age, there was a girl in her class who never spoke
03:10to her.
03:11She would roll her eyes, whisper things behind her back.
03:14Your mother didn't understand why.
03:17It went on for months.
03:19One day, during school art competition, the girl's painting got ruined, accidentally.
03:25No one helped her.
03:27Some even laughed.
03:29Then...
03:32Then your mother, she walked up, sat beside her, and gave her half of her own canvas.
03:39They painted something together.
03:41A completely new piece.
03:43They didn't win.
03:45But that girl never said a single harsh word to your mother again.
03:49In fact, they stayed friends for years after.
03:52Mama really was wise.
03:55She was.
03:56What are you sewing, by the way?
03:58You've been working on it for days.
04:01I'll show you when the time is right.
04:03Now go to changed.
04:05Food is ready.
04:15Ya Allah.
04:16Grant me strength.
04:18Give me the courage to stand against this evil.
04:21I am only one, and the darkness ahead feels too strong.
04:26But you are the most powerful.
04:29The most merciful.
04:31Guide me on this path.
04:33Let me not falter.
04:35Let me not fear.
04:46It is time you learn, Afiyah.
04:50Your strength lies in the moon's light.
04:53It will guide you, shape you if you let it now.
04:57Raise your hands.
04:58Feel the moon's energy flow through you.
05:01These blades were wielded by warriors before you, carved from the light of the moon itself.
05:08They are a force of justice, protection, and faith.
05:12They cannot be broken, but they can be weakened, by doubt, by anger, by hatred.
05:18Now, follow my lead.
05:22You are ready.
05:24There is one more thing.
05:26You must be warned.
05:28Al-Muqa'ana is no ordinary enemy.
05:33His strength lies beyond mere combat.
05:36He will not fight you with swords.
05:38He will fight you with fear.
05:40He traps people in nightmares,
05:43forces them to relive their worst fears over and over,
05:46until they are lost in their own darkness.
05:51But how did he even come into being?
05:54How can one become so evil and powerful?
05:58They say he wasn't born.
06:02He appeared.
06:03When light first touched the earth and shadows were cast, he was the shadow.
06:08He has no face of his own.
06:11So he made one a mask, forged from bone and silver, to hide the nothingness underneath.
06:20For centuries, he's wandered across lands, through empires and ruins.
06:25Not to conquer, but to haunt, to whisper things in the ears of people already afraid of themselves.
06:32He doesn't touch you.
06:34He speaks to your doubt.
06:36He feeds on it.
06:37Grows stronger every time someone chooses fear instead of truth.
06:41But why the mask?
06:43Because even he can't bear to see what he really eyed.
06:48You'll hear his name in stories.
06:51Some say he's dead.
06:53Some say he's just an idea.
06:54But he's always around, waiting, listening.
07:00Have you seen him before, how he looked like?
07:05Only once.
07:06And I'll never forget the silence that followed.
07:09It was louder than any scream.
07:12But remember, your strength does not only come from your blades.
07:16It comes from faith, from kindness, from forgiveness.
07:21As long as you believe in the light, his darkness can never consume you.
07:25Are you ready?
07:52You're just a frightened child.
07:54No power in this world can rival mine.
07:57Bismillah.
07:58Let's begin the fight, come on.
08:28Let's begin the fight, come on.
08:34Let's begin the fight, come on.
08:35Why did you save me?
08:37After everything I did to you?
08:39Because this is my duty, and my Nani taught me to always forgive and follow the light.
08:45Let's begin the fight, come on.
08:46Let's begin the fight.
08:57Let's begin the fight.
09:06I'll see you next time.
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