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Episode 7
Let me make introductions.
Of the Four Guardians who guard Goguryeo...
She is the guardian of the sacred symbol of the phoenix, the Phoenix Heart.
When did it become permissible for a priestess to attend the meeting of the cabinet?!
The guardian of the south and keeper of fire...
The guardian of the Phoenix Heart greets the Joo Shin King.
Guh Mool Village
Elder... Elder?
Elder!
Forgive me for interrupting your meditation.
Gather the disciples now!
What are you doing?
It didn't come off.
Come off? The iron bars?
But the Burumsae is in the air.
I have to go.
Yon Residence Dungeon
Do you, by any chance, have an illness that causes you to go insane in captivity?
Later...when you see my master, make sure you tell him.
Tell him that when I saw the Burumsae, I became insane with the desire to escape this place.
Alright?
That's enough. Now it's time for sleep.
Just a while ago, it seemed that the sacred symbol of the phoenix had met the Joo Shin King.
- Where? - Where did it happen?
It was at the Yon Residence in Gooknae Castle.
Therefore, the long awaited Joo Shin King...
is confirmed as the young Lord Yon Ho Gae.
But there is one thing amiss.
As you know, for the Joo Shin to return,
the sacred symbol must be in the possession of its guardian.
I am Hyun Woong from Pyong An Castle.
The sacred symbol of the phoenix is in the possession of the Hwachun.
And the guardian of this symbol is from Guh Mool Village.
So how can you say that the Joo Shin King has returned?
That is correct. I am Hyun Goong.
Seventeen years ago, on the night of the Joo Shin Star,
I went to the Hae Residence in Baek Jae.
I was accompanied by the Elder.
At that time, even though the symbol was taken by the Hwachun,
the guardian was brought here by our disciples.
Sujini... she is the guardian of the sacred symbol of the phoenix.
Didn't you see it? The mark on her forehead?
I am Hyun Myung from Gooknae Castle.
I saw the woman who is most likely to be the guardian entering the Yon Residence.
You're saying that someone other than Sujini is the guardian?
I investigated the man who accompanied her.
- It was Dae Jang Ro, Elder of Hwachun! - Dae Jang Ro!
That is impossible!
But Elder, the phoenix is supposed to one of the four guardians that protect the world.
That is correct.
So why is the guardian together with those evil men?
Have you ever heard of Master Hyun Suk?
Master Hyun Suk? Of course I've heard of him!
He went insane after he was kidnapped by the Hwachun in Abullansa.
He killed more than twenty of our disciples.
It took twelve of our masters to get him under control! Twelve masters!
He had been branded by the seal of Hwachun!
Branded?
Once branded with the seal, one cannot be released from the Hwachun.
Maybe the guardian... has also been branded?
It is time for you to arise.
I was in the middle of a nice dream.
Please come with me. The eunuchs are waiting for you.
Am I free from confinement?
There will be a ceremony today.
What?
It will be your coronation.
Please follow me.
Temple of the Oracle
What are you doing?
Why are you doing this?
You've gotten worse after your confinement.
A coronation? To make me King?
Please don't do this.
It will be good for our nation to accept the Joo Shin King.
And perhaps Ho Gae will really be able to reunite our land!
- Let's let him, Father. Let's... - This belonged to your mother.
On the night of the Joo Shin Star, your mother hid herself in the woods.
And when the star was at its brightest, she gave birth to you.
It was an unnaturally cold night.
On that cold night, your mother took herself into the mountains.
Three days later, she died in a mountain hut.
We made that day your birthday according to your mother's wishes.
Why?
Because we believe you are the Joo Shin King.
Because we had to protect you.
The priestesses who came to us that night said this.
There are many who thirst for the life of the Joo Shin King.
So he must remain hidden and inconspicuous.
They said it was Heaven's will.
You're saying that my mother...
went into the forest that cold night in order to conceal me?
- That's right. - And she died soon after?
While she was protecting me?
Your mother protected you with her life. And I will make you King.
Today is that day.
Change into your ceremonial robes and come to the temple. Don't be too late.
Father!
If there are those who oppose the coronation, then there will also be those who oppose them.
You will split the nation in two. Is that what you want?
I will have to step in blood to become King. Is that what you want?
This is Ho Gae. I must speak with you.
Your Majesty, they have yet to leave the palace.
Has the King informed the cabinet?
I hear he sent missives last night.
Will you let me know who has attended and who has not?
You think some will not attend?
Without the acceptance of the five provinces, the new King cannot receive Heaven's blessings.
- Go and see to it. - Yes, your Highness.
The sun will soon be at its peak and the ceremony will begin.
You must all come and fill the seats of the ceremony.
Please deliver this to his Majesty.
Return the sons of the Elders to them.
Then we can commence whatever ceremony it is whether it is a coronation or relinquishment?
I only deliver his Majesty's words. I do not deliver words to his Majesty.
Then...!
I will deliver the message.
Will you go first? Or...
shall I?
Did you know this?
Did you know of my father and your elder's plan?
Did you know they had the elder's sons kidnapped and planned to accuse the King of doing so?
- Didn't you know? - Me?
- Weren't you a part of this plan? - Is that what you thought?
You call me King and yet that is what you thought?
Can the guardian of the Phoenix Heart serve a contemptible King?
Did I...ever accept you as the King?
Please don't do that.
Please don't look at me like that.
I was raised from young to become the king.
I don't deserve to be looked at like that.
If I was mistaken about you...
then can I make a request?
Let me leave. A life is in danger.
Can I ask whose life that is?
If I cannot protect him then I also will not be able to live.
- The sons of all the elders have been kidnapped? - Yes.
They must think that it was the doing of his Majesty.
And the elders?
- They are holding a revolt. - They will not attend the coronation?
They are insisting that their sons be returned to them.
Halt!
I must meet the Crown Prince immediately. I am the Priestess Kiha.
I hoped it wasn't true.
Kidnapping the sons of the three elders and gambling on their lives...
I hoped that it wasn't a conspiracy planned by you and my father.
Lord Ho Gae...
Many great and benevolent Kings had to experience bloodshed in order to gain the throne.
It is not important on how one becomes King.
What one does when he becomes King is far more important.
You can stay in the light, Lord Ho Gae.
Hwachun will work in darkness.
But blood will be shed amongst the people of Goguryeo.
In the land of Goguryeo,
only the blood of the King and the Crown Prince will be shed.
I swear it to you.
- You're saying Yon Ga Ryuh is the kidnapper? - That is correct.
And his plan is to have them killed should his Majesty continue with the coronation?
- I fear that is correct. - Then we will have an insurrection.
How many guards are protecting the King?
With the exception of my regiment, all guards are at the temple.
I will not go to the temple.
My Prince!
- Third Regiment! - Yes, your Highness!
Tell His Majesty that I have left the palace. I will return when things have stabilized.
Tell him to heed caution.
Gak Dan, I have a request of you.
Gak Dan of the Third Regiment, I await your command.
Protect my father.
My duty is to protect you.
Protect him as you would your father in my place.
I ask you this as a brother.
You know where the three men are being held?
So you have summoned Goguryeo's finest Iron Horse Warriors.
Is it your intention to point their swords not at foreign enemies but at our own people?
The Iron Horse Warriors have received your summons, Your Majesty.
Thank you for coming.
I, Yon Ga Ryuh, have come to speak to his Majesty.
I didn't expect you to enter this place today.
Your Majesty!
- Chief! - Yes, Your Majesty!
It's my intention today...
to relinquish my crown and coronate the Crown Prince as King.
Thus, will you ensure that all members of the Cabinet are in attendance?
Your Majesty, we will give our lives for you. (Jeok Hwan - Chief of the Iron Horse Warriors)
But the Coronation Ceremony is a matter between Heaven and the five provinces of this nation.
Attendance cannot be forced.
In that case, can you protect the Crown Prince?
From whom do we protect the Crown Prince?
Can you protect the Crown Prince regardless of who it is?
From this moment on, the safety of the Crown Prince will be the duty of the Iron Horse Warriors.
Chief!
May I make one request, as well?
How dare you interrupt his Majesty's command!
There are some youths imprisoned in the dungeon at my residence.
There is a risk that men from Julno will attempt to break them out.
Can the Iron Horse Warriors also guard my prisoners?
- How dare you! - Your Majesty...
The sons of three of our elders have been kidnapped.
- Since it couldn't have been Your Majesty's doing... - What filth do you spout from your mouth!
I fear that Julno will mistake this situation as Your Majesty's support for them.
Will you test my loyalty?
This is the temple!
Your Majesty...
I must retain Julno's boys as hostages.
When the three sons are returned, yours will be returned to you, as well.
I fear that that loyalty of yours might harm the King and the Crown Prince!
I, Jeok Hwan, Chief of the Iron Horse Warriors, have come to protect you as the King commanded.
Come with me.
Open the gates! Open the gates!
This was sent from the main watch tower.
Your Majesty, three thousand men have left Soon No Province and are headed to Gooknae Castle.
It is expected that they will arrive here within an hour.
It is also reported that Soon No soldiers have reached Han Shi Castle.
- It is estimated that the men number 4,500. - This is outrageous, Your Majesty!
Soldiers have been dispatched without your command!
- General Go! - Yes, Your Majesty.
Tell them to close the east, west and south gates.
No one is allowed entry from this moment on.
I, Go Woo Choong, will obey your command.
Close the gate!
There is a small temple on the peak of that mountain.
It is said the men are being held there.
There will be more than ten men guarding them.
If we attack now, the hostages may be harmed.
Let us set up camp.
We need to think about whether we attack or plan a surprise raid.
Please give me two of your men. Preferably men skilled in reconnaissance.
My Prince...
There will no reconnaissance.
And there will be no raid.
What do you mean?
I am the only son of the Jeok Family - loyal to Goguryeo since its founding.
What is the best for our nation?
And what is the best way to reunite the Joo Shin lands?
I have thought deeply about this.
I am prepared to lay down my life for the sake of my nation.
Do you feel the same, your Highness?
Are you saying that the best thing for this nation is for me to lay down my life?
Your highness...
For the sake of this great nation of Goguryeo, will you take your own life?
He said he was going to rescue the three sons?
Those were the words of the Crown Prince.
Your Majesty...
Perhaps it is best to try and placate the elders and stabilize the situation?
I cannot even control my own son. So how can I control the elders of this nation?
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty, I will escort you to the Inner Palace.
This place is too close to the exterior.
Your Majesty!
May we contact the people of Julno?
I will bring all of Julno here!
With the strength of Julno, we can step on everyone else!
I command this of you, Elder of Julno.
I await your command, Your Majesty.
Although your boys now sit in the Yon dungeon,
- I command you to return to Julno. - Right now?
- You need every man on your side! - The Crown Prince has left the palace.
The Crown Prince will need a place where he can hide in safety!
He will need a place to go to for help!
- But Your Majesty...! - This is not a request.
This I command of you.
I, Heuk Gae of Julno, obey your command.
This is wrong. You don't know what you're doing!
Bring to me the man who commands you. Let me speak to him directly!
You're the guardian of the Phoenix Heart, are you not?
I know the guardian of the Phoenix Heart to serve Lord Ho Gae.
Am I mistaken?
Does Lord Ho Gae know that you are here?
I don't answer questions from traitors!
You are correct.
If I die, then there'll be no more discord.
- There'll be peace again in Gooknae Castle. - Your Highness!
Only he that is born under the Joo Shin Star can carry out the destiny of legend...
That is right.
Does the man who is to be the Joo Shin King... Is this what he wants?
Kidnap the sons of the Elders and blame it on the King?
Lead the King's subjects to insurrection,
bring danger to the city by sending soldiers to the Capital and bring death to the Crown Prince?
Ho Gae of the Yon Family, who was born under the Joo Shin Star?
This is what I want to know. Can you answer my question?
Can I answer the question myself?
I bring this message from the Temple of the Oracle.
The coronation ceremony today,
which was to have received the blessings of Heaven for the new King,
has been postponed indefinitely.
- What has happened to our children? - Our sons must be returned to us now!
- Where is the King? - How can this happen?
Deliver this message to the King.
Tell him that if he wishes to sit on the throne again,
he must return the three children.
Must I deliver this message myself, as well?
There is something you didn't know.
I was not the only boy born under the Joo Shin Star that night.
You were also born on that night.
You were also born under the Star.
But the unfortunate fact is that it cannot be two.
There cannot be two Kings of Goguryeo.
The needle causes sleep.
I swear to you.
I will return before sunrise tomorrow.
After that...
Tell the Crown Prince this.
Tell him to go far away and never return to Gooknae Castle.
I will not be able to save him twice.
- What about his Majesty? - He will be unharmed if the Crown Prince is gone.
And one more thing.
This incident has nothing to do with me.
When I become King, it will be in daylight with integrity and honor.
Only then will all of you accept me as the true King.
Until sunrise tomorrow.
I will wait for your return.
The temple delivers this message.
The coronation ceremony that was to take place today has been postponed.
You...let the Crown Prince go?
- Yes, I did. - Do you know what you have done?
I know what I did not do.
I know I didn't kidnap the elders' sons. I know I didn't falsely accuse the King.
- Filthy lies...conspiracies... - Do you still not understand why this is necessary?
The Crown Prince knows everything. Now everyone else will know too.
You say you want me to become the Joo Shin King, but why do you cover me with filth?
Why?
The woman who is said to be guardian of the Phoenix Heart...
Do you know how she looked at me?
Do you know how contemptuously she looked at me?
I understand now. Now I understand it all.
Now I understand why you're behaving this way.
I will become King. But with integrity and honor! So Father...!
You have driven this nation into danger for the sake of one woman.
Is that your integrity and honor?
That's right, Lord Ho Gae.
It should have been settled without a single sword being unsheathed.
The Elders of the kidnapped children...
...were to have united as one.
And if he were to have given up his life for the sake of the nation,
His Majesty would no longer have any hope to cling to.
You would have ascended to the throne quickly just as everyone wants you to.
The one born of royal blood, born under the Joo Shin Star...
You, Lord Ho Gae!
The people of this nation would have had
peace in the land and no more discord.
The Crown Prince still lives...
There is only one solution.
All the soldiers of Goguryeo will now shed blood.
Every last drop of blood that is shed will be because you shed it yourself.
Goguryeo Frontier - Village of the Destitute
Mom, I'm hungry.
No! No!
Have you awakened?
I thought you would be safe at a place like this.
Just bear it for one night. I will find you some men before sunrise tomorrow.
These people...
Are they people of Goguryeo?
They're most likely refugees from other lands.
Three years ago, I heard how the famine caused people to eat the flesh of others.
They said they would open the Palace warehouses to hand out food.
Is that famine still happening?
In all nations at any time, there are always people such as these.
They lose their homes by gambling and lose their countries in wars.
These people don't just exist in Goguryeo.
He's dead.
That boy that woman outside is holding... He has been dead for a long time.
- I have prepared some food. - Kiha.
The men of Julno supported his Majesty until the end.
Will you teach me?
I have sent someone to Gooknae Castle.
When he returns, we will have news of the situation.
What can I do?
The ministers of the nation consider my father, the King, an enemy.
They want to kill me in order to raise their King.
The soldiers whose duty it was to protect me have asked me to take my own life.
And the woman I trusted...
...serves another as King.
Do you hate me?
Do you curse me?
You look very weary.
Punish me.
I lied to you, your Highness.
Do you...
...truly serve another?
I'm asking if you sincerely believe it.
It is your destiny to be the phoenix.
Kiha...
Don't suffer because of me.
I remember...
At the library...
When you first spoke to me...
...how fast my heart was beating.
Anybody there? Hey!
The men of Julno have already left the city. They left the north gate yesterday!
Was the Elder with them?
That's why everyone's gone! They wouldn't have gone with the Elder!
You told Lord Ho Gae you would return before sunrise.
We came to greet you.
Were you with him?
The Crown Prince, Dam Duk?
Don't put his name on your lips.
I warned you once before.
I warned you that if anything were to happen to him,
that it would be your fault.
So you're saying that woman and Sujini can both be the phoenix?
That's right.
Then there may be two guardians of the Phoenix Heart?
Two thousand years ago...
The Fire Priestess Kajin possessed the power of Fire.
I know the story, too! But Lord Hwanwoong took the power away from her.
Lord Hwanwoong gave the power of Fire to Sae-oh of the Bear Tribe.
He made her the guardian of the phoenix.
Then Kajin, who had the power of Fire first,
and Sae-oh, who Lord Hwanwoong gave the power to...
Both of them can be reincarnated!
Possibly. That is why we are on this road.
We must go and rescue Sujini.
Let's go!
The east, west and south gates of Gooknae Castle have been shut.
The Elder of Julno and his men have also left.
His Majesty is in danger.
I will return to the palace and bring His Majesty here to safety.
The only place you and I can hide in safety is Julno.
It will be a dangerous journey. I will bring men who will guard us on our way.
You said the phoenix was Heaven's destiny?
I will accept Heaven's punishment.
I will gladly accept it after I have spent my life with you.
Wait for me. I will return soon.
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They have helped their boys escape! We must save our children, too!
- We must go there at once! - The sons of Goguryeo will shed blood.
Goguryeo must never again allow a child kidnapper to become King!
Do you hear the sound of footsteps?
The palace is surrounded by thousands of men.
Don't obstruct the will of Heaven.
The east, west and south gates have been breached.
He is my life.
Hurry! Escape the prison!
Where is the Crown Prince?
We know where it is! We know where your sons are being held!
How can Heaven let this happen?!
What is happening?
It's impossible! We cannot protect the palace!
- You want to abandon the King? - We need more men!
There are no more men!
When did you become men who sought the death of their King?
When did Goguryeo become a nation who closed their gates to its people?
You must first ask and listen to what Heaven wants!
You said you wanted the blood of the Crown Prince to stain your sword?
- You know which way he went? - Of course.
I will make you a hero who avenged the wrongful deaths of the three Elders' sons!
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