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My son must become the King of Goguryeo.
The sons of all the elders have been kidnapped?
Did you know they kidnapped the elder's sons and planned to accuse the King...?
Weren't you a part of this plan?
In the meantime, I plan on causing a little stir in this nation.
Your Majesty, 3000 men have left So No Province and are headed to Gooknae Castle.
This is outrageous, Your Majesty!
Soldiers have been dispatched without your command!
For the sake of this great nation of Goguryeo, will you take your own life?
You are the guardian of the Phoenix Heart, are you not?
Is this what the man who is to be the Joo Shin King wanted?
Kidnap the sons of the elders and blame it on the King?
Lead the King's subjects to insurrection,
endanger the city by sending soldiers to the capital, and kill the Crown Prince?
Can I answer the question myself?
Tell the Crown Prince this.
Tell him to go far away and never return to Gooknae Castle.
- I lied to you, Your Highness. - Kiha...
Don't suffer because of me.
Episode 8
I heard you weren't feeling well. Are you all right?
I waited for you.
I didn't know when you would return, so I waited for you all night.
I was worried when I heard you were ill.
Are you all right now?
I have a request.
What is it?
The guardian of the Phoenix shall have everything she desires!
Honestly, I wasn't sure if you would return.
I know you and the Crown Prince were friends...
We are not friends.
He is... my beloved.
He is someone I long for with my whole being.
It has always been so.
Thus, I hope you will find someone more suitable to be guardian of the Phoenix Heart.
Can anyone be the guardian...
if they possess the Phoenix Heart?
I am not suitable to be the guardian.
Neither the Phoenix nor the Joo Shin nation... mean anything to me.
They hold no value for me.
How can I be the guardian?
When you addressed me as King...
Did that have no meaning either?
I did it to save him. I would do anything for him.
Become the King.
Become the King of Goguryeo! Become the King of Joo Shin!
Let me go to him.
You will never set eyes on him again. You will never hear of him again.
Sa Ryang!
I need a favor...
That hurts!
Is this your backyard? Do you want to break everything?
Go out! Get out of here!
Really now!
Hit me! Hit me! I'll skin you alive!
Hit me! Hit me!
Oh, we have a customer!
What do you need? Are you here for a sword?
You. Move aside!
This man has killed many.
- Do you know me? - No, but I smell the blood on you.
Settle your business quickly here. I want you gone.
I came to hire some men.
There are three things we don't do.
First, we don't attack when backs are turned.
Second, we don't harm the elderly, women and children.
And third, if we dislike the countenance of the person hiring us, we don't work for him.
- So show us that face of yours. - The job is to rescue innocent men.
These men will lose their lives soon. They must be rescued before sunset.
Although it is our duty to save them, we have a reason why we cannot.
That is why I am looking for the best mercenaries.
Can you do this?
Those men who are imprisoned and will die shortly...
Are they at the Yon residence?
They will be rescued within the hour.
I have told them to deliver the message to the Julno boys.
They will be told to go to the frontier and take the Crown Prince back to Julno.
Thank you. I won't forget this.
Chief...!
There are two guards there at the dungeon.
And there are fifteen... no, maybe twenty guards in all.
It looks like it's about noon.
But Chief, isn't it a bit strange? A rescue in broad daylight?
Maybe we should wait until dark...
He said there were fewer guards in the daytime!
- Fewer guards? - Yes.
Try not to kill them. Just make them unconscious.
We have to do a rescue in daylight and we can't even kill them?
A great family like this may become our customer in the future!
- Our customer? - That's right.
There's no point in taking lives. Are you all ready?
Where are they?
Who is this? Oh, it's the useless master.
Where are all the mercenaries that were here?
Why is a useless master looking for the mercenaries?
Because I want to hire them. Look, lady, I brought money.
Let me deal with her!
A very important man is in danger.
So our master...!
So where are they? The fiercest mercenaries in the land?
I hired them on behalf of a useless master!
- What are you talking about? - They are somewhere near your disciple.
And they're going to meet our Sujini somewhere.
Did you pay?
I was going to, but...
So did you pay?
The Julno Clan sent a man here with a bag full of money!
The Julno Clan?
I'm not supposed to tell anyone but...
This... this is a trap!
Master!
Tr...trap?
Did you think that would help the Phoenix?
Yon residence
Oh my! Honey!
- Are you going to the dungeon? - Yes.
- Let me carry that for you. - No need for that! You go ahead.
- All right then. Let's go. - All right.
Good work, men.
Come on in.
Time to eat!
Yon residence's dungeon
What's that?
What's going on?
What is this?
Who's there?
Honey...?
Honey!
Chief! Look at this!
What's that?
Men of Julno!
We're here! Get us out of here!
Hurry!
It's a prison break! The Julno men have broken out!
- It's a prison break! - It's a prison break!
Aren't you coming?
We don't get paid enough for this.
Jumuchi, your life is always full of losses.
How dare you break into the Yon residence?
If we had knocked, would you have let us in?
We don't want to kill you, so if you want to live, get out of the way!
Did I say not to kill anyone?
Forget what I said.
Those sons of bitches!
Sueh Duru - eldest son of Heuk Du Village
They lit a fire in front of me?
Hey! Hey you! Run away with the others!
I'll see you outside!
Hey, get on quickly!
Here! Here! Get on quickly!
Get on! Get on! Hurry, hurry, hurry!
Sujini!
We have no time for that! Get on quickly!
- Mal Deuk! - Chief!
Let's go!
Hwachun Clan's secret residence
If something happened to the man you say you love...
I warned you that it would all be your fault.
Did you plan to send Crown Prince Dam Duk to Julno and then follow him there yourself?
Did you plan on abandoning the Hwachun as well as the Phoenix?
Did you plan on living a happy life together?
You wanted to extend a rope to him?
But...
I will cut that rope.
I will take care of the King and the Crown Prince together.
Crown Prince Dam Duk will likely not see the rising sun tomorrow morning.
You asked me this once.
You asked me how old I was.
It has been so long I can no longer remember.
Countless men have been born and have died in my lifetime.
I only remember one thing.
I remember Kajin, a foolish woman who lost the power of fire and risked everything for love.
I remember how we, the people of the earth, lived afterwards.
Kiha-nim...
Do you want us to live like that again?
Is that what you want?
Where? Here?
Blacksmith Ba Son's secret room
The guards number in the thousands.
All the four gates are closed and each gate is guarded by countless soldiers!
What about the north gate?
The guards have been doubled. The Iron Horse Warriors are there too.
Relax!
Ba Son can get us through the South Gate.
- But the village is north from here. - It will only take an hour from the South Gate.
Take your Crown Prince to Julno. And that's it for my duty.
Are you ready? Let's go.
Get some rest. And don't talk in your sleep.
This is very strange.
I think someone is deliberately spreading false rumors...
Elder, there is a strange rumor going around.
They're saying the elder of Julno, Heuk Gae, brought men and broke into the prison.
- That's what's going around. - Really?
What do you think? Why would someone spread these rumors?
How would I know that?
I just found out! And why are you telling me this now?
Sujini, who do you think is behind this?
Where did she go?
Where are you going?
Why do you want to know?
Because if you're caught, my men and I will be in trouble.
As long as I don't offend the King again, no one will be looking for me.
Don't worry!
Are you going to the Crown Prince?
I thought that black thing on your shoulders was just oppressing you, but it thinks!
In any case, it's too difficult for you to go to the frontier by yourself, so...
Hey! Stop right there!
What do I do with that tomboy?
The Julno boys have escaped from your dungeon!
Our sons are in their hands, but their sons have escaped! We must rescue our children!
Let us go to the King! Let him tell us what he wants!
And if he tells you what he wants, will you give it to him?
What if he wishes to have Prince Dam Duk coronated again?
Will you agree to it?
Did you think he would return your sons to you? Of course not.
If he holds your sons, he would have power over all three clans.
Then what should we do?
Goguryeo must never again allow a kidnapper of children to become King!
We cannot serve such a king.
This fight was first started by the King!
The East, West and South Gates have been breached.
Hundreds of soldiers have been wounded.
Your Majesty, we cannot sit idle any longer.
Please give the dispatch command to the Iron Horse Warriors.
If I dispatch them, the sons of Goguryeo will shed blood.
Your Majesty, your safety takes priority.
General Go Woo Choong.
Yes, Your Majesty.
The Iron Horse Warriors consist of sons of noble families from the three clans.
If they are dispatched, at whose throats will their swords be aimed?
And what will happen when they fight against the foot soldiers?
It does not matter how many lives are lost.
We will protect Your Majesty until the last soldier draws his last breath.
Your Majesty!
When you were living outside Gooknae Castle twelve years ago,
I remember visiting you there once.
I remember the flowers growing on the hill behind your house.
We will give you the land and the fields there.
And we will give you as much money as you desire.
And if Crown Prince Dam Duk also promises to live there,
father and son may be able to live happily ever after.
Do you hear that sound? Soldiers from the three provinces have surrounded the palace.
Once they have breached the palace, I will no longer be able to help you.
Lord Yon...
Do you know why I have stayed on the throne all these years?
It was all to make the Crown Prince the king.
Is that why you created these lies with the Temple of the Oracle?
Is that why you lied about Dam Duk being born under the Joo Shin Star?
Why do you think I lied?
I, Yon Ga Ryuh, will ask you one more time.
I too am a father. I understand a father's ambition for his child.
But this nation has been ruled by sixteen kings since its founding by King Jumong.
Our nation has been waiting for the Joo Shin King.
Do not go against the will of heaven.
Discard your foolish ambitions.
I fear that their wrath will bring you harm.
What is there to fear about death?
What I truly fear...
is not being able to fulfill my purpose.
I will make Crown Prince Dam Duk the King of Goguryeo.
That is my purpose.
Did you summon me, Your Majesty?
You must leave the palace at once.
What do you mean?
Take the troops and find the Crown Prince.
I have already sent men to find him.
No, I want you to go now. Take as many men as you can and find him.
Just leave a few men behind. Just enough men to not arouse suspicion...
I do not understand.
Your Majesty, may I ask a question?
Your duty is to protect the King.
But your Majesty...!
It has been two thousand years since the founding and ruin of Joo Shin.
The heavens say that the Joo Shin King has returned.
Whether that is Crown Prince Dam Duk or Lord Yon's son, I do not know.
But if he were Dam Duk...
You must protect him.
Protect him until it is certain that he is not the Joo Shin King.
Then you must take his life.
Your Majesty!
If a nation has two kings, the people will suffer.
So you must take your men and protect him.
I, Go Woo Choong, will obey, Your Majesty!
Regiments!
Second and third regiments will guard His Majesty.
Do you understand my command?
Only the second and third regiments will protect the King.
- Hey, Ba Son! Where are you going? - You must be weary!
Take this and get some wine with your friends!
You give money to us all the time...
- All right, then. - Pass!
Go!
Father...!
The rice is burnt!
Ba Son, did those fellows get out safely?
I should have stabbed them! I should have skinned them alive!
Them? Who?
They've returned!
The red bastards that killed my father on the night of the Joo Shin Star!
The bastards who separated me from my brother!
Those bastards. Where are my knives?
Hwachun!
Goguryeo frontier - Village of the Destitute
Where is the Crown Prince? Speak!
Where is he?
There!
Where's the Crown Prince? Speak!
What is the boy's name?
Yon Du.
Over there! It's the Crown Prince!
Go faster, go faster!
Prince, are you okay?
You are the guardian of the Phoenix Heart, are you not?
I know the guardian of the Phoenix Heart serves Lord Ho Gae.
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.
Punish me.
I lied to you, Your Highness.
- I... - Kiha.
Don't suffer because of me.
He seems to be waiting for someone.
Yeah.
- Who do you think it is? - I don't know.
We have to leave this area before sunrise.
What? What's happening?
It sounds like horses. At this hour, it must be the enemy!
I'll take care of them!
The numbers seem many. There may be about fifty of them.
Dal Gu - second son of Julno elder Heuk Gae
There's only one way out of here. If we leave now, they'll see us.
You know how to do the Whirlwind?
One player takes the ball to one direction, and the others...
I'll take the ball.
That's too dangerous, Your Highness. What about doing the Treasure Chest?
My men are good at that.
All players pretend they have the ball and...
He knows that!
If we keep this pace, we can reach Julno by tomorrow night.
No. I'm not going to Julno.
Your Highness...!
I'm going to Gooknae Castle.
You're going back to the lion's den?
I have to do something before that.
It will be dangerous. You men can return to Julno.
Your Highness...
Let's go back to Julno.
- He got us in so much trouble! - Yes, let's go back quickly!
Why did he play with us anyway?
So what if we were going to lose? We don't ever need to see him again.
If I ever see that fellow again...
Don't live your life like that.
You have less loyalty than a maggot.
The Julno Clan?
You were attacked the night before the tournament, right?
You thought it was thieves, right?
It wasn't. Do you know who ordered the attack?
It was Yon Ho Gae.
The Crown Prince played in your stead because you were hurt.
But what? Never see him again?
If I ever see you guys again, I'm... I'm not a human!
Elder! Elder!
Elder! Elder! Elder!
Why are you here by yourself?
We are not going to sit around waiting for our sons to die!
- What is the matter? - We know where they're being held!
They are being held at a small village owned by the king about thirty ri from here.
So it was the king all along!
We must do something.
The prince has freed the Julno men and is headed toward the village!
It is his intention to kill the boys and erase the evidence!
Dispatch the soldiers immediately!
Yes, sir!
It must be a trap. You must leave at once!
How... how can you do this?
You... you're mistaken.
It wasn't us... We just got here...
Silence!
Dam Duk! I will kill you and avenge my son!
Attack!
Your Highness, please...
Sujini!
It's me!
When they return to Gooknae Castle, there will be much chaos.
His Majesty will be in danger.
Can you bring the Julno troops to Gooknae Castle?
Even if we hurry, it will take at least 2 days.
Let us head toward Dae Ja Castle. There are more troops there.
I understand. Let's go.
Sujini.
Yes?
Go to Gooknae Castle for me. Find out what is happening there.
Please.
I rescued everyone, but where are they all going?
Where are you going?
I have to go to Gooknae for important business.
Tell master. I'll be going now!
Crown Prince Dam Duk is quite a lucky young man.
I received word that he escaped our swords with help from the Julno boys.
- Twice. - You know where he is headed.
You said that you wanted his blood to stain your sword, did you not?
I will help you make it happen.
I will make you a hero who avenged the wrongful deaths of the three elders' sons!
No one will dare... shed tears for his death!
I promise you.
Has it already been 17 years?
That night...
If we had all four sacred symbols in our possession,
Hwachun would have ruled the world.
Where is Lord Yon?
The elders are in front of the palace with the bodies of their sons.
2nd Regiment, follow me! Come with me!
Where are you going?
It is impossible for us to guard the King!
You want to abandon the King?
We need more men!
There are no more men! We have to guard the King, do you understand?
You heard her! We have to guard the King.
My son is turning one year next month! Let's go, men!
When did you become men who sought the death of their king?
When did Goguryeo become a nation that closed her gates to her people?
We have lost our sons. Now open this gate!
You must first listen to the heavens and obey!
I don't need to listen to the heavens! I have seen it with my own two eyes!
Hand over the Crown Prince! I must avenge my son with his life!
We must see the King. Open this gate this instant!
What? What's this?
You have never told me before...
what you want out of this.
This bow was given to me by the King when I was thirteen years old.
This is the royal tomb.
Only those of royal blood can enter.
Please take care of His Majesty.
I know who you are.
You are a childhood friend of my son.
It is my desire to protect Your Majesty.
Look.
It is the sacred sword of King Jumong.
Let us go.
This is King Jumong's sacred sword.
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