The three elders are holding a war council in front of the throne with the bodies of their sons.
And the Crown Prince?
His intention is to gather troops and return to Gooknae Castle.
By tomorrow morning, a new king will reign in Goguryeo.
Please protect His Majesty.
You healed me when my body was ravaged by poison.
And you are here to save me again.
That is why I came. It is my desire to protect Your Majesty.
Forgive me, little one.
- Give it to the Crown Prince... - Your Majesty!
Your Majesty...!
Kiha, you have accomplished your task.
It wasn't me...!
It wasn't... It wasn't me!
Your Highness...!
This is King Jumong's sacred sword. He told me to deliver his last words.
- What last words? - Her name was Kiha.
I saw it with my own eyes.
Who is it? Who told you to tell me such lies?
Episode 10.
The words of heaven are delivered through the Temple of the Oracle?
No, no...
I don't agree with that.
The people's will is heaven's will.
Changing the people's will is changing heaven's will.
Do my words offend you?
Let us assume that the rumors that are going around are made up.
What is the truth?
What exactly happened in the royal quarters?
- Lord Yon... - Is it true?
Did one of the sacred symbols awaken?
They spoke of a blinding light and how the prince disappeared instantly.
- And with a few unidentified men. - The Crown Prince?
- How? - Because he too is the Joo Shin King.
How can you say that? Didn't you say that my Ho Gae is the Joo Shin King?
Ho Gae is the Joo Shin King that the Hwachun Clan has been waiting for...!
You are so stubborn...
Lord Yon, the Hwachun Clan and I are deep in thought.
We are debating whether to serve Lord Ho Gae.
We cannot serve the wrong king when we have waited 2000 years for him.
No, no... You have already made a choice.
Isn't it too late to change your mind?
Or shall I accuse you of murdering the king?
But we can also reveal who was the mastermind behind it.
Have I grabbed the tiger's tail?
Since you have already grabbed it, why don't you use it properly?
What is it that you want?
Were you successful?
Is this how the guardian of the Phoenix ask questions of the future king?
I'm asking if you were successful in killing Crown Prince Dam Duk!
If I was successful...
I will first avenge my beloved.
And pay for my crime later.
The man you call "beloved"...
My cousin Dam Duk...
What if he is the true Joo Shin King?
You speak nonsense!
I saw it...
That moment when we couldn't move because of the bright light.
Tell me, guardian of the Phoenix, Kiha.
Why did you kneel before me?
Were you certain I was the King?
Truly?
Say something.
I, Ho Gae, may not be the Joo Shin King.
So, Phoenix, try and stab me.
Those words... Do they mean you did not kill him?
If you are the true guardian of the Phoenix, you should not be able to kill me.
Turtle Snake, Phoenix, Blue Dragon, and White Tiger... The four guardians of the Joo Shin King.
If you are truly the Phoenix, I cannot die by your hand.
Here. Here is my heart.
Stab me with your own hand!
Go ahead.
Do it!
Julno garrison.
Here...
We send these warriors of Julno to the heavens.
They died for the Joo Shin King.
O Guardians of Joo Shin, send the three-legged Golden Oriole and receive their souls!
Three-Legged Golden Oriole - symbol of Joo Shin nation.
It's not that way.
The exit is that way.
I knew it. I knew you would try to leave without telling me.
That's why I was waiting here.
Before we go, why don't we listen to what the master has to say first?
There is nothing the Guh Mool people don't know and no place that we don't have influence over!
Your Majesty, where are you going? Your wounds have not yet healed!
You must not go to Gooknae Castle!
Your enemies are searching everywhere for you.
Everyone is saying that you are the one who killed the King of Goguryeo.
They are claiming that you partnered with Julno to assassinate the King!
Why?
So the Crown Prince Dam Duk kidnapped the elders' sons.
And he threatened them in order to become King.
But that didn't work, so he killed the King in order to claim the crown for himself.
That's the story.
But then Crown Prince Dam Duk fell under avenging hero Ho Gae's sword and perished.
If that had really happened, everything would be over.
But since you are alive, they will be nervous.
That is why you cannot be seen.
- Why...? - What?
- Why do you call me "Your Majesty"? - Because you are our King.
- My father is still the King! - He is dead.
- Lies! - He has already gone to heaven.
- I have to see it with my own eyes. - You and I both heard it.
The priestess Kiha is the assassin. She is one of the Hwachun!
The Hwachun is an evil clan opposed to the Joo Shin King.
Thus, you must distance yourself from that woman...
- Don't call her that. - Don't you understand?
We do not serve the King of Goguryeo.
We serve the Joo Shin King. The King who stands before us now!
Don't you have eyes that see? Don't you have ears that hear and a brain that thinks?
I, Dam Duk, wanted to live so badly...
I used the few men that stood by me to shield myself from the arrows!
I am the same man who abandoned my nation and my father for a woman!
And you call me... King?
Look for someone else.
Choose someone just as insane as all of you!
Don't bother me.
Quarters of the Oracle.
Your path has opened for you. So why are you here?
I was worried.
The people grieve over the death of the King.
But the elders' overwhelming anguish may prevent the King's soul from departing.
You even worry about my duties...
I do not yet know the heights of your ambition.
The only way to stop the grief and anguish is to punish someone for the crime.
If we find the culprit, then we must punish him.
You say you sincerely wish for Goguryeo's security and peace?
Then shouldn't you walk the same path with me?
I am only heaven's messenger.
How would I dare to walk together with you?
If you wish to remain as the Oracle until your old age...
You should think a little deeper.
I will remember your gracious words, Lord Yon.
That... That is...!
- Was the Crown Prince truly at Dae Ja Castle? - Where is he?
- Why haven't you seized him? - What was he doing there?
Why won't you answer us?
I will ask the Governor of Dae Ja Castle.
You saw Crown Prince Dam Duk at Dae Ja Castle?
Yes.
And you said there were unidentified men with him?
Apparently Crown Prince Dam Duk also demanded that the gates be opened.
We didn't open them! Cho Ju Do told us not to...!
And men in soldier uniforms joined him soon after?
When I looked down from the fortress, there were soldiers.
- They were wearing soldiers' uniforms? - That's right, soldiers' uniforms...
Then I must ask another question.
What did the Crown Prince do with the soldiers?
- Well... That I don't... - Well...
I am certain it was the lieutenant of the Third Regiment.
I knew it was her because her duty is to guard the King.
In any case, she handed a sword to the Crown Prince...
A sword? What sword do you speak of?
Well, that...
You saw it too, Governor!
- It was King Jumong's sacred sword. - Yes, that's right!
The sacred sword should be in the royal tomb.
What was it doing with the lieutenant and the Crown Prince?
Well, that...
The late King was stabbed with the sacred sword.
But the lieutenant took the sacred sword from the royal tomb.
Isn't entry to the royal tomb granted only to those of royal blood?
But a mere lieutenant went in?
That... that's right! Then... she...
She violated the royal tomb, killed the King, and delivered the sword to the Crown Prince?
Everyone is dead. How can we find out the truth?
Are you certain that you saw...
the lieutenant delivering the sword to the Crown Prince?
- I saw it but... - Yes, we saw it!
There is no need to hear more!
The lieutenant fell for the Crown Prince's lies, killed the King and gave him the sword!
How could that be? I hoped it wasn't true!
There will be punishment from heaven!
How can we be certain? We must speak to the Crown Prince!
- Nonsense! - Where is he? Why is he not here?
Yon Ga Ryuh, Elder of Gae Ru Clan and Chancellor of Goguryeo...
I make a suggestion to the Cabinet.
Until we finish our investigation into the death of His Majesty,
the Crown Prince will have his authority removed from him.
I will issue an arrest warrant for Crown Prince Dam Duk.
Before he is seized by this nation's people, he should walk in here on his own two feet.
Furthermore, until a new king designated by heaven ascends to the throne,
all matters of this nation will be decided by the five clans of Goguryeo.
Are you of one mind with me?
I am of one mind!
One mind! One mind! One mind! One mind!
On a moonless night, the Temple of the Oracle asks on behalf of heaven.
Crown Prince Dam Duk, you shall come forward and explain yourself.
Who killed the King? Who has King Jumong's sacred sword?
If you do not come forward, the people will become the eyes of this nation and find you.
- Business is good? - Yes.
I don't know how the noblemen think sometimes.
The man killed his own father! Will he come forward because he's been told to?
Even dogs don't bite their own fathers!
If he killed his own father and becomes King, will he be able to sleep well at night?
You wait and see. A fellow like that... He'll be murdered by his own son.
- I told you already. - What?
- I'll have nothing to do with your people. - Oh that...
- Don't make me repeat myself... - You know I was just thinking that myself...
Why am I following someone who doesn't want to be followed?
Go back.
I'm not quite sure how I feel about this, but...
I know why you don't want me following you and why you don't want our attention.
You're afraid that my masters and I will be killed like the Julno men, right?
Isn't that what you're afraid of?
Will you stop following me if I break your legs?
Where will you go first? I heard the King's body is at the temple.
Will you go there first? Or...
Do you want to go and see that woman first?
I don't know where's the temple, but I heard the woman is at the Yon residence.
It's dangerous for you, so I'll go and fetch her.
But... do you think I'll be safe?
What do you mean?
My masters all say that she is an assassin sent from Hwachun.
That means the first thing she'll do is try and kill you.
She was the one who killed the King...
The only people I don't trust right now are you and your so-called masters.
That woman...
I've known and trusted Kiha since I was 11 years old.
Do you understand now?
I told you to leave it to my boys! You don't know how to cook!
When are you going to leave? You boys eat so much!
If I let you handle the food, I'll have to sell my blacksmith!
But we paid you already!
You paid a rate charged to humans. But you're not human!
You are more like beasts wearing human skin!
The one who should be eating isn't. My head is going to burst!
Hey, Dalbi.
Just take one bite.
At least taste it!
You want water? You can eat it with water!
- What are you doing? - I'm taking it to the refugee camp.
- What? - I'll give it to some starving children.
That crazy bastard...!
- This isn't your food! - She wants to starve to death so let her!
Are you throwing a tantrum?
Why would I throw a tantrum?
You're throwing one right now, you barbarian!
- She's making me angry, that woman! - So why should you be angry?
Is there anything more infuriating than someone who wants to starve to death?
They don't want to stab themselves to death, or jump into a raging fire!
How can someone want to starve herself to death?
Why are you getting angry at my blacksmith? Who cares how someone dies?
- Let go! Let go! - Woman, let go!
Give me some water.
Wa... wa... water! Man Duk, where's the water?
Man Duk! Give me some water!
Use your eyes when you walk around!
- Did you hear? Did you hear? - Hear what, you donkey?
There was chaos at Dae Ja Castle.
There was a big struggle because they wouldn't grant entry to the Crown Prince.
Oh no! What about my Sujini?
And then there was a fight between the Crown Prince and some men.
But Sujini went with the Crown Prince!
In any case, the Julno boys...
- You know the ones we rescued? - Yes, yes.
- They were all killed, and... - What happened to Sujini?
Then there was a bright light, and everyone disappeared.
The bright light went 'flash' and then they all vanished!
- Is this boy already drunk? - Well, I did visit the wine shop.
So you are drunk!
They were whispering amongst themselves.
They were so engrossed that they didn't see me. So I eavesdropped.
They saw Ho Gae and the Crown Prince fighting.
Who fought whom?
You know Ho Gae of the Yon family? That fellow followed the Crown Prince.
But all the men who went with him returned with their faces all white.
They're all drinking at the wine shop now!
Come to your senses!
Come to your senses.
I've come to see my father. They say he is here.
You said it would all be over if he left this place.
There was no need to harm the King.
If we had just given the Crown Prince's message to him,
the King would have willingly given up the crown.
I'm sure of it.
There are two reasons why we didn't.
First, if it could be so easily accomplished, it would not have been a challenge at all.
That would not have been an achievement for Hwachun.
And second...
It was imperative that you two were separated.
I promised! I even swore to Lord Ho Gae!
I swore to return. I swore I would return once he was safe... and I did return.
You should have brought your heart with you!
Is that why you did this?
You made him into a fugitive accused of his own father's murder!
That was all because of my feelings for him?
Yes...
We could not allow the Fire Priestess to have her heart broken again!
The reason why the King died...
and why the Crown Prince is a fugitive...
It is all because of those feelings of yours!
Don't you understand?
Gooknae Castle - Temple of the Oracle.
You are alive...
Thank you, O heavens!
Priestess, I have brought some tea.
Oh, it looks like it's going to rain.
If you breathe in damp air, you might get a cold.
Well, you know the healing arts, so you could heal yourself.
Drink it before it gets cold. The fragrance is quite nice.
Thank you.
To tell you the truth, I wasn't sure if you would thank me.
You will never know how thankful I am.
I'm certain she's the girl who was with the Crown Prince at the tournament.
His Majesty was found in the royal tomb.
The path from the royal quarters to the tomb was full of the royal guards' bodies.
My son...
Look at me.
Look into my eyes.
If you cannot look into my eyes, you will insult your grandmother who is my mother.
Goguryeo's royal blood runs in my veins.
And that blood has been passed to you. You are of true royal blood.
You don't know. You don't know who you really are.
You don't know how long and how many have waited for you.
You don't know.
These were all the soldiers that died guarding His Majesty.
Even outside the royal tomb where his body lay, the royal guards' bodies were everywhere.
Your Highness, are you listening to me?
Your Highness!
There was a guard there who survived.
Tell the Crown Prince everything. Who was with the King in the royal tomb?
His Majesty entered the royal tomb with a priestess.
We were outside guarding the tomb, but we heard...
We heard a scream coming from inside.
Our lieutenant opened the doors. We were behind her.
I saw it with my own eyes.
The priestess... She had thrust the sword into His Majesty's heart!
This nation has already fallen into the clutches of Yon Ga Ryuh!
Please go far away! And please don't ever return here.
That is the only way you will live!
Where are you going?
It looks like it's going to rain.
If you are taking a stroll to calm your unrest, I advise against it.
Your heart may be at rest, but your body won't.
Move away.
If you are going to meet someone to calm your beating heart, I also advise against it.
Because your heart will be broken.
It won't just be broken. It will be shattered.
The surviving royal guard has spoken to the Crown Prince.
Who was with His Majesty when he was killed...
And who thrust the sword into the King's heart.
You, Kiha, are the person who killed his father.
- Will you still meet him? - I told you to move away!
We've taken care of the poison in her body.
The poison was the issue, not the wound.
Because...
Have you come back to life?
Was I ever dead?
I thought you were dead.
I'm tough. I won't die so easily.
I told you she is someone I've trusted since I was 11 years old.
It is usually the ones closest to us who betray us.
You!
My name is Sujini.
I was wrong.
My mistake almost killed you.
My mistake killed my father.
It killed the boys at Dae Ja Castle.
So?
- You! - It's Sujini!
Your master calls me the King because his staff shone a bright light.
- What about you? - Me?
Do you just take your master at his word?
Will you take a look at my wound?
It's all healed, isn't it?
I've been like that since I was a child.
No matter how hurt and bloody I am, I'm all healed the next morning.
It's only a problem if there's poison, but only the Hwachun bastards use that.
I believe that the King should be like me.
If you become King, many men will lose their lives.
What if there's war?
If the King says "Attack!", thousands of soldiers have to risk their lives for him.
If he gets discouraged each time someone dies, how will he be King?
So, you know... A king should have...
He should have the ability to heal any wound in a day.
So that the next day he can get up and do whatever he needs to do.
"Follow me! I'm the King!"
He'll say that.
I've spoken so many wise words, my head hurts. I'm going to sleep now.
Sujini.
Have I ever told you this?
What?
Thank you.
Each of the elders' sons has lost his life.
Isn't that a tragedy?
Perhaps this was a blood offering for the Joo Shin King.
They said Crown Prince Dam Duk visited the temple.
He came in disguise and paid respects to his father's body.
It must have been a shock to a son.
His father was alive only yesterday.
Will the people believe? That he killed his father to become King?
People are simple creatures.
We have put our men in all four corners of the nation.
When they talk and spread the word, whatever they say will become the truth.
Not many people wish to know the truth.
They just need something to talk about.
The Crown Prince may show up at the royal funeral.
He will want to proclaim his innocence.
There are those who still support His Majesty.
The Crown Prince... appearing on his own?
What more can we ask for?
Do you know tomorrow is the funeral?
The Temple of the Oracle will be holding the funeral tomorrow.
Do you think... he will come?
Did you ask him? You met him yesterday.
Or would you have asked him later? After you've left with him?
If you see him, deliver this message.
Tell him not to come to the temple. If he does, he will not survive.
Have you heard of the Judgment Sword?
You know of the Judgment Sword.
They say it is a method used by the temple to find criminals.
This is something no one should know except for Goguryeo's noble families.
I am not certain if I've got the story straight.
But the sword is to be thrust into the culprit's heart...
This is not something for you foreigners to know about.
No, I understand perfectly well.
It was a method used to punish those who were above the law.
I have heard that no one has ever survived the Judgment Sword.
There was no one accused who was innocent.
The Crown Prince will know the Judgment Sword awaits him at the temple tomorrow.
Do you think he will come?
I know him. He may come.
So tell him not to come. If he does...
I will judge him with the Judgment Sword myself.
I will attend the funeral at the temple.
Is it not your claim that I am the guardian of the Phoenix?
Everyone knows that I acknowledge Lord Ho Gae as the King.
Doesn't that make it mandatory that I attend?
Do you think... he will come?
He won't.
That man... The Crown Prince of Goguryeo...
If Dam Duk appears tomorrow, he will have no choice but to die.
Even if we don't do anything, the elders will not stand idle.
He will come.
If...
If he comes, Lord Yon will insist on using the Judgment Sword.
It is used to stab the heart in order to determine guilt.
Who can survive a sword through the heart?
It is a system above the law used to destroy enemies.
He will come.
If he is the man I know him to be...
He will come.
Kiha-nim...
And what if he does?
Will he be glad to see you there?
You are the woman who killed his father.
What will you do when you see him?
- I have to see him. - You have to see him?
If he comes, I know he will not live.
That is why I have to see him for the last time.
I have to see him draw his last breath. That is the only way I will believe.
I am not asking you.
If you wish to keep the Phoenix with you...
I am threatening you.
You told me not to call you the King, so what shall I call you?
Shall I call you the Crown Prince? Perhaps you won't like that either.
The sons of the three elders have been killed.
The elders will be filled with wrath. You must not go.
You don't have to see me out.
Is it pride or self-destructiveness?
You want to walk toward those who want you dead?
Will you not use wisdom?
Didn't you say the Joo Shin King is chosen by heaven?
The Joo Shin nation was founded by heaven.
If I am the true king, heaven will guard me.
I...
Do you not believe it? Do you really consider me King?
Well... I...
I don't believe it either, so I'm going to go ask...
I'm going to ask heaven.
Elder of Guh Mool...
Don't you believe?
I believe, but...
Your Majesty, I am disciple Hyun Mo.
I have prepared some food. Are you sleeping?
If you are sleeping, I shall leave.
Is he sleeping...?
Has something happened?
What?
You said you fellows live in the clouds!
But you've all crawled out of your hiding place! What's going on?
You want to know? They disappeared so we're looking for them.
- Who? - The chief, Sujini and the King.
- Which king? - They vanished in the middle of the night.
I think they've gone to the temple. And we begged him not to go!
What did you say? What king?
Our king!
Shocking.
Everyone who saw my son kidnapped said the same thing!
They said it was Julno's doing!
Everyone knows that Julno was already on the same side as the Crown Prince.
The Crown Prince used our sons to threaten the King!
He wanted to be King immediately!
I am sure the Oracle herself remembers this.
One day the King suddenly declared that he was going to make the Crown Prince King!
We begged him to withdraw his decree!
Then...! Then what happened?
The sons of the elders were found as corpses!
And Crown Prince Dam Duk was present!
How cruel is heaven!
Each province has lost a son because of the Crown Prince.
It is truly a tragedy.
But today, we have gathered to investigate the murder of the King.
- What use is there for more talk? - Everything is so obvious!
There are no words to describe this!
It is clear that the murderer was a lieutenant in the Royal Guard.
The lieutenant even stole the sacred sword.
And she delivered that sword to the Crown Prince Dam Duk.
Countless men were witnesses to it.
That is correct.
That... that...!
I received King Jumong's sacred sword.
She was Lieutenant Gak Dan of the Third Regiment.
Will you remember her name?
She was a warrior loyal to my father until her last breath.
She gave up her life to do the King's last bidding.
I, Dam Duk, who became Crown Prince under the path ordained by heaven...
I came here to answer heaven's bidding.
Will you ask her?
Ask her if she is a helpless woman, or the guardian of the Phoenix?
I, Dam Duk, who became Crown Prince under the path ordained by heaven...
I came here to answer heaven's bidding.
You and that man share... an ancient and lasting destiny.
Is he.... the child?
You must become the Joo Shin King.
I, Dam Duk, will receive the Judgment Sword.
If he is innocent, he will not die.
Open your eyes and look at me.
Then I... I will be good.
The Joo Shin King will soon become the King of Goguryeo.