[Final Episode]
Are those your belongings in the cart?
Is the wheel broken?
If we fix this part, it'll work again.
Please...
Please pretend you didn't see me and let us go.
Let us go.
No.
I will never let you go again.
I can't be with you. So...
Just pretend you saw someone who resembled a girl you once knew and let me go.
I'm leaving now.
Do as you wish.
If you won't come with me, then I'll go to you. All I need is to be with you.
But you're the king! You should be at your palace.
From this moment on, where you are is where my palace is.
Now you can't go anywhere.
I'll go and bring my palace and my soldiers here.
Don't be like this.
If you are the Black Phoenix and will set the world on fire, then do it by my side!
I'll be your shield.
So please...
You don't have to go anywhere.
Outer village at Goguryeo's Hyundo Fortress
20,000 out of the 50,000 men have crossed the Eastern Sea to land at Shilla.
The rest of the forces have divided into two and are arriving through Gaya and Wei.
Do not let them get involved in petty wars. They must sweep down like the wind.
Do not worry, Your Majesty. We are talking about General Heuk Gae.
Where is she? I heard you found her!
Aunt!
Little boy!
Did you bring wood for the fire? It looks like it will burn well!
Sujini!
Are you supposed to be leaving this thing lying around?
This is fake!
I can't fight or ride well.
I can't presume to protect a sacred symbol.
I can't even protect my own disciple.
The original is being kept at Guh Mool Village.
Is everyone well?
Of course!
I hope you weren't too good without me.
I had hoped you would never be found.
I know.
That's the only way you would live long.
I can't stand it so I'll ask you one thing.
What is it?
That child. Whose child is he?
He's my sister's child.
- Sister? - That's right. My sister.
What happened? You actually look like a girl now!
Sujini.
What?
Hey, Sujini!
What?
Your Majesty!
15,000 men from Later Yan's forces that attacked Shin Fortress are heading north.
15,000 is half of their army.
Isn't it strange that they're heading north when we are in the south?
Their goal is for us to follow them north.
Follow them where?
We'll find out when we follow them.
But I have no plans to do so...
since I've received reports that they are bait.
Dal Gu.
Yes, Your Majesty!
- I want you to go to Khitan. - Khitan?
Go to Attila and give him my message.
Yes, Your Majesty!
Someone is using Later Yan's 30,000 soldiers as bait.
I don't think this war revolves around a struggle to conquer a few fortresses.
50,000 of our men are headed toward Shilla.
Shall I order some of them back here?
It's too late. And if we take away too many forces, Baekje will take advantage.
Summon the rest of the army here.
Leave the forces in the fortresses in the west but everyone else should be here.
My Dalbi's belly is this big and she moves like this and like that...
Liar!
Next month, I'll be the father of twins!
I'm sorry! It didn't hurt, did it?
Aunt!
Poor Dalbi.
What? Do you know how much love she gets?
She's pretty, she cooks well and she's smart!
Oh, you're here!
I'm sorry! It didn't hurt, did it?
That woman appeared for the first time in eight years?
Yes.
And she brought that child with her?
Yes.
And you said she had a sister? An older sister?
Here are Baekje... and Shilla.
And our Goguryeo.
And where did I say Gooknae Castle was?
You're amazing!
You memorize everything after I tell you once!
You said his name is Ajik?
Yes. Ajik.
Ajik* - * "not yet" .
Why Ajik?
Because I can't be named yet.
That doesn't make any sense!
It's true!
Wash yourself with this. It's warm.
He's your sister's child?
Yes.
Is she someone you met during your travels?
Should I not ask questions?
You're a troublemaker, aren't you?
No, I'm a good boy.
Liar! Look at the dirt on your face!
Does your aunt still drink a lot?
No, she can't! She can't even drink a drop!
Were you afraid that if you drank, you'd fall asleep and be found by me?
All right, all done. Where do you sleep?
With my aunt!
Well, that's no good. A lot of people are waiting for your aunt.
Open it.
Ba Son made this armor for you.
I took it everywhere with me in case I ran into you.
Ajik, why don't you go to the room? I'll be there shortly.
All right.
I never believed the rumor that you were dead.
Because I never permitted such a thing to happen.
When the time is right, there is something I have to tell you.
I don't know if I can wait any longer.
Will you promise me one thing?
When that time comes, you must not hesitate.
I promise. I won't hesitate.
But I'll do it my way.
Not according to Heaven, but the path that I've chosen for myself.
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty! It is an attack! They have attacked Shin Fortress!
But...
Those bastards are using our people as road markers!
What shall we do with those bastards?!
How shall we kill them? How shall we destroy them?
Take the child and follow me. You'll be safe when you're with me.
Guh Mool Village.
It's the Hwachun!
Master! Master!
What is it?
Our defenses have been breached! The Hwachun are here!
What shall we do?
The elder has taken all our fighters. We can't do anything...
We must protect the symbols! Hurry!
Hyun Mo... Hyun Mo!
Abullansa.
Our army has captured 500 prisoners.
Goguryeo has yet to make its move.
Will you order them to continue making roads with the corpses of the prisoners?
She plans on ending everything.
She wants to kill the Joo Shin King and steal the power of Heaven.
She will seem to give everything away, but will accomplish her own goals.
And when she's done, she'll leave this world. Because she has nothing left here.
And... she will bid me farewell without a second thought.
How can she be so unaware?
I...
I never wanted the power of Heaven.
Who would I use it for even if I had it?
Northern road from Goguryeo's Shin Fortress.
They want us to follow the corpses. They have laid a trap for us.
So what if it's a trap? Our 7,000 men can beat them!
They're from Later Yan! They don't even know how to wield a sword!
So let's go now and...!
Teacher.
Is it here yet?
What?!
Has the report on the movements of the Bukwi army arrived?
The Bukwi... The Bukwi army...
What's wrong?
Guh Mool Village has been attacked.
They took the symbols of Turtle Snake and White Tiger.
As elder, I am full of shame before you and my Guh Mool people.
Please forgive me.
Your Majesty...
What of the disciples?
I don't know. There were no survivors. We don't know what happened.
No. It must have been the work of the Hwachun.
They are telling us to go to Abullansa. They have all four symbols now.
All they need now is the king. That's why they want you to go there.
They want you to open the Sacred Tree. Or...
Or they want to take my heart and open it themselves.
Yes.
10,000 Khitan soldiers enter Goguryeo.
Your Majesty!
The Khan of Khitan has sent us 10,000 men.
Welcome, brothers.
Your Majesty, now we have 10,000 Khitan soldiers and our 7,000 men...
and the 12,000 men from each of the fortresses.
The tribes of Malgal have also sent warriors.
There are about 5,000 of them. Is there a place for them?
That brings us to 34,000 men.
But they have 100,000 men, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty!
Do not go to them.
Even though they have the four symbols, they can do nothing without your blood.
If you go to them now, you might as well sacrifice your heart to them.
What are you doing over there?
I'm on guard.
Chief! It's the chief! Look, it's really her!
See, it's really her! Chief!
Where have you been?
You got so pretty!
This one already got married!
And this one, he's the father of twins now!
Stop crying about your wife already! We know you miss her!
You must really miss her!
Chief! Chief!
Ahjussi, good morning.
I've been asked to fetch you.
By my aunt?
Let's go.
The child has been taken already.
No!
The lieutenant took him. He said you wanted him.
Let me go. The child is in danger.
I'm sure he's safe somewhere.
The Hwachun took him. Let me go!
What about the Hwachun? What is this about?
I have to find the child!
Why would the Hwachun take the child?
That child... That child...
Go and look for him.
What's wrong?
Your Majesty!
This message is addressed to me.
It says he's the son of the Joo Shin King.
It says here that they are taking the son of the Joo Shin King.
That if I want to save his young heart, then I must go there directly.
And the Joo Shin King, that's me.
Or that's what I thought.
What is this?
I couldn't tell you because I feared something like this.
I feared something like this would happen, so I was in hiding for all those years.
I asked you what all of this meant!
That child... Ajik...
He's your child.
And my sister's child.
You say that child is mine?
And she's your sister...
I hoped it was a lie.
I hoped...
I hoped so desperately that it was a lie.
So you protected him this whole time?
By yourself?
What should I do?
What do I say to you?
Your Majesty, we have looked everywhere in the fortress. He is nowhere to be found.
It appears that they have already left the fortress.
We could find no trace of him anywhere.
It is the battle horn.
His Majesty must be moving the forces.
I am going to Abullansa.
Your Majesty!
We have no time. Let's plan our strategy on the way.
Why have you changed your mind suddenly?
You said you would wait for them!
You said you would wait until they got impatient!
My son has been kidnapped.
His heart holds the blood of Heaven,
and with that heart, they can release the power of Heaven.
I heard His Majesty was going to war! How could I sit in Shilla doing nothing?
I got impatient so I came back.
What horn is that? Are we going to the battlefield now?
With General Heuk Gae's army, His Majesty now had 40,000 while the enemy had 100,000.
Even though it was only half the number, the morale in His Majesty's camp was high.
This was the ultimate battle.
The Joo Shin King was going to go and claim the power of Heaven.
Abullansa.
It's almost finished.
Go and bring to me the heart of Dam Duk.
I will help you.
If the heart of the Joo Shin King can call down the power of Heaven...
Do it first. Do it before the grand elder.
Claim the power for yourself.
You want me to have the power of Heaven?
I always suspected this. Are you going to die with him?
Like that time when you thrust the Judgment Sword through his heart...
What can I do to save you?
They say that the one who possesses the power of Heaven also has eternal life.
Will you wait for me?
After I vent all my bitterness in this life,
we will meet again.
Promise me.
Joint forces of Later Yan and Hwachun.
Your Majesty! Just give us your command!
All our preparations are finished.
That's not true. We have one more thing to do.
Am I right?
The enemy is many and we are few.
But we will be victorious.
Why?
Because we don't know how to lose!
I will be riding up front toward the enemy!
Do not lose sight of me, and ride hard!
My men and my brothers!
Yes, Your Majesty!
Do you see me before you?
It is now time.
Are you ready?
Yes, sir!
Under that rock is the power of Heaven.
That power is soon to return to the Tiger tribe.
We have waited a long time for this.
Do you remember that night?
I forgot that night a long time ago!
Now it's over.
Do not let anyone enter!
Do not allow anyone to interrupt!
We have no more time to waste.
Dam Duk has already breached the final defenses.
That child...
Who is that child?
I asked you who that child is!
We have waited for this moment for two thousand years.
Come to your senses, fire priestess!
Now even Yon Ho Gae will not be able to bring back the Joo Shin King's heart.
This child has the blood of the True Descendant.
The blood of the True Descendant...
He has his father's blood of Heaven, and his mother's blood of Earth.
The blood of the True Descendant...
Could it be...?
Could this child be...?
I do not have the power to harm that child.
But a human life is only a spark.
It cannot be compared to the two thousand years we have waited for this moment!
How happy this child will be that his life will be exchanged for the power of Heaven!
So Lady Kiha, hurry and open up the heart of that child!
You're asking me, his mother, to take out his heart!
Take out his heart?
If it were me, I would be full of joy.
To sacrifice my own life...!
Don't kill him!
That child... is yours, unni!
Unni....
Please don't harm him.
General Go!
Your Majesty!
Unni, no!
What are you doing?
Kiha, this child is your sister. And you are her older sister.
No!
Kiha... please stop.
If you don't, I will have to.
Please stop her... before it's too late.
Now I understand... what I have to do.
I didn't believe you.
Kiha...
Forgive me.
Anyone can make mistakes.
I will say that to Heaven.
This is what man is.
Man amends his mistakes, and learns from his ignorance.
This is what Heaven is asking us now.
Can we stand on our own? Or...
Do we need Heaven to govern us?
The Joo Shin King was chosen to respond to that question.
That was his responsibility.
So this is my answer.
I believe in man.
I believe that the Joo Shin nation will be victorious.
Whatever I cannot accomplish, I believe that my descendant will.
I will return Heaven's power to Heaven.
So...
Everything is all right now.
King Jumong founded Goguryeo.
His father was the son of Heaven, and his mother the daughter of the river.
And there existed the 17th King of Goguryeo.
He expanded the kingdom and reigned in peace. He was a beloved king.
Therefore, he was named Gwanggaeto, the great king of peace.
His grace extended to the Heavens,
and his supporters spanned the world.
His people lived in peace,
and as his kingdom grew wealthy, the people lived in comfort.
His kingdom was truly a content one.
Some said that the king cut off the power of Heaven.
But others said that he cut off the ties and made man free.
The truth cannot be known.
But these are his words that have been passed down through history.
Now the one who waits is not man, but Heaven.
If you look back, Heaven will be there.
14th year of reign: Attack on Later Yan; Acquisition of international trade rights
17th year of reign: Later Yan's collapse; Founding of Northern Yan
19th year of reign: Tribute sent to Northern Yan's King Go Woon; Recognition as Goguryeo's brother
20th year of reign: Conquest of East Buyeo's 64 fortresses and 1,400 villages
23rd year of reign: Demise of Gwanggaeto the Great