Lovers of the Red Sky (2021) s01e12 Episode Script

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(Lovers of the Red Sky)
(Lovers of the Red Sky)
(This drama is fictional and
people or stories are not tied to reality.)
Give me your hand.
What do you mean? We aren't
supposed to come in contact
Let's check
that destiny.
I can see.
I can see.
Scholar Ha.
Miss Hong?
Are you all right?
Are you
really here?
Can you see me?
I can.
I can
see you.
What's happening?
Scholar Ha.
Who are you?
The Demon?
Is this the divine power?
My eyes.
Scholar Ha.
Scholar Ha!
What are you doing?
Stop! I said, stop!
Miss Hong, you must leave.
No.
Scholar Ha!
Miss Hong!
- No.
- Scholar Ha!
- No!
- Scholar Ha!
My eyes!
Ram!
Ram!
Ram!
- What happened?
- Ram!
What happened to Scholar Ha?
- Ram!
- You need to leave.
No, the Demon is in him.
Your Highness, he'll fall in
danger if you leave him like this.
Please let me go!
Ram wake up. Ram!
Will you keep doing this?
Your Highness, please save Ram.
Please, I beg you. I'll do anything.
Please, help him.
Over here! Is anybody there?
Ram
Get me a doctor. An
important inmate just collapsed.
Yes, Your Highness.
It's too dangerous for
you to stay here. Let's go.
Your Highness, the Demon is in him.
The Demon is in there!
He'll fall in danger if we leave him here.
His life is in danger.
It said I woke it up.
You can't help him by doing this.
Don't you understand?
What should I do?
What should I do now?
What should I do?
Do I have to leave him in there
until the day I finish
painting the king's portrait?
Your Highness
We must leave.
That ring has the power to
keep your heart and mind sane
even when you're possessed by the Demon.
The Demon devoured on the deity of balance,
but that ring was made
with the remains of the deity.
Until the sealing ceremony, that ring is
the only thing that can be
used to fight against the Demon.
(Episode 12: Fight To The Death)
Scholar Ha lost his consciousness?
Yes, Your Majesty.
We had a doctor diagnose his condition.
- And?
- There's nothing wrong with him.
The doctor said he'll wake up soon.
Is the Demon trying to wake
up before the sealing ceremony?
Scholar Ha collapsed in prison?
That's correct, Your Highness.
What do you think?
It seems like there was a sign
for the Demon to manifest again.
How can that happen while he's in prison?
But I also heard Prince
Yangmyeong was there
when Scholar Ha collapsed.
- Are you sure?
- Yes.
Scholar Ha collapsed
after Prince Yangmyeong
met with him.
Did Yul make an attempt
to bring the Demon out?
The sealing ceremony is
soon, so he wouldn't do that.
However, there must be a reason
why the Demon is starting
to manifest more often.
We need to get Scholar
Ha out of prison at any cost.
I'll go see my father as
soon as the day breaks.
I'll make a personal request
to have Scholar Ha released.
Drink some. It'll help you calm down.
I must hurry up and
restore the king's portrait.
You are
scared.
What's the reason?
I have no choice but
to tell you to paint this.
But you already know you will
become insane like your father.
Why have you returned
to finish the king's portrait?
Because I love
Scholar Ha.
I'd rather get locked up in
that stone prison in his place.
Do you adore him so much
that you wish to take his place?
Everything is my fault.
I shouldn't have been so ambitious.
Back in the prison, I saw
the Demon in Scholar Ha
with my own two eyes.
How did you see it?
I'm not sure how it happened,
but I saw it with my own two eyes.
He must be frightened and scared
all by himself.
Here.
Have some tea.
It's still warm.
Your Highness,
Please help
Scholar Ha.
Both you and Scholar Ha are
pathetic, foolish, and impossible.
You're here risking your
sanity to draw the portrait,
and Scholar Ha refuses to
participate in the sealing ceremony
knowing that the Demon will devour him.
You two are the same.
Look at you two.
The Demon. What on earth is that anyway?
Why must I ask you to do
something so dangerous?
I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
It's a jade ring that my
father gave to my mother.
There's none like it in the world.
I love you.
I must forget him, at least for a moment.
How dare you
try to draw me?
Closer. Come closer.
Come to me.
Ram, I saw it. I finally saw it.
No.
Miss Hong.
Miss Hong.
- Miss Hong, you must leave.
- Scholar Ha!
No!
My eyes.
No.
Cheon Gi is
in danger.
(Baekyu Painters Society)
Master Choi, we're leaving.
Well, here's the thing.
- As you know
- Where's Cheon Gi?
Father, why did you
want to see me this early?
I heard what happened
to Scholar Ha last night.
Did he regain consciousness?
Yes, thankfully, he woke up this morning.
What a relief.
Father.
When the sealing ceremony is over,
what will happen to Scholar Ha?
Once the sealing ceremony is over,
Scholar Ha will be free.
Then
what will happen to the painter
who finishes the portrait?
The painter's fate is up to the deities.
The divine painter's father
couldn't avoid the curse.
However, painting the portrait to
seal the Demon for our people
is the heaven-sent,
divine fate of the painter.
In that case, isn't what
we're asking her to do too brutal?
Yul.
Do you remember
the day when a fire broke
out in Gyeongwon Pavilion?
I didn't know why the paint
didn't burn down completely.
But I finally understand.
The portrait survived because it wished to.
Then the fate of the divine painter
will also be decided by the portrait.
(Prince Joohyang Lee Hoo,
King Seongjo's second son)
Move aside.
Prince Yangmyeong came to visit him first.
What? Yul is here?
Yul.
I'm sure you heard of the appeal
of the scholars of Seonggyungwan.
(Scholars would make
suggestions and appeals as a group.)
They found out the
condition of the Crown Prince is
worsening by the day,
that there's no hope for him.
They suggested
that I install a new Crown Prince
in that appeal.
But Father, you can't give up
hope on the Crown Prince just yet.
No.
The scholars aren't wrong.
I'm the one who's too attached.
I can't let go
of my sick child as a father
because I'm too attached.
Father, how can you
say you're simply attached?
Please forgive me. I'm just your child.
I couldn't understand how you feel.
It's all right.
Prince Joohyang is outside.
What?
I will let His Majesty know.
Please grant me a moment.
What are you doing? Let him know.
Yes, Your Highness.
Goodness, please.
When the sealing
ceremony is over,
I will
install you as the Crown Prince.
Father, please revoke your royal command.
My second brother is perfectly healthy.
How can you say that?
He's a smart and healthy man,
but he isn't wise.
On top of that, ever since the fire
broke out in Gyeongwon Pavilion,
he had been after the Demon.
The very same Demon which the late King
spent all his life trying to seal.
If Hoo gets enthroned,
what will happen to this
country and the royal family?
Yul.
I'm not sharing this with
you only as your father.
This is a royal command
I give you
as the King of this country.
I understand.
How can he do this?
Your Highness.
What's wrong?
Because we stuck with Ilwolseong plans,
His Majesty began to rush things.
He chose Yangmyeong
as the next Crown Prince.
If the Crown Prince is
unable to retain the family line,
then of course, you should be
the next in line. How can this be?
The moment Prince Yangmyeong
became the supervisor for the portrait,
His Majesty has already
shown where his heart is.
From now on, I'll do
whatever it takes to get my way.
If we must
cut open Scholar Ha's stomach,
I will do that to take the Demon.
Do you understand?
- Yes, Your Highness.
- Yes, Your Highness.
Let go of me.
I have something to tell the prince!
- I said let go!
- What is going on?
He tried to push his way inside.
Who are you?
I have something to
tell you about Ilwolseong.
Ilwolseong?
You fool. You are out of your mind!
(Han Geon, Gohwawon Expert)
Let's talk inside.
Look around.
Mind your reputation as
Master of Baekyu Painters Society.
"Look around"?
That's not important to me right now!
Sit down.
My gosh.
- Cheon Gi
- She's Eun O's daughter.
And you made her paint the king's portrait?
- It was the King's command.
- Hey.
How can a woman paint a king's portrait?
It's not a lie.
I'm not brazen enough to tell such a lie.
Han Geon.
All she ever did is
paint as her heart dictates,
and painting a king's portrait
will be nothing short of torture.
If she were to suffer the
same fate as her father
Did Cheon Gi see Hwacha?
Are you asking when you know the answer?
You knew she might end up like her father?
You can stop worrying about Scholar Ha.
He's awake and well.
I want to see you so much, Ram.
- You do it.
- No, you.
- Why should it be me?
- You tell her.
Forget it.
What is it?
What?
Master Choi
Master Choi asked where you were
and we had to tell him.
He'll be in Expert Han's office.
Then let me ask you one thing.
Do you want to see the last painting
Cheon Gi completes
before she loses her mind,
or do you want the
daughter of the only painter
you were jealous of to go mad too?
What is it you truly want?
You
wanted to see her last piece of work.
You don't care if Cheon
Gi loses her mind or not.
You are
just the same as Kan Yoon Guk.
You knew that Hwacha
helps the divine painter
complete the work of their lifetime,
and you also know that
they all go insane afterwards!
Cheon Gi
has a talent we don't have.
I could try all I want, I
could even sell my soul,
and still not obtain it.
We can never strike a deal with Hwacha.
Is she painting the
portrait knowing all that?
Did you tell her?
That she will have to
sign a deal with Hwacha?
Is she aware that the king's portrait
is the last thing she'll
paint as a sane person?
I won't let her die like a stray dog.
The portrait
will be the greatest piece
Cheon Gi can paint and something
other painters will dream of copying.
You darn scumbag.
You have no pride as
a friend or as a painter.
She's not just Eun O's
daughter. She is like mine as well.
I will not let her lose her
mind like her father did.
Sir. Ha Ram.
Why
does my heart suddenly ache?
Are you counting the days?
I heard you woke up,
so I came by to see you.
Thank you.
Let's talk.
- Head Eunuch!
- Yes, Your Majesty.
Have Seongjucheong
prepare for a peculiarity ritual,
and summon Seomungwan's Scholar Ha.
Scholar Ha is in prison right now.
That's right.
I'm getting much more forgetful.
I'm fine. You can leave.
Your Majesty.
What is it?
Prince Joohyang was here earlier today.
He heard you speak
with Prince Yangmyeong
and left without seeing you.
You mean Hoo was here?
Yes, Your Majesty.
That means Hoo overheard
my plans to make Yangmyeong
the next Crown Prince.
Where would he go
next now that he's craving
the Demon's power?
(Chamber of Punishment,
where felons are locked up)
Knowing that
she might go crazy
after the Sealing Ceremony,
Painter Hong is giving her
all to complete the portrait.
The divine portrait will
be ready, and when it is,
the Sealing Ceremony
will happen as planned.
Please don't let Painter
Hong's efforts go to waste.
You must not refuse to
attend the Sealing Ceremony.
Do not try to persuade me.
However many times you ask, my answer is
Your Highness.
I smell blood.
You must hide.
- What do you mean?
- Your Highness.
Very well.
Open the door.
I will.
- Excuse us.
- Yes, Your Highness.
Scholar Ha.
Prince Joohyang.
I heard you were in a tough situation.
Whatever the reason, I don't
believe you should be held in here.
If I am guilty, I will
accept the punishment.
What could you be guilty of?
It's just that you can't
contain the thing that's inside you.
The Demon.
You asked me about it before.
Yes.
Yul has been asking questions about it,
and he will interrogate you
until he gets what he wants.
Tomorrow will be worse than
today, and the day after, even more so.
You will be treated even harshly.
What is it you want?
The Demon.
Hand him over to me.
What do you mean
"hand him over to you"?
Let me have him and you can be free.
From the Demon.
Is it something
I can hand over if I wish to?
You just have to
accept the offer.
And if I refuse?
What happens then?
You will suffer in here
and go through the Sealing Ceremony.
What happens to a hound after the hunt?
Once the hare is caught,
the hound is killed off afterwards.
After the Sealing Ceremony,
everyone involved will either die
or run away.
Is that not true?
Ilwolseong.
How long did you think
you would be able to deceive me?
Ilwolseong?
Who's there? Show yourself!
Yul?
Hoo.
Give me some time to think.
I'm sorry, but I'm not here for an answer.
Enter.
Your Highness.
Hoo. What are you doing?
What are you doing?
Put away the sword this instant.
What are you doing?
Where are you trying to take a
prisoner of the Police Bureau?
Who said I'm taking him?
Why don't you go to Father
and tattle as you always do?
Hoo.
Have you forgotten a
prince should act with dignity?
Dignity?
Now that you have
some dignity to care about,
do you take your
older brother for a halfwit?
How dare you,
my younger brother,
try to take my rightful place?
His Majesty is here.
You can all look up.
Why are you all here?
Why did you have Scholar Ha locked up
knowing that he is innocent?
What?
I heard he was arrested as a suspect
for killing the guards on Mount Inwang.
And?
Is there proof?
- That's
- Do not interrupt.
I asked our Father a question.
Come with me.
I will speak with Joohyang in private.
We are alone now.
And I am listening.
How much longer will
you act with such arrogance?
How much longer will you
treat me like I don't exist?
- What?
- I must hear it from you tonight.
The reason why you made Yul
supervise the portrait's restoration
which is being done in secret.
And the reason why you
named him the next Crown Prince.
A member of the royal
family is never to crave power.
Do you not know that?
Whatever command I give
comes from my authority.
Are you saying you'll go against me?
As your son,
I only wished to hear it from you.
You fool!
I turned a blind eye when you killed
the investigator who served my father!
Did you make that man
who served your late
father follow me around
to keep an eye on me?
Couldn't you just trust me?
Shut your mouth!
For a while,
I will exile you to Jeju Island.
I don't want to see you. Get out of here!
Father!
Get in here! The King has fainted!
- Get help!
- Your Majesty!
Father!
Father!
How is the King?
(Heo Yu, Crown Prince's physician)
Speak.
The truth is,
His Majesty
has suffered from
chest pains for a long time.
(Chest pains related to liver disease)
It will not be long
before his time is up.
Then why
Why was no one aware of this?
He had not yet appointed
the next Crown Prince,
so commanded me to never
tell anyone about his condition.
You must do
the best you can do.
Do you know what I mean?
Yes, I do.
You are excused.
Father.
You have given me a chance
of not having to kill you myself.
I will make up for it to
the nation and its people.
Prince Yangmyeong is here.
Father.
Hoo. What happened?
Father.
You wish to appoint Yul
as the next Crown Prince,
but you gave me the
chance to take that back.
I will remember that
for the rest of my life.
Don't worry, Master Choi.
I will never sign a deal with Hwacha.
At the time, I assumed he was human.
I only saw him take a painting from Eun O.
But now that I think
about it, it was Hwacha.
Does that always happen
when you meet Hwacha?
To us, Hwacha is a being we wish to avoid,
but also wish to meet once in our lifetime.
If you sign a deal with him and paint,
you can create the best
masterpiece of your life.
But that painter also dies
or goes crazy afterwards.
That's because they put all
their energy into the painting.
It's possible that Eun O
wanted to take that risk
just to finish the portrait.
That's the secret behind
what we call the divine painter.
If the time comes when I
have no choice but to sign a deal,
I'm not afraid of going crazy.
As long as I can save Ram.
My goodness.
She even almost
finished the first draft too.
It takes at least four
days to draw the first draft
after finishing a preliminary sketch.
But she did all that only in one day.
Finally, the King collapsed.
A chaotic age will come.
(Gojeongjeon)
Now I only have to send the
Demon to Prince Joohyang
to save Cheon Gi's life.
We must handle situations like this wisely.
You and I must work together.
What will happen
to Father?
Stand up.
The officials are
waiting at the Royal Office.
(Royal Office: Where the
King manages affairs of state)
I will release Scholar Ha.
Hoo.
Father is unconscious now.
Does it even matter?
Yes, it matters.
But Scholar Ha was imprisoned
with His Majesty's permission.
Can you prove that Scholar
Ha murdered the palace guards?
Hoo.
When I asked Father about the proof,
he didn't give me an answer.
And as you know, I cannot ask him again
because he's unconscious.
Then please leave Scholar
Ha in the prison for now,
and ask Father again when
he regains his consciousness.
Isn't that what you should
do if you are filial and loyal?
What is the book of
laws of this nation for?
There is no law that allows you
to accuse a man without proof
and lock him up in prison.
Tell me honestly.
What do you mean?
The Demon.
You desire to own that spirit. Am I wrong?
The Demon would swallow you
whole. And he wouldn't stop there.
He would destroy our nation as well.
You
How dare you lecture me?
Please change your mind.
Do you remember what I said at Maejukheon?
The arrow
has left the bow.
The Demon will never be yours.
I shall seal the Demon at all cost.
As you all know,
the King is unconscious,
and the Crown Prince
has been bedridden for several days.
So how about we let Prince Joohyang
who's next in line for the throne
resolve the difficult
situation we are currently in?
I agree.
We cannot leave the
royal throne empty like this.
Since the Crown Prince,
the King's eldest son, is ill,
Prince Joohyang should
be the next crown prince.
What else could there be to talk about?
Stop. You all should be
careful with your words.
No one knows yet.
No one knows?
We must summon all the
civil and military officials.
And we need a leader to
manage national affairs.
His Majesty
had Prince Yangmyeong in mind.
His Majesty wanted Prince Yangmyeong
to continue the King's work as
soon as the portrait was done.
That is what I heard.
But His Majesty did not
make an official announcement.
Has anyone else in
here hear the King saying it?
If His Majesty did not leave a will,
the one who has the right to the throne
and who should lead this
nation following the King
is Prince Joohyang.
(Wol Sun: Seongjucheong's
5th head priestess)
When two suns rise, one of them
shall lose its light
and fall into the dark.
I poured all my heart into this.
I hope
that divinity will indwell in it.
I heard that the appointment
of the next crown prince
was discussed at the
Royal Office yesterday.
That does not even matter now.
I'm heavy hearted as
Father's condition hasn't improved.
I'm worried if it might affect
the preparation for the Sealing Ceremony.
- Your Highness, you are here.
- Yes.
Are you feeling better now?
Yes, Your Highness.
I just finished drawing
the first draft on silk.
I will go out to take a short break.
Go ahead.
Bull's eye.
The world is yours now, Your Highness.
Congratulations, Your Highness.
Stop.
We should all pray for
Father's fast recovery.
How could you make
such a thoughtless remark?
(Thoughtless: Inconsiderate and careless)
Do not behave rashly until I
get my hands on the Demon.
(Behave rashly: To speak or
act without thinking things through)
A wound like this doesn't just heal.
You must reconnect with the spirit
that created it in the first place.
Your Highness, most
officials are on your side now.
Must you chase the Demon in such a hurry?
You do not know
what the Demon means to me.
Where is the royal shaman?
She is praying in the shrine
while preparing for the Sealing Ceremony.
There is something we need to do first.
What is it, Your Highness?
We should get him out of there.
- Leave us.
- Yes, Your Highness.
You are here, Your Highness.
I came here because I owe you something.
Yes, Your Highness. I'm all ears.
Why did you tell me that plan?
Was it to help Prince
Yangmyeong to take the throne?
I followed your plan, but the King
leaned toward Prince Yangmyeong.
Haven't I told you before?
That I would help you
find the major weapon.
(Major weapon: A great
method to determine the victory)
He did not
Are you saying
that you knew that Father would collapse?
My job is to measure the motion of stars.
Since the energy of the star
symbolizing the King weakened,
I knew that the King had
serious health problems.
And the King had to worry
about choosing the heir to the throne.
Since he had an illness
caused by mental shock
Father!
It was only a matter of
time until he collapsed.
Was it truly a part of the
plan that Ilwolseong made?
You came here
to take me away with you.
Is it not true, Your Highness?
If that is true,
I suppose you are emotionally
ready for what is about to happen.
Yes, I am. However
I have a favour to ask of you.
What is it?
Please let me choose
the auspicious day for it.
(Auspicious day: The
best day for a major event)
Why do I feel so heavy in my chest?
I'm sure that the energy of heavens
is leaning toward Prince Joohyang.
I heard that as His Majesty collapsed,
and Prince Joohyang was
chosen as the next crown prince.
The Crown Prince is still
alive. Do not be disrespectful.
We hear all sorts of
gossips here in Gohwawon.
(Gohwawon: An office
in charge of paintings)
When will they stop gossiping about others?
It's been a while.
I've been busy.
To what do we owe the pleasure?
What do you want us to do this time?
You little
What? Look how intimidating
she has become. My gosh.
What? Were you talking
about something serious?
What's with the tension?
His Majesty collapsed.
What?
His Majesty collapsed?
Why are you so surprised?
Do you know His Majesty
personally or something?
Sir, did Prince Yangmyeong go somewhere?
His Highness stepped out
to stop by the Police Bureau.
The Police Bureau?
Ram.
What are you doing?
You're here, Your Highness.
Yes.
Where are you taking Scholar Ha?
We have been ordered to
release Scholar Ha of Seomungwan.
Whose order is that?
It was my order.
- Hoo.
- Yes.
Do you have a problem with my order?
No. But Scholar Ha is a criminal
Do you not realize that he
was locked up in prison
for too long when there
is no proof of the crime?
But
I meant to call you since I
had something to tell you.
I'm glad we met.
What is it?
Expedite the preparation
for the Sealing Ceremony.
I shall supervise the ceremony myself.
That is to show my
loyalty to you as your brother
and to fulfill our filial duty
for the last time
before our father passes away.
What about the Sealing
Ceremony? How will it be held?
No.
Get in the litter outside.
You will stay at my house until
the Sealing Ceremony is held.
Yes, Your Highness.
Come and help him.
Answer me.
Are you willing to give
me your precious hand?
Wait here for a while. I'll
bring you clothes and a stick.
I no longer care about the Demon.
I am on the path of revenge anyway.
The selfishness of the royal
family who used me and my father
hasn't changed.
It's time for you to pay the price.
Scholar.
Miss.
Why did you get in the litter?
I saw you following Prince Joohyang.
I was worried.
I am fine.
I heard that His Majesty collapsed.
I'm not sure if the Sealing
Ceremony will be held.
The Sealing Ceremony
will be held.
How do you know that?
What happened?
Please forgive me, Your
Highness. My hand slipped.
Put down the litter.
Are you all right?
Yes, I am fine. We can leave now.
Open
the litter door.
(Special thanks to Choi Jong Won.)
(Lovers of the Red Sky)
It is a divine object that keeps
you from losing consciousness.
That means I can use the
Demon's power as I want.
Scholar Ha and the
Demon will become one soon.
What are these memories?
Is it the Demon's energy?
I want the Demon to be
sealed in the King's portrait.
Never come to the Sealing Ceremony.
At the ceremony, I shall return
the favour and have my revenge.
Prince Yangmyeong and the King too.
I regret to tell you this,
but taking his life at the
ceremony is the only way.
Dear heavens, please help me
take my revenge on
those who speak and do evil.
And please keep her safe.
Begin.