Lovers of the Red Sky (2021) s01e13 Episode Script
The Sealing Ceremony
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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.)
(Prince Joohyang Lee Hoo,
King Seongjo's second son)
Quiet.
Go.
Open the litter door.
Yes, Your Highness.
Scholar Ha.
Why are you all standing there?
Hurry up and get some clean cloth.
Yes, Your Highness.
Are you all right?
I am fine.
Give it to me.
It is done now.
You may all leave now.
I see the bleeding has stopped.
Why did you do that?
I was trying to catch the
rat that sneaked into the litter.
Why would you use an
axe to catch a mere rat?
Do you want my apology?
- You know that I am Ilwolseong.
- So?
You should start to trust me now.
I heard that a true king
treats his subjects with sincerity.
Listen to me carefully.
You have been living as Ilwolseong
as well as Scholar Ha of Seomungwan.
If I said that I trust you,
would you believe it without a doubt?
I understand that it must be
hard for you to trust me right now.
However, I already pledged my loyalty
as Ilwolseong as well.
What are you afraid of?
I
fear nothing.
I know.
There is nothing you are afraid of.
So you can relax.
I will trust you, Ilwolseong
since you are to die after
the Sealing Ceremony anyway.
All right, Scholar Ha.
I mean, Ilwolseong.
Since you promised to send the Demon to me,
I will start to trust you.
- Let us go now.
- Yes, Your Highness.
Your Highness, you
will realize gradually
what fear truly is
and how it weakens and ails
a person.
Please come.
Let's go.
(Episode 13: The Sealing Ceremony)
- Hey.
- Gosh, stop it.
Look over there.
I wonder if his hand is all right.
He got hurt because of me again.
The Sealing Ceremony will be held.
How do you know that?
It's because Prince Joohyang
is supervising the preparation.
Pardon?
Prince Joohyang is doing it
instead of Prince Yangmyeong?
Yes.
And I will not let the Demon be sealed
in the King's portrait.
What do you mean by that?
I will
hand the Demon over to Prince Joohyang.
He has been preparing to
have Demon possess him
for a long time.
He will take the Demon from Scholar Ha?
I cannot believe it.
If there had been another
way to get the demon out of you,
they would not have gone through
such hardship to prepare
for the Sealing Ceremony.
If I were you,
I would believe what the King
and Prince Yangmyeong said.
Then must I do as they say
while knowing that you
might go mad after the ceremony
when all they care
about is sealing the demon?
Sir, if you are doing this for my sake,
please reconsider it just once.
Have you forgotten
that Prince Joohyang tried to
kill my father at Maejukheon?
He is a dangerous person.
I gave it enough thought
while I was in prison.
Do not think that I made this decision
only for your sake.
I think that his plan
will put him in greater danger.
Why on earth
This is where you will
stay for the time being.
Let me know if there is
anything uncomfortable.
- Yes, Your Highness.
- Also,
I have a favour to
ask of you as Ilwolseong.
Anything for you, Your Highness.
I need to find a divine object.
(Divine object: An
object with divine power)
A divine object?
It is something that a man who
wants to be possessed by the Demon
must have in his possession.
I am looking for the ring that
King Youngjong used to wear.
A ring?
It has the divine power
to keep me from losing
consciousness even if the Demon manifests.
That is, I can use
the Demon's power as I want.
But why are you asking me to find it?
When the former king sealed the Demon,
he left it in Jokyeokjeon.
(Jokyeokjeon: An office in charge
of rituals for the heavens and stars)
And the last person who had it was
Ha Sung Jin who was
the head of Jokyeokjeon.
Your late father.
Could the divine
object he's looking for be
It's a jade ring that my
father gave to my mother.
Let's check that destiny.
Can you see me?
I can see you.
The ring that helped me see Miss Hong
in front of the Demon?
Do you think
you can find it for me?
Ilwolseong is known as
the chief of Wolseongdang.
He has connections
with people in every field
and can get any
information that people ask for.
If you put a note with your question
written on it in the request box
- Stop.
- It gets interesting after that.
You were going to say that
Ilwolseong gives you an answer.
How did you know that?
Goodness.
Scholar Ha worked as an
astronomer in the Palace his entire life.
Then why would he live a double life?
Why?
The Demon, Scholar Ha, and Ilwolseong.
There must be a connection
between the three of them.
Is there any way to
change Scholar Ha's mind?
Is there something I don't know?
I wonder what's on his mind.
So the only way we can summon the Demon
is by using the King's portrait?
Yes, that is correct.
The spell of the 28
constellations will not work
without the King's portrait
drawn by the divine painter.
And that is the only way
to summon the Demon.
I suppose
it'll be difficult for you to
have the Demon possess you
before the Sealing Ceremony.
Scholar Ha is right
here, but I still cannot
You waited 19 years.
You only have to wait a few more days.
Did you ask Scholar Ha
where the divine object could be?
Yes, I did, but he did not seem to know.
What happens if we postpone
the ceremony until we find it?
That cannot be done.
For the past 19 years
since Lord Ha Sung Jin died,
the divine object has
been nowhere to be found.
You know very well that we
cannot find it in a few days.
Even if the Demon is not sealed,
he will take over the vessel gradually.
Scholar Ha and the
Demon will become one soon.
If that happens, neither
the Sealing Ceremony
nor the ritual for taking
over will be pointless.
Therefore, once the auspicious
day for the Sealing Ceremony is set,
you must hurry.
(Auspicious day: The
best day for a major event)
Scholar Ha.
- The Demon?
- Is this the divine power?
I found my eyes.
Do not come near me.
Ram!
Get out
of my son.
What on earth are these memories?
Is it the Demon's energy?
(King Seongjo, the 4th king)
Father.
It might be difficult
to seal the Demon in the King's portrait
as you wish.
Hoo
Prince Joohyang
is planning to let the demon possess him.
What should I do? Father.
If the Sealing Ceremony
is held as he planned,
it may bring bloodshed
to this country,
which you desperately hoped to prevent.
She did a wonderful job.
I can even feel Grandfather's spirit.
I didn't like the colour of the red dye,
so I went to the
storage to find another dye.
Are you not tired?
I am fine.
That is not important right now.
I heard that His Majesty had collapsed.
Your Highness,
are you all right?
Yes, I'm all right.
Do not worry.
The Sealing Ceremony
will be held as planned.
However, since the King is bedridden,
my brother Prince Joohyang
will supervise the ceremony.
Is Prince Joohyang really planning
to have the Demon possess him?
How did you know?
Is Scholar Ha going to be in danger?
Where in the world did you hear that?
Scholar Ha told me on his
way to Prince Joohyang's house.
I told you not to see him
until you complete the portrait.
Please forgive me.
Then
is the King's portrait not
needed for the Sealing Ceremony?
It is.
The Demon cannot be brought
out of Scholar Ha's body without it.
My assumption is that Hoo is
preparing to have the Demon possess him
when the Demon is brought out.
What will happen to Scholar Ha if
Prince Joohyang's plan works out?
I do not know.
However, whatever Hoo does,
I will make sure
the Demon gets sealed
in the King's portrait.
All we can do now
is do our very best and play our own parts.
Then I will make sure to
complete the portrait without a mistake.
And Your Highness,
you must make sure
that the Sealing Ceremony is successful.
Of course. I promise you.
Let's stay focused and
never give up to the end.
His Highness Prince Yangmyeong is here.
Greetings, Your Highness.
Is the preparation going smoothly?
Yes, Your Highness. It
seems that the King's portrait
will be completed before Buddha's birthday.
So we started to set the
carps in the Palace free.
You must avoid doing
anything that could bring bad luck
until the Sealing Ceremony as well.
I will behave properly at all times.
I heard that Prince Joohyang is
going to supervise the ceremony.
He will most likely do so.
Are you sure it will be all right?
Listen to me.
The greatest enemy we will
face at the Sealing Ceremony is
my brother Hoo.
His purpose
is not to seal the Demon.
What do you mean by that?
He is planning to
let the Demon possess him.
Just like how a shaman lets a
spirit possess his or her body?
Correct.
It seems that he's been waiting
to have the Demon
possess him for a long time.
Hence, you and I must
prepare everything properly
to seal the Demon in the portrait.
That is what the King wished for
until the last moment before he collapsed.
That being said, if we
fail to seal the Demon,
and Demon possesses Hoo
Once Prince Joohyang
gets possessed by the Demon,
he will no longer be a normal person.
What must we do if that happens?
I regret to tell you this,
but there is only one thing we can do.
What is it?
Taking his life at the
ceremony is the only way.
Are you telling me to put him to the sword?
You have seen it before.
A person possessed by the
Demon is no longer human.
He will harm everyone around him.
Furthermore, he will be of
great concern to the royal family.
What His Majesty tried so
hard to prevent will happen.
If so, the King's portrait
won't be necessary, will it?
Exactly.
How many times must
I explain? The portrait
We know. Even if the
Sealing Ceremony is held,
as Scholar Ha doesn't
want to seal the Demon,
the root of evil, in the King's portrait,
it might be pointless to
complete the King's portrait.
But still, the portrait is
needed to bring out the Demon
since the Sealing Ceremony
will be held whatever happens.
Am I right?
Yes. That's correct.
Then what's the point of drawing
it when it'll be used for a bad thing?
Prince Yangmyeong promised
to seal it in the king's portrait.
He's a prince for a reason.
Don't get any weird ideas.
I'm a painter, so I'll just
finish the painting by the deadline.
Okay?
What she said is correct.
It's not about the situation.
We must do our duty as painters.
Okay, fine. You two are something,
whereas I'm a guy who has no
sense of duty or loyalty. Happy?
- My gosh.
- Come on.
That's not what we
said. Don't twist it like that.
Whatever.
- Hurry up and help me.
- Fine.
- I'll melt the isinglass.
- Okay.
(Isinglass : Glue used to mix
paint, made from fish air bladder)
- It's nicely melted.
- Thank you. You're very kind.
Ram, you once said
all paintings have their own will.
The will to find its rightful owner.
I'll do this for you. I'll
make sure I show it to you.
Miss Hong.
Do not come to the Sealing Ceremony.
Please do not come.
You're back.
I found the best day.
I'll repay all favours and spite
during this Sealing Ceremony.
(Favours and spite: Kindness and grudge)
Mi Su, Joohyang, Yangmyeong,
and even the King.
Yes, My Lord.
We'll have to play every single hand
we prepared to this day.
Clean up Wolseongdang and Simcheonggak.
Yes, My Lord. I'll do as you say.
- Hey, can you throw in the glue?
- Okay.
Just a little.
- That's too much.
- We need at least this much.
What are you doing here now?
- Please forgive us.
- Please forgive us,
Your Highness, Expert Han.
The deadline was too
tight for me to do this alone.
Let us begin today's court assembly.
There was a flood in Gyeongsang Province.
Have we heard from them?
Yes, Your Highness.
Begin sketching on the back of the silk.
(Outline drawn on the back of the silk)
We have five days left.
Are we all ready?
Your Majesty.
It's time for them to pay for their sins.
Deities of all skies, help us.
- Help us.
- Help us.
Deities of all skies, help us.
- Help us.
- Help us.
Father, I will make sure
I finish the Sealing Ceremony.
Until the day His Majesty wakes up,
do not let any rebellious
person enter the palace.
- Yes, Your Highness!
- Yes, Your Highness!
Your Highness, you must not eat
anything for the next three days
and keep your body clean.
Slowly.
I think I'm finished.
The king's portrait has been finished.
It's a small ritual sword.
It's a magical sword
that can cut any ghosts or deities.
It's impossible to kill the Demon.
But it'll easily kill any humans.
However, the power of this sword
comes from the spite of the wielder.
I cannot guarantee that you will also live.
If the worst happens,
I will slay my brother
and go down with him.
Are you all ready?
Please give me a quarter hour.
(Quarter hour: 15 minutes)
Okay.
Why did they suddenly
move up the Sealing Ceremony?
So it's at the 12th period today?
Yes.
(12th period: Between 9pm to 11pm)
Since we changed the day of the ceremony,
Prince Yangmyeong and Seongjucheong are
both very flustered.
They probably never even imagined
the royal shaman would
pick today as the best day.
Ilwolseong also seemed flustered.
Once the Sealing Ceremony
begins and the Demon manifests,
burn the king's portrait.
Wouldn't it be dangerous for us to burn it?
We should leave it for
when it gets out of control
in case the Demon can't possess your body.
The Book of Strategy
said I must burn my bridges.
You must put yourself in
danger to search for a way to live.
I don't need to leave a
place where I can run off to.
Yes, I understand, Your Highness.
Yul won't just sit by and let this happen.
He'll want to finish the
Sealing Ceremony at all costs.
However, today is the last time
he'll have such complacent thoughts.
Just as the late king did,
after the Sealing Ceremony,
you should get rid of every
person who witnessed the ritual.
I should.
After the Sealing Ceremony,
we'll bury everything.
Tonight at the 12th hour.
Why did they suddenly change the best day?
Is this Mi Su's work?
His Highness is here.
It's all right. You may
finish getting dressed.
Yes, Your Highness.
Have you heard that the
Sealing Ceremony is tonight?
The day you found for us
seemed to be a little too late.
I asked the royal shaman
to find us the earliest date.
Yes, Your Highness.
We'll depart in the 11th period.
Until then, relax and wait in your room.
Please let me
stop by Wolseongdang for a moment.
What do you mean?
I just received information on
the divine object you wanted.
- What?
- But that's
All right.
However, you must
return until the 11th period.
Yes, Your Highness.
I need to go to Baekyu
Society for a moment.
What?
All of a sudden?
I need to go see my father.
My Lord. Goodness, My Lord.
It has been so long since I last saw you.
Have you been well?
How could I be well without you?
I'm relieved to see that
you don't look too worn out.
All right. Let's go inside.
Yes, My Lord.
You're here.
I am.
I have lived many years,
and they were long indeed.
I heard the ritual will be
held in the 12th period tonight.
Place assassins of Wolseongdang
at the place of the ceremony as we planned.
Will you give us a signal?
No, once it gets sealed
in Prince Joohyang's body,
you must make a move
even if I'm left unconscious.
Yes, My Lord.
Anyway, what if a ghost pops
out during the Sealing Ceremony
- and possesses us?
- What ghost?
You have an absurd imagination.
Just keep making more paint.
Back when my father finished the painting,
he must have had the
legendary assistant painters.
The legendary assistant painters?
(Assistant Painters:
Painters who help with colouring)
Scholar Ha.
Miss Hong.
We have no time.
I came to discuss what
we couldn't on that day.
Yes, we do not have much time.
Please come inside.
We'll go in first.
Okay.
Who is he?
Will you walk with me?
Have you not changed your mind?
No.
I'm doing this to protect
you and to do what I must.
Please just trust me on this.
Then this Sealing Ceremony
will be held as a cover-up.
The real ceremony is giving the
Demon over to Prince Joohyang.
That's correct.
Scholar Ha.
Please reconsider just one more time.
I will not go crazy.
I didn't make a deal with Hwacha.
Hwacha?
When a painter paints the king's portrait,
I heard they go crazy when
they make a deal with Hwacha.
But I finished it without
making a deal with it.
So please do not be troubled.
Handing over the
Demon to Prince Joohyang
isn't the right thing
to do for your sake
and for Prince Yangmyeong's sake.
Scholar Ha.
Is there an alley nearby?
Yes, it's to our right if
we walk a little more.
Give me a sign. I must
lose the servant I came with.
I will.
- I'm sorry. Are you all right?
- Now.
Do you have the ring I
gave you as a token of my love?
Yes, I always keep it on.
I think that's a divine
object related to the Demon.
Pardon?
You may fall in danger
if you keep that ring.
It's too dangerous for you to keep it.
Give it to me now.
But how could that happen?
Are you sure it's this ring?
That's why I came this far.
Give it to me.
It's time. We must go.
I understand.
Scholar Ha.
It's not that I wasn't
scared of going crazy.
I thought this might be
the last time I remember you.
Even so,
if I could use my talent to help you,
if I could save you,
I thought it would be enough.
That's how I finished that portrait.
I drew it from start to
finish for you, Scholar Ha.
That's why
I hope the Demon
gets sealed in the portrait.
Miss Hong.
Do not come
to the Sealing Ceremony.
Did you look into the ring?
Yes.
Is this the divine object?
I do sense that it's divine.
Take a good look.
Let me go back to the
shrine and take a closer look.
Go ahead.
So why were you with the divine painter?
She's my lover.
The divine painter is your lover?
She is. I had something to
tell her before the ceremony.
She won't cause any harm
during the Sealing Ceremony.
That's an uncanny relationship.
I understand. You should hurry.
We must leave before the sun sets.
Yes, Your Highness.
Their relationship seems unusual.
How uncanny.
I can sense its divinity,
but the object does not shine.
- Good work.
- Yes, My Lord.
How is this object used?
It's not the right day for
the Sealing Ceremony.
Humans do not seem to know.
(Tiger Spirit: Guardian of the Palace)
It looks like
(Old lady Samsin)
we cannot avoid a sacrifice.
Tonight,
you must never get involved.
Scholar Ha.
Are you prepared?
Yes, Your Highness.
I cannot turn everything
back with just a few words.
But before the Sealing Ceremony,
I really wished to tell you this.
I do not know why you became Ilwolseong,
but I tried to think in your shoes.
What do you mean by that?
The reason you're like this
is because of the dragon rainmaking
ritual that happened 19 years ago.
You turned blind that day.
That day,
the Demon entered your body.
On behalf of the royal family, my father,
and the late king my grandfather,
I want to apologize.
I'm sorry.
An apology?
You do not need to apologize to me.
I do.
You don't know how long the years were.
You cannot make up for
that with such an easy apology.
- Why are you here?
- It has been a while, Wol Sun.
Step aside.
I'm carrying out the King's command.
His Majesty commanded
me to host the ceremony.
Prince Joohyang is the host, not you.
- What is going on?
- I don't know.
There's no need to worry.
Wol Sun will now obey my orders,
and the rest of you are to keep your place.
Is the king's portrait ready?
It was brought here and is in
the final stages of completion.
Then we shall prepare for the ceremony.
- Bring the talisman.
- Yes, Ma'am.
I beg of you, dear heavens.
The heavens that watch over
the land, the wind, and the sun.
The heavens that see
through all my pain and suffering.
I beg that you remember their malice
and let me get revenge against
their evil words and actions.
Let them be without descendants,
let their names be erased from history
and let all they want
turn to a pile of ash.
Also,
I beg that you protect her.
Until the ceremony is over,
you cannot leave this room.
Promise me that.
I understand.
You all did very well.
I'll see you afterwards.
I hope you stay safe.
My gosh. Did you see how
kind Prince Yangmyeong is?
He is a great man.
Now that the ceremony's
about to start, I'm getting the chills.
This really is a serious event.
You need to learn to keep quiet.
What will you do now?
I'll leave it to the heavens.
You seem extra busy today.
I apologize.
Yul.
We cannot wash our feet in the same stream,
and time flows forward, never to turn back.
Remember what I just said.
Hoo.
Long ago, when we were still young,
you said you had a bad dream,
and you cried in front of our grandfather.
Do you remember
what he said after setting you on his knee?
"Hoo."
"If you're dreaming, how
do you know it's a dream?"
"To know a dream is a dream,"
"you must wake up."
What are you trying to say?
I cannot say that everything you want
is in vain, useless, and will amount to
nothing in particular.
But do not forget our
grandfather who suffered all his life
after obtaining the Demon's power,
only to turn to dust.
The same
will happen to me.
Is that what you think?
Begin the ceremony!
Yes, Your Highness.
Is this
the Demon?
I cannot control
this power.
Is that the late king's ring?
Then this is
a fake?
Be ready!
Royal shaman! Begin
the transfer of the Demon!
Scholar Ha. The Demon is now mine.
Joohyang, you fool!
Your Highness! Protect the prince!
- Cheon Gi.
- That crazy
Your Highness.
Now is the time.
I must seal him in the
portrait before it's too late.
Remain in your places
and keep the Demon in!
- Protect her!
- Yes, sir!
Gather round!
No.
No!
It cannot be.
What happened?
Why did the divine
painting tear into shreds?
No. Stop him!
Cheon Gi.
Sir.
Painter Hong.
Sir. Pull yourself together.
Cheon Gi.
You must release the Demon.
I can't move.
Step back.
Sir, try to stay in control.
My eyes.
My eyes.
Your Highness.
Sir.
It's me, Hong Cheon Gi.
You're in danger. Move, Cheon Gi.
Scholar Ha.
Please, run away.
Sir.
No!
No! Cheon Gi!
You have my eyes.
Take your hand off of her, Demon.
(Lovers of the Red Sky)
Sir!
You lost Scholar Ha?
Father.
How much of this did you know?
You are responsible for the
failure of this Sealing Ceremony.
Will you exile me or something?
Don't worry, Dad. I'll save you.
Do not touch my daughter!
Dad!
Please don't kill him! Please!
Scholar Ha will show himself soon.
No one will be able to
hurt you anymore.
Sir?
(Lovers of the Red Sky)
(Lovers of the Red Sky)
(This drama is fictional and
people or stories are not tied to reality.)
(Prince Joohyang Lee Hoo,
King Seongjo's second son)
Quiet.
Go.
Open the litter door.
Yes, Your Highness.
Scholar Ha.
Why are you all standing there?
Hurry up and get some clean cloth.
Yes, Your Highness.
Are you all right?
I am fine.
Give it to me.
It is done now.
You may all leave now.
I see the bleeding has stopped.
Why did you do that?
I was trying to catch the
rat that sneaked into the litter.
Why would you use an
axe to catch a mere rat?
Do you want my apology?
- You know that I am Ilwolseong.
- So?
You should start to trust me now.
I heard that a true king
treats his subjects with sincerity.
Listen to me carefully.
You have been living as Ilwolseong
as well as Scholar Ha of Seomungwan.
If I said that I trust you,
would you believe it without a doubt?
I understand that it must be
hard for you to trust me right now.
However, I already pledged my loyalty
as Ilwolseong as well.
What are you afraid of?
I
fear nothing.
I know.
There is nothing you are afraid of.
So you can relax.
I will trust you, Ilwolseong
since you are to die after
the Sealing Ceremony anyway.
All right, Scholar Ha.
I mean, Ilwolseong.
Since you promised to send the Demon to me,
I will start to trust you.
- Let us go now.
- Yes, Your Highness.
Your Highness, you
will realize gradually
what fear truly is
and how it weakens and ails
a person.
Please come.
Let's go.
(Episode 13: The Sealing Ceremony)
- Hey.
- Gosh, stop it.
Look over there.
I wonder if his hand is all right.
He got hurt because of me again.
The Sealing Ceremony will be held.
How do you know that?
It's because Prince Joohyang
is supervising the preparation.
Pardon?
Prince Joohyang is doing it
instead of Prince Yangmyeong?
Yes.
And I will not let the Demon be sealed
in the King's portrait.
What do you mean by that?
I will
hand the Demon over to Prince Joohyang.
He has been preparing to
have Demon possess him
for a long time.
He will take the Demon from Scholar Ha?
I cannot believe it.
If there had been another
way to get the demon out of you,
they would not have gone through
such hardship to prepare
for the Sealing Ceremony.
If I were you,
I would believe what the King
and Prince Yangmyeong said.
Then must I do as they say
while knowing that you
might go mad after the ceremony
when all they care
about is sealing the demon?
Sir, if you are doing this for my sake,
please reconsider it just once.
Have you forgotten
that Prince Joohyang tried to
kill my father at Maejukheon?
He is a dangerous person.
I gave it enough thought
while I was in prison.
Do not think that I made this decision
only for your sake.
I think that his plan
will put him in greater danger.
Why on earth
This is where you will
stay for the time being.
Let me know if there is
anything uncomfortable.
- Yes, Your Highness.
- Also,
I have a favour to
ask of you as Ilwolseong.
Anything for you, Your Highness.
I need to find a divine object.
(Divine object: An
object with divine power)
A divine object?
It is something that a man who
wants to be possessed by the Demon
must have in his possession.
I am looking for the ring that
King Youngjong used to wear.
A ring?
It has the divine power
to keep me from losing
consciousness even if the Demon manifests.
That is, I can use
the Demon's power as I want.
But why are you asking me to find it?
When the former king sealed the Demon,
he left it in Jokyeokjeon.
(Jokyeokjeon: An office in charge
of rituals for the heavens and stars)
And the last person who had it was
Ha Sung Jin who was
the head of Jokyeokjeon.
Your late father.
Could the divine
object he's looking for be
It's a jade ring that my
father gave to my mother.
Let's check that destiny.
Can you see me?
I can see you.
The ring that helped me see Miss Hong
in front of the Demon?
Do you think
you can find it for me?
Ilwolseong is known as
the chief of Wolseongdang.
He has connections
with people in every field
and can get any
information that people ask for.
If you put a note with your question
written on it in the request box
- Stop.
- It gets interesting after that.
You were going to say that
Ilwolseong gives you an answer.
How did you know that?
Goodness.
Scholar Ha worked as an
astronomer in the Palace his entire life.
Then why would he live a double life?
Why?
The Demon, Scholar Ha, and Ilwolseong.
There must be a connection
between the three of them.
Is there any way to
change Scholar Ha's mind?
Is there something I don't know?
I wonder what's on his mind.
So the only way we can summon the Demon
is by using the King's portrait?
Yes, that is correct.
The spell of the 28
constellations will not work
without the King's portrait
drawn by the divine painter.
And that is the only way
to summon the Demon.
I suppose
it'll be difficult for you to
have the Demon possess you
before the Sealing Ceremony.
Scholar Ha is right
here, but I still cannot
You waited 19 years.
You only have to wait a few more days.
Did you ask Scholar Ha
where the divine object could be?
Yes, I did, but he did not seem to know.
What happens if we postpone
the ceremony until we find it?
That cannot be done.
For the past 19 years
since Lord Ha Sung Jin died,
the divine object has
been nowhere to be found.
You know very well that we
cannot find it in a few days.
Even if the Demon is not sealed,
he will take over the vessel gradually.
Scholar Ha and the
Demon will become one soon.
If that happens, neither
the Sealing Ceremony
nor the ritual for taking
over will be pointless.
Therefore, once the auspicious
day for the Sealing Ceremony is set,
you must hurry.
(Auspicious day: The
best day for a major event)
Scholar Ha.
- The Demon?
- Is this the divine power?
I found my eyes.
Do not come near me.
Ram!
Get out
of my son.
What on earth are these memories?
Is it the Demon's energy?
(King Seongjo, the 4th king)
Father.
It might be difficult
to seal the Demon in the King's portrait
as you wish.
Hoo
Prince Joohyang
is planning to let the demon possess him.
What should I do? Father.
If the Sealing Ceremony
is held as he planned,
it may bring bloodshed
to this country,
which you desperately hoped to prevent.
She did a wonderful job.
I can even feel Grandfather's spirit.
I didn't like the colour of the red dye,
so I went to the
storage to find another dye.
Are you not tired?
I am fine.
That is not important right now.
I heard that His Majesty had collapsed.
Your Highness,
are you all right?
Yes, I'm all right.
Do not worry.
The Sealing Ceremony
will be held as planned.
However, since the King is bedridden,
my brother Prince Joohyang
will supervise the ceremony.
Is Prince Joohyang really planning
to have the Demon possess him?
How did you know?
Is Scholar Ha going to be in danger?
Where in the world did you hear that?
Scholar Ha told me on his
way to Prince Joohyang's house.
I told you not to see him
until you complete the portrait.
Please forgive me.
Then
is the King's portrait not
needed for the Sealing Ceremony?
It is.
The Demon cannot be brought
out of Scholar Ha's body without it.
My assumption is that Hoo is
preparing to have the Demon possess him
when the Demon is brought out.
What will happen to Scholar Ha if
Prince Joohyang's plan works out?
I do not know.
However, whatever Hoo does,
I will make sure
the Demon gets sealed
in the King's portrait.
All we can do now
is do our very best and play our own parts.
Then I will make sure to
complete the portrait without a mistake.
And Your Highness,
you must make sure
that the Sealing Ceremony is successful.
Of course. I promise you.
Let's stay focused and
never give up to the end.
His Highness Prince Yangmyeong is here.
Greetings, Your Highness.
Is the preparation going smoothly?
Yes, Your Highness. It
seems that the King's portrait
will be completed before Buddha's birthday.
So we started to set the
carps in the Palace free.
You must avoid doing
anything that could bring bad luck
until the Sealing Ceremony as well.
I will behave properly at all times.
I heard that Prince Joohyang is
going to supervise the ceremony.
He will most likely do so.
Are you sure it will be all right?
Listen to me.
The greatest enemy we will
face at the Sealing Ceremony is
my brother Hoo.
His purpose
is not to seal the Demon.
What do you mean by that?
He is planning to
let the Demon possess him.
Just like how a shaman lets a
spirit possess his or her body?
Correct.
It seems that he's been waiting
to have the Demon
possess him for a long time.
Hence, you and I must
prepare everything properly
to seal the Demon in the portrait.
That is what the King wished for
until the last moment before he collapsed.
That being said, if we
fail to seal the Demon,
and Demon possesses Hoo
Once Prince Joohyang
gets possessed by the Demon,
he will no longer be a normal person.
What must we do if that happens?
I regret to tell you this,
but there is only one thing we can do.
What is it?
Taking his life at the
ceremony is the only way.
Are you telling me to put him to the sword?
You have seen it before.
A person possessed by the
Demon is no longer human.
He will harm everyone around him.
Furthermore, he will be of
great concern to the royal family.
What His Majesty tried so
hard to prevent will happen.
If so, the King's portrait
won't be necessary, will it?
Exactly.
How many times must
I explain? The portrait
We know. Even if the
Sealing Ceremony is held,
as Scholar Ha doesn't
want to seal the Demon,
the root of evil, in the King's portrait,
it might be pointless to
complete the King's portrait.
But still, the portrait is
needed to bring out the Demon
since the Sealing Ceremony
will be held whatever happens.
Am I right?
Yes. That's correct.
Then what's the point of drawing
it when it'll be used for a bad thing?
Prince Yangmyeong promised
to seal it in the king's portrait.
He's a prince for a reason.
Don't get any weird ideas.
I'm a painter, so I'll just
finish the painting by the deadline.
Okay?
What she said is correct.
It's not about the situation.
We must do our duty as painters.
Okay, fine. You two are something,
whereas I'm a guy who has no
sense of duty or loyalty. Happy?
- My gosh.
- Come on.
That's not what we
said. Don't twist it like that.
Whatever.
- Hurry up and help me.
- Fine.
- I'll melt the isinglass.
- Okay.
(Isinglass : Glue used to mix
paint, made from fish air bladder)
- It's nicely melted.
- Thank you. You're very kind.
Ram, you once said
all paintings have their own will.
The will to find its rightful owner.
I'll do this for you. I'll
make sure I show it to you.
Miss Hong.
Do not come to the Sealing Ceremony.
Please do not come.
You're back.
I found the best day.
I'll repay all favours and spite
during this Sealing Ceremony.
(Favours and spite: Kindness and grudge)
Mi Su, Joohyang, Yangmyeong,
and even the King.
Yes, My Lord.
We'll have to play every single hand
we prepared to this day.
Clean up Wolseongdang and Simcheonggak.
Yes, My Lord. I'll do as you say.
- Hey, can you throw in the glue?
- Okay.
Just a little.
- That's too much.
- We need at least this much.
What are you doing here now?
- Please forgive us.
- Please forgive us,
Your Highness, Expert Han.
The deadline was too
tight for me to do this alone.
Let us begin today's court assembly.
There was a flood in Gyeongsang Province.
Have we heard from them?
Yes, Your Highness.
Begin sketching on the back of the silk.
(Outline drawn on the back of the silk)
We have five days left.
Are we all ready?
Your Majesty.
It's time for them to pay for their sins.
Deities of all skies, help us.
- Help us.
- Help us.
Deities of all skies, help us.
- Help us.
- Help us.
Father, I will make sure
I finish the Sealing Ceremony.
Until the day His Majesty wakes up,
do not let any rebellious
person enter the palace.
- Yes, Your Highness!
- Yes, Your Highness!
Your Highness, you must not eat
anything for the next three days
and keep your body clean.
Slowly.
I think I'm finished.
The king's portrait has been finished.
It's a small ritual sword.
It's a magical sword
that can cut any ghosts or deities.
It's impossible to kill the Demon.
But it'll easily kill any humans.
However, the power of this sword
comes from the spite of the wielder.
I cannot guarantee that you will also live.
If the worst happens,
I will slay my brother
and go down with him.
Are you all ready?
Please give me a quarter hour.
(Quarter hour: 15 minutes)
Okay.
Why did they suddenly
move up the Sealing Ceremony?
So it's at the 12th period today?
Yes.
(12th period: Between 9pm to 11pm)
Since we changed the day of the ceremony,
Prince Yangmyeong and Seongjucheong are
both very flustered.
They probably never even imagined
the royal shaman would
pick today as the best day.
Ilwolseong also seemed flustered.
Once the Sealing Ceremony
begins and the Demon manifests,
burn the king's portrait.
Wouldn't it be dangerous for us to burn it?
We should leave it for
when it gets out of control
in case the Demon can't possess your body.
The Book of Strategy
said I must burn my bridges.
You must put yourself in
danger to search for a way to live.
I don't need to leave a
place where I can run off to.
Yes, I understand, Your Highness.
Yul won't just sit by and let this happen.
He'll want to finish the
Sealing Ceremony at all costs.
However, today is the last time
he'll have such complacent thoughts.
Just as the late king did,
after the Sealing Ceremony,
you should get rid of every
person who witnessed the ritual.
I should.
After the Sealing Ceremony,
we'll bury everything.
Tonight at the 12th hour.
Why did they suddenly change the best day?
Is this Mi Su's work?
His Highness is here.
It's all right. You may
finish getting dressed.
Yes, Your Highness.
Have you heard that the
Sealing Ceremony is tonight?
The day you found for us
seemed to be a little too late.
I asked the royal shaman
to find us the earliest date.
Yes, Your Highness.
We'll depart in the 11th period.
Until then, relax and wait in your room.
Please let me
stop by Wolseongdang for a moment.
What do you mean?
I just received information on
the divine object you wanted.
- What?
- But that's
All right.
However, you must
return until the 11th period.
Yes, Your Highness.
I need to go to Baekyu
Society for a moment.
What?
All of a sudden?
I need to go see my father.
My Lord. Goodness, My Lord.
It has been so long since I last saw you.
Have you been well?
How could I be well without you?
I'm relieved to see that
you don't look too worn out.
All right. Let's go inside.
Yes, My Lord.
You're here.
I am.
I have lived many years,
and they were long indeed.
I heard the ritual will be
held in the 12th period tonight.
Place assassins of Wolseongdang
at the place of the ceremony as we planned.
Will you give us a signal?
No, once it gets sealed
in Prince Joohyang's body,
you must make a move
even if I'm left unconscious.
Yes, My Lord.
Anyway, what if a ghost pops
out during the Sealing Ceremony
- and possesses us?
- What ghost?
You have an absurd imagination.
Just keep making more paint.
Back when my father finished the painting,
he must have had the
legendary assistant painters.
The legendary assistant painters?
(Assistant Painters:
Painters who help with colouring)
Scholar Ha.
Miss Hong.
We have no time.
I came to discuss what
we couldn't on that day.
Yes, we do not have much time.
Please come inside.
We'll go in first.
Okay.
Who is he?
Will you walk with me?
Have you not changed your mind?
No.
I'm doing this to protect
you and to do what I must.
Please just trust me on this.
Then this Sealing Ceremony
will be held as a cover-up.
The real ceremony is giving the
Demon over to Prince Joohyang.
That's correct.
Scholar Ha.
Please reconsider just one more time.
I will not go crazy.
I didn't make a deal with Hwacha.
Hwacha?
When a painter paints the king's portrait,
I heard they go crazy when
they make a deal with Hwacha.
But I finished it without
making a deal with it.
So please do not be troubled.
Handing over the
Demon to Prince Joohyang
isn't the right thing
to do for your sake
and for Prince Yangmyeong's sake.
Scholar Ha.
Is there an alley nearby?
Yes, it's to our right if
we walk a little more.
Give me a sign. I must
lose the servant I came with.
I will.
- I'm sorry. Are you all right?
- Now.
Do you have the ring I
gave you as a token of my love?
Yes, I always keep it on.
I think that's a divine
object related to the Demon.
Pardon?
You may fall in danger
if you keep that ring.
It's too dangerous for you to keep it.
Give it to me now.
But how could that happen?
Are you sure it's this ring?
That's why I came this far.
Give it to me.
It's time. We must go.
I understand.
Scholar Ha.
It's not that I wasn't
scared of going crazy.
I thought this might be
the last time I remember you.
Even so,
if I could use my talent to help you,
if I could save you,
I thought it would be enough.
That's how I finished that portrait.
I drew it from start to
finish for you, Scholar Ha.
That's why
I hope the Demon
gets sealed in the portrait.
Miss Hong.
Do not come
to the Sealing Ceremony.
Did you look into the ring?
Yes.
Is this the divine object?
I do sense that it's divine.
Take a good look.
Let me go back to the
shrine and take a closer look.
Go ahead.
So why were you with the divine painter?
She's my lover.
The divine painter is your lover?
She is. I had something to
tell her before the ceremony.
She won't cause any harm
during the Sealing Ceremony.
That's an uncanny relationship.
I understand. You should hurry.
We must leave before the sun sets.
Yes, Your Highness.
Their relationship seems unusual.
How uncanny.
I can sense its divinity,
but the object does not shine.
- Good work.
- Yes, My Lord.
How is this object used?
It's not the right day for
the Sealing Ceremony.
Humans do not seem to know.
(Tiger Spirit: Guardian of the Palace)
It looks like
(Old lady Samsin)
we cannot avoid a sacrifice.
Tonight,
you must never get involved.
Scholar Ha.
Are you prepared?
Yes, Your Highness.
I cannot turn everything
back with just a few words.
But before the Sealing Ceremony,
I really wished to tell you this.
I do not know why you became Ilwolseong,
but I tried to think in your shoes.
What do you mean by that?
The reason you're like this
is because of the dragon rainmaking
ritual that happened 19 years ago.
You turned blind that day.
That day,
the Demon entered your body.
On behalf of the royal family, my father,
and the late king my grandfather,
I want to apologize.
I'm sorry.
An apology?
You do not need to apologize to me.
I do.
You don't know how long the years were.
You cannot make up for
that with such an easy apology.
- Why are you here?
- It has been a while, Wol Sun.
Step aside.
I'm carrying out the King's command.
His Majesty commanded
me to host the ceremony.
Prince Joohyang is the host, not you.
- What is going on?
- I don't know.
There's no need to worry.
Wol Sun will now obey my orders,
and the rest of you are to keep your place.
Is the king's portrait ready?
It was brought here and is in
the final stages of completion.
Then we shall prepare for the ceremony.
- Bring the talisman.
- Yes, Ma'am.
I beg of you, dear heavens.
The heavens that watch over
the land, the wind, and the sun.
The heavens that see
through all my pain and suffering.
I beg that you remember their malice
and let me get revenge against
their evil words and actions.
Let them be without descendants,
let their names be erased from history
and let all they want
turn to a pile of ash.
Also,
I beg that you protect her.
Until the ceremony is over,
you cannot leave this room.
Promise me that.
I understand.
You all did very well.
I'll see you afterwards.
I hope you stay safe.
My gosh. Did you see how
kind Prince Yangmyeong is?
He is a great man.
Now that the ceremony's
about to start, I'm getting the chills.
This really is a serious event.
You need to learn to keep quiet.
What will you do now?
I'll leave it to the heavens.
You seem extra busy today.
I apologize.
Yul.
We cannot wash our feet in the same stream,
and time flows forward, never to turn back.
Remember what I just said.
Hoo.
Long ago, when we were still young,
you said you had a bad dream,
and you cried in front of our grandfather.
Do you remember
what he said after setting you on his knee?
"Hoo."
"If you're dreaming, how
do you know it's a dream?"
"To know a dream is a dream,"
"you must wake up."
What are you trying to say?
I cannot say that everything you want
is in vain, useless, and will amount to
nothing in particular.
But do not forget our
grandfather who suffered all his life
after obtaining the Demon's power,
only to turn to dust.
The same
will happen to me.
Is that what you think?
Begin the ceremony!
Yes, Your Highness.
Is this
the Demon?
I cannot control
this power.
Is that the late king's ring?
Then this is
a fake?
Be ready!
Royal shaman! Begin
the transfer of the Demon!
Scholar Ha. The Demon is now mine.
Joohyang, you fool!
Your Highness! Protect the prince!
- Cheon Gi.
- That crazy
Your Highness.
Now is the time.
I must seal him in the
portrait before it's too late.
Remain in your places
and keep the Demon in!
- Protect her!
- Yes, sir!
Gather round!
No.
No!
It cannot be.
What happened?
Why did the divine
painting tear into shreds?
No. Stop him!
Cheon Gi.
Sir.
Painter Hong.
Sir. Pull yourself together.
Cheon Gi.
You must release the Demon.
I can't move.
Step back.
Sir, try to stay in control.
My eyes.
My eyes.
Your Highness.
Sir.
It's me, Hong Cheon Gi.
You're in danger. Move, Cheon Gi.
Scholar Ha.
Please, run away.
Sir.
No!
No! Cheon Gi!
You have my eyes.
Take your hand off of her, Demon.
(Lovers of the Red Sky)
Sir!
You lost Scholar Ha?
Father.
How much of this did you know?
You are responsible for the
failure of this Sealing Ceremony.
Will you exile me or something?
Don't worry, Dad. I'll save you.
Do not touch my daughter!
Dad!
Please don't kill him! Please!
Scholar Ha will show himself soon.
No one will be able to
hurt you anymore.
Sir?