ARTHDAL CHORNICLES: THE SWORD OF ARAMUN
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PREVIOUSLY ON ARTHDAL CHRONICLES: THE SWORD OF ARAMUN
King Tagon will lose?
I cannot believe it either, but what if Eunseom wins?
What did they say?
They told me to come with them
- if I was the owner of the necklace. - Saya?
From the first time we met, until now, all you did was use me.
- Yes, I did. - Why did I pretend
that I wanted that world of yours?
And why did I want to become Eunseom?
Your feelings for me. You decided.
As I expected, the brothers who have left are dangerous.
Who are you?
"Ikomahis."
All forces. We'll march to Arthdal now.
Now I, Asa Tanya, the reincarnation of Asa Sin,
wish to open the new sky of Arthdal.
One who continues the will of Asa Sin...
We'll head to the palace.
Soldiers. Will you live with me
or die in vain?
What we must not lose
is the future in the great name of Arthdal.
What you must protect is the future of our siblings, friends, and children.
Will you follow me, Taealha?
Will you join me, Asa Tanya?
Follow the reincarnation of Asa Sin!
Whatever you were trying to do,
it will not happen.
It's smoke!
Let's go, descendants of Asa Sin!
Follow the one who was despised the most.
Niruha,
make the world a good place...
Ago Tribe, retreat and wait for a message.
Why should we retreat?
Who do you think will be next?
EPISODE 12: ARTHDAL CHRONICLES
So you were Inaishingi.
You must be deep in sorrow
because of High Priest Niruha.
I expected that much.
Expecting it doesn't make the pain go away.
They're two different things.
But...
I'm reassured too.
Now, Arthdal has nothing left to fight us,
except for debasing themselves to such...
low standards.
I'll give you two days.
Retreat to Molabeol until then.
Up until Molabeol will be acknowledged as Ago's territory,
and we will send Tanya too.
Why should I do that?
Perhaps when you hold Tanya's severed head in your hands,
you will wonder why you didn't agree.
You don't have siege weapons.
Your supply line became too long, and winter is coming soon.
Arthdal Castle will never fall.
It is the fortress where all of my Hae Tribe's technology was used.
I acknowledge the Hae Tribe's technology from seeing how Hae Kkadak worked.
Hae Kkadak?
Are you planning something by relying on Hae Kkadak?
You don't think a bachi can decide...
BACHI: A CRAFTSMAN OR ENGINEER
...how this war ends.
Do you?
Does Tagon think the same?
Why didn't he come?
He's the king of Arthdal.
He is way out of the league of the head of the Ago beasts.
The negotiation...
has failed.
For the first time, we are seeing eye to eye.
Inaishingi.
FORTRESS OF FIRE
- Your Highness. - Hae Kkadak?
I am aware that Hae Kkadak is helping the Ago.
HAE HEULRIP
But still...
What else, besides iron, did Hae Kkadak work on?
Gyeokmulsa Hae Kkadak...
GYEOKMULSA: SCIENTIST
...worked on various things.
The waterway
from the Arth River to the Great Gochiju Rock Lake.
Does Hae Kkadak know about it?
But, Your Highness,
that waterway is filled with water now.
Moreover, the waterway is as long as--
Does he know? Hae Kkadak?
He probably knows.
Call Commander Yeonbal.
I understand.
What's going on?
COMMANDER YEONBAL
It's the queen's order.
COMMANDER SODANG
Why here all of a sudden?
She told me to prepare...
just in case.
You don't think a bachi can decide how this war ends...
Inaishingi.
She said she must meet you.
You're amazing. I thought you'd lose.
How are you here?
Did you come alone?
CHAEEUN
Please release High Priest Niruha!
I, Yeolson, the head of the Wahan Tribe,
the minister of the bang of Bronze Affiliation,
and the father of High Priest...
beg you with my life.
Please save my poor daughter.
Stop him from talking, before more people gather.
Please release High Priest Niruha!
Minister Yeolson is risking his life
to save you.
- If you just hang on a little-- - No.
Arthdal has already entered the Iron Age.
However, all knowledge and skills needed to deal with iron are only in here.
So if I die here,
it will be the end of not just me, but all of the Iron Age.
If you let my daughter live,
I will offer you my everything.
So please save her.
Over there.
It's the king.
It's King Tagon.
King Tagon. It's King Tagon.
Your Majesty.
I gave you everything.
But I lost everything.
You know why I tried so hard...
to gain power.
- Yeolson. - Even when I made
thousands of iron swords to protect Arthdal...
I could not protect...
a single one of the poor Wahans.
If I cannot protect my daughter, who is all I have,
what have I done until now?
How foolish...
and pitiful.
Your Majesty.
I cannot part with Tanya.
As your king, I promise you.
No. You have to stop him.
He said King Tagon would yield to him.
No.
The old Tagon might have.
Hurry up and tell my father not to do anything.
He's probably doing it already.
Can I trust you?
Trust your king.
You will be with your daughter.
Father.
DALSAE
IPSAENG
MIRUSOL
TACHUKAN
What do you mean?
Please kill me.
Tell me.
What did Tagon do?
BAEKHA: HAE TRIBE, GYEOKMULSA
The king ordered me to make bichwisan.
- Bichwisan? - Yes.
POISON THAT'S COLORLESS, ODORLESS, TASTELESS
- So? - I made it for him
because he took my child with him.
Suicide.
I understand.
He asked for five jars.
Five jars?
Sorghum jars?
No.
This.
I told him three drops were enough to kill a person,
and he asked for five jars.
You were together.
Arok.
Can you go out for a minute?
Yes, go out for a minute.
Okay.
Got something to say?
Would you like a drink?
Take the Hae Tribe and Arok, and leave.
Do you think we will lose?
Yes.
We will lose. No.
We've already lost.
Tagon.
The warriors from Byeokjido and the White Mountain Tribe will arrive.
The White Mountain Tribe isn't coming.
What do you mean?
I checked as I was retreating.
After seeing our defeat in the Arth Forest,
the warriors went back.
The Second Corps of Byeokjido?
They surrendered
to the Ago Tribe.
- They surrendered? - Yes.
Now, our supplies will get cut off.
We've lost, Taealha.
Then, we should leave together.
Retreat together and wait for the next chance.
No.
I cannot leave Arthdal.
Why?
I've had a lot of chances to leave Arthdal since I was seven years old.
You know...
who I killed because I didn't want to leave Arthdal.
My friends.
When the negotiation with the Neanthals broke off,
Father told me to leave again.
Who did I kill back then?
The Neanthals in Atturad.
My mother was there too.
So you want to send Arok and me away, and fight the Ago Tribe alone?
- Yes. - With five jars of bichwisan?
You already found out?
Tagon, it won't work.
You don't know because you're not a bachi.
The Arth River is very big.
If you release it into the water that flows to Ago, it'll be diluted.
You may cause some damage, but you cannot annihilate them.
What if it's Arthdal?
What do you mean? Arthdal?
Not the Arth River, but inside the castle of Arthdal.
Every well in the castle.
Then, a lot of people will die
and nobody would be able to live here for a long time.
Why?
Tagon, just why?
I told you I wouldn't leave Arthdal behind.
We'll disappear together.
Me...
and Arthdal.
Why can't you stab me?
Because I understand you.
Your acknowledgement...
feels good.
Thank you.
THE GREAT GOCHIJU ROCK
Who would even come this way?
- It's useless. - Quiet.
What's so bad about being prepared?
That's not it. I find this pointless.
It's better to guard the West Gate...
DEPUTY COMMANDER DAESAYI
What's that?
Get in formation and stop them!
KARIKA: HEAD OF THE MOMO TRIBE, NAMED XABARA
A familiar face has come to visit us.
How did you come so fast?
You don't know about the Momo Tribe's sailing skills.
Also, the Momo Tribe's god sent us the wind.
I, Karika, the Momo Tribe's Xabara,
will avenge the death of my brother, Karat, resolve his galma,
and send him to the Land of Light.
Let's go, warriors of the waters!
But, Your Highness.
It is impossible for anyone to break in using that waterway.
You said you killed three Momos in the Arth Forest.
We must be prepared.
Attack!
- Retreat! - Retreat!
Unless we pass through here,
we cannot enter the castle, Xabara.
Are they not here yet?
Xabara.
How long will you stay hidden?
The Momo Tribe will be annihilated in Arthdal.
Are they Neanthals?
NUNBYEOL
Seven minutes?
We cannot hold our breaths for that long.
If we pull you,
it will take us less than half of that.
NOSUNAHO - ISSRUV
Attack!
Let's go, warriors of Momo!
Open the gate!
Let's go!
Kneel before Inaishingi!
ROYAL GUARD HEAD GILSEON
Your Majesty, the Momos broke in via the Great Gochiju Rock
and opened the West Gate.
The Ago army is entering the castle.
- What about the barrier? - I think it has fallen.
Gather all the troops in the castle to the front of the military division now.
- Hurry up. - Yes, Your Majesty.
Take Arok and the bachis, and escape via the secret passage in the Bronze Workshop.
You? Are you really going to use bichwisan--
There's no way I would do that. That's bait.
A bait for me to die with Eunseom and Tanya.
What do you mean, Tagon?
If I can kill those two,
I won't need to use bichwisan.
I have a plan.
Listen carefully.
Ago is different from us.
As long as Eunseom's gone,
the Ago Tribe will be torn into pieces.
No.
They will fight each other over Arthdal.
Watch how the Ago Tribe gets torn apart
and ruins themselves without Inaishingi and Tanya,
and then return to Arthdal.
I've told Yeonbal and Gitoha too.
Yeonbal and Gitoha's strength,
Arok's legitimacy,
and the Hae Tribe's gyeokmul.
Without Eunseom and Tanya,
you and Arok will take over Arthdal again.
That's why
you killed Yeolson.
Even though it might get delayed,
the best gyeokmul of the continent must be yours.
This is my last gift to you and Arok.
Tagon.
Promise me that you will take over Arthdal again with Arok.
I promise.
COMMANDER GITOHA
If this defense line falls, it's the end for Arthdal!
We'll fight till our death here today!
Soldiers, draw your swords!
BADORU
They're Neanthals!
Where is Tagon?
- Where is Tagon? - I don't know.
I don't know anything.
This girl is not Tagon.
Our blue blood
does not hunt with hatred.
The laziest anger in the world is hatred.
So it stretches out everywhere.
In the end, it will turn towards you.
Dalsae.
Take Inaishingi and go save your friend.
Eunseom!
Inaishingi.
We'll take care of things here.
- Dalsae, let's go. - Okay.
Inaishingi.
Go quickly.
Go quickly, Inaishingi!
YANGCHA
What is it?
Stop him from coming up!
Get him!
ROYAL GUARD MUNGTAE: WAHAN
Mungtae.
What happened?
Eunseom is here.
Tagon is planning to release tons of bichwisan in Arthdal.
- Stop that first. - What? What do you...
Mungtae!
It's Inaishingi!
What's this?
Arthdal is over.
Follow the king's order.
Yeonbal.
- Go quickly. - Yeonbal.
Go now, you bastard!
Yeonbal.
To the end of what is long.
To the bottom of what is deep.
What do you mean?
Where did Prince Arok go alone?
He asked whether the king was coming with us.
Father.
He attacked me.
I almost died just now.
Put me down, you beast.
Oh!
Warrior of Arthdal, go on your way.
Let's fight next time.
What are you saying? Arok did what?
Please kill me, Your Highness!
Even with one eye, I can see that it's damn fancy.
This is how Arthdal people lived.
I can't find Tagon.
- We must find him. - Yes.
He must be in Arthdal anyway.
Is this the king's throne?
Hey, Tachukan!
Gosh, you startled me.
I thought Inaishingi was here.
This bastard...
surrendered.
Huh. You're that guy.
Nice to see you.
I'll relay King Tagon's message for Inaishingi.
Eunseom.
Tagon
took Tanya.
And
he told me to tell you this.
What is Tagon's message?
Both the High Priest and the king are in the Great Shrine.
The Great Shrine? Let's go!
Inaishingi is alone!
If you wish to save the High Priest,
Inaishingi must go to the Great Shrine alone.
If not,
you may conquer Arthdal, but you won't be able to save the High Priest.
That bastard.
Eunseom, go to the Great Shrine quickly...
and save Tanya.
Hurry.
Mungtae. Eunseom will be here soon.
Sa...
Saya?
It must be hard, but when Eunseom comes,
relay Tagon's message again.
Also, tell him that I went to save her first.
That day,
if I read your mind correctly,
you're such a sore loser.
A sore loser.
What meaning would it have
to have another name added now?
So?
You'll really do something so horrible?
You still have a chance, Tagon.
No.
I don't have any chances now.
It seems you're the one who got a chance.
We meet again.
Yangcha, no.
Your Majesty. I wish to save Niruha.
Yangcha, please don't do this.
Listen to me!
Yangcha!
I told you to listen to me.
I told you to leave and run far away.
Why, because of me?
I told you it wasn't.
It's not because of you.
I'm just protecting my emotions.
Yangcha.
I was so scared of dying
without emotions, and dying without even feeling my death.
But, Niruha, look.
I'm shedding tears.
No!
Move aside.
If that really is your plan...
I don't think I should die here.
Is this water really...
Yes, it's bichwisan.
You're seriously insane.
As you're very well aware,
when the water rises up to there,
the floodgate below will open,
and bichwisan will flow into all the wells in Arthdal.
This is your hometown.
It's the Arthdal that you've cherished and wanted.
It's because I've cherished and wanted it.
But why...
Innocent civilians of this land...
Innocent civilians?
The innocent were Igutus.
MIXED BLOOD BETWEEN SARAM AND NEANTHAL
And Neanthals.
The civilians wanted them wiped out.
So I wiped them out.
I built the sky ladders.
I brought a huge number of slaves from Iark.
IARK: HOME OF THE WAHAN TRIBE
Thanks to that, they enjoyed everything and prospered.
But now, they're saying...
that I'm a fake.
That I'm a tyrant.
Yes, I trampled on the weak ones.
But...
all the riches the civilians enjoyed came from that.
The real gosals
are the civilians.
Why are you being quiet?
Move that sly tongue and tell me that your civilians aren't like that.
I know.
I know the civilians aren't good.
They're selfish, and sometimes, they're cruel and full of desires,
but they always think they're right. I know this.
But...
I also know that they are like water,
so they form different shapes depending on which bowl they're in.
Maybe they were shaped that way because they were in the world you made.
It's time to create a new world.
A world that is a good place to live in?
Is that your definition of the new world?
Does that even make sense?
Do you really think that's possible?
I don't know, but I should move...
towards that direction.
Yes.
I might become a failed Asa Sin too.
But there is no other way.
Tagon.
This land has a chance now.
Please...
stop.
Tanya.
Both lies and false thoughts were useful to you.
Now, read my real thoughts.
Yes. Everything is up to you and Eunseom.
- Tagon. - You and I, and Eunseom.
If the three of us die,
this floodgate won't open.
I wish for it more desperately than you do.
Yes. You danced while shaking this...
and found the star bell.
Did you use me as bait...
to lure Eunseom here?
Will he come?
I'm sure he will.
For him, everything started because of you.
He'll come to where it all started.
I'm glad that Inaishingi came on time.
Eunseom.
I only have one thing to say. Release Tanya.
I should.
The price of Tanya's life...
is your death.
Eunseom, don't fall for it.
- Tagon is-- - No.
This is the price of Tanya's life.
I used medicine to put him to sleep.
He'll wake up before the sun sets. Of course, only if you release Tanya.
You are the symbol of righteousness.
You would kill a child?
Inaishingi?
You...
No!
What?
Saya is alive?
And Tagon is planning to release a huge amount of bichwisan
into all of Arthdal.
Go save Tanya...
and stop him, Eunseom.
Dalsae, look after Mungtae.
It won't end with just a wound next time, Tagon.
So, this is the only way?
No negotiations, no conditions.
Release Tanya immediately.
Tanya.
You're the only one I can trust now.
You have no time.
You'll have to run.
Tanya, leave now.
Inaishingi, you lost.
The Ago Union will now be torn
into 30 pieces.
Break Mirror first.
The day when Mirror reflects Sword will be the end of your world.
Where is Tanya?
Tanya is safe.
I helped her escape.
Thank you.
Get treated. I'll join you soon.
Do you think you've won?
We
both lost.
What are you saying?
Bichwisan.
Why do you think...
I released
Tanya?
Niruha!
Tanya!
Find Tanya.
Search all around the Great Shrine now!
Yes, Inaishingi!
Tanya.
What...
Eunseom.
There was no other way.
In this long battle,
only you, Tanya...
have won.
You saved Arthdal.
Thank you, Tanya.
I'll kill him.
Eunseom, there's no time.
We have something to do before my time runs out.
You read my letter. Right?
You know what it is.
What does something like that have to do with me?
What are you saying?
It's as you've heard.
Tanya soaked herself in bichwisan to save Arthdal...
I have to go too.
I have to go too!
Are you okay?
Let me go.
Let me go!
I said, let me go.
Let go!
EKNAD
I will take him.
There's no time.
Hurry up.
No.
You do have a bit of time.
You can trust me.
Bichwisan is made by us, the Hae Tribe.
Tagon.
Taealha.
You did...
your very best.
I'm sorry.
Our...
Our son, Arok.
I'll save him.
You...
I'll take care of everything now.
Rest...
now.
Thank...
Thank you.
You still have a chance.
This is the antidote for bichwisan.
What I want is something simple.
I'll take Arok and get out of here.
That's ridiculous. How can we trust you?
I risked my life to come here.
It's up to Inaishingi whether he trusts me or not.
Can she live...
for sure?
She has an even chance.
If I wanted to fool you, I would've said it was for sure.
If you refuse, I'll pour it out.
Then Arok, Tanya, and I.
All three of us will be done for.
Eunseom, please.
My life isn't important.
Let's do it before it's too late. Come on.
I'll accept it
in the name of Inaishingi.
Inaishingi!
King Tagon...
is dead.
- King Tagon is dead. - King Tagon is dead.
King Tagon is dead.
With King Tagon's demise,
I plan to end this fight and all this death.
The Ago Tribe will not take,
and Arthdal will not be taken away.
It is Inaishingi's benevolence.
- Benevolence. - Benevolence.
What is this?
He's lying!
We may have lost the war,
but we cannot kneel before these dirty beasts!
That is right!
We're all Sarams of Arthdal.
Even if you kill us, our hearts will not die!
We may die today,
but our hearts will survive until the end
and strangle your necks!
That is right!
Beasts of Ago, kill me first!
I'll die hating you!
We hate you!
- Kill me! - We hate you!
We hate you!
Fear is the seed of hatred.
Abandon your fear.
Abandon your fear and take back your hatred, my people.
It's High Priest Niruha.
Niruha?
I heard her too.
Did you hear that?
Tanya.
It's High Priest Niruha.
Niruha.
We destroyed everything we were afraid of.
We hated everything we were afraid of.
We looked down on everything we were afraid of.
And we persecuted everything we were afraid of.
We did so with Neanthals,
Igutus,
Sarams of Iark, the Ago Tribe, and countless strangers.
So for many years...
tears made up a stream and blood flowed like a river.
When you drink the antidote, you will fall into a deep sleep.
Do not fight it, Tanya.
Therefore, Aramun came
as an Igutu.
Therefore, Asa Sin went...
ASA SIN: ARTHDAL'S LEGENDARY SACRED MOTHER
...to Iark.
Therefore, Airuju is going to...
entrust Arthdal to a stranger.
Let me ask you. Who are you?
I am the son of Ragaz, a warrior of Neanthal,
and the son of Georukmihon of the Asa Clan of Arthdal.
I saw that in the mural.
I'm Eunseom of the Wahan Tribe of Iark.
I'm Purple, an Igutu slave of Gitbadak, Doldambul.
I'm the stranger who survived the judgment of the waterfall, Inaishingi.
Will you
treat people of Arthdal and Ago equally,
cherish them, look after them, and protect them?
Am I a Neanthal or of the Asa Clan?
Am I a Wahan, an Ago, or an Igutu?
Can I be distinguished?
I will not distinguish anyone. I shall cherish them, look after them...
and protect them.
I promise.
Do you promise not to take away any of Arthdal's faith,
and make a world where anyone can believe
in any god they want?
I will make that world. I promise.
Will you...
build a future
where everyone works towards making the world a better place?
I will build that future with all my heart.
I promise.
Now, I ask the people of Arthdal.
He has made his promise.
If he does not keep his word,
will you drag him down, chew on his flesh,
and drink his blood?
I will!
I will chew his flesh and drink his blood.
I promise!
The year of the hungry snake, the month of the hawk.
In the name of Airuju,
all the spirits you believe in, and all the gods,
a sacred promise has been made.
He will rule Arthdal and--
The only person that can rule Arthdal
is Aramun Haesulla.
No matter what promise he makes, there is no truth beyond this.
Everyone...
remembers the prophecy of the sword of Aramun.
Is he the owner of the sword of Aramun?
If he is not the owner of the sword of Aramun...
CHOJAHA
he can never become Aramun Haesulla.
The patterns connect.
It's the same pattern.
He's the owner of the sword of Aramun!
He's Aramun Haesulla!
We have a new king!
Aramun Haesulla.
It's the blessing of Airuju.
Aramun.
Aramun Haesulla.
Aramun Haesulla!
Do not be fooled by the cheers.
Winning their hearts starts now.
Taealha told you...
not to fight off the sleep.
Tanya, please.
Do you trust Taealha?
After about 30 minutes,
you'll fall into a deep slumber.
Nobody knows when you'll wake up from the dream, or what will happen
when you wake up.
It's God's will from there.
For now...
I trust Taealha more desperately...
than any other god in the world.
Tanya.
It's okay.
I can go.
A god...
does not fall.
The god fell asleep.
And Nunbyeol left.
The reincarnation of Aramun Haesulla...
Eunseom did not rest.
However,
although he worked without resting,
the world did not change as fast as he hoped.
He looked for Saya without resting,
but he could not find him anywhere.
He looked after Tanya for the long time she was asleep,
but the god's eyes were still firmly shut.
What's wrong with giving the hahos as much grains...
ARTHDAL'S LOW STATUSES
...as they've worked?
Still, ten jars of barley are too much.
Even the workhouse in Atturad doesn't give...
Let's make a law.
It's been more than a year of sleepless nights
to make eight prohibitive laws.
We just managed to finish it recently.
What else do you want to prohibit, Your Majesty?
It's not a law that prohibits.
It's a law about what we must do.
The civilians will do what they need to do on their own.
No.
Not the civilians.
We'll make a law about what we must do.
I'm sorry.
I gave you too big of a burden.
It's okay.
I'm your dream.
That is the name you gave me, and that was the promise I made.
Yes.
You kept your promise.
You came back to me and became my dream.
Promise me too.
Promise?
That you'll wake up no matter what.
That this isn't the end.
We finally got to be together, Tanya.
Promise me now.
I...
promise.
It's Irkebaek.
It's been a long journey.
We'll arrive in Irkebaek soon.
Do you resent me?
Do you still want to go back to Tanya?
Tanya...
is dead.
You can never know with bichwisan.
We'll meet the Father God now.
He'll ask what you want. What do you want?
What?
Arthdal.
It's a chronicle about Arthdal.
Why are you writing this?
What do you think makes a country?
Swords, land, and Sarams, right?
There's something more important than those.
Your Majesty.
The preparation for the war is complete.
Shall we go?
What's more important in making a country?
A story.
A country is made with a story.
I did not know that before.
But it's a story about someone else's land far, far away.
I'll get it back.
Arthdal.
ARTHDAL CHRONICLES: THE SWORD OF ARAMUN
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