BASED ON THE KINGDOM OF THE GODS BY YLAB
THE FIVE ARMIES' BASE CAMP IN MUNGYEONG SAEJAE
It is odd, sir.
There are only a few of them. We should go to His Royal Highness.
What did you do...
to His Royal Highness?
A criminal who committed high treason does not deserve such a title.
You are the one who committed high treason,
not His Royal Highness!
Let His Majesty be the judge of...
which one of us is indeed guilty of high treason.
His Majesty kindly came all the way here...
to punish the traitor himself.
Step aside.
I will not forgive anyone who stands in my way.
Three years ago,
you saved countless lives in Gyeongsang.
You are a man of such remarkable wisdom and bravery,
so why did you decide to side with the traitor?
I understand that you cannot desert him for he was once your pupil.
But if you admit your wrongdoing now,
I will spare your life.
Father...
Everyone that I love
either died or was ousted.
You are my one and only son...
and the most important person in my life.
So you must survive, no matter what.
Survive and prove that you are different from them,
as well as from me.
Show them what a true king...
ought to be.
Father.
It's me, Chang.
Thanks to you,
I have been living in hell for the past three years.
I will not let you deceive me like you did back then.
His Majesty...
already passed away.
But blinded by his greed for power,
Cho Hak-ju resurrected His Majesty...
and turned him into a monster with an insatiable hunger for human flesh.
Since His Majesty passed away,
the throne...
should be passed down...
to His Royal Highness according to the law.
What are you waiting for?
Shoot him.
Shoot him, or I will slay you as well.
Shoot him down!
I...
beheaded...
I beheaded my father.
Your Royal Highness.
It is not your fault.
Your Royal Highness.
You are now...
the king of this kingdom.
Your Majesty!
The Five Armies...
shall arrest the traitor that dared to assassinate His Majesty...
as well as all of his men!
HANYANG
ROYAL COMMANDERY DIVISION
Do you really plan to inspect
the private residence of the Queen's family?
We found trails of blood from the creek where that dead woman was found
all the way to Naeseonjae.
I am certain that she escaped from Naeseonjae.
Also,
she said more people are held captive in that place.
We must investigate Naeseonjae.
This...
is obviously connected to the Haewon Cho Clan.
Can you handle them, knowing their power?
Right.
Like you said, the Haewon Cho Clan...
is the most powerful family in this country.
However,
we must get to the bottom of this
and uncover the truth if such a heinous event...
actually took place there.
The Royal Commandery Division will investigate Naeseonjae.
NAESEONJAE
We must hurry.
Hey, what are you doing?
Jeez, seriously.
You drunkard, you threw up everything.
Damn it.
-I am dying. -You puked all over me.
Goodness.
Seriously.
What brings you here at this late hour?
We received a report that there has been a murder here.
We will search the house. You must all cooperate.
-Spread out and search the place. -Yes, sir!
This is a private residence of Her Majesty's family.
Everyone here is always careful with their conduct
not to harm Her Majesty's reputation.
Such a horrible incident could not have taken place here.
Search thoroughly!
Who lives there?
It is a place for guests, but it has been empty for a long time.
Sir, there is something you need to see.
Over here, sir.
The soil is frozen as we are in the middle of winter,
but this spot alone is soft.
It looks like something had been buried here.
This way. Let's go this way.
Catch those men carrying the palanquin!
Catch them all!
-Get them! -Do not let anyone get away.
Block the way!
-Stop! -Stop right there!
They were all...
found at Naeseonjae?
Yes, sir.
We found corpses of seven pregnant women and infants.
The women were stabbed, but something is odd about the children.
All the girls were strangled to death,
but it doesn't seem like anything was done to the boy.
He must have been stillborn.
But how...
How could something like this happen?
Isn't it strange though?
Why is it that they killed all the female newborns...
but none of the boys?
What are you trying to say?
I do not know who did this, but the culprit...
must have been after a baby boy.
It's the horn.
It means His Majesty passed away.
What on earth happened?
The Chief State Councillor, who is in Joryeong, sent this letter.
In order to bring the plague in Gyeongsang under control,
as well as to punish Chang for committing high treason,
His Majesty came all the way to Joryeong,
despite battling an illness that was affecting His Majesty.
We managed to bring the plague under control in Mungyeong Saejae,
but Chang and his nefarious aides took advantage of the chaos
and raided us to seize the throne.
And Chang decapitated His Majesty with his own two hands.
Your Majesty!
Please return to us, Your Majesty!
What should we do with Lord Ahn Hyeon's corpse?
He was a hero who saved our country, even though he sided with the traitor.
Dress him in shrouds and give him a proper burial.
Yes, sir.
The Ministers of Taxation and Rites...
HANYANG CONFERENCE HALL
...will oversee the state funeral.
The chief magistrate of the Capital District Office
should double-check the route to the burial site...
and build or repair bridges if necessary.
However, there is a more pressing issue.
The throne is vacant at the moment.
We must quickly decide who will ascend the throne.
The Queen is acting as regent at the moment.
Besides, the Queen is expecting her baby soon.
If a prince is born,
he will naturally ascend the throne.
But what if it is not a boy?
We must find someone from the collateral bloodlines to be prepared.
There are children of Prince Noseong, who was exiled and executed in Ganghwa.
His children are His Majesty's distant collateral relatives.
Are you suggesting we enthrone a puppet king?
The Second State Councillor is right.
We must follow the rule of primogeniture.
We should wait until the Queen gives birth.
This is the head eunuch.
We just heard from the Office of Royal Delivery.
Her Majesty has just started to experience labor pain.
The whole kingdom has been plagued by misfortune as of late.
I suppose we can expect some good fortune now.
Let us wait for the time being and pray that a prince will be born.
Yes.
DELIVERY ROOM AT THE QUEEN'S PALACE
Her Majesty...
has been waiting for you and the female physician.
Let's go in.
Your Majesty, this is the head court lady.
The royal physician is in the next room.
What happened to the rest of the pregnant women?
I took care of them as per Your Majesty's order.
So you'd like me to push ahead with the investigation on Naeseonjae?
That's right.
But be as discreet as possible so that no one finds out.
Understood, sir.
We do not have much time.
We must find out the truth at all costs...
before the Queen gives birth.
THE BASE CAMP IN MUNGYEONG SAEJAE
What brings you here?
The magistrate ordered me to stop by
and check on His Royal Highness.
The magistrate said that?
Yes, sir.
CHO BEOM-PAL
Your Royal Highness.
Are you all right?
Going all the way to Hanyang will not be easy.
First, I will treat your wound to make sure it will not be infected.
They knew we were coming.
Someone set a trap for us.
That means...
there is a spy among us.
This isn't the time to doubt each other.
What do you mean?
I do not want to die here.
No.
Even if I must die, I will be sure to get my family's revenge first.
Don't you all want to avenge Lord Ahn Hyeon's death?
I would do anything if we can avenge...
Lord Ahn's death.
Is there a way?
If we're willing to risk our lives,
we should at least be able to take Cho Hak-ju with us.
Our only chance is...
just before we leave for Hanyang.
What's the matter?
Is something wrong?
We are ready to leave, sir.
Bring all the prisoners.
Get up!
They are begging to be killed.
Only spare the Crown Prince's life.
Kill all the rest.
Stand guard!
Arrest that bastard at once!
It's a monster!
Shoot him in the head.
Aim for the head.
Your Royal Highness, there is only one way...
you can survive.
When I die,
bring me back to life...
and turn me into a monster.
You must do it...
to reveal the truth.
Subtitle translation by Liya Choi