(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.
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!
- 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, 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 afterward!
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 afterward.
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!
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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!
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 afterward.
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 favor 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 favor 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.