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ARTHDAL CHRONICLES

PART 1, THE CHILDREN OF PROPHECY

No.

No...

That baby is cursed.

Give me the baby.

No, please...

Please...

No, don't.

No!

In ancient times when mankind came down from the trees,

they learned to use fire and began making sharp blades,

invented wheels and started paving trails,

and finally learned to plant seeds and settled in one place.

But they did not have a nation or a king.

Homo sapiens didn't have dreams

and had not yet reached the top of the great pyramid of nature.

The glorious land of our ancient mothers.

This place, Arth.

Over there!

Damn it.

This land belongs to everyone.

Shoot!

Hey, it's not here!

-It's not here! -Stop shooting!

God damn it!

Damn it! Just one Neanthal did this to us.

-Just one of those lowly beasts! -Mugwang.

I'm okay, Mubaek.

He went that way. Go that way.

Darn it.

Prepare the net!

At what point did things start to go wrong?

Yes.

That's when it all began.

HEAVEN LAKE, THE TOP OF WHITE PEAK MOUNTAIN

They are coming.

SANUNG

MUBAEK

That day I saw the blue-blooded ones with blue lips,

the Neanthals, for the first time in my life.

RAKNRUV

RAGAZ

Tell me, Saram.

What do you want?

He is asking you to tell him what you want.

I want us to join hands.

"Join hands"?

Did you say, "Join hands"?

Saram.

We are different in every aspect.

What for must we join hands?

To attain abundance.

"Abundance"?

Mother Nature provides us with everything we need.

What more do we need?

Beans.

Barley.

Sorghum.

And...

mugwort...

and garlic.

What are these?

Cultivation and agriculture.

Your formidable power

and our skills.

Your fertile land,

The Plains of the Moon,

and the wisdom and civilization of Arthdal.

With all of our strengths combined,

we will attain the kind of abundance that we have never imagined before.

"Abundance"?

What for?

For a nation.

Let's build a nation together.

And through our nation,

we will rule all living things

and stand on top of the pyramid.

In order to build a nation,

large-scale farming is absolutely necessary.

On your land,

The Plains of the Moon.

Listen, Saram.

Is The Plains of the Moon what you are asking for?

We do not need any of the things you have.

And most importantly,

mugwort...

and garlic.

We do not eat such things.

Just like that, the head of the Tigers walked away from us.

They did not need anything

that we, Saram, had.

Asa Hon!

ASA HON

How did it go?

Talking to those beasts is obviously useless.

Then what do we do now?

What do you think? It only means war.

What? How are we going to fight against them?

They're monsters.

We have no other option.

Without The Plains of the Moon,

half of the people in Arthdal will starve to death.

Sanung Niruha said

that he wishes to send them a gift to try to persuade them one more time.

I will soon visit Atturad

to deliver the gift in person.

We're just wasting our time

with those beasts.

What about Tagon? Where is he?

This paradise flycatcher... Don't you think it's interesting?

At sunrise, it flies here over the White Peak Mountain.

And at sundown, it flies back to where it came from.

The negotiation fell through.

Does that mean we're going to war?

That's right. The war began.

However, the war ended ridiculously quickly.

Asa Ron Niruha and Sanung Niruha,

we succeeded.

I suppose this is the beginning.

That day, the sun rose in the north.

Once a year, all Neanthals gathered

to celebrate the crescent moon.

The festival usually went on for seven days.

It was a golden opportunity.

We found out about an infectious disease

that only affected the Neanthals and some animals.

The gift that Sanung wanted to send to them

was a collection of fabrics that had been wrapped around

horses and other animals that suffered from the disease.

And Asa Hon was...

a sacrificial victim.

What do you mean?

Set Atturad on fire?

Yes. Soon, this place will be completely engulfed in flames.

So, please come with me.

We set a massive fire in Atturad.

Hurry. We must get out of here quickly.

Then,

the sudden outbreak of the infectious disease...

Was it caused by the gift that I brought?

Obviously.

Asa Hon, we must hurry!

Who gave the order to pull such a cruel trick?

-If Sanung Niruha finds out-- -Asa Ron Niruha

and Sanung Niruha gave the order.

Come on. We must leave now!

I will not leave.

Go tell them.

Aramun Haesulla, who founded the Arthdal Union, is dead.

Rats that use his name are the only ones left now.

Your people

are evil.

Pull yourself together. We have to get out of here!

Your people are...

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

But we must save the children.

Together!

You lowly beasts. I guess we overestimated you!

It's because they're ill.

Neanthals were much stronger and nimbler than us.

They had eyes that enabled them to see even on moonless nights

as well as the dignity as the strongest species

and even had the spiritual power to dream,

but we, Saram, had fire, blades, and martial arts.

We could scheme and conspire.

We had the will to satiate our greed.

And most importantly...

Sanung Niruha.

It's a huge success!

I am proud of you, my son.

Tagon, this victory wouldn't have been possible without you.

Most importantly, we had Tagon.

The Crescent Moon Festival,

the paradise flycatchers,

the fire, and the infectious disease...

The entire plan was devised by that boy, who wasn't even old enough

to be called a young man.

We did win the war, but we didn't wipe them out completely.

Some of them are still alive.

They are more dangerous than tigers

and filthier than rats.

Asa Ron Niruha, do you have a plan?

We sure do.

Now that the war is over, we shall begin our hunt.

We must kill every single one of them.

The Great Hunt begins.

Even though we won, we were still afraid.

And that's why we became cruel.

The war was short-lived, but the hunt went on for a long time.

The Neanthals that didn't suffer from the disease

were incredibly strong.

Sweetheart, this is medicine for your little brother.

Take good care of it.

He's over there.

He's close.

I must tell Asa Hon immediately!

No.

No...

Please.

Asa Hon.

Asa Hon.

Give me the baby.

No, I can't.

This baby is ill.

It was born on the day the Azure Comet was seen.

It will bring calamity upon the world.

Hand me the baby.

No, I refuse.

Then, shall I take his brother instead?

No, don't.

These children didn't do anything wrong.

Then I will take their father.

Asa Hon, you made this choice.

The day we meet again,

I will not spare your life.

You should run away from me if you wish to live.

Run far away.

Please!

Do not pursue the one who sings.

Don't. No!

No! Please spare my life! Please...

What was that?

Was that a dream?

Is this what they call a dream?

But I'm a Saram. How could I have a dream?

I didn't even receive the training.

Asa Hon, give me the baby.

Eunseom.

Eunseom!

Eunseom!

His fever has gone down.

I think he's fine now, Asa Hon.

Thank goodness. I'm so relieved.

Asa Hon.

The Saram warriors are here. Ragaz is fighting with them now.

Then I will take their father.

Ragaz is fighting them right now with his older son on his back.

-What do we do? -Where are they now?

-What are you going to do? -I must go there.

I should go and bring my child.

That's crazy.

Give me the baby.

You're a Saram, and that baby is an Igutu.

So what?

You are a Saram and you are from the Asa Clan.

You said no one in your tribe can mess with those from your clan.

Without that baby, you can get out of here unscathed.

Hand him over.

You have no idea.

No mother in my tribe would do that.

Asa Hon.

No!

-Mubaek! -No!

Mubaek, what are you waiting for? Kill him!

I had a dream last night.

I saw the doomsday of your tribe.

You will all end up

killing each other.

What did he say?

I don't know about the rest,

but he mentioned something about a dream.

A dream? What's that?

Haven't you heard of it?

These beasts see hallucinations

in their sleep.

Why are they seeing things when they should be sleeping?

What a sick bunch of weirdos.

Who nailed the shot?

Me.

Tagon!

-Tagon. -Tagon!

Good job, everyone.

You are amazing as always. All it took was one arrow.

What brings you here though?

I started this war,

so I couldn't just sit back and watch from afar.

I will personally lead these hunts from now on.

The orders came directly from Sanung Niruha, my father.

I hear your contribution was glorious in mopping up the Igutus in Arthdal.

We'd be honored.

I see many warriors have been wounded.

Tagon...

Hang in there, kid.

An Ollimsani must be performed

to ascend closer to the gods. We'll take you to the barracks.

We can perform it there.

It's too late for me.

I won't make it.

What are we supposed to do then?

There's no priest out here.

Tagon...

Please perform the ritual for me.

Hold on.

He may be our leader,

but he's not a priest

nor part of the Asa Clan.

Don't just stand there. Let's move him.

Sure.

I'll perform the Ollimsani.

OLLIMSANI: A PRE OR POSTMORTEM RITUAL PERFORMED TO GUIDE A SOUL TO GOD

-But Tagon... -Thank you.

Which god do you serve?

Aramun...

I worship Aramun Haesulla.

ARAMUN HAESULLA: FOUNDER OF ARTHDAL

God of Harmony and Unification who brings Arthdal together,

Aramun Haesulla,

please welcome our warrior.

We're seeing off a brother.

Please join me.

Please welcome our warrior!

Why aren't you following Tagon's orders?

How many brothers

lost their lives without getting a proper ritual?

-Please welcome our warrior. -Please welcome our warrior.

God of Harmony and Unification who brings Arthdal together,

Aramun Haesulla,

please welcome our warrior.

-Please welcome our warrior. -Please welcome our warrior.

To Aramun who'll return with two voices,

a lonicera flower,

the Hammer of Wind, and Kanmoreu.

-We vow to protect his family. -We vow to protect his family.

Your family

is now my family.

Thank you.

Please make sure to collect

all of the bodies.

You remind me of Aramun Haesulla.

I do?

You're clever, brave,

and generous.

It's much like the description of Aramun in the tales I've heard about.

But I don't have a lonicera flower or Kanmoreu.

Lonicera flowers can be found down south

and Kanmoreu is just a legend.

Right,

and Aramun is also a legend from the ancient times,

and I'm just Tagon.

Oh, is that how it is?

You heard Tagon, right?

Leave no body behind!

-Yes, sir. -Yangcha.

Do not encourage Tagon.

When did I ever do that?

Only those from the Asa Clan of the White Mountain Tribe can perform the Ollimsani.

-Tagon is no exception to that. -You must be worried

that I'll gain his trust before you do.

Right?

What?

They say those who come from a small tribe

get jealous easily. I can see that.

Forget it.

I know you feel threatened

since I'm of the White Mountain Tribe and a smooth talker,

but you're Daekan's best warrior.

Although, that title will be his once he finishes his training.

Is something wrong?

Over there.

What...

What's this?

It looks like a baby.

Why would there be a baby in the middle of the woods?

It's a Neanthal offspring!

It must be that beast's spawn.

Don't just stand there. Kill it!

-Sure. -It's not a Neanthal.

It's an Igutu.

IGUTU: MIXED BLOOD BETWEEN SARAM AND NEANTHAL

Someone had a baby with a savage beast? Who the hell would do that?

This one's the real deal. It is half Saram and half Neanthal.

I haven't seen one before.

-But... -Wait!

It's said that Igutus brings bad luck.

Is that so?

A disaster will fall upon us?

Of course.

My grandmother always used to say...

Tagon?

Your grandmother was a wise woman.

Igutus do bring bad luck.

Hello, little one.

Do not pursue the one who sings.

Asa Hon.

Could she be dead too?

Asa Hon.

Ragaz?

Has the Farewell of the Moon been said?

Until we meet again,

Ragaz.

It should've been said before he died.

Ragaz won't make it to the moon.

Aramun Haesulla...

took Ragaz.

The god who founded the Arthdal Union?

That Aramun?

But Aramun is dead.

I had a dream.

You're not a Neanthal or an Igutu,

but you had a dream?

How?

The Hammer of Wind...

and a lonicera flower.

It was Aramun Haesulla.

Aramun threatened to take Ragaz if I didn't give up the children.

I...

couldn't hand them over.

That's why this happened.

It was just a dream.

No.

The day my child was born,

an Azure Comet appeared in the sky.

In Arthdal, it's believed that the one who will bring disaster upon us

is born on that day.

It's why Aramun cursed me, Rottip.

Asa Hon?

I...

have been cursed by a god of Arth.

There are no such things as gods.

There are only those we can see and cannot see.

Even if it existed, why would it curse you anyway?

Because even though I'm a Saram, I betrayed my own people

and helped you.

I also fell in love

and gave birth to an Igutu.

The day we meet again,

I will not spare your life.

You should run away from me if you wish to live.

Run far away.

I'm going to Iark.

Iark?

A place where no god of Arth can exercise their authority.

A place where Aramun's curse can't be reached.

You'll travel down The Great Black Cliff?

Only a bird could do such a thing.

I heard there's a cave that leads down the cliff.

But only one out of the thousands can take you there.

I'll have to try.

Thank you for everything.

I don't care if this boy

brings upon a disaster or obliterates the world.

If I die, so will he.

That's why I must live. I will make sure that he lives.

Eunseom.

Eunseom.

Down there is Iark.

A place where no god of Arth can exercise their authority.

In order for both of us to live,

we must go down there.

I must find the cave that leads to the bottom of the cliff

no matter how long it takes.

10 YEARS LATER

-Tagon! -Tagon!

-Tagon! -Tagon!

-Tagon! -Tagon!

-Tagon! -Tagon!

Silence.

Here we have

the Saenyeok Tribe,

the White Mountain Tribe,

and the Hae Tribe.

I guess the Hae Tribe is not here. I didn't expect them to be here anyway.

Just like that,

we are of different tribes,

and we worship different gods.

However, the entire Daekan Forces...

is a brotherhood.

-To the end of what is long. -To the end of what is long.

-To the bottom of what is deep. -To the bottom of what is deep.

Do you know

what it is I'm wearing on my head?

-I do! -I do!

That's right. It's the skull

of the last remaining Neanthal in Arth.

Just now,

it was skinned from head to toe,

and its filthy blue blood was washed clean.

Freshly killed and prepped!

-Tagon! -Tagon!

TAGON

-Tagon! -Tagon!

Fill up your glasses.

-Yes! -Yes!

-Come on. -Enjoy!

Enjoy!

To our brothers

who we couldn't protect

but who protected us.

To our brothers

who left this world

to return to the gods of Arth.

Raise your glasses to their glorious deaths.

To their glorious deaths!

-To their glorious deaths! -To their glorious deaths!

-My brothers! -Rest in peace!

A glorious death does not exist.

All death does is take away the light.

Finally,

The Great Hunt spanning a decade is now over.

Following it...

is a roasted pig!

-Ta, ta, Tagon. -Ta, ta, Tagon.

-Ta, ta, ta, Tagon. -Ta, ta, ta, Tagon.

-Ta, ta, ta, Tagon! -Ta, ta, ta, Tagon!

-Ta, ta, ta, Tagon. -Ta, ta, ta, Tagon.

-Ta, ta, ta, Tagon! -Ta, ta, ta, Tagon!

-Ta, ta, ta, Tagon. -Ta, ta, ta, Tagon.

-Ta, ta, ta, Tagon! -Ta, ta, ta, Tagon!

-Ta, ta, ta, Tagon. -Ta, ta, ta, Tagon.

-Ta, ta, ta, Tagon! -Yes!

-Ta, ta, ta, Tagon. -Ta, ta, ta, Tagon.

-Ta, ta, ta, Tagon! -Ta, ta, ta, Tagon!

-Ta, ta, ta, Tagon. -Ta, ta, ta, Tagon.

-Ta, ta, Tagon! -Ta, ta, Tagon!

-Ta, ta, Tagon. -Ta, ta, Tagon.

Hold on.

Tagon.

Taealha?

TAEALHA

Tagon!

-Wait. -Tagon?

Wait, is that alcohol?

Oh, no.

Is this liquor too?

You...

Wait there.

This too?

Unbelievable.

You have drinks everywhere.

-Taealha... -Pull yourself together.

The boy you found is already ten.

I can't believe I'm raising one when I'm not even married.

Ten years.

It's already been ten years.

Yes, and for ten years I had to follow you from one war to the next.

Here. It's the boy's geulbal.

GEULBAL: LETTER

You taught him how to write?

-"Father"? -You wanted him to think of you as one.

What's the endgame though?

We'll both be killed if others find out about him.

What's your plan?

His blue scab will fall off once he's older.

It never does with Neanthals,

but he's an Igutu.

I get it,

but what exactly is your plan?

Tagon!

My plan is to marry you.

Does the thought make you happy even though you feel upset?

No, I'm sad.

There will be no wedding unless you return to Arthdal.

What do you mean by that?

The Ago Tribe is rebelling against us.

You'll need to suppress it.

It's Sanung's orders.

Your father has spoken.

Isn't the Ago Tribe busy fighting each other?

They joined forces again,

although I doubt it'll last.

Tagon,

say something.

How can I not go?

It's my father's orders.

Sanung...

Your father, I mean.

Do you know he's jealous of you?

Keep going.

What has my father been up to lately?

Well...

Iark.

Iark.

You found a way down The Great Black Cliff?

Yes, sir.

Leader of the White Mountain Tribe

and the Head Priest of Arthdal,

Asa Ron Niruha, is here to see you.

Asa Ron Niruha.

NIRUHA: A TITLE OF HONOR

Sanung Niruha.

Greetings, Asa Ron Niruha.

Likewise, Hae Mihol.

I heard that you wanted to call a tribal meeting.

Yes.

It's probably to discuss the achievements

of the Daekan Forces since The Great Hunt has come to an end.

Actually, no.

It's to talk about their next task.

The next task?

In order to farm in The Plains of the Moon...

Isn't Hae Tribe already developing

a highly advanced device with its technology?

That's true. However, we lack in manpower.

We took over The Plains of the Moon

because we needed more land.

And now, we need more workers?

Once we have more than enough workers,

you'll then go ahead and say we need more land.

That sense of lacking is what improves this world.

We, the Hae Tribe, have already experienced that in Remus.

Yes. But in the end, you failed

and ended up coming all the way to Arth.

There is no one left who can work for us.

Having a tribal meeting won't make workers appear out of thin air.

There is Iark.

He is right. There are lots of dujeumsaengs living in Iark.

DUJEUMSAENGS: BARBARIANS

Iark?

How will we climb down The Great Black Cliff?

According to the Hae Tribe engineers, it's possible.

It will probably take about a decade, but we will succeed no matter what.

How incredible.

Are you going to make wings that will help you fly?

You're going to go down The Great Black Cliff?

Why don't you share with us what kind of technique you will use?

The techniques of the Hae Tribe stays within the Hae Tribe.

You already know that.

Then what am I going to say to the elders of the White Mountain Tribe?

Do I just tell them that since the Hae Tribe will take care of everything,

we should just shut up and wait?

-Asa Ron Niruha-- -So tell me.

Are you going to put Tagon in charge again?

Yes.

Do you hate your son?

Why else would you ban your son from coming back

when he fought for ten years?

And now, you're going to send him to a place like that?

There is no person other than Tagon

whom I can entrust with a task like this.

We will take over Iark.

It's Iark.

My goodness.

THE GREAT BLACK CLIFF, IARK

Mom.

Mom.

Hey, Eunseom.

I found it.

Found what?

Remember how you said there's a salt desert down there?

That place down there where you so desperately wanted to go.

I went there.

I found the hole that leads us there.

I brought this from there.

Eunseom.

Let's go.

Let's go down there.

Okay.

Let's go.

Let's go to Iark.

Mom, what will we see when we get there?

There will be a new world and new people.

By the way, Mom.

Am I not a Saram?

Why is the color of my blood different from yours?

Whether you're a Saram or not

isn't determined by the color of your blood.

If you live among Saram...

then that makes you one.

It's so hot.

The ground is so hot.

Get on my back.

It's okay. Hurry up and get on my back.

Asa Hon, you made this choice.

The day we meet again,

I will not spare your life.

That will never happen, Aramun Haesulla.

This is Iark.

This land does not belong to the gods of Arth.

Mom, are you okay?

Mom.

Mom! Mom!

-Eunseom. -Yes?

-Eunseom, can I have some water? -Okay.

Mom, wait here. Okay?

Over here.

My goodness. Yeolson!

There's really someone here.

Please help.

He speaks our language.

-My mom is sick. -Oh, dear.

She must be severely injured.

She's in a very bad condition.

-My goodness. -Goodness gracious.

They must've crossed The Sea of Tears.

-What? How? -The Sea of Tears?

Mom, wake up! Mom!

Mom!

Are you okay?

Asa Hon, you made this choice.

You should run away from me if you wish to live. Run far away.

Do not pursue the one who sings.

Mom, what's wrong?

Let me go.

I need to treat your wound.

You... You...

You used me,

Aramun Haesulla.

What... What?

You used me...

to come to Iark.

Mom.

Once the scab falls off,

go back to this place,

Aramun.

Mom, what's that supposed to mean?

Did I

bring Aramun here?

Or did I bring you to Aramun?

Mom!

Mom!

Mom!

Mom!

Mom, wake up.

Mom.

Mom.

Mom.

Mom.

Mom.

Mom...

Mom...

Mom, what's wrong?

-What? -What's happening?

Mom.

Mom.

Mom!

-My goodness! -My gosh!

What was that?

Look.

Eunseom.

Is it true?

Do you really have dreams?

Did you just

wake up from a dream?

Subtitle Translation by Liya Choi

ARTHDAL CHRONICLES

You can never become one of us, a part of the Wahan Tribe.

You do not belong here.

Mom said that if we live among Saram, then that makes us one.

Helping each other. Laughing and crying together.

Let's get going.

Iark.

Let the hunt begin!

Doti, run. Run!

Tagon is excited right now.

Give me something so that I can keep on going.

So that I won't give up.

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