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(The Venom's Tale)

(The Venom's Tale)

Goddess,

It's been so long

since you've been confined in a statue

by the magic of those sinners.

It won't be long, Morakot.

Our goddess will be released.

By this full moon,

the goddess will have been confined for 500 years.

When the time comes,

the spell will be undone

and her spirit shall be free

from the dark magic that took her liberty.

I can't wait

to see that day comes, Kochakit.

I long to see her very much.

Did I just dream of it again?

(King Cobra)

I wonder who you are.

I'm on the way.

See you there.

Okay?

Yaimai, how are you?

Mom, what are you doing?

I'm dyeing silk right now.

How about dad? What's dad doing now?

He is gathering villagers for a meeting

to prepare for the Snake Worship ritual in our village.

Yaimai, can you perform at the ritual this year?

Certainly.

Please tell dad that I'll be there right on time.

I miss you, dear.

I miss you, too.

Oh, no.

Are you kidding? Now the engine is off.

Come on.

Please work, good girl.

Gosh! Why did this happen to me?

I hope there's a repair shop nearby.

I prepare a lot this time.

Have you brought some powder?

"The Cobra Goddess shrine"?

(The Cobra Goddess Shrine)

(The Cobra Goddess Shrine)

Are you here to worship the goddess?

Yes, ma'am.

My car has been down on the other side of the road.

Then I saw the shrine of the Cobra Goddess here,

so I came to worship her.

The goddess must have been worried about you.

So she leads you here.

"worried about me"?

How come?

How old will you be this year?

I'm 24, turning 25.

So the time has come.

Time for what?

Anyawadee will return soon.

She's been practicing asceticism

for more than 500 years.

Her power becomes so strong

that she could harness her energy from within her confinement.

Since your spirits are bound,

she can appear visible to you.

What do you mean?

Karma from the past life that you had a part in making

is about to catch up.

Excuse me, ma'am.

Yes?

Are you here to worship the goddess?

Yes, I am.

I am a carer of the shrine. Do you need any help?

No, thank you. I'm already done. I was just talking to a lady...

Who were you talking to?

No one. It's nothing.

Gosh.

The car is fine.

Could it be...

The goddess must have been worried about you.

So she leads you here.

(The Cobra Goddess Shrine)

(Wildlife Fund Thailand)

Forests in the area of the Phanom Dong Rak mountain range

are close to the border of Cambodia.

Although they are regarded as dry evergreen forests,

they are very fertile

that we often find various species of protected wild animals,

especially reptiles

such as snakes.

Snakes?

I would like to present to you a documentary called

"Venom's Tale of the Phanom Dong Rak mountains"

"Venom's Tale of the Phanom Dong Rak mountains"?

I want to cover a story so the audience can realize that

snakes are not dangerous and fearful animals as they think.

On the contrary, snakes feel threatened by human.

What's next?

To make it more interesting,

I would like to include the snake worship ritual

and the legend of the great serpent, which is an ancient tale of Sisaket,

in the documentary as well.

Well. "The snake worship ritual."

"the legend of the great serpent."

Let's say,

I approve it.

Thank you very much, Mr. Kittipon.

I have to thank you, Mr. Sarat, for making this documentary.

I've been following your work on social media for a while.

Your goal is to save wildlife

and teach people about snakes and protected animals.

That's why I want to fund this project.

If you want anything, you can contact Mr. Sirote.

I'd like to excuse myself for now.

- Thank you very much, sir. - Good luck.

Yes!

Yes!

Great job, boss.

What brings you here, Richa?

We have a dinner date tonight.

Don't you remember?

See? If don't come to you, I might end up alone tonight.

I'm starving. Shall we order the food?

Excuse me. Can we have a menu, please?

Sarat.

Where are you going?

Excuse me, sir. You can't be here.

I'm sorry. I'm looking for a dancer. She looks like someone I know.

Sarat.

Why are you messing with them?

Gosh. Can you take care of my clothes? I'm in a hurry.

Pim, I'll text you later.

Hey!

Sarat.

- Sarat. - Excuse me!

Sarat.

- Sarat. - Excuse me, ma'am.

Sarat.

Sarat.

What's wrong with you?

Sarat.

I love you.

No woman wants to see her lover looking for another woman.

They're so beautiful.

There's no such a thing or any creature

more beautiful than you are.

You're my true love.

My one and only true love.

Love.

Unconditional love.

Don't ever leave me,

Maneewan.

Chaiyawong.

Maneewan, you wrench.

To all beings

subject to birth, aging, illness, and death.

May they be happy

and free from enmity, ill-will.

May they be happy

and free from exploitation.

So be it.

Protect Prince Chaiyawong!

Chaiyawong.

Sarat.

Where are you going?

I'm going to make a documentary in Sisaket.

Sisaket?

It's your grandmother's hometown.

Oh, right. I remember you once told me

that grandmother's ancestor used to rule the ancient city, right?

That's right.

How about this? When I come back from Sisaket,

I might bring a girl that will be your daughter in law with me.

Watch your words, kid.

Can you not go there, son?

Please.

Dad.

I can't turn this job down.

This project is important to me.

One more thing, I've already received their funds.

I have to do my best for them.

I have a feeling that something bad might happen to you.

Well, then.

I promise to take care of myself as much as possible.

Don't worry.

But I think...

I have a long trip to take, Dad. I love you.

I have to go now, Dad.

- Bye, Mom. - Good luck.

- Sarat! - Honey.

He has work to do.

(Sisaket 172 km)

(Ban Dong Chong Ang)

"Ban Dong Chong Ang"

Wow. It's exactly where the map said it would be, boss.

Here it is, boss. They said that the villagers have old beliefs in snakes.

Okay. Let's go then.

He is here.

There. Let's ask the villagers for direction.

Okay, boss.

Hello, sir. How do we get to the village headman's house?

The headman's house? Just go straight that way.

Then turn left at the junction. You will find his house nearby.

Okay. Thank you very much.

Be careful. The road is rough.

Thank you.

Let's go.

(Office of the Village Headman Ban Dong Chong Ang, Sisaket)

(Jungle Watcher)

Oh.

Hello, sir.

Hello.

Oh, hi.

You're Mr. Saengchai, the village headman, right?

Yes. It's me.

I'm Sarat, the owner of "Jungle Watcher" page.

Oh. We talked on the phone the other day.

- Right. - Okay.

Feel free to tell me if you guys need anything.

I've been following your fan page.

I never thought that the owner and crews would be so young.

Thank you so much.

Please have a glass of water.

- Thank you. - Please.

Sarat, this is Kampang, my wife.

Hello, guys. Nice to meet you.

Please make yourself at home. Why don't you have dinner with us?

Thank you very much. But next time would be great.

All right.

Mr. Saengchai.

Since you're familiar with a forest around here,

could you recommend a guide to show us around for a documentary?

- Maybe one or two persons. - Well.

It'd be great if such person knows history and legends of this place.

Uncle Saengchai. Aunt Khampaeng.

There you are, Sudket.

Sudkhet. It's good that you're here.

I'm thinking of someone

who can take them to explore the forest.

Sudkhet. This is Sarat.

He's the owner of a documentary page called "Jungle Watcher".

Sarat. This is Sudkhet, my nephew.

- Hello. - Hello.

Please take them to the forest if you have time tomorrow.

Sure, uncle. I have no plan tomorrow anyway.

I only come back here to join in the snake worship ritual.

- That's good. - I will take you there tomorrow.

Thank you so much.

What a good timing.

(Jungle Watcher)

Sai Pavilion.

That's right. Here's Sai Pavilion.

The tale has it that a huntsman killed a serpent in the cave.

After that, there were disasters happened in the city of Khun Han,

including drought and famine.

The royal astrologer said that Serpent King's fang is the cause.

So he built a palace to preserve it as an act of honor.

Since then, the city of Khun Han returned to normalcy.

After the death of the Serpent King,

Anyawadee, his daughter,

a serpent that has been practicing asceticism for hundreds of years

made herself queen thus protecting all snakes.

She resided in the great serpent cave on the top of that hill.

The great serpent cave.

Anyawadee.

Chaiyawong.

- Sarat. - Yes?

Where is your next filming location?

I plan to start from the edge of the forest and venture deeper

until we get to the great serpent cave that you mentioned.

"The great serpent cave"?

Right.

The thing is, Sarat,

I think it's better that you film it around the edge of the forest.

It's still fertile there. There's an abundance of wildlife.

I'm sure you'll get beautiful scenes for your documentary.

If you want to film it near the great serpent cave,

you have to walk there. It's inaccessible by car.

Sudkhet, that's not a problem.

We love walking in a forest, don't we?

- That's right. - Yes, we do.

I'll start filming, guys.

We are now entering the forest.

I wonder what we're going to see. Please stay tuned.

Oh, no.

Wait for me, boss.

We're at the entrance of the forest

which leads us to the great serpent cave.

We're on Phanom Dong Rak mountains or Phanom Dangrek in Khmer,

which means carrying-pole mountains.

Without further ado, let's go up there.

Are they actually going up?

You will see a waterfall when you reach the other side of the forest.

Let me remind you again. if you see a waterfall flowing strongly

in this colour, do not swim. It's very dangerous.

Let's go. Follow me.

King cobra!

People believe that the king cobra is a very dangerous animal.

But the truth is, it is actually scared of humans.

Let's get a closer look at it.

What is he doing?

Calm down and watch closely. Don't blink or you'll miss it.

My boss is pretty good.

This one is kind of aggressive.

We cannot blame it since we encroached on his habitat first.

It is normal for him to have self-defense instincts.

Snakes release pheromones to attract mates and mark territory.

If we understand their behavior, there's no need to fear them at all.

Sarat, I can't believe you can catch a snake with your bare hands.

In fact, if we don't harm them, they won't harm us.

Still, I don't recommend anyone to do this on their own.

You have to be with snakes a lot, making sure you fully understand

their nature and instincts.

Only then can you try to do something like this.

Even then, you can't lower your guard.

Lower my guard or not, it only sends a chill down my spine.

Shall we continue?

Sure. I'll go grab our things.

You have returned to me at last.

Excuse me.

Snake!

Where is it?

What happened, Sarat?

I had a dream.

What is it about?

You look so alarmed.

I...

I saw a woman in my dream.

A woman?

Then why were you so shook?

The woman I was dreaming of

looks like any other woman.

But the thing is

her lower body

is of a snake.

What do you mean? A snake?

Sarat, I think the serpent goddess was playing tricks on you.

"The serpent goddess"?

Yes.

The great serpent cave is not far from here.

The serpent goddess is a guardian of the forest.

You didn't ask for her approval and show her your respect properly

before filming here.

She might feel insulted by it.

Sudkhet, I didn't hurt a thing here.

I came to this forest to make a film so that people can learn more

about snakes and thus don't harm them.

You might have mistakenly intruded her territory and offended her.

I don't think so. I must have got your story mixed up in my head.

It's nothing.

Whatever it is,

we have to leave first thing tomorrow morning.

Why?

I've lived here my whole life. I know this forest by heart.

You might not believe my people's superstitious tales.

But that doesn't mean they aren't real.

Please. I beg you.

Goddess, he's back.

He's back to be with you again.

Who is back, Kochakin?

Prince Chaiyawong, the goddess's lover, is back.

"Prince Chaiyawong"?

Yes, it's Prince Chaiyawong.

He is now close to us once again.

He might be close,

yet seems so far away.

As long as the goddess is trapped in the statue,

she will be separated from Prince Chaiyawong

for thousands of years to come.

My dear goddess Anyawadee,

I feel so sorry for you.

(Next episode)

King Cobra!

Those barbaric humans have invaded our cave. They have to be destroyed.

I knew you would be back.

How did you know?

Karma might bind us together in the past lives.

You have returned to me at last.

A snake!

(The Venom's Tale)