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BASED ON THE KINGDOM OF THE GODS BY YLAB

THE JAPANESE INVASION LEFT THE SOUTHERN LANDS OF JOSEON IN RUINS.

AND NOW ANOTHER STORM WAS LOOMING IN THE NORTHERN LANDS OF JOSEON.

THE JURCHENS ACROSS THE MANCHURIAN PLAIN NORTH OF THE AMNOK RIVER

STARTED GATHERING AT THE BASIN OF THE PAJEO RIVER

UNDER THE FLAG OF THE VICIOUS, POWERFUL PAJEOWI.

WHEN 10,000 JURCHENS GATHER, NO ARMY IN THE WORLD CAN DEFEAT THEM.

FEELING THREATENED BY THE PAJEOWI'S SUSPICIOUS MOVE,

WARRIORS OF JOSEON SCOUTED ANOTHER GROUP OF THE JURCHENS

IN ORDER TO KEEP THEM IN CHECK.

THEY WERE JURCHENS LIVING IN JOSEON CALLED "SEONGJEOYAIN".

SINCE THEY HAD LIVED IN JOSEON FOR OVER A CENTURY,

THEY WERE NEITHER CONSIDERED JURCHENS

NOR ACCEPTED BY THE PEOPLE OF JOSEON AS THEIR OWN

AND WERE SHUNNED BY ALL.

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JURCHEN JOSEON, HANYANG

PAJEOWI, BOUNDARY VILLAGE, PYESA-GUN

PYESA-GUN

What's that?

CITADEL OF MANPO

Isn't he the deputy commander of the Chupajin troops?

Please don't tell me there's going to be another raid.

I suppose the rumors you heard are true.

What rumors?

Well...

I heard the Jurchen people went to Pyesa-gun to get wild ginseng

were all killed.

What?

According to the army, it's against the law to enter Pyesa-gun.

I cannot believe such a horrible thing happened there.

I heard that something scary lives in the woods.

I heard none of those wild ginseng hunters came back out alive.

No one has been allowed to enter for the past 100 years.

Who knows if some vicious monster lives there?

They're all from the same clan.

They're Pajeowi Jurchens.

The word has already spread.

It's only a matter of time before the Pajeowi find out.

What do we do?

Let's go to the boundary village.

Don't look at that.

Animal bloods and innards are for the lowborn.

There it is. All set.

Remove your filthy hands.

Let's go.

Hey!

Let's eat some meat!

BOUNDARY VILLAGE

A VILLAGE WHERE THE JURCHENS IN JOSEON LIVE

It's Ashin! Ashin!

Ashin, come join us.

- Do you want some more? - Come on, Ashin.

Hey! How dare you? Give it.

Give it back to me.

- Hey! - Oh, I'm sorry.

How many times have I told you not to go to Pyesa-gun?

You told me that it was actually dangerous.

You told me yourself that people spread the rumors

so they could take all the wild ginseng for themselves.

That's why I told you not to go.

What's more dangerous than a monster? Are soldiers.

Then what do we do?

Are we just gonna let Mom die?

Just like that?

They say the wild ginseng there, it can even bring back the dead.

- Why not Mom? - You are not a ginseng hunter.

How will you find the wild ginseng in that huge mountain?

I'm not sure if it was wild ginseng, but I saw a strange plant.

It was drawn on a mural that said that it can bring back the dead.

That's just nonsense.

In those parts, there are no shrines left.

- But I saw it, it was right... - Stop talking nonsense.

Listen to me and do not go there.

Anybody who sneaked in there and got caught,

they were punished, had their tongues cut out.

I can never let that happen to you.

Do you understand?

I had planned to travel to Chupajin

to offer these gifts to you, my lord.

Fifteen Pajeowi Jurchens who went into Pyesa-gun

crossing the river to hunt wild ginseng were all found dead.

They are the Pajeowi Jurchens?

Are you sure, my lord?

But who... who would do something like that?

It was a tiger.

You will have to cross the river.

Go spread the word that all the Pajeowi Jurchens...

were killed by a tiger.

Understood, my lord.

When will my village receive a government position?

An official one?

We are very aware of your loyalty.

Don't rush. You must be patient and wait for it.

Good news will come soon.

Hurry up. Get ready.

JOSEON MILITARY CAMP, CHUPAJIN

Our boys are here.

Sir, we have brought all the corpses found in Pyesa-gun

as you commanded us.

We've verified that the limbs were torn by wild animals,

but it happened after they died.

It wasn't the tiger.

They were killed by humans.

I am aware of it.

If 10,000 Jurchens come together...

a great danger will befall us.

Hyah!

Hold out a hand and you shall receive help.

Pull out the knife and you shall be slain.

While Joseon was floundering in chaos during the Japanese invasion,

Aidagan, the head of the Pajeowi,

has gathered the Jurchens under his wing.

The Japanese in the south are preparing to attack.

If the Pajeowi in the north uses this as an excuse to invade us as well,

what will happen to this country?

We can never let them know those men were killed by our own people.

They weren't attacked by people.

They were attacked by a tiger.

The deputy commander from Chupajin is here.

Let him in.

Here you are, sir.

So what brings you here at this hour?

The bodies of 15 dead Pajeowi Jurchens were found in the pit.

Are you certain there were 15 of them?

Why?

Are you saying that I got the number wrong?

I heard you went hunting in the Birch Pass two days ago.

So tell me...

since when do I need your permission to go hunting?

Every single Pajeowi Jurchen receives martial arts training from an early age.

With that straight in training, it would be nearly impossible

to take down 15 of them at once.

Unless it was you and your elite guards who did it.

You'd better discipline your men before someone else finds out.

Those Jurchen rats...

they dared to steal the Haewon Cho Clan's wild ginseng.

They all deserved to die.

You should have captured them and punished them according to the law.

That wild ginseng, does not belong to the Haewon Cho Clan.

It belongs to His Majesty, the King of this country.

Do you think you can insult me and my family like this

just because I'm stuck...

here in the boondocks?

You abandoned your people and fled during the war.

That is why you're here.

If you commit a crime and endanger this country once again,

you won't be able to avoid the consequences.

Even if you are from the Haewon Cho Clan.

The people are growing anxious,

so I will begin a tiger hunt to calm their anxiety.

You would do well to stay where you are and keep out of trouble.

I'm telling you, this is a warning.

AMNOK RIVER, BORDER AREA

BOUNDARY VILLAGE

Are you sure it was a tiger?

The Pajeowi learned martial arts as soon as they can walk.

They all got killed by one tiger?

If it turns out to be a lie,

no one will like it when they find out the truth.

It might put you in danger, Father.

Being undercover...

is always going to be dangerous.

While I'm gone, it's your job to look after the family.

All right, then.

Father, let's go back to our clan and cross the river.

You let them take all your pelts

and risk your life to go undercover for them.

Are you gonna let them walk all over you forever?

Pyesa-gun is where our ancestors used to lived.

The King of Joseon bestowed the land upon our clan,

we were battling hunger and thieves on the barren fields

on the other side of the river.

The King offered us a public office

and exempted us from paying taxes.

Joseon...

he was very gracious to us.

Hence, I cannot betray Joseon. Do you understand?

They may have been gracious to our ancestors,

but they've taken back everything they gave us.

Hang in there just a little longer.

Soon, I will officially be appointed, and we will live a good life.

Good.

I think it's time we call for a doctor.

No doctor would come here.

There's no point.

Then what do we do?

Stay with Mom until I come back.

Ashin! Please hurry!

JURCHEN VILLAGE, NORTH OF AMNOK RIVER

Far past the Amnok River is Mount Baekdu,

Joseon's highest mountain.

It's so huge that you'll find all kinds of trees and animals.

The most famous beast among the animals is...

- the tiger. - Ooh...

They say that

this tiger is 1,000 years old.

Sometimes,

it even transforms into a human like us.

No, for real!

Thousands of men have gone into the mountains

and met their death trying to catch the tiger.

Look, haven't you heard of the Pajeowi Jurchens

who climbed the Birch Pass recently?

They all got eaten by that tiger.

- Is that true? - No way.

It is.

I saw it with my own eyes.

Really?

If you're lying to us...

you will die.

PYESA-GUN

THIS PLANT BRINGS THE DEAD BACK TO LIFE...

BUT YOU MUST PAY THE PRICE

Our hunt will take place in the Birch Pass.

We will begin in these two areas.

The Chupajin soldiers will spread out,

guard the trails and go after them.

We'll lure them out...

to here.

You want to lure them out to Pyesa-gun.

Do not forget.

We will only pretend to hunt them.

Quiet now!

All right, when hunting a tiger,

you shouldn't go too slow or too fast.

If we are too fast,

we might get attack by the tiger.

- All right. Let's go! - Let's go!

Let's go! Come on.

Come on!

That's a tiger's paw print right there.

This is very odd.

Tigers hate the sound of gongs, so it should be avoiding it,

but it's not running away.

What do you mean by that?

That it's coming toward us.

Shit.

It's a tiger.

No, it's not a tiger.

It's a monster.

Tell the hunters to fall back.

We will take it from here.

Retreat!

Retreat! Go!

Come on!

It's the Pajeowi. Stop them!

Sir! What's that?

How bizarre.

How is that possible?

It was already dead.

Here's what's really bizarre.

We were told that our brothers were killed by a tiger.

Then where are their flesh and bones?

They are the one who crossed the borders

and entered Pyesa-gun, which is against the law.

There is no reason for us to be held responsible for their deaths.

Our brothers died on Joseon soil.

Prepare yourselves for a bloody revenge.

Ashin?

Fire! Fire!

JOSEON MILITARY CAMP, CHUPAJIN

I heard about the tragic massacre at your village.

Are you the only one who survived?

What happened to your father, Tahab?

I've heard that...

the Pajeowi have executed a spy from Joseon.

Did you cross the river and go all the way there?

I don't understand what happened.

Why would the Pajeowi do this to us?

I have been racking my brain but I don't get it.

Have you come to see me to find out why it happened?

No, sir.

That doesn't matter to me at all.

I beg you. Avenge my father.

A lowborn weakling like me cannot do it.

But Joseon can.

You have the power to punish them.

I'm sorry for your loss,

but this is not a matter for Joseon to intervene in.

My father...

was loyal to Joseon all his life.

Although you never did the right thing and gave him an official post...

you could at least do this for him now.

It, it doesn't have to be right away.

Next year or the following year...

or even a decade from now.

Please make them all shed tears of blood.

Then I will make peace with it.

I will do anything.

I will be your loyal spy if you want,

or even work as a butcher if you tell me to.

Even if it's something nastier, I will gladly do anything.

Please avenge... the death of my father.

Let's take care of this child.

Is she here?

This is where you will stay.

She's a survivor from the boundary village.

That tenacious little wench.

I heard that she buried all the bodies herself.

PAJEOWI MILITARY CAMP

Hey. I know, right?

Ashin.

Now get out.

Do you think...

you can survive in this camp...

after killing a Joseon soldier?

You've gotten too big to fit in here.

Good job.

MESSENGER

I come with news!

The peace conference with the Japanese was called off?

Yes.

His Majesty has ordered every troop

to assemble in the southern region except those in Uiju and Kanggye.

We will leave a few soldiers behind and prepare for battle.

Yes, sir.

And keep a close watch on the Pajeowi's every move.

Yes, sir.

Sir.

What atrocity is this?

Please forgive me.

If something like this were to happen again,

I will not let it go unpunished.

Yes. Yes, sir.

I need you to cross the river again.

You need to find out in detail what the Pajeowi are up to.

PAJEOWI MAIN MILITARY BASE

Open your mouth.

Open!

Take it, traitor.

SPY WHO BETRAYED HIS OWN TRIBE

Dad...

Dad, it's me.

Dad...

It's me, Dad...

Dad, let's...

let's go home, come on.

It's okay.

Everything will be okay, so let's go home.

Let's go back together, Dad.

Kill me.

No more...

Just kill me.

Let's go back.

Please...

kill me now.

Ashin.

Ashin.

COMMANDER'S OFFICE, CHUPAJIN

What are you...

Some Pajeowi Jurchens sneaked into Pyesa-gun to steal ginseng.

All of them were ambushed and killed.

A war with Pajeowi Jurchens seemed imminent due to growing tensions,

but we wiped out a Seongjeoyain village

and managed to prevent such a disaster.

Our brothers died on Joseon soil.

Prepare yourselves for a bloody revenge.

Stop where you are.

If you silenced us by killing us, our brothers will come after you.

And then you'll have a bigger price to pay.

You are right about that.

Your brothers were not killed by a tiger.

They were attacked by someone.

In the place where we found the bodies of your brothers...

we found this.

Have you come to see me to find out why?

I beg you... avenge my father.

It is your job to look after the family.

Ashin.

Ashin.

What is this flower?

What is that?

No idea.

Go away! Get off of me! Go away!

- Help! Help me! - What's happening? Quick, help him!

Gosh, it's so cold.

It's so cold.

Is he dead? Oh.

Run faster!

Is he dead?

What?

No!

Ashin. Ashin.

Hey, Ashin. Help me out, please.

No. Oh, no, Ashin. No, no, no.

Ashin! What are you doing?

No, no, please! Don't, don't kill me!

Ashin.

Don't kill me.

I'm sorry for everything.

Please spare me, huh?

Ashin, you're back!

Yes.

I've come back home.

You didn't eat anything again.

I told you that you have to eat.

I don't think I've taken proper care of you all this time.

Pheasants, deer, rabbits...

that's not what you wanted, after all.

From this moment on...

I'll provide you with only delicious meals.

Ashin!

Ashin! Ashin!

Ashin! Ashin!

Ashin!

Nice.

There you go.

I am not lonely.

We are together, so I am not lonely.

When my job here is done,

after I kill every living thing on Joseon and Jurchen soil,

I will join you.

JOSEON BORDER, UIJU

I heard the Japanese hit the south again.

What if they come all the way up here?

I heard the envoys left to request help from the Great Empire.

If they help us, we won't be overrun like last time.

Mm.

The envoys are here! The envoys are here!

Can this plant...

PHYSICIAN LEE SEUNG-HUI

...really bring back the dead?

Yes, that's correct.

Before the nervous system rots,

mash the plant and put it on an acupuncture needle...

then pierce the needle deep into the forehead.

And the corpse will come back to life in two hours.

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