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"Nakee"

Goddess Nakee,

if not for your mercy,

I would have certainly died.

Kumkaew! What's the need to hurry?

The Dhevalai won't go anywhere.

And the rice?

Since when did you eat three bowls?

This time, you're as good as dead. Snake devil!

Kumkaew?

It's getting very windy.

It might rain soon.

Close the doors and windows.

All right.

What? Your Highness is pregnant?

If our lord knows of this, he will be enraged.

This is between me and you two.

You shall help me keep this a secret.

Do not let grandfather know of this.

No matter the obstacles...

my child must be born.

Goddess. Hang in there.

She's going to give birth. What should we do?

Please endure it, Your Highness.

Lueamprapat.

Chutsuda.

It hurts so much.

Help me.

Watcharaprakan!

Lueamprapat? What is going on?

Her Highness calls for you.

She demands your presence.

-What happened? -Go now.

You shall see.

Mind your steps, Your Highness.

Careful now.

You can leave me here, Chutsuda.

I'm sorry, my child.

I cannot take you in and raise you.

If grandfather knows...

you might suffer.

I ask that you remain in the form of an albino eel.

All the way to the age of fifteen.

By then, shall you become a human once again.

I bless you.

Wishing for you to be safe from all harm.

Farewell, my dear baby.

To where, have you been?

Lord grandfather.

I...

While meditating in the Great Twilight City,

I perceived all that transpired in the three worlds!

Even the act of disgrace you've brought upon yourself.

I am guilty, lord grandfather.

Punish me however you see fit.

But spare my baby.

The child is still of your descent.

Hath you the audacity to violate

then so must you accept the consequence of your action.

Forgive me.

Remember this.

Henceforth, for whatever that may happen,

you must remain steadfast.

Whatever do you mean?

What will happen to my child?

Remain still as water.

And you might yet lessen the suffering yet to come.

Poor princess.

It's because of that human!

That our princess must suffer this penance.

Please, remain calm.

I tried my hardest.

Yet worry for my child grows by a moment.

It troubles me.

Whatever fate could have befallen my child now?

So long as the baby remains an albino eel,

no harm should come to it.

Then it shall take the form of a human at the age of 15.

By then, our lord's anger should have subsided.

But I fear...

I fear for my child's life.

If...

What if grandfather refuses to save my baby?

Even still, the baby is of our lord's bloodline.

Still a half-naga.

Our lord may yet show the child some mercy.

I only hope that it may be as you said.

I shall wait for the day.

When I am able to see my child once again.

Rainfall has become inconsistent with the season.

And the drought has been severe.

Farming crops has been rendered all but impossible.

Our subjects far and wide across the land

has been suffering greatly, Your Majesty.

What calamity has befallen our kingdom?

Haven't we been consistently tributing to and worshipping the nagas?

What could have perverted the weather?

Our rice in the royal granary is running low.

Should rainfall remain to be seen comes the end of spring,

the people of Marukkanakorn, noble and peasants alike,

would fall victim to a great famine, Your Majesty.

If the great Nagas of Mekong refuse to grant us rain,

then I find no reason to worship them any longer.

Khunwang!

You shall destroy all the Naga statues built in their honour.

Every one of them in Marukkanakorn.

Leave none standing.

But...

If not! Then I shall have your head!

By your will, Your Majesty.

Smash it!

Chao-In!

Yes.

Use your astrology knowledge to meditate

and seek out the answer.

What omen has befallen our kingdom?

The spirits have spoken,

some misfortunes have befallen our fair city.

The first is your prisoner, General Chaiyasingha.

The second is a giant albino eel.

That has been dwelling in the river to the east.

An albino eel?

Only by your decree for the execution of General Chaiyasingha

and the capture of the albino eel,

that the rainfall shall resume in three days, Your Majesty.

Preposterous!

An albino eel is said to be a magical creature.

They're servants of the Nagas.

Capturing it will not be an easy task!

Chao-In!

You shall capture the albino eel for me.

By your will, Your Majesty.

What? There's an albino eel in the river?

Right.

Lord In will capture it for a sacrificial ritual.

But it is said that the albino eel is a servant of the Nagas.

Aren't they afraid of transgression?

I shall not partake in this madness. Or we're all doomed.

Chao-In successfully captured the albino eel.

But our subjects are alarmed and terrified.

They believe the eel is one of Naga's servants, Your Majesty.

They want to die or what?

His Majesty already decreed for all Naga statues to be destroyed.

But nothing bad has ever happened!

If the Nagas truly are powerful,

then Khunwang wouldn't be here!

Please spare me! Don't kill me!

Not me! Not me!

I was just following orders! Spare me!

Please, great Lord Sri Suttho!

We must make them acknowledge this.

That the only one truly worthy of respect and worship,

is His Majesty, King Niruttarat!

If I may ask your permission, Your Majesty.

Please decree for the execution of General Chaiyasingha.

And for the eel to be cooked,

and distributed to the people all over the city!

-Goddess! -Goddess!

Kumkaew?

Kumkaew!

What's wrong?

Mum.

I saw it.

Saw what?

Me.

I saw myself.

I saw Tossapol.

I saw you.

I saw everyone in my prior life.

Everyone dressed bizzarely.

As if they're in ancient Khmer time.

Ridiculous.

You're no sorcerer.

How could you recall your past life?

I really saw it, mum.

Mother.

In my previous life,

I was a Naga.

Kumkaew.

I mean it, mum.

It was merely an illusion.

Just forget about them.

And don't tell anyone about it.

Especially your husband.

He'll think you've gone mad.

This half-human, half-snake idol?

I've never seen it before.

Maybe it depicts Manasa Devi,

the Goddess of Serpents and the daughter of Shiva?

I still doubt it.

It could be a result of Hindu mythology from India.

Or beliefs among the locals.

But one weird thing I noticed...

the idol bears a striking resemblance to Kumkaew.

Look.

An idol from the seventeenth century?

You're saying it resembles a woman in the present?

You must be delusional to think it looks like your wife.

-But really. -Look at this,

Kumkaew.

Tossapol just said that this idol looks like you.

Maybe my wife is a shapeshifted Naga goddess?

That's why you're so beautiful.

Maybe she thinks you're likening her to an antique.

You probably angered her.

I was just kidding!

Kumkaew, I was kidding! Kumkaew!

This idol is cursed.

It almost killed me last time.

We tried to take it to the temple.

But our raft was wrecked!

It's because of that devil's power!

Such accursed wretched idol.

It's better off at the bottom of Mekong.

Why salvage it?

You're looking for trouble.

We're going to be in trouble.

A Naga destroyed a city.

A curse.

This is no ordinary idol.

It's her body from the previous life.

Nakee drowned an entire city.

That's why she was cursed into a stone.

When are you going to do the ritual?

I can't wait for it.

I want to see she-snake burn in the fiery pit to avenge my son.

Right now, she has been weakened.

I must take my chance.

Once the solar eclipse happens,

then she will become powerful once again.

And by then, it will be impossible to vanquish her.

Kumkaew is a cunning snake!

How do you intend to lure her out?

Chao-In managed to salvage the goddess' body from the river.

Be it this life or any prior,

they would never cease their quest for vengeance.

What do they intend to do with her body?

It cannot be good.

Mueang-In is going to do the bonfire ritual.

She'll be burned to dust this time.

"Nakee" "Episode 10, Take 3"

"Nakee"

My father said Mueang-In is going to do the bonfire ritual.

She'll be burned to dust this time.

Bonfire ritual?

What exactly is that, abbot?

Ascetic's fire-worshipping ritual from ancient times.

Ramakien told of this ritual as a bonfire ritual to worship fire.

And can this fire ritual defeat the goddess for real?

I'm not sure. I heard only of the name.

There's no evidence of how it was done either.

Defeat the Goddess Nakee, you say?

If that's the case,

will Kumkaew be harmed?

Maybe this ritual can cure Kumkaew from turning into a snake?

Look, she's a snake. She's not sick.

You can't cure what you are.

Right!

If she dies, maybe that'll free her from all suffering.

-Right, Jerd? -Right.

Let's go.

Chade! Come here!

What should we do now? That fire ritual thing.

Will Pon be okay?

We can't do a thing.

The ritual hasn't even started.

There's nothing to interrupt.

True.

If only that crazy sorcerer used a sword,

we can still try to stop him.

You're right.

Then, I guess we can only wait, right?

Kumkaew, sweetheart?

Are you mad at me?

I didn't mean to upset you with that.

I'm sorry, Kumkaew.

Do you believe in Nagas?

I don't know.

What about you? Do you believe in them?

When I was little...

I was told that there was once a female Naga...

she took a human form

to pursue a romance with a young general.

All along, she feared.

She feared...

the general will learn that she's actually not human.

Poor Naga, I say.

She must have loved that general dearly.

That's why she's afraid he'll find out.

Then...

Suppose you know...

that the one you love is not human...

What would you do?

Even if you aren't a human...

I would still love you.

Why would you?

I don't know.

I just know that I would.

And I would love you forever.

You promised me.

I won't promise.

I'd rather swear.

Hereby, I swear...

that I shall love Kumkaew,

my lifelong companion, forever.

Regardless of what the future holds,

I shall remain faithful.

I promise...

that I will never question or doubt

in what other people may accuse of you.

I hereby swear...

that I will love this woman

in this and every other life.

(Chanting mantra)

(Chanting mantra)

(Chanting mantra)

(Chanting mantra)

(Chanting mantra)

(Chanting mantra)

(Chanting mantra)

There's Kumkaew!

After her!

She's getting away!

What in the world is that thing?

(Chanting mantra)

(Chanting mantra)

Goddess!

-Help me... -Goddess!

Help me! Help me. It burns.

Goddess!

It burns as if the fiery pit is consuming me!

Goddess!

This must be the work of Chao-In!

It's the new moon tonight.

He must be using sorcery to force her to revert to her snake form.

-Goddess! -Goddess!

I can't take it anymore.

I need to destroy him.

Before he finishes the bonfire ritual.

You can't.

-Goddess! -If you leave the Dhevalai,

you'll revert to your snake form.

-Goddess! -Goddess!

Goddess! Goddess!

-Goddess! Goddess! -Goddess!

I will go and get Watcharaprakan.

-Don't. -Why not?

Chao-In is well-versed in arcane power.

I fear Watcharaprakan could be threatened by it as well.

I shall be the one to disrupt Chao-In's ritual.

Chutsuda! Wait!

(Chanting mantra)

(Chanting mantra)

You are not Nakee.

Begone, I warn you!

Come at me if you wish to challenge!

An immoral sorcerer like you

will not die in peace.

You pitiful snake!

Don't you dare rebuke me!

Begone, and tell your mistress!

No matter where she hides,

once my bonfire ritual succeeds,

she'll slither out from her hole eventually.

And then her skin will be mine.

Farewell, Watcharaprakan.

Confound you!

Where is she again?

Water.

I thought I wouldn't survive.

But why did I suddenly...

Chao-In's bonfire ritual was interrupted.

Is that so?

Perhaps it is not yet my time.

But he will not give up.

Not until either of us dies.

What's wrong?

Where is Chutsuda?

Where did she go?

Chutsuda has died.

Chutsuda, wait!

My life is of little importance as compared to our goddess' life.

If I have to choose,

then I choose to make the sacrifice.

Chutsuda chose to make the sacrifice.

To extinguish the bonfire.

Chutsuda.

It was terrifying, headman!

It had scales! Sharp fangs!

Blood-red eyes!

As if it was a ghost!

Did you see the face?

Do you know who that thing is?

Kumkaew!

Kumkaew is the snake demon!

She's half-snake.

Too scary!

My fellow people...

did you hear what he said?

Kumkaew, daughter of Kampong.

She really is a snake demon!

How many?

That must become her victim?

Even my son Lueang was taken from me!

We can't afford to let her roam free!

Mueang-In boasted

that he would skin Nakee to make a pair of shoes.

He would have been devoured by now.

I couldn't get rid of that albino snake.

But I managed to get a green one instead!

Anyone can claim that!

Where? Where's the proof?

Last night,

that snake goddess sent her minion to interrupt my ritual.

But she failed.

And is she dead now?

Not yet.

But tonight,

I shall perform the ritual again.

I'd like to see it, too!

How many more nights can she endure?

Nakee sent out her minions on a rampage!

Slaughter without mercy!

If this goes on,

we, the people of Donmaipa will be wiped out.

Regardless of that monster is in Kumkaew's body!

Or anyone else's!

We must still annihilate her!

Put an end to her atrocities!

Kill her...

It killed my son!

Even the visiting student!

It killed her, too!

Merciless!

Student!

And teacher alike!

Goddess Nakee is not as merciless as you may think.

Oh, my God. Is that a...

Professor Tassanai!

Why are you not dead?

Everyone thought that the snake demon got you.

Or you were probably eaten by a tiger.

Or...

He's already dead.

And he doesn't know that he died?

A ghost, you say?

It's daytime, you fool.

Take a look at him.

What in the world? Hands off!

-Let me touch you. -Watch it.

He's warm.

Probably not dead.

Where have you been?

I descended into the Dhevalai cave.

But that is where the goddess resides.

Anyone who went there always ended up dead.

Right?

I thought I wouldn't have made it, too.

That crested albino snake, you say?

That's the demon we've been pursuing.

If that snake really is a demon as you say,

I would have been dead.

But I survived, thanks to that snake.

So, what you said about Goddess Nakee sending out her minion to slaughter,

I say it's false.

Even if that demon helped you,

it still took my son's life.

And many other villagers' lives as well.

It doesn't matter. I'll have my revenge.

Eye for an eye!

-Right. -He's absolutely right.

If she is indeed a demon snake, we could kill her already.

-Professor! -Professor!

It's really you, professor!

That's enough, Kit.

I'll die because of your hug.

You've been away for so long.

-We were so worried. -That's right.

I was dead worried about you!

Have you eaten anything? Are you hungry?

Professor!

Enough, mister!

But I missed you.

I thought I'd have to burn joss paper for your soul.

Joss paper?

I'm still alive, you see.

I just went for archaeological digs at the cave under the Dhevalai.

-Okay, stop it! -Can I ask you something?

How did you feed yourself when you were there?

If it was me, I would have starved.

Well, so much for Mr. Mart.

Doctor!

Is this the piece you're looking for?

Tassanai!

The Marukkanakorn's inscription.

That's right.

This should be the second piece but some part is still missing.

So, as a whole, it's still incomplete.

So, there must be a third part.

I believe so.

I will remain here.

And find the missing pieces.

Don't worry, doctor.

I'll find them, no matter what.

If that's the case,

I'll come here every day to drop off some supplies for you.

That's good.

If there's anything else you need, tell me.

Tassanai.

The history of Marukkanakorn

is now in your hand.

Come on.

So, you and Dr. Supud worked together.

I got worried for nothing.

Dr. Supud was afraid that you'd go after me if you found out.

And that will arouse the headman's suspicion.

So, he made up the story that I died.

But you were inside that cave,

yet you weren't attacked by that demon snake.

That demon of a snake...

I guess she spares only good-looking men.

To keep them for breeding later?

-That's right. -Pim!

I know you're trying to implicate Kumkaew.

Wasn't it true? She's still a snake!

That's enough, Pimporn.

Kampong would be disappointed if she heard that.

We've been their guest for some time no less.

You're an intellectual. Don't believe in such nonsense.

But if I hadn't see it myself, I wouldn't have believed it.

And the villagers aren't spouting nonsense, too.

A snake demon wearing human skin really exists.

And she's in Kumkaew's body!

Pim!

My patience is running out!

Then, I'm afraid it's either her or me!

If I live, then she can't.

But if you choose her, then I'd rather die.

Wait. Come on, Pim!

I apologize for her rudeness.

Tonight, Chao-In will certainly perform the ritual to torture me again.

I will find a way to disrupt his bonfire ritual.

But Chao-In's sorcery is formidable.

It will be difficult to challenge him.

I don't want to see you die for my sake like Chutsuda.

I will go out and face Chao-In myself tonight.

It's about time I put an end to everything.

You can't, goddess!

Chutsuda sacrificed herself to save you.

If you surrender now,

her death would be all but for nought.

I shall avenge Chutsuda.

And you are capable of facing Chao-In?

I refuse to let her die in vain!

I emphatize with your grief, Watcharaprakan.

I am no less traumatized by her demise.

But our goddess is in grave danger more than ever.

We need to bide our time.

Until there's a way to end the ritual permanently.

Wait?

And how would that help us end the ritual?

If we let them do however, they please.

Our goddess will eventually revert to her true form and be slain.

Chao-In committed a great sin of killing Chutsuda mercilessly.

Whatever merit he has accumulated,

so far must be diminished to a certain extent.

Perhaps there could be a way.

I only ask that you remain steadfast.

Tassanai!

So, you knew the truth?

He told me.

Now that you're here, that means...

Yes, doctor.

But I'm still not sure if what I've found

is the missing piece we've been looking for.

The texts are barely legible though.

I hope they're all part of the same inscription.

Help me out, Pon.

Let's see.

They all fit together!

So, with all three pieces perfectly fit together...

The mystery of Marukkanakorn will finally be revealed!

This...

This is one of the greatest archaeological discoveries!

A brave new world in history is about to be unravelled!

Want a bamboo shoot, uncle?

No, thanks.

-Bamboo shoot. -Nobody's going to buy such filthy things.

"O my sweet dear Kampong"

"I am no handsome man"

"But I am no womanizer"

"I long for you every single day"

"I've been waiting for so long"

What's wrong with you?

Kampong.

I pity you.

Nobody's going to barter with you anymore.

Because...

they're afraid if they eat your food,

they'll turn into a snake like Kumkaew.

Kumkaew is my daughter.

I raised her myself.

Doesn't matter what they say about her.

I don't give a dime.

Your daughter

died a good 19 years ago.

That Kumkaew you're raising,

-is Nakee wearing her body. -Gore!

She's my flesh and blood.

What if she's a demon? She's still my daughter.

I still love her.

Now shut up.

"O my dear Kampong"

Kampong?

I'm...

I'm really concerned.

I'm really concerned for you.

Gore, listen.

In this life, my only husband is Kane.

I'm old now.

I'd rather not be derided as a wife who married twice.

If you think you can marry only once, you don't know the real taste of life!

Sure, keep playing hard to get.

After the bonfire ritual is done tonight,

I'll make you mine, Kampong!

Kumkaew!

Where have you been?

I went to pick mushrooms.

But they aren't ready yet.

Why did you leave early though?

I can't barter for anything.

And then that lecher Gore tried to hit on me.

What a crappy day.

It's because of me.

I made you suffer.

It's nothing to do with you, Kumkaew.

Mum.

Am I an evil incarnate?

Is that why everyone has nothing but contempt for me?

Kumkaew.

There's a teaching.

Good and evil deeds are ours to decide.

There's no such thing as born evil.

Only with our good and evil deeds,

that our worth as human beings can be judged.

Even if others have nothing but disdain for you,

you don't have to answer them in kind.

If you can control yourself...

no matter the hardship,

you'll eventually overcome it.

Guess who!

Where have you been, Kumkaew?

Stop being childish!

You're more than old enough for an adult.

Come on.

I don't think I'm an adult yet.

After all, we haven't done the coming of age ceremony.

By the way, did you know?

Professor Tassanai is back!

Mum already told me.

He's a good man.

The spirits and holiness preserved him.

Not only that he wasn't harmed.

He retrieved the missing piece of inscription, too.

One day,

he's going to be very famous

as the one who rediscovered Marukkanakorn.

The great lost city.

And my friends are going to be famous, too.

That inscription!

You must keep it safe.

Do not let it fall into evil hands.

Sure thing.

That's a national treasure.

I'll keep it safe with my life.

Is there anything I can help you with?

Let me help wash the vegetables.

Say what? Kumkaew is in danger?

That geezer Gore said it so.

I believe it's serious.

And how should we help?

True.

Then we must find out.

What ritual they are performing and where.

And who can we ask?

I have an idea.

I know who we should ask.

-Who? -Who?

Miss told us to take her clothes to wash at the creek.

Again?

Don't complain. Or she's going to slap you.

Hurry up.

Hey, girls.

Mr. Prakit!

Mr. Chade!

We have some questions.

Question about?

Well, you see...

Right, you see, you see.

What ritual are they doing tonight?

You see, we want to take some photos.

We want to document some local traditions.

-Ritual? -What ritual is it?

A bonfire ritual or something?

The bonfire ritual!

-That's it! -Where are they performing?

You want to know? Lend me your ears.

Come closer, boys.

Come closer.

-Is this so close? -A little lower.

-Prakit. -I can't get close to you.

The graveyard, you hear?

Crystal clear.

Kit, run!

Chade! Don't leave me!

Kit, you!

-Save me! Kit! -Don't go!

Seriously!

Not again!

-Burn the idol? -Yeah.

They're doing it at the graveyard?

Yeah!

You don't know what I've been through!

Do you realize how terrible it was for me?

The price I have to pay to know that...

Why do they want to burn it though?

That idol is millennia old!

What if it's damaged?

It's going to be a tragedy.

What do you think, Chade?

Do you remember what Pim said?

About the bonfire ritual.

That is the ritual to cleanse taints and filths in flame.

According to the yogi's beliefs in the Rigveda texts.

So, they seriously believe this ritual can be used to defeat their demon snake?

They wanted to use black magic to put a curse on Kumkaew.

They wanted to kill her.

She's in grave danger.

How can we help her?

I say we should tell Pon.

Hey...

I wouldn't do that.

Let him enjoy life with his wife while we can.

We don't know how much longer he can be with her.

Let's take this into our hands.

I'm so bored...

I almost have a husband.

And then, Kumkaew snatched him.

So, she snatched your man from you.

Or you snatched hers?

She's a snake! She should know her place!

She has no right to my man.

Just thinking about it disgusts me.

You're still lucky you have Tossapol to yearn for.

But me and Chaba!

We still can't find our perfect man.

Look at us.

Even Prakit doesn't care.

Maybe I'm destined to grow old alone.

Die a lonely old crone.

Mr. Chade, too.

I tried to use my charms.

But he just wouldn't give in.

He just refused to see my beauty.

Maybe he doesn't feel it? Impotent?

You two never had a husband.

You wouldn't know.

How lonely it is to sleep and eat alone.

Those good times...

romantic days,

moments we shared...

I want a husband!

We have a new moon tonight.

Not a single star.

Tenebrous.

Tenebrous, what do you mean?

It means dark.

Very dark.

Well, if it's like this,

I guess I can't find a star for us.

If I die someday...

can you still live on?

Why did you say that?

That's a terrible thing to talk about.

I'm asking.

Just answer.

I don't want to.

If someone has to die...

I'd rather die first.

And what if I die before you do?

If I have to live without you...

I don't think I can endure it.

Please don't mention this again.

Yam and his men are armed.

If we recklessly charge in,

for sure, we'll be shot.

I'd say the best option is to retreat.

Stop it, man.

Now that we're in so deep, we can't back out now.

I don't want to die, man!

I haven't even ordained for my ma and pa!

You only live once, pal.

If you die, maybe your brother will do that instead.

"Prueksapakasorn Iigunchorn Anplud..."

Not now!

We're in a serious situation!

Mart, what's your plan?

We have to wait.

For them to get careless.

Then, we can go in and steal the idol.

We'll save Kumkaew that way.

-I'm so anxious I got itchy. -You're right, Mart.

(Chanting mantra)

(Chanting mantra)

-Don't. -What's wrong, Kumkaew?

Don't.

You're scorching hot.

Kumkaew?

Don't come any closer!

You're having a fever.

Come to the hospital with me.

I must get to the Dhevalai.

I have to be at the Dhevalai.

Kumkaew! Kumkaew!

(Chanting mantra)

Kumkaew?

Mother? Where is Kumkaew?

I saw her run that way.

What happened?

I'm going after her.

Kumkaew?

Mum.

Mum!

Kumkaew!

Kumkaew.

Why is it so hot tonight?

Flowers, anyone?

Would you like some flowers?

It's already dark.

Everyone's in bed now.

Granny, go home.

Lamjiak, would you mind buying my flowers?

I can't sell any since morning.

Pretty Lamjiak, please?

-You mean it? -Yeah.

I haven't seen anyone so pretty like you.

Oh, my. You sure have sharp eyes.

What do you have?

For my pretty Lamjiak,

you should have this.

What's that? I've never seen it.

Dok thong.

Also known as elettariopsis.

It smells good, doesn't it?

Whoever smells it will feel an irresistible libido.

The man you have to seek out?

It's Mueang-In.

Mueang-In.

Mueang-In.

-My dear Mueang-In. -Who's that?

My dear witch doctor.

Lamjiak is here.

Is that Lamjiak?

What's she doing here?

-Witch doctor... -You're forbidden from entering.

I'm seeing Mueang-In.

Denied!

What do you think you're doing, Lamjiak?

Let go of me!

You're ravishing me!

She's being raped!

Take a good look, you fool. Look at her.

It's like she's on steroids.

I don't think she's the victim here.

Where are you going?

My dear Mueang-In!

Not so fast!

You're ravishing me, too!

Mueang-In.

My dear witch doctor.

Go and get the headman!

He's with Gore.

-Get up! -Keep quiet.

Mueang-In! Mueang-In!

Witchdoctor!

I can't hold it anymore.

Help comfort me.

I need you so much.

Mueang-In, darling.

Help me out.

I can't resist it.

Mueang-In.

Lamjiak? What are you doing here?

I've been longing for you.

So much I could die!

I'm in the middle of a ritual! Begone!

No.

Just one time.

Lamjiak!

-Let me go! Lamjiak! -Stay still!

Get off me! Lamjiak!

Now is the time! Go!

Hurry up.

Lamjiak! What in the world!

You're testing my patience!

Get off me! Lamjiak!

Push!

Na! Help us here!

Lamjiak! Get off me now, you harlot!

Lamjiak!

Go away.

Here.

Easy there.

-Slowly. -How did you raise your girl, Gore?

She's being a tramp right as we speak.

I guess she was born a cow or something.

That's why she's so shamelessly needy.

I don't know what to do either, headman.

If she disrupts the ritual tonight,

you're taking responsibility, Gore.

You!

Where are you taking the idol?

This is a national treasure! We're not letting you destroy it!

You want it? Come get it!

Stop right there!

-Hurry up! -Hurry up!

Gore! After them!

-I'm going to trap them! -Stop! Stop!

Don't try to run!

There goes the ritual tonight!

Seriously!

Are you okay?

Get them!

If you can't catch them,

kill them all!

The minion snake!

It's trying to stop us!

It won't let us catch up with the city folks!

This doesn't bode well. Let's run, headman!

I want that idol back!

Seriously! Everyone, run for your lives!

You're abandoning me?

Useless fools! Chicken!

Wait for me! Don't leave me!

Kumkaew?

Kumkaew!

Kumkaew!

Kumkaew?

Kumkaew?

I am not Kumkaew.

I am no longer your child.

And why are you not my daughter, Kumkaew?

Because I'm a snake!

I'm a snake demon like they said.

Snake? So what?

You're still my daughter.

I'm still your mother.

I'm a snake.

What am I supposed to do?

Come on.

It's okay. It's perfectly okay.

Trust me.

Trust me, Kumkaew.

My ritual is ruined!

Because of that witch!

Lamjiak!

Lamjiak, come out!

Graveyard?

How did I get here?

Is this a dream?

Your dream, my foot!

Dad?

Headman?

What are you guys doing here?

Who died?

You're going to die.

Lamjiak, didn't you know?

What kind of disgrace did you commit last night?

Dad, what happened?

What exactly did I do?

You came to ride on me here.

And now you're saying you can't remember a thing?

Seriously! There goes my bonfire ritual.

All thanks to you, Lamjiak!

-I did that? -Right!

Wait.

What happened to you last night?

I remembered.

Last night, I saw a crone.

She gave me a dok thong flower.

I smelled it.

Then, I can't remember anything after that.

Seriously! You're fooled by Nakee's servant!

You fell for their deception, Lamjiak!

We're doomed!

So, that means...

I belong to you now, witch doctor?

I didn't consent to it!

What?

That's irresponsible.

You had me and now you're shirking?

Don't you know?

It takes two to tango.

If I offered myself and you didn't accept,

it would have been fine.

Right you are!

My son is a woman.

She's the losing party here.

Headman Yam, I ask for your judgment.

How about this?

I declare the sorcerer to be Lamjiak's husband then!

What? Me?

Right! You guys are nothing but trouble.

We'll leave!

You! You are nothing but trouble.

You're needy just like your mum.

Sweetie?

You didn't consent last night?

But this time,

you have no choice.

What in the world, Lamjiak?

Let go of me! No! I can't do it anymore!

-Lamjiak! -My dear, witch doctor.

Mother?

I can't find Kumkaew anywhere.

Kumkaew!

Where have you been?

I looked for you everywhere last night.

You don't have a fever anymore?

Come to the hospital with me.

One dose should help with that.

Please? Let me take you there.

So, you can get well sooner.

-No need for a doctor. -Please?

Waste of time.

That's how women are.

Period and whatnot.

They call that period fever.

Their body will be hot.

Just cook up some healing soup.

And drink it regularly for a few days.

But it was like she's on fire yesterday.

I think it's safer to take her to the hospital.

It might help her feel better.

Please, mother?

I'm experienced, you know.

I know what it's like.

If you have chores to do, go and do it.

Don't worry about her.

I'll take care of her.

I'm a snake.

Aren't you scared?

Scared of what?

That you'll kill me?

There's no such thing as a secret.

Someday...

Tossapol will find out

that I'm not a human like others.

Then, he'll leave me.

Correct.

There's no such thing as a secret.

But not everyone

who knows the truth will leave you alone.

I'm one of them.

Mum.

Mum.

Mum, I'm sleepy.

Sleepy? Come sleep here then.

Sleep on my lap.

There is a saying,

parents' blessings are the most sacred of all.

Please, bless me.

I wish that my dear child be protected.

To overcome whatever hardships that you may face.

I wish for you strong will,

healthy life and sound mind.

Free from suffering

and from sorrow.

From all sorrow.

Whatever sorrow she may bear...

born of whatever deeds she may have done...

that she has to pay.

I'll gladly pay on her behalf.

Where have you been last night, Gore?

You left us to fend for our lives.

We had to run like headless chickens.

Come on!

It was dark!

I couldn't see a thing.

Headman.

What's the fuss with you?

You ordered it yourself.

For me to go the other way.

All right, all right.

The bonfire ritual failed spectacularly.

And now how can we fight her?

We're running out of options by the day.

Just as Auam predicted.

Those outsiders!

They would only strengthen the snake demon.

And then they'll bring ruin to us all.

Right you are. How many times now?

How many times?

That they tried to stop us.

Preventing us from vanquishing that demon.

Even Dr. Supud's son is blind.

Making a snake his wife.

Refused to listen to reasons.

Did nothing but obsess with her all day.

Donmaipa will be doomed, thanks to them!

I can't let this go on!

They stole the idol, didn't they?

Very well.

-Go in. Hurry up. -What are you going to show me?

Come on, just come.

I'm sure you're going to be amazed.

-Amazed for what? Na? -Here, Pon!

-Hey! -Here it is.

-The Goddess Nakee idol! -It is!

You like it, man?

The more I look at the idol,

the more it resembles Kumkaew, I say.

How did you get this?

It was quite a mission.

To get that idol back,

we had to risk our lives,

running from hails of bullets

and snatch it right from the middle of the ritual.

You're exaggerating.

It's a national treasure, you see.

And don't you think you'll get away.

Guys, we run?

I think we're done for.

Arrest them all.

Unhand me! Why are you taking me, too?

Go! Keep walking!

Let me go!

Pim! Come to me.

What's the meaning of this?

Why are you taking us all here?

What exactly do you want, headman?

Leave Donmaipa.

And don't ever come back.

Do you run this place or what?

What rights do you have to evict us?

That's right.

What did my students and I do?

You treated us like criminals.

We caught them red-handed.

And you're questioning me?

Look at this!

You looted all these treasures out of the Dhevalai!

That's it!

I am the head of the Archaeology Department!

I was assigned to explore the ruins!

So, we can register the antiques.

We're not looting treasures.

What is your charge against us?

Stupid question. We're arresting you,

for bringing misfortune to our village, of course.

Ridiculous, foolish.

Shut up! Otherwise,

I'm going to shut it with my bullet.

Wait... Fine, I agree! Fine, I agree!

We'll comply with your request.

Dad!

Doctor!

But I also have one request.

They agreed to leave Donmaipa by tomorrow.

But they asked to take the idol

and a couple of stone tablets with them.

We have the idol back.

Can't we perform another bonfire ritual?

Sorcery ritual,

once failed, cannot be performed again.

Let them have whatever they want.

These broken pieces of stone,

what are they going to do with it?

It's not like they can sell them.

The alumpine spell!

I have a way to eradicate that snake once and for all.

Why did you give up, doctor?

He used all of you to bargain with me.

If I refuse, you'll be in danger.

Moreover, we've got a complete inscription.

Our work here is done.

What about the antiques under the Dhevalai?

Don't worry.

I'm going to file for a request

at the archaeological office of the Fine Arts Department.

So, they will register Donmaipa's castle as an archaeological site.

It will be recognized as a national treasure.

All right.

I think that's good.

Let the authority handle it.

Yam and his goons will think twice before messing with them.

-That's right. -Doctor,

will Tossapol come with us?

I'm not going back yet, Auntie Im.

You go ahead with my friends. I'll follow you shortly.

Young master.

That headman has gone mad with power.

The longer you stay, the more risky it is for you.

I need to stay here to protect Kumkaew.

They are armed with all kinds of weapons.

How are you supposed to fight them?

I'm not scared of them.

I still have arms and legs.

I'll practice shooting for self-protection.

I can survive, auntie.

I don't trust them one bit.

Last time, they've beaten you up so horribly,

you ended up bedridden for several days.

Auntie Im,

a man lives and dies only once.

I've made up my mind.

I will stay here.

No matter what happens,

I will not leave Kumkaew.

Young master.

Kumkaew, darling!

What's on the menu today?

After dinner,

I'll pack your bags.

So, you can leave tomorrow morning.

Kumkaew!

Are you kidding me?

Forget everything that happened.

And never set foot here again.

I'm not leaving.

I'm staying with you.

Leave.

Kumkaew...

Why are you chasing me away?

Kumkaew!

You asked me to be your inspiration.

Therefore...

from now on, I'll be by your side.

And be there to encourage you.

Until your love for me is no more.

That day will never arrive.

Doesn't matter what they said...

I'll never believe them.

Or any of their slanders.

I'll never doubt you even once.

Are you sure about this?

Chasing him away?

I don't want Tossapol to suffer with me.

Or risk his life for me again.

You don't love him anymore?

Because I love him...

I had to let him go.

Is Tossapol

the man you've been waiting for?

Tossapol...

is my first love.

The only one...

and the last one.

Well then...

you will have to choose,

what is best for him.

Either let him go...

or let him accompany you

for the rest of your life.

Shaman.

Shaman Auam!

-Auam! -I'm right here!

Of all places, why are you sitting there?

Do you have any business?

I do! Why else would I come?

Then spit it out.

I can't. People will talk. Let's talk up there.

You're speaking like you own the place.

Get me some water, please.

The snake devil is not dead.

She'll come for revenge!

Doesn't matter how many snake tongue herbs you've planted,

they won't help repel them.

Even when Mueang-In performed the bonfire ritual and burned her alive,

he still couldn't take her down.

I've checked the date.

In three days, there will be a solar eclipse.

Again?

Why so frequent this year?

Because there's a human copulating with a snake.

That's why there's a calamity!

However, while the Nagaraja devours the sun,

Nakee's minions will be powerful.

They'll be invincible!

By the time the eclipse arrives,

that snake devil will be all but gone.

Can this spell of yours defeat her?

Her minions aren't to be underestimated.

Don't even mention her minions,

this spell terrifies even the Naga Lord.

What exactly is that spell anyway?

Up until now,

I've never heard of such a thing.

The alumpine spell,

it is the spell passed down from a Garuda to the hermit Gosiyakotra.

Back when the Buddha was incarnated as Bhuridatta, the Naga Prince.

This spell holds sway over Naga Lords and all serpents.

Upon hearing it, they'll all writhe in agony.

As if molten steel floods into their ears.

If Nagas truly exist,

then why did it ignore our city,

did not grant us rain and starved our people with drought?

Henceforth,

we shall no longer worship Nagas.

Still, we should prepare for the worst.

You have a proposal?

Sorcerer?

What is this squiggly language?

You sure you can read this?

You decreed for me to write them down yourself.

Why couldn't I?

What? Since when did I decree anything?

What are you talking about?

When are you going to do it?

Tomorrow midnight.

Good. We'll end this once and for all.

Not yet, I have to find three magic potions

to unlock the inscription's power.

Kumkaew.

Why are you packing my clothes?

Are you seriously going to chase me away?

Ever since you've come here,

what good have you brought upon me?

Kumkaew.

My mother and I

couldn't live in peace since you showed up.

Leave.

I want to live in peace.

Get out of this village.

Get out of my life now.

Kumkaew and Tossapol

have already violated the custom.

Is that true? Kumkaew?

Mum.

Tossapol, you don't care for me anymore?

Move, snake devil.

No!

If I'm the cause for you and your mother's suffering...

then I'll leave.

I just want you to know.

I don't know when I've fallen with you...

or for what reason.

But I really do love you.

I love you so much, Kumkaew.

Can I hug you for the last time?

I bid you farewell, Kumkaew.

I guarantee you, once I'm home,

my parents are going to close their restaurant to celebrate.

Join me. Want to join, sir?

Good sir.

Are you really going to leave him here alone?

Should I try talking to him?

No need.

Are you sure about this?

What can I do?

He's an adult now.

Pon!

Hey, Pon!

I'm coming with you.

Are you sure?

Yes.

The Naga Diamond, a symbol of Nakee.

Nakee...

But if you stick this diamond on her forehead and nothing happens,

it means she's not a snake.

You call Kumkaew here and I'll let you go.

You won't give up, right?

Kumkaew, no!

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