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"Nakee"

Ouch!

Ouch!

Kumkaew! Your arm...

Leave me alone!

So, you guys came to Donmaipa to learn the history of this place.

Those city folks! Are they still living in Donmaipa?

Stop it, Lueang!

I will use your blood to wash my feet!

May I have that flower, please?

What do you want it for?

You can't eat it.

I'll keep it as a memory that I've met you.

Finally... Finally, you've come back to me,

Chaiyasingha.

The Nagas are destroying a town.

Pon, what did you just say?

Did you say the Nagas are destroying a town?

No, it's nothing.

Kit, what picture did you take?

You got the flashlight all over my eyes.

I thought I was seeing things.

What? What are you talking about?

What flashlight?

This camera doesn't have a flash.

This one does. But earlier, I used the one without a flash.

How could you see a flashlight? Moron!

What light did I see then?

What did you see?

I saw the Nagas destroying a town

and it flooded all over.

Maybe...

you didn't get any sleep, right?

-No! -Why didn't you tell me

that you couldn't sleep?

I would have taken Pim to you,

-so, you could sleep well. -How many times do I have to tell you

that there's nothing between her and me?

-I don't think of her that way. -I know. I know.

I know you don't. But she does.

-How could you not see that? -Then, you better shut up.

What are you two talking about? I heard my name.

We're talking about sleep.

Just shut up.

It's nothing, Pim.

-Well... -I think we should follow the professor.

He might need us there.

Yeah, yeah. Let's follow him, but you need a good sleep, man.

Just shut up.

-That's enough. -What's wrong with them?

He's just being stubborn.

-Let's go. -Okay.

That's funny.

Just get it all done.

Don't worry, don't worry. All done, brother.

Master, here's the weapon.

All right.

I really want to know.

If they have no place to sleep,

what are they going to do?

I would dig a hole.

Go. Go.

Hurry up.

The Goddess Nakee statue is made of sandstone.

And this sandstone is pink. They got it from a volcanic crater.

Professor.

There's a volcano around here?

Yes.

Most of the volcanoes in Donmaipa are dead.

But the villagers still believe that the craters are where all gods reside

according to Shaivism.

Okay.

Do you smell something?

Incense?

No.

It's like something is burning.

Professor, professor.

-Professor. -What happened?

We've got a situation.

-What is it? -What is it?

What in the world?

Who did this?

-Put that fire out! -Hurry up!

Water!

-Give me water. -I don't have much.

My bag!

-My clothes! -Give me.

It's all burned.

Hurry up and put it out.

Oh, my God!

Why is this happening to me?

I don't want to be here anymore.

When will the driver come and pick me up?

I want to go home.

Hey.

But not all of our stuff is burned.

How did it just catch fire?

Before we left, we already put it out.

It can't be an accident.

So, you're saying someone did it.

Lamjiak!

I'm sure it must be her.

You shouldn't be accusing her without any evidence.

It's a sin.

They just wanted to scare us.

Somebody doesn't want us to be here.

Professor, look at this.

A torch.

I told you to chase away those people.

Ouch!

Not burn their stuff.

He got hit, too.

If we didn't do this, they wouldn't leave our village, Dad.

You idiot!

Because of your rashness,

you're making a mountain out of a molehill.

Sir!

But this will make them want to go back to where they came from.

Is that what you think?

You think they're just going to give up?

You idiot!

Why did you get down? Now I got hit.

If I didn't, my head would be cracked open, moron!

We're the victims here.

We need to report this to the police and find the wrongdoer.

There's no police station around here.

We govern ourselves.

If something happens, you can tell Headman Yam.

How can we trust him?

What if it's him who sent his men to do all this just to chase us away?

-Right. -I think so, too.

We need justice.

If you're acting like nothing happened,

you're neglecting your duties which means you're breaking the law.

I told you.

Don't ever expect that the law can be used with these people.

It's good nobody's hurt.

You're all lucky.

As for your stuff, you can always buy new ones.

That's Kumkaew, my daughter.

What's the matter?

So cute.

It must be Lueang, the headman's son.

I think you're right.

Who else could it be?

Only he can do this.

I'm going to tell the headman.

Do you have any evidence?

No.

But I don't have any other enemies except him.

He tried to hurt me and threatened me.

-You saw that. -Although I saw it with my own eyes,

I can't help you.

Only Headman Yam.

He can handle Lueang.

He's his son.

There's no way he will go against his son.

But we're the victims here.

How can you just let it be?

But what are you going to do?

You can't even fight.

I can.

I don't like this woman.

I disliked her immediately when I first saw her.

But you have to put up with it.

Somebody burned our stuff.

Having said that, we have to stay with Mrs. Kampong

until we return to Bangkok.

Hey, Pon.

-Pon. -Pon.

Where are you going?

I'm going to the headman's house.

Wait...

And you're going there alone?

-Yes. -Aren't you afraid?

Why would I be afraid?

They're the ones who have to be afraid of us.

Whoever did this has to pay.

Do you know who it is?

Do your best. Don't disappoint my boss.

If you can't do it well,

you'll be sorry.

Headman! Headman!

Hey! Why exactly are you coming back?

I'm here to see the headman.

-My dad is not here. -Then I'll wait.

Hey! We don't welcome city folks.

-Get lost! -I'm not going anywhere.

I'll wait here.

If you don't understand and won't leave,

maybe we need to use force.

You keep threatening us. You think I'm afraid?

-Come on! -Come on, man!

Hey...

What's going on?

Looks like we will have to bother you until our driver comes.

Don't worry.

Just make yourself at home.

The boys can stay in the hut and at the end of the farm.

And you girls,

you can stay here with me.

Your tents were burned.

How do you want me to help?

-Yeah. -You have to find the perpetrator

and punish them.

There are like a hundred people here.

How am I supposed to know who did it?

-Right. -You know but you just pretend you don't.

Who are you to talk to me like that?

If you won't cooperate,

I'll have to report this to the authorities.

Go ahead.

Tell them.

I've been living here since I was born until now.

Not a single one of them has set foot in this village.

-Yes. -If you want justice,

go and find it elsewhere, not here.

Yeah. Go...

I feel bad for the villagers.

They have to live with a power-crazy headman like you.

-Hey! Watch your mouth! -Sir, relax...

Headman...

What? Lee.

A man got bitten by a snake at the entrance

and he's dead.

Come, take a look.

That van. That van parking right there.

Right there. And that's the man who got bitten.

He's dead.

Chom.

It's Goddess Nakee.

What? The driver is dead?

What happened to him?

He was killed by a snake bite.

The villagers believe this

because Goddess Nakee was angry.

Goddess Nakee?

It's obviously a ghost snake.

Our driver is dead out here.

How are we going back to Bangkok?

-Yeah. -No.

I don't want to be here. I want to go home.

Shaman Auam said if we're still here, we'd all be dead.

I don't want to die here.

Rat, don't be afraid.

The Buddha says,

"Atcha Jewa Kittatha Ja Sappay Majupara Yana."

Whether you're rich or poor, death is awaiting all of us.

Death is inevitable.

Where's his body?

Well, I already buried him.

Why did you rush to bury him?

Put it away.

According to our custom,

whoever killed by Goddess Nakee's followers

need to be buried as soon as possible.

Otherwise, the living could be in trouble.

They won't be happy.

All of you should leave.

Go back to where you came from

or you could die out here.

Our van is broken and we don't have spare parts.

How are we supposed to leave?

I'll have someone drop you off at a bus station by cart

and I hope you can find your way back after that.

All right. We're leaving.

But we're leaving with our driver's body.

So, his family can perform his funeral.

Not just get buried here all alone.

No.

-You can't do that. -Why not?

Come on, he's dead.

Right. Why do you want to keep him here?

What are you people thinking?

Whoever is killed by a snake

will soon become Goddess Nakee's follower.

No dead body is allowed to leave this place.

Otherwise, there will be a catastrophe.

The deceased's soul will never be reborn.

Jerd, Pim. We need to leave now.

I don't want to be here anymore.

Rat, pull yourself together.

How are we going to do that?

Donmaipa is 40 km away from town.

We can't go anywhere without a car.

At the back of the village, there's a river.

How about we make a raft?

None of us can build rafts

and the current is very fast.

If we use a raft to go against the current,

we'll probably drown before we can get out of this village.

We'll be dead either way. Now, what do we do?

Donmaipa is a mysterious village.

Whoever gets in here won't be able to get out easily

if the time is not right.

Are you cursing us?

I just want all of you to calm down.

That's all.

Thank you.

But we don't need your comfort.

It's fine if you don't need it.

But don't forget whose house you're staying in right now.

Here are your clothes.

I'm not going to wear any of your clothes.

Take them back.

If so, you can sleep naked.

Kumkaew.

Bring food to the men, will you?

They're probably hungry.

I don't know when they're going back.

You don't want them here?

Tossapol had a fight with Headman Yam's son.

I'm just afraid Lueang won't let this slide so easily.

You're worried about him.

No, I'm not.

I just don't want any blood stains in my house.

And I'm too lazy to dress their wounds.

If he heard this, he'd be happy

to know you're worried about him.

We're country people.

A city guy like him won't care about us.

He'll leave when he's done here.

Then we won't meet again.

I'll leave now.

Goddess Nakee. Goddess Nakee.

What's wrong with all these people?

Why are they so scared of Goddess Nakee?

Faith and blind faith are sometimes the same thing.

People in this village worship Goddess Nakee more than the Buddha.

About Chom's body,

what are we going to do, Professor?

We have to take him back with us.

How are we supposed to find out

where these people buried his body?

Are you really stupid or just pretending to be?

Of course, he's buried somewhere in the graveyard.

Come on. I know that.

But do you know where the graveyard is?

If we find that graveyard, we find the body.

Wait. Wait, Pon.

Are you saying you're going to steal his body?

At least, his funeral shouldn't be without his body.

It's useless.

You should leave his body here

and do what Headman Yam said.

Believe me.

So, you also believe in Goddess Nakee.

People here believe that Goddess Nakee makes everything happen.

Weather,

rain,

rice in the field...

or any disasters...

It's all because of Goddess Nakee's power.

Then Chom's death is because of Goddess Nakee, too?

She won't hurt anyone first.

Your driver was meant to die.

You're talking as if you're Goddess Nakee yourself.

I said what I felt.

You don't have to believe me.

Kumkaew, I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to laugh at you.

Kumkaew.

Why did I say that?

Lamjiak, it's already evening.

Where are you going all dressed up?

Kumkaew's house.

-For what? -Chaba told me Tossapol was there.

I have to hurry up before Kumkaew steals him from me.

Aren't you afraid of her?

She's not like other people.

Didn't you see a wound on her arm?

It's like a snake shedding its skin.

But her wound healed.

That's what I'm saying.

Her wound looked so bad. And it's just one day.

How did it heal so quickly?

She might have some good medicine.

That's why it healed quickly.

-I should go now. -Wait.

What?

Take this ring. Wear it.

Don't take if off no matter what.

What ring? It's so old.

It suits you better than me.

You must wear it.

-I'm not wearing it. -You must wear it.

-I'm not wearing it. No. -Wear it.

Then, you can't go to see Tossapol.

Fine. I'll wear it.

That fermented fish Kampong made was so good.

-Where are you going, Kit? -Don't worry about me.

Come here. We still need to find out where Chom's body is.

We can do it tomorrow. Why today?

We can do it tomorrow. Right, Na?

No. If you wait till tomorrow,

that headman will send his men to beat you up.

-Yeah. -Hey.

Think carefully before doing something.

We don't want to ruin this.

Professor, how can we find out where the graveyard of this village is?

Tossapol.

-There we go. -The answer is coming.

Corpses that died violent deaths are buried

at the graveyard at the back of our village.

But corpses that died from snake bites are buried separately.

They must not be touched

because they're considered Goddess Nakee's followers.

And what will happen if we touch them?

They say there will be a catastrophe.

Catastrophe?

What catastrophe?

I don't want to know.

All I want to know

is why people are so scared of Goddess Nakee.

And do you know where they bury bodies that got bitten by snakes?

Well,

only the mortician knows about this.

Tossapol.

Why do you ask?

What's the matter?

Well, we are studying the villagers' beliefs.

Then, feel free to ask me anything.

I will be happy to answer you everything.

Or you can ask me when we're alone together.

Lamjiak,

now you're going to have a husband from the city.

Once I'm married to him, my life will be better.

I can't wait.

What sound is that?

It's nothing.

Run!

Why was I dreaming about Lamjiak?

What's wrong?

I had a bad dream.

It's because you slept before sunset.

I'm serious. Really.

An albino snake, right?

With a crest, right?

It was really long.

Its eyes were all red.

And it was going to bite me.

I have goosebumps thinking about it.

What you just saw was Goddess Nakee.

-Really? -Yes.

-That's Goddess Nakee? -Yes.

Luckily,

you're wearing this ring.

Otherwise, you would become her follower now.

Dad.

What did I ever do to her?

Why would she want to take my life?

I don't know.

Listen.

From now on,

don't ever remove this ring.

I said I was busy.

But you're taking me here anyway, Pon.

-Of course, you have to come with me. -Yes.

Lamjiak said the mortician lived here at the graveyard near a morgue.

He must be here somewhere.

-You sure? -A morgue?

Who lives near a morgue?

What in the world?

I'm scared of geckos.

It's just a gecko.

Come on.

I've got more of these at my house.

Who would be close to them like you?

Come on. You scared the life out of me.

-Yes -Don't leave me.

Get off me. You're making me sweat.

I hung out the clothes.

I'll go and get them.

Mart, there's no sun now.

You're going to leave us just like that?

Do I have to remind you again?

You know. You are the science guy.

You lead the way. Go.

-Go. -Me?

Yes. Go.

Okay. Follow me.

Hurry up. Cover my back.

Gosh.

What's wrong, Mart?

Is that a human or a ghost?

Na! Na! Where are you going?

-I need to go. -Kit, Kit.

Kit...

Wait...

Who are you here to see?

Why is he up there?

Are you sure you want me to dig up his body?

Yes.

We need his body to perform a funeral in Bangkok.

You can't do that.

Those who are killed by a snake must become Goddess' followers.

You can't take his body.

If the headman finds out, I'll be dead.

Then, don't tell him.

If we all keep our mouths shut, he won't find out.

-Yes... -Yes...

I've never dug up the dead. It's against our traditions.

Now, it's a good chance to do that.

Do something you've never done before,

so, your life won't be boring.

-Yes. -Yes.

I said I can't do that.

No offence

but here's ten baht.

You've got to be kidding me.

How about twenty?

Are you kidding me?

It's fine then.

No, no. I'll take it.

Now you want money.

Give it. Sir, I'm giving you ten baht more.

Take it.

And next time,

don't ever pick up baby birds at night like this again.

Or I'll shoot you.

-Shoot the birds? -Shoot this old man.

Seriously. You almost gave me a heart attack.

Come on.

You're too slow. When will we be done?

Dig faster.

I'm old now.

If you want it fast, do it yourself.

Seriously.

Hey. What's that?

What?

Are you sure we got the right grave?

I'm sure. I buried him myself.

Snakes!

Are you 100 per cent sure?

I'm sure. I buried him here.

-I should go. -Hey! Wait! Wait!

-Pon! -Go...

Snakes... Snakes are everywhere.

So many of them.

I've never seen so many snakes in my life.

Sir. Why are there so many snakes all over his body?

He was probably bitten by the goddess' follower.

That's why those snakes eat the corpse,

so, they can suck the poison and make it theirs.

So, you're saying his body has already been eaten?

Yes.

Breathe in. Breathe out.

The fairest rose is at last withered.

The snakes suck the Nagas' poison?

That's crazy.

Pon, get up here. Get up here.

No, we're going back.

Come on. Let's go back.

Okay. Let's go...

You're all going to have bad luck.

Especially,

this woman, it's going to be the worst for her.

You'd better leave Donmaipa before the solar eclipse occurs.

-Nonsense. -If you don't want to die,

leave this place.

I won't die here.

I won't stay here.

I want to go home.

Hungry snake ghost.

Ratthanawadee is in danger.

Or it's just a dream.

How is that possible?

It's been a few days, how can the body just disappear?

The mortician said snakes ate his corpse, Professor.

-Yes. -I've got goosebumps just talking about it.

-Gosh. -All that's left are his clothes.

Yes.

Way to go.

Professor. It's true.

All my life, I've never seen anything so scary like this before.

-Gosh. -I think those snakes must be ghosts.

Nonsense.

Donmaipa is in lowland areas.

It's normal there are lots of snakes.

But not even his bones are left.

The mortician said the reason those snakes ate the corpse

was to get the poison of Goddess' followers

to increase the potency of their own poison.

What are we going to do now, Professor?

Professor...

We have a problem.

What is it? Girls always have problems.

Rat... She's missing.

Professor.

Her belongings are gone, too.

She probably took them with her.

We couldn't find anything.

When did she disappear?

I don't know.

You guys slept so well, right?

You don't know anything.

Look, I wasn't awake to watch her all night, okay?

How am I supposed to know when she disappeared?

Before she disappeared, did she say anything?

She sounded crazy.

She kept saying she wanted to go home.

In my opinion, perhaps Rat fled to town

and found a way to go back to Bangkok on her own.

How would she do that?

We're far away from town.

And without a car?

No one in Donmaipa dares to go out at night.

It's dangerous.

Is it because there are thieves?

Not humans.

The invisible is scarier.

That dream.

Is it a reality?

Come on...

I already told you.

I don't accept complaints.

But my student has gone missing.

And you won't do anything?

Yes. We don't know what has happened to her.

The shaman warned you to take your students out of Donmaipa.

Because we can't guarantee your safety.

But you wouldn't listen.

Now, something happened.

And you want me to be responsible?

You can at least ask your men to look for our friend.

Not just act like nothing happened.

Okay...

If your friend is not meant to die yet, she'll be back.

-How could you say that? -What if she doesn't come back?

Then it means she's dead. For god's sake! Carry on.

Are we in a barbaric village?

That's what I think.

Headman refused to help to look for Rat.

We need to help ourselves.

I believe she's somewhere not far from here.

But how do we begin?

Donmaipa is not small.

Let's do it. We'll split up into two groups.

The first group, me, Chade, Sommart.

We'll go and search at the village entrance.

The other group, Tossapol, Prakit, Wanchana,

you go and search at Dhevalai at the back of the village.

But Professor, why do we have to go to that creepy Dhevalai?

Ratthanawadee might have gone back to the places she has been to.

What about Jerd and me?

-Yeah. -You girls stay here.

Don't go anywhere.

Okay.

Let's split up, so, it's faster.

Whether we find any clues or not,

you should all be back here before sunset.

-Okay. -Let's go.

Who am I going with?

-You come with me. -Professor, I'm also worried about her.

Me, too.

Kumkaew.

Ratthanawadee, my friend has gone missing.

I know. My mum told me this morning.

A person is missing,

but the headman doesn't care at all.

He just wouldn't help us.

No one wants to get involved in this mystery.

Don't you think someone in the village might have kidnapped her?

Why would they do that?

I don't know.

The people here aren't evil like city folks.

Can you talk nicely to me for once?

Why would I need to do that?

Hey.

Let's go and search for Rat.

-Let's go. -Come on.

It's getting dark.

According to the scripture,

Nakha acts madly in the sky.

Nakee acts madly on the ground.

When the solar eclipse occurs,

the King of Nagas swallows the sun.

Goddess Nakee will come out and kill people.

It's still three days away.

Why did the goddess already come out?

I told you this before.

When strangers come here,

their presence enhances Goddess Nakee's power

and that brings about disaster to our village.

My dad and I have tried everything.

But they just won't leave.

Then it's up to their fates.

What about that city girl, Shaman?

Where is she now?

A tiger probably ate her.

Perhaps Goddess Nakee did this.

Nonsense.

Yeah.

Lueang.

Go and look for that girl with Diew and Tub.

Why are you helping them?

I'm not helping them.

I just want them to leave our village

before the solar eclipse takes place.

If they are so stubborn, then just let them die here.

Absolutely not.

The more followers Goddess Nakee gains, the more power she has.

And we'll be in deep trouble.

Find her

before Shaman Auam's prediction comes true.

Believe me.

The scripture is never wrong.

What did you just say?

Is anybody here? Help!

I'm in here alone. Help!

Help me. I'm in here alone.

No one can help you, young lady.

Who are you?

Don't think that you can leave this place.

What did I ever do to you?

I didn't do anything to you.

I will dedicate my merits to you.

I don't need your merits.

I want you to be my successor here,

so, my spirit can stop suffering and be reborn.

Why me?

Why?

Watch me.

Look what you did to me.

You killed me in the previous life.

Now, it's my turn to kill you.

I'm sorry.

Please forgive me.

I will make merits and dedicate them to you.

Please forgive me. I didn't mean to do that.

(Chanting mantra)

Yeah. Keep chanting.

You think it can do anything to me?

I need to help her.

Now, where is Ratthanawadee?

Take me there.

Oh, God. Rat, Rat.

Does she have any idea that others are worried about her?

She's just trying to get attention.

That's Kumkaew.

Is she chasing after a buffalo?

Maybe she's going to see Tossapol.

Hey, where are you going?

The professor asked us to stay here.

But I can't let her steal Pon from me.

Pim.

-Rat! -Rat!

Rat!

Rat!

-Rat! -Rat!

Rat!

Rat!

-Rat! -Rat!

Rat!

-Rat! Rat! -Rat! Rat!

-Tossapol! -Rat!

Tossapol! Help me! Tossapol!

Rat!

-Rat! -Rat!

Rat!

-Rat! -Rat!

Tossapol!

Don't think that you can escape.

They can't see you.

Ratthanawadee! Ratthanawadee!

Kumkaew! Kumkaew! Help me, Kumkaew.

-Come on. Let's go. -Where are you going?

Once you come in here, you can't get out.

Go away.

You're brave.

I'm curious how long you'll be able to stand me?

Just stay calm. I'm getting you out of here.

Are you messing with me?

It's none of your business. I'll rip off your scalp!

Goddess Nakee.

-Rat! -Rat!

Rat!

-Rat! -Rat!

-Hey, Rat! -What in the world?

Hey! Rat! That's Rat!

Kumkaew.

What did you do to my friend?

You can ask her yourself.

Stop lying.

You put her in that cave, didn't you?

If that's what you think, it's up to you.

It's going to rain soon. Let's take her back.

-Come on. -Come on.

Rat!

-Pon... -What?

I think Rat would never go and hide in there.

Now that we're here, we might as well check it out.

Hey, I think we should go back.

Looks like it's going to rain. It'll be hard to get back.

Yes. I think so, too.

We should go back.

We can come back tomorrow.

It's just right there.

Let's get under cover.

-Kit! Come here. Come on. -Quickly!

Seriously!

What's this? This court is so big like a stadium.

But I think this court is more like

for human sacrifice.

People in the past killed animals and people as an offering

to a deity or something, right?

This place used to be an execution field.

Killing ground?

But why here in Dhevalai?

I don't know.

A sacred place like this...

shouldn't have been used as an execution field.

But it was.

Pon. What happened to your throat?

-What happened? -Does it hurt?

No. Maybe something cut me.

Let's go inside. Come on.

Hurry up, Kit.

Gosh. It's raining hard.

This makes it more difficult.

If we go out and search like this and if there's a flash flood,

it can be dangerous.

It's dark.

Pon and the others haven't returned yet.

They're probably hiding from the rain.

They'll come back when the rain lets up.

It's raining cats and dogs.

I think it might rain all night.

Where are Pimporn and Jerdnapa?

Or maybe they went after Pon.

There? Someone's there.

That's Rat, isn't it?

-Let's go and help her. -Come on...

You're lucky that you survived.

Where did you find her?

At the waterfall cave near the deserted castle at the back of the village.

You went that far?

I told you both to stay here.

Why didn't you listen to me?

If we both didn't follow Kumkaew to the cave,

then we wouldn't know where Ratthanawadee was.

Whatever it is, next time, please do not disobey my order.

What does Kumkaew have to do with this?

If you want to know,

go and ask your daughter.

Hey.

There's a candle and a lamp here.

Bring them here. I have a match.

Light it.

Does it work?

Goodness.

Put it here.

It's damp.

Light the lamp.

Hey. Look at that statue.

-What? -Let's go and see.

Come on.

I think this statue is over a thousand years old.

Perhaps people made this statue to worship the Nagas,

the King of Snakes of Mekong River,

who governed all other little Nagas living in Thailand.

Is this Goddess Nakee's statue that Professor told us about?

Maybe.

Move.

Look at the foundation and the body.

These two parts are not connected.

Yes.

You're so observant.

You're smart like your dad.

Na. Why are you talking about my dad?

Pon. Pon!

Hey!

I told you not to talk to him about his dad.

Fine. I forgot.

-Pon! -Pon! Pon!

-Pon! -Pon!

-Hey. -Quickly!

Pon! Are you okay?

I'm okay.

Just a little cramp.

It's so dark in here.

Pon. Get back up here.

We don't know what's down there.

Kit! It's so deep. How can he climb up?

I think we should go and get some rope to help him.

-Come on. -Okay.

Pon, just wait there, all right?

We'll be right back.

Tell me.

How did you find Ratthanawadee?

I went to look for something in the woods

and then I saw her.

But those two girls followed you.

And they told me you intended to go to that cave.

There're lots of mushrooms over there.

If I didn't go there, where do you expect me to go?

Kumkaew!

Mum, stop asking me.

I didn't kidnap and put her in that cave.

But that's what others think.

I don't care what people think.

We can't change their thoughts.

Unbelievable!

Who brought these ancient artefacts here?

Stop it!

It's gone.

Kumkaew.

What are you doing here?

I live here.

I've been waiting for you for so long, Chaiyasingha.

Chaiyasingha?

Who's that?

You.

General Chaiyasingha of Patta Nakhorn.

Are you just messing with me?

I'm not Kumkaew.

If you're not her,

then who are you?

Or you're the fairy.

The one in my dream.

Follow me.

Fairy.

Hey, wait up.

Where did she go?

Fairy!

Thank you, Fairy.

Pon! Pon!

-Pon, we're back. -Is this going to work?

Let's try it to find out. Hurry up.

-You do it. -Oh, my!

Go ahead.

We will get you out of here, Pon!

Hang in there!

Catch the end.

I got it.

Oh, my God. Please help me. Please don't let it be...

-Pon! Pon! -Pon!

-You okay? Are you hurt? -I'm fine. I'm fine.

Where did that wound on your throat go?

Yeah, where is it now?

Just forget it.

It stopped raining.

-I think we can go now. -Okay.

-Okay. -Let's go...

Na, come on. Let's get out of here.

I can't stand it anymore. Quickly!

Am I going insane?

That man was haunting me in my dream.

Mud? Why is there mud here?

Who do these city folks think they are?

How dare they go into Goddess Nakee's cave.

That castle has a mystery.

No one can just go in the Dhevalai

and get out alive.

So, what is in the cave then?

They say Goddess Nakee lives in that cave.

Dad.

So, Goddess Nakee is real?

Of course.

Wait, that's roosters' water.

Why did you put it here?

I didn't know you would sit there.

And where's Tub?

Still asleep.

-Stone statue? -Yes.

Besides that half-human half-snake statue,

there are also a lot of ancient artefacts that haven't been discovered.

They haven't been discovered?

I thought villagers took all the things.

That's why.

That headman doesn't want us near that place.

I want to go down there myself.

If what Tossapol said is real,

we'll be the first team

who has found the site of Donmaipa civilisation.

Then we better hurry before those people are alert.

They might get in our way again like when they burned our tents.

Then we'll go there without them knowing.

That sounds great.

Hey, you still haven't told us

how you got back up from down there.

Kumkaew. Kumkaew.

Did you go to the Dhevalai last night?

Last night?

It was raining cats and dogs.

Why would I go there?

I saw a woman that looked like you.

But she's dressed like she's from the era of Khmer.

She helped me out of the cave

or I wouldn't have been able to get out.

What are you talking about?

I don't understand.

If that's not you, then she must be a fairy.

She looked exactly like you.

But she seemed gentle and sad.

Well, she's not cold like someone around here.

Who do you mean?

I mean you. Who else could it be?

Was that too harsh?

Nonsense.

These city people.

They speak nonsense.

Did you go to the Dhevalai last night?

Mud? Why is there mud here?

I saw a woman that looked like you.

But she's dressed like she's from the era of Khmer.

She helped me out of the cave.

Did I really go there?

Can you really wash the film in this dark room of yours?

This room looks a little crappy to me.

Hey, why did you say that?

This is all about skills, man.

My grandfather used to own a shop.

-Studio shop? -Tyre shop.

After he died,

my father turned it into a studio till today.

Stop bragging about your ancestors.

Hurry up. I want to see the photos.

Okay.

Hey.

-What? -What?

Look at this picture.

What's that light beam?

Is it flashlight?

I don't think so.

It looks more like smog in the air.

Hey. Look at this one.

Why?

Look at that crest.

It looks like the Nagas.

Are you going insane?

Maybe you should resign from Archaelogy and join Painting.

Wait.

Where does that light come from, Pon?

Come on. Eat a little, so, you have energy.

Since she got back,

she hasn't said anything.

She hasn't eaten anything either.

What's wrong with her?

And she wouldn't answer.

Come on. Eat a little.

Looks like she's in shock.

Something must have happened to her in that cave.

Cave?

No! Please! No! Please!

-I'm sorry. Please don't hurt me. -Rat.

-I'm sorry. Please don't hurt me. -Calm down.

Rat, calm down. Calm down. Nothing will happen to you.

-I'm right here. -Please don't hurt me.

We might need Shaman Auam

to invite the protecting spirit to return to her body.

If we perform that ritual, she'll be fine, right?

It's all up to her fate.

Rat.

Shaman Auam?

What can he do?

At least, he can help pull herself together.

That tricky old man.

He doesn't know a lot.

But he appointed himself as the shaman of the village

and makes a living money out of others' beliefs.

He probably didn't do well in Nong Sai.

That's why he moved here.

Actually, so many sick people in our village

are cured by that shaman.

But many are not cured.

And when they die,

he can come up with all the excuses in the world.

Try not to be biased.

If you respect him, go ahead.

But I'll never be able to respect that old man.

Shaman.

I smell the snake.

Snake?

Do you raise snakes in your house?

No. Not since Kane died.

I stopped catching snakes for sale since.

But this smell is so strong.

I can feel they're near me.

You have a super sense of smell.

I live here but I don't smell anything.

It's because you get used to it.

I think you have snakes in your house.

I think they're not here, but on your head.

Kumkaew!

Shaman.

Kumkaew!

Shaman, come on in.

This girl has been possessed by a ghost.

We need to pour holy water on her to dispel it.

But she's sick. Can we do that when she gets better?

We can't wait.

If we wait, she won't survive.

Just do whatever you need to before she gets even worse.

Go away, you evil ghost.

Rat! Why is she getting worse?

Because of the ghost's power.

It followed her from the woods.

Just leave. Leave!

What are you doing?

If that man hadn't stopped me,

my ritual would have been successful.

But Ratthanawadee got worse.

She didn't get better.

Her condition is in the third stage.

And the ritual's been ruined.

I don't know what to do.

What we can do is let her be.

Shaman.

Is there any other way to help her?

I warned them to leave this village.

But they wouldn't listen.

This coming solar eclipse.

I don't know how many people will become Goddess Nakee's offerings.

I just hope it won't be like 19 years ago.

I really hope.

Me too.

But I'm telling you.

Your house has a strong smell of snakes.

I want Rat to get well

so, I asked Shaman Auam to treat her.

What's wrong with that?

She has a fever.

And a shaman is not a doctor, Pim.

There's no hospital here. No doctors.

There's only him who can help us.

This kind of thing, we have to try.

See what happened? Is she getting better?

She doesn't have a normal fever.

Ghosts must have made her sick.

I'm so disappointed in you.

I didn't know a modern woman like you,

would believe in this kind of nonsense.

How is she doing?

Her fever hasn't gone down yet.

I asked Kumkaew to make her herbal medicine.

Then we'll see again tomorrow.

If she doesn't get better,

I'll need to take her to the hospital in town.

But I'm afraid you won't be able to go there.

Why not?

Headman promised us

that he'd have his men drop us off at the bus station in town.

Although he wants you to leave this village so badly,

it rained heavily last night,

and the floods destroyed the road.

No one can go anywhere.

What?

How long does it take to fix it?

A month or maybe a year.

Why does it take that long?

A faraway village, they couldn't care less.

We have to rely on ourselves.

Give this medicine to your friend every six hours,

so her fever goes down.

Are you sure that your herbal medicine can help her?

Do you have a better option?

What a perfect timing, this useless road.

What do we do now?

How will these people be able to go from here?

Shaman.

Is there any way we can make them leave?

I think so.

Beware.

Don't let these people go inside the Dhevalai ever again.

Diew. Tub.

You two go to Kampong's house.

Keep an eye on her.

Don't let her leave the house.

If she resists, you make her stay.

No problem. I'll handle it.

Go ahead.

Dad.

-When will you go home? -Not yet. I'm drinking.

If the sun sets,

that thing with a crest will come out again.

-I'm not afraid. -Ever since those city folks

set foot in Donmaipa,

Goddess' followers come out so often.

Yes.

I saw it. Lamjiak too.

That big head rising so high and those red eyes,

-it's so scary. -Yes. I saw it.

The other day, I went to Kampong's house.

I smelled a strong odour of snakes.

I'm sure Goddess' follower snakes are hiding there.

Yeah, you're right.

Kumkaew, Kampong's daughter,

was born on an eclipse day,

19 years ago.

She could be one of the goddess' followers in human form.

But you have no evidence.

Be careful.

Kumkaew will come for you.

Listen, I'm not lying.

Lamjiak and I saw Kumkaew's arm.

There were scales on it.

Like a snake.

But the next day,

they're just completely gone.

Yes. I saw them too.

She must be Goddess Nakee's follower.

There must be something more to this.

Perhaps Goddess' follower possesses a woman's body.

Behind the castle in the west,

there's a tunnel leading to the cave underneath the Dhevalai.

Looking from the map, it is so complex.

How did you find that exit?

-Yes. -Yes.

When I fell down, I just walked randomly.

I didn't know the exit was there.

If you know this secret passageway,

then the villagers must also know.

We need to get there before they are alert.

But how are we going to explore there?

Kampong said Headman Yam is keeping an eye on us.

He doesn't want us to go to this castle again.

It's easy.

We just need to go there quietly, secretly.

He won't know.

I thought you'd be smart this time.

That brutal headman probably already sent his men

to keep an eye on us on that side.

Just look over there.

You're right.

If we leave here,

they'll definitely go after us.

Then how are we going to explore down there?

I know what to do.

How about that?

Are you sure that your method will work?

Absolutely.

They can't tell from afar if these are real people or just straw men.

I say...

They're not crows.

You think they'll just believe these scarecrows are us?

Just believe me.

Whether they'll believe it or not,

at least we give it a try.

-You sure? -Yeah.

Is it a tiger or them?

It's clear.

Come on. Let's go.

Hurry up...

Let's move.

Chade, come on.

But lying is a sin.

You can redeem the sin later. Come on.

Hey.

You watch them, all right?

Can't do this anymore.

I need to close my eyes.

This way, Professor.

-Over there, Professor. -Be careful.

-It's slippery. -That was slippery.

We're here.

What are these treasures doing here?

Be careful. Don't step on them.

Pon.

You're going to be famous

for discovering these ancient artefacts.

Dr. Supud, your father will be so proud of you.

Why are these things buried

like they don't want to be found?

If they're not buried,

the villagers would have dug them up and sold them to foreigners long ago.

I think this area was flooded before.

How do you know that?

You saw a vision?

These things must have been washed away by the flood from above.

And they piled up down here.

Guys.

Do you hear that sound?

What?

What sound?

A woman screaming for help.

Hey.

It's from there.

Do you hear that?

What? What are you saying?

Are you kidding us? This is not funny.

-Yes. -I'm not kidding.

Come on. Stop kidding.

Let's get to work.

Wanchana, go get the tape measure.

-Okay. -Sommart, you go get the rope.

Prakit, get the camera ready.

-Chade, you help me here. -Okay.

-Okay. -The tape measure is in your bag.

Looks like these things are for some kind of ritual.

Don't move them yet. Sketch it. Prakit, you take pictures.

-Consider it done, Professor. -Okay.

14.10...

-centimetres. -All right.

What? You found diamonds or something?

Why are you screaming?

I saw something. I saw something.

I really saw it. It was moving right there.

Relax, Kit. Speak clearly.

I saw it going down there.

It was going down there.

-Was it a mole? -Mole my butt! It was not.

Okay. Enough. I'll go take a look.

Don't go. It already went down, Pon.

-It went down. -Are you just being lazy?

Be careful.

The soil is soft here. So, it collapsed.

You're making it a big deal.

Come, see it for yourself.

No.

Then take care of that hole.

I'll take care of this one.

Okay.

Whatever makes you happy.

Shouting all the time.

Professor. Professor.

I checked hole C.

I dug about 20 cm down.

Kumkaew.

This is your sculpture?

Let's call it a day.

Let's pack up, Let's pack up.

-Let's stop for today. -Okay.

Be careful. Don't step on them.

Yes.

If that sculpture was human...

she must be so beautiful.

The smell of Angel-hair jasmine.

Fairy.

Fairy.

I've been waiting for you for so long.

I never thought I'd see you again.

Have we met before?

Even though you forget me,

I never forget you.

I never forget the promise

that you made to me.

Promise?

What promise?

Look into my eyes.

I, General Chaiyasingha...

swear to all deities.

Please acknowledge my promise.

You're the only person that I love.

If you become my wife,

I will never get tired of loving you.

Even if I die,

I will wait for you in every life.

If I don't care about her for even one day,

I'm ready to die within a couple of days.

I was?

999 years ago,

you were Chaiyasingha,

the General of Patta Nakhorn.

What about you?

Who are you?

Trust me.

You don't want to know who I am.

Fairy!

Wait, Fairy!

Fairy!

Fairy!

-Fairy! -Chaiyasingha!

I come here to wait for you every day.

I thought you wouldn't come.

I wanted to come here.

But I was forbidden to come outside.

Your family must be so possessive of you.

Of course.

Especially my grandfather.

He's fiercer than a tiger.

Fairy.

I just wanted to say goodbye.

Where are you going?

I have to go to war with King Niruttarat.

Can you please not go?

It's the warriors' duty.

I don't know when I will come back.

Perhaps,

I might die on the battlefield.

Don't.

Don't say that.

I love you.

Fairy.

I heard that humans...

especially men,

cannot be trusted.

I, General Chaiyasingha...

swear to all deities.

Please acknowledge my promise.

You're the only person that I love.

If you become my wife...

I will never get tired of loving you.

Even if I die...

I will wait for you in every life.

If I don't care about her for even one day,

I'm ready to die within a couple of days.

You're swearing like that.

Aren't you afraid?

I keep my word.

What's there to be afraid?

I love you...

more than myself.

This is all I've ever wanted from you.

Fairy.

Hey. Pon.

Wake up.

Why are you sleeping here?

Who's that?

Was I sleep-talking?

Yeah, you were.

You spoke about some fairy.

Don't tell me you're cheating on Pim.

How many times do I have to tell you?

There's nothing between Pim and me.

Fine. If you insist so.

You don't need to be all cranky.

That fairy you were dreaming of.

-Who is she? -Yeah.

I dreamed again.

Are you okay, Kumkaew?

I saw you slept early last night.

I was probably just tired.

I didn't know when I fell asleep.

And my dream was so real.

What did you dream about?

Good or bad?

I don't know if it's good or bad.

But I always dream about Tossapol.

You're becoming a woman.

It's normal you dream about guys.

It's a sign you're ready to get married.

Mum! What are you talking about?

I don't want to talk to you anymore.

Do you believe in reincarnation?

Reincarnation?

There's no scientific evidence for that.

But I believe.

But doesn't it sound insane?

Believing in things you can't prove.

Science only deals with the physical.

It doesn't fully understand our mind.

At least, I believe in rebirth.

You believe it because of the religion?

Not exactly.

Scientists say matters never cease to exist.

They just change their forms.

Just like the food we eat,

it turns into energy

-I can't hold it. -and then poo.

Watch them for me.

Hey. How are you crossing here?

-Sorry, man. -What's going on?

What is he looking for?

-What are you doing? -A shovel...

-Here. -Here.

-What are you doing? -Poop.

Do you want to join me?

There we go. It doesn't go anywhere.

It just changes form.

Why can't most people recall their past lives?

Here we go.

Be careful. It's hot.

-That's enough... -And it took you hours.

Recalling one's past life is to recall old promises

or knowing what is being affected to come back.

If things like old promises don't affect you,

you won't be able to recall it.

So difficult. I won't dance anymore.

Move.

You almost sat on my feet.

Can you see I'm sitting here?

You can't just quit dancing.

All women who are virgins in Donmaipa need to dance

to worship Goddess Nakee tomorrow.

Why can't men do that?

Tub, Lueang, Diew can also dance. Who knows?

Goddess Nakee might enjoy watching handsome and muscular men dancing.

-Rumsing dance? -No.

It's our tradition.

If we don't follow it, there will be disasters.

Just do your job, all right?

When you have a husband, you won't be dancing anymore.

-But... -No but.

It's the rule. No exception.

But Kumkaew doesn't have a husband.

Why isn't she dancing?

She's afraid.

Of what, Dad?

She's afraid of the eclipse.

She's going to turn into a big snake.

Whenever the King of Nagas swallows the sun,

Goddess Nakee will turn into a giant snake.

I saw it 19 years ago.

That's nonsense.

How can a human change into a snake?

If you don't believe me, ask your father.

-Hey... -Hey...

Your father is the headman.

Use his power and force her to dance.

-Lueang. -Yes, Dad.

Go get Kumkaew over here.

If she doesn't come, just do her.

Take her virginity.

Yeah!

Sure, Dad.

-Let me go with you. -Wait...

What are you doing?

This is between me and Kumkaew.

You two stay here.

Thought you needed moral support.

I'm going to have a wife soon!

That's a hard life you have.

If you'd agreed to be my wife in the first place,

you wouldn't have to go through all this.

What do you want?

My dad is asking for you.

He wanted you to rehearse the worship dance for Goddess Nakee.

I'm not doing that.

Why not?

All other virgins have rehearsed.

Except you.

They wouldn't die without me.

That's my dad's order.

You have to follow it.

But if you don't want to...

you'll have to be my wife.

Because if you have a husband,

you won't need to join the ritual.

Kumkaew.

You want to come with me

or you want to be my wife?

I'm not dancing.

No matter what.

But you must dance. It's the rule.

Really? You and Shaman Auam worked together

and came up with this rule.

-Kumkaew! -What did I say wrong?

Has any of you ever seen Goddess Nakee?

You only listen to this shaman.

I don't mind if you don't respect Shaman Auam.

But don't disrespect Goddess Nakee or you'll get us in trouble.

I'm not disrespecting the goddess.

But I'm tired of your abuse of power.

Our village has rules. Our country has laws.

If you can't accept our rules,

then you and your mother can go from this village.

I'm not going.

I didn't do anything wrong.

You better watch your mouth.

Stay out of this. It's none of your business.

You're giving me a headache.

Look at how she talks back to him.

If she could pull out his grey hair, she'd probably do it.

Stop talking, Lamjiak.

Kumkaew.

I'm asking you one last time.

Are you going to dance or not?

Otherwise,

I'll have Lueang make you his wife.

Yes, let's do that.

That's right!

She'll dance.

She'll definitely dance, Headman.

Mum!

When I was a teenager,

when I hadn't lived with your dad yet,

I used to dance to worship Goddess Nakee.

You're forcing me to do it.

-No. -You're afraid of the headman,

-aren't you? -No...

Then why do you want me to dance?

When I was pregnant with you,

I prayed to Goddess Nakee.

I prayed for your life.

That I would give you to Goddess as Her daughter.

So I'm Goddess Nakee's daughter?

If I hadn't given you to Her,

you wouldn't be here with me today.

That's why you want me

to worship Her with the dance.

It's the least we can do to repay Her kindness.

She saved you.

She's the reason you're still alive.

Now I know.

If so,

I'll do my best to worship her.

Your straw men work incredibly well, Mart.

-I told you. -They totally bought it.

But we don't know how long we can fool them.

By the time they realise,

we will have dug up all these ancient treasures.

I think we should hurry up and get out of here.

I don't really... feel safe in here.

You're always chickening out.

Don't be a coward.

I thought you were scared, too.

Pon. How's it going over there?

I see that you've been staring at that sculpture for half a day.

She's so beautiful.

Just so beautiful.

I wish she were a human being instead of just a stone.

Hey, control yourself.

If Pim finds out you cheated on her

and fell in love with this lady,

it won't be good.

Pim is not my type.

Don't tell me that your type is like this sculpture.

What if I say yes?

Will you think I'm crazy?

-Yes. -Yes.

Whatever. Get back to work.

Get over here. Help me get this...

Our discovery has progressed faster than I expected.

When we go back, I'll contact the Fine Arts Department

to register these items.

Professor. Professor.

Those are just small items.

Pon found a big one.

-What? -What is it?

-Prakit, get the camera. -Okay...

What sculpture is this?

Is she Apsara? Probably not.

But I think she's beautiful.

Beautiful? It's creepy.

Come on. She's half-human half-snake.

Professor, is it Medusa?

Medusa my butt!

If it's Medusa,

it will have a lot of snakes on its head.

From what I see,

it looks more like a crest on the forehead.

But the crest is a symbol of the Nagas.

The king of all snakes.

Could this be the real Goddess Nakee sculpture?

Perhaps.

What do you think, Pon?

Fairy.

A weirdo like you will probably turn into a snake while dancing.

Lamjiak!

Go and get her!

Kumkaew is a snake!

Why are you doing this?

They're taking her statue.

Fairy.

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