Chetamja: The King’s Eyes — Chapter 2

COUGH... AGH...

IS IT YOU...?

ARE YOU... REALLY HIM?

YES. HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO SAY IT?

I AM GWIYEONG.

YOU FRAUD.

THIS IS GREAT...

YOU ARE THE ENEMY OF MY PEOPLE...

I CAME HERE TO KILL YOU.

AND NOW, YOU WILL DIE WITH YOUR KING--

...?!

YOU SURE TALK A LOT. THAT'S GONNA GET YOU KILLED...

...BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.

RAAAH!!

AAAH!!

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

ARE YOU RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS?

LEE! WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG?!

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT KIND OF PERIL HIS MAJESTY WAS EXPOSED TO?!

WELL... I WAS CARRYING OUT HIS ORDERS...

YOU WILL HAVE TO ANSWER FOR THIS.

I WILL MAKE SURE OF IT--

YOU ARE NOT TO KILL HIM.

WE NEED INFORMATION OUT OF HIM.

MAKE SURE HE STAYS ALIVE.

YES, YOUR MAJESTY. I'LL SEE TO IT--

DIE!

DIE!!

DIE ALREADY!!

DIE!!

JUST DIE ALREADY!!

JUST--

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?

YOU HEARD THE KING. HE WANTS HIM ALIVE.

DON'T YOU SEE THAT HELL OVER THERE?

...?

THE BARBARIANS UNLEASHED IT ON US!

I HAD TO LIVE THROUGH THIS HELL A THOUSAND TIMES ALREADY!!

FIVE YEARS AGO, THEY BURNED DOWN MY VILLAGE AND KILLED EVERYONE!

THE INVADERS KILLED MY PARENTS!!

SO WHY DO YOU TELL ME TO SPARE HIM?

THESE BARBARIAN SCUM DESERVE TO BE RIPPED APART INTO PIECES!!

I'M GONNA SLAUGHTER THEM ALL AND--

GWIYEONG...!

THAT'S ENOUGH... PLEASE STOP.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS ANYMORE.

B-BUT... DONG...

STOP IT ALREADY! YOU’RE SCARING ME!

WHAT... ARE YOU DOING?

YOU’VE SEEN MY SKILLS!

PLEASE GIVE ME THE JADE PLAQUE AND USE ME HOWEVER YOU LIKE...

BUT PLEASE... LET MY SISTER DONG LIVE A BETTER LIFE...!

IS THAT WHY YOU WANT THE JADE PLAQUE TO SERVE ME?

IS IT FOR YOUR SISTER?

WE’VE LIVED THROUGH THIS HELL...

SO I WANT MY SISTER TO HAVE A BETTER LIFE.

NO. I WILL NOT ALLOW IT.

WH-WHY NOT? IS IT BECAUSE I DISOBEYED YOUR ORDER?

OR IS IT BECAUSE I TRIED TO SUCKER PUNCH YOU ON THE STREETS?

NO.

IF YOU SEEK TO SERVE ME FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR SISTER...

...I CANNOT HAVE THAT.

WHY DO YOU SAY-?

HEY.

JUST LEAVE, OKAY?

YOU SHOULD BE GRATEFUL HE'S SPARING YOU AFTER ALL THE THINGS YOU DID.

FORGET THIS, GWIYEONG.

WE SHOULD LEAVE.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL HIM, YOUR MAJESTY?

BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE SHAMELESS OF ME...

UTTERLY SHAMELESS...

GWIYEONG... YOU'D BETTER NOT DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT AGAIN.

HUH?

DO YOU EXPECT ME TO MOVE SOMEWHERE SAFE AND LIVE A BETTER LIFE ALL BY MYSELF...

IN EXCHANGE FOR YOURS?

DON’T SAY THAT. YOU KNOW WHY I DID IT...

BUT I’LL CONSIDER IT IF YOU GET TO COME WITH ME TOO.

AS FATHER AND MOTHER PASSED AWAY FROM THE BARBARIAN ATTACK FIVE YEARS AGO...

...I MADE A PROMISE WITH FATHER...

...TO KEEP YOU SAFE AT ALL COSTS.

SO...

...DON’T WORRY ABOUT ME.

AND YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN THERE TO PROTECT ME.

I'D RATHER BE BY YOUR SIDE BECAUSE IT MAKES ME HAPPY.

YES. I'D RATHER BE WITH YOU TOO-

DONG...

DONG...?!

DONG!! NO!!!

DARN IT... I MISSED.

THE ONE YOU KILLED WAS CALLED MAKHAN. HE WAS A FOOL WITH NOTHING BUT BRUTE STRENGTH,

BUT HE DIED A NOBLE DEATH. THANKS TO HIM, WE WERE ABLE TO FIND YOU.

GWIYEONG.

N-NO... THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING!

DONG...!!

WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM? DID HE LOSE IT OR SOMETHING?

G-GWIYEONG...

BEHIND YOU...

HEY.

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?

I-IT'S DONG...

MY SISTER...

G-GWI... YEONG...

I’M... FINE...

I’M...

...REALLY...

HMPH! THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE!

YOU CHOSE THE WRONG TIME TO SHOW UP! NOW, DIE!

HMM...

HMM.

GWIYEONG... WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?

ARE YOU REALLY TRYING TO GET YOURSELF KILLED?

IT'S DONG...

MY SISTER...

...IS DEAD.

H-HOLD ON... THAT MAN... HE'S SUNMONG LEE!

WHAT? YOU MEAN THE SUNMONG LEE?

THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE! WHY WOULD HE BE HERE?

YOU SAW THAT MOVE TOO! IT HAS TO BE HIM...!

RETREAT!

SCATTER INTO DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS!!

COME ON... WHAT ARE YOU PLAYING AT?

HEY! I ASKED YOU A QUESTION!

I'M...

...GONNA...

...KILL THEM ALL.

I DON'T BELIEVE THIS!

WHY IS HE HERE?

SUNMONG LEE IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE BEST SWORDSMAN IN ALL OF JOSEON, RIVALED ONLY BY YUNDEOK CHOI.

WHAT IS A MAN LIKE HIM DOING IN THE NORTH?

I MUST TELL THE OTHERS...!

YOU HELD THE BOW WITH THAT ARM.

SON OF A B****...

....!!

AND YOU PULLED THE BOWSTRING...

...WITH THIS ARM.

THEN I SUPPOSE YOU USED THIS EYE...

...TO AIM AT MY SISTER.

ARE YOU SURE GWIYEONG WENT THIS WAY?

YES. HE WENT AFTER THE LEADER OF THE BARBARIAN SCOUTS.

YOUR MAJESTY, HIS CRITICAL FLAW MAKES HIM UNFIT AS A CHETAMJA...

AHH, THERE HE IS.

THE GHOST'S SHADOW...

...SEEMS TO BE A FITTING NAME INDEED.

HELLO, GWIYEONG.

!!

WHAT...?

DONG...?!

DONG!!

GWIYEONG!

DONG... BUT HOW...? HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?

HIS MAJESTY SAVED ME. WHAT ABOUT YOU? ARE YOU OKAY?

OH... THANK YOU, YOUR MAJESTY!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

SO YOUR SISTER CAME BACK TO LIFE. DOES IT MAKE YOU HAPPY?

PARDON...?

IS SHE HERE THEN?

WHAT...

WHY...?

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!

HMM... DID I MANAGE TO GET HER?

WELL, IT MATTERS NOT.

SHE WILL SPRING BACK TO LIFE AGAIN.

WHAT...?

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU SAYING, YOU SON OF A--

SNAP OUT OF IT, YOU FOOL!!!

THE JURCHENS ATTACKED YOUR VILLAGE FIVE YEARS AGO.

AND YOU WERE THE SOLE SURVIVOR.

DONG, YOUR SISTER...

...DIED THAT NIGHT.

DO YOU THINK THAT'S HER YOU'RE HOLDING HER IN YOUR ARMS?

NO. DONG ISN’T THERE.