THE JURCHENS ATTACKED YOUR VILLAGE FIVE YEARS AGO.
DONG, YOUR SISTER, DIED THAT NIGHT.
DO YOU THINK THAT'S HER IN YOUR ARMS? NO. DONG ISN'T THERE.
HUH...?
BUT...
DONG...
DONG!!
WHERE IS SHE?
WHERE DID SHE GO?!
GWIYEONG... I HEARD ALL THE RUMORS ABOUT YOU.
EVERYONE SEEMED TO SAY THE SAME THING.
THEY DESCRIBED YOU AS A PITIFUL BOY WHO COULDN’T MOVE ON AFTER LOSING HIS SISTER TO THE BARBARIANS.
AND THAT YOU LOST YOUR MIND AND STARTED SEEING THINGS THAT WEREN’T THERE.
WHAT?
DON’T BE RIDICULOUS...!
YOU SAW HER...
YOU ALL SAW HER!
SHE WAS WITH ME IN THAT VILLAGE AFTER THE RAID...
...AND SHE WAS AT THE MAGISTRATE’S HALL TOO!
YOU SAW HER WITH YOUR OWN EYES!
GENERAL! YOU SAW HER TOO!
YOU SAW THE BARBARIANS STRIKE HER DOWN WITH AN ARROW...
NO. THE WHOLE TIME WE WERE HERE TODAY...
...YOU'VE BEEN ALONE.
I SAID LET GO!
DOESN'T THIS MAKE YOU ANGRY AT ALL?
B-BUT... DONG...
N-NO... THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING!
DONG...!!
WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM? DID HE LOSE IT OR SOMETHING?
COME ON... WHAT ARE YOU PLAYING AT?
WE DIDN'T SEE...
...YOUR SISTER AT ALL.
YOU HAVE TO PROTECT DONG NO MATTER WHAT.
YOU HEAR ME, GWIYEONG? YOU MUST PROTECT HER AT ALL COSTS.
HUFF
HUFF
THEY WILL PAY FOR THIS...
I SWEAR...!
O-OLD MAN KANG...
OH, GWIYEONG! IT'S YOU!
YOU'RE SAFE...
YOU SURVIVED...!
BUT WHERE ARE THE OTHERS? IS IT JUST YOU AND DONG?
ARE YOU THE ONLY ONES WHO MADE IT OUT OF THE VILLAGE? WHAT ABOUT YOUR PARENTS?
THEY TOOK MY MOTHER...
...AND KILLED MY FATHER...
WE WERE HIDING UNDER THE FLOOR--
YES, I SEE!
THE TWO OF YOU MADE IT, AND THAT'S WHAT MATTERS!
I'M SORRY DONG HAD TO GO THROUGH ALL THAT AT HER AGE--
HUFF
HUFF
SHE'S STILL BREATHING...!
WH-WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN...?
NO! DON'T PULL IT OUT!
YOU'LL FIND MY BOAT BY THE DOCKS.
USE THE BOAT. YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GET TO THE NEXT TOWN WITHOUT BEING SEEN BY THE BARBARIANS.
TAKE HER TO A DOCTOR AND GET HER TREATED AS QUICKLY AS--
GO AFTER THEM.
G-GWIYEONG...
DONG...!
HANG IN THERE!
I'M GONNA SAVE YOU! I PROMISE!!
TSK... WE LOST HIM.
THEY'RE JUST CHILDREN. LET THEM BE.
SHOOT FLAMING ARROWS AT THEM.
WHAT...?
DON'T LEAVE ANYTHING TO CHANCE.
SHOOT THE FLAMING ARROWS.
HUFF
HUFF
HUFF
HUFF
DONG!! WATCH OUT!!
HUH...?!
GASP
D-DONG...
NO... NO...
IT'S NOT TRUE...
I AM SORRY. I FAILED TO PROTECT YOUR SISTER, YOUR PARENTS, AND YOUR VILLAGE.
THAT WAS MY DUTY AS YOUR KING, AND I HAVE FAILED YOU.
CURSE ME IF YOU MUST.
BLAME MY KINGDOM FOR FAILING TO DO WHAT IT SHOULD HAVE.
IT IS NOT YOUR FAULT. DO NOT BLAME YOURSELF FOR THE DEATH OF YOUR FAMILY.
SO LET YOUR SISTER GO.
GWIYEONG...
IT MUST’VE HURT...
I SEE...
DONG...
MY SISTER...
THAT'S WHY...
...YOU NEVER GREW SINCE THAT DAY...!
GWIYEONG...
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING...
HIC...
HIC...
YOU HARBOR HATRED AND RESENTMENT.
IF YOU CAN MANAGE TO FORGET EVERYTHING AND LIVE OUT YOUR LIFE, THEN YOU HAVE MY BLESSINGS.
HOWEVER, IF YOU INTEND TO CARRY THIS RAGE AND LIVE THE REST OF YOUR LIFE AS A BUTCHER...
...I HAVE A BETTER PROPOSITION FOR YOU.
I AM ASSEMBLING AN ELITE VANGUARD FORCE AT OUR NORTHERN FRONT TO FEND OFF THE JURCHEN THREAT.
THEY WILL BE KNOWN AS THE CHETAMJA.
WILL YOU BECOME A CHETAMJA AND USE YOUR RAGE TO SERVE THE KINGDOM AND ITS SUBJECTS?
WILL YOU ACCEPT THIS SHAMELESS KING'S REQUEST?
CAN YOU HELP ME FIND HIM?
WHO ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
I JUST REMEMBERED...
...THE MAN WHO BURNED MY VILLAGE...
...AND KILLED DONG AND MY FAMILY.
CAN YOU FIND HIM?
TAKE THIS.
THE ARMY WILL BEGIN RECRUITMENT ONCE THE WINTER ENDS. SHOW THEM THAT PLAQUE.
THEN THEY WILL BRING YOU STRAIGHT TO ME.
FROM THAT DAY ON, YOU WILL BE A CHETAMJA.
Gwiyeong confronts the truth that his sister Dong died in the Jurchen raid five years ago. He is devastated and consumed by rage when he learns that the Dong he carries in his arms is an illusion. Painful memories of the past come alive; the escape, the chase, and Dong's death are seen again. In the end, the king asks him to stop mourning and use his anger as a Chetamja serving the kingdom.
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