Legend of Deification (姜子牙)

In the last years of the Shang Dynasty,

Emperor Zhou became a fatuous tyrant.

Seeing an opportunity,

The Fox Devil, Nine Tailed, transformed herself into Daji,

the Royal Consort

and took control of the government.

The Fox clan brought chaos to the world.

Heaven took pity on the people.

When at last they rebelled,

the Master of Jingxu Hall sent divine reinforcement.

Thus the Three Realms were engulfed in war.

Jingxu Hall's foremost disciple, Jiang Ziya,

set forth to vanquish Nine Tailed once and for all.

My love, what have you done?

Where are you?

Enough! Stop this at once!

Jiang Ziya.

Aah...

Your illusions do not frighten me, Fox Devil!

We have the same goal, do we not?

Must we quarrel over a single, pitiful dynasty?

It is mankind's destiny to serve the Fox Clan forever!

I invoke the Suppressing Seal!

Malignant spirits.

Be vanquished!

The war came to an end.

For its victory over Emperor Zhou,

Jingxu Hall was lauded.

The Revered Master bequeathed unto the people gods

tasked with the protection of all living things.

With the rise of a new Dynasty,

there was much to be done.

Those loyal to the old order were banished

to the icy ruins of Beihai, never to return.

For his role in the triumph,

Jiang Ziya was celebrated far and wide.

It was thought he would lead the new gods.

And yet...

What'd I say?

Why is that rock shaped so weird?

When's the last time you've ever seen a rock around here?

I'm gonna take a look.

- Freeze! -

Things aren't... Whoa!

Uh...

Ugh...

That's no rock. It's one of the Immortals.

- Immortals? - Immortals?

Behold. Following the Great War,

Jingxu Hall let down a stairway to heaven

and invited mankind to ascend.

The first person to climb it

was none other than Jiang Ziya himself.

That's how he became a god.

I have completed the mission given to me.

Jiang Ziya.

The Fox Devil you have subdued cannot be permitted to live.

As the Three Realms look on.

Nine Tailed must be executed. By you.

With this act shall you secure your place

as leader of the gods.

As you are a servant of the people,

so shall the disciples of Jingxu Hall be yours

to command in upholding Heaven's will.

Then so it is done.

Kill her!

- Kill her! - Kill her!

- Kill her! - Kill her!

Kill!

Kill!

Kill!

Kill!

Nine Tailed. These illusions are fruitless.

Your fate is sealed. This is how you end.

So loyal.

What right does your Master have to presume the will of Heaven?

He has saved mankind from your evildoing.

Has he indeed?

Uh...

Very well.

Why does he not move to save her?

Who is that?

You know nothing of the truth.

This girl, she's...

Jiang Ziya!

Do not let her sow the seeds of doubt in your mind!

Kill her!

Prepare to meet your end!

Kill!

Kill!

Kill!

Look out!

Her sorcery!

Resist the illusion! Stay pure!

See me! Take off the mask!

Huh?

Mark my words, you will be executed!

If I die,

she dies.

Save me.

Master, there is an innocent in her clutches!

Huh! No, wait!

Let her go!

Uh...

Come on! Get it together!

It's been long enough!

I want to go home!

You have undone the seal. You must be punished.

But I saw an innocent spirit

within Nine Tailed.

Silence!

What you saw was a conjuring trick!

But is seemed so...

Were Nine Tailed loose in the mortal realm...

The devastations of the great war

would have been for naught.

Fortunately, the Fox Devil has been executed.

But you are hereby banished from Jingxu Hall!

I know what I saw.

Jiang Ziya.

Master.

I have no choice but to seal your divine power

and exile you to Beihai

until such time as you are no longer in thrall

to this wicked illusion.

Only then may you return.

This job stinks.

Emperor Zhou gets to be the God of Marriage, but me?

I'm stuck looking after you.

I'm a baby sitter!

- - Ah! Four-Alike?

No! That's for the three of us to share!

Oh, I see how it is! You wanna bite me! Fine!

Huh!

With a straight hook?

This fish is as dumb as you are.

What... Oh! You've got to be kidding me.

Unbelievable.

Look at you.

They get to go home, meanwhile we're rooted to the spot!

I'll do it!

Uh... Wha...

I'll break this thing into splinters!

Don't test me! Humph!

Stop!

Do you want to go back to Jingxu Hall or not?

Come on! It was all in your head!

Um... Nine Tailed played a trick on you.

It's like that saying

about flies only going for cracked eggs.

Not that I'm, you know, calling you an egg or anything...

- Go home. - Huh?

You deserve better.

It's been ten years.

This is my punishment.

Ugh...

You're a damn fool.

If it weren't for the Master's orders,

I'd be long gone.