God of War (Soldier / Military Official / Moo shin / 무신)

Take me to Kangdo, please.

Viscount, I'll say it again, no one can live like this, unwanted, abandoned.

Why don't you answer?

I'm begging you, I'm kneeling here.

Viscount, I mean it. Manjung and I are different.

There's no animosity between you and me, right?

When Manjung did what he did to Wola, I tried to stop him.

I'm serious, you have no idea.

How did I end up here? Cause of my brother, that's how.

You know that, right?

He's the one the Overlord wants.

But can Manjun rule Koryo? This little twit?

Come on, don't be like this, say something.

I said I'd serve you like a brother.

Look, I'll bow again, all right? To my elder brother, see?

Please, brother.

Move it.

What are you lookin' at?

The country's going to the dogs.

Am I right, Uncles? Look at this riff-raff.

Don't call me uncle.

How about Auntie?

- What an idiot. - Right, they are idiots.

Now it all makes sense.

The Overlord always intended Manjun to take his place.

So he sent me.

You're killing me. Would it kill you to say something?

Young Lord.

Yes, brother.

It's not fitting for a young lord to call me brother.

Please stop.

No, brother, I pay what I owe.

I'll serve you as a brother.

You were born a slave, I was born illegitimate.

If I hadn't been, if my mother weren't a courtesan...

Would I be here now?

But that's all in the past.

Brother, please, please save me.

It's not in my power.

It is. I know it is, and I know about the bloodbath in Kangdo.

Kim Yakson, my half-sister, Songi.

My father has no one now.

Let's be candid. Isn't that why you're here?

Brother, please, please take me back with you.

I'll be eternally grateful. I know you were in Tansok to see Manjung.

All right.

That's why the Overlord sent me here.

One or the other of you will be the next overlord of Koryo.

I know it's me.

Manjung would hate it anyway. He just wants to play.

But me, I'm different.

He's illiterate, but me, I know my 1,000 Characters.

Suppose...

Suppose I do take you to Kangdo...

Can you swear to never forget the commitment you feel now?

Commitment to the Guard Corps, commitment...

to protect Koryo's court and her people.

Are you kidding? I swear it, 10 times, 100 times, I swear it.

And if you swear yourself, what then?

What then?

I never will, never, but if that ever happens...

You can do as you wish.

Kill me if you must. My life is in your hands.

Can I believe that?

You can. I swore, one brother to another.

What's not to believe?

All right.

If you can't trust me, I'll write it in blood.

Stop, Overlord.

Overlord...?

Yes, Overlord.

But, brother, where did that come from?

Don't call me brother again.

When you lead the Guard Corps, your power is equal to the Emperor's.

Overlord, accept my obeisance.

You are destined to be the next overlord.

I'll ask you again...

as your retainer...

Do you swear to keep your vow?

Thank you, thank you, Kim Jun.

I swear.

I will trust you.

Starting today, you must prove me right.

I will, I will. Trust me.

The fate of Koryo is in your hands.

Thank you. I'll never forget what you've done, never.

Thank you. Thank you.

We're in this together now.

Accept my respects.

I sent a messenger so Manjun knows Kim Jun came to see me.

What's Kim Jun doing here?

Dropping in on his way to see the Tripitaka?

Not likely.

It's something else.

But the Guard Corps is too bloody for me.

This is better. Good wine, good women, making money without doing a thing.

The Corps? No thanks.

Still, being the Overlord...

That's worth a try. The Emperor and his court all looking to me.

Sounds good.

Have I been wrong all along?

No, no, it's out of my reach.

Better to just stay here.

No more of this uncle stuff. Yes, Uncle.

Choosing the next overlord can change history.

I've got to be absolutely sure.

Can Manjun look after the Corps?

They're scum, both of them. But Manjun is the savvier of the two.

Have I made the right choice?

I'm fine, I'm fine.

Doctor, there must be a reason. What's wrong with him?

Your pardon.

You keep examining him with no result. What is wrong?

I'm fine. I'll get better in time.

You've been drinking quite a bit. It takes a toll on the stomach.

That's it.

Less wine, right, doctor?

Yes, Overlord, but?

Go on.

I regret to report his pulse is irregular and I detect a tumor.

What do you mean, a tumor?

We have no means of treating cysts at this time.

Some medicines can inhibit the growth, of course...

Where did this come from? What are you saying?

Now, now, easy.

Illness is part of life.

- Doctor. - Overlord.

This stays between us. Understood?

Need you ask, sir?

- Dismissed. - Overlord.

It's all that wine. And how upset you've been.

What should we do?

There's nothing we can do, not with a tumor.

These things take time.

...Overlord...What now?...

Your Grace, a messenger from the palace.

Send him in.

- What is it? - There is an emergency.

- An emergency? - Yes, Your Grace.

The Crown Princess is in critical condition.

She may not last the night.

What? May not last the night?

Yes, sir. His Majesty sent me to tell you.

I see. I'll come straight away. Wait for me.

Now her, too? Her, too?

Doctor, is there nothing you can do? Nothing at all?

I'm sorry.

No. You can't die like this.

You have to live. Grit your teeth and get through this.

- Sire... - Yes, yes.

You didn't marry into the Imperial House to end up like this.

This is my fault. I asked your father for your hand.

For my son.

That was a mistake.

It led to all the troubles in your house.

And now you... even you...

Sire, the Overlord and Her Grace.

Send them in.

Sire, is it that serious?

Yes.

She...

She'll be gone soon.

Your Highness, Your Highness, you can't go. Try to get up.

- Grandfather. - Your Highness.

- Do something for me. - Anything. Please tell me.

Stop...stop...all this killing.

No more.

And my brother, Mi...

Look after Mi. Don't hurt my little brother.

Would I ever?

You and Mi are my own grandchildren.

Can I believe that?

You killed your own daughter. What do you care about her children?

Your Highness.

I'll never forgive you.

Never...never!

- Your Highness. - My lady, my lady!

- Your Highness. - Your Highness.

It's all my fault, my fault, Your Highness! Everything is my fault.

- Your Highness. - My lady...

My lady...

Why does Grandfather persecute our family?

Even Uncle Kim...

The whole world praises Kim Kyongson's honor and courage.

Why should he bow to that old man?

If it were me, if I were Uncle Kim, I wouldn't stand for it.

I wouldn't bow and scrape to that ...cruel old man.

So frustrating. Everything about Kangdo is frustrating.

I'd rather be out on the battlefield.

How did this happen? My entire family wiped out.

Mi exiled to a temple.

The Crown Princess dead.

What have I spent my life fighting for?

For what? For who?

Lord Kim, a visitor.

Lord Jusuk.

What do you want?

I heard what happened at the palace.

- Yes. Come in. - Come along.

- Wine? - Yes, thank you.