Chief of War

Keōuakūʻahuʻula,

all who shunned you will bow at your feet.

With you, is the supernatural power of the goddess of fire.

The volcano wakes at the wrongs done to you, my Chief.

If you will have them, I pledge my men

and my district in the fight against Kamehameha.

You did not stand with Kaʻū at the death of the king.

I was wrong.

I was wronged.

So what will you do to make it right?

I offer protection from the wrath of my gods.

What do you offer me?

This club is Hilo koa,

carved in the days of Hanakahi.

It carries the mana of my people.

I did not do this.

You did it to yourself.

Now what will you give?

Your teeth.

Offer your teeth to the High Chief.

This club belongs to your family to kill our enemy.

But never again forget who you kneel for.

Take him away.

Keōuakūʻahuʻula.

The god of your father.

The goddess of fire stands with you.

None will deny your place.

Kaʻiana a ʻAhuʻula.

You have come to us a child of Maui.

But with this ivory tooth necklace,

I ask you...

to lead my army...

as Chief of War.

No matter where you go in the world,

you will always have a home here among us.

Word has come to us...

that the district of Hilo has joined Keōua.

But they will be defeated...

by our Chief of War.

They will bow before the Red-mouthed weapons...

and the booming voice of Kū!

And the kingdom will be ours.

Agreed?

Agreed.

She's here.

Kaʻahumanu.

Come.

On the eve of battle, I make a decree to be heard by all.

From this day forth,

Kaʻahumanu will join my council...

and advise on all matters of the kingdom.

This is my declaration.

Let it be heard by all of my Chiefs.

We attack tomorrow,

so this council is dismissed.

You see the world in ways we do not.

Guide us to do the same.

Ready!

And fire!

Load it and fire!

Good. All right. Clean 'em and rack 'em.

Inventory's good, even with the training.

Something on your mind?

You nervous?

No.

This don't make you nervous a little bit?

No.

You?

Be a lie if I said it didn't.

But... fear don't get to me like it used to.

What does that mean?

I faced death nearly every day before I ran away.

Hell, the fear of death is what kept me running

'cause I knew at any moment it could catch right back up to me.

But I'm all right now.

What changed?

I learned to shoot.

Now I'm the one holding the muskets.

Tomorrow we face gods and men to build a kingdom.

I want you to know that no matter what happens to me, this is your home.

Here is your family.

No more running.

This land will hold you, long after I'm gone.

They seem harmless like this.

It will bring death like nothing you've seen before.

I have always fought by your side.

Yet I cannot go into battle with something unspoken between us.

I thought you to be dead.

We all did.

Waiting, not knowing.

Wondering how you suffered.

If we could save the mana of your bones.

It broke us.

I found comfort with Kūpuohi,

and she with me.

It is the shame of my life,

but I love her.

I betrayed you, Kaʻiana.

You did no wrong to a dead brother.

But I am here now and I cannot face Keōua without my family.

I have neglected you, my son.

I knew you would wake.

Get him.

You have thunder in your blood.

For the pain.

For the pain.

I do not blame you for what you did.

It wasn't your fault.

I did not see the poison

given to my own son.

He is unclean.

Death will purify him.

Stop.

No.

Soon I will control Hawaiʻi's kingdom,

and we will rule it together.

Let him live.

Let him live.

Enough!

Enough!

The prince has spared him,

but I will be his purification.

Kohala is restless.

Kamehameha will seek counsel from the war god in the morning.

Are you alright?

The volcano goddess calls the Chiefs to stand with Keōua.

Maui stands with Keōua.

Our numbers are small.

I feel like the gods are against me.

You have made us stronger, Kaʻiana.

We have the foreign weapons.

It will be enough.

Keōua is only the beginning.

Kahekili waits. I can feel his hunt.

The Paleskin as well.

I believe in you.

Kaʻahumanu,

you have found your place with Kamehameha.

And you with your family.

All is as it should be.