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Episode 14

With your black magic, could I have that person's heart?

This sadness that I'm feeling now, or this desperation is never my fault, is it?

If I hate them and if I blame this rage on them,

could I get out of this agony that is pinned down inside my heart?

Young Master. Do I only have to return Yeon Hee back to you?

If only you kill the vicious cursed-child will the kind and innocent Yeon Hee will return.

Do you toy with me.

You don't believe me?

Then I will have to make you believe me.

Isn't there anyone out there?

How long will it take?

Even in black magic, it is the strongest curses.

If the spell isn't broken, Her Majesty the Queen Dowager won't be able to make it past tomorrow night.

But, the Princess bothers me.

She must not have any affection toward her.

Still she is her mother...

If she finds out Queen Mother is under black magic, she won't sit still.

The Princess, who has an extraordinary power due to the curse...

Do you think that the Princess will harm me?

Your Majesty, do you have anyone you trust to protect you?

If Captain Choi Poong Yeon were beside Your Majesty, it would be more relieved.

Don't ever mention that name again when you are in front of me.

I apologize.

This is black magic.

This is black magic.

It is a spell to harm the Queen Dowager.

It is a spell to harm the Queen Dowager.

If it is a spell done with black magic, there must be a talisman hidden somewhere that acts as the source of the curse.

If it is a spell done with black magic, there must be a talisman hidden somewhere that acts as the source of the curse.

Search for the talisman made from murderous spirit...

Search for the talisman made from murderous spirit and get rid of it.

If you cannot find the talisman and fail to break the curse,

If you cannot find the talisman and fail to break the curse,

Her Majesty the Queen Dowager won't be able to make it past tomorrow night.

Her Majesty the Queen Dowager won't be able to make it past tomorrow night.

It is Hong Joo's doing.

Once we find the talisman and get rid of it, Queen Mother will be alright, won't she?

- The talisman might be somewhere in the palace. - The talisman might be somewhere in the palace.

- Find a way to locate the talisman. - Find a way to locate the talisman.

Yes, Your Excellency.

Are you all right?

Yes. Please don't worry about it.

You have worked hard.

Searching every corner of the palace with Taoist,

we will definitely find the talisman, so do not worry.

Yeon Hee!

There are only 20 days left until the Northern star disappears.

Your Highness, I'm sure you will gradually start feeling weaker.

Am I dying slowly just as it is written in the Book of Demon Banishment?

Please don't tell Jun about this.

Not even my brother.

Is that thing even the problem now?

There aren't many candles left to light.

I won't die.

♪ Don't cry, sky. Let me see that person. ♪

♪ My love which is getting further away. ♪

Yeon Hee. ♪ Don't cry, my heart. Let me hold onto him. ♪

♪ Please stop this falling rain ♪

You definitely must light the candles before the Northern star disappears in order to break the curse.

♪ The memory was down with sunset ♪

Are you okay? ♪ The memory was down with sunset ♪

♪ Even the darkness swallow all the memory ♪

I must've strained... because of Queen Mother having fallen down.

♪ But your scent vaguely comes with the wind ♪

Don't worry about anything else and just sleep. I'll be right by your side until you fall asleep.

♪ Don't cry, sky. Let me see that person ♪

♪ My love which is getting further away ♪

♪ Don't cry, my heart. Let me hold onto him ♪

♪ Please stop this falling rain ♪

Your Majesty! On hearing the news of Captain Choi Poong Yeon's dismissal from office,

I was so concerned about your safety that I couldn't help but hurry here without a break.

From now on I will protect Your Majesty.

Can you even put your own life on the line to protect me?

Y-Yes. I will devote my entire loyalty to you.

I was told somebody might kill me.

You must stay close to me and protect my life.

Pardon?

Ah... Y-Yes. I-I will protect you.

N-No matter what assassin appears, I will cut him down with my distinguished martial skills.

That's enough. Leave now.

Yes, your grace is overwhelming, Your Majesty!

You have worked hard again today.

II nearly got killed.

What do you mean by saying that?

No. The thing is that His Majesty said there is someone around trying to take his life.

However, he asked me so suddenly to be right by his side to protect him.

Is that so? What did you say then?

I said I would do it at first.

And then I was going to run away.

All of a sudden he changed his mind, and he told me to leave.

Then, did you reject him?

Not exactly, he... No His Majesty said he didn't need me.

You fool! You foolish son!

You foolish, foolish, foolish! You the most foolish in the world!

- Why are you hitting me? - You are not enough for the word of "foolish"!

You should have given him trust unconditionally saying that you'd devote your life!

You let go of this golden opportunity to grab His Majesty's string!

Are you crazy? What if I end up dying instead?

Not dying but what if I end up living like the handicapped, with just one arm hanging?

Even if your head not your arm were to be cut down, you should have done it!

His Majesty's nature is so peculiar.

Haven't you heard the rumor that even the servants are not around him?

This opportunity to be close to His Majesty could have been a huge benefit for our family!

You useless!

Next time, when the opportunity comes along, just grab it at all cost!

Show your determination to devote your life no matter what, even if pretending to be stabbed instead of His Majesty, understand?

I got it! Instead of His Majesty, I will be stabbed, OKAY?

Stay on guard around His Majesty.

You will get to know what you have to get rid of.

Has something come up for His Majesty?

His Majesty is in serious danger this time.

Young Master, after you left His Majesty, there isn't anyone else left by his side.

Please take a look, with your own eyes, at exactly is threatening His Majesty in that situation.

Please only trust what your eyes see.

Young Master, you will come to believe my words soon.

Princess, are you on your way to visit Queen Dowager?

Yes, you must be worried.

Thank you for being considerate.

As soon as you entered the palace there was grief, so I'm worried if horrible rumors are following.

Hong Joo... Please don't be lured by whatever that person says.

Your Majesty is the father who has raised the countless people of the country who look up to you to lead them.

When the father is somehow unstable, how uneasy must the people of the country feel?

As I look at you now, you look a lot like your mother.

It is not that the Princess is interested in the throne, is it?

If you are a Princess, then act like a Princess.

Wearing pretty clothes like this, playing with the flowers in the garden, instead of being arrogant.

What is this?

It is Tracking Amulet.

Ah. Then do these types of talismans exist?

Since I am trying this for the first time, I'm not sure it will work properly.

Here, let's go out.

You must have schemed all these.

Don't try to use any mean tricks of yours. You can point a sword at my neck if you want to.

I would like to do that, but

the Queen Dowager is blocking me from doing it.

You put the black curse on her with your murderous spirit.

Where is it, the talisman?

Since there is not so much time left, you seem to be very anxious, don't you?

I see you are asking the question that I can't answer easily.

The thing you want is not Queen Dowager's life, right?

Since you have hurried here to save your mother's life,

I will tell you.

With only my murderous spirit, this much black magic doesn't work.

There is someone else who hates Queen Dowager even more than I do.

- No way! - King's quarters?

Are you saying that His Majesty is the one who cursed Queen Dowager?

He hates Queen Dowager so much that he wants her to be killed.

The talisman made of the murderous spirit is

now in the hands of the murderous spirit's owner.

If you wish to save Queen Dowager's life,

you must harm His Majesty's body.

Then the Princess can't avoid being beheaded.

But if you stay still, I'm afraid that Queen Dowager will die.

That is such a difficult matter.

That is a trap to capture me.

In this world, there is nothing more precious than one's life, is there? So,

stay still where you are.

There is no way that woman, Hong Joo...

Did she hide the talisman in the place where His Majesty is?

Since the tracking amulet led us right here, let's start searching for it.

Yes.

Hong Joo... Please don't be lured by whatever that person says.

Your Majesty is the father who has raised the countless people of the country who look up to you to lead them.

When the father is somehow unstable, how uneasy must the people of the country feel?

Your Majesty, are you all right?

I'm fine.

Let's just go back in.

Where exactly is it hidden?

What if it's not hidden here? No matter how hard I look for it, I can't find it.

The tracking amulet clearly brought us here...

How did you come here?

I came here to talk with you today, only as an old friend.

Have you really considered me a friend?

Your Majesty and I were the old friends who were like-minded, weren't we?

That's right.

You were the friend... who knew my mind well.

Who exactly are you?

Taoist, what are you two doing here?

Do you know them?

How dare you break into the King's quarters and hide inside?

Did you come to kill me?

We apologize for startling you. But, please don't misunderstand us.

Just to save the Queen Dowager's life, we ca...

Queen Dowager?

It seems that the Queen Dowager ordered you to do this, right?

- She ordered you to kill me. - No. It's not like that.

You better hurry and tell the truth.

What is the reason you intruded into the king's chambers?

Please calm down. I will explain everything to you...

I don't need an explanation at all!

What is the reason you came in here?!

Just kill them all immediately!

Now!

Please stop this!

Yeon Hee.

Finally, the person behind it shows up here.

You, wench, are trying to kill me, right?

Hurry to reveal your true character!

This treacherous thing!

Do you think you'll be unpunished even if you do like this?

Poong Yeon, take a look.

The Princess is trying to kill me.

Hurry up and kill the Princess.

Now!

That evil wench...

She is trying to kill me.

Only if you kill the vicious cursed-child,

will the kind and innocent Yeon Hee will return.

Didn't I tell you before?

You must kill the Princess so that I can survive. Kill her!

Hurry up and kill her now.

Young Master.

You are here to save me, aren't you?

Take a look!

Your sister that you have defended,

is trying to kill me, isn't she? Go ahead and kill her!

If you can't kill her,

I will kill her.

Queen Dowager!

You...

You...

How dare you?

Hey!

Is there anyone out there? The Princess tried to kill me.

Arrest her immediately! Hurry!

- Arrest her. - Yes.

- Capture those guys! Why aren't you moving fast? - Yeon Hee.

You saw it clearly with your own eyes, didn't you?

Is that Yeon Hee, who has just harmed a person?

That's not the real Yeon Hee.

It's nothing but a wicked thing under a curse.

Yeon Hee.

Yeon Hee!

Yeon Hee!

Yeon Hee!

Yeon Hee! Yeon Hee!

Scholar Heo!

Let's go.

Scholar Heo. Scholar Heo!

What are you doing right now?

What can you do when you go there?

There is nothing you can do.

No.

Young Master.

Please just leave.

Let's go. Hurry.

Run!

This is all because of Hong Joo's scheming.

What should we do now? We need to save Yeon Hee.

If you act carelessly, Yeon Hee will be driven to be accused of treason and kicked out.

Why the hell is His Majesty is trying to do everything to kill Yeon Hee?

His Majesty thinks his illness is caused by the Princess' curse.

His illness?

Are you talking about that wound he has?

That's right.

How could that even be possible? What does it have to do with Yeon Hee?

I'm sure that Hong Joo is also behind that.

With the black magic or something, can we create any illness?

It's possible. The black magic itself squeezes into the weak and wicked gap of person's heart.

It creates illness of body and soul, so it is possible.

Where are you going this time?

I'm going to save Yeon Hee's life. If we only convince His Majesty then we can save her.

Anyway, His Majesty is Hong Joo's person.

He is lured by her now so he wouldn't listen, no matter what you say.

If the words are useless, I will show him.

The true self of the thing that he believes in.

Scholar Heo!

Your Majesty!

Why are you having such a misfortune like this? All these things are my fault.

If I had been beside you, I would've protected you, using my body, from the blades of the cruel killers!

No matter how many times Your Majesty keeps me back,

never, ever, will I leave your side, Your Majesty!

I will devote my whole body to you, Your Majesty!

Your Excellency.

The day has finally come for you to use your powers for me.

Father!

Your Excellency, now light the fire with the internal spiritual force in this place.

Father.

Your Excellency, what are you doing? Please hurry up and light the fire with the internal spiritual force.

Your Excellency, why are you being like this?

Without hesitation, light the fire. We have almost come to the end.

Your Excellency has lost the power to light a fire with the internal spiritual force.

Lighting a fire with the internal spiritual force is

a Heaven-given ability to the head Taoist who leads the Taoist Temple from generation to generation.

There is no way that ability would be stopped...

There is no way...

I clearly told them to not let anyone come in.

What on earth did the guys who were in the palace hear?

Your Majesty. All these things happened because of I, who am lacking in virtue.

She didn't intend to kill you.

She only wanted to save me.

I'm sure she did that in order to break the spell cast on me by Hong Joo.

The Princess did nothing wrong at all.

What do you mean she did nothing wrong? She tried to kill me!

She put a knife in my body.

Even if I behead her right now,

it'll not be enough. She is such a criminal.

I'll withdraw the regency.

I'll never take part in the national affairs.

If I happen to die,

what will be useful to me?

The throne. You can have it all if you want.

Isn't that the reason why you used the Princess to try to kill me?

Your Majesty.

I have nothing else to say.

It is a real relief you have recovered completely like this, Your Majesty the Queen Dowager.

Why didn't you kill me once and for all?

Because the thing I desire most is not that at all.

Do you think I would have even allowed the Prince to be taken away from me?

Since I sustained my life like this,

I'll see with my own eyes how you, insolent wench, suffer the consequences of your sins.

You wench, what are you doing?

You clearly told me you'd make Queen Dowager stop breathing.

Didn't you say that?

For Your Majesty's illness,

isn't it more important to put an end to the Princess's life than the Queen Dowager's?

Then, right now, did you use me as a bait?

This humble subject just used a clever scheme for your illness.

How dare you toy with my very life?

How could I even trust you from now on?

You...

You said you would definitely cure my illness. That's why I let you come back into the palace.

As time passes by, my illness is getting worse.

Are... You... Really... Able to heal my illness?

Your Majesty.

If you wish to live, please just do exactly as I say.

Don't think about anything else.

Don't even doubt me at all.

Do you understand?

How dare you...

touch me, who is the king!

It was I who let you sit on the throne.

Do you know the reason why I did it?

You are weak, narrow-minded, and timid.

You don't have capacity of being a king. That's why.

Therefore if you still want to keep your seat on the throne,

you'd better do exactly as I say.

I will surely kill the Prince with my own hands.

And I will cure Your Majesty's illness.

So please don't worry much about it.

I have really caught the real Red Robes.

Tomorrow, please come to Seohyang Forest.

If by any chance you don't come,

I'll reveal the identity of Red Robes in the market street tomorrow.

Tomorrow, I'm taking you to see His Majesty.

I'll show you the real truth hidden behind the one you trust.

The problem has been taken care of,

Lead Shamaness.

Good job.

She was such a smart girl. What a pity!

Are you all right?

Ah.

I see that I could have almost died.

Not a long ago, that woman Hong Joo, put a tail on me.

I have already sent a letter to His Majesty. I'll lure Hong Joo.

If I bring you out with me,

what do you think they will do to you?

This is what your owner, to whom you were loyal, did by staining your hands with so much blood.

Don't commit any more sins but put your burden down now.

You got tired of doing it.

Just think she is an evil spirit.

If a person is covered with an evil spirit, don't we kick it out?

If the Princess' curse is taken out of her, she will return to being the original Yeon Hee.

It's then that you can have her.

Will Yeon Hee really return back to the way she was?

If you, Young Master, trust me and help me,

whe will definitely return.

Brother.

Creature, go away!

Hey, creature! G-Go away!

Go away! Go away!

G-Go away! Hurry go away!

What are you saying now?

The real cause of your illness is not the Princess at all.

If it is not the Princess, then what is it?

It's definitely caused by Hong Joo's black magic.

What did you say?

Didn't I show you Hong Joo was the real murderer who used Red Robes to disturb the capital?

This time, I'll prove that woman made you sick by using black magic.

What is it... that you want?

Please do spare the life of Her Highness the Princess.

Then do you want me to trust you and give the Princess to you instead?

Your Majesty!

I'll try to heal your illness.

♪ Don't cry, sky. ♪

Mirror of the Witch ~ Preview~ ♪ Let me see that person ♪

♪ My love which is getting further away ♪

♪ Don't cry, my heart. Let me hold onto him ♪

♪ Please stop this falling rain ♪

♪ If I cut out my heart, ♪

♪ Will I be able to forget all about him? ♪

♪ Don't cry, sky. Let me see that person. ♪

With your black magic...

Can you use your powers to make a person fall in love with you?

If you force someone's feelings through magic, it won't be real love at all.

From now on, Your Excellency and I will be together till death do us apart.

Don't ever mess with my children again!

If you want to point a knife, point it at my neck.

Because Crown Prince is already gone, do you think I won't be able to kill you?

Please do let me live as a human being.

If you wish to live, please just do exactly as I say.

This is all because of Hong Joo's scheming.

From now on, my own will... It will be just the will of the Heavens.