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(This drama is fictional and people or stories are not tied to reality.)

It's the last step.

You're here.

Your Majesty.

Is that...

really you?

It's me.

Your Majesty.

You seem well. I am truly relieved.

You look dreadful.

I can tell what you've been through.

Your Majesty.

Why did you leave a message...

in the Wolseongdang request box?

Were you aware that I was Ilwolseong?

The person who sent the message to Wolseongdang...

was me.

Prince Yangmyeong.

(Prince Yangmyeong Lee Yul, King Seongjo's third son)

I have known for a while that you led a double life...

under the alias Ilwolseong.

At the Sealing Ceremony around 20 years ago,

and after the dragon rainmaking ritual,

you have been biding your time to get revenge.

I'm aware of that also as the dead investigator told me.

Why did you let me be when you knew all that?

Now is the time for me to come clean.

After my father passed,

I struggled due to the long drought that ravaged our nation.

I was not aware

my father had ordered your father to be killed.

How am I...

to believe this?

The day your father died,

the investigator was there and he informed me

that Ha Sung Jin was dead.

And that...

it was the Demon's doing.

I am talking about the Demon that is inside your body.

I risked my life to seal the Demon,

and my son lost his sight to bring us rain!

Is this what we get in return?

Father!

Your father tried to expel the Demon from your body.

Disappear this instant.

The Demon woke up...

Om Mani padme...

and killed him.

That cannot be. That...

Ha Ram.

My son.

Get out of...

my son.

No.

After that day,

I revoked my father's command and brought you to the Palace.

To find a way to protect you and the people around you,

and to find a way to seal the Demon.

Did I...

Did I do something...

as monstrous as killing my own father?

That was not your fault.

It was the evil energy within you that killed him.

No, Your Majesty. It can't be.

That cannot be.

You are lying, Your Majesty.

Calm down, Scholar Ha.

That is impossible.

The blood on my clothes...

was of my father's that the investigator had spilled!

Yes.

For your whole life,

that is what you believed.

You were young then and I couldn't bring myself...

to tell you the truth.

Even though they were clear facts.

Ha Ram.

Dear Samsin.

Please...

help him.

This happened due to terrible karma that we can't take back,

but I will make it up to your family...

for the rest of my life.

Also,

for as long as I live,

I will fight the Demon so that...

nothing like that happens again.

I promise.

I apologize as well.

What happened to your father...

is not at all your fault.

(Episode 15: To Observe the Planets)

Please, no. There should still be time.

It's me that Prince Joohyang wants.

My gosh. What will happen?

How dreadful.

What will happen to them?

It seems like Painter Hong will not come.

Carry out the execution.

What?

Master Choi.

Master Choi.

- Master Choi. - Oh, dear.

Master Choi.

No! Stop!

Stop!

- Cheon Gi. - Please stop, Your Highness.

Cheon Gi! Get out of here! Run!

You're here.

I knew you would come out of desperation.

Why are you doing this?

Let them go.

Why do you keep making me angry?

You killed my father.

How many more people will you kill?

Your father died because you ran away.

If all these people die today, that will also...

be on you.

Watch closely as to what happens...

when you disobey my order.

You darn monster! You're not even human!

Do you not fear the heavens?

I am...

the heavens.

Don't do this!

The King commands you stop immediately!

(An Young Hwe, Prince Joohyang's advisor)

- My gosh. - The King?

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

Father.

How dare you do this?

You fool!

You must be aware of your crimes.

Release the captives and clean up.

Yes, Sire.

Prince Joohyang. Come to the Palace immediately.

You heard the command! Do as the King said!

- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.

Untie them.

- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.

- My gosh. - We're safe.

- Master Choi. - Cheon Gi.

- Cheon Gi. - Master Choi.

- Troublemaker. - Are you okay?

Cheon Gi. Are you not hurt?

Have you been eating?

I'm fine. You almost died...

and you're worried if I ate?

I'm destined to live a long life.

What more do we need to say?

We're all alive and we're reunited.

Why did you come here?

He wouldn't be able to kill us if you didn't show up.

No. I'm truly grateful, Troublemaker.

Don't mind what he says. I'm so grateful you showed up.

I'm so sorry. Thanks for hanging in there.

- It's fine. - Cheon Gi.

I am glad you are all safe.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

My gosh.

Thank you.

- We owe you. - Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you, sir.

No.

You risked your life to come here. You're the one who saved them.

So, Eun O...

What happened to him?

He tried to flee from Prince Joohyang's residence.

He was injured...

and he passed away shortly after.

Oh, dear.

Oh, dear.

My goodness...

Cheon Gi.

Oh, gosh.

My gosh...

(Mae Hyang, Simcheonggak's head gisaeng)

Scholar Ha spoke to the King and saved Painter Hong.

He took sides with his enemy?

Have you truly changed your mind?

My gosh.

Dad!

Your father died because you ran away.

If all these people die today, that will also...

be on you.

My poor Cheon Gi.

You've suffered so much...

looking after your sick dad.

Father, wake up.

Father, no. Don't do this.

Sir.

Miss Hong. You cannot sleep?

No.

My dad...

died because of me.

My father...

died when I was ten.

I thought the king...

had commanded his investigator to kill him.

So I swore to do the same...

to those who had killed my father.

And for many years, I prepared to get revenge.

As Ilwolseong.

So...

But all that...

was my doing.

The Demon inside me did it,

but still,

it was me.

I killed my father...

and didn't know all my life.

I had no memory of it.

That's not your fault.

Miss Hong.

If you feel sad, cry.

My poor dad.

He lived most of his life a madman.

It's all my fault.

Do not blame yourself...

for what is out of your control.

What should I do now?

Let's...

bury your father.

So he can rest in peace.

I'll show you where my father is buried.

What made you like this?

Is it the Crown Prince?

Did the yearning to become king do this to you?

Answer me!

You must've risked your life when you planned this!

While I lay at death's door, you disobeyed my command.

As your father and as your king, I cannot forgive you.

I shall...

give you an appropriate punishment.

What on earth are you doing?

Do you see this?

Over ten years ago, when Gyeongwon Pavilion caught fire,

(Gyeongwon Pavilion Where the portraits are kept)

I got this scar.

The Demon left it when he brushed past me.

It started on my waist and has slowly spread.

If I don't have the Demon possess me,

my entire body will be destroyed eventually...

and I will die slowly.

Why did you not tell me this sooner?

What difference would it have made?

All you cared about...

was sealing the Demon. Am I wrong?

My body...

The body of a mere prince...

is not good enough to seal the Demon.

Is it incurable?

At this point,

if I don't get possessed by the Demon, I will surely die.

Even though you now know...

I'm sure that it won't change anything...

as you put the former king's will and the people of this country...

before me...

as the ruler of this country.

You asked me what made me who I am now.

The answer is...

you, Father.

You are right.

Why would you admit it?

Why have you never been on my side?

Why was it Yul, not me?

Why did you choose Yul?

It is...

all because of my lack of virtue.

Come in this instant.

Get him out of here immediately.

- Escort His Highness. - Father.

Father!

This is exactly who you are.

I will never forget this!

Never!

That foolish brat.

Let go of me! Let me go!

Stop.

I'm sure that you're behind all this.

- Hoo. - Why?

Did you become greedy when you saw the royal throne?

You pretended you were a good person with that pretty smile...

and deceived everyone.

But I guess you too are a mere human after all.

Hoo.

Over a decade ago, on the day of the dragon rainmaking ritual,

had I not taken you to Gyeongwon Pavilion,

your life might've been a bit easier than this.

I will carry the burden of that sin.

So please apologize to Father.

It is not too late.

What must I apologize for?

You planned to take the Demon...

and desired the throne,

and as a result, you ruined the Sealing Ceremony.

You also tried to harm so many people.

Seeing that you are blabbering such nonsense,

you must be able to breathe again.

Enough with your hypocrisy. Why don't you...

reveal your ambition?

Escort him out.

Yes, Your Highness.

I shall make sure...

to come back.

(Mi Su: Seongjucheong's 4th head priestess)

Is this truly what you wanted?

How will you pay for all those sins you committed...

to help Prince Joohyang get what he wanted?

It is all up to the will of the heavens.

Did you truly intend to have the Demon possess Prince Joohyang...

and bring bloodshed to this country?

How were you going to handle the curse of the Demon...

and the pain of all the people in this country?

It is not too late for you to make it up...

to the heavens and this nation.

When the red moon rises, the Sealing Ceremony will restart.

Please seal the Demon at the ceremony.

What do you mean by that?

I...

lost my powers at the last Sealing Ceremony.

I am no longer able to host the Sealing Ceremony.

We are running out of time, Madam.

When everything is prepared, I will come back to see you.

Is this where your father is buried?

Yes.

This is where the Ha family holds funerals of the family members.

I held my father's funeral here too.

Why is it by the ocean out of all places?

I suppose it's because...

all my family members were born with the divine energy of water.

- The energy of water? - Yes.

That is why I was chosen as a helper for the rainmaking ritual.

I should not have said that.

Now, look around carefully.

Do you see a rock that looks like a candlestick?

A rock that looks like a candlestick... Oh, I see it.

It really looks like a candlestick.

Let's begin the funeral now.

Yes.

Cheon Gi, my sweet little daughter.

I have been looking all over for you.

That is a really nice painting.

Open wide.

Okay.

Right, my daughter.

Dad.

Don't go. This is just a shower.

She probably can't avoid the rain in this cold weather.

Dad, it's me. Cheon Gi is here.

Your daughter, Cheon Gi.

Dad.

Goodbye, dad.

All that I couldn't do for you while you were with me...

I will make it all up to you when we meet again.

Painter Hong, I hope...

that you rest in peace.

Do you feel any better?

Yes.

Yesterday, I did not think I could do anything.

But now I feel like I can pick up the pieces soon.

Please accept this.

Isn't this the divine ring?

My mother held on to it until she passed away.

She did not even know that it had divine power.

Will you accept this?

Yes.

From now on, whenever I am in danger,

hold my hand like this.

Whether it snows or rains, I will stay by your side.

Do you promise?

So this is your old house.

Yes. This is where I grew up.

Oh, my goodness. My Lord.

You are here, My Lord.

It has been a while.

My Lord.

It is not much, but please enjoy, My Lord.

Thank you.

Let us eat.

Yes.

Let's stay the night here and go back to the Capital tomorrow.

That sounds good to me.

Miss Hong.

My life up until now feels pointless.

I drove myself forward, focusing solely on my revenge.

But I only found out that my father was...

killed by me while I was unconscious.

Even if it was the Demon inside me that killed him,

I can never forgive myself.

Those are mine.

My eyes.

My eyes. I shall get them back no matter what.

Father.

What should I do?

I was finally ready to let everything go and live my life.

What on earth should I do...

about this horrible thing inside of me?

No. Was the Demon awakened again?

Scholar Ha. Sir.

Oh, my. You are up early.

Where did Scholar Ha go?

He asked me to tell you that he had to leave without you...

because he needed to take care of something urgent.

Miss Hong, I am sorry that I left without you.

The Demon is still after you.

I will find a way for us to be together...

without putting you in danger.

Ram.

Do not shoulder all the burden by yourself.

I will find what I can do to save us both.

I promise I will draw the painting to seal the Demon in it again.

Hey, Troublemaker.

Hey, you...

Hi, Frown and Nuisance.

Are you okay?

You seem like you haven't eaten anything.

You are wrong. I've been well.

You guys are going to Gohwawon, aren't you?

- Yes, we are. - Give me a minute.

Hey. Wait.

She must be fine, right?

She seems fine, but...

These books have the information on the Demon...

that Wolseongdang's informants gathered until now.

(Man Soo: A steward for Ha Ram's family)

Mae Hyang broke up Wolseongdang.

Keep looking for more information.

Yes, My Lord.

Since we are here,

I feel like Moo Young...

will show up any time now.

I shall not let his death...

be in vain.

I cannot believe that the king's portrait got torn.

How will we prepare for the Sealing Ceremony now?

I am to blame, Father.

No.

I know very well that you've been making a great deal of effort.

I am simply worried...

because my time is running out.

My only wish is to see the Demon being sealed...

before I breathe my last breath.

Can you grant my wish?

Father.

I shall do as you wish at all costs.

If we succeed in sealing the Demon,

Hoo will probably give up on his plan.

The group which is in favour of...

helping Prince Joohyang is growing bigger and bigger.

You must prepare for the ceremony as discreetly as possible.

Yes, Father.

I understand.

Why did the king's portrait that I drew get torn?

The head priestess said it was ready for the Sealing Ceremony.

What on earth was it missing?

Divine painter.

Hwacha?

I'm here to make a deal.

May I ask you a question?

Are you not emotionally ready yet?

Why did the king's portrait that I drew get torn?

It is because you did not make a deal with me.

If you draw a divine painting without making a deal with me,

your painting is not complete.

What do you mean by that?

But if you do, my energy will seep into your painting,

and you'll see the complete portrait with divine powers.

Are you saying that I cannot complete the king's portrait...

if I do not make a deal with you?

Correct.

The painter who drew the portrait that was burned...

was able to complete the portrait to seal the Demon in it...

because he made a deal with me.

Watch.

Dad?

Dad. I'm here.

Dad.

Dad, you are amazing.

Dad.

Just as you succeeded,

I will...

succeed as well.

I see that the Demon hurt you.

Can you even draw?

Yes, I can.

You can't paint with that hand.

Do you want to have your hand cured and paint?

Yes.

Then you need to make a deal with me first.

It's all about fears and rumours about the Demon.

But here's something interesting.

The one with the ring of Jungyong...

can bring the power of the Demon.

The one who gets the power of the Demon...

will crave blood more and more.

Sir, are you all right?

I'll bring a doctor.

You are...

mine.

You are mine.

You are mine.

You are mine.

- You're here. - Yes.

Your highness, it's Wol Sun.

What's the matter?

He's the son of Kan Yoon Guk, a sacred painter in the past.

What?

A few days ago, Hwacha visited the shrine.

He came to tell us that this Sealing Ceremony is the last chance.

Is that true?

Yes, it is.

It also said to complete the sacred painting before the Ceremony,

two painters need to cooperate to paint.

It told me Sim Dae Yu's identity and left.

Is that true?

(Sim Dae Yu, Sim with a bamboo hat)

Yes, I guess...

my dad was Kan Yoon Guk, the sacred painter.

I was abandoned at a temple when I was little,

and there was a keepsake from my dad.

(Kan Yoon Guk)

How strange.

Both painters must listen to me carefully.

Just like the Sealing Ceremony 20 years ago,

you need to complete the king's portrait together.

And since the Demon's spirit...

still remains on Painter Hong's wrist,

she should start painting the portrait on the Ceremony day.

She has to complete the portrait on the spot?

How ridiculous!

According to Hwacha's oracle that I heard,

on the day of the Sealing Ceremony,

the painting has to be started and finished.

What can we do about this?

Although we have two sacred painters,

would that be possible?

Your highness.

I will try it.

I think I can do it.

How can you be so sure?

To be honest,

I made a deal with Hwacha.

What?

What on earth have you done?

Then you need to make a deal with me first.

But would I really be all right?

Wouldn't I go mad or die?

I won't take your life.

I'll just take a painting.

All right. I'll make a deal.

The deal has been made.

Don't hold a brush until you go to the Sealing Ceremony.

What are you saying?

I won't have enough time even if I stay up all night painting.

If you don't do as I tell you,

you won't be able to hold a brush forever.

I also think this Sealing Ceremony is the last chance.

If we don't succeed this time,

it will all be in vain.

Then my life will be meaningless even if I live.

Still, a deal with Hwacha...

If I don't make a deal with Hwacha,

the king's portrait will have no divine energy.

Aside from that, what are you going to do...

with the insanity?

I heard Hwacha...

isn't a being that takes a human life...

or brings insanity.

I want to believe that now.

Why is this ring on my finger?

Are you curious why?

The old man in the stone prison?

- How can I see you? - You idiot.

How dare you call me the old man in the stone prison?

I am your grandfather.

- Grandfather? - Right.

Now I finally got to hear you say it.

I'm here to tell you something about the Demon and sealing him.

What is it?

People in Ha family are born with the energy of water.

You're originally born with a noble destiny...

to benefit the people.

That's why the Demon could be sealed inside you.

However,

I even killed my father.

If I stay with people I hold dear,

I will only put them in danger.

How foolish.

You didn't kill your father. The Demon did.

Don't you understand?

Since you're a human, your body has a limit.

Even now, the Demon...

is eating you away.

Then if I disappear, it will all be over.

No.

To seal the Demon's spirit,

we have to put it in a sacred vessel.

I mean the king's portrait.

The sacred king's portrait.

That's the only way...

to keep your destiny safe.

But...

the painters will go insane...

or die.

But,

if you don't seal the Demon, it will eat you up...

and there will be a bloodbath.

And in the end, you'll kill the woman you love.

Then what should I do?

Break the ring and go to the Sealing Ceremony.

As long as you have the ring,

you'll have to coexist with the Demon all the time.

Grandfather.

"Break the ring."

Your Majesty.

I told you not to come back even after your death,

but you came back like this.

Your Majesty.

Have you been well?

The Sealing Ceremony

you and Ha Sung Jin did in the past...

Was it for all the people?

Your divine power was given from the sky...

so that you can use it for the people.

But why did you use that power...

to help Prince Joohayng rebel against me?

I was expelled without completing my duty as the Royal shaman...

and that was the last choice I could make.

I don't deserve to live, Your Majesty.

All right.

Now, the only way you can cleanse your sin...

is to seal the Demon in the king's portrait.

You have to seal it.

This is my last order to you...

who was the Royal shaman once.

Yes, Your Majesty.

I will use all the divine power I have.

Have you made up your mind?

Yes.

I will seal the Demon in the king's portrait.

That's the right choice.

Is that...

the sacred ring?

Yes.

But it seems this ring is a dangerous object.

What do you mean?

My ancestor told me in my dream...

that if I keep it, I will have to coexist with the Demon.

I think I'll have to break this ring before the Sealing Ceremony.

If that ring brings such bad luck,

breaking it can be a solution.

Yes, Your Highness.

The Sealing Ceremony begins at Jashi when the red moon rises tonight.

(Jashi: 11pm)

So you should be there before Jashi for sure.

I get it, Your Highness.

But,

in case I'm not there...

or the Sealing Ceremony fails again,

please take care of Miss Hong.

What do you mean?

Your Highness.

Please promise me...

that you will do so.

All right.

I promise.

Prince Joohyang.

It's Mae Hyang.

What are you doing here?

I came here to help you.

Who ordered you to do so?

Is it Ilwolseong?

No.

How can I trust you?

Then I'll tell you this.

Ilwolseong stabbed me in the back.

If you let me,

I'll stay with you till the end.

I might stab you in the back too.

Will you be all right?

You'll get to find out,

but the power behind me has a longer history than you imagine.

Please don't reject me.

What do you want from me?

You have to take the throne.

(The king's seat)

That's what I want.

Show me how determined you are.

I need to know you're determined to do this before I decide.

She must be a woman with a story.

Break the ring and go to the Sealing Ceremony.

As long as you have the ring,

you'll have to coexist with the Demon all the time.

Well done, Ha Ram. Take care.

Grandfather.

You must protect the Ha family.

Your Highness.

I suddenly don't feel the energy of the water.

Are you saying something happened to Scholar Ha?

What do we do now?

No.

Scholar Ha will surely come to the Sealing Ceremony...

so keep preparing for the Sealing Ceremony.

- Yes. - Yes.

Your Majesty, the full red moon is in the sky.

I see.

But Scholar Ha hasn't appeared yet.

What? He hasn't?

No.

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty, are you all right?

Where's the ring?

Scholar Ha, you must get here safely.

(Special thanks to Choi Jong Won, Kim Pub Lae, and Han Sang Jin.)

(Lovers of the Red Sky)

Within two hours while the moon is high up in the sky,

you have to complete the painting.

If the Demon isn't sealed tonight,

Scholar Ha will be a part of the Demon.

Are you afraid you'll be locked up again?

Your body is almost eaten away by me.

Scholar Ha.

That's not Scholar Ha. It's the Demon.

Ha Ram.

I found you.