Alchemy of Souls (2022–…): Season 2, Episode 9 - Alchemy of Souls: Light and Shadow - full transcript
ALCHEMY OF SOULS PART 2
You…
Who are you?
I am exactly what you see.
I am a soul shifter
with blue marks in my eyes.
What?
When the blue marks
happened to reappear,
I remembered who I was.
I am not Jin Bu-yeon.
My soul…
belongs to someone else.
Someone else?
I ran away because I did
not want to get caught.
But here we are.
What will you do now?
Jang Uk.
Did you find her?
Yes, I did. She is safe with me.
Is she hurt? Are you all right?
She was just startled
by the wraiths.
She is calming herself down.
Do not worry.
Is that so? There are wraiths?
Come to think of it, this
is one dreary forest.
The marks are only
detectable from this close.
I will decide what
to do with you.
No one else should know.
Keep it in mind.
Only I am allowed
to come this close.
Fine.
Only you are allowed…
to come this close.
Are you saying Naksu
realized who she truly was?
I believe so.
Now that Naksu has regained her
memory, will her soul leave the body?
Will the body be
Bu-yeon's entirely?
Seo Yul told me.
I will not blame you for
deceiving me, so please tell me.
If Naksu's soul leaves the body
and she becomes Bu-yeon
again while she is in Gwido,
will she be able to
come out of there alive?
She will be fine.
Bu-yeon's soul
has immense powers
that even I fail to fathom.
The one who attacked me earlier
was the wraith of this corpse.
Unlike the other
wraiths that avoided me,
this one chased me.
What is that blue object?
This is an ice stone.
An ice stone? I did not know
there was one in Gwido too.
That ice stone has
no energy of the sky.
It is different from Uk's.
It desires to
absorb human energy
like a soul shifter
that has run wild.
It is best that we let it be.
Someone with an ice
stone who died here…
This body must belong to
that mage of the Choi family.
That mage held deep resentment
toward Jin Seol-ran.
You were likely attacked as it
sensed that you were her descendant.
It seems so.
The wraith must have noticed that
this body belongs to the Jin family.
Hold on.
- How did you two find me?
- I thought you summoned us.
What do you mean?
- I summoned you?
- Yes.
I went to tell Jang Uk about
this after you had entered Gwido.
You summoned us here, so
we came to your rescue.
After you and Jin Mu
agreed to throw me in here,
you came to rescue me?
Does that mean you went all
the way to North Fortress
to tell him about me?
I was never
at North Fortress to begin with.
I never sided with
Jin Mu either.
I am on his side.
You do not need
to come so close.
Stay still.
I offered to join hands first
since I am the Crown Prince.
I will hide behind
Jin Mu like you said,
and I order you to go far away.
It sounds like
you and Jin Mu can only begin
your scheme once I leave.
That is right.
I will remain here and uncover
those behind his power.
His secret organization?
He has made countless soul
shifters with the Soul Ejector,
and they are still aiding him.
I do not know how many there
are or their identities.
But I know that they need the ice stone
to prevent themselves from running wild.
We need to wipe out his
entire secret organization
if we want to stop him.
And you are the only one
who can do just that.
Are you saying
that you want to
join hands with me?
Tell them you will
go to North Fortress.
Then return immediately.
Meanwhile, I will gather
all the soul shifters
in one place so you
can annihilate them.
You could gain great power
if you side with Jin Mu.
So why have you decided
to go against him?
He got rid of my turtle.
Your turtle?
I am not going to add a grand
pretext for my decision,
such as wanting
to save the world.
The moment he got
rid of my turtle,
I decided to
abandon him as well.
What is it?
Is my trivial reason
too unbelievable?
You have decided to go against
him because of a single turtle.
That sounds more believable
than a grand justification.
So did you find your turtle?
It is nowhere to be found.
It is a smart turtle,
so it should be able
to find its way back.
It may have died.
Jang Uk of the Jang family
will be appointed as the
general of North Fortress.
No one will know that you did
not leave for the time being.
I have sent one of my
men to get on that boat.
So no one will know that you are missing
until the boat arrives at its destination.
Stay here and wait for
Jin Mu to make his move.
Dang-gu and Yul will
take turns and stop by.
Could you not have found a
cleaner place for me to stay in?
Look at this place.
- There are so many spiderwebs.
- My goodness.
He does not seem to
like this place either.
- There are still spiderwebs here.
- Please be careful, Your Royal Highness.
How am I to go through them?
Goodness.
I thought you did not like how he
was slowly crawling toward you.
But I guess you
opened your heart.
He did not want us to be hostile
toward each other anymore.
So I told him to stop
bugging me and to step aside.
Goodness.
I want Songrim to give
full support to Jang Uk.
As for me,
I will hide and make way for us.
Bring them in with the gifts for the
King that get imported from the volcano.
Jin Mu's items will be brought in
alongside the gifts for the King.
Do not inspect them
and just let them in.
- Yes, my lord.
- We need to place them
throughout the canals
before the rite.
Will you allow me to do
that, Your Royal Highness?
I will inform the men of the Night
Watch who guard the city at night.
You may use them.
These are the areas where the
Night Watch placed the earthenware.
We can retrieve the earthenware
from those places later.
The earthenware will
help the fire bird
become stronger once it awakens.
It is similar to
adding fuel to a fire.
Once the Unanimous Assembly begins,
Jin Mu will go for Jinyowon.
And I will help him.
Once he gains Jinyowon, he will
try to bring out the fire bird.
His secret organization will get
to work within the next few days.
Is Bu-yeon staying in
Jinyowon right now?
Does she know that you are here?
No, I did not tell her.
I see.
If she finds out that you left
for North Fortress without her,
she will be hurt.
Right.
You did not tell the shaman?
Why not?
She is not a shaman, Eunuch Go.
Did you two fight?
That was why you
could not tell her.
Goodness.
Why?
Why did you argue?
She told me a few things
about your relationship
during my eunuch days.
So tell me.
Did she
mention me often?
She talked about you all the time.
She was heartbroken because of you.
How ridiculous. That is
rich coming from her.
What is it?
Did she break your
heart this time?
Did she cheat on you as well?
Seriously?
I was just joking. Has she
really fallen for someone new?
He is not new.
Then a former lover.
So? Did she go to him?
No, she did not.
He does not recognize her,
and she cannot go to him.
Is that so?
That must mean he is…
- married.
- Married?
Married?
That must be why he is ignoring
and rejecting her.
Darn it.
Seeing how he is not giving
in, he must be a good man.
She is the dangerous one.
She is ready to abandon you
and act like a moth to a flame.
She is not a moth.
And she has not
abandoned me yet.
Yet?
Does that mean you expect her
to abandon you in the future?
Darn it.
I should not be making
a joke out of this.
So please…
Please stop confusing me
by saying the guy is married
or that she is a moth.
Despite owning an ice
stone and reaching Hwansu,
you have failed to
win your wife's heart.
That power of yours is useless.
Despite your frustration, you cannot
see her due to this situation.
I will meet with her myself
and ask her what is going on.
Stay here.
A married man?
Darn it.
There is no way I can
bring up that topic
in a situation like this.
If I stop Jin Mu right now,
everything will fall apart.
This is our chance
to attack Jinyowon.
The plaque is missing, and
Bu-yeon is trapped in Gwido.
In addition, Jin Ho-gyeong
is too weak to protect her.
Will you make your
move right away?
I promised to introduce you
to the secret organization.
We will gather together tonight
and open Jinyowon's doors.
Tonight?
Tonight?
It is sooner than expected.
Please inform Songrim as well.
But there is one problem.
Jin Bu-yeon is locked
in Cheonbugwan's prison.
What prison?
Gwido, the prison that holds
those who once performed sorcery.
She is in there right now.
If you want me to open
Gwido's door right away,
I will do so.
However,
if I side with Jinyowon now,
Jin Mu's organization
will not gather tonight,
and Jin Mu will no
longer trust me.
What will you do?
I will do as you say.
I must go inside Gwido.
Please feign ignorance and step
aside, Your Royal Highness.
Jang Uk.
It is a turtle.
That is my turtle.
She took that turtle
with her into Gwido.
Hey, turtle.
How did you get out of there?
Jang Uk, come here.
That is the door to Gwido.
But why is it here?
Did you come out of there?
Someone opened the door here.
They must want us
to go in there.
Who?
Turtle, was it you?
The person who summoned us…
must be the one who is inside.
Bu-yeon must have summoned
Uk with her divine powers.
She must have opened the
door to protect herself.
Was it not you?
That is correct.
Bu-yeon opened it.
You have incredible
divine powers.
With such powers, you could
have cast away the wraith.
Why did you open the
door and summon Jang Uk?
You are right.
I should not have done that.
In the end, he saw something…
he should not have.
The ice stone in Jang Uk's body
was left behind by Master Seo
Gyeong to save Jin Seol-ran.
But she passed away.
So why do you think he
still left it in Jinyowon?
He could have just destroyed it.
What do you wish to say?
I heard you first
took out the ice stone
to use it to save your
unborn baby that had died.
And that baby grew
up to be Jin Bu-yeon.
If Jin Seol-ran's soul
remained in the ice stone,
I thought maybe the
baby you had saved
could have been Jin
Seol-ran herself.
Bu-yeon was blind from
birth just like Jin Seol-ran
and possessed astounding
divine powers.
Have you never
found that odd?
How is that relevant when I gave
birth and raised her myself?
If Bu-yeon possesses divine
powers similar to Jin Seol-ran's,
she will make it out of Gwido.
Perhaps Naksu willingly went there,
hoping to retrieve her divine powers.
Has she decided
to disappear in Gwido?
I looked around and
found no threats.
But this place is quite big.
Do you think you can
find the plaque alone?
This body will find it with divine
powers equal to Jin Seol-ran's.
Jang Uk tried to look for
you with his red jade.
Do you have the blue one?
Did he call me through this?
I did not know.
Did he give that to you?
That is not yours.
That belongs to someone else.
I know.
He temporarily left it with me
so I could read her memories.
You even have that
kind of power?
You are indeed not a shaman,
but a powerful priestess.
Give it to me.
It is not yours, so I
will return it to him.
In the past,
you also tried to take it.
I gave it back.
Do not lie.
She picked it up after
you threw it away.
You know one too many things.
She must remember me
as someone who is heinous.
She always wished
you were Jang Uk's ally
and not his enemy.
I am sure she is happy to see…
that you are helping him.
Whenever I showed my
pettiness in front of her,
she bad-mouthed
whomever I disliked.
Despite it all,
it was annoying and impressive to see
that she always sided with her master.
That is why I liked her.
She deceived you…
all along, Your Royal Highness.
I am aware of that.
So when she died,
I thought I would quickly forget
about her since she deceived me.
However,
that never happened.
I wanted to have her.
My graceless desire
to destroy something
that I could not have
definitely played a part in my
decision to turn my back on Jang Uk.
That is why whenever
I think of her,
I feel ashamed of myself,
and I feel painful remorse.
If she knows that
you are in pain…
she will probably
be content with that.
You are right.
She is not someone who would
tell me to stop being in pain.
If it is possible, I
would like her to know
that I am in…
an inexplicable amount of pain.
Still…
she would not want
the pain to last.
After you have been
in enough pain…
you should let go.
I found it in So-i's
belongings during her funeral.
The potion looked strange,
so I brought it here.
This is a soul potion
that is used in sorcery.
It is a heinous and
bewitching potion
that helps divination.
Master Heo.
Was not the Queen, who had been
locked up after shifting souls,
fed this potion?
You are right.
Shaman Choi concocted this.
How did So-i have this?
Jin Mu of Cheonbugwan
had something on her
and was using her.
It could be from Cheonbugwan.
I will look into it.
It must be that potion.
Madam So-i and Yeom-su,
a Cheonbugwan mage,
would feed it to others
once or twice a month.
She called it the bell potion.
The bell potion?
She said you would hear bells
and go insane if you consume it.
Do you know where and
on whom she used it?
No, I do not.
She rarely told me anything related
to Cheonbugwan since it was dangerous.
But she once mentioned an
individual who consumed it.
I rarely feel guilty for the
things I have done in my life.
But one thing bothers me.
There is one person
I feel bad for.
That person was very kind
and treated me well.
It must have been a guy.
You are wrong.
She was a girl I had
met in Sari Village.
Had I not stolen what was hers,
she would have found
her parents right away.
Then she would not have
gone crazy and died.
Gone crazy and died?
She was also a victim
of the bell potion.
So a girl she met
in Sari Village
consumed this same potion?
Yes.
You ignored me just like your father
did and never visited me once.
And now, you barge in here and
demand to know about the soul potion?
I heard you were force-fed that
potion when you were locked up.
Did you perhaps
hear the sound of
bells during that time?
I do not want to relive those
moments. That is enough.
This is important.
Someone seems to still be controlling
the soul shifters with this potion.
Shaman Choi, her
brother, and Jang Gang
turned her into a soul shifter.
They are all dead, so please do
not torment Her Highness anymore.
The potion may have altered
your memory, Your Highness.
Please try to remember.
I know it may be painful,
but please try to remember.
I said that was enough!
I am still in pain.
You do not deserve to ask for my help
when you cannot take away this pain.
We are trying to end the alchemy of
souls, which is the root of your pain.
I do not want it to end.
I do not understand
why it is forbidden.
I, the Queen, want to take
a young, insignificant body.
Why is that wrong?
You almost died recently, Yul.
If the alchemy of
souls is permitted,
the precious son of the Seo family
will never worry about dying.
And you will be able to stay powerful
forever as the great leader of Songrim.
Do you not want that?
If someone powerful
has everything they
want and is immortal,
what will become of this world?
Rain is necessary, but it
should not last forever.
The sun is also necessary,
but it should set as well.
And no one
should stay powerful
and live forever.
That hypocrisy is what makes
everyone uncomfortable.
What do you think other
powerful individuals think?
We all want to join hands with the one
who will grant us everlasting power.
That is the truth.
And is that individual
Jin Mu?
- What?
- Please calm down, Your Highness.
Her Highness is very distressed.
You should all leave.
Jin Mu controlled the soul
shifters with his divination.
Perhaps Naksu
was also one of his victims.
Even so, that does not change the fact
that she practiced the alchemy of souls.
Still, I would like to reveal
the truth and lessen her burden
regarding the tragedy
three years ago.
Even Uk is in pain as he is
paying the price because of her.
Do you think he is in pain
solely because he is taking
responsibility for Naksu's sins?
Do you remember what
the Queen said today?
She did not see the fault
in powerful individuals
gaining everlasting power.
Uk already possesses that power.
What troubles him the most
is that he must
take responsibility
as someone who possesses the power
that Jin Mu and the Queen desire.
Depending on who Uk's target
is and which path he takes,
he could dry out this world,
just like Jin Mu wishes.
Or he could stop him.
Deciding whom to target
and which path to take
will always be
painful and a burden.
It may be too much
for a human to handle.
I saved her life
and took care of her.
You have taken
what Jin Ho-gyeong
has tried so hard to hide.
Master Lee must have known that
there was another soul within her.
He recognized it
and feigned
ignorance once again.
The same blue mark.
There was a huge tree
where I used to live.
So I imagined myself sitting
alone on top of a tall tree.
The same memory.
Just die if you are not
going to do anything.
It is better to die
than do nothing.
Are they the same person?
We found our way
here thanks to it.
It could help you find the
plaque, so keep it with you.
I will leave first.
Talk it out with Uk
before he leaves.
You should also reconcile.
He will be…
in a huge battle today.
Jin Mu's secret organization
will gather to attack Jinyowon.
And Uk will annihilate
all of the soul shifters.
We do not know their number
or how strong they are.
However, we must wipe out every
single one of them who is in hiding
to put an end to Jin
Mu's everlasting greed.
And Jang Uk is the only one
who is capable of doing that.
All of them will have to be
eradicated for this to end.
Every single one of them.
The Crown Prince left first.
We are now…
the only ones here.
All right.
You can ask what you
are curious about.
No.
I will not.
So you better not say a
word before I respond.
The war that I am about to start
is clearly and precisely right.
I am doing what I
can to stop them
from doing what
they should not do.
Some will try to condone it
with a believable justification.
Others will come up with
countless excuses to stop me.
But this fight is the
right thing to do.
That is why I know exactly
whom to point my sword at
and I know which path to take.
That is why
I must not recognize you here.
But let me ask you…
something else instead.
Should I…
not leave here?
Should I do absolutely nothing…
and stay here with you?
Should we do that?
I can probably
close Gwido's door.
Then should we…
stay here together?
But the answer is…
that such a decision would
clearly and precisely be wrong.
No matter the
justification or excuse.
Even if…
we were deeply
pining and longing…
for each other.
Dang-gu, go to Jinyowon.
Inform everyone and defend it.
- Yes, my lord.
- Yul and Sang-ho.
Once everyone is gathered
in the secret room,
go to Cheonbugwan and stop the officials
who are outside the secret room.
- Yes, my lord.
- Yes, my lord.
Once the battle begins,
I will go to the palace
and meet with the King.
I thought Jang Uk had
gone to North Fortress.
But he is going up against Jin
Mu alongside the Crown Prince.
He has decided to undertake
a great responsibility.
Please keep him safe.
Be safe as well.
Once the sun sets, Jin
Mu's gathering will begin.
Once this night passes
without problems,
the world they wish to
see will never come.
We will bring back the sky from
that fateful day 200 years ago.
The world will dry up.
And when we perform the rite,
the ice stone, full of energy of
the sky, will fall into our hands.
We will live in a world where
the strong gain greater power
and continue to rule forever!
Are you saying they
are all soul shifters?
Those who wished for youth
received younger bodies.
Those who wished for power received
the bodies of the powerful.
And those who wished for beauty
received alluring, beautiful bodies.
They all fulfilled their desires
through soul shifting.
They may be in hiding for now.
But once the door to
the new world opens,
they will be of great use
to you, Your Royal Highness.
Gwanju.
When that new world emerges,
what will become of those
who lose their bodies?
The young will age,
the powerful will lose their position,
and the beautiful will become ugly.
Your Royal Highness.
Did I not tell you not to allow yourself
to cling to something so insignificant?
I do not think that trying to protect
such things is a sign of weakness.
Rather, it is a
sign of strength.
And I am about to show you exactly
how powerful that strength is.
You have deceived me.
No, you just underestimated
me and thought I was weak.
I did everything for you.
And yet, are you
going to abandon me?
That is not how I would describe an
enemy whom I am about to confront.
I am here to fight against
you alongside Jang Uk!
Jang Uk?
Attack!
There is a barrier
around the secret room.
Jang Uk.
You are here.
There is no need to be alarmed.
I have only created a barrier.
But this one is much more complicated
than the one you had locked me in before.
I must say, I am quite busy fighting
all 78 soul shifters as we speak.
Funnily enough, only you,
the head of this secret
organization, are not a soul shifter.
Were you afraid of running wild?
Then why did you encourage others
to do something so harmful?
So you are finally here
to take your revenge.
I would not have come to do
something that meaningless.
I left behind a world that
I had always pined for.
Do you really think
I left that world
solely to kill you?
What you are doing
is absolutely wrong,
and it is absolutely
right for me to stop you.
So I am here to do
what I need to do.
It is true that I
vehemently resent you.
But that revenge is
not mine to take.
Go.
Go do what you can.
And I will stay here…
and do what I can.
Send Jin Mu here.
Why am I here?
The ice stone?
I definitely saw an ice stone.
Has there been one here as well?
It was here as I suspected.
That is an ice stone.
Right.
I forgot that you were here.
Jin Bu-yeon.
Did you find this?
Yes, just like how I found
one in Lake Gyeongcheondaeho.
I thought you had
lost your memory.
Anyway, I am impressed that
you found it once again.
You can have it.
It is yours.
The ice stone possesses
the energy of the sky.
Only the chosen ones
can possess its power.
Jang Gang and that mage of the Choi
family were able to use its power.
But they could not possess it
as their own like Jang Uk has.
Shall I help you?
You?
That is right.
You are a priestess comparable to
Jin Seol-ran, Seo Gyeong's lover.
All right.
Go on.
I will
make that yours.
What is happening to me?
My energy…
That ice stone is empty.
It only desires to absorb energy
like a soul shifter
who has run wild.
You will not die quickly.
You will slowly wither away
like a piece of wood.
Just like that mage
of the Choi family.
Why would you…
do this?
You must remember
my face, do you not?
I guess you never thought
it could actually be me.
Danju.
Naksu?
This prison holds those
who have performed sorcery.
This is the kind of death
that suits you perfectly.
Do not resent me too much.
I will likely meet my end…
in this place as well.
Jang Uk.
You have finally done it.
Uk, are you all right?
Your body is as cold as ice.
It is bearable
for now.
Where is Jin Mu?
I sent him to Gwido.
He will meet a demise
that suits him.
But Bu-yeon is still in there.
She asked me to send him there.
She wanted to fulfill
her role in all of this.
Uk.
Jin Mu of Cheonbugwan has been sent
to Gwido, the prison for sorcerers.
And every soul shifter in his
organization has been petrified to death.
And was this done single-handedly
by Jang Uk and Songrim?
Without telling anyone?
Today seemed like
our only opportunity,
so we had no time to discuss it
with you or the Unanimous Assembly.
The ice stone's power that Jang
Uk possesses sure is incredible.
He, who belongs to Songrim,
has gotten rid of Jin
Mu, his only rival.
Songrim will challenge the royal family
and the Unanimous Assembly in no time.
This was not a power
struggle, Your Majesty.
We only interfered with
Jin Mu's dangerous scheme
of trying to steal the
fire bird from Jinyowon.
Whatever it may be,
everyone was forbidden
from possessing its power.
But Songrim indeed is the
only one to possess it.
Not everyone will
be happy about this.
Jin Mu is dead?
Then what will become of me?
Will I…
be trapped in this body forever?
He is trapped in Gwido.
I do not think he will
make it out alive.
Find a way.
You must find a way!
Seeing how Jin Mu came here,
Jang Uk and your master
must have done their job.
I will remain here…
until my soul disappears.
Then only Jin Bu-yeon will
be left to leave this place.
If that happens…
I will not have to be
Jang Uk's final task.
It went into the sea.
But then again,
you are a turtle.
It is only natural
that you go to the sea.
This is the Jinyowon Plaque.
Did you find it for me
so I could leave this place?
In any case,
thank you.
THE BLACK TORTOISE
I met a sacred animal that possessed
the energy of the Black Tortoise.
It was diligently
crawling somewhere.
It must have found
a path for someone.
I heard Jang Uk entered Gwido
to look for Jin Bu-yeon.
Seeing how he left that place, he
must have found his path as well.
After putting an end to
the difficult battle,
Uk is single-handedly
enduring the consequences.
He is weathering the wraiths that
are drawn by the energy of the sky.
He is fighting another battle in
a cold, dark place all by himself.
Why do you think he was chosen
to carry this burden?
Is he paying the price for being
a product of the alchemy of souls?
While the most powerful
fought over the ice stone,
it found its way to him.
I believe
she was behind it all along.
She? Whom are you speaking of?
The one who first received the
ice stone from Master Seo Gyeong.
I believe she has remained here and
has been protecting the ice stone.
Are you talking
about Jin Seol-ran?
It is my assumption
that she chose
both Jang Uk and that girl.
Are you all right?
I am sorry.
I should have gone
instead of you.
I am all right.
I found the plaque.
You did it.
You are really my
daughter, Bu-yeon.
I am sorry.
Do not be sorry.
Now that you have found it,
Jinyowon will be safe.
The Unanimous Assembly will be
summoned today regarding Jin Mu.
You will have to explain
what happened in Gwido.
Will you
be able to do it?
Yes, I can.
I will attend the
Unanimous Assembly.
Seo Yul has been
waiting for you.
You should go see him.
Uk and I…
have decided to feign ignorance.
I hope you will do the same.
I have something to tell you.
Jin Mu could control the soul
shifters with his divination.
So I believe…
that the tragic events in
Songrim three years ago
did not occur out of Naksu's
will, but because of Jin Mu.
So that was why
I heard those bells.
If you are blaming
yourself for what happened,
I wanted to let you know
you do not need to do that.
I hope this excuse…
will let you stay
where you want to be.
I was merely a soul shifter
who was driven by vengeance.
I was an assassin raised in
Danhyanggok with that one purpose.
And I just simply met my demise.
So that…
cannot be an excuse.
You are really going
to North Fortress?
If I remain here,
people will torment Lord Park and
Songrim regarding the ice stone.
I must obey the King's command
for the Crown
Prince's sake as well.
When will you be leaving?
I have been given a position
there, so I must leave right away.
So I am afraid
that I will not be
attending your wedding.
That is not the problem.
You are going far away. Who
knows when we will meet again?
You can visit me with Lord Park.
Then how about I
follow you for now...
No.
I said no.
Do not say that to him. He is
already very jealous of me.
It cannot be helped.
You will always be
my top priority.
I know.
But do not express
such feelings to him.
He does get sulky easily.
Maidservant Kim.
I may not be there
for the wedding,
but make sure you are the
prettiest person there.
Make sure you look like the
happiest woman in the world.
I will.
I promise to look the prettiest
and happiest.
I did not know Uk was
concerned about that.
Let us also move to North
Fortress after our wedding.
Will you be fine with that?
I am no longer the leader of Songrim.
I am free to go wherever I want.
Is that why you did not attend
the Unanimous Assembly today?
If I remain here,
they will pester Uk
regarding the ice stone.
That is exactly what he said.
In that case,
let us move there right
after the wedding.
Promise me.
Hold on.
Why are you wearing
the ring on your pinky?
It is for this finger.
It is too small.
It stops my blood circulation.
Is that so?
Then take it off.
I will make it bigger
or get you a larger size.
Goodness.
That is fine.
It is a promise of
our everlasting love.
I do not mind it.
That is right.
It is a promise.
Will you be going to North
Fortress by yourself as arranged?
There will only be peace
and quiet if I leave.
Uk.
I am here to tell you something
that will bring about
neither peace nor quiet.
The pain you will feel upon
learning of it or ignoring it
is something you should endure,
not for me to decide.
That is why I am here.
Naksu will disappear soon.
She believes that no justification is
reasonable enough to stay by your side.
But will this be
a good justification for you?
Yul.
Do you know how I felt
when I decided to
feign ignorance…
and leave her behind?
I turned away with the knowledge
that I must slay her if I
acknowledged who she was.
Her approaching death
cannot be an excuse
for us to be together.
Instead of using my coming death as
a cowardly excuse to be together…
It is much better…
for us to be tormented instead.
I, Jin Bu-yeon, the eldest
daughter of the Jin family,
have retrieved the plaque
from Gwido to prove
my power as a priestess.
I heard Jang Uk sent
Jin Mu to Gwido.
What happened to him?
I found the ice stone that belonged
to that mage of the Choi family
and put it inside of him.
Jin Mu…
will eventually
wither away and die.
It desires to
absorb human energy
like a soul shifter
that has run wild.
So you put that inside of him.
It may have lost the
energy of the sky,
but it is still an ice stone.
And you put that inside of him.
I am impressed by
your divine powers.
If you could put it
inside of someone,
that must mean you can
take it out as well.
The main purpose of
today's Unanimous Assembly
is to discuss what to do
with Jang Uk's ice stone.
Since she can take
out the ice stone,
we can retrieve
Jang Uk's ice stone
if we agree on it today.
But Jang Uk will die if the ice
stone is removed from his body.
He should have died
three years ago.
He is only alive
due to the decision
of the royal family and
the Unanimous Assembly.
If Jang Uk did not stop Jin Mu,
the fire bird would have emerged
and caused chaos in the world.
Songrim should not intervene!
We are only having this conversation
because you decided to be rash
instead of asking the royal family or
the Unanimous Assembly for permission.
I took part…
in their plan.
Do not intervene.
You deliberately did
so without my consent.
- You should not have done that.
- But, Your Majesty…
We only allowed Jang Uk
to keep that ice stone
so that he could obliterate
the soul shifters.
He does not need
its power anymore
since there are no more
soul shifters left.
- Right.
- I agree.
- True.
- Take the ice stone back.
That is only natural.
- Right.
- He is right.
If that is what the
Unanimous Assembly decides,
you must also abide by
it as a fellow member
and Jinyowon's heiress.
If that is what the
Unanimous Assembly decides,
then I must follow
their decision.
Your Highness.
That is the door to Gwido.
You can find Jin Mu there.
You can ask him where
the Soul Ejector is
and how you can perform
the alchemy of souls.
Yun-o, how did you find
the key to that door?
My friends from
Cheonbugwan helped me.
Is that so?
Let us go.
Uk.
Where is Bu-yeon?
She agreed to abide by the
Unanimous Assembly's decision.
She has left now.
We were discussing what to do
with the ice stone within you.
If we decide to retrieve it,
Jin Bu-yeon, the priestess of
Jinyowon, will take it out of you.
Did she say that she
would abide by it?
That is right.
And she exposed all the
sins you have committed.
Last night,
he spared one soul shifter.
He knew that individual
was a soul shifter,
but he feigned ignorance.
Is that true?
Yes.
I feigned ignorance.
So did she want me to
slay that soul shifter?
Please tell him to stop
feigning ignorance.
Tell him to confirm
its existence
and watch it…
wither away.
She gave me a reason and an
excuse to find that soul shifter.
A reason and an excuse?
That was your duty.
In that case,
I will fulfill my duty
and no longer feign ignorance.
I will confirm its existence
and watch it wither away.
Now,
I will leave.
Where are you going?
We are discussing
what you have done!
That is over now!
I will accept your
reason and excuse,
and I will leave.
Stop uttering such words.
We are only telling you
to fulfill your duty!
Are we not retrieving
the ice stone?
What is going on?
There is still a soul shifter?
That is right.
Uk will not return
until he catches them.
In the end,
you used what is between
us as a reason and excuse
to bring me here.
My merciless master.
I am not your master anymore.
I have already…
let you go.
I found him, Your
Highness! I see Jin Mu!
Gwanju!
You are on the brink of death.
Jin Mu.
Tell me one thing
before you die.
One last Soul Ejector remains.
Where is it? Do you have it?
Pull yourself
together. Where is it?
Jin Mu. Give me
the Soul Ejector.
You made a promise to me.
Hand it over before you die.
Yes.
Where is it?
My last Soul Ejector
is inside the blood of the
mage of the Choi family
who created it in
the first place.
Are you saying it
is inside of me?
I put it inside your body
when I was shifting your soul.
I guess you did
not remember that.
It is all coming back to me now.
The one who shifted my
soul and locked me up
was you,
Jin Mu!
Gwanju.
I came here to rescue you.
Let us leave together.
That is right.
We will leave this
place together.
No.
I will leave this
place in your body.
Did you go to Gwido?
Was Jin Mu still alive?
So you were the one who sent me
there to save him, Your Majesty.
He had promised to
give me immense powers,
so I must at least know
how to acquire them.
So tell me. Did you meet him?
You are looking at him
right now, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
Do you still not understand?
I am Jin Mu.
You have shifted souls!
So this is the very power
that you have promised me.
If we share the power
of the ice stone,
we will live forever as the
strong gain greater power.
Now, come on out and let us
walk down the path together
to acquire that very power.
ALCHEMY OF SOULS PART 2
There is only one
reply I can give you
in our last moment together.
We must go to Jinyowon at once
and bring out the fire bird.
- Bring me the ice stone.
- Your Majesty!
What are you trying to do by fooling
the King and Unanimous Assembly?
Uk.
Uk, Jin is…
I fear that the same kind of
chaos may occur once again.
The fire bird will awaken.
I was told that it is going
to happen no matter what.
Subtitle translation
by: Soo-ji Kim
You…
Who are you?
I am exactly what you see.
I am a soul shifter
with blue marks in my eyes.
What?
When the blue marks
happened to reappear,
I remembered who I was.
I am not Jin Bu-yeon.
My soul…
belongs to someone else.
Someone else?
I ran away because I did
not want to get caught.
But here we are.
What will you do now?
Jang Uk.
Did you find her?
Yes, I did. She is safe with me.
Is she hurt? Are you all right?
She was just startled
by the wraiths.
She is calming herself down.
Do not worry.
Is that so? There are wraiths?
Come to think of it, this
is one dreary forest.
The marks are only
detectable from this close.
I will decide what
to do with you.
No one else should know.
Keep it in mind.
Only I am allowed
to come this close.
Fine.
Only you are allowed…
to come this close.
Are you saying Naksu
realized who she truly was?
I believe so.
Now that Naksu has regained her
memory, will her soul leave the body?
Will the body be
Bu-yeon's entirely?
Seo Yul told me.
I will not blame you for
deceiving me, so please tell me.
If Naksu's soul leaves the body
and she becomes Bu-yeon
again while she is in Gwido,
will she be able to
come out of there alive?
She will be fine.
Bu-yeon's soul
has immense powers
that even I fail to fathom.
The one who attacked me earlier
was the wraith of this corpse.
Unlike the other
wraiths that avoided me,
this one chased me.
What is that blue object?
This is an ice stone.
An ice stone? I did not know
there was one in Gwido too.
That ice stone has
no energy of the sky.
It is different from Uk's.
It desires to
absorb human energy
like a soul shifter
that has run wild.
It is best that we let it be.
Someone with an ice
stone who died here…
This body must belong to
that mage of the Choi family.
That mage held deep resentment
toward Jin Seol-ran.
You were likely attacked as it
sensed that you were her descendant.
It seems so.
The wraith must have noticed that
this body belongs to the Jin family.
Hold on.
- How did you two find me?
- I thought you summoned us.
What do you mean?
- I summoned you?
- Yes.
I went to tell Jang Uk about
this after you had entered Gwido.
You summoned us here, so
we came to your rescue.
After you and Jin Mu
agreed to throw me in here,
you came to rescue me?
Does that mean you went all
the way to North Fortress
to tell him about me?
I was never
at North Fortress to begin with.
I never sided with
Jin Mu either.
I am on his side.
You do not need
to come so close.
Stay still.
I offered to join hands first
since I am the Crown Prince.
I will hide behind
Jin Mu like you said,
and I order you to go far away.
It sounds like
you and Jin Mu can only begin
your scheme once I leave.
That is right.
I will remain here and uncover
those behind his power.
His secret organization?
He has made countless soul
shifters with the Soul Ejector,
and they are still aiding him.
I do not know how many there
are or their identities.
But I know that they need the ice stone
to prevent themselves from running wild.
We need to wipe out his
entire secret organization
if we want to stop him.
And you are the only one
who can do just that.
Are you saying
that you want to
join hands with me?
Tell them you will
go to North Fortress.
Then return immediately.
Meanwhile, I will gather
all the soul shifters
in one place so you
can annihilate them.
You could gain great power
if you side with Jin Mu.
So why have you decided
to go against him?
He got rid of my turtle.
Your turtle?
I am not going to add a grand
pretext for my decision,
such as wanting
to save the world.
The moment he got
rid of my turtle,
I decided to
abandon him as well.
What is it?
Is my trivial reason
too unbelievable?
You have decided to go against
him because of a single turtle.
That sounds more believable
than a grand justification.
So did you find your turtle?
It is nowhere to be found.
It is a smart turtle,
so it should be able
to find its way back.
It may have died.
Jang Uk of the Jang family
will be appointed as the
general of North Fortress.
No one will know that you did
not leave for the time being.
I have sent one of my
men to get on that boat.
So no one will know that you are missing
until the boat arrives at its destination.
Stay here and wait for
Jin Mu to make his move.
Dang-gu and Yul will
take turns and stop by.
Could you not have found a
cleaner place for me to stay in?
Look at this place.
- There are so many spiderwebs.
- My goodness.
He does not seem to
like this place either.
- There are still spiderwebs here.
- Please be careful, Your Royal Highness.
How am I to go through them?
Goodness.
I thought you did not like how he
was slowly crawling toward you.
But I guess you
opened your heart.
He did not want us to be hostile
toward each other anymore.
So I told him to stop
bugging me and to step aside.
Goodness.
I want Songrim to give
full support to Jang Uk.
As for me,
I will hide and make way for us.
Bring them in with the gifts for the
King that get imported from the volcano.
Jin Mu's items will be brought in
alongside the gifts for the King.
Do not inspect them
and just let them in.
- Yes, my lord.
- We need to place them
throughout the canals
before the rite.
Will you allow me to do
that, Your Royal Highness?
I will inform the men of the Night
Watch who guard the city at night.
You may use them.
These are the areas where the
Night Watch placed the earthenware.
We can retrieve the earthenware
from those places later.
The earthenware will
help the fire bird
become stronger once it awakens.
It is similar to
adding fuel to a fire.
Once the Unanimous Assembly begins,
Jin Mu will go for Jinyowon.
And I will help him.
Once he gains Jinyowon, he will
try to bring out the fire bird.
His secret organization will get
to work within the next few days.
Is Bu-yeon staying in
Jinyowon right now?
Does she know that you are here?
No, I did not tell her.
I see.
If she finds out that you left
for North Fortress without her,
she will be hurt.
Right.
You did not tell the shaman?
Why not?
She is not a shaman, Eunuch Go.
Did you two fight?
That was why you
could not tell her.
Goodness.
Why?
Why did you argue?
She told me a few things
about your relationship
during my eunuch days.
So tell me.
Did she
mention me often?
She talked about you all the time.
She was heartbroken because of you.
How ridiculous. That is
rich coming from her.
What is it?
Did she break your
heart this time?
Did she cheat on you as well?
Seriously?
I was just joking. Has she
really fallen for someone new?
He is not new.
Then a former lover.
So? Did she go to him?
No, she did not.
He does not recognize her,
and she cannot go to him.
Is that so?
That must mean he is…
- married.
- Married?
Married?
That must be why he is ignoring
and rejecting her.
Darn it.
Seeing how he is not giving
in, he must be a good man.
She is the dangerous one.
She is ready to abandon you
and act like a moth to a flame.
She is not a moth.
And she has not
abandoned me yet.
Yet?
Does that mean you expect her
to abandon you in the future?
Darn it.
I should not be making
a joke out of this.
So please…
Please stop confusing me
by saying the guy is married
or that she is a moth.
Despite owning an ice
stone and reaching Hwansu,
you have failed to
win your wife's heart.
That power of yours is useless.
Despite your frustration, you cannot
see her due to this situation.
I will meet with her myself
and ask her what is going on.
Stay here.
A married man?
Darn it.
There is no way I can
bring up that topic
in a situation like this.
If I stop Jin Mu right now,
everything will fall apart.
This is our chance
to attack Jinyowon.
The plaque is missing, and
Bu-yeon is trapped in Gwido.
In addition, Jin Ho-gyeong
is too weak to protect her.
Will you make your
move right away?
I promised to introduce you
to the secret organization.
We will gather together tonight
and open Jinyowon's doors.
Tonight?
Tonight?
It is sooner than expected.
Please inform Songrim as well.
But there is one problem.
Jin Bu-yeon is locked
in Cheonbugwan's prison.
What prison?
Gwido, the prison that holds
those who once performed sorcery.
She is in there right now.
If you want me to open
Gwido's door right away,
I will do so.
However,
if I side with Jinyowon now,
Jin Mu's organization
will not gather tonight,
and Jin Mu will no
longer trust me.
What will you do?
I will do as you say.
I must go inside Gwido.
Please feign ignorance and step
aside, Your Royal Highness.
Jang Uk.
It is a turtle.
That is my turtle.
She took that turtle
with her into Gwido.
Hey, turtle.
How did you get out of there?
Jang Uk, come here.
That is the door to Gwido.
But why is it here?
Did you come out of there?
Someone opened the door here.
They must want us
to go in there.
Who?
Turtle, was it you?
The person who summoned us…
must be the one who is inside.
Bu-yeon must have summoned
Uk with her divine powers.
She must have opened the
door to protect herself.
Was it not you?
That is correct.
Bu-yeon opened it.
You have incredible
divine powers.
With such powers, you could
have cast away the wraith.
Why did you open the
door and summon Jang Uk?
You are right.
I should not have done that.
In the end, he saw something…
he should not have.
The ice stone in Jang Uk's body
was left behind by Master Seo
Gyeong to save Jin Seol-ran.
But she passed away.
So why do you think he
still left it in Jinyowon?
He could have just destroyed it.
What do you wish to say?
I heard you first
took out the ice stone
to use it to save your
unborn baby that had died.
And that baby grew
up to be Jin Bu-yeon.
If Jin Seol-ran's soul
remained in the ice stone,
I thought maybe the
baby you had saved
could have been Jin
Seol-ran herself.
Bu-yeon was blind from
birth just like Jin Seol-ran
and possessed astounding
divine powers.
Have you never
found that odd?
How is that relevant when I gave
birth and raised her myself?
If Bu-yeon possesses divine
powers similar to Jin Seol-ran's,
she will make it out of Gwido.
Perhaps Naksu willingly went there,
hoping to retrieve her divine powers.
Has she decided
to disappear in Gwido?
I looked around and
found no threats.
But this place is quite big.
Do you think you can
find the plaque alone?
This body will find it with divine
powers equal to Jin Seol-ran's.
Jang Uk tried to look for
you with his red jade.
Do you have the blue one?
Did he call me through this?
I did not know.
Did he give that to you?
That is not yours.
That belongs to someone else.
I know.
He temporarily left it with me
so I could read her memories.
You even have that
kind of power?
You are indeed not a shaman,
but a powerful priestess.
Give it to me.
It is not yours, so I
will return it to him.
In the past,
you also tried to take it.
I gave it back.
Do not lie.
She picked it up after
you threw it away.
You know one too many things.
She must remember me
as someone who is heinous.
She always wished
you were Jang Uk's ally
and not his enemy.
I am sure she is happy to see…
that you are helping him.
Whenever I showed my
pettiness in front of her,
she bad-mouthed
whomever I disliked.
Despite it all,
it was annoying and impressive to see
that she always sided with her master.
That is why I liked her.
She deceived you…
all along, Your Royal Highness.
I am aware of that.
So when she died,
I thought I would quickly forget
about her since she deceived me.
However,
that never happened.
I wanted to have her.
My graceless desire
to destroy something
that I could not have
definitely played a part in my
decision to turn my back on Jang Uk.
That is why whenever
I think of her,
I feel ashamed of myself,
and I feel painful remorse.
If she knows that
you are in pain…
she will probably
be content with that.
You are right.
She is not someone who would
tell me to stop being in pain.
If it is possible, I
would like her to know
that I am in…
an inexplicable amount of pain.
Still…
she would not want
the pain to last.
After you have been
in enough pain…
you should let go.
I found it in So-i's
belongings during her funeral.
The potion looked strange,
so I brought it here.
This is a soul potion
that is used in sorcery.
It is a heinous and
bewitching potion
that helps divination.
Master Heo.
Was not the Queen, who had been
locked up after shifting souls,
fed this potion?
You are right.
Shaman Choi concocted this.
How did So-i have this?
Jin Mu of Cheonbugwan
had something on her
and was using her.
It could be from Cheonbugwan.
I will look into it.
It must be that potion.
Madam So-i and Yeom-su,
a Cheonbugwan mage,
would feed it to others
once or twice a month.
She called it the bell potion.
The bell potion?
She said you would hear bells
and go insane if you consume it.
Do you know where and
on whom she used it?
No, I do not.
She rarely told me anything related
to Cheonbugwan since it was dangerous.
But she once mentioned an
individual who consumed it.
I rarely feel guilty for the
things I have done in my life.
But one thing bothers me.
There is one person
I feel bad for.
That person was very kind
and treated me well.
It must have been a guy.
You are wrong.
She was a girl I had
met in Sari Village.
Had I not stolen what was hers,
she would have found
her parents right away.
Then she would not have
gone crazy and died.
Gone crazy and died?
She was also a victim
of the bell potion.
So a girl she met
in Sari Village
consumed this same potion?
Yes.
You ignored me just like your father
did and never visited me once.
And now, you barge in here and
demand to know about the soul potion?
I heard you were force-fed that
potion when you were locked up.
Did you perhaps
hear the sound of
bells during that time?
I do not want to relive those
moments. That is enough.
This is important.
Someone seems to still be controlling
the soul shifters with this potion.
Shaman Choi, her
brother, and Jang Gang
turned her into a soul shifter.
They are all dead, so please do
not torment Her Highness anymore.
The potion may have altered
your memory, Your Highness.
Please try to remember.
I know it may be painful,
but please try to remember.
I said that was enough!
I am still in pain.
You do not deserve to ask for my help
when you cannot take away this pain.
We are trying to end the alchemy of
souls, which is the root of your pain.
I do not want it to end.
I do not understand
why it is forbidden.
I, the Queen, want to take
a young, insignificant body.
Why is that wrong?
You almost died recently, Yul.
If the alchemy of
souls is permitted,
the precious son of the Seo family
will never worry about dying.
And you will be able to stay powerful
forever as the great leader of Songrim.
Do you not want that?
If someone powerful
has everything they
want and is immortal,
what will become of this world?
Rain is necessary, but it
should not last forever.
The sun is also necessary,
but it should set as well.
And no one
should stay powerful
and live forever.
That hypocrisy is what makes
everyone uncomfortable.
What do you think other
powerful individuals think?
We all want to join hands with the one
who will grant us everlasting power.
That is the truth.
And is that individual
Jin Mu?
- What?
- Please calm down, Your Highness.
Her Highness is very distressed.
You should all leave.
Jin Mu controlled the soul
shifters with his divination.
Perhaps Naksu
was also one of his victims.
Even so, that does not change the fact
that she practiced the alchemy of souls.
Still, I would like to reveal
the truth and lessen her burden
regarding the tragedy
three years ago.
Even Uk is in pain as he is
paying the price because of her.
Do you think he is in pain
solely because he is taking
responsibility for Naksu's sins?
Do you remember what
the Queen said today?
She did not see the fault
in powerful individuals
gaining everlasting power.
Uk already possesses that power.
What troubles him the most
is that he must
take responsibility
as someone who possesses the power
that Jin Mu and the Queen desire.
Depending on who Uk's target
is and which path he takes,
he could dry out this world,
just like Jin Mu wishes.
Or he could stop him.
Deciding whom to target
and which path to take
will always be
painful and a burden.
It may be too much
for a human to handle.
I saved her life
and took care of her.
You have taken
what Jin Ho-gyeong
has tried so hard to hide.
Master Lee must have known that
there was another soul within her.
He recognized it
and feigned
ignorance once again.
The same blue mark.
There was a huge tree
where I used to live.
So I imagined myself sitting
alone on top of a tall tree.
The same memory.
Just die if you are not
going to do anything.
It is better to die
than do nothing.
Are they the same person?
We found our way
here thanks to it.
It could help you find the
plaque, so keep it with you.
I will leave first.
Talk it out with Uk
before he leaves.
You should also reconcile.
He will be…
in a huge battle today.
Jin Mu's secret organization
will gather to attack Jinyowon.
And Uk will annihilate
all of the soul shifters.
We do not know their number
or how strong they are.
However, we must wipe out every
single one of them who is in hiding
to put an end to Jin
Mu's everlasting greed.
And Jang Uk is the only one
who is capable of doing that.
All of them will have to be
eradicated for this to end.
Every single one of them.
The Crown Prince left first.
We are now…
the only ones here.
All right.
You can ask what you
are curious about.
No.
I will not.
So you better not say a
word before I respond.
The war that I am about to start
is clearly and precisely right.
I am doing what I
can to stop them
from doing what
they should not do.
Some will try to condone it
with a believable justification.
Others will come up with
countless excuses to stop me.
But this fight is the
right thing to do.
That is why I know exactly
whom to point my sword at
and I know which path to take.
That is why
I must not recognize you here.
But let me ask you…
something else instead.
Should I…
not leave here?
Should I do absolutely nothing…
and stay here with you?
Should we do that?
I can probably
close Gwido's door.
Then should we…
stay here together?
But the answer is…
that such a decision would
clearly and precisely be wrong.
No matter the
justification or excuse.
Even if…
we were deeply
pining and longing…
for each other.
Dang-gu, go to Jinyowon.
Inform everyone and defend it.
- Yes, my lord.
- Yul and Sang-ho.
Once everyone is gathered
in the secret room,
go to Cheonbugwan and stop the officials
who are outside the secret room.
- Yes, my lord.
- Yes, my lord.
Once the battle begins,
I will go to the palace
and meet with the King.
I thought Jang Uk had
gone to North Fortress.
But he is going up against Jin
Mu alongside the Crown Prince.
He has decided to undertake
a great responsibility.
Please keep him safe.
Be safe as well.
Once the sun sets, Jin
Mu's gathering will begin.
Once this night passes
without problems,
the world they wish to
see will never come.
We will bring back the sky from
that fateful day 200 years ago.
The world will dry up.
And when we perform the rite,
the ice stone, full of energy of
the sky, will fall into our hands.
We will live in a world where
the strong gain greater power
and continue to rule forever!
Are you saying they
are all soul shifters?
Those who wished for youth
received younger bodies.
Those who wished for power received
the bodies of the powerful.
And those who wished for beauty
received alluring, beautiful bodies.
They all fulfilled their desires
through soul shifting.
They may be in hiding for now.
But once the door to
the new world opens,
they will be of great use
to you, Your Royal Highness.
Gwanju.
When that new world emerges,
what will become of those
who lose their bodies?
The young will age,
the powerful will lose their position,
and the beautiful will become ugly.
Your Royal Highness.
Did I not tell you not to allow yourself
to cling to something so insignificant?
I do not think that trying to protect
such things is a sign of weakness.
Rather, it is a
sign of strength.
And I am about to show you exactly
how powerful that strength is.
You have deceived me.
No, you just underestimated
me and thought I was weak.
I did everything for you.
And yet, are you
going to abandon me?
That is not how I would describe an
enemy whom I am about to confront.
I am here to fight against
you alongside Jang Uk!
Jang Uk?
Attack!
There is a barrier
around the secret room.
Jang Uk.
You are here.
There is no need to be alarmed.
I have only created a barrier.
But this one is much more complicated
than the one you had locked me in before.
I must say, I am quite busy fighting
all 78 soul shifters as we speak.
Funnily enough, only you,
the head of this secret
organization, are not a soul shifter.
Were you afraid of running wild?
Then why did you encourage others
to do something so harmful?
So you are finally here
to take your revenge.
I would not have come to do
something that meaningless.
I left behind a world that
I had always pined for.
Do you really think
I left that world
solely to kill you?
What you are doing
is absolutely wrong,
and it is absolutely
right for me to stop you.
So I am here to do
what I need to do.
It is true that I
vehemently resent you.
But that revenge is
not mine to take.
Go.
Go do what you can.
And I will stay here…
and do what I can.
Send Jin Mu here.
Why am I here?
The ice stone?
I definitely saw an ice stone.
Has there been one here as well?
It was here as I suspected.
That is an ice stone.
Right.
I forgot that you were here.
Jin Bu-yeon.
Did you find this?
Yes, just like how I found
one in Lake Gyeongcheondaeho.
I thought you had
lost your memory.
Anyway, I am impressed that
you found it once again.
You can have it.
It is yours.
The ice stone possesses
the energy of the sky.
Only the chosen ones
can possess its power.
Jang Gang and that mage of the Choi
family were able to use its power.
But they could not possess it
as their own like Jang Uk has.
Shall I help you?
You?
That is right.
You are a priestess comparable to
Jin Seol-ran, Seo Gyeong's lover.
All right.
Go on.
I will
make that yours.
What is happening to me?
My energy…
That ice stone is empty.
It only desires to absorb energy
like a soul shifter
who has run wild.
You will not die quickly.
You will slowly wither away
like a piece of wood.
Just like that mage
of the Choi family.
Why would you…
do this?
You must remember
my face, do you not?
I guess you never thought
it could actually be me.
Danju.
Naksu?
This prison holds those
who have performed sorcery.
This is the kind of death
that suits you perfectly.
Do not resent me too much.
I will likely meet my end…
in this place as well.
Jang Uk.
You have finally done it.
Uk, are you all right?
Your body is as cold as ice.
It is bearable
for now.
Where is Jin Mu?
I sent him to Gwido.
He will meet a demise
that suits him.
But Bu-yeon is still in there.
She asked me to send him there.
She wanted to fulfill
her role in all of this.
Uk.
Jin Mu of Cheonbugwan has been sent
to Gwido, the prison for sorcerers.
And every soul shifter in his
organization has been petrified to death.
And was this done single-handedly
by Jang Uk and Songrim?
Without telling anyone?
Today seemed like
our only opportunity,
so we had no time to discuss it
with you or the Unanimous Assembly.
The ice stone's power that Jang
Uk possesses sure is incredible.
He, who belongs to Songrim,
has gotten rid of Jin
Mu, his only rival.
Songrim will challenge the royal family
and the Unanimous Assembly in no time.
This was not a power
struggle, Your Majesty.
We only interfered with
Jin Mu's dangerous scheme
of trying to steal the
fire bird from Jinyowon.
Whatever it may be,
everyone was forbidden
from possessing its power.
But Songrim indeed is the
only one to possess it.
Not everyone will
be happy about this.
Jin Mu is dead?
Then what will become of me?
Will I…
be trapped in this body forever?
He is trapped in Gwido.
I do not think he will
make it out alive.
Find a way.
You must find a way!
Seeing how Jin Mu came here,
Jang Uk and your master
must have done their job.
I will remain here…
until my soul disappears.
Then only Jin Bu-yeon will
be left to leave this place.
If that happens…
I will not have to be
Jang Uk's final task.
It went into the sea.
But then again,
you are a turtle.
It is only natural
that you go to the sea.
This is the Jinyowon Plaque.
Did you find it for me
so I could leave this place?
In any case,
thank you.
THE BLACK TORTOISE
I met a sacred animal that possessed
the energy of the Black Tortoise.
It was diligently
crawling somewhere.
It must have found
a path for someone.
I heard Jang Uk entered Gwido
to look for Jin Bu-yeon.
Seeing how he left that place, he
must have found his path as well.
After putting an end to
the difficult battle,
Uk is single-handedly
enduring the consequences.
He is weathering the wraiths that
are drawn by the energy of the sky.
He is fighting another battle in
a cold, dark place all by himself.
Why do you think he was chosen
to carry this burden?
Is he paying the price for being
a product of the alchemy of souls?
While the most powerful
fought over the ice stone,
it found its way to him.
I believe
she was behind it all along.
She? Whom are you speaking of?
The one who first received the
ice stone from Master Seo Gyeong.
I believe she has remained here and
has been protecting the ice stone.
Are you talking
about Jin Seol-ran?
It is my assumption
that she chose
both Jang Uk and that girl.
Are you all right?
I am sorry.
I should have gone
instead of you.
I am all right.
I found the plaque.
You did it.
You are really my
daughter, Bu-yeon.
I am sorry.
Do not be sorry.
Now that you have found it,
Jinyowon will be safe.
The Unanimous Assembly will be
summoned today regarding Jin Mu.
You will have to explain
what happened in Gwido.
Will you
be able to do it?
Yes, I can.
I will attend the
Unanimous Assembly.
Seo Yul has been
waiting for you.
You should go see him.
Uk and I…
have decided to feign ignorance.
I hope you will do the same.
I have something to tell you.
Jin Mu could control the soul
shifters with his divination.
So I believe…
that the tragic events in
Songrim three years ago
did not occur out of Naksu's
will, but because of Jin Mu.
So that was why
I heard those bells.
If you are blaming
yourself for what happened,
I wanted to let you know
you do not need to do that.
I hope this excuse…
will let you stay
where you want to be.
I was merely a soul shifter
who was driven by vengeance.
I was an assassin raised in
Danhyanggok with that one purpose.
And I just simply met my demise.
So that…
cannot be an excuse.
You are really going
to North Fortress?
If I remain here,
people will torment Lord Park and
Songrim regarding the ice stone.
I must obey the King's command
for the Crown
Prince's sake as well.
When will you be leaving?
I have been given a position
there, so I must leave right away.
So I am afraid
that I will not be
attending your wedding.
That is not the problem.
You are going far away. Who
knows when we will meet again?
You can visit me with Lord Park.
Then how about I
follow you for now...
No.
I said no.
Do not say that to him. He is
already very jealous of me.
It cannot be helped.
You will always be
my top priority.
I know.
But do not express
such feelings to him.
He does get sulky easily.
Maidservant Kim.
I may not be there
for the wedding,
but make sure you are the
prettiest person there.
Make sure you look like the
happiest woman in the world.
I will.
I promise to look the prettiest
and happiest.
I did not know Uk was
concerned about that.
Let us also move to North
Fortress after our wedding.
Will you be fine with that?
I am no longer the leader of Songrim.
I am free to go wherever I want.
Is that why you did not attend
the Unanimous Assembly today?
If I remain here,
they will pester Uk
regarding the ice stone.
That is exactly what he said.
In that case,
let us move there right
after the wedding.
Promise me.
Hold on.
Why are you wearing
the ring on your pinky?
It is for this finger.
It is too small.
It stops my blood circulation.
Is that so?
Then take it off.
I will make it bigger
or get you a larger size.
Goodness.
That is fine.
It is a promise of
our everlasting love.
I do not mind it.
That is right.
It is a promise.
Will you be going to North
Fortress by yourself as arranged?
There will only be peace
and quiet if I leave.
Uk.
I am here to tell you something
that will bring about
neither peace nor quiet.
The pain you will feel upon
learning of it or ignoring it
is something you should endure,
not for me to decide.
That is why I am here.
Naksu will disappear soon.
She believes that no justification is
reasonable enough to stay by your side.
But will this be
a good justification for you?
Yul.
Do you know how I felt
when I decided to
feign ignorance…
and leave her behind?
I turned away with the knowledge
that I must slay her if I
acknowledged who she was.
Her approaching death
cannot be an excuse
for us to be together.
Instead of using my coming death as
a cowardly excuse to be together…
It is much better…
for us to be tormented instead.
I, Jin Bu-yeon, the eldest
daughter of the Jin family,
have retrieved the plaque
from Gwido to prove
my power as a priestess.
I heard Jang Uk sent
Jin Mu to Gwido.
What happened to him?
I found the ice stone that belonged
to that mage of the Choi family
and put it inside of him.
Jin Mu…
will eventually
wither away and die.
It desires to
absorb human energy
like a soul shifter
that has run wild.
So you put that inside of him.
It may have lost the
energy of the sky,
but it is still an ice stone.
And you put that inside of him.
I am impressed by
your divine powers.
If you could put it
inside of someone,
that must mean you can
take it out as well.
The main purpose of
today's Unanimous Assembly
is to discuss what to do
with Jang Uk's ice stone.
Since she can take
out the ice stone,
we can retrieve
Jang Uk's ice stone
if we agree on it today.
But Jang Uk will die if the ice
stone is removed from his body.
He should have died
three years ago.
He is only alive
due to the decision
of the royal family and
the Unanimous Assembly.
If Jang Uk did not stop Jin Mu,
the fire bird would have emerged
and caused chaos in the world.
Songrim should not intervene!
We are only having this conversation
because you decided to be rash
instead of asking the royal family or
the Unanimous Assembly for permission.
I took part…
in their plan.
Do not intervene.
You deliberately did
so without my consent.
- You should not have done that.
- But, Your Majesty…
We only allowed Jang Uk
to keep that ice stone
so that he could obliterate
the soul shifters.
He does not need
its power anymore
since there are no more
soul shifters left.
- Right.
- I agree.
- True.
- Take the ice stone back.
That is only natural.
- Right.
- He is right.
If that is what the
Unanimous Assembly decides,
you must also abide by
it as a fellow member
and Jinyowon's heiress.
If that is what the
Unanimous Assembly decides,
then I must follow
their decision.
Your Highness.
That is the door to Gwido.
You can find Jin Mu there.
You can ask him where
the Soul Ejector is
and how you can perform
the alchemy of souls.
Yun-o, how did you find
the key to that door?
My friends from
Cheonbugwan helped me.
Is that so?
Let us go.
Uk.
Where is Bu-yeon?
She agreed to abide by the
Unanimous Assembly's decision.
She has left now.
We were discussing what to do
with the ice stone within you.
If we decide to retrieve it,
Jin Bu-yeon, the priestess of
Jinyowon, will take it out of you.
Did she say that she
would abide by it?
That is right.
And she exposed all the
sins you have committed.
Last night,
he spared one soul shifter.
He knew that individual
was a soul shifter,
but he feigned ignorance.
Is that true?
Yes.
I feigned ignorance.
So did she want me to
slay that soul shifter?
Please tell him to stop
feigning ignorance.
Tell him to confirm
its existence
and watch it…
wither away.
She gave me a reason and an
excuse to find that soul shifter.
A reason and an excuse?
That was your duty.
In that case,
I will fulfill my duty
and no longer feign ignorance.
I will confirm its existence
and watch it wither away.
Now,
I will leave.
Where are you going?
We are discussing
what you have done!
That is over now!
I will accept your
reason and excuse,
and I will leave.
Stop uttering such words.
We are only telling you
to fulfill your duty!
Are we not retrieving
the ice stone?
What is going on?
There is still a soul shifter?
That is right.
Uk will not return
until he catches them.
In the end,
you used what is between
us as a reason and excuse
to bring me here.
My merciless master.
I am not your master anymore.
I have already…
let you go.
I found him, Your
Highness! I see Jin Mu!
Gwanju!
You are on the brink of death.
Jin Mu.
Tell me one thing
before you die.
One last Soul Ejector remains.
Where is it? Do you have it?
Pull yourself
together. Where is it?
Jin Mu. Give me
the Soul Ejector.
You made a promise to me.
Hand it over before you die.
Yes.
Where is it?
My last Soul Ejector
is inside the blood of the
mage of the Choi family
who created it in
the first place.
Are you saying it
is inside of me?
I put it inside your body
when I was shifting your soul.
I guess you did
not remember that.
It is all coming back to me now.
The one who shifted my
soul and locked me up
was you,
Jin Mu!
Gwanju.
I came here to rescue you.
Let us leave together.
That is right.
We will leave this
place together.
No.
I will leave this
place in your body.
Did you go to Gwido?
Was Jin Mu still alive?
So you were the one who sent me
there to save him, Your Majesty.
He had promised to
give me immense powers,
so I must at least know
how to acquire them.
So tell me. Did you meet him?
You are looking at him
right now, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
Do you still not understand?
I am Jin Mu.
You have shifted souls!
So this is the very power
that you have promised me.
If we share the power
of the ice stone,
we will live forever as the
strong gain greater power.
Now, come on out and let us
walk down the path together
to acquire that very power.
ALCHEMY OF SOULS PART 2
There is only one
reply I can give you
in our last moment together.
We must go to Jinyowon at once
and bring out the fire bird.
- Bring me the ice stone.
- Your Majesty!
What are you trying to do by fooling
the King and Unanimous Assembly?
Uk.
Uk, Jin is…
I fear that the same kind of
chaos may occur once again.
The fire bird will awaken.
I was told that it is going
to happen no matter what.
Subtitle translation
by: Soo-ji Kim