Tae Wang Sa Shin Gi - Legend, Four Gods

[Episode 1] - credit (gaulsan)

- 384A.D. 14th year of King Sosurim's reign, Keomool-chon -
[촌 chon = 村 = village]

Hyn: Suzini~!
You! Come right down here!

Szni: No, I won't.

Hyn: Who am I?

Szni: Well, I don't think I know you.

Hyn: I am your master, who raised you from the time you were in diapers.
Look at this!
You should know who broke my stick, which is made of very precious wood.

Szni: It was under the wagon. I just picked it up, and it broke by itself.

Hyn: How can it break like that?

Szni: Oh, What is that?

Hyn: Come down and confess right now.

Szni: That's the Burumsae![새 sae= bird]

* Burumsae: [imaginary] bird used as messengers by Keomool villagers.

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* Keomool Village: A village built by people who are the guides of Hyonmoo's symbol. They are waiting for the rebirth of Jyooshin Wang [왕wang = 王 = king].

* The 71th village leader Hyonsoo

Leader: (to the villagers) We have been waiting for Jyooshin Wang for the past 2000 years, guiding Hyonmoo. 10 years ago, we saw the Star of Jyooshin at last. The Jyooshin Wang is now living on earth with us. I have to leave you at this critical period. I am sorry. I am very sorry.

Leader: (to the Hyonmoo's symbol)
Woosa [Hyonmoo is also called as Woosa], who came to earth with our lord Hwan Woong, Come and choose your new guardian.

* Hyonmoo's symbol Stick.

Villagers: We greet you as our 72nd leader.

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Old leader: Go to Goongnaesung of Koguryo, and keep your eyes on Hogae of Yon family. If he is the one, we must protect him. This is the first mission assigned to you as the leader of Keomulchon, and also as the owner of Hyonmoo's symbol.
Also… promise me that you will watch Suzini carefully, and when she is about to become a black Joojak, you must kill her for the sake of this world. You must make it sure to kill her.

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Villager: There was another battle. Hwan Woong wanted to stop the war.
So he went to Kajin.

Children: Did he get rid of Kajin's power?

Villager: Of course! With a single cast!
By the way, Kajin fell in love with Hwan Woong, because Hwan Woong was so handsome like me. ----Anyway,

Szni: What happened then?

Villager: From when were you here?

Szni: From the time Kajin fell in love.

Szni: Why don't anyone tell me the story?


Villager: Master, it is a long way to Goongnae-song[성song = 城 = castle].
What about going with some guards?

Szni: Don't worry. I will take care of master.

Hyn: OK, let's go.

Szni: Why don't they tell me the story?

Hyn: What story?

Szni: The story about the heavenly king.
I am known as a smart and kind child. Villagers often come and ask my opinion.
But I don't know why people don't tell me that story.

Hyn: Well… so, are you angry about that?

Szni: Everyone except me know the story, so..

Hyn: Suzini.

Szni: Suzini is sleeping!

Hyn: It was two thousand years ago.
There was a tribe named Ho-jok[호족 = 虎族 = Tiger tribe], that worshiped tiger as their totem.

Szni: Are you talking about the heavenly King?

Hyn: The Ho-jok had the power of fire, which they found from earth, and ruled the world. Kajin, a woman shaman, was the most powerful among them. Many people died under the swords of the Ho-jok.

Hwan Woong, who couldn't see the world ruled by sword and fire, came to earth.
Hwan Woong settled under a tree named ShinDanSoo, and call that placce Shin Shi.

HW: I hereby promulgate a new law that is to benefit the world, so people who want to live in peace shall listen.

Hyn: HwanWoong came to earth with three guards; Woonsa(blue dragon), who rules the cloud; Poong-baek(white tiger), who rules the wind; and Woosa (black turtle/snake), who rules the rain.
The kingdom was peaceful and affluent, and it was called the land of Jyooshin.
Jyooshin, a land ruled by Hwan Woong, a land that Baedal people lived.
[Baedal: the original name of Korean people]
Hwang Woong commanded the three gods to protect people in the east, west, and north side. There was peace at last.

Szni: What about the Ho-jok? Did they obey to the Lord?

Hyn: No, they thought they lost their territory because of God, and started a war against God and his people. They killed people without mercy, to take their land back. God’s people had to fight back.

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[ Kajin, wounded, in a cave.]

Kajin was shivering like a wounded animal. It was the first time that she saw Hwan Woong with her eyes. Kajin knew that she couldn’t resist.

It was the deepest sleep she ever slept since she became a shaman.
Battle was tough for her, too. She didn’t go to the battle yard after that.

Szni: So, did the war end?

Hyn: No, other Ho-joks didn’t stop fighting.
After a while, as a shaman of fire, she had no choice but to join the battle.

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Hyn:
Then it was Sae-oh, a woman of Woong-jok(Bear Tribe), who stopped them.
The war was long and exhausting.
Saeoh burst into tears while tending the wounded.
Hwan Woong also felt pain when he saw Saeoh crying.
Hwan Woong made up his mind to end the war.
He went to Kajin again, to take Kajin’s power.

Kajin: You heaven people cannot last long. You don’t even know how to fight. How dare you attempt to rule the earth? Kill me if you can, with your heavenly power.
I am Kajin, the goddess of fire!!

HW: I came here to save people, not to kill.

Hyn: Hwanwoong captured the power of fire in a ruby, and named it ‘the heart of Jujak’.
Maybe Kajin gave up her power more easily, because if it were not for the power of fire, she might not have to fight against Hwan Woong as a shaman.

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Men: We lost our power that we possessed for thousands of years.
We must take it back.
Let’s slash his throat and take back the power tonight.

Hyn: Kajin killed the leaders of her tribe, who raised her for decades… to protect Hwan Woong.
Kajin ran and ran, toward Shindansoo, where Hwan Woong lives.
She wanted to become one of his people, and wanted to become his woman.

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HW: The Ho-jok is defeated and peace has come at last, but the Ho-jok will come back.
Saeoh, I give you the power of Joojak. Take care of people of the South.
The power of fire that human found out is in here, and you are a human.
Use this power to benefit people.

Saeoh: I don’t think I can control the power of fire. I am just an ordinary person.

HW: It is a virtue of human to learn new skills.

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HW: It’s surprising. I gave it to you so that it could protect you. I didn’t expect that you would be able to use the power.

Saeoh: Use the power?

HW: Joojak is a guardian of southern land.
It is gentle, but has extremely strong power. That’s why I sealed it in a gem.
To control the power of Joojak, you must cover the gem with one hand.
Can you feel the power of Joojak?

Saeoh: Yes.

HW: Take that power with your heart and then try to move your fingers on the other side.

Saeoh: It moves.

HW: Then send it to the placce you wish.
Don’t forget. Control it by covering it with one hand, and then send the power out.

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Saeoh: The fire that I lightened last night is of no use, as the Sun is so bright.

HW: It is said that the rising sun in the morning is the greeting from heaven.
Wave your hand to the Sun, and make a wish.
The morning Sun might make your wish come true, as he is in good mood.

Saeoh: I can’t speak it out. I am afraid to think of it as someone might read my mind.

HW: Father, are you looking at us? I gave the heart of Joojak to this woman.
She will make the land a warmer placce and help other people.
She will give birth to my offspring, and will become the mother of earth.

Hyn: Kajin, who came all the way here, leaving everything behind her, was overwhelmed with jealousy and anger.

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Szni: Did HwanWoong like Saeoh?

Hyn: I think he kept his eye on her for a long time. God sent Hwan Woong to benefit people, and Hwan Woong was moved when Saeoh shed tears while attending the wounded people.

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Szni: Kajin also loved Hwan Woong.

Hyn: That was the problem.
People’s will against God’s will, and desiring things that one should not desire.

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Man: The girl of Woong-jok is pregnant.

Hyn: When Kajin heard that Sae-oh was to give birth to the offspring of Hwan Woong, she made up her mind.
As he got rid of her power, she would get rid of his most precious thing.
The time has come.

Hyn: Kajin attacked the village that Saeoh live.
She thought, if she cannot have Hwan Woong in this life, she would go to the next life with him.

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Lady: The baby took after his father Hwan Woong. The king might be very pleased if he were here.

Saeoh: Darae. Protect my child. He is the one who will be our new king. Protect him.

Kajin: Go and send my message.
If you want the baby back, tell the father to come to Noroomok, and be sure to bring the power of fire with him. It was mine, and I want it back.

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Szni: Darae, what happened? Where is the child?

Darae: Please forgive me.

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Kajin: Why are you here? I told him to come.

Saeoh: Give me the child. Give him back.

Kajin: I didn’t want to see you.

Saeoh: Give me the child. The child didn’t do anything.

Kajin: Give me mine first.

Saeoh: If I give this to you, will you give our baby back?

Kajin: Our baby? Hmph! You said ‘our baby’!

Saeoh: This is the heart of Joojak, that Hwan Woong gave to me – to protect people, and to benefit people…

Kajin: The heart of Joojak? The power of fire was MINE!

Saeoh: Give my child back.

Kajin: This child could have been mine, too.

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HW: Saeoh. Saeoh.
Our child is safe here, Saeoh.
No, no Saeoh!!

* Black Joojak: Joojak that is overwhelmed with anger.

HW: It’s the black Joojak.

HwanWoong summons Poong-baek(white tiger), Woonsa(dragon), and then Woosa(turtle/snake).

Hyn: The three gods couldn’t kill Joojak.
The four gods cannot kill each other, but can only control over each other.
The only one who could kill Joojak was Hwan Woong, who gave the power to the woman.

HW: My Saeoh….

* Dankoon: The baby of Hwan Woong and Saeoh of Woong-jok.

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HW: When will you believe that I came here to help you?

Kajin: Do you mean that you will not kill me? The one that killed your girl?

HW: You are one of my people, like everybody else.

Kajin: Haha… I have never wished to become one of your people. I was a queen by myself.

Hyn: It rained day and night for seven days to put the fire out.
The rain stopped the fire, but the whole world was flooded.

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Szni: Woaaa… This world is not made easily!

Hyn: Of course. Nothing just happens to exist.
You are living a good life because you have a good master.

Szni: It’s the same with you. The master is living a good life because he has a good disciple.

Hyn: What? Now, let’s go.

Szni: There must be some more story! What happened to the baby?

Hyn: Oh, yes. The baby grew up and built a country named Chosun*, and the capital was Asadal. The boy was named….
[* The Chosun is the ancient country that was said to be founded in 2333BC and Koreans think that it is the origin of Korean people. To differentiate it from another Chosun(朝鮮) of 14th-20th century, we call the ancient Chosun "Ko-Chosun(古朝鮮)"]

Szni: It must be King Dan Koon!

Hyn: Yes. The baby was King Dan Koon.

Szni: What happened to the three gods?

Hyn: Oh…

Szni: This is my last question.

Hyn: The rain stopped, but the world was flooded, and the Jyooshin was divided into many countries.

Szni: Why?

Hyn: Because HwanWoong went back to heaven.

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HW: I was assigned to benefit mankind, but failed.
I am going back to heaven, and I am leaving the symbols of the four gods on earth.
Someday, the heaven will send the true king once more.
On that day, the symbols of four gods will awake, too.
On the day the new king is born, there will be a star noticing his birth, so people shall know.

Hyn: Two thousand years has past since then.
The Ho-jok built a temple named “A-Bullan-Sa” on the placce where there was the Shin-dan-Soo[the sacred tree].

Szni: Are they the Hwa-cheons?

Hyn: Yes.

Szni: How come they rule that area?

Hyn: That is what HE will take care of, and Keomool-villagers are waiting for him. He is the...

Szni: The king of Jyooshin!

Hyn: Yes, the king of Jyooshin. But the Hwacheons are also waiting for him.

Szni: To take over the power of heaven?

Hyn: Hwan Woong said, on the day the king of Jyooshin is born, the four symbols will awake, too. When the King finds out the four symbols and break the seal of the Shindansoo.....

Szni: He will get the full power of the heaven, right?

Hyn: Soojini, your are fooling around with fire again!
Don’t play with fire.

Szni: Go and cover the wind, Master.

Hyn: OK, OK…
So… Hwacheons are trying to get the four symbols to achieve the power of the heaven, and Keomool villagers are waiting for the Jyooshin King to help him find the four symbols. That’s why we have been protecting the symbol of Hyonmoo for two thousand years.

Szni: So it is you who are the great leader of the Keomool villagers.

Hyn: Ooops..!

Szni: I am getting worried.

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Old leader: Keep your words. Keep your eyes on Soojini, and if she is to appear as black Joojak again, kill her for the sake of this world.

Hyn: It has been 10 years since the star of Jyooshin appeared…. It’s been 10 years..

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- 10 years ago, 375A.D. 5th year of King Sosurim’s reign -

- A-Bullan-sa (the main temple of the Hwacheons) -

monk: Is that the star of Jyooshin?

Hch: The star that was foretold thousands of years ago. It is said that on the day the Jyooshin King is born, a bright star will appear, and the symbols of gods will awake.

monk: Is it today?

Hch: … The light of the symbols will reach the sky and go through water. All Hwacheons who are sent to every part of the world, go and find the symbols.
Go to Koguryo, Baekje, Shilla, Malgal, Keoran… , placces that used to belong to Jyooshin’s territory. We have to find out the symbols. That area will belong to us then.