Finally happening, the sealing ceremony begins at an earlier date, but did not go as planned in the latest episode of Lovers of the Red Sky.
Preparing for the nearing date of the sealing ceremony, Cheon Gi along with her assistants make final touches on the divine painting. Prince Joohyang asks for a divine object from Scholar Ha that can control the demon. After finding out that it is the ring that his father owned, Scholar Ha retrieves the ring back from Cheon Gi, and gives a fake one to the Prince.
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Lovers of the Red Sky Episode 13 Key Moments
“I heard a true king treats his subjects with sincerity.”
Prince Joohyang strikes his sword in Scholar Ha’s litter. For Cheon Gi to escape, Scholar Ha deliberately holds on to the blade of the sword until he bleeds. He gets out of the litter, and shocks everyone outside as he is bleeding.
Cheon Gi escapes the litter, and Scholar Ha pledges his loyalty to Prince Joohyang. He assures the Prince that as he fronted himself as Ilwolseong, he has been leading the same direction as the Prince’s.
“A person possessed by the Demon is no longer human. He will harm everyone around him.”
Wol Sun hands a sword with divine powers to Prince Yangmyeong. The sword can be used when Prince Joohyang gets possessed by the demon as he has planned. Prince Yangmyeong becomes worried because of the fact that he has to slay his own brother if everything gets out of hand during the sealing ceremony.
“I have lived many years, and they were long indeed.”
Scholar Ha keeps in contact with Moo Young, preparing also for the revenge they will be executing during the sealing ceremony. He orders assassins during the sealing ceremony, and assures them to get revenge on Prince Joohyang, Mi Su, Prince Yangmyeong, and the King. Mae Hyang, who also takes part in the revenge, is mobilized by Scholar Ha.
“Even so, If I could use my talent to help you, if I could save you, I thought it would be enough.”
Scholar Ha requests to go to Wolseongdang before the sealing ceremony, and Prince Joohyang gives his permission after hearing his visit is for the divine object. The divine object has the ability to control the demon even though one is possessed by it.
Aware that Cheon Gi has the ring, Scholar Ha visits the Baekyu Painters Society. He meets Cheon Gi there, as Cheon Gi also asked for permission to visit the society before the sealing ceremony.
The two talk while walking, and stray the assistant guarding Scholar Ha. Cheon Gi gives back the ring to Scholar Ha as he requests it. She also tries to dissuade Scholar Ha one more time in continuing his plans during the sealing ceremony.
“We cannot wash our feet in the same stream, and time flows forward never to turn back.”
Before the beginning of the sealing ceremony, Prince Yangmyeong talks to Scholar Ha who is already tied up. Realizing Ilwolseong’s motivation, the Prince asks for forgiveness on behalf of the royal family for all the bad things that have happened to Scholar Ha ever since he was young. However, such an apology does not move Scholar Ha’s heart, and stays determined in executing his revenge.
Prince Yangmyeong also speaks to his brother in an attempt to persuade him in stopping his plans of being possessed by the demon. Even with that last persuasion, Prince Joohyang proceeds with the sealing ceremony.
“To know a dream is a dream, you must wake up.”
The sealing ceremony begins, and Mi Su takes over the ceremony, pushing Wol Sun aside. The demon does not possess Prince Joohyang, and the Prince realizes that the ring he is wearing is fake.
Wol Sun gets up to continue the ceremony, but the demon does not get sealed in the divine painting. The painting gets torn up, shocking everyone around.
Worried about the happenings outside, Cheon Gi gets out at the place of the ceremony, ignoring what Prince Yangmyeong has told her. She tries to call out to Scholar Ha, but the powerful demon inside Scholar Ha grabs her, desperate to collect its eyes. Witnessing that, Prince Yangmyeong uses the divine sword, and stabs Scholar Ha in the back.
Lovers of the Red Sky Episode 13 Musings
Even with all the persuasion from Cheon Gi, Scholar Ha is determined with his revenge. Truly, he sees that the royal family is just using them all as they please. The past scars and the present motivations of the royal family just strengthen Scholar Ha’s negative view of them.
Prince Yangmyeong’s kindness is pure as he is the only one in the royal family who seems to understand the pain that his family brings to Scholar Ha and Cheon Gi’s. His character in this episode confirms his innocence and meekness despite his high status. Such an attitude is something that viewers can look up to.
Scholar Ha’s belief about how an apology cannot turn back time bears some truth. This may not stop him with his revenge, but it is something sincere that he needed to hear for a long time.
We see Scholar Ha’s smart move of exchanging the rings, disrupting the plan of Prince Joohyang. With that exchange, we see how none of the plans of either party played out as they intended. It has only caused havoc and damage to the surroundings.
Cheon Gi went out as she is worried for Scholar Ha, and obviously, there is not much she can do. The demon gets only more engaged as he is desperate to retrieve his eyes back. Prince Yangmyeong uses the divine sword, and we shall see how much will affect Scholar Ha, and the after events of the failed sealing ceremony.
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