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00:00:03Seven years ago, I was only three. You kicked me and mom out of the family, just because they couldn't
00:00:08speak quickly.
00:00:09And now, you actually want me back?
00:00:14That's right. The Sterling heir is nothing but a pathetic mute. I'm a disgrace to the family, right?
00:00:20And that is why. You all thought I totally deserved to be dumped, right?
00:00:25The Sterlings only produces geniuses, but you? You had a mute for a son. He's turning us into a complete
00:00:31laughingstock in Solar Raid.
00:00:33When my mom died last year, you didn't even flinch. So because of that, I'm done with this family, and
00:00:39done with my dad.
00:00:40But now out of nowhere, you're talking about family ties, and saying you miss me? Do you actually think I'm
00:00:46nothing more than a dumb kid?
00:00:48Souththor's birthday is the day after tomorrow. The Sterling family will be at his banquet, and that's still the family's
00:00:54heir apparent on paper.
00:00:55If I don't show up, Souththor would take it as a sign of disrespect. That's the only real reason behind
00:01:02all of this.
00:01:05I've been away for seven years. I can't find my way around. Where's the main hall?
00:01:10Well, if it isn't the great heir coming back, you're the stupid mute the Sterling's tossed out. What's with all
00:01:15the hand-waving? I don't understand it.
00:01:18Why the hell are you staring at me?
00:01:20You have no idea who you're dealing with.
00:01:25I've slaughtered you. Vermin's like you, in another life.
00:01:33I'm sorry. Please forgive me. I didn't mean it. That was a joke. Your grandpa's right there, and everyone's been
00:01:39expecting you.
00:01:40Everyone in this world only sees me as the pathetic, mute outcast of the Sterlings.
00:01:44If only they knew I'm not one of them. My soul's from another realm. I was Friar Auron. The rivers
00:01:51ran red where I walked. That's why they called me...
00:01:54Hollow Friar.
00:01:58Hollow Friar. A thousand javelins have perished by your hand. You won't get an easy death. The underworld's waiting for
00:02:06you!
00:02:06I walk the path of mercy, a journey that leads towards the Gate of Enlightenment. Yet you fixate only on
00:02:13my wrath, but never see the compassion beneath.
00:02:16Come.
00:02:22Allow me to show it to you properly.
00:02:32By the grace of his holy light, the javelins were parasites leeching off the villagers down the mountain. Only by
00:02:39purging your whole family can suffer and be entered.
00:02:42You'll never comprehend this truth. By the grace of his holy light, mortals can never see. This is the path
00:02:50of solitude.
00:02:52If no divine hand guides me, then I shall guide myself.
00:03:07From this day forward, as long as I cultivate in silence for eight years, I'll reclaim my power from my
00:03:14past life.
00:03:14Jude, he's your grandfather. Say hi to Grandpa.
00:03:19He's born deaf and mute.
00:03:22Our Jude is the sterling heir. But a defective heir is unworthy of the legacy of our name.
00:03:30Start driving.
00:03:37But even in her death, Mom told me to come back. But this is beneath me. Yet here I stand.
00:03:44This time, I'm here to make things right. You will grovel before her tomb. Mark my words!
00:03:50The End
00:03:51The End
00:03:51The End
00:03:51The End
00:04:06hey did you walk here from the village huh grandpa's been sitting here you've been keeping
00:04:11him waiting cousin sean are you worried that i'll take your inheritance i wonder what god you all
00:04:18worked up jude sterling how have you been all these years save your breath grandpa you don't
00:04:23have to ask him anything why do you even bother getting a sign language teacher for this mute
00:04:28this is ridiculous it's been seven years since i last saw your brother don't you think we should
00:04:36catch up prince southos banquet is the day after tomorrow if any disagreement between him and us
00:04:43becomes even slightly invisible it would tarnish the dignity of our entire family
00:04:47how can you be so dense it's obvious that you're not thinking but i
00:04:52that's okay please hold your temper
00:04:59you know jude in all honesty we've wronged your mother and you all these years yet we must ask
00:05:07for your understanding it's only natural for a great family to encounter and to endure many
00:05:17complications
00:05:20it's not your fault that you were born mute you are and always will be part of the sterling bloodline
00:05:26from now on you will be living here with us he can't live here dad sterling can't be broken
00:05:32that's enough dude kneel and show your gratitude wait there's no need for that it is after all
00:05:41the right thing to do
00:05:50all these years you kept me like a dog and yet you have the nerve to call this mercy
00:05:58what what is he saying well what does he mean by that you kept me like a dog all these
00:06:04years jude
00:06:05how dare you speak like that a dog at least he knows his place must you twist every single thing
00:06:13so viciously the only reason why i'm even offering you a place is because you're my grandson and we're
00:06:19bound by blood so you don't have to wander out there like a stray i am the prodigy that heaven
00:06:24itself ordained this isn't your mercy it's my mercy to let you kneel i didn't come back here to join
00:06:32your family i'm here to get justice for my mother every last sterling should grovel before my mom's tomb
00:06:41what what did he just say to me what did he just say to me what did he just say
00:06:50to me what does he
00:06:52mean by that he's telling us that it's already late and he wishes to rest i'm sorry but i can't
00:07:00afford to lose this job indeed it's late time passed by so quickly lydia take him to his room
00:07:12right away sir sir this way please not even a bow did the countryside erase every bit of your
00:07:20manners as well you're in no position to tell me that
00:07:29ah he he says he'll remember to bow next time my silent cultivation will end in two days
00:07:36otherwise i curse you to hell hold it at the princess upcoming banquet every noble will be
00:07:44watching prince althor values cultural refinement above everything else also if i'm not mistaken
00:07:51the banquet will include a literary duel among the noble heirs grandpa why are you wasting your
00:07:58breath on a peasant does he even know the classical virtues or the way scholars duel keep your mouth shut
00:08:06i am well aware that you were raised without any sense of culture or education that is why a tutor
00:08:12will begin instructing you in calligraphy and classic studies starting tomorrow morning
00:08:18if fortune favors you the banquet guests will go easy on you i wonder if the art of carving spells
00:08:24into the flesh of your enemies might somehow be counted as calligraphy did you hear what i said
00:08:30tomorrow your lessons will begin i expect you to study hard don't humiliate us
00:08:38what's he up to huh he knows calligraphy that's impossible but he's mute he only went to some charity
00:08:45school he had no proper education
00:08:50these are the five principles raise press cook support and resist fingers firm your palm must remain
00:08:58hollow your wrist must be level as water and the brush straight as a ruler do you understand it will
00:09:05take you a lifetime to grasp these five principles so this is how the five principles my mother taught me
00:09:10actually work this requires decades of dedicated practice and yet he's only 10 years old
00:09:21uh pearl keen as a falcon sigh fierce as a rearing stallion what a masterpiece
00:09:27cast into the mud my son's master calligraphy
00:09:31his brush source hitting the paper like a warhorse yet they dare to
00:09:41mock its radiance
00:09:52a pearl cast into the mud yet they dare to mock its radiance
00:09:58why does this handwriting look so familiar to me he's basically calling us ignorant
00:10:03he's implying he's the pearl and we're ignorant to not see his true worth
00:10:08absolutely ridiculous what an arrogant kid
00:10:12go home and rest as you wish
00:10:20this writing feels so familiar
00:10:23where have i seen this before
00:10:27benjamin wake up look at this this one is the princess treasured fragment charlemagne surviving work
00:10:34he only gave us three days observe it carefully or our relatives will take it
00:10:38mother what is this i've never seen this before
00:10:42that's carolingian minuscule it's created thanks to emperor charlemagne
00:10:46it means clear graceful and it's how dare you take this
00:10:50the princess treasure is far above your station it is not for you to see
00:10:56someone as wretched as you shouldn't even aspire to that
00:11:00i'm sorry
00:11:05benjamin how much did you memorize
00:11:11carolingian minuscule but that kid is only 10 years old could it be that he is the prodigy
00:11:19the prophecy spoke of
00:11:28the study they managed to make it look almost respectable
00:11:35allow me to educate you on the proper ways to handle scholarly tools this exquisite
00:11:41mahogany desk cost no less than a million and was crafted by the best hands behold our severus
00:11:48inkstand swan feather quills and flemish parchment just so you know these few treasures alone prove
00:11:55that our family's impeccable taste has spanned generations did that amuse you
00:12:02it's nothing but a fake parchment what swan feather is she talking about this is nothing but dog hair
00:12:10these are just cheap bristles created for cheap men to use
00:12:14but i'll have to admit this instant is genuine
00:12:17two out of four are fakes that's truly remarkable
00:12:21such impeccable taste he can't even name these treasures
00:12:24what a savage
00:12:28sir let's pray that your brain survives your tutoring tomorrow
00:12:32it would be unwise to waste your grandpa's generosity
00:12:36also as for the tutor that they hired for you
00:12:40he is one of the great minds be sure not to waste it
00:12:45and remember to treasure this opportunity tomorrow
00:12:54the sterling household is full of illiterate masters
00:12:58and bowing groveling servants they boast of noble heritage and impeccable taste
00:13:07you've gotta be kidding me had i not been bound by my oath
00:13:11a solemn vow of silence i would have slayed them alive with my words
00:13:19mrs wilkins is he asleep now what's wrong he suddenly slapped me right after i showed him the way to
00:13:25the main hall
00:13:26please stand up for me mrs wilkins that mute bread attacked me
00:13:30what how dare he don't worry i'll inform mr sterling thank you mrs wilkins
00:13:36he's nothing but a lowly mutt from the fields and he dares to strike those above him
00:13:41just wait we'll see what'll happen until mr clay tutors him tomorrow
00:13:45he'll surely beg for mercy mr clay are you talking about mr henry clay who used to mentor master sean
00:13:53yes that was him his temper is legendary and wow he's in it for tomorrow
00:13:59i've never met mr clay myself he's the literary titan of solar rain
00:14:07eight long years of total silence to strip away the layers of mortal vanity
00:14:13to see the world as it truly is and touch the cosmic truth one more day and i'll finally
00:14:19achieve the great perfection eight long years of total silence this is killing me
00:14:29there's something divine in the air and it's definitely coming somewhere near i can feel that
00:14:35hunger like a black hole this cultivation is draining every ounce of life from the whole
00:14:41surrounding region i was fortunate to withdraw my energy in time or the devouring force would have
00:14:47claimed me your highness mr jensen in the council chamber this cannot wait
00:14:54your highness there's been a disaster mr jensen collapsed in seclusion he coughed up blood and was
00:14:59badly hurt he did what a madman he has risen in dawnshire the land's very essence is being sucked
00:15:07dry by his immense power
00:15:13his power surpasses mortal limits teetering on demonic how is it possible that such might
00:15:19still walks the earth in our era
00:15:26i've never come this close to a being of such overwhelming power
00:15:29i wonder if i can be ever truly worthy enough to witness him fully unveiled in all his glory
00:15:36toward the sterlings what kind of being what kind of power could devour the energy of an entire city
00:15:43with such force it's heading towards the sterlings unbelievable how could they possibly be connected
00:15:49to that existence i am less than a mere worm when standing before such overwhelming power i won't even
00:15:55think of seeking him out not with power such as his a dukedom would be a mere trifle a petty
00:16:02price to pay
00:16:03if it means i could stand beside true power
00:16:11i am almost there soon enough my old power will ignite
00:16:27this boy is plain looking in beaut i'm henry you're jude sterling your family paid a fortune to have
00:16:33me educate you or rather to teach you the alphabet if he were it born as sterling he'd never get
00:16:43to
00:16:43encounter a literary genius like me and yet he has the audacity to look displaced unbelievable
00:16:51can you even memorize just one of these books in a single day even as a bond would fail here
00:16:57are
00:16:57seven books choose one i will drill you for 15 hours without rest by the end you will have fully
00:17:04comprehended at least one entire volume these are just children's primers and this is the profound
00:17:09heritage they boast about hilarious i'm well aware that you're a slow learner and yes these texts are
00:17:16far beyond your comprehension but then enough with your charades hurry pick one of these books in front
00:17:25of you the alien what do you mean by that are you saying that not a single one appeals to
00:17:44you at all
00:17:46listen child these are all
00:17:49don't tell me you actually expect to study them all let me tell you even ants cannot move mountains
00:17:56even two days still won't be enough then what do you mean stop toying with me i'm one of solorraine's
00:18:02literary titans were it not for the sterling's you
00:18:16this pressure and this flow is he really 10 years old how can he write this when it takes decades
00:18:22to
00:18:22master i had already mastered all of this by the time i was three lines flow free no rigid rose
00:18:29grace
00:18:29found in chaos ball strokes tans the italic script do you already know that gothic script is neat cursive
00:18:35is wild but italic script it's perfect balance controlled yet elegant to truly reach the mastery
00:18:41of this craft one must first conquer both gothic and cursive styles yet somehow it's fallen into the
00:18:48hands of a mute child now you choose silence
00:18:56a backwater mute possessing imperial grade calligraphy what utter nonsense it's true your writing is
00:19:04impressive but do you really expect me to believe that you mastered all of these three
00:19:09i find it hard to believe very well let's see you prove it
00:19:18in plutarch's parallel lives which roman general boldly crossed the rubicon declaring
00:19:23the tie is cast do you know that now tell me against whom did he wage this great civil war
00:19:30julius
00:19:34caesar
00:19:39he waged his civil war against pompey the great once his own ally and his partner crassus and pompey
00:19:49you've you've already memorized parallel lives i can't believe it he's mastered this through and
00:19:54through finish this line from cicero o tempura o morris from catilinarians denouncing caitline's
00:20:03conspiracy which speech was it the first catilinarian he breathes the classics fortune favors the bold
00:20:10whose famous words are these write it down virgil's a need dulce at the coral mess to die for one's
00:20:18country pro patria mori how about the art of living is more like the wrestlers than the dancers this
00:20:25boy's a real prodigy who first refused to fight in the iliad achilles the greatest warrior he chose pride
00:20:33over war who leads aeneas through the other world the sibyl of kiwi
00:20:46what you've done goes well beyond the limits of the syllabus this is truly next level homeric wisdom
00:20:55i'm unworthy to be your teacher your wisdom and talent are far beyond mine you mentioned earlier
00:21:01that you've memorized all these by the age of three i believe that your brilliance is on another level
00:21:08you should be the one teaching me what three years old i wasn't talking about this life
00:21:12i'm talking about a life long ago
00:21:16i must be off i was a fool to scorn the whispers of wisdom divine wisdom met my eyes today
00:21:25jude sterling
00:21:26after tomorrow your name will echo across the entire city you absolutely have to attend
00:21:33the princess feast tomorrow his name will echo across the city
00:21:36that means tomorrow at the banquet that will be his defining moment
00:21:49the italic script
00:21:51this was the piece he wrote even as italic writing seems to dance on paper his skills are otherworldly
00:21:58crowned with confidence i'm finding it hard to believe that he's ever been mute hello sir
00:22:06frame this just like the one from last night use a gold frame plays it in the study
00:22:13this writing floats gracefully yet cuts really deep sir such mastery takes decades to achieve who could
00:22:19possibly create such artistry
00:22:38dad jude won't be able to learn in time even mr clay gave up while trying to teach him this
00:22:43morning
00:22:43that's true dad mr clay refused to instruct him the servants reported to me that they saw the tutor
00:22:48left jude study by noon
00:22:51dad how about we don't let him attend tomorrow he's going to make fools out of us in front of
00:22:57everyone
00:22:57this is settled enough with that topic because the child will have to be there
00:23:06the wind is howling strangely that's true let me close the door
00:23:27that recluse again he resumes his cultivation i don't know why but i've been getting this feeling
00:23:35what is it i can sense that our meeting with the powerful being is drawing near are you sure
00:23:45so jensen has finally won their approval what about me where does that leave me
00:23:58so
00:23:59soon almost there
00:24:08done at last
00:24:13trinity ground my breakthrough's done i've transcended trinity convergence achieved at
00:24:18age 10 i've matched my past life's peak i read the celestial signs the hollow fire of legend has returned
00:24:33by the grace of his holy light what's taking him so long where is he grandpa this feast is of
00:24:41the
00:24:41highest importance must we really be held up by that mute exactly nothing will change even if he won't go
00:24:46with us today she's right dad the other nobles will mock us if we parade a mute in front of
00:24:50everyone
00:24:50besides he's been raised in the countryside he lacks all cultured grace nobles always judge first
00:24:56by one's refinement and wit he goes and that's final but grandpa in just one day this extraordinary
00:25:03talent has shattered my expectations i was a fool to scorn the whispers of wisdom divine wisdom met my
00:25:09eyes today you absolutely have to attend the princess feast tomorrow this time perhaps jude may astonish
00:25:18all the noble guests the entire stirli clan and even the prince move it sir hurry why do you walk
00:25:26so
00:25:26slowly hurry jude
00:25:36all right everyone's here let's go to the princess manor
00:25:47sean all literary elites will attend the prince's birthday today ten years of effort has led you to
00:25:52this moment it's been far too long it has finally come all noble houses will assemble i expect you to
00:25:58completely stun every single one of them in the scholarly duel besides mr clay is your former mentor i'm
00:26:05very sure that he will back you up during the duel your success in that duel will shine like a
00:26:09favorable light
00:26:10on mr clay in front of the royalty jude today's feast is merely a ceremony what matters the most is
00:26:20the intellectual contest they will be holding as i have predicted your cousin sean will try to stun
00:26:26everyone 10 years of effort has led you to this moment you see when your father retires your cousin sean
00:26:32will be the head of the sterling family but you are still the sterling heir's apparent your uncle fears
00:26:37your claim once sean gets the position he'll exile you for sure unless the prince acknowledges you
00:26:44however that won't happen i can't bear the thought of seeing you be exiled once more jude for many years
00:26:53i've prepared for this moment just heed me this once starting now humble yourself trail sean like a servant
00:27:02and remember your place today he'll be meeting literary giants perhaps you'll even have an audience with
00:27:08the prince today stick close to him you'll at least get recognized what's with that smirk
00:27:17i jude sterling will bow to no man must you always defy me
00:27:24i jude sterling will bow to no man you can speak now
00:27:31you're not a mute indeed i never was
00:27:42what do you want from us
00:27:46oh well you'll know soon enough
00:27:52oh nice to see everybody here
00:28:04mr reeves thank you for coming and this must be
00:28:08he's the literary comet philip reeves everyone speaks of you a true prodigy in literature since
00:28:13your teens this way please
00:28:17so what you're saying is the sterling's heir a mute kid wields diverse script styles and by
00:28:2210 has already mastered all the classical works and even outdone you
00:28:27that's impossible 10 years old he couldn't have mastered that unless he started studying while still in
00:28:34the womb or this hearsay i'd dismiss it honestly it's a shame that the child cannot speak huh
00:28:44from the dawn shire reeves their lord and rising star philip reeves here to offer their eternal blessings
00:28:50philip reeves that reclusive prodigy grises us he may soon stand among solorin's literary masters
00:28:56ah my brilliant student at last master i hope you are well
00:29:06and respects to mr clay and mr turner he is a true gentleman indeed bearing of a classical scholar
00:29:14the house of sterling has arrived coming to wish the prince enduring prosperity and honor they're
00:29:20finally here come let's go let's go greet the sterling family together i'll be the one to judge
00:29:25myself what sort of prodigy he truly is what's so special about the sterling why would the great
00:29:30scholars greet them surely they're not going there to greet that sean sterling he's a complete
00:29:35imbecile i wonder who they have no one else but sean and he's totally useless mr sterling it's been
00:29:41too long finally yesterday was just a warm-up yet his brilliance was clear even in that brief moment
00:29:47today on the grand stage he will awe the solar end with this divine presence i told you jude your
00:29:54name
00:29:54will carry like a mighty roar throughout of solar end so what if you're mute where's anthony what's
00:30:00taking so long no idea no matter let's go in my reputation truly carries this much weight now the
00:30:11three literary giants together with these powerful high lords they're all here just for me i raised the
00:30:17great sun only the princess yet to arrive sir jensen i have this strange feeling me too your highness
00:30:28he's getting close i can sense it that powerful presence is sneering it's getting closer by the
00:30:36second prince southar mr jensen where is everyone the sterlings are here mr clay and the other masters
00:30:43went to welcome them even the others have followed the sterlings
00:30:49in that case we shouldn't miss this
00:30:58mr clay mr barrett mr turner you honor me too much you flatter me
00:31:08what's going on what was that there he is
00:31:19that's jude sterling he has the dignity of a true gentleman
00:31:26it's rare for a kid in these times but wait who is true who is he they say they cast
00:31:32him out as a child
00:31:33but that brat has never spoken a word sam the sterling mute air jude sterling's here
00:31:40they're all gathered here for jude we've been waiting for you
00:31:48the prince has arrived hail to prince south
00:31:51may your highness rain with greatness for millenia hail to prince south or may your highness reign with
00:31:58greatness for millenia hail to prince south or
00:32:06hey jude on your knees the prince demands respect neil the one who should kneel is him
00:32:16what are you doing stop it on your knees this is bad this is treason is he trying to get
00:32:24us all killed
00:32:40are you prince south or
00:32:45are you prince south or
00:32:49wasn't he mute what why is he speaking he's not a mute impossible the grandson wasn't he the mute one
00:32:54how dare you get down on your knees for the prince
00:32:58we're doomed your highness we renounced him years ago he's not our kin we're not related
00:33:06step back but your highness step back as you wish
00:33:14he never holds back rise now all of you thank you mr jensen and i heard that mr clay
00:33:22brought everyone out here to greet you personally once you arrive so we thought we had to see what
00:33:28the commotion is all about there's no need for formalities frankly speaking the only reason
00:33:34i came here was for him oh and what is so special about this young man the boy commands the
00:33:40brush
00:33:40like an immortal master every technique aged to perfection he moves with the grace of masters
00:33:48a 10 year old boy like an immortal mr clay your arithmetic is failing you now
00:33:55not just that he's also astonishingly learned a walking library a walking library
00:34:02mr clay age must have dulled your mind are you seriously claiming that a child's babble
00:34:08counts as philosophy now maybe next time you'll claim that he invented writing
00:34:13it's gone crazy
00:34:17mr clay age must have dulled your mind i saw it with my own eyes
00:34:22i warn you not to judge him by his youth of all the scholars i've met he alone possesses the
00:34:27greatest literary genius like a demon
00:34:35mr clay i know that you wish to impress the prince today but this has gone from ambition
00:34:39to outright madness don't you think so silence yes master
00:34:50is this all true oh careful your highness it's clear that brad is putting on an act
00:34:56mr clay must have been tricked by him john shut up i'm ashamed to be your teacher you're blind not
00:35:02to see his brilliance silence if you had even a tenth of jude's talent you'd dominate the literary world
00:35:09what a tenth of his talent mr clay's gone mad he lost his senses how can he even compare that
00:35:16fat water brat to my son all talk and no proof well then let the literary duels decide since mr
00:35:25clay speaks so highly of your abilities why don't you fight for your family's honor jude sterling
00:35:32represent the house of sterling what makes them worthy of my efforts no way absolutely not
00:35:39he'll humiliate all of us i'm the genius of our house the undisputed genius of our generation
00:35:46i've prepared for this contest for many years but what about him a pathetic mute why should he take
00:35:52my place silence i won't master i'm the one i said be quiet sir mr clay has spoken you're not
00:36:04even
00:36:04one-tenth of jude's wisdom grandpa but i by sunset you will understand
00:36:14we'll follow the princess commands i too believe that jude can redefine what genius truly means he'll
00:36:21show everyone just bluffing what redefine ridiculous they'll just embarrass themselves
00:36:27i haven't agreed to anything please jude will you just do as you're cold
00:36:38good there is just one last thing i want to know everyone knows that you are a mute so why
00:36:44is it
00:36:45that you can all of a sudden speak now tell me how come you suddenly changed
00:36:56if you mess this up that'll be considered as treason
00:37:03it just happened suddenly
00:37:09how peculiar must we stand here my legs are aching
00:37:15did you hear that jude sterling even lacks basic manners who would dare complain for royalty
00:37:20the kid has no matters at all that's because he was raised in the village he's putting you
00:37:24thrown to the mountains this is embarrassing all right that's enough everyone let's head to the hall
00:37:44everybody else has recognized it yet but i recognized your talent from the moment we met the other
00:37:50night we owe you and your mother for what both of you endured but now i need to rely on
00:37:56you the prince
00:37:58has kept our family at a distance for years we need to regain his attention but i'm not a sterling
00:38:04why do you think i would help you your last name's sterling if it's about the name then
00:38:09i'd be happy to change it now call me oren
00:38:28i am begging you in one condition just name it mom and i suffered out there for so many years
00:38:36i made it through but she she endured endless suffering until it killed her i didn't come back
00:38:43to join your sterling family i'm here to demand justice for my mother so listen carefully if i win
00:38:52this contest you benjamin sterling and your whole household and even down to your family dog
00:39:00will go to her grave and you all better show up you'll bow and confess how blind and foolish you
00:39:08all were what the hell are you saying dad are you telling me that you are convinced that he actually
00:39:13got talent shut up both of you all right if you win i'll do what you want me to do
00:39:27i'll march every
00:39:28last sterling to your mom's grave we will all show our respect and admit that we were fools to throw
00:39:36you
00:39:36wow dad grandpa
00:39:47i might not belong to this world but from the moment i came here i saw you as my mother
00:39:54seven years ago
00:39:55they threw you out of the family just because they came out mute stop being lazy and get this mess
00:40:00cleaned up i'm sorry sir i made extra 50 bucks today you wanted the anglo-saxon chronicle right i'm
00:40:05still a thousand short but mama will get it for you soon i'll crush the sterling family and i'll
00:40:10make sure that by tomorrow their whole sterling clan will kneel before your grave and give respect
00:40:17they will all bow to you and admit that they were wrong
00:40:28i'm jude sterling mom is sick she doesn't have much time left i've never called you dad before
00:40:34dad could you come see her
00:40:47i'm so sorry i i won't be here anymore to see you sore you're just 10 years old just when
00:40:57you needed me
00:41:13most
00:41:14mom forgive me i'm not mute
00:41:16i'm sorry i just wish you could have heard my voice they want me back therefore i'm going they
00:41:23threw you out just like a piece of trash with no name and no rights i'll promise that i'll make
00:41:29them pay
00:41:31every last sterling will have to kneel in mourning clothes in front of your grave i'll force them
00:41:36until they scream at themselves that they were fools that they've wronged you
00:41:42this is madness grandpa why the hell is he taking my spot this was our last shot to prove ourselves
00:41:48and you just handed it to him
00:41:51remember this day because of my presence today will become the most glorious day ever recorded
00:41:57in your family's history so watch carefully and see for yourself how i jude sterling will
00:42:05elevate your status so far beyond anything you could ever imagine in your life jude what are
00:42:11you saying if your entire family failed to keep the promises you gave me then keep your eyes wide
00:42:16open and watch how i jude sterling will personally bury every one of you in the deepest darkest pits
00:42:23of damnation how dare you shut up jude sterling you got a death wish jude heaven or hell our destiny
00:42:32hangs in the balance we'll see how a 10 year old welp can bring us glory in a day to
00:42:38elevate this
00:42:39family or crush us into the darkest depths of damnation grandpa let's go quickly
00:42:45if destiny grants us a prodigy i promise to kneel at her grave dad have you really lost your mind
00:42:51dad you're the sterling patriarch since when do you bow down to your son's wife's grave
00:42:55grandpa this is total nonsense a total nonsense if he's the prodigy i don't care if i'm the patriarch
00:43:05did you feel that when he moved towards us it's not a man but a force of nature and i
00:43:11felt a crushing
00:43:13suffocating terror when the heavens rumbled and stirred last night i knew that it came from the
00:43:19sterlings but i have never imagined what do we do now he's really here but i am too scared to
00:43:25call
00:43:26him sky's here but what if we are both mistaken the kid is still too young to have that power
00:43:32attend
00:43:32your feast thank you i'll be calling the masters i'll rally them here i'm out of my depth let the
00:43:38masters judge him to see if he's the real immortal and if he is we'll bow to him huh not
00:43:45everyone
00:43:45could have the chance of meeting him if he weren't a kid i'd call him dad you should do if
00:43:51i were you
00:44:11don shire breed scholars half of solarin's greatest literary legends were born and raised under our
00:44:17very skies and as your prince south or i cherish each and every house's cultural legacy and today
00:44:24the eight great families stand firmly rooted in long and profound traditions of learning and
00:44:29intellect every four years we assemble in the solemn tradition for the battle of wits a gathering meant to
00:44:36inspire the younger generations to achieve the highest standards of cultural excellence here today
00:44:42in my 80th birthday banquet
00:44:53what an honor to have my birthday celebration coincide with the quadrennial battle of wits
00:45:00and today we're graced by three literary giants first to be honored is henry clay of the calligraphy
00:45:07society a master whose brushwork breathes vitality into paper each stroke unfolding stories of the
00:45:14human soul portraying emotions and truths that span the ages next is chester barrett at 20 he composed
00:45:22the untrammeled a work so profound and stirring that it is said to break hearts across the realms
00:45:28leaving readers breathless with its brilliance you see him he's my mentor and master miles turner
00:45:34by the age of 29 he led solaren's letters and offering counsel to emperors themselves
00:45:39distilling the wisdom of millennia into insights that shaped the realm this gatherer's prestige is
00:45:45really unmatched we have half of solaren's intellectual elite they're all here to be recognized here would
00:45:50make one's reputation today i will be hosting the battle of wit with the three masters as our judges
00:45:56in the previous contests we held we offered modest prizes just a billion or two but today happens to
00:46:03be my birthday therefore the rewards must match the occasion
00:46:09whoever wins first place in this intellectual duel gets five billion in cash
00:46:15five billion five billion five billion this is unreal you must win the prize is five billion
00:46:24that's more liquid wealth than the entire family ever has but that bastard stole sean's place
00:46:29now he's flaunting his wealth truly a prodigy he is a ten-year-old the proper composure of an emperor
00:46:36and that is not all should you emerge victorious today i will personally petition the throne to crown
00:46:44your house with the title of dawn shire's paramount bloodline paramount bloodline paramount bloodline
00:46:53the power of imperial imperial dominance dominance over the dawn shire's nobility no dawn shire house has ever
00:46:58claimed this title i wonder who will get it this time
00:47:00if you lose i'll break your legs myself philip you must win this duel
00:47:06dad no one outmatches me
00:47:08who except maybe him
00:47:15the paramount bloodline isn't this the very thing they were desperately craving yet this honor
00:47:21forces even the noble to drag themselves through hell for the name
00:47:24with one calculated move they'd rocket to divine status
00:47:29let's begin announce your numbers confirm if all are present
00:47:32house other all present house reeves all present house spencer all present house zinc all present house
00:47:39stones all present house sterling all present for the battle of wits let the air of every clan come
00:47:45forward keith wilkins of house wilkins till the briefs of house wreaths owen hayes of house hayes
00:47:51even spencer of house spencer rowan stone of house stone morgan sink of house
00:47:54killer of house ziller
00:47:59jude sterling of house sterling
00:48:03all right let the battle begin and may each contender step forward
00:48:07this battle tests three essential skills first intellect second erudition and third calligraphy
00:48:18grandpa dissuade and see choosing jude over me will disgrace us
00:48:22clearly you underestimate your brother but he outshines you tenfold
00:48:26but that's absurd
00:48:27dad i'm not buying any of it
00:48:30dad now is not the right time to make all the worst decisions
00:48:34be patient time will tell in the end round one intellect test your reflexes master the couplet
00:48:40duel survive the verse chain what couplets we've never had that before i memorized everything except
00:48:46the couplets there's no way i'll survive this who even studies couplets anymore even i can barely get
00:48:51through them i can only imagine how panicked the others might feel right now but not him
00:48:59round two erudition it is to test your memory as well as the depth of your knowledge the masters will
00:49:06recite a classic and the challenge is for you to name its source its history as well as the exact
00:49:12page
00:49:12where it is from
00:49:13i honestly thought the noble exams would be nothing more than child's play but these are harsh rules
00:49:19how thrilling truly hold on so you're saying you expect us to know its history
00:49:25and the exact page where they got it from
00:49:28huh
00:49:30what test is this this battle is absurd this is madness
00:49:33naming the book is hard enough even for most scholars
00:49:36and now you're even demanding them to know the page numbers
00:49:39nobody can answer that
00:49:40at least i'm spared
00:49:42i won't survive in couplets
00:49:44and this
00:49:45i probably won't get one right at least humiliation isn't mine today
00:49:50honored masters doesn't this seem to be a bit too difficult
00:49:58the battles in the previous years they weren't so harsh
00:50:02but for today we've made it nearly impossible
00:50:05why would you do that
00:50:09because this year's contest includes none other than jude sterling
00:50:14because of him these impossible standards are tailored for him
00:50:18what makes him so special
00:50:19did he actually do this
00:50:20so this is supposed to be my stage
00:50:23is his mastery truly so outstanding just like they say
00:50:27round three calligraphy
00:50:29this time it's ten distinct styles
00:50:31master more styles execute them well
00:50:33and you win
00:50:34what is wrong with you
00:50:36you need three lifetimes to learn all of that
00:50:38you need ten years to master just one style
00:50:40but ten styles
00:50:41they don't want anyone to win
00:50:43prince south thor never really meant to pay that five billion to anybody
00:50:46no one can pass this battle
00:50:48glad i'm not the one humiliated
00:50:49at least jude volunteered to fall for all of us
00:50:53that makes no sense
00:50:54how so
00:50:55explain yourself then
00:50:57you want ten scripts at a time
00:50:58it's impossible
00:50:59no mortal has that kind of skill
00:51:13you mean him
00:51:14there's no way
00:51:15they're all just lying to us
00:51:16enough with the chatter
00:51:18let the battle begin
00:51:19mr barrett
00:51:20do the honor
00:51:21very well
00:51:22all right
00:51:23here's your first challenge
00:51:25today
00:51:26we honor the birthday of prince south thor
00:51:29so my first couplet
00:51:30shall be for longevity
00:51:32oh no
00:51:33not just the couplet
00:51:34but a birthday couplet
00:51:36first line
00:51:37eagle brings blessings
00:51:39by emerald streams
00:51:41excellent
00:51:43well played master barrett
00:51:45the outstanding young elites before us
00:51:47are they not the same eagles mr barrett spoke of
00:51:53the second line should mirror
00:51:55the imagery and tone
00:51:56and also be about longevity
00:51:58this is way too difficult
00:51:59these couplets are tricky
00:52:01since when do they have it
00:52:02this is the starting level
00:52:03mr barrett's merciless
00:52:05he started at this difficulty
00:52:08why is everybody quiet
00:52:10none of you knows
00:52:11i know that it is difficult
00:52:13but don't give up
00:52:15come on
00:52:15give it a try
00:52:16you should at least give it a try
00:52:18even if you fail at it
00:52:20that one is rather easy
00:52:23why the hesitation
00:52:26he's so arrogant
00:52:28we'll talk from someone who can't spell doom
00:52:30dude sterling right
00:52:31you didn't catch the full depth behind his couplet
00:52:33listen carefully
00:52:35it's not just about birthday celebrations
00:52:37it's all about us gift bearers
00:52:39we're the eagles
00:52:40and other than that
00:52:41you also have to know that
00:52:42griffin grants fortune
00:52:44through ancient oaks
00:52:45what
00:52:46griffin grants fortune
00:52:47exquisite
00:52:48that's perfection
00:52:49mr barrett called us eagles
00:52:51but jude sterling
00:52:53made prince southor
00:52:54the griffin
00:52:55that is brilliant
00:52:56that is the right answer
00:52:58indeed you're correct
00:53:00by emerald streams
00:53:02two through ancient oaks
00:53:04eagle brings blessings
00:53:05to
00:53:06griffin
00:53:07grants fortune
00:53:08excellent
00:53:09he's gifted
00:53:10he's a genius
00:53:12perfect couplet
00:53:13he actually did it
00:53:15brilliant couplet
00:53:17wait
00:53:17but he's only ten years old
00:53:19he barely tried answering
00:53:20yet he shames all of us in here
00:53:22he actually answered it
00:53:24blind luck
00:53:24he just got lucky
00:53:25jude sterling
00:53:26mr. clay didn't just acknowledge you
00:53:28he showered you with praise
00:53:30such overflowing talent
00:53:32we doubted that in the beginning
00:53:34but now
00:53:35i can finally see why
00:53:37then i'll give the first line
00:53:39do you think you can complete it
00:53:40young man
00:53:41of course
00:53:42why wouldn't i
00:53:45our prince southor
00:53:47remains firmly in his prime
00:53:48as you see
00:53:49his martial prowess is undiminished
00:53:51it's only fair that he remains
00:53:53the focus of the challenge
00:53:55is that alright
00:53:56go ahead mr. turner
00:53:57good
00:53:58jude sterling
00:53:59listen very carefully
00:54:01just wait a minute
00:54:02mr. turner
00:54:03since when is this his private test
00:54:05yeah
00:54:05why is he the only one
00:54:06getting a challenge
00:54:07he was able to answer one
00:54:09that proves nothing
00:54:10but none of you
00:54:11will be able to answer it
00:54:13possible
00:54:13so you're implying
00:54:15that we're not capable
00:54:16but he somehow is
00:54:17exactly
00:54:18mr. turner
00:54:19do you really think
00:54:20the seven of us will lose
00:54:21to this child
00:54:22that's right
00:54:22then listen closely
00:54:24hold it
00:54:25and the first line is
00:54:28twice harvest moon's turn
00:54:30as silver crescents cast
00:54:32gentle shivering glow
00:54:36this is even more difficult
00:54:38it sounds simple
00:54:39but it's deeper
00:54:40it's a numerical couplet
00:54:42you must match both the theme
00:54:44as well as the math
00:54:45what's harvest moon
00:54:46and why does it turn twice
00:54:48how about that
00:54:49you've stumbled to answer it
00:54:51right
00:54:51mr. turner
00:54:52he may have gotten us this time
00:54:53but that doesn't mean
00:54:54that he won this battle
00:54:56yeah
00:54:56that's true
00:54:57this one's trickier than the last
00:54:59i don't like cutting in
00:55:01but i've already given you
00:55:02ten full breaths to think
00:55:04if you still can't figure out the answer
00:55:06i will take my chance
00:55:08for i
00:55:09already know what it is
00:55:11you know the answer
00:55:11already
00:55:14then please go ahead
00:55:16as silver crescents
00:55:17cast gentle shimmering glow
00:55:20twice harvest moon's turn
00:55:26my answer is
00:55:28with gilded autumn's show
00:55:30double the sage's prime
00:55:33very well
00:55:34that's the one
00:55:35seriously
00:55:36there's no way
00:55:37that's two in a row
00:55:38another lucky guess
00:55:40how's that possible
00:55:41oh well
00:55:42very good
00:55:43that's a perfect match
00:55:58my turn
00:56:00listen dude
00:56:01ever since i left
00:56:02i've been going on this problem
00:56:05and it won't give me peace
00:56:06this one kept me up
00:56:08that is surely
00:56:09a genuine
00:56:10mind melter
00:56:12do you think
00:56:14you can answer it
00:56:15this time
00:56:17very well
00:56:18let me hear it
00:56:23very well
00:56:24let me hear it
00:56:30it's all about
00:56:31the digits here kid
00:56:32so better keep those numbers tight
00:56:34mr clay
00:56:36let me hear it
00:56:39first line
00:56:40a hundred suns
00:56:42a temple up
00:56:42thousands of tiles
00:56:44hundreds of bricks
00:56:48how about it
00:56:50what do you think of this one
00:56:52i'll give you
00:56:53five minutes to think about it
00:56:55you have to
00:56:56four bridges passed
00:56:57three souls over
00:56:58one boat two oars
00:56:59seriously
00:57:00that was fast
00:57:01did he even think about it
00:57:02lightning fast
00:57:03quicker than
00:57:04a hiccup
00:57:04he's a freak
00:57:05a total freak
00:57:06wow
00:57:07i'm still trying to make sense of the first line
00:57:09and he's already finished answering
00:57:11see it now
00:57:13the sterling bloodline is legendary
00:57:15you're even more brilliant than i ever imagined
00:57:19here goes
00:57:20three long
00:57:21two short
00:57:22one palm upholds the heavens
00:57:23jude we're still dealing with numbers here
00:57:26but the trick is you have to read the pattern
00:57:28my answer is
00:57:29already
00:57:30he's got it again
00:57:33but the trick is you have to read the pattern
00:57:36my answer is
00:57:37six days shape creation
00:57:38four horsemen
00:57:39eight beatitudes
00:57:40you
00:57:40he's got it again
00:57:42now answer this one
00:57:43where water breeds worms
00:57:45it thickens
00:57:46where water breeds fish
00:57:48it feeds
00:57:49waters multiplied
00:57:50creek lake
00:57:51and endless sea
00:57:52time to level up the questions now
00:57:54you better prepare for linguistic acrobatics
00:57:58listen closely
00:57:59where root meets earth it anchors
00:58:02where tip meets sky it breaches
00:58:03woods compounded
00:58:04pine oak
00:58:05a towering forest
00:58:06but what
00:58:07even a sage would struggle with that
00:58:10you're a dictionary demon
00:58:12that's witchcraft
00:58:13all right i'll be giving my last one
00:58:16it's the ultimate one
00:58:17if you could answer it
00:58:19you will earn my respect
00:58:20you mean that one
00:58:22mr barrett
00:58:23i know that one
00:58:24but asking that would be too much
00:58:26nobody's ever solved that riddle for ages
00:58:29wait is he actually referring to that line
00:58:32the one that everyone swears is unsolvable without a line to match
00:58:36ah this means that their pride's been pricked
00:58:39now they'll hit him with the impossible one to answer
00:58:42it's true
00:58:43jude answer quickly
00:58:45in the blink of an eye
00:58:47he's embarrassing all those older scholars
00:58:49unless they give a hard one
00:58:51i'm afraid
00:58:52they'll carry that shame forever
00:58:54father
00:58:54what would be the question
00:58:56i have no idea
00:58:57that if they all call it unsolvable
00:59:00then
00:59:00it's no child's struggle
00:59:04i know that couplet
00:59:06if you can crack it
00:59:07i promise to call you my master
00:59:09i'm not interested to become your master
00:59:12the arrogance in this kid
00:59:13how insolent
00:59:14how dare you
00:59:15can we all begin now
00:59:16let's say
00:59:17i solve your unsolvable couplet today
00:59:19does that seal my victory
00:59:21in this battle of wit
00:59:22you've already won this battle
00:59:24whether you can solve this line or not
00:59:26the brilliance of your intellect
00:59:28has proven no equal in this world
00:59:30i have no objections
00:59:31you've definitely earned the title
00:59:33fair and square
00:59:35very well
00:59:36you may
00:59:36choose not to answer this one
00:59:39as this problem
00:59:40remains
00:59:41unsolved
00:59:42for ages
00:59:43since you put it that way
00:59:44now i'm curious
00:59:45what is this unsolvable riddle of yours
00:59:50listen well
00:59:51lotus leaf
00:59:52lilac
00:59:53lilac
00:59:53lake lichen
00:59:54what does it mean
00:59:56lotus
00:59:56lilac
00:59:57and lichen
00:59:58are all those names
00:59:59names of plants
01:00:01not so hard right
01:00:02hmm
01:00:04interesting
01:00:05i'll need a moment
01:00:06i got it
01:00:07i know the answer
01:00:09what
01:00:10what
01:00:10you
01:00:13you
01:00:14keith
01:00:14be quiet
01:00:15this challenge is beyond you
01:00:17dad
01:00:18must you question me
01:00:19this is child's play
01:00:20child's play
01:00:21the answer is thorny
01:00:22though in my eyes
01:00:23hardly worth a second glance
01:00:25you own the stage long enough
01:00:26yet you're being so quiet now
01:00:28finally
01:00:29it's now my turn to shine
01:00:30and earn the crown
01:00:31all right
01:00:32let's hear it then
01:00:34lotus leaf
01:00:34lilac lilt
01:00:35lake lichen
01:00:36it captures a vision of life
01:00:38they expand their reach
01:00:39from water to shore
01:00:40so here's my answer
01:00:42green hills
01:00:43granite glance
01:00:44glowing springs
01:00:48mr wilkins
01:00:49that doesn't pair
01:00:50just what the hell is that
01:00:51yeah
01:00:51how is it not fitting
01:00:52mr reeves
01:00:53don't you know versus
01:00:54shut it
01:00:55guards
01:00:56remove this simpleton
01:00:57out of here
01:00:59throw him out
01:01:01mr barrett
01:01:01green hills
01:01:02to lotus leaf
01:01:03the hills
01:01:03on their side
01:01:04is springs
01:01:04my logic stands
01:01:05the artistry of that
01:01:07first line
01:01:07escapes you entirely
01:01:09and yet you dare to answer it
01:01:11throw him out
01:01:12what do all of you here know
01:01:13my imagery fits
01:01:15my rhythm true
01:01:16and it captures
01:01:17the cliff's menace
01:01:18just stop it wilkins
01:01:19lotus leaf
01:01:20lilac lilt
01:01:21lake lichen
01:01:21think about these words carefully
01:01:23they're all starting
01:01:25with letter l
01:01:26yeah
01:01:26yeah
01:01:27this is no mere imagery only
01:01:29what we have here
01:01:31is alliteration
01:01:32a flawless line
01:01:34an impossible standard
01:01:35all starts with l
01:01:36indeed
01:01:37all l initials
01:01:38lotus
01:01:38starts with l
01:01:40from lotus to lilac
01:01:41and even lichen
01:01:43they all start
01:01:44with the letter l
01:01:45all crelled with l
01:01:46you fool
01:01:47you're blind to its design
01:01:49and yet you strut like you won
01:01:51you made things difficult
01:01:52lotus leaf
01:01:53lilac
01:01:53well lake lichen
01:01:54all starts with l
01:01:55the art is in the sound
01:01:57exactly
01:01:57oh god
01:01:59how did i miss that
01:02:00guards
01:02:01remove this gesture
01:02:02from this hall now
01:02:05i'm sorry
01:02:06i'm begging you
01:02:07i am ready to answer
01:02:08huh
01:02:09not again
01:02:10is he bluffing like him too
01:02:12the first line was hard
01:02:13but he solved it
01:02:14let go of me
01:02:15i'll leave this place
01:02:16but let me hear his answer first
01:02:19my answer is
01:02:20rose root
01:02:22reed brush
01:02:22red rose hip
01:02:24he got it
01:02:25a true marvel
01:02:26the insolvable line
01:02:28he solved it
01:02:28a genius
01:02:30a true genius
01:02:31this can't be
01:02:32this is sorcery
01:02:33he actually cracked
01:02:34took a yield
01:02:35utterly
01:02:35i'd hardly call this line difficult
01:02:37i only pause because i don't want to rush it
01:02:39not because i don't know the answer
01:02:41then what was on your mind
01:02:42what's on my mind
01:02:43to reduce your legendary test to rubble
01:02:45until there's nothing left for you to boast about
01:02:49to rubble
01:02:49explain yourself
01:02:51i crafted five answers
01:02:52what five
01:02:53this is not a timeless riddle
01:02:55from now on
01:02:56never use this for tests again
01:02:58you thought of five answers
01:02:59you're just wildly
01:03:00how dare you
01:03:02what five
01:03:05lotus leaf
01:03:06lilac lilt
01:03:06lake lichen
01:03:07the first answer that i gave you
01:03:09is roast root
01:03:10reed rush
01:03:11red rose hip
01:03:13as for the second answer
01:03:14moss mound
01:03:15maple mist
01:03:16misty meadow
01:03:17that fits
01:03:19he's right
01:03:21and for the third answer
01:03:23willow wood
01:03:24whitewood
01:03:25wild wheat
01:03:26the fourth answer will be
01:03:29bay beach
01:03:30broad banks
01:03:31briny billows
01:03:32there's no way
01:03:33and lastly the fifth
01:03:35brook bend
01:03:36bayou branch
01:03:37blue brine
01:03:43what about it
01:03:45please take me
01:03:47i want to learn from you
01:03:49you want to learn from me
01:03:50i've never witnessed such a brilliant mind like yours
01:03:53you outshine the ancient
01:03:54that's crazy
01:03:55my god
01:03:56even mr barrett's bowing to him
01:03:59you really want to learn from me
01:04:02right now
01:04:03you still
01:04:04don't qualify
01:04:07what did you say
01:04:08that's way too cocky
01:04:09how dare you
01:04:09mr barrett even bowed to him
01:04:11and he turned him down
01:04:12who does it think he is
01:04:13mr barrett doesn't qualify
01:04:15how dare you
01:04:15who taught you that
01:04:17mr barrett kneeling to him
01:04:18this world has gone completely mad
01:04:20he actually refused him
01:04:21even if he said no
01:04:23he didn't have to say he doesn't qualify
01:04:25jude
01:04:26quit running your mouth
01:04:27unless mr jensen and i are blind
01:04:29we're looking at a true legend
01:04:31if that's the case
01:04:32then he really doesn't measure up
01:04:34maybe even i fall short of the standard as well
01:04:38can we finally move on to the next trial
01:04:41chester stand up
01:04:42you simply don't have the qualities that he requires
01:04:47what
01:04:48stand up
01:04:48the luna mount delegation
01:04:50will explain everything
01:04:52luna mount
01:04:52so you mean
01:04:54the solarenes protectors the luna mounts
01:04:56according to legends
01:04:57even the emperor must train with them
01:04:59they work side by side with each other
01:05:01they're really dispatching the envoys
01:05:05i didn't know
01:05:07that the prince has this connection
01:05:09that even
01:05:09the luna mounts attend his birthday
01:05:11no way
01:05:12this can't be real
01:05:14grandpa
01:05:15what exactly is the luna mount
01:05:16they're what they call
01:05:18the real deities
01:05:19they wield
01:05:20so much power
01:05:22that even the royalty
01:05:23are forced to kneel
01:05:25they are mystics
01:05:27they actually exist
01:05:28they are in this world
01:05:29goodness me
01:05:30open your eyes
01:05:32there's more than just your little pond
01:05:33you know
01:05:34if luna mount ever considered taking me in
01:05:36who cares about inheritance
01:05:38arch sage would mean nothing
01:05:40all mortal achievements are dust before them
01:05:42every name fades to nothing in their shadow
01:05:45sean
01:05:46the luna mount rarely appears
01:05:48this is it
01:05:50this is your golden chance
01:05:51dad
01:05:51work your connections to reach them
01:05:53their simple approval
01:05:54could make you filthy rich
01:05:55even if
01:05:56you become their floor scrubber
01:05:58a servant
01:05:59any servant of theirs
01:06:00gets to have equal treatment
01:06:02from the rich
01:06:03and even from the nobility
01:06:05what
01:06:09what luna mount
01:06:10from how they are acting
01:06:12they must be a mystic sect in this world
01:06:16how intriguing
01:06:28hello hank
01:06:29if he came all the way here just for nothing
01:06:31i'll skin you alive
01:06:33i wouldn't dare lie to the luna mounts
01:06:34prince southor and i
01:06:36we both felt it
01:06:37that suffocating pressure
01:06:39radiating from him
01:06:40the night before
01:06:41we saw him practicing
01:06:43devouring every spiritual energy in the city
01:06:46the entire city
01:06:47are you out of your mind
01:06:48that kind of power requires
01:06:50at least trinity convergence
01:06:51how could such a person exist
01:06:53that's why
01:06:54i asked you to come here
01:06:56to verify it
01:07:01our master is coming with
01:07:03after hearing this
01:07:04start preparing
01:07:05he'll arrive shortly
01:07:06yes
01:07:11fascinating
01:07:12draining the entire city's energy
01:07:15even if it's fake
01:07:16he's still a rogue mystic
01:07:18isn't he
01:07:19do you agree with me hank
01:07:20master
01:07:21andy is a boastful man
01:07:23well
01:07:23but if he really is
01:07:25a mystic like he says
01:07:26and only ten years old
01:07:28perhaps i will
01:07:30mentor him myself
01:07:31and grant him this chance
01:07:33what
01:07:34master
01:07:35you'd actually taken a disciple
01:07:37you're on the verge of trinity convergence already
01:07:40trinity convergence
01:07:43the world believes
01:07:44that i'm close to achieving it
01:07:46yet it is
01:07:47a realm beyond
01:07:48the ordinary mortals
01:07:50only myths talk about it
01:07:52but other than those myths
01:07:54nobody else mentions it
01:07:56pentaforce dominion
01:07:58a realm of extraordinary ability
01:08:00but for me
01:08:01i won't
01:08:02i'll never touch it
01:08:05judah solved
01:08:06a couplet unsolved for ages
01:08:08i'd say
01:08:10there is no need to continue
01:08:12to the second trial
01:08:14indeed you're right
01:08:16though the first test measured
01:08:18intellect
01:08:18he's shown us
01:08:20extraordinary talents
01:08:22that makes him
01:08:23deserving of being the first place
01:08:25even in the second trial as well
01:08:27hmm
01:08:28then further trials
01:08:29are simply pointless
01:08:31i totally agree with you
01:08:32hmm
01:08:33bring the ink and brush
01:08:40how shall we conduct this
01:08:42honorable judges
01:08:43please decide
01:08:45if mr clay
01:08:46insists that he knows
01:08:48all the ten artistic styles of calligraphy
01:08:50let's see
01:08:51let him prove to us
01:08:53that he can actually write
01:08:54very well
01:08:55then let him demonstrate
01:08:56these ten styles
01:08:57ten
01:08:58really
01:08:59that's impossible
01:09:01nobody does that
01:09:02yeah
01:09:03chester
01:09:04you're suggesting
01:09:06write the immortal creed
01:09:08for heaven establish virtue
01:09:11for mortal secure purposes
01:09:12for ancestors revive wisdom
01:09:15for eternity forges peace
01:09:16you have to write
01:09:18the immortal creed
01:09:19ten times
01:09:20and each of the times
01:09:22should be written
01:09:22in a different style
01:09:23this is clearly torture
01:09:25this feels targeted at jude
01:09:27then why are they involving us
01:09:28you're making fun of us
01:09:29i only know one style
01:09:31i know the gothic one
01:09:32ten styles is humanly impossible
01:09:33silence
01:09:36jude
01:09:37do you accept
01:09:39jude
01:09:40do you accept
01:09:41why wouldn't i
01:09:42what
01:09:42did he really master ten
01:09:44well
01:09:44i can't do it
01:09:45i'm out
01:09:46however
01:09:47i refuse to believe
01:09:48he can do it
01:09:49nor do i
01:09:50i also yield
01:09:51so
01:09:51all of you behind him
01:09:53master
01:09:54i yield already
01:09:55i don't know ten
01:09:56let alone write them
01:09:58same
01:09:58count me out
01:09:59the trial is meaningless anyway
01:10:01it's tailored solely for him
01:10:03this was never a scholarly contest
01:10:05the tests they gave us
01:10:06were beyond any of us
01:10:07were just foil for him
01:10:08yes
01:10:09exactly
01:10:09this trial
01:10:11is completely meaningless
01:10:12and now
01:10:13you want us to write the sacred text
01:10:15in ten different styles
01:10:16no human being
01:10:17could possibly know
01:10:18those ten styles
01:10:19and how to write all of them
01:10:22unless
01:10:26such exquisite brushstroke
01:10:30his grip
01:10:31the ink flow
01:10:32impossibly steady
01:10:33he moves the brush
01:10:34like he has mastered it
01:10:35for decades
01:10:38that is just impeccable
01:10:39told you so
01:10:40you didn't believe
01:10:41he's disgustingly skilled
01:10:43now are you convinced yet
01:10:45he writes like he is the master
01:10:47of the brush
01:10:51careful
01:10:59the cursive script
01:11:01he's using the hardest style
01:11:02he even does the cursive
01:11:04so messy
01:11:05i can't read it like this
01:11:06philistine
01:11:07this isn't messy
01:11:08can't you feel the flow of his writing
01:11:10indeed
01:11:10can you see how
01:11:11each character's pulse
01:11:12as if the ink has a soul
01:11:14good
01:11:14such an excellent mastery
01:11:24be careful holding it
01:11:25the ink still wet
01:11:28the italic script
01:11:31the italic script
01:11:33i told you
01:11:34he knew that script
01:11:35none of you believe me
01:11:36this is the italic script
01:11:38each character breathes
01:11:46is he for real
01:11:47indeed
01:11:48how does he know
01:11:49all of this
01:11:51prodigy
01:11:53absolute prodigy
01:11:55your mom once told me
01:11:57that even if they called you mute
01:11:58she always saw the genius in you
01:12:01at an early age
01:12:02i
01:12:02i believe that too
01:12:04but i lack the courage to speak up
01:12:15clerical script
01:12:15is this clerical script
01:12:17it's authentic clerical script
01:12:18unbelievable
01:12:19he actually knows it
01:12:22so what if he knows it
01:12:23talent is nothing without backing
01:12:25the lunamounts are coming
01:12:26if i can win the lunamounts favor
01:12:28then i can still crush you into dirt jude
01:12:32a mute's a mute
01:12:33you'll forever be a broken child to me
01:12:35even with all your words
01:12:37you still look utterly helpless to me
01:12:43master
01:12:44disciple hank
01:12:46what script is this
01:12:47have you seen this
01:12:48what's this
01:12:49it's artistic
01:12:50but what it is i don't know
01:12:51did he invent that
01:12:53wait it's
01:12:54carolingian minuscule
01:12:56what's that
01:12:59this is carolingian minuscule
01:13:01in charlemagne's era
01:13:03thin yet full bodied
01:13:04he didn't just study it
01:13:06he actually mastered it
01:13:07you really are full of surprises
01:13:22enough with the writing
01:13:25what what what
01:13:27after untral script and carolingian minuscule
01:13:29i knew it
01:13:30no one in this world
01:13:32can be a rival to you
01:13:40there is no need
01:13:41to prove yourself to these plebeians
01:13:45you're the champion
01:13:48it's over just like that champion
01:13:50what
01:13:51i have no arguments
01:13:53you've earned this title
01:13:56the champion is jude sterling
01:13:59of house sterling
01:14:04wow he actually won it
01:14:06our champion
01:14:07our family hasn't produced
01:14:10such genius in many decades
01:14:12it's a title well earned
01:14:15i never bow
01:14:16yet today
01:14:17i yield to you completely
01:14:19congratulations
01:14:19congratulations
01:14:20i fully yield to you jude
01:14:23house sterling
01:14:29tell me
01:14:30does this level of glory suffice for you
01:14:34is this high enough
01:14:35or must i raise you
01:14:37even higher
01:14:38pushing you behind every mortal limit
01:14:40something's off
01:14:41what's happening to them
01:14:48ah
01:14:49this way please
01:14:50andy
01:14:51this had better not be false intel
01:14:53of course
01:14:54i'd never lie
01:14:55at worst
01:14:56he's a young genius
01:14:57geniuses are a dime a dozen
01:14:59to us unworldly mystics
01:15:00they are insects beneath our feet
01:15:03of course
01:15:04benjamin sterling
01:15:05answer me now
01:15:07was your house of sterling elevated high enough today
01:15:09is this enough for you
01:15:13he called his grandfather's name
01:15:15this isn't right
01:15:17what happened
01:15:17jude
01:15:18stop
01:15:19shut up
01:15:21jude sterling
01:15:22don't get cocky just because you won
01:15:24the award
01:15:25it belonged to our sean
01:15:27i am asking you
01:15:29was it enough
01:15:30if you're satisfied
01:15:31i fulfilled my promise to you
01:15:33now it's your family's turn
01:15:35time to honor your deal
01:15:41kneel at my mother's grave in mourning robes
01:15:44admit you were wrong
01:15:45jude sterling
01:15:47i don't recall making such promises to anyone
01:15:55though i agreed with your condition
01:15:57your mom was still just a woman
01:16:00unworthy of my dignity
01:16:01i am the patriarch
01:16:02the face of the family
01:16:04and my forehead has never touched dirt
01:16:06so you intend to deny
01:16:08the oath you made
01:16:09jude
01:16:09be reasonable
01:16:11we belong to a noble family
01:16:14face matters more than promises
01:16:16remember that
01:16:17so just accept the reward
01:16:19and all our wealth will be transferred to you
01:16:23dad
01:16:23if you won't give in
01:16:26then forget it
01:16:30do you think i care about wealth
01:16:32you must be kidding me
01:16:34i don't care about your treasures
01:16:35those are nothing but dust to me
01:16:37i've surpassed your petty realm entirely
01:16:42what a very noble speech
01:16:44i'm really touched
01:16:58i saw thor pay my respects to the master of lunamount and head disciple
01:17:09i saw thor pay respects to the master of lunamount and head disciple
01:17:17master of lunamount
01:17:18lunamount envoys
01:17:20did it just show up here
01:17:21the master even came in person
01:17:22that's their master
01:17:26the master's here
01:17:28why aren't you kneeling
01:17:29do you all have a death wish
01:17:31even the prince is kneeling to them
01:17:33get down now
01:17:35all hail master of lunamount
01:17:39just a normal young boy
01:17:42is this guy what they call a mystic
01:17:44barely a divine nexus tier
01:17:46i don't feel any power coming from this boy
01:17:49either he's way stronger than me
01:17:51i can't see through him
01:17:54or he's just a nobody
01:17:56you on your knees now
01:18:03you on your knees now
01:18:05who do you think you are
01:18:07he's got a death wish
01:18:08what a waste
01:18:09top of the world and dead the next
01:18:11kneel now
01:18:11how dare you disrespect lunamount
01:18:13he's gonna get us killed this time
01:18:16do you even hear yourself young man
01:18:18i said
01:18:19who do you think you are
01:18:24i'm the head disciple of lunamount
01:18:26my name is hank kaltavian
01:18:28lunamount
01:18:29are they important
01:18:31he's got a death wish
01:18:33lunamount is solo range protector
01:18:36every top cultivator in the empire gathers there
01:18:39we have 300 disciples
01:18:40on your knees
01:18:41plead for the sake of your 300 disciples
01:18:44were it not for my mercy
01:18:45you won't be here breathing
01:18:48do you even know what you're talking about
01:18:50he just threatened to exterminate them
01:18:53is he out of his mind
01:18:57is he really a mystic
01:18:59if he is
01:19:00how strong must he be to talk like that
01:19:03if not
01:19:04is he just some reckless kid running his mouth
01:19:06he doesn't even understand the weight of the words he's using
01:19:10and now what
01:19:11am i about to get dragged into this mess too
01:19:14shoot
01:19:16get on your knees
01:19:17and beg for forgiveness
01:19:18kneel down
01:19:29he's an outcast from our family
01:19:30whatever he said has nothing to do with us
01:19:32nothing at all
01:19:33please have mercy
01:19:34please punish him
01:19:35not us
01:19:36he's not a sterling
01:19:36he doesn't speak for us
01:19:38we already cast him out a long time ago
01:19:40please don't drag us into this
01:19:42i'm begging you
01:19:43am i still a sterling
01:19:47am i still a sterling
01:19:49no
01:19:49you never were
01:19:50you're just a cast off
01:19:51so am i abandoned
01:19:54master
01:19:55he's not a sterling
01:19:56yeah
01:19:56we already disowned him
01:19:58we exiled him
01:19:59it's true
01:20:00seven years ago
01:20:01master from lunamount
01:20:03he's the only crazy one in here
01:20:05we have nothing to do with this
01:20:06we're innocent
01:20:07kill only the guilty
01:20:08didn't i just make myself clear
01:20:10i'm not a sterling
01:20:12i am an oran
01:20:13yet you insist that i'm a sterling
01:20:15that your blood's in my veins
01:20:17that it is my duty
01:20:18to secure victory for you
01:20:20and elevate you to glory
01:20:21stop telling lies
01:20:23when did i say that to you
01:20:25you're never a sterling
01:20:26you don't have our noble blood
01:20:28that name was never yours
01:20:30yeah
01:20:31even you call yourself an oran
01:20:33you're never a sterling
01:20:35jude
01:20:36dad
01:20:36what are you talking about
01:20:39dad
01:20:40what are you talking about
01:20:42shut up
01:20:44love
01:20:44i just felt the baby move
01:20:55i'm done with this
01:20:57all your lives
01:20:57you've drowned in vanity and greed
01:20:59too ashamed to even acknowledge
01:21:01your own blood
01:21:02seven years ago
01:21:04when jude was only three years old
01:21:06all of you
01:21:07you threw him out of the house
01:21:09you said
01:21:10we only breed prodigies
01:21:12that my mute child
01:21:14would shame us all
01:21:15you're lying
01:21:16stop with the lies
01:21:17he's only three years old
01:21:18and you simply threw him out
01:21:20you even exiled him
01:21:22with my wife
01:21:23when i refused
01:21:24you called me disloyal
01:21:26but i said no
01:21:27then you called me
01:21:28the ungrateful son
01:21:29clueless about the big picture
01:21:31well screw that
01:21:32you don't know
01:21:33what i've been through
01:21:34none of you
01:21:35my poor wife
01:21:37she raised him alone
01:21:38i wasn't even there
01:21:40and when she died
01:21:42i wasn't there for them either
01:21:44i've been living with guilt
01:21:45and it eats me up every day
01:21:46you only wanted to bring jude home
01:21:48because the prince expects
01:21:50the perfect family
01:21:52but i know
01:21:53that you're only using him
01:21:56you're only using him
01:21:58but me
01:21:59i'll take it
01:22:00you know why
01:22:03i get to see my son again
01:22:09now i can proudly say
01:22:10that he is my son again
01:22:12all you wanted
01:22:14was to parade his skills around
01:22:17to drill into him
01:22:18you're a sterling
01:22:19make us proud
01:22:21and then what did you do
01:22:22loony mount shows up
01:22:23jude woke down to them
01:22:25and suddenly he's no longer
01:22:27one of us
01:22:28so what you said
01:22:29is he family or not
01:22:31he's got no peace
01:22:34so which is it
01:22:35is he family or not
01:22:37he's got no peace
01:22:39first you cast him out
01:22:41then sweet talked him
01:22:42into coming back home
01:22:44only to cut him loose again
01:22:46that's just cruel and cold
01:22:48i feel sorry for you kid
01:22:51after everything that's happened
01:22:53a 10 year old still managed
01:22:54to outshine the legends
01:22:55live or die today kid
01:22:57you're already my hero
01:22:59jude sterling
01:23:01he's wrong
01:23:02he's not one of us
01:23:04not since i kicked him out
01:23:05he's not one of us
01:23:06and seven years ago
01:23:08fine
01:23:08deny him
01:23:11but today
01:23:12i'm finally stepping up
01:23:14i'm jude's father
01:23:16my name
01:23:17is anthony sterling
01:23:23i understand it now
01:23:25i get it
01:23:26hey kid
01:23:27i feel sorry for you
01:23:29their noble house is trash
01:23:31but to disrespect us
01:23:33and mouthing off about us
01:23:35sympathy won't stop your death
01:23:3610 years old or not
01:23:38today
01:23:40you're going to meet your end
01:23:42andy
01:23:44yes brother
01:23:45go
01:23:45make it quick for the boy
01:23:47yes
01:23:50sorry kid
01:23:51you're just 10 years old
01:23:52and really talented
01:23:54however
01:23:54don't blame me for what comes next
01:23:56after today
01:23:58you'll be dawn shire's greatest prodigy
01:24:00with your name resounding
01:24:01throughout the entire empire
01:24:02just name your price
01:24:04you
01:24:05move it
01:24:07jude
01:24:10move behind me
01:24:11don't play the hero
01:24:14you did pretty good
01:24:15i'll spare you
01:24:16i'll only be using this finger
01:24:19now allow me to show you
01:24:21how it ends you
01:24:22you brat
01:24:32shadow thorn strike
01:24:37with just one finger
01:24:39this can't be real
01:24:40how is this possible
01:24:41this can't be real
01:24:42he's a mystic
01:24:43by the grace of his holy light
01:24:45i didn't kill him
01:24:46don't you worry
01:24:48i simply guided him
01:24:50towards paradise
01:24:57he has the petal trail
01:24:59this is the legendary
01:25:02petal trail
01:25:06trinity convergence
01:25:08he's
01:25:10he's a mystic
01:25:11trinity convergence
01:25:21by the grace of his holy light
01:25:27pentaforce
01:25:27dominion
01:25:30save me
01:25:31save me master
01:25:32help me
01:25:33pentaforce dominion
01:25:35they actually
01:25:35they actually exist
01:25:37i'm facing a true master
01:25:39save you
01:25:40how can he save you
01:25:42he can't even save himself
01:25:44mercy master
01:25:45please spare us
01:25:48to witness
01:25:49an immortal mastering
01:25:50pentaforce dominion
01:25:52in my lifetime
01:25:53i can die happy
01:25:55i have no regrets
01:26:00please
01:26:01please
01:26:02please
01:26:03take me with you
01:26:04i'll devote my life to you
01:26:06please accept me
01:26:07trinity convergence
01:26:09that's the very pinnacle
01:26:10that i'm dreaming of
01:26:12if i could even get a glimpse
01:26:14of that realm
01:26:15i promise
01:26:16that i will serve
01:26:17only you
01:26:18forever
01:26:20i'm just a baron
01:26:22take me as your disciple
01:26:23you
01:26:23wanna learn from me
01:26:25you
01:26:26no way
01:26:30i'm not worthy enough
01:26:33i'm your uncle jude
01:26:34i'm your aunt
01:26:35i'm your grandfather
01:26:36i was wrong
01:26:37come home with us
01:26:39what are you waiting for
01:26:41father
01:26:42let's go
01:26:45what did you say
01:26:46father
01:26:46let's go
01:27:11jude
01:27:12jude
01:27:16and i failed you
01:27:20i hope you can still
01:27:21forgive me
01:27:26jude
01:27:27it's me your cousin
01:27:28how about i work for you
01:27:30we share the same blood
01:27:31you know
01:27:32like it or not
01:27:33you're still a sterling
01:27:36cousin
01:27:37wait for me
01:27:38i'll go with you
01:27:53where is it
01:27:54where's my mom's grave
01:28:00where is it
01:28:01where's my mom's grave
01:28:03shut it
01:28:03she was just your aunt
01:28:05i'm your real mother
01:28:07she raised me since childhood
01:28:09as if i was her own
01:28:11besides in my heart
01:28:12she's always been my mom
01:28:13if only i could do something
01:28:14i would let grandpa kick her out
01:28:16you dragged me into this
01:28:18stop speaking nonsense
01:28:19your father orchestrated it
01:28:20because of the inheritance
01:28:21i was only fooled by him
01:28:23stop lying dad
01:28:24lori
01:28:24was the daughter-in-law
01:28:25i always wanted
01:28:27when she passed
01:28:27i failed to mourn for her
01:28:29that shame will haunts me
01:28:30i knew her real mother
01:28:31where in the world
01:28:32can we find her tomb
01:28:33will we ever find it
01:28:35our dear patriarch jude
01:28:36won't even tell us
01:28:37where it is
01:28:38we even came here to bow
01:28:40but he says
01:28:41we're all unworthy
01:28:43unworthy or not
01:28:43we must still bow
01:28:44in front of her grave
01:28:46three days with no leads
01:28:48we must find her grave
01:28:50i wrote ten thousand
01:28:51words of apology
01:28:52i just want to say
01:28:53in front of her grave
01:28:54that we were wrong
01:28:56that we were truly blind
01:29:09what if we never find it
01:29:10what if we fail to apologize
01:29:12jude will never ever
01:29:13forgive me then
01:29:14you've all ruined my life
01:29:16can't even find a simple grave
01:29:18what are you for
01:29:19my future is rotting
01:29:21because of you
01:29:23mom
01:29:24where can we find you
01:29:26we were blind
01:29:27we were arrogant fools
01:29:29don't hurt you
01:29:30lori
01:29:30we were blind
01:29:31we were arrogant fools
01:29:34we were arrogant fools
01:29:34we were arrogant fools
01:29:34we were arrogant fools
01:29:34we were arrogant fools
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