◎ Characters
-Main
Character
Yeon Jinseo (20)
A tough young
exorcist who has done everything to try and pay back her debts.
A young exorcist
with great abilities born to a group of exorcists. She was born with a
cheerful, bright, and sly personality. There is nothing she won’t do to pay off
her family’s debts, and as a result she has become stubborn. A girl who is
fearful of being betrayed by others and of becoming soft-hearted.
She tries to kill
the beast of Jinnyeong Mountain but instead falls in love with his kind and
good nature.
Hyunwol
Son of the
Dragon Emperor, the Crown Prince of Heaven.
Son of the Heavenly
Emperor Docheon and an excellent general. Although he was originally the prince
of Heaven, he lost his father and was expelled from Heaven in a rebellion by
his close friend King Haesoo. At that time, he was cursed through Haesoo’s
scheme and stigmatized as the beast of Jinnyeong Mountain. He has no choice but
to take Jinseo as his wife, but eventually falls in love with her bright and
energetic personality.
Haesoo (Earth
Name: Yungyeom)
Current King of
the Gods, old friend and foe of Hyunwol, and Jinseo’s former client.
The Red King who
ruled over the eastern part of the Heavens. He was Hyunwol’s friend but felt an
inferiority complex toward him. He is Hyunwol’s enemy who killed his father and
cursed him. He is jealous of Jinseo’s feelings for Hyunwol and feels inferior
to him again, so he tries to kill Hyunwol and take Jinseo for himself.
The Raven
Monster, Heukyoung.
A character who
looks for the Mirror of Yanghwa, a treasure of the gods, in order to find the
lost half human daughter. The mirror was rumored to be in the human world, so
he took the goblin house hostage and found it. He is caught by Jinseo, gets in
big trouble, and becomes her servant. The truth is that he can’t forget his old
human wife and still misses her and is actually a monster with deep affection.
Through living a long life of wandering, he has learned a lot of miscellaneous
information about the heavenly lineage.
Joo Rang
A serpent monster that
is Hyunwol’s faithful servant. Very considerate of Jinseo and has a warm
personality.
Yoo Rang
A renowned mountain
god in the lineage that rules over Jinnyeong Mountain. Hides Hyunwol from the
eyes of the heavenly world.
God of the Wind,
Wiso
A giraffe god who
rules the wind and chooses the wise king. Hyunwol’s friend and loyal servant.
Suhoon.
A god who is the
loyal servant of Haesu.
Huiseo (17)
Jinseo’s younger
brother. Unlike Jinseo, he doesn’t have a powerful spirit, but he has an intelligent
mind.
Ryuhwa (18)
Adopted daughter of
the Inspector General. She has a severe stutter due to being despised by her
family because of her mother’s lowly rank. As Heukyoung’s granddaughter, she
has eyes that can perceive the basis of black magic. She fell in love with
Huiseo after meeting him by chance.
◎ Summary
[Introduction]
Jinseo, a follower of Beobryunseo, climbs Jinnyeong Mountain to
become the bride of a monster called the Beast of Jinnyeong Mountain. There, Hyunwol saves her from being beaten
to death by a goblin. Then, Hyunwol tells Jinseo that he is the Beast of
Jinnyeong Mountain.
“I don’t want a
bride.”
Truthfully, Hyunwol
was the prince of Heaven, but was expelled from his kingdom through the
rebellion of his friend Haesu and cursed by the heavenly god the Black Dragon.
He needs a bride to break the curse, but after watching all of his previous
brides be swept away and killed by his curse, he decided not to bring in
another.
“I have to have a
wedding with Hyunwol.”
Jinseo had to become
his bride. It was all part of her plan as a spy dispatched by the Beobryunseo
to kill him. Jinseo is eventually able to become his bride through a bet.
While preparing for
her wedding with Hyunwol, she looks for a way to get in touch with the Beobryunseo
while avoiding the gaze of Hyunwol’s godmother, the mountain spirit Yoo Rang.
Meanwhile, she is suddenly surrounded by Hyunwol’s curse after helping the
goblins whose homes were taken over by Heukyoung. Fortunately, Jinseo is able
to use her abilities to avoid Hyunwol’s curse. As a result, Jinseo gains the
trust of both the mountain god Yoo Rang and Wiso.
Huiseo doesn’t want
his sister to sacrifice herself due to her own self-confidence, so he faces the
Beobryunseo in order to try and get her back. On the way, he meets Suhoon, the
loyal servant of Haesu.
While exchanging
letters with the Beobryunseo and avoiding the eyes of the mountain god, Jinseo
helps Hongyeon, who was in danger, through the wood will of the tiger goblin
Doyoon. Jinseo and Hyunwol grow closer as they help the relationship between
Hongryeon and Doyoon. Hyunwol gradually begins to feel affection for Jinseo,
who is energetic and bright. Jinseo becomes confused between the kind Hyunwol
and the Beobryunseo. After solving the problems between Doyoon and Hongryeon,
they hold their wedding and spend the first night together.
Suhoon, who considered
Jinseo a scapegoat for Haesu, and Yungyeom (Haesu), who is in love with Jinseo,
leave to Jinnyeong Mountain to find Jinseo.
[Development]
Jinseo, now married
to Hyunwol, meets the eldest son of the county magistrate’s house, Woojin,
through an introduction by Hongryeon. Woojin wants to meet his dead lover
Gayeon’s spirit. Feeling sorry for him, Jinseo tries to help him but becomes
possessed by Gayeon. Gayeon was killed by Woojin’s half-brother, Gyujin. Gayeon
took over Jinseo’s body and tried to avenge herself against Gyujin but was
stopped by Hyunwol. Jinseo reveals Gyujin’s sin, just as Gayeon wished. Gyujin
is arrested and punished, and Gayeon is able to move on.
‘I love that
child.’
Hyunwol realizes
that he loves Jinseo after she is possessed.
When Hyunwol
expresses his feelings to Jinseo, she becomes confused. Jinseo becomes
distressed stuck between her duties to the Beobryunseo and her favourable
impression of Hyunwol. In the meantime, Joo Rang loses the Chintamani Stone by
accident. Jinseo goes to look for Joo Rang’s stone but ends up accidentally
eating it. Hyunwol uses his power to save Jinseo.
‘I love Hyunwol.”
Jinseo realizes
that she loves Hyunwol in the wake of the incident with the Chintamani Stone.
Jinseo sends a letter to her teacher Hanjoon, expressing her feelings for
Hyunwol and his kindness and stating that it would be wrong to kill him.
However, while Hanjoon is away the letter ends up in the hands of Dongjin, who
harbors a hatred for the Beast of Jinnyeong Mountain. Dongjin is angry over
Jinseo’s betrayal.
Suhoon and Yungyeom
(Haesu), who were chasing Jinseo, found out that Hyunwol was at Jinnyeong
Mountain because of the incident involving Jinseo becoming possessed, and head
to Jinnyeong Mountain to find him. After meeting Jinseo, Yungyeom (Haesu) tries
to convince her to leave with him, but she refuses because she is in love with
Hyunwol. Yungyeon (Haesu) then tries to hypnotize her and take her to heaven.
Fortuntely, Heukyoung comes upon the scene and takes Jinseo to the Wolnyeongwon.
Jinseo takes care
of Hyunwol and confesses her feelings to him. Hyunwol also confesses that he
has been in love with Jinseo and the two confirm their feelings.
Suhoon secretly
prepares to use Jinseo as a sacrifice to Haesu and lures her away. Realizing
Suhoon’s intention, Haesu goes to stop him and meets Hyunwol, who came to save
Jinseo. Haesu, who has a deep inferiority complex towards Hyunwol, is furious
when he learns that Jinseo loves Hyunwol. Their current location is near Yang
Hui’s grave, so Haesu, concerned about the gods’ intervention, decides to
retreat. Haesu returns to heaven after declaring war on Hyunwol, promising to
trample on everything he loves and take Jinseo away.
[Turn]
Jinseo is surprised
to hear that her brother, Huiseo, may have had an accident. Jinseo travels down
the mountain with Joo Rang to her parents’ house in Beobryunseo to search for
her brother. In the last visit to Beobryunseo, she falls victim to Dongjin’s
trap and loses consciousness. Truthfully, Dongjin was actually working together
with Haesu. Dongjin contacts Suhoon and hands Jinseo over to him. As promised,
Suhoon hands over the incantation that can catch Hyunwol in return and takes
Jinseo to heaven.
When neither Jinseo
nor Joo Rang return, Hyunwol becomes worried and ventures out to find them.
Hyunwol encounters Ryuhwa on the road. With her position as the Inspector
General’s daughter, Ryuhwa proposes that she can help him and accompanies
Hyunwol. With her help Hyunwol arrives at the Beobryunseo, but is caught in
Dongjin’s trap. Hyunwol is able to overcome Dongjin with his own strength and
Ryuhwa’s ability to see incantations. Through Dongjin, he learns that Haesu
kidnapped Jinseo and Huiseo. Ryuhwa has a crush on Huiseo and believes that her
ability can help and begs Hyunwol to take her with him. Hyunwol then heads to
the heavenly realm with Ryuhwa.
Hyunwol gathers
forces to attack Haesu and trying to gather the greatest anti-Haesu force, Lord
Seosuk. In order to take the upper hand from Hyunwol, Seosuk asks him to bring
back the sheath of the falchion sword. Hyunwol accepts Seosuk’s request. Hyunwol
infiltrates the Imperial Palace with the help of Ryuhwa’s ability.
In the meantime,
another incantation aimed at Hyunwol is created in the Imperial Palace. Suhoon
thinks Jinseo is a hindrance to Haesu and uses her as a sacrifice to get rid of
her. In order to save her, Hyunwol alters the incantation. As the incantation
bursts, the palace collapses, and Heukyoung, who had infiltrated the palace,
escapes with Jinseo, Huiseo, and Joo Rang. In order to buy time, Hyunwol fights
against Haesu and inflicts great damage, completely overpowering him before
escaping. The heavenly realm becomes aware of the return of the Crown Prince.
The situation in
Heaven fluctuates after it is revealed that Hyunwol overpowered Haesu. Hyunwol
and Haesu both take time in the calm before the civil war to try and win over
neutral forces. The most influential of the forces, Lord Socheon, demands that
Hyunwol bring back the Falchion. The Falchion used to be known as a heavenly
heirloom used for choosing the next emperor, but it was stolen and all that
remains is its sheath. When Huiseo sees the sheath, he recalls a sword he had
seen in the storage room of Gyeonghwa (Jinseo’s mother). Based on the testimony
of Jinseo and Huiseo, it becomes known that Gyeonghwa has the Falchion but needs
the Mirror of Yanghwa to unlock the storage room.
The rebels lack
troops in comparison to Haesu, and the emergence of the Falchion could mean a
reversal of the tides, so Hyunwol decides to find and hand over the Flachion
himself. Jinseo and Hyunwol leave Huiseo, Ryuhwa, and Heukyoung at Wollyeongwon
to find Doyoon, who can provide a clue to the Mirror of Yanghwa. Doyoon reveals
that Gyeonghwa was a lady-in-waiting for Yanghwa and hid the mirror among the
belongings of the deceased. Jinseo meets the spirit of Yanghwa through the
relics of Gyeonghwa. Jinseo promises Yanghwa that she will pay the price when
everything is over. Jinseo gains the Mirror of Yanghwa with Yanghwa’s help.
Suddenly, Hyunwol’s curse is manifested again, but Jinseo manages to suppress
it. Through the manifestation of Hyunwol’s curse, Ryuhwa is able to learn the
location of each and every piece of the curse.
Ryuhwa tells Jinseo
that the body of Hyunwol’s father, Docheon, is being used as the medium for the
curse and is located in Changgang Cave. And if the medium isn’t destroyed, it
will be difficult to break the curse.
Haesu believes it’s
important to block Hyunwol before his power grows any further. He decides to
purge Hyunwol’s uncle Heukgun in order to weaken the rebel forces. Wiso travels
to the human world to warn Hyunwol that his uncle is in danger. Wiso also asks
Hyunwol to take the lead in order to boost the rebel’s morale. While Hyunwol
worries over his choice, Jinseo tells Wiso what she heard from Ryuhwa. Wiso
hides the truth, fearing that Hyunwol will be shaken by the fact that the
medium is Docheon’s body. Wiso asks Jinseo to find the Falchion and destroy the
medium. Jinseo accepts. Hyunwol strongly opposes the danger, but immediately
succumbs to Jinseo’s persuasion. He goes to heaven and prepares for war while
Jinseo searches for the Falchion in the human world.
[Conclusion]
Jinseo uses the Mirror of Yanghwa to find the Falchion. However,
since the Falchion was located inside a subspace called a time gap, more than a
month has already passed. Jinseo
hurriedly heads to Changgang Cave to destroy the medium of the curse.
Haesu is angry at
the reversal of the tide due to Hyunwol’s participation. At first, Haesu’s
power was extraordinary, but Hyunwol’s participation makes the opposition even
more powerful. Haesu plans to use Hyunwol’s curse to put him in a corner. In
order to use the curse, more sacrifices and mediums are needed, so Suhoon
collects the offerings and heads to Changgang Cave.
Jinseo encounters
Suhoon at Changgang Cave and Suhoon finds out that Jinseo has the Falchion.
With the Falchion, she can turn the tide, so Suhoon attacks her. Jinseo uses
her wit to avoid Suhoon and destroy the medium of the curse, and Suhoon dies
from the aftershocks of destroying the mediator. Yanghwa declares that Jinseo
will pay the price of receiving Yanghwa’s thoughts. Yanghwa gives Jinseo the
scar that was the reason for her lover abandoning her. Jinseo’s left eye and
arm began to rot, and she received a burn scar on her right calf. Jinseo is
surprised at her own hideous appearance and runs away after contacting Wiso to
tell him that she destroyed the medium with the Falchion.
Wiso goes to
Changgang Cave to find the Falchion. He suspects that Jinseo may have died due
to the body of Suhoon and the traces left in the cave. Concerned that Hyunwol
would waver, he lies and tells Hyunwol that Jinseo returned home to the human
world. Hyunwol believes him and prepares for the final battle. Hyunwol is chosen
by the Falchion, wins the battle, and ascends to his rightful place in Heaven.
After everything is over, he goes to find Jinseo, but discovers to his despair
that she is missing.
Even after three
years pass, Hyunwol continues to search for Jinseo. Wiso confesses everything
he had seen, fearing Hyunwol would break down. Hyunwol is in denial about what
Wiso told him and begs Huiseo to tell him if he knows anything. Huiseo reveals
that truth for Hyunwol and Jinseo. Finally, Hyunwol meets Jinseo again. Jinseo
is afraid of being abandoned like Yanghwa was abandoned by her lover, so she
tries to avoid him, but in the end she is won over by Hyunwol’s sincerity and
decides to stay with him. On the day Jinseo accepts him, Yanghwa’s thoughts
come to Hyunwol. Yanghwa admits that she was wrong about love and returns
Jinseo to her originally state before moving on. Jinseo and Hyunwol are then
officially married in heaven.
[Author Introduction]
Name : í•´ë ¹
A write who wants to write something easily read by everyone, something
that makes you want to read again, and something that leaves a lingering impression.
