Tuesday, 27 February 2024

The Sword of Aramun Part 5 The Electrifying and Sensual Action Stunts of Lee Joon Gi A Celebration of The Best in Television History



 

THE SWORD

OF

ARAMUN

 

PART 5

 

 

THE

ELECTRIFYING

AND

SENSUAL

 ACTION STUNTS

OF

LEE JOON GI

 

A

CELEBRATION

OF

THE BEST

IN

TELEVISION HISTORY

 



 

 

  





 


What Rudolp Nureyev is to ballet, Lee Joon Gi is to screen action. The impact Lee Joon Gi, with his spectacular stunts in the 2023 The Sword of Aramun, has changed how we see action on the screen. Having a solid dance background and a natural flair for action, the innately gifted Lee has become the symbol of the ultimate action star. With his electrifying and fascinating movements, and quick and beautiful displays of pure virtuosity, agility and flexibility,  his leaps, jumps, spins or somersaults, some of which with wires, are exemplary. Lee’s physical moves, influenced by dance, is ‘poetry in action’. Sensuous physicality. Dynamic energy. Dreamy magic. Impeccable style. His greatness as an action star has transformed the image of action. No other actor is like him. He is the most brilliant casting coup; he has been perfectly cast as the lead characters of Inashingi / Saya for the Action-War-Romance television series.

 

The globally famous, charismatic, seasoned actor and top action star, Lee Joon Gi, has delivered an absolutely extraordinary tour de force acting and electrifying action performance in The Sword of Aramun, the 2023 trial-blazing High Fantasy war-based television series. With his breathtaking nuanced acting and his preternatural martial skills, athleticism and physicality, Lee has elevated The Sword of Aramun to stratospheric heights. The first-of-its-kind action-filled war television series, will no doubt be immortalised in the history of  the South Korean and Asian television industry.

 

 

 

 

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Director Kim Kwang Sik says, ‘It is a drama with more action than any other historical drama I have seen in Korea,’ and ‘You will be able to fully experience the pleasure of watching a war drama that you have not seen in other action works.’

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This landmark mythological war epic stresses movement which Lee Joon Gi is famous for - movement, which spans physical movement, eye energy or facial movements, physical vigour, body language and action sequences. Lee seems to somersault, vault, fly, swoop up the tent-wall or slither up a horse quite effortlessly. The actor sometimes lends a dreamy, fluid, lyrical and sensual dance-like quality to his electrifying action sequences which can justifiably be described as ‘poetry in motion’ in particularly Episodes 1, 2 and 10. Episode 5 sees Lee in his raw, urgent and desperate ferocity as he rapidly ascends spider-like up the cliff.

 




 




With Lee Joon Gi’s spectacular action scenes, the subtle nuances in his acting performance as Inaishingi and Saya,  and the explosive energy that he brings onto the screen, he is credited for shaping the narrative and driving it forward.


According to Professor Ha Jae-geun, a cultural critic,   ‘… the large-scale action in first and second episodes, was thrilling with a fight scene reminiscent of an American drama’.

 

 


 

 

 


The Dream Team, who are responsible telling of the story, which is executed at a furious, galloping pace and the spectacular action sequences of the excruciatingly suspenseful tale, includes the screenwriters, Kim Young Hyun and Park Sang Yeon; Director Kim Kwang Sik; Assistant Director, Bae Tae Jong; Cinematographer and Director of Photography, Choi Chan Ming; the Action Director, the Wardrobe Department and the other members of the cast and crew.

Chosen O

ne is the beautiful opening theme song. 

 

 


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When the story opens, the audience is introduced to Inaishingi, who had consolidated his position as the leader of the Ago Alliance in the east. The Ago warriors were a brewing threat to Arthdal which lies in the west. Although Tagon, the king of Arthdal had put down the last rebellion, he did not realise that it would be the beginning of the end of his shaky reign.


When Eun Seom or Inaishingi appears on the screen, the audience is aware that he is haloed by the bright sun, as a god should be since he is the Reincaranation of the god, Inaishingi. No, not justt Inaishingi but also Aramun Haesulla. The radiance is cast around him as he casually mounts his horse. It is such a sensual, sexy and powerful moment as  Inaishingi spreads his legs and straddles his stallion. A magical moment.

 










 

In one scene, a collaboration between the Ago Alliance and Bato tribe had been arranged but the latter proved to be traitrous.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




The Bato tribe conspired with Saya’s Arthdal soldiers had tried to trap inaishingi. Nobody except the Ago Alliance knew what Inaishingi looked like but once unmasked, the athletic Inaishingi, in a sudden spurt, had leapt over the table, and caught hold of the Bato chief.










 


Inaishingi’s wicked smile played on his lips when he whispered, It’s time to go out now, right?’ And, with that, he dragged him outside to meet his fate. It is amusing to watch how The Fly had outsmarted the Spider.













 

 A GRACEFUL SOMERSAULT

 

When the enemy warriors rushed towards Inaishingi, the powerful athletic hero somersaulted out of their grasp, thrusting them powerfully aside.

 

An amazing, graceful acrobatic move. It is like a dance. And the hearts of the audience must have also made a complete but shaky somersault.


Then suddenly, he did an impressive and dramatic backward flip, grabbed a fallen sword and did a front flip, thrusting out his powerful legs and kicking an approaching enemy in the process. An utterly sensational masculine and manly athletic move.

 

 












THE SPECTACULAR LEAP

 








But, that is not all. Inaishingi did an acrobatic battle dance. The audience was unprepared for it.


The intense hunting panther with a sword in one hand, lept high up. The incredible leap up the tribal tent saw him swooping up the tent covers and then, flying into the air. Has he vaulted up or what?


Inaishingi was buoyant; his incredibly powerful legs were flying in the air. It was dreamy action sequence; it is poetry in motion. He was an exquisite exotic bird flying in the air.

 

The leap was so spectacular and swift that even his pursuer could not react in time to save himself. At the height of his leap near the top of the tent, he lifted his sword decisively ready to thrust it at the enemy who was pursuing him.

 

Inaishingi’s mastery of his althletic moves, his brawn and muscle enabled the blow to be delivered with skill, force, power and precision.

 

As he swooped gracefully to the ground, the Arthdal soldier has no fighting chance against the swift descending sweep of Eun Seom’s steel blade that sheared through his body. Blood spluttered everywhere. If the viewer had blinked, he would have missed the incredible moment, when the blade came down.

 

Inaishingi landed on the man and rolled away but to make short work of him, the savage warrior chief turned back to brutally finish him off with another thrust of his blade. Savage and brutal. One can hear the swish of the evil sword as it made dead meat of the poor man. Inaishingi is the epitome of the action hero and no action star can compare with Lee Joon Gi’s superior sensual action moves. It is not just acrobatic excellence but also artistic perfection. The performance is a sensation. The audience must have sat entranced and gaping at Lee’s spectacular action sequence. He is the great romantic hero who is swooping up hearts like the Asian eagle.


The brutality of the Igutu savage makes one’s blood run cold. He cannot be blamed. The beast is, after all, his Neanthal father’s son.

 



 

 

The enemy soldiers must have turned pale on witnessing the powerful leaps of Inaishingi and the barbaric thrust of his sword. They had not expected to confront a god with superhuman powers. The supernatural god was no fable.

 

The stunned audience do not know when exactly Lee Joon Gi became the Reincarnation of the god, Inaishingi. A surge of excitement runs through them. One cannot conceal one’s sheer delight as his spectacular leap up the tent wall makes one breathless and awestruck.

 



 

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The enemy soldiers must have turned pale on witnessing the powerful leaps of the Inaishingi and the thrust of his sword. They had not expected to confront a god-man with superhuman powers. The supernatural god was no fable.

 

The stunned audience do not know when exactly Lee Joon Gi became Inaishingi. A surge of excitement runs through them. One cannot conceal one’s sheer delight as his spectacular leap up the tent wall makes one breathless and awestruck. Incredible. The action sequence in Episode 1 is the most celebrated action scene in The Sword of Aramun.

 

 

 

THE DIVINE HORSE




Before we discuss an equally spectacular action scene in Episode 2, we must mention Douri or Kanmoreu, the heavenly horse.


When Tanya sent Douri, the magical horse to Inaishingi, it must have been a stroke of good luck for Inashingi. Was it divine intervention? When Douri arrived, Iniashingi and his equestrian friend formed an immediate emotional bond. Iniashingi  had a way with horses; he was a horse whisperer and listener, and he and the magical horse would soon be inseparable. A frienship is sealed. The two have a certain spiritual connection. The audience are shown an extreme close-up of the stallion’s eye to show its ability to communicate with Inaishingi.


The divine black stallion has an aura that was awesome; he has a strong influence and effect on the other horses. Inaishingi now had the edge over Arthdal.

 

It does seem strange that Inaishingi is the master of Douri, which some Arthdal soldiers claim to be Kanmoreu, the magical horse of Aramun Haesulla. According to legend, the god, Aramun Haesulla was the enemy of the god, Inaishingi. Yet Inaishingi could ride Douri. In the end, Inaishingi would be the Master of The Sword of Aramun.

 

 

  

 

THE PLAINS

OF

HANCHOA

 

THE GREAT BATTLE

BETWEEN

A BARBARIC ARMY AND A CIVILIZED ARMY

 

BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER

INAISHINGI VERSUS SAYA







 

 

The Ago and Arthdal armies have marched and arrived at the Hanchoa plains where they would battle it out. The Arthdal army under General Saya was confident of rooting out the opposing army. It was the first time that he was going to war armed with the military knowledge learnt from documents and books from the Great Library in the Tower of Fire. Unlike Inaishingi, his twin brother, Saya had no previous practical war experience. Inaishingi was his first war opponent.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can Inaishingi enter into a hostile war without the aid of an adequate calvary? The Ago infantry had very basic weapons, bows and arrows, and swords, which were nothing to boast of. Their calvary was small compared with that of the Arthdal army.

 

The Arthdal army wore bronze helmets and armour and fully  armed with swords, bows and arrows. But the Ago army warriors wore no protective clothing. The number of the enemies’ horse soldiers compared to their mostly foot soldiers or infantry would have caused no small measure of fear aand worry among the Ago warriors.

 

The Arthdal calvarymen on their swift horses were intimidating. They were like a moving forest whereas the Ago army led by Eun Seom was pathetic. One could almot guess which side would win.

 

Both brothers were confident of themselves; the Reincarnation of Inaishingi was a wise, intelligent, seasoned warrior but Saya was new to the battlefield.

 

It was a precarious situation. But, the Ago soldiers were buoyant and their spirits were kept high because of their complete trust and confidence in Inaishingi, whom they revered as a god.

 

The crane makes awesome airborne shots of the plains showing the opposing armies racing towards each other. Aerial shots also give an extravagant view of the battle which is suffused with action. The audience watch the battle with a sense of exhilaration


The war horn was sounded. The Igutu beast bellowed. One is stunned by the images of the athletic Inaishingi running ahead of his men. Unlike Saya, he, the heroic Ago leader, led from the front; he was in the heart of the battle.

 

We have to hand this to Lee Joon Gi who had regularly trained at great speeds for his athletic and masculine role. His instagram is full of his posts on his vigorous training.

 

The excitement rises as the audience watches Inaishingi, the leader of the Ago army, running at a punishing pace, whizzing past enemy soldiers and slaughtering them.













The urgency and the desperate movement of the protagonist is captured by the moving camera. One notes the tremendous sense of speed of Inaishingi’s footstrides. His features were convulsed with fury and a fierce determination to succeed. He, an Igutu warrior who had gone berserk, took a straight path to his enemies.

 

None were prepared for the twist in the story. One is swept up in the exciting event especially when the horses of the enemy behaved weirdly. The Arthdal army was formidable but what no one expected was the divine intervention in the form of a magical horse.

 




 

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POETRY IN MOTION


Lee Joon Gi also works his magic in this war scene. He is athletic and pumped up with testosterone. The urgency and desperation on his face, as he springs up the horse of the enemy soldier, and flies in the air make one catch one’s breath.

 

Lee’s stunts are incredible and spectacular. Due to Lee Joon Gi’s dancing talent, the audience  would notice how supple, limber and lithe his body is when he executes his stunts. His physicality, agility, and flexibility is mindblowing. His masculinity and athleticism are on show.











In another soaring movement which he performs with extraordinary kinetic grace is preternaturally spectacular. Tugging at the enemy soldier, he skilfully pulled himself up, grabbed his neck, and turned around to brutally slice the soldier'sneck.

 

They made an amazing sight as they flew in the air, having been pulled away from the running horse. Then, as Inaishingi glided lyrically down, he executed a thrust with his sword into the heart of the soldier. They tumbled onto the ground. The powerful thrust, a very savage action to ensure the instant death of the enemy, filled the audience with dread. Savage and brutal.

 

Poetry in motion. The spectacular action sequence, a sensual war dance, has a surrealistic quality.

 

 

 

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/CxEywT1tgUo/?hl=en




Awesome. Awesome. Awesome. Lee Joon Gi, as Inaishingi, has enraptured the audience with the thrills, the chills and the powerful acting performance.; the viewers are like putty in his hands.





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While the action in Episode 1 of The Sword of Aramun is more of a study of Inaishingi’s eagle-like dynamic physicality and physical movement, Episode 2 is a study of a panther-like fluidity of his leaps, beast-like athleticism, and the skilful use of bow and arrows while standing on horseback at a gallop. It is reminiscent of the war techniques of the deadly Mongol calvary. The second episode is redolent with lavish detail of the perilous war between the Ago army and the Arthdal army, a clash between the identical twins, Inaishingi and Saya, a god and his twin brother, and involving a divine horse and mortals.

 

This episode, which gives the audience a second look at the exciting and magnificent battle with blow-by-blow images, is brought to life by Lee Joon Gi in his dual roles of Inaishingi and Saya.

 

 

 

THE HERO AND THE ANTI-HERO

 

GOD AND MAN

 

INASHINGI IS JUXTAPOSED WITH SAYA








This second episode  emphasizes the exceptional courage of Inashingi and how the Ago army under him cleverly acquired more horses. The battle scene is a picture of infinite savagery. But, the victory of the poorly equipped Ago army against the sophisticated Arthdal army would have been impossible without the magical horse, Kanmoreu

 

The Ago army led by Inaishingi stood confidently in the Hanchao plains despite being poorly equipped. Their calvary, though small, was effective. Inaishingi was in the frontlines; he was flanked by Ipsaeng on his right and Dalsae, on his left.

 

Despite their setbacks, the Ago army was not cowed by the presence of their formidable enemy. War was not for the faint-hearted. Moreover, they had their god, Inaishingi leading them.

 

 





 


But Saya, the Arthdal general was not with his men in the frontlines. He had not drummed up enough courage to be in the midst of the battle; his role was only to bark out orders in the background or sidelines. His front row seat at the battlefield was a horse parked on higher ground away from the upcoming butchery.

 










From the look of things, he was confident of winning. Smirking in his arrogance and contempt which he did not even try to hide, he uttered, ‘We might not even need Mubeck.’ He was already counting his eggs. Victory was already in the hands of the first-time general.

 

The calvary headed by Mubeck, the strongest commander of Arthdal, lay quietly in wait for the crucial moment to strike.


His Arthdal soldiers were also just as bad in hiding their arrogant views. ‘Who gets nervous going against beasts?’

 

When the war horn was blown, the Arthdal army quickly galloped forwards.

 

The two opposing army, one a cavalry, the other, basically an infantry, were separated by the vast plain. Their raucous shouts and roars rose thunderously as they rushed headlong into each other.

 

It is no joke to say that the Arthdal army, which stood in front of the verdant forest, looked for a moment like a moving forest.

 

Riding their horses swiftly and wearing suits of armour and helmets, the soldiers looked terrifying and intimidating.

 

 

 

THE GOD INAISHINGI

 








But the savage Ago warriors had Inaishingi. The athletic Inaishingi, speeding furiously ahead of his army, could not wait to punish the enemy. It seemed as if a wave of irresistible fury had arisen in him. He was like a beast gone mad, one who was running amok and snarling like a ferocious panther.











 


 

DIVINE INTERVENTION

 

One can never belittle intervention. The presence of the Douri or Kanmoureu was a divine blessing. The Arthdal horses behaved strangely and started crashing to the ground, bringing their riders along with them.


Chaos ensued. It was as if a great unseen hurricane had swept the Arthdal army onto the ground in the grasslands.

 

There were groans of death and suffering everywhere. It was a bloodbath. There was slaughter everywhere.

 

Stunned, Saya frowned. He had spoken his arrogant words too soon.

 

Wars are unneccesary except to bring down tyrants. The gods in the heavens must be very angry.

 

The war was a crucial point for him; he had not forseen it. it was decided by the gods that he should not win.

 

 

 

INAISHINGI

 

A PRETERNATURAL SIGHT

 






 

 


Inaishingi flew past a horseman, struck him with his sword, fought another and then swoop up a horse with its rider, caught hold of him, wheeled around and sliced his neck. And as the horse galloped off, they were pulled away and they were flying in the air. The audience must have gasped at the preternatural sight. Lee Joon Gi’s flair for action scenes makes the audience gasp at the sheer wonder of him all.

 

And while mid-air, Inaishingi raised his sword and thrust it into the rider’s heart to finish him off for good. The vicious blade was savage and brutal. Both fell into a heap. Inaishingi lost no time to withdraw his sword which was soon lodged in the soldier’s twitching body. The scene is awesome.


Snarling, the savage warrior struck others down. The action was fast, fierce and furious.




INAISHINGI

 

A SURREALISTIC IMAGE


 

 



The next thing the audience knew, Inaishingi had already hoisted himself up another horse. No, to be correct, he actually flew into the air as a horse rider galloped past. Catching hold of him, he sliced the poor victim.


It seemed Inaishingi had flown sideways towards another rider. And while in mid-air, he lifted his muscular legs and his sword ready to slash the rider. If you’d blink, you wouldn’t have seen the swift descent of the blade. The rider fell off his horse and Inaishingi also tumbled onto the ground.

 




 





Lee Joon Gi, probably because his natural flair for dancing, has a terrific dream-like grace, an animal magnetism, which revealed itself in the panther-like leaps.

 




 

 




THE AGO CALVARY

CIRCLED

THE ARTHDAL CAVALRY

 


Chaos reigned supreme as enemy horses collapsed everywhere.

 

Inaishingi, amidst the chaos of the carnage, seemed to be focussed on something. He rushed towards his target.

 

As if by magic, the Ago calvary had galloped into the scene and circled the battle area targeting only a group of  enemy calvary at the outer edges of the battle area.

 

By now, Saya, who was perched on higher ground and waiting in the sidelines, had panicked. Growing anxiety and worry was plastered on his face. He realised he needed Mubeck’s help after all. Pride goes before a fall.

 

 

 










 

 

THE COUNTERATTACK

 

SMOKE ARROWS



The forbidding special masked calvary attired in black led by Mubeck loomed large. Their specialty was shooting smoke arrows.

 

The cloudy mists produced by the fire and smoke, rose from the ground, concealing the approach of enemy riders.

  

Shocked by this unexpected development, Inaishingi called Tachukan to attention.

 

 



A N 

AMAZING PICTURE

IN

BLACK AND WHITE

 


 

 



As the wall of fog cleared, Mubeck on his galloping horse ominously appeared; he was clearly in focus. The other galloping soldiers, with their swords ready and drawn, blurred into an undulating sea of obscurity.

 

Many fell before the swords of the powerful elite army of Arthdal.

 

The malicious Saya gleefully gloated, ‘How pitiful!’

 








 


RETREAT










Inaishingi was urgently advised to retreat by his adviser, Ipsaeng but he was adamant at first as he was obsessed about killing the Arthdal general. He was hardwired to win his wars.

 

But, he was too valuable to the Ago Alliance to be a victim of his own obsession. If he died, Ipsaeng argued, unity would evaporate and the Ago Alliance would disintegrate. Everything would fall apart and they would go back to square one.

 

 







When they retreated, the enemies gave chase.

 

But Inaishingi, the war-seasoned warrior, was not unprepared; he was not one to be trifled with.


Acting as a decoy to distract the enemy, he made a sudden about-turn, with his horse racing towards Saya. Mubeck and his calvary took the bait, and turned back to chase after him.

 




 




Unbeknownst to them, Inaishingi’s heavenly stallion exercised his magical power. When the Arthdal horses slowed to a crawl, Mubeck remembered a similar previous experience when chasing Kanmoreu, the divine horse of Aramun Haesulla. He then realised that the rider of the black stallion was Inaishingi, The Chosen One, and the horse was really Kanmoreu.

 

 








As Inaishingi raced towards Saya, the latter became anxious and badly shaken. His personal troops were ordered to intercept his brother.

 

Inaishingi shot relentlessly at the approaching horse soldiers but soon he was left with no arrows from his quiver. But, the ever-resourceful Igutu bent down with great ease to pick one from the ground. 

  

By watching just the first two episodes of the series, it is clear why the actor of the lead roles for Inaishingi / Saya has been RECAST.

 

Suffice to say that Lee Joon Gi is the greatest Korean actor, possessing not only sterling acting skills and chameleon powers of switching from one twin to the other but also formidable action and martial arts skills.


Standing on his galopping horse, he leapt mightily into the air. He pointed his arrow at Saya. It was an awesome scene.

 

 








 


Had he succeeded, Saya would have been just a sitting duck.

 

When a spear was thrown at him, he instinctively swerved to avoid it as it whizzed past him.

 

When he leapt, the camera records his raised arm and the rich and brilliant textures and matching colours of his war attire, his quilted tunic of strips with leather sleeves which had accordion-like folds. A fantastically beautiful image.

 




 




Falling to the ground, his flimsy mask rolled off. He was encircled. Before he could grab his mask, Mubeck had already caught sight of his face. The familiarity of Inaishingi’s face made Mubeck realise the identity of the Ago hero.

 

 









The immature and inexperienced Saya thought they had Inaishingi trapped. He was gleeful and deliriously happy but it was unwise for him to rejoice too early.

 

 


INAISHINGI

THE HORSE WHISPERER

 



At that most exciting point, the quick-thinking Inaishingi mounted his stallion, and bending forward, he whispered  urgently to Douri or Kanmoreu to do his part.

 

 












After the horse had reared in the air, the horse whisperer instructed the stallion to repeat his amazing feat. It was an impressive sight as the horse reared with front legs high in the air.

 


 


 

 

 



It was then that one realises that Eun Seom, The Reincarnation of the god, Inaishingi, was also the Reincarnation of the god, Aramun Haesulla as Eun Seom at that moment fitted the image of the statue of Aramun Haesulla on his magical horse, Kanmoreu, like a glove.

 

 










Inaishingi’s horse had a magical effect and influence on all the other horses on the battlefield. When all the enemy soldiers were thrown to the ground, the horses as if drawn to a magnet, followed Inaishingi and Kanmoreu.

 

It was not a fable after all. In the past, Mubeck had been told of Kanmoreu, the magic horse by Sanung, father of Tagon, the founder of the Arthdal Union.

 








 




The Arthdal army had taken a massive hit.

 

 


A WHISTLE ARROW








A whistle arrow, fitted with a whistling head, was shot into the air. It whistled, signalling for reinforcements.









The Ago calvary miraculously reappeared. The horsemen could shoot accurately even riding on their swift horses. Their amour-piercing arrows sent their enemies reeling to their deaths. Despite the slaughter, Mubeck survived.

 

Inaishingi closed in on his target, the panic-shaken Saya, who barked his orders to the soldiers to intercept him.

 




 

 




Finally, the renowned Igutu warrior, Inaishingi, with his mount in full gallop, aimed a warning shot at Saya. It can be seen that all his war techniques have made Inaishingi a deadly warrior and horseman.

 

Saya, heavy of heart, and probably shaking in his boots, was humiliated. His  mouth wobbled as the arrow missed him narrowly and he fell to the ground. Saya, a defeated general, had failed Arthdal miserably. The cocky first-timer lacked knowledge and practice in the art of war. Most of all, he lacked the divine blessings of the gods.

 

 












The war had wreaked havoc on the Arthdal army. Many men were slaughtered and butchered in the bloodbath. And there were many casualties. Those who were injured but alive, were suffering and in pain.













Furious with himself, as Saya studied his reflection in a mirror, he roundly condemned himself as ‘a stupid fool’. Defeat was too much for him to bear. He smashed the mirror with his fists.





 





Watching Saya looking at himself in the mirror makes us sympathise with him. Does that character represent all of us, especially when we fail in our endeavours?

 




 




Episode 5 must have been the most awaited episode of The Sword of Aramun after all the excitement since the unforgettable opening episodes as can be seen from the wild, irrepressible and exuberant responses the war scenes have evoked from the audience. And everyone knows why. Lee Joon Gi’s depth and nuanced acting and action performances have triggered the netizens’ animated discussions.











 

As Saya, he is impressive; he projects a sexy defiant look. The older twin’s sarcastic tone, sense of insecurity and downcast demeanour, in the light of his twin’s incredible achievements draw attention and win sympathy.

 

But that is not all; the versatile Lee Joon Gi is an unforgettable formidable sight at the ending sequence of Episode 5. That iconic scene has set the Internet on fire.

 




 

 



Lee Joon Gi delivers a high level of adrenaline to the scene - nimble, agile and swift as he scales, no – powerfully charges up the rugged cliffs to the top. Lee’s formidable range of emotions and eye energy has brought the intimidating savage in Inaishingi to life. He has not only impressively flexed his strong arm and leg muscles but also his acting muscles. His stunt is awe-inspiring.

 

Inaishingi’s electrifying savage wet look of fury, his lightning-scarred arm and his furious spider crawl will forever be frame-freezed in everyone’s mind. It is an amazing beastlike Lee Joon Gi with his wild charm that the Kdrama audience have never seen before. The feat itself, an iconic scene, is stunning enough to electrify the global audience. Lee owns The Sword of Aramun; he has made his mark on television history.

 

In Episode 5, when Inashingi was in Arthdal, Tanya showed him Aramun’s last will and oracle.

 



 





‘When the zelkova tree cracks and my sword is revealed, Aramun shall know their mission.’


She insisted that he was also the Reincanation of Aramun Haesulla, ‘If the zelkova tree cracks and a sword is revealed, I hope you realize that you are Aramun.’ 

 




THE HARSH REALITY

A BLEAK AND DIRE FUTURE




 

 

Yeolsan had secretly brought Inashingi out of Arthdal. He advised him not to return to Arthdal but he received a rude shock. Inashingi confidently declared that he would be back with countless warriors of the Ago Union.

 

As a sign of good faith, Yeolsan presented him with an iron sword, which the younger man tested. When he swung it, a ringing sound was heard.

 








 

 

 



Astonished, Inashingi realised the iron sword was far superior to his bronze sword. The iron sword, which was lighter and stronger than the bronze sword, was the pride of Arthdal. And Yeolson made it clear: Have no delusions about it. Arthdal could produce it in great numbers very easily. 




THE DANCE OF DESTINY

 





Inashingi was confounded by this new development. All the lives of Ago depended on him. The Chosen One and the Ago Union were now trapped in a dance of destiny. Will things break apart for the Ago Union?

 

The audience wait with bated breath at the revelation. The twist and turn of the story has them in the palm of the writers.

 

The gods have other plans for their Chosen One. As he reflected on Yeolson’s words, thunder rumbled and forked lightning lashed across the sky. Torrential rain poured down on the hero, who was mesmerised by the amazing sword. The cliffs were a pool of flickering shadows.

 

 

 

ARAMUN’S ORACLE

THE ZELKOVA TREE CRACKS

 







Mulling over the future threat of the iron sword to the Ago Union, Inaishingi initially failed to notice the presence of Yangcha who had crept up on him. 


Feeling the burning eyes of the other man, he was shocked by the threatening stance of the obsessive former Child of Shahati who was there to avenge what he thought was the danger Eun Seom had brought to Tanya.

 








Fighting in the driving rain, they crossed swords multiple times. Yangcha finally discovered that his bronze sword was useless against the relentless swing of Inaishingi’s iron sword. Inaishingi swerved and swayed as the swords swung back and forth. It was inevitable Inaishingi would win. It was a fight between a god who armed with an iron sword and a mortal with a useless bronze sword. Inaishingi was invincible.


Yangcha rolled to the ground in humiliation but though he was stunned, he did not give up.

 

 

 

THE LIGHTNING SCARS

THE LICHTENBERG FIGURES

 





 


At that moment, the zelkova tree broke into two, leaving the stump standing while the branches fell into the deep ravine below. Yangcha took the moment of distraction to slash at Inaishingi but as fate would have it, his sword, like the tree, also broke into two.

 




 

 


 

Inaishingi’s lifted hand, which was pointed towards the sky, was struck by lightning. The lightning coursed through the metal sword, a conductor of electricity; it flowed right through his arm, causing a massive shock.

 

He grimaced in pain. His face ran the gamut of emotions as the flashes of electricity left a spidery network of bloody red scars running along the length of his rippling muscular arm.

 





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His hand was marked by the Lichtenberg Figures from  the lightning strike. The searing, fiery, red-hot electricity seemed to burn into him as he struggled with his enormous pain.

 

It was a fearful sight as Inaishingi’s hand trembled and shook. It seemed that the lightning, which had gripped him like a vise, had stubbornly refused to let go. He also couldn’t detach himself from it.

 

Finally, when the blinding light from the heavens vanished, the convulsions ceased and his sword flew away. Left breathless from the ordeal, it seemed that he had swayed unsteadily at the edge of the the precipitous cliff.

 

The Kdrama audience must have been kept on the edge of their seats. The hairs of their necks must have also bristled.

 

Taking advantage of the dangerous situation, Yangcha jumped up, took off his reel of chains that was wrapped around his body and swung it at Inaishingi. The Ago chief lost his balance and fell headlong into the abyss below.











  

THE FEROCIOUS SCALING

OF

THE STEEP CLIFF

 

 

 




It was horrible and heart-breaking moment for the audience as Inaishingi, howling in pain, grabbed desperately at the air. It seemed like it was the end of him.

 

His screams echoed through the stillness of the mountains. The audience, some of whom may have goosebumps, were instantly horrified.

 









But no, if you’d ever doubted Inaishingi was a god, then this was the moment when your doubts vanished. There is no shadow of a doubt about his divinity.

 

You might not believe it but Inaishingi impressively fought his way up the cliff – he scaled the steep incline of the cliff in the fierce raging storm to reach the summit. His ferocious predator-look matched the thunderous, devastating storm.

 

 










The murderous fiendish look in his eyes took on a life of its own. An incandescent, mersmerising purple glow blazed within. He was like a cobra come alive.




 





The savage and agile Igutu was like a wild animal which had been stung into a frenzy. He was not unlike a monstrous spider. With his 4 powerful and muscular limbs spread apart, he moved with appalling speed over the jagged outcrops and ledges without losing his grip and without falling. He had furiously crawled up the slippery vertical cliff with such ferocious determination and shaking with such pent-up fury, that viewers must have been shocked. Know it as the savage Spider Lunge.




 



One can think of no other animal that can hurl itself forward like he did. His amazing agility and balance showed that he was no human; he was superhuman. He was a god.

 

 



 


AT THE MERCY

OF
INAISHINGI

 

When Inaishingi reached the top of the cliff, the cliff climbing four-limbed hero looked as if he could tear Yangcha from limb to limb. He grabbed hold of the former Child of Shahati and hurled him down from where he had climbed up. 




 




 


Yangcha instinctively threw his roll of chains up and it caught one of the ledges.


The bedraggled handsome hero looked down at his nemesis for some time as the latter, while gripping his chains, struggled and dangled in the raging storm.

  

Inaishingi, being a god, was merciful. Seeing scant reason to kill the ignorant mortal, Inaishingi finally pulled him up. It was a close call for the foolish bodyguard.

 




THE SWORD 

OF

ARAMUN








Then Inaishingi recalled the words of Aramun,

 

‘When the zelkova tree cracks and my sword is revealed, Aramun shall know their mission.’

 

Yancha asked, ‘Is it Aramun’s sword?’

 

Gazing at Yangcha, Inaishingi ordered him to inform Tanya, the High Priest that Aramun’s Sword had been found in the zelkova tree.









When Yancha objected, Inaishingi stressed, ‘From now on, this is Aramun’s sword.’

 

 









Then, Inaishingi raised his lightning-scarred right hand which held the iron sword.

 







He proclaimed, ‘No matter how you see it, this sword is mine! Tell her - I, Eun Seom of the Wahan Tribe, will become Inaishingi and Aramun Haesulla!’ There was a note of finality in his voice.



 





He could not avoid nor cold-shoulder his destiny. He must go down the path that was dictated for him.

 



 











 

Lightning streaked across the skies and thunder rumbled.


With a thunderous roar, while holding tightly onto the sword, he plunged it deep into the heart of the stump of the zelkova tree.




 






Then, his eyes glowed a purple hue, the mark of an Igutu.

 

 














 



GUILTY PLEASURES







Many ladies and perhaps even men, might succumb to the guilty pleasure of watching the compelling, not to mention, scrumdiddlyumptious Lee Joon Gi at the end of Episode 5, over and over again. 












Well, what’s wrong with a little indulgence every now and then. But most likely, they won’t be giving it up anytime soon.

 








Imagine the glorious muscular arm, biceps and triceps of the best action star ever; they are a sight to behold. Many can visualize him even in their dreams: his 4 powerful limbs crawling spider-like furiously up the steep incline of the cliffs and also his powerful raised lightning-scared hand gripping his iron sword.

 

 

 

 





 

 


The gorgeous Lee Joon Gi has made Inashingi even more divine, masculine, savage and charismatic than anyone has ever imagined him to be. Man, oh man! What an awesome sight!

 

And for those who had complained of not being able to see Lee Joon Gi’s muscular legs as well in the television series, there’s an image of the athletic actor in his running shorts in his punishing athletic training during the filming of The Sword of Aramun.

 




 

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THE WAR ON THE PLAINS

 









It would be a sin of omission if one didn't mention that the globally popular Lee Joon Gi has flexed his acting and action muscles yet again as he demonstrates many layers of emotions and action skills in his stellar performance. Viewers rhapsodize over Lee Joon Gi’s inspiring performance in his dual roles as Inaishingi Eun Seom and Saya, the very heart and soul of this fantasy television series. His acting performance is stunning and electrifying; his action scenes are a combination of breathtaking poise, physicality and flexibility and set the heart beating with their potent sensual appeal. Lee, the finest and most talented actor in Asia, shows his extraordinary sensitivity in his performance.

 

A commanding force, he dominates the screen in Episode 10. 

 

In the ensuing war with Tagon, the Ago warriors had been lured out of the forest to fight on the plains. Tagon himself was the bait.


It can be seen that Tagon was breathless and exhausted; he was weighed down by his heavy armoured suit with hundreds of small rectangular panels on it. Moreover, he was older and less agile than before. In fact, he was middle-aged and overweight.

 










When he stopped, the Ago pursuers under Tachukan and Mirusol stopped. What was surprising was the Ago warriors did not set themselves upon him all at once.


Inaishingi was warned by Karat, the dying Momo warrior, that Tagon’s army was lying in wait to trap the Ago warriors over the other side of the hill.





 

 

 

 


THE CHARGE OF THE AGO ARMY

UNDER

INAISHINGI

 

 

Inaishingi’s face darkened. There was fury and determination in his eyes when he realised the ruse used by the Arthdal king.

 

With a look of ferocity and savagery, he commanded all forces to go past Dolgae Hill and advance towards Baranggil. Everyone was startled by his forcefulness. Wasn’t it a trap by the crafty Tagon to lure them there?  

 








Inaishingi, the heroic leader, would not desert his men and leave them to be slain. The risk he was taking, accompanied by his determination and empathy, showed that Inaishingi was truly courageous and would not shrink from his duty or responsibility to protect his men, however dangerous.

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

Inaishingi was not about to be compelled to throw away the cream of his beloved army, his beloved leaders and leave them helpless at Tagon’s mercy. He didn’t allow his heart to sink and wasn’t about to squander their lives. If they didn’t march on, Mirusol and Tachukan would die. Tae Maja agreed.

 



 

 



THE ARTHDAL WAR TACTIC

 

 

Bloodlust. The treacherous king, holding his sword which was pointed to the sky, was ready to signal for the armoured soldiers to rush forward to crush the Ago warriors.


The strategy and tactic of Arthdal had worked. The Ago warriors were now at a disadvantage. There is a flashback showing Yeonbal suggesting a plan to Tagon that he, Yeonbal, would be the bait to lure the Ago warriors into the open plains where they were the most vulnerable. 












The king had counterargued that the Ago tribe wasn’t stupid if Yeonbal was the bait. But if Tagon was the decoy, things would be different and the plan would succeed.The cunning Tagon, who had an incurable addiction to winning and glory, would risk his life to lure the enemy to enter the wide, open spaces of the plains. 


Excitement rose as the gleaming armoured Arthdal soldiers with helmets and iron swords marched forwards and towards the Ago soldiers. 





THE COUNTERATTACK

WITH

THE AGO CALVARY








Inaishingi was pulling his heavenly horse through the forest to reach the plains. He was followed by his group of calvary warriors. Mangled corpses lay on the ground.























 

The fighting was frenzied. It was surprising that the booted and battle-ready armoured Arthdal soldiers did not sink. There was chaos and slaughter everywhere. Another bloodbath. The scene of devastation was frightening yet exciting. Tachukan was furious to have been tricked. Mirusol, the female warrior, was too busy with the fighting to feel fear or anxiety.

 

Suddenly, a most welcome voice boomed across the valley calling Tachukan and Mirusol. Inaishingi was a marvel. The Ago calvary had appeared.





 

 













Inaishingi looked amazing on his horse as he emerged from the forest. The leader had a certain style and charm about him. With an expressive determination on his face, he let fly his ferocious war cry.

 



 




Lifting his sword, he roared, ‘In the name of Ago and the waterfall.’ The roar was fit to wake the dead. Hearing his loud booming voice gave the Ago warriors fresh hope.

 

Any leading actor, if trained to do so, could ride a horse. But Lee Joon Gi is different; he bonds easily with his horses. He loves his equine friends and they love him. He has ridden different horses in his many television series and is accustomed with working long hours with them.







 

As can be seen in the television series, he rides his horses with style and flair. Lee looks majestic in the horse-riding scenes.

 

Inaishingi and his warriors galloped down in a ferocious rush, leaving a huge cloud of dust to rise in the air after them. Inaishingi, Tae Maja and the Ago calvary looked like fiendish horsemen as they galloped towards their destination.













For one moment the Arthdal soldiers turned pale but their commanders insisted on fighting. The fight continued as Inaishingi swept across the plains like a lightning strike, mowing down all the enemy soldiers in his way. The fight was fast and furious. Barbaric. The slaughter of the battle took its toil.





 

THE FACE-TO-FACE CONFRONTATION

BETWEEN

THE HERO AND THE VILLAIN

 


Inaishingi, in one continuous movement, was fast in his striking enemies dead. He now desired to make as great a slaughter as possible; he seemed invincible. Tagon was desperately watching the slaughter in fascination.  

 


 

 

 

 





And when his commander pointed Inaishingi out, he suddenly came out of his reverie.



 







Without thinking Tagon rushed forward in a straight line towards his rival and nemesis. He bristled with vengeance; he had waited for this moment to fight Inaishingi. Nothing stopped or slowed him down. He was unstoppable in his madness to fight Inaishingi who was famed for his war victories.

 


























As Tagon thundered Inaishingi’s name, he turned into a demon. His headlong rush forward gained momentum and he magically flew into the air.

 

The hero was shocked but he was no easy prey. He was not unprepared. Inaishingi’s body, which was flexible and agile, avoided the full impact of the descending body.













Tagon was like big tree trunk flying in the air as if he was shot like a ball from a canon. It seemed that he had no control of his movement in the air. What goes up must ultimately come down.

 

As he fell downwards, he, brushing slightly against Inashingi, landed heavily on the ground.

 

Inashingi had a narrow escape. Think of the consequences. Had he not been agile and flexible, the overweight Tagon in his heavy metal battle clothes could have crushed him like a ton of bricks. 



 

 

 



 


Both got up immediately and they faced each other. Tagon was gaping at Inashingi as if he had seen a ghost. His mind was addled and he was unable to conceal the shock of seeing the face that was identical to that of Saya’s. The dark eyes of Inaishingi narrowed.


Tagon fixed his eyes on the image with intensity – the same handsome face, the same heroic look and the same intriguing curve at the mouth. The vivid regal image of Inaishingi had turned Tagon to stone. Suddenly, the ongoing war seemed less of a challenge to him.


Finally, the Real Aramun has officially come face to face with the Fake Aramun in a war. It was a Clash of Gods between Eun Seom, the Reincarnation of the god, Aramun Haesulla, and Tagon, the false Aramun god.


Inaishingi instinctively knew at that instant that Tagon realised who he was. The playful turn of his head and the knowing look he shot at Tagon held the king captive. The enigmatic smile on Inaisingi’s face and the wicked twinkle in his eyes shocked the stupified king.

 

At that instant, he remembered Saya’s words, ‘I might die like this. But you will die at my hands. Remember my face.’

 

 

 


 

 

 



The image of their confrontation is a fantastic and clever artistic composition, with the regal hero on the left staring triumphantly at the mersmerised villian of the piece on the right. they are standing on flat ground on the plains. Nobody notices the fighting soldiers in their midst. Only the real Aramun Haesulla and the fake one seem visible to the eyes. It is a piece of magic. Both men are clearly etched in the scene and remain engraved in the audience's memory. An iconic image.






 

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Stumped by the vision before him, Tagon could only stare at him. The Arthdal soldiers, like Tagon, also thought they were in the presence of Saya’s ghost.

 

Only when Inaishingi attacked him with his sword did Tagon come out of his stupor. Tagon, in his pretty military attire, tried to strike him. 

 

 







 


But Inaishingi’s physical flexibility and agility enabled him to leap and somersault, to avoid the blow.









Inaishingi, while rolling over, struck his sword into the ground. In one lightning move, the lithe and nimble Ago leader dexterously grabbed the sword, swiftly rose and flew or glided butterfly-like towards Tagon. His elegant and graceful movements spark the imagination of the audience.












It is poetry in motion once again.

 

In one lightning move, he grabbed the sword and rushed over to where Tagon was standing and struck a blow but Tagon blocked it with his sword. 

 

The reality was, although both were very strong Igutus, the brutal Tagon had the advantage. He had a sword that was wider and stronger. 

 

Pulling Inaishingi’s left sleeve up, he saw the slash scar on his arm. That mark differentiated the twin brothers. Inaishingi received the scar while trying to save Arok  at Ttesarichon. Tagon knew that he was not Saya.










Smirking and bemused, Inaishingi naughtily arched his head without even speaking, seemingly asked, ‘Now you know who I am?’ His twinkling eyes smiled at the king.










 

Realization dawned on Tagon who he was dealing with. The fear of the fake Aramun rose as he faced the real Aramun Haesulla. It was a fear that he had yet to defeat.

 

Suhana’s words returned to haunt him, ‘The name of the stranger who became Inaishingi is Eun Seom.’ He also remembered the warning that the day when The Sword, The Bell and The Mirror appeared together, his world would collapse.

 







 



Tagon, who experienced cold fear, was not going to allow the prediction to be realised. It was surprising that suddenly Tagon, an Igutu, was imbued with superstrength. Grabbing Inaishingi, another Igutu, he smashed him to the ground. 

 

The kinesthetically-intelligent Inashingi leapt high up in the air. As he descended, he thrust his sword powerfully at Tagon but Tagon avoided the blow. If he hadn’t, the outcome would have been devastating. 




 










It must be mentioned that Lee Joon Gi's action scenes catch everyone's attention; his amazing agility and sensual physicality are a delight to watch.

  

Inaishingi’s power gaze worked on Tagon psychologically. The final moments of Saya and his stinging prediction played on Tagon’s mind. 




 





‘You are a fake. No. we are all fake. You must have heard of Inaishingi riding Kanmoreu.’ 

 

Mentally tortured, Tagon swung his sword crazily at Inaishingi.


On spying the divine horse, Kanmoreu, Tagon’s ambition gripped him. Inaishingi followed his line of sight.

 







 

 



Tagon rushed towards his target, the horse of the heavens. Inaishingi wasn’t going to be robbed of his special horse but he had fallen on the ground.

 

Leaping clumsily up the horse, the king attempted to ride off with it.




 





But, Kanmoreu would have none of it; it was no ordinary horse. None but his master could ride it. Tagon found himself back to where he started. When Kanmoreu reared, it unseated him. Tagon fell heavily to the ground and to reality. He was not destined to be the real Aramun Haesulla.

 










When he looked up, Inaishingi had regally mounted the divine horse and straddled it. 


What emerged was a striking picture of Inaishingi against the rising sun. His mounting of the stallion was such a masculine yet sensual move that it showed who the real reincarnation of Aramun Haesulla was. A sensual image.

 










Lee Joon Gi has given the image a stamp of his sexiness, athleticism and masculinity. He has given the women in the audience heart palpitations. Lee makes his audience marvel at his action skills, personal charm and charisma.







 

 

‘It’s not a legend. The real one is coming. The real Aramun’. 









Inaishing turned back confidently and majestically as Tagon addressed him, ‘Eun Seom of the Wahan tribe, Saya’s benetbot and Inaishingi. Were all of them you?’

 

 

 





 

 

 

Inaishingi responded with a triumphant smile, I’ll become the reincarnation of Aramun Haesulla with Kanmoreu.’  

 

Making a mental note of the bloody slaughter, he ordered the Ago warriors to retreat.

 










 

The war ended in a stalemate. An impasse. Tagon’s war strategy had gone awry because of Inaishingi’s intelligence and heroism.

 

But it was only later when Inaishingi was aided by the heavens in their last confrontation that Tagon finally realised that Arthdal was totally and irrevocably defeated. In the war when Inaishingi fought fire with fire, the battered Arthdal army was in tatters.

 

 

 


THE FINAL ENCOUNTER



In the final encounter between Inaishingi and Tagon, the king was mortally injured by Inaishingi’s sword, The Sword of Aramun. The final death blow was executed by Taealha, his queen.

 

Inaishingi and his Ago warriors assisted by superpowers, the Neanthal Nunbyeol, ‘the strongest person in the world’, and Karika, the xabara or chief of the Momo tribe, had finally entered triumphantly into the walled city of Arthdal.

 

Attacking the last defending Arthdal soldiers, they fought bravely and valiantly and conquered the city.

 

The leader of Ago and his army of warriors faced the Arthdal soldiers head on. It was a fight to the finish. Both sides rushed fiercely at each other. 

 

Inaishingi, like a hunting panther, poised before he leapt into the air and struck death blows. 

 

He displayed some amazing moves with his sword. Juggling and twirling his sword skilfully, he savagely cut through flesh and bone of the enemy soldiers. His movements were swift and easy.

 









 

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In the final episode, the ambitious Saya, who impersonated his twin brother yet again turned heroic and attempted to save Tanya from Tagon’s clutches. The king leapt up and slashed Saya, who lacked a reputation as fighter. Tagon thought that if he killed Inaisahingi, the key to the unity of the coalition of 30 disparate tribes, he would be able to break them up and everything would be back to square one.


Saya, a real hero, was severely wounded by Tagon.

 








 

 

EUN SEOM

THE HERO

TO THE RESCUE

 


But, Saya was saved from death by the timely appearance of the courageous hero of the story, Inaishingi-Aramun Haesulla, his twin brother.

 

When Inaishingi leapt down the steps, his image was reflected on his Saya’s obsidian Ikomahis pendant which had a reflective surface. Saya mirrored his brother, Inaishingi.

 

Tagon was reminded of the prophecy of Asa Hon, ‘Break the Mirror first. The day when the Mirror reflects the Sword will be the end of your world.’

 








Saya was the Mirror and Inaishingi was the Sword, and the Mirror reflected the Sword.

 









Inasghingi sprang and vaulted from the stairs. With one powerful, fluid leap, he kicked Tagon away. One marvels at his action prowess. It was an exciting, fast and furious fight. Both were Igutus, who had Neanthal blood and were stronger than Sarams. Unlike Saya, they were also trained in physical combat and swordsmanship.

 

But, Tagon, who was middle-aged and years older, was expected to be in a weaker physical condition compared to Inaishingi who was always in the thick of physical combats in wars.

 




 








The audience braced themselves for what they thought was the fight of the century but were instead sitting on the edge of their seats when the hero underwent a most humiliating fight. You would have thought that Tagon had lost some of his shine but he, in a life-and-death situation, was utterly desperate and fiercely determined not to lose. Desperation made him stronger. The fight lasted longer than expected.


Tagon, like one possessed, seemed to have the upperhand when Inaishingi fell to the ground. When Inaishingi pulled the king down with him, they rolled over the ground before Tagon kicked him. Inaishingi was trounced and thrown against the wall.

 

When Inaishingi bounced back, he was thrown against the wall of the shrine a second time.

 

Then, gripping his hand, Tagon slammed Inaishingi a third time against the wall. Inaishingi was punished so badly that it was thought to be the endgame for him.











Both twin brothers had fallen and at the mercy of the king. Inaishingi was coughing. Tagon targeted the younger but stronger twin. Inaishingi was thrown around like a rag doll a fourth time.

 










Inaishingi, suddenly surging with renewed energy, kicked Tagon and their swords met. 


But, Inaishingi was pushed to the ground. Just the thought of his helplessness gives the audience palpitations.

 

Pressing his chest down, Tagon tried to stab him but missed. The Ago leader rolled away and leapt to his feet.

 








 


Tagon seemed not just equipped with better skills but a better sword as well. His sword was broader and longer. Then they crossed swords again and as Tagon thwacked him, Inaishingi staggered to his feet. Swinging his bigger sword at his opponent, the king managed to stab Inaishingi. 


Their swords crossed again. Tagon’s sword pressed heavily against him.

 

Then Inaishingi and Tagon’s eyes turned purple.

 

The gods in the skies must have been enjoyindg the duel. Perhaps, they were waiting for the right moment to give a helping hand. Destiny must be fulfilled.

 

Inaishingi slowly slid his sword away and then, with one lightning move, he stabbed Tagon in the stomach. When he unceremoniously yanked the sword out, purple blood poured out from Tagon’s fatal wound.

 











Saya, who had witnessed the fight in horror, felt stabbing pain in his shoulder.

 

Even with the pain of his wound, the crazied Tagon, fuelled with rage, lifted up his rival and threw him down. Picking up his sword, he swung it at Inaishingi.

 

But Inaishingi had powerfully wrenched his special Aramun Sword from the tree stump. Spinning swiftly around, he slashed at Tagon’s neck. Tagon had met his match. He staggered to the ground. Momentarily shocked to finally defeat Tagon, Inaishingi stared at his sword stained with the purple blood of Tagon.

 



 





In the physical fight, it proved that the longer and broader sword may be useful but the shorter sword was in no way less effective. If you understand Fate and Destiny, you will know the conclusion of the story.

 

Realization dawned on Inaishingi that he was indeed the god, Aramun Haesulla, as foretold in the Arth prophecy. The sword in his hands was The Sword of Aramun which had saved his life.

 

The major twist of The Sword of Aramun, a High Fantasy television series, the first of its kind in South Korea and probably Asia, is Inashingi was vastly different from other gods; he, a living deity who walked the land among the Sarams, Neanthals, Momos and other strange races, was the reincarnation of 2 gods. He was both the gods, Inaishingi and Aramun Haesulla.

 

 



 






Lee Joon Gi has done justice to the two characters particularly the athletic and masculine Inaishingi. With Lee’s sensual physicality and great flexibility, jaw-droppingly beautiful and stunning action stunts with a dance-like and poetry-in-motion quality, magical powers of projection, sheer showmanship, Lee Joon Gi is South Korea’s greatest action star. He is also Korea’s top actor. Without him, the groundbreaking High Fantasy television series, The Sword of Aramun, would not have been so impressive and spectacular.

 





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