"I need one of you to help me." "Please decide between yourselves." "Meet me at the Qin camp tomorrow morning." "How swift thy sword!" "True." "Sky was a superior warrior." "He willingly gave his life to this man." "He can kill the King." "We must proceed." "That means... we will die." "Then we die together." "You were one step ahead of me." "Did I hurt you too much?" "I should be the one who fights him." "I want you to live." "If you died, how could I live?" "You will live on, promise me." "Say it!" "All right." "Moon is on her way." "I had better go." "I am Nameless, Prefect of Leng Meng County." "Please allow me to fight this assassin." "She is on His Majesty's most wanted list." "Now that she's here, I will arrest her." "The assassin and I have an agreement to fight one on one." "Should I be unable to defeat her, please apprehend her." "Your permission is sought." "Draw your sword!" "Hail!" "Hail!" "Hail!" "Make your move!" "Hail!" "Hail!" "Hail!" "I die willingly." "Make your move." "Hail!" "Hail!" "Hail!" "Hail!" "Hail!" "Hail!" "Hail!" "Hail!" "Hail!" "How swift thy sword!" "I believe you and Broken Sword also fought, and like your fight with Sky, it was not real, but rather it was a battle in your minds." "A fight to honor Flying Snow." "My master wishes you to have his sword." "Why?" "He and she are bound in life and death." "They will never part, nor will their swords." "It is his dying wish that you take his sword for your mission." "Sky, Flying Snow and Broken Sword sacrificed themselves so you could be within 10 paces of me." "All three gave you their lives." "The best of friends could not give more." "Therefore, you are the most dangerous assassin of all." "How did you uncover my plan?" "The flames of these candles are disturbed by your murderous intent." "All of you are willing to die for a cause." "I'm ashamed to say that I'm not that committed." "You Majesty has seen through our plan." "If I had realized this sooner," "I wouldn't have allowed you so close." "A citizen of Qin would not do this." "Who are you?" "A man of Zhao." "Your Qin soldiers killed my family." "I wandered into Qin and was adopted." "I discovered my real identity 10 years ago and set my heart on this plan." "You've come to avenge Zhao." "I see." "I would like to know if your special skill has a name." "As Your Majesty has guessed, there is only one crucial move." "What is that?" ""Death within 10 Paces"" ""Death within 10 Paces" A good name!" "All my guards are 100 paces away, outside the palace." "You are within 10 paces." "It would seem that today I am doomed." "But I sense your hesitation." "You Majesty is perceptive." "However, you too have underestimated someone." "Who?" "Broken Sword." "I needed to prove to them that my sword was fast and accurate." "Within 10 paces, my sword strikes with surgical precision." "If it enters at precise pressure points, it will not cause a fatal injury." "If one of you would take a blow before witnesses, we can fool the King." "Such a blow is hardly child's play." "How is Sky now?" "Fully recovered." "His trust in your sword was extraordinary." "The King's security is impregnable." "There was no other way." "His Imperial Guards were useless." "He should have died three years ago." "What went wrong?" "I abandoned the plan." "The King must not be killed." "He said that?" "Yes." "Why?" "I also asked him this." "What did he say?" "He would not explain that day." "Broken Sword is the strongest of the three." "He and I are probably equal in skills." "What he told me later, greatly unsettled me." "While I'm alive, I'll stop you from assassinating the King." "I will help you." "He let the opportunity go by." "This time, we must succeed." "See you tomorrow at the Qin camp." "Please do me a favor." "Help me fight Broken Sword!" "Master!" "What are you waiting for?" "Although I had agreed to help, attack from behind is dishonorable, so I couldn't draw my sword." "But we both knew, if we did not stop Broken Sword, we would never succeed." "Moon, don't!" "You're no match for him." "Stop." "I knew this would happen." "You can't stop me now." "Even wounded, I would still stop you." "Then I will kill you!" "Did I hurt him too much?" "Your special medicine should heal his wounds in a day." "Have you delivered it?" "I tended to the wound myself." "After the battle, take my sword, and follow Nameless to see the King." "Yes." "They won't treat a servant harshly." "If the assassination succeeds, wave a red flag on your return." "If it fails, a yellow one." "If something happens to you, my message will be useless." "I will smile from Heaven, if I see a red flag." "How is Flying Snow?" "Recovering." "She doesn't know I've come." "You said you'd stop me." "Please abandon the mission." "You know I'm a man of Zhao." "So am I." "Doesn't Qin want to conquer Zhao?" "Yes." "Isn't the King the enemy of Zhao?" "Yes." "Then who are you trying to defend?" "You call yourself a man of Zhao?" "Flying Snow has asked me that too." "When we first met," "I was living a carefree life." "She's the daughter of a Zhao general who died in battle with Qin." "She inherited his sword." "She wanted to avenge her father." "I promised to help her." "Calligraphy and swordplay share the same principles." "We did calligraphy to inspire our swordplay and to heighten our powers." "She knew I'd drifted since childhood, calling no place home." "Once we'd killed the King, she said she would take me to her home." "There'd be no more swordsmen, only us." "The essence of calligraphy is from the soul." "Swordsmanship is the same." "Both aspire to truth and simplicity." "Gradually, I recognised a greater cause." "Three years ago, we perfected our skills." "Flying Snow insisted on going ahead." "Together, we stormed the palace." "She asked why I had abandoned the mission." "I told her the King must not be killed." "That is what calligraphy has taught me." "I didn't kill the King." "After that, she refused to talk to me." "Please abandon your plan." "No." "Was your sword forged in hatred?" "Yes." "For 10 years, it has never died." "I can't stop now." "How can I dissuade you?" "Only by killing me." "Are you that determined?" "Yes." "Allow me to convey my conviction in three words." "These words express my heart." "Please consider them." "Moon, give my sword to Master Nameless." "Flying Snow and I will never part." "Neither will our swords." "Master Nameless," "Though I am just a humble servant, allow me to say a few words." "I've been with my master since I was eight." "He taught me martial arts and how to be a decent person." "Whatever my master does is for a good reason." "The words he has given you carry a deep meaning." "Master Nameless, please take his advice." "What were the words he wrote?" ""All under Heaven"" "All under Heaven..." "Broken Sword said," ""The people have suffered years of warfare."" ""Only the King of Qin can stop the chaos by uniting all under Heaven."" "He asked me to abandon the assassination for the greater good of all." "He said, one person's suffering is nothing, compared to the suffering of many." "The rivalry of Qin and Zhao is trivial compared to the greater cause." "The person who really understands me is my most feared enemy" "Alone, I have endured so much criticism." "So many attempts on my life." "No one understands my intentions." "Even my court officials see me as a tyrant." "But I never imagined that Broken Sword, my arch-enemy, would truly understand, and appreciate my real motives." "I would like to know how you mean to kill me without your sword?" "By capturing yours!" "This sword has protected me through all my battles." "Having found a true confidant in Broken Sword, if I die, I am content with my life." "Let "All under Heaven"" "guide your decision." "It just dawned on me!" "This scroll of Broken Sword's isn't about sword technique, but about swordsmanship's ultimate ideal." "Swordsmanship's first achievement is the unity of man and sword." "Once this unity is attained, even a blade of grass can be a weapon." "The second achievement is when the sword exists in one's heart." "When absent from one's hand, one can strike an enemy at 100 paces, even with bare hands." "Swordsmanship's ultimate achievement is the absence of the sword in both hand and heart." "The swordsman is at peace with the rest of the world." "He vows not to kill, and to bring peace to mankind." "Your Majesty, your visions have convinced me that you are committed to the highest ideal of ultimate swordsmanship." "Therefore, I cannot kill you." "Remember those who gave their lives for the highest ideal:" "peace with no more killing." "Nameless went within 10 paces of the King." "He wouldn't have failed." "There can be only one reason." "He must have abandoned the mission." "What did you say to him?" "I wrote three words." "What words?" ""All under Heaven"" "That is all you care about!" "And you." "I don't believe you." "How can I convince you?" "Draw your sword." "You've misled Nameless." "You've ruined Sky and the Kingdom of Zhao." "Draw!" "When we first met..." "I had to prove myself to convince you." "What can I do this time?" "Just draw your sword!" "Why didn't you fend off my sword?" "So that you'd be convinced." "I've always wanted to go home with you." "Sadly, it won't happen." "Take good care of yourself." "Why didn't you defend yourself?" "Why didn't you defend yourself?" "Why didn't you?" "No more drifting, no more roaming," "I'm taking you home now." "Our home." "Your Majesty, permission to execute?" "Permission to execute?" "Your Majesty, permission to execute?" "Permission to execute?" "He conspired to assassinate Your Majesty!" "Show no mercy!" "This is the law of Qin!" "To conquer all under Heaven, the law must be enforced!" "Set an example for the world!" "Execute him!" "Execute him!" "Execute him!" "Execute him!" "Execute him!" "Hail!" "Hail!" "Hail!" "Hail!" "Hail!" "Hail!" "Nameless was executed an assassin, but buried a hero." "Sky gave up his sword in honor of his fallen friends." "In 221 BC, the King of Qin conquered all six kingdoms and unified China." "He ceased all expeditions and built the Great Wall to protect his subjects from the northern tribes." "The Qin Empire became the first dynasty of China..." "And Qin Shihuang, the First Emperor."