Your wildest theories about AoS(part 2)

Alchemy Of Souls

 wanderee:

also, uk has the king’s star and his bride is buyeon/mudeok.  is it implying that there’ll be a bloodbath war between uk and the crown prince, and uk will win? but what’s the cause of the war?

Not necessarily. The crown prince doesn't look like a bad guy. It will all depend on what he thinks is best for Daeho. If someone convinces him that Uk is evil, then he will probably fight for the throne.

 wanderee:

 but i think mom jang is already pregnant before the king came to her. because if uk is really the king’s son, he shouldn’t have innate mage powers.

Just because the late king had a weak body doesn't mean he was absolutely powerless. The royal bloodline is supposedly protected by the skies. 

 wanderee:

he‘ll challenge uk for a battle, and the mage organization would not concede because they‘d believe that the crown prince is unfit for the throne due to his il intentions. uk would need to claim the throne because the previous king has no other son. 

I hope they don't have to fight. We don't know if Uk wants to be king and how will they prove his connection to the king? Will the families accept him after knowing his father was soul-shifting (forbidden sorcery) during the conception?

I honestly don't know what's going to happen, I'm just rooting for Uk to get whatever he wants.

 jxxwxxstan:

She did that so the CP wouldn't have a chance to come back. Uk was not ready to face him yet, so she didn't want the CP to have any excuse to fight Uk again. She also can't unsheathe her sword right now. Once Uk is the official Cheonbugwan master he could easily get her sword back.

I know she did this after his visit, but she was willing to let it go when CP first requested it.  I don't believe UK will be the Gwinju (?) any time soon, but sooner or later Mu-deok/JBY/Naksu is going to need that sword.  

@Cau It could have been caused by a mage spell or it could be something like, a special star alignment that occurred when the JBY/ Mudeok and Naksu are being born at the same time. Similar to Jang Uk King Star prophesy, there could be a story saying that a soul splits into two bodies born at the exact same time and that the true King ascends when the soul reunite. 

My further wild theory but could well end up as a fanfiction instead:

It could be JBY was born weak but gifted with a supernatural vision that can sense more than the average person example seeing through the broken yin yang jade. She couldn't always understand what she sees or it could be overwhelming that she needs to cover her eyes. Her parents brought her to Heoyeom to understand her condition. On the other hand, Naksu has strong magical prowess or whatever they call it.

She could have sensed some kind of impending danger which caused her to go into hiding as Mudeok but she could have always seen the same dream Mudeok have seen during the first encounter with Master Lee, regardless of whether she have understood its significance but knowing that it's going to be something that will happen to her at some point. When Naksu invoke the soul transfer process and left her body, the soul naturally gravitated towards its other self i.e. towards Mudeok/JBY since they were in close proximity.

So the soul now is remarried/ reunited physically but there will be a journey to fully realize the complete soul power when Naksu can fully gain Mudeok's memory/experience/ability, essentially the coexistence of the previously split persona in harmony, instead of one side overpowering the other. In our world, this is like bipolar disorder lol

What I'm still not quite decided on right now:

1. Mama Jin - villain or victum?

2. If Naksu/Mudeok/JBY going to regain both power and privilege and stand as an equal beside Jang Uk because that would change the dynamic of the story where we introduced to the master who's the maid and the disciple who's the master. While it would be a happy ending, but it feels a bit too banal not to mention it reinforces the idea of marriage is only possible between people with the same social standing.  

 Kathryn_51:

Great analysis.  I have cut and pasted into my personal "reference" document - lists of mage levels, the various charms/artifacts, etc.  This was very interesting and informative.  Thanks.

Hi, thank you! 

I just discovered  yesterday your discussion post about AoS Character descriptions. It was very helpful with many details that i didnt know as the wandering pickpocket girl...  Great!

 Cau:

Something i noticed is that when Jin Mu took of little Naksu , he said to her: "I will give you power. Will you came with me? "

He didnt said he will train her or he will guide her or take care or something along this.

So, could be my translation... but if its accurated why he said he will give her power? So Naksu has no magic power? Or She was a little mage with powers? I also heard Jang Kang saying that the constelator was a mage. 

IMHO it means he will train her because to obtain power, one needs to train to master the various level of magical ability and the prerequisite before that is someone who is born with innate magical ability (In Daeho, there are people born with magical powers and there are those who are not).

 Cau:

Being pragmatic we have  :

1.  A body of a commoner Mu Deok. ( who has the body of the actress this is important since she is the main actress)

2.  A burned body of a great Mage but the alive soul of Naksu.

3. A missing body of a mage of Jin´s family,  Jin Bu Yeon. Maybe her soul in inside Mudeok.

As of the latest episode, I'm of the opinion that Mudeok = JBY. She lived the first part of her life as JBY until she went missing and she then lived her life as Mudeok for some reason. Naksu is Naksu. Admittedly wishful thinking on my part, I do wish Naksu and Mudeok = JBY are all part of the same soul, split into two bodies at birth, simply by virtue of being born at the exact same time. Their souls now is remarried/ reunited with set of memories and experiences from both side intact in a single body. My only gripe with this theory is it employs the all-too-common trope of someone is secretly of chaebol/ some highly privilege birth, plus it totally alters the dynamics between Uk/Mudeok from what we were first introduced to.

A lesser evidence of Mudeok => JBY is the different costume don on by JSM in the character poster which is of a more regal status as compared to her current clothes.

 Cau:

So i dont want be pessimistic but sometimes we tend to create positive theories with misteries solved  with a happy ending but im not seeing this. Unfortunatelly someone will be in trouble.  But im counting on Hong Sisters.

Yes, in a way, what others have also pointed out is that the Hong Sisters typically work with a "straight forward" premise that at some point when things need to go back to its rightful place, something has got to give. 

 Kathryn_51:

But, I don't know the Hong Sisters!  ???

The screenwriters. Watch "The  Korean Odyssey" and "Hotel Del Luna" both on netflix . I'd say they have a unique way of ending their stories. Either you like it or you don't.

So far, even with only 6 episodes, I personally think AoS is their best work. 

 Fujihara Tomomi:

I wondered why she gave her sword to the Crown Prince too. If she wants to get her power back, shouldn't she keep her sword by her side? Or she thinks it's not the right timing?

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Back to the question,, sorry …i was elated to see someone i know here XD 

Tbh, I also thought about why, out of all things would naksu allow her sword to be given to him. But then i remembered, how the sword is useless for her unless she is finally able to use her own energy inside mudeok’s supposed to be weak body. 

I also think her sword, being in the crown prince’s hands is just one of the many reasons as to why mudeok wants to have a connection with the crown prince despite the danger.

However, I stand to believe that this act is really mudeok expressing her  “sincerity and care for jang uk more than > her care for her own sword”!!

Maybe she thought its just A small sacrifice for her precious pupil. <3