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Dawn of the Martial King Full Episode
001
Matthew Gilmore returns home after three years expecting recognition. At dinner, his parents downplay his honors and refuse to let him rejoin the army. His father, Chief Commander of Northbank, and his mother, head of the state's pharmaceutical research, reveal Zachary is taking the Martial Entrance Exam and needs merit points. They will recommend Zachary as a Major and demand Matthew hand over all military merits he earned. Matthew is stunned by the ultimatum; the episode ends with him forced to decide whether to surrender his merits.
002
During a family dinner, Matthew Gilmore's parents demand he hand over his war merits to his younger brother Zachary so Zachary can enter top academies and secure Northbank's command. They dismiss Matthew's talent, admit they sent him to war as Zachary's substitute, and threaten to rescind their support. Matthew confronts them—accusing them of using him as a pawn despite rescuing him from an orphanage—and refuses to surrender his merits. When his parents insist it's settled, Matthew declares he will cut all ties with the family, leaving them stunned and his next move unresolved.
003
Matthew renounces his family and leaves after a blistering confrontation in which relatives and a senior, who declares all ties severed, denounce him. A speaker earlier insists a supposedly crippling strike shouldn't have been resisted, underscoring disbelief about Matthew's strength. Matthew departs, leaving an item behind, while his relatives scoff he'll return after hardship. Mr. Gilmore and Matthew's father move to seize Matthew's war merits for Zachary. They plan a public victory feast to announce Zachary's return and promotion to Major, forcing Matthew's absence into a contested, public claim.
004
Matthew opens the episode with a bitter monologue: taken from an orphanage ten years ago and raised only as a pawn for another family's son's future. The scene cuts to a military ward where Zachary, newly named Commander of the Eastern Front, is wounded and sent to the Normans to heal. General Silva pressures him to return, then encounters General Gilmore escorted by Shannon Wagner. Gilmore's staff identify Zachary as Benjamin's son. Furious at being deceived, Silva orders a jet and declares, "I'm going to Northbank—to get his son!" The episode ends as Silva mobilizes toward Northbank, unresolved.
005
Ms. Wagner examines Chief Commander Benjamin Gilmore and finds him riddled with severe wounds. Most injuries look fatal; though the surface healed, internal damage is compounding and slowing his martial advancement. Her teacher will arrive tomorrow to treat him; she urges rest. Later a bulletin announces Gilmore will host a victory feast tomorrow to celebrate his only son, Zachary Gilmore's return. With treatment delayed and the public ceremony imminent, it's unclear whether Benjamin can host the celebration or if Zachary can carry the weight of such glory.
006
News breaks that Benjamin plans a victory feast and pushes to promote his son Zachary, a soldier long thought dead. Military leaders argue: Governor Lloyd accepts that Zachary's record merits Major but orders surveillance; General Silva refuses to accept Benjamin's move and vows, "If Benjamin thinks we raised his son for him, he's mistaken! Zachary is leaving with us, whether he agrees or not." Later, Old Mr. Norman treats the young rising warrior, offers medicine and declares, "I intend to make you my grandson-in-law!" Zachary ends the episode caught between Northbank's claim and Norman's binding offer.
007
Old Mr. Norman confronts Matthew (using the name Zachary) and pressures him to marry his granddaughter instead of Shannon, warning Shannon's unusual background makes marriage difficult. Matthew refuses: he calls himself a rough soldier, says he doesn't deserve the granddaughter, and insists he is already engaged. Norman agrees not to force him, offers to treat his injuries, and asks for repayment. Ms. Clark then arrives demanding Matthew. She finds him, labels him a coward, and announces she has come to break off their engagement, leaving his identity exposed and the fallout unresolved.
008
Ms. Clark arrives to formally break her arranged engagement to Matthew, saying it was never their choice. Old Mr. Norman accepts the split but insists his granddaughter should have a say and will meet suitors when she returns from the capital. A guest then warns Norman that Matthew, though eldest, is not the heir—Zachary is—and urges him not to gamble the family's future. Norman angrily rejects the meddling; Ms. Clark apologizes and leaves under insults about Northbank. Rival supporters vow to expose Matthew at tonight's victory feast, setting up a public showdown.
009
A young relative rushes in to tell Uncle Zaiden, the Governor of Northbank, about the Gilmore family's victory feast. Zaiden scoffs at attending until he learns that Zachary Gilmore has been named an Eastern Front Martial Saint candidate and granted a general's rank, so he changes his mind. At the feast General Gilmore boasts of sending his son to the front and announces he will grant Zachary the rank of Major in the Northbank forces. He asks, "Who's in favor, and who's against?" leaving the gathering's approval and the balance of power unresolved.
010
At General Gilmore's home a banquet marks Zachary's promotion to Major. Officers praise his martial talent and groom him as Northbank's successor. Governor Lloyd arrives unexpectedly, prompting whispers that a man of his rank shouldn't attend a junior's feast and casting doubt on the promotion. Mr. Wagner, a younger relative from a Martial Saint lineage, flatters Gilmore for sending his son to battle. He then shifts focus and asks, "May I ask where your son is now?" The question hangs in the room, leaving Gilmore to answer and the banquet unresolved.