Hotel Del Luna Minsung FF

Episode 1 - Part 1

In Korea a Long Long time ago.

A field with multiple long plants. The sun shone brightly as we focus on a cart being lead by horses and the horses being lead by a man. A man we readers know as Lee Minho.

There was a box on the cart that was being lead by Minho. He was covering his face with a white shawl. The wind blows harshly and the white shawl flies away as Minho looks up at his shawl.

The shawl lands on a tree a bit far away. Away from Minho's gaze. When a soldier of the king picks it up from the tree and looks over at the rest of the army and nods with that hey took off at the direction they doubted it came from.

It soon becomes night time and we see Minho being served a drink by an old man. "You were lucky" he says placing the drink on the table. "This is the only place where you can get a drink.". "Are you from Muzu?" Minho didn't reply at all his face had a small cut on his cheekbone. He continued staring into nothingness. 

"You don't exactly look like a Georan.". "Are you from Malgal?". Minho quietly poured himself a drink. "Oh my goodness, I see you have a sword. Are you a warrior?". Minho didn't say anything and sipped his drink.

After taking a sip he loudly puts the bowl down and finally speaks "This wine tastes horrible, and you're very chatty.". He then takes the bottle and gets out of the table and went to his cart which was outside and poured the wine on the box.

The old man walked up to him and asked "Did someone die?". "Or did you kill someone?". Minho stopped pouring the wine and looked at the old man. The old man began "There are only two types of people who pass by this place even in this kind of weather."

"It's either a person who killed someone or a person who's on their way to die.". "Even with that useless and big mouth of yours, you've managed to live quite a long life." says Minho. "Should I slice off your tongue, so you can safely live longer?" asked Minho. "This old tongue of mine might not be able to taste good wine, but it knows how to say things that can be of help."

"It seems like you have been wandering around for a long time. Where are you trying to go?" The old man asks Minho. Minho looked at him in the eyes and said "I'm looking for a guest house. I heard there's a guest house somewhere in this wilderness that consoles the soul of the dead."

"You must be looking for the Guest House of the Moon." says the old man. Minho looked at the man with a slight hope in his eyes and asked "Do you know that place?". "I heard it's the guest house for the dead who still wander in this life.". "Where is that place? Where do I need to go?" asks Minho. "You can't go there. Only the dead are able to go there. Just like them over there." says the old man as he looks behind Minho. We then see souls of a few men behind them. Minho still had his head down, deep in thought. "How many souls have you brought in this coffin?" asks the old man. Minho glances at the box and says "They're people who ended up dying because of me.". "And who else did you kill for the people who ended up dying?". Minho pulls out his sword and places it near the man's neck.

"Shut your mouth. Just tell me how to get there." demands Minho. " "Full Moon"?" says the old man after reading what was carved on the sword Minho had. "It's a moon filled with so many grudges." the old man spoke again. "Tell me. I'm trying to take responsibility for those whom I killed." Says Minho. "You can't even handle yourself, and you're trying to take responsibility for other people's lives?"

"I told you I'll slice off your tongue if you ever run your mouth.". "Just tell me how to get there.". "If that place can only be found by the dead, then I'm even willing to kill myself." says Minho holding his sword to his own neck. 

"What a poor soul. You think you can compensate for everything by sacrificing your life.". But that's such a futile hope.". "My life is only thing left that I can give." says Minho. "The Guest House of the Moon....is where the souls of the dead gather together."

"The dead souls that wander about all end up there of their own free will.". The old man looks behind Minho and sounds of horses neighing was heard. Minho looked behind him to see the King's army.

Minho turned around and got ready to fight them and positioned his sword, they were approaching him when they passed they disappeared like sand, leaving Minho confused. The old man's voice ringed in Minho's ear.

"They are also people you have already killed.".  We switch to a flashback back on the field. Minho was cutting the flesh of the soldiers with his sword while blood was splashing on his face. After none of them were alive he took his now bloody white shawl and stared at it.

We slowly come back to the present. Minho still holding that bloody shawl from earlier. Minho looked around confusion taking over his face, "Was this the place?" he said out loud to himself. "Did I kill everyone?". "Did I become an evil ghost?". "And come to the Guest House of Moon on my own?".  

The old man's voice rung out again. "Arrogant and Foolish.". "You are a pitiful human who has fell into self-pity.". "You have found the place to pay for your sins of your own will, so now pay for your sins.". Minho felt someone behind him and as they got closer he turned around and strikes them with a sword to realize that it was a tree which definitely wasn't there before. 

You could say his life flashed before his eyes. Minho shed a tear. He tried to retrieve his sword but it seemed impossible. Minho let go and the cut on the tree glowed a bright orange. As it sinked deeper into the tree. Until it was fully gone and the tree wasn't glowing anymore. Minho stepped back as the tree started to grow and grow.

Then the wind blew hard and wooden pieces came together and made a very big lodge like building. It had a small piece of cloth hanging in front of it which read "The Guest House". We zoom out of the place to see the old man with Minho's box and opens it which had some valuables and bloody swords.

"Why don't you all come with me to a comfortable place?". And takes the cart and leaves. 

End of Part 1