Before (Akatsuki No Yona)

The Calm Before The Storm (Part 2)

One year later, it is now Yona's 16th birthday...

_______Your POV_________

Today is Yona's 16th birthday.

Passing by the gate guards, I arrived earlier than expected at Kouka and even saw Yona greeting her guests.

How come Yona's here and wasn't stuck on picking a dress she wants just like last year?

Darting my eyes around, I saw King Il standing nearby.

"My only daughter has finally grown up...I'm so happy"

King Il eyed his daughter with a pleasant smile.

"There's no parent who regrets his own child growing up" I added, smiling as I bowed in respect to King Il.

"You're right (y/n)"

Meanwhile, as we were conversing about my main objective except for the fact that it was Yona's birthday that made me come to Kouka, King Il and I discussed about the matters of the previous Ancient Si Continent's survivors that escaped during the war 6 years ago.

As it turns out, almost all of the Si Kingdom's 4 Divine treasures had been found and now kept by Kouka except for the Scroll of Light.

The Si Kingdom had 4 Divine treasures, the Sword of Heart, the Spear of Wind, the Book of Life and Death, and the Scroll of Light.

The Sword of Heart can be said as a weapon of peace. The purpose of this specific sword was to spare someone's life rather than kill. The name itself, Sword of Heart was meant to describe as a sword that forces someone to show their true self. The color of the blade is coal black, and the sword itself was made to have its cutting edge at the back rather than the front, hence it could not kill. The only way for the Sword of Heart to cut is to rotate the hilt by 180 degrees within the hand, thus holding the sword backwards but because of the structure of the handle which had been made to be 'reversed in four corners' it would have been hard to even hold the sword correctly and swing it accurately. The blade and handle were also made out of the shell of the Great Black Tortoise which have been known to have the strongest defense out of of the Four Ancient Beasts due their thicker than steel, hardened shells. The current location of this weapon is at Kouka.

The Spear of Wind however, is a weapon that does not discriminate as to who or what it would cut. The double bladed spear, cuts from every angle, cutting everything that passed its way as well as the very air which blew on it. The blades were also made from the tooth of a nine tailed fox. The wooden handle however, have been made using a thousand year old sequoia tree that's been blessed by an Earth Deity. This weapon is now in my possession. It have been bestowed to me by King Il 6 years ago.

The next divine treasure of Si is the Book of Life and Death. From the first place, the Book of Life and Death wasn't from the Si Kingdom. The plain red book had nothing but a blank page when it was found by the Crown Prince of Si. Up until to this day, the reason why this book became one of the 4 Divine Treasures of Si still remains as a mystery. The current location of this treasure is at Kouka.

Finally, the still missing Scroll of Light that had been taken by the survivors of the war 6 years ago is the one which I'm concerned about.

The Crown Prince of Si's body wasn't found after the fall of Ancient Si Continent.

He wasn't there when I arrived ahead of time, approximately a week before the Royal Army of Kouka could even reach the Kingdom of Si.

If my guess is correct, someone from Kouka colluded with the Crown Prince of Si, told him of our plans and is now helping him hide from Kouka.