The Rise Of An Empress

The Unknown Path

The monks leave Baekhyun at the corridor of main dragon temple portion. The lonely journey of Baekhyun starts towards the thousand years unopened golden door of temple.

Baekhyun strongly holds the box that the maids have prepared for him to stay here for 3 days. May be it seems so simple,but none dares to walk this way as this apparently seeming very peaceful and calm way is one of the most dangerous way of Goreyo.

The pits on the wall of the corridor carrying uncountable families of golden snakes. The natural guard of dragon temple. Baekhyun takes deep breaths noticing the peeking heads of curious snakes.

After walking for some times, Baekhyun looks back. Now the monks standing on the temple premise are looking so small. May be when Baekhyun will reach the door there will be no trace of them anymore from his view. Baekhyun again starts his unknown journey.

At last when Baekhyun reaches the golden door,the trace of dragon temple premise was just like a pinpoint light source from Baekhyun's view. He can understand that the corridor's way has a downward tendency which has made him to go under surface of the ground.

Baekhyun touches the large stone beside the golden door. Something is engraved on the stone. Baekhyun touches the letters engraved in stone and utters the sentences written with these letters,

"Who are you to break the silence of fall where the four sea's goddess rests?

If you are not someone with right,then roaring water and immense waves of four seas will engulf you and you will graved under screams of hell. "

Baekhyun keeps the box on ground and tries to push the door.

When Baekhyun's attempt results into success, Baekhyun notices he is panting in tiredness. It took a lot effort to open the thousand years unopened door. A rush of cold moist air welcomes Baekhyun.

Baekhyun starts his journey to an unknown path. He takes a sigh watching long curved corridor looking like he has to go further way. Until now Baekhyun's destination was golden door,but now it's something unknown.

Baekhyun doesn't know how long he was walking until he hears sound of water. He fasten his speed towards the source of sound.

The ray of light makes him more hopeful. Baekhyun almost runs to reach the end of corridor. This blurred vision inside corridor was becoming intolerable for him. Right now the only thing he wants is touch of light.

The end of corridor explores a new world to Baekhyun.

A fall...Water is falling from so high that Baekhyun can't see the highest point of fall.

The fall has given birth of a river. The river has made its ways to an unknown darkness full cave before taking the curved way.

And there she remains.

The dragon goddess.

The stone made up statue of dragon goddess. Obviously it's not men-made, nature has created it with an unknown mystery.

The source of light?

The only thing of which highest point can be seen beside this giant statue is a round shaped hole in the wall of this hidden underground dragon temple. This is the only connection of this temple with world.

Baekhyun can see part of blue sky through it.

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As it gets night, through the round hole the full moon can be seen now . The moon is pouring it's all light on dragon goddess's statue. The spikes on the statue has become prominent with lights and shadows under this moonlight. The statue is seeming like almost alive on the waves of rivers ,on the base of the waterfall.

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Baekhyun takes off his gorgeous robes and crown , now he is only with a white robe inside.

Baekhyun feels an urge to get drown on the turbulent waves of the river.

Baekhyun is going to be engulfed on the water to reach the goddess statue. But he keeps drowning in an semi-conscious state.

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