🌸Back to Me🌸

1- I am back

A night in autumn was cold and windy. The silhouettes of naked trees and the noises of the nocturnal creatures makes the atmosphere wicked and dull. A man in black was riding a horse, on the way to the Kingdom of Faey-ra nearby. The moonlight illuminated his way until he reached the royal gates.

"Halt" the soldiers said.

"I am the King's awaited visitor" he said with his deep voice. His head was bowed down, with his face under the hood.

They thought he might be an impostor. He looked suspicious.

One of the soldiers harshly pulled down his covers and pointed their spear at his chin.

Their faces was in suprise.

They saw a man that haven't returned eversince two seasons have passed.

"Cho Min Hu, The man of sorcery, you're still alive?" One of them said as he lowered his weapon.

"They're dead, aren't they?" He asked.

"Sometimes you have to leave your burdens behind." Min Hu answered.

The soldier chuckled, amazed that he never changed, having a mountain of pride by being at the King's side.

"And I'm glad that you managed to come back. I hope you've got what the Our highness told you to get." The soldier said as he opened the gates.

Min Hu entered with a smirk on his face.

As he reached the palace the guards immediately called the King.

"Your Majesty, The Mage has arrived." a servant announced.

The King stood up from his gold throne as the door banged open, only to reveal a tall man in black hood with a box in his hand.

His old face with wrinkles was brought up to hope.

" Leave us." the King ordered as the servants and soldiers bowed down before exiting the throne room.
The Mage entered with a big victorious smile.

"You came back, and I'm sure you're not here to be killed by bringing me nothing?"
the King said.

"No my Majesty, I have it," he said as he show the box.

"This is the Answer." He pulled out the thing, it was a small porcelain bottle.

The King sighed. " Min Hu, that values everything you have worked on?" He asked pointing the small thing.

"Your Highness, with my blood, sweat ,and tears, I made this potion that can bring us an incredible strength to our army. From a flower of the moon tree, blaze dusts, blessed by the nymph , and an Agate crystal in the caves. All together, with my spell, this will be an elixir to a man of weakness and brittleness.He will be a weapon to our upcoming war, this will assure us that we'll never loose again." Min Hu said with pride and triumph.

The King was impressed. Finally.

"A weapon?" the King asked with eagerness.

"Yes, anyone who will take this will turn to a strong beast, wiser than an owl to haunt , and his heart will turn to stone. If our soldiers will be as powerful as that, we are able to congquer the rest of the country-"

With no hesitation, the King snatched the bottle out of Min Hu's hand .
The liquid glows from the inside and it made the King to be tempted.

" My King wait, the potion will be useless to you, don't drink, we must not waste it." The sorcerer tried to stop him.

In disappointment, the King pulled out his sword and pointed it to Min Hu.

"The host must be opposite from the results of the potion. He must have a pure heart." he said as he raised his hands in protest.

The blood of the King boiled in anger and confusion. He doesn't want anyone to get in his ways.

"Pure heart?! Our army doesn't have pure heart! How could the potion be effective ?!" The King almost pressed his sword to his neck.

" There is one last element that we need. We must took a life of the one who has pure heart, using this" the King let him go as Min Hu pulled out a golden dagger that contains magic and used in blood and sacrifices.

The King wants to possess the real power of a monster. Literally he is a monster.

" But I am the one who will crush the walls and Kingdoms of the West and the rest of the rulers! I will pound them into dust and burn their cities in fire!,I don't have a pure heart, but I show no mercy and I deserve to rule everything, it is I, Alone!"

the King is full of greed and pride. He doesn't want anyone to tower overhim, even her own daughter.

He kicked out the table nearby in rage.

" Calm down your Majesty, you are a great King after all, you are powerful enough, but our army needs more strength." The King lowered his sword. Min Hu sighed in relief.

" Leave it to me, I'll find someone who can be our weapon to use for the journey to gather more elements that we need, for our soldiers, and for you." Min Hu promised.

"Make sure to do your part, we must invade the West before the next full moon. There will be a wedding, perfect time to kill their young ruler."

" Who will wed?" Min Hu Asked.

" The Prince of the West will take the hand of my fairest princess. Everything must be prepared as soon as possible-"

" Father" a female voice said.

Min Ju and the King turned around as they saw the Princess in night gown. They got anxious.Did they just woke her up by their commotion?

" I - I am going to, to be married?!" She muttered.

" Li Rah, it is for the best of our people, we need an ally. You are woman and you can't rule alone." The King approach her with a hug but the King was never genuine.

"Father I don't want to! " she cried as she pushed him.

"It is settled my daugther, now you have no choice than to follow your King. "

"All you care about is the Kingdom, to be a King, not be a father, to be my father! " she cried.

" Li Ra, I am sorry, but we are royalty, act like you are one. You are a Princess, you will be a queen someday,so get yourself together. You are going to be married to Prince Nam Shin Yeo next full moon, that is your fate." The King said.

"No-"

"shhh, back to bed princess," The king ordered.

Li Rah ran back to her room with tears and aching heart.

"Now, we must rest too. We'll hunt the lamb soon" The King said as a wicked smile appeared on Min Ho's lips.