Thousands years ago a great war was fought between Human and the then Vampire King Satan. In ancient Vampire kingdom, humans were reigned, tortured, forced into slavery and drained to death to satisfy the thirst of blood. Then the human kind revolte...
It's the time of dusk, the light is faded but not disappeared. Birds are coming back to their nest in flocks, the wind is blowing in it's full rage through the forest, roaring through the trembling branches and leaves. The flames of the big fire that has been set on a huge pile woods, are swaying along the breeze. And a lady, a beautiful lady, is standing there holding an infant in her delicate arms. Another short, elderly, woman wrapped in a black cloak and hood can be seen there, looking like a typical witch. The face of the beautiful lady is soaked in tears, she gently kisses the forehead of the child and lays him on the arms of the witch.
"Are you sure about it?", the witch asks.
"I can't kill my son but I can't see him to grow up as a monster either", the lady replies in a helpless tone.
"So you are snatching away his power?", the witch sounds skeptical.
"What else can I do? This is the only way left", the lady asks.
"The power is his, so it will find a way to return to its master", the witch tells her.
But the lady looks firm and adamant,"If he regains it then it's his destiny, it's the fate of humans. I am just doing my bit"
The witch sighs, "Are you ready, my lady?"
The lady nods, tightens her jaw and looks at the fire fearlessly. With bold steps she approaches it and enters...
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"Nooooo...", Jeongyeon screams and finds herself on the bed.
She removes the blanket, her body feels like burning, as if she was the one, thrown into the fire. She takes the water jug and empties it on her, to alleviate the burning sensation. Out of the blue, she collapses on the floor and breaks down into tears, she doesn't know the reason but her heart is in severe pain. She feels like dying but she doesn't understand why?
Jeongyeon slowly stands up, notices Nayeon's bed is empty. Her head is throbbing with extreme pain, yet she looks for her sister. While approaching to the door, she looks at her reflection on the mirror, hanging beside the door. Something feels odd, with careful steps she comes closer to the mirror and curiously observes her reflection. It's her only, but something has changed, it looks like her but it doesn't feel like her.
Nonsense!!! She knows.
Jeongyeon, without realizing, asks her reflection, "Who are you?"
"YOU".
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She responded!!! The reflection responded!! Jeongyeon gasps in horror and steps back. She loses her balance and falls down, her widened eyes are still fixated on the crooked smile of her own reflection.
"Princess Jeongyeon"
A very familiar voice hisses into her ears, she covers them with hands and shuts her eyes with all her might. But it doesn't disappear, the headache is getting worse.
The Jeongyeon inside the mirror, chuckles and says,
"Master is calling, we should follow his lead...come with me, I will take you there"
The voice is getting louder and louder in her head, the princess passes out.
------- Prince Jimin with his troupe, has reached the capital but he doesn't feel it wise and courteous to knock the door of the palace at late night. So he instructs his men to set up tents and decides to go to the Palace in the morning. They set up their tents a bit far from the locality and crowd to avoid drawing any unnecessary attention. Unfortunately, their storage of food has run out, so his people have gone to the market, to fetch food and other necessary items. He has told Hoseok to take rest as he feels a bit sick, so the general is sleeping inside. The prince looks at the night sky, the moon is still in full round shape, starting from tomorrow it will start to decay. He looks around, this place is very different from his home country, he can't wait for the morning to come and discover the land more in sunlight. The curiosity of his men are also shooting the sky, as people of Blue Forest rarely visit other kingdoms. When he is lost in his next day's plans, a faint sound of galloping horse reaches his ears. He follows the direction but it's too dark to see. The sound stops, Jimin holds his sword tightly, when he feels his surrounding getting darker, he looks up to the sky and watches the moon to hide behind the clouds. Jimin feels water droplets on his skin, it's raining. The untimely shower from the sky drenches the torches and put out the fire, making the surroundings pitch black. And he feels something... no someone has thrashed with his body and both are grounded. The prince immediately traps the person within his armlock but the other bites him on his neck. He winces in pain and hears Hoseok's voice,
"Prince Park... where are you?"
The general has come out of the tent, hearing the commotion but due to zero visibility, he can't find the prince.
Jimin can't help but loose his arms in pain and the other pushes him hard on the ground. The prince grabs the wrist and twists it by his full force,
"Aaahhh...", a painful sheer female scream escapes from her mouth.
"Who is there?", Hoseok yells in the dark.
Whereas, the prince exclaims in surprise, "Jeongyeon !!!"
The girl kicks on his chest to free herself and Jimin hears her running away. Park Jimin remains unmoved on the ground like a statue out of the shock, drenched in the rain. He is so stunned that he can't even respond to Hoseok's frantic yelping for his prince.
And the bite on his neck, it's burning...
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****** Hey Readers, I hope everyone is safe and sound. Updating after a long time. Hope, you all are still interested in this story... 😝
