Tale of the Dark Hills | Jeongmin/ BangTwice Fantasy

The Shadow Inside

"Jeongyeon"

The voice !! The voice led her to nowhere again, it possessed her. She felt her soul split into two identities and both were fighting to conquer her body. She didn't know where she was going but she couldn't stop. But then, the rain started pouring and the voice faded, she regained her sense and found herself in a dark deserted place. She lost control over her horse and it ran away jerking her off from its back. The voice again started to ring in her head but it was not stronger as before, she blindly start running to get away from it and clashed into someone. With every passing time in the dark, she developed a faint night vision. She could understand that it was a man. That man wrestled her down and she bit him in the neck like a beast, at that moment she was a less human and more of a beast. She was perplexed at her own action; what more startled her was the voice of the man, she knew who he was !! And he too recognized who she was, he called her name..

"Jeongyeon?"

And she hears it again,

"Jeongyeon"

"Jeongyeon"

"Jeongyeonaaahhh", the princess opens her eyes, feeling strong shudder on her shoulders.

The first thing comes into her way of vision is Nayeon's panicked face. Jeongyeon blinks, she feels weak and her throat is sore. She tries to get up and sit but the elder princess pushes her to the bed again.

"Don't even think of it... you have a high fever", Nayeon warns her little sister.

"What happened?", Jeongyeon asks in a hoarse voice.

"You don't remember?", Nayeon frowns, "I found you in the balcony, drenched and unconscious. Last night it rained"

The younger princess can't understand whatever is happening to her. Was it all a dream?

"Jeongyeon", her sister calls her.

"Huh?"

"Are you perhaps sleepwalking?", Nayeon asks with a doubtful face.

But before she can reply a royal maid interrupts the two sisters.

"Good morning Princesses, the Prince of the great kingdom of Blue Forest has arrived at the palace", the maid informs .

"Oh, thanks for letting us know that", Nayeon politely replies.

Prince of Blue Forest, those words send chills to Jeongyeon's spine; what if it was not a dream but true, what if the prince talks about it with others. She doesn't know why she is so scared of letting others know about her truth but she has a strong feeling that it would put her in danger, her every instinct forbids her to slip away the secret.

On the other side of the palace, prince of Blue Forest Park Ji Min, is curiously observing every stone, every carving, every piece of art and architecture of the royal dwelling of Greenland. The greens have a very different taste than Blues, their lifestyle in one word is, luxurious. The Green palace is almost three times bigger than the Blue royal palace in his country. His men are awestruck by the lavishness and elated by the grand welcome they have received at entrance of the palace. In fact, the prince have heard his men talking about how inferior they are feeling about their clothing and look, around these green people. Prince Jimin sighs and hopes his men, not to be blinded by the extravaganza. He is proud to be a Blue, Blues are closer to nature than all these earthly temptations, they are simple and down to earth.

"My Prince"

He turns around hearing the voice of general Hoseok, who looks very tensed.

"What's the matter general?", Jimin asks toning down.