⤷(n.) The inability to distinguish between fantasy and reality
⤷"Yeah you're right, I am blind... But I was always blind,"
⤷A story of a beautiful broken girl and the mysterious man of the woods.
Areum was now out of the hospital, however she didn't remember how her days were like inside of there or how she was walking side-by-side with the boy from before.
He talked about places you would normally hang out at, like the park, arcade and so on.
But all of it didn't seem familiar to her. All except his voice. She'd sworn she had heard that voice from somewhere.
"Areum??"
"Huh??"
"I was saying that I had to go to work, would you like to come along???" He asked, smiling. "Sure I guess," she nodded. She didn't really have a choice since she didn't know where she was.
They walked to his workplace, talking on the way. "So what's your job??" She asked as she looked around the busy streets. "I work at this cafe," he smiled sheepishly, the girl nodding.
"Sure, I don't really remember this place that much either way, so I don't really have a choice," she added as she followed beside the tall male.
They walked past multiple citizens until the girl felt her shoulder bump with another pair, the girl turning around to meet eyes with a taller male.
As soon as their gazes connected it felt like as though time had stopped, the only thing audible was the sound of ringing bells. "Areum-ah?? Areum-ah!"
The girl turned to see the male. "What's wrong?? Did you drop something??" He asked looking behind him. "N-no... I bumped into that boy with blue hair--..." The girl trailed off as she turned to see no one. "What boy with blue hair?? Did we walk past an idol??"
".. What's an idol??"
"Ah, here we are!" The taller said as he opened the door to the café, "could you wait for me at that table??"
".. Sure..."
The girl sat down, examining the place. She hadn't seen such places before. She placed her hand on her face, furrowing her brows.
Something important was missing...
What was it...?
"Areum-ah!" The brown haired male from earlier returned with a smile on his face, another boy trailing behind him. "Do you remember him?? His name is..."
Her ears began to ring once again, the girl grasping onto her own head of hair at the pain. ".. Areum...?"
"Huh...? No, sorry... I don't remember..." She shook her head. The boy who was bouncing around stopped, frowning. "E-eh?! How could you forget your favorite and cHARMING energizer??" He pouted.
"Wow... How charismatic..." The girl muttered, raising her brow as she felt like she was going through some sort of deja vu. His voice seemed oh so familiar. However she couldn't really put a finger on it.
"Areum?? You've got a nosebleed there..."
The girl came back to her senses, feeling her head pound as she was suddenly on the ground. "Oh dear, I am so sorry!" A third voice, which also seemed vaguely familiar spoke as a younger boy held his hand out to help her up.
"It's fine..." The girl smiled. "Is there a restroom??"
"Over there,"
The girl walked inside the girl's restroom as she washed up. Once she looked up at the mirror she furrowed her brows. The reflection seemed odd. Her face was perfectly clear with no imperfections. And she was no longer inside that bathroom.
She turned around to see that she was in a dark alleyway and once she turned back around the sink and mirror was gone.
".. What's going on...?" She breathed out.
Suddenly bells began ringing in her mind, turning to see a larger silhouette who was wearing a cloak rush past her.
"Hey wait!!" She yelled after him as she began to chase him.
She followed after him inside a dark cavern, making her way towards the light on the other side.
She stumbled upon herself, falling to the other side, gasping at the sight of what once used to be a beautiful and green forest set ablaze.
There were four kids, three of which she'd seen before.
She stood up as she saw the four circle around a small cottage that had large flames dancing upon it, large smokes erupting from it.
Areum approached them, stopping infront of a lake as one slowly turned to look at her.
"What brings you here into my forest, young maiden??"
Those familiar words rang a bell to the giel as she turned to see the boy with blue hair wearing a cloak. He seemed to be taken aback by his own words.
"Y... You're..." His voice trailed off, the girl appearing in a light space with a blink of her eyes. It was like a blank canvas.
She breathed in deeply. ".. Hello...?"
"You've found me, my disciple..." The voice spoke.
"Who... Who are you?!,"
".. I am your predecessor. An ancient soul from long ago. I have finally returned to choose a new weilder of my powers,"
".. You're..."
"Your spirit animal, yes. I am the spirit of the great black Chinese dragon," the dragon appeared in front of her before she slowly wrapped herself around the girl. "Now it's time for you to wake up..."
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Areum let out a loud gasp as she jolted up from the bed, not seeing a single thing. "Oh my god..." The voice which belonged to Taehyun spoke, jumping up from her seat. "You're awake!! You're actually awake, oh my goodness!"
The girl began to cough, the younger immediately handing her a cup of water. She drank it before she tried to process what was happening.
She was covered in cold sweat, panting. The girl jumped as the door burst open. "Taehyun, she--" the voice stopped as the male saw the girl, letting out a tired sigh of relief.
"W-what's going on... Where am I...??"
The male hugged her, his scent familiar. "Shh... It's okay... You're safe in magic island..." He whispered to her, holding her close.
".. Yeonjun...?"
The male hummed,
"What happened... What happened to Azazel?! Is everyone okay??!"
"Everything's fine... You've been in a coma for a while..."
".. But I..."
"Rest, we'll talk about this later,"
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