heiress || beomryu

Chapter 28

Chapter 28: Death

December, 9, 1900

Author's POV

Ryujin was currently bathing in her own blood, while staring at the sky. While the others were trying to accompany Ryujin, to prevent her from closing her eyes.

Beomgyu, was just out there crying his eyes out, since he can't handle it anymore. Everybody in the kingdom knows that the second prince was actually indeed in love, with somebody.

But, Beomgyu was so blind to see it and needed some help from somebody to realize it. Once, he did he was going to tell her, but it looks like days has other plans for them.

"Yah! Ryujin! Hang in there! We'll get you to the infirmary and they'll treat your shot!" Yeji said to Ryujin, trying to stay her in her current condition.

Ryujin smiled bitterly, knowing that her time will be coming soon. "Yeah..." Ryujin said, as she looked onto her side and saw Beomgyu crying out his eyes.

Ryujin became worried as she saw him; she tried to touch his face. But, as she was trying to touch his face, Beomgyu held her instead and smiled painfully.

"I'm okay. Don't worry about me." Beomgyu said, as he smiled painfully back at Ryujin once again.

Ryujin quickly frowned at what he looks like. "You guys shouldn't be sad. You guys should be happy." Ryujin said, while smiling.

Yeji, quickly answered back at her. "What do you mean 'happy'?! Should we be happy for you dying here right now?!" Yeji said, retorting back Ryujin.

"I mean you guys should just forget that this ever happened. You guys should continue on living your lives to the fullest. After all, you only live once." Ryujin said, as she looked onto the sky.

"You guys should forgive Minju even after this... After all, she was just blinded by love..." Ryujin said, as she glanced at Minju, who was being guarded by the royal guards who was with them.

Ryujin then, looked back at them and smiled at them genuinely. "Please take care of Beomgyu for me." Ryujin said, as a tear escaped from her eyes.

Soobin, quickly stopped her from saying anything anymore. "No! You're the one who'll take care of my idiotic brother!" Soobin shouted at Ryujin.

Ryujin laughed at his statement. "With this condition? Ha, I wish." Ryujin said, and closed her eyes, letting more tears out.

"Since this is my last day in this place... I just want to say something to you guys..." Ryujin started, as she looked at Yeonjun's direction.

"Yeonjun oppa... You should tell Yeji eonni about it already... She needs to know about it..." Ryujin said, as she looked onto Yeji.

While, Yeji just looked at her confused. "What do you mean, Ryujin?" Yeji asked Ryujin, while Ryujin just shooked her head.

"I'm not telling you... He should be the one, who tells you." Ryujin said as she tried to point at Yeonjun. Yeji, just looked at Yeonjun, waiting and asking for an explanation, but Yeonjun just avoided her gaze.

"Anyway. Yeji eonni, can you please take care of Beomgyu for me... Make sure he doesn't do anything stupid anymore..." Ryujin said, while looking at Yeji.

While, Yeji just smiled at her, and nodded her head. "Yeah... I'll make sure of that Ryujin ah." Yeji said, reassuring Ryujin.

Ryujin then quickly looked at Soobin, while glaring. "Yah! Soobin oppa! I will never forget my first meeting with you. Even, if I'm already dead. If I could I'll haunt you for the rest of my life, but that's wrong." Ryujin said, jokingly.

"Since, you're actually getting married to Lia eonni about a few more months. Make sure you don't hurt Lia eonni, or else. I'll literally haunt you for the rest of your life." Ryujin said, threatening Soobin.

Soobin, just made a gesture that he's surrending himself towards Ryujin. After, that Ryujin looked onto towards Beomgyu who was still holding onto her hand, while smiling oh so painfully at her.

"Shh... Save your breath... You'll still be alive... You'll get back home where you belong safely..." Beomgyu said, as tears are once again, threatening to fall off his eyes.

Ryujin just smiled at him, knowing this situation hurts him more put of the four of them there. "Beomgyu... You need to wake up in the bitter reality we are in, right now... There's no way, I can still live after this shot... Even if," Ryujin said, catching up with her breathe.

"I die..." Ryujin said at Beomgyu, to which he just shook his head.

"I love you... Beomgyu..." Ryujin said, as those were her last words.

Everybody who's now surrounding the lifeless body of Ryujin, was crying. Beomgyu cried the hardest; he quickly carried her body and hugged it.

"I love you too... Ryujin..." Beomgyu said, saying it to Ryujin's now lifeless body.

A few moments later, after Ryujin's death. The, royal boat that they've been expecting came. All of them, even the guards and Minju went to the boat.

While, another captain went out the royal boat's cabin and went over and crossed the other boat. Then, quickly went in the main control of the ship and quickly got the boat started, and sailed it back to the shore.

After seeing that, the other boat did the same thing, and sailed away towards the shore line.

***

They reached the shore, and a lot of people were there. May it be, Royalty or a Villager, the whole kingdom was there.

Yuna who was being hugged by Huening Kai, looked at the newly arrived boat. Once, Yuna saw them going down the boat, with Beomgyu carrying the lifeless Ryujin.

Yuna quickly ran to them, without even thinking twice. Once, Yuna saw Ryujin's lifeless body, she quickly fell to the ground, kneeling onto the sand, by the shore.

Yuna was visibly shaking, from what she was seeing. Yuna's eyes started to fill up with tears, and it started to drop one after another.

"N-No way... That's not Ryujin eonni!" Yuna said denying it, while also pointing at Ryujin's lifeless body that was being carried by Beomgyu.

Beomgyu looked away from her, not wanting to see Yuna. After, Yuna saw that she looked over at the others. Looking for the answers, that Yuna is looking for.

Yuna saw Yeji and quickly approached her. "Eonni! What happened to Ryujin eonni?!" Yuna asked Yeji.

Yeji then looked over at Beomgyu, who seems like he's been fighting the tears off. Yeji went over to Beomgyu, and comforted him. "Let it out, Beomgyu... let it out... I'll be the one who's going to tell them what happened." Yeji said, as she continued to comfort him.

Moments later, Beomgyu completely broke down once again. Yeji smiled at him both bitterly and painfully. Yeji quickly took a really deep breath, before looking at Yuna and now, Nayeon and Yoongi. Even the other royals like Jungkook, Kai, Lia, Sana, Taehyung, Hyunjin, Mina, and Jimin.

As well as the herbalists in the Kingdom. Like, Mia, Chaeryeong, Taehyun, and Seungmin.

"I was there, I was about to get Ryujin out of the boat, when Minju was about to shoot Beomgyu with an arrow. Nobody reacted to it, as quickly as Ryujin. She quickly pushed Beomgyu out of the way of the arrow, and got shot herself..." Yeji said, trying to hold back all the tears.

Nobody asked where, that is until Chaeryeong did. "Where did she get shot?" Chaeryeong asked Yeji.

Yeji was hesitant to answer, at it first. But, since she told Beomgyu that she'll be telling them what actually happened, she also needs to tell them about that part. "...Right straight in the heart..." Yeji said, as she looked down on the ground.

After a few moments, everybody broke down, after heating what actually happened. Some were outraged with what just happened. Some were apologetic. Some were just neutral with it.