Black, black, red, red, white, green, repeat.
Black, black, red, red, white, green, stop.
Eyes snap open, and pain swirls in my view. I can't see her, I can't find her.
Screams, she screams while the fire licks around her ankles, men whip her back. I've left her to that fate, I know it. The only thing I can hear is her pain, her cursing. She doesn't want to see me again, but I do. The only problem is I can't. All I can do is listen while she screams, a sign that tells me I'm running out of time for her.
Iseul had her whole life figured out, from her profession to her marriage, but when her worst nightmare came to life and everything slipped from her fingers she only sought one thing. And everyone knows Death sees justice and revenge as the same.
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For centuries the Kingdom of Rosa has prided itself as a place where nature and the arts are nurtured and celebrated. The people who live there are known to be talented and ambitious and Iseul Hann is no exception. Despite her young age, her immense musical talent has granted her a position in the royal orchestra, and being promised to the love of her life has left her with nothing else to wish for. That is until one night everything is taken away from her. Alone and defeated she ends up in a different Kingdom living a life she doesn't want. With nothing left to lose, when her path crosses with a man that Kings and Queens tremble before, Iseul asks for the only thing he can give her. Closure.
The Wattys 2021 Fantasy Winner
Content Warning: This story contains mature sexual content and themes of sexual assault and violence.