“Who are you? You are not our throned prince!”, his words echoed in the courtroom. People looked at him ghastly.“What is the head saying?”, “Is this the right time to joke?”, “Has he lost his mind?”, all sorts of questions started to pop out of the different corners of the room. I was looking at Ethan scared. How is he going to manage the situation now?“What did you say?”, a voice roared in the room. We all looked at the owner of the voice. It was Aiden. His eyes held so much anger that even I felt a shiver run down my spine.“He is not your brother, young prince.”, the head replied faking respect.“Huh! So, you are saying I don’t recognize my own brother?”, he replied sarcasm dropping off his every word. The head hung his head low but he still had a smirk on his face.“But I deny to accept him as our prince. He is someone else.”, the head stood up to his point.“Speak for yourself! Don’t involve the other court members.”, another voice boomed. It was Ethan.“Does anyone else refuse
I always wondered how it would have felt to live till you get old. To die a natural death. To hold the hands of your partner and the eyes of the people who lived with you all this while and say goodbye. I just wondered how it would have felt to live beyond the age of 22.I am Macy and I died of leukaemia at the age people say you start living. In my defence, Taylor Swift did make a whole song on being 22! But here I am dead and gone, yet very much feeling 22.While walking in the garden of my dreams I wondered how it would have felt to live in reality. Here in heaven, each soul has its own place to live and these places are the mix of all the dreams you saw as a living being.We also have neighbours but we are not allowed to step out of our dreams or else we face severe consequences. Some of my neighbours are friendly and some are like humans. You know what humans are like, right. But these places are like a hotel to us and we live here till the order for rebirt
I was dragged down to the court and when I say drag, I mean legit drag. According to them, a soul does not get hurt physically as much as they do emotionally. This was done to leave a mark on my mind and on the other soul’s minds that to what extent the punishment can be given. My hands were tied to the chariot and the horse was pulling it with great care. Sarcasm is deafening here!As soon as we reached the castle the gates opened and there was an announcement, “The prince of the east wing of heaven has entered the gates.”.And at that very moment, I felt my whole world fall apart. Prince of the east wing! I knew he was someone from the higher authority but I couldn’t have dreamt of him being the prince. But I always heard that the prince of the east wing was the politest and most caring of all the higher authority men. And this man standing in front of me was nothing near polite or caring. But we always hear false character
Power makes people see you in a different light. Since, my new identity, which even I was unaware of was revealed, people saw me as a powerful soul rather than a timid criminal. Now instead of standing and bowing down in front of all, they made me sit on a chair and that too with respect.The beauty stood up and said, “I guess it is appropriate that we all introduce ourselves one by one. I’ll start with the king”. He pointed towards the king and introduced him as king Nathan, the king of east heaven.“I am the elder son of the king, prince Ethan of east wing heaven and that on the left of the throne is my younger brother.”, the beauty said and pointed at his brother to introduce himself.The jerk looked away. And once again a powerful whoosh of wind made him stand.“I am Aiden, younger prince of east wing heaven.”, he spoke with so much hatred that even the king shuddered for a second.I must say he has not
The courtroom was bustling with laughter and excitement, as we all waited patiently for the king to make the announcement.“We will soon announce that out of the two princes who has found their healer. So please everyone take your seats.”, the king announced.Everyone settled down. As soon as the courtroom went quiet the doors opened and a beautiful lady with an aura that showed dominance entered. Everyone stood up and bowed as she walked by swiftly. Even the king bowed. Why do they make us sit if we have to stand, again and again, I wondered?“She is destiny.”, Ethan told me.I was standing right next to him. I looked at the lady walking towards the throne. She was wearing a white gown with her hair open and flowing down till the end of her back. She had no crown but a weird necklace. What was different was her make-up. She had caked her face up and it gave her a very dominating aura. Her strides were confi
JOSEON PERIOD(1392-1897)“My home is in heaven; I am just travelling through this world….”After 21 years….“…She had no friendExcept her belovedShe had no words except his loveLove has only a beginning and no endHidden in her verses are a million heartbeatsHer soul gave voiceTo the world’s sorrow and grief…”,Kang Joon finished reciting my poem. Everyone clapped and cheered, and she asked me to come on the stage. I climbed up watching every step and stood by her side.“Welcome the true owner of this poem Nam Ji Hyun.”, she said, and everyone applauded again.“Thank you”, I said and took the poem from her hand and went down the stage without making any
“After what your dad did to our family’s name is there more harm you want to do to it? Hyun do you want us out of the village and get our land taken away by the landlord?” my mom shouted once we entered the room.“But amma it was not her fault. She is being framed!”, my sister said.“Do you think it was your dad’s fault either? We all know he was framed and his only mistake was to go out to investigate. He was accused of something he didn’t do and when we fought back, he was murdered. But none of us could get his name clean off the accusation.”, she said while her eyes got filled with tears. My sister went and consoled her.“So, do you want me to lose without even a fight? No amma I am not going to do this and let down appa.”, I said and ran away from the house.At that moment I ran away from all the emotional turmoil I was forced into once again. All these memories once buried deep inside should stay there. It makes living tougher once they resurface themselves. People in our era are
“These are the king’s orders for you.”, Kim said.With every word his smile grew bigger and bigger and so did my worries.“What does it say?”, Kang asked. She was also very worried.“Your sister has yet another punishment on her hands. She disobeyed the king and didn’t show respect for the art of poetry and as said by the king she is being punished. She will be working as the king’s mother’s caretaker and will be paid accordingly. She has been removed from her post in the royal department. And she has to stay at the palace till late.”, he said.My whole world came crashing down. That jerk took my job from me. I worked hard day and night to earn that job and then I worked hard day and night to get promoted and he just crushed my career in a few minutes with his bare hands.“And he has also ordered that if you fail to prove yourself innocent tomorrow you will have to leave his province with or without your family.”, saying this he handed me the royal order and left humming to himself.I
“Who are you? You are not our throned prince!”, his words echoed in the courtroom. People looked at him ghastly.“What is the head saying?”, “Is this the right time to joke?”, “Has he lost his mind?”, all sorts of questions started to pop out of the different corners of the room. I was looking at Ethan scared. How is he going to manage the situation now?“What did you say?”, a voice roared in the room. We all looked at the owner of the voice. It was Aiden. His eyes held so much anger that even I felt a shiver run down my spine.“He is not your brother, young prince.”, the head replied faking respect.“Huh! So, you are saying I don’t recognize my own brother?”, he replied sarcasm dropping off his every word. The head hung his head low but he still had a smirk on his face.“But I deny to accept him as our prince. He is someone else.”, the head stood up to his point.“Speak for yourself! Don’t involve the other court members.”, another voice boomed. It was Ethan.“Does anyone else refuse
After an eventful day and a restless night, I woke up to the sound of royal sirens.“Unnie, come fast!”, Mi So yelled in my face. She grabbed my hand and pulled me with her to the door.“What is happening now?”, I asked trying to cover my ears.“The king of the Gyeonggi province has declared war.”, she said.A war! I could feel my heart beating fast. This is the change Fate made for us. Because I don’t remember reading about any such war in my history class. We reached the door and there Kang was standing holding a royal order in her hand.“What is it?”, I asked.“Reinstatement order.”, she replied in a low tone.“Reinstatement! Of whom?”, I asked. The sirens were getting louder and louder.“Yours.”, she said barely audible. I took the royal command from her hand and she looked at me with tears in her eyes.“This is for me. They are giving me my post back?”, I said smiling. Kang sat on the floor and started crying. Mi So who was happy after listening to my news was now confused.“You
The night went by, faster than I thought. The next morning my sisters were more excited than me. They were busy thinking it was a fresh beginning oblivious to the realities of my destiny. Since the day I met Fate I couldn’t help thinking, will I ever be able to make a fresh start? Will this cycle ever end? Or will all my efforts of living a happy life will result in ending at the gates of north heaven’s palace?“Wake up now, please!”, I heard Mi So.“I am up.”, I answered her hidden command. She came inside running and jumped onto my bed.“Why are you so happy?”, I asked ruffling her hair. She made a face showing her disapproval of my actions making me ruffle her hair more.She pushed my hand away and said, “Today you will start your job again, so we are all happy.” I sighed.“Well it's still not my real job.”, I said. “Hyeongje! A job is a job. And till the time it helps the house and the person you are doing it for, it is a good job.”, she said smiling.That made me realize my sist
“The head? As in the head of the cell?”, I asked still struck by the words that left his mouth. He nodded.“The head who tortured us?”, I asked again.“Yes, the head who made this all happen.”, he said irritated now.I could feel the anger rising inside me because it was true Lee was gone because of him and now I have to deal with this heartless god. I felt myself clutching my fists tight in anger. I looked up to see Lee staring at the river in front of us.“But why do we have to kill the head?”, I asked.“Because that is what heaven has ordered us to do.”, he said now looking at me.“How can we kill someone without knowing the reason?”, I was still not satisfied with the idea of killing someone.“Are you always this annoying or is it something special today?”, he said clearly irritated. I ignored him. We both were silent for a while staring at the river.“You can confess that even you don’t know why we need to kill the head.”, I said.“I am the one who re-planned his destiny, why wou
We were out of the cell and I could see my two sisters standing at the entrance with huge smiles glued to their faces perfectly indicating that they have seen me come. Mi so came running and jumped into my arms. I held her tight and hugged her with all the force I had in me. We were both crying. She was crying because she missed me and I was crying because I still couldn’t get over the murder I did. Kang followed with tears in her eyes too and she hugged us tightly.“Caused enough trouble for a lifetime, didn’t you little sis.”, she said with a hint of worry and laughter at the end.Mi So stepped down but she refused to let go of my hand. She did really miss me it seems. I looked up at Lee who was smiling at us, gracefully being in his character.“You should go home now and rest. I will see you tomorrow.”, he said and kissed my forehead lightly.For a moment I was taken aback and the kiss almost felt real. He lightly shoved me at the end making it clear that it was an act. I laughed n
The night was silent. None of us uttered a word. He was getting back into his real self and I was still comprehending the events and making myself believe that it was not a dream. Somewhere deep in my heart I still believed Aiden was the act not the character of Lee. Maybe he just likes these eras because he can be himself. And if that is true, I need to make this stupid prince believe that Lee is far better than Aiden. The sun was up and shining bright and Lee was walking by the door of the cell impatiently.“Why are you so restless?”, I asked.I got an angry look as the answer. I shrugged my shoulder and sat down quietly in the corner. He was the one tiring himself for no reason, why should I be bothered?“Can I ask you something?”, I asked. He looked irritated but he nodded nonetheless.“Does Lee actually exist in this era or is it the additional character to fit you in?”, I asked.“He did exist but he died early in the past. I just manipulated the lifespan to fit in. But once we g
It was dark all around and I could hear some whispers around me. It seemed as if they were calling me, but they took a name not known to me.“Macy, Macy, wake up.”, they said in chorus. I tried to open my eyes and all I could think of was, who is this Macy? Is there someone else here with me?“I can’t open my eyes. I just can’t”. I panicked. Then I felt a warm hand on my shoulder. Trying to calm me down.“It’s okay. Don’t panic. It is all good and you are fine.”, a voice said. That voice seemed too familiar but yet I couldn’t remember who did it belong to.“But my eyes. they feel glued to each other.”, I said.“Don’t try too hard to open them. Feel the power inside and try to open your eyes by feeling at peace on the inside.”, the voice said.I calmed myself down and relaxed the muscles of my eyes. I tried to calm my thoughts, and my fears and I started thinking about something peaceful, Lee.“Try opening them now.”, she said.I did as I was told and finally light entered into my eyes
None of us said a single word that evening and soon the moon was up shining brightly and trying to fill our dark lives with some serene light. I was still taken aback by the events that occurred today and I was looking at the moon through the small window present in the cell where the head’s wife was killed. Lee was changing his bandages and cleaning up his wounds again using the ointment box that one of the guards got for him. So much had happened and there was not a single message from the king. The gate opened and the head entered again. I squirmed under his angry gaze. He went straight towards Lee and bent down to look at his now bandaged hand.“After such a long wait, your brother finally gave you to me for one whole day and one whole night.”, he said gravely and then laughed.“The little surprise of the day is over and I hope you two are over it, because a new surprise awaits you,” the head said looking at Lee and me.His face showed an expression that clearly said no mercy! I w
4 hours had passed and Lee fell asleep on the floor and I was sitting alone wondering how can he sleep in such a dirty place being a prince. But he seemed really tough and flexible being a prince of such a big kingdom. He was looking at peace sleeping on that floor and he had a fairly light smile on his lips which could easily be confused with a rather blank expression at any time. His hair was pretty long and was falling to one side. That is when I noticed a very faint scar on his forehead. It was nearly invisible. This guy was full of mysteries and as I was getting to know him the mysteries became more and more intriguing.I heard a woman cry out loud and I snapped my gaze from the handsome face to a very gruesome view. I ran towards the gate and saw two guards beating a pregnant woman with belts. She was on the floor begging for the life of her child. I looked around to find there was nothing that I could use to save the poor woman. Then I heard someone say ‘pshhh’. I looked to the