TLP (LoY Prequel) Ch 3

“I knew this would happen.”

Teryu’s expression looked unfamiliar as he said these words.

This was the first time any sign of laughter had disappeared from his face. Alarmed, I asked back.

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“What?”

“What? Do you even know what they just said?”

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I gave Teryu a bewildered look. Actually, I didn’t understand anything they said. It just sounded like I hadn’t been able to do something, so I wouldn’t be able to do some kind of ritual with the Nine Families.

When Teryu saw my confused look, he muttered ‘damn it’ under his breath.

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“Those bastards are going to take you.”

“Take me? How would they take me?”

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I truly did not understand.

“They’re going to… Never mind. Either way, we need to get out of here.”

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“What?”

“I didn’t think I was finished with the preparations, but let’s get out of here for now. I can still protect you.”

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“What are you talking about? We need to get out of this place?”

It truly came out of the blue. I was a priestess. A priestess who protected this place. A priestess who protected this world from the moonwater monster!

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“Seoyeo, we need to get out of here.”

“Why are you being like this all of a sudden? There are so many rituals that I need to do here. Rituals you wouldn’t understand.”

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“Rituals? What kind of rituals? The Nine Families are after you, so what kind of rituals are you talking about? Don’t tell me… Do you truly believe you are saving this world from the moonwater monster?”

“What?”

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I liked Teryu very much, but he was crossing the line. The work that I’ve done all my life, reading the scriptures and praying all day, setting aside my disgust and plunging my body into the moonwater… He was treating it as if it were nothing.

“You don’t even know what sexual intercourse means, do you?”

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“I don’t know. But I can just ask Bisal about that.”

“Damn it! That’s when a man and a woman… Never mind. For starters, let’s get out of here.”

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“I said I can’t, Teryu.”

“Seoyeo, please.”

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Our voices unintentionally grew louder. Due to this, Boom! The door burst open, and the soldiers who protected the castle appeared.

“Who are you?”

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The sharp voice shattered the peaceful silence of the night. By the time I gasped in shock and turned around, Teryu snatched my hand and ran towards the castle wall.

“Haa, Teryu!”

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We heard the sound of a horn coming from above. It was the first time I had ever heard that sound during my time in the castle. And it was the first time I had stepped foot outside of the castle. I was so shocked that I didn’t know what to do. Without the time to even hesitate, I could only be dragged away by Teryu.

We ran.

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How can I possibly describe all the things that happened that night? Would it be apt to say it all felt like a long dream?

In this dark night, the beautiful snowflakes transformed into angry white bees and attacked us. My first steps on the rocky ground felt cold and hard. I didn’t know where to go, but Teryu frantically dragged me away. His hand was hot and strong. It didn’t feel like a young boy’s hand.

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“Teryu!”

“We need to go, Seoyeo. Run!”

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Run? My weak legs were already stumbling. When I almost fell to the ground, Teryu even lifted me up and held me. I never knew he was this strong and fast. However, we were naive and weak children. We had underestimated Hwan and the Nine Families.

We heard the sound of hooves coming like a storm. As Teryu dragged me away by the hand, I turned around and looked. Large horses carrying men chased us as if they had come from the depths of hell.

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“Why?

My body trembled at the sudden sense of déjà vu.

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Why did I feel like something like this had happened before?

Suddenly, something began to charge inside me like snowflakes. That time, someone’s warm embrace…

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Before I could scream, the large shadow of someone on top of a black horse loomed over us.

“Seoyeo!”

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Teryu called out to me. My hand slipped out of his firm grip.

This was definitely a nightmare.

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As I was dragged away by Hwan’s rough hands, I felt like this wasn’t real. As the Nine Families beat and hit Teryu as if they were trying to kill him, this all felt like a lie.

“Let him go.”

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I spoke to Hwan as I trembled.

“I said let him go!”

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I screamed out, filled with rage.

I was the priestess. I was the mistress of this castle. However, I did not know a single thing. He didn’t even snort when he heard my command. He merely glared at me with eyes as sharp as icepicks.

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“Let go of Teryu! No! No!! I said let Teryu go!!!”

I lost all reason and screamed. Hwan remained silent. He saw the ornament dangling from my belt and ripped it away with his outstretched hand. When he turned to look at Teryu, he recognized the ornament dangling from his neck as he was being beaten to a pulp.

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A cold gust of wind blew past us. Hwan’s black wolf pelt rustled in the wind. The other men recognized the ornament and began to murmur amongst themselves. One of them scoffed in disbelief.

“To think that a thieving bastard has smuggled into the castle… Isn’t this Kaigan’s son?”

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What were they talking about?

“Teryu is not a thief.”

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“He’s a thief. I always thought it was strange that things kept disappearing from within the castle.”

What ridiculous nonsense was he saying?

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I did not believe Hwan.

“You don’t think she’s already lost her virginity, do you?”

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One of the men of the Nine Families whispered in a low voice from the back. I did not know what a ‘virginity’ was.

“We need to check.”

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He whispered.

“Everything might be ruined already.”

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Someone else whispered.

“I can’t believe this. We’ve waited for so long, Hwan. If that son of a bitch snatched the priestess’s power, what could be worse? We’ve already reached our limit.”

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Snatch my power?

And what was at the limit?

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I could not understand a single thing. They began to drag Teryu and me down to the underground cave. As Teryu continued to resist, the men continued to beat him close to death.

“Don’t kill him just yet. If this bastard has taken this bitch, we will need his blood.”

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When Hwan spoke, the violence stopped.

For the first time, I was dragged to the moonwater twice in one day. The full moon was still high in the sky. This time, I was dragged here by Hwan and not the shamans. He threw me into the moonwater.

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Teryu began to scream.

Moonwater…

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What was all this?

What were they trying to do?

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Were they trying to awaken the monster?

My body trembled with rage. I needed to save Teryu no matter what. No matter what!

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Suddenly… A strong, blue light began to circle around in the moonwater. With me at the center, the current circled around me like a whirlpool.

The men’s faces brightened as the light filled the cave. All of their faces, necks, and hands were covered in protrusions. My mouth widened when I saw their grotesque figures. Their hideous appearances that had been shrouded in the darkness until now.

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“Enough.”

Someone whispered.

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“It has finally awakened.”

What was awake? The monster?

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I couldn’t understand any of this.

“Enough! Let’s begin!”

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Start what?

I lifted my head. Hwan’s terrifying eyes were looking down at me.

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That night was definitely a nightmare. A nightmare where monsters rose out from the moonwater.

I watched as Teryu screamed, as his limbs were cut from his body.

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Blood flowed like a stream as it entered the moonwater. The black abyss sloshed as it devoured Teryu’s blood, the blue light swirling in its depths.

Hwan said that he had the right to go first.

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Right to go first? What did that mean?

After he ripped my clothes, I realized what it meant.

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This was just the beginning of the nightmare.

My legs twisted.

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Everything turned a bloody red. Did the sun devour the moon? Did the monster come up from the depths of the moonwater and devour the moon?

The moon shattered.

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I saw a black bird flying within it.

Kyaaaaa!

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The bird screamed out.

The bird flew up into the red sky and ate the suns.

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One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, and nine.

Finally, there was only the moon and the remaining sun left.

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The bird tried to eat the rest.

The moon raised its blue sword and struck the bird’s neck.

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The bird that ate nine suns writhed as it fell from the sky.

It shattered the ground and crushed the mountains. it fell into a deep darkness.

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The bird writhed and cried out. From its cut neck, its eyes gleamed blue with hatred.

The enormous mountain collapsed on top of it. The heavy boulders crushed the bird’s head. Its wings tore, and its bones shattered.

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The bird fell into the endless depths of hell.

And when everything was finally over, I knew that the dirty tumors growing on the men of the Nine Families would disappear. Their white hair would disappear, and their old age would evaporate. They would become young and healthy again. They would become strong again.

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I knew that this was why they confined me inside this castle. I knew that they were waiting for this moment for a long time. I also knew what it was that the shamans protected as they served me like a goddess. Through this, these bastards had enjoyed a long life for all these years. I realized that all the priestesses before me had endured and suffered this as well.

“Seoyeo! Seoyeo… Seoyeo!”

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When I barely regained consciousness, I heard Teryu’s voice.

I was surprised that he was still alive. This disgusting thing did not end easily. I felt like I had been lying in this large underground cave for a hundred years. However, only two mornings and two nights had passed. This was merely the beginning.

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Throughout all this, Teryu must have screamed the whole time. His voice sounded rough and hoarse. I turned my head and looked at him. Teryu looked as bad as I did as he cried out in a puddle of blood. I could smell the rotten odor of his decomposing arms and legs. Tears oozed out like sticky pus.

I did not cry. I felt like my tears were frozen. Like the Snow Mountain, my body must have become frozen solid. I could not even feel any pain. Compared to the hatred and darkness locked inside me, pain was a luxury.

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When Hwan discovered that I was looking at Teryu, he pulled out his sword and walked towards him.

“…Don’t kill him.”

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I barely managed to whisper as I was held down by the men.

Teryu was enduring all this for my sake. He was my final bastion.

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Hwan sneered at me and spoke.

“You should not have angered me.”

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Then he raised his sword and struck Teryu’s neck.

The silver head that I loved fell into the moonwater.

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I blankly stared at this scene.

That’s something I should say, Hwan.

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You should not have angered me.

Suddenly, I felt something that had been locked away inside me, something that was sealed away, burst out.

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Bang!!!

A bright blue light filled the cave.

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Hwan’s astonished face looked at me. All the limbs of the bastards who were stuck to me were ripped to shreds. One by one, the bastards began to swell up. Their eyes burst out of its sockets, and their throats closed up before they exploded.

The Nine Families who are here to protect me?

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Bullshit.

Die. Die. Die!!!

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Surprisingly, Hwan fought against my power until the very end.

As expected of the leader.

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In order to kill the resisting Hwan, I needed to use more power than when I killed the others. I slowly ripped pieces of flesh from him, one by one, so that he would never live again. I snapped his veins, and I carefully broke every single one of his bones.

I did not kill this bastard so easily. An easy death would not soothe this rage.

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The shamans screamed in shock as they rushed down. I gazed at Bisal and Shahamu’s pale faces.

 

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“Yes. And our job is to keep that monster asleep.”

“How do we keep it asleep?”

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“Once every day, the priestess must enter the moonwater.”

 

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What else did that old Shahamu babble on about?

 

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“If I don’t do it, will the monster wake up?”

“That’s right.”

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“What happens if it wakes up?”

“The world will end.”

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The world. Yes. I can just end it like this.

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“Bird, wake up.”

My lips stretched into a gloomy smile as I whispered.

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“Bird that has swallowed nine suns, wake up now.”

Within the deep darkness, within the endless depths of hatred, wake up once more.

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Boom! The moment I was about to release more of my power, the castle began to crumble. It collapsed like a tombstone standing on its final grave.

It was an earthquake that shook the ground and the sky.

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Cracks formed on the large castle walls. The columns inside the cave that had withstood thousands of years began to break.

The shamans cried out as they tried to escape.

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Within all this, the moonwater began to run amok under my control.

Shahamu and the shamans who followed her began to scream something. The sound of their cries painfully pierced my skull.

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“Aholiuyeo, please stop!”

Do not call me Aholiuyeo.

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The name that the bastard called as he ripped a young child out of her mother’s arms.

I flinched in surprise.

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My memories that had once escaped me returned to me like a bird.

 

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“Baby, my baby.”

 

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The sound of my mother’s whispers.

 

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“You must not live like this. Not you.”

 

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My mother drew a symbol on my forehead as she sobbed.

“Aaaaagh!!!”

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I screamed.

The rage that had congealed inside me did not belong to me alone.

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It was all the pent-up rage that had been passed down through my blood. Generation after generation.

 

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“That is not what priestesses are.”

 

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For a moment, I thought I heard a distant voice speak within my blood.

“Bullshit, get lost!”

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I shouted out.

 

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“That is not what priestesses are.”

 

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The voice spoke again.

“I said get lost!”

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I escaped the voice.

I’m going to kill them all. I’m going to destroy everything. Until they know what it is that they took from me, I will shatter everyone and everything.

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However, the voice bothered me. It raged around me and ultimately dragged me down.

I used all my strength not to be dragged away, but it was no use.

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It was the moonwater.

An endless abyss.

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Teryu’s head bobbing around on the surface of the water.

“Aaaaaagh!!!”

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I screamed again.

Everything was breaking. Everything was collapsing. Glug, glug. As my body was trapped inside the depths of the moonwater, I tried resisting again, but it was no use. I was sinking into the abyss. Could it be that the monster they should have confined was me all along? Was this my prison from the very start?

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No one knew.

Everything disappeared into the darkness.

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The men of the Nine Families, the shamans, the castle, me, Teryu’s body, even the snow and the wind.

In the end, everything collapsed into the bottom of the abyss until silence was all that was left on Mount Paran.

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