The dark doomed clouds grew more and more ominous. A shrill loud thunder sounded overhead in the sky, echoing across the city disappearing into the darkening clouds.

Thick dark clouds rolled across the palace that stood tall and strong over the hilltop. Under the thundering light it looked wild. Dangerous.

The wind howled violently, rustling the trees around. The windows of the palace started chartering loudly against the window pane. All the lights and candles started flickering. It was a sign something was going to happen.

Something mystical.

Something extraordinary.

Something that would change lives.

Into that wilderness, into the room of the palace on the golden alter. A man lay on it, in a deep peaceful sleep. His arms crossed in front of his chest. He wore a royal attire made of fine silk.

The man was inhumanly beautiful with his attributes. A golden crown rested on his head studied with different diamonds.

A vivid color of blue, golden and red mist started rotating around him. The alter started to shine brightly. The temperature was room started going down. Outside the place loud rumbling sounded continuously.

His eyebrows flicked as his arms started twitching. His nose started sniffing, as a smell reached him. An unique scent that was making him awake.

A smell that was unlocking the lock of the curse. Unlocking the beast of the night from his eternal sleep.

A loud rumble again boomed overhead the sky. A bright light exploded into the room. All of the suddenly the room was covered into the mist.

As the mist started getting cleared his appearance started becoming clear. He was standing there beside the alter. He was awake. The main protagonist of the forbidden tale. His eyes shined golden as his canines started to show.

"Mate"

His deep voice echoed across the closed room. The forbidden tale have started and now the beast was about to hunt. About to capture.

His prey.

Her.

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Life is too short.

What come's has to go.

And what is alive has to move on..

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Death is an inevitable thing,

Non experiencing,

Non intrugating,

An unexpectable,

Non memorable.

"In your hands, O Lord, we humbly entrust our brothers and sisters. In this life you embraced them with your tender love, deliver them now from every evil and bid them eternal rest....... Amen." A chorus amen could be heard as the priest finished the prayer.

The clouds loomed high in the sky raining down onto the ground. It was painfully silent only drizzling of the raindrops could be heard slowly letting its pearls fall down. The smell of the wet soil reached my nose. The rain was supposed to wash away the pain, the anguish but it didn't. It grieve with me in my loss.

"Nothing last forever. Everything has to go one day." The priest said to me and walked away and everyone did as they came to pay their prayers.

Death is an undetectable thing. It comes slowly and steadily and devours you when you least expect. Life is like a race to walk and succeed in life. But death is a board that's stop that race to an end. In a mystery that no one is prepared for.

I stood their with the wet bouquet of lilies in my hand and an umbrella in my other, where she laid in peace in an eternal sleep. Without any thoughts, without any pain.

People walked by patting my back with a sympathetic smile. Saying to be strong. Saying it would hurt her to see me breaking down.

Will it?

A lone tear ran down from my eyes. For eight years she was with me. She was my grandmother, my mentor and my parent.

Like a moth she was stuck with me in my adventure of life but now, the moth was gone. A severe heart attack took her away in just few minutes making us all shock.

Why couldn't the gone thing just return back?

But then again if that would have happen many people wouldn't have lost their love one's and all the graveyards would have been pity empty. The day she left is the day I don't want to remember ever. But I knew it would always be stuck in my memories.

In lonely nights she would walk into my room to make me feel save. At time of heavy thunders, she would press herself against me to make me feel warm. But now not anymore because she was gone. The warmth was gone. The anchor was gone.

Bending down I kept the fresh wet bouquet of lilies on her grave. Tracing my hand on the wet rough stone of the grave. I whispered a prayers for her soul to be at peace.

"I would miss you forever" I spoke choking down the sob that was threatening to escape my lips.

Let your prayers be with me

I wish closing my eyes. Standing back straight not being able to hold back my emotions anymore with the last look I turned around to walk back away.

**************

I put the umbrella into the basket as I walked into the home. It has been a day since she died but still it looked like a year. The house looked vast and empty. Void from any activities and happiness.

It wasn't easy for me to walk ahead in my life without her but now it's seems like there isn't any option either. At the tender age of ten when I lost my parents due to some drunken person's mistake.

An accident that created a havoc in my life. A havoc of gaining my custody and property. People tried to claim their rights on me to take me as their. Due being orphan and a wealthy person's daughter.

But eventually my grandmother won. She helped to cope up, walked ahead and grew up in my life. But now she isn't anymore.

Walking towards the table I took the black envelope that has been laying there waiting for me to be read that has her last will. Her last wish. Her last memory.

My sweet Evelyn

It would be very late when you will find this letter. When tomorrow starts I won't be with you. At that time I would be gone far away from your life and from this world. I know you will miss me and I will miss you too. I know we will be far apart but every time you will think about me I would be right there beside you to guide your heart. I hope you wouldn't shed tears and become a hermit after my death because I wouldn't be there to calm you, to whipe your tears. I want you to be brave like the princess of those story tales I told you. I want my sweet Evelyn to be brave. I would always watch you from above. Where you live your life at fullest and it would make my soul rest in peace. I know in that big world you would find yourself alone and lonely but you are not. Your grandfather the father of your mother is alive and waiting for you to return. I knew a day would come where I have to leave you. Go to your grandfather and start your new journey. My blessing will always be with you.

-Your grandmother

Few drops of tears fell from my eyes. Indeed she was far but still in my heart. I neatly folded the paper and kept it in the same envelope. Wiping my tears I walked off from there towards my room.

The day went long and the night was filled with darkness. I couldn't really believe she just really gone, that I couldn't hear her voice calling me my sweet pear. Maybe this was her destiny this was only period of time where she meant live.

Maybe destiny could have been more lenient and would have let her stay with me.

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The next morning came fast as fast the night went. The sun of new day tried to shine brightly into the misty sky. The day felt gloomy the fog could be seen covering the city of Seoul. The trees were covered with rusty brown colour though in the season of summer they were wet with sparkling dews.

I stood in front of the window lazily gazing out of my big lonely house. The servants were given holiday because I do not want them giving me those sympathetic pity looks. I curled the blanket more to my body protecting myself from this chilly cold winds and maybe from the outside world.

I was an Agoraphobia patient when my parents died into the tragic accident I developed this disorder. It made me feel scared and anxious with the new people and unfamiliar environment.

This is what I was feeling currently I felt this whole environment new my disorders were again resurfacing and I could not do anything to suppress it. It was like I was allowing it to consume myself.

My thoughts were broken as the door bell rang making me little flinch. I dragged my feets towards the door to open. Who would have came? Maybe people came to visit after listening grandma's dead news. I open the door and my gaze landed on the two identical twins and instantly I was pulled into long comforting hug.

"We are sorry" Yeon said sadness reflecting in her voice. I knew they were feeling sorry as they were not with me in this hard time. Tae gave me a sorrowful smile telling me to be strong.

"You don't have to be we didn't knew this would happen" I spoke with the heaviness in my voice, controlling myself not to cry.

We walked back into the hall that felt quite and lonely. Tae squeezes my shoulder in a brotherly way supporting me.

"So what are you going to do now" she asked as we sat onto the sofa both of them on my either side.

My inside churned. What am I going to do now? Why it felt like I wasn't on the mercy list of fate. A long silence felt between us.

"I don't know" the truth swiftly left from my mouth. I really don't know what am I going to do. I do pray to those diety up there whatever am I going to do make the path easy for me.

"Didn't your grandmother said something in her last will or left a letter may be" Tae asked.

"She did wrote something about my grandfather my mother's father who is still alive and I should go to stay with him" I spoke looking at them.

**********

I sat inside the train looking at the outstretched thick rich green forest and landscapes as the train moved ahead. After our talk me, Yeon and Tae got busy in packing my things. I didn't carried all my belongings just few things that I really need it.

The afternoon felt like the early morning as the fog spread all around the area and could be clearly seen as the train moved ahead. The mountains and forests were spread into the vast green land. The smoke from the engine drifted into the misty clouds. The town Seohung was located near the southern part of the South Korea near the coast. It is a naturally rich town with respect to nature.

The train slowed down and finally came to stop. People with their luggage walked their way to the door onto the platform. Getting up with my bag I got down on the platform and looked around for the exit, when my gaze landed onto a man standing with a white board Evelyn written onto it. I walked towards the man.

"Hello I am Evelyn" I spoke with a small smile.

The man only nodded his head and took my luggage, signalling me to walked behind him. Strange. Getting out from the station we walked towards a Black Mercedes.

I shivered into the chilly environment. After what felt like twenty minutes the car enter the town of Seohung. Some houses were build in traditional type, like a hanok between the forest. The whole town Seohung was indeed a forest first after period of time people started settling down here.

In front of a medium size bungalow the car came to stop. I immediately got down from the car, I could feel my blood pumping fastly and loudly. I was very nervous and even scared of this new environment and place.

What if I am not able to cope up here? What if my grandfather finds me a burden? The thought of never being welcome always scared me.

The driver took my luggage and we enter into the house. The house was large with different historic and artistic painting hanging on the walls. Small lamps on the table gave the house a very authentic look. We walked in into the main hall were a man sat on the sofa with his back facing us, suddenly he turned around.

"Evelyn" he said. The man is my grandfather, with a grey beard wearing spectacles and grey hair he stood tall for his age. He smile tenderly towards me and walked forward.

"Grandfather" I whisper good enough for him to hear. I didn't knew what to do but I felt like I am home.

"My sweet child grown up to a lovely girl" he stood in front of me caressing my hair tenderly and pulled me into a warm hug.

"I missed you so much" he continued pulling away he wiped his tears that were now flowing from his eyes.

"Don't cry" I spoke while holding his hand.

"Yes yes. So how was your trip?" We sat on the sofa.

"It was good" I smiled

*************

It was almost a week of me living here. The thought about me not being welcomed instantly washed from my brain. I learned many things about my grandfather he is a warm and comfortable person. He always knew when to give me space. I was liking living here.

Many things about the town I learned, it was small town with less population and more greenery. People prefer here to live here in harmony with these forests. I felt strange at first but the thoughts of the people can't be changed right? Some areas here in the town are restricted for the people to go and I had a least interest to explore them.

I walked towards the second floor it was deserted. I had heard from servants that this place was restricted for anybody to go but why?

My eyes looked around the corridor. The walls did not have any pictures or paintings hanging on it like any other wall in the house. My feet stopped in front of the big brown wooden door.

The door was generously big and looked imitating. Building the courage in myself I walked forward and turned the door knob to open it. The door squeaked while opening and I came face to face with a large library.

Library?

I huffed I was getting scared for no reason. I felt I was entering into a heaven. I smiled and walked forward into the library. My eyes moved to the big shelves holding the books. My fingers automatically grazed the book covers.

As I moved further more into the library I saw big glass cupboards the held many books. I tried to open the first glass door but it did not opened.

Why is this locked? I looked around for the cupboard's key but I couldn't find it.

Tapping my feet impatiently I thought what to do. Then I an idea came in my mind I removed the hair pin from my hair and tried unlocking the door. I inwardly screamed in happiness when the door opened.

The books that were kept looked of ancient and old with thick covers and bindings. I looked at the books and then one of the book caught my attention

'새벽의 그늘 saebyeog-ui geuneul' The Shadow Of The Dawn.

The title was written in Korean lightly and softly with my fingers I traced the words written in golden.

Which book is this?

As I opened the book I felt chilling cold around me and the sudden thunder in the sky could heard I nearly flinched at the sound. The page of the book were of olden quality.

My eyebrows turned into the frown as the the pages of the book was blank. I flipped the pages but almost all the pages were blank and bare except one. The words were written into an old cursive writing.

The lightning of the storm I feel tonight.

The black ink of the page I see tonight.

I set my gaze on the enchanted spell.

Reading it's words for the past that I seek.

I command you to take me into the story that I would be in.

As I read those I felt the ground beneath me shake and the thunders got more loud and scary. I started to feel light headed as if some unknown force was pulling me towards it. Suddenly everything went black and a loud scream tore from my lips as I started fall.

I couldn't see anything a gust of wind blew everywhere and with a loud thump I fell into the ground. Groaning in pain I clutched my sides at where I fell into the ground. I rubbed my abdominal side and got up. My hands felt wet as I touched the ground looking around I gasped. Where in the place I came? All I could see was the vast green forest. My heart started thumping loudly as I started to feel scared.

"How.." a shock gasp escaped my lips.