chapter 1: fallen

long ago, lived a mysterious and magical land . this land had lots of mysteries and untold tales that lurked within it. the land of maeho only existed in the other world, while in the normal world , it was a myth . the Qi users were popular warriors in maeho and were the progenitors of mystic arts, a fundamental form of magic and spell casting. most families in maeho mastered Qi and passed it down to their progeny as a custom and tradition. amongst these families is the popular Kim family of the kwaechugwan fortress. the Kim dynasty was headed by Lord kim min -soo , leader of the kwaechugwan fortress, together with his four heirs, although the last heir is unpopular and unknown. the three heirs, excluding the fourth one, were well-known practitioners of Qi carrying on the legacy of their noble dynasty as qi users . the third heir, Kim hwa- young was a damsel loved by almost all the men as she was said to be as elegant and charming as the cherry blossom 🌸. the second heir , kim su- yeon was a lovely and handsome young man also loved by almost all the females as he was said to glow as bright and pale as the frost and winter fall because of his white hair and hanbok. the first heir, kim park-so was a bold and strict young man as he was said to be as gloomy as the nightfall. the three were respected heirs of the noble kim family, well known in the entire land and villages. earlier on when lord kim min- soo's four heirs were still teenagers , kim Lao-Kong,the fourth heir was very ill/sick to the point of death so lord kim min-soo needed a solution to his problem. lord kim min-soo needed a powerful relic called the relic stone, which had the power to reincarnate souls . the relic stone was the most powerful soul gem 💎 ( a relic that has the power of imperfect reincarnation of souls), having the power to instantly reincarnate souls without any defect attribute. another mystery of maeho was the sea of souls. the sea of souls was called the stream of sorcery , an unnatural water body with immense energy , considered to be a bridge between the earth and the dark part. the sea of souls was considered a very dreadful place in maeho. If a person drowns in the sea of souls, their souls automatically gets reincarnated with a negative effect due to its wild essence, a person's soul can be reincarnated as a tree, a flower, or inanimate objects like dolls and the soul could as well get trapped in the water for eternity. because of the dangers of the seas power, a technique was used to make powerful relics and artefacts,which some had the power to reincarnate souls like the soul gem . the soul gem was a product of the sea of souls, made out of the dark waters. some artefacts were used in storing myriads , cursed spirits that escape from the dark part ,purging out of the water to roam around the earth with malice. the technique or art used in making these objects of power was known as forbidden alchemy. A powerful sorcery with the power to manipulate creation. the forbidden alchemy was banned from maeho, although it was secretly used and practiced. damsol fortress was where mysterious relics and powerful artefacts were stored and preserved . lord kim min-soo's desperacy led him to search for the relic stone, so he sent his men to the damsol fortress to get the relic stone. rumours spread like wildfire about warriors being killed at the damsol fortress. when lord kim min-soo heard of this, he decided to travel to the damsol fortress with about twenty-seven men from his elite warriors. when they reached the damsol fortress, a strange figure stood firm in the form of a warrior, a female elite warrior wearing a gat on her head, a scarlet blind fold covering her eyes and dressed on a dark blue coloured hanbok. this warrior was the keeper of the damsol fortress, and her name was bong-seon . bong-seon was a powerful spellsman and a blind warrior who passed through a series of training for twenty-five years. 'we are here for the relic stone.' Lord kim min-soo spoke boldly. 'Hmm, I'm the keeper of the damsol fortress, and nothing is leaving out of it.' bong-seon spoke . 'it's an order'! lord kim min-soo yelled . 'Well, it's my own order as well,' bong-seon responded fearlessly. lord kim min-soo sent his men to attack bong-seon. under the rainy 🌧 sky they fought. bong-seon elegantly unsheath her blade and dashed at the first men to attack her, and within five seconds , she was through with them. the second warriors approached her , and with her movements like lightning and her fierce pride and grandeur techniques, she finished them up. bong-seon was able to use her qi energy to incorporate powerful gusts of wind , then raised massive amounts of rocks and boulders by touching the ground and releasing her qi energy like a blue/azure aura. she also turned a rain drop/ drop of water into fire 🔥 and used it to blast off the other warrior to his death. for the last two warriors, she used her qi energy to manipulate water by causing all the moistures in their body to go away, leaving them dry and pale on the floor. lord kim min-soo seeing all his men on the floor with rage unsheath his own blade while using his qi energy to incorporate fire /flames in his blade, making it fiery . He dashed at bong-seon, and they began to clash blades. while flicking his blade, he incorporated wind in his blade as the fire gradually shifted to mere air then he struck it at bong-seon, although bong-seon used her qi energy to freeze her sword like ice 🧊 through the particles of water in order to get hold of her stamina, but the force was too strong that it pushed her away, sliding on the floor. lord kim min-soo used this as an advantage to rush her and stab her while on the ground, although she tried using her energy to hold the force of the blade , but she gave up along the line and was stabbed to death. bong-seon was exceptionally talented in the forbidden alchemy, so with her last breath, she drew energy from the water and at the same time incorporated dark energy into it thereby forming a corrupted energy from the water which will be equivalent to the immense energy of the sea of souls *stream of sorcery* so she was able to reincarnate her soul as she vanished into a blue subtle energy flow ,fading into thin air. lord kim min-soo tried to enter the damsol fortress, but it was shielded with a spell. when Lord kim min-soo discovered that bong-seon's body was no more, he was shocked and suspected that she must have reincarnated her soul. a young girl, while escaping from some group of boys, fell into the water. her body drowned in the sea of souls at the same time bong-seon soul was getting reincarnated. there is usually a clash when two souls are getting reincarnated at the same time under the full moon , and the outcome is uncertain and uncomprehendable. due to this coincidence and clash of souls, something unusual happened........

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