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" What the hell was that?!?!..And who the hell are you guys!?!"

Na-ra inquires as she wakes up gasping for air, sweating through her forehead still, there was a little of pain going through her head but comparing the one she had to go earlier it was nothing.

" Well that would be the 'Fire bird'.And us...we are the people served it for years, and now we will be giving it freedom!"

Na-ra' s eyes widen with the familiar word, of course she has heard about firebird. Once Master Heo has talked about it, The firebird that could destroy Daeho in seconds if it wants to but far as she can remember it has said that the powerful mage Master seo-gyeong and the divine priestess of jinyowon jin seol-ran has already confined the fire bird in the jinyowon and it's say's that the fire bird was born on the volcano and was the sole reason Master seo-gyeong and jin seol-ran built jinyowon to lock up the fire bird... So what are they talking about fird bird being the voice she heard? Was Na-ra thought.

" That's impossible! The bird is locked up in-"

Before Na-ra could finish her sentence the rest of the people surrounded her stood back to let her see the view of an red shelled bird egg floating in the space ,an red aura covering it. It would be a lie if Na-ra said it wasn't mesmerizing,it exactly looked a red gem from afar, it was so alluring that Na-ra unconsciously drawn to it.

"H-how?... "

" When mage seo gyeong and priestess jin seol-ran tried to confined it in jinyowon a part of it escaped like it's soul from it, for a long time it was in this ordinary shell until... You were born... "

" Until I was born?.. "

Na-ra asks as she teared her eyes from the egg taking a glance at the woman, confusion laying on her face.

" When you were born, the fire bird's soul somehow latched into you or it chose you. Whatever it was ,the fire bird's soul lies in you and now you will be the one who will be our saviour... "

" ...What??...so ,you're telling me that...the actual fire bird's egg still is confined in jinyowon while a part of it's soul has been attached to me since I was born??and what are you talking about me being your savior??"

" We want you to discover your true potential only then the fire bird could unleash it's power , and then this cruel world will burn with it!!"

The woman elaborates their plan with a glorious smile as Na-ra stare at her terrified written all over her face.

" What... What do you mean destroying the world?? "

Na-ra asks again with terrified voice looking at everyone who is smiling like puppets at her.

" All of you are insane!! You-"

Before Na-ra could finish her word a tight sting felt at her cheek, the woman just slapped her .holding her cheek Na-ra glance to the woman not believing what she just did to see that woman was still glaring at Na-ra because of what she just said.

" INSANE?!? WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS DAY FOR DECADES! SO AS THE PROPHECY SAY'S WE WILL SERVE THE FIRE BIRD UNTIL WE DIE TO UNLEASH IT'S POWER AND BURN THIS WORLD DOWN FOR GREATER GOOD!... And for that now... "

The woman steps closer to Na-ra with bloodshot eyes.

" We have to open your gate of energy. . ."

The woman finished her sentence as she took one more step closer to her as the surrounded other people did the same.

" You can't open it, my father closed it so long-"

" Your father closed it denying your fate, however you can never run away from your fate.. "

" Wait..my father knew?... "

" Of course he had, or else why would he close his child's gate of energy?? But don't worry we will open it and by that the fire bird's soul will awaken in you and it will do the rest... "

The woman steps again dangerously closer to Na-ra as Na-ra take a step backwards until she felt the cold wall behind her.
(𝙰𝚗𝚍 𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎𝚘𝚞𝚝 👀.... 𝙹𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚔𝚒𝚍𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝙸 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚗𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚏𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚖𝚢 𝚔𝚒𝚍𝚗𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚛... 𝚄𝚗𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚑𝚎'𝚜 𝙷𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚐 𝚖𝚒𝚗-𝚑𝚢𝚞𝚗 𝚘𝚏𝚌...𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚖𝚢 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 1000+ 𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝚖𝚎𝚗.𝚘𝚔𝚊𝚢 𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚢-)

Na-ra glanced to the woman's hands , Na-ra could see that she absorbed the water molecules in the air and made it into a large one as Na-ra's eyes glimpsed at it already knowing what's going to happen.Next second Na-ra knows is that the woman already acted her spell into Na-ra body as Na-ra falls into the ground by the sudden feel of energy flowing through her body, at first it felt great Na-ra couldn't lie that, she never felt this much energetic until it wasn't. The next second instead of the cooling feeling she felt until now changed to heat, like her blood was boiling in hundred degrees, Na-ra looked around to find out her eyes were already giving up by the sudden exhaustion ,as the view blured and all she saw was black and she blackened out.

At the same time in daeho it was literal chaos because of the two jang siblings.

" Dang-gu, did you find her?!? "

" Uncle, we are still searching.. Yul ,is leading the search team everywhere in Daeho..but..There isn't a single soul that has seen her after younghee.... What about Uk?? Is he alright now?!?"

Park dang-gu spoke as he glanced to mu-deok who is hanging in a rope exhausted he pitied her but there was nothing he could do at the moment. Before park jin could reply to his questions one of the physician came in running.

" My Lord, "

" How is uk?? Did something happen to him ?? "

Park jin inquired with fear lacing through his voice as everyone in the room waited for an answer including the girl hanging on the ropes.

" Master Heo yeom removed the poison. Young master jang is safe. "

As those words came out from his mouth everyone felt a little relieved especially the girl.

" Did he concoct the antidote? "

" No, my Lord . ... He opened the young master's gate of energy. "

The physician said the last sentence hesitantly as Park Jin's eyes widen in shock in what he just heard, however the one who was hanging on the ropes smirked knowing her plan made successfully but still having an anxious for a particular girl. Just like her thoughts were read another mage came running towards them gasping for air.

" We- we got a lead about where might be young lady Jang Na-ra could be!!."

" What? How?? I mean where?!? "

Park dang-gu anxiously asked the mage as everyone in room again waited for another information.

" one of the shopkeeper in the market saw some suspicious people that hasn't seen any where in Daeho going to the North with a unconscious woman, I'm afraid the lady might be young lady jang Na-ra... "

" But... There's only forests in the North.."

Park dang-gu muttered to himself in confusion .

" Tell all the songrim mages to find her... Whatever it takes. It's my order..."

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𝐁𝐫𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐧𝐚 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡  𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐭 ...

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