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Desperation. Desperation was the only feeling that seo-yul had while running through the forest particularly to find someone. It had been hours that he's trying to find her desperately, he can feel the exhaustion trying to get him however his mind was too clouded by the one girl to even think that.

Every second passed by after hearing the girl's disappearance seo-yul blamed himself. if he had accompanied her, if he walked her to her home maybe this wouldn't have happened. While all these thoughts were clouding the boy's mind he didn't know someone was calling out to him until a hand came contact to his shoulder.

" Yul-ah!!"

" Ah.. Dang-gu.. Wha-what about uk?!?"

Park dang-gu stared at the boy in front of him, it was the first he saw seo-yul like that .

" Oh? Oh! Uk is fine, Master Heo opened his gate of energy! ... But yul-ah, I think you need to take a break.. You look like you're going to fall any second ... "

" No, I'm fine. I need to fin-"

Before the boy could finish his sentence a sudden explosion took place far from them only a fire was they could see, however seeing that dang-gu and seo-yul exchanged glance for a second and ran to there with other mages behind hoping for the best.

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Na-ra woke up again with a terrible cough and every muscle in her body ached . When she opened her eyes she all she saw was embers everywhere and that could explain all the smoke that choked her throat. However what snapped her from the daze was the lifeless body of the earlier woman laying in front of her. Na-ra screamed as she stood up fastly and stepped back couple of steps only to find her alone in that dark forest.

Only then she looked around and to herself, she was drenched in blood that is not her's . Everyone was dead. Every single people is burned to their dead except the woman who seemed to have no burned mark on her body, only blood dripping from her mouth. However seeing that suspicious Na-ra took a couple of steps towards the woman fearfully and as she looked closer she could see a burned mark on her neck. Then Na-ra remembered couple of hours back , she felt the urge to run and she did but, unlucky as she is ,she couldn't even run. her barefoot was already giving up as much as she couldn't even walk .

While she thought every possibility of luck is gone she sees a few figures running towards her and before she knew her eyes and body gave up as she collapse into ground however she collapse into someone's hands and with her all strength she tries to open her eyes only to see a glimpse of them.

" Yul... Tell master Heo that ,it's...the firebird..."

Na-ra mutters as she blacks out again.

The boy was feeling every type of feelings at that moment he saw her. He felt a wash of relief in his mind at last finding the girl but as she faints into his hands he felt concern and anxious for the girl, seeing the state she was in the boy takes her in his hands with the help of dang-gu and immediately run to sejukwon.

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Just as seo-yul and others brought Na-ra to sejukwon Master park and Master Heo was already waiting for them but what they didn't know was the girl would be in this state.

" What happened to her!?! "

Master park questions seo-yul as he was already on the verge to collapse.

" I don't know... When we got to her she already collapsed on my hands.. And a little far away from her there were.... "

" There were what?? "

" Lifeless bodies... "

Park dang-gu answers the question hesitantly, everyone in room who is Master Heo, Master park and seo-yul eyes wide in shock except seo-yul.

" What?... Dead bodies?.. "

" Yes. It looked like they were burned to dead... We have let the other mages to inspect the whole area. "

" Na-ra told me before she blacked out that... "

" What is it?!?! "

Park jin questions as his patience runs out by the situation.

" She just told me to inform that... It's the firebird... "

" Fire bird?? "

The other three asked in unison to seo-yul's information, after a second passed by the confusion Master Heo hurriedly checked Na-ra's pulse again and again and as he droped her wrist he glanced to park jin who held a confused look as the other two.

" Everyone except park jin.. Wait outside... And dang-gu take yul to take treatment "

" But Mast-"

" Right now. "

Master Heo cutted seo-yul's words as gave him a stern look as seo-yul reluctantly stepped out of the room with dang-gu giving the unconscious girl a last glance.

" Master Heo... Is there something wrong?? "

Park jin questions by seeing Master Heo's pale complexion.

" There isn't a external injury that is threatening so is internal... But... "

Master Heo looks down not knowing what to even to say, confused about his own judgement.

" But?? "

" I feel like...her gate of energy is already opened.. "

" ... What?... It's impossible... There isn't that many people who can open her gate of energy.. Then how?.. "

" But that isn't worrying right now rather.... While I checked Na-ra's energy I felt... An powerful energy... "

" Well it's possible to have more energy since jang gang -"

"No... It's not only the energy of the sky I felt... "

Master Heo let out of those words with a worrying glance to the girl who is still unconscious.

" Then what?-"

" I-I don't know!I don't even know how to treat her!! ...I'm afraid that if I even transfer a little bit of my energy to her body...it wouldn't even bear it.. "

While the two was in the deep discussion, what they didn't know was the girl was already getting her conscious back.

" Master Heo?... "

Na-ra called out more like a whisper recognizing the voice, partially opening her eyes to see the sight.

" Na-ra-ah,are you okay??!? Does anywhere hurts?!? What happened?!?"

The two men inquired in union as they stepped closer to her hurriedly. Hearing their questions Na-ra caught up the fear she had until then remembering everything including the firebird's soul that have been awakened in her.

Fear flashed in her eyes as she stared at the two of them with the fear of what will happen to her as she hurriedly grasped their hands.

" Help me!! "

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𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙖𝙖𝙖𝙖𝙖𝙖𝙖𝙖𝙖, 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙄 𝙙𝙤... 😭♥