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Title: Destiny
Series: 구가의서/Gu Family Book
Characters: Park Seo Yeong, Gu Wol Ryung, mentions of Yoon Seo Hwa
Rating: G
Summary: Seo Yeong have always had recurring dreams of a magical forest. Yet when she finally goes to look for it, she couldn't have imagined what she would find. Or how her life would change because of it.
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It was a place of mystery. A place none dared approach. It had long been a dwelling place of guardian spirits.
It was called the Moonlight Garden. And there the protectors of Mt. Jiri... had lived for thousands of years.
xxx
“Seo Hwa... is that you?”
Wol Ryung stared at the girl blankly as he held out his hand. “Are you going to sit there all day?”
The girl remained quiet, not answering his question. The girl's attire was very different and her hair was tied into simple ponytail. Not like the Yoon Seo Hwa that he remembered fondly. Then again, right now the times must have changed a lot. Even if Seo Hwa's soul was reborn into a new person, she won't be the same person that he used to now. Despite that... there was something about this girl that was similar to old Seo Hwa. Something... that he still missed.
“Seo Hwa...” he started to say.
“Seo Yeong! Park Seo Yeong, that's my name. Why did you kept calling me Seo Hwa?”
Wol Ryung smiled. The old Seo Hwa wouldn't have snapped like this so carelessly, yet it was endearing of her. It wasn't the same... but there's still that hint of Seo Hwa's fiery spirit in this girl. It was not just the same appearance, but truly... the same soul.
“Are you really going to sit there all day?”
Seo Yeong blushed, almost similarly like how Seo Hwa always did. His heart fluttered. Was he falling in love again?
"I can sit here all I want!" she cried out as she tried to edge away. But either she was hurt or that her legs were still numb from her fall, Seo Yeong didn't move. She kept fidgeting and glancing around her like a cornered rabbit. She looked up at him. “Aren't you angry at me? Earlier... there was another body but it was gone now.”
Wol Ryung sighed. It would be awkward to explain everything without making it confusing. And he doubt the girl would allow him near her if she thought it was just his selfish reason to regain his lost love.
"No, I'm not angry at you. Not anymore," said Wol Ryung again as he kept his hand extended towards her.
"You're not going to hurt me? Serious?"
Wol Ryung grinned. "No. How could I hurt someone as beautiful as you?"
Seo Yeong stared at him suspiciously. "How can I just believe... what are you? Who are you? How could you just woke up like that as if you've just awaken from a nap and your clothes aren't like how usual people wear!"
He crouched in front of her like how one would address a child and smiled. "My name is Gu Wol Ryung. I'm a fox spirit. I will not hurt you, I promise."
Seo Yeong stared at him long enough before accepting his hand and got up. She sat beside him wordlessly, before fidgeting with herself again. Wol Ryung kept staring at her before she hastily turned her eyes away.
"Fox spirit? So you're... like a gumiho?"
"Yes."
Seo Yeong glanced towards him again before gesturing the area behind her. "So... why did that other body disappear?"
He shrugged. “Perhaps it was fate, for her to disappear. For me to move on. I was meant to keep on asleep by her side but you broke the enchantment and woke me up.”
“Fate?' she asked, frowning. "Who was she? She must've been an important person for you to continue to stay with her even after she died.”
Wol Ryung nodded. “She was my dearest wife. I promised myself I'd never be separated from her again.”
Seo Yeong blinked. “How did...”
He turned towards her, “How did she die?” she asked again.
Wol Ryung let out a long sigh. “She... sacrificed herself to save me.” He smiled weakly. “Because of my weakness, I've become a demon that feeds on others' life force. The only other person that could stop me was my child but she, chose the other solution to protect me and the child.”
Seo Yeong tensed for a moment. “Why... why did you become a demon?”
“I wanted to become human for her, but something happened that made her see my true form. It was too much of a shock for her. So I received a penalty for failing to complete the conditions to turn myself into human,”
Seo Yeong gasped in shock. “You mean... she betrayed you?” Wol Ryung looked up to her in surprise to try to explain, but she continued talking. “I've read about the old tales of fox spirits that tried to become human. After falling in love before meeting with tragedy. So, it's your wife's fault that you became a demon?”
Wol Ryung suddenly cried out to her. “No! It's not her fault! I also screwed up by not believing in her to accept me for what I truly am. She was never at fault...”
“Then... why did you continued to sleep by her side after you stopped being a demon?” Tears started to flow from Seo Yeong's eyes as she wiped it away in confusion. "Eh? Why did I...?"
She turned back towards Wol Ryung, completely baffled. "Why? Why did I feel so sad when I hear you talk about your wife?"
Wol Ryung's heart started to clench as he pulled the young girl close. "I'm sorry. I really am so sorry..."
xxx
Seo Yeong stared blankly at the cave walls as she wondered about her predicament. Initially, she have come to this place to see if the sceneries she kept seeing in her dreams existed for real. And now she found it... as well as woken up an ancient fox spirit that was also incredibly handsome. The trip also did not take her too long like she thought it would.
“So... what am I supposed to do now?” she said aloud. Someone suddenly took hold of her hand as Seo Yeong looked up towards Wol Ryung.
“Let me show you around this forest.” Came the reply.
Series: 구가의서/Gu Family Book
Characters: Park Seo Yeong, Gu Wol Ryung, mentions of Yoon Seo Hwa
Rating: G
Summary: Seo Yeong have always had recurring dreams of a magical forest. Yet when she finally goes to look for it, she couldn't have imagined what she would find. Or how her life would change because of it.
---------------------------------
It was a place of mystery. A place none dared approach. It had long been a dwelling place of guardian spirits.
It was called the Moonlight Garden. And there the protectors of Mt. Jiri... had lived for thousands of years.
xxx
“Seo Hwa... is that you?”
Wol Ryung stared at the girl blankly as he held out his hand. “Are you going to sit there all day?”
The girl remained quiet, not answering his question. The girl's attire was very different and her hair was tied into simple ponytail. Not like the Yoon Seo Hwa that he remembered fondly. Then again, right now the times must have changed a lot. Even if Seo Hwa's soul was reborn into a new person, she won't be the same person that he used to now. Despite that... there was something about this girl that was similar to old Seo Hwa. Something... that he still missed.
“Seo Hwa...” he started to say.
“Seo Yeong! Park Seo Yeong, that's my name. Why did you kept calling me Seo Hwa?”
Wol Ryung smiled. The old Seo Hwa wouldn't have snapped like this so carelessly, yet it was endearing of her. It wasn't the same... but there's still that hint of Seo Hwa's fiery spirit in this girl. It was not just the same appearance, but truly... the same soul.
“Are you really going to sit there all day?”
Seo Yeong blushed, almost similarly like how Seo Hwa always did. His heart fluttered. Was he falling in love again?
"I can sit here all I want!" she cried out as she tried to edge away. But either she was hurt or that her legs were still numb from her fall, Seo Yeong didn't move. She kept fidgeting and glancing around her like a cornered rabbit. She looked up at him. “Aren't you angry at me? Earlier... there was another body but it was gone now.”
Wol Ryung sighed. It would be awkward to explain everything without making it confusing. And he doubt the girl would allow him near her if she thought it was just his selfish reason to regain his lost love.
"No, I'm not angry at you. Not anymore," said Wol Ryung again as he kept his hand extended towards her.
"You're not going to hurt me? Serious?"
Wol Ryung grinned. "No. How could I hurt someone as beautiful as you?"
Seo Yeong stared at him suspiciously. "How can I just believe... what are you? Who are you? How could you just woke up like that as if you've just awaken from a nap and your clothes aren't like how usual people wear!"
He crouched in front of her like how one would address a child and smiled. "My name is Gu Wol Ryung. I'm a fox spirit. I will not hurt you, I promise."
Seo Yeong stared at him long enough before accepting his hand and got up. She sat beside him wordlessly, before fidgeting with herself again. Wol Ryung kept staring at her before she hastily turned her eyes away.
"Fox spirit? So you're... like a gumiho?"
"Yes."
Seo Yeong glanced towards him again before gesturing the area behind her. "So... why did that other body disappear?"
He shrugged. “Perhaps it was fate, for her to disappear. For me to move on. I was meant to keep on asleep by her side but you broke the enchantment and woke me up.”
“Fate?' she asked, frowning. "Who was she? She must've been an important person for you to continue to stay with her even after she died.”
Wol Ryung nodded. “She was my dearest wife. I promised myself I'd never be separated from her again.”
Seo Yeong blinked. “How did...”
He turned towards her, “How did she die?” she asked again.
Wol Ryung let out a long sigh. “She... sacrificed herself to save me.” He smiled weakly. “Because of my weakness, I've become a demon that feeds on others' life force. The only other person that could stop me was my child but she, chose the other solution to protect me and the child.”
Seo Yeong tensed for a moment. “Why... why did you become a demon?”
“I wanted to become human for her, but something happened that made her see my true form. It was too much of a shock for her. So I received a penalty for failing to complete the conditions to turn myself into human,”
Seo Yeong gasped in shock. “You mean... she betrayed you?” Wol Ryung looked up to her in surprise to try to explain, but she continued talking. “I've read about the old tales of fox spirits that tried to become human. After falling in love before meeting with tragedy. So, it's your wife's fault that you became a demon?”
Wol Ryung suddenly cried out to her. “No! It's not her fault! I also screwed up by not believing in her to accept me for what I truly am. She was never at fault...”
“Then... why did you continued to sleep by her side after you stopped being a demon?” Tears started to flow from Seo Yeong's eyes as she wiped it away in confusion. "Eh? Why did I...?"
She turned back towards Wol Ryung, completely baffled. "Why? Why did I feel so sad when I hear you talk about your wife?"
Wol Ryung's heart started to clench as he pulled the young girl close. "I'm sorry. I really am so sorry..."
xxx
Seo Yeong stared blankly at the cave walls as she wondered about her predicament. Initially, she have come to this place to see if the sceneries she kept seeing in her dreams existed for real. And now she found it... as well as woken up an ancient fox spirit that was also incredibly handsome. The trip also did not take her too long like she thought it would.
“So... what am I supposed to do now?” she said aloud. Someone suddenly took hold of her hand as Seo Yeong looked up towards Wol Ryung.
“Let me show you around this forest.” Came the reply.
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