And finally I was there
But how?
As I stood up from the bed, a searing pain shot through my abdomen caught my whole body, and... I fell on again.
"Kid! "
They rushed to my side , there faces etched with concern, and began examining my hand with gentle fingers.
As their fingers brushed against my hand, a faint smile crept onto their face. I stared at them, confusion etched on my own.
How could they smile at a time like this?
The pain was suffocating me , and yet they seemed almost...amused.
Seeing my face, they started laughing even more.
As embarrassment washed over me, I found my voice and asked:
Why are you laughing like this sir?
My words were even laced with pain and curiosity, but their amusement only seemed to grow.
Abruptly! Their laughter ceased, and they locked eyes with me. I mate their stare sensing, if they were about to reveal something vital.
Perhaps their earlier levity was just a facade, a way to prepare me for what was to come, I thought.
But, it wasn't anything like that, though. They took a long breath as if they wanted to tell the whole slice in one time air.
And said,"Son"...
Huh! That's it, my mind yelled.
The unfinished sentence hung in the air, a palpable weight that seemed to suffocate me. I waited my patience wearing thin, but they just sat there, frozen in thought.
But, after a long silence of some seconds, their lips seemed to catch momentum.
"nothing's happened, just some old memories flooded back"
They said with more amusement than before.
Huh! What?, how?
I didn't expect such reaction. As I tried to sat up on my place, I realized like the blurry winds I overcomed were shattering on my eye and I glanced.
My voice was barely audible, it was a feeling that I thought never felt by me . I felt like I was lying there for days being knocked in the grave for thousand times.
They heared, said,
"A little late in your arrival could be resulted in your existence differently".
But how? And why? , I asked.
" Yes,as you said you were sleeping for a week after you were brought to here. Is it true then? Your sister has entomed in slumber for an eternity - a month"
They said.
Yes, it was true.
My sister Suyong, a young soul had trapped inside or isolated herself under the depth of her darkest hole where only the Black bizzares could be visible. My mom, who sacrificed herself to make our path here alive.
But how?
How was she sustaining herself and what was the reason behind her prolonged slumber? And what about my mom's supernatural powers, speed, how we got here?
The power that coursed through her veins made her being such a silent being and my mom such unhuman? ,If so, Why and how?
"Calm down my son"
"I'll make you visible all your prob keys but not in hurry, okay? Now first I need to test some of your patience young boy"
And they got out...
My hands flew to my lips , as if to stifle the gasp that escaped my voice barely audible, laced with a blend of terror and awe.
Cause, how could he possibly have discerned the deepest recesses of my mind, merely by beholding windows of my soul?
My thoughts, my emotions, my every intention - had he truly seen them all,
laid bare before him like an open book?
I didn't even make my lips. So how they took them visible dancing?
The unnerving sensations sent shivers down my spine, as I struggeled to comprehend the unfathomable depths of his insight.
Just then, a powerful, ethereal voice echoed from outside :
"Oh our deities, we pledge to safeguard these Arcane powers, the future of our mere Planet, from falling into the dark palms. We wove to protect them with unwavering conviction and vigilance..."
The words hung in the air, the solemn oath spoken in Unison.
I was sure that it wasn't the voice of solo.
As I strained to rise from the bed, a searing agony coursed to my mere marrow, shattering my resolve.
Ahhhh!
My bones felt like they were being splintered, crushed beneath an invisible weight, rendering my limbs paralyzed and useless.
Agony ravaged my body, yet their words pierced through the pain like a dagger. I strained to listen, my senses on high alert, and caught the whisper...
"Your Corp leader, Woo Fang mi still breathes, but her whereabouts remain a mystery".
Fa... Fang... Mi... Mom!
I unleashed a primal scream and burst fourth from my bed , defying the agony that ravaged my body.
I'm coming maa, ahhhh!!!
As I lunged out of bed, desperate to uncover the truth behind my mom's fate, I reached the doorway, and an unseen force yanked me backward, shackling me to the spot.
"Hmmm, Master Lin, has anyone tried to challenge my Rubber core Barrier? If so, it wasn't strong supposed by me hahaha! "
A Statuesque women towered over me , her eyes blazing with an unyealding intensity. Then the old man whom she called Master Lin said,
"He is the son of Fang mi, Ji Hwan. He was brought to Cheonjeong Rest chamber last second week".
Surprise tinged her voice as she retorted,
" Seriously, Lady Fang mi's son, it's isn't a joke girls?, lady Fang mi's son!".
My rage was simmering, ready to boil over, as I took a step forward to confront the women, but Master Lin's voice cut through the tension.
"XO8, don't dare to, okay? Don't forget he's only 7".
She shattered and kneed down...
" I beg your Pardon, I'm sorry Master".
Then they turned to me and said,
"Come Ji Hwan, now you can cross it".
I tried to test my hand on it and.... It got out smoothly. So, I ran out and screamed...
What did y'all do to my mom? Where she is? You need to be ashamed of it, you trapped a small brother with his helpless sister huh!...
An another women rushed and grabbed me in the air....
"You're audecity is staggering, how dare you raise your voice in presence of Master! "
"XO12, let him down. It's okay".
He said firmly.
" Okay Master ".
She leaved me and got to her place. Now, I was total in ego, how anyone just gets me up and down as I'm nothing means to it .
They placed their palm on my shoulder and said....
" Let me introduce you with them and them with you.
This is...
'The Fang Mi Corp'!!