STRONG AFFECTION : Chapter 31 – 40
CHAPTER 38
By Naomi Cindy B
Kimora’s head hurts like there’s a burning furnace on it, she coughed and continued spitting bIood
The ground is full of her bIood right now and the flowers started burning but as hard as her bIood is burning the flowers, the garden kept getting bigger and bigger
Right now she’s sure she has lost half of the bIood in her system
She closed her eyes and saw a vision about Jimin in the rain, laying on the ground and getting drenched by the rain, his whole body is burning up already
She quickly opened her eyes and fell on the ground completely
“No… I need to save him, I must save him, I need to save him…..” She started chanting that for minutes then Mazu appeared in front of her
She can hear his mocking laughter immediately he landed, it’s loud and derisive
“Your lover is suffering, you’re in pains too, don’t you think it’s time to give up?” He said
“I….i wasn’t born to … To give up ..I was born to be strong and agile” she replied weakly, releasing tears from her eyes
“Then show me your agility when you can’t even stand” Mazu replied mockingly
” You won’t have the last laugh” Kimora replied, bIood gushed out of her nose again
” Look who’s talking, you have just a pinch of bIood left on your body and it’s time for you to die” Mazu replied and bent beside her, he tried to grab her neck and take in her remaining energy but a bright light suddenly appeared, stopping him
He slowly stood, looking at the direction of the light as it came closer and closer
“I knew it, you’ll come out of your hiding place” Mazu said
Petal appeared and batted her eyelids before looking at Mazu
” What order do you have to come back to earth and cause havoc” she said
” I’ve just started, and when I’m done, you’ll be gone cos I’ll kill you with my hands” Mazu replied
” You were exiled to darkness, why didn’t you just stay there, why disobey the orders of the heavens!” She said loudly
” Scared for your cursed daughter?, I’ll kill her and her foolish lover first before coming back to you” Mazu said and tried grabbing Kimora again but Petal hit him with a white fan, he landed faraway from them and Petal quickly pulled Kimora up
“Breath in” she said and Kimora obeyed, she breath in and all her blood on the ground and the one that has sunk already came out magically, she sniffed it in through her nose and Petal pecked her forehead before wiping her tears
“I finally got to see you…. lioness was right, we look so much alike” Kimora said
” Go do your job, use your blood” Petal said and Kimora vanished, she appeared back in the shrine and rushed out into the rain..
“Are you boasting of your powers now?” Mazu said, coming closer to Petal
” Stay away from her, face me instead” she replied
“You can’t teach me what I’ll do” Mazu replied
” I’m out of hiding, you can’t hurt her anymore, and taking the Jade of light necklace from her will only make your death fast, you won’t last and this time you won’t be exiled, you’ll be sealed and buried forever” she said and vanished
Mazu brought out the necklace and looked at it. “Are you trying to trick me into returning it?, I’m not easy, now that you’re out, we start the game of de.ath till I wipe out every single soul in Miryang” he said, shouting afterwards.
STRONG AFFECTION : Chapter 31 – 40
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Cory can’t contain his shock when he saw Jimin lying in the rain and what the rainwater has done to his body
He’d have came with him but Jimin insisted that he shouldn’t and now this happened
He quickly carried him in his arms and started running to the nearest house then Kimora appeared though Cory didn’t see her, she stayed in a corner
She created a magical cover which stopped the rain from falling on Jimin, Cory was shocked but he kept moving till he got to the house
He knocked and a man opened the door, it turned out to be the man Jimin stopped Riya from killing the other time, the farmer
“What happened to his highness!” He said quickly when he saw Jimin in Cory’s arms with his disfigured body
“Can we stay here for the meantime?” Cory asked
“Of course, why not” the man replied, opening the door more widely for them
Cory went in and Jimin’s wet clothes were taken off from his body
His whole body has been badly burnt from the rain and his face too, the mask he was wearing stopped the rainwater from touching some parts of his face and that’s why he’s still recognizable
“Why is his body like this?” The man asked with concern
“You’ll know about it later” Cory replied and Kimora came in in her human form
“Lady Kimora” Cory said surprisingly
She walked to him and knelt beside Jimin
“He’ll be fine” she said
“How?, How did you know I’m here?” He asked
Instead of answering, Kimora faced the man
” Ahjussi, can you give me a knlfe?”
“Knlfe?…oh…ok” he replied and left the room
” What are you gonna do?” Cory asked
“Calm down Cory, he’ll be ok” she replied
The man came back with a knife which he handed to Kimora
Kimora cut her palm with the knlfe and bIood came out of it
“What are you doing!” Cory said loudly
“Why did you cut yourself?” The man said shockingly
Kimora dropped the bIood on Jimin’s forehead and waited for results
Soon after, new skin covered his skin and his burns disappeared immediately, his body came back to normal and the bIood wiped off from his head
“Lady Kim” Cory said shockingly
“What just happened” the man said
“I’m sorry if I’ve shocked you both but…. this is just one of my methods” she replied
” What kind of method involves healing with bIood” Cory said
“I’ll explain later” she replied and Jimin coughed immediately
” Your highness!” The man said
“Your highness” Cory called
“Jimin are you awake?, Jim” Kimora called
” Jimin?, Who’s she?” The man wondered, surprised that she called him by his name
Jimin opened his eyes slowly and and saw Cory first
“Idi.ot, I told you not to follow me” he said slowly
“If I hadn’t,who knows what would have happened” he replied and Jimin’s expression changed, he spranged up and checked out his body
“I’m certain that I got drenched by the rainwater, how come my skin is ok” he said shockingly
” Lady Kimora” Cory replied, gesturing at her
Jimin looked her way and surprisingly it’s her
“Kitten” he said
“You’re ok right?” She said
Jimin drew closer to her and pulled her to himself in a tight hug
” I thought something bad will happen to you, I was so scared when I kept getting the intuition that something bad will happen” he said, rubbing her hair
” I’m ok , clear all worries Jim, I’m fine” she replied
“She hurt herself to heal you” Cory said and Jimin quickly broke the hug then he saw her palm
He took it and opened it, the wound is not very deep, it’s still bIeeding slightly but still it breaks Jimin’s heart
“Why?” He asked
“I had to use my bIood but it’s nothing, I don’t feel any pain, if I apply my herbs when I get home, it’ll close up before tommorow” she replied confidently with an assuring smile
Jimin held her face and pecked her lightly, she blushed slightly
“I love you” he said
“I love you Jim, prince of my heart” she chuckled as he hugged her
” Promise me you won’t get hurt cos of me again” he said
“I promise” she replied though she knows that’s unavoidable
“I’m jealous” Cory muttered
The man smiled at the cuteness, now understanding why she addressed him as Jimin
Jimin broke the hug and faced him
“I know you” he said
“Yes your highness, I’m the one you saved from Riya Park the other day, you send me food and even gave me money, I’m still very grateful till today, your benevolence helped a lot” he replied , bowing respectfully
” What’s your name?” Jimin asked
“Hong” he replied
” Hong, thanks for accommodating me, I’ll repay your kindness” Jimin said
” No need your highness, you’ve done so much” he replied
” I wish Miryang can be full of people like you, it’d be so peaceful” Jimin said
“We need to go now” Cory said
” I can’t possibly go in my wet clothes” Jimin said
“I’ll be right back” Hong said and stood, he walked to his bed and opened a clothing drawer, he brought out a robe coloured white and cool blue with flowers stripes allover
“You can put this on, I actually got it for my son but he’s not in Miryang presently” he said
” It’s an expensive robe, why are you giving this to me” Jimin replied
” Yes it’s expensive, only for the nobles, I bought it with my savings for a year but it won’t hurt to give it to you, you’re like a son to me and my savior” he replied
” Your son…. where’s he?” Jimin asked
” I dunno, he was given birth to on a stormy day, the storm brought down our house and killed my wife, I raised the child by myself till he turned six, he suddenly went lost when I went farming one day, since them I’ve never seen him but I believe he’s not dead, my Jin Hong will come back to me I believe” he said, smiling as he narrated the story
It’s obvious he’s full of hopes that the child will come back someday
“If that’s true, then I shouldn’t take this robe” Jimin said
“You should take it, I’ll just get another one” Hong replied
Jimin took the robe slowly and Cory dressed him up
“Servants will come here tommorow morning from the palace, do whatever they ask of you” Jimin said
” Yes your highness” Hong bowed and they left
“What do you plan on doing?” Kimora asked
” Send him three bags of silver, he deserves to be a noble” Jimin replied and Kimora smiled
They climbed the horse and Cory promised to meet them in the palace so Jimin used his mask and left with Kimora on the horse
“I saw Petal finally” Kimora said during the journey.
“Really?” Jimin replied, stopping the horse
“Yes, she’s so beautiful, pink eyes like me, white hair, pure white robe and nails, she’s really related to me, star king called me her daughter” she said
” What!, She’s….your mother?”
“I’m not sure yet, I just heard” she replied
” I think you’ll understand soon” Jimin said and the horse moved.
STRONG AFFECTION : Chapter 31 – 40
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