"Seina, protect the next incarnation of me…" I gripped onto King Hiryuu's hands tightly as I knew this time would have come to an end. He was slowly dying in his bed as nobody couldn't save him from this dreadful death scene. "You and Zeno are the most important people I have to trust." He smiled at the both of us, Zeno sitting next to me, holding back his tears. "A curse than a blessing, don't ever be saddened by your gifts. You both will have a purpose when the time comes, but please hold strength in these long years until we return." King Hiryuu's warmed hand turned cold, that was when tears started dropping.
As the Four Dragons and I stood at his deathbed, crying, I realized that the other three dragons were going to soon die of old age and that made me cry even more. The King was the only person that kept us together for so long. We were like family with an unbreakable bond until death.
Life was never the same since the King died. King Hiryuu's son was so young that Zeno stayed at the palace as we all parted our way to get away from the pain lingering in our hearts that will always be there for all time. "I guess….this is goodbye." I stared at Guen, Abi, Shuten, and Zeno. I repeatedly told myself not to cry when we part. It hurts to say goodbye. I love them all that I don't want to part. Why does parting hurt so much?
"Don't cry, you baby." Shuten pulled me into a hug as the other came in. I cried onto his shoulder as I couldn't stop. There were tear stains and snot on his clothing.
"Let us meet in the heavens where we will reunite as siblings, though you're not a dragon, Seina, but meet us there." Guen said with a big smile, concealing his hurting heart.
We all nodded to do that, but I looked over at Zeno as we both had a bitter expression. As immortals...we can't die. We'll both suffer in not remembering or seeing them ever again. After the men saying to visit each other, we walked our own directions to find what is called 'home'.
I isolated myself in a cave to fill the void in my heart. As twenty years passed by, it was time to visit the dragons. Their life was on the verge of death. My heart is telling me to visit them before they blow their last breath.
"Oh, Guen, how old you've become." I went down on my knees, staring at him. He was in his bed in his white robes. "Zeno and I wished we could go to the heavens with you all, but we can't as you can see. We are bound by immortality." I clenched my skirt, feeling my nails digging through the fabric.
"How young both of you will stay is saddening." His voice hoarse. "It's sad that Zeno has never come to visit me not even once. As my power goes down to the next child, I hope they find their dragon blood brothers…" A tear slipped from his eyes when his voice died and also his life.
I stared at his fresh dead body, face stiff as stone while the pain bubbled up with his tribe members crying at the background making it worse. Though I wasn't a dragon, but a messenger bird, they were important people, very important. Even if I'm not connected by their dragon blood, the three dragons died. I sensed it and I was too late because I copped myself in my cave because I feared of losing people. "I'm sorry…" I muttered, standing up and walking out like a zombie to find Zeno.
"Zeno...you felt it right?" I stood in front of the bloody Zeno who fought with many armies. "They're dead." My stoned face didn't change one bit.
"I know…" He didn't look at me, too ashamed that he didn't visit them before their death. "I was scared to see them age."
"Aren't we alike?" I turned my back to him. "When we meet, it'll be the day when the King's return." I proceeded to go home.
While I traveled home by foot, my emotion was dead and lifeless. This is what it feels to be human once again. "Hey girl, why are you alone?" A man called out as his gang was behind him.
I didn't answer because I have better things to do than get involved with pest.
"Hey! Don't ignore me!" The man grabbed my arm.
"DON'T TOUCH ME!" I raged at him.
"Get her." He commanded.
I came home that night with torn up clothes and the smell of gas and death. I burnt the house down to pay back for what they have done to me. "Humans are vile creatures….that is why I'm this. I should have killed them when they grabbed me, but I didn't since I was told never to harm a human because King Hiryuu said for me to try and love them like he did in his eyes. But I see nothing what he sees." I stared at the red marks on my body at the reflection in the water.
I forced myself to sleep for two hundred years. I spread out my black enormous wings and curled myself into a ball.
TIME SKIP
"King Hiryuu!" My big wings sprawled open as the time has come. I ran outside my cave to see the red star in the sky, twinkling brightly.
My eyes dilated to find Zeno's presence. With opened wings and started to fly to Zeno. "Zeno!" I called with teary eyes as I saw him in the White Dragon tribe. He was sitting on a tree branch with the next white dragon successor.
"S-Seina…!" He choked on his spit as he saw me. It's been ages since we saw each other. I stood next to him on the branch as I smiled at the little boy.
"He's coming back, Zeno. We finally have a meaning in life now." I stared at the red star.
"We do, don't we?" His voice sounded a bit happy.
"No more pain for now until it happens."
"Yes." He nodded as we both reminisce about the past.
"Shall we go and visit the others?"
"We should." We jumped down from the tree with the boy climbing down slowly. I retreated my wings in as I looked human.
"Who are you guys?" The boy asked.
Zeno and I stared at each other, knowing what we'll both say. "Let's see where fate takes us." We continued our journey as the guards were calling for the little boy.
"Awww, he's so cute!" I couldn't help but smile at the blue haired boy with his cute cat mask on. But my heart hurts for him at the same time.
Zeno went to give a ball to the boy. How adorable he is! I went to pat his head gently with an excited smile. "I wonder how you'll turn out like." I murmured, as Zeno went to talk to him. I kept staring at the cute boy. He looked so precious.
"Come on let's go." I was dragged by Zeno.
"Bye!" I waved at him before we head to the last one.
There in the room where a green haired boy was chained and left cold on the ground to freeze. "Is this how they treat the Green Dragon?" I said in sorrow, taking off the my cape that I wore around me and placed it on the sleeping boy.
I heard Zeno sighed. "What's wrong?" I asked him, walking out of the small room.
"I wonder how long will it be when we'll meet again." His eyes showed sadness as he didn't want to lose this precious moment we shared after many years.
"Same here, Zeno. Till next time." I went for a hug and he squeezed me firmly before we departed again.
TIME SKIP
There I followed Princess Yona as she was running around the palace finding Soowon. How I disliked Soowon right from the start. When my eyes laid eyes on his, I immediately knew he was trouble right from the start. That snake.
I'm Seina, the Princess' personal maid and protector. I was a former messenger of King Hiryuu. My master is Yona since she is the new king of Hiryuu. Though she may not know, she'll soon learn what she'll have to face in the hard times. I have long black-grey ombre hair and steel grey eyes. I call myself an immortal even though I'm not because my life span is just longer than any human's life.
"Seina," I turned around to see Hak walking toward me.
I smiled at him, "General Hak," then bowed in respect. "What are you up to?" We walked around the palace halls.
I was close to both the Princess and Hak despite the hatred of humans. Hak was a strong man to fighting with when I felt like it. I never told them my identity until the day comes.
"Was going to attend the Princess, but she's busy with Soowon like always." He grumbled, staring at them in the distance.
I smacked his stomach lightly. "Don't stare."
"Says the one who's glaring at Soowon." He snickered, walking off with a stupid smile on his face.
"I got bad feelings from him since he was young, General Hak...! He gives me this vibe that he's a snake. He's only wearing a mask to cover what's really his true colors." I stated, providing proof to my statement.
"Here they come. It's your time to shine and tell what you feel about Soowon." I glared at him as I felt a tick mark appearing on my head. "It's good to tell each other your feelings, right?" Hak snickered.
"I'm going to beat you up, General Hak." I threatened, walking away from him and back to my quarters.
"Seina!" My door was slid opened as the Princess stood in the doorway with a pout.
'I wondered if Hak told her or not?' I shrugged at that thought before getting up from what I was doing.
"Yes, Princess?"
"How could you-"
'Say that about Soowon?!' BA THUMP. 'Hide those feelings about Soowoo?!' BA THUMP. 'Call Soowon a snake?!' BA THUMP. I was thinking what she'll say to me because of Hak.
"Forget my birthday celebration today!" My head shot up from what she didn't say. My heart was pounding but it was fine now.
"Oh. I'm sorry." I quickly bowed. How could I forget her birthday? I felt dumb for not remembering. "I totally forgot to buy you a gift." I bowed lower in disappointment in myself.
"Oh! Please with your head up, Seina! You don't have to get me anything. You have gotten me many things when I was a little baby." She grabbed my hand and pulled me along to the banquet. "You should find yourself a man to marry while at it!"
My husband-to-be is going to die before me as I age slowly than him. I huffed around at the banquet, not liking big gathering. The Princess was happy as usual and Hak went to hang around me. "Why are you at the corner, drinking by yourself?" He grinned, circling around me.
"The Princess wants me to marry. But I'm not wanting to marry yet." I sipped my wine.
"You're twenty five. Go find a husband who can protect you."
"I can protect myself, General. If I can keep up with you when we fight, then I can protect myself." I sweetly smiled, drawing myself away from him.
The night has fallen and I was preparing the bed for Princess Yona. I carried them in my arms as they had a lot of fluff inside of the blankets. It puffed up to my neck that it was hard to see where I was going. "Do you need help?" Hak asked, appeared next to me.
"Yeah because I can't see." Hak took half of the blankets and sheets as I could see the front view now.
"Do you sense something weird?" Hak asked, looking around the palace halls to suspect something or someone.
"Yeah I do." The air felt tensed and I knew something will happen. I can't let the reincarnation of the king die. "I'm going to check on the Princess!" I dropped everything and ran.
I went to her room to find her not there. I pulled out the sword from my scabbard that was at my waist. "That damn snake." I grunted, running off to Yona. I sensed her presence in the King's chamber as well as Yoowon. I jump kicked the door opened as I saw a mortified Yona, a bloody Soowon, and a dead king. I ran in front of the Princess to protect her from the vile man. I pointed my sword at him. "You snake," my eyes were firing up. How much I wanted to slay this man's life right now.
"Don't Seina…" She whimpered in fear and was paralyzed from what she seen.
With her command, I did not kill him. "I'll take your head one day, Soowon." I glared at him. Then the groups of soldiers came along with his advisor. There were many of them surrounding us. "Shit…" I cursed under my breath and quickly pulling Yona over my shoulder. I wasn't going to show out my wings to them.
I sliced down soldiers that were in my way. It was pouring outside as I ran to find Hak. "General Hak!" I called out as my voice echoed into the sky. Hak spotted us and quickly ran. "We need to leave! Soowon killed the king and they're going to kill the Princess." I briefly explained not in full detailed, but I will later when we're out of here.
Hak was killing people as we were escaping to safety. Princess Yona didn't move at all when I was carrying her. We went to the woods for our own safety. "We'll be safe for tonight." Hak said, as he stared at the view of the palace and I gently set down the Princess. Her eyes were dull. She must be terrified.
"Yes, we will but later we'll need to move on with our new journey."
