The longest eclipse recorded was 6 minutes 55 seconds so I'm applying that for the moment Gwangjong died and considering that the eclipse was only over after Gwangjong died.

Shin Hye Jin – Go Ha Jin's mother. Piano teacher.

Go Sang Hoon – Go Ha Jin's father. Accountant.

Go Soo Hyuk – Ha Jin's brother. Final year of college. Bioengineering major.

**end**: Indicates end of Flashback

Thank you for reading :)

Year 975, Songak

It has been 24 years since Hae Soo passed away, 24 years, but there was never a day when he did not think about her. He missed her more than words could say and he missed her more every day.

*Flashback*

Several days after her death, Baek-ah brought some of Hae Soo's belongings from Jung's residence. Two boxes to be specific, he cancelled all of the court affairs and took both boxes to his chambers after ordering the guards to not let anyone in.

One of the boxes was filled with some jewelry and some hanboks she wore. He took out the baby blue, lavender and white hanbok she wore when she sneaked out to meet him after the arrow injured him during Jeongjong's reign. He raised the hanbok to his face and inhaled, it still smelled like Hae Soo, like mint and lavender soap. Not only that, this particular hanbok held so much meaning for both of them because of their memories together.

Every single hanbok in the box held so much love and meaning for both of them. He tenderly took out the red, blue and white hanbok she wore when they went to the market after he was crowned King and smiled, as he thought about their time together. He took out each and every single one of her hanboks and held them close to his heart as he reminisced about their time together. Every memory made him wilt and break down in tears.

He slowly opened the second box, he was not at all prepared for what was inside. The box was filled with the poem he wrote to her, his knees buckled and he fell to his knees, letting out a heart-wrenching cry. He realized Hae Soo traced and wrote the poem he wrote to her over and over again. He finally understood why she kept asking him to write the same poem and why her handwriting was so similar to his.

She loved the poem so much more because he wrote it to her that she was willing to write it till it was not only evident in her writing but it was engraved into her soul as well. He gently lifted the poem Hae Soo wrote and clutched it to his heart. He felt like his heart was breaking into a million pieces. He desperately held onto the poems and her hanboks and rocked back and forth as he cried and shook with sadness.

**end**

Year 975, Songak

He walked to Lake Dongji where Hae Soo piled up prayer stones and added a stone to the prayer stone tower she build. To the entire world he was Gwangjong, the fourth monarch of Goryeo but to Hae Soo, he will always be 4th Prince.

Every single day, he thought about how they could have been together if only he had opened the letters send by her. If only he had approached Hae Soo instead of spying on her.

Despite being the King, he was incomplete, despite being the reigning monarch, he was never satisfied nor at peace. He thrived to become Goryeo's most feared and established King only for Hae Soo but she was not with him. She left him, before he could do anything for her, she left.

Even though she was not with them, she left a beautiful miracle for him, for the entire world. Their Seol. He chuckled thinking about how similar she was to her mother and how stubborn she was, just like him. Wang So coughed violently and leaned against a tree, clutching his chest as he continued to cough. In the past few years, his disease was manifesting at an increasingly dangerous rate.

Despite all the treatments, herbs, tonics and rest, he knew his time was near. He did not have many days left. Instead of fearing death, he was relieved. After 24 years without Hae Soo and after doing everything he could to build a nation worth living for and fighting for, he was prepared to go home. He was ready to go to his Hae Soo.

The next few days he visited Hae Soo's prayer tower as often as he could, each day he felt closer to her, closer to meeting her. After being informed about his increasingly deteriorating health, Seol, Baek-ah, Jung and Ji Mong decided to stay in the palace and spend as much as they could with Wang So. Ji Mong would constantly talk about Hae Soo not being from their world and that he should not long for her.

However, instead of being appalled or upset, he felt hopeful. Hopeful that he will meet her someday. Hopeful that he will be with her again. While everyone was asleep, Wang So woke up and walked outside with several guards and Physicians following him. They stood several meters away, giving the King some privacy.

"Fleeting life…. fleeting life…fleeting life…" Wang So repeatedly said with a tortured look as he stood alone in front of Cheondeokjeon.

*Flashback*

Dongji Lake

"I feel nervous whenever you have that facial expression. I feel like you're going to leave me and go far away. What are you afraid of? What are you hiding?" Wang So asked worriedly as he gazed at Hae Soo.

"It's just…. I feel anxious everyday while I live here. Every step that I take…I feel I must be cautious, like I'm walking on thin ice. Sometimes, I feel like I cannot breathe." Hae Soo responds, looking out into the distance.

"Even though you have me? You still feel that way?" Wang So asked, afraid of her response.

"If we had met in another world and at another time, I was thinking how great that would have been. If only that could be…I wouldn't fear anything. I could freely…Truly, I could freely love you all I wanted." Hae Soo said, her voice trembling and her eyes welling up.

**end**

If we had met in another world and at another time, I was thinking how great that would have been. If only that could be…I wouldn't fear anything. I could freely…Truly, I could freely love you all I wanted.

Wang So kept thinking about how Hae Soo said and looked at him while saying that. He was sure she was from another world and he was going to find her no matter what. He brought his hands to his face and wiped the make off, revealing the full extend of his scar. The scar Hae Soo loved and took pride in.

Everything that happened in this lifetime, every mistake, every failure, it was time for him to accept them and move on. Instead of dwelling on the past, he was going to move forward. He was going to Hae Soo.

If we are not from the same world…I will find you. My…. Soo-yah.

The air suddenly turned cold and the sky darkened. The hair on the back of his neck stood up, as if something ominous was sneaking up on him and the chilly air made him shudder. Sunlight slowly disappears as a total eclipse occurs, at that moment, Wang So stumbled and fell in a grotesque heap as he coughed violently, blood pouring from his mouth.

The Physicians and guards rushed to his side and carried him to his chambers.

As he lay in his deathbed with Seol holding his hand and weeping, he gently caressed her head and smiled.

"You brought me so much love and joy, I can't thank you and your mother enough. Both of you gave me so many reasons to live. But I'll have to go now, I'm going to your mother. Soo-yah…" Wang So said, his voice barely a whisper.

Seol took out her mother's hairpin and placed it in her father's hand. "Tell Omma how much I love her and miss her. Tell her I'm fine…and please don't sacrifice your love for anyone in your next life. Please find Omma and stay with her. I love you Aboeji. Thank you. Thank you for everything." Seol cried uncontrollably as she gently hugged her father.

"I'm sorry my daughter…I wish I could have been a better father to you and a better man to your mother. I love you Seol." Wang So coughed and winced from the pain as he clutched the hairpin. "Soo-yah…. Soo…" He took his last breath and his entire body became flaccid.

His heart stopped beating, his skin became pale, cold and bloodless. Moments after Gwangjong's death, the first ray of sunlight comes into view slowly after the total eclipse is over.

A rider rides with a group of riders following him as an eclipse occurs.

"Then, should I call you my person?" A masked man in olden day clothes leans down and smiles.

Ha Jin falls into the water drowns.

"You are my only Queen." A familiar man kisses and hugs a girl with an uncanny resemble to Ha Jin.

The same man saves a girl while riding on a horse.

She's still drowning as she looks up and sees an eclipse before losing consciousness.

She sees the same masked man again, his gaze piercing her.

His piercing dark gaze forced her to jolt awake. With tears welled up in her eyes, she pants and looks around and finds herself in her old bedroom at her parent's house. She sits up and wipes the tears running down her cheeks. Flabbergasted at the daily occurrence of having the same dream and waking up with tears streaming down her face for the past year.

Go Ha Jin, Present Day

"Why am like this again? Seriously, who is he that I'm like this." she says as she wipes away the tears. It took her awhile before she fell back to sleep.

"Go Ha Jin. Ha Jin-ah. Wake up my pumpkin, it's 7am." Go Ha Jin's mother, Shim Hye Jin gently shook Ha Jin.

"Hmmm…I'm awake. I'm awake." Ha Jin mumbled as she dragged herself out of bed.

After showering and getting ready, Ha Jin sat at their family dinning table and started to eat breakfast. Hye Jin looked at her daughter and gasped.

"Omoya, why are you dark circles getting worse. Did you have the same dream again? Ha Jin-ah just go to the Psychiatrist." Her mother said worriedly.

"How are you feeling now my daughter?" Ha Jin's father, Sang Hoon asked worriedly. Her brother looked at her concerned about her as well.

"I'm really fine you guys. I'm fine." Ha Jin took another bite of her sandwich rushed out of the house.

"Wait, Ha Jin-ah, you father will drop you off!" Her mother announced. As her father drove her to the museum where they were having a Goryeo Era Make Up Culture event sponsored by isoi, the company Ha Jin works with, he enquired regarding her future plans.

"So are you excited about going back to university to do your Masters? I'm just so proud of you Ha Jin, despite everything that happened you're so brave and you're moving forward." Her father patted her head in approval.

"I'm excited and nervous Appa. I can't believe I saved up for my allowance and this is my last week working at isoi. After my Masters, I will become a full time cosmetic chemist. Just thinking about it makes me exhilarated." Ha Jin excitedly responded. She thought back to the events that occurred after she woke up from her coma.

The past year has been extremely difficult for her family, she was in a coma for a year and the hospital bills kept piling up. She remembered that she jumped into the lake to save a little boy from drowning, however, after making helping him she started drowning.

Even though the police and her family assume that she drowned because she was drinking before jumping, Ha Jin knew it was something else. She felt something pull her leg as she was trying to swim to surface but the next moment she lost consciousness.

She heard the ECG monitors beeping loudly in the background and slowly opened her eyes. She immediately covered her eyes from the piercing light above her and it took her a few seconds to determine she was in the hospital. She tried to talk but nothing came out, tears rolled down her face as she felt a burning sensation all over.

"Ha Jin-shii? Omo Ha Jin-shii! Welcome back! Nurse Oh, call Doctor Lee immediately. Ha Jin, can you hear me? Can you please squeeze my hand if you understand me." The nurse slipped her hand into Ha Jin's hand and Ha Jin gently squeezed her hand.

"Don't worry Ha Jin-shii the Doctor is on his way. Your family will be delighted to hear this news. Welcome back Ha Jin-shii, welcome back." The nurse said warmly, Ha Jin could see the nurse tearing up.

A doctor, Ha Jin assume he was Doctor Lee rushed into her ward and starts checking her temperature and carrying out other tests. "Welcome back Ms Ha Jin. We were anxiously waiting for you to wake up." Doctor said warmly.

Before the Doctor could continue, Ha Jin's family rushed in and surrounded her. They hugged her and held her hands, Ha Jin's parents were crying and all she could do was stare at them. She felt odd, she felt incomplete. Like she lost something or someone and it was making her grow more anxious.

Even when her cousin came to tell her that her ex-best friend and ex-boyfriend who cheated her and left her in debt were arrested and they had to pay compensation to her, she was not pleased. She did not even bother about what happened before she drowned. She constantly felt anxious and anguished.

It took her several weeks to adjust and go back to work. After much deliberation, Ha Jin decided to apply for Masters in Cosmetic Science at Chung Ang University. To her surprise, she was accepted and her classes started in the fall.

Despite adjusting well and getting back to her old routine, she kept having the same dream for the past year, dreams of a man in olden day hanboks. At times he wore a mask to cover his scars and at other times he did not wear a mask but his scar was covered by something, most probably make up. She knew the man, she could not explain how or why but she felt like she knew him. He felt real. He was real. Every time she thought about him or dreamt of him, she would start crying. She felt like her heart was being shattered into a million pieces.

He is real. I know him, I feel something for him. Why do I feel so broken and devastated when I dream of him or think about him? What's wrong with me? Why am I so sad? Why do I keep feeling like this?

Thank you for reading & leaving a review. Have a great week! :)