I'm not gonna go into details but let's just take Deok Hwa's awareness about Kim Shin being a Goblin as shown in the drama in this lifetime too. So basically it's Deok Hwa from Eun Tak's first lifetime but he does not exactly remember much from his past lifetimes. However, his personality, the way he speaks and acts is the same as our Yoo Deok Hwa.

Anyway thank you for reading. I hope you guys enjoy it. Do leave a comment. : )

Disclaimer:

I do not own Goblin: The Lonely and Great God (쓸쓸하고 찬란하神 - 도깨비)

"So what time is your flight?" Eun Tak asked Kim Shin over the phone.

"It's at 2am but you don't need to pick me up from the airport." Kim Shin added.

"Tsk did I say I will. Have a safe flight and come to me as soon as you can. I miss you so much." Eun Tak pouted and whined.

"Me too. When I come back we will go on long walks and more dates." Kim Shin tried to hide his excitement.

Eun Tak could barely suppress her excitement, in just a few hours Kim Shin will be in Korea and she can finally see him again. She stared at her mathematics book, unable to focus any longer she went to grab some snacks.

Seoul, Korea

Kim Shin arrived in Korea after 20 long years, he planned to stay in Quebec for at least 50 years but the deity took pity on him and his bride came to him earlier than he expected. Not that he was complaining, it still felt like a dream to him. He wanted to touch her, he wanted to hug her, he wanted to place trails of kisses everywhere he could but he wanted to wait until she was an adult and until he officially met her family and introduced himself. Just like he did in her second and third lifetime, he wanted to do this right.

In Eun Tak's first lifetime she did not have any parents or family but in her second, third and last lifetime she did and he wanted to include them in every decision he made with Eun Tak. Not only did he pray for his bride, his sister, his King and the Yoo family, which was his family as well, but also he prayed for Eun Tak's family. He prayed Eun Tak would be born to the same mother in every lifetime.

And she did. In every lifetime she was born to the same mother who was always compassionate and loving, even towards Kim Shin. He laughed at the fact that despite his age and everything he went through, whenever he was around Eun Tak's mother he felt like a little kid again.

Kim Shin arrived at Eun Tak and his marital house and walked around, reliving memories from their previous lifetimes and looking forward to the memories they will make this lifetime. Their last lifetime together. Kim Shin smiled at the thought of growing old with Eun Tak. He silently thanked the deities for rewarding him of being able to grow old with the love of his life. Despite knowing it's their last lifetime, he wasn't devastated or agitated, instead he was looking forward to every moment he will spend with his bride, the love of his life.

"Samchon! What are you thinking? When did you arrive? I would have picked you up from the airport but you didn't even inform me. Ahhh Harabeoji is gonna scold me again." A man in his early twenties, clad in designer wear from head to toe exclaimed.

"Deok Hwa-ya slow down. Even I didn't know I would be returning so soon. I'll talk to your Harabeoji. As usual, you're still talking down to me. So how have you been?" Kim Shin responded in his sageuk tone, smiling at Deok Hwa.

"Me? I've been good as usual but Samchon why are you suddenly speaking in that tone?" Deok Hwa asked.

"I do not know either. Anyway are you free tomorrow, there's someone you need to meet." Kim Shin broke into a grin.

"Tomorrow? Well…it's not like I work at the company yet, I'm free. So where are we going? Wherever we go, Samchon you're paying!" Deok Hwa declared.

After changing and having dinner, as he was washing the dishes, his phone started ringing. He dropped everything and ran to receive the call.

"It has been 3 hours since you landed in Seoul, how can you not even meet your bride once and go on with your day?" Eun Tak rebuked Kim Shin for not running to her the moment he landed.

"I was going to call you after dinner. I'm sorry Eun Tak-ah. How about now? Where are you?" Kim Shin instantly wore his coat and half ran to the door.

Eun Tak was pacing back and forth at the botanic garden 10 minutes away from her house. Upon seeing Kim Shin approaching her, she waved her arms and screamed "Ajusshi!"

Unable to resist herself, Eun Tak ran towards Kim Shin and he pulled her into a hug. "I missed you so much. I thought I was going to die." Kim Shin whined.

Eun Tak raised her face gazed at Kim Shin, she tiptoed and kissed him on the lips, a short and sweet kiss. She laughed at Kim Shin's shocked face and buried her face in his chest, hoping he did not notice how flushed her cheeks were.

After informing Eun Tak about their meet up with his nephew the next day, he walked her to her house. Eun Tak kept tossing and turning that night, thinking about Kim Shin's nephew. There were days when she would think about the people from her previous lifetimes who were not present in her current lifetime and breakdown. She missed them so much, she wanted them to be a part of her current life too but she knew the world did not work that way.

The next day, after revising for her SATs, Eun Tak got ready to meet Kim Shin and his nephew. "So how do I address him?" Eun Tak asked.

"Just call him whatever you feel comfortable with…maybe Oppa?" Kim Shin said.

Before Eun Tak could respond, Deok Hwa walked in, "Samchon!"

Eun Tak gasped upon seeing Deok Hwa. He looked exactly like Yoo Deok Hwa she met in her first lifetime. She met Deok Hwa in her second lifetime as well but he was in sixties. Kim Shin pressed his lips together to prevent himself from laughing at Eun Tak, who was clearly shocked as her jaw was hanging and she was staring at Deok Hwa.

"Sam…. samchon who is she? Why is she staring at me like that? Do I have something on my face?" Deok Hwa immediately wiped his face.

"Deok Hwa…. Oppa…? What in the world! How are you? How have you been? It's been so long. Wahhh you look the same. How is your Grandfather doing?" Eun Tak stared at Deok Hwa in awe as her eyes welled up.

"What…? Why am I your Oppa? How do you know my Grandfather? Samchon who is she?" Deok Hwa asked, flabbergasted at Eun Tak's reaction.

"Why don't you take a sit and order first?" Kim Shin responded.

Deok Hwa looked at the traditional Korean food spread on their dinning table and narrowed his eyes at the Eun Tak and Kim Shin sitting beside each other. "An official feast in front of both you sitting side by side. Ahhh, I got what's going on."

"Kure, she is my first and last bride." Kim Shin cheerfully declared.

"Heol." "Daebak!" Both Eun Tak and Deok Hwa exclaimed as they stared at Kim Shin.

"Of course we aren't getting married now. I know you want to go to university and build a stable career so I'm willing to wait. No matter how long it takes." Kim Shin gazed at Eun Tak.

Eun Tak's eyes welled up as she looked at Kim Shin who was smiling at her warmly. Deok Hwa stared at Kim Shin and Eun Tak.

Deok Hwa tried to snap the couple back to reality, "So, do you know what my uncle is-"

"He's a Goblin. Doesn't everyone know one of those?" Eun Tak cuts him off and responds.

"Correct." Kim Shin nodded.

"Daebak. You know what my Samchon is and you seem to know my Grandfather and me. What's going on? Why am the only one in the dark." Deok Hwa nervously asked.

"Let's eat. Eat up and grow up. You'll find out in due time." Kim Shin said as he placed some vegetables on Deok Hwa's spoon.

"Me too." Eun Tak demanded as she held up her spoon.

"You better revise and get into a university of your choice and when you do, don't you dare go on blind dates." Kim Shin added, thinking about Eun Tak's enthusiasm to participate in blind dates in her previous lifetimes.

"Why would I? You're mine and I'll be a married woman soon." Eun Tak declared which caused Deok Hwa to choke and cough as he glared at the couple.

She said I'm hers and "married woman"

Kim Shin thought to himself and broke into a grin.

"Is it working? Are you sure you're doing it right?" Kim Shin spoke over the phone.

"What do you take me for? It's just blowing out a candle for god's sake." Eun Tak scowled, feeling dejected.

"But why isn't it working? Try again." He insisted.

"I have been trying for the past 20 minutes. Ahh Otokae Otokae! We're ruined!" Eun Tak cried.

"Let's stay calm. There must be a reason. It's already 11.50pm you should get some sleep. Your exams are just around the corner." Kim Shin tired to calm Eun Tak.

"But why can't I summon you? Am I not your bride anymore? Is there someone else who is?" Eun Tak sighed, suddenly feeling frustrated and frightened.

"Aniya! That is impossible. You're my first and last bride. My first and only love. Only you. Maybe my summoning powers are getting weak since I'm not immortal. Don't worry about okay, we'll figure it out I promise." Kim Shin desperately wanted to pull her into his arms.

No matter how many times Eun Tak blew out candles, she could not summon Kim Shin like she could in her first, second and third lifetimes. She tried to blow out a lighter but it did not work either. She wanted to believe this was due to the deity granting Kim Shin to age and grow old with her, but she still could not stop worrying about it.

I wonder if I can still follow him when he opens doors…

Eun Tak desperately hoped Kim Shin's powers weakening would not affect his health in anyway. She wanted to take care of him, spend more time with him but her SATs were a few days away and she always dreamt of majoring in forensic science.

It's okay, I just have to work hard now. Once I get into a university, my schedule will be more flexible. Anyway Ajusshi will be meeting my parents on my graduation day, so we don't have to sneak around and we can date openly. Everything will work out.

The next afternoon, Kim Shin met Eun Tak at the very same library where Eun Tak summoned him and they were teleported to Canada upon opening the door for the first time. "You ready?" Kim Shin asked nervously.

"Yeah I am. Ajusshi! The door. Open it." Eun Tak rushed toward the nearest door, eager to visit Quebec again.

Kim Shin opens a door and Eun Tak followed him closely. The moment they step out of the door, they are transported to Quebec. "Wahh daebak!" Eun Tak cheerfully said.

"See. I told you not to worry. Now that we are here, let's go eat." Kim Shin said, giving her his best Cheshire smile. "Follow me." He held his arm out to her, which Eun Tak willingly took.

Graduation Day

Eun Tak thought the days leading to her SATs and her graduation day will be painfully slow but in the blink of an eye, the days passed by and soon it was her graduation day. It was also the day Kim Shin will be officially introducing himself to her family. She was on edge the entire week and her parents were aware of her anxiousness as they confronted her several times.

As everyone was congratulating each other and being congratulated and blessed by their parents, a man clad in a long grey coat with neatly styled hair and the biggest grin on his face entered the classroom with a bouquet of cotton as big as his torso. Parents and students stopped doing what they were doing and stared at the man who was approaching Eun Tak.

Eun Tak and Kim Shin gazed at each other, forgetting the existence of everyone present in the room. "Congratulations Ji Eun Tak." Kim Shin said, grinning away as he hands her the bouquet of cotton flowers.

She gasps as she accepts the bouquet, "They are beautiful. Thank you." Eun Tak responded, still gazing at Kim Shin and smiling at him. "But what is the meaning of these cotton flowers?" she curiously asked.

Kim Shin chuckled, thinking about the first time she summoned him and asked him the same question regarding the buckwheat flowers in her first lifetime. "It symbolizes many things like protection, healing, success and wealth."

Eun Tak caressed the cotton flowers and hugged the bouquet tightly but before she could say anything, her parents approached them.

"Omo, Eun Tak-ah isn't this gentleman Kim Shin-shii?" Eun Tak's mother says as she stares at him with something akin to recognition. For some unexplained reason, Ji Yeon Hee felt like she has met the man standing in front of her several times. He seemed familiar yet unfamiliar.

"Ne. Nice to meet, I am Kim Shin." Kim Shin bowed."We are aware you're Kim Shin but why are you at our daughter's graduation?" Eun Tak's father, Sung Woong asked.

"Appa…." Eun Tak trailed off.

"Tsk where are your manners? I apologize for my husband's behavior. Thank you for coming and congratulating our daughter. Why don't you join us for dinner later? You can meet Eun Tak's brother too." Yeon Hee politely responded.

After affirming with Kim Shin regarding their dinner plans, Eun Tak's parents were engrossed in conversing with other parents. Kim Shin and Eun Tak looked at each other nervously, however, Eun Tak's best friends Kim Yoo Na and Park Kyung Hye interrupted them.

"Nice to meet you. We heard a lot about you from Eun Tak." Yoo Na said.

As both her best friends bombarded Kim Shin with questions, Eun Tak could not stop fretting about their dinner plans with her family. She hoped they would accept Kim Shin like they did in her second and third lifetime. Kim Shin sensed her nervousness, he took her hand and squeezed her hand. Eun Tak took a deep breath and calmed herself down.

Eun Tak and her family continued greeting her classmates, their parents and the teachers. They took countless pictures and Eun Tak signed yearbook after yearbook. Kim Shin watched the love of his life gracefully and graciously greeting and interacting with her family and her classmates, never taking his eyes off her, not even when someone else spoke to him.

Soon, the graduation ceremony and greeting ceremony ended and it was time for dinner. Kim Shin and Eun Tak nodded at each other and confidently walked behind her parents. It was going to be a long but interesting dinner and both of them hoped they would get approval and blessings from her entire family.

Before entering the private dining room in the restaurant, Kim Shin took Eun Tak's hands in his and kissed them. "Don't worry. You trust me right?" Kim Shin gently asked.

"Of course I do. I just can't help it. What if they disapprove of our relationship? What if they try to break us apart?" Eun Tak asked, her voice trembling.

"You think I'll ever let that happen? We are not doing anything wrong Eun Tak, we love each other and I'm sure your parents will realize that. In the end they just want you to be happy." Kim Shin cups Eun Tak's face.

Eun Tak looks at the door leading to the dining room, "It's like we're about to go into a haunted house at an amusement park. It's fearful and exciting. You don't know what's waiting for you. You wonder if you can come back out alive."

Kim Shin laughs and pets her on the head, Eun Tak reaches up and mimics him by petting him on the head. They take a deep breath and enter the dining room.

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