Author's Note: We're back with the Korean twins. Im Yong is making his decidsion. This match came out short but I liked how it turned out. I avoided politics as much as I could with this. What is going to happen now that the second seal might be broken? We will have to see. I already know what I am doing next week. Until then, enjoy this week's match.
Match Thirteen: Jaegyeolhab:
Im Yong walked up to Mi-Soon's front door. His stomach turned. The young man reached out to the door but paused. If he did this, he couldn't turn back. His family wasn't going to approve of this. But if they only knew what he read…
Im Yong knocked on the door. He could still turn around and go back home. But then his sister would call him. She'd ask if that was him at her door. He wouldn't even get the chance to deny it either.
Im Yong's attention came back to earth when the door opened. Mi-Soon stood looking at him. Her face lit up brighter than a Christmas tree.
"Brother!" she said. "I knew you would come!" Mi-Soon leapt forward and threw her arms around her twin's neck. Im Yong stood there in discomfort. He nervously chuckled to himself.
"How are you doing?" he asked. His sister looked him in the eye.
"Have you come here for…?" she began to ask. Her brother sighed. Im Yong nodded once. Mi-Soon took him by the hands.
"Come with me," she whispered. He didn't protest as she dragged him into her house. Mi-Soon closed the door behind them.
They sat in the living room. Im Yong looked down at his feet. Mi-Soon sat down next to him on the couch.
"Have you made up your mind?" she asked. He wouldn't look up at her. The young man nodded once.
"So… what's it going to be?" Mi-Soon asked. He clenched his fists in his lap.
"I need to know something first," Im Yong said.
"What?" she asked. He lifted his head.
"What will happen to me if I were to join you?" he asked.
"We will protect you," Mi-Soon said.
"No, what will really happen to me?" Im Yong asked. "Will I be forced into the army too? Will I have to give up my friends? What about school? Have much of my life am I going to have to give up?" His sister gently put her hands on his. She gave him a calm smile.
"I will keep you safe," Mi-Soon said. "You won't have to work. I will take care of you. I won't let you end up working in factories."
"But what about the army?" Im Yong asked.
"You might not have to join. They aren't recruiting right now. I think you're safe for now."
"For now?"
Mi-Soon waved him off. "Don't worry about that."
"What about school? I don't want to change schools in the middle of the year. Will I get to see my friends again? Which boss will be in control?"
"We are still trying to work out which boss will be in control." She noticed the uneasy look on Im Yong's face as he drew back his hands.
"What I am trying to say is we are willing to work through everything if you agree to come home," Mi-Soon said. She held up her hand when her twin tried to speak.
"You will still be able to go to your school to finish out the year," she said. "And you will still get to see your friends?" Im Yong drew his mouth closed at first.
"Just like that?" he asked. His sister nodded once. The twins didn't speak at first. Mi-Soon took his hands again.
"What is it going to be?" she asked. Im Yong pressed his lips together.
"How does this work?" he asked.
"Excuse me?" his twin sister asked.
"If I agree to go with you, how it work?" South Korea asked. "Is there a ceremony or ritual to do? Do I have to pay for something with money? Is there paperwork involved?"
"No," she said. Im Yong gave her a confused look.
"No," she repeated. "There is a registration. Other than that, you just have to agree to do this." Mi-Soon made it sound so easy. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad…
"And I don't really have to give up anything?" Im Yong asked. He sounded so much like a little child when he asked. Mi-Soon gave him a calm smile as she pressed her forehead against his.
"No," she said.
"Not even my freedom?" he asked.
"Not even that," his sister said. Her words. They just sounded so soothing almost like their mother when they were little children. Im Yong slowly lowered his eyes.
"So what will it be?" Mi-Soon asked. "Are you going to come home or not?" Im Yong pressed his lips together and kept his eyes low.
Outside, Tessa stood in front of Mi-Soon house in the invisible cloak of darkness. She held the charm of her silver pendant to her chest. A cruel smirk came across her face.
"A divided country will reunite," Tessa said to herself. Then she disappeared to parts unknown. Only five more seals to be broken before they could catch up to Tandeki in the game.
