Chapter 3: The Assassin's Target
Author's Notes: Please take time to write some comments. Good or bad, I don't mind. I need to know if people actually like the direction the story is going. I have already laid out the story for twenty four chapters but I still revise it as I go and getting feedback would really help.
To: faith2012 Thank you for your comments. I too would like to write a kiss and more, but they need the right time. I would like to focus on the love these two have for each other instead of desire, so a kiss between them would have to be an expression of love.
Anyway, I am a Eun Soo fan. I love her to pieces.
Many of us women would love to be loved the way Choi Young loves Eun Soo. But as Spiderman's uncle would say, with great powers comes great responsibility. Do we have the heart to protect such a powerful yet vulnerable love? Can we sacrifice as much as Eun Soo?
Just a thought.
-same disclaimer as the previous chapters-
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It was already past midnight but still he couldn't sleep, which was something quite unusual for him. Sleeping came easy for Choi Young as a force of habit from years ago when he would spend most of his days asleep. But today, no matter how long he closed his eyes, slumber just wouldn't take him.
He gave up and gazed at the ceiling instead. She should be asleep by now. Was she being visited by nightmares again? He hoped not. Since they have stayed together in his quarters from four years ago her nightmares have not come. And he had stayed with her every night since she had come back and she didn't seem to have nightmares anymore.
He closed his eyes again trying to sleep. It wasn't that he needed sleep. As a warrior he could stay up for days without rest. But he wanted to sleep, otherwise he would just stay up counting the hours until he could see her again. He wanted to see her again. He had gone so long without her, now that she was back he really didn't want her out of his sight.
That was the drawback of this decision she had made. With her new position in the palace she had to stay there. She was now given her own chambers and it would be very inappropriate for him to go see her at this time of night.
Was she happy about this situation? He was usually busy during the day so he really couldn't see her much. Didn't she want to spend her nights with him at least? Had she felt uncomfortable sharing a bed with him? They weren't married yet so it was quite unconventional but he had always kept himself in check and made sure never to take advantage of her.
He flung his arm across his eyes willing sleep to take over. He wanted to see her. He wanted her beside him. He wanted to hold her hand while he slept. He wanted her to be the first thing he sees when he wakes up. When had he started to need her this much?
He heard the sound of his door opening and immediately reached for his sword but he didn't get up. The footsteps didn't sound like that of an assassin, although why anyone would send one to kill him was beyond conceivable. The footsteps though sounded unsure as it came nearer. Definitely not an assassin's. Then it stopped. And then traced back its steps. He immediately got up to a sitting position and turned towards the retreating figure. "Imja?"
The person who was already halfway to the door froze. He got off the bed and turned her around to face him while taking her hood off, surprise registering on his face despite the fact that he had already known it could only be her.
She smiled sheepishly at him. "I just wanted to see if you were asleep."
His eyes narrowed in doubt. "You came all the way here in the middle of the night just to see if I was sleeping?"
She looked down unable to meet his eyes. "I... I had some trouble sleeping... so I was wondering..." Her eyes flittered back to his.
He waited patiently for her to finish, staring straight back at her. "Uhm..." She looked away again this time towards the bed. "I was wondering if I could sleep here tonight."
His face burst into a smile and without warning he picked her up in his arms. She protested in surprise but then seeing his smile clung to his shoulders instead mesmerized by the curve of his lips. It was a very lively smile. He smiled as if she had just said something that made him incredibly happy. That alone filled her heart with joy.
He placed her down gently on the bed and covered her with the blanket. Then he sat on the side of the bed and smoothed the hair that was covering her face and tucked it behind her ear. Her hair was mid length again, he still wondered how she made it seem so long before. "Sleep. You need to be back in your room early before anyone notices you're gone."
He was about to go speak with the Wu Dal Chi shadowing her to confirm that no one else had seen her enter but when he tried to stand she clutched at his arm. "Don't leave please."
There was fear in her eyes when he met them which made him immediately concerned. "What's wrong?"
The action had been instinctive on Eun Soo's part. She forced a smile to alleviate his worry but her eyes turned misty and she couldn't mask it. And she couldn't let go of his arm. "Just stay with me for awhile?"
He cupped her cheek with his other hand, trying to give her solace. "Tell me what's wrong."
Eun Soo looked away. She didn't want to burden him more than she already did. He had waited for her for four years when only one year had passed by for her. She was stronger than this. She willed her heart to be calm as she met his gaze again. She released her hold on him to press the hand holding her cheek closer. "I am here now, I found you, that's all that matters."
"Imja..." She was smiling again. But he knew behind that smile were traces of pain. She had suffered a lot, he knew that. And yet she never complained, she would always give him encouraging smiles, gentle smiles, reassuring smiles, always wanting him to be at ease, caring for his feelings before her own. He might be the one who was the warrior, but she was the one with the stronger heart. He had been saved by those smiles.
That was what had drawn him to her all along. His heart had been empty and dying, and he didn't have the will to fill it up again. He didn't care about anything or anyone, nor did he want to. He only lived to fulfill his duty as what was engraved in him since birth. Honor, loyalty, keeping ones promises, he had been taught all that by his father and his body acted to comply with these values without much thought.
Until he met her. Even when he tried to fight it, her vibrant nature seeped into his heart. She had slowly been filling up his empty heart until he couldn't help but feel, and see the world for the first time through her eyes.
Now he followed his values because they meant something to him. He did his duty because he cared about the King and the Queen and what they represented. Freedom, honor and pride for one's country.
She made him whole. But for that she went through so much suffering, And she was going to go through more of it to stay with him. The least he could do was provide solace to her pain, but how could he do that if she refused to share it with him? "Can you not share with me your heart?"
The plea in his voice flooded Eun Soo's heart to the point that she could not bear it anymore. She got up to a sitting position and hugged him. She hugged him so he wouldn't have to see her crying as tears poured down her face. Choi Young held her.
"I was so scared when I didn't see you there on the field." She began. "And then the gate closed and all I could think of was that I would not be in time to save you." She was sobbing now but she couldn't stop. "I was so afraid you would die of hypothermia. So I planted the aster flowers in the bottle on the same place I had left you dying. I wasn't sure if it would help, I wasn't even sure you would find it, but it was all I could do. I didn't know what else to do," She cried with all the helplessness she felt at that time. "It was the only way I can think of to reach you. You were a hundred years away." The last sentence was filled with desperation as she clung to him. "I'm so glad you are alive."
Choi Young reached for his robe to touch the two bottles that he always brought with him. "I got it. I got your message. I knew you were finding your way back to me. You were never one to give up." Then he hugged her more tightly resting his head on the side of hers. "So I lived and I waited."
"I visited the gate every day."
"If it's you, I can believe it."
"And now I am here, and this is not a dream."
It was a statement and not a question, but it seemed to him that she was saying that more to convince herself. Was this the cause of her fear? He released his hold on her and gently pushed her back so he could look into her eyes. Her face was still wet with tears but she was no longer crying. He wiped the tears with his sleeve gently. "No this is not a dream."
She nodded at that and smiled. This time the smile came from her heart and it filled him with a sense of relief.
"I wanted so much to go see you." He confessed.
The love that shone in her eyes as she continued to smile at him warmed his heart. "Can I stay here every night then?"
His forehead creased into a frown as he thought about it. "It would be dangerous for you to keep going out every night."
"You can come fetch me." She said softly still smiling.
"If we get noticed, rumors will spread." He said casually. Rumors had already spread of course. Although the rumors started four years ago had died down due to her absence, her appearance had kindled it like wild fire especially since he had gotten too much attention due to the battles he had fought in the past few years.
He never really cared for attention, but for once, he was actually happy about it as it made sure that she can no longer be a Queen candidate. But it was her reputation so he wanted her to be aware.
Eun Soo shrugged. "I am no noble lady, nor am I a government official's daughter. I have no reputation to uphold. I am from the heavens remember?" Then she looked at him quizzically. "And you do plan to marry me right? Unless I am wrong about what you meant by asking me to stay with you and protecting me forever..." her words trailed off as a dark look came into his eyes.
"I will never let anyone take you away from me again. I will fight anyone who tries, even if it's the King." The cold earnest look in his eyes made her shiver inside both from remembrance of who this person really is, someone whose life was filled with bloodshed that killing was second nature to him, and the fact that his person was hers. She still abhorred killing, however as she gazed at him, her heart ached with so much love for this person.
She shifted nearer and went back into his arms, encircling his neck with her arms, no longer looking for solace but simply because she wanted to hold him. To her surprise, he picked her up from the bed and shifted her to sit on his lap and then held her tightly so that her whole body was touching his. She smiled at how natural it seemed for him to hold her now when before he wouldn't even let her touch him. "I guess that means you're marrying me." She whispered teasingly.
He drew her away a bit from his embrace to look at her, and since she was sitting on his lap, he had to raise his head to meet her eyes. "Will you?"
His eyes gave away everything as she looked down to meet his gaze, as if he was offering up his very soul. For a person who took life at a normal basis, that his eyes could hold so much warmth, innocence, and vulnerability, tore at her. She thought her heart would burst from loving this person. "Yes."
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"I believe now is the best time to take Liaoyang." this was from the young general Lee Seong Gae. "Yuan is still recovering from the latest Red Turban attack, it will be hard for them to protect it."
"It wouldn't do us good to be too complacent." Another general spoke. "Although we fought against Yuan to reclaim Dongnyeong and Ssangseong, we are still looked upon as an in-law nation to Yuan, as such we can find ourselves besieged by two different enemies. We need to be careful, your highness."
Instead of replying, the King looked directly at Choi Young. "What do you think?"
"I believe we need to take care of the Wokou (Japanese Pirates) situation first." Choi Yoing answered matter-of-factly. "Reports have it that they are delving deeper into our territories and they are growing more organized in their attacks. If we don't move they could become a huge threat."
Eun Soo listened intently while trying to remember history. She should have paid more attention during history classes, but she was a medical student and history was not a major subject in her field. But it seemed to her that history was unfolding faster than it should.
The King was holding a meeting with his generals and officers. There were only two retainers present which was Lee Jae Hyun, who currently had the first government position and his student Lee Saek beside him. Eun Soo sat on the left side of the King beside Jae Hyun with Choi Young opposite her on the right side of the King. Next to him was Lee Seong Gae and another general Jeong Seun. There were other soldiers sitting at their backs but she wasn't sure who they were.
Looking at Seong Gae, Eun Soo could not help feeling a bit of apprehension. The last time she saw him, he was but a boy, he had grown up since then. He had not forgotten however that she had saved his life. The moment he saw her, he had bowed down and called her his angel. He acted as if he was enamored with her, always smiling every time their eyes met. He was however, very respectful and a complete gentleman. And he still looked up to Choi Young. It was clear that Seong Gae saw Choi Young as a hero who he admired greatly.
There should be no need to worry about Seong Gae at the moment, except that Eun Soo felt that events were moving too fast and she was afraid that things that were supposed to happen decades from now would happen instead in a few years time. Had she changed the future that much already?
The discussion was interrupted as a messenger was announced. He bowed down before the King and the King motioned for him to speak. "Red Turban troops are reported to be heading towards our northwest border. We believe they are aiming for Gaegyeong."
Eun Soo stood up in shock smacking both her palms flat on the table. "But this is happening too fast! Have they evaded Seogyeong already? I thought that happened first. This is not how it should be."
Everyone stared at her, some with doubt, some with suspicion. Choi Young closed his eyes and prayed for patience and self-control.
It was the King who broke the silence as he addressed Eun Soo. "No, there has been no attack on Seogyeong. Are you saying this is not what is written in Heaven?"
Eun Soo strove to remember as much as she could. "I don't know how much has changed but as far as I know, when the Red Turban attacked Gaegyeong, your highness had to escape to Andong."
This foreboding of defeat didn't seat well with anyone. "Are you saying we would not be able defend Gaegyeong?" It was general Jeong Seun who asked in disbelief.
The King turned once more to Eun Soo. "Is there anything we can do to prevent a loss?"
Eun Soo sighed as she sat back down. "Well with everything that is happening, nothing is really set in stone. A lot of events seem to be changing. But if there are things that remain the same then they will come with two hundred thousand troops. Does your highness have an army to fight against that many?"
"We will prepare as much troops as we can to defend Gaegyeong." Choi Young finally spoke. "However I will have the Wu Dal Chi prepare to evacuate your highness to Andong just to be sure."
Talk about battle preparations were being discussed heatedly when there was another interruption. It was lady Choi. "Your highness, the Queen has asked me to call on Eui Seon. A nobleman's child has been a victim of a Wokou attack and is currently being attended at Jeon Eui Shi (King's Hospital). He is on a critical state and as Ha Kyung, the royal doctor is currently visiting the sick daughter of one of the government officials, his father has petitioned the Queen for the heavenly doctor to tend to his son."
Eun Soo didn't wait for permission. She immediately stood up all thoughts of history and war gone as concern for a patient took over. "I will go." The statement was directed to Choi Young.
Choi Young turned to Deok Man who was standing guard near the door and motioned for him to follow her. He nodded, understanding what was asked of him.
Lady Choi had to wait though for the King's permission before taking Eun Soo with her. The King nodded and they headed to Jeon Eui Shi as talks of battle preparations resumed.
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He cursed himself for his stupidity. He shouldn't have tried to save the child. In a moment of weakness all his plans had gone awry and the child would probably still die anyway. It was stupidity, plain and simple.
At least he had managed to enter the palace grounds. He had left the child, who looked about nine or ten years of age, near the palace gates and drew some noise for a palace guard to investigate. The child was a son of nobility, that he knew as he had been heavily guarded on a carriage. His guards as well as his guardian had all been slain by the Wokou. He had dragged the kid away as a hail of arrows descended on them, however two of the arrows had hit them. Him on his right shoulder blade and the kid on the side of his waist.
As concern for the child placed the guards in a frenzy, calling for medical help and carrying him in, he had managed to sneak into the palace grounds. He made his way slowly to Jeon Eui Shi though it was not an easy task. His vision would sometimes fade out and his breathing had grown harsh as his heart rate accelerated.
The wound was nothing really. He had worse wounds than an arrow to the back. He had already taken the arrow out and it wasn't bleeding too much to the point that he would die of blood loss. It was poison. He knew enough of the effects of poison to know that the Wokou had used poison on their arrows. What kind of poison was it, he wasn't sure. But as the boy was being tended at Jeon Eui Shi his only hope was to steal some of the medicine they would be giving him.
He was already at the herb garden when he noticed her. He immediately hid from view. She was picking up herbs and placing them on a basket, her red hair shining in the sunlight. It can only be her. The doctor from the heavens. He drew his gun and cocked it. He should take this chance. At least he would be able to kill her. At least he would be able to accomplish something in case he would die of the poison. But as he aimed his gun his vision dimmed and he swayed. It was all he could do not to collapse to the ground. He couldn't aim. And if he missed, although no one else would notice as he was using a silencer, his target would hear the hiss of the bullet and her being from the future, she would recognize it. She would run, and he would loose his chance.
At that moment his hand shook and his gun fell into the ground soundlessly, muffled by the grass. He didnt even bother to pick it up. Instead he drew his knife. Judging by the distance between them and her preoccupation with the herbs, he should be able to reach her fast enough to surprise her to immobility and use that moment to slash her throat. He decided that was the best option.
However, whether it was a distance miscalculation on his part, or he wasn't just as swift because his powers had deserted him, or providence had just timed it so that she would be looking at his direction when he was about to strike, but she saw him coming. She threw the basket of herbs towards him and immediately drew a knife pointing it at him. "Don't come near. There are guards everywhere and they will come if I shout."
She should have just called for help instead of warning him but she didn't. Maybe because she could see that the cold eyes looking at her was glazed in pain. The hand which was holding a knife didn't look steady as well. He had fallen to one knee the moment she threw her basket at him. The man was in no position to be fighting.
With the last ounce of his stregth he lunged at her, but then he felt his body go numb and he fell to the ground instead. She immediately took the knife away from his hand then turned him to lay on his back. He looked very pale as if death had already staked a claim on him. From his mode of clothing and his facial features he didn't look like he was a Goryeo citizen. "What the hell have I gotten myself into now? Why do you always get into these crazy situations Eun Soo-ya"
He was descending to darkness and the last thing he saw was her face hovering above him. And his last thought was that she looked the same from the last time he saw her. A beautiful angel with a fiery mouth.
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He gained consciousness as she entered the room to check on him. She was bringing a tray of food and she stopped near the foot of his bed as she saw he was awake. He slowly took in his sourrounding without taking his eyes off her. He wasn't tied up, there weren't any guards on his bedside and he definitely was not in jail.
"One suspicious move from you and you will find yourself dragged to jail. That is if the guards don't kill you first." She warned. Then she moved forward and placed the tray on the bedside table. "Eat and then get more rest. I have removed the poison from your system and cauterized your wound. You should be well in a few days time if you rest quietly."
She was just leaving when he stopped her by holding her right wrist. For a man who had been on death's door just a few hours ago, he seemed to have recovered his strength quickly. Eun Soo looked back towards him. "Why did you save me?" He asked, his eyes narrowing in confusion.
Eun Soo sighed then answered honestly. "Because you have the same eyes that person had before. The coldness which I had mistook for heartlessness, I learned was actually emptiness. You have that exact same eyes." Then she pried his hands of her wrist using her left hand. "And besides, the poison in your system was exactly the same as the child who I was tending to, you were probably the person who saved him. So you can't be that bad." Then she smiled and turned to go.
He should kill her now before she left. It didn't seem like he could use his powers yet but they were alone in the room and his strength was coming back fast that he could probably strangle her while muffling any sound she would make. He closed his eyes instead. He was tired. He would kill her later.
She stopped at the door before leaving then looked back. "Would it be too much to know your name?"
He answered without opening his eyes. "Taizu."
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Eun Soo was just writing down history based on her memory when the King entered the room followed by the eunuch Do Chi. She was in her chambers inside the palace, sitting behind the table. "Your highness." She greeted with a smile. "Please take a seat." She said gesturing at the chair opposite her.
The King smiled as he sat down but she could see he looked troubled. Do Chi stood behind him. "If you are going to ask more about the outcome of the war, I am still figuring things out by writing down history as I remember it. Then I am also writing down how things have happened since I got here so as to have an idea on the changes that I might have caused."
The King nodded. "I am here for something else though." he said to which Eun Soo stopped writing to look at him. "I have a favor to ask."
The King had been really supportive of her and Choi Young that she hoped she would be able to help him with what he needed. "It's not about the future?" she asked.
"No." The King answered. "Well yes..." He sighed then continued. "It's about the Queen. The retainers are pressing me to take another wife due to the fact that we have not begotten an heir to the kingdom. But I am not marrying anyone else, I have one Queen and that is enough for me." The determination in his eyes touched Eun Soo's heart.
"Can you declare to the retainers that she will soon beget me an heir?" Eun Soo hesitated at the King's request. If history was still correct then Noguk should be pregnant in a few years. But there would be no heir, and instead he was going to loose his wife.
Noticing her hesitation the King began to worry. "Are we not going to be able to have children?"
"I will convince them that you have no need for another wife." Eun Soo said with resolve.
Choi Young, the King, the Queen, all the Wu Dal Chi and even the Mu Gak Shi and the people at Jeon Eui Shi, they were now all her family. She might not belong in this world but she had decided to live in it. And thus, this was now her world. And she decided she would do everything in her power to protect these people who meant a lot to her, whether or not she had to go against history. She would let the future worry about itself. She was going to save the Queen and her baby.
The King felt relieved. "Are things going well between you and the general?"
Eun Soo broke into a huge smile. It was not all the time that a person would be asked by a King about their relationship. But then again, it would also not be common to be close friends with the Queen and live at the palace. If she would relate such a tale to her friends in the modern world they would be more intrigued about it rather than the fact that she had traveled through time.
The King didn't wait for her reply. Her smile said everything. "I will be going now." He stood to go and Eun Soo bowed without standing.
Choi Young who had been about to visit Eun Soo heard everything from outside the door. He bowed to the King as he passed by him and the King left without saying a word, his eunuch following behind.
Eun Soo was busy writing down history again and she made a mess of her hair as she strove to remember events. Choi Young smiled as he watched her. He remembered all the times she had been preoccupied like this. Those times she had been trying to find a way back to her world.
His smile disappeared as the memory pierced his heart. Not once had he ever considered that she would stay. He had not allowed himself to consider it. But it hadn't stopped his heart from aching every time he thought of her leaving. Many times he caught himself wishing he was not tied down to his duty and that he could just follow her to heaven.
But right now she was working hard to stay with him. The thought immediately lightened his heart. Now she was his forever and he would make sure she would never regret it. He would protect her for the rest of his life.
"You can take a seat you know." Eun Soo said teasingly while still continuing to write. "You don't have to be standing all the way there."
Choi Young sat on the seat the King had vacated and Eun Soo looked up to smile at him. "How's the defense preparations? I'm glad you've had time to come see me, I really missed you."
"I overheard you talking with the King." Choi Young confessed. "I'm just really glad you can't be candidate for Queen, else they'd be pushing you to marry the King by now, and it would have nothing to do with an heir."
Eun Soo looked at him curiously. "Why?"
Choi Young who had been sitting up straight on his seat leaned back with a sigh. "It seems you are right about the two hundred thousand troops. We had sent scouts to check and they reported as much. And based on spy reports, they had been planning to attack Seogyeong with fewer soldiers but had just suddenly changed their plans."
He was staring at her intently. "Also you might be right about our defenses, I don't think we can hold Gaegyeong with that huge an army, and the best strategy would be to escape to Andong."
"You look like you can't believe I'm right." Eun Soo smirked. "For someone who came and took me from heaven, you sure have many doubts."
This time Choi Young leaned forward on the table closing the distance between them. "I don't like it."
Eun Soo chuckled and leaned forward as well so their faces were inches of each other. "Deal with it."
He couldn't help but chuckle in return. "You need to fix your hair."
Eun Soo wasn't given time to reply because just then Dae Man rushed inside the room. "The King is being attacked in the palace halls going to Gang Ha Jeon! The Wu Dal Chi are currently fighting him right now."
Choi Young immediately stood. "Him?" He asked while rushing out the door. "There is only one person?"
"Yes." Dae Man answered. "But he has some kind of wind powers and we are having a hard time fighting him."
That was when Choi Young noticed that Eun Soo was following behind them hugging her bag of tools. "Imja, you need to stay in your room. This man might be dangerous."
At any other time Eun Soo would have just obeyed him. She never wanted to get in the way of him protecting her. But she had just heard that the man had wind powers which means a lot of the Wu Dal Chi would have been hurt, and every single one of them was precious to Choi Young, they were like his children. "I'll stay out of the way."
There was no arguing with her, Choi Young knew this. She was always obedient when it came to her safety so when she became stubborn like this he knew that meant she had placed a lot of thought on her actions and had made up her mind. And there would be no stopping her.
"Prioritize your safety first." said Choi Young, meeting her eyes and waiting for her agreement.
Eun Soo nodded resolutely, reassuring Choi Young at the same time. "I will."
They met with the King who was being ushered away by Choong Seok and three other Wu Dal Chi's. Choi Young nodded at him. "Take the King away to safety." he said without stopping.
They passed by several Wu Dal Chi on the floor who looked to have wind burns all over their bodies. Eun Soo stopped at the first soldier she saw and started tending to him. Choi Young moved forward to meet the assailant.
The assailant had his face covered so only his eyes were showing and he was currently fighting Dong Hee who was using his sword dance skills, using two swords to fight and avoiding the wind blows the assailant was giving at the same time. The assailant was using one sword on his right hand while a swirling power which looked like a whirlwind surrounded his left hand.
The battle ended as the person released the wind on his left hand in a strong blast which pushed Dong Hee back into the wall and rendered him unconscious. The blast of power also blew Dae Man away, and if Choi Young had not dug his sword into the floor for leverage, it would have pushed him back as well.
Unleashing his lightning powers, Choi Young embodied lightning into the blade. Then in one quick motion he pulled the blade from the floor and hurled it at the attacker. The sword barely missed the attacker as he moved to the side quickly, but the electric charge from the sword still managed to hit him and he had to place his hand on the wall to hold himself up.
Choi Young went to Dong Hee and picked up one of his swords. He attacked before the assailant had a chance to recover. But the assailant quickly charged his left hand with a ball of wind and released it to push Choi Young back. The power seemed to be weaker than the last time though and it seemed to have taken the assailant more effort this time. He was also now leaning on the wall clutching his right shoulder with his left hand as if it were in pain. Then he took an object out of his robes using his right hand and pointed it at Choi Young.
Eun Soo's eyes widened as she saw the object in the assailant's hands. Choi Young, who was just recovering from the wind blast was just standing up not seeing the object on the assailant's hand as a threat. Eun Soo started running towards Choi Young. For some reason though, although the gun was aimed at Choi Young, the assailant's eyes seemed to be on her and as she met his eyes she recognized them. She didn't have the time to think about it though as the assailant released the trigger and Eun Soo dashed towards Choi Young, tackling him to the floor.
Choi Young had noticed Eun Soo running towards him, and he had intended to ask her to stay away when she tackled him to the ground. He had not expected that. What was she thinking? "Are you trying to get us killed?" He asked angrily as he untangled himself from her arms quickly lest the assailant attack them while they were on the floor. But he found that the assailant had ran away instead and this troubled him. He had just ran away from the perfect oppurtunity to strike, something was not right.
His confusion turned to fear as he saw Eun Soo wasn't getting up. "Imja?" He lifted her up and saw blood on the floor. "Imja!" Her eyes were closed and he saw that the blood was coming from the left side of her back. Choi Young's body froze with terror. "Imja!" He cried.
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NEXT Chapter 4: Heaven's Gate – Eun Soo has been shot and no one on Earth can save her. Will Choi Young be able to save her life by bringing her back to Heavens? Will they manage to get to the gate alive when they have to deal with the Wokou along the way? Will the gate even open for Choi Young?
Author's Notes: I was really looking forward to go to the modern world. I think they have more chances of intimacy there. nya.