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Hey guys!! How are y'all! I missed you guys so much 🥺😭 You missed me? Why'd you miss a potato, lol… Btw, I promised you I'll write some extras and now here I am! I've been through a lot! My exams, physical illness, mental illness etc etc… But I got some time for my precious little readers and prepared some things which I hope you'll enjoy 😊 Ty and Lysm🥰
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Once upon a time, there lived a king. He had only one successor. Right after his birth, the king lost his queen. The king named his son Soobin. To look after him, he took an oath to not marry again. However, the king was thirsty for owning more and more land. And that's why he often needed to head out, leaving Soobin alone in the palace. The maids looked after him and took care of him. As he was overloaded with cuteness, he won everyone's heart. This is why nobody could harm him nor they had such thoughts of harming him. He often played by himself as he had no friends.
Since the king had too many enemies, he kept Soobin's identity hidden and forbade him to go outside of the palace. But, the little boy liked to explore. He wanted to go outside and make new friends, see the beautiful world.
One day, when Soobin was alone, playing by himself at the riverbank, he noticed something was moving under the water. Soobin stared into it, without being afraid, he slowly approached the water. All of a sudden, a gigantic, elegant blue scaled dragon raised his head from the water. His breath was ragged as if panting. He glared at little Soobin with his fiery eyes. But, Soobin wasn't afraid. He tilted his head, confusingly staring at the monster.
The dragon approached him, roaring. But, in the edge of its eyes, the tears didn't slip from little Soobin's sight.
"Are you hurt?" he asked, raising his hand slowly to touch it. The dragon was astonished. What was the behavior? Humans hate him. Humans are scared by him. Then, what was the boy doing? Isn't the boy afraid that he'll eat him? He couldn't hold back anymore. As his tears started dropping into the river, they were becoming white, shiny pearls. While groaning softly, he came to the edge of the river. Soobin finally touched its face with his tiny hands. His eyes lit up. He never touched something like this before. Although the skin was cold like ice and hard like stone, it felt great to hold it.
Soobin noticed the dragon had an arrow stuck on its chest. He immediately understood what he needed to do. He went to the arrow and held it tightly. He pulled it with all his might, but failed whilst the dragon roared loudly.
"Ssh! If someone hears, they won't let me stay with you." Soobin put his index on his mouth, trying to calm the dragon. The dragon started shedding tears once again. But, this time, they didn't become pearls, instead they became half diamond shaped red colored jewels that nobody had ever seen. Although Soobin was surprised and wanted to touch them, the pure and innocent boy only focused on the arrow in the dragon's chest.
He pulled it again, with all his might. Slowly, the arrow came out and blood gushed out from the dragon's chest. It squirmed like a shrimp outside of the water. While it groaned and squirmed, its tail with sharp fins hit Soobin. As soon as he got hit on his arm, the sharp fin cut his hand and blood came out of his arm. The dragon never meant to harm the little boy, but somehow it did. Maybe this is why humans are afraid of them.
Then! A magical thing happened. Soobin didn't pay attention to his wound at all. He was focused on how he should stop the dragon's bleeding. When a drop of Soobin's blood fell into the dragon's chest, its bleeding stopped and slowly it started healing. Both Soobin and the dragon were surprised. Soobin stepped back, and then he heard people rushing towards him.
"Go! They'll kill you! Go!" Soobin pushed the dragon and it slithered into the water.
Unfortunately, some maid already saw it. They ran to Soobin, "Little Prince! Here you are!" They were worried. Worried about Soobin and themselves. The king wouldn't spare them if he saw his son wounded like this. But, they couldn't escape from the questioning. The king returned that evening from a war and directly went to Soobin's room.
As soon as he saw Soobin injured, unconscious on his bed, he yelled out. Every maid and servant came, hearing the king's roaring. When he questioned them, those who saw him with the dragon, told him what they saw.
"That monster hurt him. It wanted to kill him. But, we managed to protect the little master somehow." They declared. The king furrowed his brows, trembling out of anger. He must take revenge. He must kill it or else it will come back.
He sent his men to find out the dragon's exact location. As the dragon's village was hidden from the world, it took his men several years.
Meanwhile, Soobin grew up. He became a handsome, slender man. His lips were nothing less than a rose's petals. His nose bridge was sharper than a knife. His cold eyes were also very attractive and his hair? They were shiny black, silky and smooth. Although his jawline was sharp, the dimples on his cheek made him look cute as well. His waist was so slender that women also felt jealous. And his behaviors? He was like a flower. His kindness, honesty, and warmth made him win everyone's heart. He was completely opposite of the king. Although he learned swording, fighting, martial arts, he was way too pure for the world.
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One day, when the king was sitting on his throne, discussing the empire's issues, his men returned. They informed him they finally found the dragon's home. And there were not only one dragon, but more. The king gritted his teeth, clenched his fist. He never forgot his oath and still sought revenge. He took his soldiers and attacked the village. After days of fighting and sacrifice of many soldiers, he finally destroyed the secret village. Every dragon died. And the king took their bodies with him to his state. To sell their skin and bone, make merchandise with them.
But only one dragon escaped from the king. It had a secret cave and when everything happened, it was inside its cave, sleeping soundly. Hearing the rumble and the loud collision sound, it woke up, only to find his relatives dying in front of its eyes. It knew if it came outside, it'd also end up sacrificing its life like the others. It changed its appearance and became a human. A cold, strong, muscly man. He covered himself with a black cloak and then followed the king.
He entered the empire, and then the garden of the castle. There was a river next to the garden and it felt too familiar for him. Did he see this place in his dream? He thought. And then, his eyes stuck on one thing. The gorgeous man who was strolling around the garden. Can a guy be this attractive? He thought.
And then his eyes widened when he saw the king approaching the boy. He eavesdropped on their conversation, hiding behind a big tree and discovered that this man was none other than the son of the king. His blood started boiling. Anger gripped him as his scales came out on his neck. No matter how attractive this boy was, he determined he needed to kill him. He needed to kill the king. To seek revenge for his family, for his friends. He hid inside a bush until night came down.
Soobin was in his blue colored prince dress, stripped with red colored buckles. He came to the garden to take his night stroll after finishing reading a book. As soon as he stepped inside the garden, the shape shifted dragon jumped towards him. Soobin gasped, he immediately made a fist to fight with the guy. He thought the guy in front of him was an assassin. He was unarmed. Soobin punched the guy's face, but he held his fist and pulled towards him. He kicked on his stomach harder, but there was no effect on the guy. As the man held him tighter, pressed him so that he could no longer fight, he tried to shout. As soon as Soobin opened his mouth to scream, the guy pressed his lips against Soobin's to make him stop.
Although Soobin dealt with many assassins, it was completely new to him. He was flabbergasted, he didn't know what he should do. But, right after he swallowed the guy's saliva, he felt nauseated. His world spinned around him and darkness swallowed him.
At that moment, the captain of the soldier came to look for Soobin. And his eyes widened in shock. He immediately threw an arrow with his bow. And it stuck directly in the man's arm. As soon as he got hit, he couldn't control himself anymore and changed back to his original form. The captain got scared, but threw more arrows. And the dragon started roaring beastly. It held Soobin's unconscious body in its mouth and escaped from the scenery.
"Chase it! Hurry up!" The captain ordered his soldiers. But, it vanished into the thin air.
TBC…