THE CURSED ONE - THE BOY WHO CHALLENGE DESTINY

A k****e in the Dark

Golden Flame SectYoura has finished today’s lessons in The Blue Hall, she then takes her sword and goes outside the class. Hyul was staring at her all the time and she knew this, but she doesn’t want to care a bit about him as she was mad with the way Hyul and his g**g treated Jin a few days ago. She walks past Blue Hall’s front yard and going towards Yellow Hall’s direction with the purpose to meet Jin. Almost every afternoon she came to The Food Warehouse to meet Jin, she likes to chat with him as he was a good listener. Her favorite place to sit and talks was under the mango tree in Yellow Hall's front yard.

She walks lightly with a cheerful feeling. She doesn’t know why she can feel joyful every time she spent his time with Jin, even though it was only for a moment in the afternoon after her class has finished.

Only a few more steps until she arrives in Food Warehouse and as usual, she will greet anyone that she saw in the Food Warehouse regardless of their positions, this kind of attitude made everyone in the Food Warehouse loved her.

“Hello, Uncle, do you know where Jin is?” Youra asked Ambu, another Jungkook’s men which he saw first.

“Hello, Miss Youra. Jin said if he went to the mango tree near the Yellow Hall front yard just now.” Ambu replied.

“’ Yes, Uncle, thank you.” Youra said while she bows, she then runs lightly towards Jin’s location.

As Ambu said, Jin is sitting on the ground under the mango tree. He doesn’t see Youra’s arrival as his eyes are looking in another direction. Youra has a plan and she walks slowly and lightly behind Jin.

“Jiiiin…” Youra screamed loudly near Jin’s ear.

Jin shocked and he almost jumps because of Youra’s loud voice, Youra laughed after she saw Jin’s funny reaction.

“Miss Youra, that’s no fun at all, you really shocked me.” Jin said.

“That was a punishment for you because you left me and went here without waiting. So, it was your fault. Why you left me and went here first?” Youra sulked.

“Yes, I apologize to you, Miss Youra, the most beautiful girl in this world.” Jin said shyly. He doesn’t know how he suddenly dares to spoke those words, it’s like those words just jump out from his mouth just like that .

Jin’s words make Youra’s cheek blushed again, this is the second time Jin made Youra blushed and she tries hard to cover her blushed face.

“You seducer, don’t ever think if any sweet words like that will make me forgive your mistake, Jin. Tell me why you go here first without waiting for me?” Youra asked.

She actually happy when she heard Jin’s sweet talk like that.

“Because I know if you like this place, Miss Youra. Today I have finished my work faster than usual just to come here first.” Jin replied.

“Then why did you sat on the ground like that?” Youra asked.

“Because you are like a princess, Miss, while I am only a frog. Just like in the fairy tale that Jung Kook has told me yesterday night. I know if the frog doesn’t deserve to sit side by side with a princess, it will make the princess ashamed.” Jin answered.

Youra knows about this folklore, long ago when she was a kid, her mother often tells her about this story and many other fairy tales before she slept.

“If you doing this because of those scum words a few days ago, then it was unnecessary because I have confronted him" She said.

Youra feels as if Jin was still thinking about Hyul and his g**g’s words a couple of days ago.

“Do you know the ending of that princess and the frog story, Jin?” Youra asked.

“No, I don’t know yet, Miss. Mr. Jung Kook still not finished his story last night, he’s fell asleep in the middle of the story, might be because he was too tired.” Jin answered.

“No wonder if he described himself as a frog in that fairy tale because he only knew half part of the story.” Youra thought for a moment.

“Why are you silent, Miss? Did I say any wrong things?” Jin asked.

“Err… No, it’s not like that. Anyway, do you really want to know the ending of that princess and the frog story, Jin?” Youra asked back.

“Umm… Yes, certainly. But I don’t know if Mr. Jung Kook will have time to continue his story or not tonight, I saw him worked very hard today, might be he will sleep early because of tiredness.” Jin spoke his concern.

“Okay then, let me tell it for you, Jin,” Youra said and Jin listening carefully. “At first The Princess was afraid and run because of the ugly frog, she doesn’t want to fulfill her promise to the frog after the frog helping her. The princess run inside the palace and closed the door. His father, The King, asked why she was running in fright and she told his father everything. His father was a good King, he forces her to let the frog enter the palace so she can fulfill her promise. At first, The Princess doesn’t want to do what his father told her, but his father pushed her hard and finally, she obeyed his father's order and opening the door. The frog enters the palace happily and asks about the promise, The Princess feels disgusted to fulfill her promise as she promised to kiss the frog. After pushed again by her father The Princess finally kissing the frog with disgust feeling and she immediately throws the frog away after she kissed it. But suddenly the frog shapeshifted into a charming and handsome prince, The Prince tell her if he was actually a prince from another kingdom that is cursed by a wizard and the curse will be break if a beautiful girl kissed him. The Princess, who doesn’t like the frog in the beginning, now falls in love with The Prince. In the end, The King finally asks the prince to marry his daughter and they live happily ever after.” Youra finished her long fairytale.

“Wow… I never expected that the ending would be happy like that,” Jin said. “I thought if the frog will keep to live in bad fate and ended with sadness, just like my life. Anyway, I am happy for the frog, but it was only a fairytale and it won’t happen in the real world.” Jin added.

Youra sees some sadness in Jin’s face, she wants to cheer him up.

“Fairytale or not at least the frog has tried his best to run and catch The Princess, so you also must do your best, Jin. I believe that your life’s story will end with much happier than that frog.” Youra answered. "Now stand up and sit on here, beside me, you and I were as equal as everyone else.” She added.

Jin wakes up and followed Youra’s order, he sits beside Youra. He very happy to sit beside her, but he afraid if anyone will report this to The Leader which can lead to punishment for him or Jung Kook.

“I come here because I wanted to tell you about the curse that you bear, Jin,” Youra said while Jin quietly listening. “I asked my father about this and he said if he didn’t know anything about the cure but his master long ago ever told him about the way of the black devil curse affecting your body. I know that you never learn martial art because of your body limitation, but do you know anything about inner energy, Jin? I asked this because your curse is very much related to your inner energy flows.” Youra asked.

“I only know that inner energy is the energy that you gain from your internal body, that’s all I know, Miss Youra.” Jin answered.

“You’re correct, Jin, but inner energy was more complex than your answer. My father ever taught me about the detailed pulse point which describing how inner energy flow inside a human body, unfortunately, I couldn’t remember all of that because it was too complex, anyway you wouldn’t understand either if I told you, but the point is according to my father the inner energy which flows inside your body was reversed compared to the normal human body,” Youra explained. “I will tell you everything about inner energy that I know so you can understand why you feel extreme pain because of the curse and I hope it can help you even only a little. This is going to be a long explanation, now listen carefully.”

Jin couldn’t do anything except nods his head and keep silent.

“Do you know that every human has inner energy? Even someone who never learn any martial art moves still has it inside his body. In a normal person’s body, their inner energy will not flow until he reached the age of maternity, which is different for everyone, normally between 10 until 15 years old age, but the inner energy can get gained and controlled earlier in younger age by practicing martial art moves. I believe that you often saw the basic movements being taught in Yellow Hall, right? That basic moves were not empty moves without any meaning, every move was meant to awake and strengthen inner energy by making it flows, just for you know that every sect in this world having its own basic moves. The relation of this to you was because of the curse, you have unique body characteristics that will make your inner energy flows in reverse directions compared to any normal person, just like I said before. So, when your inner energy starts flowing, it will collide with your bloodstream which will burn your blood from inside and creating unimaginable pain, that’s why everyone who dies because of this curse will have black marks all over their body. This was also the reason why you couldn’t practice any martial art moves because those moves will awaken and flow your inner energy, thus will create a similar effect,” Youra finished with her explanations. “You understand what I’m saying right, Jin?”

“Err… Yes, Miss, pretty much.” Jin answered.

“Remember this, don’t ever try to mimic any martial art moves, Jin, or you’ll die.” Youra warned him with serious tones and Jin happy because Youra worried about him.

“Thank you for worrying me, Miss Youra.” Jin said.

“Hey, don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t worried about you, I just don’t want to lose any friends and I like to talk with you rather than to talk with most of my friends in the class who were only talking about their family’s fame and fortune.” Youra replied.

Even though she said this, but deep inside her heart she always thinks and worried about him.