.....Flower of Evil....

The dynasty of the Queen Iseul was one of the terrible and darkest dynasties to ever exist. A queen of darkness. Did terrible things. Tortured civilians till she is satisfied. Brought a living hell to everyone. Avenged everyone who went against her.

Rumours said that she once used to be a cheerful and mischievous young lady of the royal household. She ran around the Royal Palace causing everyone trouble and laughed it off when she was punished. She was the only daughter of the King but was hated by everyone because her mother was not a concubine from a rich and prestigious family. Just a servant woman who became a concubine just because she was impregnated by the King.

Since she was a princess who was born from a servant woman,she was hidden inside the castle,far from the society. No one knew about this princess who was hiding inside the Palace. She was forbidden from going out neither could she reveal her identity.

But it's not like those Palace guards could keep her inside forever. Chain after chain,she broke everything and ran away. She wasn't your average princess. She had flaws all over unlike a perfect princess. She would curse if you trigger her,she would hit back if you dare hit her. She climbs walls and trees like a monkey and rides horses like a soldier.

She wasn't good at studying but she knew what she needs to study. She only learned what she wanted. She cultivated swordsman-ship and was the best at yielding swords.

Everything was good until she decided to seek trouble by going outside. One day,King decided to go out to see his people and greet them. When the royal parade was at its highest peek,the hidden princess confronted her father infront of all the people and revealed her true identity. King was embarrassed. It was a moment of pure humiliation to the King. He had a big ego,after all,he is a king,the highest rank and the God of people. But his shameless daughter came out and embarrassed him to the core,creating an ugly havoc.

After that day,she was banished from the Kingdom and was sent to an island to never return back.

Six years of peace passed and she returned back. It was a shocking appearance. During her stay at the island, no one knows what might have happened. She wasn't the cheerful princess anymore. A demon. She had thrown away her swordsman-ship to learn the dark arts. Darkness was sweeping through her body.

She killed everyone including the King and the Queen.

Not only them,but the seven heirs to the throne,her blood brothers too. No,she let one of them live. No one knew why.

After taking over the throne,she started her hell. In the day time,you could hear her evil laughter from inside the Palace and at night,you could hear the wails of people she brought inside to interrogate. Who knows,what she does to them but to everyone's  curiosity or not,no one returned. And so then,the Palace was known as the flower of Evil.
Palace was beautiful but was reeking of evil.

Ten years of hell continued. No one had the peace in their households. It was a pure torturous ten years.

One day,the Queen became tired of everything. From men to animal,nothing was interesting to her. Boredom was written all over face. Nothing she did could take away her boredom.

That day,she was feeding her newly born wolf pup. She had rescued this poor little pup while she was hunting and felt pity. It was funny to even think that someone like her knew how to feel sympathy.

She was keeping this wild animal inside her chamber,feeding it little meat balls.

Suddenly, she felt a sudden chill running through her spine. The Palace had always been quiet but today,it seemed extra quiet. She smiled slightly, and kept feeding the pup in her arms. Getting up from her bed,she placed the pup on the bed and looked at the intruder who was standing right across her. Her black long robes were flattering due to the night breeze which was coming in from the window. The chamber was in dark but the moon light had helped her to illuminate the room.

The intruder held a sword which was glaring at her.

Her Palace had been ambushed.

She knew it.

She knew way before he came.

Still,she didn't try defending herself?no.

"I was waiting for you,...brother Hoseok",she greeted the intruder,giving a warm welcome.

Indeed,it was the brother she let live. Prince Jung Hoseok. A man in his forties yet had some dashing looks which could catch the attention of hundreds of young girls. He had a pointed nose with a sharp jaw line. His long black hair was tied high into a pony tail and a black ribbon was wrapped around his forehead. Clad in black robes,he was looking like an assassin in action which might be the truth right now. He had indeed come to do an assassin attack against this Queen who once was his little sister.

His lips twitched hearing her addressing him as her brother.

It's been almost nine or eight years since they last saw each other and the reunion didn't really seem nice.

"You really had to go this far?",His voice was shaky and but had a deep resentment hidden inside those words.

She had a bitter smile. "Would you be pleased if I say 'yes'?"

The Prince gritted his teeth,clenching his jaw. He was about to say something but stopped hearing a whimpering. No,more a like a little growling of a dog? When he looked at where he heard the sound,he saw the wolf pup on the bed.

Iseul turned to the pup and who growling at the outsider and smiled.

"He was injured when I found him. So,I took him in",she said.

Prince Hoseok looked at her blankly. He was clearly not there for any bullshit. "...You took in a wild animal when it was injured but you couldn't take in when your brother was injured and in the brink of his death. And left him to die. In your eyes,we were the wild animals. Weren't we?"

The Queen heaved a tired sigh. Her face was paler than usual but it might be because she hasn't gone out for days. "They all deserved it"

"You don't even know —",he stopped in the mid way. What's the point now? Nothing could be reversed back. What's done is done. He lost his all brothers. What is the mistake? They tried their utter most best to protect her but what did she do? She killed them all. "You should have killed me along with them"

He gripped his sword by both of his hands and looked directly into her eyes. "You've brought this upon yourself, your highness. You are not qualified enough to live anymore"

She smiled. After a long time,she let out her genuine smile.

"Look after my wolf pup,brother. He doesn't have a name. Don't give him a name and let him live"

Prince Hoseok paused as he remembered something when he heard her words. She never gave names to her pets. She doesn't like it. She used to have cats and dogs but not a single one had a name.

He gulped the hard lump in his throat. They used to be close. He knew her every habit.

But this is not the sister he used to know.

Just as he was about to strike,he paused seeing blood running through her lips. He widened his eyes in shock and lowered down his sword. "...what..",he was speechless.

She fell on her knees and lastly fell down completely. Her eyes wide open with blood coming out from her lips.

She was poisoned!

No,it is impossible. No one dared to even lay a finger on her body. She was the living fear of everyone's life. So,who else would poison her other than herself?

She had poisoned herself!

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800 years later

Iseul woke up with a loud gasp. A blinding light came across her sight.

This can't be heaven right? I will end up anywhere but heaven.

Confused, she blinked few times. She found herself inside a disgusting storage where only garbage was rotting. The blinding light was the sun light coming out from the small tiny little window.

How the fuck did I end up here? And this pain?? It's been almost 800 years since I last felt this kind of physical pain.

She hissed feeling a pain all over her body. She had indeed spent the 800 years as a ghost. A wandering harmless ghost. She never intended to harm anyone. She had seen from her very own eyes how the world drastically changed and her eyes were used to the changes of the buildings and dressing styles.

She was really jealous when she saw how girls dressed up and she badly wanted to dress up like that. But what could she do? She was just a ghost. If she was to reborn,she would have definitely ended up in hell. It wasn't like she was scared. But she just needed some peace. She sure had a better life as a wandering ghost. She wasn't like those greedy suffering ghosts. She could control evil very well.

But now?

Did I get caught by a grim reaper or something?

"Yeah,you guessed right "

Iseul was startled and started cursing. "What in the fucking world!! I almost died!", she paused for moment and remembered that she was already dead.

She looked up to see the person who voiced out the words. It was a man. A tall man. Head to toe,he was wearing black cloths like he was going to a funeral. His face was pale like jaded ice. True form of a walking dead,she thought. But nevertheless, he was handsome.

And a teenage girl was standing next to him. No,wait,she was a ghost. A ghost who died just now?

"What's going on?", Iseul finally decided to ask.

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