...Flower of Evil...

Iseul entered the secret garden behind the Manor. She had never known about this garden before. She couldn't blame anyone since she had always avoid talking to her brothers. But now,things are taking a different turn.

She looked around with big amused eyes. Her heart felt at peace seeing the beauty and serenity of the place. Butterflies flew everywhere happily, leaving a faint glow. They are magical creatures.

Even the sun light felt like a layer of silk cloth on top of this magnificent garden. Flowers,plants were everywhere.

Her nose picked up the scent of begonia and followed it. She knew where this scent is taking her to. The Prince who likes Begonia is none other than her oldest brother,Kim Seokjin.

And then she saw him.

In the middle of the begonia flowers,he stood backfacing her. His jet-black hair was a bit longer than the first time she met him after ages.

"What brought you here?", He asked still not facing her.

Iseul was a bit startled. Her throat went dry as she hesitated to speak. Is it appropriate to apologise like nothing happened? Though she did it shamelessly infront of the rest of her brothers, she was self conscious when it came to this brother who had a complete different persona compared to his old self.

He turned around when he got no answer. His cold eyes swept over her petite frame.

"If you are here to apologise, no need. You may leave",he fixed his dress shirt and tucked his hands inside his pant pockets. Turning around, he walked past her.

Seokjin paused feeling a tight grip on his wrist. He side glanced at her sister who had her head lowered.

Wind slowly blew on Iseul's face,messing up her hair. It helped her to cover her pitiful facial expression. "I'll wait till you forgive me. I'll earn your forgiveness", she mumbled.

She waited for his response but nothing came even after few minutes. She slowly slided down her hands away from his wrist.

Suddenly, her figure froze,feeling his fingers removing her hair strands from her face. She raised her eyes up and looked into his inky eyes. "How can I forgive you when I haven't even forgiven myself yet?"

His warm palm touched her cheek. He said nothing. She could see now,hidden in those inky black eyes,guilt was still there. She wanted to say it was not his fault. It was never his. Maybe,they failed to protect her but they had no control over the things. Timing was bad. While they were trying to save her,they lost a lot of precious things.

Even after their death,they have no peace. They became ghost Kings in order to protect her.

Iseul felt quite upset about this. They cannot let go of their past because of her. Because she is still unsafe in this world,they stayed without going into a reincarnation.

Seokjin turned around and walked away.

Iseul gulped down the words she wanted to say.

Even though wounds are healed,ugly scars were still there.

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The Queen Iseul was sitting on a couch with a wine glass in her hands. Her long hair was freely hanging on her back. She was wearing a red silk bath robe with crossed legs.

Infront of her was the demon Nian. His style had changed. He no longer had a long hair. It was short with orange hair strings in between the inky black hair.
He wore a black turtle neck shirt with a silver coloured coat. A long silver earring was on his right ear with few more small earrings on the same ear.

"You are wasting your spiritual powers to conceal the blackness under your eyes. You are trying so hard to look pleasant. Too much for a corpse,don't you think?", Nian mocked with a silly grin.

Iseul glared. "Get lost"

"Alright alright, your majesty. Don't get too much upset. I'm just here to give you some information"

Iseul snapped her eyes towards him. "Did you find a way to steal her soul?"

"Not yet. Hey,don't give me that look. She has seven god damn ghost Kings with her. It's not easy to touch her without them knowing"

Iseul's eyes turned dark. "That fucking bitch. It seemed like she forgot what we went through. Hiding behind those bastards,bringing shame to my name!"

Nian smiled feeling satisfied,seeing her anger. "That soul is under their control. We need to rescue her. So,you can become a real person and kill those bastards again"

"So,what information did you bring this time?"

Nian,"The blood moon is coming in two months"

He grinned as he licked his red cherry like lips. "I'm going insane with my hunger. Let's make a feast"

Iseul smirked.

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Few days went past.

Iseul in Danbi's body was still worried for Beomgyu. She asked her brothers about him several times but they said nothing.

They said he is fine for now since Seokjin had put a curse shackle on his neck. He could fee Beomgyu's soul but it was hard to track him down. Someone is blocking the way to track him down,they said. Iseul believed them.

After waiting for days,Iseul could finally meet him. Beomgyu had himself come to find Iseul.

Beomgyu met Seokjin before meeting Iseul. They were on the rooftop of Seokjin's company. The night was freezing and windy. The two males stood infront of each other.

"So,you came finally", Seokjin said.

Beomgyu snickered slightly. "Of course, I had to come. My guess is,you already knew where I had been. Right?"

Seokjin didn't say anything. Of course, he knew. All the seven ghost Kings knew it. Beomgyu was with their sister's other soul. They lied to Iseul to comfort her.

"As expected from a ghost king", Beomgyu said with a mocking tone.

"How is she?", Seokjin asked cutting Beomgyu off.

Beomgyu was a bit taken back.

"How is Iseul?", the ghost King asked again.

Beomgyu had a blank expression. It was hard to read what he is thinking. "You got your own sister. This Iseul is none of your concern"

Seokjin heaved a slight sigh. "If you are thinking of keeping her away from us,then do so. But I'm afraid,it is inevitable, she is already involved with us. Do you even know what she is planning?"

"I don't care. If she wants something, then I will do whatever it takes to bring what she wants"

"Even if it means stealing original Iseul's soul? Even if it means killing the original Iseul?"

Beomgyu, "....", he was hesitant. "...You can't change my mind"

Seokjin nodded his head. "I know I can't. And I don't want to. Your existence is insignificant to me. Go ahead now,tell me why you came to me?"

Beomgyu, "Remove this curse shackle on me. I need to see Iseul in Danbi"

"And what makes you think I'll let you see her?"

"I promise, I won't hurt her, For now. I just need to see her"

Seokjin chuckled and rubbed his forehead, shaking his head. When he raised his head to look at him,his face went blank. "You won't hurt her? No,you can't hurt her. When you raise a finger to hurt her,you'll find your soul burning in hell"

Beomgyu swore that he almost saw fire in ghost King's eyes. It was the fiery pit of hell. Every inch of hell belonged to them. They decide whether you die or not.

Seokjin grabbed Beomgyu by his throat while his other hand was still tucked in his pant pocket. His grip grew stronger as he grinned.

Beomgyu was choking hard as he was running out of breath. All the blood rushed to his head as he felt like dying. The pain was unbearable.

Just then,Seokjin let him go.

Beomgyu fell on his knees as he gasped for air. He subconsciously touched his neck. The curse shackle was gone. Now,he could go and see Iseul in Danbi's body.

When he looked up,Seokjin was nowhere to be seen.

Beomgyu stood up still gasping. After calming down,he teleported himself to Iseul's room. Iseul was about to sleep that time.

When she felt a gush of wind,she looked back. Seeing the uninvited yet familiar guest,her eyes lit up.

She was shocked for a second before throwing herself on him for a hug. "GYU!!"

She parted away immediately and looked at Beomgyu with a wide and relieved smile. "You came back!! I was worried heck!!"

Iseul looked at him with hopeful eyes,hoping he'd smile back like how he used to be. But for displease,he didn't.

"Gyu,what's wrong? Are you hurt? I know it was that fake bitch who took you away,right? She did something, right?"

"She isn't fake", Beomgyu opened his mouth to defend the Iseul he chose.

Iseul almost laughed but she couldn't when she saw how serious he was. "Hey,I know she has my body. But I'm the real one,okay? From all the people,you should know it better. You are the one who summoned me"

Beomgyu smiled slightly but it was a smile of bitterness. "Your highness, by now,you should know what type of relationship we shared in our past"

Iseul's eyes lowered as she heard him. She somehow felt embarrassed and guilty.

"And you should know that we can't be friends anymore, if you ever considered me as a friend. However, we can't be like how we were. You,me,both of us know our past",....."I loved you. And I still do. Even after I lost my memories, I took great lengths to make you come back subconsciously. But things between us took a different turn in this life time"

Iseul looked at him. Her eyes were pleading. She didn't know what she was pleading for. Forgiveness? Begging him not to leave? Not to forget the friendship they shared? Asking him to forget the past? She didn't know.

Startling Iseul,Beomgyu pulled her by her waist. She widened her eyes since she didn't expect such a bold act. When Beomgyu lowered his head,Iseul immediately looked away to avoid his lips.

Beomgyu smiled bitterly. "So,I chose her"

Iseul again looked at him.

Beomgyu released her and took a step back. "She is Iseul too. I'll feel less hurt with her. Rather than watching you with someone else,I'd stay in darkness where I can keep my love by my side. This darkness is my comfort zone"

"Gyu..."

Iseul was at a loss. She didn't know how to open Beomgyu's eyes. He is clearly blinded by love.

"Your highness, when I didn't have my memories, I considered you as my friend. Because of that,I'll give you a warning. Don't leave your brothers' sight. This will be our last meeting where I'll talk to you nicely. Next time we meet,don't ever trust me. Her majesty will come for you. And I will be on her side"

"What about Yeonjun?", Iseul asked. "Your brother"

Beomgyu looked at her blankly. "...he got nothing to do with our affairs. Don't drag him to this mess"

With that he turned around and disappeared.

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