...Flower of Evil...

There's nothing as cruel as fate and there's nothing ad beautiful as fate. You meet the love of your life because of the fate and because of that same fate,you might lose him. But do you dare to ask the fate this question, 'are you having fun playing with me?' . Yes,you do. But does it dare to answer you? No,it doesn't. You are the chess pieces of its chess board. Fate would play however it wants. You have no saying. Curse it,if you'd feel better. But it would only smile in mockery.

Hayoon cried beside her lover who was dying in her arms. How did they come to this point?

Exactly at the mid night, the two lovers ran away. But how unfortunate, King had already known. He ordered his soldiers to chase after them and kill his traitor general and bring the woman.

Poisonous arrows filled up the sky as they aimed Minkyu. It was one against a teamed up soldiers. Who would win? Answer is obvious.

Hayoon brought her injured lover to a tombstone. It was an underground tombstone she found accidentally and there was an opening which lead them towards the underground grave. Inside the tombstone, there were so many coffins and she knew whose bodies were inside these coffins. This a tombstone of famous family a these bodies probably belonged to that family's ancestors.

Hayoon made Minkyu sit on the ground and made him lean against the wall. The tombstone was too dark and she couldn't even see Minkyu's face clearly.

"Hayoon", Minkyu whispered as he tried to touch her face.

She was trying her best to suppress her sobs as she hummed. She knew that Minkyu is on the verge of dying and she regretted her decision of running away. If she didn't agree,this wouldn't have happened to Minkyu.

Minkyu, "I –I am sorry", to him,breathing was also hard now. The poison of the arrows were taking over his body. "I couldn't protect you", tears were rolling down from his eyes.

Hayoon shook her head. "Don't say more. You did enough. I'm safe. I'm safe Minkyu",her voice trembled as she said. She didn't want to accept this fate. Why did this happen? Did fate hate her this much?

Minkyu stroked her cheek. He choked on his blood as he coughed. Hayoon immediately pulled him into her chest and stroked his back as she cried. She hugged him like she never wanted to let him go. She was scared that he will leave her alone in this world.

She felt his cold palm over her stomach.

Minkyu, "Y –You should live. For o–our baby"

Though the child wasn't his,he had already accepted the child as his. And Hayoon hated it. Isn't it all because of the child? King had known about her pregnancy somehow and he isn't willing to let her go because of it. He wanted her alive because of the child.

The pregnancy of the servant girl had been a gossip around the Palace and a lot of ministers had heard of this. If King decided to get rid of the woman and the baby,it would prove that he impregnated a servant girl and killed them. Enemies were taking this chance to dethrone the King but King would never let it happen.

Hayoon felt like some invisible hands tearing her heart into pieces.

Minkyu raised his hand to touch her face again but his hand fell down numbly.

Hayoon's lips trembled. She pressed his face onto her chest and cried,holding him. Every inch of her body was trembling as she cried in grieve. This is the end of their love story. Fate smiled as Hayoon cried over her lover's death.

She didn't know how much time past but when she finished crying, she was numb. The tombstone was still dark and no one had still found her inside it.

Oh,wait,somebody has already found her.

A laughter broke Hayoon out of her trance. She flinched when she heard the laugh which was filled with evilness. She tightly hugged Minkyu's body and looked around but the place was too dark.

"Crying over your dead lover?"

A chilling voice rang through the thick darkness.

Hayoon felt her hair rise on her body hearing the voice. "W –Who are you?"

The voice again laughed. "Me? Oh,you can think of me as someone God sent to you. Oh,wait,not the god. But the devil"

Hayoon warily looked around.

"Oh no no no! Don't be scared. You think Gods are the only good people and devils are bad? Aww,you poor soul. Let me tell you,God will never help you. Only devil came to you"

Hayoon gulped hard as she heaved a shaky breath. She didn't know where she found her courage but right now,she felt like she had nothing to lose. She ignored her shaking body and stiffened her body and asked. "What do you want?"

"Mmm? I indeed need something but let's come to that part later. Should we introduce ourselves?"

Suddenly the area was brightened by so many spiritual torch lights on the walls.

Hayoon looked ahead to see two pair of black shiny boots with silver buckles. She slowly raised her head up to see black,white and orange coloured expensive robe. White skin,red lips with sharp two canine teeth and two bright eyes which looked like serpent eyes.

Hayoon felt her scalp go numb seeing the creature. Though, it was handsome, he looked hideous and scary. And his smile brought nausea to Hayoon.

He squatted down infront of her and tilted his head. "Nian", he said. "I'm Nian"

She frowned. She had never seen this type of a demon before. She sucked on her breath when he brought his face closer to hers. He observed her eyes and smiled. "Hatred? To whom? Oh,I know who is it", he whispered and looked at Minkyu's face and again looked at her. "Tell me dear. What is your name?"

Hayoon wanted to say 'back off' but she didn't know why but she answered him. "Hayoon"

"Hayoon,yes yes yes,Hayoon. It's Hayoon. Nice nice. You got a nice name", he mumbled like a crazy maniac.  "Tell me Hayoon, why did the royal army chase after you?"

Hayoon widened her eyes. How did he know??

"Don't be shocked. I saw everything. And I opened this tombstone just for you so you two could hide", he said like an innocent man who just helped the needed. But in reality, his eyes only showed a certain craziness. "They killed the man but didn't harm you. Why? And most importantly, they are royal army soldiers. Under King's order? Is it the King? Uh? Let me think,King ordered his army to chase after two run away lovers? And the man here is dead but you are alive. And lastly, ",his gaze went to her belly and gasped dramatically. "No way ~ maybe I came to a ridiculous conclusion? It wasn't under the King's order? Was it someone else? Why don't you answer me Hayoon? I really don't know. Can you help me to think?"

Hayoon hardened her eyes. Nian was clearly mocking her. He must have heard what the soldiers were talking as they were chasing after Hayoon and Minkyu. Those soldiers are the most trusted men of the King. They knew about King's every hideous acts. While they were on the chase,they must have uttered some things among themselves which made Nian to understand what's going on.

Hayoon darkened eyes looked at him as if she was cursing him. "What do you want?"

Nian giggled and backed away before standing up. "I want to help you"

"Help me with what?"

"I can help you to avenge your dead lover. What do you say?"

Hayoon's heart skipped a beat. All this time,the word revenge didn't cross her mind. Because she knew she couldn't do anything against the King. She is too weak. She had no effect on him. But was there really a chance to take revenge?

But she still couldn't trust this demon yet. She placed Minkyu's head on the ground and stood up and faced Nian. "Why do you want to help me? There must be something that benefits you too,right?"

Nian walked closer to her and looked at her eyes with a chilling smile. "Of course. There is something important in you. And I want it"

His index finger caressed her belly.

Hayoon immediately backed away and placed her palm over her belly. It was still flat but she could already feel the baby.

"No", she sternly said.

Nian looked like he already expected her answer. "No need to worry. I won't harm it. I don't have any intention of killing your baby"

"Then?"

"Your baby will be the one to take revenge for you. I can make him or her into the most powerful person in this cultivational world and she will bring you justice but,"

"But?"

"But you have to sign a blood contract with me. That means,you'll be signing your child's life to me. But don't worry. I won't take  her or him away from you. The child will be with you,that is if it wishes to stay. But trust me,she will give you the most satisfying revenge", he grinned with malice in his eyes.

"What about you? What do you gain from this?", she asked.

He grinned. "Your soul"

Hayoon looked at him blankly. Her mind was blank as she couldn't think anything. Isn't this a contract of suicide? Giving away her soul? Well,she didn't cherish her own life anyways. And the child,she only felt hostility,she thought.

"Think,his own child will be his destruction. Isn't it a perfect revenge? And after the revenge is done,I'll be taking your soul and your child will be released from the contract"

Hayoon looked at Minkyu. She only had Minkyu in this world and he was snatched away from her. She had no one. The hatred within her increased with every passing second. She forgot Minkyu's words and only hatred engulfed her.

"Can you really make my child the most powerful person in this cultivational world?", she asked.

"Yes"

"...."

"You might not know but the child inside you is destined to be a ruler. Don't you want to grasp this opportunity?"

Hayoon looked at him and took the worst decision she could ever take. Little did she know she is going to regret this decision. The blood contract which sealed her daughter's fate started from here.

If she only knew the real meaning of this blood contract, she would have never done this.

She sold her child to a demon without knowing the consequences.

Iseul's fate was sealed even before she was born.

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