Chapter 06: Lee’s Demise

They took you away from me.

I became anxious of what tomorrow will be

I know already I’m bound to lose you

This love we built for years is almost due

My pride won’t even let me visit you

I’d hate to think that the last time you talked to me is the time that I failed to believe you.

(1 week before Lee’s execution, In the grand prison of the country)

“Lady Lee Park, you have a visitor.” Lee stares at the head warden.

“Seolla, how is Jinan?” she asks. Seolla almost cries as she opens Lee’s cell with her keys.

“Lee, don’t worry about anyone. Take care of yourself first, please.” Seolla pleads.

“Can you tell Jinan something?” Lee smiles at Seolla gracefully as she would always do.

“Can you not be that kind? In your next life, please be someone that does not care about anyone so you will not live an unfair life like this.”

….

“Flynn, Can you calm down? We’ll explain everything to you.” Seolla says as she convinces Flynn to release her brother from the ropes she tied him on

“Seolla, please don’t tell me you know what this person had done and you just let him be.” Flynn begs to Seolla.

“She’s my sister, of course she’s gonna know about this.” Jin says, still tipsy because of the drinks he had a while ago.

“Sister? Seolla what the hell is this murderer saying?”

“I told you she’s gonna freak out when she knows things.” Jin murmurs.

Seolla heaves a loud sigh. “Fine. Yes, he is my brother and yes, I know that he killed Lee. The reason why he is getting by so freely is he is still on probation and he is being punished.”

“What are you talking about?”

“The Moon Guardian in the journal you are reading, It’s him. It’s Jinan Kim.”

"That-- that cursed guardian is you?"

"The Moon Guardian became a God because he killed his own wife and he is being punished."

“Yes. That jerk who killed his own sweet and beautiful wife. The cursed Moon Guardian. Isn’t that his journal?”

She then remembers her dreams about the girl with black hair that has the same face as her. The things Seolla and Hee Sun told her. The puzzle pieces are coming to her now. They are slowly connecting and the truth is about to be revealed.

"Then why am I dreaming about the woman you killed? Why am I dreaming about your wife?" She asks.

"Because she's you. Lee is you, you are Lee. I am here because I need you to break the--"

"You killed your own wife for what? Suspicions?" Flynn kneels down to Jin's level and asks him with so much bitterness in her voice. "I also heard that you're the God of mercy among men. Did you also do some magic to make the heavens forgive my father for what he has done? Did you also take his side when he died? Did you defend him? Did you sympathize with him?”

By this very moment, tears are already dwelling down Flynn's face. She's shaking in anger. She wants to kill Seokjin so much. How hurt could Lee be at the moment of her death? She could have felt so scared to die in the hands of her own husband, her own lover. Just like how her Mom felt. Just like how she felt that night.

"You didn't know what your wife felt when you killed her with your own hands, she bled and she got hurt more than you think because it was you who was hurting her. It was all your fault."

"Flynn, please. Stop this." Seolla begs. “He had no choice--”

 Flynn slaps her hand away from her and continues.

"You killed her. You murderer. You're just like my father--"

"I REGRET KILLING HER, OKAY? IT HAUNTS ME EVERY NIGHT AND I DO MISS HER SO MUCH! I KNOW WHAT I DID WRONG! YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO SLAP IT ON MY FACE! I WAS WRONG TO BELIEVE THOSE PEOPLE AND LET THE GOVERNMENT DECIDE FOR MYSELF!”

she glares at him even more. Trying to make him understand how she is feeling right now.

“You don’t have to explain to me anymore. The damage has been done and her way of death will never be changed.” she sneers.

"I was there. I saw everything in my dreams. I felt her fear and emotions that night you killed her. I don't know why you're lingering around me but I'm cutting this rope that you're trying to tie around me. Lee and I are two different people and I don't like to see a murderer on a daily basis. I hate you.” She says, cutting the ropes on his wrists with a knife.

"Now get lost and never appear right in front of me again before I kill you because I am not your wife to forgive you for what you've done."

…

I don’t know what to say to you now that you’re gone.

Ending your life with my own hands is not something that is not on my plans.

I’m sorry my love, I should also end my life, too.

So that I can make up with you forever.

“So he did suicide? How pathetic. Isn’t my father his descendant?” Flynn says as she closes Jin’s journal. “But how could I believe him and Seolla? How could I believe that he’s actually a God? They could be pranking me.” she asks herself.

But more important than that question is, “and I thought I’m a sociopath? Why am I feeling empathy for Lee?”

She heaves a loud sigh and stares at the blank ceiling of her apartment.

“Should I ask him these questions?”

…

“You seem to like me a lot these past few days, don’t you? Miss Flynn Louviele?” Hee Sun smiles playfully while Flynn just stares at him with no emotion in his eyes.

“You know something about Lee, the wife of the Moon Guardian. Am I right?” she asks.

"and now you're into legends?" Hee Sun laughs at her teasingly. 

"Answer me properly before I--" Flynn sneers but Hee Sun calms her down by cutting her off

"Aish, there you go threatening me again. You don't have to do that. We're allies." He cooly says. "But yeah, I sort of know something about Lee and that Moon Guardian."

"Why?" she asks. Trying to see through him. Is he one of them? Is he one of Seolla and Jinan?

"I'm pretty much like a historian." Hee Sun laughs. "And that story is pretty famous in college, you know."

"I never went to college." she says.

"Do you have pictures of Lee? Can I see them?"

"aish. You're being so curious about some girl--" Hee Sun's eyes widen as he realizes something. "You do look like Lee. I remember it now."

He runs to his room and gets a scroll.

"This scroll is  a gift to my father before he died. They said it was made for Lee's father by her half brother. Her brother is an artist and he painted this himself." He says smiling to the scroll he is opening.

As Flynn looks at the picture painted on the scroll, her eyes widen as her throat runs dry.

"Why?" she whispers to herself. "Why do you stare at me as if I am you?"

...

"Do you think she will be alright?" Seolla asks her brother as she sighs.

"You need to stay in my house for now, Seolla. Flynn could be dangerous  when she's angry." Jin says as he drinks his tea.

"How could you know? She's harmless. I've been with her for years." she fights back.

"I've been watching her since she was born so don't argue with me." he sneers.

"She cries at night when she has these bad dreams, do you know anything about that?"

Jin's eyes squint in confusion "She does?"

"I think Jin will see her when she is okay mentally and physically. Do you remember when she got sick when she was 10? You were so worried because you suddenly couldn't see her in your mirror." Hee Seong says.

“Aish. All this stuff is driving me crazy.” Jin sighs, “should I just beg Huina to lift her curse?”

“Do you even know where to find Huina?” Seolla rolls her eyes.

“Well, I have a fox and a wolf in my pact. They can find her scent for me.” He says proudly. Looking at the white haired Yoon and purple head Jeon.

…

“She stays in a penthouse, huh?” Jin laughs to himself. The last time he saw Huina was 700 years ago. She had a lot of white hair and she looked really old. He’s so ready to mock her by his astounding beauty that he sure she could never have.

“I smell a really faintly different smell from Huina.” Jeon says as they enter the elevator.

“I know. Her scent changed a little from what I can remember.” Yoon agrees.

“Maybe she’s too old to take a shower now.” Jin shrugs. 

In no time, they had reached the 20th floor where Huina is currently living. Oh, and if you don’t know who Huina is, she’s the Goddess of Justice. The one who cursed Jinan and his men.

“I’m getting sweaty and nervous. I’ve never met this goddess for years but I could tell she’s still scary.” Jeon says as he rings the bell of Huina’s unit.

“Relax. She’s just some old woman. I’m even more scared to Flynn than to her--”

Jin was cut off by a very beautiful woman opening the door. She’s tall and has long black wavy hair, round black eyes and very slim lips. Who is she? Did Huina marry and have a daughter?

“Oh, good day. I am Mr. Kim. I just want to talk to Huina, is she here?” The three of them stared at the young girl as she raised her eyebrows judgingly.

“I guess now that I am younger, you’re gonna treat me with a lot more respect, Kim Jinan?”

Jeon, Jin and Yoon’s eyes dilated in shock as they all asked, “HUINA? YOU’RE HUINA?”