Within a certain kingdom the sun shone brightly in the sky.

As the sun was up high, all the people of the kingdom bustled about.

Farmer's tended the field.

Merchants opened their stalls.

Children ran off to school

Men went off to work.

Women started house chores.

However within the brightness of the open market place, there lurked two women.

One was dressed smartly in her military uniform and her face was mostly hidden by the hat she wore.

She sent off an aura of darkness as people tried to avoid her as she made her way through the heavy crowd of people.

The other one wore a cloak that hid her features.

She didn't flaunt an aura but from the quietness and grace she walked with, an icy cold presence loomed out of her.

The two walked quickly through the market as the people stared.

They were heading straight towards the castle.

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Within the castle walls, a doe-eyed girl sat in the middle of one of the many gardens within the palace.

Today she wore bright sky blue robes that matched the color of her magnimus.

Seohyun and today Sulli also stood behind her waiting for Yoona to speak but the doe-eyed girl remained quiet.

She had her eyes closed.

Next to Seohyun and Sulli, Hyoyeon tapped her foot impatiently.

"Well MISS IM..." sneered Hyoyeon, "where are we going next?"

Hyoyeon was in a foul mood as Yoona had been restless all morning since dawn had broken.

The guard hadn't even been able touch breakfast as Yoona had been roaming the palace without rest.

"Sorry Hyo... if you're hungry you can go eat now. I'll stay here for a while," said Yoona quietly finally opening her eyes.

Hyoyeon grinned and ran off towards the kitchen in hopes for some food and to find a certain shikshin as well.

Seohyun worriedly knelt down.

"What's wrong Yoona-unnie?"

Yoona shook her head as her face showed distress.

"Sulli-ah can you head back to the temple and bring me my dagger?"

Sulli nodded and quickly made her way.

The young sorceress only wielded one weapon, which was her dagger. She only asked for it when she felt uneasy.

"Seohyun-ah... there's uneasiness in the air today. The world seems to be trembling in anticipation..."

The sorceress trailed off again as she was once again lost in her visions.

It was then that Tiffany showed up followed by both Sooyoung and Hyoyeon.

Seohyun bowed respectfully and let the princess through.

"Hey Hyunnie~! I'm glad I finally found you~! I've been looking for you guys since this morning!

"Sorrry but Yoona-unnie's been restless..."

"So I've heard, that's why I brought you guys breakfast!"

Tiffany held up the tray she was carrying and uncovered its contents.

There was a large variety of fresh fruit which all had been cut deliciously.

Hyoyeon and Sooyoung drooled at the sight as Seohyun happily dug in.

Yoona didn't stir from her position as her eyes were still focused on her visions.

The princess frowned at the deer and bent down.

"Yoona-ah you have to eat sweetie."

The sorceress broke away from her trance at the sound of Tiffany's voice.

"Fany? When did you get here?"

Tiffany giggled, "Just now silly. Now eat up!"

Yoona shook her head and Tiffany pouted.

The princess held up a fork with a piece of apple on it.

"Please Yoongie?"

Yoona still shook her head and looked away to avoid the fork as Tiffany attempted to feed her.

The latter sighed and finally gave up.

The princess sat next to Yoona.

"What's wrong Yoona? What did you see?"

Yoona continued to stare off into the emptiness in front of her.

"It's so cloudy Tiff... The future is so cloudy... but then there are two figures that come storming in to chase away the clouds."

"If they make the future clearer? Aren't they good people Yoongie? What's making you worried?"

The dark brown doe-eyes stared deeply into Tiffany's.

"That's just it Tiffany.., they aren't good people..."

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The cloaked figure and the one in the military outift finally reached their destination. The king's court.

The two walked in without hesitation and bowed before the king.

"Good morning Your Majesty, my name is Jessica Jung heir to the kingdom to the north. And this is my right-hand man, Kwon Yuri."

"General Kwon..." added Yuri coldly.

The king smiled widely.

"Wonderful~! You're father had contacted me! I'm so glad you two made it here safely! Welcome! Please rise!"

The two got up stiffly as they were uncomfortable with the informality of the king.

"My daughter, just ran off to find our sorceress but they should be here soon. You two need to go through the ritual."

Jessica looked up confused.

"Ritual sir?"

The king chuckled.

"How silly of me, I had forgotten that  your kingdom does not have a sorcerress... You see young Jessica, here it is custom to have our sorceress read you before you are allowed to stay in our kingdom. It's a painless process and it shouldn't take long. There's nothing to worry about."

"APPA~! I'm sorry we're late!"

The doors burst open and Tiffany came running in while dragging Yoona behind her.

The princess wore her favorite light pink gown, which flowed angellicaly down her perfect figure.

Jessica could only gape at the beautiful sight in front of her.

Tiffany was beyond her expectations.

She had never seen such a gorgeous young woman before.

The princess smiled kindly at Jessica, the eye-smile melting the iciness of Jessica's aura.

On the other hand General Kwon's eyes flew wide open as she took in Yoona's natural grace and beauty.

The doe-eyed girl seemed slightly cross but the pout on her lips suited her well.

Yuri was actually speechless for once in her life.

There was no sarcastic comment to be made nor any corrections.

The girl was perfect. Absolutely perfect.

"You can stop staring now General Kwon..." said a soft voice.

Yuri looked up to see the shocked face of the king and princess.

Jessica still seemed to be in a daze.

It was Yoona who had spoken.

"My lady?" questioned Yuri.

"I said that you may stop staring now General Kwon."

Yuri bowed low.

"I beg your pardon miss. But I couldn't help being enticed by your beauty."

The general smirked before looking up at Yoona again.

Although cold and arrogant, Yuri was known as a player.

Therefore dishing out compliments without second thoughts was in her nature.

However the Enchanted Rose was sacred to the people.

No one dared to flirt with her.

The king coughed and Tiffany's eyes grew wide.

Yoona's eyes narrowed.

"Kwon Yuri your charms will now work on me."

Yuri smirked again.

"Again I beg your pardon..."

Yoona merely scoffed and looked back to the king.

"Sir who am I to start with?"

"Well ummm..." said the king as he looked from one girl to the other, "why not Jessica go first?"

Jessica shook herself awake from her trance and now looked at Yoona.

The brown doe-eyes stared into Jessica's own.

She grew nervous at the depth of the sorceress's gaze.

"What shall I do miss?"

Yoona looked Jessica over.

"Sit down and unleash your magnimus."

Jessica nodded and closed her eyes.

Soon she was covered in the dark blue fiery flames of pure magic.

Yoona smiled softly, finding the strong flames satisfactory.

She began to speak to Jessica through her own heart.

"You will find what you have come to seek for in this kingdom.

But it will not be answer that you long for.

You will finally come to understand the meaning of your existence.

But for that you must pay a great sacrifice.

Follow your heart wisely Jessica Sooyeon Jung..."

Jessica's eyes flew wide open as Yoona's voice still rang inside her mind.

"H-H-How did you know my name?" she asked, her body trembling.

Yoona grinned.

"I see all and I know all."

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A/N: Helllo~!!!

I am back! I'm truly sorry it took so long for me to update!

But I do have my explanations...

My computer sadly crashed about a week before and I only got it back today...

I was unable to update without my laptop as my iPad is kind of useless when it comes to writing. Mianhe~...

Expect the next chapter up soon~