SinB didn’t think twice, she decided to follow them. However the more she was moving further the more she was feeling pain … a horrible headache. At the same time she started to hear an unrecognizable voice: « Don’t go there SinB » She ignored the demand. So the pain intensified to the point that now she was struggling to keep her eyes open. She started to cry. But she had to resist: she shouldn’t collapse if she didn't want to lose sight of Umji and Yuju. Nonetheless her body didn’t follow her wants and before she was aware of it, she felt her body on the floor. She was just too weak, she closed her eyes while panting. She was going to give up then she heard the voice again: « Stay here SinB otherwise you will die » She immediately opened her eyes. Die … that action which she had failed to complete because of her powers. Now that she knew that it was possible. Her hesitation vanished all the more since she knew that she wouldn’t die in vain. No … she was going to save them … to save Umji and Yuju. She thought as she began to crawl. Then she will be able to rest in peace … fulfill her last wish. 

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• Sowon … what are the two other kingdoms on earth ? 

• Hum … I don’t know. 

• Oh dear princess … common if you want one day to sit on the throne you have to know that by heart. 

• I know teacher but I am only 6 years old. I am still young. And I don’t want to sit on that ugly chair. I just want to play with my little sister. answered Sowon as she looked at Umji playing with her toys. 

The teacher chuckles.

• Yes you’re right you’re still young but you need to be prepared to rule the sooner possible in case something happens. 

• In case what happens ? asked Sowon innocently. 

• No … nothing. said the teacher. Even though she knew that she had to let Sowon know the truth as it was part of her education, she wanted to keep her innocence intact a little longer.  Anyway the answers are the Snow Kingdom and the Sun Kingdom. 

• Oh they have such beautiful names. Ours is ugly. complained Sowon. 

• No our is called the Mountain Kingdom. It is a perfectly mix of the two other kingdoms. As we have two seasons so both snow and sun.

• Tell me more about the other kingdoms please. 

• Well first you have to know that we are in the middle between the two kingdoms. In the north, there is the Snow Kingdom. I have already been there. It is mesmerizing. Everything is white as the snow is covering the entire land. Even the royal castle is made with frozen snow. Then there is the Sun Kingdom. I personally think that I have never seen a kingdom this astonishing. The desert mixed with the beautiful crystallin sea. The palms and other unknown trees. I think it is the kingdom which has the biggest diversity in terms of faun and flora. 

• Wow teacher. It sure looks wonderful. I would like to visit those kingdoms one day. 

The teacher nodded while smiling. She was happy that Sowon show some interests. 

• Oh isn’t an earring ? she noticed on the floor. 

Sowon’s eyes widened. 

• Oh yes. It is Yewon’s earring. Sowon answered as she stood up from her chair and walked towards the small object. 

She took it then she approached Umji. 

• Yewon, those are the most precious things. It is a family object. You can’t lose them. she said as she put it back on Umji’s ear.

Umji was still playing. Sowon smiled as she watched her do so. 

• You’re too cute. Teacher can I play with her ? asked Sowon

• Yes the class is over. smiled the teacher. See you tomorrow princess. said the teacher as she left the room. 

Sowon hugged her little sister before starting to play with her. 

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• My queen …. 

Sowon opened her eyes. She was laying on her bed as she felt something wet below her eyes … tears. 

• My queen

She immediately turned towards the owner of the voice. A guard was standing there with a worried face. 

• Yes … tell me it must be urgent if you had waken me up. Sowon thought that for once she hadn’t made a nightmare. Or maybe the guard preventing her from doing so. In that case she felt really thankful. Still, it triggered some tears. But anything about her little sister would always make her in that state. 

• Yes … new fires have started in different parts of the kingdom. It has burned lots of villages.

No, the nightmare was still here. Except that this one was the worse she'd ever had as it was real. Her kingdom … she had promised to protect it. Yet, thousands of her people were dying each day. 

Soon it will only be ashes and dust. Just like the Snow Kingdom. 

Sowon was strong but at this point she felt hopeless. She had tried everything but nothing seemed to stop the fire. Now her kingdom was becoming hell ... but literally hell. 

And little did she know that she was entirely responsible of this. Not really her … but what was inside of her, at the verge of taking full control of her mind and killing her in the process. 

The next day, Sowon was in her office thinking about a way to stop the unstoppable fire. 

Suddenly a guard entered and walked in front of her. 

• They are here. 

Sowon lifted up her head and confusion was written all over it. 

• Who ? 

• We brought all the black-haired young girls of the kingdom as demanded. 

Sowon widened her eyes. 

• Why ? Who told you to do such thing ? she asked while standing up from her chair. 

• You asked us. 

Sowon began to shake. She swore she had never asked her guards to do that. She was still young she had all her mind - well that’s what she thought - and that demand wasn’t part of her memory. But before she could replied, her head began to hurt like hell. Each time she felt that pain, it was more and more painful. It was also more and more difficult to resist it. And just thirty seconds later, her hair got red. 

The guard seemed unsettle but he stayed calm and emotionless. 

• Yes that’s right I asked you to do so. Now prepare my throne. I am going to need it for the judgment. 

• Euh … yes … my queen. he said with less confidence. Do you need anything else ? 

• Yes when you will prepare it, put beside it my sword. I am definitely going to need it too. she added with the most evil smirk, one could have seen on Earth. 

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