Meanwhile...

In the north nation of Exodom, the reigning Emperor had just received a message from his right-hand adviser, informing him on the whereabouts of the ‘priestess’. Ever since the war between the Sapphire and Crimson had commenced for nearly a decade, they couldn’t help but resort themselves from praying, hoping for the arrival of the priestess. They knew deep inside that when the priestess comes to their aid and fulfill her task, the sufferings and hardships faced with his people will be paid off and changed with smiles, hope and happiness; even fear will no longer linger on their minds.

Emperor Menshing’s eyes dilated when he heard the reports from his adviser and his lips curled with a smile. Finally, after the long wait...

He instructed the minister to call his sons, who are in staying inside their chambers, to bring them in and announced the news himself. And with a snap, the minister immediately took off and called them.

After a few minutes, Emperor Menshing heard a soft knock on his door.

“come in.” he commanded.

The door opened and his two sons presented themselves before him. the taller prince who was behind his short brother, was walking groggily but then paced up when he heard his father’s intentional cough He gulped and scratched his nape shyly.

“Your highness.” They greeted in unison and bowed before him. Emperor Minsheng nodded and motioned them to stand.

“the reason why I called the two of you is because…” Emperor Menshing started talking, only then to be cut off with the younger man’s question, “is it about the priestess???” and with a slight nod from the Emperor, the young man couldn’t handle himself from happiness and started clapping his hands in delight.

In contrast to his energy-filled younger brother, the other prince remained poker-faced and acted as if he didn’t see his brother’s exaggerating reaction but rolled his eyes instead. “what about her, your highness?” he asked.

“Adviser Shen, the one responsible for sending Myun in the present world, had just reported that your brother found the chosen priestess. but…” Emperor Menshing stated and sighed in disappointment, earning curious looks from his sons. “It seems he will have a hard time bringing her with him when he comes back.”

the young man's promising mood eventually dropped, “eh what? why?!”

“in short: she doesn’t believe him.” answered the Emperor.

“of course she won’t.” chimed the other prince. “I mean, she lives in the present so, I doubt she still believes that anyone has the ability to time travel as long as they have any means to travel here.”

The shorter one raised a brow, “that’s like saying she won’t hesitate to decline her task as the priestess.” He earned a shrug from his tall brother, not even wasting any saliva to defend himself from him.

Emperor Minsheng disrupted the two brothers, afraid that a quarrel will occur. “I know this discussion will end to the two of you bickering but I know your brother will do his best to bring her with us. I have faith on your brother, so I hope you two should do the same thing.”

Without hesitation, the two princes looked away from each other, arms crossed on their waists. “Yes, father.”

“why should I believe you?” Eunji started walking around him in circles; examining his clothes and assumed that he might be a magician. But if he was a magician then, how the hell did he manage to hide his uniform?

She tried to sway her hands against the cloak on purpose. Thinking that he’s still wearing his uniform that was covered inside but with the guy’s reflex, he slapped her hands away from him and covered his hands on his front body.

“I didn’t know girls in the present were this .” He defended.

Eunji couldn’t help but gape at him in disbelief. “what the shizzle, man? I’m just trying to find out if you’re still wearing the uniform under the cloak you’re wearing.”

He shook his head and chuckled. “oh I thought you were going to undress me one step at a time. sorry.” his cheeks turned scarlet.

His remark had earned a facepalm from Eunji but, after a few minutes, she covered and started laughing. “You’re funny, man. This is the first time I’ve met a guy who is scared to get molested.” She cackled.

“hey, I wasn’t sent here to become a laughingstock, woman-who-calls-me-a-man.” He chided.

“well, aren’t you a man? You have male organs.” Eunji retorted. “so your argument is invalid, MAN.” She added. The guy in blue cloak was left speechless. His eyebrows frowned and sighed in defeat.

“fine. Yes I’m a man. I have male organs. You happy now?” he sheepishly inquired, earning a nod from Eunji. Realizing that this isn’t time for exchanging each other’s dimwitted jokes, he went back to his ‘serious’ mode and placed his hands on Eunji’s shoulders. “Just like I said earlier, we have been waiting for you. You see that bracelet you’re wearing? That’s the indication that you’re the chosen priestess of the Sapphire Nation. I have to bring you back with me A.S.A.P”

“Hold down your horses, will you?” she slowly put his hands away from her and let the thought sink her in. “first off, this is the first time we’ve met. And second, I don’t even know you well or your name. You just appeared in my life and tell me that this nation of yours has been waiting for me all because of this bracelet? And now, you’re going to take me with you? Well, that escalated quickly.” Eunji backfired, not even taking a second to breathe.

The guy had no choice but offered her a deal. “Okay, you’re verbally strong. And I can’t blame you for your incessant questions, either. Here’s what I’ll do.” He stopped for a moment and continued, “I’ll give you two weeks to decide. And while you’re at it, I’ll be waiting for you and roam around in this school to protect you. My duty as the prince isn’t just about excelling our combat skills or following our father’s footsteps, we are also tasked to protect the priestess at all cost. Even if means risking our lives into it.”

Then it hit her: this guy is really something. 

“and by the way, my name’s Joonmyun.” he ended his statement with an endearing smile.

A/N: sorry for the long chapter. i can't sleep so i decided to let my thoughts wander on its own and without realizing, i managed to update this fic  with random storyline to the story. it's 4:11am here and i think it's best for me to sleep now. good morning/night y'all. sorry for the y update.