The sky is red approaching the night, people are preparing to go home and lamp post are lit up to light the streets, Jin and Yunxi had a lot of fun exploring the city and now it's nighttime they do not know what to do
"hey Jin, I heard earlier that there is a lamp festival not far away from the city, should we go?" Yunxi started
"but there is war outside the wall, it's a little dangerous!!"
"I know but, didn't you say you wanna explore the capital, I never came here and lamp festival is only once a year-" Yunxi pleaded
"fine"
"don't worry the battlefield is a little far away from here?"
Shao Qi arrived at the capital at night with Master long, he searched around and sensed Jin nearby but his scent is fading away
"Master long didn't you say there is war!!!" says Shao Qi
"yes, but perhaps far away from here"
"I can smell sulfur powder near the capital or perhaps they are planted in this market-"
"Shènme, those bloody fools- hurry we need to find the prince before rebels take action!!!" Master Long said, they split around the capital to search for Jin
The place is crowded with people as the two approach the festival night, the lanterns are exquisite and fabulous to the eyes as if a thousand stars are just hanging above your head, it glows of many colors and shapes pumping the heart of a person's exitement
"it's beautiful!!!" Yunxi's eyes twinkled, Jin was not able to see but peek at the red veil and examine how beautiful it is
"hey, did you know! we also have this in my country but ours float everywhere with magic-" Yunxi covered her mouth
"Magic-"
"Uhhmm, yeah? like this beautiful lanterns it makes your stress go away, sometimes we even buy lamps to hang them above the trees or somewhere higher so our prayers can be heard from heaven, too bad we cannot afford lanterns-" Yunxi said with dissapointed face, Jin pulled out two gold bar in his pocket and gave it Yunxi
"is this enough?" Yunxi's eyes widened
"Haaahh- that's too much where did you get such gold!!!" she said
"buy us a lantern-"
"Just one!" Yunxi took one gold bar and went to the most beautiful lantern and brought them, Jin is suspicious looking around the area as if danger is approaching, a smell of a powder is lingering in his nose
"what is that?" he asked himself
"Xu Jin!!!" Yunxi ran towards him holding two lanters
The lantern is shaped in lotus, colored in red and blue, inside is a candle light that makes them glow through its color
"here take your pick?" Jin took the blue one and take a good look at it
Yunxi looked up on the lantern stand where people are putting their lantern and was dissapointed since its all out of space
"oh no-" she frowned
"what's wrong?" Jin asked
"the lamp stand is out of space, let's just put them on a nearby tree branch-" Yunxi pulled him
"didn't you say the higher the lamp is the better your prayer will reach the heavens" Jin said
"hmm, yes-" her sentence was cut when Jin held him in her waist
Jin pulled Yunxi and looked up the tower of the small village, together they flew to the highest peek where they tower every lantern who has the highest part
"are you stupid, why did you bring us here?" Yunxi roared and looked at the surrounding, her mad expression soon turned dazzling after she witnessed the beautiful view of the village and the city
"but this is the highest among those lamp stand!!!" he smiled, but his face is still covered with red veil
"alright whatever, let's put them somewhere here at the tower then pray!!!" Yunxi and Jin put their lamp to the high part and prayed
"Jin, why don't you take off your veil, there are no people here but us?" Yunxi said
"if I take off my veil will you have the same reaction as before?"
"Hish, just take it off!!!" Yunxi pulled his veil revealing his startled pretty face, his golden eyes glowed looking better than the moon
"your eyes are beautiful!" Yunxi adored
"is my eyes not scary?" asked Jin
"No, why do you hide it Jin, it's really beautiful I'm jelous!!!" says she, Yunxi won't even take her eyes off the stranger she just met and now she is jelous
"it's a secret, my eyes is a secret" Jin started
"you told me your secret, now I'll show you my secret!!" Yunxi stepped back and summoned her wings under the bright moon light, so pretty and natural glittered like a thousand stars and adorable beauty
"what are you?" Jin asked
"I am-"
Yunxi's sentence was cut after they both heard screams down the village lantern area, the lamp they saw is now brighter but now more like a fire
"rebels!!!" Yunxi cried and worry took over her face
"rebels, are they the one causing war here in Zhu?" asked Jin
"yes, they are allies of the enemies, they are supposed to be far away from here at the battlefield but some came here to invade behind prince Fei Xu's back!!" Jin and Yunxi went down to witness the feirce rebels killing innocent people, the lamps that are supposed to be hanging like a star is now staned with blood
"Jin we need to hide?" Yunxi pulled Jin
"no, you hide I have to save the people
Jin unwrapped his sword revealing a majestic sword as mesmerizing as his eyes
"take my fan, when enemy comes, blow them away with it, and run! that fan is no ordinary!!!" Jin ran away and threw his sword to the ground making an impact of a gravitational wind throwing away the soldiers and people
he quickly moved towards his sword and pick them up and fight other soldiers down, Yunxi just watched Jin as he fight with the rebels, his eyes are exposed fighting really well
"Yunxi!!!" he heard a voice, Yunxi was as quick as a horse and opened the fan to blow away the people behind him, his brother and the other soldiers flew away in a second
"Xiuming gēgē!" she said startled
"what is that?" Xiuming got up and looked at Yunxi if she was alright, his eyes gestured at the street and saw a guy fighting the rebels
"Diánxià, his eyes are different!!" says one soldier
after Jin defeated all the rebels he looked around and saw quite and bodies of dead and injured rebels but that was not the final straw, when he looked behind to see Yunxi a sword greet his face as a threat, luckily he backed away
"brother don't! he is not a bad guy!!!" Yunxi yelled, the other soldiers flew towards Jin using their wings and locked him with their spears, Jin won't be able to move since he was gripped and jailed with iron spears all around his body
Yunxi went infront of Jin and shield her body for him
"no don't, his eyes may be different but he is not a monster, he helped me when I was kidnapped and he killed many of this rebels!!!" Yunxi cried, Xiuming locked his eyes on Him and witnessed such a majestic eyes
"so cold and pale, but eyes are majestic like the heavens- who are you?"
"his name is Xu Jin and he is not a local here" Yunxi spoke
"take him with us, I have to see who you really are!!!" they abducted Jin and carried him along, Yunxi picked up his sword and wrapped them with cloth to bring along
Shao Qi came to the lamp festival at a nearby village late, the people are crying and fire broke to some houses, but rebels are dead at the center road and some are just badly injured, his panic quickly broke and showed a face of feirce, he came down so aggressive that he picked up one injured rebel and slammed him on the wall
"where is he, where is Jin!!!" he yelled
"what are you talking about, let go!!!" says the rebel
"who killed this rebels?"
"I- it was a boy he was close to the age of 15 or so, he had a high pony tail and- and-"
"and What!!!" Shao Qi roared
"his eyes, his eyes were different, it looked like gold and glowing red when he was killing my brothers!!!" the soldier showed a fear
"Where did he go now!!!" Master long spoke
"fairies, I saw a soldier of fairies abduct him!!!"
Shao Qi dropped the guy and punched him to sleep
"Master long this is bad, Jin cannot handle his power yet, this might break his seal and make his dark self!!!" Shao Qi went up to his horse and together they searched for Jin
Jin is not yet capable of handling his power, he is way too dangerous if he is sensing danger and if he confronts sinners he will turn into a monster, what's worse is when the sword is far away from him
"Master Long let's split up you go find his father's camp and I'll find Jin myself!!!" they split apart and went to each other's destination
Jin is chained at the camp of fairies, his high ponytail is hanging low and some of his bruises is open, Xiuming examined Jin as he sat down infront of him to question who he is?
"Xu Jin is your name?" He spoke
"do I have to repeat it?" he answered
"Where are you from and what are you?" Jin smiled, he trust Yunxi but not his brother
"I sense you are from royalty!!!" says Jin, the same sense he always feel when his father visit, the sense of people being around their aura and majestic features of charisma
"how do you know?"
"I have no idea eighter"
"are you mocking me!!!"
"no!!!"
Xiuming sigh and finally pulled out a sword to threaten Jin
"what are you? tell me!!!" Xiuming said
"I also don't know?" Jin said, looking at the sword made him remember his own, he remembered he cannot be too far away from that blade, once his dark power comes out he won't be able to control his mind
"my sword where is my sword!!!" says Jin in a hurry
"what about your sword, my sister has it-" Xiuming put his sword back and stepped away
"I need my sword at least put it next to me!!!" Jin complained
"No, your not answering my question, I will not release you for now, not until you tell me what you are?" Xiuming walked away leaving Jin alone in the room
the sword was always been his in his side, it controls the dark power inside him, this is also what Shao Qi used to calm him down when he broke out of anger when he was seven
"I need my sword!!!!" He said and closed his eyes, he felt a burning sensation inside of him, as if needles are poking his heart, veins are consuming parts of his body as if it is changing him to something else
"Ack, it hurts, Shao Qi Help!!!!"
the word has reached the ears of Shao Qi as if a guardian side of him arose out of nowhere
"Jin! Damn this is bad!!!" Shao Qi stopped his horse and kept his mind at ease, he moved his hand to chant for a wind spirit to guide him towards where Jin is located, luckily, the wind spirit nearby is helpful and led him to the camp of fairies
Master long does not know where Fei Jin is located, mostly battlefield is located out of the capital in an open area, but where? he pulled out a flute and made a sound of chant, a chant that wakes up beast, Master long is hoping an animal can be attracted so he can follow a blood scent, a young tiger approached with a feirce eyes, it was hypnotize by the sound
"good, lead me to a bloody place!!!" The tiger ran to the south direction and Master Long followed
Fei Xu cannot stay calm, not from the noise or because everyone is sad, but something inside is poking him
"Fei Jin!" he spoke out of nowhere, Feng came inside in a hurry and ran to him
"what's wrong?"
"Master Long! he is here!!!" Xu ran outside and saw soldiers gathered around with their blades pointed on the tiger next to Master Long
"Lower your swords soldier, he is one of us!!!" he commanded, everyone wants to do the command but the tiger is feirce
"it's alright-" Master Long tapped the tiger, it ran away to the woods and was not seen again
"Fei Xu, hurry Jin is-"
"what happened I thought he is at the temple!!!?" Xu glared
"he escaped your highness, he heard the news about the first prince killing his brothers, he got worried about you so he sneaked out!!!" he explained
"Feng hurry prepare our horse!!" Feng ran away in a hurry
"Shao Qi said its dangerous, fairies has abducted him and worse, Shao Qi smelt sulfur powder around the city capital!!!" Fei Xu was alarmed and made him furious and angry
"how stupid, hurry I need to see my son I feel so uneasy right now!!!" he said
Feng came with a horse and his sword
"Feng, take men with you and search the city capital, alert everyone that a sulfur powder is planted there, don't waste any time and do as told!!" Xu rode away with Master long
Feng was startled and went at the campus to alert the soldiers about the planted bomb around the city capital
Fei Jin can now feel something urge inside him, the burning sensation that triggers his soul can't be stopped, his sweat rained down his forehead and his strength clasp is becoming more and more powerful
Yunxi unwrapped the sword that Jin was carrying and found the blade is really keen and beautiful, the tail of the dragon aligned on the blade made it look fascinating and the wolf head is feirce, the opposite side is aligned wings of 6 colored in silver
"Yunxi!" Xiuming came inside her tent
"Gēgē, Where is Jin!!!" asked Yunxi
"he's fine, I tried to ask him questions but he spoke sarcasm so I left him!!!" Xiuming rolled his eyes and gestured on the sword wrapped in clothes
"that sword?"
"it belongs to Xu Jin- here give it to him!!!" says she and gave him the sword
"alright, you stay here tonight I'll go look after him!!!"
"Xiuming wait, he's not a bad guy ok!!!" Yunxi commanded
"yes yes, I'll keep that in mind!!" Xiuming left and ran to the tent where Jin is kept
when he entered the place, Jin is no longer there, the chains are broken and side of the tent is slit open
"ahh, dammit!!!" he cursed