*Knock knock knock* The sound of knocking on the door interrupted his thoughts.
"Brother, there's a man in strange clothes wandering around the house."
"The Mage has finally arrived. Mom, we have a special guest, get ready."
Jin left his room to receive his guest. At the same moment he stepped out of the door, the talisman with a bird drawn on it, which was the reason Jin's soul was transported to the past, glowed brightly in a golden light.
The Book of Magic on the table moved towards the talisman in response to it, and the whole thing happened for just a few moments before everything return to normal .
Jin headed towards the door, but before opening it, he stopped and stared at his mother.
"Mom, what are you wearing? How can a bride receive her future husband dressed like this?"
"Mom, a bride? Mom... mom... mom..."
Mai continued calling her mother, but there was no answer. His words hit her like a thunderbolt, even though he had mentioned it before, but that did not lessen the shock of the surprise. The reason was that she assumed his words were just a heavy joke. She remained silent for a few moments before exploding in his face.
"What have you done just now, you stupid little kid? What about this stranger you brought? You... you... what will I do with you...?"
Jin faced his mother's anger with a smile and commented, "There are many "curses" in your words, even in front of little Mie."
At that moment, the man with the robe burst into the house. It was clear that he had heard everything from outside, but he didn't go away. He simply opened the door and walked in to stare at them.
"Only one person I know curse like this. Even after all these years, you haven't changed. You still repeat the same word every time you get angry."
Mrs. Ereen's face changed upon hearing the guest's voice. She closed her mouth, fearing she would scream in surprise, but despite that, her tears betrayed her and spilled down her cheeks as she spoke in a choked voice.
"Impossible, it's really you. That's really Your voice"
" Ereen, What happened to your eyes and what about your training? How can this be?"
"Mom, why are you crying?" The nervous girl grabbed her mother's dress tightly and glared at the guest who had upset her mother.
When the man entered the house, he noticed the little kid, of course, but this time, and in front of her big brown eyes and brown hair, he noticed something that could change the course of his life.
The mother wiped her tears and hugged her daughter, saying, "My little child, this man is your father."
The Han family, one of the oldest noble families, the original members of the family are known for their white hair and green eyes. Most fighters and the strongest among them have a spirit form of either a fighter or a weapon, but in this family, and in every generation, a member is born with a stronger and rarer form that combines the two, known as the armed fighter.
Han Ereen did not have a fighter's entity, but was born with a different and distinctive entity known as the priestess, which has a high-level magical healing power. She met a young man from a well-known family whom she loved and he proposed to her at the Magic Institute.
However, her life turned upside down when a young man from the Sao family set his sights on her. The Sao family was the ruling family at that time, and they falsely accused the poor fiancé of treason and executed him.
On the other hand, the Sao family continued to pressure the Han family to accept their marriage proposal. In the end, Ereen, who had lost her fiancé, was forced to accept to save her family.
After weeks of marriage, Ereen and the Sao family were shocked to discover that a young woman claiming to be the true daughter of the Han family had entered the world of fusion.
The best way to deceive the enemy is to deceive your friend first, and the Sao family fell into the trap completely.
Ereen was never from the Han family. She was a girl from the common people born with white hair, adopted by the Han family and raised as one of their own in place of their real daughter who they carefully hid.
While the Sao family wasted their time planning to marry Ereen to produce a strong heir with a rare body (the armed fighter body), the Han family pulled the rug out from under them.
The husband, who considered himself deceived, did not believe that Ereen was a victim like him and vented his anger on her, leaving the poor woman soaked in her blood.
Of course, the Han family used the incident as a reason to declare a coup and seize the throne. Everyone thought she was dead, but with the power of her priestess body, she was able to survive, but she was not strong enough to save herself and her fetus. Miraculously, she succeeded, but the price was the shattering of her spiritual body and the loss of her sight.
With the help of a loyal friend, she left the capital for a small, quiet village and gave birth to her son, Jin. Slowly, she adjusted to her new life and became accustomed to it.
Things remained the same for several years until the day a wounded man appeared carrying a one-year-old girl in his arms. The man was a friend of hers and of her former fiancé, who was supposed to have been executed.
And before she could ask any questions or make any inquiries, the man placed the child in her arms and said,
"She is the daughter of Si Mar. I will leave her with you for a few days."
With these words, the man disappeared into the darkness of the night. Days and months passed without anyone asking about the girl.
Ereen tried to contact her acquaintances to help her find the girl's father, but they returned saying that the man had died years ago.
In the end, she gave up and accepted the idea that the man had lied to her to keep the girl with her, and that the little girl was not related to the man she once loved.
Despite Ereen's poverty and loss of her sight, she did not object to keeping the orphan. She raised the little girl with affection and considered her as her own daughter.
After the outbreak of the war, her only goal was to escape to a safe place away from the horrors of the war and away from the eyes of the Sao family. And to make matters worse, Jin disappeared and was considered a prisoner.
Ereen's first husband, Sao Bei, was the eldest son of the Sao family, which was the ruling family at that time. He was a victim of the power struggle between the Han and Sao families.
In the end, the two families abandoned him, and she chose the surname Tai for herself, which was the name of her original family. This name was all she could learn about them.
After losing her sight and strength, she lived only for her son and the daughter that was left on her doorstep. She did not expect any thanks or reward for that, but Jin saw that it was unfair to her and planned to change things.
' I did the right thing. A disobedient child inhabited by a strange child from the future and an adopted daughter. An ideal mother like her deserves children of her own and a righteous husband to compensate her for her suffering.'
Little Mei squeezed her dress and hid behind her mother. Si Mar's eyes were filled with tears, but they were tears of joy, mixed with laughter and smiles.
The joy of finding his daughter ignited his desire to embrace her, but the fearful and hiding girl behind her mother made him turn to embrace Jin with all his might. Jin was surprised by his reaction, but he did not resist and settled with just a comment.
"Oh man, if you hugged the little girl with this much force, you would break her ribs," the man wiped his tears apologetically.
"Sorry, happiness overwhelmed me and emotions swept me away. Thank you for taking care of my daughter," Jin smiled and looked at him.
"She is my sister, and the only way for you to get her back is to become a member of this family. Otherwise, forget about it."
"Jin!" the mother shouted to her son, who answered immediately, as if he expected her response.
"What? Are you going to let him take little Mei away from us?"
"From now on you have one goal, to make them happy. If you fail..."
He ran his thumb over his neck, allowing his intention to kill to escalate. Si Mar, who had faced death several times before, was not a man who was easily frightened. Despite that, he could not stop the shiver that ran down his spine.
'He's not kidding about killing me. How can a child have such a dark aura?'