The sun rose fairly quickly this day, its shining sunlight hitting the smooth pavements, reflecting off the decorated roofs.Murmurs, steps and screams of enthusiastic children playing and running around. Each voice clearly heard by every passing citizen in the full, brazen market packed with throngs of people.
However, that same joy and excitement could not be felt in Hua Palace, the home to the 4th princess of Song dynasty.
The cursed star
A beautiful young girl lies on the bed, her sky blue hair glistens as the sunlight strikes her delicate features. Her eyes flutter as she slowly gets up due to discomfort. Blue eyes with a hint of gold waver, searching for familiarity.
"Is this-? Why am I still here?" Ming yue voice trembles as she realises her surroundings. She looks up and walks up to the mirror coated with shiny jewels. Ming yue analyses her face and her body looking for something. Her wrist glistens highlighting the moon shaped tattoo. Horrified, Ming yue shrieks and rushes over to her bed frantically throwing sheets. A letter with bold letters written on catches her eyes: "THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE". The writing was short but mung yue knew exactly what this meant. Her 120th life has started.
Flashback to yoona an ordinary collage student working hard each day and night to pay for fees just so she can fulfill her dreams but more importantly her parents expectations. Yoona believed she has all good grades, clear goal, supportive friends but only thing missing was love. Yoona life revolved around her parents but their had no place for her.
After a long day of studying and exhaustion from dealing with demanding customers, yoona decided to treat herself, little did she now that very treat would end her life. A tragic death from car accident, such small incidence tore apart yoona's dreams into shreds. "Please, I don't wanna leave just yet. One chance more." Yoona begged to deity to offer her one more chance to survive before slowly losing consciousness and lying lifeless on the road.
*Ding Dong*- yoona jolts up at the sudden loud noise, a shrieking bell sound piercing her ears. She finds herself in a empty white void. *clack,clack* she faces back and looks at the a black hooded figure with menacing aura slowly walking up to her. His spear glowed bright red before the gem breaks into little shards revealing a crescent floating mid air.
'So pretty' thinks yoona as she steps closer towards the crescent but soon stops in her tracks as her eyes waver onto the black hooded figure.
"Who-who are you?" her voice slightly trembles but she keeps her calm composure.
"Your saviour" the black hooded man says in a monotone voice. A chill runs down yoona spine as she senses the void getting colder.
"Don't lie to me. Why am I here? Am I alive?" she gasps
"No, you body stays cold but your soul is alive" he replies
"Wait- then are you the grim reaper?" she asks with a puzzled look on her face. The mysterious man laughs out loud, " yes but no. I'm here to grant your wish, since you desperately want to live I will give you a chance. Reincarnate in any book you like but you must live till the end of the novel without any trouble"
"Reincarnation? But what if I don't survive till the end?"
"Then you repeat your life again and again until you do. But there is a catch you only get to repeat a life 10 times per novel"
"10 times?"
"Your chances are low but its doesn't hurt to try? What do you say?"
"No, no thanks i-i do not wish to regress"
"THIS is your last chance. Do you not want to live your dream, feel what it's like to be loved?"
The question irritates yoona and her anger shots up " you-you shut up. I am loved, my parents love me very much and they must be sad after hearing about my death? Stop acting like you know everything." she yells at the man.
"Ohh really" the hooded figure creates a void showing yoona the real world. The void shows her parents hearing the news of her death, she grips her wrist feeling queasy, awaiting for a expectant reaction but to her dismay, her parents show no remorse whatsoever. Seeing such a cruel scene, yoona breaks down into tears sobbing.
Once again the black hooded figure asks her the question "Do want to reincarnate or remain as wandering soul forever waiting to be perished?"
Yoona looks up and nods her head signaling a yes. The man lips form a smirk, he pulls out a contract. "Sign this. The contract is your ticket to Reincarnation".
She holds the paper, glances anxiously at the rules and terms. One particular term stands out 'Party B is forbidden to withdraw from the contract, all rules must be completed to ensure party b lives happily ever after. Party A is not to be blamed for anything that occurs between novel transitions'
"What is this?"
"Oh that? It's policy you know. Sometimes host can get side effects by travelling from one world to another."
"No no I meant the rules what are they?"
"One basic rule. SURVIVE till the end. If you die in between or just before end, you will unfortunate have to restart. Now hurry up and sign"
Yoona hastily signs the contract. Unknowingly opening a portal.
"Say the novel name and I shall tranpost you. Hurry or the portal will close"
"I choose to go to ..."
The portal glistens and sucks yoona into her new world
"Ahhh" she yells at the sudden force pulling her into the portal.
Her vision starting turning hazy, millions of thoughts flooding in making her head ache. But his menacing smile and striking red eyes filled with mischief seemed unforgettable.