Episode 43. Byeolri2014.01.28.
Rumbling.
Everything was falling apart. It seemed like not only the snow field but the entire snow mountain was shaking.
The blue sky and silver snowfields became entangled, and then white obscured everything.
‘omg.’
I couldn’t even scream. I couldn’t even breathe properly. She could do nothing but feel helpless.
Just when the unique feeling of loss, as if floating in the air, was spreading throughout my body, someone grabbed Sonbin’s shoulder.
chin.
‘Sajahyeok.’
Although it was not visible, Sonbin could intuitively know it. The fact that the owner of those big hands is Sajahyuk.
As soon as he realized this, Sonbin felt a deep sense of relief. She would be fine as long as Lion Hyuk was with her.
No matter what the situation, he will definitely do what he wants.
“Sonbin.”
I heard Sajahyuk’s voice in my ear.
In the midst of the noise of everything collapsing with a roar, his voice was ringing so clearly in Sonbin’s ears.
“There was quite a lot I wanted to say to you.”
Although he couldn’t see it, Sonbin felt that he was smiling. And at the same time, an unknown anxiety came over me.
It was an anxiety about a deeper and greater loss than being swept up in the chaos of collapse.
“okay. You are right. If no one knows, it will never happen. But even if I am forgotten and disappear and no one knows about it, am I still here? Even if it is an unfinished meal, that alone has meaning, and even if it is a life that will eventually end, that alone has value. Just as I am here and you are here, isn’t that also enough?”
Rumbling.
The loud roar of the collapse did not reach my ears.
However, out of endless anxiety, I tried to somehow turn around and look at Sajahyeok, but my falling body prevented me from even the simple task of turning back.
When Sonbin turns his head, all he can see is Sajahyeok’s large hand holding his shoulder.
“I’ll give you the book. Do as you wish. If you want to use it, write it, and if you think it has no meaning, throw it away.”
Sajahyeok’s voice quietly flowed into Sonbin’s ears.
“It is enough for me to leave you behind.”
Anxiety became certainty and pierced my heart.
“Please take care of Yuna.”
‘No!’
Before Sonbin’s lips could even open, a tremendous force pushed him away.
pop!
Sonbin was launched through the air as if a huge hand had thrown him out.
Pours of snow and small pieces of ice hit Sonbin’s face and body sharply, and huge falling ice crashes into each other and pours down from all directions.
Sonbin cut through the chaos like an arrow.
Wow.
I hit a rather large snowdrift and my body spun around.
At that moment, Sonbin saw. The sight of Sajahyuk looking at him from afar.
I couldn’t see it clearly, but he was clearly smiling.
Rumbling.
But the appearance disappeared in an instant.
Huge chunks of collapsing ice and countless piles of falling snow swallowed Lion Hyeok and soon completely obscured Son Bin’s vision.
pop!
A heavy feeling of resistance hit Sonbin’s back, and soon his vision brightened.
As if it were a lie, the blue sky and white snowy mountains caught my eye. And the sight of ice and snow pouring down like a huge waterfall.
I finally got out of that huge white torrent.
Phew.
Sonbin’s body was floating in the air. As I lowered my eyes, I could see the vast forest stretching far below.
But it wasn’t the time to be looking at the forest. This is because right in front of him, a sheer ice wall was quickly approaching Sonbin.
puck.
‘Ugh.’
Sonbin’s body collides with the rough section of the cracked ice wall, and intense pain runs through his entire body. But Sonbin stretched out his hand with all his might.
After running his fingers across the rough ice surface several times, Sonbin was finally able to stop falling.
Grumble.
A huge pile of ice and snow falls right in front of Sonbin, making an eerie sound.
Not far away, really a very small distance, separated life and death.
“Heo-eok, heo-eok.”
Forgetting the pain, Sonbin could not take his eyes off the scene in front of him. But the next moment, a sharp sound came from above her head.
Hiss.
It was almost at the same time that Sonbin raised his head and a chunk of ice fell.
puck.
‘Ahh!’
It was fortunate that he avoided hitting his head. But instead, Sonbin’s shoulder was hit and her arm lost strength.
And Sonbin’s body began to fall down.
Whoops.
‘ah.’
If you fall from this height, death is inevitable. There was a sheer ice wall right next to it, but it was not within reach even if I stretched out my hand.
The moment I realized that, all the strength in my body disappeared. And the time that had passed so far quickly passed before my eyes.
From the difficult life at the academy, countless people and scenes I had met with Sa-hyeok vividly appeared before my eyes.
The Hyeoncheon swordsmanship unfolded beautifully under the moonlight, and the gentle Hyeoncheon swordsmanship of a smiling Sa Su-yeon.
However, the last thing that was clear to his eyes was the image of Sajahyeok smiling at him just moments ago.
‘I guess I’ll see you soon.’
That was when Sonbin slowly closed his eyes.
puck.
Something soft hit Sonbin. And his slender arms wrapped around him strongly.
‘Oh!’
Before Sonbin even realized it, his body was already rapidly approaching the ice wall.
What Sonbin felt at that moment was the soft scent of a woman permeating the tip of his nose.
Thump, thud.
The woman holding Sonbin lightly kicked the ice wall a few times and went down.
It was a light and agile movement, as if it had no weight. And finally, the woman set her feet on the ground.
puck.
“Ugh.”
The final landing was rough. Sonbin was almost thrown into the snow.
Sonbin, who rolled on the snow a few times and stopped, jumped up without even thinking about the shock of landing.
“Sa Soje!”
It was Sa Su-yeon who saved Son Bin. She was half lying down with her long hair flowing over her eyes.
Although she was forcing her upper body up, her distorted face was pale.
“Oh, dad… … .”
Sa Su-yeon asks in a trembling voice. Sonbin couldn’t say anything to that voice that held on to a glimmer of hope.
But Sonbin’s eyes answered her without her knowledge. Sa Su-yeon turned her head to follow Son Bin’s gaze.
Rumbling.
A torrent of white despair was pouring down mercilessly, enveloping everything.
“iced coffee… … .”
Sa Su-yeon’s eyes are colored with despair. But that was only a moment, and she soon got up.
Her eyes shine with determination as she stands up against despair. But her body was already beyond its limits.
Stumbling.
Her black hair fluttered like waves, and Sa Su-yeon fell forward.
“So… … . Ugh.”
Sonbin, who tried to approach her, curled up in pain rising from his chest. Pain was running through her whole body, not just her chest.
“haha.”
Sonbin took a few breaths. Then he gritted his teeth and started walking.
Sreuk, sreuk.
The snow makes a sound under Sonbin’s feet as he drags it.
The sound of the huge torrent was gradually receding, but small piles of ice and snow were still falling from above.
Snow powder sparkles and scatters in the air, like dust.
“Sa sojeo.”
Sonbin got closer and collapsed next to Sasuyeon and called out to her. But she didn’t move.
Instead, what came into Sonbin’s sight was the appearance of a short piece of metal protruding from her back.
‘oh my god.’
Sonbin frowned without realizing it. It was clearly part of a broken blade.
Part of the ice sword that had pierced her was still there.
Sarah.
Very carefully, Sonbin wrapped Sasuyeon, who had fallen, in his arms.
Only after confirming that her red lips were continuing to breathe lightly did Sonbin feel a little relieved.
Then, she saw the image of an ice sword with its sharp tip shining beneath her chest.
Sa Su-yeon was still pierced in the chest by the ice sword.
‘The bleeding isn’t that bad.’
I don’t know what happened, but fortunately the blood spread slowly.
However, if she pulls out the embedded blade, she will die. Even if time is delayed like this, the result is the same.
‘We need to take him to the doctor as soon as possible… … .’
Sonbin, who was examining the wound on her chest, suddenly discovered a familiar-looking object in her arms.
‘This!’
A small bead-shaped ring appears inside the red silk. Sa Su-yeon had not yet used the pill that Son Bin handed her at the last moment.
‘why… … .’
It was confusing. Sa Su-yeon’s complexion was so pale that she turned blue and even lost consciousness.
How did he not swallow the pill until he got to this point?
‘No way, because of us…’ … .’
The reason was quickly apparent. Sa Su-yeon could not use Hwandan.
This hwandan may be the last hope for Sajahyeok or Sonbin. It was precisely because of that possibility that she did not swallow her illusions even though her own body had come to this point.
“Whoa.”
Sonbin let out a long sigh, like a sigh. He lifted his hand and gently brushed away her hair that was covering her unconscious face.
“I’m sorry.”
Sonbin spoke quietly. It occurred to me that if she were her usual self, she might have frowned slightly.
Because she was not used to being thanked or apologized.
Rustle.
Sonbin picked up the hwandan with his fingers. And he put it in his own mouth.
I felt the hwandan slowly melting in my mouth with a refreshing scent. Sonbin slowly lowered his head.
Okay.
Sa Su-yeon’s pale lips are as cold as ice. But soon those thoughts disappeared.
Grumble.
The sound of collapse was heard, like thunder rumbling from afar.
Snow powder was quietly falling on Sonbin’s shoulders as he lowered his head, like snow falling silently.
∴
He made her swallow the hwandan, but Sa Su-yeon could not easily regain consciousness. Her son Bin forced her to lift her body and started to follow her down the mountain while supporting her.
Just taking one step was hard enough to kill me, but what was even more dangerous was that I kept losing consciousness.
This is because Sonbin’s body had long since exceeded its limits.
rattle
When Sonbin heard the familiar sound of bells, he wondered if he was hallucinating.
But it wasn’t an auditory hallucination. The shabby little horse I had sent down earlier was standing in the middle of the forest path.
The sight of the horses lazily grazing the grass looked so leisurely that it didn’t feel real.
Using his last strength, Son Bin put Sa Su-yeon and himself on the horse.
Then, feeling a leisurely shaking, I lost consciousness on the horse’s back. The sound of bells in my ears was slowly fading away.
* * *
“Are you awake?”
When Sonbin opened his eyes, he heard an unfamiliar voice. It was a soft voice with a slightly unusual pronunciation.
‘Unfamiliar ceiling.’
As my vision slowly became clearer, an unusually shaped ceiling came into view. And soon the bony old man’s hand blocks Sonbin’s vision.
“hmm. “You seem to have come to your senses.”
Sonbin turned his head. An old man with wrinkles all over her face was smiling and looking down at her grandson.
“here is… … Tsk.”
Sonbin, who tried to get up reflexively, felt pain in his chest and fell down again.
“Oh, be careful. Because it’s not completely better yet. But you’re okay. “If you just need to recuperate for a few days, you will be able to fully recover.”
From the old man’s words, Sonbin could sense a hint of anxiety.
“Say, buy Sojeo… … “What happened?”
Sonbin asked, his face distorted in pain. Just raising her upper body made her feel dizzy.
“If it was that woman who was with you… … It’s okay. now.”
The old man’s face darkened.
“Fortunately, no major damage was done. It was an exquisite location. Even if the sword had been twisted just a little bit, he would have died on the spot. After that, I think he took some sort of elixir, and thanks to that, his life was saved. “When I first found you in that village, I thought we had found another body.”
“Ma, village?”
“You didn’t know?”
The old man clicked his tongue.
“The village where I found you had already been decimated. It was said that no one, human or animal, could survive, whether it was the blood demon’s origin or not. Still, I thought I was a useless doctor, so I went to see if there was someone who could save my life, and fortunately, I found you. “Heaven helped.”
It was a confusing statement, but Sonbin calmly gathered his thoughts.
‘That means you brought us all the way to the village.’
Perhaps he came to visit his stable.
However, the village had already become uninhabitable. As the Jade Dragon said, it was stained with blood.
If it weren’t for Rep. Lee, who happened to visit the village at the right time, neither Son Bin nor Sa Su-yeon would have survived.
“Thank you for saving my life.”
Sonbin put his hands together and bowed politely. Assemblyman Noh waved his hand, saying there was no need for that.
“Sa Soje… … .”
“Somehow the blade was removed.”
Assemblyman Noh’s complexion darkens.
“But my energy is so damaged and my internal injuries are not light. He regained consciousness faster than you, but perhaps because the cold penetrated deep into him, he is not able to recover easily. “I did what I could, but if I don’t get seen by the right doctor, my life could be in danger.”
‘Sa Sojeo… … .’
Sonbin’s complexion hardened. Her life is still in danger.
“She said she needed to see you come to consciousness. But for me, as soon as possible… … .”
Sweet.
The door opened and someone entered. The woman who was still looking at Sonbin with a pale face was Sa Su-yeon.
“You’re awake.”
She said with a faint smile. Her big eyes looked extremely sad.
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