THE MOON WAS HIGH ABOVE KULAR and The Midnight were begining their attack on the palace. And while they were travering the captial city of Kular, Hyerim and Seonghwa (along with everyone else in the palace) were fast asleep....unaware of the events that were going to take place.
Hyerim's back was pressed against Seonghwa's front as his head rested on her shoulder and their hands interwoven together. But, for some odd reason Hyerim's eyes sprung, suddenly feeling as though something wasn't quite right. Her heart pounded against her ribcage and an uneasy feeling settled in the pit of her stomch, as she tried to listened to any sort of sound. "Seonghwa." Hyerim whispered, causing the prince to stir and tighten his hold around her.
She breathes out a sigh "Seonghwa." She said a bit louder, finally earning a reasponse in the form of a simple hum. "Something feels off." She tells him "How so?" Seonghwa asked, voice thick with sleep as his thumb rubbed circles on the back of her hand. "I don't know...I just...I just have this really uneasy feeling." Hyerim answered, closing her eyes and taking a deep breath in before exhaling it (attempting to calm her racing heart).
Seonghwa could feel how tense her body was...and could even feel the rapid pounding of her heart "Hyerim," He spoke, she hums in reasponse "look at me." She breathes out a small sigh, before turning her body to face him. A slight smile forms on his lips, when his locks with hers "If anything is to happen...I will protect you." Seonghwa reassured Hyerim, taking one of her hands and placing his lips on her knuckles. A chuckle leaves for Hyerim's mouth "Not before I have to." She says with a playful smirk, moving closer to Seonghwa to connect their lips.
But just before their lips, the pair hear commotion coming from outside the prince's chambers. They both spring up from their laying poistions as Hyerim's hand slid underneth the pillow, grasping onto her dagger. A voice then comes from the other then comes from the other side of the doors "Your Highness! The Midnight...they're here!" Seonghwa's heart drops to the floor at the guards words. Taking the dagger from under the pillow, Hyerim turns to Seonghwa "Stay here." She said before she bagan walking toward to the doors.
Slight panic settles in the pit of Seonghwa's stomach "Hyerim." He called out...but she didn't stop. The prince breathes out a sigh, rushing over to her; when he does catch up, he grabs onto her wrist...stopping Hyerim in her tracks. She turns around, confusion written all over her face "Didn't I just say that I would protect you?" Seonghwa finally spoke and a slight smile grazes Hyerim's lips "Yeah, I know...but I'm the with the weapon." She acknowledged, holding up her dagger slightly. The prince chuckles lightly "Ok...well you got me there."
Silence then fills the around them, as their gazes remained on one another. Seonghwa then lifts his hand up, to cup Hyerim's cheek. He smiles as she leans into his touch "I love you, Hyerim." Her heart skips a beat, returning the smile "I love you too-" Suddenly the realization of why The Midnight were here, finally hits her. "Your father...you need to get to your father, before anyone else does." She tells him and Seonghwa nods in reasponse.
But, before Seonghwa could even lay a finger on the doorknob, a dagger comes flying from the darkness, landing mere inches for the prince's face. Seonghwa freezes in his place, feeling his heart lurch in his chest. Hyerim whips her head to the right, gaze landing on a tall darkened figure...and she immediately could tell who it was. "Not so fast, your highness." Mingi fumed, grasping the sword in his hand so tight that his knuckles were turning white "I've been wanting to kill you, eversince I was assigned on this mission." Hyerim scoffs lightly, stepping in front of Seonghwa "Sorry to break it to you Mingi..." She began, gripping her dagger a bit tighter as she got into her begining fighting poisition "but if you want him...you have to go through me first."
A low chuckle comes from the taller one "I'm not about that...but you should hurry to your father...I heard Boreum is paying him a visit." Seonghwa's heart plumments to the floor once more. "Seonghwa, go." Hyerim insisted...but the prince remained unmoving, not want to leave her side. Hyerim recognizes that look in his eyes "Go...don't worry I got this." She reassured him.
And, just like that, with one more look bewteen the two, Seonghwa had left his chambes leaving her and Mingi alone. Hyerim turns back to the taller "So...where were we?" She asked with a playful smirk. Mingi doesn't answer....instead he rushes toward Hyerim, going in fir the first attack. But she blocks his attack with her "You know Hyerim...I never really liked you." He spoke through gritted teeth, trying to overpower her...but Hyerim holds her ground, using all her strength to push him back "I could say the samething about you." She fires back, before finally overpowering him. Hyerim moves quickly as she ducked and spun, until she was now behind him and she doesn't waste another moment, Hyerim sweeps his legs from underneth him. Mingi lands flat on his back, all of air knocked out form his lungs.
Hyerim kick the sword away from him, before pointing her dagger at his neck. "And, if I were you...I'd give up, because you're going to lose no matter what." She threatened, Mingi lets out a light chuckle "I know...you're to determined to win...and I admire that." Hyerim stands there slightly dumbfounded by his reasponse "But...that same determination can get you or someone you love killed...so I suggest running to your little prince, before something happens to him." Mingi's words make her breathing catch and heart beat a bit faster. And, suddenly Hyerim isn't thinking of anything else, beside Seonghwa and finding him before anything could happen to him.
When Seonghwa leaves his chambers, he is met with the most horrific site; there were bodies of palace guards/soldiers and of The Midnight scattered through out the hallway and the sent of metallic blood was heavy in the air...to put it smiple it was a bloodbath. The prince shakes his head (snapping him out of his thoughts)...his father, he had to get to his father before Boreum did. He makes haste to that part of the palace, grabbing a sword off the floor as he did.
As soon as the prince turns the corner (of the hallway where his father chambers were located), Seonghwa once again was met with more guards/soldiers and The Midnight...but they weren't dead -yet- they were still fighting. Metal of swords and dagger clinged together as Seonghwa weaved through the fighting. But, once he was finally standing in front of father's chambers, Seonghwa freezes in his place and it suddenly felt as though he couldn't breath anymore.
He was too late. Boreum was stood over the kings the dead body as his blood dripped from her daggers. She turns around, line gaze landing on Seonghwa; a devilish smirk takes form on her lips "Your Highness." She said mockingly as she bowed "I'm going to thoroughly enjoy killing you, just as I did with your father." Boreum then lunged toward the prince, but Seonghwa dodged her attack. "You and your bloodline shall pay for the pain and suffering you brought upon Kular." She boomed, continuing her pursuit toward Seonghwa. He holds out the sword in front of him, ready for her next attack as he backed away from her, until they were in the middle of the rest of the fighting.
Boreum goes in for the attack again, but is only met with the matal of her daggers clinging against Seonghwa's sword. Her facial expression the softens into fake empathy "You were so young...so much to live for...but to bad you have to die." She said, sandwiching his sword between her daggers, before ripping it from his grasp. The sword land on the marble floor with a loud clink "Any last words, your highness?" She asked, pointing one of her daggers at him. "You're making a mistake, Boreum." Seonghwa suddenly blurted and a scoff leaves from the older women "Enlighten me, your highness...how is killing you a mistake?"
The prince stands his ground as he continued "Did you ever consider, I could be more like m mother than my father." For a spilt second, Seonghwa swore he saw a change in her demoner, before she returned to her usual rage and hate filled demoner. "Is that what you told, Hyerim?" A slight smile forms on Seonghwa's lips, as he thought back to the moment he fell for her "No...it's what she told me." More rage filled Boreum's eyes at his words.
Boreum thrusts her daggers forward and yet Seonghwa does not try to avoid it, awaitng the feeling of cold metal piercing his skin...but that never happens, because someone stepped in the way of her attack. But...it wasn't a guard...surprisingly enough it was a member of The Midnight. When Boreum realizes what had happened, she stumbles back a bit, dropping her other dagger to the floor "S-San." She uttered. San looks at Boreum "I-I...I can't let you do that to Hyerim." He spoke, before collapsing to the floor. But Seonghwa catches him before he ever hit it.
His heart pounds hard in his chest "Guards!" Seonghwa called out "No, no...that won't be necerssary." San rasped out, the prince looks down at him confused. San gives him a weak smile "Just...Just promise me...you'll take care of her for me." Seonghwa immediately nods "Yes, of course...always." A satisfied smile forms on his lips, as his rising chest starts to slow and his eye lids become heavy....and then just like that...he's gone.
"Seonghwa!" A female voice called. The prince turns toward the voice and his gaze lands on Hyerim, her eyes frantically looking for him. Soon enough her gaze finally locks with Seonghwa's and relief wahses over her seeing that he was unharmed...but then her eyes land on a familar figure, that rested close to Seonghwa. Hyerim feels her heart plumment to the floor "No...no, no." Denail settling in her as she rushes toward the prince and the unmoving body of the only family she had left.
Tears pooled in her eyes as she stood over San's lifeless and unmoving body "Oh, San." She uttered, before collasping to her knees. Hyerim raises a shaky hand to cup the side of his face; his skin was ice cold to the touch...and that was when she realized...that San was truly gone. Seonghwa rubs comforting circles on her back as she began to sob. He leans closer to Hyerim, placing a light kiss on her exposed shoulder "I'm so sorry, love." He spoke softly, wrapping a secure arm around her waist.
And just like that, it was the end of something old....but the begining of something new.
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Hello everyone. Well...that puts an end to Heir (but don't worry there's an epilogue). I really you enjoyed this fic as much as I did writing it. I really had so much fun writing Heir and I honestly love this fanfic so much...it holds a very special place in my heart. But anyway, now that Heir is finally finished, I can put all my focus on Runaway now. Also I've been thinking about pubishling a first chapter seek peak of my Wooyoung fic....so keep a look out for that at somepoint. I hope you have wonderful day/night<3
Also I'm so very sorry for killing San in this fic (and for making Mingi kind of a bad guy) ...but that gives you more reason to read Runaway...so go read it, I'd really appreciate it.
Ok now for real, have a wonderful day/night<3