Chapter II - Going back through time

"The one who killed us all"

I repeatedly hear this line on my mind damn!, and what's with another weird dream! I give a frustrated look when I saw my cellphone it got broken last night since I leave that old woman hurriedly.

Need to buy a new one

"Ma'am what model do you prefer?" ask the sales assistant

"The latest one" she guided me to the area where brand-new model of cellphones are.

A man smiles at me, is it flirting with me?

"Excuse me miss, have we meet before? You look somewhat familiar" he said as he approaches me

"Sorry but I don't know you" I said straight but somehow there is this sense of familiarity

"Oh I see, maybe we are old acquaintance in our past life" he said jokingly

"I'm Han Jo, may I know your name" as if I'm interested, but I don't want to embarrass him in front of everyone, so I accept his hand as I utter my name "Lin Wan".

I ask a month leave I think Kadi's right maybe I need a vacation.

Sadly to say I travelled alone my friend said that they have urgent matters to attend to.

Traveled in air for an hour I reach an Island with crystal clear ocean

"Welcome, to our hotel ma'am, this is your card key and your room is in second floor"

"Thank you"

As I tour around the Island I saw many people climbing stairs on a small mountain it caught my interest and begin to climb it as well. At the top, there's a sword that stuck on a stone just like the Excalibur in the Legend of King Arthur

"What a nice sword" I swear

"It is truly magnificent, It belongs to Empress Liwan, the only girl who fought the enemy on the border of their kingdom alone" Said the man next to me. Empress Liwan said to be the hero of six wars, died tragically in the hands of her own lover-the King. I got scolded by my history teacher in high school since I didn't pay attention to it.

"However, she died at young age, only on her early thirties" the man added.

"It's nice to have a chat with you miss-..?"

"Lin Wan" I don't understand, but I feel comfortable with this man

He smiles sincerely as he says his name "Han Cu"

Han Cu become my tour guide for a month, I had learned that this island is a gift to Empress Liwan by her childhood sweetheart Lee Siwan. On this Island there's a hidden palace inside a forest only locals knew about it that's why I am grateful to him that he brought me here today.

The palace is old but still magnificent, according to him, it is built by Siwan to express his deep love to Empress Liwan. A portrait caught my attention, It is a painting of a young man and woman smiling happily as they ran towards the field hand in hand.

"Are they Empress Liwan and Siwan?" I asked, Han Cu just nodded.

Another portrait got my interest it is a very beautiful woman who is in her late twenties, she had a heart shape lips, a golden hair and a deep brown eyes. She somehow looks very familiar as if I see her a month ago

Wait! A golden hair?! Is it like that old woman whose spouting nonsense! I look closely in the portrait It is really her! This must be her younger version!

"Oh, what's with the surprise look" Han Cu step towards me

"Who is she" I ask nervously

"She is Queen Quan Ri, the mother of Prince Siwan" I drop the portrait and as if all my blood run out in my body, What the hell is happening?? Why this queen is still alive for thousands of years?? and why did she approach me??

WHO AM I?

Suddenly we heard a loud crack and the whole island is shaking! An Earthquake! People begin to shout as they run to the entrance and exits of this palace

"Lin Wan come on, we need to get out" Han Cu hold my hand, and we begin to run but got separated when my feet got struck by a pile of wood. Then, just like a movie different scenes begin to flash in my mind, people who wear ancient clothing, a battlefield, then a palace.

And then everything went black.

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