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Post by velvet inkbrush of YiSoonShin on Jul 2, 2004 19:16:15 GMT -5
back at the palace, things were not going well. bu yong was ill. though her morning sickness had subsided, she developed a fever and her heart beat irregularly. the archfiend was beside himself with worry. when one royal physican could not find the problem, he sent for then next and the next. When he had exhausted them all, he stood up and bellowed, "incompetant fools! my axe could make a better diagnosis than all of you!"
bu yong reached for the archfiend with a pale hand. "sang jang goon, please."
the archfiend fell to his knees by her bedside. taking her face in his hands, he sorrowfully rubbed his forehead against hers. "boo hin! ahn deh ohm ni da! (this can't be happening). ahn deh ohm ni da!."
bu yong weakly tried to console him. "sang jang goon" she whispered feebly. the archfiend looked like he was going to alternate between chopping off heads and weeping.
the king saw hae yon kneel before him. "bae ha" she said. if the physicians have not found a way to aid the empress, may i try?" desperate, the archfiend nodded. "may i ask your majesty to acquire something for the queen?" the archfiend nodded again. "i require large amounts of ice or snow."
the archfiend motioned for the servants to do as she asked. gripping his wife's hand tightly, he begged her, "please, save my baby!'
"i will do my best bae ha" she replied.
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Post by Chung Kyun on Jul 2, 2004 19:23:30 GMT -5
coniving wench "Wench" Chung Kyun fav word lmao!
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Post by velvet inkbrush of YiSoonShin on Jul 2, 2004 19:24:14 GMT -5
HAHAHAHAHA chung klyun!
i haven't laughed this much on this message board ever in all the time i've been on it!!!
wench! hahahahahah ;D
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Post by velvet inkbrush of YiSoonShin on Jul 2, 2004 19:24:32 GMT -5
when the ice had been brought, hae yon heated it briefly to melt it until only a small piece remained. helping bu yong to sit up, she offered he a bowl of the ice-water. "please, my lady, drink this."
bu yong took a sip and then turned her face away. "i'm so cold" she said shivering. "this only makes it worse".
"it is because you are feverish that you feel cold, but we must bring your temperature down if we are to prevent harm from coming to your child" hae yon explained. "now, please, madame, drink this."
her explanation sounded logical to the archfiend. "boo hin, drink!" he encouraged. with an effort, she slowly downed the bowl. when she had finished. she shivered even harder. "why is she not better?" he asked hae yon.
"bae ha, the shivering is a sign that her body is reacting to the cold - it is a positive finding. now please, i must ask that everyone else leave the empress' chamber. she requires peace and quiet."
the king looked none too thrilled about leaving his wife's side. "Hyung nim," Brue said, "let us give the empress space to breathe." at the advice of his brother, the archfiend relented and left the room. hae yon flashed brue a grateful smile. it warmed his heart. it did the opposite to choi bu's. he followed brue out, stopping to pause and look at hae yon's back as she treated the queen.
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Post by luvarchfiend on Jul 2, 2004 19:28:53 GMT -5
to chung kyun and VIB: are you two through now. that witch (haha) is really ticking me off ;D
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Post by velvet inkbrush of YiSoonShin on Jul 2, 2004 19:33:15 GMT -5
hehe. i guess you willpop a bottle of crystal when she buys it...
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Post by velvet inkbrush of YiSoonShin on Jul 2, 2004 19:37:27 GMT -5
for the rest of the day, the archfiend paced nervously around his audience hall. There were important matters of state to be discussed, but it was impossible to begin any discussion with him. Finally, choi bu stepped in front of the archfiend. "Hwang sang bae ha, you must stop this incessant pacing, you will wear a furrow into the floor!"
the archfiend pushed him aside. "bee kee lah! (get out of my way)" he roared. even at his age, after all those battles, he still pushed with considerable force. it must be the stress, choi though.
"hyung nim" brue pleaded, "hae yon is very capable, i am sure the empress is in good hands!" choi felt a little ired at hearing him speak so familiarly of her.
one of the attendants voices came from the other side of the door. "hwang sang bae ha" the queen wishes to see you."
"morra?!" and like a shot he was out the door
when he burst into bu yong's room. he found her sitting up in bed, eating some rice gruel that hae yon was feeding her. "sang jang goon!" she said brightly.
"boo hin!" the archfiend looked at her in disbelief. "boo hin! you look so much better!"
"i feel much better" she mumbled through a mouthful of rice. "hungry too" she laughed.
"oh nyah oh nyah, eat eat!" he turned to hae yon. "how?"
she spooned some more rice and fed it to her mistress. "it's just what my grandmother did for me whenver i had a fever as a child."
the archfiend pulled his stiool up to the bedside and took bu yong's hand. "i am so thankful you are alright!" he turned his grateful eyes to her maid. "the heavens must have sent you." brue fairly beamed with pride. choi watched silently, his expresion unchanging
"bae ha you embarrass me with this undue praise-OOH" she had missed boo yong's mouth slightly and a little gruel fell down her cheek. "my lady, forgive me!" she cried.
the archfiend chuckled. "here let me." he said. he tenderly wiped the porridge off her face.
Yi Ui min, cho chun thought, i won't kill you right away, but i will kill you by taking away everything that you ever held near to your heart, and i will take them away slowly. I won't kill your child yet, but your poor wife will suffer until i do. smiling at the empress, she fed her some more rice.
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Post by luvarchfiend on Jul 2, 2004 19:45:32 GMT -5
OH PLEASE. LET ME AT HER. I WILL RIP HER HEART OUT AND FEED IT TO HER. ACCCCCCCKKKKKKK!
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Post by velvet inkbrush of YiSoonShin on Jul 2, 2004 19:46:47 GMT -5
instant message for empress LCB
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Post by velvet inkbrush of YiSoonShin on Jul 2, 2004 20:13:21 GMT -5
after putting the empress to bed, cho chun decided to pay general du an unexpected visit to discuss her new terms. it was so much easier now that didn't have the option to refuse. after blowing out all the candles in her room to make it look as if she had gone to bed, she opened her window and stole out into the courtyard.
the night sky was full of stars. she thought back to brue's "prediction" and smiled. it was a genuine smile too, which surprised her. poor poor brue she thought. she felt a twinge of guilt for using him while knowing he had lost his heart to her. but to avenge your death father, i'll do anything.
when she stopped staring at the sky, choi bu was standing not two feet from her. this time, she did get startled. "Choi jang goon!" his close proximity to her suddenly made her feel uneasy. her eyes were almost level with his.
"lady hae yon" was all he said.
his silence began to make her nervous. "was there something you required, my lord?" he walked even closer to her. she was surprised to find herself retreat back a few steps. choi looked directly into her face, still saying nothing. "jang goon..." she stammered.
"would you care to ride with me this evening?"
"oh..uh..." she knew there was something that she was supposed to do but for the life of her she couldn't remember. "ride?" she couldn't think straight, but she heard herself say, "alright"
as they rode through the night. cho chun asked herself what she was doing. she was enjoying herself. no. she wasn't supposed to be playing around. she was supposed to go to general du's home! she decided to ignore the nagging feeling and instead enjoyed the sensation of the wind whipping through her skirt. they road into choi's oasis. she had never seen it at night. though lit only by the half moon, the spring sparkled playfully. as she dismounted from her horse, she took off her shoes and enjoyed the luscious sensation of the cool grass under her feet. she felt choi's eyes on her. for some reason, she dropped her guard and told him, "thank you for asking me to ride tonight. i enjoyed it very much." it both scared and excited her that she was being so honest with him.
he walked closer to her. "you are a remarkable lady" he said simply. he reached a hand to her face and she shrank back, not in fear, but in shyness. after a brief pause, he continued and tucked an errant lock of hair behind her ear. she could feel her face coloring. "jang goon..." her voice sounded completely alien to her. all of a sudden she felt him leaning in towards her. she started backwards, "Jang goon!' she exclaimed with wide eyes.
choi stepped away from her. "i apologize if i offended you. it was not my intention to overstep my bounds." he walked back to his horse. "shall we return?"
"jang goon?"
"yes?" he turned around. she was standing right behind him. "you did not overstep your bounds, and i - i am not offended." he ran his fingers along her cheek and she felt it necessary to tell him, "i'm sorry, i...don't know what to do. i've never...done this before...been with a man..." and it was true.
he laid her gently on the grass. "don't be sorry. it is a great gift you offer me. are you certain you..."
"i am" she said, and she was.
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Post by velvet inkbrush of YiSoonShin on Jul 2, 2004 20:14:05 GMT -5
(VIB runs for cover)
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Post by luvarchfiend on Jul 2, 2004 20:22:13 GMT -5
VIB is safe. but LCB: is this a dagger i see before me? ah yes, nice and sharp. one quick slice should do it. i must make sure i get the proper location, i want the blood to flow freely until i am at last dead. choi bu has killed me and he doesn't even know me yet. but wait, i give up too easily. i will make him forget that he ever knew she existed. yes, that is a much better plan, and a much safer one for me. ;D
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Post by velvet inkbrush of YiSoonShin on Jul 2, 2004 20:24:21 GMT -5
hehe
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Post by Chung Kyun on Jul 2, 2004 20:26:04 GMT -5
VIB is safe. but LCB: is this a dagger i see before me? ah yes, nice and sharp. one quick slice should do it. i must make sure i get the proper location, i want the blood to flow freely until i am at last dead. choi bu has killed me and he doesn't even know me yet. but wait, i give up too easily. i will make him forget that he ever knew she existed. yes, that is a much better plan, and a much safer one for me. ;D master duduel looks at her. choi you dog. ;D i can't wait for my character to show up, he needs to see this for himself. hahahaha!! ;D
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Post by velvet inkbrush of YiSoonShin on Jul 2, 2004 20:28:04 GMT -5
the only way that cho chun could describe the ride back to the palace was uncomfortable. her new lover was completely silent and only stared at the road ahead. was this what it was supposed to be like afterwards? when they had unsaddled their horses, choi bowed and walked off abruptly. Cho chun found herself wanting to cry. When she reached her room and crept back in through the window, she broke down and began weeping in earnest - for the first time, she felt empty and lonely. in her whole life, she had never felt so confused.
she wasn't the only one. back in his home, choi bu took off his boots and flung them hard against the wall, leaving a muddy print. what had he done? he couldn't allow himself to love a woman - it was so...decadent. and brue. his stomach turned over at the thought. though brue had never said anything to him, he felt as if he had betrayed his friend. hae yon had given herself freely to him but he was dreading having to see brue in the morning. he'd rather have gone into battle singlehandedly against a thousand soldiers. and hae yon...she must be confused by my behavior he thought. but he didn't know what to say to her. he'd never felt like this before. everything was out of his control and he hated it. i can't allow this to affect my life, he promised himself. i'll find a way around this. despite his resolve, it did little to make him feel better
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