Ice Prince: Rewrite The Star

"That's correct." Vectis' short answer stirred Alpha's furious gaze towards Chu Jung.

After glancing at Yuna's Vectis briefly, Alpha glanced back at Chu Jung, who didn't seem to notice his annoyed look... or he did, but acted oblivious. It appeared that the young man was no longer afraid of him because he knew Alpha would not change back to his actual form.

Because once Alpha used his origin form, his immense energy would attract those two-horned Vectises' attraction outside, and they would all notice their presence in this place.

Chu Jung secretly smiled crookedly when he heard Alpha's frustrated groan but couldn't return his mischief deed because of his tiny body.

'It's a payback from me because you always scared me!' cheered Chu Jung inside his mind.

There was a 'clicking' sound just as Chu Jung was about to pull the last book. The book he was about to throw didn't budge from its place, and he couldn't pick it up.

Chu Jung turned to Yuna's Vectis and instantly knew that the book he held was the opener to this secret wall.

In one fell swoop, Chu Jung tilted the book until it laid down on the shelf.

Suddenly a sound that was quite loud, like the friction of a giant rock against the ground, was heard as the wall in front of them moved inward and shifted to the side, showing a straight dark path.

The strong wind blowing from inside made them all have to protect their eyes. In the next second, Chu Jung felt something churning from within his body. Not from his body but from the fire monster that resided in his body.

All of a sudden, Chu Jung felt his fire monster howling like someone mourning the loss of someone precious.

What's even more surprising was that Chu Jung's eyes filled with tears without his knowledge.

"Are you crying? Why are you crying?"

"Ha?" Chu Jung held his cheek with his hand, and only then did he realize that his cheeks were wet. "What happened?"

Suddenly, the fire monster inside burst out with full force, making it difficult for Chu Jung to hold it in. In the end, Chu Jung was forced to let the fire monster out of his body took Alpha and Yuna's Vectis by surprise.

Just when they thought the fire monster was about to devour this room, it instead entered the dark secret tunnel at high speed.

Without a second thought, Yuna's Vectis, Chu Jung, and Alpha followed the fire monster without knowing the wall they opened moved and closed again.

Not long after, Chu Jung and the others arrived at a void that contained nothing but a boulder as high as Vectis Yuna's chest. On top of the stone was a container like an urn with a lid wrapped in red canvas.

The fire monster Chu Jung stood there with both hands about to grip the urn. His bone-like hands bent so sinisterly as if they were about to shatter the pot into pieces. But his hand, which was enveloped in flames, did not touch it as if he was worried that the fire would devour the jar.

Even more strangely, the monster's two black eyes and mouth shapes were very different than usual.

Every time Chu Jung's fire monster came out of his body, those pair of hollow eyes would look terrifying as if it was angry, and its lips would grin into a sawed line as if to slice anything it was about to devour.

However, this time, its eye sockets seemed smaller than usual, and its mouth curved downwards as if the fire monster was grieving.

No. The fire monster was indeed grieving. Chu Jung could feel it and couldn't help but wonder the reason he shed tears was that he shared the deep sorrow of the fire monster.

Vectis and Alpha glanced at Chu Jung as if they were sure that Chu Jung, the red king, understood what the fire monster was doing.

Unfortunately, Chu Jung could not enlighten the two's curiosity. He knew that his fire monster was currently feeling a deep sorrow as if it had lost someone precious, but he didn't know the cause of its grief.

Even though the fire monster resided in his body and was a large part of his soul, his fire monster still had a mind of its own.

Sometimes Chu Jung could read its mind, but other times Chu Jung had no idea what the monster was thinking.

Chu Jung looked at the jar to find out what was so special about it. He still didn't understand why this urn thing was able to draw the sympathy of his fire monster, which was famous for having no feelings other than anger?

Without realizing it, his feet moved on their own without being ordered to approach the urn. The shorter the distance from the old jar, the more his heart ached.

He felt like he had been locked up in darkness for most of his life with no one to rely on.

Chu Jung recalled this feeling the first time the fire monster came out of his body and burned the forest around his orphanage.

He felt alone as no one dared or wanted to approach him. But that feeling only lasted for a moment because the blue king met him and guided him to control his emotions.

But this feeling… the feeling he felt right now, was much more painful as if he had never met a single human in this world.

Just as Chu Jung's feet were standing in front of the urn, he heard a woman weeping.

'Sob… sob…'

Who's crying?

'Someone, please save me….'

As if someone called out to him, Chu Jung raised one hand to touch the urn. As soon as his hand touched the old thing, he felt an unknown force pull his soul out of his body.

In an instant, he was in a dark room, but he could hear the sobbing more clearly.

Chu Jung stepped closer to the voice source until he saw a dark red hair-lady. The lady was sitting with her knee crossed in front of her chest. Her face was hidden between her knees as if she wanted to hide from the world.

Chu Jung stepped closer out of curiosity about this woman. How could he feel the flow of hot energy from this girl's body? Why did this woman have most of his life energy sources?

No, the hot energy from the girl's body was not his but belonged to another red king.

The biggest question is… what is that woman doing in this urn? Has she been locked up in this place?

Is that why the fire monster felt sympathy and sorrow for that woman?

The girl, who was still sobbing a little, started to sense Chu Jung's presence and slowly raised her head.

Instantly Chu Jung's steps stopped as soon as he saw the woman's face. He stood transfixed, and his pair of red eyes went wide.

What is Chleo doing here!?

No. No. This woman is not Chleo, Chu Jung thought in confusion.

The color of her hair, the radiance of her eyes, and this lady's vibe gave off were the complete opposite of the Chleo he had met. Not to mention, this one is a little bit older than the Chleo he has known.

This Chleo looked like a lost soul figure, where her soul had been shattered due to deep pain and ordeal. 

On the contrary, Chleo, whom he met with the blue king, was a free-spirited girl whose whole life was filled with love.

So, there was no way this woman was the Chleo he knew. But why is her face so similar to Chleo's? Is it possible for Chleo to have twins?

"Did you come to save me?"

Even the girl's voice is the same!!

"Who are you? What are you doing here?"

"I… I don't know." Chu Jung's heart couldn't bear to see the tears streaming down the girl's cheeks. "I don't know what happened. I remembered who I was before this, but the next second… I remembered nothing." The pair of brown eyes similar to Chleo were now staring at Chu Jung desperately. "Do you know who I am?"

"I…" Chu Jung didn't know how to answer because he didn't know the answer to that question either. But if he answered honestly, he was worried that her heart would break even more. "Sorry. I don't have an answer for now. If you're willing, I'll take you out and meet someone who might be able to help you."

The girl's eyes filled with tears, and she cried aloud, making Chu Jung even more panicked.

"No! You are lying! You all always tell me, my suffering will end. But I've waited and waited… there's no one to get me out of here."

"Miss… who are…."

"GO!! I don't need a liar!!!"

The woman's screams pierced his ears so hard that his soul was expelled and returned to his body.. Reflexively, Chu Jung took his hand away from the urn and jumped back in shock.