The Sorabeol Mountains.
Once upon a ti, during the ti of the 18th king of Silla, a mysterious thing happened there. Clouds rose far away like the shape of a pavilion, and a strong scent lingered for a long ti.
The good spirits are coming down and having fun! This land must be blessed! Please do not cut down the trees here.
On the Kings orders, that place was called the Godly Forest.
A forest where the Gods could roam.
And they let it remain like that.
The five great clans, which symbolized the sun, blue dragon, white tiger, black tortoise, and red vermillion, all headed there. It was to practice the Sword Dance, which was taught since the tis of the ancient Hwarangs.
anwhile, Seol Young went to the waterways.
It was a sacred place in Silla.
Co to think of it, why the waterways?
There were two people in front of this well, which was made by the ancestors of Silla. Among them, the man dressed in black said,
I forgot about it for a while. But we shouldnt have co here.
Right. Those who have deviated from the path of righteousness and fallen into sorcery and the demonic path must not pollute the sacred well.
Not that. Look at the people, Seol Young-rang.
The people around them were looking at them and whispering.
Co to think of it, the well was where people who wanted to have a child would co and pray.
And it wasnt a place where Hwarangs who werent married could co and visit. But those would be the Hwarangs who were well-behaved.
If I cared so much about the eyes of the people, I wouldnt have gone down the demonic path at all.
Seol Young pointed this out.
Regardless of what Zaha said, he walked around the shrine near the well and took a closer look. Was there anything strange here, or was there any part that seed overly active
When he pinched the floor and rubbed the soil with his fingers, the children walking by gave him a strange look.
Zaha told them,
This person didnt want to participate in the ancestral rites, so he is doing this.
Seol Young jumped up.
It might not be the well. But there is sothing around here.
So?
There is a way.
Seol Young took the lead.
I have no choice but to ask around.
Can that be called as a way
He tried to ask him a question, but Seol Young just moved forward.
The two n headed to the street below, and Seol Young grabbed so random people and asked,
Did anything strange happen around here? Sothing like a scary story actually happening in real life or a ghost of so story appearing
Well.
The people seem shocked.
He looked everywhere, but nothing ca up. Rather, it only drew attention.
A man in fluttering white clothes was going around, searching for ghosts in stories appearing in real life, with no expression on his face.
Isnt he the ghost?
Now people were thinking that Seol Young was the ghost.
It would be quicker to make a ghost story here.
Zaha pointed it out.
Seol Young-rang, the entire day will pass by like this. Do you really not have an ulterior motive? After dragging around like this, I am now waiting for the I am tired, lets head back dialogue.
No. You have to follow until the end. Isnt that how you can confirm if I am right about this? You can give up on those thoughts and continue to suffer here with .
Zaha laughed.
Seol Young looked confused.
What part of my words was funny?
The follow part. I guess youre used to my presence always following you now, huh? I hate to say it out, but
He didnt even pay attention to what Zaha said and kept going. Zaha, however, whispered sothing to the playing kids nearby, and they gave him a sad look.
Seeing that, Seol Young was angry, but he couldnt get rid of them by force or power, so shouldnt he just endure it?
But getting angry here would be like falling into Zahas trap.
And he was hiding his clenched fist under his sleeve. He was the one who made the kids cry with the demons he released.
Seol Young pulled on his swords sheath, intending to hit Zaha with it.
You want to hit , but you cannot do it, so you are going to use that?
More people gathered, and everyone watched with wide eyes as this happened.
At that ti
Oh! It is true!
Others ca running.
Hwarangs who catch ghosts, please help us!
Please catch that evil ghost!
Seol Young stopped. And he withdrew his hand as if he had never intended to hit anyone, and he turned to the people.
Did you just say evil ghost?
Yes. It has to be the work of a ghost. Even though there is absolutely no reason for a fire to start, the flas go up every night. Several of the houses have been damaged, and we think it is a Shiki.
Shiki?
Originally, it was the na of a certain young man. After seeing the queens face during her procession, the young man fell in love with her.
Seeing the gold bracelet that she had given out of pity, the mans heart flared up. And the flas were known to have burned his body and turned him into a ghost. And wherever he went, flas would break out.
And that story about a Shiki ca true?
Seol Young looked back.
Arent I right? Supernatural calamities have been happening around here.
Well?
Zaha looked a bit awkward.
Why dont we check it out first?
The two followed the people to the scene. In order to get a good look at the ghost, they went with the person who asked for help.
When darkness began to fall, fire erupted from the house on the west, and soone scread.
An evil ghost!
What the people said was true. A fire had suddenly broken out in the middle of the yard. There was neither a fla nor any firewood. The fire just burned on its own.
And in the blink of an eye, it vanished. Imdiately after, another house was in flas.
Fire!
Fires broke out in several locations in a short period of ti. This was the trick of an evil ghost.
First, it created a fire to cause fear. In the east and west, the ghost made fun of people by moving in strange patterns.
The evil ghost was running rampant everywhere.
Looking at the fires, Zaha said,
You will have to run hard to catch that.
That is not necessary.
Seol Young looked around. He found what he was looking for on the outside wall of a nearby place that looked like a warehouse.
There was sothing leaning next to so agricultural equipnt.
It was a hunting bow.
Seol Young imdiately jumped over the roofs and went to that house. He caught the man who was fixing the bow, and he told him that he was soone who could chase the evil spirit away.
Can I borrow that bow for a mont?
Ah! Yes! But there are no arrows
No need.
Seol Young took the bow and jumped onto the roof again.
Standing there, he aid at the fire ghost rampaging around and drew a talisman in the air, using it as an arrow.
It was a suppression talisman that could put out the fire. And when he pulled on the string, the talisman flew like a bow.
It looked like it was shot in the air, but no. He read the ghosts movent and shot ahead of it.
A fire ghost appeared in the middle of the arrows path. The ghost couldnt avoid it and was hit accurately.
Kuaaak!
The ghost scread and rolled on the ground. The roaring flas began to vanish little by little, and the souls shape was now visible.
Zaha looked up.
Is it a man or a woman?
The two got off the roof and went to where the ghost was.
ACK!
The ghost rolled on the ground and continued to scream. The flas had scattered everywhere due to the ghosts raging emotions.
Seol Young tried to read its emotions, but they all felt too noisy.
This ghost was a gambler. He was a gambling addict who got into debt and beat his wife and children as he constantly threatened them to give him money. The wife, furious at his actions, decided to abandon him for a new husband.
And he went to the house she was staying in and set it on fire. The wife, children, and her new husband got out, but this man, who had been drunk, couldnt escape on ti and was burned to death.
This is pathetic!
Seol Young was shocked and kicked the fire ghost.
If you didnt have the money, you shouldnt have gambled. Why would you gamble yourself into debt? Why beat your wife and kids and set the house on fire? You deserved it.
People gathered.
Every ti Seol Young said, This thing! and How can you? they all felt bad.
The evil ghost seed angry.
It was a vengeful one. The entire soul of the ghost was full of evil.
Others should burn like .
The evil ghost had such an obsession brewing inside of him. With just this thought, the ghost managed to shake off the talisman and jump up.
Wheik!
A huge fire broke out.
The ghost was like a madman who couldnt realize the dangerous situation he was in. There were cases where a person who had learned to use a sword could not beat a madman with a kitchen knife.
This case was the sa. The ghost jumped up, wide-eyed.
There were flas all over the place, and the heat was rising.
Ah!
People began to back away with screams. They looked at Seol Young and shouted,
Be careful!
Seol Young gave the ghost a cold look.
I was going to kill you gracefully if you showed any sign of remorse
With his other hand, which didnt hold the bow, he drew the end of the string. It was directly aid at the forehead of the ghost.
ACK!
The ghost fell again.
Seol Young stepped onto his head this ti and said to the people,
Dead ghosts cannot overco and hurt the living. You must all think of that when you et any ghost.
Ghosts are those who have died, and they are those who have left this world. Humans are one step above ghosts in this harsh world because they are alive. And in that way, they can hold the reins.
These guys are already losers.
Seol Young believed in that, whatever the truth behind the ghost was.
He had been through the rough side of the world with this attitude up until now.
KUAAAK!
The ghost struggled and scread, trying to keep the flas going.
But now it was like wet firewood. It wouldnt catch on fire.
During its desperate act of getting away, the talisman that was accurately stuck on its forehead began to dig deeper.
Zaha arrived, and Seol Young pointed to the ashes with his chin.
See that? I didnt have to run around to catch it.
Right. That is good. But
He glanced at the ashes and said,
Wasnt it a Shiki?
You ran so confidently, but in the end, it wasnt one of the supernatural calamities that were predicted by the Great Heavenly Pavilion.
And he smiled.
Seol Young clenched his hands.
Crack!
The bow broke.
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