The Seventh Moon 21 - Meeting Again

Knowing that a member of the royal family would actually teach her to use swords, Risa was sure to be in a nerve-wrecking ride of her life since she arrived in Revia. But the Master Mage told her that the Second Prince was the only one capable of teaching her what she needed.

Then again, how did the Master Mage able to ask Prince Alathil to be her teacher? She still couldn't wrap her head around the thought. She might have only heard about him from Jehan, but the fact that it was a prince who was said to be the only dragon listener in the kingdom was the issue that seemed to make her feel uneasy.

"Risa, are you still training?"

She turned around after disintegrating the magical energy she summoned to the source of that voice. She was surprised to see the Master Mage approaching. With that, she gave the old man a bow.

Lives Beyond Those Eyes 8 - Brought Back

"W-what are you doing here, Professor?"

It was all Sari could ask in spite of her shock seeing Soohoon in front of her doorstep. Yes, he already knew she lived there. But to actually see him pay her a visit like that, and out of the blue...

'What the heck is going on?'

It was a good thing she was wearing her glasses, so she didn't have to worry about looking at his eyes and end up seeing more of his past lives. But it didn't dissipate the strong pounding of her heart as he stood there with a smile.

The Seventh Moon 20 - Giant Serpent

Everywhere around Risa was cloudy. Or covered in thick mist would be the better word. But... What was she doing here, anyway? Wasn't she supposed to be outside of the Master Mage's house, training?

'Oh, right. I was done training and was about to rush back to have something to eat.' So... how did she end up here?

And where in the world was she, anyway?

It looked as if someone had thrown a big black blanket over everything, which made it look even darker outside. And there didn't seem to be anyone around either. She tried looking for some familiar face, but couldn't find any. Just the fog and the quietness.

Just a short update and plans

I know it's been a long while since I even posted anything here after that last one.  The truth is, I've neglected this account for various reasons.

1. I don't have anything to post about.
2. I was worried that no one will ever come visit this page at all.
3. A lot of things had been occuring and happening in my life that I even lost track of the events happening around.

Yes, I am aware. They're not good reasons at all. Until now, I'm still dealing with that insecurity and fear that NO ONE will ever visit here. But now I know the reason if they never cared to visit this.

That's because I didn't even post anything worth mentioning. I didn't post anything worth reading and having it catch the attention of the people. Sad that I didn't realize that early, right?

In any case, here's what I've been up to recently.

1. I'm planning on writing an e-book based on two things. (1) About my life as a 31-year-old single woman and (2) a mini collection of quotes that I wrote. More into that soon since they're just plans for now.
2. I've been consistent with my journal writing and about 200+ days more for me to reach my goal of journaling for 1000 days. That's crazy!
3. I decided to give it more time and attention to learn a new language beside the ones I already knew (which was Filipino and English). I've passively learned Japanese/Nihongo before over the years and were already familiar with a few phrases. But I want to take my learning to another level to the point that I could hold a conversation with a Japanese person. And along with learning Japanese, I also decided to learn Italian. It was supposed to be Spanish back in late 2021, but I changed my mind around September this year. I don't know why. But for now, I decided to stick with this two. Now I just have to come up with a workable study plan and stick with it, as well.

For now, I'm going to use my Ko‑fi account as a blog of some sort, filling people with updates on the journey I chose to undertake. They may be a lot for now. But I know I just have to take it one step at a time. And I know I can do it, as long as I dedicate myself into it.

Thank you for reading this entry. I truly appreciate it. 😄💕✌️❤️

Lives Beyond Those Eyes 7 - Sleeplessness

After what seemed like hours, Soohoon sighed in relief as soon as he entered his apartment and leaned his back on the door. It had been a while since he felt this tired as if the rain drained out his strength. And to think he'd been standing there in the shed for about an hour while waiting for the bus.

He soon found out from Seoha that there was trouble on the main road and the cars had to take detours. Two electric poles fell, blocking the road, and the resulting investigation caused delays in traffic before the authorities were able to figure out a way.

But if one would ask him, that incident seemed to be deliberately done for a reason. There had not been any similar incident like that in town for a long time now. Besides, the two poles mentioned were recently replaced.

So what in the world happened for that to occur?

The Seventh Moon 19 - A Favor

Alathil was surprised to see both Lord Benlor and Lady Enlari in the throne room where his father had summoned him and Elross. The brothers then couldn't help but look at each other because of that.

'I wonder what's going on...' Alathil thought as he continued approaching the spot where his father the King was.

He soon bowed as soon as he stopped in front of the king and also to the two mages.

"You called for me, Father?" he asked softly with a small smile. He was not sure why he was nervous all of a sudden when he saw the looks the lord and lady mages were giving each other. But he would have liked to know what was going on between them, even if it wasn't something important.

Lives Beyond Those Eyes 6 - Meeting Again

Sari felt a strange sensation welling in her chest. The pain that she had been experiencing all these years was suddenly gone in an instant, as if something was pulling away at that spot. It was almost as if that person behind him had taken away the agony that caused the pain.

Before she could say anything, the man who called out to her asked, "Are you about to head home?"

He sounded concerned. She blinked her eyes a couple of times and stared at the man standing beside him. He wore glasses which covered most of his face. But she recognized his voice, too.

"You're... Professor Kang Soohoon."

The Seventh Moon 18 - Taking Into Consideration

"Do you have to consider asking 'him' about training Risa, Lady Enlari?" Jehan asked as soon as they assured that Risa fell asleep.

It was late at night and the two of them talked about the training regimen that Risa would have to undergo for her to better control her magic. They both knew that the seal in Risa's magic was weakening already the moment they realized that she started communicating with the Master Mage's dragons. And there was the tornado that protected her from the Brathos, as well...

"If there is someone who could train Risa in terms of swordsmanship, 'he' is the only one I could think of. If we're as skilled as that person in that field, then I wouldn't have to resort to doing this."

"But... Do you think 'he' would agree to it? I mean, he doesn't even spare time to train the knights."

Dangers Of The Forgotten Chronicles - Prologue

Kourin tried so hard not to breathe loudly as she hid from the culprit in that small cupboard-like room. She was tired of running and protecting the rectangular chest box that they were looking for. But she didn't want to give up just yet.

This was her mission. Since the whole abduction issue set everything in motion already, she had no way of having to give all her efforts up.

"What are you doing? You can't hide in there forever!" A voice shouted behind the door. "We'll see how well your hiding abilities do after we take it!"

Lives Beyond Those Eyes 5 - Sketches

As time went by, Sari's life continued progressing smoothly. She didn't see many new faces every day. Or at least, she tried not to. She spent her time working diligently as the assistant of the only female archaeology professor of that university since she didn't feel like leaving her room much.

While working in Gangbeodeul University, Sari met up with a few different teachers and also students that, for some reason, would bother her while she was reading in the library or block her way as she headed to the professor's office.

Some of them seemed nice, although they were always asking stupid questions such as: "How did you manage to get into the Archaeology Department? Do you have a boyfriend here?"

Ignoring them doesn't seem to be enough to get her message across that she had no plans of entertaining any of them. Only when Professor Geunhee would give them a stern look that the inquiry would stop --- at least for the time being.

The Seventh Moon 17 - Questions

Alathil could only heave a sigh as he watched Risa rush toward the Master Mage's house after she said goodbye to him. He saw her approach the worried Jehan who looked like he was about to scold her. He would have laughed at that, especially when he saw her put her hands together as if apologizing to Jehan.

"Now that's cute," he couldn't help commenting almost in a whisper.

Soon after, a gentle smile curved his lips as a warm feeling bubbled up in his chest. It was unlike the warmth he had ever felt in his life.

Who would've thought that a strange woman like her could do that to him?