Prologue

Koi. Dew. Ponds. Someone laughing.

Pretty maids, makeup. Pretty tiara.

Horses. Blood. Swords clashing.

The boy with heterochromia.

I heard him. Bleeding and wounded.

'Sun-Hee leave! There's nothing you can do! Forget about him, just run!'

Blood pounded in my ears. I could feel tears trickling down my face.

'No! No! I don't want to, Jae-Sung help!'

He looked back, only to see a gleam of silver end his life right in front of my eyes.

I screamed and screamed. Hot tears and rain drops blinding my eyes.

A feeling of pain and despair. And then….

And then I got up. That's what I see all the time.

The very minute I close my eyes. I've been through it for many years. Ever since I was born. All these dreams coming back to me every time I try to sleep.

I don't know what they mean. They're not a part of me.

I held on fast to my bed sheets, all drenched with sweat.

Real or not, they affected me almost the same as insomnia.

The pounding in my ears stopped as I took huge gulps of air and slowly clambered out of bed. I touched my face and realised I've been crying in my sleep.

When will this ever stop? Whose memories are these?

Shuddering I wrapped my sheet around me and collapsed on the floor exhausted.

The wooden floor felt cold against my skin.

Why me?

Sometimes these dreams feel real. I could feel the pain and the heartache. They're getting worse day-by-day.

All sorts of vivid figures and unknown people.

I have to stop this. I have to take control of my own thoughts and dreams.

I took a deep breath and shut my eyes.

I'm not sleeping this time.