Blessing Curse (Curse of Blessing)
21. The Terrible Curse

The rare magic that has disappeared? what does Jeong Ra really mean?

I kept wondering in my mind until now, in the work I was doing. I cut wood with an ax. Thanks to Ji-hyeon, because her magic can create an iron ax with both sides of this sharp.

Yes, Ji-hyeon's magic ability is transfiguration. He can transform or shape objects and atmosphere into a shape that suits his wishes. Sounds awesome, doesn't it? I really want to have that kind of magic power.

"Buck!!"

The axe that I was firing again stuck on the surface of the round wood that I placed on the larger wood as the base and split it into two parts.

Dusk today was not too bad, it felt bright as it should with a tinge of gold shining down on the trees around me. I don't know where the beautiful but crazy princesses went. They would only search and tell me if they needed the abilities of normal humans like me right now, making firewood.

I call them crazy because they always make me wrong in response to them.

But more grateful they want to lead me to be better and consider me as part of them. They are friends and teachers and family to me today.

"Hmhhh.." I let out a sigh of heaviness as if my troubles were also coming out with him "may my parents be fine at this time.." I muttered with my head up looking up at the orange sky. Mouth slightly opened, feeling the promising afternoon air.

"Have I not seen them that long? why do I miss them so much?" added me with a little disappointment "i hope I don't trouble mom and make her worry me too much"

I raised the axe I held high above my head and swung it again.

"Craa!!"

"Gi Tae's...!"

When my axe managed to split the wood into two halves, a voice calling out to me from the left made me turn my attention to the source of the sound.

"Oh, Sazhawa.." I greeted him with a smile when I found out he was Sazhawa "what are you here for?" ask him.

I can be sure. From his attitude, he seemed to be thinking about something, such as about to say or ask for something but he was not sure to ask for it.

"What is Sazhawa... Do you want something?" ask me carefully, trying to find out why.

"Ermmm.." he tightly clenched his lips together and his eyes went to and fro, not daring to look at me.

Why is he acting so strange? to my knowledge, she is a princess who is always forthright under any circumstances.

Is something blocking him? I even considered him the closest person to me. What the hell happened to him?

I kept looking at him in wonder by raising the wrinkles on my forehead and eyebrows.

"Gi Tae.." she gulped her saliva slowly, I could see her neck moving as she did that.

Why is he so nervous?

"You look sens-I mean! you look so tired..well tired! here's a cloth to wipe your sweat!" he nervously thrust a white cloth at me.

Sens? sens what? sensitive.... sensations... or sensual?

No way, did he call me sensual. God, why does my body suddenly feel hot.

"Treimakahshshd! I mean thanks Sazha!" I immediately pulled the cloth in his hand and immediately wiped my sweat without paying attention to it.

Hey hey! why am I following along nervously, what's going on! this girl was completely unexpected.

If he's awkward like this, I'm also going along awkwardly. Why did he just shut up and just play with his fingers.

"Ehmm.." I cleared my throat to attract his attention "if I may ask you something.... Do you know anything about rare magic?" I asked him what was troubling my mind. There's no harm, and I hope Sazha can answer my curiosity.

He looked at me back while tucking the hair behind his ear before answering me.

God, he looks so perfect. The pink hue on her cheeks was so sweet and adorable, I was eager to pinch her.

As he opened his mouth and was about to answer my question, someone came to disturb us.

"You should come with me!" another voice interrupted the moment and distracted our attention.

I felt bad for Sazhawa, even though I wanted to linger with her. Although today he looks a bit strange, but I can feel comfort even though he is just silent and embarrassed like that.

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The evening had arrived, I along with Mizhawa and Sazhawa went into the depths of one of the great forests in the Cho Gu kingdom area where our cottage was also located.

Earlier Mizhawa told me to go with her to find the spice root for our drink mix tonight. But since I would be disappointed if I left Sazhawa alone, then I invited her to come with us.

Only a small torch became our lighting source with Mizhawa leading the way.

"You have to be careful, Gi Tae...! I heard in this forest that someone was cursed to have entered the forbidden forest area and fled here" Sazhawa said amid silence on our way.

"really? but it looks like this huge forest in Cho Gu looks peaceful and safe?" I am curious about the story of Sazhawa.

Mizhawa did not pay any attention to my and Sazhawa's conversation, she only focused on searching the root of the spice on every inch of land we passed.

"That's right! he once entered the forbidden forest and he was cursed by the black magician who was there. After that he ran into this forest out of fear!" Sazhawa seemed so enthusiastic about telling "and you know? that person was cursed to be a monstrous beast!" she is with a very expressive face.

"oh really?! then how's it going?" I am also curious about what happens next.

"One day, there was a group of hunters who had met him. But they were slaughtered by the damned, and only one of the hunters remained, and he spread the story!" he added with a satisfied smile as he told me something I had never heard before.

"That's so horrible!" I grumbled with goosebumps.

"Hhhh... bullshit!" Mizhawa muttered in her clear-sounding voice as she continued walking.

Really very shrewd in worsening the atmosphere.

The night is getting darker and the number of branches from wild plants makes it more difficult for us to choose the road. Coupled with the cold that began to feel made it difficult for us to focus on the surrounding soil to get the spice roots we were looking for.

"That, there!" after a long walk through the forest, finally Sazhawa who was walking beside me suddenly shouted and pointed to the mound of land that was under a shady tree.

Mizhawa directed the torch lighting in the direction Sazhawa pointed to, and I focused my limited gaze painstakingly.

Sazhawa ran over to the mound and crouched down to make sure that it was the root we were looking for, followed by me and Mizhawa from behind.

"Sazhawa is right, this is what we are looking for" I said with a big smile to Mizhawa.

"Hmm. yasudah, take it!" mizhawa's command nonchalantly made me shake my head somehow for how many times.

"Ohhhhrrgggghh...!"

Just as I was about to squat down to pick up the herb root, there was a very heavy moaning sound.

The sound made us back on our guard. Sazhawa also stood back up and we looked around to find out the source of the moaning.

"Hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....!!!!"

The heavy voice came back but it was longer and more resounding than before. Mizhawa repeatedly pointed his torch to the left and right to shed light on our search.

"You heard it too, right?" sazhawa asked with a worried look.

Me and Mizhawa nodded at him with expressions that were not much different from her.

"I haven't eaten a human for a long time. Animal meat bored me! rrrrghhh!"

Something black emerged from the bush, and as he stood before us how shocked we were.

His body was covered in feathers with eyes burning red. His fangs are curved from the bottom up and top down. His face looked like a terrifying forest wolf but with a huge body and tail that was so long like a giant monkey. He grinned towards the three of us streaming goosebumps all over the body.

My blood is flowing fast, my heart is beating so hard. I could feel that right now my life was betraying my body and leaving just like that. Making my face paled with eyes without blinking.

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