Chapter 4 (1/2)

Ice Fantasy Chapter 4 – Past Life

When I saw s.h.i.+, he was standing by the fountain at Mirage Sky, a clear reflection of him appeared on the water. The cherry blossom tree next to it was covered with snow, and the fallen snowflakes caused multiple ripples on his water reflection.

“s.h.i.+, your eye still can’t see anything?”

“Yes, ge. But it’s okay.” His smile was so innocent and sweet like a little kid.

“Such a beautiful eye, you bear to burn it?”

s.h.i.+ looked at me without saying a word, and after a long time, he spoke slowly. “Ge, what did Xing Jiu tell you?”

“Nothing, but I want to see your eye. Now. Remove your eye patch.”

“What if I say no?”

“You don’t have a choice because I am the future king and you are not.”

“Well, maybe everything will come to an end.” s.h.i.+ slowly took off his eye patch, then I saw his uninjured glistening eye, but with a fiery red iris.

“s.h.i.+, why? Why did you learn the skills of the Fire Tribe?”

“Because it’s powerful.”

“Why do you need such powerful skill for?”

“For the greatest wish in my life.”

“To be a king? Is this the greatest wish of yours?”

s.h.i.+ looked at me, not saying a word.

I asked. “s.h.i.+, did you kill Fa Ta?”

“Yes.”

“Why?”

“Because he stopped me from becoming a king.”

“What about Lan Sang?”

“She died because of me. Because she chose you and not me, and her decision will affect father’s judgment.”

“s.h.i.+, I didn’t expect you to become like this just because of the throne.”

“Ge, you can say that. I’ve once told you, I have a wish, and to realize this wish, I won’t hesitate to sacrifice everything. No one can stop me, no one.” s.h.i.+ touched his hair and said to me. “Ge, you look at my hair. It’s so long, so no one can stop me.”

When s.h.i.+ finished his sentence, I pierced his chest with the ice sword in my hand. He looked at me and said. “Ge, I never expect you to kill.” Then he leant over with a smile, and killed my brow. “Ge, after I died, please be free…”

Then he closed his eyes slowly and peacefully. Lying in my arms, he looked like a sleeping baby. His glimmering white blood flowed out from his chest, spreading on the snow ground, and red lotus started blooming. Snow fell from the sky, falling all over our bodies.

My hair grew very long all of a sudden, as if s.h.i.+’s hair was now growing on me.

I turned around and saw granny standing behind me, her smile was still as peaceful and warm like before. The way she called me was just like the past when I was still a kid, she said, “Ka Suo, my dear prince.” I walked over and hugged her tightly like a kid, crying sorrowfully.

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At snow fog forest, I was in granny’s house, the place where I grew up and s.h.i.+’s laughter seemed to linger around on the roof. Granny was combing my hair and said. “My king, your hair is so long.” Suddenly I thought of s.h.i.+’s hair, and then I felt a burst of grief across my heart. I saw s.h.i.+’s tiny figure running in the snow. I saw the man whom I killed in the mortal world pushed s.h.i.+ down. I saw myself carrying the younger s.h.i.+ swaying along the road in the mortal world. I saw the trace of us growing up together in snow fog forest. I saw myself stabbing the sword into s.h.i.+’s body. I saw s.h.i.+ closing his eyes slowly. I saw s.h.i.+’s blood all over the ground. I saw blooming red lotuses covering the snow ground. The place with full-bloomed red lotuses was warm like spring.

I told granny everything; she looked at me and smiled quietly. “Ka Suo, s.h.i.+ left you a dream. He wanted me to give it to you.”

The dream that granny gave was more realistic than what Xing Jiu gave me, I didn’t know why, maybe because of the lengthy dream, or because s.h.i.+ and I shared the same blood. In s.h.i.+’s dream, I forgot my ident.i.ty as Ka s...o...b..t only remembered myself as the young prince of Snow Empire, Ying Kong s.h.i.+.

I am the second prince of Snow Empire, my name is Ying Kong s.h.i.+. My brother and I grew up in Snow Fog Forest. My brother’s name is Ka Suo, black city. My brother and I were on a 30 years exile in the mortal world. This 30 years had been my happiest days in life. He used his limited illusion skill to maintain my living in the mortal world. The first time my brother killed someone was because of me as well. When I saw his cold solemn face, I felt exceptionally warm.