Behind the Veil

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The Spirit Hall

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"Midnight shall strike in 15 minutes!"

The announcer cried while

Ananya was still tending to Suga.

It takes a lot of time to attract spirits back to the body. No matter how simple the spell is, Ananya had to keep repeating "Return" and giving him a drop of her blood.

"The battle shall resume tomorrow."

The Announcer said and left the podium.

"Hey! Wake up!"

Prince Jin said to Suga,

as he stood right beside Ananya.

"It's gonna take a while."

Ananya said as she gave Suga another drop of her blood.

The other Princes had all gathered to Suga's seat.

Acharya had already shifted Suga's limp body back to his seat by the aisle.

"Was it lethal?"

Prince V asked.

"His attack was. Mine wasn't."

Ananya replied.

"You used a blood tailsman."

Prince Namjoon said,

examining Prince Suga's wounds.

"And he used the Death Man's charm"

Ananya said sarcastically.

She then asked the tallest of the Princes, "You must be from the

Kingdom of Knowledge, Conir?"

Namjoon gave a short bow and greeted,

"Prince Namjoon of Conir."

Ananya bowed back,

"Princess Ananya of Maya."

Seeing them greet each other,

the other Princes greeted her.

She bowed back respectfully.

"Pardon me, Princess?"

Prince Jk bowed.

Ananya gave a short nod and he continued,

"Do you perhaps know the whereabouts of Noblewoman Anu?"

Ananya was left speechless.

A Princess was in front of him and he was still searching for a noblewoman.

Though the Princes knew that Jungkook just wanted to confirm the fact that Noblewomen Anu was

Princess Ananya.

She was battling myself over the decision to reveal her identity when she heard Acharya's voice in her head.

"They can know."

Ananya closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

She then faced Jungkook and removed her veil. The Princes were shocked.

"N-noblewoman Anu?"

Prince Hope stuttered.

She gave a short nod, not taking her eyes off Jungkook.

Jungkook speechlessly gazed at her eyes. He was completely lost in another world.

After a while, Ananya tied back her veil and knelt to tend Suga.

"Princess?"

Prince Jin called out.

Ananya gave a short nod to which he continued,

"Why the veil?"

"I have no control over my Enchantment," Ananya replied,

"Acharya's veil prevents me from peering into people's minds and controlling them against their will."

"Then why did you remove it?"

Prince Jimin asked.

"For some reason, my enchantment doesn't work on Jungkook, so I didn't shift my gaze away from him."

Ananya explained.

"And I had Acharya's permission."

Suddenly, Ananya felt Suga stir up.

She immediately channelled her Spirit Energy from her forehead to his.

The Princes gazed in awe as a Purple String of Energy connected our minds.

Channelling Spirit Energy helps the receiver to heal his Soul.

Usually, it takes as long as three days to completely heal a soul.

But Ananya was to turn 18 in a few minutes. Her Spirit Energy kept recovering as she kept

bestowing it to Suga.

After a while, she disconnected the String and cast a Healing Mist.

With a huge gasp, Suga sat up straight on his seat. He kept panting for air as he had just gone through a flat line

(soul death line). Ananya cast a short charm to give him enough energy to regain his normal self.

"How are you feeling now?"

She asked, as he calmed down and rested his head on the seat.

"Better. Thank you."

Suga said with a bow.

"My apologies you had to go through that." Ananya apologise.

"It was my fault to cast that Mist.

My apologies."

Suga said with a bow.

Ananya bowed back and accepted the apology. She then cast a Spirit Collecting Gem on him. A

Purple Heart Stone

that pulls back her cultivation Magic and leaves the Energy behind.

Having two contradictory Soul Magic is Lethal on its own. Ananya had to remove the Purple Magic from the blood drops donated.

As the stone collected the Soul Magic, Jungkook grabbed her hand.

The other Princes immediately covered them away from prying eyes.

Ananya looked up at him, confused.

He pulled her closer and

removed the veil.

"What are you doing?"

Ananya asked, stunned.

"It is you?"

He said in a daze.

"It's me"

Ananya said with a warm smile.

In a blink of an eye, he pulled her into his embrace.

Ananya blushed a tone red as he squeezed her closer to him. His heartbeat boomed in her ears. Her heart started fluttering with a strange feeling.

The Gong rang off,

And took them by a shock. Ananya pushed him away and immediately wore her veil.

"Five Minutes till Midnight!"

The announcer cried.

"The Princess is requested to present herself at the Spirit Circle!"

The Princes parted and made way for Ananya to head out.

Ananya proceeded to the Spirit Circle in a brisk walk.

The circular podium was surrounded by water on all sides and was overlooked by the open Night sky.

The common crowd were below the Royals Balcony. The entire Hall was filled with a soft curious chatter.

Ananya patiently waited at the centre of the Spirit Circle. According to Acharya's instructions, she would immediately see her spirit creature in her head at the stroke of midnight. Her transformation would be painful, as it would be for the first time.

The real problem was transforming back to her normal self.

Ananya had to precisely see herself in the spirit clothes that she wore and should have a clear vision of herself walking down the aisle that led away from the Circle to the Throne in between her Mother and Father.

Ananya heard the Gong go off again but no announcement followed.

Her eyes burned while her body quivered in pain. She could feel her bones crack and her heart seemed to shrink within her. Ananya gasping for air as many changes kept taking place within her. In pain, she shut close her eyes and was shocked by what she saw.

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Author's Note:

What did she see behind her eyes?

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