Chapter 34 "What happened to me?"

Da-eun looked at the two people sitting in front of her.. one was a little too old.. her grandfather… and another was a little guy.. her said 'brother' Noah..

They kept staring at her until it made her feel uncomfortable.. it was finally too much for her to let them keep staring at her.. She took a deep breath and said "Are you going to say something or not? I feel uncomfortable under your gaze.. I'm done waiting anymore.. so, speak up.. Who wants to speak first? Okay, if you can't decide then we'll start with grandpa.. grandpa.. can you say something now?"

Grandfather cleared his throat and said "Ahem.. Girl.. there's something that you don't know… and we never told you before because we thought that it's be better to tell you when the situation arises.. so, don't panic.. and listen to me carefully before you ask anything.. okay?"

Da-eun heard what her grandfather said and felt confused about it.. she thought about it with her brows knitted but couldn't reach a conclusion and finally said after a few moments "Alright.. I'll listen to what you have to say.. and I'll try not to panic.. but what is it that's making you so nervous? I've never seen you behaving like this grandpa.. you are already making me anxious.. please tell me.."

She didn't know what was it that was making her grandfather act like that.. it made her anxious and curious at the same time.. she felt her heartbeat quicken.. her palms were sweaty.. she looked at her grandfather pursing her lips.. waiting for him to speak.. she was being impatient inside but couldn't show that on her face or it'd make her grandfather more nervous.. so, she looked at him with her calm face..

Her grandfather saw that she was looking at him with her bright shining eyes.. he knew that she was only trying to cover her emotions and was as nervous as him inside.. he took a deep breath to calm his mind and said while hesitating a little "Before I tell you something, it's best if you.... take a look in the mirror.. that'd make it easier for you to understand... and believe in what I'm going to tell you.."

Da-eun knitted her eyebrows when she realized that the 'something' he wanted to tell her was related to herself.. she raised her right hand and touched her face.. She took out her phone and turned on the front camera..

As soon as she looked at herself in the mirror her eyes opened wide with shock.. she was so shocked that her hands started to tremble.. she spoke with her voice quivering "I-Is this.. really me? Grandpa.. why.. why are my eyes like that? Tell me grandpa… the more you keep quite the more I'm feeling terrified.. what is it?"

Her voice got a little louder by the end.. Noah saw that she was getting agitated.. he saw that not only her eyes but there was something else that was changing.. he quickly got up and moved closer to Da-eun and held her hand to calm her down.. "It's okay.. don't get worked up.. grandpa.. tell her quickly or she'll keep worrying about it.."

He turned his head and looked at his grandfather who was looking at Da-eun.. after he heard what Noah said he finally started to tell her "You saw it.. your eyes have turned purple.. it's only natural for something like this to have happened to you.. but we were not prepared enough for it to happen so soon.. huh.."

Da-eun heard him and her eyes narrowed with confusion.. she turned her head to look at Noah and saw that he had his usual calm expression on, and understood that 'he might already know about it'.. she turned her gaze back to her grandfather.. she wanted to ask many questions but kept quite and waited for her grandfather to tell her..

After a short pause her Grandfather continued "You come from a long bloodline of cultivators… they are the people who absorb life force in the environment to increase their powers.. your ancestors were also like that.. they were far more stronger than anyone.. you mom was also like you.. she was the best one of her generation.. she was born with a power force of grade three.. soon she became the star of the whole clan.. as she grew up she became the number one cultivator in the whole region.. but.."

Da-eun saw that her grandfather paused and looked like he recalled something sad.. she quickly asked "But what grandpa? What happened after that? Why do you look so sad?" She became more curious and anxious when she heard him mention her mother..

She wanted to know what happened that time? What was it that was making her grandfather look so sad and aggrieved..

Her grandfather took a deep breath before continuing "When she turned fourteen something happened.. other clans in the region got together and attacked at your mother's clan.. when all this was happening your mother was returning back from a mission.. when she reached her clan border she sensed that something was not right… when she reached home, she saw that everywhere she looked was covered with blood.."

Her grandfather paused to take a sip of water as he felt his throat getting dry from speaking.. he raised his eyes to look into Da-eun' and continued "She felt a bad premonition after the sight of houses covered with blood.. so, she ran towards her house.. when she reached her house and was about to enter, just then someone grabbed her hand and dragged her behind the wall to hide.. she wanted to break free but the person holding her was to strong for her.. so, she could only wait there.."

"Then, she heard someone speaking in a arrogantly cold voice 'Speak.. where's your daughter.. I heard that she's a genius.. I'll take your daughter with me while taking all the treasures from your house.. hahaha..' Your grandfather then refused to tell him.. but the man was bent on knowing… your mother got scared something might happen to him, so, when she felt that the men holding her was distracted and his hold had gotten loose, she forcefully broke free with much effort.. and entered the house.."

Da-eun was feeling more and more terrified of knowing as she continued to listen.. she got impatient when saw that her grandfather went silent and was looking at her with his eyebrows furrowed.. "What? Why'd you stop? Why are you looking at me like that?"

Her grandfather then rubbed his temples and said feeling frustrated "if you want to know more, then you'd have to calm down first.. or I'm not gonna tell you anything.." when he saw that Da-eun was again getting agitated and the signs had increased more and more, he stopped in fear of making things worse for her..

Noah also saw this and knitted his eyebrows.. he looked at her with his eyes narrowed, he thought 'I was only told about the eyes.. but, what is it about her hair? Father and grandpa never told me that there was more to it.. I'd have to ask him after this'..