for days, i isolated myself with darkness. the scene of murder just keep playing in my mind over and over again. it's unstoppable, as well as my tears.

i can't believe i just did that.

i can't believe i lied for the devil.

i stared at the locked window again, wiping my tears.

i came here with pure soul, now i believe why this castle is called The Sin Wall. it makes you do things you won't do to the other side of the barrier. because here, you have no choice, you have no power against anyone. everyone could betray you.

the door suddenly opened, i looked at it and saw guards.

"it's elimination today, come out."

i nodded and came out without feeling energy coming out my body. i let the guards dragged me towards the hall. i don't even know why they're taking me, what this elimination about.

for the past few days, i feel like i'm slowly losing myself.

in my first days here, i saw my friend getting murdered. what more worse scenario can happen?

the guard pushed me towards the few girls lining up. i bowed my head.

are we supposed to dance naked again?

i noticed some new girls, crying for help. just like what i was. but now, i don't have an energy to do that. i don't have a choice.

the stage opened and there, the king sat on his throne, eyebrows furrowed while looking straightly at me. i looked away and closed my eyes.

"today, our king wants these individuals to show how feminine you can be to be honored as a queen." we heard.

one woman stood up, went up straight the stage, started her show.

i looked up to see jungkook still staring at me until the first woman finished. when it was the new girl's turn, she stepped in front shaking and crying badly.

i looked down on my lap, spacing out.

until i heard the woman shouted, "let me go you demon!"

then i heard a sharp thing being threw. i didn't get to turn my head up immediately so when i saw them, a knife was planted on the king's chest but he doesn't look hurt at all.

"none of you can hurt the king, no one can. don't even try." the announcer said.

he pulled it out and still looking at me.

i gulped and didn't take my eyes off of him as well.

"stop her!"

but it was too late. a piece of glass scraped the king's cheek.

gasps was heard all around the hall.

how did that hurt him? i thought no one could but silver?

i was surprised as well and watched jungkook's reaction. he wiped his cheeks and stared at the blood on his fingers.

until he looked at me again.

"hurt me again." i heard him say.

the people in the hall started whispering to each other, some surprised at what he said.

"i said hurt me again!" he screamed at the guard beside him, he grabbed the axe and was about to stab himself when i closed my eyes.

is he going to kill himself?

i heard gasps once again. i opened my eyes and saw the axe only went through his shirt, his eyes looking at me, he pulled out the axe, uninjured.

"everyone. out."

and that's when we were all dragged outside the hall. the guards put us all in one room once again.

i thought of going in the corner of the room when i saw the girls trapping me behind the big door, their eyes full of anger.

"you knew it wasn't her." one said.

"none of us know the garden of silver, even jihee."

i looked down the floor, guilt eating me slowly.

"why?!" they screamed while pushing him.

i can't tell them it's my sister. i can't tell them the truth, otherwise they'll hate me more for covering for her.i can't tell them i didn't have a choice when i obviously had one.

"i'm sorry..." i said, tears pouring down my eyes.

"sorry? you think that would bring back jihee? you were just a fucking newbie, what's so special about you?"

"why does the king treat you differently, huh?"

i stayed silent as they still towered over me.

"ahh, is it because you have no scars unlike us? now i get it," the tallest girl said and grabbed something out her pocket.

it was the piece of glass on the floor earlier.

she hovered over me.

"no! please!" the other girls held my arms together, giving the girl the chance to do her plan.

"if maybe i scar you, you'll be treated the same as us. we want fair elimination."

and that's when she deepened the knife on my cheek. i felt the blood trickled down as i screamed for help. she didn't stop to run the glass across my cheek until the door behind us opened.

tears were occupying my eyes to even see the guards.

the girls started backing off, leaving me off the center with bloody cheeks. i looked up to see no guards.

but the king himself.

he looked at me before pulling me up, grabbing me towards the hallway. he didn't stop until we reached the back garden.

my heart was beating so fast. is he going to kill me? did he find out i lied?

my cheek was hurting but all i could think about is how he would kill me.

"i'm not going to kill you." he said.

i looked up to him and he was staring down at my eyes, going down the cheek. he raised his arms and i immediately covered my face.

i expected him to slap me but i received nothing.

i opened my eyes to see him clenching his jaw, "i'm not going to hurt you."

who would believe that?

his hands continued it's way up to my cheeks until his gentle palm touched my wound. his eyes not leaving mine, he pressed through the wound.

and then suddenly, i couldn't feel pain anymore.

i touched my cheeks and felt no wound.

it's gone?

my eyes widened.

"what did you do?" i asked him.

he didn't answer me and he pulled out a knife, making me walk backwards immediately.

"for the fucking ninth time, i'm not going to hurt you!"

i gulped.

"i just need to find out something." he said, "and i need you for me to know."

i confusingly looked at him when he pointed it on his arms.

"w-what are you doing?" i stuttered.

"look away." he ordered.

"what?"

"just fucking look away!" he shouted and i looked sidewards, not seeing him as i closed my eyes.

it was a few moments and i decided to look at him. i gasped when i saw the knife buried on his wrists, he pulled it out without injuries again.

my eyes widened when he pointed it on his arms again.

"now, don't ever look away. look at me, no matter what." he ordered.

then suddenly, he sliced the knife off his arms. i did not look away just like what he said as i watched his blood streamed down his arms.

but he wasn't hurt when he told me to look away?

his eyes looked at me,

then it flashed gold, hearing him whisper.

"your stare makes me vulnerable."

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here ya' go :)