You saw it.

The same dream which is haunting your peaceful night slumber always. You don't know why the same dream occurs again and again. Is it indicating something that is going to happen?

You were not sure.

Just like always.

The chilly wind carried the cries of the people. Women and children were beaten as they were pulled by long chains tied on their hands. But no one protested. Why?

Because the prize for protesting against is death.

And just like always, you stood there not knowing what to do.

The ground beneath started shaking. It shook as the wind blew hard, causing a huge tornado out of sand to form. The now hot sand hit your face causing you to close your eyes tight.

Silence. A silence after the huge storm.

A sudden silence filled the place, indicating you that you can open your eyes. The bloody red sky welcomed you. But the castle in front of you made your blood turn cold. The huge mysterious castle, which always comes in your dream.

You didn't know why. But this time, it felt real. Like as if you are there. You moved forward slowly, the crushing of pebbles being the only loud sound there. Isn't this dream supposed to stop now? It usually ends in this.

No. It didn't.

This caused you to move forward slowly, your eyes examining the dark walls thoroughly. You could feel something familiar radiating from this castle. What is it?

The huge black gates stood proudly in front of you. The whisper of the wind lulling you to open it. Your hands slowly came in contact with the cold metal. This doesn't feel good.

But you didn't open it. Your hand stopped right there. Because your eyes saw it. A pair of glowing silver eyes. Your brown eyes now in direct contact with the silver ones. You could clearly see it, as it was the only bright thing in this whole world of darkness.

He was standing there. His huge velvet black cape flowing gently in the chilly wind. His silver hair moved as the force got a little stronger.

For a moment, you thought you saw Luminous. But no. This man is not Luminous. He was something much more.

His piercing eyes left your form as it looked forward. You turned around to look at what he is looking at. That is when you figured. You identified the place you are in. You are standing in front of the palace. The main palace of Arcturus.

What happened to it?

The bright walls used to reflect the lights of the twin suns, causing the whole city to be warm and bright.

What happened to this place?

The red sky started turning dark. Slowly dimming your power of sight.

Black.

You were blind for a second, blinking hard to see where you are. But everything was black. The sand below turned more softer. Closing and opening your eyes hard to focus where you are, you stood there. In the land of a nightmare.

A sudden brightness towards your side caused you to turn around. There. In a few metre distance. You saw light. The only light in that unknown dark place. Your feet ran towards it. The sand below you was soft, making it hard to run. Still you did. The brightness increased as you went closer.

Is that a lantern?

A lantern never floats by itself right?

Of course it will not.

You could make out a figure holding the lantern. Your feet took you slowly forward. Towards the figure holding the lantern.

But you stopped abruptly as something caught your leg.

A hand?

Coming from the sand beneath?

That too a decayed one?

Yes.

You could feel your heart beating faster. The wetness in your hands was too real to ignore. Don't be scared Luane. This isn't real. Your tried calming yourself. What bad could possibly happen in a dream?

The skinny grayish hand caught your right leg. It's grip feeling too real. The coolness of the hand seeped through your pant.

You felt a movement. Something moving in front of you. You tore your eyes away from the hand and looked forward.

"Luane."

This is the same voice.

"You don't have to be scared."

Yes. This is the one you heard when you were about to slit that Sebran's throat.

He came forward. His steps slow and steady.

"Who are you?" You found yourself saying even though you didn't even dare to open your mouth. The wind blew again. This time it was more colder. You found your teeth chattering in cold. Why is it this cold?

"Noah." He said. His voice soft as he held that lantern near your face.

Yes. There was some light from the lantern. But somehow, his face was still not visible to you.

Noah. You heard this name somewhere. When? You tried hard. The gears in your mind were spinning hard to remember where you heard this name. You shook your head as you really couldn't recall it. Feeling dumb like how you get the question in the test which you studied just yesterday, but forgot the answer for.

"Don't try too much if you can't remember." He said, his low voice somewhat showing pain?

"Who am I or knowing about me is not important now." He said. His voice was soft yet low. "But. Who are you? Who are you Luane? Do you know yourself."

Even though it annoyed you a bit that he didn't reveal himself, you cannot help but agree with him.

Who am I?

Where did I come from?

If I am a human and I was born in Earth, then how the hell I ended up in Arcturus?

"No." You said. Your timid voice being dulled by the sound of wind and water.

"And, aren't you curious to know?" He asked. The lantern's light getting brighter and brighter by each second now.

"Yes." You found yourself saying, like you are controlled by the thought of knowing yourself. Finally having some answers for the unsolved mysteries of the past.

"I am glad to show you then." His soft voice said as the light grew brighter and brighter. So much brightness that caused you to close your eyes. Again.

You opened your eyes. Feeling the air different. You found yourself standing in a veranda. Is this the palace? Why did he bring me here?

"Yes. This is the palace. There were no two palaces then." You jumped as you heard his voice from the side. "What are you talking about? Then did you bring me to the past?" You said as you observed the walls of the hall. They were a bright sandal colour. The sandalwood smell filled your nose.

"I can't say that this is exactly the past. This is just a segment of my memory." He said as he walked forward. His huge black cloak still not allowing you to see his face.

You feet followed him as you both entered a room. This room looked familiar. Why? You were not sure.

But soon you both heard another set of footsteps coming.

"Don't need to hide Luane. They can't see us." He said as if he read your mind. Oh yeah. He is reading your mind dumbhead. You noticed this when you were about to end the life of Luminous. Ugh! Why he has to scare me like that? As time passed, you didn't have any other choice but to believe him.

"This is lunatic." You heard a person mumbling under his breath. You turned around to see a boy of almost your age to enter.

"He is more older than you." You heard the mysterious man beside say as you observed what the guy is doing. According to his velvety clothes, he sure is a royal. No doubt in that.

"How can they not agree to this? How long they want me to be trapped in here? For god's sake I am not a kid!" He mumbled as he took his clothes out from his huge trunk. He threw everything outside. Dresses, shoes, jewels and even a small crown. Seems like he is searching for something. And sadly, he couldn't find it.

"Ha. Found ya!." He shouted as he pulled out a huge book. It sure looked so antic and by the dust on it, you can see that it was not used for a hundred years. He blew it hard, the dust fell and some even landed gently on his pink hair. He shook his head to get rid of those dusts.

"This is the biggest mistake I have ever done." You heard the man beside you murmur. "What do you mean?" You asked. Really wanting to know what is going on his mind as he does in yours.

"Yes Luane. That Prextran there... is me. I sure looked handsome back then" You looked young man in front and back to the cloaked man. Half annoyed at him claiming himself 'handsome'.

"Okay Mr.Handsome, care explaining why you are haunting my peaceful nights?" Yes. You did ask him that. Cause why not? How can he disturb your sleep which must be filled with unicorns and wonderland into something horrible? And that too he is talking about how he looks. You are sure that Luminous looks way better than him. Wait! Luminous? Why him?

"Unicorns and wonderland?!" The man said as he let out a hearty laugh. A laugh like a old uncle.

"Hey! I am not an old uncle!, Wait I am a grandpa if you think in that way. Again, we are drifting off the topic." He gestured you to observe his younger self there. Grandpa? Who is he?

You saw the guy as he opened the book and slowly started reading some chants there. The pink letters from the book slowly floated and flew in the air, turning and drifting around like a snowflake caught in wind. The pink glitters gently guided those letters all around the room causing everything around you to look ethereal. You were too caught in observing the beauty, that you forgot to see Noah. Or should you say, the young Noah.

The air started to feel different suddenly. You could feel it. But somehow, you didn't feel suffocated. The pink cherry blossoms outside mingled with the glowing pink letters. What does this have to do with the spring blossoms?

"How stupid of me. If only I could turn back time." He said as he shook his head and glanced your way. "Can you see what I am doing there?" He asked you. You could still not see his eyes. His face. But you were sure he is some what sad. Broken even. You shook your head in denial. Not being sure of what he is doing.

"I am making a way for Earth."

What?

"That is all you should see for now. Let's go."

"Wait. What are you doing? Why are you making a way there?" You asked as the ground started shaking again.

"I'll tell you dear. But for now, you must wake up." He said as everything started fading slowly.

"Wait. Can't you finish it now? Or, can't you come in the day?"

"How stupid of you little girl. If I could come see you in day, why am I going to take away your precious nights in which you see unicorns and rainbows and wonderlands? Oh and, Luminous does look attractive." He said as he winked at your way. How do you know he is winking? That is because, he pulled his hood down. You now understood why he said that he is a grandpa. Cause he really looked like one. His pink hair paler than his young Noah's bright hair.

Wait. Did he hear that too. Stupid Luane. Stupid stupid stupid. Why you are thinking like this?

You felt your cheeks getting hot because of the embarrassment.

By now, everything was black. Nothing. You could feel the softness of the mattress beneath you. The light of the suns slowly peeping in through your lashes. It feels good to be warm. Because it was cold there. In that dream.

You heard a whisper beside you. Even some hand shaking you awake. "No. I am not waking up. I just want to sleep." You said as you rolled over. "Luane wake up." Again the whisper said.

"May you fall your face first in a meerkitten's excretion." You cursed the person beside you as you pulled the sheets over you.

"You will not listen to me like this." You heard him say. You really wished for that to happen now. For him to fall in a pit of darkness. No, you want to throw him off a cliff. No, want to pull away his limbs one by one. Oh god. Not having proper sleep can even make you murder someone. Sleep while you sleep people.

You suddenly groaned feeling as if someone kept a huge pig on you. That muscle pig. "Go away pig!" You shouted as you pushed him away. "I will not sloth. Wake up. How long are you going to sleep?" He asked as he pulled the sheets off of you as you struggled to keep it to yourself. When this man got this big and strong?

Finally, you could feel the chill air on your bare foot. "Ah, okay. You win Kookie. Now keep that bedsheets as a price and let me sleep." You rolled over hugging the pillow closer.

"Are you really gonna sleep? You will miss out the big day Lu. And don't you know what you get on big days if you are in the castle? Mmhmmm, is that the smell of chocolate? Oh I think they even have Zuchiano parelopios. And am I smelling roasted asparagus?" This guy is really getting on your nerves. And the worst part is that he knows your weakness.

Food.

"Are you sure about those? If there are none, I will not hesitate to feed you to Cronus." You said as you rolled over, heading your way to the bathroom on the corner. Not even sparing a glance at the red haired male.

"Only food wakes you up? What girl you are?" He said as he shook his head at you. Teasing you as a matter of fact. "You wanna die today!" You shouted, behind the door, but still, your voice reached him.

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The smell of food woke him up from his not so enjoyable slumber. It sure felt weird sleeping in this bright room which he definitely hates. Tell me again. Why I am given the room which is near the palace kitchen? He rubbed his eyes as the sun rays fell directly on him. A ball of fur grazed his thighs as he squinted his eyes to focus on it. Oh, it is our monkey.

The said creature snuggled close to his thigh as it pulled the blankets over. A sweet boxy smile spread on his face at this. Sure. Sure that these things around are weird to him. But this weird felt good for him. He stretched his arms forward as the amazing smell of food disturbed him again. Or should I say, his stomach.

I must go and eat.

He left that creature and started to fresh up. Chloe is being taken care in the other part of the palace. So there is no need for him to worry as they promised to take better care for her. He came and found a cupboard attached to the bed. Hmm. Should I wear clothes? Wait I cannot go without wearing one. This is not home. What are you thinking Luminous?

He pulled the drawer only to find bright clothes. Seriously. No black here? Should I wear these?

He didn't have any choice though. He so purposefully threw his velvet cloak in the fire beside.

(Come on. He have to show off in front of girls right? Just kidding. I don't want to get killed by him today. Read read.)

He clicked his tongue at this stupidity.

"We should add some colour in your life Prince"

The voice of that bird came to his mind again.

"That bird is going to die by me. Mark my words." He mumbled as he pulled things out randomly. A black pant and a white shirt. How much randomly he pulls out, these were the only thing that came out. I don't have a choice now. Do I?

So he wore it. As he was getting ready, he heard the hustle bustle outside. And uniformly synchronised footsteps. Soldiers?

He peeped put the window, to find soldiers moving around taking their morning marches. But other than the soldiers, it was something else that caught his attention.

The window reflected his figure perfectly. His silver hair and silver eyes shone in the rays of the suns with brilliance. And the white shirt complemented his golden-honey  skin well. Making his skin stand out as it shone gold. Maybe white is not that bad. Maybe being good is not that bad?

What are you thinking Luminous? Don't you know the prize for being good? Mom was good. Was she given good things? She didn't even have a good death!

The events of the past moved in his head like a broken reel, highlighting the horrendous things which he so badly wished to not happen. Which he so badly wanted to forget. Yet he didn't want to forget those. He wanted to carry all the pain and regrets of the past with himself. He didn't want to let go of those things. Forgetting just didn't seem right to him.

He walked out of the room. His mind ordering his heart to not hurt as he walked slowly.

"Only 15 months." He heard a soldier mutter in the hallway to the other. "How are we going to prepare though." The other one said. "I don't think we need to worry about that. Our general trains us perfectly. So at least in 10 months, everyone will be ready."

He shook his head as he walked past both of them. Not even sparing a glance their way. Fifteen months? He just wanted to laugh so badly. His smirk on his face now was undeniable. Fools. Who said that they have got that much time? Only three months. You'll wait and watch. Watch as Father destroy this whole kingdom.

He closed his eyes and shook his head. But he forgot the fact that he was still walking in the hallway, that he bumped his head hard on someone's head.

"Argh." Both of them groaned.

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Where are you Jungkook?

Taehyung ran through the hallways as he was searching for his red haired bunny friend. He didn't get time to talk to him. And sure. From how he talked yesterday, he sure is mad at him. Even he was mad at himself. Surely Jungkook's words must have knocked some sense into him.

And that is how he ended up in searching him through veranda after veranda. The palace structure really confuses him a lot. And that is how he collided into a hard body in front.

"Argh." He heard the other person groan too. Their head collided hard. He was really mad that he just wanted to shout at the person in front for coming so carelessly.

But when he saw him, he turned speechless. He really didn't know what to talk to this guy. How to talk to this guy. Luminous. He sure make him feel a little uncomfortable. But at the same time, Taehyung felt a little closer too. He didn't know why. Why is he feeling awkward like he is seeing his long lost twin brother. And like when they both meet, they feel the urge to hug each other and ask 'hey kid. How were you these days? Do you know? I am your long lost brother'. He wanted to facepalm himself at this thought. That only happens in some cliche drama Tae!

They both heard the sound of laughter along with claps. "Wah Tae. What a drama." He laughed again as he couldn't control his laughter. His blue eyes hidden by his blonde fringes. "Seriously? Long lost brothers?" He laughed again.

"How many times to tell you about this Jungwon! Do not read my thoughts without my permission." Taehyung said, his blue eyes sending daggers at the other one.

Jungwon just gave a sheepish smile at this, his cute dimples arising at his smile.

But Taehyung's words were enough to warn Luminous. To warn him that a Lyren is the one who is standing beside. Oh god. What should I do now. Whatwhatwhat. Just don't make contact with his eyes Luminous.

He tried to calm and keep his mind blank as much as he could. If he makes eye contact with this Lyren now, then it would directly give him allowance inside his mind for eternity. If he didn't make eye contact, he sure will be doubted by him.

And in fact, that is the reason Seokjin went to his room yesterday. Lyrens help is really needed to the kingdom in means for the crime purposes. They can easily find out whether the accused is innocent or not. And a simple eye contact is enough. Though he mentioned Jungwon about this Luminous, and he seemed trustable to him, he couldn't help the fact of the undeniable threat to the kingdom. He is the General after all. He does worries about the kingdom's safety as much as their Queen does.

So Jungwon seemed concerned about Seokjin. Agreeing to the elder in helping him. Let's see who are you Luminous.

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Ji Ah can't understand why. But every Arcturan's twenty first birthday is celebrated in Arcturus. Just like how it happened for her. And just like how it is happening for her brother. And her Mom and Dad didn't forget about it too.

That is why, the huge dining table is decorated with lots of foods. Zuchiano parelopios, Chocolates and roasted asparagus, cakes which tasted like cookies, drinks, purple strawberries coated with white milk chocolate which tasted like apple mixed with sugar syrup. Food which looked like chicken drumsticks actually tasted like roasted potatoes. Oh it is pink potato. And round tomato like fruits had only juices in them which were tasting like curry, a perfect combination with the orange colored rice placed in front of her. Oh and a pale blue colour balls kept in sugar syrup tasted like rasagulla.

The foods in front of her was both a feast to eyes and mouth. She could say it even though she haven't tasted it. That is, according to others.

She didn't hesitate to pull out some while the servants were arranging the table. And they are the ones who told her the names and of what they make those. To her relief, they were not made by any bizarre things.

Only by some raining pink potatoes. Some pieces of clouds which are near the sea side and as they would be salty, they use it in small amounts. And some vegetables which were grown in underwater in the palace garden which was filled with water to the brim. Rain water. And some are even grown in the clouds. Yeah. Totally not strange.

The sound of something clanking distracted her from her thoughts. The table so big that it is enough to feed a whole town. And maybe that is why, every one were sitting in the same table. From where she sat, she could see three rows of table. And she, Jimin, her Mother and Father along with everyone she met, sat in a same table. The thing that amused her was, even the monkey was given a separate seat. And it was eating food which looked like banana and papaya? Bamaya? Whatever.

"This feast is for the reunion of our family." She heard her mother announce to everyone as loud cheers erupted from the other two benches. Her voice loud and proud at the same time so soft. Like a thunder in the sky and at the same time like a petal fell in water. Confusing right? Same for her too. Inez does confuses everyone sometimes.

Just like now, how she raised her glass towards Ji Ah, Jimin, her Dad, Luane, maybe because she is the chosen human. And... Luminous?

Why? Why is she doing that to him? Nono, it might be because he saved everyone from that angry Sauger, right?

Luminous for a moment got confused at this. His eyes widened, but never the less, he reciprocated the action. There are so many thoughts going on already. And this thing is added into the list.

She don't know that I am her nephew right?

That I am going to ruin this happiness.

That I'm going to make everyone suffer?

Or should I even do it?

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A/N : No words.

Thank you forgiving this book a chance.

"But Be, these are words."

This is a sentence duh.

Ok. So now, what do you think about Noah? Our handsome grandpa? And what is the mistake he did? What does that have anything to do with you(Luane)?

Stay tuned for the next update.

Now don't forget huns.

LOVE YOURSELF. STAY SAFE AND GOLD.

BORAHAE 💜

with sarang,
Be. ❤️