RED STAR IN THE SKY GORYEO (The Scent Of Life 2)
CHAPTER 7 DECOMPOSES MEANING

Byeol sat on a chair, on the balcony while looking at the clear starry night sky from the clouds. His father came out of the room and turned to Byeol who was daydreaming. The man walked closer.

"What are you thinking" asked his father, breaking Byeol's daydream.

The girl smiled and then sighed.

"Dad .. I have something to tell you. But either Dad will believe me or not. I feel anxious when I don't tell it. I thought only Dad could trust me" Byeol said in a heavy tone.

"Tell me," said Mr. Choi and sat down next to Byeol.

Mr. Choi was curious because he knew Byeol was not a person who would share secrets with anyone and was even more likely to harbor his own problems.

"Dad ... do you believe in the vision of the future?" byeol said with a serious look..

"Your father was a king's advisor and court astrologer of course I believe it exists" replied his father.

"If I say Byeol this isn't Byeol your son, but someone else. Will you believe it?" ask Byeol carefully.

"What do you mean?" Lord Choi was surprised.

"Dad, I'm not Byeol your son, it's true that this body is Byeol's body, but what's inside this body is not Byeol, but a girl named Oh Man Se," obviously Byeol was honest while looking at Mr. Choi's face like he wanted to know how to react after Byeol said a shocking thing.

Lord Choi turned to Byeol while widening his eyes as if he could not believe what he was hearing

"What do you mean," asked Lord Choi again.

Byeol stood up and went into the room to pick up something. Byeol took the diary and gave it to Lord Choi. Lord Choi opened the book and read it slowly

"Dad, I can't read Hanja. So I don't know what it is. But there were pictures of what seemed to be a vision Byeol naturally associated with me. My name is Oh Man Se, I came not from this age," Byeol said in a low voice as if he did not want anyone else to hear other than Mr. Choi.

Mr. Choi still looks shocked and in disbelief, looking at his face to think hard and try to accept the reality. He continued reading Byeol's diary and arrived at a page containing images of stars dimming, exploding and turning into red stars. Lord Choi was surprised because the picture was similar to the dream he had experienced. Then a picture of a woman wearing strange clothes with big Hanja writing underneath.

Mr. Choi read aloud the writing which means "Oh Man Se. Maybe I should die first for that girl to get her true love". Lord Choi's eyes became more and more round in disbelief.

Man Se in Byeol's body was shocked. What does Byeol mean? Is it because Byeol had to die? Goosebumps my hair Man Se. Is this destiny? So the vision ability in front of the palace gate was actually also because he was inside Byeol's body. They are pensive in silence.

"I'm sorry Mr. Choi," Man Se said, breaking the silence.

Lord Choi shed his tears. Without being able to say anything. He feels guilty never knowing the fact that his son also has the same abilities as him. In fact, until he lost Byeol he didn't know anything.

"Mr. .. don't cry .. I'm still your son Byeol even though the one in this body is no longer Byeol," comforted Man Se.

"Yes. I come from the future, thousands of years from this age. Where things are so different here. I don't know why I got carried away here. Last time I fell out of a building drunk. After realizing I was surprised by the circumstances around me. I don't know if there's a particular mission that got me carried away here" Byeol explained.

"You have a destiny connected to Byeol. Byeol has the ability to "see" with a sixth sense, can you do it too?"ask Mr. Choi.

Byeol shook his head.

"I, Oh Man Se never had that ability. But Byeol can do it. Byeol does have the ability to see the future. I realized it just before entering the palace gate" explained Byeol

"What do you see?" ask Lord Choi curiously.

"I saw the crown prince's birthday festival end in chaos. A king died. I saw a young man executed, and an old man executed by a different man. War with people who resembled the Mongols. And a man who smiled while extending his hand to me. I don't know who they are, and I don't know when that will happen. It's just the man who stretched out his hand, I met him this afternoon when it was raining heavily" Byeol said.

"Do you know who he is?" ask Mr. Choi.

Byeol shook his head. He remembered the red robe that was given to him.

"Well, for a second, maybe you know who this belongs to?" byeol said as he got up from his seat and went inside to pick up something.

Soon Byeol came out and gave Mr. Choi a red robe. The man watched the robe in his hand carefully. He knew it belonged to prince Wang So, the second son of King Taejo Wang-geon of Queen Shinmyeongseonsong.

"It belongs to the noble Wang So," said Lord Choi in a soft muttering tone.

"Wang So's? King Gwangjong?" byeol said surprised as if he did not believe his own words.

"What do you mean by King Gwangjong, who is he?" ask Lord Choi curiously.

"I thought I could interpret the vision that had happened to me in front of the palace gate. Who was the king who died and who was executed. I don't know if you'll believe me. After the birthday of the crown prince Wang Mu, King Taejo Wang-geon will die. The new king is called Hyejong. There will be a dead person when he comes to power that is prince Wang Eun, grandson of Wang Gyu Wang-goen's father-in-law. Soon Hyejong will also be replaced by King Jeonjeong, shortly after Gwangjong ascended the throne. Father, whether you will believe what I say, is not" Byeol said, then looked at his father with a reassuring look.

Oh Man Se in Byeol's body is so eloquently explained because he knows the history of the Goryeo dynasty. It is truly amazing if he is now a witness to the history of the rise and fall of ancient Korean kings.

"Sst .. lower your voice. You know what you say can harm your soul, lest anyone know what you say, otherwise you could die. The palace where the person who succeeds his ambitions and influence. Even the king could not help if it was against the ruling clan. Remember this well. You kindly explained about the kings, if one of their clans heard your words, your head could be gone" said Lord Choi with a worried look.

"Yes," Byeol replied nervously, "But that's what's going to happen, I don't just see it through Byeol's eyes, but me, Oh Man Se, I do, people who come from the future who know about the history of my people, I can't be wrong" Byeol said in a whispered voice.

"Yes .. Yes I believe in you Oh Man Se. Let's see if it's true what you said it's gonna happen. I advise you not to tell this to anyone else," said Mr. Choi seriously, "I'm leaving first, there's still a lot to prepare for the Crown Prince's birthday," pamit Mr. Choi then left Byeol.

Byeol sat alone holding Wang So's red robe. What will happen later? Why did fate bring Man Se to the past, even meeting people whose faces resembled those of him and the Kang brothers? If this is a dream, hopefully he can wake up soon, thought Man Se.