EMPRESS_The Emperor's Woman
Short story 5
Squeak..
A girl who looked to be about eight or nine years old entered the large prayer room.
In the middle of the prayer room, a woman was praying.
The child called her loudly with a bright smile.
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Sister!
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I went to the hospital yesterday
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I'm feeling healthy now!
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I guess God answered my prayers haha
I
is it so?
I
That's a good thing.
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Now, will Mom come too? I hope the gods let Mom meet me too!
I
Do you believe in god?
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yes
I
then,
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Do you think they are good beings?
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of course!
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Thanks to you, I'm healthy now!
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Sister, don't you believe in God?
I
No, I believe it.
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So, do you also believe that God is a good being?
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no.
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why?
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If you believe in God, why don't you think he is good?
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Believing something and thinking it is good are two different things.
I
Not everyone who believes is good, and not everyone who is good believes.
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hmm...
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I don't know what you're talking about
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You will know when you grow up
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How about going to sleep now?
I
It's really late.
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yes
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Good night, sister!
bang
After the door to the prayer room closed, there was silence for a long time.
She stared at the door for a while, then turned and walked over to the window at the center end of the prayer room.
민윤기
Even if you believe, not everyone is good, and even if you are good, not everyone believes.
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That's funny, human.
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That's a given.
When someone spoke to her outside the window, she answered with a blank expression.
He spread his black wings wide, flew up, and stood in front of the prayer room window.
Then, the moonlight coming into the prayer room was blocked by the wings, and the prayer room was plunged into darkness.
I
...
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So am I a believer? A good person?
I
I'm on the believing side.
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why?
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I am not God,
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In my eyes, you are just a devil.
I
I'm on the side that believes he's the devil lol
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devil?
I
yes,
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The devil...
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Have you ever seen the devil?
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It's you.
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What does the devil look like?
They had black wings,
They had a human-like appearance,
The appearance is very beautiful.
I
It says...
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then,
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Do you think my face is pretty?
I
...
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I
It's dark so I can't see,
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Hmm..
Hwaaaaak
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how is it?
At that moment, he opened the window and came towards her.
His face was revealed as moonlight illuminated him and her behind his wings.
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...
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what...
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More than you thought?
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Are you lying to the devil, human?
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...
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...you're handsome
She answered quietly, avoiding his eyes, and he smiled and pushed his face in.
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what?
I
...
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You heard it.
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No~
I
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That devil is really...
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Huh?
I
'It's annoying.'
It's been about 5 years,
It was just before I turned 20.
There wasn't much time left to stay at the orphanage,
It was when the director suggested that I work at the altar after leaving the orphanage.
My mind was complicated, and I was wandering around the orphanage hallway when I heard a strange sound and approached the end of the hallway.
Knock knock
I
...
I
Who's there?
Knock knock knock..
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hey?
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Hey, human.
I
?
A creature that flies in the sky and calls me,
Until then
That creature is a demon
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I'm a little hungry...
I didn't know we'd meet every night
I
...
She smiled faintly and handed him the cookie she had been holding.
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No~ So are you saying I'm handsome?
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yes...
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You look handsome.
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...
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Have some cookies and go quickly.
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Humans have no limits,
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It's fatal, so go, go.
He opened the window, frowned, and flew out.
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Goodbye,
She greeted me as if she was familiar with me and smiled faintly.
He turned his back and laughed along with her laughter.
She left the prayer room, watching his wings grow smaller and smaller.
one side,
Wheeeeeek-
박지민
Min Yoongi?
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uh,
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Did you go down and come back again today? Haha
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Why ask when you already know?
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How would I know~
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I can't even see
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Just because you can't see it doesn't mean you don't know.
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You heard everything, right?
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Phew..
He sat next to Jimin, who was sitting on the tree.
Jimin naturally reached out and touched his wings.
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What about that kid?
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It's the same,
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If nothing comes up, you can go down too.
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You know you can't be caught by other gods, right?
God, Min Yoongi
작까씌
Long time no see!
🌙⭐