Chapter 5: Losing Home

The door opened by itself and he went in.

"Royal father!" Lotus said shockingly, the amulet is in her hands.

"Why is the golden amulet here!!!" He roared, making her tremble.

The water started shaking violently.

"Royal father...I suddenly found it amidst my treasures, believe me, Father it wasn't me" she said in defense.

"You dare betray me? I took you as my favorite cos I thought you were worth it! But now I'm regretting it!" He cried out, his eyes shining blue.

Lotus bowed fearfully.

"Royal father, I swear with my life, it wasn't me...

Watergire used magnetic force to take the amulet from her.

"Anyone there!" He yelled and two guards came in. "Take her to the disgrace tree" he ordered and they

grabbed her.

"Royal father!!! Royal father!!! Royal father!!!" She cried out and her tiny voice almost broke as she got dragged to the lawn where the big tree of disgrace is.

She was tied to it firmly.

"Lotus!" Queen Aqua shouted, rushing out. "Eonni!" Mul came after her.

"What's happening, why was she tied to the tree?" Cleo said innocently, coming out too.

"She dares steal my amulet?" Watergire appeared.

"Steal?" Aqua said shockingly.

Everyone coming for the festival stopped and watched and it didn't take long before the place became full.

"She stole the golden royal amulet!" Watergire roared and the water became restless.

• I can't believe this.

• She has magic already, why would she take the amulet

• Probably to absorb more powers from it, I could just feel the greed

• No, Princess Lotus can never do that.

• But it was found in her room, on her hands.

• How could she betray his majesty?

• I still can't believe it.

Lotus kept looking at everyone as her ears kept

absorbing their words and she quickly kept her face down.

Cleo smiled secretly.

"I'm not sorry, you deserve it," she thought.

Sage rushed into the circle and when she saw Lotus, he rushed to her.

"She stole the royal amulet," Cleo said and he stopped. He looked at Lotus again and stepped back.

"Your majesty, please temper justice with mercy" Aqua begged.

"Royal father, please have mercy, please forgive her though I know she can never do it," Mul said.

"Are you saying his majesty is lying?" Otis said.

"Curse me if that's what I meant" she replied quickly. "Goddess Rivera made the rule about stealing, that anyone who steals, will be banished from here immediately, the same applies to her," Watergire said.

“Andd we appa, appa andwae!" Mul started crying.

"Your majesty I'm pleading with the crown, please spare her" Aqua begged.

"Royal father, please," Cleo said, just to look innocent.

"Lotus, you broke the law of this kingdom by stealing, I'm following the law of the goddess of this river. You are

banished.... forever" Watergire said.

"No...no… don't do that! Your majesty!!" Mul cried at his tail together with Aqua but he quickly moved away and spun around, his amulet shone yellow and the light blinded everyone temporarily.

Lotus looked up with wet eyes but she wasn't affected by the light.

"Eomma," she sobbed.

"Mul" she whispered and looked at Cleo.

"I hope you get what you deserve," she said and tears slid out of her eyes as the yellow light sent a large wave. Her ropes loosened and she got trapped in the wave, it started taking her up the river at a fast speed.

"Lotus!!!" Aqua cried out.

"Lotus!!!!" Mul shouted and their voices entered her ear as she got rolled out of the river

She landed on the surface and swam to the shore. It's night presently in the human world because their time underwater is different from Earth's.

Her legs appeared as she stood. She looked at her legs and then at the river. She just lost her home in the blink of an eye, just like a dream.

Tears fell from her eyes as she stood, staring at the river. Only a shiny short skirt and blouse is covering her fresh, irresistible body.

She squatted and continued crying hurtfully and as she cried, it started raining heavily.

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THE MCDONALD'S MANSION

Starr just finished having the dream again and it woke him up.

He sat up on the bed and saw his window open though his view was blurry. He's suffering from night blindness.

He put on his glasses and walked to the window but immediately he shut it, pains gripped his heart and it started hurting hellishly.

"!!!" He cried out agonizingly, sweating so much despite the heavy wind blowing outside.

"My heart! My chest!!!"

His glasses fell as he went to his knees.

"Mum!!! Dad!!! Aaarrrggghhh" He screamed again. It feels like his heart is currently getting hit by something.

Judy and Davis rushed in. "Honey!" Judy ran to him.

"Starr!" Davis did the same and Judy held his face, sitting on the bare ground in front of him.

"Mum my chest! Dad, it hurts! My heart!!!" He shouted again, more sweat covering him.

"Let's get him to the hospital!" Davis suggested.

A heavy thunder struck immediately and Starr passed out.

"Oh my Gosh! Hospital!!!" Judy called out fearfully.

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Lotus cried for over an hour and as she cried, it rained and thundered heavily, lightning happened repeatedly.

She felt lonely, alone like she was the only one in the human world.

The rain stopped when she stopped crying and stood. She started walking away from the river, going into the deep streets of Seoul.

The streets are quiet and it's obviously because of the rain.

Flashing her blue eyes light everywhere, she continued moving, searching for where to settle. She might be new here but her senses are working perfectly well and right now, she's assimilating their ways of living already.

When she was still in Quenshi, she was a lover of books. She reads books about humans a lot so it's just easy.

She saw numerous ghosts roaming around the streets and wondered why they weren't going to the afterlife. She decided to just concentrate on her search.

She suddenly saw a free spacious land beside a building and decided to build something.

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