17 Results in the "The Tale of The Black Mountain Lord" category
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TBML 30
As his arm swung wide, a bolt of pain ripped through it, and Yeon clenched his teeth, a low groan escaping him. At his reaction, Hyeon-hak flinched slightly, then lowered him to the ground with the utmost care, as though placing a precious porcelain vase on a scholar’s display table. Now standing on his own two feet, Yeon tried to grasp his limp left arm with his good right hand.He wanted to at least feel what kind of injury this was, what kind of damage could cause such agony—but even the slightest…-
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TBML 29
The first thing Yeon saw upon opening his eyes was a ceiling—old, no, not just old, but so decayed it looked as if it might rot away at any moment. His mind slowly clearing, he scanned the unfamiliar space with uncertain eyes. Everything—the voice, the smell—had been so vivid, as if he would open his eyes to find his mother seated at his bedside, a meal tray beside her. But in truth, there was nothing at his side. His eyes had opened easily, yet his body felt unbearably heavy. So vivid…-
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TBML 28
Ja-oh gave a small flap of his wings and fluttered over to the travel pouch the black tiger had tossed aside. From within it, he pulled out something wrapped in white cloth. Once he unraveled the tightly knotted fabric, two large, smashed lumps of rice were revealed—likely the dinner of a traveling merchant about to set off on a long journey. —Eat this kind of stuff! Though now crushed into a sticky mess, it had originally been a well-cooked mix of barley and other grains, fluffy and…-
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TBML 27
In human form, the black tiger rummaged through the things scattered on the ground, picking up a satchel that gave off a rather tempting scent, along with several other items. Since Ja-oh was being so uncooperative, and the black tiger had no way of knowing what the little human needed, he decided to just take everything—anything he could find, whether useful or not. When the black tiger ignored him and simply went about his task, Ja-oh started screeching at the top of his lungs, without even being…-
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TBML 26
To think he could sleep so soundly in a place like this, in such a state. Though the drowsiness had long since left him and he had been awake for quite some time, Yeon did not stir—lying there like a corpse. As clarity slowly returned to his mind, he briefly considered firing his matchlock into the air. Surely someone would hear the shot and come investigate? But after scouring the pit with his eyes, the powder pouch was nowhere to be seen. Even that sliver of hope crumbled away. He could tell…-
56.3 K • Ongoing
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TBML 25
“Ah!” That single cry was all Yeon managed as he plummeted into the very trap he had dug for the black tiger. From above, the pit hadn’t seemed so deep. But once falling, the descent felt like dropping from the earth into the underworld itself. Was it that time had slowed, or had he truly fallen that far? Tensing his body in preparation for the impact, Yeon couldn’t shake the thought of how long he was falling. His senses were indeed playing tricks on him, but the pit was, in truth, quite…-
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TBML 24
“I’m sorry.” Yeon spoke the apology into the air—an apology the black tiger could never understand. He’d said it in hopes of easing his guilt, but the moment the words left his mouth, an even heavier wave of guilt surged over him. “Sorry, my ass. Get it together, Yeon.” Mercy and compassion were luxuries afforded only to those who had the means. Apologizing to a tiger that couldn’t even comprehend human speech? Guilt? It was all absurd. The one before him was a beast that could…-
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TBML 23
Yeon looked up at the sky. Snowflakes were drifting down from the ashen clouds. The snow, which would be pure white once it touched the ground, appeared like ash rising from a hearth, backlit by the pale sky. The snowflakes, tossed here and there like buoys caught in a rough sea, melted away the instant they settled on the decayed leaves. The cold wasn’t deep yet, and more snow melted than stayed. In this village, where winter always came earlier and stayed longer than elsewhere, deep snow was nothing…-
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TBML 22
The whole village had been in an uproar when Du-soe came pounding on the village doctor’s door, carrying Yeon like he’d just clawed his way out of a grave—but that was already some time ago. Enough time had passed that the bruises on his body had faded into faint marks. The leg that had looked like it must’ve snapped in two, miraculously, had no broken bone. But even so, Yeon struggled to walk for a long while. His condition was worse than his ailing mother’s—his body hollowed out by…-
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TBML 21
“Coward.” Even when mocked with jabs about being a man who’d dropped his manhood, Yeon wasn’t angry—because he truly was a wretched coward. The only reason he clung so desperately to his sick mother, no different from someone deemed incompetent, was because he was afraid. Afraid of facing the world alone. He knew the rope he held wasn’t a lifeline, but a noose tightening around his neck—but he couldn’t let go. Paradoxically, his ailing parent was his shield. Just like…-
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