Crimson Sky: Midnight Heart

oons over cups of green tea. The kind of magic woven with gods and spirits, curses and prophecies. To Hana, i

er thesis on historical folklore and get out into the world where things made sense. There

ry's windows, Hana felt an uneasy shiver run down her spine. Something was wrong. She couldn't quite plac

books were kept-books that no one but a handful of professors and researchers ever bothered wit

ck, almost too perfect, as though untouched by time. What caught Hana's attention were the markings. Silver symbols were em

arch into folklore or mythology. She picked it up, the weight of it strange, as though the book itself had a pr

But curiosity, that insidious thing that had driven so many to their doom, pushed her to open it. The moment her

wasn't j

as...

d it had never happened, when a single word caught her eye. Her vision blurred as the red ink on the next pag

n the cursed prince of flame. With the kiss of life, fate

tightening coil. Her throat went dry, her hands trembling as she tried to make sense of w

oldness didn't recede. It stayed with her, settling deep in her bones, a gnawing presence that she couldn't shake. A low, unfamili

l. The lights above her flickered and buzzed, casting long, eerie shadows across the rows of shelves.

just a book, a weird one, sure-but she was just ti

rself, she couldn't shake the sen

as from Minji, her best friend, who had been waiting for her to

Be careful with the library stuff! It's haunted, lol, I'll b

her fingers shaking as she

tired. Alight I'll be done

rs brushed against the stack of books, something in the corner of her eye made her fre

ette striking and almost ethereal. His features were sharp, his black hair falling in

sion that sent a bolt of fear straight through her chest. She opened her mouth to spea

like a second skin. "You shouldn't have opened it," he said, his

t pounding. "I-I didn't

owing. Too dangerous. "I am the one

nt of her, his hand cold as ice around her throat, lifting her off the ground with effortless ease. She gasped, her bod

s brushing against her ear as he whispered, "Welcome to the w