Pretending To Be Six (And Getting Away With It)

TITLE: Pretending To Be Six (And Getting Away With It) SUBTITLE: The Dokkebi's Exhausting Little Treasure. SYNOPSIS: Originally, She was Seraphina Shade, branded the immortal lady of shadow and gloom. Believed to be born from the shadow mother, and as a darkness incarnate and outcast, she was banished lastly by the divine Heavenly Academy, after being banned from four academies yet. While the world adored her brother, the radiant Elias Nore, praised for his virtue and light. She believed it too, she believed that maybe she was actually what they said she was and not meant to be loved. Until she was bullied across the world’s border gate and into the forbidden lands of the Monster Realm. There, she sealed herself inside the body form of a mind-reading six-year-old child who no one could reject. After all, who would dare hate a little girl? A curse-bound Dokkebi, sworn never to do good, found her. He saved her. And adopted her for some strange, PERSONAL reasons. The whole of the monsters in her new academy and outside believed she was full of goodness. She was accepted, celebrated, and even adored. > “She’s such a great child!” > “She’s a music prodigy!” > “She’s hope for monsterkind!” Only she wasn’t. She was IMMORTAL ! She was PRETENDING !! She was DANGEROUS !!! She was NOT SIX !!!! And her name… wasn’t Rose!!!!!!! *** Principal of Mount Spirit Academy: “Little Rose was born to bring light to monsters. She will be our star to the outside world.” Red Dragon Music Master: “She drums on bones and sings ancient runes. She’ll be our first female Music Maker.” Nine-Tailed Fox Instructor: “She’s six. Let her eat more peaches before ruling the world.” The Dokkebi, silently fuming in his head: “Why are they all making plans? She’s my little treasure, I found her. I’ll just wait for her to grow up... and then she’ll be the Dokkebi's bride.” Rose/Seraphina, who just read his mind: “….” # # # # In Every Dark, There's a Bit Of Light; And In Every Light, There's A Little Of Dark. ~Eum-Yang (Yin-Yang) Shadow-Sun