Ilianna Yun

Usually, Ilianna awakes to the the sun peaking through the curtains in her room and the birds chirping as if serenading her. Today was different. There was no sunshine gently caressing her skin and no sining by the bluebirds, whom Ilianna calls her friends. Feeling as if something heavy was sitting on top of her chest, Ilianna awoke almost gasping for air. She quickly sat up and looked around her room, nothing was amiss.

"That's odd," Ilianna thought to herself, "something feels off but I cannot put my finger on it." As her thoughts ran through her head, Ilianna slowly got out of bed and began to dress herself. In her normal routine, she puts on her white dress and all her accessories, including the white jade her parents gave her. While reaching for her white jade, Ilianna suddenly felt her throat tighten. She grabbed her white jade without looking at it and picked up a cup full of water to soothe her throat. Before she could take a sip, she glanced at the jade she had been holding and her eyes widen as the white jade her parents left her was no longer white, it had mysteriously turned black. Shaken with disbelief and fear, Ilianna trembled uncontrollably and dropped her cup. As the cup fell onto the ground, it broke into pieces and water splattered all over her.

"I need to find Master Ren..." Ilianna murmured to herself, "I... I must leave the monastery."