(PART ONE)
"Bro, this author is insane."
Kang Young's voice came from behind the glow of his phone screen, eyes wide as he scrolled. "Did you see what the Demon Princess just did? She literally—"
"Yeah, yeah, I saw it," Lu Han muttered, his cheeks slightly red. "She's way too bold. How's this even allowed online?"
Kang Young grinned. "It's fiction, man. That's the charm."
They were sprawled across Lu Han's room, the light from their phones flickering across half-empty soda cans and piles of snacks. The night outside was quiet, but inside, their world was burning with the heat of the story they couldn't put down.
The novel was infamous — The Demon Princess's Forbidden Bond. A fantasy full of monsters, blood, and sin. But what had hooked them wasn't just the battles… it was her.
The Demon Princess.
Crimson-eyed. Silver-haired. Dangerous and intoxicating.
Lu Han had been reading her story for weeks, mocking the male lead for being so easily seduced. Yet every time she appeared, his pulse sped up before he could stop it.
"Man," Kang Young said between laughs, "if she ever appeared in real life, you'd probably faint."
Lu Han snorted. "Please. I'd—"
He didn't finish. His phone screen flickered.
A notification popped up.
> [Special Event Unlocked: Final Chapter — "The Summoning of the Chosen."]
[Would you like to continue reading?]
[YES / NO]
"Uh… did you get this too?" Lu Han asked.
Kang Young blinked. "Yeah. Weird. The novel was supposed to end already."
Without thinking, they both tapped YES.
The room went silent.
Then —
A sound, like a heartbeat, thundered through the air.
The lightbulb flickered once, twice—
—and shattered.
"Lu Han?" Kang Young's voice was distant now, fading behind the ringing in his ears.
Everything turned white.
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When Lu Han opened his eyes, the world had changed.
The floor beneath him was not carpet — it was stone, etched with glowing runes. The scent of smoke and metal filled his lungs. Above him, a blood-red moon hung in a sky split by floating castles.
He stumbled to his feet. His phone was gone. His hands trembled.
"Kang Young?"
"I'm here!" came a voice — from behind him. Kang Young was standing in the middle of a glowing magic circle, eyes wide, wearing the same clothes as before… except now, strange symbols burned faintly across his arm.
And then — a voice echoed through the air, soft, feminine, dangerous.
> "So… you're the ones who answered my call."
Lu Han turned.
She was standing there — long silver hair cascading like moonlight, eyes the color of fresh blood, a faint smile curving her lips. A black crown glimmered above her head, and behind her, wings of shadow unfurled.
The Demon Princess.
Every nerve in Lu Han's body froze.
> "Welcome to my world," she whispered, stepping closer. "I've been waiting for you, Lu Han."
(PART TWO)
Lu Han's chest tightened. The words hung in the air, electric and impossible. She knows my name.
Kang Young's hand brushed against his shoulder, a grounding touch. "Lu Han… stay calm. Don't—don't let her—"
But Lu Han could barely hear him. Every instinct screamed, a mixture of awe and fear, and… something else. A pull he couldn't explain, like gravity had shifted to center on her alone. The Demon Princess's crimson eyes bore into him, and it felt as if she could see every secret thought, every flicker of desire he had ever tried to hide—even the ones he didn't fully understand himself.
"Y-you… know me?" he stammered, voice hoarse.
Her smile widened, slow, deliberate, teasing. "Of course. You are special, Lu Han. The one who answered my summons… the one I've been waiting for."
Kang Young stepped forward instinctively, eyes narrowed. "Wait. Who is she talking about? Me too, or just—"
"Just him." Her gaze didn't shift, not once. "He belongs to me. For now."
The words hung heavy, almost tangible, as if the air itself had thickened with desire and danger. Lu Han swallowed, a part of him panicking, another part… inexplicably drawn in.
And then the world spoke. Not aloud, not in words, but in the whispering hum of the space around him:
> [System Detected. Player: Lu Han. Initialization Complete.]
[Quest Available: Survival. Objective: Do not fall completely under her influence.]
[Warning: High-level Entity — Demon Princess.]
The whisper echoed in his mind like a pulse, vibrating through his skull, making his thoughts tangle with both fear and exhilaration.
"Kang Young…" he whispered, his voice trembling. "I… I have something. Some… system?"
Kang Young's eyes darted around the alien world, taking in the floating castles and the forests that glimmered unnaturally under the blood-red moon. "What the hell is happening to us?"
Lu Han couldn't answer. His hands tingled, the runes beneath his feet pulsing faintly in rhythm with his racing heartbeat. He felt like he had stepped inside the very pages of the novel, yet every sensation was sharper, more vivid, more dangerous.
The Demon Princess floated closer, each step measured, graceful, predatory. Shadows danced around her wings, flickering like living things. She stopped mere feet away, and Lu Han felt heat prickling at the nape of his neck, an almost magnetic force pulling him forward.
"You…" she murmured, tilting her head. "You feel it, don't you? The pull between us? The bond that has existed long before you ever read my story…"
Lu Han's stomach knotted. He couldn't move, couldn't speak. Only watch, heart hammering.
Kang Young's hand squeezed his shoulder again. "Lu Han… I don't like this. Be careful."
"I… I can't…" he breathed, voice barely audible. His thoughts scattered. His body was betraying him, drawn toward her despite every rational warning. The System's whisper buzzed urgently:
> [Warning: Emotional Vulnerability Detected. Danger Level: Extreme.]
[Suggestion: Use caution. Engage carefully.]
The Demon Princess leaned closer, her shadowed wings brushing lightly against the floor, stretching and curling as if alive. Her crimson eyes locked onto his, piercing through every layer of fear, curiosity, and unspoken desire.
"I've waited centuries for someone like you," she said softly, voice velvet, edges sharp enough to cut. "Do you know how lonely eternity is, Lu Han? How many have failed me? How many have tried and faltered?"
Lu Han couldn't respond. The words wrapped around him, seductive and dangerous. Every instinct screamed run, yet every part of him wanted to lean in, to hear more, to surrender even a fraction of control.
Kang Young stepped forward again, fists tightening. "Lu Han! Focus! Don't… don't let her—"
But the Demon Princess waved a single hand, and shadows surged forward like a tidal wave, not touching Lu Han but sweeping Kang Young back a step. The gesture was a warning, a demonstration of power.
"You…" Kang Young breathed, eyes wide. "She's not… she's not just… human."
"No," Lu Han whispered, voice low, awe-stricken. "She's… something else."
A soft, almost imperceptible hum filled the air. Lu Han's chest vibrated with it, and he realized it wasn't the wind, not the air. It was inside him. His thoughts tangled with commands, options, and a presence he could almost touch.
> [Option: Communicate with System.]
[Option: Scan Entity — Demon Princess.]
[Option: Observe.]
The choice was in his mind, clear as though the world had rewritten itself around him. His fingers tingled as though he could touch it, as though reality was malleable, responsive.
He blinked. The Demon Princess crouched slightly, wings folding, eyes narrowing. She extended a pale hand toward him.
"Come closer, Lu Han," she whispered, a dangerous lullaby. "I only wish to see the truth of you… to feel it. Are you afraid? Or curious?"
Fear screamed inside him. Rational thought screamed at him to run. But… curiosity, that forbidden spark, that intoxicating pull of danger, whispered back:
Yes. I am.
The System buzzed urgently in his mind.
> [Warning: High-Risk Interaction Detected. Emotional engagement increasing rapidly.]
[Caution: High-level entity may attempt manipulation.]
Kang Young's voice, a tether to reality, cut through the haze. "Lu Han! Don't—don't—"
But it was too late. Lu Han's heart hammered. His steps were drawn forward almost of their own accord, guided by some unseen force between him and her. Every instinct screamed danger, yet the magnetic pull of her presence made his knees weak.
The Demon Princess's smile widened. Shadows twined around her fingers, tracing delicate patterns in the air. "Yes… closer," she murmured, voice low, hypnotic, intoxicating. "Don't fight it. You belong here now. And I… have waited for you."
Lu Han's mind spun, fear and thrill interlaced like a braid. He realized one thing with terrifying clarity: this was only the beginning.
The Demon Princess had claimed notice of him. The System had awoken. And the world—alive, breathing, and impossibly vast—was watching, waiting for the first move of its newest players.
And somewhere deep inside, he knew: nothing would ever be the same again.
End of Chapter One — Part 2
To be continued.....