Flashback – 9 Years Ago
A thick fog blanketed the world.
The cold was biting, sharp enough to pierce through bone.
That day, Pravit received a parcel from an old friend.
Inside it lay the very same tattoo design....
and on it, a name she instantly recognized.
Her hands trembled.
Her eyes widened.
She knew what it meant.
Without wasting a moment,
Pravit secretly slipped out of the Kraithong Residence.
Hong was not at home,
and Kai...only sixteen at the time....was lying in bed,
skipping school because of a fever.
Pravit drove as fast as she could,
her car racing against time,
until she reached the harbor.
There, she hired a small boat,
cutting across the dark waters
toward a lighthouse that loomed in the distance....
its massive beam slicing through the suffocating fog,
guiding ships across the restless sea.
But tonight, the light guided her.
The lighthouse had a hidden room,
and within it lived a tattoo artist....Menhoye.
Not just an artist,
but Pravit's childhood friend.
The two of them had once studied together
at The Gentle Heart Institute's Aurea Flora Complex,
learning the delicate science of plants and life itself.
And it was there,
in the secluded forest of the Institute,
that they stumbled upon something extraordinary...
a plant no one had ever seen before.
Its leaves were a deep, royal violet.
Its branches, black as midnight.
They decided to keep their discovery secret,
studying it in silence,
determined to understand its nature
before revealing it to the world.
But little did they know…
this secret would one day decide their fates.