The Imugi’s Consort

Ure, who remained unmarried at twenty-five—claiming she simply had never met a man who suited her—lived quietly with her mother. One day, she hears a startling rumor: the only cure for her mother’s illness is “the Imugi’s horn that lengthens and shortens.” A faint sound escaped from Hyeon-o’s lips, a soft, moist, trembling moan. Ure’s sun-kissed cheeks flushed red. She swallowed hard. “They say that the Imugi’s horn—able to grow and contract at will—is incredibly beneficial to the human body…” --- Extra Tags #MythicalCreatures #KoreanMythology #ShortStory