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When the sunset falls on the vast plain, in this desolate place, there still exists a lush green plain as if completely separated from the collapsing world behind. The (e/c) eyes are no longer sparkling or glittering like in the early days, now it is only dyed in a dark color like a galaxy without a star. Those hands caress the sword that has been accompanying for a long time, sinking into this beautiful and poetic scene to forget the presence of a commander of many 

- "Why are you still coming here?" Your hoarse voice echoed, your cool blank eyes glanced slightly behind as you looked at him - your former commander, gripping the hilt of the sword in his hand, trying to maintain a tough and calm posture in front of you, but in his heart, a storm was brewing as if a flood was about to come

He doesn't want to admit it, but it's clear that you always exude an invisible pressure that makes other teammates wary of you, but clearly you don't do anything

-" Since when..." His words hung in the air as the sound of rustling leaves echoed, one leaf brushing against another, tousling your (h/c) hair. A wordless statement, but he knew you understood it better than anyone

A moment of silence between the two of us when only the sound of the wind howling by your side, your breath slow and steady as if there is nothing to make you busy but clearly your inner self is always changing

-"From the beginning..." You turned back to look at the simple dark-colored scabbard, your eyes dropped, "From the beginning, nothing should have existed, not supposed to go this way, from the beginning you should have turned away from me..."

Your words hang in the air as he steps closer to you, although he may take a thousand more steps, it's clear that he has never been close to you, never stood beside you with the honor of a friend or a leader. Every time he turns his head, he sees you, clearly you are behind but he never stops to wait for you, still walking forward regardless of you being eaten away by darkness every second, every minute

-"I used to think you would come to find me, without saying anything, just sitting beside me, looking at the starry sky with a warm cup of water in hand. Those little dreams that I have to wait for thousands of years "

Your hand holds a bunch of grass as you speak, each word containing a strange loneliness. It is true to the sentence you once said, even though there are many people around, deep down you still feel lonely...

-"Please, I beg you, Yoo Joonghyuk, forgive me... going with you, I have never been as happy as you think..." Heart Yoo  Joonghyuk seemed to suddenly stop beating for a moment when he saw the desperate expression on your face. Thousands of times of regression, facing life and death battles, facing countless losses of comrades, loved ones, but now he knows, there is still someone waiting for him but he has never turned back, never given that person the opportunity to be by his side and protect him, never listened to that person's words

His words felt like a sharp noose tightening around my neck, they were on the tip of my tongue but couldn't be spoken

-" Kill me... kill me like you did to me in the past "

-" you remember the previous reunions...!?"

A bitter smile appears on your face, now he understand, the reason why every time he meet you again, you always change your expression, as if they don't match each other, but because his have never paid attention to you so he did not realize... you remember clearly what his did to you in the previous encounters

But in the final moments, your sword still once again pierces straight into your heart, gazing at the dark sky you say nothing before dying, even though you don't say anything, even though your eyes are dim and murky, you still know how much you hate me, the hatred piled up like a sharp knife carving into your bones and marrow

The other teammates went looking for you and him because they couldn't see you and he. What they saw was him standing like a statue looking at your body lying on the cold grass...

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Bip bip bip---

Awakened by the sound of a telephone message, he slowly opened his eyes and looked at the ceiling as cold as a lake of still water. You reach your hand to stroke your colored hair (h/c) behind but also clasp your hand, grab your hair, you bite your lower lip in a bitterness...

You still live, still remember past deaths like a dream that clings to you that never goes away. It's been almost a week since the strange things started, the script, the Dokkaebi, the constellation, it all came suddenly as sweet as a rain that came with no dark clouds or cold winds

When things are still functioning normally, they emerge, completely turning people's lives around...

[Constellation "The Silent One in the Rain" Ask if you're okay ]

[ Constellation "The Nameless Night Watcher" Say you shouldn't try too hard ]

[Constellation "The Waiter of a Distant Dawn" tell you to take a break if you feel tired ]

Look at the three glowing square announcements that suddenly appear floating in the air, they join their tails as if conveying the words of the three constellations that are watching you. You sit up against the crumbling wall behind you and look at the little comforting words of the constellations you know nothing about

- “I'm dreaming again about dreams...” You speak softly, your words tremble in the air. The above three constellations have been watching you from the very beginning, even though you didn't choose any of them as your patron constellation, they still watched you enthusiastically. They always send messages about their thoughts as a way to emphasize that YOU are not alone, you walk down this thorny path still have them by your side

[Constellation "The Nameless Night Watcher"  Curious about your dreams]

[Constellation "The Silent One in the Rain" hope it will be a beautiful dream]

[ You got 200 cents]

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nconsciously you were smiling, a slight smile, not gentle or shining, just a smile of relief. Although they don't know about your dream, they still expect it to be a beautiful dream, which makes a child who has grown up who has never received a decent amount of love feel relieved, as if comforted

You nod your head and say 'thank you' quietly before getting up, dusting your pants as you walk out of this dilapidated room, which used to be a beautiful place but now it's like there's some kind of pandemic and everyone has to leave. You grip the knife and stamp it in your jacket, this knife is an item that you are sent by a constellation of the three above constellations during your time of danger

To this day you still can't imagine what it would look like to have easily cut off a man's neck, you killed someone, yes, you did, you did it just to complete the script. You even killed people nearby, the unlucky ones caught by you, those who let go of words that humiliated you, for the first time you dared to stand up to make them shut their mouths, make them shut up and forever never be able to open their mouths again

-" Where are you running around???" A sour voice of the Dokkaebi echoes as it sees you step out of the area where it reminds you to stay still. Looking up to the left you will see an intermediate Dokkaebi with beige plumage, bright red eyes with irises instead of white, which are black, he is dressed in a simple outfit and wears a pair of round glasses, his long and pointed horn slightly curved upwards. This is the first Dokkaebi you meet and it has the name Chaell

-" Don't be such a barren pile, huh? "

-“What does it have to do with you leaving on your own?”

Chaell grunts as it hovers in the air for a bit before flying to you, it sits on your shoulders and crosses your legs like watching you as a chair so that it sits to rest. His tiny hand rises into the air and the rectangular, fuzzy blue notice appears as he glides through the air to see something

-"Well... Look, if you leave like that, you have to do the next mission" Chaell scoffed as if not listening to him and staying in one place would make you more difficult. It just glides through the air when you click something, and you just walk away after receiving a new task

It simply beckons you to go to the bridge in Seoul and enter the designated station there, people are mostly gathered there only a few individuals still wandering outside, if you stay still there in Chaell's words you will carry out missions in the nearby area but leaving so that you have to go to the designated place to do the task with others

-"Hey, Chaell, is there anything new in Dokkaebi's shop?” You ask when you walk in the direction of the faint yellow arrow that appears in the ground, it points to where the task is being performed, and you just have to walk in that direction for a certain amount of time

-"Hm... There are many new things, but I advise you not to buy them, they are new and their capabilities are quite useless.” Chaell, sitting on your shoulder, listening to you, answered, no matter how close you both are, as soon as there is a new item in the Dokkaebi store, Chaell will inform you even if it is good to remind you whether to buy it or not

Chaell is a reliable Dokkaebi...

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• ( I was in a bit of a hurry, so the end of the chapter was pretty bland, but I hope you enjoyed it)

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