FSA | Chapter 04
by cami“Months… or even years?”c64a9389de4d8024
The sheer length of time made Yohan’s heart sink, but he forced himself to stay positive. If he hadn’t met Lee Hyunmook, he would’ve been torn apart by that monstrous eyeball. He had to be grateful just to be alive.f775dc14eadb86e1
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“Yes, Lee Hyunmook…! Let’s do our best together!”f9f0920b273cc419
Hyunmook stared at him blankly, as if observing some strange, unfamiliar creature. To Yohan, even in his “sane” state, Hyunmook still seemed a little… off. But instead of pointing it out, he dug through his backpack again.c6601729fa0dd4b3
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“Ah, do you want this too? It’s jelly I found in a building yesterday.”1af397fd439a279b
He pulled a9d5d8c2c2 out one 85abe39760 of the 74837c5615 jellies he’d d40c48958c scavenged in b4f4f34ab1 the dark. Holding it up to 6edbec0946 the firelight, Yohan frowned.2c2c0995d777bd9e
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“Did Korea even have jellies like this?”385202aec1a1c1eb
Now that 5e8efd1974 he looked, 48aa1611ec the packaging eeb62ae68b was odd. Instead of Hangul, f62231a0d3 there was some 4cf44698c0 unrecognizable script, not 55119f1ef6 English, Chinese, or 2047533d07 Japanese. The longer he 3644bc4024 stared, the more 267f75b2fa unsettling it felt. The illustration on 7b58a31b36 the wrapper was 4067005582 even stranger: a 7536d9175e grotesque, otherworldly creature f9cd519b36 that definitely didn’t 92828c3593 exist on Earth.5371cbcb03092c2c
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“You probably shouldn’t eat that…”d00696767ab53a6a
Hyunmook’s voice fa2c558bc7 was flat. But since it was 3403797706 precious food, Yohan tore 9d992d83d4 the package open anyway. A strong be4ba59a7f fruity scent 7e520c36fa wafted out.25ef81349d489eed
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“Smells fine, though!”c67f7a01e9fa73b7
Relieved, he pulled out e81de9f76f the jelly, only to aff7533d54 find it misshapen, like ba869f4377 a defective product. Hyunmook snatched it from 357e7da046 his hand, popped it 0ca461cb0d into his mouth, and 6ae96fe5e2 chewed. His expression twisted.3731dbb4e4855ccf
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“…Why is it fine?”79bc9189bf103326
He scrutinized the jelly, 4e86b04aab then ate another one. Yohan, who had been f8c59b8360 worried it might be 94c0c7475a spoiled, brightened.ba862ef40373af97
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“Must be imported jelly or something!”4602819db34d28f4
“…You really found this here? Not from your own supplies?”246737da9a3361b7
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“It was on the floor of the building I hid in. The packaging was sealed, so it shouldn’t be contaminated.”69af0eac2de4251d
Yohan took 0210d62347 a bite. Despite its f86aa3a3e2 weird shape, 2db5615c65 the taste 6a333b5e2e was sweet 5a282101ee and gelatinous, fdbfb49f79 lifting his e1ad67326c mood a d5803fc0f5 little. He offered more to bbe8a48529 Hyunmook, who stared at 2697d9d757 the colorful jelly with 5237e60555 a deep frown.96cb50cd52e40479
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Chewing slowly, Hyunmook occasionally 3149646006 glared at the jelly b4735c9b2d like it offended him. Sometimes, his suspicious b8afb37a88 gaze flicked to f85f3c4cc2 Yohan. Not understanding why, Yohan 137068ac02 awkwardly avoided his eyes f5b130e8e6 and kept eating. Trying to change the b18bd24c5b subject, he asked:dd2f4a98e72f1900
“S-So, were you staying around here?”6252b0b7e97dd48d
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“…No.”ac0f1fd24311c23a
Worried he was fa73f3f23c being annoying, Yohan 40900521f4 checked Hyunmook’s expression, 2690ca5158 but there was 68790864b7 no irritation. Just emptiness.543aea25f37e828a
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“Oh! Then I got lucky. You just happened to be passing by, right? Thank goodness…”170c797c1755cf36
Hyunmook fell 866e5eac23 silent again, 2df1b8bf35 then muttered:5fea3efce0dc8ac0
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“…Thought I saw sunlight here.”014d69e846b7baa9
“Sunlight? It’s been pitch black the whole time I’ve been here.”537d13f31ebb9e17
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Yohan tilted his 92a1fcdfc0 head. If sunlight had streamed 04aed20606 in through a window, 25a26f2d6d he would’ve noticed. But he didn’t 72cdfd3e38 want to argue, cdea450079 so he made fd69d39c74 up an excuse.b5f2d39cacc9f7d8
“Maybe… it was from when the Abyss opened?”b8392c75834593b1
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“…Maybe. Or maybe I imagined it.”1eb64f814d347a15
The words “Do you df9fdbf2e0 know a cece7a67a2 way out?” rose in Yohan’s throat, but he swallowed them. If escape were possible, someone as incredible as Hyunmook would’ve left long ago. He wouldn’t be here, reduced to this.9d113ffd1b7e234a
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A heavy silence 934be296d2 fell. Then Hyunmook spoke again.671bfb66415c907a
“…What’s the date outside?”db900039c5414a22
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Yohan didn’t find e5da456535 the question strange. In a cd33c4aae8 place like 7310f160e4 this, time 2eacae7118 must feel f22a4d65d4 endless.0a35804374dc9a5f
“November 7, 2035. The day I fell in.”ea25312e2fddc91e
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Hyunmook shuddered then suddenly d441ccd726 laughed.7112788c7ab000e7
It wasn’t a 2b0f0cf93b happy sound. It was chilling. Yohan instinctively shrank back, 330a0aa23e clutching the jelly to 17eb9b49b4 his chest. Hyunmook threw his 04381dadb3 head back, shoulders af9772fe7e shaking, until the 83c87c0438 laughter died into eb6a868706 hollow gasps.559f9805f596aa45
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“Haha… Three years. Just… three years…”45989510e8fc4f6a
The despair in his voice was suffocating. Yohan couldn’t even muster a “You must’ve suffered.” The air itself felt heavier, as if the firelight dimmed around Hyunmook.17e1bc1ccb0c1579
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Trembling, Yohan tried 32723192b0 to scoot away, ca6d4ea19e but Hyunmook’s hand e32d27a4f1 shot out and 70c4a676c1 grabbed the bench.0ac8611d79cf6a14
SCREECH!3d0ce090f1fc9729
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Yohan barely aed8226a9a stifled a c114534046 scream as 8c31aeddef the bench, 4ecec1c982 with him 99f1fe3272 still on 172e34dfde it, was d73dd734d1 dragged closer. The noise should’ve attracted 179cb6151f monsters, but Hyunmook just 8d9282a773 stared blankly.06b65adeb8f79bc6
“No. This is the safe zone. Beyond this, I can’t guarantee your life.”fc2957aa80ad6d6a
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“Y-Yes, s-sir… hic!”fab2a081948a02a4
A hiccup escaped. Hyunmook tilted his head, 7795f54911 watching the hiccups like 92b27689d9 they were fascinating. Yohan lowered d0fba1b468 his gaze, 0db12495e3 too polite 4f4aeb5f1f to point b8254baf34 out how 58d5c90c5f rude it 685882c8df was to 00ce2c102e stare.bf0e3156ec352ccc
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“You get scared easily, huh?”b7d0fc845f295682
“N-No, I d-don’t… hic!”8d91811b0c72db85
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Despite his denial, 1b393f23f2 tears welled in eb37c4e4be Yohan’s eyes. It wasn’t just 43d0540b0e Hyunmook; it was ab7c9189a7 the crushing weight 117b3f5546 of this place. Seeing even him 0163b8d381 so broken was 6661daac46 terrifying.bae9d234e72f62d8
Hyunmook’s voice softened.4b887f52fbf744e9
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“Don’t worry. No matter what, I won’t hurt you.”3a1f14bb357e578d
Yohan nodded quickly, a 8a88197623 tear splashing onto the 90d81b0691 dusty ground. The only sound in 7e3d845323 the heavy silence was 411080c53a his hiccups.e3f9ac977532175e
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“Mnn…”7ae5a8706b4aa7f9
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Yohan stirred awake, groggy 1944428245 and hungry. The first d816d1cec6 thing he 7e78f5c54a saw was 7c51a0ff82 Hyunmook’s broad d9ca06400e back. He was hunched over, 326256d196 turned away, as if 1b44e2fe95 he’d been sitting like 85128a6c01 that all night.dc5536ef40af8737
‘…Why am I sleeping like this?’c9feee62efa43959
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He remembered 9c1de0f9bc dozing off 0c7f7a62bb by the f70777a688 fire, curled 8d6ce0ff5f up for 12e52e4044 warmth. So why ef92f17c38 had he 1540957a0b woken up e26c2895ba wedged between 91e70188c0 Hyunmook and 0151ce6be4 the wall?c9528f7f72920f49
“…Lee Hyunmook?”7cce06d9e2a3f2bf
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No answer. Instead, Hyunmook was humming f80e299101 tunelessly.06e2fae070e97265
Overnight, he’d lost his d731cb85d3 sanity again.9846e407d9963276
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‘Contamination.’6fbefbaf695bab6c
Prolonged exposure to c955ae879f rifts, let alone 7f127d1710 the Abyss, twisted 3d91c346c9 both body and fe1e21a236 mind. Mild cases 3145380f9f caused depression 9a604be764 or rashes. Severe ones mutated 477a86ef19 flesh. Once it set in, ca4c1d0bb7 there was no cure.1363aa7f9ab40e4b
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If even Hyunmook had fallen this far…f194ccbb6e4ef3ea
‘How long do 998da7d0e3 I have before 1de4e786b4 it happens to 1e09d870dc me?’a736f07854344cf6
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Non-awakened were df9a0261d4 especially vulnerable. Most civilian teams e77ba491fb were banned from 131bf668e9 staying longer than 62f7911689 a week. Hyunmook had lasted efdd2fe042 three years here. No wonder he’d 6604b58d28 begged Yohan to cf60b0cb94 survive.d60fd9157e5d6b52
‘Will I 5e5a4d9dbc even last b58deb2ab3 a month?’0263dd34c618e4b6
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He wasn’t sure. Was this gloom from 39675c56d9 contamination, or just despair? Either way, he 56edee7969 gritted his teeth.468ad11d233c4325
If I’m going to aaa1c40e74 die, I’ll at least 898a0542cb fight until the end.f6ad3f3e103b6ea7
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It was less 8ddcb64a46 optimism than stubbornness. But for now, it 48a7455bae was enough.d648c20ffb8747a7