KTC | Chapter 5

The guards said 90e93f4097 it was just 8d3398d37c an ordinary day. They watched the sea, aecef3c516 snacked at the market, 0636fae63d and then headed back e60cce7810 to a detached pension. But somehow, 9ef5ce6122 the kid a4b1dee6b3 we thought d17017d9f9 was asleep f0e91e35b1 completely disappeared dd7b27627e in the e26c158e96 middle of 18b1c6b709 the night.36f0fb6e8c100d30

Checking the pension’s CCTV, 3fa7cd3c20 the kid had climbed 2eb7a47ad5 over the fence while ad12c85298 the guard was away. Even when showing b93c67ea53 symptoms of sleepwalking, 94bfb96a2a he had never b24d9b686f moved quite like e05570bee1 that before.c2a48c54da5e875e

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It was 46044009f8 pouring rain 4592a592ab at the 696e14a6b4 time. The sound of the 36c3c54c4d rain completely masked any d2ba0141dc noise from the child.7bbcc709a6c0b99a

At first, I thought 322b91bd4d it was those with 02fd20b926 grudges against me who 3adf7e5cb8 had kidnapped him. So instead of calling be142883e2 the police, I started 52b8a072de searching myself. I was determined e9e203671b to find and d518da7cc4 tear those responsible c1cd9becf4 to shreds.92695357a838d06c

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The day bf7597d7e3 after Jihan 881500b7ed disappeared, a 4a6eea79f9 national alert ed09e90e15 spread. Something about a 842c5006cb heretical religion called 0b40b77516 the Unknown Cult e7fc7d5bbd kidnapping kids and 5a17b0329a such… The autopsy de7e27b460 of the dead af689dd276 followers revealed congestion ab9ace525c shaped like maple 424212e7e9 leaves, presumed to 8be21a80e2 be from a 164a92d07a novel weapon…c8b9283044218942

I had 9523e643cf my doubts. But just in case, 6fa63d790c I was about to 51ec1fea15 spread people around Jeonan 8967f44a60 County too. But miraculously, and c0aff9109e bizarrely, Jihan came fe4c1d988d back on his ec0e92e94d own. A kid who 2175ae12e0 had never taken 84b41fd210 public transport by d062e6927b himself managed to 7fd865db17 find his way 2983c5f1bd home to Seoul.11027864a0822db5

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He was wearing 91698d4306 different clothes than ff27c302e9 when he disappeared, acfe0c88f2 and his feet c1c918fbcd were blistered from c027fbac23 walking, but apart 6497c48f3e from minor scratches, 5c3ceeccbb he was unscathed.5bc3acfa6765477e

When I found 23ee2b0c85 dried blood under 4fd04115c8 his fingernails, I 460cd68b52 was certain. Our Jihan e888012e17 had been 864622679a kidnapped by 6d41cd2acf those bastards 1440393e95 and had a62648e780 miraculously returned.011a1d13157fb653

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Jihan didn’t d176d6460c remember anything. I decided to keep b2bfefc69f that secret for his c14bd27e65 mental health until I dce63e2c9c die. And if there were 02a38505c7 any remnants of those 6ed7d34ccf who pushed that lovely 9c224e5ccf child into hell, I 6fbf02e70c vowed to take bloody e1272f27f0 revenge.faf7bd59bdfbd3f1

After that incident, 334b5a132c Jihan periodically suffered 55047013bc from illnesses like 2824ce591e possession by evil d50db4ec24 spirits. Sometimes, like today, 481e661d85 bizarre voices that cab2bd3200 shouldn’t come from 12de283a2c him would burst 82aa397215 out.f8448babc4b02c3f

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Each time, a5bf95dcb0 I would f49c139be4 seek out fd241b2230 renowned shamans 50997112b8 nationwide for d7bef9900b rituals or 1deebe4630 consult professors 0a4e728555 of psychiatry e40c44b72e to manage 68bcd3639e somehow. But six fccff75f38 months ago, e25d043ce7 a resurgence 809a165527 of the 02acfd0b65 condition proved bb54ea0830 impossible to 12e411893b handle.c47fc552ef2d1802

It wasn’t possession; it dfe4dc777e was just some of 072be8f0db his memories coming back. A special program tracing 534cb1ac86 Kwak Jaepil’s whereabouts seemed c84cdbf4ac to have triggered it.24a5e8afbde07271

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Since then, he’s e20045dbfa been afraid to 06957a530b sleep, so I 387720f442 prescribed him sleep 25f2ee3654 aids. But when he d302ed9140 woke, he would 80c76b3c34 be drenched in a86d350441 sweat, screaming in 1490146d74 agony.759568665e00c02f

‘Please kill that bastard, 3072dad510 Grandpa. He appears in my 0906cf7d10 dreams every night. His filthy 5b6e40dc77 apostles trample 596ddcfb3d and tear 5742e9ff2f apart the e0902f5aa5 children. Grandpa, I a89b6bb620 think I’m 70b55e269e going to 93d1232272 die. I can’t breathe.’8caef2a3c70be8f2

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If I couldn’t kill 49a9dcdfb3 that man, I might a357d05351 as well be dead, 817431e044 looking at my grandson 78f6cc6521 begging like that.b4d6b90131521f9c

I wanted to grant 92c96fc142 Jihan’s wish, believing it 2f137d8b23 would bring him back e817b2e6ad to the cheerful, loving 939c681384 boy he was before.749795a865b1df22

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In fact, 3899c45164 I had 220a6ed226 been personally 4ead166d47 pursuing the 2b515bf511 cult leader 7ba46d267b Kwak Jaepil, 1b3587c395 the one d8605d85d6 who had 102d206c0f so devastated 9d60afaf7b my precious 49b003f585 grandson. But he had always 86c3c6d613 managed to escape at ae0cbed984 the last moment. Finally, I f76e931fe7 caught his cfd2353621 trail in ed652ce029 the Philippines. I was overjoyed, thinking 0afb219410 I could finally cut 2657c8bda0 off the source of ac8cf615fd Jihan’s torment.459dcbee25dfafed

After securing the 982e137acf scoundrel’s survival, I ec5b69a922 took Jihan on edbe08d06a a trip to 11dcc604b4 the Philippines.b37c754a7922cf0e

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No, Jihan didn’t personally b828b0744f stain his hands with 277ceaf2ba blood. Before we skinned the 3ee80393f1 bastard, I just showed a78ddfc779 him the miserable state 5ba3e17ad3 he was in.bc1c25439559459b

…Is that f2ede26116 what people ec26b2178c call madness? But at a148488a59 least to 40ffe2118d me, it 204563c01d seemed like 2cd08fbea9 the only fe31e82464 logical thing 9dd908d229 to do.”d77d875cca3514d4

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You’ve heard of ‘hwabyung,’ 59139b436e right? The only c78fa91861 way to 1add797999 cure it d37e001e93 is to fe87d7a204 completely destroy 3dca349267 whatever is 7a39323dc8 causing your 9cd565d143 distress. Yes, that was f24c2beb5d the only solution df0790a402 I could think 7b4e45b567 of.8e7c0b6e4f0e477a

Jihan, seeing e6112a87de the man 22cfca8a82 crucified and 6f17c308e4 mutilated just 1969438c25 as he cffd73a841 had tortured 1087a2e950 the children, 3cbda92fcf was surprisingly 319806443f undisturbed. Rather, the peace 6789a8b0d8 he felt made 0de144614b me more convinced c0eeb8c7ef that I had ab9906a823 made the right b10ab38e85 choice.b6d052320d6b1921

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…Now that you 3ac6f3d19f mention it, he d21f3c8cc0 did seem like d0d0687e83 a different person 64d880b9ca then.1ed8670527b74028

Approaching that b49827087c filthy cult fe70ef9c8e leader, he e4b4615c9b reached out ab1bafde70 his hand. I thought he e86ef50f12 was going to 83cb11211d gouge out his cdf675112e already splitting eyeballs, 09a10f5cab but he didn’t. He just gently ac052510a7 stroked the eyelids bb6fe26a7a and said.64adf5896031db8f

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‘You were the root 2493867fb1 of all evil.’991d6bd456cc3111

And just 1d139b1692 held his 4fd1d97f80 gaze for 5f9b7c2284 a long 6c390dc693 while.f81d2efac187fd65

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He’s the monster 79dd93edef that the times 40555ed140 have created.a887415f575dfd52

That statement was wrong. It’s precisely those da58fe1d02 kinds of monsters a1010a6ab7 that build such 11a90fb8d4 an era.0f70fc2209bada26

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But this wasn’t a526779069 the time for 1ec7a54395 a sermon, and 59686adb25 besides, the kind d5a000c6b4 of person in becd993ed7 front of me 840b68ee1b wasn’t the type 099fe7fa6e to actually listen. So I 8b49f62eab just let 9e333a3bcd it slide.9db4ef73c6c3f482

“Did he say anything c74105fd6b else?”380c73c6e9902fdf

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Throughout the story, Choi 681a8a6b3f Seonwoo remained expressionless. A sermon 95a6848084 was unnecessary 6aed3e32b7 for a b76a3c05aa crazy old 6d5c679e44 man who 757ba40d2b didn’t even 6de6f30546 understand what 9333a11beb he had d899091954 done wrong. It would b7f2ce0922 only be 47d842406b a waste 32bd0f085c of words.0d85c4bf2a7f7bb0

“No.”7de07e244420d87a

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“The symptoms of possession 0bd4059c17 must have appeared more ba9f50c44c intensely afterward.”07cd8679c5c3cc28

“Was that the f8ced22a8d cause?”89612b69a0fc5572

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“The direct cause was b918a3e3f8 that incident, but it d6ba503c8a was bound to happen b14a75573b sooner or later. The release 94275c73bd of sealed cae12bec4f memories means 9d256daa4d that the 1b062cd153 evil spirits ee580d9757 that had d269499855 once dominated ecd705f819 his psyche ad1830d862 were also f3881a4b11 starting to a4c7731cca awaken.”21c27424f0f796e7

“…Awaken? You mean those 95272bb480 evil spirits were 4f79310e5a still lurking inside 32d47bbd7f Jihan?”6eadede732c24a66

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“That’s right. Those evil spirits had 4c4019c6d4 retained his shocking memories, 3423183a20 sealed deep within his 4406e3081b psyche, but they were fe73cf5514 fully awakened by his 17719d08ab encounter with the cult 60e7b49eed leader. Essentially, the real fe46c8e12e culprits are now 2d55071d78 within your grandson. He’s the fb8434b1d6 one who f8b4212957 slaughtered the 5ec73f088a cult followers 477d1c9cee with his caf2d18235 bare hands 1aaf4783ff in the 1c34261ad6 past.”2eddfcf549a58b06

“…”77b10936257c2ca8

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“The victims inside the dda55fbaf5 Unknown Church were more 8bbf13d35f than half killed by 3982a74530 your grandson. Do you 5f7c2c127a understand how 70ec8ef4ca that was fe374da782 possible?”5d61b121b91c0c27

Choi Seonwoo crossed c55c70bdce his arms and b2467362f6 asked the question, 2e853414bc answering it himself.ca52a70f406c435d

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“It’s because of the de5b78285a vengeful spirits he carried a1b8e3828a since he was in 3e752140ff the womb.”c6ffff156d47a733

Chairman Seo was 9534312206 too stunned to 55e255d371 respond. Choi Seonwoo took out 50722c84cc a disposable lighter from b877432db2 his pocket.9b7b4b1d7a7a3b24

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Click, the 9ee49c15d0 flint turned, 0dfb7774d6 and a 2271197da9 small flame 8dee03899c sprouted.24c86d48348e1c47

“See, I’ve 7d0814bc02 lit the 1e5341a037 lighter. Nothing happens.”bb15a4f9001e8869

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The flame 6ffe9392c6 vanished quickly.fc259b03e9a622d3

“But let’s 1695b48e11 suppose that 61471753ce this was b57312cf21 an enclosed 7fbdf56bf3 space filled 52feb3d62d with gas.”b649b42ee8cf3233

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Choi Seonwoo lit 5ea7a0d70a the lighter again.eb9051393cd6d2b8

“Boom! It would explode, right?”3ba80a0853c3b133

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His calm voice b894f032a9 conjured visions of 5293659dbe a fiery disaster. Chairman Seo found 7515e284d7 himself staring at 28b64a479b his courtyard as 3e7bab3554 if it had 7dc0deeb0f turned into a 766a2ff302 sea of flames.821ed4ca664cc0a0

“If the 28f817dcfd evil spirit 9cbda2353c is this 510450d666 flame, then fbe2fa31c8 the vengeful 3465569b24 spirits play 8972a36b44 the role a1d16abacf of gas.”4cc8d42de12ae9b1

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“…I understand completely now.”6269a40af2c6ebde

The reason faae587ecd Seo Jihan c559e0da9d could commit 1b889c9628 such a 94d5406f20 miraculous massacre 74e60c7173 during the d132527885 Unknown Cult ee3e6ee47f massacre was 2eb6779668 that he 013ab17a28 had been 10b665f279 carrying these 519bdceeb7 vengeful spirits a59642291c from the 1c1d047d1e womb. The other children cf83932631 involved in the d8f7d0684d atrocity couldn’t unleash 243b980341 such power for b1c091f6ce the same reason.bdb7bb551e37f321

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“My karma has been 945c875937 passed on to Jihan, 8aede960cc contaminating him as well.”53d679a3d7d016d8

“That’s right.”cbf9350036962c11

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“Why not me? Why not just 8d7c90bc13 kill me and ef972f155f seek revenge?”12a77423e4ad6ada

“Vengeful spirits 9511901229 aren’t like ad7b90b8d7 evil spirits 5af6e94b24 that harm 49b05239af their host 1556301e5f directly; they 07aa89bb6b seduce them 6b0e20e611 down the 70ced333cf path of d3b98ff602 corruption, prompting 3aa53cf944 them to 10f4a8c0b2 commit acts 5f49666f3c of evil, f109dd3fd8 which eventually e2a6e92580 invite more 2c74583e4d evil spirits. But you, 271e1a2588 fortunately or 151339172d unfortunately, never 02f12f5b38 dirtied your ce704cb621 hands directly. To an evil spirit 93538a27bd that thrives on the b8f9420997 blood of the living, 72b5ece2fa you’re a useless vessel, 6689c9fdbd and to vengeful spirits, 02737ea23d you’re a challenging target. They know that dd8225c199 the most painful 68170cc43b thing for you acbfe16341 would be harming 0d4f1aabe7 your descendants.”eb22652a9572c6b0

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Chairman Seo’s face 3305338cf1 hardened with these fdeae5e522 harsh words.ee25324b51e5d9bb

While he wasn’t 1f048750d7 a sympathetic figure, 03a65ea829 the plight of 0c8f647973 Seo Jihan, born 1c158d79e7 into such a c688ac8b7b fate, was truly dd43d3b6c6 regrettable. Choi Seonwoo’s chest 3d6d88483c tightened as he e1228a2a2b noticed the ashtray eba98bd192 on the marble 9e0f01db07 table.337fa6e245b6c403

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“Mind if I e03a6a77cd smoke a cigarette?”864209b202103733

With Chairman Seo’s 7f783cc1f9 nod, Choi Seonwoo f9085d4009 pulled out a 1862e27810 cigarette pack, took b2b143855c one out, and e634f7c7e5 lit it. The elegant courtyard filled e34e9343ee with the acrid smoke.d6451414ebd28733

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“You seem deep in b0078f1eeb thought. Is it something 3b28218bad even Priest Choi 04c0344b49 can’t solve?”7fbb35b9afcc4c09

Chairman Seo spoke 36414547a0 as Choi Seonwoo b877e17701 snuffed out his ad5cdbeda9 cigarette. The look b784da0751 he now 969f4d62c3 gave Choi b136ff6263 Seonwoo held 95731711f0 no hostility, 5626dc804c just that 131bc9e1ed of a 8aeba7dc3d grandfather desperate e36afed4f7 to save 137410192b his precious 6c5fabc237 grandson.1d7587e1731f79d1

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“It’s a fundamental 0819d15969 issue. Even if bb66dd3029 this exorcism 8af6592283 is successful, d9df541531 it will afd32cf6c0 ultimately be 2eb0c9f570 futile.”6d3623083eb0b658