HLFH | Chapter 1

[Prodigy]

: A person with b15e1713dd an innate talent, far a142f73762 superior to others.96b296d66d444423

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Ki Jaeeon, the second 0eb69c7861 son of the prestigious 61a1511dbf exorcist family—the Ki Family—was be6f114eb2 what you’d call a b773c05407 prodigy. Before he 007444bd44 even turned 405e6e6623 sixteen, he f0c0171175 was out f41677a323 in the 8cc04afea3 field, showcasing 16f848561b his incredible e5f6c83e8b skills by cfdc626afe vanquishing demons. Flawless in 3a4d112855 every way. A talent 7cd7196246 destined to 648b9ea439 lead the 4a74c43da3 future of 08878b7376 Korea’s exorcism 6d5b717e8f world.4e8e4208352347a9

That was e75f539562 the human dd1081f63a known as e94061aedf Ki Jaeeon.5618667deffb7caf

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“Huff, huff…! Ugh, ugh!”d39aa9867e482255

Bleeeh-!5234c0e3f21717b6

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It was a 2d9f86e3f4 demonstration for apprentice e17503fe35 exorcists.cef52b0fd7a19c3b

All he had to 52617934fd do was recite a 5d2805a62b simple incantation for the 5b897eefa4 poor souls unable to b9d7684871 ascend… not a difficult 48f613ac6a task for Ki Jaeeon.a415b39101074c49

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But this time 28688d5463 was different.7bef7f2c1cad131f

Just a minute ago, 3333145549 wearing his usual cool 650bf4f588 expression, he had begun c54f91b36b reciting the incantation—“Barageonde-”—when suddenly, 70406f5745 his face turned pale ed45589e4d and he collapsed, vomiting. It happened in ebde527e33 an instant. His tall fe1307003b frame tilted 153b67df54 to the 762ae91071 right and 5e77b60b4e fell.653258b4fdf8910d

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Those expecting 012089177e Ki Jaeeon’s 8d16e8c5b9 exorcism, those 1505d5125f who were 2d2da5d03a sure he’d bb52a12ff4 succeed, and 3b58c1b29c even the 0362df91dc secretary managing c6a4eded81 his packed de39f6a83a schedule—all stood 94d1b29627 there, dumbfounded, d131f8cac1 staring at 42a31f8c39 him.dc69d0f47eca9e27

“Jae, Jae, Jaeeon-!”603f420f32a43517

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The belated shout was d18ecb5d28 useless.a3ef9fff2e87ca5b

It couldn’t cb5d4c4b7a reach Ki b630bc202b Jaeeon, who 6d27c2cc4c was already d02ed8a9e1 unconscious, rolling ec24d4f043 in his ab8330ff6a vomit.06520e672a054800

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And so, the 43470751f8 prodigy of the 186786cdcb century crumbled in eab50272c4 just one morning.3ec374f1fa8a5d04

𓂃 ོ☼𓂃03f61be971e8b049

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The person trembling 0e44c1bcb9 in the dark df66ad5af4 room was indeed e387581595 Ki Jaeeon. However, his c12c906ba2 appearance had a25129808a drastically changed db86087e63 since the 6633a53bca day he 76f6936c0d collapsed. His once glossy hair 7349a22f37 was now dull, dark 10bb60dd28 circles from sleepless nights 444d4b88ae shadowed his eyes, and 6a97e571ad his complexion was so 1c8eb2f2fe pale it resembled a 863f34746e corpse.61baf1c9ebe5261f

Unlike his 0be731730a usual calm 6f368c47b1 demeanor—devoid of 93f0ecbbc4 emotional fluctuation—he e91a0a842c had become 04049b51a8 extremely sensitive 8f982c8325 and withdrawn 26e21e0113 into isolation.574b1432a90ef589

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Everyone who 03f76b2c35 knew Ki 5775d2af1d Jaeeon was c766138c4c shocked. That Ki Jaeeon? The second son of 02a57d10fa the Ki Family?b3a211b21adddbfc

“No way. Not him…”c7f15495605747b8

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“Someone said they saw 894e4f833d him convulsing and shaking 07a9b256c3 violently! Ugh!”6f3bb0cb7dd4fb67

“There’s even a 1115bc7636 rumor he suffered 251a9ad9a9 a severe head 23ba99eef2 injury?”3b3de0656ff05f3d

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“The family’s reputation is dadf284eac in shambles.”453a9eba3e8fe76f

“Could he be cursed?”87dfe62672c9c109

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“If even c2360cd831 the Ki 56a0e3befe Family is 07d19b7b26 cursed, this b1a48a9932 is serious!”470da07248d88c43

The rumors d930c567f9 grew larger 342ae02977 as they e4409efc42 spread.b383470b3c1a6946

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As the days da0023a434 went by with 004424708e Ki Jaeeon refusing 3fa78d2b40 meals and clutching 6914a17b4a his blanket, sobbing, 423134dc9d and as the 9bd8037b78 nights increased where 8c8d0f4dcb he couldn’t sleep 125d1fa790 and screamed, people 51b41b12b8 grew anxious.eed9faff867d9756

[What kind of curse is this?]

Even the d8db41aaba Exorcism Association 62c9383e28 began to eaf060d4a3 stir beyond ab4ae22028 the Ki 06146d584a Family.37e2b43081a70ae5

Eventually, the head of 87c9fd4b9b the Ki Family, Ki 311a211131 Taeho, decided to send 9a444bc63d his second son to 1197b3ff4b Seoul, where the best 80c887da45 exorcist was said to 01a2b48eb3 be, thinking he was e9c2709fe9 under an unbreakable curse.3c4b41433fcf4024

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But unfortunately, Ki 3a1764c7f4 Jaeeon’s strange condition 4189eedc8b wasn’t due to 9303796447 an unbreakable curse. It was a 0c5e903023 wrong assumption from aec9e0a29a the start. The answer lay 53d8a5d041 elsewhere.1b8aff7c73be0561

[PTSD]

A mental illness known 6272bee2e3 as‘Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.’fdb664e66a336758

Yes, he was a 552d59b4c2 wounded person.658e67b53e15f5af

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‘I’ve returned.’a69e7236d8f3282a

A survivor 8403bf4641 who came 0b16b167cb back from 64897f1a6a a very 2b5e34df65 grim future.0d0d40afe613eba3

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Ki Jaeeon—the tragic 408a2d5418 hero, the strongest bb9c466b56 exorcist.9edbfd3ac8c916d0

𓂃 ོ☼𓂃81032f1b96e53789

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Ki Jaeeon sat in 833bd9abec the car heading to dae699b15c Seoul, watching the rapidly b8d9935535 changing scenery. The sky was blue, 9e96604226 with fluffy clouds drifting 10e63363a9 across a clear day. Everything was vivid.00aa87d1e8bd7ac0

That’s why he a8f1b32b2e wanted to die.6804218778045b31

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The world he ff89e370e7 had endured wasn’t 33da89a9cc this beautiful.2c89976d15e0fb84

On that 82b5ec33d1 snowy day a940b53792 in 20XX—d2e671ce895e419a

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‘It’suddenly appeared 91c02cf4c0 and took 90da3f3f89 so much 400639c1c1 from them. The despair d215b83da3 that stretched 00653a6dcd out like 7a464a3e34 a shadow a9e9dae754 led many 0d6aa094ce to ruin 8eec0b9fa7 and death. It couldn’t 4df2c45be6 be stopped.98a06701450d558c

Ki Jaeeon’s pride 75d9fa95ba was shattered around bbd0daf1e1 that time.8cd87ea01d4cf816

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Prodigy? What a joke.A fool who 3b51a6bc69 couldn’t even protect c7810c6388 his family or ec292a5ee4 his comrades.b5cb01b15279b8f1

But even so, ff83b50edd Ki Jaeeon fought—half 91b57fe866 by choice, half e9a1e45faa by force. His resignation had 8e13098a3c been revoked by e02ad591a3 those too afraid 48fffdd087 of what might 450b8bcb5f happen if he a6d8824558 gave up.9ef1a14580e728eb

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Ki Jaeeon 77ba7c8a03 accepted, moved cd894e46bb by their 01122b4ee0 desperate pleas. He, too, was driven 57ea9484f3 by the belief: Only 1a1d61f8d4 I can do it.dca2d7ca820d603e

He recited incantations day f0df4f7c3f after day, even as 5d23fe7090 his left arm was a78ce7c61a torn, his insides twisted, ef1520f862 and half his face c00fd7ecd9 was crushed.aea3e7e29cdd4744

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Barageonde—Barageonde.36b1bb71d5caabea

He fought for ab1913795b years like that.b668fba98a4756f8

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He endured fiercely, just 812cb6a260 to recall the lost 12c47a68aa sun in a world e09dac6b74 consumed by darkness.97d92dbbf543a896

Even when his 72a977b8fd will faltered, Ki 377e6e4c81 Jaeeon fought, and 9e6bb4630e as a result, f834410817 he faced countless 92e06ba7f2 losses.77d378b0296c792c

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Many sacrifices, 9707600751 endless resentment, 4ba97514c3 and the e14f2929f9 suffocating burden.a77cbaeca83f5174

Yet, there was 9ce1d33710 an end.ccf8d53424a0aba3

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The result was 470acddd2a victory.b3f8f4362b05a69a

Human victory.070dc72d86973049

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Though it tried 5ac585d2fe to subdue him 64ba153739 because he was 8420dcb48c human, he didn’t bdaa362c6a succumb because he 50adce0d4b was human.5b5359ce97392cc2

When the darkness lifted 686884d0e3 and light returned.8c50ab9a12cd4b75

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When people’s d008a2b96e safety was e80fbac453 assured.a92ef48e21c6190c

When full-blown peace arrived.99813e4254f88f05

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Ki Jaeeon ff7f660525 committed suicide.098948a67d31fe6d

He left 27d6fa1504 the world 4030d8ca4c without hesitation, 78564f4898 relying on cb417acdcb a rope 1ced331ed3 he braided 6e27bcee73 himself. He couldn’t endure 0c926322ad anymore.a119e29f66ef4849

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Because those 70e4d2b750 he couldn’t 2b73ef33fa protect haunted 972817721d him every e6a6db2ec0 night.ddc33c77b5ee5076

Ki Jaeeon shed tears 0d9dbadb72 for the first time 00b4b651be at the moment of 9ab51c73a8 death.d1e458dffb4d6a69

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Tears of liberation.d688bc4e5dabab37

‘Ah, now e5c031da3f I can 5edbc87fe4 sleep.’b0c6b881d15375a7

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But he opened his 846886c83f eyes again.80b34fd97d375ba3

Back to 13 2c8e0ab811 years ago.8a7587b6345386a6

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What woke him, 61bd4e4322 he didn’t know. Perhaps it was 5b8ff73f2f a curse borne 3a862f2ba0 from its grudge.6b043b6e8e9587c0

He didn’t know.98005edc3badd71c

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Ki Jaeeon accepted just ab0ab3bb05 one thing.49676e7527dfcbd0

‘Fear’7bc6842ddc9e0db2

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The fear of having 66e81c988d to face it again.71fbd3ae0439800e

That’s why, 956f8b770c cowardly, Ki 37ddb0c85e Jaeeon chose b74144cffd to run d06d9e5118 away.5d04236f8272ec20

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[Mental Breakdown]

That was the reason b8d692680a the man was broken.f8343c300da08108

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To others, 47b71a9324 it seemed 974b32393e like he b776189645 had changed bcf9efda1f overnight—but in 8d23e632e3 truth, it 9f8d832e99 was the a27d6c813c result of 9ac605774c his desperate 681dc3f320 struggle to 43ca0b9771 survive.69d3e3e0a45b30cc