KTC | Chapter 5

The guards 9b80328118 said it 66999e862e was just 01e1f529b1 an ordinary e9f46bb466 day. They watched the dd64ec508b sea, snacked at 55e073b216 the market, and 5bcb327b9b then headed back ca810331e1 to a detached 9729c4cf26 pension. But somehow, the d2a0e57259 kid we thought e4a3553ed7 was asleep completely 01b8ed1b7f disappeared in the b29e50892a middle of the dfc5d63603 night.120893ce1cb45da2

Checking the pension’s 105c7632f1 CCTV, the kid 364b42ee6d had climbed over 17d67dd1af the fence while 8d7564808d the guard was 1b86d68160 away. Even when b6094c45bc showing symptoms a64a3048c7 of sleepwalking, 22158243cf he had 6145fe99ed never moved 15776312eb quite like 7167e0fcc9 that before.741025f0bb445233

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It was pouring 6089178423 rain at the 5f02497789 time. The sound c7db75c938 of the 233b555d1a rain completely 74589ca446 masked any 3cac7a9f74 noise from d1f8f8b36c the child.f7e50edf459b1bec

At first, I thought 41bb3131d3 it was those with 51d99302b3 grudges against me who f111e26ae9 had kidnapped him. So instead 49cb13ebf5 of calling cd82f30291 the police, 3532b06884 I started 3bacd9f11f searching myself. I was determined 3c08391e24 to find and 67ff813550 tear those responsible 570ba17af1 to shreds.cdf9e43ce030357d

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The day 6a55f72567 after Jihan 7abeb518e3 disappeared, a 10483290e0 national alert d2263301df spread. Something about a 4336c89a08 heretical religion called e5b422e9bc the Unknown Cult 08746aab46 kidnapping kids and 3ed80a3b6b such… The autopsy 222ab3d916 of the dead f693d785f2 followers revealed congestion 4e2419112a shaped like maple ad49ead11a leaves, presumed to 1e7ddc0339 be from a 975350dd3a novel weapon…08bd5acddae9c9a5

I had my doubts. But just 6420840910 in case, b21816cdd3 I was 1009cc54e0 about to 1e1f3cfc2f spread people e17b86e167 around Jeonan 3856bb8cf3 County too. But miraculously, 84ca8e8001 and bizarrely, 77a710c86b Jihan came 1aa1c1b205 back on 547e255461 his own. A kid 634871db33 who had 451212ce85 never taken 761cb0a8ab public transport 2971034ffb by himself 8d54936559 managed to bd4de0b46d find his 3f2ae71e09 way home 5bbce71180 to Seoul.1aff46fa7f2d1159

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He was wearing e754f98797 different clothes than ca497195ac when he disappeared, abc1fb6d65 and his feet e1340e5e4e were blistered from 7ef4e074a8 walking, but apart 168ddada17 from minor scratches, ee0c816c57 he was unscathed.f1a08205ec3e517f

When I 8af84ba3dc found dried 89f52ced6c blood under e94ce4ac74 his fingernails, 7d87332fe8 I was 96a62f119b certain. Our Jihan had ef1d624a0d been kidnapped by 32ea2aa4ea those bastards and 3c30a4cf12 had miraculously returned.ffbd45fcef4c1317

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Jihan didn’t d0b19d3e35 remember anything. I decided to keep 99980fe4d6 that secret for his f75fd1ad23 mental health until I 7f2650c602 die. And if d57feb6143 there were a1b532cd44 any remnants fd15de6d1d of those 4e75f1f031 who pushed aa6ca277af that lovely 6dff1e55f8 child into 34dd1c8465 hell, I c080ea5969 vowed to 9ef7c01cdd take bloody 7364815863 revenge.34c041f16fec2a7c

After that ef4231a662 incident, Jihan 048907ba32 periodically suffered f29eba603a from illnesses e7111b9cd0 like possession 96a204f6db by evil 07241c17c2 spirits. Sometimes, like today, 671a965f62 bizarre voices that 97a0c889fd shouldn’t come from 23a1c5598e him would burst cc125aeae9 out.f3af98a585c9dc09

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Each time, I would 8157516241 seek out renowned shamans bc2cb45a16 nationwide for rituals or b1e2dada18 consult professors of psychiatry a02d9da526 to manage somehow. But six months ago, eb3dd6e5a1 a resurgence of the 9355b58cff condition proved impossible to 09e04b2dd1 handle.3941b662ef08d116

It wasn’t possession; 50e2c18c13 it was just 2c84bba1c5 some of his ad657275e0 memories coming back. A special program tracing 7eef628d39 Kwak Jaepil’s whereabouts seemed 437d0aef76 to have triggered it.89b35228a76160d2

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Since then, he’s 9456a87597 been afraid to f2a02bc178 sleep, so I 261ffab673 prescribed him sleep 3863303865 aids. But when 280f837662 he woke, 30bb429e87 he would d47aa860f2 be drenched 4005303a59 in sweat, 796316676e screaming in c9ba57a128 agony.7a4553d998613774

‘Please kill that 49d1389481 bastard, Grandpa. He appears in my 3786dc56b5 dreams every night. His filthy apostles trample 12cbc96e0a and tear apart the 8304080b3e children. Grandpa, I think I’m 555f47ec13 going to die. I can’t breathe.’113ba89b647b1831

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If I couldn’t 8db563b177 kill that man, 047a75b97d I might as 37e2fbcd24 well be dead, e89d50abb6 looking at my c33672d36e grandson begging like 33f132c233 that.e0ee4a968bfad4db

I wanted to 7cb58013a4 grant Jihan’s wish, 9873bc5576 believing it would 97161a6082 bring him back 32471ec2ae to the cheerful, 384d496337 loving boy he e8684c3359 was before.d0b9dfe1e09f05ac

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In fact, I had 5cede958e7 been personally pursuing the df8a94a66c cult leader Kwak Jaepil, a698d25661 the one who had bf8b95ec9f so devastated my precious c04e151230 grandson. But he had always 9639af0e8a managed to escape at 6d36e82f2a the last moment. Finally, I caught b9e33b4685 his trail in 44ad8a78d8 the Philippines. I was 28f2025b45 overjoyed, thinking cf04e90278 I could 8746814716 finally cut 5c7fc7e4a3 off the 0969b8df01 source of 19233e838a Jihan’s torment.1260f8fd8c9355c0

After securing the scoundrel’s 8ffbb6a69a survival, I took Jihan 2a319c5e95 on a trip to 2b7e5198be the Philippines.861cddb1926dd6d9

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No, Jihan didn’t personally ecd0953125 stain his hands with 75d383303b blood. Before we 8988133eb9 skinned the d262714268 bastard, I ec749ec1a4 just showed a08d1d33b2 him the 43476a0051 miserable state 552804b79f he was a9a77ae1b3 in.07b7d478b3bcf016

…Is that d48a6c8759 what people a6e8fd19fa call madness? But at least to f329559fe9 me, it seemed like c2558f12fd the only logical thing 31a73386d7 to do.”66ec006f41a4f43f

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You’ve heard ed77b04e27 of ‘hwabyung,’ 5e7dc6254c right? The only way c07e218ff7 to cure it 9dd2019e65 is to completely 61963aa8bb destroy whatever is 8c7553fb6e causing your distress. Yes, that a03b005526 was the 6131aa0b9b only solution d12392ae7d I could 6d517241b0 think of.62f6e484bc42baf0

Jihan, seeing the 467c820dd0 man crucified and 265d39e5e4 mutilated just as 4c9412897c he had tortured 5bde7192af the children, was d1e48d6b3e surprisingly undisturbed. Rather, the peace 1f7a483536 he felt made 6b43b8d26e me more convinced affe858066 that I had 0af30d7bfa made the right dfca4aed85 choice.494382a53417e85b

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…Now that you mention 446bff02bf it, he did seem c72c842145 like a different person 77d9cc0ff7 then.a77b23b0e3887e7e

Approaching that filthy cult 58306fdaae leader, he reached out d68a802580 his hand. I thought he was 426021f146 going to gouge out 57e33b90c8 his already splitting eyeballs, b6e31f6ce0 but he didn’t. He just e2834dcdd6 gently stroked 082a33c485 the eyelids fdd9643c22 and said.a21d164270b38387

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‘You were 98cd1ddbb6 the root b26addeeea of all 76283a2b64 evil.’19eea52fac696206

And just held 2ba545b92a his gaze for d253679a30 a long while.83807deefe367b51

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He’s the monster 6b04ac8bd1 that the times bb390e77a4 have created.a3a8bb0cdec939e2

That statement was wrong. It’s precisely 62436071d8 those kinds 8ee01586d1 of monsters 303f5108c3 that build 96fae34b68 such an 03e26c7b48 era.4778ec26828abab9

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But this wasn’t the fc8a389433 time for a sermon, 8f64e3d1a3 and besides, the kind ad6f2b17e0 of person in front ec4d947a91 of me wasn’t the 414ab53b29 type to actually listen. So I 6b56e07a5a just let 36aef21211 it slide.8176af6119d2c5a6

“Did he say 5f21cef2cf anything else?”b446bdc25750024b

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Throughout the story, e8e76f1172 Choi Seonwoo remained 03683404b7 expressionless. A sermon was 8d65802441 unnecessary for a e43fe78785 crazy old man cd2a742b46 who didn’t even 8c6404d64e understand what he b3b2443f92 had done wrong. It would f8f0592b56 only be 5088be9b0e a waste 6c57422a50 of words.4b53c228476d2dd6

“No.”9cefce1a35f5dc0c

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“The symptoms af943d2f53 of possession 040ee5dcef must have 84f9f83df8 appeared more a4380abb1e intensely afterward.”4b420c6496681999

“Was that the 9e8e9fb1a6 cause?”5a43d62c401a594e

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“The direct cause e0044c575e was that incident, 95117561ab but it was 40b0ebfe6e bound to happen 824a3e57ad sooner or later. The release of sealed 12d121b94a memories means that the d5edffbe74 evil spirits that had 72288ac270 once dominated his psyche f7bd0dadcd were also starting to 58661a804c awaken.”11b9f4e4dc9bad05

“…Awaken? You mean afa1539576 those evil 121832fdf5 spirits were 9a04d1a8e5 still lurking 4e2a7737bb inside Jihan?”276223ced0798e22

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“That’s right. Those evil spirits d27c7c44b6 had retained his 44b02a8a43 shocking memories, sealed ae10da0d16 deep within his 3a5c90ce0b psyche, but they c47bab8be9 were fully awakened e8bdb327de by his encounter 79f7b40d54 with the cult 49a41ddce8 leader. Essentially, the 9bc7511cf5 real culprits 5a5e2c029e are now e70a8d2fb9 within your 69e7ad061a grandson. He’s the one who 98f85a1bb2 slaughtered the cult followers b7230b8acf with his bare hands f22c184054 in the past.”d63a8b3518734ec4

“…”770b0b0fd0c5e213

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“The victims inside the 8914898a28 Unknown Church were more a4058065dd than half killed by 742213568e your grandson. Do you 5a19c21871 understand how 0a242e13de that was 7b430b7112 possible?”4a3273dc067db365

Choi Seonwoo crossed his 0fb8ce232b arms and asked the f0e82afd88 question, answering it himself.4df8749ec5befec2

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“It’s because of f572821074 the vengeful spirits d8b67c944e he carried since 1b64c0c598 he was in f7e28ae7a8 the womb.”a1ff480a806a921b

Chairman Seo was too 45f59e27e6 stunned to respond. Choi Seonwoo took out dbf9807732 a disposable lighter from 722eb1d41f his pocket.46b50e1c99a856d3

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Click, the flint turned, dcd89cae0f and a small flame fa601518c3 sprouted.fda9e3b88ce4a940

“See, I’ve lit the 6cad139394 lighter. Nothing happens.”638b3bb2dad9a9cb

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The flame 55e6899f92 vanished quickly.9f11f084d1ebfeb4

“But let’s c835ec7925 suppose that 34ad4e76dc this was 5be52427af an enclosed 75d1b1af50 space filled 94dd4c3bf2 with gas.”f746844c1b0177bc

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Choi Seonwoo lit the 9c7fa06c2d lighter again.7e4ffd6c13be2c29

“Boom! It would 3e9bd2ca12 explode, right?”24690da991f5b825

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His calm 419ae7d09e voice conjured 5dbe38de7a visions of c775ac4804 a fiery 62932b4dca disaster. Chairman Seo found himself 078b9738de staring at his courtyard 343ae14321 as if it had 48e3acff72 turned into a sea fb42857b85 of flames.b567f4009f8c9140

“If the b873455ae4 evil spirit 0c8d7dae0b is this d28bc14b12 flame, then 9b9e7f15ea the vengeful e69939e7f4 spirits play 277fb934c7 the role a3eaf78840 of gas.”3c42ddd57a221460

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“…I understand completely 36cca3fc6b now.”747f03e8988ff0c4

The reason 0a01bb5b58 Seo Jihan 740ac79189 could commit 52c1e9ab13 such a 38c91a465e miraculous massacre 1a034bdc5c during the 9517488a84 Unknown Cult 6804a94b2e massacre was c816a74198 that he bbd32afa98 had been 8140422374 carrying these 243dbf8b3e vengeful spirits 71fb69d383 from the 3d83228511 womb. The other children involved 3bf0d7088e in the atrocity couldn’t 707f10aa4d unleash such power for 9588c0916d the same reason.b05578db7a5ac4fd

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“My karma 9b7d7eaace has been 2308117b40 passed on c69c4511a0 to Jihan, fef61b9209 contaminating him ddcd379e1a as well.”6a863b935cd7dc05

“That’s right.”35799b1cebf71ba7

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“Why not me? Why not 01a34cff4f just kill c7c7685d19 me and b89637663d seek revenge?”0ee351f1436a39f1

“Vengeful spirits aren’t like 5f63fb0c16 evil spirits that harm 86b0317ce0 their host directly; they 4d1d8f96d8 seduce them down the 76e6a8949b path of corruption, prompting e22ede6dbc them to commit acts 4550fa704b of evil, which eventually 59baf48b7d invite more evil spirits. But you, fortunately 932c4a3cf7 or unfortunately, never 9a89f2e8ea dirtied your hands 272c61f9ab directly. To an 339088bc21 evil spirit cb7aaf5309 that thrives bbbc075c95 on the 74bcd0751e blood of 496ca157bb the living, e6275a3007 you’re a 29abce6a5d useless vessel, 73dcf04270 and to f17f4f33da vengeful spirits, b82753beab you’re a 2847aa7bea challenging target. They know b5eccbec97 that the f0d36dc851 most painful cc73443922 thing for 68180fbaee you would 98eb923853 be harming 5eeb9e0797 your descendants.”02880dfe5af9d402

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Chairman Seo’s face hardened 9da37c9c6d with these harsh words.9d6322d1fd2fc380

While he wasn’t 110b547dd2 a sympathetic figure, c2f8a4c26d the plight of ea81850047 Seo Jihan, born c2cb95b892 into such a d91e41a991 fate, was truly 829feb98e0 regrettable. Choi Seonwoo’s 3b334d4099 chest tightened 430a0240bf as he 2e72a9bea0 noticed the b648934370 ashtray on 7ecd1d61ed the marble 5fefc0b2d0 table.2c3f1e4a3b225d3e

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“Mind if 5da2c755c0 I smoke 660107fd99 a cigarette?”eb673ef132247d9e

With Chairman Seo’s nod, 35560e0668 Choi Seonwoo pulled out 77da728018 a cigarette pack, took 2e79a5e607 one out, and lit 2c49b52d2c it. The elegant courtyard 6c222ebfae filled with the 3b8494dc81 acrid smoke.8107332fca8c9484

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“You seem deep a43ee8a365 in thought. Is it 377f01b936 something even daed72310a Priest Choi 92bcc5d4fb can’t solve?”9fa201a6ed43d144

Chairman Seo spoke 689792e9e9 as Choi Seonwoo 1f475f530b snuffed out his 59cedce851 cigarette. The look he 6e07447f7a now gave Choi 025a62178f Seonwoo held no f1720c76fc hostility, just that 14579f7bf1 of a grandfather b8c5c4cb4e desperate to save a2ff527899 his precious grandson.0b2a8857f98f5d79

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“It’s a fundamental issue. Even if 6ef14822cb this exorcism c6198d87cc is successful, 85f1ae74a7 it will 36b719bbda ultimately be 18370da33f futile.”dd54e2a27ba32d9f