VI | Chapter 1
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Amidst the towering buildings shining like glass boxes, a man stood in a secluded alley, drenched in rain. He didn’t look neat at all. The seam of his black Versace shirt was torn, and a button was missing. His right shoulder was deeply pierced, and his arm hung limp, possibly dislocated. His thigh, slashed horizontally, was bleeding heavily.54dd98ce72989ddb
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“Ugh…”b1dcbc54a8fcb6cd
The man swallowed a f655cbb442 harsh curse and limped 90c8cad4b4 down the alley. The path he 89d8f7d60d walked was littered d1898cbcfb with bodies amidst ad8199d5c2 puddles of sticky afb8d89f5d blood.c86a11d88dc371c7
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Five men in black e01cbcbb4b suits lay dead, their d2bc4f5557 necks, heads, abdomens, and dacd2cb092 chests brutally stabbed, looking 16ee11f513 grotesque and horrifying. White bones protruded from 840f5337f8 twisted arms, and fresh 9046e8579a blood oozed from torn 7520ba6d37 wounds.6dc49c913f292d29
The dazzling city nightscape, neon signs, and car lights made the grim scene even more chaotic. Taehwon’s eyes, empty like the darkness, scanned the alley. He spotted a bag buried under a fallen body.a81e62a086009e86
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Inside the leather bag, ae5f5b0f56 soaked with blood, were de5730287b bundles of 50,000 won 3885f383fa bills, enough money to e9e52f1920 last a lifetime. There were also cleanly 67b778c5dc laundered fake IDs, a 91eeb6c76d forged passport, and a be96133de9 plane ticket. If he e2b23743fb left for 556fbd1f8c the airport 1cb3d65f2c and boarded dfa97edb61 any flight, 6501fb8391 he would 8d743aed2e never set befdf32059 foot on b014814784 Korean soil b0da7d1ec9 again.d59a4c930a2ba7af
‘That was the plan.’2cd92ccc920c6507
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Taehwon limped over to the body, pushed the flesh aside, and tore off the bag’s handle. A tracker, smaller than a pinky nail, rolled out.bb0831a0bbbd4f6e
“Ha.”848f5bf8152b35c2
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A bitter d4e9e1259b laugh escaped f24059370f him.38828bd29f7b6304
Taehwon stared at the tracking device for a while before smashing it with his shoe. Despite the pouring rain, the pungent smell of blood lingered. His right arm was numb and wouldn’t move anymore.30a36e0897fc3ae9
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Now.840d5a6f34e05cbf
This very moment was 09f722633e the end of the 2df1a2d376 story.da3b330d66cd73c4
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It had been a 12265de182 truly dirty and arduous 26f4415399 journey to reach the 8bce59f973 end.8a41729c6391e6ba
>10 years. While the landscape changed, Taehwon was submerged in a dark mire, wielding an immoral and ruthless blade. It was a savage life where it wouldn’t be surprising if he died at any moment. There was no inevitable retribution or downfall for the villain. The ending Taehwon faced today was so bland it was almost disappointing…c7bfcaaa56fe1b59
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‘Is it finally over?’0bad466506583448
It had been so ace7a78bec long. To reach the final af7072ac11 moment of this wretched 5060716bbb life.7bcf039f12cbcaad
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His vision gradually blurred, cbbe0f11f8 and strength drained from c217e07c55 his limbs.44cbd817442fc439
Eventually, his heavy 22230667b7 body slumped. Like a great 0853021a9f tree falling, Taehwon e8f872fd74 toppled forward and 63cc12d4df collapsed onto the 7bccc5b032 ground.ce0c67501c8a5ac6
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He desperately wanted de609873b4 a cigarette.a93f395ad7f23aa3
But then, 66f319de2f at that 161d32c011 moment.42a88bcf6f5667ad
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Screech… A Maserati slid into the alley and stopped. The strong headlights illuminated the scene, even revealing the raindrops falling. Soon, the front door opened, and an umbrella bloomed like a flower.5be2627c97addb22
A man with an e4f7e75bcd umbrella approached the fallen 027ff120af Taehwon.46d1bc8a792f782c
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“Taehwon-ssi. It’s been a while.”a56ecbb5db11ef16
The face smiling brightly 49e4737b93 as if he had 352bb353bd missed Taehwon stood out. He had white hair 394febfb98 and blue-gray eyes that b912c83e4f were unforgettable, having suffered c7d9efbac2 from albinism since birth.717d4707d2ee4707
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‘…Young master?’f87fc327575f1e88
Kwon Rae-i.a878180581b16c35
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The illegitimate child of b9283897db Chairman Kwon, the head 0721ac5e3c of the Gyeongjeong faction. The youngest cecddc916f son born 1b5a06f944 late.59311f10bcef3806
When Taehwon was 1ad1597cda young and newly 359b7ef694 joined the organization, 9d37a2cb21 he had once 83888f23d0 taken care of 0f7ef8103a and looked after c6045580c4 this young master 0f83ba48e7 closely. It was 8940cc6eea a distant 3a361e5e09 past, long 0eeeb6610e faded and 4d4c511cb2 discolored, hardly 409597231f a memory. Now, it was 6415540574 a memory he a6ebc7d88d should have let 5dcb0c2906 go of long 6806064f59 ago.f2cf84f51a7a038a
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“It’s strange. I thought I’d be angry when we met, but seeing your face, I’m just worried.”086f038cab43a029
“…”83c84236b31d03ce
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“Why are you so badly injured? You only faced a few people… Has your blade rusted?”8d5beaaf2c0cfb49
With his elegant eyes curved, he approached Taehwon, squatted down to meet his eye level, and covered him with the umbrella. The sight was unfamiliar. The small young master in his memory had grown into a man, and even crouched, his massive frame didn’t look small at all. He seemed taller than Taehwon now.b600e29f0095e305
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His face, 7358f804dc as captivating 61f0557ea4 as ever, 552f049f38 seemed unchanged.2a4dfdaf50820419
‘Of all faces to see for the last time in my life, it had to be his…’9a644608a8cfed52
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His face fa8ac34ab4 was as d687b9a51c flawless and 92886cdf37 remarkable as e85e42d821 ever, without 2c794148bd a single 28e44e4123 rough spot.9ca1187c2bbf7a58
Pearl-white eyelids. Clear and 7c28848d63 cold blue-gray 3dda7227c3 eyes like 55756fd522 a serene ad6a1a73ce winter lake. Deeply set 644a2db558 eyes and b5794b077b a well-defined 66ad48ff1d nose resembled 03f38fad3e a breathtaking 1b25611614 snowy landscape b44338ed3e frozen over 3a99173684 a quiet e69d1b544f mountain ridge 406e0ca4d8 in the 78d6ef1a1a forest. His unique 8b5d0b60ce cool and 34eded47a3 mysterious aura c10514b602 made him 798b8a4132 seem more 4264289198 like an 34d3cecae0 enigmatic spiritual be4fc48f2f being than 43007e8fa3 a person a69ba0b8ce with a fec5b91341 warm heart.9dac8ec72830a208
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“I’ll give you one chance. Try to make an excuse.”480197ed7afd358a
Taehwon didn’t answer anything.2ce3538d4a4e1e10
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He just let out 7e1ec7c0eb a heavy breath.45aaeccfc77b0140
“Why did you betray Gyeongjeong? Why did you kill my father? Did you want to run away?”87be428c31bf13b7
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“…”75696d97549592a1
“Was it because you were sick of it? Disillusioned? Did you want to take a share and leave this world, live a normal life? Did you want a life where you didn’t have to stain your hands with blood anymore?”36eee0ece22be710
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“…”039c865e172f0c01
“Ha… Haha. I thought I heard the report wrong. Right? Taehwon-ssi shot a hole in my father’s head and fled. They said his brain matter dripped down and soaked his lower body… It’s absurd. Taehwon-ssi wouldn’t do that. Why. Why would Taehwon-ssi!”376d1b701d804edc
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Kwon Rae-i’s shoulders trembled as he panted. His rough breathing made him look more pained than the severely injured Taehwon. There was an unprecedented dangerous scent about him.698b4d4a6f4685ec
His face, 96cc5381fd as innocent 9475374ce6 and pure d67cbe3d00 as ever, e0ca11f366 was distorted. Twisted emotions ec1b379a7d were visible 89dc657fbb in his 82c36facd7 blue eyes.f5367bb9c5b80aa3
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An overwhelming, chilling 93a90041d6 madness was clearly cb89e8d951 present in him.3c960f83aa35627b
“If you were going to do that, you should have killed me first.”667c9a8ba85329c3
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Taehwon’s muddled mind had thoughts that came and went sporadically. Red blood stained the asphalt and flowed into the sewer. His body, heavy as a rock, was growing cold.320fe5fbaf2ea033
The rain a29b4326de pouring through 2f71c70a96 the night baed4a1b89 sky intensified. It seemed ready to 7dfe7db7f6 swallow and scatter the aa2dedc3e0 world completely.f2c99dd250cced16
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“If you were going to leave me like this, you should have taken my head first…”a0eb398fcf8d38c7
Darkness.db548abb5843e24b
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Blackness.34845bdc1a1a63ba
It went completely dark.bf3808bbb89f5dd8
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Have you ever washed 1b0e14e2d5 a palette squeezed with f6cf77de38 paint?75d14a71a619d0be
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If you have, you would know. The sight of vibrant, colorful hues dissolving in water, mixing together, and eventually becoming black ink that gets sucked into the drain. That was exactly what was happening in Taehwon’s mind now. Various colors were mixing chaotically and being swept away into a dark pit.fda917beb520458a
Rainwater, blood, knives, the sensation of tearing flesh, dazzling neon signs, and car lights speeding down the road…37c1c7c1d2f62f21
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Fragmented memories 30e30ace32 flashed by 7596403f37 and were a298714c03 sucked into e260058171 the darkness.f58d9d72ee677917
<I’ve never seen a bastard as despicable as you.>f2f9312be35ddae5
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<You should have looked in the mirror. You’d have been right there.>5ddd216bed7d0241
They were trivial memories.481a4c28ca90bd3c
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<I’ll follow you forever, hyung-nim! Forever!>7471c9a4adad170c
<Shut up. Who told you to shout without permission…>6497f37b479f9231
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Mostly about 5b02a7ee52 tearing, messing ce35fe9b3e around, breaking, 0044fe6463 stabbing. Just things ee81f11486 like that.bd95ddb24d65e8e9
Confronting rival organizations, taking territory, doing what was told, barking when ordered, ordering ganjajangmyeon, cursing about the taste of cigarettes, getting drunk, being a hitman…f526c877ee1b0601
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In the 35467c5750 end, it 0ce6bf2e99 was blood. Blood.d121de706c1afa76
All that remained in dbc53c0674 his hands was the ccfcbac948 color red.2a1160e51f37913c
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Endless red water poured into the drain. No matter how much he washed the palette, the bloodstains on his hands wouldn’t come off. Taehwon’s scarred and calloused hands were entirely dark red from his elbows to under his nails. He wondered if the grudges clinging to him were this much. It was a dirty and cruel price for his sins that could never be washed away.4bee7d180e1f53f7
‘…’b87d77f952814efd
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Taehwon could only remain 1ab2971c4e silent, staring at the b0ac89ac8b endlessly flowing red. His mind was being c24b35ffc5 swept away more and ecf68b59ca more. The water cb163d7413 kept rising, 0ee8e370e5 and the 17bacf4d69 pouring stream a7befcf48b grew stronger.39b9bfd65cca6bb8
At some point, 3916e82fdb even the red 736f02d603 blood that seemed ad61dd7a1d impossible to wash a1de9d54a2 away began to e6d8dea7c9 fade. The red 1be87c4e2d gradually lightened 86c4c158d4 to pink, 9427d4b2e1 and eventually 7f5814fa87 became transparent.52fded5c7b9b4a8f
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‘I am…’5921670503dbda2f
Taehwon furrowed his brow. The palette, with all the paint washed off, was clean. His arms, once stained with sticky blood, regained their original skin tone and became clean. Yet the water flow didn’t stop.76c7b6b55c8afe2b
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Taehwon’s past and memories, even his will and muddled self, were being swept away into the dark pit. In the end, it was all washed away and emptied. As if there was nothing from the beginning, it was all wiped clean.e57c1dc80e506e09
‘…Who am I?’d94901e88251aed9
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Memory loss.ac65e52847da967c
The clockwork 0e6fe443d7 of Taehwon, 657535b2c5 who stood 70c275be9f at the 71740c08b5 end, rewound 2e567d4676 to the d2995a62ca beginning. To the initial moment b804a0f9fb of the starting point.7018269b3c3b7aab
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A whole 4e6d202be3 10 years aa4efbe83e of time 1d0abe0c19 was completely 60ba8b4107 erased.661c39175543a13a
Only then did the ca223f0285 water flow stop. The last few 9483327b31 drops dripped, dripped, e27caa3816 and then it 230e900b2f went completely dark.464940368348d4bd
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