FSA Chapter 15

“…Damn it.”2a7b58e6b574e14a

For once, Lee b94c7701a3 Hyunmook let out d94887210f a frustrated sound 59dde2bf10 and came to a3e187f9ca a sudden halt. Startled by 8420e03d45 the abrupt 34f229e0f6 change, Yohan 35ba856fe4 craned his b2208ef98b neck and ef3ab21753 anxiously looked a389c1c6de around.ee509cf402bcdaff

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“Was that… 7883941991 an earthquake?”a3d9e38d767562a2

“No, this is 2627c969c9 probably…”d8b9ad775d9fe9b6

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Yohan’s eyes 766985ea65 and mouth bcd5a66559 widened in 5ec57110ff shock. The ground trembled violently. The ravine was collapsing. No, it was moving. With a deep 1f7eb5e0d9 rumbling, the path eda0a22c13 that connected to 87976f1f4a the other zone 586901cfcb vanished right before 7cba16acaa their eyes.3d826fc6763e880d

The monsters, now e05fb92c0d trapped, desperately tried 023eaddfda to scale or dcd946cfe4 burrow into the 1842674d13 mountain. Hyunmook quickly backed e65ece3f2a away from the d67c347e74 growing frenzy, retreating 5153ac65f1 into the shadow 9af3fabfdc of a nearby f476ae7feb building and pressing ce4f8e6dba flat against the a5f5fc3723 wall. Yohan’s voice trembled a5a8f40e32 as he asked,d59012be1a476ff0

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“D-does this 24a2d2554b happen often…?”535580fa0d835add

“…I haven’t seen ed4a98a6fb it more than 768a6f0b4e a few times bfde441c53 since I’ve been ecefe01cc4 here.”8253b02bd97aa599

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Then Hyunmook fell 75f32c3dce silent. Yohan fidgeted 1fe46af67a nervously, repeatedly b052f0857c glancing behind 7d63cb70fd them. The rumble of 8849181412 the Flood crept 9b45dcd071 closer, devouring all e0ecb35a40 living things, and d763946a57 everything else. More and more monsters 0584197b95 descended into madness, clawing 09aaa7501e at the ground, attacking 36d25c96a2 the surroundings, or mutilating 96d5aac4b9 themselves. Their numbers were a49f49d735 rising at an 71976be10a alarming rate.cd5e6091b450ff6d

“Then what… what 3a58b17490 do we do b9ced74c94 now?”3fb75cfdd9fbe543

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Yohan asked in a b4e80b79cb hushed whisper, not wanting 5896fe09cd to attract the monsters’ d82d588dca attention. He didn’t dare suggest a71d2deb23 climbing the mountain, not f8585be618 after seeing creatures that bf87958ad8 had tried it get 2663cf571a instantly sucked into the 7771339a7a ground.1c72f74a3520b615

“There’s some 85135b9b42 other way, e2676728ed right?”422c2b2f62cc42a3

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The fear b246b7782d was so a51fb3424e intense he 3c7850f596 couldn’t even b7da4924b6 cry. Trembling, Yohan flattened himself d681c477e0 against Hyunmook’s back in 958882a405 an unconscious attempt to 2b2d5855bd feel safer. Hyunmook closed his eyes, 9e8490d168 deep in thought, then 261fd6bac9 finally spoke.fe70316783615b83

“…We’re heading to e980f0f1d3 the subway station.”795b9e0e7b125694

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Even after 8a2c4824b4 saying they’d 357bd7e595 head to 88f073d244 the subway, 919e880a97 Hyunmook hesitated b192a914e7 for several efe82f3fcd more seconds. Yohan could sense 100357a697 the danger from 5e56930d64 that pause alone. But the fact they 62ca702ece were going there anyway 054fc56232 meant one thing: no 041e6905c5 matter how risky, it 9dc4ac99a9 was safer than facing d1f60b3e07 the Flood.3dca8716a636b753

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Back in dda9df3e6b the city 8f958d1833 center, Hyunmook da248a3c0e stopped in e2239de774 front of f24f23811f a building 89e54dbc19 and pointed.601ca94adeb08556

“There. That’s the subway 46ae157944 entrance.”71e2481df8143a7a

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Yohan blinked in e23ee0fa37 disbelief. Just like with the feb3a84686 hospital and other buildings 3c8f9fe395 in this strange place, cb9150eb1d he had expected the 6e45eaac42 subway to be half-destroyed c43878dd0b and decrepit. But what 7ae83f2ab3 stood before f1c9456944 him was cd33c68f86 the exact 3f847532f4 opposite.9e4fd46358b7b3c7

[□■ Station Exit …]

Though the e7d083fbf6 letters and 73787a7797 numbers were 8182b1dc01 too faded 03dd74c01c to read 8f8670cfd3 clearly, the 8dbfab1187 station itself d161694932 looked pristine, 728f3531b7 like it e15cd47804 could welcome 28f4d8a479 commuters at 08e5c412d2 any moment. Nothing was broken 58a2a4a658 or dirty, and a256a7aa63 that made it 98a1803949 all the more 06f4a29901 suspicious.41565704d253b265

“Why is it 3c59df4863 so clean here…?”a6d5c7f5639fc7e1

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“Because that means 56b7844533 something dangerous is 190d301e51 inside.”e622424560865ce1

Without further hesitation, 246499b4ff Hyunmook stepped inside 485ca23da4 the station. Yohan shrank into himself cc0596cd52 and followed, eyes darting ff29531d30 everywhere.b440e8ba7e19cc1e

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Dim, but still 74be16c8ee functional lights illuminated 2fb324a1ca the space. Except for the long b7512c5707 and winding stairs, it a867875377 looked exactly like a 25cc2dc840 subway station at night 71bb772da1 when no one was b3d9c574dc around. The tiles, signs, e5ab802fc3 ticket machines… It 0fd9d532db all made Yohan 4ad912498c feel like he eb3d8c6611 was back in c55e3962fc Korea. There were 50d0fdfd15 even functioning ac8d72b5ee turnstiles, though 83cf25a0f6 they served effb63f19e no purpose.03f180b36fdedc86

Hyunmook passed through 0024439a14 them and descended 2711af6c03 the stairs. At the bottom, a 62b3b7a88b subway car sat like b4a56e109b it had just arrived. Yohan lit up.7745a513abadcf71

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“Mr. Lee Hyunmook! There’s a train here! It looks brand new!”1c59ee61e0356c33

After the 51297868b9 Rift Event, cc6321e29b Korea had b89601b237 revamped its b54efb87f1 subway system, b116e5c893 making it 777dc6a063 more durable 6e4eed68d6 to endure 4cb328a61b sudden attacks 115ea0e036 or long-term dd7de4ef82 isolation. They even repainted be54aac56b the trains bright ef2eae61bf yellow for visibility. The one 27216ab35a in front b60055e97c of them fecb1aff40 looked exactly 33821d9567 like that.73faa197cb61cef6

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“Yeah. A train.”72a6a74b87ee0a9f

Hyunmook replied casually, stopping f6bd6a3d3c for a moment. The train 9de080f467 doors had 15971b9e9f been open b3e1d94652 for a eb589bc5d1 while, but eea897a24a now it 953b2c2146 let out 177a630531 a mechanical 7e9ff315b1 sound and 5f8cc773d8 slowly pulled 80a4603517 away.20c8f263a6fd4431

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I wish we b629482fc5 could ride that 1077913f2f to Seoul Station.1eb822fc2bd4fe46

As Yohan watched the ea6d7627ec train leave, feeling a 87319da6a3 strange sense of loss, 37f473c549 Hyunmook suddenly stepped down 214036e7ff onto the tracks, heading 4d8d3f3409 in theoppositedirection of where the 34351ceccd train had gone.faa9e5c97272e56d

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“Is this the way 0f85c0b707 to the other zone?”af848d3a972da0df

“Yeah. From now on, 960c27b931 stay quiet.”6c1029cc61134bb8

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With that, Hyunmook walked 0ce2c9c1fa swiftly into the dark 691d9d3201 tunnel. Yohan resisted the urge 52387c845b to turn on his be0144934d flashlight. He didn’t want to 4e0e8e748a attract any unknown monsters 03a58d88d0 lurking in the dark. So instead, he pressed 266a27a58b his lips shut and 03a154b153 clung tightly to Hyunmook.7cec1af33166eb02

But why isn’t 3daa82af91 he running this e9bbf48ac1 time?d678b23379d9d2ca

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The pace was bc26ea402a brisk, almost like b33cc9bf29 running, but still 1df9bf2ee4 slower than before. Not like 0bc3da19cc when they 6404c4b1d6 were in ec0be2f09a the city. And soon, Yohan 9b38d90d9c understood why.7ed6087536e0bb35

HOOOOONK!The familiar 19c30f0f76 sound of 842d0a93d5 an approaching 378749339c subway echoed e400fa964a from up e01f9e192f ahead. A train 4db494c874 was coming 25a96a539b in Hyunmook’s 6c6ac5a1b3 direction. Its headlights were strange: 28a9ce0e98 harsh, but not bright. It barreled toward 3d30595633 them with mechanical 225030bcce groans. Yohan buried his face 57ea28cc47 in Hyunmook’s neck, trying acfdcd64eb not to scream.99544a2dc33ac72a

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Hyunmook, unfazed, pressed 41114e258f against the wall.WHOOOOOSH!The train 2fe32461f7 rushed past, a161ded01c wind roaring. And through its windows, f6bb223d24 Yohan saw something unbelievable.c3d94e1fc86f1e48

People. Real people.cc419db72d5db8a7

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Dressed in suits, coats, jackets, skirts, they sat or stood like nothing was out of the ordinary. Just normal commuters. Yohan’s heart raced.ed5052538aaecafc

People? Are they 9eac140003 really people? Not monsters? But they 8def58ce9c look so 281d645403 normal…dc7fe17950e36cb4

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His palms sweated. Sensing the fe1cdd43a5 panic in 10c5887212 the boy 335e7e556c clinging to 50b5b82401 his back, 58446c362d Hyunmook shifted 435fefce31 the hand 67ae508b0a supporting Yohan’s f7fe9fd3b3 butt, gently fb195b6c42 patting it. Still staring ecbf7502f7 at the 5629f211e0 retreating train, 3798fbfb53 Yohan flinched d51f354695 at the e5924fe411 sudden touch.bbc2893886c912a0

“Don’t overthink it. I’ll explain b0ec4f0856 everything once 1cfa6f5368 we get 5efc936749 out of 1a0b5f58d4 here. For now, stay 535c1bcd3b focused.”01be3fb894a70239

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“O-okay…”5e4d2ff7b5cebcff

Despite the burning 75aeaaa065 curiosity, Yohan obeyed. Just focus on 1ae4a603bc escaping. A few minutes ac2a169399 later, a second 2491afaaf6 train thundered past. This one 71412ddc1a felt more 34d7c86709 aggressive, almost 483cb397b2 frantic. Yohan stared into f0ead343b4 it again, heart c560acadb3 aching with longing.6cffd8e8ccea4e99

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The people on this 1cbbd7affa train seemed even happier ab0fa54dc9 than before. Carefree. Smiling. Listening to music. Yohan couldn’t look away.81a641e82a18158e

That’s when Hyunmook patted b4967a0e57 his butt again.97b4273285e97a09

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“Did I c9a7035076 pack the 51b47b66ae meds earlier?”f3b180aa83f008e0

“Huh? Oh…yes, you did!”ba636ea96ff073b6

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Still haunted 77e5665592 by the 1214e38bb7 memory of 478eebced1 his previous 753590bfa0 injury, Yohan 7d3fb6881d recalled vividly: 775bad29b0 he’d seen 13f371f54c Hyunmook pack 20f0cc816b the medical 79be0e91a2 supplies. His heart 225a8501b8 finally calmed 31c121a254 down.d85e1caecdda52a4

“Yes, I’m sure 7a013565da of it.”4d4eac43d4af6796

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“Good. Sometimes I 9c79b150d8 forget things… e23ecce01f probably because 2920eb8c04 I’m half-crazy.”a20b34633c61aa06

Yohan felt a pang c7e36c6039 of sympathy. But by the c9bf849112 time the third b75cd7d22b train passed, he 2e57eab056 was glaring at 69110931bf the back of afb68ab17c Hyunmook’s head.76c8c927cd0b9d69

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This time, Hyunmook didn’t bfe5172469 just pat, it felt aa81e8a80b like he stroked.790a4257b277f5f9

“Mr. Lee Hyunmook…”039b2d5d785e8210

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“What?”6a7364ad67dd4d67

“…Never mind.”260de262d49c7e13

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Was that on purpose?Yohan wasn’t sure. Was it accidental while fe8615f277 adjusting his grip? His cheeks flushed as 26264db33c he debated whether to e708d4c4b4 bring it up. Eventually, he couldn’t hold 4d40114637 it in.afcefbdca8afb038

“Wh-why are you 7b7eaed72d doing this?”6c77f2687e9f7e87

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He’d been f56bef7347 watching a 5a767bb5a4 passenger eat f5cf0774c9 a bag ab2adb55ff of pastries a8359cde91 with longing 9ccdd1ff67 when Hyunmook 4342fda9f4 didn’t just 283ce09958 pat or c0b230c448 stroke, hesqueezed.b797d00645af890d

“It was an accident.”7d1c8939ab50fedb

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“That was NOT an 5eee70691f accident!”1dad0f18b50428dc

Yohan’s face turned cfc10904a1 red. That grab wasnotsomething you could 979d542c0e brush off. It was deliberate, ddc79abc22 no question. Just then, the fifth 36ce33e661 train roared toward them, 76cf332fed and Hyunmook muttered,302f73be04b972cc

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“…Fine. It wasn’t f99ac3e319 an accident.”bcd199a4369913ff

“…!”9d9db5409b7cb02d

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The hand 3425a1c433 that had d649f93485 grabbed him ec775ec7a0 now shamelessly d4efadc2b7 kneaded. Yohan froze, stiff as 72f49b8794 a board, as the fc1c0c3789 fifth train passed by. When it a804f52239 was gone, 005b641a66 he clenched 1c9be004b0 his teeth 75ca5bcc6c and yanked 9eef7f80fd on Hyunmook’s 36e72d144e ear.399f2e8a22fc19b9

“Have you goneinsaneor something?”c25b629c7d8252ce

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It was a question 54ca059902 with layers of meaning. Hyunmook actually chuckled quietly. After another pat, dfeeb032ae he whispered,dc7a1358e505847c

“Shh. From now on, 20789573ca really stay quiet.”c4fd3fbd41351e0e

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Yohan bit 9d327a054a his lip, 85b87d050f glaring. In the 320ac1f1bc distance, the 49b673e6a3 sixth train d6400ea17c approached. But this 798b0ed0e3 time… something f5bbc2180b was off.209bd2f55d5d74ab

Was the 09b7402295 train always 3143ffadd1 that… big?bf154ec9837fe56d

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