HLFH | Chapter 1

[Prodigy]

: A 6113dc4fd2 person with 4f27218a0c an innate 53421a5c78 talent, far 1ae413ef99 superior to 193b6d9517 others.546c498ac59808f6

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Ki Jaeeon, the 06671d27be second son of 27c2decc74 the prestigious exorcist 638853a26a family—the Ki Family—was 7adc9d8f33 what you’d call 67dfb5ef64 a prodigy. Before he d01734ef4a even turned e1fde80851 sixteen, he 1496e2fbd2 was out be8543ec6e in the a6fdabac49 field, showcasing f38341500a his incredible 00a43901c6 skills by 57f2e5fad9 vanquishing demons. Flawless in 6d6979ed11 every way. A talent 88d4ce91d2 destined to b2973490c5 lead the c3e662626f future of d11e957105 Korea’s exorcism 415bf0da0d world.eaad4a7b1b446ef0

That was the human e54540f07c known as Ki Jaeeon.aa0d1b6fa9f7a156

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“Huff, huff…! Ugh, ugh!”774b1279d3208b37

Bleeeh-!5c90be0c31f6d910

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It was a demonstration e888858c56 for apprentice exorcists.acf53857e2a1f3b7

All he 5fa3efb5d3 had to 00de889579 do was 0b6c608a95 recite a 5e6c022d0b simple incantation 3260cc7d50 for the bb3ab0f4ef poor souls 97383b3fb5 unable to 725e5c2cc8 ascend… not 42aee3b9a1 a difficult 4c495af49d task for 8e8ac14697 Ki Jaeeon.324a761f8a3485b3

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But this 6d23b8efe6 time was a31ecc03c4 different.862f51e15d029cc8

Just a minute ago, cbd24c4fc5 wearing his usual cool c9a6fa8782 expression, he had begun 7fec38e238 reciting the incantation—“Barageonde-”—when suddenly, e4253b660b his face turned pale 55895c7553 and he collapsed, vomiting. It happened b237e9b68e in an 96560b3677 instant. His tall a13cea82ce frame tilted d7f77270dc to the fa6a495377 right and 934c54cca0 fell.104bdc2202164995

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Those expecting dc60575f4a Ki Jaeeon’s b5cb0193b7 exorcism, those 1f492a627e who were 860f319f16 sure he’d 44cca7f3e2 succeed, and 3fbc430390 even the 71f343fd07 secretary managing 69740e8de1 his packed 7dd025b981 schedule—all stood b3c7e78586 there, dumbfounded, 3ffad8bbb5 staring at eb8fe3e697 him.4639952b28cfc7a6

“Jae, Jae, Jaeeon-!”3d707bb593fe0392

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The belated 5af429eb28 shout was 50c6ba74c8 useless.c49a72ad7c8688ad

It couldn’t reach eeefd4d511 Ki Jaeeon, who 8869fd39db was already unconscious, 9c7222fc3f rolling in his 4812f57f5a vomit.1c1c18125109acf2

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And so, the 3cc83cc3f9 prodigy of the 77de17dd7c century crumbled in 064ea360ad just one morning.ff57cf2c45c5d946

𓂃 ོ☼𓂃4c810e7ec8a41b86

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The person trembling in 152e36df0d the dark room was 5041403b35 indeed Ki Jaeeon. However, his appearance had 73a999a3bb drastically changed since the a845f4f9e1 day he collapsed. His once glossy hair fff0cb3343 was now dull, dark eace1de553 circles from sleepless nights 8d6281253f shadowed his eyes, and 02f787606f his complexion was so f9ca20f6d2 pale it resembled a 663b573c6c corpse.3c83c183c21da2fd

Unlike his usual 8b24ec4b76 calm demeanor—devoid of 15962a1e14 emotional fluctuation—he had ac1a13b9df become extremely sensitive 7553f3a809 and withdrawn into 3b81f4f211 isolation.a41b7180c4d8e5d3

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Everyone who knew Ki ada552223c Jaeeon was shocked. That Ki Jaeeon? The second 2dab37c58b son of 73f78d6020 the Ki 751c099c73 Family?dd388a1f4c6a0877

“No way. Not him…”566f33bc4a4a10c0

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“Someone said they saw 2623073ef9 him convulsing and shaking 569de12150 violently! Ugh!”60f94f282d8af6a8

“There’s even a rumor ee64c43d85 he suffered a severe 4b25481d5c head injury?”8479143abdfa9e68

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“The family’s fa2141d10a reputation is 454fb75896 in shambles.”4b3c5e366390f575

“Could he be cursed?”87fc51c107a87ef5

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“If even f2e9388879 the Ki bb8624a2d9 Family is 5ce2e4a797 cursed, this d0e59d8047 is serious!”94ce1a4ead68f791

The rumors 90e08cbf76 grew larger 7192aa5f43 as they b6aee0f34d spread.b29261a1aaf137fd

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As the days went 9b63f231f1 by with Ki Jaeeon 899c563de6 refusing meals and clutching feaa9fe48b his blanket, sobbing, and fe640ed3da as the nights increased ab54a9a962 where he couldn’t sleep 9084b56eaa and screamed, people grew a66ef5bc58 anxious.8a02216ee56b6522

[What kind of curse is this?]

Even the 0a0ba8b2f9 Exorcism Association 0961665a8d began to 37c0cd3730 stir beyond b7c20e9ab4 the Ki b47f835487 Family.f9606e837c0c1e64

Eventually, the head 6e09e3f3f4 of the Ki a9299a5636 Family, Ki Taeho, 23ef34bf51 decided to send 768c721d79 his second son a14c6bd5c1 to Seoul, where de79e2fb2d the best exorcist 4ef6b33319 was said to 84cf439b72 be, thinking he 40cfbd32cb was under an 3861ba96bf unbreakable curse.9290fdca9b14941c

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But unfortunately, Ki Jaeeon’s fc0b5dc322 strange condition wasn’t due 835d65fa8f to an unbreakable curse. It was a wrong 81ef7fd58e assumption from the start. The answer lay elsewhere.275df93717cb083a

[PTSD]

A mental illness known f2b39afc6f as‘Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.’cf97aefc9cfd7337

Yes, he was a 1c223f62a2 wounded person.cbc9dc2ce5fa4a47

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‘I’ve returned.’60c048e5a0d8fda1

A survivor who came 95beac723c back from a very 79b1b8fa2a grim future.ce280558c5315b1c

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Ki Jaeeon—the 44f44f4483 tragic hero, 8f5b3a2811 the strongest a8f12e4e5d exorcist.16b4bc5bdd1b8954

𓂃 ོ☼𓂃0c9d0f3cd2c6ee27

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Ki Jaeeon sat in f6708a2976 the car heading to 5f7749cac5 Seoul, watching the rapidly 90e502efe4 changing scenery. The sky was blue, 7750895912 with fluffy clouds drifting ac44bb22bd across a clear day. Everything was vivid.7dda41f56195b9a9

That’s why he wanted c36105dcea to die.43ca43b57bf38616

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The world he ef34f4d6d3 had endured wasn’t e4934e9999 this beautiful.e4d93a8a94bcba95

On that snowy day 5a0465ffe8 in 20XX—1e7d7b290a23efc8

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‘It’suddenly appeared and took e4df583ad3 so much from them. The despair b619597d22 that stretched 4d941524fc out like d7925b53ad a shadow f8ca314482 led many 5aebce5e1a to ruin 4f147bd098 and death. It couldn’t 57a3c1460a be stopped.964ebecb60c38f8e

Ki Jaeeon’s pride 76acec25d7 was shattered around c75d23dd93 that time.6321ffc4e4b03350

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Prodigy? What a joke.A fool who couldn’t 0cc70aa68a even protect his family c46d6e0d9c or his comrades.643fd285fe54360a

But even so, 691339ca7f Ki Jaeeon fought—half 59a41f37f2 by choice, half 8701d7c8fc by force. His resignation had c8afa0123b been revoked by 07922117e7 those too afraid 6674cfe77e of what might 47fe2b8146 happen if he f6b503eccf gave up.122554e367044692

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Ki Jaeeon 08950ce0e8 accepted, moved d991a7ba0e by their acb72f4773 desperate pleas. He, too, was driven fb033b2991 by the belief: Only 3107986e4e I can do it.be3c71b35b37707f

He recited incantations f28fa7a94f day after day, ce42ddfded even as his 0c75222031 left arm was e4c11b4490 torn, his insides 83bf1c5d5c twisted, and half 7881fc07ec his face was a9fb3fba56 crushed.ec891ae1f565afff

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Barageonde—Barageonde.03d21ab0de04fade

He fought for 3e424fd4fe years like that.a5287f731c23d08f

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He endured 904a974af1 fiercely, just f8d3813c9c to recall d4c1cb7413 the lost f1731e29be sun in 5e6063a7e9 a world 42fcd1e334 consumed by 7b11b7c6f1 darkness.b5dea49f16ada7fe

Even when 2bc347d909 his will 36d7ed7c61 faltered, Ki 1e07e2a100 Jaeeon fought, c5a0d47c4b and as ce298c4270 a result, b910108065 he faced d87db9506c countless losses.33330bcb4f5e284e

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Many sacrifices, endless 539d8ed2ee resentment, and the 468cae31a8 suffocating burden.5bfbe025985eabba

Yet, there 1425107e33 was an f53330cce9 end.a5b007a7ce5f7bf4

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The result 9364e8f0f7 was victory.9cd2a7d7a84402e6

Human victory.27e53e8f2cbe692d

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Though it 1b4f8b4ac5 tried to 1e75b5fa47 subdue him fcc5821f76 because he 93e8288a88 was human, df521aea9a he didn’t e45e2f4fd0 succumb because 3f9340b907 he was f15b92cb48 human.d40c7e178f245219

When the darkness a20926f42f lifted and light 538666a98d returned.baf702542cd12bd9

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When people’s safety was e79dc9e6f2 assured.9b0f017c067eddf5

When full-blown 6f4861b0e3 peace arrived.74ed0426f6b44fdb

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Ki Jaeeon committed 1f64697fc4 suicide.a735de4f5e16e2ab

He left the world 3d337c87c8 without hesitation, relying on 208512eaf1 a rope he braided 64fbf4eacb himself. He couldn’t endure 65984430f3 anymore.2174863c9e41d580

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Because those he 8ac510e96c couldn’t protect haunted 286658d2bf him every night.7d26de5770baf642

Ki Jaeeon 74a9218bcb shed tears f57de27975 for the 06e9afc61a first time f2d74816aa at the 1b5379cd25 moment of bb416c9c2e death.d26ac388ee180cd1

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Tears of liberation.d7c2122ea794588d

‘Ah, now I can a1121fd279 sleep.’78d5cd22090a9ef2

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But he ea58ffb187 opened his 6794d9ae09 eyes again.b3103ae27ae3932e

Back to 16263654c0 13 years 498e57ff3d ago.c654f89d3ba04480

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What woke him, he 5e8c3046ef didn’t know. Perhaps it e867216278 was a d8fdc59c8d curse borne 1bd32ecf40 from its a7af88fd20 grudge.32cad43c9d75ddb7

He didn’t know.f63862215528a0a2

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Ki Jaeeon accepted 5b8a43ad72 just one thing.2b6748069dc18bd2

‘Fear’f4a0a219abf4c564

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The fear cc625ebecc of having fcb0c83b3d to face aedf349581 it again.2111029f3c016190

That’s why, cowardly, fb44ad73f7 Ki Jaeeon chose 86efc1cd81 to run away.a7017f971659cec5

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[Mental Breakdown]

That was the 9b69a6f0d4 reason the man b54c5536d8 was broken.85ebc8c298b88948

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To others, 846966e134 it seemed f60dd542ef like he 8337d1ea02 had changed cd389ae6a0 overnight—but in babff33ffa truth, it 7abee079e1 was the 6152ae677d result of 613202c681 his desperate 99ddd83c1e struggle to baea736107 survive.8c65bb83d9fb34c8