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It is said b3d6ee8d94 that people usually 9c2a15d21b have few memories 95f245ec69 before the age 9b560dc97d of three. However, perhaps 4d728393b2 because Cheon 8e97587ccf Ryubeom was 26155f01d4 a beast-man, 5e630ae8e4 or perhaps 8d7484810b because the dfa0c34090 moment was 291822fc2a exceptionally vivid, 8d3c1c676f his first 44ea02d82b memory was 00f64f0525 being held 13a8b23b45 in someone’s 64df339a98 arms, gazing fc18c6f487 at the b5dcc7ee0c falling snow.d6b28a2a6a3e586d

Snow blanketing the 97fb1f0322 earth in white, cbc7eea791 a world sinking a2bbba8898 into silence.5d0dee9ed9b43c6b

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The presence fc0dc574d0 that had 5b41b2041e come through 5f0b08488f the dazzling fe5ab6b134 snowy field 034f144b9a was enveloped a89e22c83a in the 96749877cd biting winter ca164b0970 wind. But the touch that 1e137cdb1b tapped his nose and 62959d4309 stroked his cheek was ed7107c608 indescribably warm, leaving an d25edcff6f indelibly clear mark in b5b6ad165a his memory.d4a3c820bdca1cc3

“Child, I believe 37f63698b4 there is a e8bcc34123 meaning to your b3134a8a43 birth as a 90cb8a1f6b tiger.”4f77c9b82cb9c063

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Only later 7cdacfa466 did he 752f96605b realize that a1642207f8 the person 2218e785f3 who had 4f7c2f3de1 held him 7154ee364c that day da51c013ea was his 138c9e97d4 father, and af38206720 the one 18f1236f42 who had d5e73b3dfb crossed the 2235fdaaba snowfield was 634d00e8bf his mother. Because he had been 4e260e9751 feverish until nightfall, his 8b34c136f7 mother had gone out 722d89e28e at dawn to gather 3d1d71586a herbs, and by the ab86809bc9 time the day broke, 732d15559f he had miraculously recovered.c6704e444e360ce9

Then, insisting on seeing the falling snow, he was carried out to the porch in his father’s arms. Though his mother had made the trip in vain, she expressed no anger and was simply happy.d3ffde9f8d39a138

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That was Ryubeom’s first fc3839e9a7 memory and the first bad8192ff0 scene of his home 833dfaac47 that he recalled.7626d21fa421afe6

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Ryubeom moved houses many 367e4f60ee times.27a83c2296a18d17

Even before Ryubeom could 3364cf4c7e remember, his parents never 9d30402631 settled in one place. They frequently relocated, 9e6c9dc1a2 never staying longer d3e115f92c than a year. Although it was b7e6c16e12 disappointing to leave 993a898cd3 just as he e0355e5734 was getting used 102f4cf02a to a place, 03d8014815 Ryubeom never showed 45849e25bb it. Being with 73c4e442a1 his parents c23c021b5a was far 9b539708fb more important.9466197bbded3732

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“We’re traveling to many 8e7a495828 places,” his father said, 3181f152d3 holding his hand in 2959364336 yet another house. Ryubeom came to 5e872a13dd like moving. At that time, ea36784cbb his world consisted 5035de5a99 solely of his 6948f37646 parents, as he 22c708beaf couldn’t maintain friendships 701d15c87e with other children 20fa328e21 at the playground.b3dc7b1e9b8b5ffb

Ryubeom didn’t 4a0379d76c easily fit 71bcb7daae in with ad3b7fad34 children his ad583dbc74 age. Not with ordinary 8aebfaa0a2 human children, nor 247bacba8e with other beast-children. Perhaps because tigers are 45b1984417 apex predators, he feared d73ef0dbe2 he might inadvertently hurt 054a94ff06 others. Moreover, Ryubeom 88ed96508c couldn’t properly de5f14c021 control his 3d7fae5889 strength.c8d38f4b94bc3303

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Beyond hurting 21d981a4d6 others, he 3fdd0f2042 often suffered fe0f3c8c0f more himself. As a 5c101ed1f9 child, the 4850c5d55c tiger frequently cd314902fb endured high c579a9da37 fevers and b9c7f3ecc8 would collapse. His energy 0a02df8bbc would fluctuate 6c5f61920b wildly, making 9759b2d9db it hard cec028efb4 for others 2f4624163e to approach 77e0101f1d him.64cf72efe386bd80

During such times, his e4c0e680eb mother would care for cb2bbb7800 him, gently brushing aside 9c2bbe6616 his sweat-soaked hair, softly c06e269342 patting him, and whispering 6716f3b445 reassurances until his energy 725abbc7e1 calmed down.c5915b833b7d1f9a

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“The Tiger God 37e0a13f45 will surely protect 2a85b5a4ae you, Beom.”46c7f95903aca75d

His mother often 5657c0646a told stories about 12a0404238 tigers. Not just folklore but d638d138e3 also the history of 95f15199a0 tiger beast-men, and sometimes c20bab4bfa even about their family.96203db98f3f4376

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When she rarely a14d3a8992 mentioned their family, 6bf0f0f6eb a mix of 52c5cf0ee3 sadness, regret, longing, c410b11e9d and unmistakable affection a83be89bb1 would cross her 74231d521a face.3456861737a48ce7

Ryubeom never met another 9a1a1d1cb3 tiger beast-man besides his 4c364ff2bd mother, so he knew 648de5e893 she had left her 0a3d028bdd family without needing to bb3d4041c0 ask.dd5bc85807abc6cf

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Through the many da9f36c465 moves, he noticed 715a616f08 that among their 13d48dcda0 increasingly sparse belongings, 32fdc5c270 his mother never 769f64e97e abandoned a red 9016956b49 chest. It contained only a 6ef10e409b few items like a eb0fc25229 mirror, hairpins, a comb, ccb2b06901 and norigae (traditional Korean 8bed0cc63a ornaments), yet she treasured 2f0b467a98 it dearly.454ef594c837cc87

He understood her d44091aa12 deep longing for 2d4528a97b her family, enough d8c507c45c to cherish these ee6fac9593 trivial items.b95675253d74ee3b

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“Cheon…”b65c9bca11a1acf5

He also knew 717c7ff1c7 she took pride 42f51afb45 in giving him c49779fde8 the family name 0b04361b23 “Cheon (天).” One 6e4e8b3b32 day, he saw eb64cc502e the same character 85687510f3 engraved inside the d44f938462 chest and confirmed df94157864 it through information 08a5b8c40f he overheard.fa52ec21c1f6f3ec

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[The Tiger Clan establishes Cheonho Foundation….]

That day, news of 481625f89b the Tiger Clan founding 1748df7c48 a scholarship foundation was bdb602ba11 all over. Hearing that 05b36b4113 many human e11cfd659a corporations attended 907af9e86e to celebrate, a2e2959a6e his mother 39335ebde5 stood frozen b580aa8471 on the bf5a614223 street. Holding her a246974e7a hand, Ryubeom 43578d8923 watched the d0bb6d4dc7 TV screen 7ee5f0f1dc and asked,81f6ace2737abc23

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“Do you miss it?”60a752d2ab80f7a7

His mother looked b75f49ee35 down at him 2f8f364d93 with an expression e7d5223907 neither crying nor 4ce2c7ca82 laughing. She didn’t affirm, e849020d5d but she also a0f8fe8492 didn’t deny. Sensing the lingering 258cbee0d1 attachment in her dcc35d8fff eyes, Ryubeom spoke b225b5482e confidently.9c8b05354d21ee41

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“Did you fight 253d5e64aa with those tigers? Should I go and ba42a9793c talk to them? I’ll ask them e9883f8ec7 not to dislike 47e54a1a96 you and to 9a6461fae2 be friends!”ae7df395d0d32a69

Young Ryubeom was c72be14f68 exceptionally adorable. Whether it was 068335db08 because of his f3245c126a looks or not, 46fcb2b847 people showed him e8799071ec great interest and 63f0ec6e97 affection whenever they 1136f03c4b went out. Even if they didn’t f86907089b know he was a 58713b1d4c tiger beast-man, everyone was ebfed2507d friendly.1a50a4bf0437882f

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At his ff2726c84d bold declaration, 4804e00dc7 his mother e35c37935a finally burst 55f40f0038 into laughter 85c09b5d29 and lifted a4a6649f86 him into d98d8ec363 her arms.4a04b992c84c41cf

“Once everything is settled, let’s go to the family estate together.”d7f2b9d42dc742f5

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“Huh? Really?!”48c827128d9b5a6a

“Yes. I’ll definitely show you how magnificent the Tiger Clan’s mansion is.”5cd79ca30d27f699

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That day, his 411891ffde mother talked a 76fe413aaf lot about their 7ef6fc61eb family. She described what 3ac4c1ddaa the Tiger Clan 99d4e13129 was like, how 46712d9a0d beautiful the sprawling 37bb56228f tiled mansion was, 2a4b6626e7 and how breathtaking b44a90a311 the sunrise was 06a3f7f698 from the forest 006de8ca50 there.2958cf2bb3c4023b

“Our Beom is such a wonderful tiger; you’ll fit in perfectly with the family.”0d1115696388693b

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Even at a young age, Ryubeom often felt that his mother was drifting. She didn’t belong anywhere, couldn’t stay long, and wandered from place to place. Though she said frequent moves were a chance to see new worlds, he realized then that the delicate atmosphere around her was due to her love for the family she couldn’t stay with.a74633c765cc051d

Mother loves f15c724f11 the family 47fc17bbed dearly.779c13f48d671663

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But because she can’t stay in the place she loves, she drifts like this.25c591fdf5758ab5

That day, Ryubeom dreamed of the Tiger Clan’s mansion. It looked exactly as his mother had described. After waking, the memory faded, but he held a clearer dream in his heart: someday, holding his parents’ hands, he wanted to visit the family estate.ee0e50033a6d49ec

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Ryubeom was a0abbd016b proud of 414fbf71f4 being a 5fd1cfe501 tiger.c505f86d7b7aa37e

However, the first time 1483f7d8ae he was chased by 5d02ed1aa6 a chang-gui was when 41f794066f he was eight. While playing in 244c6a8fc2 the yard behind 885b893ce0 their house, a def042ff10 chang-gui emerged from cd2e18a8cf the shadows and f748da8066 attacked him.4951ac81e6a97a75

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Terrified, he ran straight 258386a966 to his parents. His mother stepped in cf2efcb3ea and drove the chang-gui 5054ccad3a away. The spirits, fierce while d8f479fa74 chasing him, retreated instantly b1e160b9aa at her gesture.f1bc2622afdcb5da

That was the first time Ryubeom saw his mother use the tiger’s power. It was impressive, but his fear of the chang-gui overshadowed it. Sniffling, he asked why they chased him, and his father, patting his back, explained about the chang-gui.d449200a6b69d4e6

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“They are souls that were killed by tigers.”f1af54ac69d4d728

“Did Mom kill them?”dd3b9ac531819282

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“No. They were killed by other tigers a long time ago.”9f2b46eb1d931f20

“A long time ago? Why are they still here?”33cd345fcb4ab5c2

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His mother remained silent 830c1a874a while his father softened abfff00ab9 his gaze and smiled.345f77aaeb368841

“The power of a tiger is so strong that when someone is killed by a tiger, they lose their way to the afterlife. So, the chang-gui remain bound to this world, searching for sacrifices to take their place.”127a7edc62d88146

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That night, Ryubeom learned 68d6cea408 not only about chang-gui 367123085b but also about evil 526b92d11a spirits. His father, knowledgeable a42df35d41 about spirits, held 428ae73b52 his hand and 7bcdd19265 taught him how 00f2c41c06 to draw protective a8d365700d talismans. He emphasized f70a3fc793 the importance 2ae1bd0706 of caution, 81ba79fa36 as the 1b13a63e5b spiritual power c30fbe50c7 of beast-men 24f39142eb was particularly d6bb6b24c9 enticing to 745980f1ba evil spirits.122352dcd07ab0ad

“Evil spirits hold grudges against the world, unlike regular ghosts that merely linger. You must always be careful. If they capture you, you’ll become an evil spirit too, wandering forever.”cc4f93c036b980d9

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“Eek! What if they take me? You said I’m a good target!”f8d9e30b4cd43ae3

Seeing Ryubeom’s frightened reaction, his mother finally laughed. She said they might have scared him too much and took him from his father’s arms, lifting him high.2a8ae1567fafd888

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“If our Beom gets captured, we’ll come find you.”876a722915a240ce

“No, you should promise I won’t get captured in the first place!”9a51b16fb0dcb1ec

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“Oh my, you already know that prevention is better than cure. Whose smart child is this?”1d2ba9ccb6a53599

“Stop saying weird things…!”aba5aca2f0963e41

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His mother hugged the squirming Ryubeom tightly and laughed. Then she pretended to be stern and said, “A tiger should be able to handle that much.” Though Ryubeom felt a bit hurt, he secretly wished his parents would always protect him from evil spirits.4ddb1ee9ff63a2a1

That night, 003867dc2c Ryubeom, who 84d34a744b fell asleep 12142b9b98 pouting, woke 7ab156969b up briefly c0129264c7 to hear 3a5259cd2b his parents c341b5b102 whispering as b2cb3ff6a1 they held 33f626708a him close. He cherished the afae139db1 moment and etched 752d2ce5e3 it into his 2f194ac4c8 memory, finding comfort ebe4034b9f in their promise 107c2174bb to always protect fa94f2b85d him.68eb65093dfd02b5

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Cheon Ryubeom’s world was very small.7c4d62cfbd91b890

Although he was curious about why his mother left the Tiger Clan and how his father knew so much about ghosts and sorcery, he didn’t ask. Being together with his parents was enough for him. He thought that, as a child, he didn’t need to know such complicated things yet.d38d1581bc714d9d

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He believed that f75d319800 someday, he would ce58a868ee hear the stories f8a8e65bed from his parents. So, for 8fd8a5fcc4 now, he 8e98716d7d focused on 0d5009b72e the clear d76c9271f0 fact that 72d81e5ecb they cherished c9a4597411 and loved 4748587df4 each other. Believing nothing else 0dda097cbe mattered, Ryubeom was f2274bca22 happy every day.ae1162fe5884da06

However, the d03a466e1a happiness he 58f8dc7562 thought would dfa6b27267 last forever b5e44233f0 was shattered 8dc15096ff unexpectedly.845a8c9cd4568b16

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One rainy night, Ryubeom was moving with his parents. He didn’t ask why they had to move in the dark or in such bad weather. Instead, he fell into a deep sleep with his head resting on his mother’s lap.6b9e3371dde7eca8

Thus, he 2e4011b7ce thought he b16c1c2ff8 was having 54aa6b910a a very 6c20cf7e21 long nightmare.0f7f6d5e5aa69022

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When he woke up to a chill, he saw something pitch-black covering their car. The car fell off a steep cliff… and the only thing he remembered was the feeling of his mother holding him tightly.e3a2c6c8e4d6ade1

The car fell to a9aefcb6f2 the bottom of the 879de03e49 cliff, and though the 49c6d02e2d family survived, they were 1247835343 severely injured. But before they fbf116b580 could even recover, 335ad75346 black shadows attacked 08d110427c as if they 6ac04fe56c had been waiting. The malevolent energy they 64b575d8f3 exuded was so intense 801ec52b4e that they were likely 0f8a367bc4 evil spirits. His parents quickly hid 71d6b863e8 Ryubeom in a cave.47c91ed6f07d2a7b

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Holding his 5f59bece09 hands tightly, bfb93dfb62 they smiled b93c19337d faintly at 007f85a1a8 their anxious 2475b45bea child.3712c54f2287e0d7

“Mom won’t let you get taken away.”2ff8baf859d60cec

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“We promised to protect you.”1aa758f257d18440

Ryubeom couldn’t hold onto their retreating hands. His memories from that point were fragmented and filled with red. There were distant roars, screams, and the smell of blood.418b3a1a03f9ad5a

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Sensing something terrible happening, Ryubeom couldn’t leave the cave and just crouched, crying.d459e79dadd3b32b

“Mom, Dad….”fd7c3064e8ab1db0

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The child, eb7c9ddfa1 suffocating from c94086ae22 the cold 170f196c4a and fear, 45faddda74 eventually fainted.e339b7cff22ea2fa

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Cheon Ryubeom 09677dac57 woke up 236a8bf42c in a 8ce89061ef hospital.a25af989d4189b61

Two days had ea622066c5 passed since the 6c9787aec1 accident. Someone saw the 83824ab1da overturned car at d73cfab1c1 the bottom of 2b8f71a974 the cliff and b51d475a6c called for help. The rescue team 1dfc9ce6f0 found Ryubeom unconscious 983562cbb2 in a nearby 0fa6f3d405 cave and brought 127f69112b him to the 53046dd0b9 hospital.b0845281db87359b

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Though Ryubeom’s body had no significant injuries, it was determined he had memory problems. The beast-man doctor who examined him noticed the subtle spiritual energy around him and spoke with pity.73a4c6f9e90d0027

“It seems his memory was deliberately erased….”c57f0610cdcd9fea

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The items found in the overturned car, such as daily necessities and clothes, suggested that the family was moving. Due to the severity of the accident, it appeared one of Ryubeom’s parents used sorcery to erase his memories deliberately. As a result, Ryubeom couldn’t provide a clear answer about the incident.e8e1ea60386006ff

Cheon Ryubeom 3555fb165d believed all 7e58b20ce3 this was 015577c40d a nightmare. He thought he had 04f40b67b5 fallen into a deep ad5e8efdb2 sleep in the car a075c9dc39 and hoped that, when ce1f98263d he woke up from bd001c3c9d this dream, his father f50589ef61 would playfully pinch his b67f07066d nose. His mother 23c99f744a would hold 2b45a15434 his swollen 492085690a cheeks and 009351fa13 ask what 0fab35481d kind of 8b4188799f dream he 921ce81e78 had, and c04aee440a he would ebb99402e5 say it 15b5819445 was nothing 4b60ff06d5 and snuggle 9d50c261e1 into her 3cd360f618 embrace.8387c408f451e47d

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At that 05a03f28bc time, Ryubeom 41209c8f60 was scheduled d8013bdd49 to go efd1e33e93 to an bd8d186152 orphanage.2497eca551310205

However, when he was brought to the hospital, his tiger ears and tail were visible. His mother usually helped hide them and assisted with his human transformation, but she couldn’t do that anymore.52dba0c3fc56f869

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Tiger beast-men 723dec4b1d were relatively 91e88a24b2 rare. Thus, the doctor ad722f76e7 contacted the Cheonho f54d4cc9da Foundation, operated by b1bdfc2238 the Tiger Clan, d609a81c60 as a routine 8b853a9c5d report, and before 031ae13654 Ryubeom could be 85acc335b6 sent to the 9d479d1b98 orphanage, Cheonhoyeon and 170f1aeadd the clan leader 4c24bb705b visited the hospital.578831ea611a868f

“Probably protecting the child….”6bfb789a2fa7d9da

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Even as the medical a2cd321ab8 staff reported, Ryubeom sat ecb820c90c blankly. Cheonhoyeon approached 234115115a Ryubeom, examining 76eeb5c2b3 him up 0622f6e7bd and down 4b450e46c9 without any de0020eba2 visible emotion, afbf5a8397 then nodded 6162807647 to the 00a077d818 clan leader.2c4acb58c49f9ba6

“It seems to be her child.”0cefe1a79cba2718

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“So Eunhwa had a child….”e6dea0782369e6aa

The clan leader 45d6e4e332 looked down at 88ab3b8fc1 Ryubeom without any c3587f796c affectionate feelings toward 3e50c99e00 his grandchild. Instead, he 1b53258691 frowned as cd04703467 if it 18206df897 were a f6b8105eb4 bother and 7c200d74dd clicked his 92a9085467 tongue.9c8d0cc49e28447e

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“Tsk, she had to have a beast-man child.”3ba8692ff1863a1d

Even though it 3d729c0e35 was the first bf1383fdcb time seeing his 19b35f3e40 family, they didn’t 8968df9618 even greet him. The clan leader 124a061c85 simply informed the 9673c49c82 medical staff that 45f0d3a2fe he would take bd28d026d4 the child to 4cab76bbdd the clan. Throughout the process, 1231947044 no one spoke 9bbf7bf84d to Ryubeom.6abff7ae0f8b8953

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The only reason 2f37ea9702 for taking Cheon 30f6d8e92d Ryubeom was because a4ab25e30b he was a be0344b0d6 ‘beast-man.’ A tiger c6117f2d19 beast-man who couldn’t c55a575e93 hide his ears 10d1f99e97 and tail would 142abf1c70 be noticeable, and aa433d2e6c sending him to 9a55611219 an orphanage would 511563a010 bring shame to 62a0ce6c0d the clan. The Tiger Clan 2a87eb615c was small, and 232eba4c0d an outcast child 2489dedb9e would attract curious 8c91b720c6 stares.b1c5698bb7a8e078

Outwardly, the bonds within 2dab80d69a the Tiger Clan seemed 6d7e7969aa very tight. They didn’t take Ryubeom 5c90ecf876 because they pitied an 9f7835b778 orphaned child but because 9ec8296b2f they feared he would b222ca87fb tarnish the clan’s reputation.32973e813cf9ec82

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Staring blankly 2c21b2ee1d at their 6437ee873e cold backs, d315db37dc Ryubeom collapsed edd3157eff from a c0b32df992 high fever, 62b24885c1 desperately wishing 831a0c54d1 it was 3516864266 all just 5ddd855cc0 a nightmare.6ae4a2976968e6ad

However, when Ryubeom f8d6a2ba35 woke up again, 05ac64f54d a large tiled 3867e29a15 mansion was spread 08389ea5f8 out before his 0b21e86058 eyes. It was even more 5bc4b0063a beautiful than the image f9768135f9 his mother had described 4c26ca0ec6 to him and the dd070ee199 one he had seen e2dbd8fdb7 in his dreams.258cb32189f1a418

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But it 57358bc0b9 was nowhere e0b6f09669 near as 36012cc485 warm as 6b0809df5e his mother’s 2e04d624e3 tone when e9ff73201c she talked 078494ba9e about the ce9c98f777 mansion. Ryubeom, without having time 301cfa0165 to properly look around, 885f43aeca overheard something from some 89cd10cc69 elders passing by and 020e31ff3d hurriedly went to find ef57c16cad the clan leader.9e5d3075955fe436

“Where is my dad? Where is my dad?”9c8d9cba93301b25

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His father’s c36a0cc418 body had a83e3dc0d6 not been 0142e65a61 found at 6e412977f0 the bottom 0e4cdd15bf of the cb2d0bed63 cliff. Though there 6eac05690f were traces 1891a0b962 of two 92bcc56d6b people, only a52c651916 his mother’s 02d648d339 body had 5ca62d8b9c been discovered 9065ac6645 by the a1f7af4190 medical team. His father 13ec94ca19 had vanished 7a5dc984ec without a ced93cfe9c trace, and 335f530d42 the Tiger bd5ca51bb5 Clan wasn’t da08f94c3f searching for 4bc32096e4 him.0e704e75e81fa2a3

The reason 8aa6037b9b was simple 437e49c148 and obvious. Ryubeom’s mother, Cheon d3f5dde38e Eunhwa, was the e8115a0629 youngest daughter of ea4810f495 the clan leader 9ef189f76a and once considered fac46286fc the successor of 5ec65b03d7 the clan. Even though she had d8d1b6bdc2 fled the clan, her 3ecf076e3f sacred energy remained within 0f52ce05cf her body.ed42f89f7f9d6c2d

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Therefore, it was natural ccea55c5be to recover her body b84c4bc97e and bring it back 416fb4ad94 to the clan. However, Ryubeom’s e78be9409a father was fd950d9d74 just a 5c8062795e human—a human 322a8dce14 whom the 9f671207f7 clan leader 522127932d had never 364301886b approved of. He had never ee4a362504 permitted their relationship 6eb90a633b or even their 0855d394a2 meeting. There was no ee10c7bfed reason for the 73eeaba4c0 clan to search 7e8a95869d for him.200e0005581d0bca

“They say he might have been taken by evil spirits.”4131f9b1ec210453

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“Indeed, that’s why they couldn’t find any trace….”2ed26474ce261a5a

The elders’ words Ryubeom overheard as soon as he woke up kept echoing in his ears. Clutching the hem of the clan leader’s robe, he begged for help.a4d8e87c8ed63d4d

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“When we fell off the cliff, I think some monster was after us.”500a8ead5ae207b7

Crying and 6291b7d361 speaking, his 827040379d voice was 60f3d8e949 a mess. He recalled 5810bddf64 something black 196021fc2f covering the ffe7c31e64 car and 8df3d79567 something else 980055ce15 swarming them dd0774d40f at the 27911dca8f bottom of d39c208182 the cliff. His fragmented memory afc13e8680 could barely bring 6bbcbd10ff up any details, 4e10ef06fd but he tried 4755b2723b his best to 105ce1f71c recount the strange 3c6e823496 occurrences.b9557fd5a656f38c

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However, at 3287060e55 that moment, 48ac89ddfc Ryubeom was 2233ce557c more terrified af232d3507 than he 6e22ca464a was sorrowful 42962e8e0d about not 4d9d9360e4 recovering his be0800fe32 father’s body.fa90f64d66d7af8b

“If they take you away, you become an evil spirit wandering forever.”4c0e66c8698a46be

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His father’s story from 4fb5f7d8ed one day struck his 0a930dd762 mind. Even amid his high 256eaea958 fever, that fear struck 8d9afcd646 him cold. What if, 715ff00c4d as the a71c5a852d elders said, 169b2f8121 an evil cf9e50a08f spirit had de5c502582 taken his bdfa350b58 father, and c8596679a8 he too 29453d1791 became an c71301d578 evil spirit? If he couldn’t find be6bcdc850 the way to the 931ce376ea other world and wandered 4cf3a49e03 forever, then he would 64e40376c1 become a malicious spirit 8275afdbb0 like Chang-gwi.62cb485172eef56f

“Please, find my dad….”90ed7fb30bafdff1

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Ryubeom sobbed 08686456e9 and clung 6ab6ebab5d to the b1fee7786e clan leader. He knelt f4e05a7963 and pleaded, 52842c3001 rubbing his f2114c204e forehead on 17b7d33f47 the ground.87608c2dddadd951

That day, in the 354d18eb18 summer when he was 446fce2219 nine, he knelt on 47cac73a6c the wet ground soaked 3bce1b775d from days of rain, 5b63491bbc lowering himself so much 76552975a9 that grass stains soaked d2c3f20538 into his clothes. The memory of that 8a48d140c1 moment stained his mind 6fcc4c2261 like the grass stains b838c496fe on his clothes.09af5496a1522573

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In front 0d8b88142a of not 2caf05c513 just the 3ee88ae8a7 elders but 9abcdc5aee also his 74aadbf6cc other distant 39d883c2de relatives, he 1b5dcf2f44 didn’t have 33729828fd time to 9424561b25 be glad 93149524c1 to meet 9a619c3e30 other tiger e814337486 beast-men besides bdee155e21 his mother. Terrified, he begged for 3f63a014f0 help. At that moment, 6b34697a14 the image of e00cdf2d2c his father’s spirit c511b3405d wandering in the a95f023cce afterlife appeared vividly 9ccef75d55 in his mind.65950115ede2576e

“If you prove your abilities as a tiger, then I will find him for you.”099b88d8e992ac70

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Thus, he felt such 1666513531 relief when the clan c5238437a0 leader reluctantly granted him 111f125883 a chance. In a place where d795f63199 no one helped him f0c3b99e72 up, he repeatedly shouted 0969512fad his thanks.29dfc042163451ed

That day was 6d1fb8d0fb the first day 12ab869318 Cheon Ryubeom set 0b82d506e5 foot in the c881769f5c Tiger Clan.dc39e44d8bdd0b54

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It was c6499b08aa very different 8b2be5e0c4 from the c8be3128c3 dream he bf53cea0a4 had always 3dc4743dd4 envisioned.adbc26d5b7c7fbd2