240 – Heroes and Monsters (2)
Why is there a contradiction here? There was no time to ask that.
“Isn’t that dangerous?”
“Okay, so shut up, you bastard.”
My body is falling apart. The flesh on the fingertips melted and flowed, revealing the bones inside the muscles. The corruption that White Dabih was preventing has begun.
“It’s not that I don’t know….”
Han Jaejoong muttered in an irritated voice and began to concentrate.
How a solution emerges amidst a sense of crisis. Jaejoong Han put the idea that suddenly occurred to him into practice. He
It was a gamble that may or may not work, but it was well worth the try.
A circle of circulation was created in the empty space of the heart. The small universe accelerated. The area around his chest flashed as if an explosion had occurred.
Starlight fell on the tips of his fingers, where his bones were clearly exposed. The color of that small flash of light was white.
“That’s…?”
Mosun muttered while looking at the starlight. According to what he felt, that was not Han Jae-joong’s starlight but White David’s.
‘No, it’s a little different.’
When he first felt it, he thought it was the starlight of White Davikh, but when he looked a little closer, he realized that it was different.
It is different from the original. But it’s infinitely similar.
‘That’s not a copy, it’s a creation…’
A star infinitely similar to the star of reality bloomed within his body.
With a white flash, Dabih appeared in a small universe.
“You’ve gained an interesting ability.”
“I’m concentrating, so shut up.”
White starlight circulated throughout his body. The cycle returned the corrupted body to its original state, as if purifying dirt. The magic of White Davih has been newly reinterpreted and revealed here.
“It’s a temporary solution, but this will stop corruption for a while.”
But the amount of light is extremely small. It’s not even as good as a candle, it’s like the lingering fire of firewood.
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Compared to the brilliance of the original, there is a world of difference. The amount of starlight that could be handled with the bare body was limited.
Even for Jo Ayun, who was a former magical girl, the skill of controlling starlight with her bare body was difficult.
It was a technique of considerable difficulty for Han Jae-joong, who had just discovered this power.
The only time I can endure is about half a day.
“It’s amazing starlight. Even though it doesn’t feel magical, it’s pure and clean, like that of a magical girl. As expected, you are the shield candidate I have been eyeing. You’ve grown so much in such a short period of time. It’s great!”
“I’m not happy even when I get praised, so I just go for a run.”
“Let’s do what headquarters does.”
Boom! The feet of contradiction hit the ground. Back on the asphalt floor, which was cracked like drought-stricken soil, Contrary jumped up into the sky, holding on to Han Jae-joong.
Growing. Flames came where they disappeared and turned the asphalt like melted candy.
“But why are you here?”
“Didn’t I tell you before? “I will protect you.”
Contradiction climbed up the building and traversed between the buildings as if crossing her stepping stones. In her own way, she was a very fast runner.
“I sensed signs that the lion would soon wake up and was dealing with him. “You can’t let it be directed at you.”
Almost as soon as the bridge came off the ground, flames came and melted the entire area. The lion’s flame has a speed beyond its gallop. Therefore, I had to narrowly avoid the flames every time.
“We haven’t grown yet, but we couldn’t let a precious shield candidate die. Well… I guess it’s already a little late.”
“The soul is alive. “You just have to return your body to its original state.”
“Then that’s a good thing.”
Contradiction opened his palms. Inside, a luxurious golden drinking glass appeared.
The ability of a drinking party. The healing liquor was sprinkled on Han Jaejoong. A wine-red liquid soaked his body and quickly evaporated.
We succeeded in erasing the abrasions and burns obtained during this escape, but unfortunately, we were unable to address the fundamental problem, the heart.
“This doesn’t work.”
“Thank you for at least trying.”
“Well, it wouldn’t be fun to escape a crisis so easily.”
Mosun chuckled.
“As you can see, my abilities are not omnipotent. “It can only use the power it replicates, and even that replication is imperfect.”
His eyes glanced back and he saw the lion behind him.
“The reason I dealt with Lion was also for training purposes. The galaxy-colored mane on his neck. Even with my abilities, I couldn’t copy that. “It is probably an absolute shield-like force that ignores all the effects of starlight.”
Chollak. Contradiction moved his right hand. The empty wine glass was rolling around on the ground, and his empty hand held his weapon, a shield spear.
“Should I, who is in the position of a shield, be jealous of someone else’s shield? “If I can make that power mine, I will be able to control all the powers in this universe.”
The grip on the spear was so strong that an eerie sound was heard from the hand.
“Isn’t it a lack of respect to leave you alone to grow and not grow alone?”
The shield-like spear blade caught the blue and red starlight and shone like a torch.
“I will become stronger too.”
Soon, hellfire was overlaid on that brilliance.
It was the lion’s flame, the fire spit out by the beast.
Mosun powerfully threw his spear at the lion.
“In a fight against the strongest shield, it would be difficult if I did not become the strongest spear.”
“Hey, that thing is blocked.”
“Wow, you are a very strong person.”
“And you seem very angry.”
“For now, let’s just keep running away.”
Mosun grabbed Han Jaejoong again and started running away. The spear thrown curiously did not cause any damage to the lion and ended up crumbling into its silver-colored mane.
“Then why don’t you transform?”
“It’s not that I don’t do it, it’s that I can’t.”
Han Jaejoong took out the broken belt and showed it to him.
“hahahaha, I see.”
Mosun laughed as if he was having trouble.
“Then I guess I’ll have to deal with the lion alone and run away.”
“That’s right.”
“Are we in big trouble?”
“It’s like that.”
“Oh my.”
Quaaa!! Flames that were more powerful than before rushed in, lightly melting the buildings as if toppling dominoes.
“I had no intention of dying here.”
“You don’t think it’s different from me.”
The steps of contradiction have quickened.
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Yun Seol-hwa was in a bad mood.
It was never because I failed to spend a day away from Han Jaejoong yesterday. Given Han Jaejoong’s current condition, it was not a choice but a necessity for the two to be together.
The main reason was that my dreams were violent after yesterday.
If the previous night’s dream was about himself being murdered by Han Jaejoong, today’s dream showed what happened before that.
-‘Solhwa, stop. Stop!’
-‘Why are we the only ones…Are we the only ones who have to go through this…!’
Han Jae-joong was blocking Yun Seol-hwa by pressing the wound with his palm as blood flowed from his side, and despite his dissuasion, he threw a chilling slash at the people around him.
An attack to kill, not an attack to suppress.
The slash spread out like a sharp wire and decapitated the people in its range without resistance. Some of them were ordinary people, and some were magical girls.
Yun Seol-hwa continued to pour out magic without stopping. Many of her people either approached her or ran away, but all of them died.
When she came to her senses, Yun Seol-hwa’s appearance had changed significantly.
Her blue-silver hair turned black, and her glacier-clear eyes became blue-black like the sea on a dark night. The whites were gone and everything around her eyes was black.
Chill and hatred flowed from her mouth.
The jewel in the center of the ribbon and the pendant that created the divinity were shattered and scattered, and a star-shaped decoration like a medal was created to replace it.
Wearing a jet-black cape like the void of the universe, the white clothes also became black, similar to the cape. The clothing has changed considerably from the basics.
The magic girl’s clothes, which gave an impression of propriety and cleanliness, became clothes for dignity and fear.
There was a mysterious ring like an angel’s halo standing behind her head, and it looked like a galaxy.
Not long after she realized that she had changed, Yun Seol-hwa saw Jo A-yun’s corpse in front of her eyes.
There is no need to guess who killed him. She clearly had a piece of ice she had stuck in her chest.
Many people died. Of course, there were many of her acquaintances among them.
The only person safe from this chilling violence was Han Jae-joong, who was closest to Yun Seol-hwa.
-‘…I’m sorry, Seolhwa.’
A lot of blood had already drained from his body. Han Jaejoong woke up with unsteady steps, probably feeling dizzy. In his hand was a belt.
-‘I have to stop you. ‘We have already crossed the river from which we cannot return.’
Just like that, he began the final transformation of his life.
‘It’s terrible.’
Yun Seol-hwa shook her head, recalling the contents of that dream, which she still remembered.
‘Does this mean that I am unconsciously afraid of becoming a monster?’
Dreams are often said to be a manifestation of the unconscious.
A window that lets you know about emotions that even you are not aware of.
Is the content of the dream, in which she kills all of her acquaintances and eventually drives Han Jae-joong to death, because she is secretly afraid of turning into a monster?
Yun Seol-hwa interpreted her dream like this.
‘Well, we don’t know how the personality that has been transformed into a monster will change…’
The most frightening thing in the dream was not rampant death. Even after causing all those rampant deaths, he didn’t feel the slightest sense of guilt.
Seeing the dead body of Jo Ayun, her favorite younger brother, she even felt a little relieved.
Ah, no one will disturb me now!
It was creepy. Yun Seol-hwa clearly realized what it felt like to not only be human in appearance but also in heart.
“Sister.”
“Huh? Uh, uh, yes….”
“Why is it like this today….”
When Jo Ayun called, Yun Seol-hwa was embarrassed and answered.
The way its bright eyes twitch is very cute. No matter how much makeup you put on, you can’t hide your inherent cuteness.
How could you hurt such a lovely child? Yun Seol-hwa erased the contents of her dream from her mind.
Even her monster transformation won’t kill her beloved brother.
“Don’t you think it’s too late, brother?”
“It certainly seems like that….”
Even though the appointed time was running out, she and Han Jae-joong showed no sign of arriving.
“Did something happen?”
“Wow, we’re in big trouble!”
Boom! At that moment, Haru opened the cafe door. The bell installed on the door rang loudly. Haru was breathing heavily, and her body was red and covered in sweat, as if she had been hit hard by the heat of this summer day.
“Tongue, brother… Aniki…!”
“Are you okay? Just calm down and speak slowly.”
There were also a few tears in her eyes. Her Jo A-yoon was worried and offered her ice water, but Haru even accepted her kindness and spoke to her.
“The master has disappeared…!!”
One day, her emotions seemed to be so happy that she shed the tears she had been holding back.
“Well, I was definitely holding your hand well… I was watching you the whole time… Then, he suddenly disappeared in front of the crosswalk… I was definitely holding your hand tight…”
The words were gibberish, but Yun Seol-hwa and Jo Ayun were able to get the point right away.
“You can’t be separated from me… If you fall even a little bit, the corruption will start right away…! Without a body, it is useless to have a soul. If there is no container to contain it, the soul just evaporates….”
What should I do? What should I do? Haru was shaking her feet as if she was impatient.
“Oh sh*t.”
Jo Ayun realized the urgency of the situation and cursed.
In times like this, it would have been nice to have Amundsen or Orange Altair, but they left immediately after Libra was defeated, saying they had work to do. To be exact, it was closer to Amundsen kidnapping Orange Altair.
I once again realized the value of her detection ability.
“Get out of the way.”
Yun Seol-hwa went out, pushing Haru.
“I will find it.”
“Well, without me, corruption cannot be prevented….”
“I’m going to freeze you and put you into cryo-sleep!”
It was a nervous answer, but it wasn’t particularly wrong. If you freeze it, even if it lasts for a day, you can prevent spoilage.
“Jaejoong… Jaejoong… No…”
Yun Seol-hwa ran in a hurry.
I opened my smartphone and turned on the location tracking app, but there was no signal. It meant either that there was no radio wave or the cell phone was broken.
“Damn it…!”
The location is unknown. Nevertheless, I just ran.
It was close to an instinctive movement.
Just as a wild beast chases its prey through scent, wind, or traces, Seolhwa Yoon was able to chase him only with the traces of starlight left in this world.
A very small trace of starlight. You cannot see what belongs to others, but you can only see what is yours.
That characteristic flow is engraved in the eyes.
Like magical girls, monsters’ abilities are based on their dreams.
The stars respond to will. The stronger their will, the more it gives them the power to achieve that will.
Yun Seol-hwa’s will was extremely simple.
Protect your loved ones from all threats in the world.
In a way, it could have been natural for her to awaken to the ability to find his location.
No matter where he is, if he can still protect it, he will chase it no matter how far he goes.
The sight of Yun Seol-hwa running forward looked more like a hunting dog chasing the scent of her blood and killing her than a loyal dog.
Soon, the scenery changed.
Yun Seol-hwa stopped for a moment and looked around.
She wasn’t tired at all. She just exhaled strongly. Even on this summer day, she didn’t break a sweat.
However, her heart rate was fast, and her excitement enveloped her body.
There was no one. Most of the buildings had melted, and even though it was summer, I could feel the heat.
The downtown area, which had been overflowing with people just a moment ago, suddenly turned into an uninhabited ruin.
Yun Seol-hwa sensed that this place was not reality.
She looked at herself through the melted glass window.
Before I knew it, the white had turned black.
‘Am I still dreaming?’
When I thought about that.
Someone grabbed her arm and jumped high.
“It is unlikely that there will be more people to protect here. “You can fight, right?”
“How did you get here, Seolhwa…?”
The contradiction gripped her, and flames rushed beneath her feet.
Yun Seol-hwa couldn’t see anything.
“Of course I came to protect you, Jaejoong.”
Her eyes were filled with only her beloved. Her eyes turned cloudy.
