On the night the world turned to ashes…
Kim lost everything — his family, his dreams, even himself.
 Buried alive in blood, he rose again… no longer human.

The world believes he is dead.
But death was only the beginning.

⚔️ Now he walks as a shadow born of vengeance,
a broken soul with eyes that burn with hatred.

 Once, he dreamed of peace.
Now, he is torn between two fates:
⚔️ To cling to the last fragments of his humanity,
Or surrender to the darkness and become the monster he fears.

I wake to find the sunlight piercing my eyes harshly, as I lie on the ground in my home's garden.


Pain gnaws at my body, every movement cuts into me, but the pain is nothing compared to what I see beside me.


Jack's body… my friend… lying lifeless.


Doesn't a human have only one life? How is this possible?


I remember… speaking to myself as I run in shock toward the bathroom.


I examine my body… wasn't there a wound in my chest? Wasn't I bleeding?


I open the bathroom door… nothing. Just emptiness staring at me as if it wants to swallow me whole.


I step toward the mirror… I look into my eyes, and find one of them black as darkness.


And my left hand… it responds to the shadows, glowing faintly, writhing as if it's a strange entity living inside me.


I raise my hand slowly… my left hand, dark, black.


I feel power coursing through it, a power not human… yet my heart doesn't beat, and my soul trembles.


I stare at it, shocked, afraid, and whisper:


I press my left hand against the mirror and scream with it:


The mirror shatters, shards scattering across the wall.


I shiver for a moment… then marvel at what just happened.


But quickly, I gather my rage and rush downstairs… looking at Jack.


I gather my courage, lift his body with difficulty, carry him to the car — each step weighed down by guilt.


I drive to the nearby forest… the only place that can embrace my friend in peace.


With trembling hands, I dig a grave, the dirt falling over my blackened hand as if rejecting it.


I place his body gently inside, staring at him for one last moment.


> "Jack… I swear to you… none of them will survive.


The ones who killed my family… and who killed you… I'll make their blood soak the earth."


I cover him with soil, my breath heavy, tears mixing with the dust.


I stand in silence, shadows curling around me… breathing with me… answering my wrath.


I grab a hat and put it over my head to hide my eyes and face.


I don't know what happened to me… but from this day on,


I don't know what lies inside me now… or what I'll become.


I don't care if I'm a demon… or a monster.


What matters is that my forgiveness for this world… is over.


Chapter 8 - "Remnants of My Humanity"