A villain’s life is miserable, while a hero’s life is fleeting.

Now, which side do you want to fight against?

-King of All Things, Sirian

Kang Yoon-Soo was deep in slumber, and as he always did when he slept, he was having a nightmare. Normally, it was the same nightmare of the world being destroyed by the Demon Lord. Unfortunately, it was a different nightmare that had come to haunt him.

‘Give up…’ a voice called out.

Give up?

Give up what?

“I’ve already forgotten about you,” Kang Yoon-Soo said.

It took quite a while for him to speak again. “You only appear whenever you want to mess with my mind. Just get lost.”

Then, Kang Yoon-Soo slowly looked away from the voice, but the voice of his child did not disappear, forcing itself into his heart. He had even forgotten his child’s gender and name, but he could not help but miss his child’s voice dearly.

‘Lies,’ the voice said coldly. It continued, ‘I’m just holding onto the things you force yourself to forget. Your memories, me, and everything else.’

Kang Yoon-Soo no longer wanted to hear what the voice had to say.

‘You said I only appear whenever I want, right?’ the voice asked. Kang Yoon-Soo plugged his ears, but the voice continued speaking. ‘No way. I’m just one of the regrets you haven’t forgotten.’

Kang Yoon-Soo began struggling to breathe.

How much longer would he have to suffer from such nightmares?

He desperately wanted to wake up.

The voice’s last words were the final nail in the coffin. ‘I look forward to the day that you’ll be able to forget about me, but will that day come? You had me knowing fully that I’d just end up dying…’

Kang Yoon-Soo felt his heart being torn into a thousand pieces.

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Shaneth had begun to change...