LOGINAfter the event, everyone went home.
Jae, Hazel and her family left after the event. They didn't stay there for too long. Hazel's parents doesn't get over from the event, which was marrying their daughter from an unknown and homeless man without a proper job or anything good. How can they accept such fate for their own daughter, and it was all thanks to the patriarch of the Young family.
Jae had barely set foot when Dana his Mother in law came dashing out, her face is still tearstained. "You! Get out of my house, you're not welcome here."
"And now my family will become a laughingstock in the whole city. We're done for."
If Jae was an outstanding man with a successful achievements she would definitely accept him, but he was just an ordinary with no achievements at all. Now that he married into her family what would others say? She was crying as she shouted, she was not willing to accept him into the family, as she thinks that this man didn't deserve their daughter.
Jae was looking at her and didn't say anything, as he thought that it was just for their daughter's safety and for her future. He was intended to leave but Hazel suddenly stoppped a and grabed his hand.
"Mom, let him in. We don't know what will happen if grandpa will heard about this." If her grandfather knows about this maybe he will definitely make them suffer more from this. After all it was her grandfather's arrangements.
"But Hazel, he..."
"He's my husband now mom." She said bitterly as she bit down her lips. The word 'husband' is something carried a painful weight that stabbed her heart greatly.
Dana, Hazel's mother were shaking in anger, as she shook her head in despair. "I'm... I'm going to... I'm going to the kitchen."
She ran back and slammed the table to bent out her anger.
"Come in, it's cold outside." As Hazel grabbed his hand and went inside the house.
Jae smiled bitterly and went inside with Hazel's house that wasn't as large as the average. Well the Young family is considered a third class family, but Hazel's house was smaller than any of the average houses in the city. What a shame that the known third class family treated their relatives like this.
"Come, and follow me." She said to Jae as she was afraid that her mother would chase hom away, so that she brought him into her own room.
Her room wasn't that large but the things inside was perfectly neat and tidy. After that, she gave him a large blanket and two pillows, and placed them on the floor. She was very tired as her voice was low as she looked at him, it was hard to imagine that she suddenly had a husband. That since birth she hadn't experience to have boyfriend, but now is different. She suddenly have a husband now.
"From now on, you'll sleep on the floor and I'll sleep on the bed. There's one rule you're not allowed to stay near at me when we are in this room. Or else you'll know the consequences."
Jae didn't say anything but smile. He knew that she did not remember him and couldn't fall in love with him. Perhaps she would definitely hated him as he suddenly became her husband. But still she was a kindhearted girl he know as she accepted him after what happened so suddenly.
He started thinking whether he take out the bracelet that she forge for him, but after thinking about it he suddenly stopped.
The room became silent as if a pin of needle could be heard from falling.
A Farewell for NowAnd just like that...Book One has come to an end.261 chapters.When I first started writing this story, I don't think I imagined that it would grow into what it eventually became. What began as an idea slowly turned into a world of battles, mysteries, sacrifices, friendships, awakenings, heartbreak, and characters who continued to stand even when everything around them was falling apart.And now, after everything...we've finally reached the end of the first part of that journey.Before anything else, I want to say one thing:Thank you.Thank you for reading.Thank you for staying.Thank you for making it all the way to the end of Book One.Whether you've been here since the beginning or discovered the story somewhere along the way, every chapter you read means something to me. Every time you continued to the next chapter, every time you became curious about what would happen next, every time a character surprised you, every time a battle made you excited, or ever
The World AfterMorning came quietly.For the first time in what felt like an eternity—there were no alarms.No emergency sirens.No warning signals.No soldiers running through the command center.No voices shouting about another breach.No one was preparing for war.The world was simply—quiet.Sunlight spilled across the horizon, touching the ruined cities and broken landscapes that had once been battlefields.Buildings were damaged.Roads were cracked.Entire sections of cities would have to be rebuilt.But people were alive.And that was enough.The world had survived.Inside the command center, something else had changed.The place that had once been filled with fear and urgency was now filled with laughter.Tables had been pushed together.Food covered nearly every surface.Music played through the halls.People who had spent months fighting for survival were finally celebrating for something that wasn't another victory on a battlefield.They were celebrating life.Hazel stood
Chapter 260 — The Voice WithinThe first thing Jae heard—was a heartbeat.Slow.Steady.Alive.Then—[Recovery complete.]Jae opened his eyes.White light surrounded him.For a moment, he couldn't remember where he was.Then everything returned.The battle.The Entity.Elyndra.Hazel.The Clone.The synchronization.The System.Jae immediately sat up."Wait."A wave of pain passed through his chest.He grabbed it."I'm alive?"A familiar voice answered.[Confirmed.]Jae froze.He slowly looked around."You're still here."[I never left.]Jae stared into empty space.Then he smiled."You really became the System."A brief pause.[Correction.]Jae raised an eyebrow."What?"[I became part of the System.]Jae laughed quietly."Still sounds like the same thing."[It is not.]Jae smiled."You're still annoying."[And you are still reckless.]Jae stopped.That sounded exactly like the Clone.For the first time since waking up—Jae felt something strange.He wasn't alone.The Clone wasn't p
The SystemJae opened his eyes.But he wasn't in the command center.He wasn't on the battlefield.He wasn't anywhere he recognized.There was only darkness.Endless darkness.Then—a voice.[Connection established.]Jae froze."What?"The voice didn't sound human.It was calm.Emotionless.Yet somehow—familiar.[Primary consciousness detected.]Jae looked around."Who are you?"Silence.Then—[Secondary consciousness detected.]Jae's eyes widened."Secondary?"A faint light appeared in the darkness.A figure stood before him.The Clone.But something was wrong.He wasn't solid anymore.His body was made of countless fragments of light.His outline flickered.Jae stared at him."You..."The Clone smiled faintly."Hey."Jae stepped toward him."What's happening?"The Clone looked down at his own hands."I don't think I can go back."Jae's expression changed."What do you mean?""I tried."The Clone looked at him."But there's nowhere to go."His body flickered again.Jae reached for h
The Clone's ChoiceThe command center had never been this quiet.Not even during the final battle.Not even when the Seventh Seal collapsed.Not even when the Entity descended upon the world.Now—everyone was waiting.The medical team surrounded Jae.Machines hummed around him.Monitors flashed.Energy readings constantly changed.Medics moved from one station to another, desperately trying to stabilize his condition."Heart rate dropping!""Increase the energy stabilizer!""It's not responding!""Again!"A pulse of energy surged through Jae's body.His heartbeat rose—then immediately fell again.Hazel stood behind the medical barrier.Her hands were trembling."Come on..."She whispered."Please."The Clone stood several meters away.He hadn't moved since they brought Jae inside.Every time Jae's heartbeat changed—his own chest reacted.Every time Jae suffered—he felt it.Every time Jae's heartbeat weakened—his own strength disappeared.He clenched his fists.The medics tried ag
The ReturnLight swallowed the darkness.For a moment, there was nothing.No sound.No ground.No sky.Then—the Clone stumbled forward.His knees struck the earth.Seraphina appeared beside him, catching herself before she fell.They were back.Back in Jae's world.The battlefield stretched before them.Broken.Ruined.But alive.The last sunlight of the day touched the shattered landscape.The Clone slowly raised his head.He felt it immediately.That heartbeat.Weak.Distant.But unmistakable.Jae.His hand went to his chest."He's here."Seraphina looked around."Where?"The Clone turned toward the center of the battlefield."There."They began walking.Then Hazel saw him.She froze.Her eyes widened.For several seconds, she simply stared.The face.The body.The aura.There was no mistaking him."The Clone..."Her voice trembled.The Clone stopped.Hazel rushed toward him."Where have you been?!"She grabbed his arm."You disappeared!"The Clone looked at her.He remembered her.







