The world was fire, smoke, and silence.Soo-ah’s ears rang as he clawed at consciousness, the weight of rubble pressing down on his side. His vision swam in shades of orange and gray. Ash drifted like snow, falling gently despite the violence that had torn the world apart only moments ago.His throat burned with smoke. His lungs screamed. But none of that mattered. His first thought, the only thought, was—Sang-woo.“Sa—Sang-woo!” His voice cracked, raw from the smoke. He coughed hard, forcing air back into his chest, and clawed at the debris. His fingers were cut and bloodied, but he didn’t care. He pushed, pulled, tore apart broken slabs of steel until finally, finally—he saw him.Sang-woo lay crumpled just a few feet away, half-covered by fallen beams. His body was still, terrifyingly still. His once-pristine shirt was torn, burned through in places, his skin scorched red and black. Blood ran in rivulets down his temple, pooling beneath him.“No… no, no, no.” Soo-ah scrambled forwa
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