"Ugh…my head…" Hyun wakes up from his bed.
"Hyung, you…fully awake?" Joowon asked.
"Of course I am…what the doctor said?" Hyun sat properly while asked.
"That's a surprise question from you, you know? In the drama, the protagonist used to ask about their love—" Joowon stopped when he slipped something that wasn't supposed to from his mouth.
"Love? Nayoung? Wait…where's Nayoung?! What happened to her? Was she safe?!" Hyun rapidly asked Joowon but he lowered his head.
"What? Why are you lowering your head? What happened to her?!! Where's her room?!!!" Hyun shakes his shoulder.
"Hyung…Nayoung noona wasn't in any room except the morgue…" he said with a bitter taste in his mouth.
"What? Morgue? What happened to her?! You must be kidding me right?! Joowon-ssi!!! You kidding me!!" he yelled.
"Hyung, that's what the doctor told me, she has brain damage because of the impact…how can I lie about your lover's life?" he looked at Hyun's eyes that were already teary.
He stepped backwards and fell on the bed. Speechless and surprised at the same time. His heart was about to drop but he couldn't do anything anymore.
"Why?...why did she leave me? She already promised…" his voice trembling as he covered his face.
"Hyung, she's human, not as eternal as us…they have a lifetime and we don't…that's a fate…" Joowon said. He never saw Hyun cry since the first time he met him.
"Is the feeling of sadness that humans used to feel? Am I already half human or it's just this damn human form?" he asked Joowon.
"I can't tell you hyung, it's your feelings…there's always a probability for all of us to feel sad even at the smallest probability…" Joowon added.
"I'll go out first, you calm yourself and try to accept this…" Joowon ended as he walked out of the room. The click of the doorknob was heard.
Hyun was trembling, he didn't know what to do. He did feel something more terrible than losing someone but this time was the worst feeling he ever felt. He needs her calm hug and gentle voice to calm him down.
"Why? If only I just don't let her go out that night, if only I don't take Seoknam too easily…if only I don't be too careless and foolish!!" he was mad at himself.
That night, he let himself in the room and cried all night. Even though it looks weak, he doesn't care as she was one of the most important people in his life. She's gone now and what can he do?
The last hug, kiss and sweet words was that night, it was too fast and too short for him. Now he needs to accept that she's gone forever.
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The next day, Joowon brought him into the morgue to see her corpse. He stopped in front of the door and felt that his legs were weak.
"Are you good? Want to delay?" Joowon asked.
"No…I want to see her…for the last time…" he said.
"Okay, let's go…" Joowon helped him.
Both of them got into the room, it was cold and there's no fear for both of them as corpses were the usual thing they saw.
But there's a body that is covered with a cloth on the table, Hyun knows it was her body. He was shaking while taking off the cloth from her face. There's a little hope that it wasn't her but what can change the fate now?
He took it off and fell down. It is really her, her white pale face that is pale now. Her red lips that used to kiss his cheek are now blue. There's no blood on her face. Her cold stiff body made him more weak and fell on the floor.
"No…No! It's not her!! It can't be her!!!" he yelled and Joowon can just look away, he also can't look at how sad his hyung is and her dead body. It was too sad even for a demon for him. Maybe because the love they built together now breaks down.
"Hyung…" he grabbed Hyun's shoulder but he didn't respond and just hugged her.
"Nayoung-ssi! Andwae!! Don't leave me alone!! You promised me!! Where can I find those smiles again?!!" he cried hard and the tears flowed to her.
"Hyung, there's nothing—" before Joowon could finish his words, Hyun yelled.
"There must be something we can do to bring her back! To bring her into my arms again! There must be a cast for it!!"
"No hyung, she can't be returned to this fragile body. Let her soul free…" Joowon said.
"No!! P-please…I can't see her being so stiff and cold!!" he said.
"Nayoung-ssi! Can't you hear me?! Can't I beg to bring you back?! Please…just do anything…smile, move even a bit! Mad…annoyed or even hit me…please…" he already gave up.
Joowon can't say anything and help Hyun to get up. They both leave the morgue and return back to the room. Hyun didn't say anything after returning from it even after he left the hospital.
For the two months, he didn't talk about her anymore and after graduation. Hyun immediately left the earth and returned back to the palace with Joowon.
He felt satisfied to hear that Seoknam had already died but her loss was a big tragedy for him. There's nothing that can return him back to normal and chill Yoon Hyunki.
"Welcome back Hyun-ah~~" Dahee was welcoming him home but Hyun just walked past her.
"Hyun-ah…!" Dahee called him but he acted like a deaf person and walked to his room.
"Whoa…" Jihwan passed through Hyun but he was shocked to see big changes from his son.
"What happened to him?" Jihwan asked.
"I don't know…am I too much about sending him to the earth?" Dahee asked in a worried face.
"I don't think so…there must be something else…let's ask him…" he said and both of them went to his room.
Hyun was about to walk out again when he met his parents in front of the door.
"Yes?" he asked in a cold voice.
"Let's have a talk…" Dahee said.
"What? Send me back to the earth again?" he smirked and it gave both of them chills. Probably it was from Jihwan's genetic.
They looked at each other "no, it's about you, what happened to you when you're at the earth until it change this much?" Jihwna asked.
"You didn't think about that question before sending me to the earth right?" he looked at Dahee then Jihwan.
"Hyun-ah, we're our parents, we want to know what happened…" Jihwan convinced him.
"Don't try to be sweet with me…that's not how you treat all of these years…I'm out" he walked away.
"That behaviour was surely 100% from you…" Jihwan pointed at Dahee while looking at Dahee.
"Me? But his creepy smirk was from you!" she pointed and chased Hyun from behind.
"Me? That's my nature…" he mumbled.
"Eomma, appa, stop chasing and asking why…I'm not gonna answer that, you send me and you want me to work at the torturement place, I'll do it now…" he insisted.
"But you said you hate it there?" Dahee holds his arm.
"Since when have you cared about what I'm saying?" he asked and slowly she let go of his hand. They were stunned to see how mature he is.
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"So, both of you told me to come today, just to ask what happened to Hyun until change a lot?" Joowon repeated their question.
"Yes!" together they answered.
"Okay, briefly...I'm gonna say that he actually fell in love with a girl from the earth when he was studying and…" Joowon stopped.
"And??" Dahee was impatient.
"And she died because of getting killed. He thought that it was his fault as he didn't guard her properly and take it easy on the killer…" Joowon continued.
"Why don't you tell us the details of what happened?" Jihwan asked.
For minutes, Joowon explained from A to Z what happened to both of them. From the first they fell in love until the tragedy happened.
They gasped in silence and looked at each other.
"It's our fault isn't it?" Dahee asked Jihwan.
"It's also our fault, if we didn't lock his power maybe the girl can be saved…" Jihwan said.
"Who knows that Soomin will kill herself and her son will seek revenge…" Dahee covered her mouth.
"He was crying hard when saw her corpse at the morgue…" Joowon said.
"He's crying!" Dahee shakes Jihwan's arms.
"How precious that girl is to him…" he said.
"Very precious…" Joowon mumbled.
"Is there something that we can do?" Dahee asked.
"No…he needs to accept the reality or if they're love was the love that has been tied together…they'll probably be together again even afterlife because she can be part of Succubus or Angel. Based on Joowon's story, she will probably be an angel…" Jihwan explained.
"I hope so…" Dahee said looked at Jihwan.
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After 100 years (10 years in the earth)
Hyun is still the same and is more efficient with his work. But that's not what Jihwan and Dahee wanted to see. Even others as Soohyuk, Sehyuk and Hyunwoo said the same. They tried to motivate Hyun but he never tried to even move a step forward and stay at the same place.
But one day, when Hyun was walking out from the hell main door. He was called by an angel.
"Annyeong, are you Yoon Hyunki?" she asked in a very sweet voice.
"Yes I—" Hyun turned around and saw someone that he really missed.
"It's you!! Hyun-ssi!!!" Nayoung ran towards him and hugged him tightly. She was speechless but there's a tear flowing from his eyes. A tear of happiness. He hugged her tightly and ince she let go of it, he kissed her deeply.
"You look like a baby~" she giggled.
"You keep your promise?" he was excited.
"Of course I do! I will never break my promise!" she hugged and laid on his chest. He'll never let her go again.
"Can you read my mind this time?" she asked.
"No~" he giggled as tears flowed.
"Ouh c'mon~ I'm here~ don't cry you big demon~" she teased.
"You're a sweet angel, too shiny and it makes my eyes hurt!" he pinched her nose.
"Yah! I'm always sweet and shiny! But this time is eternal with you~" she said.
"Don't you know how hurt to wait for you to come back?" he frowned. There's a worry on his face.
"Of course it's super extremely painful but it's worth it as I'll be by your side forever~~" she whispered. He giggled and kissed her forehead.
"We're gonna get married and have children, and also live together forever, eternally~" he slid a finger through her finger.
"This ring~ I lost a while~ I'm sorry~" she grinned in guilt.
"But I keep it for you~" he said.
Their scene was watched by a few demons and angels, it includes Nayoung's parents, Hyun's parents and his samchon.
At the end, they were finally met again as she promised. No matter how far they get apart, there'll always be one thing that puts them together. Love…that's it, a true love that everyone wants. Trust the process and you'll be satisfied with the result.
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