The serene moonlight shone on the man and woman. The young man stared silently at the woman with her head down. Her penetrated chest heaved up and down with occasional spasms.

“I…” The queen managed to mutter, “lost…” Surprisingly, she didn’t sound defeated or negative, but her voice didn’t sound positive either. It was a calm tone of acceptance. “Yeah…” She strained to lift her head. “You were being truthful…” She stared up at Chi-Woo, whose face was almost touching hers. “It wasn’t a sudden awakening…” Although her blank, spazzing eyes look like those of an insane person, her gaze was still focused on him. “Or going berserk… You can return… Don’t overdo it… Go back to the way you are…” The queen continued with difficulty, her eyes fixed on him. “I’ll…soon…anyway…” However, before she could finish, her body tilted downwards.

The old trees, which were once big enough to cover the Hala Forest, began to collapse one by one. The withered leaves turned yellow and fell, and the branches dried up and twisted before scattering into a handful of ashes. Eventually, the queen, who only had her upper body left, fell to the ground.

“I don’t know what it is…” she continued while looking up at the moon in the night sky. “You shouldn’t…use that if you can…” She sounded worried for him. “It looks…very tiring…”

It was only then that Chi-Woo’s outstretched arm finally dropped. Slowly, very slowly. And the glow began to fade, including his shining eyes and the light brightly shooting...