Requiem Of A Failed Hero

“Should we just barge inside?”

Pil Jeong Hun was a tall, lean man with an air of quiet intensity around him, his eyes were dark and piercing and his hair was sleek, black colored that falls on his shoulders.

Despite Pil Jeong Hun’s lean frame, there’s this palpable aura of strength that could be felt around him, the way the veins of his forearms after his rolled sleeve could be vividly seen were enough to tell that he was going to be mad strong.

There was beginning to be confusion in the air. It’s been twenty hours since they entered the gate yet there has not been any kind of response. It was justifiable that the hunters that gathered around as reinforcement was already thinking of going in, this is an S-rank gate, and no one could rule out the fact that they all might have been fed by now.

But all of them also contemplated that notion. It was because they knew what it meant to be a catastrophe rank. Even the weakest of catastrophe ranks that they’ve seen is enough to destroy their country let’s say there were no hunters and all that was available was military strength.

They stood around the gate tensed.

“I’m with Jeong Hun, we can’t continue to delay this. What if a gate break occurs?” Lee Se Chul replied, stepping in front.

The others were beginning to look convinced and murmuring was rising, until someone from the association suddenly arrived and stepped to the front of everyone, backing the gate.

Director Hyun Sik stood before everyone with a slight bow he began.

“I am here on the authority of the Association chairman himself and he has given a verdict that no matter what happens, no one is allowed to go inside this gate.”

“What?!”

“See!!”

“Oh my God they did it!!”

From the director’s vantage point, it was first as if they were pointing fingers at him but the majority of the eye gazes went beyond him and that was when he turned back.

The Rain Guild main team was coming out– Immediately the Rain Guild Medics and protocol team ran to meet them and help them.

There was only Yujin, Shin Hye, Shin, Chong Yol, Yeon Woo, and Ga Yun, the last two had incurred serious injury on their legs so they were being treated. Reporters that have been lurking around suddenly swarmed towards them but were blocked off by the boundary tapes and the rest of the Rain guild hunters and association agents.

Yujin’s hand for some reason wouldn’t stop shaking.

Shin Hye held her hand and held it tight, assuring her, “He is fine girl Min is strong… if there is anyone we should be worried about it should be that darn Jae Hwa, you know he tends to always put himself ahead of others.”

Yujin let out a light chuckle, despite the words of encouragement from Shin Hye, she couldn’t bring herself to stop worrying about him. She rubbed her stomach and wondered if she should have told him about the pregnancy.

She wanted it to be a surprise after they had raided the gate, having just found out days before. But now she was beginning to wonder if she made the right call in that regard.

‘Don’t be pessimistic, Don’t be pessimistic’

She tried all she could to stop herself from worrying and focused her gaze on the gate, waiting for the rest.

“Is something wrong Hunter Shin Hye, I can’t see Hunter Jae Hwa and Hunter Raven along with Hunter Min.”

“They were the ones that defeated the monster… I guess they should be coming out soon.” Shin Hye responded.

“Can I ask you just two questions?” Despite being older than Shin Hye, Director Hyun Sik asked nicely.

Shin Hye after staring at him for a few seconds nodded.

He sat down beside her and began to ask his questions.

“The S rank gate, how was it?”

“How was it?….” Shin Hye looked down remembering all that had happened even before they met the wyvern. Not to say that they didn’t have to fight a single wyvern because someone Raith had dealt with all of them before they broke out of the Elemental illusion seal.

“…If Hunter Raven was not with us. All of us would have died.” She replied looking at the director.

She didn’t add to what she said but her words were enough to inform him that the dangers that were in that gate were on a level that even a team full of S ranks were not able to handle.

“Then, how strong is Hunter Raven?” He asked his second question with a careful gulp.

A visible expression of fear could be seen on Shin Hye as she clutched her fingers together and shivered for a second due to the goosebumps that scaled through her body as she reminisced all the things Raith had done in the gate.

Director Hyun Sik was a keen observer. The rise in her pores didn’t escape his eyes.

“That guy is strong… I think calling him a catastrophe rank is an understatement.”

Director Hyun Sik already had his answer even before she spoke.

“Thank you very much.” He bowed and rose. Just when he was about to move, the gate began to fluctuate, it was a sign that another person was coming out of the gate.

Everybody’s gaze naturally turned to the gate, especially Yujin who had already gotten up to jump a hug on her boyfriend but her legs came to a slow stop as she beheld what came out of the gate. 𝓫𝒹ℴ𝓿𝓵.𝓬ℴ𝓶

Mok Jae-Hwa wore a very worn out and sorrowful expression as he came out with Sung Min in his hands, the red ice cones had been cut but not totally removed from him to avoid any damage to his organs.

A solemn silence overtook the air as Mok Jae-Hwa stepped out of the gate.

Everyone was shocked.

Shin,

Yeon Woo,

Ga Yun,

Even Shin Hye and Chong Yol, their pupils shivered as they saw Sung Min carried in Mok Jae-Hwa’s hands, dead.

Following the silence was a scream from Yujin, one that pierced the heavens like a spear to the sky.