Together Forever (2)
The curse will fall upon you.
âWhat the hellâŚ?â
As everyone was looking around, I knew I wasnât the only one who had heard the voice.
âJust nowâŚâ
âPriests, please cast the purification spell once more.â
âYes, alright!â
Nothing was happening as of the moment, but hearing the voice had made us all tense. Honestly, I felt like leaving this place right away.
Lee Sang-hee and the second party remained calm, but our party seemed a little confused.
The curse will fallâŚ
âCan you feel the magic power?â
âNo, I canât sense anything. There isnât even any divine magicâŚâ
I will curse these intrudersâŚ
âPerhaps it is a function that is planted in the dungeon.â
âWhat kind of curse is itâŚ?â
âWe donât know yet. For now, this voice is our only lead.â
âStep back for now and cast the Holy Defense spell,â Lee Sang-hee ordered.
Suddenly, I felt my eyes turning white from the harsh wind that had suddenly picked up. I didnât know what was happening. However, I felt dizzy. The urge to vomit was prominent. It felt like the world around me was changing. Of course, this did not seem like an appropriate expression. It wasnât easy trying to explain what kind of phenomenon we were experiencing.
For a moment, I believed everyone around me was experiencing the same thing.
After the landscape changed, the unknown voice spoke again, appearing a little startled.
Why did you do that?
Why⌠did you abandon me?
âAhâŚâ
A familiar woman stood in front of me. I remembered who she was. She was the one I had left to be eaten by the monsters back at the tutorial dungeon. I believed I had no choice but to leave her to save myself, but I could never forget her. She had chosen to prioritize drinking water and food instead of escapingâŚ
I told myself this to ease my anxiety, but I had always felt sorry.
âWhat is this situationâŚ?â
I didnât care about the fact that she was approaching me with her intestines dropping onto the floor; the memory of her being eaten by the monsters still flashed in my mind.
I was frowning, but I wasnât scared.
I already knew.
âThis is fake.â
It hurt⌠It hurt so much⌠I thought you would save me⌠Instead, you turned your back on meâŚ
âFuck.â
You are a sad excuse for a human.
âPark HyaeyoungâŚâ
Even the voice of Park Hyaeyoung, who died because of Jung Hayan, resonated in my ears.
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When she appeared, her arms and legs were amputated, and her eyes were full of resentment. I knew their resentment stemmed from the fact that they didnât choose themselves.
Of course, in Hyaeyoungâs case, it had been possible to save her.
NeverthelessâŚ
âI shouldnât feel guilty.â
You always defend yourself with that thought. It was a reasonable choice. I couldnât help it. Itâs a reasonable option. To me, you are the kind of human being that should never have existed.
âAre you even qualified to say that to me?â
It was then that Jung Jinho appeared. Seeing him with a sword stuck to his neck made me feel a little queasy.
It is no different. We are the same kind of person. We are selfish and greedy. Did Seokwoo die because he needed to?
Now the people Sun Hee-young had killed appeared. Those related to me were showing themselves one by one.
âWas this the curse they were talking about?â
I didnât think anyone else could see what I was seeing. It was just a hunch, but it felt like the illusion meant for me to see the things or people I would hate to see the most.
I could sense the guilt within me, stirring me up, and it did not feel good.
You killed us.
âShut up,â I exclaimed. I was getting annoyed at this point.
You only rely on rationalization. Youâre a coward.
âWhatâs wrong with rationalizing? Humans are designed to find rationality,â I snapped back.
And you feel guilty.
âItâs a feeling I can have, of course, but I donât regret it,â I remarked coldly.
Youâre worse than trash.
âIs that all you can say? The fact remains that I am the only one alive, and all of you are not. I will never change. Once a situation like that happens again, I will do the same,â I replied firmly.
Someday, youâll be here with the rest of us.
âYou can wish as much as you would like.â
My vision then began to get much brighter. Those looking at me with those haunting expressions slowly began to scatter, and their insults began to intensify. I fell silent.
It was not pleasant to see the bodies of those who should be dead. My entire body was soaked in a cold sweat. My legs began to shake, and my lips felt dry.
âItâs fake⌠This is all fakeâŚâ
You think so? Is this fake?
âShut up.â
Even after I returned to reality, the voices never left my head.
âShit.â
You killed us.
âShit.â
You killed us. You!
âDamnâŚâ
This was giving me more psychological damage than expected. As I gasped hard, I felt someone tapping my shoulder. I shuddered.
âGet off, right now!â
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âAre you okay?â
When I realized it was only Kim Hyunsung, I began to relax.
Yes. All of that was fake. I had to return to reality.
âAh⌠Yes, Iâm fine.â
Kim Hyunsung had sent a little bit of magic my way.
âThe othersâŚâ
Everyone was probably going through the same thing as me, just with different illusions. As expected, an inexplicable landscape came into view.
âAhhâŚâ
I could see Kim Ye-ri trembling and shaking her hand relentlessly as if to get rid of something. No, it seemed like she was trying to push away whoever was approaching her.
âStop⌠Stop. Mom⌠Mom! Help me! Please save me, mom⌠PleaseâŚâ
Judging from what I could hear, she was likely reliving a memory she had back in the slums. I didnât need to see the scene to know that it was terrible.
Park Deokgu, meanwhile, was crouching. When I saw him trembling without saying a word, I tried my best to imagine what he could see.
Sun Hee-young was also crying. She wasnât screaming, but blood was running down her mouth. It appeared that they had all been biting their lips tightly.
Of course, the person who showed the most incomprehensible act among them was Jung Hayan.
âI hate it! I hate it⌠Please, Oppa⌠Oppa⌠Oppa!â
âI-Iâm sorry⌠I did everything wrong. Please. Please⌠Iâll do better in the future. Please donât throw me away. PleaseâŚâ
âFuck.â
Honestly, I felt like her situation was serious. Tears were running down her eyes, and her nails were stained with blood. She had torn off her flesh with her hands. Seeing that her hair was sparse, it looked she had ripped off some of her hair as well.
âOh, noâŚâ
âDonât do that with her. Donât do that, Oppa. Iâm sorry⌠I hate this! I hate it so much!â
I couldnât predict just what she was seeing in her landscape. All the other people wore similar disoriented expressions, stuck in their illusions.
Although I could see people waking up halfway through, most of them settled for falling and screaming, confusion evident on their features.
Lee Sang-hee was busy apologizing to whoever she had encountered.
âSorry. Iâm really sorry. ReallyâŚâ
I could guess what she was seeing â it was her letting down her fellow guild members. Since she had always been worried about the members in danger, I knew it was only a natural reaction.
Hwang Jeong-Yeon, who was crying quietly, also woke up, looking around in mild panic.
Except for Kim Hyunsung, most of those that had awakened were those who possessed high intelligence. They had individualistic differences, but their similarity in intellect was distinct. Jung Hayanâs case might be peculiar, as she was the only one with high intelligence that was still stuck in her landscape.
âThatâs because her mind is unstable.â
âHyunsung, what happenedâŚ?â
âIâve also just woken up.â
âHow long has it been?â
âI donât think weâve been here long. I donât really understandâŚâ
It had felt like hours inside my hallucinations. It was hard to believe that all of it had happened within a moment.
Of course, in my case, I settled for solving the situation instead of grasping it. After erasing the questions lingering in my head, I spoke once more.
âHow can one wake up?â
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âIt would be best to put oneâs magic power slowly. Divine magic will be a little more efficient, but⌠I think itâd be better for Kiyoung to focus on saving Hayan first.â
âAh⌠Of course.â
Kim Hyunsung then stepped towards Sun Hee-youngâs direction, deciding it would be best to free her first. Hwang Jeong-yeon thought the same thing as she approached her partyâs priest.
As soon as I managed to clear my mind, the strange sensation left my body.
I, too, slowly stepped towards Jung Hayan.
âI have to killâŚâ
âWhat was she talking about?â
âI have to kill it all⌠I have to kill them all. That way, I can become one with my Oppa. Okay. Yes. Thatâs right. I have to kill them all.â
Jung Hayan continued to mutter in a voice too quiet to be heard by others. I didnât know what she meant by âbecoming one,â but it sure did sound scary. As I quietly approached, pushing in my magic, I felt Jung Hayan gradually awakening.
âWe will always be together,â I whispered into her ear.
Knowing Jung Hayan, she would snap out of it soon. And, to my expectations, she did. Her rough breathing slowly stabilized. Seeing that her body had stopped trembling, I knew she would come to her senses sooner or later.
Then, Jung Hayan looked in my direction.
âOppa?â Hayan asked and tilted her head. Obviously, she was still recovering from her sudden awakening.
âAre you okay?â I asked in a concerned tone.
âF-Fine⌠OppaâŚâ she replied.
âH-Huh?â
Jung Hayan tackled me into a tight hug. I felt suffocated, but I couldnât shake her off.
âOppa⌠Oppa, OppaâŚâ
She kept calling me.
âYes, Iâm here, Hayan.â
As soon as I said this, Jung Hayan dissolved into sobs. It felt like taking care of a child who had just experienced a nightmare, but it didnât feel all too bad.
Youâll throw her away too.
Although the voices never left me, it was natural for me to ignore them. This was the effect of the curse, after all.
Itâs not an effect of the curse. Itâs the voice you hear in your own heart.
Perhaps I wasnât the only one who was hearing voices inside their heads. Even after some of the others had woken up, they continued to talk to themselves.
Eventually, no one will be left by your side. Youâll have thrown them all away. Those next to you will also look at you with contempt someday. SomedayâŚ
âIs it really you, Oppa?â Hayan asked.
Only
âYes, itâs me,â I replied.
âItâs really OppaâŚâ she remarked. Her facial expression went from miserable to hopeful instantly.
âYes, thatâs right.â
Jung Hayanâs anxiously spoke, trying to make sure that I was real, that this wasnât just another illusion. It made me wonder what kind of voice she was hearing in her head.
I gulped while I continued to look down at Jung Hayan.
âThis doesnât feel rightâŚâ
Jung Hayanâs condition didnât seem too stable.
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In fact, she seemed like a bomb that could detonate at any minute.
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