prologue

Chapter 0

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Episode 0 - Triad of the Night

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Whisper.

Black rain fell.

They say black rain has a meaning.

Yes.

A meaning that signifies death.

I could see the black droplets falling on my face amidst the thousands of bodies of the Triad of the Night members.

"Haa... This… A rain without anything, huh?"

A weak, bitter, emotionless smile appeared on my face.

"Haha."

I burst into laughter like a madman, not even knowing why.

Before me, all I could see were the corpses of my organization's members.

Because I killed them.

However.

No matter how strong the human body is, it has a limit. Even if I couldn't feel pain or emotions like a normal person, I was still a weak human with a physical limit.

I lowered my gaze as the rain intensified, and the sound of raindrops hitting the ground grew louder.

Until I heard a voice a few meters in front of me.

"Ugh... This is such a mess. Haha, are you seriously human… Monarch Park Chan-woo?"

"....."

Yes, I am human. But a different kind of human.

"Damn it, seriously, why did you betray us? You could have just abandoned everything and passed the title of Monarch to someone else… But instead, you erased it all."

The man's voice before me was broken and weak. Half of his body had been cleanly severed, yet he was still speaking.

And you still question whether I am human.

Look at yourself.

"Anyway… Ugh..."

You can barely speak.

The Seven Seats of the Triad of The Night.

The man before me was the Number One Seat of the organization the second strongest after me.

The rest of the Seats must have died long ago.

Yet, this guy was still alive.

"Why the betrayal, Monarch?"

"....."

My mouth opened slowly, but I couldn't say anything.

"I'm worse off than you and yet you still don't answer me... I thought you'd be the first Monarch to make a real breakthrough... Not like the ones before."

I no longer consider myself the Monarch of the Triad of the Night.

Not for years now.

"Anyway… Ugh… We'll die. However… Damn bastard, I'll chase you even in death."

His eyes slowly closed.

I could see it the moment his breathing neared its end.

My mouth opened slowly, and I managed to utter a few words.

"I was simply deceived all this time…"

"....."

A weak smile appeared on his face.

"Ha, go to hell, bastard."

His breathing stopped, and his eyes shut, marking the end of this war against the world's largest assassin organization.

A war where every single member of the Triad of the Night died because of me.

It was finally over.

"What can I say… If it weren't for you… I… would have never realized it…"

My eyes began to close as my heart slowed its beating.

"Thank you for… telling me the truth…"

The black rain fell harder than ever, but at that moment, I felt it.

For the first time in my life.

Emotion.

It was sorrow and joy.

After dying alongside my organization…