Have a Meal Before You Go

My mom used to make me her favorite food for my birthday. My family has always eaten white meat, but at my birthday I was able to eat wonderful food.

One of my favorite foods was eggs.

My mother's eggs were amazing, because they were loaded with carrots and meat. I hated carrots a lot, but I liked meat.

That's why my mom used to put carrots and meat in eggs when it was my birthday.

I liked mediocrity.

Others ask if a little boy over 10 knows his life, but I think normal life is best.

Just living a decent life, being ordinary, and living happily, that was it.

What is it like to be ordinary?

I feel like I was born thinking that way. It does not appear to be a mountain village where I live.

I didn't know what Mom and Dad were saying about the adults, "It's dangerous around here," but I was sure it wasn't good.

My home was the valley of the mountains. The grown-ups say they protect our little town every night.

I waited for my dad to come in late that evening, and I made dinner with my mom. I think I was very excited that day.

It was my birthday.

The menu was egg.

I made my dad's favorite miso stew, kimchi, and white rice. My mom said that she was running low on food and that she might not be able to eat well for a while.

So he told me to eat as much as I want today.

The most important thing is to dry the hard-boiled egg. If I'm not mistaken, the eggs will be torn and the shape will get worse.

She rolled the eggs very well and sliced them wide, giving me a bite.

- Yummy!

My mom stroked my head like that and suddenly looked out the window.

Pibby!

It was an alarm.

As soon as she heard that, her face turned blue. Then he hurriedly ran to the window and looked at the window.

I wanted to go to the window, but my mom yelled.

- Hun, don't look at me!

- Mom?

- Hoon, come here! Do it now!

She seemed embarrassed. Or maybe he was angry. My mother urgently dragged me to my small room.

I don't know why my room is here, but there's a passageway underground. My mom said, opening the door on the floor and putting me under it.

- Hun, you have to stay here until Mom gets back. Don't move, don't move. Can you promise me that? Mom will be back soon.

- I promise.

I think I smelled something ominous back then.

My mother closed my door. Soon, I heard the sound of shoes. I heard the door close.

I was quietly in that narrow basement.

I was hungry, but I endured it because I had to eat with my dad when he came.

Then I felt like I was asleep for a while.

It seemed like a long time had passed since I opened my eyes.

I climbed up into the dungeon and carefully opened the door.

The world is quiet. The silence seems as if there is no one.

I opened the door and climbed to the ground. I carefully opened the door to my room and looked outside.

- Mom?

No one answered.

I saw the food table set on the table. Glug glug. I swallowed a hungry saliva. But I had to endure it. When Mom and Dad come, we'll eat together.

He said we should all eat together because we may run out of food for a while.

It's my birthday award.

So I waited.

On the spot, I waited a long time. A day passed and two days passed. I couldn't bear the hunger. I ended up sitting at the dining table.

I was so hungry, I couldn't remember anything.

The food all smelled strange. Bob is dry, the stew is fresh.

But I ate it without saying a word. I thought it was delicious.

I thought it was delicious and sad.

I didn't want to look out the window. It's not just because of the corpse of Park's neighbor who used to live next door. It's not just the scary creatures that are dying here and there.

It was loneliness.

It was because of the dreadful horror.

I cooked up a meal. I hoped this time would last forever.

I almost ate all the egg horses, but I have two left. I looked down on them for a long time.

I opened the door and thought my mom and dad would come back. No, I wish I was.

Back then.

Queek -

The front door of the house was opened. I jumped up and ran to it.

- Survivors!

And I met heavily armed men. Later on, they said they were from a big city called Seoul.

- Survivor, one.

I was dragged out of the house by those guys. A man blindfolded me. When he saw me, he said,

- Kid. This afternoon, a group of refugees will pass under the mountain. Follow the procession. And......

He muttered as if he was drooling.

- I'm sorry.

What's there to be sorry about?

- What's your name?

- Kim Hun.

- His name is Eugene Su. I hope to see you again later.

-.......

I had to walk blindfolded for a long time. And when my vision came back, I looked back. Our little town was torn apart for some reason.

Just a little further down that road, there's a big road. Follow the refugee procession. Do you understand me?

The man bites his lip and returns to our village.

I cried for some reason. So I burst into tears. At the same time, I thought everything around me was turning white. I thought, maybe I've come to heaven.

The white world was where strange paintings hung.

One of those paintings, a picture flew to me. The painting was quite strange.

A picture of a man made of steel sitting on a jeweled chair. The Steel Man was looking at me. The Steel Man's eyes seemed to glow.

At the same time, the white world returned to its original state.

I miss my mom.

I miss you, too.

.

The gearwalk opened its eyes. In front of him stood a man made of steel, looking down at himself. I had a smile on my mouth.

My eyes are wet. I brushed my teeth with my sleeves, muttering embarrassingly.

The gearwalk gets tougher. He's not the prodigal kid he used to be.

I felt a cold breeze.

It was the spring wind, but it was cold. The world was full of nasty silences. Turning to the left and to the right, there was a campfire burning.

“You had a nightmare, didn't you? ”

A familiar Awakener calls. The gearwalk shook its head sideways and sideways.

“Ah, yes. It's no big deal. ”

The gearwalk stood up and lightly loosened. You can see the Awakening Society's advancement camp everywhere.

This is an unmanned area.

In the past, there were traces of Poriner. Soon, the Chief of Detection came running from over there.

“Gearwalk! Reporting! ”

“Report.”

“Once upon a time, the last place there was dark magic was here. It appears that several dark magic experiments have been conducted recently, and there have been large amounts of traces of stearoid experiments found at this nearby gate. ”

“I see.”

Gearwalk nods.

I looked up at the sky.

Perhaps, by tomorrow, the full moon will rise.

I don't know how much longer I'll have to spend the afternoon.

“Stir…… and… ”

“Huh?"

Gearwalk turns his head.

“There are survivors. ”

“Survivors?”

“Yes, this is the Second Class Phantom Brotherhood, who put out an APB on us. ”

“Brother Shadow! ”

The Shadow Brothers were former comrades and Awakened Brothers who played a key role in Poriner. The two of them keep on talking in succession, but when struck together, they were close to a first-class Awakening.

“Brother Beast said the Shadow Brothers are dead. Do you have both? ”

“No, I think he's dead, just like Mr. Beast said. Only the brother's side is alive. However, as a side effect of the stearoid....... you know, it's entertaining. And.......”

“And?”

“He has surrendered. On the condition that it heals itself, it will give you what it knows. ”

“....... ”

Gearwalk nods, thinking briefly.

“I need to see. ”

I made a busy move.

* * *

Beep-beep-beep-beep-beep-beep-beep-

Tangerine lay still and looked at the chicks coming out of the egg. The little ones seemed infinitely weak and very cute.

Tangerine fell down with both hands on her chubby cheeks and watched as she breathed for a long time.

Cheolho fell down next to such a tangerine and looked at the baby quietly.

“Oh.”

Tangerine said to Chulho in a small voice.

“Pa, Al is better off as a child. ”

In case the chicks were surprised, Tangerine was whispering very quietly.

“Yellow and bird. Give it up. ”

Tangerine was so cute, she couldn't help but touch my cheeks. Chulho stroked the tangerine hair with a soft smile. If you know you were born from an egg, you might be too frightened.

Suddenly, the chicks stood up, one by two. The interior of the labyrinth was an ideal temperature, and El continued to warm by his side.

Tangerine was exerting a high concentration of hair. Chicks even the fur and dry the wet fur in the warmth. Suddenly, the hair on my whole body became soft.

“Tangerine, give me that. ”

“Ugh.”

Tangerine opened the milk pouch prepared as if she had waited. Spray the food in front of the Sole Chicks. The chicks slowly look around and come to the front of the group, and soon they start pecking carefully.

Tangerine looked at the chicks eating food and began to shed tears. When life is born and moved, it creates such a strange impression.

“The Nam Sing Gi Sea.......”

Cheolho embraced such tangerines.

“You have to lose. ”

Tangerine jumped up and ran to a small stream flowing in the maze. And I ran in with my little hand, and I fell.

Chulho had been watching him for a long time. Eventually, I woke up after I saw the bracelet make the chicks drink water.

You step out of the maze and ascend to the cold windy ground. Chulho walked lightly. It's just a few steps away from the city, tens of kilometers away.

Cheolho is still on the other side of the unmanned zone.

Arriving in a large canyon. The breeze blew through the canyon, and it was unbelievably cold even in the middle of winter.

In the middle of the chasm, Chulho breathes a little deeply. It's time to summon the Wind Spirit King.

Slowly, you start to pull up your magic power.

Kuaaaaahhh!

Suddenly, the winds in the surrounding area caused a great rush.

The end.

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