Lost Faith

Epilogue

Kim Rok Soo awoke from constant tapping on his body. He was panting hard and sweating profusely. Familiar faces greeted him. Their faces were painted with worry and relief.

"You were having a nightmare, Rok Soo-yah."

"Jung Soo?" Kim Rok Soo looked at him in bewilderment.

"Are you still half-asleep?"

"Soo Hyuk-hyung?" Rok Soo asked, he was definitely confused.

"You heard that Jung Soo? He called me hyung!" Lee Soo Hyuk was moved by the sudden endearment.

"Wait, where am I?" Kim Rok Soo asked, he examined the room he was in and it looked like he was in a hospital or some sort.

"What are you talking about? We're in school. Did you lose your memory after the ball hit you earlier?" Jung Soo asked. He sat up and leaned on the headboard.

School? What school? I don't recall having this kind of memory when I was young, Kim Rok Soo thought.

"How old am I?" Rok Soo asked. The two looked at one another and faced him again.

"You're 16, remember. Are you really alright?" Soo Hyuk asked as he placed his palm on Rok Soo's forehead.

What's this? What's happening? I don't have this kind of memory from the past, Rok Soo thought as he recalled what happened.

Before waking up, he remembered learning the truth about what happened to Cale Henituse. His heart ached when he remembered the pain he caused him. All his pleadings, tears and screams were still fresh in his mind. Due to this, his body curved and began to tremble. Jung Soo and Soo Hyuk immediately assisted him, constantly asking what was wrong.

Cale Henituse completely died. His body and soul disappeared from the human world and the divine realm. All the pain and suffering he had to endure all the times he came back to the past made his soul tired. Eventually, his soul gave up. His body and soul shattered, leaving a small fragment of him in the hands of the Sun God. That was the reason why Cale cannot reincarnate, not because he asked but he couldn't. He knew he would completely disappear when he died again. Kim Rok Soo was filled with guilt and agony over the loss of his precious friend and little brother.

Choi Jung Soo and Lee Soo Hyuk were taken aback seeing Kim Rok Soo cry. He was crying painfully, they thought he must've had a bad dream to cry like this. The younger one always had a stoic expression so seeing him like this was something new. They patted his back as he cried.

After crying for a good thirty minutes, Kim Rok Soo finally calmed down. He would never forget Cale Henituse for the rest of his life. He finally stood and walked out of the infirmary room with Lee Soo Hyuk and Choi Jung Soo. He was somehow familiar with the place, he deduced it was the memory of his current body. Then, he received a sudden call. Kim Rok Soo's eyes widened upon seeing the caller ID.

[Mom]

It was his mother calling.

"Aren't you going to answer? Auntie's calling you," Jung Soo said. Rok Soo's hand shook as he swiped his phone to answer.

[Hello? Rok Soo?] He heard the familiar voice of his mother. The mother he lost before at a very young age.

"Mom?" Rok Soo reluctantly called her.

[Are you okay? You sounded weird]

"No, I am alright, mom," Rok Soo answered affectionately. He hasn't seen her for more than thirty years. What chance does he have hearing and knowing his mother and father were alive?

[I see. Rok Soo, your father and I will come home a little later than usual. We will pick up your new brother]

"New brother?"