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Chapter 00
HIM
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{Chapter is undergoing changes made from 2020}
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He panted as he looked down at the barely unrecognizable body. His eyes, solid color of red, glaring down at Sung Jin-Woo with a look of indifference and slight satisfaction.
He let out a sigh of relief as he smirked at the half-lidded eyes of his beloved. Meanwhile, Jin-Woo's vision was blurred as he helplessly tried to keep his eyes open, mind still fuzzy of what happened a few minutes ago.
Wiping his now blood-stained hands with a piece of fabric, he didn't notice the tattered body of the boy slowly, struggling to get up until he heard a faint whimper. Getting slightly irritated, he aggressively threw the towel on a wooden chair, making the poor boy flinch before regaining his composure.
"W..Why?" Jin-Woo managed to say as he broke down into tears choking on a sob.
Letting out an exasperated sigh, the unknown man turned around to face him.
"What do you mean why? Did you think I loved you? All you were good for was being mere entertainment for me. Perhaps you did have other uses too..." Chuckling loudly, he shamelessly scanned the boy's bare body as he licked his lips.
Jin-Woo couldn't help but stare, hurt and in disbelief.
"Sigh. Now that you're no longer useful to me, yo-"
"N-no! Wait, please, I love you! I don't care if I get hurt, but please don't leave me. *Hic* I c-can't live without you. I love you so much it hurts!" Jin-Woo said as he urgently reached his hand out to him.
"Hmm. Love? Are you mocking me you worthless slut?"
Reaching his hand out, he pushed down Jin-Woo on the thin mattress as he tightened his hold on his neck, enough to allow him to still breathe.
Jin-Woo helplessly stared at the man he loved as his heart shattered, looking up at him desperately through his tear-stricken eyes.
"But, I guess you still hold value. Particularly your body. Haha! So what do you say? I'll stay with you if you are willing to give your body to me whenever I please."
Releasing his hold on him, a hint of excitement flashed through his eyes as the man imagined pleasurable scenarios he can experiment with.
Jin-Woo slowly hung his head low as he processed everything said to him. Taking his silence as a no, the man couldn't help but show his displeasure as he abruptly headed towards the door.
"T..thank you.."
"Hm?" Said man quickly turned around in question placing his gaze on the shaking man a few feet from him. He let his gaze linger there for a few seconds before Jin-Woo looked up with his tear-stained face as he wore a broken smile on his face.
"Thank you for not leaving me. I promise you won't regret it! I'll make sure to make myself useful to you. Because..I'll always love you (M/N)."
Slightly surprised, the man near the door couldn't help but faintly smile before going to kneel before Jin-Woo.
Placing his cherry red lips on the boy's own slightly bloody lips, the man hummed in bliss before parting away slightly. Rubbing Jin-Woo's bottom swollen lips, he gently stroked his hair before abruptly pulling away, causing Jin-Woo to whimper before being silenced again with a kiss.
"Excellent choice. Now..."
Standing up, he headed towards the door before pausing, briefly tilting his head behind him, he parted his lips to speak.
"Just because we're going to be together from now on doesn't mean I'll love you. As long as you are still useful to me, I'll take care of you and won't abandon you."
Reaching for the doorknob, he couldn't help but bitterly smile, finding the possibility of him loving someone else humorous, absurd even.
"How can someone like me experience love? After all, I'm a.."
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People who've crossed paths with (L/N) (M/N) can only think of one word to describe him, a monster.
He was known in neighboring neighborhoods as the boy who two gods fought over leaving their footprints behind in the form of both a blessing and a curse.
His parents were caught in a shooting after settling down for only a month, leaving all their necessities to their only son, (L/N) (M/N). Surprisingly, not long after, he disappeared, taking the fortune his parents left him alongside with him. Years past and the memories of his childhood were forgotten as well, becoming a mere whisper to even the devil himself.
One blessing and a curse. In the eyes of onlookers, the answer was obvious even to a blind man. But, to the people in the town of Scileya, the answer may be the only common thing they have with each other.
Envy, hate, and want were what filled others' hearts who stumbled across (M/N)'s family. They loathed his parents for choosing to come to a poor neighborhood just so they can flaunt their wealth. Maybe that's why it was considered a blessing when his parents died and a curse when he became diagnosed with ASPD.
But, to (M/N), there was only one blessing he appreciated, that being an individual named Sung Jin-Woo.
There was once a myth stating that individuals with ASPD are secretly psychopaths. With the very first case of diagnosis, this myth stayed living. It hasn't been proven true, nor proven false, thus developing itself as a myth.
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"Jin-Woo~ah. Will you ma-" "No." Depressed, our protagonist, (L/N) (M/N), couldn't help but collapse as he grasped the fabric above his hysterically beating heart. People who would witness this scene would think the young male was having a heart attack. But that's not the case, not at all.
Rejecting confessions from the only person who would confess to him (M/N), for the nth time, was a norm for Jin-Woo.
On the other hand, seeing his efforts put in vain, (M/N) would always try harder next time, thinking his best friend was playing hard to get.
After all, this was considered normal for the two friends who spent their childhood together up until now. E-Rank Hunter Sung Jin-Woo and E-Rank Hunter (L/N) (M/N), who specializes in D-Rank Melee techniques.
This is the journey of the two protagonists of The System. But, a story can only amount to one main character, so who will come out as the victor?
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