Silence filled the room.
The entity looked at Kim.
Deeply.
Then it spoke slowly…
"…Before you choose."
"…There is something you must understand."
Kim froze.
"What?"
The darkness stepped closer.
"…If you accept."
"You will no longer… be human."
Stillness.
But that sentence—
Was not ordinary.
The entity continued:
"You will lose… your weakness."
"Your hesitation."
"Your pain… as you know it."
"You will become… something else."
Silence.
Then it said:
"…A celestial being."
Kim's eyes widened.
But not from fear…
From understanding.
---
The entity continued:
"You will belong… neither to humans."
"Nor to demons."
"Nor to any lineage."
"You will be… above them."
"You will see what they cannot see."
"You will understand what they cannot understand."
"And rule… without being ruled."
---
It stepped closer.
Its voice grew deeper.
"…But."
"…The price."
It paused.
Then said:
"You will not feel… as you feel now."
"You will not suffer like them."
"But…"
"…You will not love like them either."
Heavy silence.
---
"You will lose… your humanity. Completely."
"But—"
"…You will gain the truth."
---
It looked directly into Kim's eyes.
"You will see… everything."
"Without masks."
"Without lies."
"Without illusions."
---
Then it extended its hand.
"…Come."
"…And be with me."
"…As a being… that sees the truth."
"…Not as a human… who runs from it."
---
Silence.
Kim's breathing was slow.
His eyes were steady.
Then—
He spoke.
In a low voice.
"…And if I refuse?"
The entity answered immediately:
"…You will remain human."
"Weak."
"Broken."
"Trapped between pain… and lies."
---
It stepped closer.
"…And you will end."
---
Silence.
---
Then—
Kim smiled.
A faint smile.
But it…
Was not ordinary.
He said:
"Humanity…"
He paused for a moment.
"…has given me nothing… but pain."
He raised his head.
"…But it is also… the only thing that ever made me… feel."
Silence.
Then he looked at it deeply.
"…I will not abandon it easily."
---
He stepped forward.
"But—"
"…I will not remain as I am."
---
His eyes…
Shined.
"I want the truth."
"But…"
"…in my own way."
---
Silence filled the room.
---
Then—
For the first time…
The entity smiled.
A real smile.
"…That is why."
"…You are perfect."
---
Suddenly—
The System trembled.
A message appeared:
Experiment Path Modified
Full Transformation Rejected
Creating State: [Half-Celestial]
---
Kim's eyes widened.
His body…
Began to change.
Slowly.
A faint pain…
But different.
---
The entity whispered:
"…You have chosen the most dangerous path."
"…To exist between the two."
"…Neither human…"
"…Nor celestial."
Then a new message appeared from the system:
The current entity has no name.
What is your name, human who changed his destiny?
Kim spoke loudly:
"Let it be… the Bearer of Pain."
---
Silence.
Then the entity said:
"…But something… new."