The Place Where I Belong

Chapter 7

Previously...

"I leave it to you." These are the last words he heard from Choi Jung Soo before he fell unconscious. But before that, he saw sincere smiles plastered on their faces. They hold no regrets.

At the time the help arrived, they saw three lifeless men cuddled together.

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Then, he woke up. As he opened his eyes, he saw nothing at all in this endless white room. There's no furniture, there's no one. This is not a hospital room either. He is just all alone.

'Did I die?' He thought.

Suddenly, a black void appeared out of nowhere. It made him step backwards. A majestic voice followed.

"You didn't. You're the one who is supposed to die. Humans are really interesting, you manage to change your fate."

Kim Rok Soo knows that well. If not for those two, he would be dead right now. If they didn't save him, he would be dead right now while they are alive and well. But fate...? Kim Rok Soo doesn't care about fate at all. All he wanted to know is why he is here if he's not dead.

"Who are you?" This mysterious voice he is hearing is so majestic and dominating. He has this feeling of fear and annoyance at the same time.

"I am the god of Death. As of now, the rescue team already saw three lifeless bodies."

"Wait! I thought I didn't die?"

"That was a clone. Your real body is already somewhere else, as your soul stays here with me. That's the deal that Choi Jung Soo made to me. His fate is to end up in that world. Now it's yours" Kim Rok Soo is about to speak but the voice continues talking.

"You only have one job. Defeat the cursed man. You can do whatever you want while doing so. I wish you goodluck."

"Wait! We are not done yet!" The voice didn't even answer back until Kim Rok Soo lost his consciousness once again. This bastard!

Then he woke up. Again. But this time, he was surrounded by strangers.

"He woke up!"

He found it weird hearing unfamiliar language and different accents. But do you know what's even more weird? He understood it second after hearing such language.

"Young man, can you hear us?"

He tried to answer but no words escaped from his dry throat. The older man helped him sit when he attempted to do so. While the woman, who he assumed was the man's wife, offered him water.

"... Who?"

"We've been waiting for you to wake up! You're in our house, we found you near here and you are injured."

He can't help but to flinch and find the older woman annoying. They are hyper. Especially the two children who are speaking to him.

"Hyung, you have beautiful hair. I love it." The boy praised him on something he is confused about. Isn't his hair just ordinary?

"Shh! Alex, how about you go to your room for now?"

"Mom! Oraboni also has the talent to be a mage!"

"Alex, take your sister with you."

"Alexa, let's go."

Beautiful hair? Mage? Kim Rok Soo has no time to think about all of that. All of these are just so shocking to adapt to quickly.

Staying here for a week makes him realize that he is really not in his past world. The story of how he ended up with them, they said they found him near their house, totally injured. They didn't think twice to help him.