「Those Who Seek Solace」LCF x ORV

Chapter 12 - Desolation

"Hyung! I'm going to school now!"

"Kim Dokja! You forgot your lunch."

"Ah! Sorry, Hyung!"

Kim Dokja runs again back to Yoo Joonghyuk, before giving him a kiss on the cheek and waved goodbye.

"Why do you get a kiss and not me?" Uriel asks, pouting.

"Shut up and take out the trash," Yoo Joonghyuk says.

There was a distinct yell from Uriel, "Oi Namwoon! Which trashbin do you want to be in?!"

Lee Jihye could be heard cackling.

Kim Dokja continued to run since he's already late for school.

"Hey! Watch it!" An old man yells when he bumped into Kim Dokja, making the younger frown before picking up his things that were scattered on the pavement.

Everyone went on with their lives, not bothering to help the child doing his best to pick up his things.

That was until someone handed him his books.

"Thank you...oh..."

Kim Dokja could clearly see a redhead in front of him, with his reddish-brown eyes devoid of any life, and is moving like a puppet would.

"Oh...it's you." The man, Cale says before he continued to help the child pick up his things.

Cale then bowed his head, fixing his hat before saying, "Then, I'll be on my way."

Kim Dokja yells at the retreating figure, "Wait! Cale-ssi!"

Cale stops and looked at Kim Dokja, waiting for the next words to be said.

Kim Dokja runs and soon enough, he's already in front of the redhead, "Do you want to get coffee here?" He asks while pointing at the café beside them.

Cale puts a mug of hot chocolate in front of Kim Dokja, then sat just right across the table as he sipped his own coffee elegantly.

Everyone inside the café was fawning over the redhead's visuals and noble-like etiquettes, considering Cale was once a Duke's son.

"Do you have anything to tell me?" Cale asks as he put his mug down rather lackadaisical. Kim Dokja didn't know he was fidgeting with his own cup until Cale talked.

"Ah...yes. You are the Oldest Dream now, right?"

There was an initial shock that washed over the redhead, before calming himself as he sipped his coffee again.

"I am. You must be my predecessor."

Kim Dokja wanted to point out how ancient the redhead's way of talking was. Instead, he just sent a wry smile before tapping the handle of his mug.

"Hm. May I ask why are you here?"

Cale blinks before humming then sipped his coffee again.

[The giant story, 'Finder of Fragments' had begun its storytelling!]

Kim Dokja and Cale were the only ones who could see that notification. Kim Dokja blinks before asking, "Are you going to take me?"

"No." Was Cale's immediate answer.

[Fragments collected: 28%]

"For starters, you are not a fragment that was divided from the Kim Dokja I know. So rest easy."

This time, Kim Dokja sipped his hot chocolate, "So you went here yourself to get back my other self's fragments?"

"Yes, but actually no. I am just an avatar. The main body is still in the subway train after exhausting too much probability."