The sound of celebration echoed all around.Flowers bloomed in every corner, and blessings filled the air.
It was a day when a couple would vow to share their future together.A wedding that should've marked the beginning of love...
But in truth, it marked the end of freedom.
After the ceremony…
Fiona:"This is all your fault!My freedom, my future—everything I dreamed of—it's all ruined because of you!If you hadn't proposed that ridiculous marriage, I could've lived the life I wanted!And just because we're married now doesn't mean I'll ever love you!"
Kairos:"I'm sorry...I never meant for things to turn out this way.At first, I was simply... drawn to you.But I didn't expect my family to go so far as to arrange a marriage behind our backs."
Fiona:"Well, that's your problem.But this situation? It's all on you!Even if you apologize, it doesn't change the fact that we're married!
You never even talked to me when we were at the academy.You never tried to get to know me.And now you expect me to accept a marriage proposal out of nowhere?!You say you love me? That's a joke..."
Kairos:"Yes… you're right.All of this… it started because of me.All I can say is that I'm sorry.
But... the truth is…I really do love you.You don't have to love me back right now. I won't force you.
But I'll show you—little by little—how serious I am."
Time passed...Kairos continued to prove his sincerity.
He never forced his love on her.He respected her boundaries, stayed by her side, supported her.
A year went by… and then the second began.Fiona began to notice the quiet efforts behind his every action.
Her cold and distant heart, full of resentment…Slowly began to change.
She started talking to him more,Opening up little by little.
And without realizing it…She started to like him.
It was a slow change, subtle but real.Their life as a couple began to truly take shape.But just when things seemed to be going well...
A storm approached.
A war between humans and demons broke out.The Empire was under pressure—both from within and beyond its borders.
The demons began to encroach.And the one everyone depended on... was Kairos.
He was the strongest warrior among mankind.His talent was unmatched.He became humanity's final light—their hope.
Which meant…He had to enter the battlefield.Again. And again. And again.
Fiona began to feel something stir in her heart.Even though she never admitted it...Even though she never said it aloud...
She was worried about him.
Her feelings remained locked away.She couldn't bring herself to say the words "I love you."
But still... she gave him a few, quiet words of care.
Fiona:"Um…"
Kairos:"Hm?"
Fiona:"Come back safely... okay?"
Kairos:(with a soft smile)"That alone... is enough for me."
And with that… he left.
Love is sweet.So sweet… that it made her forgetThe brutal truth of war.
A place that shows no mercy.Not even to those with the greatest of talents.
She believed he would return.Everyone did.
Because Kairos wasn't just talented…He was extraordinary.
No—he was a once-in-a-millennium genius.No… perhaps he was the only one of his kind in all of history.
He stood above all since he was a child.Even at the academy, no one could match him.
He was…invincible.
And perhaps that's why...No one ever thought...
That he would die.