Chapter 150 - It's over

"What was that?" Kyuri moves closer to Kang Si An instinctively. That sound is scarier than dealing with a time-crystal plant monster's scream.

"See the miasma is born from Hong Yi Hwan's darkness and unholy near union with Ahn Hana." The Keeper furrows his brow a bit, not losing his calm demeanor. "It's been metamorphosing into something monstrous. Something must have triggered Hong Yi Hwan. He wants to merge completely with Ahn Hana's soul forcefully and control her body."

The two humans become quiet, unable to digest what they are hearing. They turn their head together and look at the closed door. They can't tell what's on the other side. They don't have enough brain to imagine the monster either.

"Come on." Kang Si An pats Kyuri with a pale face. "It's not worse than the time-crystal monster. Remember human bones? Haha... we literally walked on human bones to that thing. My body was even suċkėd dry. I didn't feel a thing."

"Why are you talking about that?" Kyuri scowls at him darkly. It's not a good memory for her. "If things go wrong, even our bodies won't exist."

"Isn't it the same?" Kang Si An creases his forehead. "If we are dead, does it matter what happens to our body?"

Kyuri hasn't died once and he has died numerous times. They both have different opinions regarding death.

"You know that Ahn Hana's soul is being eaten by Hong Yi Hwan right now?" The keeper is not looking at them. He's looking at the walls. The miasma is attracting dark creatures between the world of the living and the dead. He has to build a barrier around this house. "Remember saving Ahn Hana is the task. You must separate them. Go now. I have to handle things here."

Kyuri and Kang Si An feel like they are being whooshed away. Both of them look at the Keeper's back. "You are going to be okay, right?"

"You are handling the worst, not me," Keeper tells them without looking back. "I will be working on a barrier. Remember to secure Ahn Hana first. He might kill her."

"Good luck, Keeper," Kyuri says awkwardly before taking steps toward the door. When they get to the door, Kang Si An pushes her behind him. He signals her to be quiet. The door has no lock. He pushes it slowly.

"HAHAHAHAHA~" The mad and cynical laughter sends goosebumps down their spines. "My dear Hana, be mine. Be mine. Mine only."

"What a crazy thing!" Kyuri mumbles. "Even after death, he's after her."

"Aren't I the same?" Kang Si An whispers. "I died so many times and yet, I wanted to be with you."

"How are you the same? Would you try merging your soul with mine?"

In the corner, a pale and sickly form of what looks like a woman is sitting with her eyes closed. A black wet shadowy thing is embracing that woman. Little by little, she's being suċkėd into the dark creature. She's not resisting. Rather, she can't resist. There's bȧrėly anything left of her.

"I will distract the monster. You go and take Ahn Hana away." Kyuri whispers to Kang Si An.

"I distract him and you take Ahn Hana away." How can he let her get close to that thing? It is literally suċkɨnġ a soul.

Kyuri shakes her head and jumps into the room. Being sneaky has never been her style. Even if she's a bit sneaky, it won't work now. There's no time. "Hey, you!"

Hong Yi Hwan raises his head. He doesn't look like Hong Yi Hwan anymore -not the handsome man he once was. He has taken the form of his twisted heart - dark, psychotic, obsessive, sinister, and on the verge of becoming a demon.

Kyuri gulps and gives a sidelong glance at Kang Si An. 'Don't play the hero and ruin it.'

Kang Si An halts. Hong Yi Hwan hasn't seen him yet.

"Kwon Kyuri." Hong Yi Hwan widens his red glowing eyes. "DO SEJIN SENT YOU!"

She flinches when he roars at her. Then, her temper flares up. "Hong Yi Hwan, I am going to kill you today."

"DO YOUR BEST! DO YOU THINK THAT I DIDN'T FACE WORSE THINGS THAN YOU?" Kyuri also yells back. "COME AT ME. I CHALLENGE YOU. I WANT TO SEE HOW STRONG THE MAGNOLIA KILLER IS."

She fists her hand. If she wins, she's going to drink until she passes out.

Hong Yi Hwan lets go of Ahn Hana. He pats her head and says to her, "I will return soon, my dear. Wait for me."

Ahn Hana doesn't respond. She is in the state between life and death. Kyuri steps back when a 15 feet tall Hong Yi Hwan walks toward her with a grin on his mouth. Kyuri flicks her hair, giving a signal to Kang Si An. He rushes to Ahn Hana and picks her up in his arms.

Hong Yi Hwan hears the noise and turns around to see Kang Si An carrying Ahn Hana out of the door. Hong Yi Hwan strikes his back, tearing the skin. Black long scars appear on Si An's body. He clenches his teeth and steps out of the room. Ahn Hana must live.

Kyuri runs and kicks Hong Yi Hwan's leg. "Deal with me first, Mister Monster."

Outside, the keeper has built the barrier around the house. The cage for Hong Yi Hwan is ready. He sees Si An running out with Ahn Hana in his arms. Kang Si An is hurt and Ahn Hana is near death. He hears Hong Yi Hwan's bellowing inside the room.

Kang Si An puts Ahn Hana near the Keeper. "Separated."

Inside, Kyuri is wounded by Hong Yi Hwan who is looking at her as if he would crunch her soul. She laughs at the inhuman thing mockingly. "Sicko! People like you don't even deserve hell."

He raises his arm to hit Kyuri. She runs to the right and warps the space around her. Hong Yi Hwan falls. Since he's not inside a body, she can't use her mind skills on him. To deal with him, she must warp the space around her.

But she didn't expect that Hong Yi Hwan can also warp the dream realm using the darkness he gathered. She slams against the wall and falls back. Hong Yi Hwan clenches his hand and pounds in her direction to crush her soul and mind. It's too fast. Space is twisting around them. She closes her eyes and waits for the attack. It's okay. Ahn Hana has been saved. Even if she dies, Kang Si An can be with Little Hae.

But the pain didn't come. When she opens her eyes, Kang Si An's body is shielding hers. "Kyuri, run."

Hong Yi Hwan raises his foot to crush both Kyuri and Si An together. She forms a wall around them, knowing that it won't be able to hold Hong Yi Hwan.

At the same time, the keeper walks into the room with a black cube in his palm. It unravels itself like a blooming flower. Hong Yi Hwan's foot pauses in the air. He feels like he's being suċkėd by a black hole. He turns around and looks at the keeper.

"Hana!" He screams once before being completely suċkėd into the cube in less than the split second. The cube pulsates on the Keeper's pale palm like a living heart. The Keeper puts it inside his sleeve before walking to Kyuri and Si An. He touches the wall and it disintegrates into nothing. Kyuri is holding Kang Si An with her eyes closed.

"It's over." The Keeper smiles at them. "Ahn Hana is saved."