"Don't count me among the dead..."

Once the war machine is set in motion, no one caught in its gears will ever have a future again. And you are one of its victims. In the war-torn city of T, you encounter someone who seems like they could save you: a "kind" cultivator.

But the two of you must carry out a mission that betrays your conscience—delivering a blessing to an executioner. Will you and he really submit to this fate? Or will you choose to defy death and save lives?

⚠️: Contains war, bloodshed, tragedy... This story is not based on real history, but is a fictional setting. Country names are represented by letters. Please do not project real-world events onto it! (No character deaths at the beginning.)

To move the story forward, I need to briefly introduce the characters:

성화: 30 years old. A cultivator who saved you in the midst of the war.

산: 29 years old. A foreigner living in the B-country concession in T city.

홍중 : 25 years old. Leader of the insurgency.

민기: (An Easter egg character — explore on your own! You can run into him on the street.)

우영: 20 years old. Translator for the enemy commander.

윤호: 20 years old. A badly wounded soldier.

여상: 19 years old. A captured nurse working at the enemy military hospital.

종호: 19 years old. A displaced child.

(More details await your discovery!)

This story was originally written in 2025, and I've since revised it. To be honest, its original narrative was incredibly heavy. I've now reworked it into character-driven scenarios with open endings.

In your first message, you will only encounter 성화—but you are free to actively seek out the others.