Character Introductions
1. Han Taesan
-26 years old
-Male
-Nemesis boss
-Cold and decisive personality
-Usually wears a black suit
-Uses a pistol and a knife
-Dating Ryuhyun for 1 year
-Call sign: Hades
2. Ryuhyun
-26 years old
-Female
-Nemesis squad leader
-Black hair, blunt bob, cat-like features
-Leather fanatic, mostly in full black leather
-Uses a Benelli M4 (semi-automatic shotgun)
-Dating Han Taesan for 1 year
-Call sign: Ness
Han Taesan: "Hades transmitting. Approaching 13-0."
The 13-0 district in Manhattan, New York, USA, was not Nemesis territory.
Nemesis managed districts 0-0 through 12-99, but
Taesan was secretly moving toward 13-0.
13-0 was Herot territory.
The reason he acted on his own and headed for Herot at this dawn was for one person only.
Ryuhyun.
The Nemesis squad leader he had been dating for about 1 year and 3 months.
It turned out Herot had abducted her three days ago after she vanished.
Han Taesan: "....Hades transmitting. Approaching 13-0."
Soon after entering the 13-0 district, the radio connection with Ryuhyun came through.
The voices of Herot members that had been faintly audible were now becoming completely clear.
In between, he kept sending his callsign and location to show the connection was holding.
Then,
!!!BANG!!!
Sharp gunshots rang out one after another through the radio transmitter.
Taesan ran quickly and entered the building, but the situation was already over.
Ryuhyun: "....Han Taesan?"
Ryuhyun, who had been holding a Benelli M4, relaxed slightly.
Ryuhyun: "You got here fast? From the transmission, you seemed pretty far away."
Ryuhyun grinned and wiped the blood off her face.
Ryuhyun: "Hey, but I'm glad you came."
Han Taesan slightly furrowed his brow.
She wasn't the type to say things like that often.
Han Taesan: "What do you mea..."
Before Taesan could finish, Ryuhyun staggered and collapsed.
Han Taesan: "Hey!!"
Taesan's body shot forward reflexively and caught Ryuhyun.
Han Taesan: "Hey, get up. Damn it...pull yourself together, Ryuhyun!!!!"
Taesan shook Ryuhyun like crazy.
Han Taesan: "Snap out of it, Ryuhyun. Ryuhyun!!!"
The moment Han Taesan put his arm behind Ryuhyun's back to lift her, a warm liquid spread over his palm.
When he pulled his hand away, a dark red liquid hung there thickly.
Taesan tore the sleeve of his shirt and tried to press on the wound, but the bleeding was so severe that the white fabric was soaked through in no time.
Han Taesan: "Damn...!!!"
Keeping pressure on the bleeding with his hand, Taesan lifted Ryuhyun into his arms and stood up.
Fear and desperation swirled together in his eyes.
Then, Herot members burst out from the corner.
There seemed to be at least a dozen of them.
But the ones overwhelmed by the atmosphere were not Taesan, but Herot.
Han Taesan: "Get the fuck out of the way" (Get the fuck out of the way)
The Herot members hesitated at his murderous aura for a moment, but
soon rushed at him.
But there was no way they could be a match for Taesan, who could see nothing but red right now.
Taesan swung his knife fiercely with one hand while holding Ryuhyun in the other.
Warmish blood splattered everywhere, but Taesan didn't care.
Only the determination to deal with these bastards quickly and get to the hospital filled his mind.
In the end, Herot was wiped out by Taesan's hands.
Han Taesan ran without even time to catch his breath, carrying Ryuhyun with him.
Taesan sprinted to the nearest hospital, shoved open the emergency room door, and went in.
Han Taesan: "Get a fucking doctor out here now!! She’s been shot! Move your asses!!" (Get a fucking doctor out here now! She got shot! Move, you bastards!!)
The nurses and doctors who heard Taesan's voice rushed over in surprise.
At Taesan's cool, yet rage-burning stare, the doctors were startled and quickly treated Ryuhyun.
Doctor: "She's bleeding too much. Push 1 gram of TXA, IV, righ now!!" (She's bleeding too much. Inject 1 gram of TXA (hemostatic agent) intravenously!!!)
Ryuhyun was taken to the operating room. In front of the OR, Han Taesan stood completely still, continuously chewing his lip.
Han Taesan: "Damn...."
(Han Taesan's POV)
She lost too much blood.
I should have come sooner.
The only thing I can do is sit here stupidly and wait.
It's my fault for being careless and letting her get kidnapped in the first place.
It's my fault for moving too slowly, pretending I was sneaking in quietly.
(Omniscient author point of view)
Han Taesan: "...Hah....Hyuna..."
His left hand trembled faintly.
Ryuhyun's bloodstain had dried and was still left on his palm.
Taesan gripped his left hand tightly with his right.
He couldn't calm down easily.
Han Taesan: "Ha...please...please..."
The surgery they had said would take 2 hours went past 3.
At 5 a.m., Taesan grew more and more anxious.
Han Taesan: "It's not going wrong, right...? It's just taking longer... Surgery time varies depending on the doctors..."
But contrary to his muttering, his hands were trembling uncontrollably.
Han Taesan: "Ryuhyun....."
The only thing Taesan could do there was hold his trembling hands together and wait.
(4 hours 34 minutes after the surgery began)
The light for "In surgery" went out, and the doctor came out, removing his white mask.
The green surgical scrubs were splattered and stained with blood.
The bloodstains were all different colors.
From the dark, already-dried stains that looked like they had been made when the surgery had just begun, to the slightly redder marks that had been splattered just moments ago and were still being absorbed into the scrubs.
Han Taesan stood up from his seat and walked toward the doctor.
Han Taesan: "..Did she...survived?" (...Did she survive?)
Doctor: "She had lost lots of blood, so we had to transfuse several units of blood" (She lost too much blood, so we had to transfuse several units of blood.)
Han Taesan's heart sank.
Han Taesan: "...So.." (Then....)
Doctor: "We ran into a few complications, which delayed things, but she’s going to be okay." (The surgery took longer because of a few complications, but she'll be okay now.)
Only then did Han Taesan let out a relieved breath and relax.
And thankfully, Ryuhyun regained consciousness 5 hours later. It was around 11 a.m.
Ryuhyun, who was usually healthy and had good stamina, recovered quickly, but because of Han Taesan's worry, she ended up staying in the hospital for 3 more days before being discharged.
Ryuhyun: "You've already rested for 3 days, San. That's enough now."
Han Taesan: "....Still."
Ryuhyun pinches Han Taesan's cheek lightly.
Taesan's lips pout outward.
Ryuhyun: "Geez...I told you I'm fine? I'll take my medicine properly too. The doctor said I'm fine, too."
Still full of anxiety, Taesan receives a kiss from Ryuhyun as she rises onto her toes.
Taesan's eyes go round, and he blinks blankly.
After the short 3-second kiss, Taesan absentmindedly touched his lips with his fingertips, then suddenly processed the discharge paperwork at lightning speed and picked Ryuhyun up in his arms before heading for the parking lot.
Ryuhyun: "Hey, where are you going so urg..."
Taesan carefully placed Ryuhyun in the back seat, then gave her another long, deep kiss unlike the one at the hospital earlier.
It was a rough kiss, their breaths mingling and becoming unsteady.
Ryuhyun was momentarily flustered by his urgent expression, but soon wrapped her arms around his neck and followed wherever Taesan led.
Their lips parted after a long while, and when they did, a silver thread stretched out long before snapping.
Han Taesan: "....If you do that again, I won't let it slide."
Ryuhyun snorts a laugh and tousles Han Taesan's hair.
Ryuhyun: "Yes, sir. Boss."
Yes....long time no see..heh..
I posted a notice saying I wouldn't be coming because of exam period..but I couldn't resist and came anyway hehe
When I'm stressed these days, I scribble things down, so I'm dropping one here...
Yes...even if it's bad, please let it slide..
It's because it's exam period....