Persephone wore a look of concern as she inched closer to Morpheus. "D-Do you not like it?"

Just then, the final firework illuminated the sky brightly.

She had designed it especially for him. The silver sparks gleamed like a thousand stars, with two letters shining brightest in the middle—MY.

"Morpheus, see the 'MY' in the middle?" She smiled. "I designed that for you!

"Do you like it?

"Morpheus?"

Morpheus stood frozen, like a cold sculpture.

His heart pounded, but he could only hear the flying bullets in the battle—a haunting echo of his troop's last scream at the battle's end.

It was his father's final bellow of despair.

Morpheus covered his ears and squatted down weakly, his head throbbing with pain.

"No... No."

"Morpheus!"

Persephone was shocked by what she saw. She attempted to hug him, but he pushed her away.

Despite being wounded from the push, she ignored it and tried to embrace him again.

Morpheus? You're

and sweated as if his soul was

"Morpheus!"

Persephone choked.

person in front of her

feel well?

He pushed her again!

Persephone couldn't hold

her even when she frowned did nothing

to the palace looking

upon her arrival. A ghastly helplessness crawled toward

but Persephone had no appetite. She

from outside.

Christopher entering with a

You won't find it anywhere else!

She remained silent.

he thought he wouldn't ask her since she didn't

I put a lot of effort into it? Although I didn't help with the design, I

him helplessly. "Can

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