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.

wrong, Morpheus?

as if his soul was being devoured

"Morpheus!"

Persephone choked.

person in front of her

feel well? Talk to

He pushed her again!

Persephone couldn't hold back

used to care for her even when

the

her arrival. A ghastly helplessness crawled toward

her supper, but Persephone had no appetite. She shook

came from outside. "How was the

and saw Christopher entering

made this. You won't find it anywhere else!

She remained silent.

thought he wouldn't ask her since

I put a lot of effort into it? Although I didn't help with the design, I was the one who got people to set it off.

him helplessly. "Can

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