[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-myst-might-mayhem":3,"chapter-myst-might-mayhem-myst-might-mayhem-chapter-322":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Myst, Might, Mayhem",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},555311,804,"Chapter 322","myst-might-mayhem-chapter-322",322,"\u003Cp>Chapter 322 – Fragments of Truth (4)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an occurrence brought about by an accumulation of killing intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un had possessed a strong killing intent since childhood, to the point where it could be considered a murderous nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the intensity of this killing intent, his grandfather had advised him to refrain from meeting others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this wasn’t the case throughout his entire childhood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un had learned to control this innate killing intent through acquired means.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His grandfather had taught him to always imagine his state of mind as a tranquil lake, never allowing it to be stirred by turbulence. He had also instilled in him a sense of propriety, ensuring it permeated his daily life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This had a significant effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Mok Gyeong-un deeply respected the grandfather who had raised him, he eventually reached a point where he unconsciously adhered to those teachings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Snap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When his rage reached its peak and his unleashed killing intent became uncontrollable, something snapped within Mok Gyeong-un’s mind, no, his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t simply crossing a line deep within his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if something he had suppressed was erupting, and at some point, it began to take over his mind and everything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You… those eyes… what the hell?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lee Gwang couldn’t hide his bewilderment at Mok Gyeong-un’s eyes, which had turned as black as obsidian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just meeting his gaze was enough to overwhelm him with an imposing aura, leaving his mind in a daze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Mok Gyeong-un scoffed and spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thanks to you, I’ve awakened after a long time, but this situation is troublesome.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I haven’t completely assimilated yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you talking about…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Humans are imperfect beings, but they find their path within that imperfection. That’s why I held high expectations for their potential and wanted to harmonize with you all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘!?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But it seems you often disappoint me, perhaps because you’re always faced with a crossroads of binary choices.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lee Gwang’s eyes trembled violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The confidence and majesty filling his voice made it seem as if he was looking at an emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This imposing aura could be described as domination, no, the presence of an absolute being. The moment he felt it, only one thing came to Lee Gwang’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-The sacred flame… shall be tainted by black evil… Beware the incarnation of Ahriman who will appear in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A… Ahriman?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lee Gwang spoke in a trembling voice, looking at Mok Gyeong-un.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At those words, Mok Gyeong-un raised an eyebrow and spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahriman? Yes, I was called that as well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘!!!!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was unbelievable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had thought it was simply a prophecy signifying the birth of a great murderous being who would throw the world into chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This monstrous bastard was undoubtedly that incarnation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Incarnation? Is this an incarnation?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can this even be called an incarnation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the real thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahriman!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Lee Gwang became overcome with emotion, Mok Gyeong-un chuckled and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whether you call me Ahriman, Tianzi, a devil, or anything else, it doesn’t matter. Humans are beings that fixate only on the aspects they want to see anyway. However…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Mok Gyeong-un extended his hand, Lee Gwang’s body, with only one leg remaining, began to tremble violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the influx of black energy, his body not only shook but also swelled as if it would burst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You were prepared for the consequences when you killed him, weren’t you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kuuuuuh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was too agonizing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt as if every drop of blood was suffering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a pain he had never experienced before, making him feel like he would die, unable to endure it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“S-stop…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un whispered to the anguished Lee Gwang:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With this level of power, I can not only shred your physical body but also your soul, annihilating it completely.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“S-soul?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you think it means for a soul to vanish?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“W-what…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It means your very existence will be erased, regardless of reincarnation or anything else.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Shudder!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the pain, Lee Gwang was gripped by a fear that made him suddenly alert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I… I…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you want to at least keep your soul intact? Then tell me. Where is the one who ordered you to kill him, no, Mun-no?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“T-that person… kuuuuh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Crack crack crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, cracks began to appear on his swollen body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the cracks formed, the sensation wasn’t pain but a gradual loss of all feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if nothing existed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Mok Gyeong-un grinned eerily and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What should I do? It seems best to hurry. Your soul is already being torn apart.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was truly bizarre.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was someone who had stubbornly clung to his loyalty to that person, even prepared to face death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, when the being before him said his soul would be erased and his existence would vanish, he was overcome with extreme fear and found himself speaking without realizing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ghost Blade… only the deputy leaders of the First Realm can directly contact that person.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How can I meet this human called Ghost Blade?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ghost Blade… kuuuuh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The time is approaching.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ghost Blade will definitely appear if… if the Heaven and Earth Society Leader summons him. P-please spare me. I… I don’t want my existence to disappear.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright. I’ll do that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“R-really?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Mok Gyeong-un’s words, Lee Gwang’s face lit up despite his agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having experienced all sorts of bizarre things while serving that person, he believed in the existence of the soul and reincarnation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, he wanted to avoid having his existence erased at all costs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To him, Mok Gyeong-un smiled and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But while I may do that, the ‘Right’ doesn’t want it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re still separate entities, you see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“H-hey, that’s different from what you promised. What are you talking about… urk!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Crack crack crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lee Gwang’s swollen body crumbled into pieces, scattering like ashes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only part that remained was his head, but even that cracked and crumbled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shattered dust seeped into the rainwater pooled on the ground, fading away as if it had never existed in the first place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking down at this with an indifferent gaze, Mok Gyeong-un spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you’re awake, get up on your own, old woman.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Flinch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At those words, the Holy Fire Priestess, who had been lying face down a short distance away, trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she had fainted during Lee Gwang’s torture, she had woken up midway and heard their entire conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Ahriman, he said? How could this happen…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t hide her shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something that should never have happened had occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That prophecy was originally…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Wooooosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huk!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Holy Fire Priestess’s body rose from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body, now upright, directly faced Mok Gyeong-un.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the black energy flowing from his entire body and his obsidian-like eyes, she was so shaken that she lost her words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she stood there, shocked and at a loss, Mok Gyeong-un spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Although you have already strayed from my path, you sure made good use of the mission given to you. How does it feel to have lost the price you paid?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that question, the Holy Fire Priestess’s eyes widened as if they would burst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others might not understand if they heard it, but she knew what those words meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Y-you are…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is me, and that is also me. You know that well, old woman.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Saying you have already paid the price cannot undo everything. I am not one to forgive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he finished speaking, the Holy Fire Priestess fell to her knees and prostrated herself on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, she cried out in a pleading voice to Mok Gyeong-un:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you say you will punish my sins, I will gladly accept it. But I had no choice. I couldn’t lose what I had left. My one and only… urk!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She clutched her chest, unable to finish her sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart was beating so violently that it felt like needles were stabbing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was so painful that even breathing was difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Mok Gyeong-un made a gesture of clenching something with his hand, blood spurted from her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coughing up blood, she gasped in agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kuuuuh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t give a damn about your pathetic circumstances.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kuuuh… p-please…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because of your foolishness, the ‘Right’ lost something that shouldn’t have been lost, and I too had to experience the same pain as back then.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Spare…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your words are meaningless. I am no longer a merciful being. So I will erase everything related to the seeds you sowed and that being to whom you wagged your crafty tongue…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something shattered within Mok Gyeong-un’s chest, and something revealed itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was none other than Cheong-ryeong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Huh?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holy Fire Priestess’s eyes, which had been gasping for breath due to the pain in her heart, trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pain had suddenly ceased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that he was showing mercy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she raised her head in confusion, she saw Mok Gyeong-un staring into empty space, as if looking at nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why was he acting like that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-…You mortal, no, what the hell are you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheong-ryeong, who had forcibly broken free from the wooden puppet’s seal, parted her lips as she gazed at Mok Gyeong-un, whose eyes had turned as black as obsidian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At her question, the obsidian-like eyes took on a strange look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheong-ryeong’s eyes wavered as she watched this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Those eyes…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the moment she approached him, about to say something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Ssssss!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un’s eyes, which had been like obsidian, returned to normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, as if experiencing an extreme headache, he clutched his head with one hand and staggered, his expression contorting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Cheong-ryeong furrowed her brow and spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-What are you doing now? Are you alright?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that question, Mok Gyeong-un slowly raised his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘!?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his eyes and expression returned to their usual state, she couldn’t hide her bewilderment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a moment ago, Mok Gyeong-un had definitely become a completely different being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t even hear her voice from inside the wooden puppet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why she had finally intervened, but what the hell was going on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-…Is it really you, lmortal?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At her question, Mok Gyeong-un silently nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Do you remember what just happened?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that question, Mok Gyeong-un held his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, with an expression of incomprehension, he communicated via voice transmission:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-It’s strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-I clearly had consciousness and memory, but I spoke and moved against my will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-You remember?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-…Yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was aware of what he had said and the situation he was in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even felt the emotions and feelings with which he had spoken those words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet all of this was unrelated to his own will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt as if another being within him had shared a single body and carried out everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What the hell is this?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, Mok Gyeong-un had questions about himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was definitely another being within him that he hadn’t been aware of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this feeling wasn’t uncomfortable or foreign. It felt so natural, as if they had been one from the beginning, making it incomprehensible to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Mok Gyeong-un looked at Cheong-ryeong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What kind of feeling was that?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it had been unrelated to his will, since the emotions and feelings of that moment had been fully shared, it was difficult to forget the last part.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was close to an indescribable sense of nostalgia.\u003C\u002Fp>",1908,"2026-05-30T14:58:18.410Z","2026-06-01T04:31:31.827Z",1,"novelbin.me","95843919a80a3ca429fc9ae66915790d98b8a02c75692d3f95f16d5a84af4cd5","myst-might-mayhem-chapter-323","myst-might-mayhem-chapter-321",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmyst-might-mayhem-cover.jpg"]