Intro. Night pressed down on Seoul like a heavy black blanket.
The clock was nearing three in the morning,
and fog swirled around the glass skyscrapers like dead fingers trying to strangle them.
On the forty-seventh floor of an unnamed tower,
Han Jisung sat behind a black ebony desk.
The place was quiet… the quiet before an execution.
The decor wasn't luxurious in the sense of wealth,
but luxurious in the sense of control:
Dark walls, dim, bluish lighting,
Old paintings of European cities steeped in blood and war,
and a huge wall clock… silent.
As if time itself feared disturbing him.
Han wore a black suit, tailored to a deadly standard,
a dark gray shirt,
a tight tie,
black leather gloves covering his hands.
And the wheelchair…
wasn't medical.
It was a heavy, black metal object, custom-made for him,
with steel armrests,
and silent wheels that didn't even make a sound when he moved. His legs were completely still.
Lifeless.
Sensitive.
But his eyes…
His eyes were enough to kill a man.
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