Inside the deepest vault of the Null Order's archives, a name had reappeared in forbidden logs.
Subject: "Jang Malhun"
Status: Deceased
Codename: First Sinner
But Jiwoon knew better.
"No one ever really dies in the system," he muttered, as Mira handed him a data chip.
"Malhun was the first human ever assigned a Sin System contract," she explained.
"He was supposed to reset the balance… but he vanished."
Whispers of Inheritance
That night, Jiwoon had another dream—no, a vision.
A chained man stood in the void, both eyes torn out, speaking in riddles.
"To reject the system is to inherit its curse."
"The demon in you… was once mine."
Jiwoon gasped awake, clutching his chest where the red core pulsed.
"No… this thing didn't come from me… it came from him."
A New Target Appears
[SYSTEM ALERT: Rogue Entity Detected]
Name: "Hyun Maljun"
Relation: Biological Son of First Sinner
Role: Heir to Corruption
Threat Level: Variable
Mira frowned at the name.
"Another Malhun? Are you sure you want to chase this?"
"He's just a myth."
"No," Jiwoon replied.
"He's a mirror."
The Heir and the Hunter
Jiwoon found Hyun Maljun standing atop a temple ruin—barefoot, dressed in ceremonial black.
The boy's eyes glowed golden, not red.
"You bear the same scent as my father," Maljun said calmly.
"The system twisted him. You're letting it twist you too."
"No," Jiwoon said, drawing Nyxfang.
"I shattered my chain."
"Then let's see if you've truly earned your freedom."