"Wow. Everything ended just like that?" A tall woman with delicate features and piercing eyes murmured.
Seol Hwa gazed out of her floor-to-wall window, the neon lights of the sprawling city reflected in her thoughtful expression.
Her apartment, perched on the upper levels of a luxurious high-rise, offered a bird's-eye view of the bustling world below, but her mind was elsewhere.
"It did," replied Soo-jin, her voice tinged with both awe and disbelief. She lounged on the plush sofa, the soft glow of the TV illuminating her face.
A newscaster's voice filled the room, detailing Silas Kurt's ruthless victory over the remnants of the Black Hand.
"With the way things were going at the beginning, I thought he had some reservations about killing people. But his actions proved me wrong. He was as bloody as he wanted to be."
