Chapter 62: The Mole Is?
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"Acckk!" Seo Jihnyuk clawed at the cold, metallic platform beneath him, his fingers trembling as the rough edges tore into his skin. The sound of chains and shackles clinked around his legs and neck, the weight of it all pulling him further into the ground. He knelt, feeling like a prisoner in his own skin, his breath ragged, his pulse erratic.
"How did it all... How did it all lead to this?" Seo whispered to himself, leaning his back against the toughened steel wall of the enclosed cell. The walls were unyielding, oppressive, a constant reminder of the torment that consumed his every thought.
For a brief moment, he closed his eyes, hoping for a sliver of clarity in the madness that surrounded him. But all he found was the echo of his failures, the memories of decisions he couldn't reverse.