The word comes with the ancient Greek word "Daima," which means "To share the same fate."
Demons originally existed among humans to protect them as guardians.
The moon shone bright and smokes invaded the dark and a figure is seen in the dark, trying to run away from something.
"My life feels as if it's shrouded mist," The figures subconscious mind says as she ran, helpless and scared. Breathing so hard, she wasn't in her right mind to do anything and all she could see was a blurry man, walking close to her.
"Who is a friend and who is a foe?" Her subconscious mind continued to say.
"Or is everyone around me a foe? I can't tell." The figure seemed totally frightened when she saw the figure come towards her.
"Is the one approaching her a devil or an angel? Have he come to save me or destroy me?" She though, breathing hard as she tightened her grip on her pink gown.
She begins to run towards the person.
"The truth is fragile that even the faintest mist can hide it."
Episode 1: Living in the mist
200 years ago, Jaseon
"Let us pray. Almighty God, please guide us to always remember your word and empower us to apply it through our words and actions. It is said that evil spirits seek to deceive your followers by quoting the Bible, your holy word." An old man prays and then from the dark, emerges a man in black attire, he deeps his hand and slowly pulls out a red rose from it,
"Evil sprits seek to separate us from God and steal his power and glory. To resist their temptation, we must…." He stops speaking when a dim light flashes to his face and he feels someone's presence and seeing the man right in front of him, his eyes widen in shock as the fire burning on the candles suddenly blew off, turning the room into total darkness.
The old man instantly turned the light on while the mysterious man in a black attire sniffs his rose calmly. Turning on the candles, he looked up to see signs of blood on the wall.Â
"It's blood!" He shool, turning his head to stare at the mysterious man, who was looking unbothered.
"It's the devil!" Someone suddenly screams, causing a chaos among the midst of the people as they all ran for their lives while he only stepped forward, holding his rose in royalty.
"I can do all things through him that gives me strength - Philippians 4:13, it read on the wall.
The mysterious man slowly reveals himself. A handsome featured man, his hair wet and hot as he stared meanly at the cross on the wall.
Turning to leave, his cheeks gets thorn, picking the cross sign which had just injured him, he turned to see who had done it.
A man rushed in fear evident in his eyes as he stared at the devil walking close to his daughter, who he hugged tight.
"Stay away," The father of the child said in fear but the devil only walked near as both staggered backwards.
He hands over the cross to the little girl, with a cunning smile on his face before standing up to leave. His scars began to heal up as he walked out of the house.
He snaps his finger and his appearance suddenly changes , "I'm incredible as usual," He smiled proudly.
A man dragged his net again for the uptenth time but all to no avail and noticing someone behind him, he turned to see a very handsome man.
"You look like you have been starving for days." He tells the old man.
"Who isn't these days?" The old man inquired instead.
"Is your wish to be free from hunger?" He asked the man who faced him with a disturbed lookon his face.
"I do not know who you are, but not even his Ma jesty can solve…."
"The sea is full of fish. Look how they shine in the water," He interrupted, smiling before snapping his fingers and surprisingly the fished jumps out from the water.
"What the…." He gasped while the young man smirked.
"I know. You must be a goblin." He stammered
"How dare you compare me to such an ugly and lowly spirit?"
"Then the Dragon King?
"I'm not an odd man like him." He replied.
"The nine tailed fox?.... "They shed fur everywhere and smell like dogs."
"Then what are you?" The man asked.
"I'm a demon from the underworld." He tells him.
"What…."
"You humans call me an evil spirit," He said with seriousness.
"Am i so hungry that i'm seeing things? Goodness, I'm dying soon," He laments while the young man only smiles.
"What's that?" He asked, watching a huge fish jump on him.
"Were you serious? My goodness!" He screams happily watching the fish try to survive.
Suddenly, the handsome man brought out a file, making the old man frown.
"It;s not for free though.You need to make a deal with me." He tells him.
"A deal?" The old man asked in confusion.
"The deal will last for ten years and you will never go hungry i that period since that's your wish," He smirked.
"What happens afterward?" He asked.
"Your body will die, and your soul will end up where I came from." He said, his face getting serious.
"What kind of place is that?"
"You humans call it hell."Â
"Hell!" The old man's eyes widen is shock while the handsome man only stares at him,coldly.
"My mouth waters just looking at my own flesh. Hell can't be worse than here. Give it here." He said, confidently.
"You're a lot braver than you look." He smiled, handling over a document to him.
"What? How do I look?"
"Shall we go ahead to sign it? He said, bringing out a feathered pen with a sharp mouth.
"This thing looks interesting." He said but was instead injured by the pen by the handsome man.
"What are you doing? It hurts!"
"One must sign with one's own blood." "That's the rule."
"What's your name?" He asked.
"Park Bok-gyu,"
"Park Bok…What?"
"Bok-gyu. -"Bok-gyu."
"Bok-gyu." He said, showing a fuck you sign.
"What a peculiar name." The young man said, signing on the documents.
"Look at this!" He said and did a fingerprint with his blood on the document.
They both smiled, while the old man handed over the document to him.
"Evil spirits deceive and confuse humans in their arrogant yet tempting ways, undermining them from both inside and outside." The young man's subconscious mind speaks while the old man throws his net happily into the river.
"However, who has ever seen an evil spirit? Even if they were to exist, they will be external forces," His subconscious mind said as the young man tapped his shoulder.
"See you in ten years." He said, walking away.
"I can't believe this. Thank you, Buddha!"Â
"You're thanking the wrong guy." The young man mumbled as he brought out the document burning it into ashes.
"While it is true that external forces can lead people astray, all evil ultimately stems from human desires. So the fault cannot lie on the evil spirits alone.
In the present world 2023 Korea CEO awards
Nobles and rich people were seen at the party as they both welcomed themselves and enjpued their drinks.
A lady emerges, her hair bouncing as she walks. She sexily brushed her hair backwards as she watched people enjoy themselves with their drinks.
She picked up a drink as a man approached her.
"Anything with caffeine, please." The man tells her while she stared at him strangely, handling the glass of wine to him.
She smiled at him as he stared at her. She looks away.
"Are you a part-timer?" He asked her.
"I knew the non-alcoholic mojito would be a hit." She said, scanning around.
"Do you trade stocks?" He asked her but she only kept quiet, looking around.
"I mean, who doesn't, right?" He chuckled.
"If you do, i bet you've heard of Hanmyeong Investment and Securities." He said, handling it over to her while she stared at it coldly.
"Take it." He told her before she finally collected it from him.
"There are hundreds of people waiting in line for my advice, but i'm willing to let you cut in line." He told her.
"The reason being?" She asked.
"You're probably making chump change. All that struggling with the rent and bills will age that pretty face of yours. It breaks my heart." He told her while she only smirked,
"Let me buy you a drink later. Give me your number." He puts his hands into his pocket, handling over his phone to her.
"We will now announce the CEO of the Year for the F and B industry," Someone said from the podium.
She collected his phone and typed a number before handling it back to him.
"I ask the winner to step onstage."
"You can call my secretary regarding any investment inquiries." She told him and he became confused, looking at the number.
"All that struggling to cover drinks and bills with your meager salary will make you lose your hair quickly. It breaks my heart." She smirked, pulling off her jacket which showed her flawless skin as she handed over her jacket to her secretary.
She then walk slowly to the stage making the man get more confused.
"Hey, you're one ambitious man. Hitting on the Mirae Group's princess?" Someone tells him.
"Princess?" He asked in shock.
"She's an instagram sensation. They call her IU of the desert world and Kim Yun-a of the A and B industry." He explains to him as he watches her walk to the stage with reporters flashing their lights on her.
"Mirae F and B has received the highest rank for two consecutive years." SOmeone said on stage.
"The Devil in Hermes?" The man gasped in shock as the glass on his hands fell to the ground.
"Congratulations, Ms. Do Do-hee!" The announcer said as she turned, standing right in front of the mic stand while everyone clapped for her.
"Hello, i'm Do Do-hee." She smiled as the lights flashed more and more.
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Do Do-hee's expression changed as she stared at the report on the tab.
[EXclusive] MIRAE A AND B"S CHILLING JUICE PACKED WITH SUGAR?
She rolled her eyes, handling over the tab to her secretary as she worked pass people.
"They deliberately blurred the lines between fructose and sugar."
"Someone's using cunning tactics."
"Who did this?" Do Do-hee asked her secretary, folding her hands.
"I'm looking into it." Her secretary told her.
"Who would be the most envious of our performance?" She asked.
"Our competitors or affiliates."
"My money's on a power grab within the group."
"I'll prioritize that possibility."
"Let's head straight to the office." She tells her secretary who followed her behind.
"We can't."
"This isn't the time for a blind date." She told her secretary, showing her the person who just called, "Almighty JU."
"You can't avoid this forever. You know how the chairwoman….
"I certainly do."
"Hello, madam Ju," she said after picking the call.
"Are you on your way?" Madam Ju asked her as she instantly ran back in.
"Yes, i just arrived. How's your checkup going?"Â
"It's going to start soon."
"There's something i've got to tell you. An issue came up at work and….
"So you want to cancel the date?"
"Let me first take care of work and put a hold on…"
"Let's put a hold on the checkup too," Madam Ju said.
"All right, fine. I'll go on the date, okay?"
"Forget it. I understand you hate blind dates, that's okay. I hate checkups too."
"I didn;t say that."
'I like blind dates. Who wouldn't like to meet someone over a fancy meal?"
"Is that so?"
"I'll enjoy myself on the date,so make sure to get a thorough…."
"Let's get started," Madam Ju hung up the phone, handling it to the doctor before lying.
"How long shou;d i stay to avoid being rude?"Â
"I would say at least 30 minutes." Her secretary told her.
"You should go grab something to eat, Ms. Shin. i'll go spend 30 minutes sitting like a doll." Do Do-hee said, walking away.
"I guess you could call Chucky from Child's play a doll too." Her secretary said.
The same devil, roamed round his clock house as he watched it carefully, examining one, he realized the clock had stopped. His face then burns in malice before walking out.