Persephone wore a look of concern as she inched closer to Morpheus. "D-Do you not like it?"

Just then, the final firework illuminated the sky brightly.

She had designed it especially for him. The silver sparks gleamed like a thousand stars, with two letters shining brightest in the middle—MY.

"Morpheus, see the 'MY' in the middle?" She smiled. "I designed that for you!

"Do you like it?

"Morpheus?"

Morpheus stood frozen, like a cold sculpture.

His heart pounded, but he could only hear the flying bullets in the battle—a haunting echo of his troop's last scream at the battle's end.

It was his father's final bellow of despair.

Morpheus covered his ears and squatted down weakly, his head throbbing with pain.

"No... No."

"Morpheus!"

but he pushed her away. Despite being wounded from the push, she ignored it and tried to

wrong, Morpheus?

and sweated as if his soul was

"Morpheus!"

Persephone choked.

fireworks continued in the sky, but the person in front of her seemed unable to

Do you not feel well? Talk to me!

He pushed her again!

time, Persephone couldn't hold back and

used to care for her even when she frowned did nothing at

returned to the palace looking

upon her arrival. A ghastly helplessness crawled toward her heart like

supper, but Persephone had no

then, a voice came from outside.

holding a small cake. "The pastry chef just made this. You won't

She remained silent.

moody, he thought he wouldn't

you tell him that I put a lot of effort into it? Although I didn't help with

him helplessly. "Can you leave me

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