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!"

hug him, but he pushed her away. Despite being wounded from the push,

wrong, Morpheus?

his soul was being devoured by a terrifying

"Morpheus!"

Persephone choked.

continued in the sky, but the person in

wrong? Do you not feel well? Talk to

He pushed her again!

couldn't hold back and

man who used to care for her even when

the

the couch upon her arrival. A ghastly helplessness crawled

but Persephone had no appetite.

came from

while holding a small cake. "The pastry chef just made this. You

She remained silent.

he thought he wouldn't ask her

effort into it? Although I didn't help with the design, I was the one who got people to set it

him helplessly.

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