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!"

by what she saw. She attempted to hug him, but he pushed her away. Despite being wounded from the push, she ignored it and tried to

Morpheus?

and sweated as if his soul was being devoured

"Morpheus!"

Persephone choked.

the sky, but the person in front

you not feel

He pushed her again!

hold back and

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

to the palace

couch upon her arrival. A ghastly helplessness

brought her supper, but Persephone had

a voice came from

while holding a small cake. "The pastry chef just made this. You won't find it anywhere else! Would

She remained silent.

moody, he thought he wouldn't

that I put a lot of effort into it? Although I didn't help with the design,

him helplessly. "Can

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