"You had no choice on the battlefield."

Persephone looked at him with her crystal eyes. There was a magical power in them. Even if a devil was tearing him apart, her eyes would always bring him back to light.

She smiled and caressed his cheek. "Though you killed your father, you saved the country."

"Do you really... think so?"

She nodded. "You're not at fault. He was the one who made a mistake. You were just fulfilling your job as a general to protect the country.

"But I also understand that he's your father who brought you up, after all. You guys must have had happy days before that happened, right?"

Morpheus held his head low in silence.

"You did well as the protector of the country," she said softly. "But as a son, you can secretly pay homage to him."

Persephone held his hand. "Reconcile with your father, Morpheus. You'll also reconcile with yourself by doing that, okay?"

a long time and felt a lump

at midnight. He suddenly saw a dimmed light at the door when he opened his

while the figure

he couldn't speak

mockery in the smile, it was a smile of relief. "Be

mouth but

her. Then, kill that murderer like I did back then! Can you do

disappeared right after saying

in silence. He abruptly woke

"W-What's wrong, Morpheus?"

eyes and realized that Persephone was up

sorry. Did I

didn't." She chuckled. "You didn't make a sound, but you

still pounding. It was a dream, but it didn't feel like a dream. Perhaps his father's soul

in his

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