The rain hadn't stopped.
It fell like static across the neon skyline, each drop a drumbeat inside Jiwoon's skull.
He didn't remember how he got here — only that his feet had kept walking.
Through alleys, stairwells, subway tunnels.
A city pulsing with sin.
Sin Points: 300
Instability Level: 7%
Emotion Suppression Detected
Jiwoon sat on a rusted fire escape, eyes fixed on the dark clouds above.
His body was healing.
His wounds closed faster now.
But his mind…
"More. You need more."
That voice again.
Too clear to be imagined.
Too wrong to be ignored.
He pulled the hoodie tighter around himself.
His reflection in a puddle below looked back at him — but the eyes were red for a moment.
Was that him?
Or something else?
Flashback – System Initiation
He remembered the day the system chose him.
A blinking screen. A choice wrapped in blood.
"Do you wish to inherit the debt?"
"Warning: This decision is irreversible."
And he had said yes.
Because no one else would.
Because the world let monsters walk free.
And someone needed to make them pay.
New Target Assigned
Assigned Sin No.003
Name: Seo Mijung
Crime: Torture of patients at illegal rehab clinic
Last Seen: Clinic Nocturne, Sector 11
A woman this time.
Jiwoon narrowed his eyes.
"They never stop, do they?"
He stood.
The rain didn't touch him anymore — it slid away, repelled by something unseen.
Clinic Nocturne – 2:14 AM
The clinic looked abandoned from the outside.
But Jiwoon had learned: monsters hid in plain sight.
He walked through the rusted gate.
No alarm.
Only silence.
Inside, the hallways stank of chemicals and fear.
He found her in Room 9 — seated beside a trembling patient, holding a surgical scalpel with calm precision.
"Just a little correction," she whispered.
Until she looked up…
And saw him.
"Who the—"
She didn't finish.
Because Jiwoon had already moved.
Sin Skill: Shadow Bind Activated
Chains of dark energy burst from the shadows, wrapping her arms mid-air.
She screamed.
But not in pain — in rage.
"Do you think you're justice?!" she spat.
Jiwoon's voice was low.
"No. I'm the weight of what you've done."
He stepped closer.
His eyes glowed faint red.
The voice inside him laughed.
"Yes… this one is ripe. Feed."
[Sin Consumption – Level 1]
Energy surged. Her screams became choked gasps as her sins were ripped out like threads.
The room dimmed.
Time seemed to stop.
System Update
Target Eliminated
Sin Points: +190
Total Sin Points: 490
Unlocked: Internal Instability – Stage 2
"Demon Avatar Resonance: 22%"
Jiwoon fell to his knees.
His heart was pounding too fast.
He gasped for breath — but it felt like someone else was breathing with him.
And from the corner of his eye…
The reflection in the surgical mirror smiled.
But he hadn't.