Night – Outside NOVA's Concert Venue
The air was thick with tension, sharp like a blade. Yuna had returned the bracelet to Eunwoo, yet the shadow in Hwan's eyes refused to fade.
That bracelet was the key to a curse from the past.
As Eunwoo fastened it around his wrist, Hwan's eyes darkened further.
"That bracelet belongs to me," Hwan said, his voice deep and threatening.
Eunwoo frowned and stepped forward. "No. It's mine. I was born with it."
Hwan tilted his head and let out a bitter laugh. But his eyes did not smile.
"Oh, really? Then why didn't you even realize you had lost it?"
Eunwoo clenched his jaw. Something was wrong, but he couldn't quite figure out what.
Sensing the growing hostility, Yuna instinctively took a step back.
Eunwoo turned to her and whispered,
"Leave, Yuna."
Yuna looked at him in shock. "But—"
"I said, go."
His voice was firm, protective. Despite the fear clawing at her chest, Yuna nodded and started walking away.
And at that moment—
Hwan's expression shifted.
Before Eunwoo's eyes, darkness began to spread across Hwan's body. His silhouette flickered like a shadow under fire. His crimson eyes burned with an unholy glow.
"Are you really this naive, angel?" Hwan whispered.
His voice was filled with uncontainable rage.
And then—he transformed.
Black wings spread behind him. His entire being radiated an ominous aura, his presence swallowing the light around them.
Eunwoo inhaled sharply but refused to step back. He knew exactly what Hwan was trying to do.
Hwan raised his hand. Dark energy swirled in his palm.
"You underestimated me, Eunwoo. You'll pay for that mistake."
And then, Hwan lunged.
But just then—
"Eunwoo!"
Doyoon, Haesso, Minseok, and Jaehoon arrived, their voices cutting through the night.
Hwan's wings trembled. For a split second, it was as if the spell broke—he reverted to his human form.
For a moment, everything was silent.
Hwan tilted his head. A smirk crept onto his lips as he slipped his hands into his pockets.
"What an entertaining night," he mused.
Then, stepping closer to Eunwoo, he leaned in and whispered only loud enough for him to hear:
"No matter how hard you try to protect her… some fates cannot be changed. And sometimes, some people… don't deserve to be saved."
Eunwoo's brows furrowed, but he couldn't fully grasp the meaning behind Hwan's words.
Hwan took a step back.
"See you around, angel."
And with that, he turned and vanished into the darkness.
Eunwoo instinctively touched his bracelet. Something felt off.
But what he didn't know…
Hwan had already made a plan.
And his next target…
was Yuna.