Euforia

09. Threats

Once upon a time, there lived a pair of twins who depended on each other. They both lived in a small hut in the forest. Both lived in simplicity. But one day, a man who made dolls came to their little cottage. The man was lost, and he happened to find a small cottage in the forest. So the man decided to stop by the little cottage.

Milo The twin boy was very happy with the man's presence, as was his sister Mila. Feeling comfortable being welcomed by Milo and Mila, the man asked permission to stay overnight in the twins' small hut. Milo and Mila gave permission, and the man stayed there overnight. During the night, the man was engrossed in telling all the stories of his life to the twins. And the twins themselves listened enthusiastically to the man's story.

Feeling that he was being listened to, the man was secretly happy. For the first time in his life, someone else was willing to listen to him enthusiastically. Especially since the story was listened to very sincerely. The man cried without realizing it because he was so moved. The twins, who were sensitive and kind, comforted the man.

Feeling satisfied that he had been listened to, the man asked the twins to tell him their life story. The twins said yes, and then they both told their life stories in turn. The story of the twins is quite sad; Milo and Mila were abandoned by their biological mother since childhood in the cottage. They could only depend on each other for their lives. The two of them never left the cottage because they believed that one day their mother would come to pick them up, even though it was just a false memory that the two of them made up.

Upon hearing the twins' story, the man started crying even harder than before. The twins were at a loss to calm the man down. When they tried to comfort him again, the man hugged the twins tightly. The man whispered to the twins that he already considered the twins friends as well as a new family for him. The man whispered to the twins that he considered them his new friends and family.

The next morning, the man decided to go home. Before he returned, he promised the twins to come back later. The man then gave the twins two dolls. The dolls had the form of a boy and a girl. After giving the dolls to the twins, the man left.

After the man who made the dolls left, a woman came to the twins' little cottage. The woman knocked on the door of the twins' cottage. Milo, who heard the knock, opened it, and to his surprise, he found that the woman bore an uncanny resemblance to his mother. Happy that his mother had returned, Milo called Mila. Mila, who saw the woman's arrival, was happy, so they both rejoiced.

Two days later, the doll-making man, who was getting bored with his work, decided to meet the twins in the forest. So the man went to the forest to meet his new friends and family. As soon as the man entered the forest, he felt the atmosphere of the forest was very different from before. The atmosphere in the forest now felt so tense. Unlike before, when even though he was lost and did not know the direction home, the atmosphere of the forest felt so peaceful, this time it was the opposite. The doll maker felt strange and awkward; panicking, he ran in a hurry toward the twins' cottage. Along the way, approaching the twins' cottage, the man found that there were many pieces of cloth scattered everywhere. Seeing these pieces of cloth made the man even more panicked. The pieces of cloth looked like the clothes the twins were wearing.

Afraid and panicked that something would happen to the twins, the man didn't realize a tiger was stalking him. The man then arrived at the twins' hut, and once he arrived, he was surprised to find the twins' hut burned down. Not believing that the twins' hut was burned down, the man then walked around the remaining debris of the hut. He hoped to find the twins; he even shouted their names in turn, but there was no response. As he wandered through the debris, he found that the doll he had given her seemed to be intact. It didn't look burned in the slightest, but there was a red spot on it.

Shocked, the man burst into tears as he hugged the two dolls. He lamented the fate of the twins. The man was so lost in grief that he didn't realize that a tiger was behind his back, preparing to eat him.

***s

Someone pointed a gun at a little boy. "So you refuse to tell me the whereabouts of "him." I guess you're too stingy."

Hassel growled as he pulled Graiss to hide behind his back. "I refuse. You have no right to know his whereabouts!" Hassel refused firmly.

DOR

Hassel was shot in the shoulder. Fresh blood seeped out of his skin. He looked in great pain. The panicked Graiss immediately pulled his twin brother's body.

"Hang on, Hassel!" Grais tried to hold Hassel up.

"I didn't have the heart to hurt you guys. But unfortunately, I don't like to linger," the man said coldly.

"Graiss run! If you try to look back, then you'll never see me again! Go!" Hassel pushed her sister's body and made Graiss fall. The girl fell into the lake.

***

Only Hassel was left.

"You tried to save your brother, but you couldn't save yourself," the man quipped.

"Who cares. "It's better than both of us having to die at the hands of someone like you a second time," Hassel retorted.

"How arrogant of you to do that because you're incapable." "How pathetic," the man mocked.

"Suit yourself." Hassel took a moment to observe the person in front of him now, and he became convinced that he knew him well in the past.

"Stop looking at me!"

"It's you, isn't it, Iren?" Hassel, holding the wound in his hand, looked closely at the person.

"I don't have a definite answer for you." The person seemed to ignore Hassel.

"I know it's you, Iren! You were a close friend of mine back in the day."

"How could I be friends with a little boy like you?" He stepped on Hassel's foot and made the little boy scream in pain.

"Argh! It turns out that you're sinking deeper and deeper into your obsession. Disappointing... I wanted to give you a chance because you and I used to be close friends," Hassel said in a disappointed-sounding voice.

Hassel then took out a pill from his pants pocket. He swallowed the pill and looked at the person he believed to be Iren quite closely. "Goodbye, Iren, my beautiful friend. I hope you don't try to touch my sister, Graiss." After saying those words, Hassel's body exploded. It wasn't even a small explosion; it was similar to a suicide bombing.

Seeing Hassel's death, the man hurriedly fled. He ran very quickly out of the place.

***

"We must return immediately. I heard the explosion earlier; my brother is still there." The panicked Graiss tried to get the stranger to stop the boat.

"Too bad, Miss, I can't grant your request. It's too dangerous to go back. If we try to go back there, we'll be doomed," the stranger said.

"Please, sir!" Graiss cried pleadingly, trying to ask for mercy.

The man was silent. He turned to look at Graiss for a moment, then smiled. He put his hand on Graiss' eyes. After that action, Graiss immediately fell asleep.

"It's a pity I couldn't help you. You should be grateful that you survived, thanks to your twin brother's death." The stranger then went back to pedaling the boat.

***

5 Days Later

After Hassel's violent death, Mr. Lotto asked Graiss to leave South Korea.

"Where are we going?" Graiss panicked when Mr. Lotto told her to pack quickly.

"Iceland. We'll stay there for a while. It's not safe here." Mr. Lotto was busy tidying up his things.

Graiss did not dare to ask any more questions. It seemed like Mr. Lotto himself also looked distressed. Hassel's death made Mr. Lotto somewhat lose his mind.

***

There was a lot of chaos going on recently, and all of this managed to make Mr. Lotto have a severe headache. Not only Hassel's death but also the fear of Graiss being attacked made Mr. Lotto have other anxieties. This anxiety stemmed from his encounter with a strange man.

The meeting, which took place on Friday, made Mr. Lotto feel uneasy. A man with distinctive red hair and hazel-colored irises had a striking appearance. The man, who introduced himself as Fallen, told him that a mysterious figure was after him.

Hearing this did not make Mr. Lotto believe it. But Fallen managed to convince him by showing him a sheet of photos and footage showing a mysterious figure stalking him over the past few days. Although Mr. Lotto himself knew for sure that he was in danger, He would not have thought of running away if he had known that the person stalking him was Hassel's killer.

Fallen claimed that the mysterious figure was also after Graiss. Hearing that made Mr. Lotto a little scared. Hassel had just been killed, and he did not want Graiss to suffer the same fate. Although his heart was filled with anger and fear, Mr. Lotto thought to avoid the figure instead of fighting back. He was well aware that if he were to fight, he would not be able to win. Right now, the situation was really difficult; there was no one else he could rely on other than himself, which is why avoiding was the best thing he could do.

***

Mr. Lotto remembered his old friend. To be honest, Mr. Lotto had already consulted with his friend. He knew very well that his friend would help him, but Mr. Lotto's strong desire not to involve others in his problems made him choose not to see his old friend. It was too dangerous to have other people intervene.

Before leaving South Korea, Mr. Lotto himself intended to meet his old friend. Intending to meet his old friend to say goodbye, Mr. Lotto told Graiss to stay at home. He told Graiss to lock all the doors and windows; he also forbade Graiss to go out until he returned. Mr. Lotto honestly didn't want to leave Graiss alone, but taking Graiss out of the house without his supervision made him hesitate.

Once, Mr. Lotto arrived in front of his old friend's house. Suddenly, he felt someone appear from behind and smother his mouth. Shocked, Mr. Lotto automatically fought back, but the person was much stronger than him.

"You know, you've left your favorite daughter at home. I guess you wouldn't want her to get hurt in the slightest, right? "Of course, that girl will not meet the same fate as her twin, isn't that right, Mr. Lotto?" The person whispered threateningly to Mr. Lotto.

"Bastard! Don't touch Graiss!" snapped Mr. Lotto. The middle-aged man was still trying to fight back, but unfortunately, his rather fat body made it difficult for him to move freely.