CHAPTER FORTY!
────let me heal you.

❝I WANT TO GIVE MYSELF TO YOU.❞

"HM? SEEMS LIKE HE made a mess." [y/n] hums, flicking the blood off her dagger.

she stood on top of the tall support beams that were in the abandoned area. there were hunters from the scavenger guild and employees from the hunter's bureau.

they all watched as sung jin-woo beat
thomas andre to a pulp.

"HUNTER SUNG JIN-WOO STOP! PLEASE STOP!" agent adam shouts in hopes the dark-haired hunter doesn't kill him.

the [h/c] haired hunter puts away her dagger as she giggles at his attempt. "he's too far gone now, there's no point in stopping him."

"HUNTER [Y/N] [L/N]! PLEASE
YOU MUST STOP HIM!"

the call of her name grabs her attention, she looks down at the american agent. she could see his pleading pale blue eyes, begging her to stop her boyfriend from beating andre's ass.

'he must be letting out some steam because he couldn't kill him off... it's cute.' she thinks before turning her head away, signaling that this was out of her hands now.

though she does want him to wrap this up so she could get some well-deserved cuddles.

suddenly, he stops attacking. jin-woo takes a step back from thomas andre, revealing the spectacle of the famous king of the hunters be brought down to his knees.

[y/n] takes this as her cue to join her boyfriend, she jumps from the support beam and onto the ground, ever so gracefully.

the dark-haired player's ears pick up the sound of his girlfriend's footsteps. he turns to her with an expression that said he wanted to be praised for a job well done.

the beautiful player giggles softly at his cuteness. she stands on her tippy toes and kisses his cheek.

adam could only stare in shock, his mouth agape and his eyes wide. "to reduce the great thomas andre to such a state..."

'how many hunters in the world could do such a thing? no, are there any could do so, in the first place?' he thinks, still in disbelief.

the only person that popped into his mind was the captivating hunter [y/n] [l/n].

'if she had participated, who knows what would have happened... once this news gets out, it will completely shake the world.' he continues running a hand through his hair.

healers from the scavenger guild run up to their guild master, in hopes to repair any of the damage that was caused.

mari corset, was among one of those healers. sweat beaded down her forehead as she healed her guild master. 'this is insane, he did this much damage?!'

her thoughts wander to her old guild member and fear rises in her chest.

'I THINK HE WOULD BE DEAD IF SHE JOINED THAT CRAZY BOYFRIEND OF HERS.'

adam surveys the area as he holds his face in frustration, "i guess this is as well as it could have gone..."

then employee runs up to the agent. "MISTER WHITE! OVER HERE!"

"SIR, WE'VE FOUND THE BODIES OF HUNTER HWANG DONG-SU AND HUNTER KIM MIN-HYUK!" another agent yells, catching everyone's attention.

more agents run over to the scene of the crime, finding the bodies. they all cringe at the sight, seeing the blood pool underneath them.

some even look away at the sight of min-hyuk's body, noticing that some bodily parts were missing...

"min-hyuk has been severely burnt and castrated. while dong-su isn't breathing." an agent reports, pursuing their lips to a thin line.

they could only imagine what crime min-hyuk must have done to receive such a punishment. especially from a woman who embodies the word mercy.

"I DON'T SEE HUNTER SUNG JIN-WOO OR [Y/N] [L/N] ANYWHERE EITHER...!"

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IN SEOUL, KOREA...

jin-woo held [y/n] in his arms as they sat ontop of a random building.

the [h/c] haired had her face snuggled into the crook of his neck, relishing in his comfort.

"i use shadow exchange to swap locations with beru." he explains aloud as if he was talking to someone. "it's been a while since you've been in korea, right? what you're looking at right now is seoul."

the dark-haired player hums as he feels the hand of his girlfriend caress his cheek. her warm hand felt satisfying against his cool skin.

"as we speak, beru is healing jin-ho to the best of his abilities in america." he adds, kissing the [h/c] haired player on the forehead.

jin-woo then goes to place a kiss on the corner of [y/n]'s lips but that wasn't enough for him.

it was never enough for him.

he pressed an open-mouth kiss against hers, addicted to the feeling of her soft lips against his.

she returns the gesture as she let him do what he wanted. he never failed to make her heart explode.

"MY KING..."

the deep voice makes the two stop and jin-woo lets out an irritated sigh. he glances to the huge summon behind him and [y/n].

"what is it?" he mutters, clearly annoyed that he was interrupted.

the summon kneels before his two masters, his head down in utter shame. "please, bestow upon me a name as well."

jin-woo tilts his head back to look at his new shadow with a taunting smirk. "how's 'greed' since you died being greedy."

"what do you think?" he asks, looking down at his girl. "do you like it?"

she nods and lays her head against his chest. "yeah, it's a befitting name for a man like him."

"RIGHT, HWANG DONG-SU?"

greed lowers his head, "thank you, my queen..."

"did i permit you to address her? put your head back on the ground." jin-woo orders as the shadow does what he's told.

satisfied, he brings his attention back to [y/n], who laid happily against his chest.

her face was peaceful as she was resting her eyes. he tucked a strand of her soft hair behind her ear. he admires the way the sun's hues hit her face as it only brought out her natural beauty.

then, the image of her fearful expression she wore when she stood in front of min-hyuk appeared in his mind.

'i've never seen her like that before...' he thinks back. 'and i left her alone to deal with it by herself.'

he scolds himself for being so idiotic. he felt guilty for just leavening her their by herself. though they relied in each other constantly, there was always this small gap between them.

[y/n] seemed to have the idea that she must carry her burdens alone. that it was her problem and no one else's

though she does receive help, she sometimes pushes it away, it was a habit she wants so badly to break out of it but can't bring herself to.

she knows that getting help from others is a way to heal but relying on herself and no else for so long, it's pain to break out of.

'is there any way i could her help at all?' the dark-haired player ponders. 'to lessen her burden, if theres anything i could do...'

the [h/c] haired player scrunches at the cold wind hitting her face. "woo, can we go back to the hotel? i just want to rest."

he chuckles at her s and kisses her forehead. "of course my love, whatever you desire."

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AFTER WAITING A short while to use shadow exchange again, the couple arrive in their hotel room suite.

it was still dark out, around 2 am. the moonlight shone brightly through the glass pane windows of their room, giving it a quiet ambiance.

they didn't bother turning on the lights as they rather hide their presence from any onlookers.

[y/n] takes off her heels with a sigh. 'finally, i was dying in these.'

while, jin-woo only sat on the bed, watching her take off her jacket leaving her in her thin black turtle neck and her white skirt.

he furrows his eyebrows as he notices the distant expression on her face as if she was lost in thought.

usually, she would be hurrying to jump in his arms all with a smile on her face.

he didn't like the fact she wasn't smiling. he loved her smile, it was the first thing he fell in love with.

"IS THERE ANYTHING I COULD DO FOR YOU?"

the question startles the female player as turned to look at him with a raised eyebrow.

"what? no, you don't need to do anything else for me, woo." she states, thinking he was talking about right at this moment.

the male player grits his teeth. "yes there is, i haven't done enough for you."

[y/n] furrows her eyebrows as walks over him, a worried expression painting her face. she holds her lover's face in her hands to make him look up at her.

"what's gotten into you? darling, you don't nee—

"please, just let me help you."

jin-woo's voice was quiet, but she could hear the slight desperation in it.

"you always deal with things by yourself." he points out, causing her to flinch. "i just wanna help you, please [n/n]."

he usually doesn't beg, but if it was for her? he'd get on his knees and do it, all without an ounce of shame.

everything clicks for [y/n].

'so this is what's it's about...' she guesses, the guilt seeping in. 'god, i'm such a horrible person.'

she sits down next to him on the bed, her body half turned to him as she lets go of his face.

"he hurt you and you mean to tell me there isn't anything i can do to help you..." he whispers to her, causing her heart to break at the sound of his voice.

she places a hand on top of his, not meeting his eyes. "i don't think there is anything you could do, woo."

"HE'S DEAD NOW, WHAT ELSE IS THERE TO IT?"

silence overtakes them both. [y/n] was right, what was there left for jin-woo to do?

"where did he hurt you?" he asks causing her to look at him.

she lets out a dry laugh. "you gotta be more specific, cause there's a lot of things he did to hurt me."

"i meant physically."

'ah...' she thinks, pursuing her lips into a thin line. 'he might be talking about the aftermath...'

she opens her mouth to speak but quickly closes it.

this was hard to talk about.

she didn't look at herself in the mirror after she was admitted out of the hospital. for when she did, she was only reminded of the event.

she hated herself for months on end.

hickeys were scattered all across her body. her neck was basically covered in them.

her wrists were severely bruised to the point she couldn't move her hands without them hurting.

then, the red handprints on her thighs, though they faded away with time, she could still feel the lingering stinging sensation.

but what could jin-woo do? those traces are already gone, there's nothing for him to do.

but seeing him pled like this, it broke [y/n]'s heart. he so desperately wants to make up for not being able to do enough for her.

SO WHAT DOES HE HAVE IN MIND?

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SHE RAISES HER free hand and gestures towards her neck, catching his attention.

but their eyes don't meet.

"i—, um," she pauses, taking a deep breath. "on my neck and all over my body, he left hickeys."

her hand that was on top of his was suddenly gripped, as he if was holding himself back.

though that man is dead, it was hard not to act out when he hears the things that have happened to her.

she looks down at her wrist. "there was severe bruising around my wrists... i couldn't move my hands without it hurting."

oh god, was he angry.

her free hand falls to her lap, unconsciously, she moves her fingers to graze her thigh.

"on my thighs..." she mumbles. "there were, um, red handprints."

he understands now why she mostly wore long pants. it was only recently that she started wearing skirts and shorts.

his steel grey eye glance at her. "anywhere else?"

"not that i know of." she says, shaking her head.

silence once again fills the room and [y/n] furrows her eyebrows.

'what was the point in asking?'

suddenly, the hand that jin-woo gripped was brought up close to his face.

she feels his lips gently kiss her wrist, causing her heart to flutter. with his other hand, he grabs the one that laid in her lap and does the same thing.

"you said there was nothing i could do." he speaks, his head hanging low as he caresses her hands.

"BUT YOU'RE WRONG THIS TIME, SUNSHINE. THERE IS SOMETHING I CAN DO."

he leans forward, a hand snakes around her waist pulling her body towards him.

her knees were on either side of his left thigh, her arms instinctively wrapped around his neck.

his free hand grabs her's bringing the back to his lips, ever so delicately, as if she was made of glass.

"would you allow me to heal you?" he asks confidently, though it seemed kinda vague, to her, it had a different implication.

HE WAS ASKING FOR CONSENT.

asking? that was so foreign to her. she never had a say in what happened to her. hell, she couldn't even properly defend herself.

but now, there was someone in her life that loved her enough to ask.

tears slipped from her eyes as she was completely stunned, she didn't know how to react.

like a glass overflowing with
water, she lets herself cry.

something she considered so valuable was taken away from her. it was cheesy, but she was waiting for the right person to come into her life.

though it took a while, but [y/n]
had finally found that person.

jin-woo stayed patient with her, he always did. he wait a thousand years if it meant he got to see his only ray of sunlight at the end of it.

her crying calms down after a bit and she wipes her tears away. despite crying her heart out, she was extremely happy.

"i love you, jin-woo." she mumbles, surprising him a bit.

before he could say anything else, she hugs him. "thank you, for being in my life. you don't know how much it means to me that you asked."

he softly smiles at her words. "you don't need to thank me, my sun."

"yes i do." she replies, squeezing him. "there was a time in my life when i waited to give myself to someone. as stupid as it sounds, that would be the person i spend my life with."

[y/n] drags her hands up jin-woo's neck to hold his face, the traces of her fingers left a warm tingling sensation that made him shudder.

tears pricked her eyes as she smiles at him. "it's you, jin-woo. i want to spend the rest of my life with you. i want to give myself to you."

his steel-grey eyes widen at her statement. how did he end up with a woman like her?

how did he meet such a kind and lovable person. every time he looked at her, his entire world got so much brighter.

she was so incredibly energetic and loving that it baffles him every single time. her mere presence is all he needs, she was so intoxicating that it made him dizzy.

god, as if he couldn't love her more than he already did. she keeps proving him wrong.

"i love you, [y/n]." jin-woo says, leaning his face towards her. "so goddamn much."

she giggles at the slight eagerness laced within his voice and then she gives him the answers he's been ever so patiently waiting for.

"YES, I'LL LET YOU HEAL ME, JIN-WOO."

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HE DOESN'T WASTE any time.

jin-woo places his lips onto hers, humming in utter satisfaction. he licks them before roughly pressing his mouth onto them.

she softly gasps through the kiss, [y/n] places a hand on his chest and the other was at the base of his hair, curling her fingers into it and tugs.

"i love it when you do that." he groans on her mouth, looking at her through hazy eyes. "it drives me insane."

"guess, i'll do it more often."

"don't baby," jin-woo whispers lowly against her jawline, lips leaving a wet trail of kisses. "unless you really want to see a different side of me."

the sound of his voice had [y/n] dizzy, everything he did was making her slowly lose her sanity. her stomach was churning as he nibbled her ear.

this felt so different. it felt so safe and warm.

the idea of him doing this to her was now replaced with this exact moment she was experiencing.

was that jin-woo's goal? to replace every memory of that man with a new one? so, when she thinks of intimate actions, she's thinks of her lover instead?

she feels his large hands dragging down her waist and onto her thighs, caressing them softly.

'so, that was his goal...' [y/n] thinks, as she enjoys the coolness of his hands against her skin.

jin-woo's warm, irregular breathing fanned against her neck as he searched the ever so sensitive spot to sink his fangs into.

his steel-grey eyes zoned in on the skin above her left collarbone, he was guessed it would be there. he gently moves her cheek to the side as he tilted his head at an angle that he easily access the spot.

[y/n]'s [e/c] closed shut and lets out a whine as she holds onto jin-woo for dear life.

guess he was right.

his teeth sucked in on her soft skin, creating marks of deep magenta, almost borderline purple. he didn't stop there, he turned her cheek the other way and did the same on the right side of her neck.

her face was flushed and hot, her mind was hazy. she let out small whines of pleasure as he continued to do what he wanted.

the poor girl couldn't even think straight, she's never experienced this type of thing before.

before she realized it, she pushed onto the bed. her head hits the soft pillow as her lover was still attacking her neck as if his life depended on it.

then he backs away, towering above her as they both catch their breaths.

jin-woo's eyes scans her face, his own heating up as he sees [y/n]'s half-lidded eyes and flushed-out expression. he had imagined a moment like this before, more times than he liked to admit.

but now that it's actually happening, he doesn't know what to do with himself.

he quickly takes off his coat and tosses it on the floor. his eyes never leaving her face. he grabs her hand delicately, bringing the back of it to his lips. this causes her heart to flutter.

his eyes stare her down, taking in every detail of her face. his heart was pounding out of his chest.

"you don't know how much you drive me insane." jin-woo mutters against [y/n]'s hand. "but, since it's my queen, i'll be gentle as i can."

his words made her flare-up in excitement. she was itching for him to continue, the lack of his touch almost made her desperate.

jin-woo leans back down once again, kissing her neck that he ruined. a second later he lightly drags his lips up her neck to her ear, all to whisper a single sentence.

"ERASE HIM FROM YOUR BRAIN UNTIL THERE'S NOTHING LEFT BUT ME."

CHAPTER FORTY! END!
────let me heal you.