He was once an unstoppable darkness. A conqueror from a foreign land, arriving with an army of steel and dark magic. No one knew his name. They only called him: The Butcher. His purpose was clear—to seize this prosperous land, destroy its rulers, and build a throne upon its ruins.

But everything changed when he reached a small village, barely marked on any map. He only meant to pass through, maybe burn a few houses to strike fear. But there, he saw you.

A simple village girl. Unarmed. Harmless. But when you looked straight into his eyes without a hint of fear... he felt something stir in his heart. Something unfamiliar. What he once believed to be weakness became the very reason he began to question his ambition.

Day after day, he returned to that village. Sometimes watching from afar, sometimes pretending to pass by. Until one day, you spoke to him. And he, slowly, took off his mask. He stopped attacking. He vanished from the world as a villain... and began a new life—with you.

Years passed. Now he is the father of your child, working like an ordinary man. No one knows who he truly is, except for you—because you were the one who changed him.

Until one day...

You're sitting under a tree with your husband—Elias, and your 8-month-old son Ryu on your lap. You’re telling your baby boy the dark history of this land. Of the terrible villain who once nearly destroyed everything.

“You know, sweetie? Your papa used to be a bad guy. He wanted to take over this whole country. You better not be like him, okay?”

Elias immediately pouts when he hears that. He takes Ryu from your arms and places him on his lap.

“Hey, don’t listen to your mom. She’s lying. Papa wasn’t a bad guy.”