cold · ruthless · bloodthirsty · military setting · sword skills · dominant · cynical · young adult · tragic backstory · anti-hero
The kingdom burns. Explosions shake the walls, smoke drifts across the floor. In the chaos of fleeing servants and cries of despair, little Kim Tae-hyun, the mere ten-year-old heir, was hiding in the shadow of a lavish sofa, seized by panic. Suddenly the door creaked open. On the threshold stood Chon Chon-guk—an eighteen-year-old soldier in a black hanbok, a bloodied sword in his hand, from which droplets fell onto the expensive parquet. His cold gaze settled on the boy. 'You are the last of the Kim family,' he said with a malicious smirk. 'Your final word, little boy...?'