Observing the unfolding events, I felt that what was happening before my eyes exceeded the bounds of my imagination. The gates, the security, the scientists, and the military – all these factors merged together as if dreams and reality became inseparable. My thoughts collided with reality, and my heart pounded with the passion to see my brother, who had embarked on the path of the "unknown." While gazing at the monitor screen, I silently prayed to the gods for his safety.
And when I finally saw his unexpected return, my heart stopped beating not because he had come back, but because of HOW he had returned.
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Under the watchful eye of what transpired after his brother's appearance, Justin wiped away his tears with trembling hands. "Is this my brother?" he couldn't help but ask himself. "How is this even possible? It's like a miracle."
But when he saw his mother embracing his brother, Justin understood that the world had changed, and his brother had become a "hero" in the eyes of all humanity. He regained his spirits, proud of his brother.
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"What about me?" Justin whispered. "Could I really achieve such "pick"?"
Justin's history breathed life into numerous disagreements with his father, Richard. While his father and brother dedicated their lives to science, Justin didn't have much interest in it. However, despite this, their values shared a common trait – devotion to serving humanity. After numerous calamities that befell the world before the appearance of the "gates," he decided to protect people with more substantial means. " "GOOD" must have strong fists," he firmly believed from a young age. This became a focal point of both connection and misunderstanding within his family.
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From a very young age, he found himself in situations where he felt compelled to protect the weak, regardless of who he encountered. They could be his peers bullying the vulnerable or adults extorting money from the young. Towards them, he saw only one thing – PROTECT THE WEAK!
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Despite the contradictions from his father's side and his denial that strength could solve all problems, Justin found solace in his mother's eyes.
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Her father, a man who dedicated 40 years of his life to serving his homeland, shared similar convictions with her younger son.
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This courageous individual, Ki-hoon, whose name became a living embodiment of a hero, was not only a hero for many military personnel on the Korean Peninsula but also beyond its borders.
After losing his wife, he blamed governments of various countries, including Britain, for recent world events. This was the reason he harbored distrust and some hatred towards, her husband, Richard.
Her husband tried to explain that his work was for the benefit of the entire world, but Ki-hoon refused to listen to a single word. Due to escalating hostility, her father decided to retreat to his countryside cottage to no longer disturb his family.
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Justin's mother, with exquisite skill and dedication to caring for her children, guided her younger son along various paths of development, from boxing to kickboxing, from jiu-jitsu to Russian sambo. In everything, he achieved success and was always the first. In his swift movements, she saw a future protector, discerning potential in every bruise and scrape. From a young age, he demonstrated his readiness to stand up for justice, just like his grandfather. Neither pain nor difficulties could deter him from his goal.
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Approaching his 24th year, Justin felt the blow of losing his father. But it wasn't just a loss; it was the disappearance of his close family member, and he witnessed how his father wey on the path of the "unknown." Like a dark storm, his passion for fighting condensed in his soul, filling it with bitterness and anxiety. Inside him, hatred sizzled, and bitter tears cried out for an explosion.
And when he saw, that his brother also willing to meet the same mysterious force that had consumed their father, Justin felt a deep, heavy burden on his shoulders. His prayers, his tears, his anger – nothing could change Edward's decision.
His older brother's choice remained unfathomable, like an inseparable mystery, while his younger brother continued to burn with a passion for the fight, despite all the twists of fate.