Chapter 120: Even the Absolute Being Is a First-Time Dad
Absolute Dad for the First Time - Chapter 120
The crimson moon hung brightly in the sky, casting its eerie glow over the area.
A chilling wind swept through, carrying with it an oppressive silence...
The Hunters stood frozen like statues, barely daring to breathe as they stared up at Kang-jun.
"Dear God..."
His skeletal frame was encased in ornate, obsidian-black armor, wreathed in flickering dark flames.
From the hollow pits of his eyes, ominous violet embers smoldered like smoke, seeping out in wisps.
A monster.
To be precise, he looked exactly like an undead—a creature of the abyss.
"U-undead...?"
The words slipped out from Jo Min-jin, Korea's 4th-ranked S-class Hunter, known as the 'Guide.' She immediately clamped a hand over her mouth in horror.
Because Kang-jun—still gripping Loki's neck in a vice—had just turned his empty gaze toward her.
Thud.
Jo Min-jun's legs gave out, and she collapsed to the ground without realizing it.
Her teeth chattered uncontrollably, her limbs trembling like leaves in the wind.
"Why so scared? It's not like you're wrong."
Kang-jun let out a dry, humorless chuckle.
"You're right. Right now, I am an undead."
He rapped his knuckles against his own skull with a grotesque grin.
"To be precise, a fucking strong undead."
Then, without warning, he broke into a low, unsettling laugh as he turned back to Loki.
"Let's all pretend we didn't see that."
"......"
"Now scram. Time to clock out."
With that, Kang-jun unleashed a surge of his dense black magic, sending a gale tearing through the area—
"Uuuaaagh—!"
"W-what the hell—?!"
The Hunters were flung backward like ragdolls as a thick, poisonous-looking mist erupted around Kang-jun, obscuring their vision in a storm of dust and darkness.
Amid the chaos, Kang-jun's hollow gaze slid back to Loki, still writhing in his grip.
"You thought I'd be weaker during the Eclipse?"
What a joke.
"Bullshit."
With a vicious sneer, Kang-jun tightened his grip on Loki's neck—
CRACK.
A pained whimper escaped Loki's lips as the sutures holding his mouth shut began to snap, one by one.
Snip. Snip. Snip.
"Ngh... Ghhhk—!"
"No," Kang-jun mused, his voice dripping with malice. "It's the opposite."
Loki's eyes widened in terror.
"On nights like these..."
Kang-jun lifted him effortlessly into the air, watching as the god thrashed helplessly.
"I feel several times stronger than usual."
Loki clawed at Kang-jun's hand, but it was useless.
That grip—it was inhuman.
"Now, look at this."
Kang-jun shook Loki like a ragdoll, his voice laced with mocking amusement.
"Hey. Look at this."
"Ghk... ugh...!"
"You think you can just waltz around looking like this?"
Loki's consciousness flickered as he barely managed to force out a whisper.
"H-how... can someone with the title of ■■■... possess such... absurd power...?"
Kang-jun smirked.
"Who knows?"
A memory surfaced—something buried deep.
The day he had first been summoned to Anux Continent.
Abandoned in the middle of a monster-infested forest, he had fought for days just to survive.
The villagers who found him had been kind.
They taught him the language, the culture.
He had decided to stay.
"You mustn't bite into this bread—let it melt in your mouth."
"Your accent... it sounds like you're from the northern regions."
Good people.
But then—
"A monster...!"
"Kill it...!"
"Burn it alive!"
That night, he had fled the village.
And when he saw his reflection in the river—
He understood.
"Fuck."
From that day on, Kang-jun became ruthless.
He ate tree bark and field mice to survive.
He became someone who wouldn't die until death itself claimed him.
That was the first time he lost his humanity.
"Yeah. It was a shitty deal."
Deep down, he feared showing this form to others.
No matter how much he tried to hide it, the disgust in their eyes was always clear.
He hated it.
And then—suddenly—he thought of Seol.
What if she saw me like this?
Would she still smile at me?
A bitter laugh escaped him.
"Probably not."
Rage—formless but undeniable—surged within him.
"That's why..."
His grip tightened.
"That's why I hate looking like this."
He tilted his head, humming thoughtfully.
"Now then... how should I kill you?"
"Ghh... ugh...!"
"What'll make me feel better?"
With one hand still clamped around Loki's neck, Kang-jun used the other to rip his mouth open wider.
"First, let's make sure you can't run that mouth anymore."
The remaining sutures snapped like threads.
Pop. Pop. Pop.
"GAAAAAH—!"
Fenrir, sensing its master's peril, thrashed wildly—
But it was too late.
[The Authority 'Myth Weaving' (EX) has activated.]
[The Creator God begins writing your myth.]
A familiar system message appeared before Kang-jun's eyes as a narrative unfolded around him.
『The Creator God once pondered—』
『What if there were restrictions placed upon ■■■?』
『But soon, He shook His head.』
『Restrictions were unnecessary.』
『■■■ needed no such limitations.』
『Instead...』
『What if there was a condition?』
『A state where ■■■ grew stronger—but at a cost.』
『A grotesque transformation.』
『Thus, the Eclipse Narrative was born.』
Even as the words echoed, Kang-jun continued his work.
"Next, those insolent eyes that dared to witness this."
He withdrew his left hand from Loki's ruined mouth, dripping not with blood—but with narrative.
"Stay still."
Then, with a hooked finger, he plunged it deep into Loki's eye socket—
"AAAGH! HOT! IT BURNS—!"
Loki writhed, but Kang-jun's skeletal grip was unrelenting.
The flames encasing his bones seared flesh.
"I said stay still."
The narrative continued.
『The Creator God then considered—』
『What if the condition was beneficial?』
『If ■■■ could grow stronger under certain circumstances?』
『Even if the form became monstrous?』
『Yes. That would suffice.』
『And so, it was written into the world's laws.』
『■■■'s Eclipse Narrative—』
『A grotesque form, but power multiplied.』
With a sickening pop, Kang-jun tore out Loki's eyeball.
He examined it for a moment before crushing it in his palm.
"Now, the other one."
Loki trembled violently, Fenrir howled—
But the story went on.
『And so, a new law was inscribed into the world.』
『■■■ becomes monstrous during the Eclipse—but gains strength beyond measure.』
『This was the Creator God's design.』
Just as the tale concluded—
Squelch.
Kang-jun ripped out Loki's remaining eye.
Then squeezed until it burst.
"What next?"
His tone was almost childlike—like a cruel boy pulling wings off insects.
"Maybe I should twist your neck. I wonder what sound you'll make."
The Eclipse didn't just change his appearance.
His nature had darkened too.
Ding! Ding! Ding!
A flurry of system messages erupted.
[The Flame Giant who seeks the destruction of the Asgard Star Cluster is horrified by your Eclipse Narrative.]
[The Thunder of the Asgard Star Cluster, unbeatable by any, is moved by your Eclipse Narrative and sends sincere applause.]
[The King of Unfathomable Wisdom from the Asgard Star Cluster watches your battle with keen interest.]
Just as Kang-jun prepared to snap Loki's neck—
WHOOSH!
Fenrir bucked violently, finally throwing him off.
"Ghh—!"
Loki hit the ground hard, rolling several times before scrambling away on all fours—
But Kang-jun was already strolling after him, unhurried.
Step. Step.
Then—
CRUNCH.
Kang-jun stomped down on Loki's ankle, pinning him.
"Watch closely."
Black magic coalesced in his hand, forming a jagged spear wreathed in blue energy.
"This is what happens when you don't know your place."
He raised the spear—
Loki, sensing his impending doom, whispered in despair.
"S-S-Surt... please..."
[The Flame Giant who seeks the destruction of the Asgard Star Cluster intervenes.]
Suddenly—
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Meteors wreathed in flame rained from the sky like hellfire.
The forest erupted in flames, the inferno spreading rapidly.
From the conflagration, a towering figure emerged—
"■■■..."
A voice like rumbling fire echoed.
"Step back."
[The Flame Giant who seeks the destruction of the Asgard Star Cluster manifests.]
Surt had arrived.
But then—
CRACK!
A bolt of lightning struck the ground between Surt and Loki.
From the scorched earth, a massive figure coalesced—
[The Unbeatable Thunder of the Asgard Star Cluster manifests.]
A deep, thunderous voice spoke.
"That's cheating."
The high deity of the Asgard Star Cluster.
The one no force could overcome.
His true name—
"I am..."
He met Kang-jun's gaze.
"Thor."
His tone was unmistakably friendly.