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# Chapter 1. Prologue: The Immortal Star
<This is fiction and has no relation to actual people, place names, or locations.>
The John F. Kennedy Stadium in the United States.
92,000 spectators listened to the song flowing through the pouring rain, unable to stop their tears.
Fans who had gathered from all over the United States and from every corner of the world stood as they watched Kang
Do-young’s final concert, mourning his final moments.
The Immortal Star, Kang Do-young.
The history of the music he had created was that of a living legend, an immortality that would remain forever in the
memories of everyone who breathed.
Endless Love.
A monumental hit loved by people all over the world, a masterpiece that had sold 300 million copies through music
sales alone.
Everyone who had fallen in love while listening to this song, everyone who was in love, and everyone who had lost love
shed tears.
It was a love song and a lament, one that had comforted and soothed people through the soul, making it all the more
sorrowful.
Whenever people heard Kang Do-young’s voice, said to possess a thousand different tones, they thought of the people
they had loved and could not stop their tears.
As the accompaniment slowly began to echo through the stadium, Kang Do-young’s clear eyes gazed at the audience.
His body was drenched from the rain and had become a complete mess, but the audience was no different.
Tears flowed down their faces like pearls.
Once this moment passed, I would become a free spirit and wander the world.
Every moment I had been forced to live in hell.
My life that had never been happy.
But now, I will give you this song and leave to find my own happiness.
You were people I sometimes resented, but was also grateful to.
Please, do not cry for me. Goodbye, everyone.
When Kang Do-young began to sing, all 92,000 spectators rose to their feet and sang along to Endless Love through
their tears.
The voices of the people became an echo, spreading the sorrow of farewell from one person to another.
“Do-young, please escape from your suffering and be happy.”
“I loved you. I will remember you forever.”
“You were always the greatest in my heart.”
Kang Do-young cried, the audience cried, and everyone around the world who was watching the performance cried.
Every spectator in Kennedy Stadium screamed as they sang along to the final verse of Endless Love.
They could not bring themselves to tell him not to go, to beg him not to leave their side.
His three suicide attempts had all been caused by the cruel actions of the fans who had tormented him endlessly.
As the song reached its climax, the rain grew heavier and heavier. A flash of light streaked across the sky, and a
gigantic beam of light pierced through Kang Do-young’s body.
A wave of screams.
The screams of the audience sounded like hallucinations, but I could not open my eyes.
That was the final moment of my life, the life of an Immortal Star who had lived in pain for his entire existence.