Side Story Chapter 94. The Gaze Upon Demonic Arts (2)
Crackle crackle crackle.
The hour when darkness settled down.
Beside the Commander’s Office, in a vast open space, layers upon layers of firewood were stacked waist-high, blazing fiercely.
“That was our first mission. Casualties were inevitable.”
Around the fire stood the Yasha warriors in a circle.
Yang Baek-ho looked around at the Yasha and spoke.
“Everyone fought bravely. It was a mission where losing a comrade could happen to any of us, and yet, knowing this, those who died did not hesitate to lay down their lives.”
“......”
“That is why we conduct funerals here.”
Yang Baek-ho lifted a large iron rod wrapped with a bundle at the tip.
Inside the bundle were cloth sleeves taken from the clothing of the fallen Yasha—just the sleeves of their personal clothes left behind at their quarters, carefully collected.
“Because they fought bravely, they will be able to reach the Desire Realm. No, they must have already arrived there by now. This fire is not just a funeral—it is a sign of respect for the comrades who went on ahead to the Desire Realm.”
Yang Baek-ho threw the bundle onto the firewood pile.
Sssssk! Crackle crackle crackle!
The fire burst forth even stronger.
Yang Baek-ho stepped back three paces, knelt on one knee, and bowed his head.