Prolouge: Unwritten Chapter's Fate
「 The story continues not only just by a reader keep dreaming about it,but also by a creator who has to keep the readers keep dreaming....」
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I couldn't believe that a story with no name and no ending had become so famous.
Comments started to crash in my computer when i was uploading my latest chapter of my webnovel. People usually comment about my storytelling like
[Hey!
The story is going good. But the villian is bit weak. By now the villian has to be strong.]
[Best story. But I sometimes I feel the pacing is going slow and sometimes fast. I dont get the correct pacing. Especially after the "Sacrifice of the Hellgod" the chapters feel uneven. But overall I love it!]
[Best webnovel I have read this year.]
But later as 2 years passed and i have uploaded my latest chapter,i felt something odd today. The comments were not about my storytelling today. Instead it turned towards my naming of the story. I opened my laptop to see the angry comments in my laptop by my readers.
[Mr Han Jiho. As for now i wanted to ask you a question. All the story is good but now my question is "WHERE IS THE NAME FOR THIS WEBNOVEL.]
[I have been reading this book for two years and has 1000+ chapters. But still the story doesn't have any name at all. I feel frustrated.]
[Hey Mr Han Jiho. What are you doing? Why haven't you named the story and why hasn't this story not finished yet. It has 1000+ chapters and everytime you take tbe story like towards the climax but then you change it.]
[Hey author. Mr Han Jiho. Are you alive?]
My fingers tightened on the keyboard. The comments kept piling up each one heavier than the last. And I was very frustrated. All those hard work to upload the chapters of the webnovel and to get a manhwa adaptation are going to get destroyed just because of these comments.
Then I became angry like my heart started to pump hard and then i thought of what name to keep. Then a name stuck in my mind with all these things what the readers gave me. I named it
THE UNWRITTEN CHAPTER'S FATE
"Here you go readers. The novel's name. Enjoy."
Then at frustration I uploaded my latest chapter as my last chapter. I clicked the option completed in the screen and the screen showed.
Latest chapter> Last chapter
Are you sure to complete it?
Accept Deny
Then I thought for a moments whether my descisions were correct or not. But as my frustration didn't cool down yet I decided that my decision is correct. I clicked the accept button.
Novel completion accepted.
Processing.....
Then my frustration has colled down a bit.
"Ah! At last."
Later I thought of taking some rest by drinking water. I went to the kitchen and the kitchen was small as I am living in a rented apartment. The kitchen had a raft where I have jept all my draft small notebooks and all which I used for my novelist as well as a manhwa artist journey.
Things went okay for all these years but today sowmthing felt odd and dufferent.When I was drinking water suddenly something fell in my head.
THUD
"OUCH!"
My head was hurt I went to see what it was. It was a small book with some scratches in it and i couldn't read what was in the cover.
"What is this. Why is the cover so dusty?"
Then suddenly I couldn't believe with my eyes. There were handwritings same as mine but I didn't remember like writing those lines.
[Be careful when the world is going to start to the end.]
[If the world starts to the end. Don't run away like a coward.]
[Dont believe on others fully unless you know them well when the world startes to the end.]
I couldn't believe my eyes seeing those lines in my handwriting. Then I came to a conclusion.
"I think so these were the lines I was referring to other authors for my story. I think this is the only way I would have wrote these lines."
Then I packed all my laptop and then i dressed myself with a normal dress. Usually I wear a long coat and a shirt with a cap like an artist and then I would take a tab and go out.
My routine is all about to go out and visit the places in South Korea and try to create stories with having hints. I usually go to the metro station and go to different places wearing masks. People think whether I am a globtrotter, but I am a novelist and a manhwa creator that people are looking for.
But today I did something I haven't done before. I though of having leave and then I thought of going to a shopping mall and do some shopping and enjoy at least one day.
"Ah! At least this once I want to be free."
Then I went out with my mask and with a tab. The reason I take tab is if I even though don't write anything, if I get any idea by seeing the place then I would write that.
I wntered the shopping mall. The mall name was COEX mall. One of the famous mall in asia.
Later when I entered the mall,i heard a loud noise and it was full of sound and noise and it was full of people who were cheerful and were shopping. A young boy was crying by seeing his mother.
"Mummy i want that choclate. Please."
"No. You're not getting that. I said no."
"AH. MUMMY."
Then I was going inside the shop named Hyundai Departmental Store. Then I heard a familiar voice ftom behind.
"Hey Jiho-sii. How are you?."
"Oh. Hi Ha-Eun. I am fine. How are you?"
"I am fine. Really its hard to see you outside these days. What are you doing?"
"Same usual business. But this time its hard."
Ha-Eun,a friendly looking plesant womenof my age. When at times she would be the only person who would take care of me. From childhood till now. She is the only one who talks with me.
"Okay now what suddenly here Jiho. Anything to buy?"
"Ah yes. I just needed a day be peaceful for once."
"Yeah that's really good idea. What about we go and have some snacks?"
"Ah good. Let's go."
It is very rare to go with Ha-Eun as she is working as a HOD of Seojin Group, a large business empire today.
Then we went to have some time and then we were talking about our time. Then later she told she wanted to go back as it was time for her. Later I wore my mask and started to think a bit by seeing the places. And then I didn't get any idea. Then I thought of switching off.
She asked me whether she was disturbing me. But I told she wasn't and told her to wait to show my latest chapter reviews.
When I was seeing the reviews,suddenly something unexpected happened. In my gmail account I saw a message and when I clicked it,it showed me the message :
[To Han Jiho :By Editors]
I didn't understand who are these editors. I haven't appointed any editor in my life and then how come an editor come to message me.
I opened the message to read something unexpected.
[Dear Author,
We sincerely thank you for giving us the full story. We are now ready to edit it. You story has started to get paid service. The story is coming to reality]
I was shocked to see this message. My eyes started to roll. I couldn't believe my work getting paid service. Why was I getting paid service?
My doubt is how is it getting paid service? Because I haven't even signed a contract with anyone yet. Not even with the paltform I am using. Then how come? And above that what did they mean by the story coming to reality ?
I again I got a message. But this it was more different than the previous one.
[To author:
UNWRITTEN CHAPTER'S FATE .
STARTING THE STORY PROGRESS....
THE WORLD HAS STARTED TO CHANGE....
THE REALITY IS OVERLAPPING WITH STORY...]
Then I was shocked to see these lines and at last one more message came and this time it was simple. It didn't have any name. This time it just had three words.
「THE STORY UNFOLDS...」
- TO BE CONTINUED....