Young Ju landed softly on a floating stone platform, suspended high above a sky dyed deep crimson, streaked with glowing runes that pulsed like living veins of light. The air was warm, but it buzzed with electricity, tingling against her skin as if the very atmosphere thrummed with magic. Everywhere she looked, energy shimmered — in the clouds, in the distant mountains, in the faint trails of starlight that seemed to bend and twist in impossible patterns.
Before she could even steady her breathing, a voice called out, smooth and melodic:
“Hello, Kim Young Ju. I’m happy to see you.”
Young Ju spun around.
A tall boy stood before her, silver eyes faintly glowing in the magical twilight. His dark hair whipped in the wind, and he wore a long black coat with crimson edges that seemed to flicker in the air like embers. A confident, welcoming smile curved his lips, the kind of smile that made her chest feel lighter despite everything she had endured.
“My name is Joon Woo,” he said, his gaze steady and kind. “You’ve entered the Demon Realm. You’ll be staying in a dorm with others like you. And starting tomorrow…” — he winked — “you’ll be my classmate.”
Young Ju’s voice caught in her throat. “This… this is real?”
“Very real,” Joon Woo replied. “You’ve been chosen, Young Ju. You’re not just a visitor — you’re one of us now. Come. I have a group of friends I want you to meet. You’re not alone anymore. Here, you can finally be free.”
For the first time in what felt like forever, Young Ju let herself believe him.
The dormitory was unlike anything she had ever imagined — towering structures floated in the crimson sky, connected by bridges woven from fire and stardust. Her room seemed alive, shifting with her emotions: soft blue light radiated when she felt calm, and sparks of bright energy crackled when excitement or curiosity surged through her.
She met Joon Woo’s friends one by one.
Hana, a girl who could manipulate shadows and melt seamlessly into walls, giving her a ghostly, almost ethereal presence.
Minho, a boy with piercing dragon-like eyes that seemed to see straight into the heart of anyone he looked at, revealing truth without a word.
And Liora, a gentle half-demon with wings of violet flame, whose soft smile radiated warmth and acceptance.
None of them asked about her past. None whispered, judged, or laughed. They simply smiled and welcomed her. And for the first time, Young Ju felt truly seen — not as the girl with a broken heart, abandoned at home, betrayed at school, or haunted by her mother’s absence. But as someone with a future, someone chosen.
Meanwhile, back in the human world… chaos reigned.
Rumors spread like wildfire.
“She just… flew into the sky!”
“No way that was a trick! She actually disappeared!”
“Was she an angel? Or… something else entirely?”
Authorities combed the forest, launched drones into the skies, and even checked hospitals. Nothing. No sign of her anywhere.
Her ex-boyfriend Jae Min turned pale, guilt etched across his face. Her former best friend — the one who had laughed at her — was haunted, unable to erase the memory of what she had witnessed. Even the principal was left speechless, shaking his head as he tried and failed to rationalize the impossible.
The biggest shock, however, happened at home.
Her father stared at the news on the television, his mouth hanging open. Her stepmother dropped the cup she had been holding, shattering it against the floor.
“She… really vanished?” her stepsister whispered, wide-eyed, speechless for the first time in her life.
It was true.
Kim Young Ju was no longer part of their world. She was no longer someone they could ignore, belittle, or control. She had become something far greater.
Chosen.
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