#what would cale-nim do?

[blueteller]

Hey, remember how Cale was constantly scared of Choi Han at the beginning, because of how in the TBOAH timeline he brutally beat OG Cale?

Now remember how Cale beat up the White Star with a rock, in the Test of Wrath in the Sealed God's Temple?

I think.... just as Cale influences other people to act just like him, Cale started emulating Choi Han (or at least, how he sees Choi Han) – in the moments of high stress I mean 😂😂😂

[sleepy-ssi]

A very, very horribly drawn white star radish in MS paint

I don't know if I should be proud of myself or do the opposite

[nonexistentirl]

The crown hosts a ball. Of course all noble households in the Roan kingdom are present. Same goes for the Duke's House of Henituse as well.

Cale, who had separated himself from the rest of his family members to go to a corner and enjoy the desserts with the invisible Raon and had kept his Dominating Aura activated to keep the annoyances away, is approached by his youngest sibling.

Lily, being the brave knight she is, asks her eldest brother for a dance. Cale, who already feels guilty for being as absent from her life as he is and not being a proper older brother for her, accepts it for her sake. He needs to do at least this much for her as an older brother.

There is, however, one tiny problem.

Cale, no, Kim Roksoo doesn't know how to dance. The original Cale Henituse was so invested in his act of being a trash that he never bothered to learn it, so currently Cale had no muscle memory to rely on either.

Lily, who kind of predicted this when she approached him, ends up leading the dance. It's truly an unexpected sight to see Cale Henituse dancing a waltz in the middle of the ballroom. The Commander, who was often seen bleeding out on the battlefield as he fought in the forefront, elegantly moving his body to the flow of the music was truly captivating.

Basen Henituse has never been so jealous of his little sister seven years his junior. Neither has he ever felt so remorseful of being born a man. He wishes he could share a waltz with his elder brother too.

Cale, the magnanimous brother as he is, readily agrees to dance with him. When they're off the floor, Basen makes a victory fist as soon as nobody is watching.

Duchess Violan hesitates at first. But then she decides she should join in on the fun too. Thus, for the first time ever, she shares a waltz with her step son. Something she only used to do with her husband and son, Basen, in the past. She never expected there would come a day when it would be possible for her to dance with Cale. However, as it seemed, today was the day.

Deruth is much too overwhelmed at being reminded of Jour to ask Cale for a dance. He's just happy watching the others enjoy themselves.

The thing that Lily started, what was continued by Basen and Violan, naturally everyone wanted to be a part of it. Not everyone was lucky enough though. Cale accepted their requests for a dance because they were his family. As for the rest of the people present in this ballroom? He could care less.

He does end up sharing a dance with Amiru Ubarr and Rosalyn though, people who were good at leading the dance for the inexperienced him.

Once he returns from the ball, the children demand he dance with them. Raon, who watched his dance at the ball, tries to imitate his partners leading Cale through the dance. On and Hong are quick to learn as they watch before each following suit one after another.

It was the night the Black Castle shone the brightest and illuminated the Forest of Darkness to the point the name had never felt less fitting as it did that day.

Bonus:

Taking a leaf out of Basen's book, Alberu asks his precious dongsaeng for a dance. Cale is disgusted and flabbergasted but also plays along.

"dongsaeng, are you purposefully trying to step on my feet?"

"hyung-nim must know I never learned to dance, so it's expected."

"you didn't step on anyone else's feet though?"

"maybe they were just better at leading the dance than you are."

Alberu, baffled, "cheeky brat."

"the brat is older than yourself, hyung-nim."

"ha!" Alberu is in disbelief. "Well, i guess I should assign a dance instructor to my beloved dongsaeng then."

The dance ends and Cale whispers to him before walking away "sure. Send him to the Black Castle." Knowing it's near impossible for anyone to withstand the presence of the individuals residing there.

The next day, Tasha is at the Black Castle.

"My nephew asked me to teach the young master how to waltz. I was the one to teach that boy, so you can rest assured!"

Cale feels like he lost for the first time in a while.

[teriri-sayes]

Reactions to The Light's Chapter 429

Brief summary: CJG has been purified. Clopeh's words and actions make the villagers mistake Cale for... a god. Cale figures out what the last power of GoC is.

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First off, Happy 7th Anniversary! Such a long time, huh? Author-nim, when is this going to end? I've been stuck reading this series for 6 years now. 😂 Unfortunately, there is no author's note regarding the anniversary, but the Korean fans congratulated the author in the comments section.

On to the chapter... CJG's purification was over, and his appearance had gone back to normal. However, he was still asleep, and had to be carried back with a stretcher, so no talk with CJG for now.

What was so funny was Clopeh's actions in the chapter. 🤣🤣🤣

The granddaughter poked her head out of her grandfather's arms and nudged Clopeh. “Is he a priest, too?” “Oh, child, of course he is a priest-” Old Tedrick started to answer, but stopped. “No, no. He is not a priest.” The old man's gaze turned to Clopeh. Clopeh smiled a gentle smile and said. “Not a priest, not a pope, not a saint. He is none of these.” His thoughts were firm. 'You will be using this purifying power a lot in the future, Cale-nim.' And so it was. The God of Chaos cult should not be the beneficiary. It belongs to Cale alone. It is His doing. Clopeh spoke the truth without exaggeration. “He simply moves according to his own will. He doesn't believe in or follow any gods.” Cale Henituse is such a man. Such a hero. He is a legend. Because. “And I am following him.” I am his follower. Clopeh's words were full of sincerity. “Ah.” Former village chief Tedrick gasped. A man of the people. He doesn't believe in any gods, he's no priest or anything. He simply lives by his own will. And yet the man in front of him, dressed in priest robes and looking more like a priest than anyone else, believes in that man and follows him. 'The one he believes in is-' …God. Yes, God.

Clopeh really spreading Caleism to the villagers! 🤣🤣🤣 God Cale misunderstanding strikes again! 🤣🤣🤣

The warmth that enveloped us, the power that reminded us of happiness. That gray color. “…Demon God…….” The old man blurted out, then paused. “What?” Clopeh tilted his head and looked at him as if he did not understand. “Oh, no!” The old man hurriedly tried to contain his words. But everyone had heard. And Clopeh just smiled and said. “I see. Whatever you have to say, please feel free.” Aurora, who was watching all of this, thought to herself. 'Is it okay to pass like this?' Clopeh Sekka. I don't know what that guy just did. But it was too vague to do anything about it now. It wasn't that he was lying, or that his behavior was bad. On the contrary, he was sincere and kind. “Hmm.” Aurora decided to wait and see. 'Demon God.' Now that the word was mentioned, she had to be careful. I don't want to cause any unnecessary misunderstandings in the village. 'At least it happened within the village, so we can stop any misunderstandings quickly.' Aurora was relieved that it was within the village. And Clopeh- “Fufu.” A shallow chuckle escaped his lips as he looked at the crimson sky.

Last time, it was the God of Harmony, and now it was Demon God?! 🤣🤣🤣 Cale, your god titles keep increasing! 🤣🤣🤣

And Aurora... I think you just planted a 🚩flag. This is definitely going to spread outside the village. 😂😂😂 I mean, just look at Clopeh's laughter. 🤣🤣🤣

The chant/prayer for the Purification of Chaos was interesting.

What was created would soon be gone. As it was inherent from the beginning. Just as you were born. Return to your inborn appearance.

Cale noticed the emphasis on the word "beginning." Even the holy land of GoC was called the Primordial Night/Night of Beginning. And when he uttered the word "beginning", a certain parchment of GoC would vibrate. Thus, Cale figured out that the 5th unknown power of GoC was the "Beginning of Chaos."

Ending Remarks So he would be Demon God Cale in the Demon Realm? Good luck with your slacker life dream, Cale. 😂 Next chapter would probably be the beginning of the search for both CJS and Sui Khan. That talk with CJG? Delayed like Cale's talk with the Molans too. 🙄

[rie-092]

CURSED CHILD

chapter two : the rumour.

summary : clopeh can't enter the henituse museum without finishing his book length prayer for his cale-nim.

★﹒ ( First name ) doesn't know if Clopeh Sekka has things for redheads. But there was a thing that she was sure of, Clopeh is a certified crazy bastard. He was worse than that dragon who commits arson and burns down a whole damn mountain while laughing like a madman. And what's the reason why he did that? Simple, because he was sleep deprived and the elementals won't let him have his peaceful sleep.

The girl deadpanned at the sight in front of her. Clopeh had promised that he would take her out to a museum today. So that's the main reason for the extravagant outfit that the staff of the orphanage prepared for her. But, before they could even enter this damn museum, Clopeh had his hands clasped as he recited a prayer.

Does.... He finally lost his mind? The little redhead crossed her small arms as she looked at Clopeh. Her hands were sweating to the fact that people were looking at them. While her lips unconsciously pouted. Fuck, her child's senses were screaming at her to throw a fit right here, right now to get this bastard's attention.

So, instead of doing that. She tugged the end of the cape of the knight who was escorting them. "Uh... Mister... Is sir Clopeh alright? He's been like that since earlier."

The knight sweatdropped at her question, he awkwardly scratched his cheeks and crouched down at ( first name )'s level. "Little miss, the young master is always like this when uh.. visiting this museum."

"Why?" The little girl innocently asked. "Because he is obse— I mean, he idolizes the firstborn of the family who founded this museum."

( First name ) couldn't help but notice how forced the knight's expression was. He was practically praying to Angela, the God of War, the God of Death and whatever mythical creature that this kid would stop asking him about his liege's weird habits. Yeah, this is considered weird— but just remember that one time when he accidentally entered Clopeh's room and those concerning amount of pictures and drawings of the Young Master Henituse plastered on his liege's room. It was more than enough to traumatise his poor self.

' Maybe I should ask the Duke for a bonus.' he thought.

"Okay." ( First name ) simply said, as the knight's face brightened. "I'm going to look around, Mister! Please tell me when Sir Clopeh came back to reality!"

( First name ) waved her small hand at the knight as she started looking around the museum. Then, a certain painting caught her attention. She noticed how detailed the painting was. And how beautiful the man in the painting is. He was wearing a commander's uniform and had a small smile on his face.

"Pretty." Her reddish brown eyes shone as she looked at the painting. She was caught up in her small words where she was cursing the gods and goddesses for being unfair to her because she wasn't able to get the beauty of this red-haired man in this painting. She wasn't able to hear the murmurs of the people around her.

All of them were flabbergasted because of one thing. They've seen a peculiar sight of a small redhead that looks a lot like their Young master Silver Shield! What? And this kid was looking at Cale Henituse's portrait with those longing expression (when the truth is she was planning the whole event where she will be burning all temples of the God of Death and Angela, the Sun Goddess across the continent) does the young master has an illegitimate child that the people doesn't know of?!

As they started making their gossip inside their little brains. Clopeh's knight had already called for ( first name ) saying that Clopeh was looking for her and they should go to a restaurant nearby instead of staying here. Because Clopeh wasn't able to finish his one book-length prayer and he couldn't enter the Henituse Museum without finishing it.

"Okay." ( First name ) stoically said as she walked away from the painting. Not even aware that a certain orange-haired butler had seen her and now he was speechless and couldn't move from his spot.

Hans, that butler has his jaw dropped as he remembers the little girl that he saw earlier. Those lazy reddish brown eyes that can look down at you like you were some kind of dirty insect were very similar to his liege! That crimson hair! And those mannerisms!

Hans swallowed hard as he started hesitating whether he should tell it to Cale or the Duke himself. But then, decided that the Duke had the right to know about the existence of his granddaughter.

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Later that day, those rumours about Cale having an illegitimate child that he kept from the public's eyes had already spread to the Roan Kingdom and the other neighbouring kingdoms. Those rumours kept on getting more and more ridiculous.

And Cale Henituse, the person on the rumour was now laying inside his room on the Henituse estate while sleeping. Ah, slacker life, how sweet it is. He can sleep 15 hours straight now and can laze around after all of those shits that he got involved with. His lips then curved into a sweet smile as he opened his eyes. Only to find two pairs of cat eyes and a pair of dragon's blue eyes staring at him.

"What the fuc—"

Cale almost falls from his bed after seeing his children, On, Hong, and Raon staring at him. He was about to ask what was wrong when he noticed that everyone, by everyone I mean the Molans, Choi Han, Lock, Rosalyn, Mary, and Eruhabe was staring at him with those eerie smiles.

"What?!"

"Unlucky bastard, tsk, tsk." Eruhaben shook his head making Cale more confused. "Cale-nim." This time it was Choi Han who was looking at Cale with a hint of betrayal in his eyes.

What the heck is going on?

This time, Rosalyn chuckled as she spoke in amusement. "Have you heard the news, Young master Cale? The crown prince had fainted."

"What? Why?"

"Because he heard that his younger sworn brother has a secret child that looks a lot like him." Cale deadpanned, is that so? But then he realized something causing his eyes to widen. He is Alberu's only sworn brother! "Huh? What the fuck?!"

"So, be honest to us young master-nim." Ron spoke with his benign smile. "Young master-nim, are you hiding something from us~?"

Vicious people. Cale suddenly wanted to escape this hellish place. What the heck are they talking about?! What secret child?! What happened while he was asleep?!

Then, Hans barged into his room. "Mister Ron! The Duke has fainted!" Fuck it, let him sleep slack in peace!

[revered3ntity]

i adore the "cale uses everyone as a pillow" agenda !! part of my hc is that he has an internal rating system for it, it consists of the following points:

comfort - how comfortable is the not-actually pillow? durability - can they handle him clinging, tossing and turning, etc? how far can he go before they decide to wake him up? duration - how long can he rest on them?

i have already thought of a few potential set ratings, and will probably add more later on!

Choi Han

the first time it happened, it was an accident. although the vitality of the heart keeps him from getting tired even after only sleeping for an hour or two, when it comes down to it, it's just not enough.

cale sat down on the comfortable couch in his room, he and the others had just returned from their travels to the henituse territory. the red-head had every intention of resting, as soon as he finished up his discussion with choi han. he needed to make sure the korean wasn't left to his own devices, who knows what might occur if he were - cale shuddered at the thought of the swordmaster destroying the training grounds out of boredom. better not dwell on it.

said man took a seat next to cale, keeping a respectful distance, and looked at him expectantly - like a puppy waiting for it's well-deserved treat. the aristocrat talked for a while, giving commands and suggestions, and making sure that choi han knew everything on the training grounds, be it weaponry or other, was available for him to use, when he was suddenly hit with intense drowsiness. cale blinked once, twice, before continuing where he left off, albeit a bit slower.

it only took a minute before choi han found himself with an unconscious red-head on his lap, using his clothed thighs as his pillow. the korean wasn't sure what to do, face red from embarrassment (read: he's flustered) - should he call for ron?

...

better not, that butler will take his head when sees them like this.

choi han let his gaze fall on the man who'd showed him nothing but kindness since their first meeting, giving and giving and asking for little to nothing in return, and decided that this was fine. cale hasn't rested properly in weeks, so the fact that he fell asleep the moment the two of them were alone felt like an honour more than anything. did he trust him so much that cale felt safe enough to finally relax? (he'd like to think so...)

yes, this was quite the honour.

'don't worry, cale-nim. i won't let anyone, or anything, get near you.'

if said man could've heard choi han's thoughts, he would've spit blood.

Rating ✨

3/5 comfort (ch's thighs are muscular, and cale did feel safe while asleep.. we don't talk about how he felt when he woke up), 5/5 durability (ch wouldn't dare to do anything to disturb cale's sleep), 5/5 duration (same as durability, ch would sit in the same spot, not daring to move even a muscle, to ensure cale's 100% comfort)

overall: 13/15, choi han makes a really good pillow

[weirdsht]

HELLOOOOO I MISSED UUUU btw do u still entertain tcf angst reqs? BECAUSEEEE 😋😋

So what if reader x Cale in which reader has superpowers because of their magical eyes. They befriended Cale and became smth more but THENNN shit happened, Cale needed to be healed immediately because his wound is too severe for crybaby. Reader had no resources left because his wound is way too fatal to even wait for help.

But then they remember how their eyes kept them alive, so they decided to do the unthinkable—give him their eyes through magic.

But, if reader does it, they'd die

They still did it anyways

Lols imagine the agony

I wonder how he'll live thru that

IMTSORRY

Sentient - Cale/Reader

a/n: i'm still sick so this is a bit short huhu

tags: no specific gender mentioned for reader, death, hurt no comfort

Pls don't repost my work anywhere without my permission

Requests are open and welcome

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The battle zone is as fierce as ever. Different powers raining down on the opposition. Everyone wants to dominate the enemy.

In other words, it was total chaos.

But it is something you have grown accustomed to. One of the perks of being Cale Henituse’s best friend and lover you guess.

Still, despite that, it doesn’t take away the anxiety gnawing at your chest. It doesn’t matter how many times you do this, you’re still scared that something might happen to your family.

To your love.

Usually, nothing happens. Usually, even in the most disadvantageous position, Cale figures something out.

But why…

“A-ARGH !!”

Cale couldn’t help but scream in pain as the enemy’s power pierced through his body. You didn’t know what happened, everything progressed too fast. One moment a white light enveloped your lover's body then next he was on the ground, bleeding profusely.

Wasting no time, you and Choi Han brought Cale to a more secluded area. Everyone else covered for the three of you so no enemy could follow.

“How is Cale-nim, [Name]-nim?”

Choi Han asked worriedly as you used your magical eye to assess Cale’s condition. Meanwhile, that very same man was writhing and groaning in pain— wondering why the crybaby wasn’t working as efficiently.

“It’s… it’s not looking good…”

Your voice shakes as your hands press onto one of his larger wounds. Despite your efforts, blood keeps flowing through his skin and eventually through your arms.

“His wounds are too severe… On top of that, he exhausted his power so his healing abilities are having a hard time as well.”

It hurts your heart to see your beloved in pain while unable to do anything. To see him near unconscious with his powers unable to efficiently help him.

You’d do anything to help him.

Sacrifice whatever just to make sure he’ll live.

And so you wrack your brain, thinking of what can you do to save Cale— to save your one true love. As you did your eyes kept glowing, constantly monitoring his condition as the newly arrived Saint Jack did his best to heal the young master.

“It’s futile…”

You muttered to yourself, yet everyone heard you.

“The enemy left traces of their power in his body. Healing powers will be futile…”

Despite being in pain, Cale caressed your cheeks as he felt your tears on his skin. His hands touching just below your eyes. Cale’s action only proceeded to make you cry harder, touched and in pain at the fact that he still puts you first.

But then something about his touch made you realise something.

Your eyes..!

You can sacrifice your eyes!

It’s risky— no, it’s more than risky. In fact, it would cost you your life. 

If you give Cale your eyes, you will cease to exist.

These magical eyes are the very essence of your life force after all.

It saddens you when you think that you would not be able to be with Cale if you did this. But that sadness is overwritten by one simple fact.

You want Cale to live.

Even at the cost of your own life.

And so you take both of Cale’s hands on your own and start the process of transferring your eyes— your life force.

Cale Henituse was in a lot of pain. He could barely move from how much pain his wounds brought him. But still, he could tell what you were trying to do.

And he can’t allow it.

“[Name] no! Don’t do it!”

He weakly screamed and his words made Choi Han and Saint Jack come to their senses. All of them were suddenly aware of what you were trying to do.

After all, it was public knowledge among your group that your eyes are what keep you alive.

Everyone moved to try and stop you, but the transferring process was quicker than they’d expected. Before they could yank you away from Cale his wounds had already started closing, looking as though he was good as new.

A tell-tale sign that the transfer was a success. 

“Why…”

Cale muttered as he held you in his arms. Your positions now reversed as you are the one on the verge of death.

“Because I love you…”

You weakly said as you gave in your consciousness. Allowing the dancing black spots to take you to eternal slumber.

There was a small smile on your face as you closed your eyes.

Yet Cale cannot find it in himself to smile back as he normally would.

[deathsmile36]

Hello 👋

I was thinking about how adept Cale is at lying to himself and downplaying his past. I was also thinking about the author's skill and talent at dropping hints here and there, to the point where I doubt every detail.

In the first chapter alone, the author hinted at Cale's original personality, the power of KRS (the log), the death of his parents, his miserable life, and the friends who sacrificed their lives for him—all in the first chapter. So, there's a final part that wasn't made clear, and I don't know if the author included it to deceive us or if it was just a hint like the others. In the first chapter, Cale said, "I'm an orphan and I don't have parents... I don't have much money... I don't have a friend who would sacrifice their life for me... " Finally, he said he didn't have anyone to love until death. I wondered, did KRS ever have a girlfriend or lover and then lose her?

Did she suddenly pass away like any other friend he had before the disaster? Or did he lose her like he lost Jung-soo and Soo-hyuk?

I don't know, but author Nim's style makes me doubt this theory.

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There's that hint at the beginning of the novel that the world of Birth of a Hero contains all races and peoples, including insects, but we never see this race. Will they appear later?

... I also realized while rereading the novel that the author hinted at the death of those with ancient powers at the hands of the First WS and the Divine Race. This theme was brought up again in the second season... You won't believe how surprised I was 🙂😀

... I realized once again how talented and wonderful the writer Nim is, and I truly love and appreciate her.

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Again, what do you think of what I said? 🤔😄

[noxiousgrace]

I need more self indulgent cale & eruhaben fics in my life 😔

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(set after part 1 of the novel, canon divergence, spoilers ahead)

I'm writing this at 5 am, don't mind the inaccuracies i haven't re-read part 1 fully yet

> cale telling the truth about his transmigration to eruhaben <

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'This ability is more of a curse, than a blessing, for fucks sake. Is a good nights rest too much to fucking much to ask for?' Cale lamented, a few seconds after waking up.

inside of his room in the super rock villa, he sat up to rest against the headboard of his bed.

He didn't say anything after waking up, silently munching on the assortment of fruit placed conveniently next to his bed, his gaze focused on nothing.

Eruhaben: "good morning."

Cale flinched, but replied almost immediately: "good morning, eruhaben-nim."

Eruhaben: "..."

Cale:"..."

...

Eruhaben: "so, you're just gonna refuse to talk about it?" He asked, a single eyebrow raised in accusation.

Cale glanced at him from the corner of his eye, debating on what would end this conversation the fastest.

Eruhaben, all too familiar with his tactics, continued speaking: "the kids aren't the only ones worried about you. I think these last 2 years have been more than enough for you to realise you can rely on us, no?" His voice held a slowly rising feeling of irritation.

Cale, his eyebrow raised and voice almost drowning in confusion, replied: "where is this coming from, eruhaben-nim?"

The ancient dragon didn't reply to the ignorant human. gathering his thoughts so that he could, by some miracle, verbally beat some sense into this dense bastard.

The bastard in question had been talking in his sleep, every night for the last week, which wouldn't have been much of a problem if the words coming out of his mouth weren't so unnerving.

They weren't even in a language that eruhaben could understand, the dragon had questioned choi han, after noticing the swordsmans discomfort to cales newly acquired habit.

"the language is korean" was the only explanation the elder managed to get out of him.

Tsk, the easiest way was to just question the source of concern directly.

Eruhaben: "how the hell do you know korean? Choi han is the only person from his hometown as far as we know."

Cales expression remained stoic, the sweat gathering behind his ears was the only sign of discomfort eruhaben could see.

After a few beats of silence, cale seemed to have reached the end of his internal war, and sighed: "it's better if i just tell you the truth, please keep this a secret between the two of us."

The dragon nodded, his unease only growing with Cales anxious attitude: "I promise."

Cale, at his wits end, spat out the truth: "I'm a transmigrator. I was born in choi hans hometown, which is called korea by the way, and ended up here soon after i turned 36."

Eruhaben didn't reply immediately, processing the information. Eventually, he found the explanation sensible, and asked: "I see, what does that have to do with your sleep talking?"

Cale: "my ability, record, has been acting on it's own and replaying everything I've recorded so far."

Eruhaben nodded, hiding the rising confusion and concern inside him: "i understand. I'll make something that'll help you sleep easier."

Cale: "thank you"

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There weren't any further problems since then, but eruhaben was known for his curiosity, so he continued to question cale anyway.

The questions themselves weren't too invasive, mostly asking about the korean lifestyle and culture. Nothing pertaining to cales backstory specifically.

Until now, of course.

Eruhaben: "what was your family like? "

Cale: "I don't remember. "

Eruhaben: "what? "

Cale hesitated, he knew it was disrespectful to not even remember the face of the person who gave birth to him, but it wasn't entirely his fault. he just didn't know how eruhaben would react to it.

Well, he's already in this deep, no reason to stop telling the truth now.

Cale: "I don't remember them. "

Eruhaben was stunned, he gave cale a once-over, this kid seemed to have a good head on his shoulders, so the dragon had assumed the parents worked hard for that to be so.

Eruhaben, with a sense of foreboding, asked anyway: "how come?"

Cale: "they died when i was young, it's been a long time since then, i hardly remember anything from my childhood."

Eruhaben, with a heart pinched by guilt, answered: "that's okay."

Cale simply nodded, unaffected.

The dragon didn't ask any more questions for a while after that.

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Cale: "eruhaben-nim."

Eruhaben: "what?"

Cale: "you've been staring at me a lot lately. Do you need anything?"

Eruhaben: "tsk. I'm just worried about you."

Cale: "oh?"

Eruhaben, never one to shy away from a problem for too long: "what happened to you after your parents died?"

Cale, not entirely expecting the blunt question: "i lived with my uncle."

Eruhaben, relieved, answered back: "i see, he must've raised you well then. I'm glad you weren't alone."

Cale: "No."

Eruhaben: "No?"

Cale snorted: "that piece of shit doesn't deserve any praise, eruhaben-nim."

Eruhaben: "what do you mean by tha-?"

Cale simply turned around and left, preferring disrespecting eruhaben to opening about this specific part of his life.

The dragon stared at the receding back for a while, his previous relief reduced to dust.

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[we-stan-cale]

I have enjoyed some of the TCF reaction fics, but I feel like there's a major problem.

Namely, that it's really hard for fic writers to stay motivated for over 700+ chapters, so it feels like they all start off strong for the beginning (especially rescuing Raon) and then peter out. We never get to the really good stuff.

Never reach that flashback when Cale reads the letter from the GoD, or see reactions to Choi Han rushing over to see Kim Rok Soo after getting Choi Jung Soo's records. Never have them see the Sealed God's test, and really... Post-apocalyptic Korea horrified Alberu, for good reason. Not that it's explicitly stated, but when is it ever? He had quite the reaction when he was trying to decide what to tell everyone else.

I've had some thoughts on how I would do it, but fair warning - I'm not much of a writer, and will probably never write it. All my respect for the ones that regularly write fanfic because I have like - less than a handful? Maybe, maybe, if I haven't moved on after finishing this reread, I'll try writing it myself.

The other thing is that I've been reading part 2 - only as far as eatapplepies has translated as I find mtl more confusing than helpful - and I'm really liking the Heavenly Demon. He seems to have fallen for our Cale pretty hard, and I'm interested in seeing how that goes.

So I have been playing around with ideas.

First - Dodam is trying to find 'that terrible bastard', and is dragging around his Choi Han.

He reaches Korea. Og!Cale as KRS, specifically. He has his own attribute, one to help him track down Cale, so he can pull up visions/memories related to that.

He pulls up the dream meeting between Cale and KRS.

There are a few team 1 members present, particularly Kim Minh Ah. Cue a bit of chaos, some 'aha' moments, and the long and the short of it is Dodam is going to pull up some of just what they're team leader is up to. (And if Dodam can figure out exactly which world or dimension to to next, and OG! Cale gets the bittersweet ability to see how his deal with the God of Death prevented the destruction he'd lived through, well... That's fine too)

During that brief moment, the Henituse noticed some strange mana fluctuations and managed to get Rosalyn there. She's basically able to tap into the feed and see and hear what's going on.

And divine intervention (like perhaps a god of love) extends the feed to the Heavenly Demon.

What would follow would be an abbreviated version of the key points. Sure, it loses some of the flavor... But we don't actually need, say, the amusing anecdote where an elf mistook Cale for a dragon.

Anyways, the more I thought about it the more I thought about how team 1 would react.

Because the minute they see those monster statues you know they'll all be going 'what the fuck?!?'

They will probably also nod knowingly at some of Cale's more shocking plans. Like hey, there he goes agreeing to help the Mogoru Empire put out the fire he started with the Whipper kingdom.

Nod, nod

Just like he did when they were dealing with that one corrupt guild

And if they ever get as far as seeing the Heavenly Demon, I'm sure one team member will be like 'Is.. is he flirting with Team Leader-nim?!?'

Cue stories where Team Leader Kim Rok Soo avoided a honeypot - except now they're thinking maybe he was just too dense to notice?

[blueteller]

"Would you love me if I was a worm?", TCF Edition

[Question: Would you still love Cale-nim if he was a worm?] Cale: (What kind of dumb question is that?) Well, obviously- (-no, because why would anyone even care about a worm??) Choi Han: Well obviously! Raon: What a dumb question! Cale: ??? Raon: That's right! Our Human is already so weak! As a worm he'd be even weaker!! Cale: … Choi Han: We would protect Cale-nim if he turned into a worm. Raon: And use everything in our power to turn him back to normal! Choi Han: (thoughtfully) We could probably threaten the God of Death to do it. Raon: Yes!! Let's loot and destroy all his temples!!! Choi Han: (pulling out his sword) Already on it Cale: W-wait a minute, I'm not even a worm right now…!

*Elsewhere* God of Death: (…why do I hear boss music-?)

[murasaki-cha]

Cale and the Soos but Gen Z

(ft. Choi Han, Alberu and Rosalyn)

(Part 1) (Part 2)

Cale: when I say I have "main character energy," I mean the nerdy introvert with anxiety and a general distaste for humans - Shapeshifter: *transforms to look like Cale* Cale: Okay, are you like BLIND? You look nothing like me. First off, I'm way taller. Secondly, I DO NOT look so sleep deprived and lastly, if you could drag comb through that hair you're like a 7 on a good day and I've been told I'm a constant 10. -

Cale: Babygirl I have health problems that would make a grown man cry- yeah of course I'm still going to work what are you talking about

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Cale: I love having trauma from an alarmingly young age because when I can't remember stuff from my childhood I get to play a game called "Is This Normal Memory Loss From Growing Up, Or Do I Have Severe Trauma-Induced Memory Repression?" Choi Jung Soo: Oh word Alberu: Preach Choi Han: Fr Eruhaben: Genuinely what in the- Sui Khan: Louder Eruhaben: YOU ARE 13 WHA-

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Sui Khan: 'Person of interest' is almost too flattering. Sui Khan: Like, if the police were to pound on my door and go, 'A man has been murdered in your building and you are a person of interest,' I'd be like, 'Moi? Oh, do go on.' Cale pointing: You see where I got it from?

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Rosalyn, eating cake: No wonder Marie Antoinette didn't give a fuck, this shit is good Cale: so true girl

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Cale: when Billie Eillish said "I cant escape the way I love you" every gen z kid with attachment issues felt that Alberu: So you felt that? Cale: I felt that too much Alberu: Also who is Billie Eillish? Choi Jung Soo slamming the door open: bITC-

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Cale: bitches b like “I'm baby” but have childhood trauma and neglect like wtf do u know about being baby u were forced to grow up from an early age anyways I’m bitches

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Rosalyn going to her lesson with Eruhaben: Eruhaben-nim, are we cooking today or what! Eruhaben: Rosalyn, we aren’t… in the kitchen?

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Cale: With all this tasks I'm getting from the gods sometimes I wish I was Jared 19 so I never read Birth Of A Hero...

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Alberu: Not trying to brag or anything, but I can wake up without an alarm clock now simply due to my crippling and overwhelming anxiety, so... Cale: Mood

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Heavenly Demon: do you guys know the meaning of patriarchy? Choi Jung Soo: I prefer Spongebob tbh Heavenly Demon: One more word from you Sword Demon and I swear-

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Cale: Can I go outside to say a word to god? Choi Han: Yea. Rosalyn: You go outside and start yelling ‘hey what the heck are you!- then ZAP! Cale: I've questioned god before and I haven't died yet.

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Choi Jung Soo: I so wish I had a cat personality but I have such a dog personality like I would do everything for your approval, do you want me to fetch your stick just for a lil treat , hell yeah I would with pleasure! Choi Han: Oh that's what it was!

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Choi Jung Soo: Physically, yes, I could fight a bird. But emotionally? *Sees Sui Khan's cute 13 yo child appearance staring daggers at him* Choi Jung Soo: Imagine the toll.

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Cale: So apparently the 'bad vibes' I’ve been feeling are actually severe psychological distress

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Cale: A weight blanket is not enough I need to be compressed into a .zip file

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Cale with a wine glass in hand: Existence is the enemy The group also with wine glasses in their hands: Cheers to that

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Cale: Sometimes that sad feeling is due to low blood sugar, and sometimes it's from decades of history. Not that complex

[nonexistentirl]

Absolutely love it when Cale's allies act like him in the face of adversities. Their go to thought process being what would Cale-nim do is so funny and adorable at the same time. Cale Henituse the man you are.

[teriri-sayes]

Reactions to The Light's Chapters 414-415

New title - 53. Confronting and Defending

Brief summary: GoC saint kills himself to become the first sacrifice and start the ritual. Sword of the Sun's battery runs out. Cale is the only one standing left in his group.

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Thank you, author-nim, for giving us two chapters today! 🥰🥰🥰 But it was so tense today. Everyone in Cale's group had been incapacitated, and only Cale was left to fight. Raon's group above was still fine, but it seemed like Cale was going to overwork himself today.

Because Cale refused to become the first sacrifice, and the GoC cult's plans went awry, the GoC saint decided to kill himself and become the first sacrifice, starting the ritual of GoC's descent. Chaos ensued, as the lake overflowed with gray water, overwhelming everyone it touches with intense emotions.

If that was not enough, the GoC believers were even bleeding gray blood, and there was gray smoke threatening to spread above the canyon and all over Hellhole.

Alberu's Sword of the Sun ran out of its battery, and Alberu himself was about to faint. It was funny (and sad) to see the role reversal though.

I will give you the last of the power of this Sword of the Sun. After that, I leave it to you. Cale's face contorted in understanding. “Your Highness-” Ah, seriously. Alberu swallowed the laughter that threatened to escape. It would be a waste to laugh now. But it was funny. Cale Henituse must know now how Alberu had felt in being unable to stop Cale whenever the former said he'd use what was left of his power, even though he knew it would be dangerous. I'm sure Cale does. Because now he knows what it was like for Cale to do what he had to do.

So the flag was somewhat right and somewhat wrong too? It was Alberu who would faint and leave it all to Cale, and not the other way around? 😂😂😂

HD and Eru were out of breath and struggling in resisting the power of chaos. Rosalyn and Gashan were trapped in the gray water, stifling their screams as they were affected by the intense emotions of chaos. Alberu had almost fainted. Only Cale was fine. Or was he really okay?

Cale was clearly struggling. He looked like he was suffering from the Contamination of Chaos as his entire body except his eyes had turned gray. He was bleeding, his clothes were torn all over, and his mask was almost gone. But Cale was mentally okay because DA protected him from the intense emotions the chaotic power was releasing.

And Cale gave DA the okay to go all out, even if he faints. DA soon completely dominated the field, saying some cool stuff like "Be dominated by the ruler" and so on. Everyone felt goosebump-inducing fear, and began to wake up from the intense emotions they felt from the power of chaos.

The glutton priestess told Cale that she was hungry, and Cale realized that she was not limited to eating dead mana. I guess she was about to eat all that gray water and smoke? The four trees above the canyon began to move their roots in response to the glutton's power.

Meanwhile, Crazy Attention Seeker was trembling and crying as he witnessed everything down below. And the reason why was because... his live stream had reached 1 billion views and counting! 🤣🤣🤣

Cale's 🚩flag checklist:

⏹️ Fight the two wanderers ✅ Fight the GoC cult (He fought (?) the GoC saint) ✅ Appear in a user’s livestream (Already 1 billion views and counting) ⏹️ Use his Shield AP to protect the sacrifices (About to happen next chapter) ⏹️ Faint and have Alberu take command (The reverse happened. Alberu is about to faint) ⏹️ Meet the GoC pope

Ending Remarks Two flags had been fulfilled, and a third one would be by the next chapter. There was the role reversal, but it was still possible that Cale would faint too and Alberu would wake up this time, fulfilling that flag too. Next chapter would be Shield AP going all out. I'm envious of those viewers. I want to watch the live stream of the great legend too!

[calethescammer]

Headcanon that krs had a reflex of getting in a fight stance when he's surprised. So now, as Cale, he instead activates his ancient powers. Like if he's taking a nap and something startles him, he will subconsciously activate the shield (or maybe throw a rock).

Now imagine this scenario-

Cale was taking a short nap on the couch after a battle took place. Since he was exhausted, he didn't hear Ron, Alberu, Choi Han, Rosalyn and the children entering the tent.

Ignoring the time everyone took to look at the adorable young master's sleeping face, Ron went to wake him up.

And Cale, startled, raised up his right hand, moved further back on the couch, and activated the shield. He himself looked stunned at what he just did.

Then the realisation of horror came and he realised he had pushed Ron off by the shield. Ron just stood there dead in his tracks and his face devoid of any benign smile.

The others looked the same, even the kids had shocked and dull faces. Cale got scared and started apologising frantically to them.

"Cale-nim, was it a nightmare?" Choi Han asked solemnly.

"Huh? No, no it wasn't anything of the sort! It's just a reflex..." Troubled, he decided to just blame the ancient powers.

"Its just something the ancient powers do for sneak attacks."

'yeah, its not my fault'

Cale nodded internally, satisfied by his answer, unaware of the misunderstandings forming.

Now imagine the misunderstandings-

"The young master is so traumatised by the war that he didn't recognise his own friends!"

"The young master can't even sleep in peace! He's always on guard for sneak attacks, even amongst his family..."

"What a terrible fate for someone so kind...he can't even find some peace..."

Many shed tears at how exhausted their young master looked, and how his shoulders slumped down from the responsibilities he carried.

Meanwhile, Cale's shoulder were slumped because of a certain young dragon as he walked lazily across the corridor, unaware of the horrors he would face the coming days.

[luckykittens198]

LCF Part 1 Chp 512 "Delicious (4)"

“I’ve heard a lot about it, but I didn’t believe that your aura’s attribute would be despair. I’ve never seen a human with such an attribute.” A cold smile appeared on her face. “Other than me.” Choi Han’s eyes opened wide. ‘…Does that black knight have an aura with the despair attribute too?’ She added on while looking at the shocked Choi Han. “No. Should I say the me who was human?” ‘Was human?’

What? What do you mean you were once a human? Miss Dark Elf Knight, hello? Explanation please?

Even hundreds of chapters later this part still haven't been explained. The creation of vampires too, haven't been explained well.

What do you mean they were human with dead mana injected to their heart by demonkin? Hello? YRH-nim, this plot hole is still quite big....

Gwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa- The gathered power started to shake differently. ‘…Grey?’ The orb turned grey and started to become more violent. – Cale. Be careful. He heard the Super Rock’s voice. – I’ve never seen anything like this either. It was a power that even the Super Rock who had lived during Ancient Times had never seen. That meant that this was a new power that had not been by the ancient White Star’s side but was next to the current White Star. ‘What could it be?’ Cale could feel his heart beating as he questioned what it could be. He felt an unknown source of fear coming from that power. It was a power that made him feel repulsion and fear. Those things made him think of something, but Cale didn’t have time to determine what that something could be.

Unknown source fear.....

Spoiler for part 2 below

WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE PRIMAL FEAR OF GOD OF CHAOS WAS SHOWN HERE??? WHAT KIND OF UWAAAAA

YRH-NIM! WHEN I GOT YOU YRH-NIM!

PRAISE THE AUTHOR! PRAISE CALE-NIM! WORSHIP CALE-ISM!

Ps: it's probably not 'forewarning', but my language module is kind of a mess

Edit: I've read chp 513 and Jack said it was a power from Demonic world, but I don't think so? From the chp in part 2 where they showed demonic realm, Cale didn't feel any fear. But then again, by that point Dominating Aura is already crazy strong and Cale himself already felt the God of Chaos' fear