The God Slayer II
There was once a Russian dical student from a poor family nad Anton Chekhov. As is often the case, Russia was a land filled with a peculiar magic. The more unfortunate the Homo sapiens of that land, the more their writing prowess seed to flourish. Chekhov died young at 44 from an incurable disease. Having grasped the three accursed elents of 'Russia,' 'poverty,' and 'incurable disease,' Chekhov exchanged his life for an extraordinary literary talent. It was as if all the evil spirits of Russia whispered to him to beco a writer. Through this grand dark magic, Chekhov erged as a great literary figure.
Chekhov once said:
"If a gun is hung on the wall in the first act, it must be fired in the last. If not, don't bother hanging it there."
This is known as "Chekhov's Gun." Chekhov probably intended to say, "Use foreshadowing well, you writers." However, as with all dark magic, Chekhov's spell had unintended aftereffects. Incidentally, Chekhov worked in Siberia, and the weather patterns originating from there are famous for affecting the Korean Peninsula every winter. Even the greatest sorcerers cannot escape teorological phenona. Chekhov's dark magic, too, rode the winds and landed on the Korean Peninsula.
Here is a concrete example.
“Hey! Look at this! It’s a gun!”
“Wow. A military unit must have dropped it. Good job! Thanks to you, we found it.”
“Hehe.”
In Seoul, there was a loving couple. Despite the apocalypse filled with anomalies, they were living a pure love story. One day, they found a gun and ammunition left behind by a military unit. The couple, thinking it was a great find, took the weapon.
And then.
-Bang!
Less than two weeks later, one shot the other.
“Ugh... Miro, why...?”
“Sorry, Oppa. I don't have the will to live anymore. So let's die together.”
“No...”
The couple, who had been living a happy love story, suddenly plunged into a tragic tale. This was just the tip of the iceberg.
-Bang!
Another family found a gun and that very night, the entire family was shot dead. Soone, bewitched by an anomaly, hallucinated that enemies were attacking from all directions and massacred their family.
“Aaaaah!”
By dawn, realizing that the 'enemies' they killed were actually their family, the person took their own life with the sa gun. Similar cases were countless.
-Anonymous: There’s a group of survivors who built a hideout next to my neighborhood, but last night they got totally wrecked lol.
-Anonymous: I heard gunshots all night. Seems like they had a stockpile of guns. When I checked, they were screaming and shouting like crazy.
-Anonymous: They looked like a tight-knit group from the sa hotown, but one gun destroyed them all.
You get the idea.
That's right.
The dark magic cast by the Russian writer ensnared all firearms. Every gun beca haunted by the anomaly known as "Chekhov’s Gun."
In this world, if a gun existed, it would inevitably be fired at a crucial mont. More precisely, crucial monts were forcibly created because of the gun's presence.
Lovers’ deaths. The collapse of close-knit groups. Regardless of the people or events, if a gun existed, it would invariably lead to dramatic monts until the ammunition ran out. It was a modern-day version of Paris’s Golden Apple. Wherever a gun existed, discord and tragedy ensued.
“Hey, put down that gun!”
“Shut up! My family’s dead! Why should I stay in the army? You all die too!”
-Bang, bang, bang!
The South Korean military, once advancing towards Seoul to claim the throne of the Korean Peninsula, was swiftly annihilated. While the Ten Legs devouring the military played a major role, the final blow was delivered by Chekhov’s Gun.
“If we start an internal conflict here, we’ll lose all hope...”
“Hope? Screw that! Die!”
“Stop him! Why are you all loading your guns too? Are you insane?”
In short, the entire unit erupted in gunfire. Rumor had it that even the division commander was killed in the crossfire. Fortunately, firearms in South Korea were concentrated in military units, so only military power was lost. The USA, however, where every household deed a shotgun essential, faced severe consequences. Within a month of the apocalypse, 50% of Aricans had died. If they had known this would happen, even the staunchest opponents of gun control might have reconsidered.
Thus,
-[Samcheon] WitchJudge: This is a notice to all mbers of the Samcheon World guild and all awakened individuals entering Busan. Firearms are strictly prohibited in Busan. Violation will result in...
-[Baekhwa]13thGrader: An illegal firearm was found in Sejong City! There will be a public execution in front of the governnt building at lunchti today. Please show your support! (>_
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