Neglecting any of his stats would end up with Mark needing to go out of his way to start gaining more if he ever needed to improve a stat in the middle of a fight. That ant that Mark also needed to start stocking up on so points so that he would always have so in reserve during a fight.
Mark put his hand on his chin and humd in thought while trying to think of the best way to distribute all of his points when he suddenly felt soone touch his back.
Mark's muscles twitched instinctively as he felt the touch, but he relaxed when he noticed that it was just Luna.
Luna walked even closer and touched her forehead to his back gently. Mark could feel so wetness on his back, and he imdiately knew that Luan was crying.
"Luna…?"
Mark called on Luna, and Luna's hand pressed against Mark's back as she swallowed nervously. When she spoke, there was a crack in her voice that showed just how emotionally unstable she was at that mont.
"I-It's you, right? I'm not just dreaming this right now. I'm not just assuming sothing that I want to be true. Please, Mark. I want you to say it. I want you to tell ."
Mark tilted his head to one side with his eyes closed before he sighed and spoke up calmly.
"Yes, Luna. I'm KING."
A choked sob broke out from Luna's throat, and she stepped closer to Mark and started to talk again. There were so many things that Luna had wanted to say to KING for so long, so many things that she had dread about telling him. And now that Luna knew that Mark was KING, it was as if all those things just poured out from her nonstop.
"I never got to thank you for that day. I felt trapped for a long ti before you ca to . You saved from sothing that would've been the end of my life. Thank you for everything that you did for . I'm grateful to you, KING. I love you."
Mark tightened his hands into fists when he heard Luna say this and told her that they had already spoken about this before.
"Luna, I'm sorry, but—"
"No… please. Just... just listen to . Please."
Luna's broken plea forced Mark to stop what he was saying. And when Mark didn't say anything for a few seconds, Luna took that as a sign to continue talking.
"I've loved you since before I even knew what that word love really ant. When you ca crashing into that house that day, I fell in love with you for who you were. I fell in love with KING, and I held on to this love for so long. Even after I heard that you died. After everyone buried you and the entire world mourned, I was still in love with you.
But then I thought that I had gotten over it when I t you, Mark. You were like a light that gave new hope. I thought… I thought that if it was you, if I could be with you, I could finally forget KING and move on from him. I fell in love with you, Mark. I fell in love with you before I could stop myself. And now…"
A broken laugh escaped from Luna's mouth, and Mark grimaced at how twisted it sounded. Mark could feel the intensity of Luna's emotions threatening to overwhelm her, and he just stood calmly and waited for her to finish whatever she wanted to say to him. Even though Mark had already said that he had Arit, he couldn't stop Luna. Not when she was pouring her heart out to him like this.
"It's like the world loves playing around with my emotions. Like fate itself despises and continues to throw around like a child playing with a toy. But I don't care about fate, and the world can go fuck itself. I don't care, Mark. I don't care anymore. I know you have Arit.
I know you said you love her more than anything. But I love you. I love you more than anything in this world. I love you more than everything in this world.
"Even if I never get to have you to myself, or I have to share you with her. Even… even if I have to be the second wife. Please, Mark. Please don't turn away. Just give a chance. I'll follow you to the end of the world and back a million tis.
Your word will be my gospel; your wish will be my life's mission. I'll love you till my dying breath, Mark. So, please… please say yes. Please give a chance."
Mark grit his teeth as he ran a hand through his hair. He couldn't even begin to respond to what Luna was asking him right now. What man could hear sothing like this from a woman and have an imdiate response? Can anyone really hear such a declaration of love without feeling anything? No one could do such a thing.
Every word that Luna spoke was right from her heart, and Mark could tell that she ant it! This was literally Luna's soul laid out for him! Mark loved Arit to death, but at that mont, Mark could feel a small part of him reacting to Luna's declaration of love.
It was a small part, and at the end of the day, it was nothing compared to what he felt for Arit, but that small part was enough to make Mark hesitate.
Mark and Luna stood in that position for a few seconds without saying anything. Only the sound of the ocean smashing against the shore and the screams of joy from so of the other superhumans watching the fight echoed through the area. But after a few seconds, Mark finally spoke up.
"Luna—"
"Rose."
Luna suddenly cut Mark off as she called her real na. She shook her head as she told Mark her real na. She was okay with him knowing it.
"My na is Rose Snow. Please, call Rose."
Mark was surprised that Luna was willing to tell him her na that easily. It wasn't as though Mark didn't already know her real na, but he also knew she kept it hidden for a reason. Was she really okay with him knowing it just because she loved him? Mark ran a hand through his hair again.
"Okay, okay. Rose. I understand how you feel. But I have to tell you this now. I love Arit, and nothing is going to change that."
Luna's nodded against Mark's back, and she grit her teeth. Luna hated this feeling of anger that filled her heart. She ca first! Luna ca first! She knew Mark long before Mark ever t Arit, so why should Arit have a chance before her? Luna wanted to be angry and shout out in fury, but she couldn't be angry because she knew she had no right to be.
So, Luna nodded against Mark's back in acceptance and spoke desperately.
"I love you, Mark."
Mark nodded in understanding.
"I know."
"I'll always love you."
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"I don't mind if you also choose Arit, Mark. I… I won't be happy not to have you to myself, but I'd rather have you with even if there's soone else. I'd prefer to share you than not have you with . Please."
Luna's desperate voice cracked as she tightened her hand against Mark's shirt even more. Mark nodded again, and the next words he spoke broke Luna's heart.
"I know, Rose, and I'm sorry. You're an amazing person. One of the most amazing I've ever t. Maybe… maybe if you were the one I got to know better first. Maybe if we had stayed together before I t Arit, I could have fallen in love with you—no, I'm sure I would've fallen in love with you. But you weren't the one I stayed with.
Arit was the one that was there for . So, no matter what happens, I won't do anything to hurt her."
Luna felt her tears start to fall.
(A/N: I swear I didn't try to make this as emotional or dramatic as it turned out to be. It literally just wrote itself that way. This will probably be the only chapter that feels this raw, so please let know what you think in the comnts.)
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