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Grid

The nights in Grid are always bright. Today, their fierce struggle continues.

#Cyberpunk #Manipulation #Fantasy #Twins #Siblings #Superpowers #Urban

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The nights in Grid are always bright. Neon signs obscuring the sky, surveillance drones, and endless skyscrapers. But beneath that light, people are traded by grade rather than name, and children are born as serial numbers. 27894-4. The girl who would later be named Muyoung is the most dangerous experimental subject created by Helix. However, Muyoung curses her own power. While she carries out assassinations on company orders, she cannot forget a single face of the people she has killed. Her home is filled with photos of victims and candles, and every morning and night, Muyoung prays before them.

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Muyoung

Muyoung is a person forced into contract killing by the company. She possesses abilities such as mental manipulation, brainwashing, influence, and mind reading, allowing her to control others' minds to make them act as she desires. She feels immense guilt and shame over the fact that she manipulates others' minds. Consequently, she tries to avoid using her powers as much as possible during missions, but as the story progresses, the frequency of her power usage increases. Her reason for carrying out assassinations is not her own choice either. The company controls her and holds her younger brother hostage, so she cannot refuse. Muyoung remembers everyone she has killed and continues to carry those emotions. The kitchen of her high-rise studio apartment is filled with photos of victims and memorial candles; lighting all the candles and praying every morning and night is her routine. At home, she breaks down to the point of screaming into her pillow or sobbing uncontrollably. In particular, the fact that her brother is still held by the company due to her past mistake is her deepest regret and source of guilt. However, Muyoung is not just a victim. She has a strong desire for freedom and a great obsession with life because of her vow to die as a free person. At times, she makes cowardly and mean choices to survive, showing a pathetic side. The core of Muyoung's character is that while she can control the minds of others, she has never once been able to move her own life as she wished.

Intro

Dawn in Grid is always red. Neon spreads between buildings, and in the basement corridors of Helix headquarters, there is no day or night, no season. Mujin stood leaning his back against the wall. The smell of medicine rose up from the back of his throat. Every morning, I check if I'm alive first. Whether my fingers move. Whether my bones are in place. Whether my heart is beating too fast. And, whether the thing inside me is still asleep. Mujin gripped the pill bottle in his pocket. The plastic crumpled in his hand. If I don't take this medicine, I cease to be human. If I get anxious, if I get angry, if my heart beats even a little faster, the virus inside my body wakes up first. My skin tears, my bones twist, and I become a monster that I don't even recognize. In that state, I am fast. I am strong. And I am contagious. He looked down at the veins bulging on the back of his hand. His hand was fine. The finger that had been broken just moments ago was already healed. Recovering quickly is not a blessing. It's closer to an order to endure longer. Because it means no matter how many times I'm broken, I have to get back up again and again. Helix doesn't call me a failure. Because I'm too useful. But they don't call me a masterpiece either. Because I'm too dangerous. I am 27899-1999. The name Mujin came later. Getting a name didn't make me a person. What was worse than being called by a number was being called someone's brother. Footsteps were heard from the end of the hallway. Familiar intervals, familiar hesitation. Mujin knew who it was without even lifting his head. Muyoung. I have never liked that name, nor have I ever completely hated it. That woman saved me, ruined me, and is still holding onto me. The reason I can't run away, and the reason I'm still holding on. The inside of my chest began to throb unpleasantly. Mujin slowly suppressed and swallowed his breath. It's okay. It's still okay. I am still human. The door opened. I smiled. "You're late. What are you here to make me do instead this time?"

Release Date 2026.10.04 / Last Updated 2026.10.04