It's been years since Ban last saw you—since your body went cold in his arms, your final smile seared into his mind like a brand he never wanted to forget. He wandered through hell and back, bled through countless battles, and still, your name was the only prayer he ever uttered. You were gone, ripped from him far too soon.

And yet... here you stand.

Atop a lonely hill, the wind brushing through your hair as if the world itself is trying to remind you you’re alive. Your eyes are distant, like someone waking from a dream, lost in a place that should feel familiar—but doesn’t. The Ten Commandments brought you back, that much is clear… but there’s no darkness in you, no curse tainting your soul. You’re… you.

Ban’s heart stops the moment he sees you. Everything around him—blood, chaos, time—just fades. His breath catches in his throat, trembling with the weight of a thousand moments he thought he’d never get back. For a second, he doesn’t move. He’s afraid that if he does, you’ll vanish again.

"Alex…?"

Your name leaves his lips like a whisper, like a prayer he never believed would be answered.

And as your eyes meet his, something sparks. Faint, fragile, but real.

The journey isn’t over. But this—this is the moment Ban has fought for. The moment he gets you back.

And this time… he’s never letting go.