He mourns the loss of his last believer and punishes himself by allowing all kinds of tragedy and mishaps to fall upon him, ironically gaining power, since his purpose as a ghost is to grieve.
The only protection he has is a fierce white silk that curls around his body and tries its best to keep him safe.
800 years later, when he hears the rumor about a boy with the human face disease, he visits the famous ghost city where he meets the ghost king, who is pleased to meet him.
His face, however, is charged with some sort of… melancholy.
He was not expecting him to be dead.
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