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ICly, When your character is on a canon update, they completely disappear from the world. It's almost as if they were removed the game, however there's a key difference. Their amulet will remain and be in a translucent state. Characters will be gone from the game from three days to a week. They will reappear wherever their amulet is and can continue their progress from wherever they left off. They will also retain all of their memories.
If you have any questions, contact one of the mods or ask them on the form.
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Updated Personality: If anything has changed about the character's personality fill it here. Just like in the original application process, we need as much details a possible, especially if there were any big changes.
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Character: Hak |
Current Canon Point: post Chapter 57
Updated Canon Point: beginning of Chapter 77 (before the plot really hits)
Updated Background:
Yona and the group stay in the impoverished Fire Tribe villages for some time, and with unlikely aid from Tae-jun, they are able to help and witness the villages receive the much needed help and medical attention. It's at this point Yoon decides that they should find a crop that could withstand the harsh soil. After Yona speaks with Tae-Jun one last time about their plans, the Dark Dragon and the Happy Hungry Bunch leave.
As they search and Yoon decides where they should go, Hak continues to train Yona the way of the sword. As usual, he gets teased by Jae-Ha, saying he should hurry up and be honest with his feelings, and as usual, he responds with his spear. But that night, he has a nightmare wherein Yona tells him they should go kill Soo-Won. He wakes just as his once friend now enemy brings down his blade. Uneasy, he goes to the tent Yona and Yoon share, as if to reassure himself that she's asleep. His mind still restless, he leaves the camp to practice with his spear, his thoughts returning to how he would kill Soo-Won at the risk of his life. Zeno appears then, telling him not to worry so much and not to think about risking his life.
"You have a faint smell of death on you."
Hak asks if the dragon is condemning him to death, but Zeno states he didn't intend to scare him. Whether the words meant that Hak's bloodlust is high, his own past of killing people, the fact that Hak is always skirting death when in battle, or an actual prophecy that his death is near—who knows. Hak doesn't think too much about it, having already accepted that he may die for Yona if the time calls for it. He even tells Zeno that he and the other dragons aren't one to talk. Zeno says that as dragons, they can be born again and replaced, but Hak cannot. Hak, however, counters that they can't be replaced, either. Hak continues to be baffled by Zeno's actions, who finishes by saying that the dragons are here because of him (Yona's wish/reason for seeking them out was for Hak's protection, after all) and he should allow himself to relax a bit.
At that point, Yona arrives. She had apparently been awake and had noticed Hak's disposition. After finding a loquat, she had gone after him. She then tells him that he should do things he likes more often, suggesting that she has been tying him down with the training and that it must be stressful. After saying she could have Shin-Ah train her instead, Hak states that everything about her is stressful, pulls her to him, and lightly kisses over her right eye.
"...As you insisted, I did something I liked to do."
As she stands there frozen and turning red, he leaves her to eat the loquat and isolate himself once more.
Later, Yoon decides they should head to the Kai empire. There are villages in the north and he wants to know how they survive and if any of the crops there could live off of Saika soil. Signs of Yona becoming more aware of Hak steadily grow throughout the journey. This becomes even more evident during their first night in the mountains. Yoon had procured some bigger cloth so he could make a second, larger tent that could house the rest of the members (previously it was only Yoon and Yona in the original tent). Yoon suggests that Yona sleep with Hak due to potential bear attacks, but Yona starts asking if any of the others could work, all of which Yoon refuses for various reasons. It's at that point that Hak asks if there would be a problem. Jae-Ha also wonders and asks if they had a fight. She says they didn't, but says that he does weird things. (Jae-Ha's face is priceless.)
That night, Hak is already waiting in the tent when Yona enters. He kind of goofs around, saying how nice it is to actually be in one and lie down. When she hesitates, he sits up and reaches out as if to touch her, only to pull back the opening to reveal Jae-Ha crouching there as if to witness whatever would happen. Hak promptly throws him out and tells Yona he'll sleep outside, but she tells him to come back, worrying about his condition from sleeping on hard rocks and such. She then tells him not to do those "kinds of jokes" to her, to which he just stares lifelessly at her and agrees to not doing it anymore. Seeing her so relieved, the temptation to just tease her and push her down increase (secretly Yona is the biggest tease of them all). But through the night, Yona is much more aware of Hak's presence and feels more nervous than usual.
On the road, they encounter a young woman collapsed on the road. Seeing the whole group of good-looking guys, she immediately thinks they're entertainers and Yoon flows with it. She takes them to her village, Senri, where they're holding the Fire Festival that night, and all the women enthusiastically greet them. Since all the younger men left to join the Sen military, it had been quite some time since they had travelers—particularly good-looking, young, handsome men. The woman they helped, Aro, immediately takes to Hak.
As the wome flutter about the group, Yoon investigates the village, noting how much livelier and prosperous it is. He knows that the village once belonged to Kouka and notices that the environment is the same as the other villages. He stumbles upon a basket full of seeds, and old man calls him out as a thief. After continuing the entertainer ruse (going along with the "dancer" question), he asks about the seeds. They are called Iza seeds that were given to them from the north once they became a part of the Kai empire. The man won't give him any, but he will let him have a taste—but with a request. And that is to dance.
Yoon rushes over to Yona, already dressed in the old man's grandmother's wedding dress, and pleads with her to help. She at first hesitates, but then Hak comes in, asking if she would rather stop "that waddling chick dance" and that's enough to make Yona go for it. As he's teasing her, she starts saying how she has practice to show Soo-Won, but they both freeze. At that exact moment, Yoon finds the hairpin Soo-Won had given her and tells her she should wear it. She hastily grabs it, saying she can't. By this time Hak has stepped back and before walking away tells her she shouldn't panic and that it's up to her as to what she does with it. As he walks away, he silently thinks that he knows she practiced for Soo-Won and notes that she still has that hairpin because she still has feelings for him deep down inside her. (Or so he thinks, anyway, it's never clearly stated one way or the other, but that's the more obvious interpretation.)
Yona's dance is a powerful one. Rather than use a fan, she uses an old rusted sword. Afterward, hak finds her and hands her the Iza dumpling soup. When she asks if he watched the dance, his first response was that it looked like she was going to drop the sword several times. But then he tells her that it was beautiful—and then when she comments how rare it is for him to praise, he says it's a festival so he can lie (which earns him a smack). When Yona complains about the weight of the headdress and asks for him to remove it, he busts out laughing because her hair is all a mess. He then notices her hand still holding the hairpin box from before. Without speaking, his hand goes over hers and he leans in, almost close enough to kiss her. But he then pulls back.
"I promised I wouldn't pull this sort of joke, anymore."
So he says, but he doesn't look or sound like it's much of a joke. He then stands, saying the festival has ended and they should head back to the others.
The following day, Yoon was able to acquire a large amount of Iza seeds. However the news is cut short by the revelation of Fire Tribe soldiers near the village. While scouting, they spot Li Hazara, the dominant rule of Sen province, right past with a group of his vanguard from the border. More specifically from Kouka. It's at that point that Yona declares they return to Kouka.
Hiding in Saika, they try to gather as much intel as possible. Hak is surprisingly knowledgeable about how to hide and get information from brokers. When asked, he only answers that when he was in Kuuto (capital city of Kouka), he knew a guy who often went to back alleys. This is actually a reference to something he discovered about Soo-Won when they were children. (Long story short, when the trio snuck out, Yona went missing and Soo-Won had already established a connection within the city with the "underground" and Hak was able to witness it all.) They soon learn that the Kai army has broken through Saika's northern border and have begun invading, advancing toward Saika.
Kai's army is quick, and reports of each break through come in. A small group has approached Saika's walls, but come morning have not attacked. As a review. Li Hazara breached the first fort, Rokka, and then went to Kah-Sho. General Kan Soo-Jin had gone there to protect it, but was defeated, retreating while calling for reinforcements. Soo-Jin's first son, Kyo-Ga, is currently protecting Saika's walls. The current theory is Hazara will regroup with the smaller contingent and fight through from there. After determining that Soo-Jin wouldn't be able to enter Saika and Kyo-Ga cannot send reinforcements, Yona decides that they should break out the smaller contingent to help.
They appear right in the middle of the troop, posing as bandits. They disrupt and scatter the troop, but then Shin-Ah notices that both Soo-Jin's army and the Sen province army aren't heading toward Saika, but to the southwest, instead. Hiryuu Castle is in that direction. It puzzles everyone, and it's at this point Hak voices his thoughts. As a former general, his military knowledge has made him suspicious of everything.
Soo-Jin's army had been larger than Kyo-Ga. However, it would make more sense to keep the largest army protecting Saika, not bring them out. He also notes that Rokka and Soo-Jin's army fell way too easily. He then asks Shin-Ah if there were any injured, to which the dragon responds that he didn't notice many injured and in fact it didn't look like they fought much at all. With that, it becomes clear that the two have joined forces and are making their way to take Hiryuu Castle.
Yona decides that they should head to Hiryuu Castle. After preparing the horses, Yona is reminded of the one time she rode a horse with Soo-Won. But it's Hak's hand that grabs her and pulls her up. He tells her that she's the legitimate descendent of the royal family and that is why she's out to protect Kouka.
The two armies are actually ambushed by the Imperial army, led by Soo-Won and the Sky Tribe General, Joo-Doh. Not only were they disoriented by the various tactics deployed by the army, Earth Tribe General Geun-Tae appears from behind the Fire Tribe with reinforcements. With the battle clearly wavering toward Soo-Won's victory, the Sen army retreat, ready to trample through villages to resupply. At this moment, Yona's group appears. She then directly approaches Soo-Jin, telling him he's unfit to be king.
As the soldiers converge and they fight, reports reach Soo-Won of their engagement. When he rides over to see, he and Yona lock eyes, and Hak also looks over and sees him. Unlike Yona, however, his reaction is one of hostility, immediately gripping his spear. As the other generals approach, Yona calmly issues the retreat, and Hak does as ordered. Rather than go after them, even though they were recognized, Geun-Tae says they're just bandits and to leave them be. As Soo-Jin aims an arrow to shoot at Soo-Won, one of his own soldiers stab him from behind. With his death, the Fire Tribe is subdued and Yona's group disappears. Soo-Won then appoints Kyo-Ga as the next Fire Tribe General.
As they tended to their injuries, Yona helps Hak with his bandages. She talks about Gulfan, the falcon that is always by Soo-Won's side, and remembers how the two boys had raised it together. He tells her he's forgotten, but he hasn't. She thanks him for following her, and he tells her of course—it's his job.
After several days of rest, Yoon states he wants to go into the market to resupply. As usual, the rest of the group follows, and this time, rather than trying to hide them, Yoon wants them to help solicit customers. Jae-Ha tries to provoke Hak and tell him to bring in young ladies, but Hak goes to a weapon shop instead. He talks with him, and a crowd of girls gather. Although Hak only points to his initial guy, he has a very large group that Jae-Ha points out is "definitely not one person." Once again Yona witnesses the girls fawn over him and no help from Yoon, he has to provide an "extra service" by hugging them, which he grudgingly does. He later manages to escape Yona finds him hiding by a fruit stall. Saying he has some money, he suggests they go out and walk around the market.
On their
dateouting, they come across an archery ring where people can gamble as to whether the participant can hit the target or not. Rather than sign-up himself, he pulls in Yona. As the other men are teasing and joking about her missing, Hak firmly bets 200 rin that she'll hit the first (center) mark. It's a low wager, but it's all of his money. Yona is nervous at first, but Hak reassures her, telling her to relax. When she hits the target, Hak laughs, bragging about how well she did. It's the first time she's seen Hak laugh so freely before in a while.At the market, the group hears about some troubling disturbances occurring in the Water Tribe territories. They eventually make their way to Shisen, a port town there. While resting at the inn, the guys are made to leave so Yona can change. While waiting outside, Jae-Ha offers Hak to go to the red light district, which he promptly refuses. Seeing Yona come out and a bit relieved to hear that Hak wasn't going, Jae-Ha leaves...and gets into trouble.
However, Hak is coming in before the Water Tribe arc happens, so this is the end until the next update.
Updated Personality:
There actually isn't much change in Hak's personality except for maybe a few things. Although not outwardly visible, his attitude has become a little heavier and more worn, especially as more instances of Yona and Soo-Won occur, particularly with the hairpin. As Jae-Ha likes to point out, his feelings for Yona are clear as day to everyone but the girl herself and it's becoming more difficult for him to hold back.
Toward Soo-Won, the anger, hatred, and sadness he feels about his once friend's betrayal have heightened. In fact, although Hak is from before this time, when they do see Soo-Won again in future chapters, Hak goes berserk in his attempts to actually kill the man, and it takes everyone to keep him back.
But his general attitude and personality hasn't changed.
Updated Abilities:
None, unless you count becoming a strong chick magnet one...
Other:
None.
Questions:
None.