The Emperor: He first appears in the guise of the dead Nakbin, shocking Soah, who thought that Nakbin had returned. In a later chapter he expresses interest in Soah, going so far as to snatch her out of Hoo-ye's arms. Hoo-ye is seemingly bound to him by a contract that concerns handing Soah over to the Emperor, though Habaek, as her husband, prevents him from taking Soah. He is responsible for the curse on Habaek, which reduces him to the form of a child by day. He is eventually revealed to be the father of Hoo-ye and Nakbin and schemes to obtain Habaek for the sake of winning a war against Shi Nong, a god who favours humans, while the Emperor despises them.
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