Sung Il-Hwan

Status:

• Deceased (Original Timeline)

• Alive (Revised Timeline)

Age: 40-50

Gender: Male

Address: Korea

Family:

• Park Kyung-Hye (Wife)

• Sung Jinwoo (Son)

• Sung Jinah (Daughter)

• Cha Hae-In (Daughter-In-Law)

• Yoo Jin ho (Son-In-Law)

• Sung Suho (Grandson)

• Unnamed Grandchild

Rank: S-Rank (Unofficial)

Affiliation: Rulers

Occupation:

• Hunter

• Firefighter (Post-Time Reversal)

Skills:

• Stealth

• Ruler's Authority

• Spiritual Body Manifestation

Weapon: Daggers

Sung Il-Hwan was long believed to be missing in action after a dungeon incident.

He suddenly reappears inside a gate in the United States, causing shock and suspicion among hunters and authorities.

Due to the unusual circumstances of his return, the United States Hunter Association suspects that he may be a monster in human form.

Despite this, he is in fact a human who has been entrusted with a special mission and power by higher beings.

Before his disappearance, Sung Il-Hwan entered a dungeon and helped defeat the dungeon boss.

However, unlike the other hunters, he was unable to exit the gate afterward.

He became trapped in a dimensional gap, a space between worlds where normal time and space do not function.

In this void, he survived far beyond normal human limits and came into contact with powerful transcendent beings known as Rulers.

During his time in the dimensional gap, Sung Il-Hwan received a crucial mission from the Rulers.

They tasked him with preventing the descent of the Shadow Monarch, a catastrophic event that would threaten Earth.

To carry out this mission, the Rulers entrusted him with some of their power and allowed him to return to Earth.

This bestowed power greatly enhanced his abilities, but also made his existence even more suspicious to human organizations.

Sung Il-Hwan finally reappears within a gate located in the United States.

His sudden materialization in the middle of a dangerous dungeon event raises many red flags.

The United States Hunter Association, wary of monsters that can mimic humans, immediately questions his identity.

Because his story involves impossible phenomena such as surviving in another dimension, many officials initially treat him as a potential threat.

Sung Il-Hwan is the father of Sung Jinwoo, who later becomes one of the most powerful hunters on Earth.

For years, Jinwoo and his family believed Il-Hwan to be dead or permanently missing.

After his return, Sung Il-Hwan keeps his distance at first and watches over Jinwoo from the shadows.

He chooses not to immediately reveal everything about his mission or his powers, preferring to protect his son indirectly.

Over time, father and son confront their complicated history, misunderstandings, and years of separation.

They eventually reconcile, acknowledging each other’s sacrifices and the burdens they have carried.

As the conflict surrounding the Shadow Monarch reaches its peak, Sung Il-Hwan fulfills the role given to him by the Rulers.

He fights, protects, and supports Jinwoo in the decisive stages of the struggle.

In the end, after making peace with Jinwoo and completing his mission, Sung Il-Hwan’s existence comes to a close.

His body dissolves into particles of light, scattering like luminous dust, symbolizing his quiet, dignified departure from the world.