We jumped down towards the sea of red blood after pushing Boro down.

We were casually swimming around the blood together, bam went to his own away.

After getting separated from Bam and the other dude, we got caught in our own problem of 'suck me up'

We ended up falling down after passing through the thick blood. And we're falling down quick.

Yuri caught the rest of the guys, but since I was further away from them the shinsu she created didn't catch me.

"(y/n)!" in a panicked state, I created the water bubble around myself. It successfully helped me float around.

I have Khun a nervous thumbs up while he sighs.

"hey, have you guys seen Hwaryun?" I asked as I lowered myself to the ground, as well as the others.

"maybe she planned the whole thing knowing Bam was headed towards the other direction!" Endorsi added. "we'll, that's possible. She's a guide after all."

"well-" the ground rumbled underneath us. We stared forward at the cavern in front. Glowing red eyes shot through from between the rocks.

"ah... Shit." I cursed. "what is that?!" the creature that came out from the cave was a tall monster rat looking hybrid that walks on two legs and has long ass red nails. Not to mention his furry cape like thing. "that must be one of the gatekeepers Hockney was talking about!" Boro exclaimed.

Yuri told us to deal with the weird creature ourselves. Boro being the coward he is, hesitated.

Although Endorsi knocked that thing down with two kicks and one special shinsu blast.

A ball zoomed out from its body. The main thing! It's fast as it zips around Endorsi, ruining the edge of her clothes slightly. She stared at the small jagged patch and bong bonged her way behind Khun.

She slapped his shoulder as if it's a game of tag, "your turn!"

"what!?"

"you handle it now! I already did most of the work!"

Khun groaned, "you just don't want your dress to be ruined!"

He eventually gave in.

A checkered lighthouse appeared on his hand. Look like that's the new skill he was learning.

Uhm..

To be honest, his aura was kind of scary, but he seemed happy so I'll just... Let it be.

He created a honeycomb sphere after telling Boro to stand under the lighthouse.

It trapped the yellow ball inside.

It seemed agitated as it keeps being teleported over and over again inside the sphere.

And, let's be honest, Khun is definitely enjoying its suffering. Just look at his face. Grinning and all that jazz.

Well, it ended soon after. He seemed to enjoy that little moment. Good for him.

"you look happy." I laughed. He smiled back at me and I commented again, "you fuckin' sadist."

He started laughing.

~~~***~~~

Endorsi kept asking questions which made Khun even more narcissistic.

But after walking some more..

"holy fuck it's a bug. It's a giant stag beetle." I grab onto Khun's arm. The giant stag beetle is literally a giant stag beetle.

Yuri kept attacking it. But the beetle keeps coming back to life. It's frustrating.

Should we just contain it?

Maybe I can wash it away?

Worth a try!

"Yuri! Move away!" I called out. She sensed the urgency and floated upwards. Strong laps of waves casted over them, pushing them back. God... It's like flushing down ten cockroaches...

Anyways, after pushing them back, I created a wall of water to block them, even for a while. At least to save enough time for us to run away.

"let's go!" Yuri called out.

We started running as far away as we can. That water blockade won't stay there for long. It's water versus strong Immortal soulless bugs.

Who will win?

~~~***~~~

As we ran, a floor suddenly popped off and up comes a red headed girl. "are you Jue Viole Grace's companions?" she asked in a bubbly tone. She glances at Yuri and her face brightens up if that's even possible. "you're Yuri Jahad! Follow me, I'll show you the way! Hwaryun asked me to bring you to her."

We had no choice but to follow her down the steps under the floor. A burrow.

Looking around, there's really not much to see. Just a bunch of red walls all around. Boring.

That is, until I felt a warm hand slip between my fingers.

"really, Khun?" I sighed and he gives me a cocky smile, "what can I say?"

Nothing really.

Anyways, this girl is completely opposites with Hwaryun. The little girl was practically jumping with glee in every step she takes.

She abruptly stops and calls out to Yuri, "hey, princess. Hwaryun told me to tell you that as an exchange for showing you the way, you'll have to help her defeat Hell Joe."

Now who the fuck is that, you might ask.

Well, based on her explanation, Hell Joe is the ruler of the south in this place. He's evil, basically.

"well, not like we have a choice." Yuri added. Yeah. Not like we stand a chance against those stag beetles.

"great!"

~~~***~~~

We arrived at a much more spacious area. A large rock that was made into a building erected from the ground up. "I'll take you to Hwaryun." she offered.

"there's no need Ai."

We looked up to see our favorite red head guide porched on the balcony, staring down at us. "Hwaryun!"

"Ai, take (y/n) to the room." Ai drags me excitedly wherever she was taking me, without my consent. "hey, okay! Slow down!" I said, but didn't make an attempt to stop her.

I hear Khun yelling out my name, but didn't move from his spot as he continues to follow after Hwaryun.

~~~***~~~

Ai opens a wooden door to reveal a comfortable looking room. It was spacious with only a bed and a desk beside it.

On top of the desk though, sat a black, round, pocket. "your mom stayed in this room when she visited." Ai informed. I gave a simple nod. "that pocket belongs to your mom. She left it here hoping you'd read the message she wrote inside her diary."

The pocket flashed open, showing symbols and words.

It tells a story about how my mother and father met. How mother was from to Yeon family, wedded to my father to make peace between the two family.

Well that answers the fiery question. Hehe... He...

It goes on and on about how her life was getting better and better after leaving the family with some guy named Khun David.

But finally, at the end of this long message, "there is a prophecy. A girl with a mixed blood will soon be born and goes up the tower with her companions. She and her companions will bring peace to this corrupt tower and finally change their evil, twisted ways. But she will not be the one who finishes the task. Only to help, and not to stay." and the message ends there.

"so?"

I feel like I was expecting this.

I don't feel shocked. Or sad. Or hurt. Angry? Not at all.

I just felt like I got a confirmation for a pizza order.

"not bad." I replied. "let's head back. My boyfriend gets cranky when I'm not near him."

Ai lights up once again and leads the way out to where Khun was waiting impatiently for my return.

"where did she take you? What did she tell you?" I shoved his face, "I'll tell you later." the others glanced at us. Why though? It isn't weird for couples to care about each other. "so, what are we doing now?"

~~~***~~~

Major spoiler, but we have to kill this guy Hell Joe to 'avenge' one of Hwaryun's friends who was killed by him.

We hatched up a plan and hoped it'll work well.

~~~***~~~

Tralala~

Made the my character as (y/n)~

If you wanna draw your character as (y/n) Daeyang, go ahead! I wanna see what y'all picture (y/n) to be like. And don't forget to send it to me so I can post it here.

Don't forget the scarf. It's really important.

Thanks~