Aurora's Child - ATEEZ Pirate AU

Chapter X: Wheel of Fortune

A/N: I just love deleting 1000+ words to start all over again because I hated it. I know it's been well over a month but midterms and the approaching finals have been kicking my ass. Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy!

PS: I HAVE KNOWLEDGE IN TAROT AND OTHER SUCH PRACTICES. THESE ARE MY INTERPRETATIONS REGARDING A PARTICULAR READING IN THIS CHAPTER. MY INTERPRETATION MAY NOT COINCIDE WITH OTHERS'. I WILL NOT TOLERATE DISRESPECT TOWARDS THE CRAFT NOR TOWARDS OTHER PRACTITIONERS. THANK YOU.

//TW: Seonghwa crying, mentions of death/murder, mentions of EDs, assault

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          It was a calm night in Nassau. The cool breeze came in through the windows of the cabin, making the flame of the candles that lit the room sway. Juno and Seonghwa conversed in hushed voices to not wake the men in the other room. The intense stare from Juno's single eye felt like a stab to Seonghwa. He could barely hold eye contact with them.

          "I want to know what happened in the dream you told me earlier. Is that why you reacted so strangely with San?" Juno inquired.

          Seonghwa nodded hesitantly. He could recall every single detail of the dream and how he felt when he saw San. He looked like that thing. His hands trembled as he told Juno what he saw in that dream, or more so vision.

          "I saw a black ship with red sails making its way through the fog. I felt like death was approaching as the ship got closer. I heard chanting saying someone was on their way and to let them free. It all changed to a battlefield. Not a single live person. Just debris and a standing flag," Seonghwa swallows the lump in his throat, "but I saw something else. A man in all black. He wore clothes I've never seen before. He had my face."

          Seonghwa looked into Juno's eye desperate for answers. Juno sighs before speaking up. "It's a warning. That fucking thing is probably trying to take over your body even though it's not possible."

          Clenching his fists, he couldn't look at Juno in the eye. "I lost control over it when I saw San, but it wasn't coming for him."

          Juno's brow furrows. "What do you mean by that?"

          "I got startled when I saw San because he looked like the man, but that thing wasn't interested in San in the slightest. It was coming for Hongjoong."

          Juno's eye widen at that. For once, they didn't know what to say or do. The being that resides in Seonghwa's body was getting stronger. Seonghwa had kept it at bay for so long, so what is it this time? What could it possibly want from Hongjoong? Their train of thought was interrupted by a sob.

          "I don't know what to do. I don't wanna hurt anyone ever again." Cried Seonghwa trying to keep his voice down while tears streamed down his face.

          "You won't." Sternly replied Juno.

          The teacher sat in silence as they let Seonghwa cry his heart out in silence. Only they knew the weight that Seonghwa carried on his shoulders since he was just a child. The huge burden he bares. He didn't didn't deserve any of this. Juno felt responsible for all the things the man had to go through, but they couldn't utter the words. Nothing could be said to repair the damage already done. As Seonghwa's cries faded, a silhouette went back to bed.

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          The sun peeks in through the windows and hits Seonghwa's shut eyes, ushering him out of his slumber. Still with his eyes closed, he sits up on his bed and stretches. The chill air in his room hits his exposed torso and sends shivers down his spine. Finally opening his eyes and getting up from his bed, he takes a look at himself in the mirror. He looks awful. Puffy eyes, pale face and his torso looked skinnier than usual. To put it in simple words, he looks sickly. Seonghwa could barely sleep last night after talking to Juno. His stomach rumbled suddenly. Right now, he couldn't even remember the last time he had a decent meal.