Hunters -Ateez AU

Twenty-three

"I can't locate them..." Yunho sighed as he squinted his eyes in confusion, "It's like there is an interference," He explained as he looked up to meet the eyes of Seonghwa, who sighed in defeat. 

"What do you mean by that?" Yeosang asked the demon. Woo Young had remained completely silent this whole time, slowly growing unsure if they would ever find them. Yeosang had taken control of the situation. 

Yunho shook his head, "My guess is Mingi..." He admitted, "Mingi has the ability to throw off any way I could possibly locate them. Almost like a switch," He looked over to the past vessel, whom shuddered at the name.  Yeosang unfortunately remembered everything from his time being possessed. He could still feel everything Beom had done in his time possessing Yeosang. It scarred his memory, like a third degree burn scars the skin. 

"What can we do?" Seonghwa asked after a moments silence, "Is there anything?" 

Yunho shrugged, "I.. I don't know. Without being able to even smell them, I have no possible way of finding them,"

...

San removed the rake from the door, allowing the siblings to slowly open it as they peered into the sunset village. Their feet bare and now covered in gravel as they both stepped out cautiously, observing their surroundings as they held broken wooden tools, sharp enough to impale a monster. Giving them at least enough time to run. 

The gravel was chilled against the bottom of their feet. And where it used to hurt, their feet had become numb to the sensation. The walked slowly through the village, listening for anything. Their plan now was to get out and run as far as they could, as long as they could. Low howls and growls echoed through the sunset. 

"Shh.." San whispered as he held up his make-shift stake, Eun-Ji followed his movement, holding up hers as well. San stood in front of her, looking around as he heard the howl. Eun-Ji slowly followed his gaze when she felt a breath of hot air brush against her neck. She froze instantly and slowly directed her gaze behind her. The figure that met her was animalistic, the face was covered with coarse fur. It stood hunched, claws curling into its palms. Her eyes widened just as she was picked up and thrown into the stone silo. 

San whipped around just to see the werewolf towering over him. "Shit!" He exclaimed, moving to shove the stake into the creature just for it to dodge, grabbing San's shoulders and throwing him into the ground. San hit with a large thud, skidding against the sharp gravel. The werewolf charged at San and tackled him, digging its sharp nails into his skin. "Gah!" San screamed out in pain. 

Eun-Ji  woke to her brothers screams of pain. She saw the monsters claws digging harshly into San's shoulders, blood seeping through his white cotton shirt as San tried to fight, only causing the monster to dig deeper, as if he were going to rip a chunk from him. The werewolf bared his fangs and dug into San's neck. "No!" Eun-Ji yelled as she saw. 

As if a switch had flipped, her thoughts went completely empty. Everything started moving slowly. She felt a hot sensation flood her body, causing a burning sensation to fill her. Her body moved on its own, like she was possessed but not by an evil entity. She was watching from the outside as her body and power took control. 

Her eyes glowed bright, and an aura surrounding her shined brightly, catching the monster off guard as he removed himself from San's neck. Eun-Ji clenched both of her fists, as if she had done it thousands of times before, causing the monster to burst. Chunks and blood flew from where the monster once was. Now, all that remained was debris from the creature. San gasped in pain and shock. His vision had started to get blurry. Eun-Ji's eyes faded, as did the white glow that surrounded her. 

Her mind was in shambles at what she had just done with no control. She looked around at the debris before noticing her brother, bleeding out on the gravel. "San," She mumbled as she ran to his side. "San, c'mon, stay awake. Awake!" She yelled as she tapped him on the cheek. She looked around, then back to him examining his wounds anxiously. 

San had started dozing in and out of consciousness, and Eun-Ji was beginning to panic. She pressed her hand to his neck, trying to at least slow the bleeding. She was running out of options. She closed her eyes, focusing hard on the wound. She had no faith her idea would work. She was growing desperate. She had no other ideas "C'mom, c'mon," She mumbled as she opened her eyes to see nothing was happening. 

She looked to the face of her brother, who was slowly growing more pale. She closed her eyes tightly, pressing her hand into his neck, "Come on, dammit!" She yelled once she opened her eyes again to see nothing was happening still. She was losing San. "San, stay awake, please!" She begged, tears streaming from her face. She closed her eyes so tight she saw stars, pressing her hand as hard as she could to the bloody wound on his neck. 

Slowly, the blood began flowing... backwards. A subtle glow surrounded her hand as the blood seeped back into the wounds they had come from. Eun-Ji softened her tightened eyes and firm hand as she slipped into her mind, only to be shocked away by San gasping for air as his eyes shot open. Eun-Ji jumped back. "San!" She smiled brightly as she leaped into him, wrapping her arms around his neck. 

San hesitantly hugged her back before noticing the gore surrounding them. "E-Eun.. What did you do?" 

Eun-Ji pulled away from San, looking around at the mess she had made. "I don't know... I really don't know," 

He put his hand to where the creature had bit him, only to feel completely clean skin. He took his hand back and looked, expecting to see blood. "How.."

Eun-Ji sat back on her knees, "I..I healed you," She explained, showing her hand covered in his blood. San looked at her with fear filling his eyes, "You're scared," 

"Well.. I mean. No. No, I am not scared. I'm not scared of you," He was quick to explain, "I'm scared of what we are.."

...

"Yeosang, let's talk," Yunho spoke in a deep voice as he shot the male a daring look. Yeosang was hesitant, but ultimately agreed. Yunho nodded his head towards the hall, "Lead the way,"

Yeosang did as he was told, standing from the couch where he sat between Seonghwa and Woo Young, leading the demon back and to his room. He opened the door and motioned for Yunho to go in, shooting a look down the hall to the couch, then following him in. Yeosang closed the door behind them.

"It's no use to lie to me," Yunho began. Yeosang looked to the demon confused. Yunho met the males eyes, their blue hue was almost hypnotizing. "What do you remember?" 

Yeosang was hesitant, "All... All of it," He admitted. Yunho nodded in understanding. Yeosang continued, "I remember the feeling of being trapped, the feeling of Eun-Ji being hurt by my hands. I remember all of it. What's the point of this?" Yeosang shook his head to try and shake the memories.

"I don't want to know about what you did.. I want to know about what you saw," Yunho explained, earning a confused look from Yeosang. Yunho grumbled. "What did you see in Beom's head, Yeo?" Yeosang paused for a moment, debating whether he should lie. Yunho could see the debate. His eyes flashed black, "Do not lie to me,"

Yeosang backed away from the demon. He took a deep breath. "I saw all of it.." He admitted finally after finally deciding it wasn't worth it to lie. Yunho's eyes flicked back to their human-like appearance. 

"What do you remember of it?" Yunho asked again.

"All of it." Yeosang looked back up to him. Yunho smirked slightly.

"So you know what they are, don't you?" Yunho pressed. 

Yeosang hesitated. He bit the inside of his lip and looked away out of nerves. He took a deep breath. 

"Yes."

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