Haechan, Tae-il, Seo-ho, Ryu-jin, Ravn, Seung-kwan, Jae-min, Hak-nyeon, Dami, Jeong-yeon, Jin-ho, Shin-won and Kyung-hwa suddenly see the fire in the makeshift pit before them soar up into the air, blinding them with a bright light. They gasp and throw their arms and hands up to cover their eyes, but before long their campfire site is bathed in darkness, only illuminated by the crimson moonlight.
"I don't like this!" Tae-il screams out. "Donghyuckie!"
Before anyone can make the next move, there is a deafening screech and a beating of wings. The red glow vanishes as something sails across the sky, temporarily blocking out the moon.
Seo-ho is on his feet though and pointing upward. "DRAGON!"
Others turn to gaze up.
Haechan wraps his arms protectively over Tae-il and glares as a magnificent fairy tale beast lands on the ground a few feet away from them.
Seung-kwan and Jae-min, who are closest, have launched up to their feet. Jeong-yeon bravely stands her ground, facing the winged creature and demands, "Who are you?! What do you want?!"
The dragon paces forward and morphs into a young man. He is dressed in a ceremonious, royal black cape outfit with a horned helmet. In one hand, he holds firmly onto a black staff with a serpentine head at the tip of it.
"Are we in some kind of Disney movie?" Ryu-jin questions, glancing at the others. "Maleficent, did you get a sex change?"
"My name is Jin Yong-sun. I know not of Disney, nor this...Maleficent," the dragon guy speaks to them.
Hak-nyeon studies him, before saying, "Yong-sun, the mythical dragon prince of Jeju from children's stories?"
Yong-sun smirks at him. "I see one smart kid here. Perhaps you will be the lone survivor tonight."
Haechan clutches Tae-il with one arm and gets to his feet. "Lone survivor? Is that supposed to be a threat?"
Yong-sun glances his way, his eyes sparkling a brilliant beady obsidian color. "Lee Dong-hyuck, I know your friend, Mark Lee. Once he came to Jeju on a vacation. He befriended my people and then turned around to stab me in the back. Surely, the stories have told you this, but it is a true story indeed."
"Mark did nothing!" Jae-min snaps, clutching a fist at his side.
"Oh, you don't know the truth..." Yong-sun snarls. "He brought my land bloodshed and war and utter betrayal! I want you ALL to leave NOW."
"I'm not scared of you, Maleficent!" Haechan sneers, putting his hands on his hips. "We can handle one lying asshole."
"Can your cute little friend?" Yong-sun says with a sinister grin on his face. Shin-won and Kyung-hwa walk off, heading away from the site and to the cabin house. "If you will not leave, then...the Full Blood Moon Curse will take effect on you."
"Curse, ha!" Haechan laughs. "This is real life, Yong-sun-ah, we aren't in some stupid--"
Yong-sun morphs back into the dragon form and lifts into the air, his wings beating madly. He angrily chants out:
"The sun shall be turned to darkness
And the moon to red...
As once prophesied by the Bible.
Under a full blood moon
13 strangers will come together
On the Island of Jeju.
An event unlike any other will occur
A curse will rein supreme
Sacrifice shall be made
And they will not all leave."
Haechan and the others shield their faces as a bright white light flashes from the staff's serpent head and a billowing black smoke twists and churns out of it. It circles the group, tearing each of them away from each other.
"Donghyuckie!" Tae-il's petrified scream sounds.
Haechan spins around, but his arms are entangled by the black smoke as it spirals up him, paralyzing any movement.
"A vampire!" Yong-sun's voice shouts out. "Werewolves, mythical creatures of my lands, shall you become!"
Haechan falls to the grass and the others follow close behind, knocked out by this magical black smoke.
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