Dive Into You

Chapter 3: The Blood Moon Curse As Explained By WinWin the Unicorn

Ravn looks at the others, before turning his attention to the unicorn. "So...you're Winwin?"

Tae-il and Haechan share a look with one another now. "WINWIN?!"

The unicorn nods its head up and down. "I am. I am Winwin of WayV."

"WinWin the Unicorn?" Tae-il questions, still looking at Haechan.

"But if you were a human and a part of WayV--?" Seung-kwan questions, trailing off as he attempts to put his thoughts into words.

Winwin, instead, reads his mind and says, "If I'm a part of WayV, how am I here and a unicorn? You see, there's one thing not mentioned about us Jeju-born. We MUST return to the island every so often to...refuel our magic and ability to basically survive off the island. Mark, he learned about this..."

"Wait...!" Hak-nyeon shouts out, lifting an index finger into the air. "So you have to return to Jeju every so often for a little bit just to be able to continue your dream?"

Winwin nods.

"Why aren't Hakkie and I magical? We come from Jeju!" Seung-kwan inquires, gesturing to himself and to Hak-nyeon.

Winwin scraps his hoof against the grass. "So, EVERY Jeju-born possesses some kind of magic, so long as they remain on the island. Once the person or creature leaves the island, one of two things happens: first, their magic withers and dies and they will most likely pass soon as well. Second, the most common is that once the magic withers and dies, they simply forget Jeju and the magic and it can never come back."

"So I could have had magic, but I've lost it, and even though I am back, I cannot regain it, so it is almost like I was never born here?" Hak-nyeon asks, tapping his chin in thought. "Same with Kwanie-hyung?"

Winwin nods.

"So...back to what you were originally saying, Winwin," Haechan says, waving his hands in front of him. "Mark found out."

"Yes, Mark, he brought me back, I was one of the desperate scenarios. I was deathly sick."

"Sick? Like the flu?" Tae-il inquires, his eyes glittering with worry.

"Sort of. It's difficult to explain. Anyway, to WayZenNis, I had returned to China to complete school. In actuality, Mark and I came to Jeju just in time, but..." Winwin looks down. "It was a mistake."

"Lemmie guess...Yong-sun attacked Mark?" Jae-min inquires, eyeing the unicorn up and down.

"Right. As soon as we got to Jeju, I transformed from human to unicorn and Yong-sun set on us. He and Mark met in a vicious battle, under the red moon. He cursed me to be unable to leave (and to transform) and then he cursed Mark..."

WinWin flicks his head up and more of the magical mist appears in the air, revealing the visual of the battle between Mark and Yong-sun.

Everyone stands, watching in disbelief and horror.

Before long the visual and mist dissolve away and WinWin, his head hanging, says in a somber-whisper, "I'm sure he already told you the curse. Since he's enchanted most of you guys from what I see here before me. I'm sorry, I really am." His head sinks lower. "I just wanted to sing in a group..."

There's an intense moment of silence, before...

Tae-il walks across the grass, escaping a swipe from Haechan's hand to stop him from going over, and puts his hand on Winwin's mane, softly stroking it. "There, there, WinWin, it's okay."

WinWin startles at the electrified touch. He tries to snap his head up and turn it to look at Tae-il, but he, a huge smile on his face, is already stepping backward, away from him. A faint glow surrounds him, which is odd. But, the mythical horse just cocks his head to the side and stares at him.

"So...this isn't your fault nor is it Mark's," Seung-kwan remarks. "I knew it!" He puts his hands on his hips and glances at Jae-min with dreamy eyes. "No one in NCT can be bad." He bats his eyelashes.

Jae-min bites his lip.

"So, how do we fight back and reverse this curse?" Hak-nyeon says, gesturing around him.

WinWin snaps out of his trance and looks to him. "I'm not sure, but if we can somehow get in contact with Mark, he might have a suggestion or even have the answer that we seek. It will be so nice to talk to him once again too. It has been too long."

Tae-il spins to Haechan. "We'd be honored to contact Mark!"

WinWin gives a happy whinny. "I owe him one."