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Soon enough Hyerin was in a darkened corridor with Luca. Her heart racing. "What do you want with me ? Why me ?" Her question was simply, but was valid. She was absolutely confused. Luca smirked as he made a huge gesture to her, "Are you kidding me, Hyerin ah ? This place is your family history... Are you not curious in the slightest about what secrets lie within these walls ?"

Hyerin couldn't deny that she didn't know much about her mother or her mother' family. This may be her only chance to learn some things. "좋아요, 포기합니다. 정확히 무슨 말을 하려는 겁니까?" (Fine, I give up. What exactly are you trying to tell me ?) Luca smirked as he pointed at a display case behind Hyerin. "Take that key & keep it hidden. That is the first thing I ask of you, Hyerin ah." 

Hyerin scowled. "What do you ask of me next ?" Luca lead her down the hall & down a mysterious stairwell closed off with caution tape. "That key will open up a room down these stairs. There you'll find answers." Hyerin sucked in a breath as she looked to Luca. "Why do you want me to do this ?" However, Luca was no longer there. Hyerin didn't have much time. She discreetly took the key & hid it in her pocket before going back to her dorm room.

"Hyerin ! Where have you been ?", Taeyeon asked as Hyerin entered the room trying to act natural. "What do you know about my family, Taeyeon eonni ?" Taeyeon took a few minutes thinking stuff over as Yun-Hee hadn't returned yet with snacks. "당신 어머니의 가족은 대대로 이 땅에서 살았습니다. 네 조상 남혜수가 우리 또래였을 때 일곱 마리의 악마가 네 집안을 몰락시켰다는 소문이 자자하더구나. 운 좋게도, 당신 가족은 어떻게든 살아남았고 결국 이 땅을 떠나..." (Your mother' family had lived on this land for generations. There is a wide rumor that seven devils caused the downfall of your family when your ancestor Nam Hye-Su was around our age. Luckily, your family survived somehow & moved away from this land eventually...) Hyerin took this in, but was overly worried on why a rumor like that would spread. What of her ancestor Hye-Su ? 

Hyerin grabbed Taeyeon' hand as she quickly sat next to her. "Where can I learn about Hye-Su ?"  Taeyeon gave a apologetic look before saying what she needed to, "The information on your family is sealed away in a special room. No one ever enters that room, Hyerin ah. I'm sorry..."

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A Few Weeks Later...

It was the middle of the night. Luckily, it was the weekend. So there were no classes to worry about. Hyerin stared at the key she basically had stole with the encouragement of Luca. Where had he gone anyway ? Hyerin was made hesitant to go looking for answers. Did she really want answers ? 

Without thinking too much about it... Hyerin made her way to oddly closed off dark stairwell. trying to remain quiet, Hyerin slipped under the caution tape. Her steps echoed the dark cold hallway as she used her phone' flashlight for light. A few minutes later, Hyerin arrived in front of a massive reinforced steel door.

Why would it be a reinforced door ?, Hyerin thought to herself as she put the key in. The door unlocked slowly before sticking the key out once more for Hyerin to use. Slowly she entered the room when the lights automatically cut on. There were a few things she noticed immediately. A giant old book on display, seven coffins, a decent sized knife, & a portrait. 

The most shocking thing about this specific portrait ? The person looked exactly like her. "뭐가 어째요?" (What the fuck ?), Hyerin whispered as she continued to stare at the portrait.