Ichor Of The 7 | EN- FF ✅

15

A Year Later...

Heeseung felt something was wrong. He couldn't shake this feeling. So he voiced his concerns with the others. "I think that school is the source of the issue. Why else can't we truly leave ?" Sunoo agreed, "I agree. Something isn't right."

Jay nodded. They all knew something was off. They were still weak. It was probably the weakest either of them had ever felt. Sunghoon pointed out a fact they all neglected, "우리는 수백 년 동안 그 관에 갇혀 있었습니다... 우리는 1년 전 혜린이 관을 열었을 때만 피를 마셨습니다." (We've been sealed in those coffins for hundreds of years... We've only consumed blood when Hyerin opened the coffins a year ago.)

Jake sighed as they all tried to draw as little attention to themselves as possible. The uneasy feeling only getting stronger as they neared the school. Jungwon caught a scent. So he followed it, which in turn Sunoo as well as Ni-Ki follow.

"One of the coffins is closed !" Sunoo whisper yelled as Jungwon followed the scent right to the closed coffin. "Who do you think is in there ?", Ni-Ki asked as they stared. Jungwon frowned as he finally recognized the scent. "그녀의 피야... 인간은... 혜린의 향기는 여기서 멈춘다..." (It is her blood... The human... Hyerin' scent stops here...)

It wasn't long before the hyungs realized the three were gone so they followed their uneasy feelings to the coffin room. "Why are you guys here ? We vowed we'd never come back here...", Jay said very much not wanted to be here for long.

Silence. The answer given was utter silence. Shock being the only distinguishable expression on the three youngest' faces. "What is it ? Why are you all in shock ?" Sunghoon asked growing a bit concerned. Jungwon seemed to be the only one who could strongly pick up on Hyerin' scent. "The human...Hyerin... She is in the coffin. I think something was done to her..."

Hyerin could hear them. However, she knew they wouldn't hear her. They'd only possibly hear her heart beating or smell the dried blood still on her. Still, she must try. Hyerin mustered enough strength to weakly pound on the coffins sides.

Heeseung heard the pounding. In fact, they all heard it. "How are we supposed to open it ? It is blood sealed..." Jay pointed at the coffin, "열기 위해서는 피가 필요합니다. 그러면 누가 그것을 열 것입니까?" (We know it takes blood to open. So who is going to open it ?) They all debated, but Jake ended up being chosen to open the coffin.

Without delay, Jake lightly bit into his hand. Blood immediately being dripped onto the slotted place on the coffin in order to open it. Ni-Ki was the first to point out something as soon as it opened. "They feed her periodically. She wakes every time the coffin opens..."

Hyerin quietly opened her eyes. Not saying a word, she sat up just as slowly. "Hyerin, can you speak ? Or are you still far too weak ?" Heeseung asked seeing as she was absolutely mute currently & moving very sluggish. The vampires were concerned she was probably going to die if they didn't close her back in the coffin.

Hyerin mustered the strength to say one word. "H-Hungry..." She clearly was being fed, but not enough to give her her strength back at full force. Suddenly, Luca appeared once more. He must've been hiding after Hyerin had helped him. "Were you here the whole time ?!", Sunoo asked a bit confused none of them picked up on Luca. His scent must've been drowned out by Hyerin'.

Luca sat a chalice on the table next to the knife that had been used by Hyerin to initially open the coffins. "당장 그 성배에 피를 묻히시오. 시간이 별로 없어요..." (Put your blood in that chalice now. We don't have much time...) They cut their palms at once dripping blood into the chalice before Luca made sure to mix a drop of Hyerin' into the cup as well. A minute went by as the crimson color of the blood turned a beautiful cyan blue.

Without much thinking, Hyerin took hold of the chalice. Would this help her at all ? There was no way of telling... Slowly the chalice was rose to her lips. Hyerin began to drink the mixed bloody content of the chalice. Every drop counted.

Soon enough the chalice hit the floor with a singular thud. She sat still for a few moments...