chamber of 7 | enhypen re-editing

-☽ ch. 04: truth and lies

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bittersweet (lyrics. ver) - wonwoo x mingyu (ft. lee hi)
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i get close, it goes farther. sorry i can't get closer.

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jungwon leaned against the tree trunk on the outskirts of the forest, looking weary. the sweat beads on his forehead rolled down slowly and he sniffed, wiping it with his sleeves. no matter how hard he tried, he still cannot reach them.

where in the world are they? how can he reach them without the hyungs knowing? how can he warn them without the hyungs and the others knowing?

oh eun noona's daughter cannot be dragged into this matter. she's here, which means he already knows she's almost ready. he thought, biting his lips and rubbing his temples. jungwon wanted to scream, he wanted to just drop everything and flip the world off, screaming 'screw you' to them. but with almost everyone on his side surrounding them, he couldn't use his telepathic abilities.

especially when sunghoon isn't on the same side as he is.

"this sucks..." he muttered, calming himself down and visualising the door again. he saw himself walk through the door and settled down in front of a map in his mind, and he stared at it, calling for them.

the little red dots danced on the map, indicating the individuals with the same gift. waiting to be called. waiting to be seeked.

soobin hyung! can you hear me?

jungwon concentrated on the particular flickering red dot. an image of a tall man with jet black hair shimmered, a little surprised at jungwon's contact.

'jungwonie?' the man's image flickered, standing up. he seemed to be sleeping, and jungwon's surrounding changed into a library. 'why are you looking for me? do you know how dangerous it is to look for me now? you'll get yourself killed-'

there's no time, soobin hyung! eun noona's daughter is here already! jungwon interrupted, as soobin's eyes widened at the information. please alert the others!

soobin opened his mouth to speak, but jungwon had already pulled away, sensing someone near him. he opened his eyes to see jay standing a few feet away from him, looking irritated.

"here you are. i've been looking everywhere for you. what are you doing here?" jay asked, his eyes narrowing. jungwon rolled his eyes in response, but was glad that sunghoon wasn't the one here instead. "taking a nap. what is it?"

"hyunli's awake. we're making introductions." jay offered a hand and jungwon took it, allowing the older to pull him up. "do we really have to? besides, i've already seen eun noona's daughter when she fainted out of fright-"

"jungwon." jay hissed warningly, and the younger shut his mouth. he held onto jay's hand as his surroundings melt into a whirl of sounds and colours. they materialized quickly, and jungwon found himself standing in niki's room. he let go of jay, steadying himself. "i hate teleporting."

"i know right, everytime jay teleports me i want to puke." he hear jake say in a low voice, and he looked around, his eyes landing on the girl on the bed.

his eyes widened slightly. noona, she looks like eun noona. he hear sunghoon chuckle and jungwon immediately recovered, blocking his mind.

as jungwon was observing hyunli, hyunli was also doing the same. the teenager was a tall and slender male, wearing a casual sports attire. he had jet black hair, and cat-like eyes. but the way he looks at her...

hyunli don't know how to describe it. it wasn't hostile, but this jungwon definitely dislikes her.

"my name is jungwon." jungwon said flatly. "there, that's it. what more do you want me to say?"

"sorry 'bout him. jungwon's power is telepathy and mind control." jay nudged jungwon and the other five shot him a warning glare, but jungwon merely shrugged. he walked over to the couch and squeezed himself next to sunoo, who scowled again.

"can't you go find somewhere else to sit?" he grumbled, and jungwon ignored him. "why don't you guys go prepare for the blood ceremony? i'll bring her down when she's ready."

there was a murmur of agreement, and the others left the room - jay disappearing with a 'pop' sound again - leaving jungwon, sunghoon and hyunli. the girl tensed up slightly. heeseung set the bowl of herbal soup on the nightstand before leaving.

she was aware of the dislike radiating from jungwon, and she didn't trust sunghoon enough, seeing that the latter has been reading her mind. sunghoon got up from the couch and sat on the part of the bed where niki has previously sat on.

"sunghoon hyung, why don't you go down with the others too?" jungwon asked, his eyes narrowing. sunghoon smiled warmly back at him. "well, i can also help you explain. besides, you're right. ms hyunli really looks like eun noona, but she got taehyung hyung's eyes."

hyunli could feel the tension betwee the two. the air was cold and hyunli pulled the covers up, making the other two notice her. the air quickly turn back to normal, and hyunli could finally breathe normally.

"i saw what was written on the frame. was my name... kim taeeun?" she asked. sunghoon nodded.

"yes. eun noona had to change your name and deactivate your bloodline because of some... circumstance. which we will be explaining now." sunghoon said, nodding at jungwon.

"your mother, oh eun, was a half-blood vampire. she's also a reowned vampire hunter, although she only killed those who were evil. she took in orphans like us, regardless of us being pure or not. you can say that we were brought up by her. your father, on the other hand, is a famous pure-blood. in fact, one of royalty. he saved us once, and got to know eun noona. they hated each other at first."

"orphans like you?" hyunli repeated. sunghoon gave her a sad smile.

"yes. hunters were very strong back in the days. many of our parents were killed, and we have no where to go. but thanks to oh eun noona and the other hyungs, we were saved."

"but there was a problem. as i mentioned, taehyung hyung has royal blood. have you seen the potrait of the seven men downstairs earlier? those men are part of the royals, like your father. they have strong and extreme powers. like your father, who has the power of light."

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