MANIAC

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Hyunjin walked in to the dungeon and looked around. He saw everyone in the relique locked up. And he was super concerned. He walked around and saw Yeji tied up in the torture wheel that she uses to...well, torture people.

"Yeji?" Hyunjin called out to her.

"Hyunjin! What are you...?"

"Don't ask. Where's the key?"

"Over there." Yeji pointed at the door and Hyunjin walked over and took the key. He opened the legs and one of the arms...that was until Yeonjun walked in on Hyunjin and stopped in his tracks.

"What?! How the...? Doesn't matter!!" Yeonjun pulled out the gun and shot Hyunjin completely missing him and then Hyunjin pulled out his gun and started shooting him. Gunshots were busy being exchanged and blows being fired. Yeji was busy trying to open up her arm from the final chain. She finally got out and fired her gun and Yeonjun hitting his shoulder.

Hyunjin looked in awe. "Wow. Didn't know you were so resourceful."

"Yeah. Yeah. Come on. We need to free the others before Ryujin realizes you're not there." Yeji and Hyunjin walked out of there and into the dungeon.

"Ow. Those idiots. Ryujin is not gonna be happy about this. Damn. This shoulder is really gonna hold me back. Gotta call Ryujin."

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Naeyon dropped from the top of the relique with Wooyoung and San following behind, Olivia jumping down and Felix...well...he definitely struggling.

"Felix! Get down here! We don't have much..." Olivia was stopped when Felix jumped and fell on her.

"Ow! What the hell?!"

"Sorry but thanks sis for breaking my fall." Felix said smiling. Finally, she's seen him smile since everything that has happened.

Naeyon walked over slowly to the command center and finding no one there.

Weird. She did see a chair with cut ropes there.

Olivia walked up to the chair and looked at the ropes.

"This was Hyunjin. He escaped, God knows how." She said taking the ropes.

"Hyunjin was here?" Felix asked worried.

"Yeah he was." Olivia said throwing the ropes aside.

"Then he can't be far, come on before Ryujin and Dad find us." Naeyon said moving towards the dungeon.

"We'll head this way, the dorms is another place he could've kept them." San said gesturing Wooyoung to the dorms.

"Come on Felix, we'll..."

"No. You two will come with me. I can't let you rome around here in here, what if Ryujin or Jackson get to you?! You're dead!"

"Thanks for underestimating me, Mom. I can hold my own, but it's OK if you wanna keep a leash on me." Olivia said dragging Felix ahead of Naeyon.

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"The relique's never looked so scary."

"Really?" San said keeping up his guard.

"Yeah. Even during my beginner days here, I was scared... petrified of it but...now...it's even worse. I'm feeling a rush."

"You should be." Jackson said as he hit San on the head.

"San!" Wooyoung yelled out as he looked at Jackson.

"The lovebirds... starcrossed lovers or such...I'm gonna finish you off." Jackson said firing a bullet at him but Wooyoung dodged it.

Wooyoung started firing his gun at him but he kept on dodging. Wooyoung grew tired of the sharade and took out his knife and attack him physically and well, that tactic worked well, actually. He stabbed Jackson in the ribs and hit his head. But Jackson wasn't one to go down easy.

Jackson took Wooyoung's head and banged it on the bed across the room and threw him on the metal staircase.

"Well, you were a nice competition, weren't you?! It's time..."

"No!" San shot Jackson's leg and he winced in pain. He fell to the ground and San ran up to Wooyoung

"Well, way to use that to your advantage...guess experience is the best teacher." Wooyoung said holding his head.

"Well, I learned from the best I guess. But you know..."

"I'm not dead yet you..." Well, Wooyoung and San just heard a gunshot from behind them.

"Oops. Didn't think I'd miss." Jeongin said putting the gun back.

"I.N. you still got it, huh?"

"I'm only 16 I'm not as old as you." Jeongin said as he stuck his tongue out.

"OK. So sharp shooter and disrespectful." San said smiling.

"Hold on how'd..."

"Don't worry. I just hope Naeyon and her kids are OK." San said looking at Wooyoung.

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Naeyon, Felix and Olivia walked around the dungeon and saw so many people locked up.

"My God. I'm gonna get you all out of here. OK?" Naeyon said to one of the members of the relique, Yuna.

"Yes. Naeyon please help us. Really." Yuna said looking at her with sympathy.

"Yes. Please help us. But what about Ryujin, your sister...what if she..." Lia was cut off by Yuna putting her hand over her mouth.

"She'll stop her, right Naeyon?" Yuna said excited.

"Hm. I'll do my best. But let's get you out of here first." Naeyon said looking for the key and found them. A bunch actually and headed to the dorm.

"I'll deal with the ones in the dorm. Olivia..." She said throwing her a bunch of keys..." You stay here and take them out, and Felix..."

"Mom, I can't do this."

"Sweetie, I know you can. Even though you're not properly trained for it...it's in your blood. OK? Stay safe. You'll take the remainder of the ones in the control room." Naeyon hugged him and kissed his forehead.

"Good luck." Olivia said as Felix went to the control room.

"Felix!" Eunchae yelled out.

"Eunchae! Are you OK?" Felix said turning the keys of the cell.

"I am now. Thank you."

"Here. Take this and free everyone else. Hurry!"

"OK. Thanks again Felix." Eunchae hurried out to free the others as Felix was content with what was happening.

"So...I'm sure you feel better about yourself now that you think you're about done with us." A voice said from behind him. Felix turned around and pulled out... Hyunjin's gun.

Yep. Ryujin and Yeonjun on the other side.

Great. How'd Felix end up in this situation?

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Well, we're almost at an end 😭😭😭😭

But let's wait for the end. So...buckle up.

@alpimi