Labyrinth | 미궁 STORIES

배턴 터치 pt. 1 | Baton Touch (1)

Duckgae / Baedi
Suhyen & Bonggu

comments appreciated! both english & korean is fine~~
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Time's up.

"W-What happened?" Suhyen heard Jamdeul question, approaching Bonggu and Baedi. She stuttered, but she still had the calmness that screamed leadership. Her expression darkened when she noticed two of the people having three feathers engraved on their backs.

"I- I have three? Really?" Baedi asked in disbelief. She whipped around and looked at Bonggu, "Wait, Bonggu. What are you wearing?"

Bonggu was wearing a red... something.

"Oh! Oh, you- Do you remember, it's the red hat from-" Gonglyong frantically spilled, "From the Clockwatch Rabbit!"

"What do we do..." Suhyen vaguely heard from his right, from Jamdeul. Suhyen's outside demour was calm, but inside, his guts were wreaking up a storm.

I have two, Suhyen had contributed to the gathering of data.

So close.

Wait.

Suhyen fearfully looked over to Bonggu, who had a blank expression on his face, as always. On top of his head were those cursed red roses, and Suhyen involuntarily took a step back. Quickly recovering, the future idol approached Bonggu again. The silent one raised his bell and rang it three times, solemnly.

Good.......Bye..............

Their two eyes met, one filled with worry and other filled with bittersweet sorrow. Suhyen's vision was starting to fog up, his head spinning, starting to get dizzy. He could barely process the fact that he was reaching out for Bonggu's hand, Baedi saying something in the background in a pleading tone, and he was almost there, almost-

Before darkness engulfed them.

Some people gasped, and Suhyen was one of them. One of the card knights spoke:

You two, beautifully painted in heart-burning red
The Queen would adore you both. Wait here;
The remaining will be freed.

There was immidiate confusion.

Suhyen was watching the scene in horror before he felt tugging of his sleeves. He looked to the side to see Bonggu.

"What is-"

Suhyen let out a small gasp as the wooden bell was handed to him.

"Are you sure..? You're fine with this?"

Bonggu didn't respond. The future star and the one following the vigil's orders stared into each others eyes, almost tasting each other's soul. Inside Bonggu's eyes were certainty that could never be wavered, and Suhyen sensed that it would be there even after an eternal slumber.

Suhyen received the precious item.

"I- Ah!"

Suhyen managed to fumble and the bell somehow ended up in Jamdeul's hands. Hyper focused on the gift, Suhyen followed and whispered, "That's- That belongs to-"

The unofficial leader of the group jumped back, and Suhyen also backed away, hesitantly, from the two as the card knights started restricting the fallen ones.

Jamdeul gave Suhyen the bell as soon as they saw light again. Suhyen clutched the bell, trying to ignore how hard his hands were shaking. His voice came out very clearly, however, when he spoke...