Cured

Ch. 36

A silence surrounded us, and we all looked at Sehun and Tori, not quite understanding what they were saying.

"It's where?" Xiumin asked, his face in his hands, still not sure what the answer was, even after asking eleven times.

"It's in this place that's sort of an inbetween." Tori began, explaining it all over again. "Like some sort of limbo. A place where the dead can't go, and neither can the living."

"Then how can we get to it?" Kris asked. Another question that had already been answered.

"We use Suho." Sehun sighed.

"Suho is in that 'Limbo' and we can have Luhan just...connect us to him." Tori added.

"Why is Suho in limbo?" I asked, wanting a new question, and a new answer.

Sehun glanced over at me, then he and Tori shared a glance, as if they were hesitant to reply. "Well, vampires can't die." Sehun began. "We are unliving, but can't die. That is why the only place we can go is Limbo. Like Tori said, Limbo is where the dead can't go, and neither can the living. An easy way to put it is that we are in a third category. Dead, Alive, and Us. The living are here, the dead are 'on the other side,' and we fall in between."

I nodded, understanding what he was saying, and my mind returned to the last letter I had received from Jisung. I had managed to get some time to myself after having the twins and read it, and I wasn't sure how to feel about it's contents. I could remember it word for word, since I had reread it multiple times since.

Khristi,
I see you received this letter like I had hoped. Although the method of it's delivery was odd, I knew it would be the only way to get it to you before you went into labor. I need to stress to you the importance of collecting the keys that Mee-Yon had created when she turned her brothers into vampires. You must gather these before the next full moon. That is when Daehyun plans to attack you.

The keys will allow you to temorarily harness the powers of each of Mee-Yon's brothers long enough to fight off Daehyun, permanantly bringing your fight with him to an end. Of course, by doing so, you will use all of your magical energy, and I am sure you already know the side effects of doing so, considering how many times you have done so in the past. However, I must stress that this time will not be like the others. Before, due to using too much power, you would become exhausted, but this time, you will use all of your magic to defeat Daehyun, and the consequences will be much worse than they have on previous accounts.

This overuse of magic is why I must stress this next point to you, for only if you do as instructed, will you have the greatest chance of survival. I'm sure you know of the healing properties of a vampires saliva, but there is another characteristic of vampires that is much more powerful when it comes to healing. So much so, that once you are exposed to it, you can live a life free of disease, injury, and possibly even death. It would be in your best interest to somehow come in contact with this before you face Daehyun, otherwise you may not survive. But please, keep in mind that once exposed, you only have minutes before your abilities disappear. You will no longer be a witch.

"...ready Khristi?" A voice sounded, and I looked up to see Luhan looking at me, waiting for an answer.

"What?" I asked, and he gave me a small smile.

"I was asking if you could help me get Sehun and Tori into Limbo to find Suho, but you look too tired. Maybe we should try later." He said, but I shook my head.

"No, that's okay. I can help." I smiled, and stood, making my way over to the three of them.

"Are you sure?" He asked, just to be sure, and I gave him a nod. "Okay." He began, and turned to Tori and Sehun, who stood there nervously, but determined. "So, with Khristi's help, I can get you into Limbo, but the issue is getting you out."