Lightsaber // chanbaek

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'당신은 내 스타 라이트.'

'You're my starlight.'

。Orphic。

We walk in utter silence, an invisible grip against my neck causing me to jolt forward every so often. Lay can barely move and without Suho, he'd be on the ground by now. Kyungsoo tries to drift his focus elsewhere, searching for any memorable signs.

I have no clue where we are. All I know is it's some kind of network of tunnels, damn, leaking and covered with gang marks and graffiti. As my mind loses its own focus, tracing the marks, trying to identify them, there is another pull and I'm dragged forward, scowling at the man's back.

I wince every time a drop of water falls onto the floor, the echoing making me shiver and jump. I don't want to sound like a baby, who am I kidding I always sound like one, but I'm very sensitive and this whole scene isn't helping.

There is an abrupt stop and Sehun walks forward, pressing a few numbers on a keypad and then a big red button. After a while there is a beep and he states his name and purpose which is apparently, bringing new 'recruits.'

The black brick wall opens in two and in that moment I officially agree with my conscience that I'm done. The is nothing else that will surprise me. Not anymore.

The whole rough, street atmosphere disappears and my original thoughts for these men disappear. It's crisp, clean and efficient, several people walking around with black uniforms, high boots and all. So the empire still does exist! This isn't just some small rebel group, this is a whole system. An army.

The eerily cold, artificial feeling hallway is alive, buzzing with alerts and commands, people shouting orders, but no storm troopers. In all honesty, if I'm going to die here, I was hoping for something a little more extravagant. Storm troopers with guns pointed at my head, you know, the usual.

As I scan the door numbers and people passing by, I notice Lay and Suho being lead another way. Where are they going? They can't do this! They are my friends! What if I never see them again? Without so much as processing anyone's movements, I attempt to follow them, only to be pulled far too harshly by the stupid man, who's eyes currently depict the gates to hell.

The next thing I know Sehun walks off somewhere with B1-76 and Kyungsoo has dissapeared with crazy eyes, leaving me and this insufferably witty man.

"Insufferable? I'd say the same for you. Now stop squirming every time there's a noise, I'm getting sick of it."

It takes all of my mental strength not to spit on his annoyingly attractive face. His sly smirk, he knows he's won and that makes it even worse.

I don't say a word when he opens a plain white door, leading into a regular room with a white bed and a single bedside table. I suppose this is where recruits sleep? Well, if that's what they kidnapped me for, I would rather kill myself than be a part of. . . this.

"Now's your chance, baby boy. Ask away."
I take a deep breath, thinking of everything I want to say. I would prefer ripping his throats out and tossing it into the oblivion, but I decide to remain calm and ask needed questions to get a better understanding of what's going on.

"What is all of this? What are you planning? Who are you? What's your name? Are you going to kill me? Will I ever get out of this? Am I ever going to see my parents again? Who were those people and where did they take my friends? What did you do with B1-76? Are you going to war or something? Why haven't you killed me? Why do you want to keep us? Is it to become recruits? Will I have to become a recruit? Is there a way out if this? Can I escape?"

He chuckles, hands in a praying position as he plays with the bridge of his nose, thinking of an answer. I am overwhelmed with the need for an answer, my insides churning as I await an answer.

"This is the empire regaining its strength to prove our dominance over the filth you call Jedi. I can't tell you what we're planning. My name is Byun Baekhyun, but you will call me sir. I'm not going to kill you, Chanyeol. You'll most likely not get out of this. No, you're parents will forget you in time. Those people are are among the most elite recruits of the empire, and I am their leader. They took your friends to their own rooms. That thick-headed droid? We're going to crush him. I won't answer that one. I haven't killed you because I know you want me to. I'm keeping you because I haven't seen someone suffer in a while. Recruits is what you might end up being, yes. There is no way out. You are not escaping. Try and I'll slit that Lay guy's throat in front of his family."
"B-bu-"

"B-but nothing, baby boy. Welcome to the dark side."

'행복은 환상.'

'Happiness is an illusion.'