• cards | nct 2018 •

thirteen || auction [2]

A/N: jaemin's abilities will be showcased in this chapter :)

aaaaand <cards> is back! sorry for the long wait, hope you enjoy ;)

jaemin

i yawn sleepily as the time ticks by minute by minute. the shard has still not appeared in the auction.

mark is sitting beside me, and i glance at joker seating rows before us in the gallery. there was a very good view of the stage and surroundings.

"and now," the hosts' loud voice makes me jolt in surprise. "a rare, yet natural piece of of star. this would be popular amongst those of you, who adores constellations, or space," in a very event-like voice, the host begins.

"introducing, the fragile yet beautiful meteor shard!" the host exclaims, and pulls off the red cloth that covered the item.

it was greyish in colour and there were a few shiny areas. it did look pretty.

"the starting price for this rare piece is...50 thousand won!"

the crowd burst out in whispers.

and i do the same.

"hyung. it's that, isn't it?"

he slowly nods his head.

"then–"

"hold it, jaemin. look." mark's eyes were to the front, and i followed his gaze.

i notice 2 members of joker standing up and heading down the gallery steps.

"jaemin, you know what to do. i'll deal with what's here." mark says, and i bob my head up and down.

i close my eyes to visualise the area in my mind. "awaken,"

i murmur, and i feel as if i've been thrown to the front, and in no time, i was standing right behind the two joker recruits. i realise that it was ten and taeyong.

i glance back to where mark was supposed to be, looking down at my now translucent body.

i breath a sigh as i turn my attention back to joker. they turned a corner, and i quickly followed them as i pass through the walls.

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johnny

i observe as more and more people gave up their chance at claiming the shards.

taeyong and ten had left to prepare for some....unforeseen circumstances.

and i was left in charge.

"calling once, calling twice!" the host's voice breaks my trail of thought.

it's about time....

"800 thousand won." i raise the plate in my hands high up in the air.

"that gentleman there, 900 thousand won! very good."

"950 thousand." I turn my head in the direction of the voice and cracked a grin.

"950 thousand! calling once, twice, and,"

"sold!"

i shrug my shoulders with a smug smile as the leader of ace scowls at me.

"looks like they got baited," i chuckle. "the only thing now is...to wait for the cue." i say, looking up at the control room of the hall.

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third person p.o.v

jaemin watches as ten and taeyong stopped in front of a door labelled 'Control Room'. he hurriedly follows suit and enters the room.

there were all sorts of lit up buttons in green, red and yellow, as well as live cctv footages.

as jaemin wanders the room, he comes across a mirror and gasps as he sees his reflection. he backs away quickly.

the downside to his power was that whenever there was a reflection of himself, i would be seen, both on the reflection and where he actually is. otherwise, he would be completely undetected...just like a ghost.

he unknowingly bit his lip as the two begin to talk.

"i found the circuit breaker." ten gestures to a lever.

"good. now we just need to wait for the time. as soon as it hits noon, the blackout will occur," taeyong says, and jaemin furrow my brows in wonder.

blackout? noon?

his eyes trail onto the digital clock that was on the wall.

it was currently 11:55.

"once the blackout happens, you and i will remain here to observe while the trio down there will carry on with the operation,"

ten nods as he reaches out for his bow that was slung behind his back.

"ace is expected to respond, so we have to get the shard immediately."

my eyes widen in alarm as i hear their plan. they hadn't planned on actually participating in the auction. they wanted to steal the shard from the beginning.

and i can't let that happen.

my eyes quickly dart to the clock. i have 3 minutes. in my state, i couldn't do anything to stop them right now.

i raise my right arm and press my fingers against the in-ear.

"mark, joker's plan is to have a blackout. they are going to steal the shard at noo–

jaemin froze and stopped talking as he gets cut off.

"oh hello, jaemin. i didn't see you there." a deep voice chuckles, and i look towards the voice in horror.

taeyong was staring right at him with a smirk.

impossible!

"i would be more careful if i were you...mirror mirror on the wall, who could be the one hiding from us all?" he laughs, his eyes trailing to something behind me.

i turn in panic and see my reflection.

"you can't do anything to me."

"what defiant eyes, people your age are the same...looks like you forgot, but i'm an illusionist. i can do or undo any illusion, and you are considered one, aren't you? an illusion is something that is fake and unreal, isn't that right?" he flashes a mocking smile and i scorn in return.

"meaning," he walks towards the mirror in slow steps.

"i could undo this illusion of yours and kill you right here."

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