Chapter 3- Taeil

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( No one's P.O.V)

While Jack, Doyoung, Taeil, and Jaemin was walking back to the Living room, the other members were worried, they were curious on what Doyoung and Taeil did, and who died. While these negative thoughts filled their minds, The 4 arrived at the living room. The members smiled that they went back but Renjun noticed something odd...

"Where's Jeno!?"

Everyone stopped rejoicing and realized that Jaemin already had the artifact, which means Jeno died...

"Taeil-hyung....what did you do? Weren't you Jeno's partner?" Renjun said

"I tried saving him...But it was too hard for me to get some stuff. I was trained to sing and dance and entertain not unscrew screws and open a complicated compartment" Taeil defended himself.

"But how did Doyoung save Jaemin?" Taeyong asked

"I just clicked a bunch of stuff and pull a lever here and there. Both of us didn't know what to do." Doyoung said.

Jaemin gave Taeyong the artifact, and went back to the dreamies with teary-eyes. While the dreamies were comforting Jaemin, Taeyong put the artifact in an empty shelf....

"1 down, 4 to go"

They all knew that 4 of them was gonna die. But what they forgot was that a killer, is in the team.

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It is now nighttime and they needed to sleep. They decided to have their own room mate.

(LIST OF ROOMMATES)

Bedroom #1- Taeil- Taeyong- Yuta
Bedroom #2- Kun- Doyoung- Ten
Bedroom #3- Jaehyun- Winwin
Guestroom #1- Lucas- Mark
Guestroom #2- Jungwoo- Haechan
Guestroom #3- Renjun- Jaemin
Guestroom #4- Chenle- Jisung

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While everyone was asleep, [REDACTED] had snuck out to the kitchen and opened a secret hatch filled with weapons, he took a rope and a bat and went near Bedroom #1. He made some noises to lead his victim outside. After the noise he made, he hid behind a table and waited for his victim to go outside. Luckily, his target, Taeil, did go outside to find out who made the noise. Taeil passed by the table where [REDACTED] was hiding, so [REDACTED] went behind Taeil and hit his head with a bat. He carried Taeil to the living room where he hung Taeil with the rope. He hid the bat and went back to his room.

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(Morning)
As morning came, the members started to wake up and gathered outside Taeyong's room. After Taeyong came out, he started to ask where Taeil is. But, no one seems to know where he had gone nor seen him. The last time they saw him was before they go to their own rooms.

"Maybe he's already on the living room" Taeyong guessed.

They all agreed and started to go to the living room with Chenle hopping in front of the group. The members were still sleepy but their senses were awoken by Chenle's scream. He stopped near the living room which made them curious on why Chenle screamed. Taeyong, as the leader, went to Chenle and looked at the horrific sight that made Chenle scream.

"Taeil hyung?!" Taeyong exclaimed.

At this point, everyone behind them was curious on what they saw so they decided to see for themselves. But they regretted the decision, they wished that they didn't see it. They saw Taeil's lifeless body hanging. They couldn't believe that 3 members had already died! Jack and Sarah rushed to the living room due to them hearing Chenle's scream and they saw the same thing everyone saw.

"How did this happen...I'm sorry for this, please go to Bedroom 1 while we clean this up..." Jack said

Everyone started to go to the Bedroom, everyone except Taeyong...Taeyong still couldn't believe that 3 of his beloved members had died, and it's his fault. He thought that if he didn't invite them, none of this would happen, no one would die, and the members would still be happy. His thoughts were cut off when Yuta held his shoulder.

"Taeyong...we need to go" Yuta informed Taeyong

Taeyong sighed and went back to the bedroom with Yuta following behind.

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Taeyong and Yuta went back to the room to find Jisung crying while everyone was comforting him.

"What happened? Why is Jisung crying?" Taeyong asked with a worried face on his face

"He's just worried about the group...and about what happened to Taeil and Johnny hyung" Chenle told Taeyong.

Everyone sat around him when Ten saw a note on Taeil's bed.

"Is it just me or is there a note on Taeil hyung's bed?" Ten said.

Everyone looked at Taeil's bed and Ten was right...There is a note.

Ten stood up and took the note and read it out loud.

"Hello. It's me...Taeil. Yes, I'm dead...but it wasn't the killer who killed me...It was me...I killed myself. Why? Because I failed. I failed to save Jeno, I failed to save this group. I'm sorry for everything, I couldn't take the guilt that built inside me so I decided to end it. Please don't be sad...I want alSl of you to be happy, for I am happy that there will be no more guilt that will haunt me for the reNst of my life.
-Your hyung,
Moon Taeil."

After Ten read the note, he went to the other members to show them something. He pointed out that there's a mysterious S and N in the middle of 2 words. He also pointed out that the handwriting is different from Taeil's.

"So the murderer did kill him...but he just made it look like Taeil hyung committed suicide?" Jungwoo stated his theory.

"Yeah...and the S and N might be clues!!" Mark added.

Ten thought about something and looked at Winwin suspiciously.

"I remember Taeil hyung coming to me saying that Winwin told him that he's annoying and he wanted to kill him, but Taeil hyung thought it was just a joke...and isn't Winwin's handwriting similar to the note? And the letters. S and N...it appears on SicheNg...Winwin-ah....did you kill Taeil hyung?!" Ten stated his theory.

Everyone started to back away from Winwin, getting scared that he might be the killer.

"No no no! I would never kill hyung! I was only annoyed and playfully told him that I was going to kill him! But I would never do such a thing! He's been with me from the start, he's always there to help me, so why would I kill him...and why are you suspecting me Ten hyung?!" Winwin defended himself

"I'm sorry...it was just a theory...and you do have a point..." Ten apologized.

"Okay...from now on we need to observe our roommates. Tell everyone when you think your roommate is suspicious." Taeyong said, trying to help find out who the killer is.

Everyone was talking about what to do, how are they going to survive or, will they ever get out alive until their little conversation was cut off by someone knocking on the door.

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