• cards | nct 2018 •

fourteen || auction [3]

a/n: loooong chapter ahead! enjoy :)

3rd person pov

"i could undo this illusion of yours and kill you right here." taeyong taunts, and the two of them engage in a silent staring contest.

"kill me?" jaemin's look of surprise turns into an expressionless face. "that doesn't scare me."

taeyong's lips curve into a wide smile. "sure, that's what you say now." he then grabs jaemin's collar without warning and throws him against the wall behind him.

he grimaces, but his mind was moving as quick as it could. he had to get himself out of this.

"jaemin??"  he could hear mark through the in ear.

he watches taeyong stride towards him and throws a punch to his face.

i could beat him in combat, but....ten is here too.

his eyes trail onto ten, licking his bloodied lips.

but he's not blocking the exit.

this time, he glances at the clock. no matter if he escaped or not, they would ought to follow their plan. after all, getting the shard was their mission.

it was 11:57.

taeyong begins to move again. this time, he attempts another punch.

jaemin swiftly moves to the direction of the exit and avoids the attack. before taeyong could recover from his stance, jaemin dashes for the door, reaching out for the knob. he twists it open, leaving the door ajar as he took off for the auction.

just at the right time mark speaks into the in ear again.

"jaemin, what happened? where are you?"

"hyung, there isn't time! joker is planning a blackout at noon. we have to protect the shard no matter what!"

"...roger that. what else do you know?"

"nothing...they are just aiming to steal the shard. they're probably going to make use of the confused civilians to avert attention as soon as there is a blackout. hyung,"

jaemin sucks in a breath, entering the hall. the digital clock strikes noon.

"it's noon."

and as soon as he says that, the surroundings go pitch black.

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mark pov

as the surroundings goes dark, i hears shouts of surprise at every corner. it was difficult to see, and i had to squint my eyes, getting off from my seat. i notice faint silhouettes moving quickly in the direction of where joker had sat.

"what do we do now, hyung?" jaemin's worried voice came through.

"what you said we should. this is a competition between us and joker. and we have to be the ones to win. get to the shard before they can. i've already contacted the others, they should be downstairs..."

i trail off as the emergency lights flick on. the red lights illuminate the surroundings.

i reach the foot of the stairway, gradually approaching the stage where the shard was supposed to be located. it was dead silent since most of the people had already been evacuated. it was...very unnaturally silent. there was no sight of my members, nor the enemy.

i spot a shadow cast behind a pillar, slowing down my steps. my heart beats quicker every second as i approach the mysterious shadow. it wasn't the shadow i was afraid of, neither was it the size of it.

it was the faint glow i thought i saw.

i turn the corner, gasping.

my eyes met with another pair off eyes that was glowing a bright green. the size of...it was immense, its black fur basking in the blood red light. its sharp teeth peeks out from underneath.

simply said, i was stunned.

well, not until it began to advance towards me. it mouth was turned upwards, as if taunting me.

i begin to back away and look for anything that could be my shield, but my efforts were in vain

there was nothing i could do.

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hye ji pov

we had split up as soon as mark told us of joker's plans. i was currently with jeno, renjun and jaemin, and chenle was with jisung.

we had met up with jaemin when he entered the hall. the lights were still down, and the emergency lights were still not switched on. we hid behind the stage.

at first, the coast was clear when we had wanted to claim the shard, but out of a sudden, a wolf appeared and began to walk about. it had a visible scar on its back.

and i knew that wolf. i would recognise him anywhere.

"this random thing just came out of nowhere, and now you say that you know that wolf? how?" jaemin questions me as i reveal that, and i turn silent.

"i knew him from the orphanage." i say quietly.

"orphanage? why would a wolf be in an-

"shape shifting." renjun, who had always been silent, speaks up.

i nod at his words.

"no..way." jaemin stutters.

"hey, you said you know him, right? then isn't it okay to show ourselves?" jeno says.

"its not safe, he will spin out of control in that form. he will attack anyone he sees. the only way to stop him is to knock him out." i explain, my eyes trailing back onto the black wolf.

i widen my eyes instantly as soon as i did.

because there mark stood right in front of the beast, trying to back away. before i could even react, the wolf swiftly pounces on and attacks mark. he was sent rolling on the ground, and even in this dim light i could see that blood was pooling around where the wolf had grazed him.

"no!" i scream, shooting out of our hiding spot.

this cannot be happening.

"hye ji, stop!" jeno's urgent voice doesn't stop me, and i instantly run towards the limp mark. the wolf senses my presence and was about to attack, but an arrow comes zooming from above, hitting the wolf's leg. it collapses to the ground.

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a/n: yoooo im writing this from my laptop for the first time!! hope ya'll enjoyed the chapter?