Beacon Of Light

Chapter Twenty Five

"Everyone's afraid of me, so I'm untouchable man".
                                                                                —Monster-EXO

As Sehun and Chanyeol walked into the house it was oddly too quiet. Not a sound could be heard except for a commotion in the kitchen. As they entered the kitchen everyone stopped and looked towards the duo. "Are you feeling any better Chanyeol?" Chen asked clearing his throat.

Chanyeol sighed glancing towards Sehun who nodded encouragingly. "After clearing my head I did some thinking. I want to apologize for my actions and for what I said. I realized that I could have hurt you and Xiumin and for that I apologize. I know I can't take back what I said. But I hope there is room for forgiveness". Chanyeol apologized feeling bad for hurting his friends.

Both Xiumin and Chen looked at each other. Xiumin finished his drink as he set the glass down. "You're forgiven Chanyeol. Given the circumstances I understand your anger. I'm angry too, but I won't take it out on friends. But yes I do forgive you". Xiumin gave Chanyeol a reassuring smile.

Chanyeol nodded feeling a little better. He glanced over to Chen who didn't look as happy. "You know you could have hurt one of us right? What if you would have lost control of your power?". Chen asked standing up from the barstool. He was more hurt than angry. Chen knew from first hand that Chanyeol's power was dangerous when out of control.

"Yes, I know I could have hurt you. But I didn't. That's why I left was to not cause bodily harm. I know my limitations on my power. I would never hurt you intentionally". Chanyeol explained.

"I forgive you, but you need to be more careful of your surroundings. Next time think before you ignite your power, it's dangerous". Chen forgave him as he didn't want to hold a grudge.

Chanyeol nodded. "I'll be more careful next time. Thanks for forgiving me and my carelessness". Chanyeol felt a lot better knowing that his friends forgave him. "You're welcome".

"Hey, how's Baekhyun doing?" Sehun asked breaking the silence. Everyone's faces switched to sadness which Sehun knew it must not be good. Chanyeol's stomach turned to knots as he looked at his friends faces. "Chanyeol you may want to sit down for this. What I'm about to say isn't an easy pill to swallow". Lay spoke his voice shaking.

"What's happening? Is he going to be okay?" Chanyeol asked looking at his friends for some answer. All he got was silence and sad eyes staring back at him. "Someone tell me something". Chanyeol pleaded desperately.

"Baekhyun's in what seems to be a coma. He's unresponsive and my healing powers won't cure him. There's something that won't let me heal him, like some shield is protecting him against my power. I tried everything that I could think of. But I can't help him. I-I'm S-Sorry". Lay walked out of the room unable to hold back the tears.

Sehun put a comforting hand on Chanyeol's shoulder trying to comfort him. "I'll be back I'm going to check on Lay". Suho stood up running after Lay.

As Suho followed Lay his heart ached for the smaller boy. He sat beside Lay on the grass pulling him into his arms. "Hey, let it out okay. We'll figure this out together and find a cure for Baekhyun. We won't give up on him and finding a cure". Suho encouraged as he talked over Lay.

Lay looked up his eyes red. "Why can I cure others and not my best friend? I cured D.O and I helped Kai. But why can't I fix Baekhyun? Is there something I'm missing?" Lay asked looking at his best friend. Suho sighed unsure how to answer. "It's nothing that you done wrong Lay. The Red Force must have put some kind of shield over him so that whatever they are planning won't get ruined by us. That's my guess. But I promise I'll search the whole earth and galaxy to find a cure for him. No way are we going to let them win. We need to be one step ahead of them. And to not let them touch Baekhyun again. But I assure you that you're doing what you can for him". Suho comforted Lay.