The Gifted (Txt x Itzy)

四十九

"Namjoon!" Jeongguk stumbled into the leader's study frantically, his heartbeat fast and breathing irregular, "Something new. The humans, they are developing something, and-"

Jeongguk fell to the ground, fingers twitching as his jaw went slack and his eyes blinked shut. Namjoon pushed his chair back noisily and rushed to the boy's side. He was muttering faintly; another prophecy.

The blood of an angel, used for the devil, to corrupt, to change, to stir up trouble.

Ten young ones, gifts of mercy, save the angel, to ensure survival.

Will you be saved, or will you be cured? The choice, you shall make tomorrow.

Jeongguk's eyes flutter open. "What happened, what did I say?" The man asked hurriedly as he struggled up to a seating position.

"A cure," Namjoon murmured, "A cure to remove something. But what?"

Yuna was crouched below the window, a hand over her mouth but unable to conceal her horrified face. "Isn't it obvious?" She said to no one in particular, "It's a cure to remove our power."

-

A silent night fell across the cave like a blanket, once again, but a little suffocating, don't you think?

-

Taehyun was shaken awake by frantic Yeonjun, barely at the crack of dawn, who dropped his bag on his stomach and whispered, "Hurry, we need to go." They burst out their door and were greeted with a horrible scene. Blistering heat traced across Taehyun's face. His dry lips cracking. Huffing, he ran to Jimin. "What-what's happening?" He coughed out, and a mixture of relief and panic flooded across the older face, "Good, you're alright, quick, to the wooden door, the giant one, you guys need to get out of here, go!"

With that, Taehyun was pushed off, dodging flaming falling debris and shouting his friends' names.

"Taehyun," Jisu gasped, with Yuna and Kai running after her, "Great, we have everyone, quick, we need to go."

Their faces were flushed and glowing orange from the fires that crackled and smoked merrily, like barbeque flames. Plumes of smoke billowed higher and higher, making mocking faces at the terrified gifted.

Yeonjun swore. "Was this by a fire user of humans?"
"Don't know," Beomghyu said hurriedly, "But we need to go, the defense mechanism won't hold long."

The overhead glass dome had been shattered, and Taehyung could be seen tracing a constellation in the air. "Virgo!" He yelled, and a convulsing golden light floated down from the depths of the dark sky, taking the form of a huge young woman, glittery and ghostly. She bent down to receive an order, before surging towards the entrance. Humans were gushing from the doorway, like blood from an open wound. Some passed out from the fumes of the plants but more replaced them, slashing at the greens with knives and bayonets. Their guns were immediately twisted and tangled as Seokjin stood in front of them, bending the metal to his will. But some humans brandished strange-looking guns made of plastic, which made Seokjin scowl in annoyance.

Hoseok was stern-looking, serious and determined, the light around him flickered and twirled like ribbons of fire, darting through the soldiers, some crying out in pain as the light shot through their eyes, some shouting in horror as they blindly flailed their hands.

Cries from the children drifted across the disaster zone, making Taehyun's heart weigh down with helplessness. "We have to do something," Taehyun said, turning to the others. "How?" Kai asked, "We fight again?"

"Yes?"

Namjoon sprinted over to them, a sheen of sweat on his forehead, "You should go-no, you have to go. Keep yourself safe, take care of the prophecy, we'll take care of the village. Please. We-the world of gifteds-are all depending on you." He gripped Taehyun's shoulder so tightly the boy thought he would lose circulation there, then patted his back and with that, the leader ran back into the field of disarray as a bomb went off.

"Well, you heard him, we have something to do and somewhere to go, now let's get the hell out of here."

(AN: My deepest apologies for the cringy prophecy, but I had to add it. Also, sorry for not updating much. School and everyday made me and Val really busy.

-Vi)