BIRD IN A CAGE

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NamJoon blinks and the puffs of dust dissipate around him. Taehyung stops in his tracks, shocked at the figure in his arms disappearing like an illusion. Their heavy breaths cut off and the familiar scenery of the medical chamber reappears before them. 

A single drop of blood trails down from Sehun's nostrils. His body weakens at the ability that he performed just now. His legs almost give out, but Hoseok catches him before he falls. He pulls a chair with his leg and props the man down. 

Sehun wipes the blood off of his upper lip. He clears his throat and looks back at the astounded men. 

What was even more confusing is Hoseok's calm behaviour. 

"What you experienced and saw just now is the first fall of the Sanctuary. It happened more than two decades ago, but everyone knows the story as if it just happened yesterday." Sehun explains.

He pauses to breathe and observes the reaction of the two. 

Taehyung scrunches his brows, whilst NamJoon remains alert. 

"It started when the estranged group of people came to the Sanctuary. Oddly wounded and desperately seeking for help, our ancestors took them in. They would heal the heavily wounded, care for the sick and raise up the ill like their own children. They were like us, of those who feed on blood, whether it be from humans or animals. It didn't matter, as long as they survived and lived on." 

NamJoon manages to calm down. He could somehow tell that Sehun wasn't a threat and that he was being serious. He tugs Taehyung's arm to loosen his suspicion. His mind was set to remain alert until Sehun finished. 

"The present rulers were amongst those that helped whilst the other needed aid. Can you guess who originally belonged to which group?" Sehun inquires in a rather calm tone. 

NamJoon was already ahead at thinking about it.

"The King is one of the heirs of the Sanctuary and was of those that provided aid, leaving the present Queen from the other group."

Sehun nods at his simple yet flawless answer. 

"So what of it?" Taehyung snaps.  

"Taehyung, please calm down and listen to what he's saying. We have no intentions of harming the people in the Sanctuary, nor de we plan to cause a riot. We intend to prevent chaos from coming." SulHee explains, clasping both hands together. 

Taehyung grunts and sits on vacant chair. He's never been the type to be angry, at least it was what NamJoon had thought. 

Sehun crosses his legs whilst resting his arm on the back post.       

"There was never a proper peace of calm that could last for eons. There was always new conflicts, disagreements and wars. There would be new diseases and famine amongst the citizens. There will be developments to each and their own weapons. War should be with different enemies each time. One party has to fall, whilst others rise. Either they go extinct, or they prosper. With the Sanctuary, thousands of soldiers have fallen to their permanent death. Tears were shed, which soon became hard as a rock. There was always one thing that the opponent wants from their opposites." 

It wasn't difficult to take everything in. Instead, the two grew curious at the aforementioned vision. 

If the power itself could cause him to nosebleed, who knows what other hidden talents he has.

"No one really knows why these occurrences happen and no one really questions them why. The King himself has exiled the past. Even the Queen and both princes don't know about it."

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