"Wooyoung, we should start talking by now." the alchemist stated as he looked directly at the male's figure, "You're about to disappear as my soul takes a lot of control of your own vessel, necromancer."

Wooyoung looked at his hands and saw how he's starting to fade, seeing how he slowly disintegrate into the abyss itself. He looked at the alchemist which was smiling at him in such a melancholic way.

"You know what? When I've seen Yeosang, I thought that I was the happiest." the alchemist broke the silence once again as his smiled dreamily, "It was like meeting my beloved once again, I was so convinced on protecting him at all cost. I thought that just being near his presence would calm me down but it's not working at all, I was just making a fool out of myself. My beloved isn't your Yeosang and he'll never come back, I just let myself keep on committing hideous acts to deal with my delusions."

"But it's because you love him so much, right?"

"Indeed. I love him so much that his death ruined me to the point that I wasn't able to pick the broken shards. The only thing that I can do is to keep on ruining myself to the point of no return," the alchemist said, his usual cold tone was colored by his own emotions "I was desperate of seeing him again to the point that I've used forbidden arts which caused me to arrive on your universe, Wooyoung. I was surprise to see my other self that is also feeling the same way as me."

"You're looking at me with the same sad eyes as before," Wooyoung remarks, smiling a bit at him.

"You were weeping such desperate tears that time, Wooyoung. You're crying Yeosang's name again and again as you've let the sacrificial lamb's blood touch the summoning circle," The alchemist said as the dark abyss slowly turns into the same dark basement in Wooyoung's home filled with candles as if it's the replica of the area where they first met.

"I'm so lonely yet I've been hiding it for a long time. I couldn't express my sadness in front of my friends. I don't want them to worry about me knowing that they're facing their own problems," Wooyoung stated before looking down, "I was kind of mad at them though, they acted like Yeosang didn't disappeared at all and continued their lives as if Yeo wasn't an important person in our lives. I felt like I was the only one that's been left out, the one that still hopes for his return."

"It's alright to feel that way, Wooyoung. You're missing Yeosang too much and just like me and my beloved, both of you are paired in this universe too." The alchemist mused as he leaned on the wall stained with the dried blood from the cadavers of the lambs on the ground which Wooyoung have used for his summoning, "And both of you have done a lot on defying everyone's wishes to separate both of you. You, committing forbidden arts just to make sure that he'll come back and Yeosang, he kept his memories of you despite being casted a spell by a demon that bounded his soul with his. Both of you are important to each other and that's already a bunch of proof for my statement."

"I just want him to come back," Wooyoung whimpered, clenching his fists in frustration "I don't want him to die though."

"You've defied lots of stuff that fate has provided both of you and it's up to the two of you on ending this one," the alchemist replies as he kept on glancing on Wooyoung, "You're about to disappear, Wooyoung. What are you going to do?"

"I-I'm not strong enough to protect him. What if I'll just fail on saving him on my own? You're the one that does the saving job," Wooyoung stated, smiling sadly as he closed his eyes, "It's alright for me to disappear if that only means that he'll be safe."

"I just want to remind you that your grandparents might be the one to suffer from the demon's punishment." Wooyoung widened his eyes on the alchemist's statement, quickly remembering what San have said to him before losing consciousness "And both of us knew that Yeosang doesn't want me, he wants you. The Wooyoung that has been with him since he was a lonely child, the one that offered his arm and looked at the bridge as the sun sets during that time."

Wooyoung felt warmth as he reminisced the day that he met Yeosang, remembering how the melancholic-looking child in his class was staring at the sun as it slowly sets. He remembered walking towards him and watching together before befriending him, being Yeosang's first ever friend. He remembered the way Yeosang's brown eyes sparkled with life during that time which made the younger Wooyoung think that he loves Yeosang's eyes.

"I'm scared." the black-haired male admitted.

"It's alright to feel afraid, Wooyoung. Even I, someone that you thought was strong, am afraid during the time that I wasn't with my beloved." the alchemist responded before looking at the ceiling, "Besides, I think I need to get the rest that I deserve. My beloved thinks that I've pushed myself too hard and I should end it now."

"But if you disappear here, you won't be able to reincarnate-" Wooyoung was cut off with the alchemist's laughter, making him frown in worry with the other one's actions.

"I'm aware of the consequences of my own actions and I'm fine with it. I'm relieved now, Wooyoung. My beloved wanted me to end this as soon as possible and I'd comply to it in a heartbeat."

"Oh."

The alchemist patted Wooyoung's shoulder, "That's alright. Have a little faith in you, Wooyoung."

"I'm scared."

"My abilities will stay with you so you didn't need to be afraid. You might think that you're weak but you're one of the strongest person that I've ever met, Wooyoung." The alchemist said as he ruffled the black-haired male's fluffy locks, "You're stronger than any of your friends with your own willpower. If you believed that you're weak then you're dead wrong."

Wooyoung wants to let out a laugh but the way that his fear crept throughout his entire system makes him freeze. He just wanted to protect his friend and make sure that he'll get through this curse, he just wanted to see Yeosang safe and happy. But now, everything has been nothing but chaotic and his friends kept on dying one by one. Even if he makes it out in the end, everything will not be the same.

"Seonghwa and San's stronger than me, they can protect Yeosang better."

"Yeosang would still want to be with you. He loves all of you as much as all of you loves him," the alchemist said, somehow getting worried that Wooyoung might choose to disappear rather than stay.

"But I'm nothing but a mere necromancer with a bit of your alchemy," Wooyoung admits.

"San might've devoted himself more to Yeosang and Seonghwa might've been the most powerful one among the eight of you but you have your own charm, Wooyoung." The alchemist remarked before flickering his forehead as Wooyoung whimpered in pain, "Your willpower can change fate, Wooyoung. Maybe you can save Yeosang with that and I'm sure that San is aware of that too."

"What am I supposed to do?!" Wooyoung cried out.

"Stay here and let me disappear." The alchemist firmly stated which made Wooyoung's fear intensifies once again, "Please, Wooyoung?"

"W-What am I supposed to do without you? I'm weak!"

"Wooyoung, trust yourself more. You're stronger than what you think about yourself." The alchemist closed his eyes as he keep on remembering his beloved one smiling at him, "And I need to see him, he must've been waiting for me. He's going to embrace me and tell me that I've done well."

"But-"

"That is what I'm thinking since that's my beloved one's last words coming from San and the demon isn't even lying about it. My beloved one tried to reach me out and just like the usual, it worked."

Wooyoung can't help but feel bad, the alchemist was smiling contently as if he was already ready for disappearing into this universe, "A-Are you sure about it?"

"Of course, Wooyoung. I'm waiting for your consent," the alchemist replied, still closing his eyes.

"Will you be happy for that?"

"Of course, silly. But this is about you, Wooyoung."

"Because if you're already tired of this, I'm not an asshole to get that wish of yours."

The alchemist lets out a giggle, "I've already decided, Wooyoung. It's your turn to do something to save Yeosang, okay?"

Wooyoung can't help but feel afraid yet the calming expression of the alchemist in front of him seems to assure him that he'll be able to defy fate just like what he said. He realized that it's time for him to step up and do it on his own, he'll save Yeosang on his own decisions without relying on someone else. Wooyoung smiles a bit before sighing in defeat, aware of the fact that he has no other choice than to accept it.

"Okay then."

"Finally."

Wooyoung laughs, "Sorry for relying on you too much."

"I'm going to meet him again. Ah, I'm so excited." The alchemist started to disintegrate as Wooyoung was starting to get visible once again.

"He must've been waiting for a long time, you've been in such a long journey." Wooyoung mused.

"You're right about that. He must've been too worried about me to even ask San on sending his own message to me by talking to that demon," the alchemist replied with a wide grin on his face before opening his eyes, meeting Wooyoung's rainbow-colored ones, "Wooyoung, out of all your friends, your eyes shines the most. Sometimes, one color changes into an another one yet when you're getting passionate about something, all of the colors of the rainbow shines together."

"My eyes?" Wooyoung asks.

"Those aren't just an eye of a necromancer, those eyes are from someone blessed by God himself. An eye of an angel."

"What?" Wooyoung's eyes widened in surprise, "What are you talking about?"

"Why don't you ask your grandparents about it once the curse is over? I don't want to spoil you too much," the alchemist said before giggling a bit.

"Well, if that's what you prefer.."

The alchemist looked at his own hands as he was about to disappear in any second and immediately looked back at the black-haired male, "Hey, Wooyoung."

"Yes?"

"Thank you for complying to my selfish requests." The alchemist was smiling contently at him, feeling too much excitement and anticipation on meeting his beloved one soon "And this time, don't let Yeosang disappear again. Hold his hand and grasp it as if it's your last chance. Don't make him leave alone this time, make sure that he isn't alone."

Wooyoung nodded, "I will."

"Okay then. I guess that it's a goodbye from me now," the alchemist said before disintegrating into tiny bits of light that slowly disappears.

The places started to darken as Wooyoung was slowly losing his consciousness once again yet this time he embraced it happily as Hypnos cradled him on the umpteenth time.

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To say that Park Seonghwa is enraged is such an understatement, the merciless sorcerer was literally cutting every single blackened one that he can see into bits. He made sure that all of them will feel pain and would even make sure that they'll scream, which is a melody to Seonghwa's ears. The black and blue blood surrounding his entire body and also the floor along with the corpses, he stepped on them as if they're nothing but trash.

"Die, scoundrels!" he exclaimed as he ran towards an another wave of them and slashing them off as he was shooting the other ones with his gun.

"Seonghwa-hyung! Seonghwa-hyung!" A familiar voice startled the sorcerer as he looked at its owner, seeing Yeosang was running towards his direction.

"Yeosang, hide!" But it was too late, the blackened ones noticed Yeosang which is a bit far from him.

"It's the Eve!"

"We've found the Eve!"

"Get him and prepare him for the Chief and the elders' arrival!"

"Shit." Seonghwa bit his lips in frustration before running towards Yeosang's direction, "Don't even dare on getting near him, mongrels!"

Monsieur immediately casted a wind spell, causing some of them to be blown away yet some managed to stay on their ground as they're on their way towards Yeosang which was holding the pickaxe tightly in fear. San, on the other hand, is already sprinting towards Yeosang and the moment that he gets near him, he was already shielding him from any of the blackened ones that would try to grab him by decapitating them whenever they're a few feet away from both of them.

"San, hold him! I'll protect the two of you!" Seonghwa stated as he attacked any of the blackened one that is threatening to approach them.

"We have to get the Eve!"

"Adam is on the way!"

"We have to get the Eve! Chief is on their way back!"

"Shoot them!"

"Ah shit. They're about to use guns now." San muttered before looking at Seonghwa, "We have to run!"

"You don't need to tell me that! I know that!" Seonghwa screams as he was about to turn back.

"Someone disappeared inside Wooyoung."

"Wait, what?" Yeosang looked at the man clad in black before realizing who it is, "W-Wooyoung?"

"That isn't him right now. That's Monsieur."

"What?" Yeosang widened his eyes in fear as he clung to San.

"We'll explain later. But all that I can tell is that Monsieur is on our side," Seonghwa stated.

"But h-he.. he's the one that locked me up in that diamond-like cage." Yeosang stated in which San and Seonghwa turned to Monsieur's direction with a menacingly glint on their eyes.

Monsieur raised his hands, "It wasn't me. It was the alchemist that did that, okay?!"

"I swear to all of the demons below that I'm going to crush you, mister whoever you are." San said while gritting his teeth.

"Oh, great. Threats for me kept on piling up," Monsieur dramatically said before waving his hands, "For now, I'm about to leave this body since the soul that survived wanted to gain his consciousness. Ta-ta for now."

"Wait!"

The blackened ones holding their guns are already pointed towards their direction and before they could even run for it, they'll be shot by it. They couldn't use their powers since it was the alchemist that did it and they're afraid of the fact that Wooyoung might've decided to disappear because of his fear. However, Yeosang was so confused. He can sense the fear on both of the male that is currently protecting him yet he wanted to know what's happening.

He kept on being a burden towards his friends and he can't help but feel worthless, he is always the one that is protected.

He wanted to protect them in return.

"Yeosang, I want you to close your eyes for a while and don't open it until I say so." San embraced him tightly as if he was about to shield him, "Can you do that for me?"

"I don't want to. Y-You're going to get hurt."

San smiled before leaning in front of him to kiss his forehead, "If it's for you then I'd take a hundred, no, scratch that, a million bullets!"

"Please don't!" Yeosang exclaims, shaking his head in fear.

"Please, Yeosang? Do it for me?" San asked once again as he embraced him tighter, "Trust me, Sangie."

Yeosang leaned on the blond's chest and nodded, "Alright."

"Thank you, Yeosang."

Yeosang lets his eyes flutter as all that he can see is darkness while listening to San's heartbeat as if it's comforting him. All that he can hear aside from it was their own breathing and it scares him, making him hold onto the blond's shirt tighter with an urge of opening his eyes. But he wanted to trust San so he lets himself close his eyes and continues to be unaware of every single thing around him.

He was waiting for a sound of gunshot and on the moment that he heard some, he whimpered along with the sound of someone's anguished cries. He can feel something moving from the ground yet he kept his eyes shut, not even daring to open it without a notice from San. He trusts him and he would keep his eyes close until the moment that San tells him to open it.

He waited until the moment that someone tapped him on his left cheek and heard San's soothing voice, "Open your eyes."

The moment that he opens his eyes, he met San's eyes that is coated with a mixture of purple and red on both orbs along with the soothing smile of his. He looks so happy with just meeting Yeosang's gaze, eyes gleaming towards him.

"Thank you for trusting me, Yeosang. I'm so happy."

Yeosang scooted a bit on San's side as he can see Seonghwa with the grimoire on his right hand as the blackened ones were letting out such anguished screams while the blue flames engulfed them, burning every single inch of their body until there's nothing left but ashes. He turn around to see the man clad in black and he felt breathless in all of the sudden, he can't believe what just happened.

The one that used to be Monsieur a while ago has disappeared. All that he can see was the kind expression of someone with rainbow-colored eyes that met his own hazel brown orbs. Without hesitation, he pulled out of San's embrace to run towards the male that was smiling towards him despite the tears that is about to escape from his own eyes.

"Woo!"

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guess who's back? lol sorry for taking a week of break bc i've been doubting myself too much nowadays. i kept on thinking if writing this fic is worth it. like it wasn't like those other fics that was popular bc i'm bad at writing smut and other romance-related stuff that i'm sticking up to angst too much. i'm sorry if this fic's boring at all ;;;;

thank ya for the 9k reads too! this fic is about to end and i'm currently working on it but i might take a week or two on updating this again bc me and @/_dreamcollection is currently suffering bc of the game that we're playing. KNIGHTS UNIT COLLECTION AND WE'RE LITERALLY DYING RN IN HER HOUSE-