Wake up, wake up! 

"Wake up!" He gasped, his whole body aching with pain. It was like he was hit by a bus and thrown over at the side. His eyes widen, leaning forward as he crumples at the sudden pain in his stomach.

"Are you okay?" In response to that, he groans in pain and discomfort. "Hongjoong why is he hurting?" A worried voice made its way into his ears. A seemingly familiar name making the gears in his head process where he is. 

"Hong... joong?" He snapped his head up, his curiosity winning over the pain that he is feeling. "Minihong? Yunho?" There are so many questions running in his head, including the realizations that just started to set. 

"Where are we?" He stared in horror at his surrounding, the chains clasped in his wrists and ankles felt suffocating. What will happen now?

*~*~*~*~*~*

PowerJongho, choisatan, Wooyoungie and Sangie

Wooyoungie added mingkisong

Wooyoungie added Hwa_Mars

Wooyoungie added minihong

Wooyoungie
now were all here

minihong
guys, something appeared on my defeat game screen earlier
minihong sent a message
it showed up when i clicked the orange skull of the defeat game screen

Mingi didn't like where this is all going as he clicks open the screenshot that Hong sent, he tried to calm himself as he sees a familiar name written on the image. He had seen this name before, however, he couldn't remember where.

mingkisong
ngl, but that's creepy

Sangie
Definitely
Jeong Yunho? I'm going to search him up.

He left Instagram to search for Jeong Yunho whilst receiving messages that pop up on top of his screen, he could see Jongho and Wooyoung having another argument which Mingi would have laughed at if it weren't for the circumstances.

There were plenty of articles that came up when he searched for Yunho's name, he found out that he's a news reporter under ANEWZ and he's rumored to be a dance teacher under MIXNINE, which is also where he is working.

He clicked out of the browser and went immediately to Talk to message one of his co-workers.

Hyunjinnie

PinkyMingki
hyunjinnnnnn

Hyunjinnie
what mate?

PinkyMingki
do you know who Jeong Yunho is?
i just need to know where he is

Hyunjinnie
you mean the tall, bright smile, blue hair?
he's a dance teacher at our company
hes super observative and is great at teaching kids
why do u ask?

PinkyMingki
do you know where he lives?
i really need to talk to him
its an emergency

Hyunjinnie
an emergency?
if you say so
Hyunjinnie sent a location
here you go
say hi to him from me!!!!!!!

Mingi opened the location, It's located in Gwangju, and considering that he is currently in Incheon. It would take him hours to even visit Yunho and have time to find his house. He opened the Instagram back up and typed in.

PowerJongho, Wooyoungie, choisatan, and 4 others

mingkisong
um... can I input something?

PowerJongho
Is it useful?
If yes, then go ahead.
If not, annoy Wooyoung instead.

Wooyoungie
yah!
you little

Hwa_Mars
ooooookaaaayyyyy
@mingkisong you can share it

mingkisong
I found out from my coworkers, who is under a dance company.
(and yes, I am under a dance company)
that Jeong Yunho actually works where I work!
but we never crossed path yet cuz of our conflicting sched

minihong
finally some good information
unlike unhelpful brats arguing every second

Wooyoungie
I
AM
NOT
A

Sangie
you are.

Wooyoungie
BRAT!
I HAVENT EVEN FINISHED YET

Sangie
@mingkisong mind asking where he lives?

mingkisong
I already have
He lives in Gwangju
mingkisong sent a location

PowerJongho
Finally, something useful.
@Wooyoungie get on his level

Wooyoungie
fuck off

Hwa_Mars
okay, this is a good info to start with
should one of us go there?
@mingkisong

choisatan
wait
@minihong what do u think?
since he seems pretty reliable from the start and someone needs to act as a leader
he seems to be fit for it

PowerJongho
You are absolutely correct.
Hyung is a reliable person.

Sangie
hyung?

PowerJongho
We know each other but not irl.
We met way before we met you guys.

Wooyoungie
hes not even answering
now look who's nOT DOING ANYTHING

Hwa_Mars
calm down
chaos child

Wooyoungie
i-

minihong
music studio
anyang, gyeonggi-do
if I dont reply for anothere 30 minytes u nknow where to find me
minihong sent a location

Mingi's phone almost slipped off of his hands at the sudden message that displays itself on the screen. Is minihong being targeted too? There's no doubt that there's a pattern that they have to follow but he couldn't exactly tell.

The panic immediately sets off after the message had been sent, the notifications going off as the others wonder what had happened after the abrupt leaving.

Wooyoungie
what?
ur jokinf right?
yah @minihong

PowerJongho
Fuck
We have to act fast
Like now. Whoever is nearest at their home.
Go now.

Wooyoungie
im already close to yunho's
im in the street, so no need to come here
just go and check on @minihong quickly

He double-checked what he had just read. Now that he thought about it, Wooyoung seems to know Yunho. He said his name earlier before any information was given and he's already on his way to Yunho's? How did he even know the exact location?

Sangie
that's weird
didnt @mingkisong just told you where he lives seconds ago
you also know yunho's name before minihong got to tell us

Wooyoungie
so what?
just because i know does that mean im the one responsible for this?

Hwa_Mars
Look, everyone. We have to focus on Yunho and minihong at the moment.
We can discuss this after we assure ourselves that they are okay.

choisatan
im on my way to yunho too
@Wooyoungie i know u said that u dont want any of us but its bad to go alone
we dont know what we r dealing with
though im hours away

Hwa_Mars
Thats right
So that means @PowerJongho, @mingkisong and @Sangie will be going to minihong's?
it might take me 3 hours by train to arrive there

Before Mingi could respond any further to update them that he's an hour away on that location, a sudden static appeared on his phone. All the letters on the message app jumbled all over the screen before it organizes itself into a sentence at the center.

It went back to normal just as it finishes its saying but Mingi didn't miss it at all. His attention only solely towards the occurrence that left him cautious and terrified at the mere thought of ending up as the other.

His thumb hovered over the keyboard to immediately tell them of the situation because it seems that all of them are being targeted at some point. By who? By what? and why? He doesn't know exactly but they have to be careful otherwise they may end up all disappearing somewhere.

mingkisong
uh
guys?

Hwa_Mars
Is there something wrong?

PowerJongho
What's wrong?

choisatan
r u okay?

mingkisong
not to alarm any of u
but my phone is glitching
and i keep getting notifs that says
may luck be on your side

Sangie
That phrase is familiar

PowerJongho
Isn't it from the game?
The introductory of Orphic before the game officially starts?
Now that you say it. Hyung said that he had been getting notifs from that game

Wooyoungie
r u saying that this is all connected on the game?
thats fucked up

choisatan
im scared
doesnt that mean that well all be targeted

Wooyoungie's deduction seems to be on the right track. There are no other connections as to why they are being targeted especially that they are in the same group. It seems way too coincidental for it not to be intentional at all.

Hwa_Mars
We have to be careful then
No one must stay alone.
@choisatan @Wooyoungie are the both of you together now?

Wooyoungie
yh, we are.

Hwa_Mars
Good @Sangie, @mingkisong, both of u go together and @PowerJongho and I can go together.

PowerJongho
I'm already with Hwa btw.

Hwa_Mars
@Sangie @mingkisong?

Just as Mingi was about to type in his reply. There was a loud noise that startled him away from the phone. He had been walking with his head down on the phone and on the way to minihong's location, he has yet to establish a meet-up with Sangie so he had been walking alone.

He shouldn't have focused his attention on his phone as he trips over the air and falls harshly to the cement ground, his hand losing grip on his phone and toppling away in front of an alley.

He groaned in annoyance, pushing himself off of the ground. After dusting off the dirt, he hesitantly walked towards his phone, there was a feeling of uneasiness that creeps up his skin and it didn't help that he is wary of the alley where his phone ended up in front.

"It's nothing." He tried to convince himself, finally finding the courage to take his phone from the ground. He almost dropped it when a sudden sound rang from his phone. Morse code?  He could tell apart the pattern but he couldn't understand what it exactly says.

Just as he stands up with the phone in hand, it lit up with message notifications from Sangie. A concerning one at that.

You received a new message from Sangie!
Accept / Decline

Sangie

Sangie
Mingkisong
run!

He slowly looked up to his surroundings, his body reacting at the message. He doesn't know where Sangie is but if he tells him to run, he will. 

That's when he heard the sound of footsteps behind him, indicating that there was indeed someone that had been following him. He looked over his shoulders, hoping to see at least a glimpse of whoever that is hunting them down.

Until, someone spoke in front of him that makes his whole body freeze up. "May luck be on your side." It said lowly, he turned his head but before he could see the face, his whole sight turned black.