Warning: A bit of torture/angst in this chapter. You have been supervised.

LAMI

"YOU GOOD FOR NOTHING CHILD!" I yelped in pain as soon as I harshly fell towards the floor. I bit my lip as I tried to look up and face her.

"I-I didn't d-do anyth-thing! Aah!" I felt like all of my blood just run out when Madam suddenly kicked me in the stomach.

"Stop lying you brat! You're perfectly aware about how I punish people who don't do their job well, right?!" I screamed when I felt my hair being pulled upwards to the point I was lifted from the floor. Though I tried, I couldn't stop the tears flowing out of my eyes.

"If only you didn't get caught by that man, this wouldn't have happened!" I brought my hands to my face as I felt my own body getting higher from the ground, my tears won't stop pouring out. "If you would just have stick by the plan, we would've have her with us right now!"

I noticed her hands pointing towards a table near us, and my eyes widen when the scissors from the table suddenly went to her hands. I gulped as I suddenly realized what she was about to do.

"I-I'm so sorry! I'm so terribly sorry! I've done a huge mistake! I promise to do it right next time! I'll bring Krystal to you I promise! I'm so very, very sorry!!" I apologized, my hands clasped together as I notice her already walking towards me, until she flew up to reach me.

Her magic on my hair became tighter, making me scream in-between my apologies. Madam only enjoyed while looking at me. She raised up the scissors on her hand and observed it with a cunning face.

"Hmm, what should I do with this pair of scissors, Shin Lami-sshi?" She then looked at my hair and smirked. I gave her a pleading look when she pointed the sharp edges at it. "Such a nice and long hair you got there. Its probably due for some changes now, right?"

"N-NO!! P-Please don't, Madam." I pity myself for being such a coward. I pity myself for being very useless. I pity myself so much I wish I could just disappear right now. I closed my eyes shut in pain as her magic on me went worse.

"Hmm? Then where would you want to get cut at, huh? You don't mean," I screamed in shock when out of nowhere she suddenly sliced the scissors on my forearm, blood gushing out from it. Aah, it stings so much!

"Oh, you don't seem to like getting cut there." Madam exclaimed while twirling the now red scissors in her hands. I could only give her a pained stare. She really has no heart.

"You're lucky I didn't actually cut that. If I did then how can you achieve your dream of writing if you don't have an arm?" With that, I screamed in agony when the blood keeps on going out along with my tears. I suddenly heard cutting noises, and I noticed something soft land on my shoulder.

I opened my eyes to see what it was, and I cried harder when I saw it was my own hair.

"You should be thankful that its your hair that's cut. I couldn't afford getting any of your body parts out yet, your job is still not yet done." She exclaimed as she continues to cut strands of my hair, as I continue to cry, my will of fighting back so weak.

"There, you're finished." I felt myself falling down and hit the hard and cold floor. My body felt so numb, I don't even try to at least get up. I see Madam's legs just right in front of me.

"Do you wish to suffer this punishment again?" I shook my head a lot of times. "Then do your mission properly next time." She kicked me again in the stomach one more time before leaving me inside the room, helpless.

And there you have it, I got another painful night because of that witch, because of me failing my only task.

Because of actually trying to protect Mark, because of actually almost falling for him.

Without minding the pain, I slowly get up and tried to look for a mirror. I opened the closet from behind me and shoved all of the clothes to the side. A big mirror stood before me, showing an injured student with short yet ruined hair with messy cuts. Tears burst out of me, yet again and I kneel down in pain.

Oh I almost forgot, I'm also a crybaby.

That scene of me being caught by Mark while trying to kidnap Krystal replays in my head again, and I could only curl my body in fear. That look in his eyes when he realized what I was going to do scared me. That wasn't a look of worry or concern. Nor a look of familiarity and sincerity.

But, it was a look of anger and disappointment.

~FLASHBACK~

"Where are we going Lami? Please do remember that I'm really in a hurry. I still have to meet up with someone important."

"Don't worry sunbae, its just somewhere near." Was my only reply as I continue to lead her out of the school grounds. Its already getting late in the afternoon and I'm sure everyone has left the campus, including him.

"Seriously Lami, we're already nearing the streets and its past 5:30. Are you sure its somewhere near?" I stopped in my tracks after she asked. She also stopped walking as soon as she reached beside me. In the corner of my eye, I could see her facing me and patiently waiting for my answer.

I heaved out a sigh as I looked to my right, then to my left, and behind us. Seeing that no one is around, I faced her and directly hit her nape and shoulder real hard with my hand sideways. She fell down with her eyes shocked at what I just did.

"If you're that impatient, then take a little nap. We'll get there." I answered her with no hint of emotion in my voice. She raised her finger up, probably to tell me something but she then lost her consciousness.

I quickly took out a small packet from my bag and opened it, colored smokes coming out. I don't know what those smokes did as they circled around Krystal. I then noticed gold smoke suddenly mixing in, which probably came from her. As soon as the smokes disappeared, I grabbed her legs and dragged her towards a small alley from our left. It took a while before I finally got her in without being seen.

"So you really did bring her." I turned around and saw a man leaning casually on the wall. I just gave him a stare, which made him scoff. "Ever since I got here, that's the only expression I see from your face. Its such a waste, you look pretty though."

"Why are you here, Sir Tuan? I thought Madam only instructed me to do this." I asked him as I put back the small packet inside my bag.

"I'm here to fetch you and that woman. Who knows what might happen, especially for the fact that you don't even have a car to bring her to her." I gave him a glare after he said those words. This guy is really getting on my nerves. Just because he came back from that weird Town weeks ago he can now rule over me.

If he accomplished his own job back there, then I can also accomplish mine, without him interfering.

"I can do this on my own, thank you very much." I told him with such irritation. He just shrugged his shoulders and crossed his arms.

"If that's what you want, dear Lami." He said casually. He then stood up properly and faced me. He bend his body towards me and I could see him momentarily pausing abit, afterwards, he smirked. I only raised him an eyebrow. "But remember this, if something goes wrong, don't wait for me to go near you and say 'told you so.'"

He then started to walk right past me, still with that smirk of his and I could hear waves, signaling that he probably teleported. And here I thought Madam told him not to use his magic and here he goes, telling me that I might end up in trouble just because I didn't follow him. Look who's talking?

"Hey-!" I called out as I turned around to scold him but what welcomed me wasn't Sir Tuan's mocking face, but Mark's shocked expression. Suddenly, all the blood inside my body drained out, and I could feel myself getting cold. H-How c-come...??

"Lami? Why....?"He trailed off as his eyes darted from me to Krystal who's still leaning on the wall, unconscious. My mind went blank as I kept on staring at him, nervous and my heart just won't stop beating very hard. H-How long was he standing there? D-Did he listen to our conversation?

Realization then just hits me. Sir Tuan knew he was just behind me! And yet, he didn't warn me about it!

"M-Mark, I-I can e-explain." I softly told him as I stepped forward, but he stepped back, his eyes widening. I gulped at his reaction. My thoughts are colliding with each other now, my own body just want to go run towards him and hug him, yet my feet seem to be glued on the ground.

"Hyung was right, you are an enemy." This time, I couldn't feel anything but numb when Mark's stare towards me changed. He looked at me as if I was a criminal in his eyes. He looked at me with range and any moment now I feel like I just want to let the ground gobble me up.

I don't like that kind of look.

"Hyung!" I was then surprised when out of nowhere, a man from behind Mark came charging towards me. In instinct, I pulled out a stick from my bag and casted a spell towards the ground. The ground shook a bit and came out vines from the ground to the walls. The man instantly stopped running as his body was caught by the vines.

"I'm sorry." I mumbled softly, my eyes still on Mark but his look on me didn't change. Though I feel like dying inside, I still have a task to attend to.

I directly casted a spell on Krystal's unconscious body, lifting her up until she reached my eye level, and with the stick in my hand, I ran towards the other end of the alley. Seeing that its already night, I could now teleport easily.

I was about to cast another spell when I was suddenly being kicked forward, my body meeting the cemented ground. I turned my body around and saw Krystal already awake, attentive and ready to attack. She was still levitating due to the spell I casted on her so she's having a hard time balancing in the air.

I took that opportunity to quickly cast another spell on her when she suddenly faced me completely and did what I wanted to do to her first. She casted ice particles towards the hand which holds the stick. She also casted on my feet, preventing me to move. I then noticed Krystal already standing still on the ground and walking towards me.

This is not good.

"Noona!" My eyes diverted to the man behind her, a broken pipe in his hands. He was catching his breath when he stopped in front of me. Both of them eyed me seriously, and I don't know if I should feel scared or not.

"I knew this lady here is up to no good. I hate my conscience for telling me not to attack her before this happened." She said as she kneeled down and looked at me in the eye. I remain myself emotionless, so they wouldn't get what they wanted.

"She used Mark as a toy to get close to you." The man beside her stated, his eyes looking at his back. I couldn't raise my head and see if Mark was really there. I don't want to see his eyes.

"Let's not get to that part, Shawn." Krystal instructed as she continued to observe me. The Shawn guy just sighed.

"Who instructed you to do this?" She interrogated, but I remain still. "Are you related to Jezzy who's a witch?" I stayed still, no words coming out from my mouth. Instead, my eyes are focused on my frozen hand and feet. I silently smiled when I noticed they were melting because of the heat I casted from my stick.

"Don't just stay still there and answer me!" I was then grabbed by the shoulders and I looked up to momentarily glare at her. Her face still didn't change and her eyes still wanting answers. "Are you doing this because of that witch?!"

"I'm just a mere student." I stated calmly, surprising them. I felt Krystal's hold on me loosened. Huh, careless move.

I pushed her with my other free hand as I hit my the other on the ground hard, the ice already broken in pieces. I waved to them the stick, which made them go backwards due to force. I casted another one on my feet, the ice breaking in pieces. I stood up and dusted my skirt. I looked up to observe them and saw they were all pained at what I did. I felt a knot inside me but I ignored it. There's no time for pity.

If I wasn't able to do this task, then I have to do the other one. And I just hope Madam wouldn't give me a painful punishment just because I relented this message for them a bit early than expected.

"The time for her coming is getting near. Just because you already got Yoona back doesn't mean you have won. It just means you all were just going according to her plan. And when that time comes, prepare for a war for a new nation." All of their eyes darted towards me while I took those words out from my mouth. I could see the nervousness in their eyes and I don't know if I should feel happy about it.

Rather, I felt like crying.

"This wouldn't be our last meeting, your highnesses. Prepare for the great war that's about to come." And with that, I made myself disappear from their sight. I now found myself inside a living room, and I could see Sir Tuan's smirking face and Madam's look of anger.

"Looks like we have some explainings to do." I shivered at her cold words, and though I don't want to, I followed her towards her room.

~END OF FLASHBACK~

MARK TUAN

"I warned her about it, she didn't listen. Now look what that girl has gotten into." I mumbled to myself as I listened to her cries from the other side of the door. Ma'am Jezzy only gave me a look of irritation.

"At least she relented the message to those brats in a proper way. What she just did makes Princess Krystal already useless for us. She'd be our key for that message, also drain a bit of her magic to at least complete my magic but anyways, she's pretty useless for us now." Ma'am Jezzy then took out Lami's magical stick and the small packet from her bag which was on the couch, and walked towards her table filled with potions and weird stuff.

"So close-minded of the young princess, she casted a spell towards a stick which can absorb powers." I raised my eyebrow when blue liquid suddenly dripped out from the stick and landed on one of Ma'am' Jezzy's potions. The smoke from the small packet also were kept inside a container. After a few minutes of her doing what-nots, she drank the result of it and also gave me a small portion. I looked at her confused.

"Am I drinking this?" I asked, eyeing the small container in my hands.

"Yoona will." I looked at her, surprised at the sudden task. "Go back to SMTown and let her take this, and she'll finally have one of the most dangerous powers in the history of the Royal World. What would become the outcome as soon as her friends and family realized what we've been in taking her, I wonder?" I continue to look at the small container in my hands.

Looks like I'm still not yet done with my task for my beloved Yanna.

"Does this have any amnesiac effects?" I asked, but she just smiled at me.

"There are no amnesiac effects. The drama is over. Its time for the real story to enter." She answered me and went back to her table with that evil grin on her voice.

"What were we in taking her? Those drinks we've been giving her weren't just for her memories?" I asked yet again, and before I knew it, I was being pushed back and I felt myself hit the wall hard. It created an impact to the pictures hanging, one even fell down.

"Too many questions, young man. I don't like being interrogated." I looked up and saw the small container floating in the air where I left it. She then took it and a sinister smile appeared on her face.

"But since its almost time for the prophecy to turn 360 degrees from its original position, might as well spill the answer a bit." She then walked towards me and kneeled down on one leg. She raised the small container from her hands and softly gave it to me. I could only look at it with my eyebrows furrowed.

"This teeny-tiny container completes the full process of the power I created inside her body. What power you ask?" She moved closer to the side of my ear, creating shivers going down my spine and my own hair standing up.

"The power of death."

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A/N

Already 3K words, woah.

If you have confusions, feel free to comment. A lot is being said here for this is the only chapter for the enemies.

I told you, there are still a lot to happen.

Sorry guys but my internet can't function on Wattpad. That's also another reason why I haven't been updating for the past months. I couldn't even log in. I just updated now because I'm in a mall.

Still, I hope you have enjoyed this chapter~