like always the group had gotten dressed in their fake uniforms, compared to the actual shabby clothes of the hunters , the idols ones were most distinctive and personalised to each wearer. Areum opted to wear a uniform with heavy traditional aspects with hair tied up in plats whilst Hyunwoo opted for a more gold aesthetic with long gold earrings and a revealing shirt. His hair was parted like normal and today he even had bits of gold in it. Whilst Elaine desired something more simple , a plain black crop top with a high ponytail. It was only these three and Group c helping despite what sung-hoon said earlier , apparently group b had urgent business to attend to and sung-hoon had claimed that you had to be over seventeen to participate so daehyun had dejectedly stayed back at the dorms. ( Elaine was pretty sure he made the last part up , the old man always had a soft spot for daehyun ever since he met the preteen three years ago)
The hunters arrived dressed in all black , their face's grim and dull. It was as if a requirement for being hunter was to be look soulesss every second. Everything had been packed already so the group split into respective cars. Elaine had been stuck with the pale hunter, a masked hunter and Hyunwoo.
" what's your name " Elaine said although she made no indication to whom she directed that question to ." The names Donghyun " responded the masked hunter , his voice was more cheery then expected. He took a glance over to the pale hunter before revealing his face, he had dark brown hair and when he smiled you could see his snaggletooth which made his appearance seem childlike. " But we normally use nicknames instead of our real ones , my name's hatter like the mad hatter and his name's reaper like grim reaper" He continued maintaining his joyful tone. "Hatter what a nice name "Hyunwoo remarked as the car fell into silence again. Before anyone had tried to speak again the car had stopped notifying the passengers that they had arrived.
When they left the van it was pitch black outside , the entire sky had been covered in the blanket of darkness asides from a glowing ball of white. The moon. it's alluring glow lighting up the deserted area. The facility had looked like a normal factory based on its appearance, nothing felt odd at first till huddles of people covered by black raincoats hurriedly sneaked in. The cohort left their cars and joined in with the people, wearing masks to hide their identity.
They entered through a small gap in the wall, only to be startled by the extremely loud noises. As soon as Elaine entered a foul-smelling scent greeted her , its smelt like a mixture of strong alcohol and rusted iron. It took a lot of will for her to keep her composure as the group ventured deeper inside. The room was illuminated in a purple colour which futher enhanced Elaine's nervousness , everything here just feel a bit eerie and suspicious. It wasn't long till she was able to spot several well dressed woman flattering men in black suits. "urgh" she heard Hyunwoo's disgusted tone , as she followed his gaze towards a young woman who was in the process of having her neck bitten. her face was painted with ecstasy, "Huh so the rumours were true " she whispered to Hyunwoo who had turned his eyes away from disgust. Elaine could understand , even she felt icky about seeing young females volunteer to be beaten by monsters who had ravaged and ruined the world.
From then on they separated, Hyunwoo walked over to a female whom Elaine identified as Areum. The latter had always detested vampires and was conservative at heart so being must have been hard for her. The 'Reaper' made his way straight to the bar and from his gestures Elaine could tell he was ordering a drink. " He is drinking" she uttered completely flabbergasted at his attitude. "He always does this , it's part of the act to fit it " Hatter said. The boy had designated himself to follow Elaine wherever she went although she had wanted to condemn him she had to admit his presence made her feel a lot more comfortable. "So we just wait here and record stuff Huh " she questioned , there hadn't been an obvious reasons why the idols had to be present after all they could have just been edited in like normal. After he shrugged his shoulders in response Elaine just ended up looking down at his concealed gun. It was silver and the scratches on it had shown the battles hatter had probably been in. despite his jovial appearance the latter had probably seen terrible things.
" Look at what I have got here " screamed a raspy voice getting the whole bars attention, the unknown man had held a petrified girl by her wrists whilst he smirked . Elaine stared In confusion, she had no clue what on earth was happening. " Who wants her " he spoke teasing as he shook her. without notice he threw her into the middle of the crowd which had formed around him , the desperate girl screeched loudly as if her body was getting torned in half. " what the heck is going on " she swore as she stared at the sight , the screaming had not stopped. Elaine felt hatter flinched as he clenched his fists. His veins had popped out , and he closed his lip into a thin line. she stared at him hopelessly praying he would do something but he stayed still.
And so despite every cell in her body telling her not to , she grabbed the gun attached to his hip and started shooting randomly. she hadn't ever used a real gun , as an idol she had seen many fake props and had been told how to hold like a real one. Never once how to use one and so she shot everything in sight. Till the gun had run out of bullets by then she could see the swarm of vampire facing her. their faces full of anger and excitement. Elaine was never one to regret anything yet the moment they circled she knew she messed up badly. she turned to see Hatter grinning whilst he place a protective hand in front her whilst they backed off. " At least you hit a few of them " he joked as their backs touched the wall. They had been closed in and trapped yet he still had ability to laugh about it .Elaine held his arm closely whilst she stared ahead , at the creatures who would most likely be the end of her. ' I guess this is it ' she thought as she shut her eyes and held hatter's hands.