Chapter 4 - Chapter 4- hone your skills

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Each player lay there in their bed sleeping soundly. Until an alarm was heard. It only sounded in the players ears . When they awoke it completely stopped, like it didn't happen at all. However, it woke everyone up but one player.

Player two POV- Minho

"Every time you cry it makes me cry. and every time you smile, I do too. But you'll never love me the way I do you. It hurts, you'll never know I saved you either. One day, I really fucking hope I see you again. Because if I don't, what is my life without you?"

I woke up panting. What the hell was that?

"Um mate?" A small blonde asked, am I still dreaming? I wondered, waiting for my tired eyes to awake and see clearly.

Minho "How did you get in?"

"Wondered around everywhere until I found your room?" Felix said, fully aware how this might come off as 'stokerish'.

"Why would you do that? You know that, in general, it's just creepy" I said, still breathing heavily.

"everyone woke up except you and that lady vel wants us in the big ball room" he said both nervous and shy.

"Do you have anxiety or something?" I said carelessly.

"No." He replied, coldly the shy demeanor quickly disappeared.

I just lay there comprehending the last 24 hours. Was this really happening? This situation was far from normal. Aliens could have kidnaped me, why this? I think I'd rather the aliens over this reality. It all quoted "jumped from the frying pan into the fire".

I looked up realizing the freckled boy still stood staring at me.

"Alright, get out."

A quick sentence and he obeyed rather fast.

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"Good morning love," she said with a slight smirk. "Today I myself will be teaching you how to hone your skills. Each of you now have interesting skills and those skills are how you win. I'll take you one by one"

The 11 players just looked at each other, somewhat fearful. Others morbidly excited.

" We will start with player 11. The rest of you are free to do whatever you like" she said as she and Jisung left.

"Poor boy has to deal with her. I'm not gonna lie, she's extremely sexy" said Minho.

The rest just looked at him in disbelief.

"Are you always like this or some shit?" Ask Chanbin

Minho "Ya pretty much"

while they all started walking and splitting up. Jeongin pulled Yuna away.

"What do we do? Mom's probably freaking out!"

"Pretty sure mom's seeing this right now. Yuna, If we think about this clearly, they always broadcast live with their wired magic thing. But that's not the point. What was your card?"

"Is it a good idea to tell each other? The other games in the past never ended well when people broke the rules" said Yuna.

"I didn't hear any rules. We were the only people in here that's family. We have to trust each other" Jeongin sighed "so what is it?"

"I'm a villager."

"Me to"

"Really!?" she exclaimed.

"That's good, now we don't have to kill anybody. Other players with really special cards are dangerous too. I'm the investigator, you?"

"I- I'm ill tell you when I'm ready"

"Oh alright. You know you can trust me, right.. just tell me when you'd like to? We should explore the place as much as we can today and try to find a way out."

The younger one just smiled and nodded as they started walking.

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"Um, what exactly are we doing in a garden?" Jisung asked, looking up at the unusually tall trees.

"Where here to explain how your card works player 11. I myself don't know some of the skills the cards have. Others in the past unlocked some of those skills which I cataloged"

"You mean other people had the cards?"

"Moving on, this entire garden is all yours. Do anything you want with it, I'll give you my catalog and leave you be."

"Wow wait-" she left in the black mist before he could finish. "God I really hate that" player 11 whispered under his breath.

Soon he started walking around the entire garden until he found a small cherry blossom tree. Well, it wasn't that small. The other trees made it look that way. He settled under it to read her catalog.

CUPID BLOSSOM- This card has always brought suffering to the weak hearted. Which is ironic given its name. The card says it marks 2 players and when the other dies, it's other half dies of a broken heart, but it's more complicated.

"What?"

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CUPID BLOSSOM- I find this card eternally ironic. Saddening really; the player that got this card marked two random people that hated each other for.. curiosity? I guess, one becomes completely obsessed with the other. Wanting the other all to themselves. But the other didn't want anything to do with them. This drove them insane, soon killing themselves.

Jisung was shocked, that was unexpected. How could he be on the villagers' side if he still had the power to kill them?

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"Hello" said Minho.

"Are you just gonna follow me everywhere? Huh?" Yeji asked.

"If it gets you to talk to me, then yea" she just rolled her eyes, turning around facing him dangerously close.

"Well, isn't that what I'm doing right now brother?" she tilted her head to the side, stepping closer, smiling. They both gave off powerful presents.

"Brother? Are you fucking taunting me? Were not related"

"Ya but--" she placed her hand on his chest, slowly dragging it down the red silk material"-- isn't that what you said the day you ended this?" She pouted sarcastically before laughing.

Minho's anger was now replaced with a smirk. He took her hand, placing a slow kiss on it. Leaning his lips so close to hers she felt his hot breath. This drove her fucking crazy.

As he moved closer to her ears and whispered "I guess things are just better when it feels wrong, doesn't it?"

Moving back to her lips she complied, doing the same" but I think I've had enough, though" he quickly moved away, walking down the large hall.

"You know mom and dad asked about you". This halted his steps.

" They are not my parents" Minho said before walking away completely.

Yeji stood there stunned as Minho knew how to press her buttons. And she let him.

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Vel moved on to taking each player one by one to enhance their skills and reading the catalogs.

She stood mindlessly looking out the window, taking in the view.

"Um my lady, may I speak?" She turned around to look at him, seemingly tired.

"Well. You already have, might as well."

"Isn't it breaking the rules to share what you cataloged? He might be angry."

"It doesn't matter, try to remember I'm the one in charge here, huh?" She fell on the soft bed dowsing off after that.

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All ten players stood in the ball room awaiting the card reveal. They all somewhat became familiar with each other. Some formed smaller partnerships. Surprisingly some players knew each other. This was odd, the entire Korea. And yet they were somehow connected.

"When did this thing come?" Ask Felix

"No idea," Chan replied to him, putting his arms around Felix.

"You two seem to have gotten closer," said Seungmin. Indicating was everyone else in the room thinking.

Chan looked at Seungmin with a smile. Both matching each other's energy.

Chan "stick to not talking, will you?"

Seungmin took no offense to this. Instead he just smiled, not entertaining the conversation anymore. Staying quiet as usual.

"Where's my brother?" Yuna looked around the players

"No idea kid" Yuna looked up at Hyunjin's face. There was something about him that mesmerized her and she slowly started to feel her heart beating faster.

"Hey look!" Chaeyoung pointed out "that it is completely divine".

"Now that's cool" Chanbin looked up as they all did.

The flower pots all the way to the top of the ballroom started to fall apart, thousands of flower petals shrouded them forming letters.

"Velvet seer- At night, the velvet seer may look either at one other player's card but does not move them. However, the seer can not share this information. If they do, they immediately die. - V"

" That's a lot more useful than mine" Hyunjin dragged on. "That's not fair."

"I'm gonna take a guess and say you're a villager?" Yuna looked up and said jokingly.

"Nope, I'm a werewolf, and you're gonna be my first kill. You talk too much"

"Stop being mean to her--" Felix came in as they pretended to be hurt "-- she's so cute", Felix pouted. Squeezing her cheeks as the child tried to pull away.

"You don't even know her" Hyunjin looked at them weirdly.