Namjoon

"No Name is our only key to break the opening. We triggered her evil side and like Hoseok said, it's an advantage for us", I explained to everyone, discussing our plan clearly.

"Elaborate", commanded Yoongi.

      I nodded. "She doesn't have the full control of herself. That's why we need to initiate a plan. And of course, the plan involves every one of us."

"Are you saying that we need to dreamwalk on her while she's conscious?" asked Dami.

      "Bingo", I said with a snap of a finger. "Unlike normal dreamwalks, the conscious dreamwalk hurts her and she had reached her limit that she unleashed the evil within her. And we need to exceed the limit more than the compensation point."

Murmurs erupted among the groups.

      I calmed them down with a hush. "We can do this. Not only do you all need to trust me, but to trust ourselves and everyone. Teamwork makes the dream work", I quoted.

      Jungkook raised his hand. "Hyung, what are we boys gonna do?" he asked.

      "We act as a distraction to her. While she went berserk like last time, we attack the black mists so that the girls can pass through towards her."

"So we're doing the conscious dreamwalk on her simultaneously?" asked JiU who woke up not too long ago.

"Yes. That way we can overwhelm her limit. So, any objections?"

No answer, much to my expectations.

"Good. Now let's find her."

***

Jungkook

Weapons in hand.

Heartbeat like thumping drums.

Sweat trickled down our body.

      The hall was eerily silent, no signs of black mists like always. As if No Name collected every single one of them to turn into her dark, devil wings at her back.

      Gahyeon was behind me. We planned to act as a shield for the girls so that their energy will be saved for the dreamwalk later.

Hoseok protects Handong.

Namjoon protects Yoohyeon despite her objections.

Jimin protects SuA.

Taehyung protects Siyeon.

Yoongi protects Dami.

Jin protects JiU, which his broad shoulders are a big advantage for her extra safety.

      No signs of life are found at the second floor. So we went downstairs, tiptoed for a better stealth. In front of the stairs are the main door which is our only escape that locked us from the outside world.

"We need to split up, then come back here after 5 minutes", suggested Taehyung in a deep whisper.

"No, we shouldn't—"

"Okay, just be careful", Namjoon approved, cutting me. I sighed at the thought of splitting up, it worries me to the core if anything bad happened to anyone or everyone.

      We split into two groups. Namjoon's group go for the left hall while my group go for the right.

      The house may look small judging from the picture we last seen, but there were endless halls for the black mists to roam around as predators while we are their preys for them to hunt.

      Since I was the front, I lead my group. My eyes keen for danger despite the emptiness of the hall.

Why is it so silent?

      Suddenly, Gahyeon let out a faint gasp. I turned my head towards her. Gahyeon looked scared, her eyes widened in fear.

"Did you hear that?"

      I looked at her confusing before I sharpened my hearings for any sound. The others stared at me with anticipation for my response.

".......I did", I said.

      I hushed the group down to get a better hearing. It was a strange sound, a sound I couldn't analyze. I waved a signal at my group to follow my lead.

      We were at the corner of the hall that leads to the right, where the sound was getting louder. I glance at Gahyeon with concern, squeezing her hand before letting her go. Mustering up my courage, I walked step by step closer to the corner with my back against the wall.

I felt a presence behind me. 

I lift my bar and bounce it several times, second thoughts tricking in my mind. I sucked in a quiet deep breath and exhaled it through my mouth.

I turned my body and place my bar against a person's neck. A cold metal touched the skin of my neck.

It was Namjoon.

"Aish, hyung! You scared the heck outta me!" I almost shouted at him.

Both of us lowered our weapons, relieved that both groups are safe and sound. 

"Are we in a circle?" asked Namjoon. I replied him with a shrug, no answer to his question.

      We gathered around into a big, soundless crowd. I glanced at Yoongi, who's unusually silent in my group, deeply in thought.

No.

He definitely saw something.

"Hyung", I called him out quietly.

      Yoongi's eyes wandered around the space without moving his head. "Everyone", he finally spoke. "Stay calm. Hold your breath when you can. Don't move a muscle", he warned.

Confused, we obeyed him without knowing the actual reason. There's nothing in the hall, but my respiration was so slow that breathing is hard for me as well as everyone else.

We waited for Yoongi's response but he only moved his sharp, piercing eyes. Mostly, he looked at his left.

      I watched his actions. His eyes moved slowly from his left to the ceiling. He was staring at the dusty ceiling for so long, I was anxious of what he's witnessing. 

His eyes shifted to the front, staring at us. The floor thumped at the same time.

      He stared directly at something among our group. I heard a gasp, probably from Gahyeon. I didn't dare to look back although I was worried sick about her. Yoongi was glaring, the hostility in his eyes and expression was unnerving.

      Then I felt a chill down my body. I mentally push myself to remain calm and unmoved, in a brink of shaking out of fear. A cold sensation touched my face, as if an icy finger trails down from my nose down to my jawline.

The cold was gone after that.

      Yoongi slowly relaxed as he huffed a breath. Everyone followed him, gasping for deep, satisfying breaths. 

"What was that?" asked Jin curiously.

"I don't know", I replied. Yoongi walked closer to us and gathered us together. We waited for his explanation.

"It was her."

"Who?"

"No Name. It was her."

I gulped my saliva, wetting my dry throat. "How..?" I trailed off.

Yoongi shakes his head. "I don't know. But I saw her, crawling from wall to wall, ceiling to ceiling", he stated.

When he suddenly paused himself, we stared at him for more answers, the tension in the atmosphere couldn't get heavier.

Yoongi glanced at someone among us before his eyes met mine. 

"We're almost caught in a trap."

*** 

Namjoon

"Namjoon."

      Hoseok cupped my shoulder, looking on edge. His other hand gripped his blade. I could see sweat glistened his palms.

"What?"

"It's about No Name."

"Don't worry about her. We'll bring her back", I ensured.

"I know, I know. But, it's about something else", he spoke.

      It doesn't look like a topic that he wants to share to everyone but me. So I lead him to a private space for us to be alone. I checked around in case someone might eavesdrop our conversation.

"Spit it out", I said.

Hoseok pursed his lips, looking troubled. "Do you ever see her cry before?" he asked. 

"Yeah", I answered without hesitation. Then, realisation paralyzed me for a moment.

A corpse would never cry.

"Are you saying that she could be human?" I asked him for confirmation.

Hoseok nodded. "But I'm not sure, to be honest. However, the missing page of the book might be telling us more about her. Handong was right about No Name being a Phantom, Yoohyeon as proof. But she's the dead one, that's for sure. The book told us everything but this", he reported.

      Hoseok waited for my response as I was silent and deep in thoughts. Could it be that the Phantom and the dead one are in one body?

Does that explains the evil side of her?

Does the 'dead' side of her is evil?

In fact, the book said itself that a Phantom is human.

It's so confusing but at the same time, I understood.

"Namjoon, she could be human", he convinced, a desperate hope in his eyes.

I answered him which I don't want to say directly to his face.

But I crushed his hope.

"She could be not."

Chapter 27 updated!

Yes, a piercing gaze of Min Yoongi is a must for this chapter 😏

I hope I can give Jin more story line. Unfortunately, my ideas are limited. So consider this picture of a handsome prince as a sorry from the author 🙏

Oh and did I say before that this is the second last main chapter of the story? Well, I changed my mind and make it the third last chapters for more suspense. Because heck, the next chapter might be more scarier (or not 😕)

Oh and just an early warning. There will be angst and emotional plot but I will not reveal which chapter and the reason why because that would be no fun 😗

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