Ch-3
His lungs burned.
Branches whipped at his arms as he sprinted through the woods, the infected howling somewhere behind. The flare had worked—for a moment. Then more came. Too many.
He stumbled into a ditch, chest heaving.
Jeon Jungkook
"This is it, This is where I die."
But then something... changed.
The trees around him pulsed—briefly—like they were alive. His fingers twitched, gripping the dirt, and the moment the creature lunged into the ditch—
Jungkook disappeared.
He reappeared behind it, shocked, confused. It snarled, spun—but before it could leap again, a burst of raw power pulsed from Jungkook’s fists and slammed into the infected like a cannon.
The forest went quiet.
Jeon Jungkook
He stared at his hands. “What the hell was that?”
Yoongi woke to the sound of scratching at the front door.
They hadn’t made it to morning.
He pushed Jimin behind him and approached silently. One look through the peephole made his blood run cold. Three infected.
They hadn’t followed them here. They had tracked them.
Min Yoongi
We need another exit *whispered*
Park Jimin
There is none *said shakily*
The banging got louder. The door cracked.
Jimin flinched—and suddenly, a pale golden shimmer surrounded both of them.
Yoongi stared.
The infected broke through.
They couldn’t reach them.
Jimin’s power had awakened.
They’d escaped through the alley, ducked into an underground parking lot. One infected followed. One.
Namjoon had tried to block the door with a trash bin, but it wasn’t enough.
Jin tripped over a broken pipe and landed hard. The infected lunged.
Namjoon roared, and as he raised his arms—
A shockwave burst from his feet, slamming into the creature like an invisible hammer. It flew into the concrete wall, crumpling instantly.
Silence.
They looked at each other.
Kim Seokjin
*slowly got up, rubbing his elbow* Okay... that wasn’t normal.
The children screamed.
They’d been ambushed while trying to move to a safer building. Eunwoo had managed to shield one of the kids, but the uncle was pinned under debris, bleeding fast
Jung Hoseok
Stay back *ordered. He lunged forward—and moved faster than he’d ever felt before*
Jung Hoseok
*He twisted, slammed the pipe into the infected’s head, then dashed back.
Smoke trailed behind him—flames licked the ground where his feet had moved.*
Cha Eunwoo
You’re literally on fire
Then Eunwoo knelt by the uncle, placed a hand on his chest—and a soft blue light flowed into the wound. The bleeding stopped.
Cha Eunwoo
I... I don’t know how I did that *murmured*
Jung Hoseok
You’ll figure it out *trying to smile* We all will.
Taehyung sat in the old barn, head tilted to the side.
Something—or someone—was nearby. He could feel them. A heat behind his eyes. A whisper in his chest.
He stepped outside, gripping his rusted sickle.
Three infected. One already lunging.
He flinched—and the world... slowed.
His body moved, guided by instinct. A bright pulse shot from his hand, knocking two away. The third attacked—and vanished into thin air.
No... he had stored it.
His hand glowed, and the infected reappeared—inside the barn, locked behind chains.
Taehyung exhaled.
Kim Taehyung
Let’s keep this one between us *he whispered,looking skyward*
Unknown Location – Deep Below
The figure stirred again.
Its head lifted slightly.
Eyes opened—one black, one gold.
“They’re awakening…”
The voice echoed into the dark.
“Interesting.”
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