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"jinu is mine! mine! mine! how dare that rumi sit next to him! i hate her, i hate her, i-- oh god, did i really say that?!" a horrified look was etched on the face of a girl sitting in front of her laptop as she read her past posts plastered on the screen.
"yes, you did, miss kana. you, well at least the hypnotized you, was programmed to become obsessive towards that demon and become more hostile towards any person who has shown any interest towards him, causing you to become...well, rude and an outright bad person" a floating screen replied in a mechanical voice as it hover beside the still horrified kana.
"and no one decided that, 'hey, what if we restrict kana's internet activities so she could not continue posting such horrendous and libelous posts on the internet where millions of people could see'?"
"well, they did try but past you become more problematic and hostile, to the point that you threaten to bring more shame and dirt to the company, so they, uh, basically abandoned you"
kana then closed her eyes, clasped her hand together and bit it to suppress the scream that came after.
"i'm gonna get killed early! all of those posts are so out of character for me! is demonic control and hypnosis that strong to the point that i'm ready to curse anyone?!"
the angel system just moved up and down, physically agreeing to what kana just said.
"and millions of fans, including my own, hate me because of this?" she added weakly, already dreading the answer that she knew would be unfavorable for her.
if a normal person has seen her doing all of this and talking to the empty air, they would say that kana has finally lost her mind.
it seems like the past few months haven't been kind to the girl that led her in this situation.
let's start from the beginning, shall we?
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yoon kana, also known under the stage name of "kana", is the main vocalist and visual of the k-pop group "artemis" under the sume entertainment.
in terms of popularity, the group wasn't that famous to the point that people worship the very street that they walk on, but not too unknown to the point that people wouldn't even recognize them as idols.
they have a sufficient number of fans and supporters that keep them afloat from the ravenous world of the idol industry.
kana was given the role as the "sun" or the light of the group, providing everyone the spotlight so they could shine.
this is also the reason why a certain demon took interest in her. one year before everything went down hill, kana met jinu on a random street in seoul and the two immediately hit it off (although one sidedly).
jinu was just doing some research on the idol industry for his future plan to serve gwi-ma, so he decided to become close to the artemis' lead vocalist and visual.
unbeknownst to him, gwi-ma was feeling devious (as always) that day that he used his demonic influence to hypnotize kana and made her become more possessive and obsessed with jinu.
when jinu noticed the shift in the girl's attitude, he suddenly vanished, initially having no emotional attachment to the girl.
his disappearance made the girl sad and alone, making her programmed feelings for him to become dormant.
until seven months later, jinu reappeared under the guise of being the idol of saja boys, a mysterious kpop boy group who suddenly exploded to the masses.
this made kana's dormant emotion to awaken, making her try everything to approach him and make him talk to her. by everything, i mean every method known to man, even borderline crime.
her obsession reached a new height once rumi, the leader of the leading k-pop girl group, huntrix, entered the picture.
the two have shared an unusual closeness between each other, to the point that people started shipping them.
hearing this, kana felt jealous and did everything to slander the rumi. with the demonic influence suppressing the genuine hesitation and disgust within her heart, she started to verbally attack any of the supporters of the ship, as well as sharing her distaste on public and within social media.
this cause chaos all over the internet. headlines after headlines were published, bearing similar looking titles such as 'the former sunshine of artemis has become vile and cruel on her latest x post'.
the hate got so overwhelming as fans started to protest outside of the company's building, demanding for kana to be kicked out of the group.
kana's mental health took a hit from the boycott and hate from fans but she was initially unaffected.
the stick that broke the camel's back for her is when she heard jinu's response to her actions, condemning her actions in his usual cool and carefree manner, expressing his disappointment and shock about her manners.
this apparently broke kana inside.
first, her group mates and company silently abandoned her in the dark.
next, fans are starting to hate her on a daily basis, harassing her online and doxxing her personal information.
last is jinu's statement about this matter.
loneliness and regret filled kana. gwi-ma, sensing her despair, was greedily waiting for her to completely lose hope and sending her soul for him to consume.
removing his influence over her, kana felt weak and started coughing up blood. it seems that prolonged exposure to gwi-ma's power consumed her energy so much that it drained her, manifesting into pain and suffering.
she kept on coughing up blood to the point that she stopped eating regularly.
kana locked herself in her own apartment, away from everyone and anyone.
one day, when sitting in the bath tub, kana lost consciousness from fatigue and blood loss. with no one to check on her, she slowly slid down to the tub, submerging herself on the water.
with no oxygen and outside help, kana slowly lost her breath.
when she opened her eyes again, she was standing on a white plane, staring at a floating orb in front of her.
"where...where am i?" she asked, looking around.
her voice seemed to wake the orb, making it vibrate before moving around kana, seemingly observing or scanning her and down.
"scanning complete, initializing transfer of data..."
kana almost jumped from where she was standing when the orb finally spoke(?). she then let out a little scream when a screen appeared in front of her.

"nice to meet you, miss yoon kana" a robotic voice echoed all around the white plane.
there is nothing else around so it didn't take kana to know that the voice came from the orb.
"who...who are you?" kana asked weakly, her voice hoarse from the dehydration that she had before she drowned in her bath tub.
"hello, hello, i'm system no. 456001, but please feel free to call me the angel system." the orb replied, still wriggling on its place.
"s-sys...system? like...like those in the novels?" kana asked, still confused and weak. the orb moved up and down, doing its own version of a nod.
"yes, yes, the host is correct." the angel system replied, changing its original blue color to green before going back to blue.
"i was able to sense that host was on the verge of dying and has passed the criteria for being a host so i was able to get ahold of your soul before a certain someone devour it"
"...de...devour my soul? what are you talking about...? i know that i'm already dead...why are am i still here?" she mumbled, unconsciously crossing my arm as an act of protection.
"host was able to avoid death because of the father system deemed host's life as unfair and miserable."
"host was destined to live a happy and successful life, being a relatively loved and popular kpop ido--"
"i am not!" kana interrupted, shaking her head as she unconsciously scratched her arm with her nails.
"i'm...i'm despicable, i don't deserve to live again. i have no one... and... and... jinu--"
"oh, i guess gwi-ma still had some control with the host mind." the orb then moved towards kana's head, bumping into her forehead so hard that it made her fall on the floor.
the pain of memories rushing back to her mind made her scream in pain before passing out.
"oops...i may have misjudged my own strength." the orb announced, turning into a light shade of pink.
once kana woke up, she was now back on her tub, underwater. she immediately sat back up, taking a large breath of air as the water poured out of the bathtub.
"ha...ha...ha... what the hell... is that all a dream" she muttered, choking and coughing a little.
kana looked around her pathetic excuse of a bathroom before finally standing up, grabbing a bathrobe and covering her body with it.
as soon as she opened the door, she was jumpscared by the orb once again as it appeared in front of her face.
"host, you're awake! you made this system worry to death" kana looked at the orb, clutching her chest.
"so you're not a dream.." she mumbled after being silent for a while, calming her nerves.
"you are correct host! everything is real. this system apologizes for what happened earlier as gwi-ma's soul is still attached to the host's consciousness. i did not think that host would collapse, so i transported your soul back to your own body." the orb moved closer, shaking a little.
"who's...who's the gwi-ma that you keep on repeating, and...and what the hell happened to me?" she asked.
"it's better for the host to change into much more comfortable clothes because prolonged exposure to cold air would affect the host's immune system, bring the host's susceptibility to fever to ramp up to 60%" the orb explained, moving around kana's body, urging her to go back to her room to change.
kana silently obeyed, looking around her trashed yet relatively clean apartment. she entered her bedroom, practically cringing at the pile of clothes on a corner while some junk food packagaing littered the floor.
thank god she didn't have a carpeted floor because this mess would've been a pain to clean.
kana changed into a simple oversized shirt and pajama, combing her hair straight and staring at her tired figure on the mirror.
"i can't function in this mess..." kana mutterer, waking up the system that is chilling in the air.
"feel free to clean up first, host, i am being called back by the father system to receive some updates. i'll be back soon and i'll explain everything host!" she watched as the orb disappeared without even letting her talk.
'rude...' kana thought as she was left alone in her apartment again.
with nothing else to do and with a mind full of questions and grievances, she decided to clean her room and apartment for the time being, throwing all of her dirty clothes in the laundry machine that she has in her bathroom, and throwing all of the trash in the trash bin outside of her apartment.
kana also decided to clean all of the plates and utensils that seems to have been stuck in the sink for days.
her being a clean freak is one of the characteristic that gwi-ma's power suppressed in order to keep her from recovering from the sadness inflicted by an unrequited love.
after several hourse of cleaning, kana stared at her sparkling clean apartment and finally had the chance to breathe.
she sat on her sofa, about to turn her laptop on, when the system appeared once again. from looking like a simple orb, it has been upgraded to a floating screen.
"hello host! do you like my upgrade? ( ╹▽╹ )" it says, projecting its words on the screen.
"...uhm, you look more...expressive?" kana replied, sounding unsure. she still couldn't believe that this is real.
she first thought that it was her sleeping deprivation getting to her but she bumped herself on the corner of a table multiple times and each time, it made kana scream in pain.
she can't believe that she's actually getting and meeting a system like the novels that she was reading before.
"yay, thank you for noticing host! (✿^‿^)" the system replied, projecting a confetti on the screen.
"ha ha... yeah, uhm, but... aren't you forgetting something??" kana murmured, making the system flash an embarrassed kaomoji on the screen (灬º‿º灬)
"right, about gwi-ma, i'm sorry host! this system have the tendency to forget things, tee hee" it replied before expanding its screen to start explaining.
"initializing data transfer... projecting in screen no. ÆX809..." a robotic voice replaced the system's cheerful voice as it started to show different photos on its screen.
"i will get this straight to the point, host, the reason why you were revived was because of the your soul passing the criteria for being a host to a system. as mentioned on your headspace earlier, i am system no. 456001, but my formal title is 'the angel system'."
"the reason such system exist is due to the existence of demon in this universe. yes, host, before you react, demons do exist in this world. they mostly feed from human soul."
"they have been around for thousands of years and has been governed by one demon named gwi-ma." kana's ears finally perked up at the mention of the demon's name. everything that the system is saying to her is making her question everything but it's better to understand the whole picture before she could ask.
"gwi-ma, as far as the system knows, have no physical form. he mostly appear to his underlings as a raging fire that uses human soul to keep itself igniting"
"...purple fire...." kana whispered, her head throbbing as she remembers bits and pieces of a raging purple fire that seems to whisper to her before. she looked up, pursing her lips to ask but decided not to speak.
she needs to hear everything, no matter what it takes.
"the only reason why demons from the demon realm has went rampage in the mortal world and enslave all of humanity is because of the existence of demon hunters."
"every generation, three special girls are chosen to become a hunter, protecting the world from the demons. they obtain special weapons that has the ability to vanquish any demons as well as use a special tool to protect humans: their voices"
"the hunter's voices are used to strengthen the honmoon, the only barrier that keeps those monsters at bay. the honmoon's golden glow has been maintained through centuries until now."
"the honmoon is beginning to weaken due to the emergence of a demonic boy band that aims to steal all of the hunter's fans, eventually weakening the honmoon"
"wait, wait, wait, so let me get this straight..." kana stood up, her hand already pinching the bridge of her nose.
"so, demons exist, they want to dominate the world and consume the soul of humans, then there is a group of people called demon hunters whoare supposed to kill them? where do i even fit in this situations? do i even know any demons?"
"well yes host! the current hunter of this generation are known worldwide as the members of huntrix: rumi, a daughter of a previous hunter; mira; and zoey."
"meanwhile, the demonic boy group that is threatening to break the honmoon are the members of saja boys: jinu, the leader; mystery; romance; abby; and the youngest, baby"
kana looked at the system for a while, staring at the familiar faces staring back at her. "...is this a joke?" she murmured, falling back to the couch before letting out a humorless laughter.
"so, the guy that i was having a feelings is a demon and i was hating on a hunter because of it?" she added, covering her eyes as she leaned back to the sofa.
"tell me, system, why did i changed after just meeting jinu...?" kana asked after a few second of silence.
"host's feelings towards the demon was genuine but it was not enough to turn host into a person with hatred and negativity. gwi-ma, an entity present on every demon's mind, was able to understand host's feelings and used it against her"
"without jinu finding out, gwi-ma was able to take host under his hypnosis, turning host to become the person she was months ago."
"...are you serious..? a demon...did that to me?" she asked, still not looking at the system as she started to laugh once again, now tears are falling from her eyes.
"...gwi-ma hypnotized me, just because i liked jinu? he destroyed my life, my friends, just for nothing..?"
"actually, host... gwi-ma had reasons why he chose the host as his victim. the host's soul is pure, too pure, in fact that he wanted to corrupt you and your soul before he could devour it."
"he almost succeeded on taking the host's soul earlier if the system was not able to swoop in and bound itself to the soul, causing you to be revived instead"
kana finally removed her hand from her eyes, still tearing up as she looked down on her hand. "...thank you, system..."
"so... so, i'm innocent? i'm...i'm not like the person who i were programmed to be months ago? i'm not a monster, am i?" she silently asked.
the system nodded, trying to lighten the mood by projecting a funny kaomoji that resembles a person nodding. ( ´◡‿ゝ◡')
that simple affirmation made kana smile a little. she wiped her tears before looking up, now curious what's the purpose of the system. "...so, why did you bound yourself to me? i'm basically a washed up idol that is blacklisted by the company?"
"thank you for asking host! i was sent by the father system to accompany you to rise from the slump, while also helping to save some demons and the honmoon!"
"...huh?" kana was dumbfounded by the system's enthusiasm. is she going to play superhero or something? why is she saving some demons when a demon (the demon king at that) ruined her life?
"the angel system was created to battle demons from different alternate universe! i was initially assigned to a world called dxmxn slxyxr and was immediately called in your universe"
"just like how hunters strengthen the honmoon with their voices, you, host, would also use your voice to not only help in healing the honmoon, but also in removing gwi-ma's grip to different demons whose inner dream is to become free from his grasp"
"with the host's talents in song writing, performing, and leadership, gwi-ma's reign would finally be over!"
the system's energetic voice went silent on kana's ears as her mind malfunctioned. she tried to understand each word said and when she finally got the whole picture of what the system want her to do, the only logical thing to do is to say...
"...WHAT?!!"
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Notes:
note : i haven't watched kdh at all 😭✋ i'm only writing this because i got inspired by different fanfic under this media. (dw, i would watch it once i got the time because i don't want to get something wrong huhu, i really just wrote this out of whim)
also, i accidentally wrote a lot huhu i can't promise if i can write again a chapter this long (i can usually write 1000 words per chapter) but if i got inspired, then i might publish some.
that's all! i hope you all enjoy this fic! thank you
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"should i bow lower than 90°, or should i practice to do a dogeza, right here and right now?" kana asked, looking at the system as they both stood in the middle of her living room.
"i think a sincere apology would be alright, host! according to your data file, the president of sume entertainment has a fair yet strict way of managing his employees. (•‿•)*.✧" the system replied, accompanied by a light jingle sound.
"...thank you for the reassurance, syste-- i mean, byeol, but i think an apology would not cover all of the things that i have done this past few months." she muttered, wincing a little when an old post resurfaced on her mind.
the system, now sporting the name "byeol", looks delighted after hearing its name being called. kana was getting tired from calling the system as "system", so she decided to give it a name that means "star".
"well, we can still try host! if your apology does not work, byeol has prepared multiple back up routes for you to still accomplish your missions. (☆▽☆)" byeol reassured kana even more, making the latter laugh nervously.
kana sat back to the floor, facing her open laptop that is showing her old social media account that is littered with her posts these past few months.
she sighed before opening a word file on her laptop, inside the file is sincere apology that she had wrote that is to be posted on her account. kana initially thought to make a video addressing her mistakes but she was afraid of the backlash that she might receive live.
kana strated writing the rest of the apology letter, pouring her entire soul and heart to offer a genuine apology to everyone, especially to jinu and rumi. she was genuinely apologetic for all of the things that she did under gwi-ma's control.
ah, yes, the things with the demons and hunters, kana decided to accept the system's offer (as if she can say no, her sould is already bonded with the system). the general consensus of her mission is to save demons who wholeheartedly wants to leave gwi-ma's control while simultaneously help in maintaining the honmoon's golden glow.
with the system's guidance, kana was able fo write several songs that would help in healing the cracks made in the honmoon. the only problem is that, kana is alone and the songs that she wrote was made for a k-pop group.
this prompted kana to look for possible trainees within their company who are willing to work with her (despite her past issues) as a co-member or as their producer. that is the reason why kana was nervous in reporting back to the office and deliver a sincere apology to the president of the company.
"byeol, can...can you help me delete all of the posts that the other me made before? i don't think that i could delete them all in one sitting..." kana asked quietly, looking at the system who looks too excited to be here.
"don't worry host! byeol will delete them all in just a few minutes! ૮꒰ིྀ˶꜆´˘'꜀˶꒱ིྀა" byeol settled on the space next to kana's laptop, acting as a tablet as it slowly starts to buffer and hack its way to kana's sns account.
the girl stared at the sentient tablet before looking back on her screen, typing a few words before clicking copy, pasting the full apology to her wall.
kana stared at the letter for a very long times before pressing the post button, sending her apology to go public.
@artms_kana
hello, cosmos.
this is yoon kana.
i am currently writing this letter to address all of my previous actions towards a certain number of people online and offline.
several months ago, i had been making several posts, slandering several people and professing my feelings towards a certain someone. i admit that what i had felt towards that someone was true but it does not excuse how i behaved towards them and the people they surround themselves with.
i would also admit that i was under a lot of stress because of personal reasons and did a stupid, if not horrendous, mistake of slandering several people. after several months of reflecting, i have realized the extent of my words had become and i was ashamed of the person that i had became during these past few months.
i am also disgusted by the fact that i had willing put down someone just because of a silly reason that should have not led to a drastic reaction. i acknowledge that my words in these letter may sound vague or insincere but i can't stand writing those words again without the feeling of disgust bubbling inside of me.
i am also not writing this letter to clear my conscience. i am deeply and truly sorry for everything that i had done and reading all of my previous comments and posts had made me realize that i had become a despicable person.
i would accept if a lot of people may find this letter garbage or if people may decided to stop supporting me. i had done something wrong that does not only damage my reputation, but also the reputation of my co-members, my company, and of the people that i may had hurt because of my words.
i would like to apologize to the members of artemis for i had been a terrible member and had let you all down.
i would also like to apologize to my company, sume entertainment, for all of the things and rules that i had disobeyed and all of the troubles that i may have caused
i'm sorry for all of the cosmos that had to see the shameful acts that i have committed in the months that passed, for which made everyone angry and disappointed.
lastly, i would like to send my genuine apology towards rumi-sunbaenim of huntrix and jinu-nim of saja boys for all of the things that i have said and did before. i'm sorry for all of the slanderous claims that i have made before and for all of the things that i did. i am really really sorry and i understand if it would be hard for all of you to accept my apology.
i'm sorry for disappointing everybody.
i have a lot to say but i could not put everything into words. i do regret doing all of the things that i had done, but the past is already happen, so i am willing to atone for my sins.
thank you for sparing some of your personal time for reading this letter. any words of criticism would be seen with an open mind.
thank you again, and i'm sorry.
kana looked at the letters and could not find the strength within her to look at the comments that started popping up once the post went public.
despite gwi-ma's control being removed in her head, the fear of seeing those disappointed and angry comments from people made her heart race.
kana placed her hand on her chest as her breath starts to become heavy and fast. the words of disdain kept on repeating on her head, making things even worse for her.
she shakily pulled her head towards her knee, hugging her legs as she tried her best to even put her breathing.
'it's okay, kana, they can't hurt you, you know that you're completely innocent. let's calm down now...'
'okay...okay, l-let's think of the three things that we are able to sense right now...'
'...i...i am able to feel the fur of the carpet...the smooth and fragile exterior of the glass table....and...and the...the sound of the birds outside of my apartment...'
'...okay, then...breathe...inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale...'
kana continued breathing steadily before slowly looking up. her hand shook as she tried to reach for the glass of water on the table, drinking it as steady as she can do.
she caught a glimpse of herself on the mirror, making her chuckle bitterly. pale skin, pale lips, and a dark circles permanently etched under her eyes.
"god, i looks so tired..." she murmured after a minute of silence, finally starting to calm down.
kana was about to turn her laptop back on when byeol finally woke up from it's mission to delete her old posts with a cheerful looking kaomoji.
"host! your post is getting a lot of comments and reactions. do you want me to read some of them to you? ◟(˶> ᎑ <˶)◞" byeol asked, floating in front of kana's face.
"...or do you want byeol to delete some of the meaner stuff? i can do that too! •°⎝(°'ㅅ´ °)⎠°•" kana let out a small laughter as byeol started to change the emoji it projects on the screen.
"no need, byeol, let people say whatever they want to say. humans tend to say things that they actually did not mean too, but said it out of anger or hate.." she exclaimed calmly
"...and don't worry about the comment, i would read it myself, so don't upset yourself too much byeol." she added, making byeol protest with a small noise before calming down.
kana was about to read the comments again when her phone rang. it spooked her out for a little bit as she had not received any phone call from anyone, even from her so called friends.
she grabbed her phone from the couch and was frozen in shock and fear when she saw the caller id.
manager-nim (always answer!)
accept | decline
byeol peered behind her shoulder silently as kana hesitated for a little before ultimately pressing accept.
"...h-hello?" kana whispered quietly on the phone, fearing that she would be scolded because of the apology that she made.
"...kana." her manager, a man in his mid-30s, finally spoke.
"...manager-nim, m-may i ask why you're calling t-today? i...i thought i was in probation for a while..." she muttered, unconsciously fidgeting with the charms on her phone.
"...i have seen your posts. the management has a lot to say, you are to report tomorrow" he replied, sounding as serious as ever, and ignoring kana's previous inquiry.
"h-hai! i-i mean, yes, manager-nim, i...i would be there tomorrow..." she replied, stumbling with her words. kana feels to nervous, a pit in her stomach slowly forming.
the nervousness and panic in her words may have broke the manager's strong facade that his tone sounds a lot softer and kind. "don't be afraid, the management are not angry with you. they just want to discuss the future path of your career"
"i...i understand, manager-nim, i...i would report back in the agency first thing in the morning. thank you...and sorry, again."
"you don't need to apologize, just be present tomorrow and don't be nervous. take care of yourself." her manager replied, doing nothing to ease kana's nervousness.
"thank you sir, see you tomorrow.." kana finally ended the call. she leaned on the couch and let out a shaky sigh.
"byeol...i think, we would need to start practicing a million ways to apologize. we need to convince the company to not let us go" she weakly mumbles, making byeol move up and down.
"don't worry host! everything would be alright!(ノ_<。)ヾ(´ ▽ ' )"
"i sure hope so..." kana muttered, looking at the night sky with a storm of emotions rummaging her mind.
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on a different part of seoul, two separate k-pop groups were glued to their own devices and reading the hottest trending news that centered around the fallen idol's apology.
the three members of huntrix were a little conflicted about kana's apology due to her past comments that may have contributed to the weakening of the honmoon but there can easily sense the sincerity of her apology.
rumi looked up from her phone, meeting the gaze of her two friends/co-members. "we will just see how this event turns out. her apology seems genuine but we can not exactly judge it based on a simple sns post."
"i feel like something may have happened to her before everything became a mess because she seems nice before the things with that demon happened" zoey replied, balancing her phone on her fingers before catching it swiftly before it touches the ground.
"well, we can't just accept it completely without seeing if anything changes with her actions." mira said while holding a packet of a kimbap roll. "at the mean time, we need to focus more on how to stop those ugly saja boys from destroying the honmoon and stealing our lovely fans!"
zoey immediately backed her up, now spouting different lines that could be written as a distract to their rivals.
rumi sat there in silent, still conflicted about everything, especially with her secrets and all. she also can not shake the feeling that what happened with kana is somehow related with the situation with the demons but she can't exactly put a hand on it.
she just sighed and tried her best to caught up with whatever the girls were talking, trying to set everything aside.
meanwhile, jinu looked at his phone for a very long time.
of course, he knew who kana was and whatever she had done previously was so different from how she acted when she first met him.
he also can not understand why gwi-ma's flames seems to be seething within each of the members of saja boys when abby mentioned about kana's apology letter to him.
jinu just closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose.
'what a mess.'
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Notes:
note: it's currently three in the morning lol. i was feeling a little inspired so i decided to write this chapter. (i haven't watched the movie huhu it's kinda hard to connect with the internet when my country is currently having non-stop rain for days)
btw, does the apology letter sound sincere? i wrote is just like i would write an apology if i was in her position. i was trying my best to sound upfront and honest, but i was kind of afraid that it would look wrong and sound manipulative. i promise, it was not the case at all huhu but feel free to tell me if it did.
i also apologize if the characters act out of their original character, i was only observing their actions and demeanor based on some of the videos and edits that i have seen.
that's all and once the rain finally stopped, i would definitely watch the movie, i promise! as for now, thank you for reading this chapter!
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left.
right.
this area is cleared.
kana swiftly walked on the back door of the company, wearing her hood and face mask up. she had been scoping this area for a while now because the main entrance is still littered with people protesting about her or someone.
when she was able to enter the door, kana finally let her breath go that she was unknowingly holding back. she remove her hood and face mask, leaving the sunglasses on her eyes.
byeol, still invisible from the human sight, floated closely beside her, a confused expression (ᐵ?) projected in its screen.
"host, why are you sneaking around? are you hiding from someone?" byeol asked, startling kana, who was resting near the entrance.
"...oh byeol, that's not...,i mean, yes? i'm hiding from other people who, well, hates me?" kana whispered, looking around to see if there will be anyone who will saw her talking to the air
"oh! you didn't say so earlier host! byeol have a lot of functions that could help you mask your presence! but byeol commends your dedication! ( • ̀ω•́ )✧" kana just looked at the system with an indescribable expression before sighing, placing a hand on chest to soothe her self.
'okay, so i deserve that for not asking byeol's capabilities'
kana was about to speak again when a voice interrupted her, making her freeze on her spot.
"kana, are you talking with someone?" she slowly turned around and saw the man standing at the top of the stairs.
"m-manager kang..." kana greeted, still a little intimidated by the older man's presence.
kang inho looked at her with a questioning look before sighing. "follow me, the president is already waiting for you"
he turned around, making kana move quickly, following behind him. the look of exhaustion and agitation present on her face as she avoided any eye contact with anyone.
byeol just silently followed beside kana, looking around with curiosity.
as soon as they reached a floor with a handful of staff and idols, kana can feel and hear the silent whispers and looks that they made, making her feel a little uncomfortable.
her grip on her bag tightened as she just held her straight, not looking at anyone, acting as if no one is around right now.
they finally stopped in front of a meeting room. the atmosphere is so thick that you could cut it with a knife. kana took a deep breath as she tried to push her fears away.
byeol, sensing her anxiety, just perched on kana's shoulder, trying its best to help her without bothering her.
"we're here." manager kang stated, turning back again to look at kana. he scanned her from top to button before sighing. "they would asked the total story of your...obsession with that idol and the sudden apology that you made yesterday. do you know what..."
"yes, i know, manager-nim, i am ready to explain what happened to me these past few months" the manager's words were cut short when kana spoke. her voice still has a little tremble to it but the confidence and strength in her tone overshadowed her fear.
inho nodded after studying her current state, which seems to be calm and collected, before opening the door of the meeting room.
once the door opens, kana was greeted by the president, an elegant middle age woman, sitting in the middle with her assistant, a young man with a mole under his eyes and glasses, standing nearby.
"president, long time no see." kana greeted first, politely bowing as she stood in the middle of room. her greeting hung in the air for a few minutes before the president, moon areum, sat up straight and looked at her with a strict expression.
"miss yoon kana, i hope that this meeting would go smoothly unlike last time." she replied sternly, making kana wince. of course she remembered what happened last time, her consciousness never let her forget the way she, or the hypnotized her, cursed everyone and swore to bring everything down if the company stopped her from pursuing jinu.
that led her to being blacklisted by the company too.
"...i apologize for my previous actions, president. all the things that i had done and said were fueled by stress and stupidity." kana replied back, bowing on a 90° angle, staying in that position for a while before standing up straight.
"uh huh." areum replied, looking at her through her glasses, before looking at the file that her assistant gave.
"miss yoon, i know that you are aware of the events that has transpired these past few months, correct?" kana nodded, unconsciously fiddling with her hands as she stared down.
"can you explain when all of this has started?"
she hesitated for a few minutes before finally
"i have met jinu-nim a year ago, president, at first, we are just talking because he seems interested with being an idol. we aren't acquainted for so long as he disappeared after only a few weeks.."
"...i was honestly confused by his disappearance that it affected me for a while but i was able to shake those feelings off. i...i just don't know why things ended up the way it ended up" well, kana can't possibly admit that she was possessed by a demon and made her act a certain way, so she decided to tell the truth that she was actually feeling during those times.
"i think that the stress of being positive all of the time got to me. i...i got so tired making other people like me in the group that it started to become a burden to me. i think that jinu's kindness to me at that time made me become a dependent towards him.."
"i...i did not expect things to blow out of proportion. i...i became selfish and decided to take things to my own hands. i became unreasonable to the point that i did not think that my actions started to affect others too."
"the past few weeks of isolation made me understand the extent of what i did, and that prompted my apology letter." kana didn't realized that she was starting to tear up as she finally expressed everything that she felt.
"I wasn't hoping for my apology to be accepted, nor for people to like me back, but...but i just want to prove to people that i was really apologetic about everything that i have done..."
byeol discretely poked kana's cheeks, finally making her realize that she was crying.
"i..i'm sorry for this." she muttered, removing her glasses to wipe her eyes. in those brief moments, everyone in the meeting room saw how deep the dark circles were around her eyes.
areum sighed, removing her glasses before motioning her assistant to give kana some tissues. the younger accepted the assistant's offer, wiping her tears with the tissue provided.
"it's difficult to understand why these events transpired because we are not in your position right now" areum started after kana wiped her tears.
"our company is not that heartless to completely let you go as you did a lot of things to make artemis successful, but based on how the rest of the members reacted from your actions, it is safe to assume that they would not welcome you back to the group" she added, being completely honest and straight to the point.
kana nodded quietly, her head still hung low. of course she understand, it's not that hard to conclude what the rest of artemis felt about her. byeol also allowed her to see their affection level towards her and it is safe to say that it is not climbing past 15%.
"the pr department has also started cleaning the mess left from this, making your apology letter reach more people to help clean your name for a little"
"as for the future of your career, the only choice you have is to perform solo, or work behind the scene." kana was visibly relieved from her decision. despite being pessimistic about this meeting, she didn't expect that the company would still welcome her back with open (yet reluctant) arms.
"i understand..." kana mumbled, now looking at areum with a grateful expression.
"as for now, the company would decide what would be your future path to help you recover some of your fans for li--" areum was interrupted when the door of the meeting room opened and a fleet of men entered the room.
"president!" the oldest looking guy exclaimed in a fit of anger and annoyance.
"manager park, why are you barging in without prior notice? i'm in a very important meeting." areum asked, a twinge of anger in her voice.
manager park dohyun just looked at kana like she was nothing before ignoring the president's question.
"president, i am done with this shitty boy group that our company discovered! they don't have the talent to even reach the level that saja boys had" he exclaimed, practically sneering at the seven younger (and much more handsome) men behind him who are a little offended by his words, but not totally bothered by it.
"manager park! i already told you how i dislike being interrupted during my meetings. who gave you the permission to disobey my authority" areum scolded dohyun with a strict and domineering expression. she stood up, her heels clacking behind her as she walked in front of him, seizing him up.
"where did you get this confidence that you have the right to disregard my rules? manager park dohyun, you are only being kept by the company because you happened to be distantly related to me." areum added, looking at the now nervous man in front of her.
"you were given the responsibility to handle these boys to make them flourish on their own, not just to make them a copy of other k-pop boy groups. don't feel proud just because you managed to snatch artemis from manager kang's hand." kana was honestly surprised by this. she then looked at her old manager quietly standing near the door with a professional look on his face.
'wait, what? what happened? i thought everyone liked how manager kang handled us before?' kana pondered, genuinely concerned about this new information.
even though kana doesn't voiced it out loud, her manager lowkey became an older brother to her when she was still a rookie idol. he was attentive and always put the girl's best interest before the company.
"hello host! it's okay if you don't answer me right now but i know the reason why manage kang was demoted from being artemis' manager. when your issue was still at large, your manager tried his best to keep painting you in a positive light. he tried to convince the others to not single you out once you come back but manager park was already trying to get into artemis' good side, making their desire to be grouped with your to become almost non-existent"
"when you manager overheard about the plan to ask the president to kick you out when you were blacklisted, he tried to persuade them, making artemis reject him for his choices and abandon him to side with manager park's obvious hatred towards you"
kana was stunned by these revelations that she can't help but shed a tear once again. she didn't know that at all, she was so scared to even talk to inho during here recovery days that she was unaware of all the hardships he had gone through.
she decided to have a talk with him once the meeting ended, to apologize, and ask her to become his manager again.
she was brought back to reality when dohyun pushed through the seven unknown guys and slammed the door of the meeting room closed.
"that ingrateful and useless son of a..." areum pinched the bridge of her knows, an annoyed expression flashing on her face become going back to a neutral expression.
"boys, i apologize for how that ingrate treated you, i was unaware of his mess that i have not had the time to look over your situation" she said, addressing them with a apologetic tone.
the guy with a purple hair stepped up, a refreshing smile plastered on his lips as he spoke. "it's not an issue, miss president, we are aware of your busy schedule that we do not want to bother you even further"
kana is 100% sure that this guy was the leader of some sort of this group. she just continued to stand to the side, watching everything unfold.
"we here at sume entertainment are very apologetic with what happened to all of you. i would accept if you had decided to terminate your contract that that ingrate made you all sign" areum offered again, making inho finally spoke up.
"president, if i may have some of your time, i have a suggestion" He said, his melodic voice ringing around the closed room.
"yes, inho, what is it?" areum asked, now looking at him with a relaxed expression.
"based on the resources that our company have for this year, a variety show was offered to two groups from our company. before i was demoted, i accepted the slot for artemis to participate in that show"
"as for the other slot, it is still unoccupied as most of our groups are currently on tour or preparing for their comebacks."
areum's eyebrows rose a little as inho's words are starting to make sense to her.
"so? go on inho"
inho cleared his throat before pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose. "i suggest that the slot would be taken by a new group under our company." he then looked at the group of boys and the lone girl at the corner before continuing.
"i suggest for these gentlemen and kana to fill all of the spots for these new group, creating a co-ed k-pop group under sume entertainment"
kana almost choke over nothing after hearing inho's suggestion. she was just kicked out earlier from her previous group and now, she was being pushed into a new group with complete strangers?!
before she could say anything, areum let out a satisfied laugh and motioned her assistant to write something down.
"it is an interesting and bold idea. sume entertainment has not produced a group like this before."
"i like it. It's settled now that, you, miss yoon kana and you boys would be part of a new co-ed k-pop group under our company. manager kang would be the one responsible for all of you as he was the one to suggest this idea" she clapped before turning around.
"good luck, and may this group become a success" kana watched as she walked out with a confused expression.
as she watched the president walk away, she met the gaze of one of the boys in the group. kana jaw almost dropped to the floor when she finally saw the purple marks that appeared on skin for a split second.
THEY'RE DEMONS TOO?!
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Notes:
note: still haven't watched the movie because it's still raining but i'm sure it would be fine because the huntrix and saja boys aren't going to appear in the book for a little while (not too long, i promise, i just need to create an atmosphere between the characters)
speaking of which, i was finding the part where kana was just chucked into a newly created k-pop group after being kicked out. it was as if they were just trying to solve the problem with kana and the boys by mixing them in a group, lol. (i suck at writing)
anyways, i have found a base template for 8 people and i have started to draw them (the seven boys and kana) so it would be easy to picture how they look like. i suck at drawing body proportions so i'm using a base huhu (i'm definitely not an artist)
thank you for your support and don't be shy to leave a kudos or a comment! (i enjoy reading comments (✿^‿^). please enjoy this and see you on the next chapter!
Chapter Text
kana found herself stuck inside a room with these seven demons disguising as new recruited members of the company.
inho decided to give them a free time to introduce themselves with each other as he started to work on the paper work related to the group's debut.
the silence is suffocating her and these men are just talking among themselves, not even paying attention to her presence.
kana would be okay with this if not for byeol's increasing excitement beside her.
"host! host! i finally found the subjects of your very first mission! those guys, they're 100% demons under gwi-ma" byeol whispered excitedly, moving around her with an energetic demeanor.
"so do i need to purify them permanently??" kana whispered, trying not get the attention of everyone and be labeled as weird for talking to air.
"no, no, don't kill them host! these are different kind of demon. they don't follow gwi-ma blindly like most of the demons. see here!" the system projected a seven different bar graph that go....to the negatives?
"what the hell is this? it's all pointing down.." kana replied, staring at the screen.
"it's their intimacy value towards gwi-ma. it shows how they like or dislike a person. each line represents a person from that group, showing how much they dislike/hate gwi-ma" byeol replied, buzzing with excitement.
kana was bout to reply when a voice interrupted her thoughts.
"hey! are you really going to converse with the air rather than talking to us?" a man with long pink hair teasingly asked, now standing right beside her.
she looked at him, observing his facial features. she then opened her mouth and said something aloud without thinking
"are you a demon?" kana realized what she just asked, covering her lips with her hands. the pink haired boy just stopped smiling and looked at her with a sharp expression.
she also noticed how the once noisy surrounding become suddenly silent.
"hey, hey, i...i'm just joking, i was about to ask if you like lemon, like lemonade? ha ha ha, silly me, i accidentally said demon instead of lemon" kana cringe at how awkward her voice sounded like.
'what a shitty excuse! are you a lemon is a horrendous excuse!'
she let out a whimper when she felt a hand suddenly appear on her neck, squeezing it tightly. a person with brown colored hair appeared in front of her, wringing her neck like its nothing.
"are you a fucking hunter?! shit, stop lying!" he snarled, gripping kana's neck tightly. the latter tried to pull on his hand, gasping for air.
"l-let...me...go..." kana replied, feeling a bit light-headed because of the lack of air.
"caelum! you're going to kill her! we don't want gwi-ma to get her soul because of us." the purple headed leader exclaimed, using his inhuman strength to pull the guy named caelum away from kana.
kana gasped for air as she slid down the floor, clutching her throat. byeol was fussing next to her, panicking and upgrading her pain tolerance through her system data.
"saiph! why did you stop me? that hunter would definitely exile us, bringing us back to the demon realm and screwing all of us" caelum exclaimed, glaring at kana who was starting to feel intimidated.
she's not afraid of dying, of course, having faced it already because of gwi-ma. but she's afraid of getting hurt by others, whether they be human or demons.
"i-i'm...i'm not a h-hunter..." the words that kana managed to mutter gain everyone's attention once again.
"liar!" caelum angrily snapped at her, preparing to strangle her again, but was restrained by saiph and another member.
"b-believe me! i-i...i-i'm not a demon hunter. i...i'm just like all of you! you all hate gwi-ma, r-right?" kana shakily exclaimed loudly, still gripping her chest as she slowly stood up.
"how would we know that you're telling the truth and not just leading us on so you can kill all of us" a new member, now sporting a dark grey hair style, spoke up, looking at her with a weary expression
"i swear on my life. i also hate gwi-ma with passion! he destroyed my life! you're aware of my scandal months ago, right?" kana desperately replied, looking at everyone with an agitated expression.
"that motherfucker controlled me! he used his power to manipulate me, making me act like a soulless monster and making people around me hate me!" she added, looking more angry than sad.
"he hypnotized me, making me act differently towards other people. he planned all of that just so he could devour my soul."
"you know what, he would definitely do that" a guy with a blonde hair muttered with a bored tone while combing his hair with a fine comb.
"lucien! are you seriously believing her?" caelum asked in disbelief, looking at the boy with an indescribable expression.
"i mean, an enemy of my enemy is our friend, or whatever shit humans says." lucien exclaimed, shrugging with a listless smile.
"plus, its impossible to have a fourth hunter when gwi-ma's old ass keeps on drilling to our brains that only three hunters exist every generation. she hadn't tried killing us, nor seem to be connected with the other hunters. she did hated on one hunter before" he added, chuckling at the end as he stood with his arms crossed.
"okay, i already told you that gwi-na controlled me at that time! i did not meant to hate on huntrix or on rumi" kana's initial fear was replaced with annoyance. she couldn't stand being mischaracterized like this.
"okay, let's all be calm and talk in a civilized manner, okay?" a man with a fiery red hair exclaimed, smiling brightly as he approached kana with an infectious grin.
"as lucien said earlier, an enemy of gwi-ma is a friend of mine. nice to meet you, uh, kana, was it? my name is altair!" altair's energetic and bright presence seemed to have calm down the intimidating presence in the room.
kana was also soothed by the latter's energy, matching it with a small smile. "nice to meet you, altair."
"tsk" caelum was visibly annoyed by their interaction as he shook the saiph's hand, walking out of the room.
"ah, he's so hot headed, i really like making him angry" lucien exclaimed, happily skipping towards kana's direction, grabbing her free hand.
"the name's lucien! and the guy who strangled you earlier is caelum. he's not really that bad, he's just protective towards us" kana just let out a unconvinced chuckled before nodding.
she's still a bit weary towards caelum because hello, she just got choked and nearly died again.
the rest started to slowly warm up to her, but not warm enough to treat her like a friend.
the purple haired guy was the supposed leader of their group and his name was saiph.
the one that asked if she was talking to the air earlier was named astra.
the black haired one who was a little unsure of her at first was ravi.
lastly, the one that the group had to physically wake up so he could introduce himself to her was stellan.

"are your names intentionally made to have a celestial theme? like stars and stuff?" kana asked, holding her bag in front of her as she sat in a circle with the whole group (minus caelum, who is still missing in action after his outburst).
"yeah, it's been a while since we all died and dragged in hell with gwi-ma so we don't remember our names that much" ravi replied, munching on a bag of chips in front of him
"how did gwi-ma even trapped your souls..? did he control you all too, just like what he did to me?" she asked again, sounding more curious than ever.
"quite. he did manipulate us, but not in the same way as he did with you" saiph explained, holding stellan on his lap as the younger continued to nap.
"it's been a while but i remember that me and the rest of the guys knew each other when we were humans. i think we were in some type of military training center and were assigned to play instruments to boost the soldier's morale"
"we discovered a passion with this gig so after the war, all seven of us decided to move in one place to act like a band"
"it did not work for us and a lot of people hated the fact that we did not decided to build a family, as they all expect to us"
"i remembered just hearing his damned voice, offering us the popularity and glory that we all wanted. we were clueless back then so we accepted it"
"...his promises did work but it all came with a consequence, am i right?" kana interrupted saiph's story, seeing the pain and the feelings of being uncomfortable behind their eyes.
stellan suddenly raised his arms and slid the sleeves of his sweater, showing kana the marks on his skin before making it disappear. "yeah, that son of a bitch marked us, condemned us in hell, and treated all of us as his servants, demanding more soul so he could grow"
"his voice is super duper annoying too! he would always always whisper on our head, messing us up. we all got fed up with it quickly so caelum tried to look for an escape and he actually did find one, bringing us here" altair said, still happily sitting next to kana.
"do you always hear his voice, even when you're in the mortal realm?" she asked, remembering how gwi-ma also whispering nonsense to her back then.
"yep! but he mostly use it to berate the members of saja boys. poor guys, i heard they're all popular here now. they arrived earlier in this world than us so we don't really see or knew each other" astra answered, twirling his fingers on his hair with a pout.
"don't forget how it made our brain hurts and forces us to use other means to silence him. remember when lucien tried to electrocute himself just so he could lessen gwi-ma's volume?" he added, looking at the golden haired boy with an amused expression.
"so, you resort to...making yourself feel pain just so his voice would get drowned out?" kana muttered, feeling a little sad because of their adversaries
"yes, do you find it funny, human?" a new voice echoed throughout the room. everyone looked at the source of it and saw caelum leaning on the door's frame with a cold expression.
"n-no! i do not! why do you assume that i'm a villain to your story!" kana exclaimed, already done with caelum's doubts.
"why not? you humans are all the same. greedy and so full of themselves. do you find it fun knowing our pain and weaknesses?" caelum asked, smirking at her.
"caelum, just...just stop it. she's not doing or saying anything wrong" saiph exclaimed, looking at him with a warning.
"saiph, you're so kindhearted so i would not scream at you. but you're too trusting, we don't know if she's just putting us at ease before ending our freedom?" kana was riled up by his accusations.
"i'm not! how many times do i have to say it to you. plus...plus, i just want to help you" she exclaimed, making caelum laugh emotionlessly.
"help? what can a mere human like you do?" kana discreetly looked at the system's direction, pursing her lips in hesitation before speaking
"i...i know how to severe gwi-ma's control over all of you, blocking his voice on your head, and...and bring your humanity back" she announced, standing up with her hand clenched beside her.
caelum was caught off guard by her proclamation and only muttered the following "what the hell do you mean by that?"
"miss kana, what are you saying?" ravi asked, looking at the girl with a confused expression.
kana repeated her words, slowly and more confidently this time. "i said, i know how to stop gwi-ma's control over you, and i can help you all turn back to being a human, if you're willing to cooperate with me"
"how? what...how can you say such nonsense..." caelum's voice was interrupted as kana stormed over to his direction, grabbing his hand before she started humming.
o naui keullematiseu
simyeoneseo pin huimang
a warm and melodic voice started to echo around the room as kana's lips moved. he arms still holding caelum's hand as continued to sing.
o naui keullematiseu
hangsang gyeote isseo jwo
nopeun chilheug-ui dam
igose pieonan neo
ne nun an-ui eunha
byeolbich-i pyeolchyeo jinae
kkeutobsi gipeun amheug
ne hyangeulo neol chaj-a
the rest of the guys froze as they watched caelum's mark glow in an unnatural manner. it started to glow in a purple color before slowly switching into a light pink color.
along with this anomaly, caelum also felt that the annoying feeling of fire that gwi-ma forced every demon to have within each demon slowly started to become more calm and solemn as kana's unknown song continues.
muhan-nesseo jamdeul-odo
nae uju, tteonaji mao
o naui keullematiseu
simyeoneseo pin huimang
o naui keullematiseu
hangsang gyeote isseo jwo
kana slowly lets go of caelum's arm as her voice slowly goes quiet. "can you still hear him?" she asked to caelum who had gone quiet during the whole ordeal.
"how the hell did you do that?" he asked in disbelief, feeling a little shaken as he felt more comfortable in his own body.
"caelum, did...did it really work?!" lucien was the first to approach, grabbing caelum's arm and shaking him.
"his voice disappeared from my mind..." caelum only managed to mutter a few words before turning back to kana. "how did you do it? are you a demon like us too?"
kana shook her head, now turning around and facing everyone. "i can only temporarily tone gwi-ma's voice down by singing. i'm using my voice as a way to replace his voice in your mind"
"and...and in this way, you can also help suppress gwi-ma too. now that we are a group, i can help you stop being consumed by him. you can use your voice in defeating the same demon who terrorized us"
"i can be responsible for writing all of our songs as it could also help in fixing the weak spots of the honmoon and bringing hope to the fans"
"let us all cooperate in bringing gwi-ma down and bringing your humanity back." kana paused before looking at everyone with a big and confident smile.
"please, join me..." the rest of the group were quiet, looking at each other's eyes.
kana can see the light slowly appearing on their eyes, with the feelings of hope starting to bloom within their hearts. she could also see the confusion, fear, and hesitation within their expression.
she was not disheartened by it, rather, it made her want to help to ignite even further.
after a moment of silence, saiph finally opened his mouth, his voice full of hope and uncertainty.
"are you sure that your plan would work?" he asked, making kana nod. she walked up to him, holding both of his hands in comfort before replying.
"it would be hard at first but believe in yourself, your own skills and desires, believe in me and with others. we would achieve happiness and peace together.."
kana replied out of the kindness of her heart. saiph looked around, looking at the faces of the people he considered as family before nodding.
"you're certainly an odd one, we're in with your crazy plan" saiph's answer made kana smile in genuine happiness.
"thank you for trusting me, i would not let you down, guys!" kana exclaimed happily, hugging saiph first before they got engulfed into a bigger group hug initiated by astra and lucien.
"i'm getting fucking squished!" caelum exclaimed loudly as he was pulled into the hug by lucien, who just laughed at his misery.
byeol, seeing the rise on the group's intimacy level towards kana can't help but feel joyous and started taking pictures of the scene, using its own body as a camera.
'this might be a small progress, but i hope this would help us reach our own success in the future' kana thought to herself, looking at everyone's joyful and annoyed (caelum) expression before letting out another big smile.
'i will definitely help you...minna..'
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Notes:
note: i finally watched the movie, yay! ngl, my overall bias in the movie was mystery (人 •͈ᴗ•͈) my no screentime and voice line goat. the songs are pretty good and don't make me listen to how it sounds like fi you don't want to see me tear up. takedown is pretty fire if it was not a distract to the demons lol. (no comment towards soda pop and your idol because i was listening to those songs for the past month)
anyways, sorry if the last part is a little bit cringe. i was internally screaming when i was writing it because i don't know how to make an inspiring and persuasive speech without crying out of embarrassment and cringe.
thank you for 100 reads! i was honestly surprised that people are actually reading this off of wattpad because it's been a month since the movie was released. if you don't want to read it here, i also cross posted this fanfiction in ao3 under the same name. (Idk how to upload a photo here in ao3 but in wattpad, i added some photos of kana and the boys as plushies)
i hope you guys liked this and please continue to support this book till the end. i promise that the main cast would appear in the near chapters huhu, i just need to build the group's relationship with each other ⊂(◉‿◉)つ.
thank you and happy reading!
Chapter Text
a day after all of that fiasco, they all agreed to meet up again in an unused practice room in the company.
kana arrived last, wearing a long ankle length dress with a long sleeve turtleneck underneath. her hair was adorned with a black beret that matches her outfit, letting her teal colored hair down.
byeol was nowhere to be seen as the system was called again back to the main system space by the father system to receive further updates, so kana went to the company alone.
still utilizing the back door of the office, and minus her ninja-esque way of arriving, she was able to reach the assigned practice room.
kana opened the door, expecting no one because it was pretty early in her opinion. her expectations were shattered when she was greeted with loud and rumbustious noise that only these demons(?)/people(?) can produce.
stellan was lying on the corner, near the speakers, trying to take a nap.
lucien and astra somehow got a hold of a microphone and started to hold a singing contest. it wouldn't be a problem, if it was a simple singing contest, but the two decided to have a high note singing contest.
ravi and altair were just watching the two, egging them by shouting and teasing them as they munched on popcorn.
the only normal ones, saiph and caelum, were near the door, discussing an important matter, based on their expression.
kana was wondering if she entered a circus or a practice room. she was about to back out when lucien finally noticed her presence, announcing it loudly on the microphone.
"ah! kana is here! hi hi!" he exclaimed, almost dropping the microphone as he ran towards the girl.
the rest of the boys looked up (except stellan) and said their own versions of hello. before lucien could approach kana, saiph already appeared in front of the girl, waving the paper in front of her with a panicked expression.
"kana-ssi, you're finally here, thank goodness. manager-nim gave this to us to fill up." he exclaimed, pushing the paper towards kana.
the latter grabbed the paper, looking at it, and sighed. "saiph-ssi, it's just asking for our group name and positions within the group."
saiph tilted his head to the side, eyes devoid of any thought. "positions, like se--"
kana shut him up by putting her free hand over his mouth. "no! like group position! main vocal, main dancer, visual stuff!" she exclaimed, already feeling burned out from her 10 minute exposure with the group.
"oh! i'm the 100% visual of this group, because if i'm gonna be honest, ya'll mid" astra said, popping out of nowhere with a cocky expression. his proclamation made the everybody shout in disagreement.
"okay, okay, let's all calm down and give this paper a thought. everyone!" kana called out, clapping her hands. "...form a circle, we are going to have a meeting"
"tsk, they won't lis--" caelum, who was standing behind her started becoming a little dissatisfied with her, but was interrupted by lucien, covering his lips as he pulled him next to him in a circle.
"are they going to act like that for the rest of the group activities in the future?" she muttered quietly, earning a laugh from saiph as they both approach the circle.
as soon as everyone is awake (stellan) and sitting on the floor, kana gave the paper to her right so it could be passed around with the rest of the group. she cleared her throat before she started to speak loudly to get everyone's attention.
"so, since we are debuting in a few weeks, we need to establish a group name that would not be too common or too weird that it could make people identify our group as nugus"
"plus, since we are already in this topic, it would be great to know what are your capabilities or talents that could be our basis for your positions in this group. like for example, i am the producer of our group but it's not a formal title that fans acknowledge. there are seven main positions that needs to be filled out by a member from our group: visual, center, leader, maknae, vocalist, dancer, and rapper."
"there are also sub-positions under those titles, specifically under the vocalist, dancer, and rapper titles. someone could be the main vocalist, lead dancer, or a sub-rapper"
"the easiest title to receive is the maknae one since it is usually given to the youngest members of the group. the hardest ones are the main positions since this would be used as a reference when sharing lines in a song."
"plus we also need to start visualizing for our lightstick since most rookie idols have a premade lightstick provided by the compang. since we are rookies and basically unknown to the company, it's better to be self reliant"
"now that i had laid some of the basic infro from the document, how about we start with conceptualizing our group name?" kana spoke confidently as she used a spare paper to write everything that she said earlier.
"wow, kana-ssi, you're very well versed with this kind of stuff~" astra whistles, teasing the girl who only looked away, crossing her arms.
"well, if you're in this industry for so long, you would pick up stuff along the way" she replied, trying to sound humble but the pride in her voice is shining through, almost blinding the rest.
"okay, so let's start with group name! everyone can write their suggestions on this paper and in the end, we can vote for the most unique and interesting name, okay?" saiph explained, making the others practically vibrate in excitement.
seeing everyone, even the grumpy caelum, get immersed to a meaningful conversation made kana happy and contented.
'maybe, maybe everything would go smoothly...' she thought to herself before talking to ravi beside her.
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kana was wrong.
seeing the weird suggestions made by the members and the chaotic way of voting made the veins of her head to almost pop out.
"i told you! 'xæ-12av' is much cooler than your ugly 'demon core' group name!"
"don't you insult my creation! our fans could be called as alpha and beta to be more in theme"
"what...what in the omegaverse is that fandom names?!"
"it's a kind of radiation decay, you uncultured swine!"
kana panned her head to the side where another fight breaks down.
"no, stellan, we cannot name ourselves as alt.un, we are not twitter usernames."
"how about plave--"
"no ravi, we are not getting sued for plagiarism at the start of our career"
"i was not done speaking. i was meant to say 'plave to be', like meant to be?"
"that somehow is even worse, go sit in the corner"
kana rubbed her temples before looking at the list of names in the paper.
• alt.un •
• plave to be •
• demon core •
• xæ-12av •
• hyperion •
• callisto •
• x-change •
• cosmic noir •
• zephyr •
• diadem •
• polaris •
'okay, this is my fault for asking those guys. if saja boys named themselves as such, for sure these guys would have given our group a much worse name' kana thought to herself, feeling another wave of headache coming.
"giving up yet?" she heard caelum asked behind her, making her feel a little irked.
"i'm not." she replied, turning around and giving the taller man a glare. the latter just shrugged his shoulder before ignoring her again.
kana let out a huge sigh before clapping her hands to get their attentions back. "everyone! stop fighting, we still have a lot to do"
"some of these names are incomprehensible and would really get us bashed or sued"
"since you're all busy fighting earlier, i have taken it up to clear some of the names and we are left with these four option: hyperion, callisto, diadem, and polaris" kana explained again, looking at the battered up paper on her hand.
̶•̶ ̶a̶l̶t̶.̶u̶n̶ ̶•̶
•̶ ̶p̶l̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶b̶e̶ ̶•̶ ̶
•̶ ̶d̶e̶m̶o̶n̶ ̶c̶o̶r̶e̶ ̶•̶ ̶
•̶ ̶x̶æ̶-̶1̶2̶a̶v̶ ̶•̶
• hyperion •
• callisto •
•̶ ̶x̶-̶c̶h̶a̶n̶g̶e̶ ̶•̶
• ̶c̶o̶s̶m̶i̶c̶ ̶n̶o̶i̶r̶ ̶•̶
•̶ ̶z̶e̶p̶h̶y̶r̶ ̶•̶
• diadem •
• polaris •
"ah-! so my demon core is removed, so mean, kana-ssi!" altair whined on her side but was silence by the triumphant lucien.
"okay, so before i get interrupted again, let's start voting. i will say a name and we would raise our hand to the name that we like, okay?" everybody nodded, finally composing themselves properly this time.
"okay, so hyperion?" astra raised his hand on this one.
"callisto?" surprisingly, caelum and lucien raised their hands at this one. kana looked at them for a split second before moving on.
"diadem?" no one raised their arms at this one. someone even commented 'harry potter ahh name' before being shushed.
"okay so lastly, polaris?" kana, saiph, stellan, and ravi raised their hands, indicating the clear winner.
"hyperion sounds badass but polaris could work too" astra commented, flicking a loose hair away from his face.
"i guess, this name fit all of us." saiph said, looking up with a gentle smile. "we might not be the brightest or most popular, we would guide the lost souls of the fans towards the light."
kana looked at saiph with a smile, a little glad that they all took the events yesterday with a clear heart.
"this is so sappy but i agree, we are named after stars, so we will just do our best to guide others and destroy our main enemy" stellan replied in his rare moments of being awake.
the group burst out laughing as kana wrote the name polaris on the paper.
they're right, she– no, they would try their best to be the light that battles the darkness that gwi-ma tried to shadow them under.
kana flipped the other paper and saw that the rest also wrote their skills during their group name pitching activity from earlier.
• saiph = uri leader! (lucien wrote this); decent with dancing and singing
• stellan = uri maknae!!! (also lucien); prefers rapping and dancing than singing
• lucien = i love love love singing the most! i can hit any high notes that you want, uri producer-nim!
• ravi = i remember in my old life that i danced a lot before and during the military, so i guess i'm okay being a dancer; i can sing and rap too but not as good as caelum-hyung.
• altair = lucien stole my high note comment! choose me more with the high note parts just to spite lucien :P; i can dance too!
• astra = i can be the visual if you want :3; i prefer to sing but i can rap too
• caelum = rap; i write my own lyrics, don't mess with it; he can play any instrument! (lucien pt.3)
this info is not for kana to give them their proper roles in the group. she looked up and smiled at them.
"well then, to further test you guys, why don't you guys perform for me?"
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the roles are decided.
kana was given the role of a main vocalist and their producer. she admits that she doesn't rap that well, but she can dance pretty well.
saiph naturally became the leader from a unanimous vote from everybody. he was also assigned the role of lead dancer and lead vocal, which he was pretty pleased about.
stellan was also unanimously voted as the maknae because of his supposed human age of being just 20 years old. he was also a lead dancer and lead rapper which he didn't protested
lucien was assigned to be the main vocalist too along with kana and altair. surprisingly enough, and maybe because of caelum's influence on him, he was also assigned as sub-rapper.
ravi, aside from being the main dancer, was assigned the position of being the visual, sub-rapper, and sub-vocal. no one protested the visual part because they all agreed that he was the most handsome out of all of them.
astra became the lead vocalist and sub-rapper because of his refreshing voice. he was a little disappointed for not being elected as visual but was not disappointed by ravi.
altair completes the trip of main vocals, while also being the lead dancer. he also got a good stamina with singing despite being out of breath.
lastly, despite his grumpy attitude, caelum is the main rapper of the group and surprisingly a good vocalist too, earning him the role of sub-vocalist.
with the paper signed and submitted through their manager, who is still busy with their future schedules, polaris is not ready for their first practice.
"caelum." kana called up from behind the tallest member when they were done for the day.
he turned around, looking at her with a small impatient expression on his face. "what is it?"
"i know that you're still not warming up to the idea of our group but i hope you'll accept me as your friend, and as a member soon"
"is that all?"
"not really, can i get your number? since you're writing your and stellan's part of the rap, i'm going to send the samples for the album. i hope you won't reveal them to the members this early because i really want to get your parts first before the first practice"
caelum sighed before begrudgingly giving his number to her. he then turned around and walked out of the practice room, leaving the girl alone.
before kana could even react, he popped his head back and stared at her for a few seconds before speaking.
"you're not that bad, human" he said before disappearing again.
kana was stunned before she let out a small laugh.
"what a tsundere." she mumbled to herself before shaking her head. she gathered her stuff and left the building with a new resolve.
'polaris, huh?' she thought to herself, looking at the afternoon sky. although she saw no stars, she still smiled and looked down.
'i hope i could help you guys fulfill your dreams....' kana clenched her fist in determination before rushing back home.
she has a debut tracklist to prepare, after all.
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Notes:
note: i'm finally free from the shackles known as chapter five huhu. i was pretty busy yesterday so i didn't get the chance to finish this chapter.
i'm so excited for the next chapter, i don't want to spoil it too much but the original movie casts would finally have an appearance huhu.
i was actually torn between polaris and callisto but eventually settled on polaris because of its use in ancient times of guiding people who are lost in the sea. i just threw the meaning out there to justify my choice lol. so i hope it doesn't sound cringe or something huhu.
thank you for your continuous support and feel free to comment and vote if you want to! enjoy reading!
Chapter Text
the atmosphere inside of the moving van is so thick that you can cut it with a knife.
kana adjusted her baseball cap as she stared at the window, her hands moving around, as if practicing on how to dance through her hands.
inho, who was driving the van, spared a glance at her and the silent boys at the back for a short while before focusing on the street.
"the music video of your debut would be uploaded at the same time of your live performance." he started, garnering the attention of everyone as he continued driving.
"although the response from the media was pessimistic due to kana's former scandal and with being a relatively new and unknown idol, this live showcase can help you gain the interest of people and gain potential fans" kana just let out an awkward smile after hearing her name but the boys seems to not mind the implications on inho's tone
"don't worry manager-nim, we had practiced hard for our debut. even though we may face some hurdles at the start, i'm sure we can still succeed" the ever positive saiph replied, visually brightening the whole van because of his uplifting remarks.
"hmm, keep that mindset on and don't let anyone or anything get in your way" inho commented, nodding at them with approval.
"by the way, manager-nim, is there any group that we may run into at the studio?" kana asked, making their manager nod
"well, i'm not sure who the other groups that would perform today since the company did not told me anything. all i know is that before any of the performances start, all three groups would be interviewed separately"
kana felt a little knot on her stomach after hearing inho's words. she is very confused about why she's feeling that way but she convinced herself that it's just some preshow jitters manifesting through anxiety.
"don't worry host! the chances of you encountering trouble today are less than 30% so you don't have to worry" byeol exclaimed in her head, making kana flinch a little.
"that's...reassuring." kana replied telepathically while looking at the road ahead of her.
ever since the system came back from the main system bureau, it can somehow communicate with her through her mind now.
although useful as it could help kana continue communication with the system without fearing that others would see her talking to the empty air and misunderstood everything, the way that byeol could read her thoughts was a little scary and surprising too
"it'll be alright host! this is our first try on repairing the honmoon! according to the data that i collected, only 40.86% of the honmoon remains strong while the rest has shown cracks and voids that demons used to travel and snatch human souls. after this performance, whether you gain fans or not, the songs would naturally resonate with the human soul, having the probability of healing atleast 0.95 % of the damaged honmoon" byeol explained, projecting the statistics on its body, appearing only in front of kana.
"that's too small of a probability but it would eventually pile up in the following weeks." kana thought to herself, mentally noting all of the group activities that polaris would be attending in the next few days.
"don't lose hope, host! with the help of your new demon group mates, i'm sure everything would work out just fine!"
the van stopped in front of the inkigayo building. inho decided to utilize the other entrance as the main entrance was bombarded by fans from the other group.
if kana wasn't too invested with her thoughts, she would have had the chance to see the familiar logos and fan chants that these fans were carrying and shouting.
they all entered the building in silence, following inho as they directed them towards different floors.
kana noticed that there are a lot of staff who are looking at them as they walk past them. seeing the attention given to them, astra and others walked with their head held high, smiling and smirking confidently.
every staff in the vicinity visibly blushed whenever one of the boys smirked in their direction.
"god, they all love me" ravi muttered under his breath, his lethal features and smiles making some of the people weak. saiph elbowed his side with precision, an angelic smile still plastered on his lips.
kana didn't paid any attention to her surroundings as she still can't shake the feeling that she had. as they kept on walking towards the studio, her stomach slowly turning itself upside down from nervousness.
'this is so embarrassing, i had been an idol twice and i still get these pre-show jitters' she thought to herself, mentally punching her stomach and scolding it to behave.
as they approached a certain intersection, the noise slowly started to get louder. several distinct voices reached their ears.
kana saw how inho's eyebrows raise and how the rest seems to be more interested with the commotion happening ahead of them.
"ooh, fight fight fight" astra commented, moving from the back to kana's side on the front row, clearly eager to see the persons making the commotion. he placed an arm around kana's shoulder, stretching hid neck to look around for the fight.
"you're too excited for this" kana mumbled, finding the latter's excitement as a little funny.
"i need drama to show the world why i am the best here. let me feed off from the dramatic presence of others" he replied dramatically, placing a hand on his chest and flicking his hair.
kana was just about to laugh at his antics when she finally saw who are standing in front of them. she heard someone let out a stifled laugh behind her, followed by a sound of a light punch.
'damn it, that's why that ominous feelings appeared earlier' kana exclaimed to herself, mentally slapping herself on her head.
why is she acting like this, you ask? well, the people involved in a chaos that they managed to walk in to are no other than the members of saja boys and huntrix, as well as huntrix's manager, bobby.
the two squabbling groups stopped after seeing polaris' arrival, standing up straight and acting as if they weren't about to kill each other earlier.
bobby, the ever oblivious one, saw inho arrived and immediately walked up to him, striking a conversation with him.
"kang inho-ssi, it's nice to meet you here again. it's been awhile, isn't it?" he greeted, shaking inho's hand. the latter reciprocating the man's enthusiastic approach with an approachable and marketable smile.
"it's nice seeing you again, bobby-ssi. i heard that you just successfully closed a world tour. congratulations." inho replied, still smiling to the point that it creeped altair out.
"kana, kana, the manager looks so different when he's around other people." he whispered behind kana, who only rewarded him with a small huff.
bobby, finally noticing kana and the boys behind inho, was visibly curious about them. he can definitely recognize kana, not just because of her past issue with rumi, but because of her past as a member of artemis.
"ah, by the way, this is the new coed group that i am handling." inho, noticing bobby's curiosity, looked behind while motioning to them.
saiph, understanding what inho wanted them to do, swiftly made everyone lined up and bowed.
"hello, we are polaris, please take care of us" they all exclaimed in unison.
kana, standing in the middle, was avoiding any eye contact with any living person standing in front of her.
"go host, you can do it host!" byeol happily cheered on her mind as they all stood up. kana just let out an awkward smile as she tried to look everywhere but ahead of her.
meanwhile, members of saja boys and huntrix were forced to stand together as bobby continued his conversation with inho.
"ain't no way, isn't that the girl who was obsessed with you?" romance asked, sporting a teasing smirked to their leader, who was now shooting sharp glares at him.
"wow, she's really looking at everything but us." abby commented, leaning towards jinu.
mystery remained silent on the side, looking more interested with the plants sitting next to him than the conversation between his fellow demons.
baby was doing the same, minding his won business while looking around with a relaxed posture.
jinu, on the other hand, looked at kana through his hair. he was still confused about her sudden change from before. he got too used to kana constantly bothering him whenever artemis and saja boys met.
but now, she's avoiding his gaze while also having a slightly guilty expression on her face.
he shook his head and just decided to mind his own business. not being bothered by her would make their mission easier.
rumi, mira, and zoey were huddled together, constantly switching from glaring at their enemy and talking amongst each other.
"isn't that her? she seems like a good person" zoey whispered to her members, looking at kana with a confused expression.
"we still can't be sure." mira muttered, looking at them with a serious expression.
rumi looked at them before sighing, patting both of their backs and smiling brightly. "oh come on, guys, let's all brighten up. you're scaring them. she already apologized before, so i think she's really trying her best to change"
these hushed whispers did not escape polaris' (except kana) demonic hearing. caelum just let out a snort, looking away once kana looked at him with a questioning gaze.
"they're talking about you" stellan muttered, appearing out of nowhere and almost scaring the silent kana to death.
"...you seriously need to speak more. you're like kuroko tetsuya." kana hissed, holding her hand to her chest. stellan just tilted his head to the side, no emotion behind his eyes.
"who is kuroko tetsuya?" he asked, genuinely curious. "an anime character, you know what...i'll just binge watch kuroko no basuke with you one of these days." kana shook her head, slowly calming down.
"and i know they're talking about me. i did something horrible to their members, i would be more surprised if they don't acknowledge my presence at all" she added, having a gloomy atmosphere around her that mushrooms could sprout any moment now.
lucien tried to swat the gloomy atmosphere with his hand, putting an arm on her shoulder as his overwhelmingly positive aura overshadowed everything.
"don't be too sad, we are on our pathway to stardom bro. every time you look sad and pathetic, caelum is mentally celebrating" he exclaimed, earning a smack at the back of his head from the mentioned men towering all of them.
"you're taking nonsense, luc" caelum replied with a glare, but the blonde just shooed him off like a dog.
when all of the groups were busy talking amongst each other, a staff finally approached them, asking them to enter the studio as the filming were about to start.
with that in mind, bobby and inho finally broke apart, ushering their respective groups inside. the saja boys was the first one to enter because there is no manager holding them back.
the interview backstage of inkigayo was renovated to hold all three k-pop groups. a wooden platform covered with velvet was placed in the side, perfect for holding eight people.
as usual, the saja boys and huntrix members were greeting everyone politely, not letting the other group one up them when it comes to gaining more fans.
meanwhile, the third and obviously unpopular newbies walked in, said a few polite greetings to people who would not look at them rudely.
"sorry guys.." kana muttered, still feeling a little bit of guilt because of her past scandal holding their stardom back.
saiph just shrugged, patting her on her back and smiled. "don't worry about that, i'm sure that after this performance, people would forget what you did before and would idolize us immediately"
kana just smiled before they followed inho's instructions. he made them stand in the middle of the interview studio.
"wow, i feel like a vip" astra commented, standing on back, combing his pink hair with a smile.
kana, knowing why they were asked to stand here, was already getting nervous. she stood near inho, who was busy briefing saiph.
"manager-nim, are we really going to perform first?" she asked, looking at him with an unsure expression.
inho looked at her, pausing for a second before nodding. "the company arranged for your debut showcase to come first as the attention wouldn't be divided."
"so the music video..."
"the music video would be uploaded right after the interview, so do your best to subtly persuade people to tune in and support you. i trust you all that you would know what to do" kana nodded hesitantly before bowing and standing on the first row.
their positions were determined by their height. the taller members were placed on the back to avoid covering the shorter members.
caelum | astra | ravi | stellan
lucien | altair | kana | saiph
kana was quietly looking around as people continued to touch up their make up. they were all dressed like they just came from a baseball game, with matching jersey and pants.
she noticed how huntrix and saja boys were seated separately, with their own staff fussing over their make ups.
she accidentally met jinu's gaze, making her freeze and look away. 'why is he looking at me?! byeol, byeol, is he plotting to take my soul?' kana asked the system who was taking a back seat on her mind.
"nope! not at all! his intimacy value towards you isn't going down or up! it's still neutral, so please work hard to make it go up, host!" byeol happily cheered again before going offline, not wanting to bother kana when she was about to undergo an interview.
"okay, the camera is ready in a minute, everyone, in your positions!"
kana clenched her fist as she looked down.
'i can't let them all down, i can do this, we can do this' she nodded to herself before looking up and ahead, staring right up to the camera.
she let out a smile as the host finally entered the interview booth, going to their positions. the director sat behind the camera, announcing the time they had left.
"three, two, one, we're on air!"
...let's get this party started
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Notes:
note: the saja boys and huntrix finally appeared! i'm so excited to write polaris' performance in the next chapter! i'm using my ten year experience as a k-pop fan to make this fic so i'm sorry for some different references that i may make in the future.
idk why i chose inkigayo instead of music bank but i'm too lazy to change it now haha. i was also contemplating if making the interview separate is the right choice since i sometimes see k-pop groups being interviewed together, but oh well, i don't want to make this more cringe that it is huhu, i really suck at this.
i also apologize if byeol sometimes disappears huhu idk how to add it in the natural flow of the story but i'll try my best to make it appear more in the future, since it is also part of the plot.
by the way, thank you for 200+ hits! i hope more people would find this fic and share their thoughts on the future! i am always looking forward to your comments and i sometimes use your words to improve or for new chapter ideas!
please enjoy this chapter! thank you!
Chapter 7: ❝ 007❞ ✧ ೃ༄
Notes:
note: please listen to EXO's song "Love Me Right" for the performance bit ^^
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
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"minho-ssi, it seems like we are lost in the sea! how can we find our way back?" a young energetic girl asked, looking at the camera with a worried expression. the older idol just patted her back, feigning a confident expression as he spoke.
"don't worry, yena-ssi, i'm sure the northern star can become our guide. as a matter of fact, the new stars are now born and are now with us!" the duo then stepped away from each other, revealing a group made up with eight members.
"let's welcome, polaris!"
saiph subtly looked at his members before opening his mouth to start the greeting. "hana, dul, set! shine on, annyeonghaseyo, we are polaris!" they exclaimed in unison, bowing to the camera.
"wow, wow, what an interesting group! i heard that today is your debut, so how are you feeling?" saiph grinned as he accepted the mic.
"we are very excited to show the public the stuff that we have been working hard for these past few weeks. we are also a little bit nervous, so we hope we don't make any mistakes on the stage" he let out a small laugh after his small joke, making the host laugh alongside him.
"i'm sure that you would do great! polaris is such an interesting name for your group! is there any background story why you picked this name?" the male host added, a curious expression plastered on his face.
saiph looked behind, meeting the other's eyes and decided to give the mic to caelum so he would answer.
"well, yes, our names are all related with light and celestial objects so it was a contributing factor to our group name. besides this superficial reasons, polaris is a perfect name for individuals like us who had been misled and gotten lost in the past but found a much brighter and meaningful path ahead of us" he explained with a charming smile, making people swoon over him.
lucien and kana's eyes met when the hosts started to compliment caelum and shared a knowing look at each other that screams 'what a liar...'
yena's eyes lingered for a bit before meeting kana's eyes for a moment. a bright idea came to her mind like an epiphany.
"ah! minho-ssi, i may have spotted a familiar figure among us! the belle of the group. long time no see, kana-ssi!" caelum had to look away to stop himself from laughing as he gave the mic to kana, who is slowly getting comfortable with the atmosphere in the studio.
"yes, yena-ssi, minho-sunbae, it's been a while" kana replied, smiling to the host, giving off a pleasant expression to the viewers.
"i didn't expect this sudden turn of events! congratulations for your new debut, kana-ssi" minho replied, taking a small dig on kana's expense.
kana, ignoring the obvious insult behind his words, just smiled and nodded. "thank you minho-sunbae, hopefully this is my final debut as an idol" she joked a little, albeit a little awkward, but still made some people laugh.
"kana, kana! why not explain to the viewers our debut song?" altair, a little impatient, exclaimed after holding the mic on his mouth from kana's hand.
"ah, right, thank you altair.." she replied, getting the mic back from his hands.
"our song, "love me right" is a love song disguised with a funky pop beat. it tells the story of us making the person that we love as the center of our universe, while also embracing the love that they reciprocated. all of the members had contributed and worked hard to produce this album, so please support polaris~!" she exclaimed, her eyes shining with excitement as she looked at the camera with a bright smile.
all of the fear and hesitation seems to have disappeared within her and was replaced by the overwhelming presence of hope and excitement.
"kana-ssi's description is so romantic! i can't wait to watch your performance!" yena exclaimed, her face flushed with enthusiasm.
"well, you don't have to wait for too long, yena-ssi! everyone, please looks forward for polaris' debut single, 'love me right'!" minho replied, pointing at the camera with his cue card as the camera cut.
they have now three minuted to go to the studio next door to film their debut in real time. as the camera stopped, the members of polaris hopped down the platform, bowing to everyone and saying their thanks, before heading out.
kana, still a little unnerved with the presence of saja boys and huntrix in the room, was the first one to head out. the rest followed, still wearing their confident and cocky smile.
before they left, rumi and jinu did not miss the purple mark that subtly appeared on the arm of one of the members before they left.
"oh my god, did you see that! we have another demon problem" zoey exclaimed quietly, whispering furiously to her members.
"rumi, do we eliminate them now?" mira asked, her eyebrows rising. rumi shooked her head, subtly looked around before bowing down.
"we can't, there are too much people. plus, we don't know their capabilities right now. plus, we are still fighting against the saja boys." she whispered, her face contorting into more confusion.
"but kana is with them, but she isn't a demon, right? i mean, she's an idol before but she didn't weaken or destroy the honmoon..." zoey mumbled, still trying to rationalize everything.
"i don't know, zoey, i don't understand anything. it just doesn't make sense..." rumi replied, her eyes showing signs of frustration.
on the other hand, jinu was the sole demon who witnessed the mark on the black haired idol (ravi). with a hand on his chin, his frown was so noticeable that romance noticed it immediately.
"what's happening to you, boss? still thinking about your stalker?" he asked, flipping his pink hair back. jinu just ignored him as he tried to think of a reason why another set of demon was in the human realm.
as much as he wants to ask gwi-ma about this, there's a physical feeling of discomfort on his throat that prevents him from speaking or even thinking about it.
"by the way, have seen boss' stalker earlier? she was so cute, especially when she was talking about their songs." romance butted in again, dragging abby on the shoulder. "what's her name again? shana? mana? lana?"
"it's kana, you idiot" baby replied, rolling his eyes as he leaned back on his chair, a lazy expression still etched on his face.
"right, right, kana! i remember now, she's a little cutie whenever she's not bothering the boss" romance mumbled, sighing as a heart appeared on top of abby's head.
"bro, are you fond of that human?" abby asked, fanning himself with his hand.
"this is so dumb.." baby commented again, this time, his eyes were trained on the huge screen in front of them as the show starts again.
the upbeat music coming from the screen interrupted the noise in the interview studio. everyone looked at the tv, showing how each member of polaris moved in sync.
[kana]: oh yeah! c’mon!
the girl danced with a bright smile on her face, her moves catching up with the sharp and strong movements made by the other members.
[lucien]: take your time waenji dugeundaeneun bamiya
na na na na na na na na
[saiph]: so tonight dal kkeutkkaji dallyeogabolkka
yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
the vibe changed as the two tallest members of the group took the center stage, clearly eager to show off
[caelum]: just right, sidongeul georeo eksere bareul ollyeo
modeun geosi teukbyeolhae neowaneun jal eoullyeo
mueoseul wonhadeon imma make it work ([kana]: yeah)
[stellan]: shawty imma party till the sun down
jigeum i sinbiroun neukkimeun mwolkka
wajwo naegero eoseo before the sun rise
nega eopsneun nan eodil gado nobody (yeah)
[lucien] : aw!
their formation changed once again as ravi went towards the center, signaling the start of the chorus.
[ravi]: doro wie yeogin runway nal baraboneun nun sok Milky Way
[kana]: just love me right (aha!) baby love me right (aha!)
[saiph]: oh naegero wa mangseorijim neon maehokjeogin naui universe
[astra]: just love me right (aha!) nae ujuneun jeonbu neoya
[altair]: Just love me right Just love me right Just love me right
[ravi]: nae ujuneun jeonbu neoya
[astra]: shine a light byeolbit sogeul dallyeo eunhasul geonneo
na na na na na na na na
[altair]: meomchul sun eopseo ah yeah!
[caelum]: uril bichuneun dalbicheun yeojeonhaji
ne gwedo an hemaego isseo nan ajik
[stellan/kana]: i can do this all night long baby
[stellan]: nega eoptneun nan eodil gado banjjokjjarinikka ([kana]: oh~)
[altair]: dalbit chanranhan bam pyeolchyeojin byeoldeurui bulkkotnori
[kana]: jom deo nopi naragabolkka ([ravi]: naragabolkka)
[lucien]: gaseum teojildeushan i sungan uri dulman tteoolla
[saiph]: bal mite jigureul dugo love me right
[lucien]: aw
kana finally took the center position as the choreo became more chaotic yet fun from the outside perspective.
[kana]: doro wie yeogin runway nal baraboneun nun sok milky way
[altair]: just love me right (aha) baby love me right (aha) ([lucien] love me right)
[ravi]: so come on baby nuni busige
deo areumdaun neoui universe ([lucien]: areumdaun mady)
[saiph]: Just love me right (aha!) nae ujuneun jeonbu neoya ([lucien]: Oh)
[astra]: just love me right just love me right ([kana]: can you love me right)
just love me right
[caelum]: i just wanna make you love me
([kana]: nae ujuneun jeonbu neoya)
[lucien]: su eoptneun bami chajawado
nae haneuren ojik neoman bitna ([kana]: oh yeah)
[altair]: soksagyeojwo naegeman
[kana]: bamhaneureul neowa naega
[altair]: muldeuryeoga
rumi, zoey, and mira felt the honmoon had been triggered by something. their eyes met, looking for alert, but was confused as the streaks of honmoon that appeared all over the place are glowing blue for a split second before disappearing.
[all]: doro wie yeogin runway nal baraboneun nun sok milky way
just love me right (aha!) baby love me right (aha!) ([kana]: Ooh Yeah)
[astra]: oh naegero wa mangseorijima neon maehokjeogin naui universe
[ravi]: just love me right (aha!) ([lucien]: naui lady)
[ravi]: Nae ujuneun jeonbu neoya ([lucien]: Nae ujuneun jeonbu neoya)
[all]: just love me right ([kana]: oh oh oh yeah)
just love me right just love me right ([kana]: urimanui sigan)
[saiph]: nae ujuneun jeonbu neoya
[all]: just love me right, just love me right, just love me right
([kana]: jjarithan cosmic ride, urimanui yaganbihaeng)
[kana]: i just wanna make you love me
yea ([altair]: woo you got to love)
yea ([altair]: you got to love me)
yea [astra]: nae ujuneun jeonbu neoya ([altair]: nae ujuneun jeonbu neoya)
yea ([kana]: you love me)
yea ([kana]: you love me)
yea ([kana]: you love me)
yea
[lucien]: nae ujuneun jeonbu neoya
when polaris hits the final pose, the live audience seems to have lost their minds as they start to scream out of pure adoration for the rookie group.
everyone on stage was breathing heavily while still maintaining the youthful and energetic smile on their faces as the camera pans towards them.
the chosen ending fairy was lucien, who immediately started to grab attention by acting cute and smiling like a puppy. this method seems to work just fine as the live viewers screamed even louder.
in the studio, no one had said anything at first. no one had expected something out of this group as it was fairly unknown and controversial. having a group composed of a failed and controversial star and a couple of good looking newbies, they expected that this was just a marketing trick to save kana, and cater to an audience that seem to like reverse harem-esque trope.
they didn't expect that they could pull their debut better than most newbies in the industry. their vocal range and dance moves are so pleasing to the ears and eyes that some had pulled their phone out just to subscribe to the group's sns account.
after a few minutes of stunned silence, a group of interns started to gush out about the performance and it started a massage energy boost to everyone.
most of the staff took their phones out to watch and listen to polaris' newly released music video and album.
in the midst of the excited chaos, two kpop groups were stuck on their own bubbles.
huntrix were still puzzled by the honmoon's activity. why did it become active during a performance made by one human and seven demons, and why it didn't break further.
saja boys, on the other hand, were in complete shock. jinu is especially burdened by the fact that these random demons are making these kinds of songs.
this could hinder their plan to steal huntrix's fans and his plan to have his past memories erased. he did want to demand questions from gwi-ma but the forces stopping him from blurting out anything related to the group was still there.
"holy shit.." abby just muttered after watching their performance. he was honestly surprised by the group's performance that it could be on par with their debut.
"ah~! have you seen how the little cutie sang? it's like watching a cute bird flying around and singing merry tunes from its mouth" romance exclaimed, dramatically placing a hand on his chest and forehead, leaning back on his chair.
"this simp." baby murmured, looking at the dramatic show that romance was putting on. but he would be lying if her said that the performance sucks, nor that kana did not look pretty during the performance.
he won't say it out loud tho, it would damage his idol image, he says.
the most quiet member of saja boys just looked at the screen before looking away, his fingers tapping at the back of his hand.
'...she looks okay.' he thought to himself before being distracted by a random insect near him.
as kana and the rest bowed at the audience and were about to exit, byeol popped in her head with a huge grin on its robotic face.
"host, host! the honmoon was 1% restored! it is beyond my calculations! and the fandom has exceeded 10k members during the first 2 minutes after your performance. wishing the host and her members to work hard!" byeol exclaimed, flashing virtual confetti on her mind before disappearing.
kana just let out a sigh before smiling happily, swinging her hand on lucien's shoulder and laughing. the rest looked at her before laughing out of genuine happiness.
"we did well!"
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Notes:
note: i'm so bad at writing this fic that i have several plots in mind but it belongs to the farthest chapters of this fic huhu. i already have the ending planned already.
this is also a saja boys x oc fanfic too, i already have plans for some of the members but are a little clueless about the others (not naming anyone) but i'm sure i can plan this stuff sooner than later.
anyways, not writing too much because it's already three am huhu. we're approaching 300+ hits soon! i hope we reach a thousand these days! thank you for your votes and comments and please enjoy this chapter!
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