Monster Thief

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Description

The monsters under your bed,

as you grow older,

will then move into your head.

Foreword

Nyctophilia 

Wooyoung grinned unnervingly, eyes gleaming with hysteria. His delicate white fingers gingerly touched the shadows, almost glaring at the greedy black that swallowed half of his fingertips as they dipped into the shadows. Soft coils of his hazel colored hair are out of place- the sharp blonde tips grazing the male's forehead. And the other kids on the playground- not near where Wooyoung crouches at the corner- whisper to each other, narrow eyes boring holes into his back. It wouldn't hurt as much if the scalding words weren't heard- after all, the words weren't meant for his ears, but Wooyoung hears, and he hears it all. The wicked wind carries every poisonous syllable to him, and the wounds that are slashed across his heart are piling up. But he doesn't need them. No. They wouldn't understand the beauty of darkness anyways- those humans whom all desperately cover the tiniest of flaws. They don't see the flaws as something to be proud of, or the simple beauty of imperfections. Yet Wooyoung does. So it doesn't come as a surprise that he's the oddball out- even with his enticing visuals and smile that melts everyone's hearts- a boy that looks like an angel that doesn't belong on the Earth with his gentle features. But oh, how wrong they were. His preferences are different from them, as how the world they view is only the first layer of the truly magical world. 

The shadows swirled around his hand, dancing and entangling with each other in an eerie tune that only the shadows themselves heard. And sometimes, they crept up his pale hands, swinging over his fingernails, and diving into the pores of his skin. The shadows made pictures too. A wilting rose. A cracked joker's mask. A smashed harp. But no one else saw the dark as he did- and they refused the lens of perspective Wooyoung offered them. They deemed the silent, eccentric child as insane, and left him to his own devices. And the lonely, sweet boy grew to be grateful of the isolation that wrapped his heart in chains, because it was because of him being special, that he meet them. And they saw the world just like Wooyoung did- they loved and accepted him for it. The best part of being with them was slipping into the never-ending folds of darkness- being enveloped in the swathes of silky black soothed Wooyoung's stunted heart, and smoothed out the rough edges that had sharpened over the years of neglect.

What they did was utterly twisted- they handed the fragile boy slick weapons of mass destruction and broke down his dainty glass walls, and instead handed him new materials to rebuild himself with. They told him, with smiles of innocence- another thing Wooyoung fit in with them: appearances that deceive- that their job was to infiltrate and rip apart a standing obstacle in their way. And that was how Wooyoung became one of their own- their family- a nation. 

A nation that admires the dark, the dark creatures of the night- and killed them.

Other groups like them also sought out the mystical creatures, but after centuries of not convincing one to their side, one particular group decided to create the monsters themselves. They were tired of waiting. And the PROJECTS begun, wrecking terror across countries, nightmares come to life disguised as daydreams. 

It was Wooyoung's duty to find the PROJECTS (to love them) and destroy them.

Green_Bamboo
GOING THROUGH MASSIVE EDITING (7/4/16)

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Amalya
#1
Chapter 4: I love the quote that you opened the story with. It's beautiful and helps the reader to feel a great deal of emotion before we even begin reading. I think the 'Before Entering the Room' is a bit redundant since you establish that first thing with the next couple paragraphs, but your descriptions in this partial chapter are lovely! They evoke a great many feelings and images in my head so that the scenery and the way the story unfolds is almost surreal and visceral. That last paragraph in particular is pretty much sublime and it's amazing! I was frustrated when that was where you stopped it. haha

Given that I don't know much of your other works and it's been a while since I read the first chapters, I'm not sure how much help I'd be in comparing but I do know that this chapter feels rather underwhelming and incomplete. For me, it was a letdown that Wooyoung appeared to have no chance whatsoever when he approached his target. Given how you've built the Shadow Walkers up, I was expecting some sort of ability or resistance and that just didn't happen. Even if he is going up against an S level target, aren't they supposed to be the elites? So I pretty much snorted when he practically fell through the doorway and was then subsequently marched along with no trouble at all. >.> Hmm... It almost feels like it was a setup in the first place, and it might be, but because I only have a glimpse, I don't know.

I don't mean for that to be discouraging because I did enjoy reading it and as the commenter below stated, I wonder very much why the Siren will choose not to kill Wooyoung to promote the WooKay pairing. I'm also curious how the other Shadow Walkers are faring and how everything is going to unfold. You've certainly got my attention and I will definitely continue to read. *nod* With that being said, great job in getting this far and I wish you the best of luck with finishing this chapter and the rest of the story in a personally satisfactory manner. ^_^
Piyoungie__11
#2
Chapter 4: Great job author-san! I really enjoyed your style of writing
I'm looking forward to the WooKay development and I hope you have ChanHo and TaecKhun's battles in store for us as well ^^

Keep up the good work, fighting~ <3
hwootestjang #3
Chapter 4: Yeay they meet finally!! The time has begun
Amalya
#4
This is an interesting concept and a fascinating look into another world. I'm certainly curious as to how the boys are Shadow Walkers like that and if it's random or there's something that makes them that way, but how you're building the world up is quite intriguing. I like the idea of Wooyoung having an old fashioned weapon like a sword (that never gets old) and seeing the way they're all three different in the same field is also intriguing.

The idea of speaking to shadows is something pretty cool and though I'm a bit confused about the competition and the way in which they're apparently creating these PROJECTS, the dichotomy between the 'good' guys and the 'other' guys is definitely creating some tension. I was a teensy bit confused about the way you explained capturing and killing the different ranks: is there a difference and if so, what is it? haha

And now with this latest twist, I'm certainly curious to see how this will be a WooKay fic given the recent development. There's gotta be something to the S Rank beasties and possibly Wooyoung in particular that make it possible but I'll be damned if I know what it is yet. I guess time will tell but I at least wanted to drop a comment and say I'm interested in seeing where this goes. Good job with getting it started and good luck in finishing it!
-Tigress-
#5
Chapter 3: Okay I am very much loving this. Thank you for writing this story for me!!! <3
hwootestjang #6
Chapter 3: I am very much in love with this. Yes, I am so pleased and excited for next.
2PM2PM2PM
#7
Chapter 2: Oooh, I absolutely loved the descriptions for the rank S monsters! Junho was a bit creepy :S But I can so see Nichkhun as the 'Angel' and Minjun's description was Awesome! And I loved the name changing lol!

But now I don't know if I should be excited or scared over what happens next. Probably a bit of both!
2PM2PM2PM
#8
Chapter 1: oooh, already it's so interesting and original!

And I love the facr that chansung thought woo wss pretty kkkk he sooo has a crush on him :)

anywho, great story! I look forward to more :)