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Red Skys and Royal Cards
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Lay’s POV

  I hate this competition.  I absolutely loath that Sky has to participate.  She shouldn’t be allowed to participate with her condition, but it isn’t like I can change this fact.  ‘Nothing is wrong with her, nothing can be detected’ is what any doctor would say.  But I know different, I know that there is something wrong with her.

  She’s dying.  I can feel it.  I know what’s wrong with her but there isn’t anything I can do to stop it.  I’ve tried over and over to stop it but nothing changes anything.  Transferring energy doesn’t work as we just found out, and I can’t heal it.  I commend Kris for figuring out a way to give Sky some of his energy but in the end it didn’t work.

  Kris knew the boys were going to be pissed if they learned he kissed her today, but it was a risk the three of us were willing to take.  Kris has the strongest energy out of the twelve of us, and that was still useless.  I don’t know what to do any more.

  We aren’t going to tell the others just yet, it isn’t time they know.  It will only hurt them and distract them from protecting her during this stupid event the Academy is doing.  Three of us knowing is enough for now, we can deal with it when something arises, plus at least we can stay levelheaded and not over react. 

  If only I knew how to stop this.  If only I could do something useful.  If only.

  “Did it work?”  Suho asked as he came up beside me in the entrance.  Kris was holding up against the ragging boys before us so I knew Suho and I wouldn’t be overheard if we kept our voices down.

  “No.  She took the energy well, no complications there, but it didn’t stop it. It didn’t make it any stronger.  It’s still breaking.”  I replied sadly.  There wasn’t anything I could do and I hated that.  I’m a healer, and I can’t do anything to save her from what I know is going to come soon.  Day by day it gets worse, her Ability is only speeding it up.

  I caught Kris’ eyes and shook my head.  I saw the pained look flash across his features before he continued to be stoic.  We all thought this would work, that this would solve our problem, but in the end it was useless.  It did nothing.

  “I need time to think.  There has to be something I don’t know.”  I told Suho as I turned to leave.

  I couldn’t watch these boys acting this way over something so unimportant.  Yes, Kris was the first one of us to kiss her and most of them are jealous, even I am, but I have no right to be, I proposed the idea in the first place.  I can’t react like they are for something I knew was going to happen.  Neither Suho nor I had a right to be a part of this.

  Kris could take this; he knew this was what he was getting into when he agreed to this.  He would be fine and would take anything the others gave him and wouldn’t say a word.

  I shut the door to the library behind me, a sigh falling from my lips.  I sat on one of the couches and looked around the room staked with books.  One of them had to have an answer to my questions.  One of them had to explain what was going on.

  Like I’ve thought of many times before, her core is breaking.  Her core, the only thing protecting her from the power of our bonds, is falling apart.  A bond between a Dealer and a Warrior is like an energy string that connects the two beings.  It’s a strand of pure energy that latches onto their soul and beings the formation of their core.

  The more energy that builds up the more need there is for a protective barrier to be formed.  Pure, raw energy is harmful to be exposed to, I tend to think every Dealer already has a core within them that becomes activated when they Claim their first Warrior.  It grows stronger as more Warriors are Claimed and their bonds cluster within the Dealer’s core.

  When the strength of twelve similar bonds is clustered together they create another energy that forms itself into the Abilities that Dealer’s possess.  The core acts as a filter.  It contains the harsh, and deadly energy that the bonds are made of and filters it so no harm is done to the Dealer.

  Without the core in place to protect it’s Dealer, the raw energy of the bonds would burn them to death from the inside.  That amount of raw energy is lethal to anyone that is not immortal.  Warriors carry this raw energy within us; it fuels our powers and allows us to heal within our Cards.  It is like our life source and it ties us to our Cards.  This does not harm us, but for Dealer’s it isn’t the same.

  These double bonds we have with Sky are much s

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Wynter
With how crazy the world is right now, my updates are slower. I will not abandon this, please have patience and I promise to update again soon. Stay safe everyone please. Many Blessings, Wynter (8.20.20)

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ShawolBlinger4life
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Chapter 176: Still reading this in 2024! Hope you are doing well
YEOLLIEZEL
#2
Chapter 176: I am an avid fan of this great story. I am still waiting for an update even after almosr 3 years which means this is a very very great story 😊
poprocksgum
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Chapter 176: it’s probably my 10th time or something reading this. Been missing sky and her warriors 🥹 i hope you are well!
soshi16
#4
Chapter 176: I re reas this nth time 🥺🥺🥺🥺
PunkRock123 #5
Chapter 11: Heyy, i dont know if you know already but fhere is a fic that practically plagiarized your entire writing. The only difference is the mc background and the card appearance order. But the timeline and many sentences are the exact same. Here is the link https://www.asianfanfics.com/story/view/1331812/descended-fromthe-stars
PunkRock123 #6
Chapter 174: oh my goshhh, a long time ago i remember i would always check for updates everytime i go on aff. I really appreciate you to update after 2 years and me reading this again after 5 years O.o its crazy!!!
YehetOhorat1994 #7
Chapter 176: hey wynter! ive started reading this fic years ago, as an early teen and now my teen years are almost ending. this story had brought me so much joy and strength, and is honestly one of the best ive read ever!! keep doing what you do, being a nurse definitely isnt easy at this time, so dont rush to put out updates, though we’ll all definitely be waiting eagerly for the upcoming content!! love what youve been doing so far, keep it up ♡ thank you for the hard work you put in as a nurse too, im sure everyone sppreciated it
iorifae #8
Chapter 2: omg this fanfic brought back so many memories 😭 the last time i read this was like when i was 12 (?) , i still remembered this fanfic cause man i was so in love with exo back then even noww~~ , im glad you still keep this story <3
PuffyBunnyIsLazy
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Chapter 23: Hi Wynter~!
It’s been awhile and I hope that you’re doing well. I’ve noticed since all of the craziness that’s been happening that lots of people are reverting back to the things that brought them comfort when they were younger. This chapter reminded me of that and I wanted to say that this fic of yours is definitely something I truly hold near and dear to my heart.

It reminds me of simpler times in middle school and high school and all the times I’ve read this to escape reality. Your story brings me comfort and joy each and every time. Throughout college I’ve been trying to re-read this from the beginning whenever I can (I’m probably on attempt three or four now? Lol), but I never really had enough time to due to school. As I’m trying to read every single chapter again, I just wanted to say how thankful and grateful I am to you for creating this story. I and many others have thoroughly enjoyed it over the years, and will continue to for many more.

You are truly an amazing and talented writer, and it’s admirable how you can create worlds and bring this much happiness to so many people with your words. It’s crazy to see how much things have changed (for EXO) since the beginning chapters, but that’s just part of life haha. I sincerely wish and hope you’re doing well and that you’re taking care of yourself. Much love <3