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Red Skys and Royal Cards
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Happy Valentine's Day! Chen’s POV

  Getting the damn Royals involved in this would be nuclear, none of us want them anywhere close to us.  Close to Sky, even less.  And neither do I have the want to divulge to Sky just what happened in our past.  What we were capable of doing and what we actually did in the process.

  I would ring Nyx’s neck if doing so wouldn’t cause Kris to strangle me and gut me on the floor for touching his pet.  Both him and Chanyeol are very protective over their animals, and even if we tried to go after them, those tiny creatures are pretty nasty when crossed.

  “I don’t want you to be tormented about whatever happened in your past.  I don’t want you to suffer from those memories.  But, I do need to know what they are, I need to know what happened.”  Sky spoke once again.  Her tone soft and caring.  “Your past has shaped you, it’s made you who you are today.  You have to remember that it’s the past, not your present or your future.  Speaking about it will make it seem as if it is happening, but it’s not, and it won’t affect what we have here now.  So, please.  Tell me.”

  “We did very unforgivable things, Sky.”  I said.

  “We were the people you hate the most.”  Chanyeol muttered.  “Power obsessed Dealers.”

  “What?” she asked.

  “You’ve been told of the origins of Dealers, have you not?”  Kris asked her.

  “I have.”

  Suho stepped over to her bedside.  “Then you know that it started with thirteen Dealers.”  She nodded her head silently.  “Royals come from the immediate family of twelve of the first thirteen while the Descendant is the blood child of the thirteenth Dealer.”

  “Only one of the first thirteen Dealers was able to produce an heir to their blood line.”

  “What happened to the other twelve?”  She asked us.

  I cringed as I thought back to what happened to the Dealers.  “They were cursed.”  I said in the heavy silence that surrounded us.

  “What was their curse?”

  Baekhyun laughed shakily.  “To live eternity as the beings they abused.”

  Sky covered as she began to understand what we were explaining and why this was relevant.  Our history was not pleasant and it was not kind.  It was filled with terrible actions, power and destruction.

  “The twelve of us used to be the first Dealers to exist, until we were cursed for the things we did.”  Luhan sighed.  “The twelve of us along with our youngest, JiHoon, are the Dealers you are told about, the ones you learn about.”

  “W-What?”  She balked.  Her eyes widening as she looked at each on of us.

  “We haven’t always been Warriors.”  Sehun shifted on the bed as if wanting to be closer to her.  “Before we were like this - before we were Warriors we were the first Dealers to exist.”

  “We did many things that we regret when we look back on it.  We treated the Warriors we Claimed even worse than how Dealers do today.  We were cruel to anyone that wasn’t like us.  If someone pissed us off we hurt them, tortured them, killed them.”  Lay explained.

  The things we did in our human lives are unforgivable.  It’s why we don’t like to think of it, to remember it.  We aren’t those people any more, in more ways than one.  We now have that power we were obsessed over but we no longer want it as we once used to.  We are no longer the fun loving humans; we are the beings that we coveted.  Following the orders of the gifted humans we once were.

  A curse we can no longer escape from.

  “All we wanted was power, as much of it as we could get.  What lives we had before were nothing to us any longer, we changed.  And for all we did, we were cursed.”  Xiumin looked away from her.  All of us were having difficulty looking straight at her, scared about the way she would look at us.

  We don’t want to see the disgust, hate, and negative emotions she has towards us once she finds out what we have done.  None of us could handle it; it would break our hearts to know she loathed us for the things we once did.

  “What happened?”  She asked us.  Her voice was muffled from behind her hands as she looked around at all of us in shock.  “What did you do that got you cursed?”

  D.O laughed dryly.  “We broke the one law that will have any Dealer executed today.”

  “There is a reason why no Dealer is allowed to exceed Claiming a single Deck.  The law is in place for a very important reason.”  Kai continued.

  “I don’t see how that could do anything.”  Sky remarked.  “What’s Claiming a bunch of Cards going to do?”

  “It’s not Claiming the Cards that poses the problem.”  Xiumin rung his hands as he watched the floor.  “It’s the reason Dealers Claim those Cards that makes the problem arise.”

  “As you know, Dealers – for the most part – crave power.  They can call upon and control beings of great strength and magic, along with that they can wield a portion of that power.  But for

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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
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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