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Red Skys and Royal Cards
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  “Hey, Jesse.”  I said, surprised to see my mother’s Warrior at the front door.  He was dressed in a red, plaid button up shirt and faded blue jeans.  “What brings you here?”

  “Would you mind if I came in and spoke with you in private, Sky?”  He asked as he glanced around the street behind him cautiously.  “I’m rather well know around here since Aura sends me to relay her messages more than the others, and it wouldn’t be wise for me to be seen with you with the present situations.”

  “Yeah!  Of course, Jes.”  I moved aside and let him in.  “The guys are out back and will be coming in shortly, so let’s head up to the library.  Is Mom still on campus?”

  He moved inside and softly shut the door behind him as he followed me through the house.  “She is.”  He replied hesitantly.  “But, she will be going away for some time and will not be able to be reached.  She’s left myself and Carter to keep an eye on you until things are better resolved.”

  “Oh.”  I sighed.  “She didn’t tell me she was going somewhere.”

  Jesse placed a hand on my shoulder.  “Aura doesn’t want to worry you, Sky.  She’s safe, her Warriors won’t let anything happen to her.”

  Jesse moved to the window and looked out into the backyard where the boys were still practicing and burning energy.  “Things are becoming more dangerous around here.  The War of Cards has already begun to intrude into the Academy where young, easily manipulated children are becoming pawns to be used and tossed aside.”

  “Do you suspect more students here are in line with those killing other Dealers?”  I questioned as I moved up beside him to watch the others as well.

  Chanyeol and Suho were having a friendly competition.  Lay was working with all of them when they managed to injure one another.  And I could just barely make out D.O in the distance sitting alone and in silence.

  “Yes, students and professors alike.”  Jesse darkly stated.  “Aura is looking into some but, as she has to go away, it will be the Royals overseeing the competition who will take over in her absence.”

  I let out a sigh.  “So my identity may be known.”

  Jesse’s hand rested on my shoulder.  “It’s a possibility.  Which is why Carter and I have remained.  We know you and your Warriors are not weak, but some extra protection isn’t a bad thing.  We all have years of experience dealing with this war; you are only being introduced to it.  You handled that last situation well, but it won’t be the last and you may not be so lucky.”

  “So, Mom has you babysitting me again then.”  I commented as I kicked my feet in annoyance.

  It was really nice being able to have such a casual conversation with Jesse.  It was so easy to forget he was a Warrior.  He was always so fun to play with when I was younger and the ease it was to talk with him seemed to carry on even after all these years.

  “If you want to use such terms, then yes.  Aura does have me on babysitting duty.”  Jesse chuckled.  “But now that you are older, we don’t have to sit inside playing games and reading books.”

  Jesse stepped away from the window and turned me around to face him from the gentle hold he had on my shoulder.  “Carter is outside, would you care to join us on our business today?”

  “Join?”  I looked at him quizzically.  “Wouldn’t that defeat the purpose of not letting people see me with you.”

  Jesse gave me a reassuring smile.  “Aura never told you what we could do, did she?”

  “Never.”

  Jesse shook his head as he then led me from the library and down to the main floor.  “Carter can create mirages and hide events or objects.  I would compare it best with your light-bending Warrior.  It would use roughly the same technique, bur Carter creates a mirage in the minds of others.  No one would see you walking with us.”

  “Wicked.”  I awed as we reached the main level.  “What about you?”

  He smirked.  “I can completely sever a Dealer’s connection with their Warriors and Cards.  They can’t even Summon them from their Cards.”

  “So it was you that stopped my boys from locating me when I left campus to see my parents.”  I reasoned. 

  “It was.”

  “Damn, that’s insane.”

  “To you.  It’s pretty normal for me.”

  “Let me go let them know I’m going with you so they don’t worry.”

  “As you wish.  Carter and I will wait for you out front.”

  Nodding I made my way to the backyard as Jesse left from the front.  Pushing the door open I whistled to get their attention.  When a majority of them stopped what they were doing and looked over at me I waved before calling over to them.  “I’m heading out with two of my mother’s Warriors for the rest of the day.  You can’t come.”

  “It’s not safe.”  Baekhyun hollered back.

  “They won’t let anything happen to me, and if something were to go amiss you know how to track me and you are only a mental scream away.”  I replied.

  “Can you work over such a long distance?”  Luhan called before he dropped Chen to the ground in a heap.

  “That hurt!”

  I ignored Chen as I saw Lay move towards him.  “I’ve been practicing.  I know for a fact I can at least reach you, Luhan, no matter the distance.”

  “I don’t like this.”  Kai muttered from behind me.

  I jumped up and spun around on him with a screech.  “Hey!  Don’t do that!”

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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
#1
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