I woke up, but I wasn't in my room.

I'm in the infirmary?

It's pretty dark in here, but there are some dim lights around. Where is everyone?

I sat up and tried getting up to walk, but my back started hurting really bad. Not to mention I've got a monster headache. What happened to me???

I made my way to the door, despite the pain, to go search for the others. I held onto the wall to give me at least a little support.

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I came to the first floor first, but no one is here.

I'm an idiot. I keep forgetting no one barely even comes to the this floor.

What a waste of time...

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The kitchen was empty, so I came to the training room, but no one is here either.

That's strange. Someone's usually training in here during their free time. Oh well...

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This is getting ridiculous.

I would expect either Chenle or Jaemin to be in the game room, but they're not. Where could they all be...?

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I checked the theater room, washroom, tech lab, supply room, and the indoor garden, but no one was there.

It really shocks me that no one was in the garden, not even Judah. I'm off to the indoor pool I guess...

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No one is here, not even Jeno, and he loves swimming!

All of this searching is making me tired now... Well, now I can check the dance and music room.

Not even Jisung is in here, and he dances the most!

Mark and Donghyuck are usually here recording, but they're not here either...

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If you're wondering where all of my machines are, I sold some of them. People really like high powered tech around here, so they'll pay a lot for them.

But anyway, no one is here either. Taeyong is usually here cleaning the garage, but he's not....

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I checked all of their rooms, but no dice.

Maybe they just left me behind... I've always been in their shadows anyway. What could I possibly mean to them...?

Even though there's a chance that no one is there, I'm going to check the penthouse. Even though it might be pointless, I'm going to check.

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"Renjun!"

"Hyung!"

Everyone, including our new companions, came running to me and gave me a group hug.

They didn't leave me after all! They didn't leave me behind~!

"Hyung! We were so worried about you!"

Chenle cheered, continuing to hug me when everyone else let go.

I guess he missed me the most~.

"Oh! You all probably know! What happened to me? And why does my head and back hurt like hell?"

"You really don't remember?!"

Jisung asked with much surprise.

"No??? Did I do something wrong??"

"Chenle, you should explain. You were with him the whole time after all"

Taeyong suggested, to which he agreed.

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Chenle brought me to his room, and we each sat in one of his beanbag hammocks.

He seemed pretty shaken up about something.

"Hey Lele. Are you ok?"

"Hmm? Oh, yeah. I was just thinking about what happened..."

"What happened...?"

I asked, to which he stressfully sighed.

"Well, I was in the study hall with you, then Niha and Fasa showed up. They started badmouthing you, so you tried beating them up. Fasa kinda beat you up instead though. I tried to help you, but Niha ended up stabbing me with his kunai. Apparently, he put a poison jutsu on it, which was why you saw me crying, because of how much it hurt..."

Did that really happen...?

"After that, I heard you yelling, and the next thing I knew, Niha and Fasa were blasted into a window. Then this figure showed up. It was all black and had glowing white eyes. I thought it was gonna kill me, but instead, it healed me"

"What was that thing???"

"...It was you hyung.."

"W-What..?!"

"Wait, let me finish. You told me to take your backpack and that book Jisung gave you, and you told me to keep Hiss safe. Afterwards, you asked me to go get the others. I did, but when I came back with them, you were different..."

"...Different h-how..?"

"You were still a black figure, but there was a red aura around you, and your eyes were completely red instead of white. There was this huge whirlwind around you too. Niha and Fasa kept badmouthing you, since they were in the whirlwind with you. But we did everything we could to help you"

"D-Did I hurt any of you...?"

"Apart from you sending Mark-hyung straight into a wall, you didn't hurt anyone. But he's fine, so don't worry about him~"

"..."

"But, do you remember anything?"

"Not really.... All I remember is that I saw flashes of white and red soon after I saw you crying. Then..., I saw you guys looking all worn out and tired, and I was crying. I don't remember anything else..."

"I see... But we're all really glad you're finally awake~!"

"Finally? How long was I out???"

"Should we really tell him how long it's been? It might shock him a bit too much"

Mark sighed, entering the room with almost everyone.

"Where's everyone else?"

"Grover, Bleddyn, Judah, and Enzo are in the garden, and the others are in the game room"

Taeyong explained as everyone sat down in Chenle's multiple cubbies. 

"Jisung, I think you should tell him. He needs to know how long we've missed him..."

Donghyuck looked as if he'd been grieving for a long time.

They all did actually.

"Jisung, how long was I out...?"

He was hesitant to tell me, like all the others were.

But he told me anyway, since he doesn't like keeping things from me.

"It's been at least two months..."

"TWO MONTHS?!"

"From what Jisung researched, your body couldn't handle all of the energy you were expelling. And...the others learned some new things about you too"

Taeyong looked away, with what seemed like guilt.

"Jisung, what does Hyung mean???"

Jisung said nothing, he just handed me a very odd looking book.

I quickly opened it, and it read: Nephalem Physiology.

But..., Nephalems are people who are half-angel and half-demon... But..., that could only mean...

"No... Y-You're joking with me, r-right?!"

Taeyong held my shoulders as I looked at him in disbelief. 

"I already knew about all of this. Grover and Bleddyn already told the others about how your mother was an angel, but...

"I-It can't be true... T-Tell me it's not true!"

"It is... Your father was a demon..."