"Remember Injun, don't hesitate to stop if you can't control it"

"Yeah..., I know"

Jeno stood in front on me with his hand in his pockets.

The seven of us were currently in the weight room. I wanted to see if I could try controlling my demonic powers again, so they agreed to supervise me.

I took a deep breath and slowly began to charge up my power, again.

After about a minute, a dark energy soon surrounded me.

"Good. You're doing great. Make sure that you keep your focus. I know that you can get past this point Injun"

Jeno calmly encouraged.

I smiled for a brief moment, and closed my eyes to refocus my attention on maintaining control. I felt the little painful spark I feel every time I get this far, but I ignored it and kept going.

I kept myself calm, and didn't think of anything else but control.

I'm tired of failing. I'm tired of Jeno having to knock me out every time I fail. And I'm tired of feeling like I'm getting nowhere with my powers.

It has to work. I need it to work. I need to make this power my own. I need to make everyone proud.

I need to face my true demon.

"You're doing really good Injunie~. Keep believing in yourself~"

Jeno happily cheered.

I pushed myself a little harder, and I felt myself absorbing the power.

"He's doing it...!"

I heard Jisung gasp.

"Injun, be sure to stop when you feel like you've completely absorbed your power. Don't go over that limit"

Jeno informed me, and I softly nodded as to not worry him.

I soon felt the dark energy completely cover me. I know they started to worry a little, but I think I'm doing fine.

My body soon started feeling heavy as the remaining bits of power flooded into me. I let out a small sigh after feeling the last bit of power enter me, and I made the dark energy around me disappear.

They all stayed silent, so I kept my eyes closed. I was scared that all of that did nothing and I still looked the same. I stood still, waiting for them to speak the agonizing truth.

"Injunie....."

"Y-Yeah...?"

I warily answered, afraid of what Jeno was about to say.

"......Y-You did it~!"

My eyes shot open from his response.

"I d-did?!"

"Yes! Look in the mirror!"

He excitedly pointed to one of the mirrors in front of us.

I turned just a little bit, still scared that they were messing with me.

But, it actually did work!

There was a demonic aura around me, my horns got even longer, my hair turned black, my ears were pointy, the tip of my tail turned purple, my nails got sharper, and my eyes turned completely white!

"Your eyes are the same as when you first awakened your power hyung~! But this time, you're in full control~!"

Chenle excitedly cheered.

"I'm so proud~!"

Donghyuck cheered along.

"I always knew you'd do it hyung~"

Jaemin smiled.

"You're making such great progress hyung~!"

Jisung eagerly praised.

"Just watch! You'll have full control of your powers in no time~!"

Mark happily reassured.

Jeno softly rested his hand on my head, pulling my attention away from the mirror.

"You've grown well Injunie~. I know that you'll grow even more in the future~!"

He brightly smiled at me, and softly pet my head.

I felt tears leave my eyes after hearing their kind words. But even though I was crying, I was smiling.

...I finally did it!

I can live up to dad's expectations now!

They all hugged me, and Jeno gently wiped away my tears and calmed me down.

"Come on. Let's go show everyone your achievement~"

He smiled, holding my hand.

"O-Ok~!"

-

30 Minutes Later

-

I changed back after everyone saw my progress.

And Taeyong decided to make another celebratory dinner for finally being able to control my demonic powers.

This time, he made an entire array of seafood, as well as a huge serving of seafood udon for everyone.

But, there was someone missing.

Eunji.

"Taeyong-hyung, where's Eunji?"

I questioned whilst eating my noodles.

"She might me in the garden again. She's been very moody lately. I want to help her, but she won't tell me what's wrong..."

"I'll go talk to her. Jisung, you wanna come with me?"

"Sure~"

"We'll be back hyung~"

I smiled, and we immediately left.

-

When we entered the garden, it was raining?

It must be Taeyong's doing.

We searched around for her, but she wasn't anywhere to be found.

"Psst"

We suddenly heard Jaemin whisper to us.

He was standing at the door, pointing to a corner of the room flooded with a bunch of Monstera plants.

He used his telescopic vision to find her for us~.

We quietly mouthed a thank you to him, and he left to finish eating.

We quietly made our way to the plants, and I gently moved a few out of the way. And there she was, sitting in a little pond behind the plants with her back against a mossy rock.

She grew up so much!

She looks our age already! Well, at least in god years.

One of the fairies that resides in our garden suddenly flew past us in her direction.

She snapped out of the daze she seemed to be in, and admired the fairy.

She brought her hands out of the water, and the fairy landed in her hands, making her softly smile.

"H-Hey, Eunji"

She jumped a little after hearing my voice, and finally gave us her attention.

"...We were just wondering if you'd like to come have dinner with us. Taeyong-hyung made seafood and udon...~"

I softly smiled, and she hesitantly shook her head after a while.

"...I'll pass. Thank you"

She softly spoke.

I can tell she's lying.

She looks hungry.

"Hyung really wants you to join us. But he knows something is bothering you. Is there a reason why you won't tell him?"

Jisung inquired, and she just shrugged her shoulders.

"...He'll get worried if I tell him. I don't want him to worry about me"

"He's going to worry regardless. Even before you came back to life, he still worried about you. He would tell us sometimes that he hoped you were still alive, and that you weren't in any danger. He's still worrying about you now because you won't tell him what's wrong. If it's not something that's too personal, then you have to talk about what you're going through"

I gently scolded.

She stayed silent for a bit, and sighed again.

"...It's about me"

"Is everything alright?"

Jisung asked.

"...I'm a god like my brother, but there's something wrong with me. I don't remember anything about my past life. I don't even remember my powers, or what type of god I am..."

"So, the only thing you could remember when you were suddenly resurrected was Taeyong-hyung and your name...?"

I asked, and she nodded.

"It's just a thought, but maybe telling hyung about this will only benefit you. He's a god of fortune after all, so he could be our best bet with helping you remember"

Jisung explained.

"...But he can only help if you tell him. You won't have to tell him alone if you don't want to. We'll be right by your side if you want"

I smiled and held my hand out to her.

Her three birds suddenly came out of nowhere and started chirping at her, as if to encourage her further.

She finally smiled and took my hand.

"I don't want Yongie-oppa to worry about me more than he already does... Thank you both for talking with me. I really appreciate you two. Let's go~"