"Hey Xinya. Where's your brother run off to? He's gonna miss dinner again"

Chan worriedly asked me, just as I was finishing my food.

"He's probably off somewhere sulking again. I've told him before that it's not gonna do him any good pouting alone all the time"

Jeongho sighed.

"He's probably outside. I'll find him and take him his food"

I quickly made a plate for him and was about to leave the room, but Jeongho stopped me.

"I'm going with you. He'll need something to drink right?

He walked passed me, holding a glass of water.

"So you're not coming with me to make sure that I get to him safely?"

I asked, smiling at him.

"Don't make me answer that"

He looked back at me with a small smirk on his face.

We made our way outside and searched around the perimeter for him, and finally found him sitting on the roof of the watchtower next to the house.

I flew up to him, while Jeongho scaled the wall to get to the roof. We both sat on either side of him, but he didn't say a word.

After a few minutes of saying nothing, he finally broke the silence.

"I know that you're all worried about me, but don't be. Please, just got back inside"

"You should know by now that I'm not leaving you here alone Reirei"

"Did you forget about what happened just a couple days ago? You can't just sit out here by yourself dude. And it's even more dangerous since it's already nine at night"

Jeongho lightly scolded him, but he said nothing.

"Reirei. Just please talk to us..."

I held one of his hands, while holding his plate in the other.

He sighed, but finally gave in.

"I feel...bad. Worse than I usually do"

"Is it because of daddy and Nitro?"

He nodded.

"I've been such a big jerk to Nitro, when all he wanted was to be my brother. I don't know what got into me to make me treat him less than that. He's always been so nice to me, but I know that lately he's been scared of me. I never meant to push him away like I did. We used to be so close, all three of us were. But, I just had to go and ruin that by pushing him away. And now, I've made him keep a promise that he was probably so scared to go through with. I've put him in grave danger, all because I was so selfish. I shouldn't have done that... He probably feels like he has to prove himself to me, for me to finally accept him as a brother..."

"But, he already considers you his brother. Even if that changed for you, that didn't change for him. He could be just trying to help us. He's counting on all of us to fulfill our end of the mission, while he carries out his end"

"And what about dad? I've been such a jerk to him too. I haven't addressed him the same way that I address mom in two years. I didn't address him as my father until I realized that we were about to be separated. I always felt like he didn't really care about us, since he didn't spend as much time with as and mom as I wanted him too. But I realize now that he was only doing his job. He has to protect our world, and rule over two other realms at the same time. And he's our world's number one hero. He must've been so stressed out and tired, and all I cared about was him not spending time with us. And even though I was a jerk, he still loves me. He said so himself before we left him. I feel so stupid... I didn't mean to push him away too... I didn't even get a chance to apologize to either of them, and now I can't because their stuck dealing with the enemy... How could I have been so selfish...?"

"...And how do you think I feel?"

Jeongho abruptly asked.

"You think you're the only one feeling guilty? I've been treating my dad like shit for years. I love him and mom a lot, and I think they're both so cool and strong. When I was younger, I wanted to be just as strong as him. But over time, I started to think I was better than him. I wanted to fight him and beat him one day. But because I knew that I couldn't, I began to hate him and his strength. But I see now that I was too overconfident in myself. Uncle Renjun had to save me after I was impaled by that spike. When it broke my sword and hit me, I thought that I was going to die. I saw just how outclassed I really was, and what I had done as a result of how blind I was. I pushed my father away, when all he was trying to do was love me and help me become strong like him. I only stopped training with him because I couldn't handle him trying to correct me, but now I wish that I would've never stopped training with him. I wish that I would've kept showing him the same love that he showed me. All I ever really wanted was to be like him, but now, it seems like I'm only turning into his enemy..."

Jeongho tightly held the glass of water, trying not to lose his composure.

They're both feeling extremely guilty, and now they're regretting what they've done. Jeongho misses Uncle Jeno and wants to correct his mistakes, and Xinrei misses dad like I do, but he also want to correct his mistakes.

"Listen you two. Just because you both may have made mistakes with Uncle Jeno and dad, doesn't mean that their love for you has changed. No matter what either of you say or do, you're still their kids. Their love for you will never change, and they'll continue to sacrifice everything for us. It's good that you're realizing your mistakes, but dwelling on them won't change a thing. We've got to be strong for them now. This mission that dad gave us is like an unexpected training session, but also an adventure at the same time. We have to gain new allies, but we also have to face bigger and stronger foes, even those that outrank us in strength to keep getting stronger. We just have to remember what we've learned from them and from school, and use that knowledge to our benefit. Remember that dad told us to count and rely on each other, and that he's counting on us. We all have to be there for each other, no matter what or who we come across. This is our only way to get stronger and save them. If you want to make up for what you did, this is your chance. Jeongho can save Uncle Jeno, and we can save dad. But we have to be strong and work together to make that happen. That's the only way that we can get our lives and families back"

They were both amazed by my speech, as well as my serious expression.

"I couldn't have said it better myself Xinya~"

We suddenly heard Chan speak.

We looked down from the roof, and found all of the others standing below us. I guess they all got a chance to hear everything we said.

"We're all in this fight together. We'll help you take back what was taken from you all, no matter what it takes"

He smiled from down below.

"Yeah! E-Even if it'll be scary!"

Minkyu determinedly agreed, making the three of us smile.

"Oh no... Your food is cold now Reirei..."

"Let's go heat it up then, and get back inside where it's safe"

He smiled at me.

"That's more like it Rei"

Jeongho playfully hit his shoulder, happy to see him back in better spirits.

We all made our way down to the others, and we all retreated back inside where it was safe.

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4 Hours Later
1am

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I woke in the middle of the night, since I was feeling thirsty, but I couldn't move?

I tried calling Xinrei to wake him up since he was sleeping right next to me, but I couldn't move my mouth either??

The only thing that I could move was my eyes, so I looked around some more to at least try and figure out what was going on.

I finally noticed an unfamiliar person sitting right next to my side of the bed. He was dressed in all black and his hair was well kept.

He didn't say anything and just kept staring at me.

Who the heck is this guy???

Wait. If I remember correctly, I remember a couple days ago that he said one of Woojin's powers was called Breakdown.

After we saved Mark and Donghyuck, they told us what all of his powers do. His Ursine power gives him the ability to either mimic and even transform into a bear.

His Wrist Knives power lets him produce knives from his wrists to attack his opponents. His knives are thinner than a razor blade, and are easily capable of cutting open almost anything.

And his Breakdown power let's him put anyone who's asleep into a state of sleep paralysis. Even if they wake up and see him, they won't be able to move unless his power is deactivated.

He must've used that power on me! So this definitely is Woojin, without a doubt!

He's the one that betrayed Chan and the others! But, what's he doing back here if he was banished?!

I tried moving again, but it was still impossible.

"Even though you've figured out who I am, and even though you know exactly what my powers can do, you're still struggling to move? I expected better from you, Huang Xinya"

Wait.

How does he know my name???

"Don't look so surprised. Just about everyone knows who you and your brother are. And now that the high and mighty Huang Renjun isn't here to protect you, anyone can do as they please and come for you. Luckily for me though, I made it to you before anyone else could"

He menacingly smiled, before picking me up and carrying me out of the room.

He quietly carried me through the house, trying to find the exit. But right when he did, he froze after he came across Chan in the hallway.

He had a glass of water in his hand, but he dropped it when they locked eyes and he saw me in his arms. Upon hearing the glass shattering, Lee Know came to see what was wrong.

He froze right next to Chan when he saw me in Woojin's arms, and he immediately got angry, as did Chan.

"You..!"

Lee Know used his power to extend his nails into claws, and Chan summoned a gun and aimed it at him.

"I told you to never come back Woojin. This time I'll kill you if you don't let her go"

"What ever happened to addressing me as hyung Chan? Just because I'm no longer one of you doesn't mean you can disrespect me"

"YOU'RE NOT MY HYUNG ANYMORE!!"

He aimed the gun at his head and pulled the trigger, but Woojin dodged the bullet and ran off with me to find another exit.

He continued to dodge all of the bullets that Chan fired off at him, and eventually Woojin found another way out. He continued to run, until he made it back to the front of the house.

Parked not to far from it was an aircraft that I assumed he came here on.

"Magician's Red!!"

I heard Donghyuck's voice, and suddenly Woojin was hit in the back with fire.

He fell and dropped me in the process. And because he was caught off guard, his power deactivated and I could move again.

All of the others, except for Xinrei, came outside to save me and take care of Woojin. Donghyuck was the first to get to me, but he jumped back when a huge spike of black ice flew towards him.

Thankfully, it missed him and hit the ground. But when it hit the ground, the surrounding grass started dying instantly!

I looked back and saw his evil double jump down from the aircraft.

When he hit the ground, black ice covered the surrounding ground and it to started dying.

He slowly walked towards us, and stopped when he was right next to Woojin and helped him get up.

"Don't even think about it. She's coming with us"

Before anyone made a move, a loud boom had come from behind us.

The aircraft had miraculously burst into flames, and was falling to the ground. As it was falling, Xinrei suddenly appeared beside me out of nowhere, and his eyes were glowing pink!

Right after he appeared, the aircraft hit the ground and blew up behind us!

"And you're not going anywhere. I'll kill you for trying to take my sister from me"

He looked at the two with eyes full of rage.

He must've known what was going on from the time Woojin showed up. He must've been pretending to be asleep, and crossed dimensions after we left the room.

He found the aircraft afterwards and boarded it. Then he waited until nobody was on it before using his Laser Vision to destroy one of its main power sources.

"Rei..."

"I won't let them take you, or any of the others. I promise"

He helped me stand up and protectively held my hand.

"I should've known that you'd be more dangerous than her. You're the son of Renjun, and you're a demon. We should've taken care of you first. Your power is just going to keep getting in our way"

Donghyuck's double frowned.

"Woojin!"

Chan angrily yelled, making him flinch.

He's nowhere near calm and collected anymore. He almost seems scared of Chan right now.

"No more running away! We're settling this right here, right now!"