Chapter 209 - A Mad Fairy-God

"Can you see what Seong Hwan wants you to see, is that it? And did you watch the whole accident with Musician Lee and Detective Ji, which was caused by the Devourer and his minions?" asked Hunter Shin, with a grimace.

After rushing to make it appear that nothing unusual was happening seconds before the knock on the door, the couple answered Chang Mi, only to hear an agonizing account of the half-fairy's involuntary visions.

The student nodded,

"Did he have connections with Musician Lee from the beginning? Is that why he interfered and helped him escape?" Eun Ha tried to understand. Persimmon had arrived with dramatic and shocking news, and it had nothing to do with what they were doing behind closed doors in Shin's room.

"He used Deep Dive as a vector for his Wraiths to feed on. So he knew musician Lee," concluded Chang Mi.

"It might be true, Persimmon. With what we know so far, I know that the Devourer could know who Musician Lee was. But I still can't understand how much Musician Lee is worth to him ..." the Hunter replied to the student.

"Perhaps it wasn't relevant to the Devourer where the cursed music came from. But he certainly should have known the story behind the song's curse," commented Eun Ha, stating her opinion.

Chang Mi shook his head, demonstrating that he couldn't concatenate a logical thought behind the Devourer's actions. And none of them there yet could predict the monster's next move.

"I just called Detective Ji, telling him what I know," said the student.

"Did you tell him you saw in your head where Musician Lee went?" Eun Ha wanted to know. Although it was quite a surprise to learn that OPPA Ji knew about the supernatural and even helped Hunter Shin from time to time, she didn't know how the Detective could explain his sources to the police.

"Well, I told him what I saw. I said what Musician Lee did on the run, from the car crash to some point when the vision ended. And I gave him general information where Lee must have gone. They now have a smaller area to search in, assuming he is still in that region," Persimmon explained.

Chang Mi had red, glassy eyes, and Eun Ha knew that the student was going through tough times now that his father, the Devourer, had decided to be a 'good father' and bond with him.

Unfortunately, Seong Hwan was demented and the bonds he created only disturbed his son and made Persimmon's life a nightmare.

Eun Ha still didn't know enough of magic to help Chang Mi with this, but she felt penalized by his suffering. With a sigh, she said,

"Detective Ji will at least investigate based on your report."

"However, the Devourer didn't take Musician Lee out of the hands of the police just to have Chang Mi hand him over again. There is a plan behind it," pondered Shin thoughtfully.

"Yes, you are right. Is it because… he wants Chang Mi to take revenge for Lee's beating on him?"

"Maybe ..."

They both looked at Chang Mi, who looked so tired and scared, unlike his normal blasé facade. Eun Ha was filled with compassion, and took the cup of tea she had offered to Shin, handing it to the student. Shin's eyes widened at the exchange of preferences.

"Persimmon, rest a little. I'm going on a search with Detective Ji," the Hunter announced.

"NO! You haven't recovered yet!" Eun Ha protested. "This could be a trap to attract us. At least wait until Detective Ji asks your assistance ... No one said he won't be able to solve this without your help."

"You already saw that only the police won't be able to deal with this case, Jung!" Shin was harsh, and Eun Ha recoiled from the Hunter's aggressive tone. She thought it best to step back before they argued.

The young fairy knew that he was angry and feeling vulnerable. For a hunter like him, a legend among fairies, he was going through a terrible time. His magic didn't acc.u.mulate at a good speed because he was always on edge. Eun Ha didn't want to make it worse, and yet, she didn't think she should support his idea of ​​going on another hunt involving the Devourer after the last confrontation.

That happened days ago, and where Shin almost died.

However, Eun Ha didn't like the way he had treated her, and decided to end the conversation at this point.

"Hmp, Chang Mi, come. Did you know today is your brother's first photo shoot as a contracted model? We should celebrate later, right? Don't think about it anymore, and let the Devourer see that you have already overcome this event. Your life shouldn't be about watching the macabre horrors that someone else wants to put in your head," all she could do at the moment was try to ease Chang Mi's mind, and with a smile, she asked,

"And CSAT's results, aren't they about to announce it?"

"Soon, noona," Persimmon sipped his tea and sighed. "I rather wish to stay, if it's not a problem. I don't want to have any kind of outbreak in public. Kang Dae would be very concerned, too."

Eun Ha was thoughtful for a moment. "Right. Come with me. Lie in my room for a moment,"she thought the western bed was more comfortable for the student. Again she received an alarmed stare from Shin, which the fairy pretty ignored.

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Chang Mi closed his eyes when the bedroom door closed, smelling the soft scent of noona's perfume on the pillow. It was a relief.

He had doubts about what he would do in the future. Would he try to live like a normal human, or should he try to develop his fairy powers? What if they pursued him, as Hunter Shin had warned, because of his half-human origin?

At that moment he was there to learn to control his gift, which wasn't and wouldn't be tamed by the use of a magic wand, like normal fairies.

And the upsetting visions.

The student didn't know how to make it stop.

Should he talk to Seong Hwan? Deep down, he had to admit that he was afraid of being caught up in the extraordinary but corrupted fairy.

It was a fact that his nerves were shot, because he felt watched and received these 'unsolicited images' all the time. He just wanted to sleep a little and in peace, to dream that instead of hugging noona's pillow, he could actually hug her…

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"Who are you?! Who are you?! What you want?! Get away! Get away!" Lee Dae Won skated on the black mud inside the concrete tube where he hid.

The black shadow at the mouth of the tunnel seemed to vibrate like a swarm of bees unable to maintain its humanoid shape. The human who today was just a tatter of his soft, gentle beauty, flinched in fear.

"DEEP DIVE… You really dove to the bottom, Lee Dae Won…"

"Who are you ?! What you want with me?" the Musician's shaky voice created a small echo inside the concrete tube. But no one would listen. The machines and the swirling waters noises would obscure his presence.

"Someone who understands your position. Misunderstood, hunted, abhorred… I've been there, done all that."

The deep voice, full of electrical static noises, changed to a perfectly normal voice, next to Dae Won. The musician turned, startled, away from the presence who was suddenly so close to him. His hands and feet splashed in the putrid sludge from the tube, but he had nowhere to go.

"Why are you so scared, pal?"

"Pal? What are you talking about? Are you a… demon, by any chance?"

"You humans tend to give things like that to me, but… I wouldn't say I'm a demon… Actually, you owe me one, so I'm not the typical demon you deal with… We've worked together before. I have been promoting your songs, so to speak ... oops, they say that they were not yours. Therefore, at that point, our society would be undone. Besides… you seriously offended my son… and I should definitely kill you for it."

The human narrowed his eyes, forcing his vision to see the face of the person squatting beside him, on the dark end of the concrete tunnel. The person half hidden by the shadows gave a little laugh.

"Although you are generally despicable, Mr. Lee, you and I have some common interests."

"I don't understand. Do you hate me, yet are willing to help?"

"I'm already helping, Mr. Lee. I need human hands and a human mind to accomplish something. And you have both."

"And if I do something for you, will you help me escape? Is that the deal?" Dae Won moved a little closer to the crouched figure, to look into his face.

The person laughed, a cheerful, white-toothed laugh. His face shone when the creature at the mouth of the tunnel moved away, letting in a little light.

Dae Won frowned in confusion. Despite his overlong hair and white traditional clothing, such as expected from a demon, he knew that face,

"Student Yoo!"

"No. I'm not Student Yoo ..." Looking down in a self-satisfied and condescending way, the mad fairy-turned-god smiled again at the fugitive's mistake.