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Stronger As One - Chapter Two

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Chapter Two

Fantasy, Imagination, Superpowers

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EXO Members

‘It’s the kind of thing that darkness fears, yet shadows near; it’s the kind of kiss that hatred fears, yet love near….’

Note: All unfamiliar, unknown names or anything strange found here are generated for fanfic usage only.

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“Wow, this place is beautiful” Sehun admires.

The warriors safely arrived at Planet Urania after having a night rest at the Dollux Village. The Dollux thank them for saving and healing the survivors. Through communication with D.O. and Lay, they conveyed the messages that the Dollux swore to became allies with the EXO planet and will come whenever they need help.

“Welcome to Planet Urania, planet full of elemental powers in different places. I admit this place is beautiful, but remember, each places holds different elemental power, so one or few of us may feel a bit weak here” Chanyeol caution his warrior brothers. They arrive at the first part of the planet. They saw a beautiful, clean river flowing; and they notice a tiny creature playing beside the river. Chanyeol suddenly coughs. They look at him with worry. “It’s okay. I just feel a bit tired here. I am weak against water elementals.”

“Ahh…. No wonder I feel refreshed coming here” Suho delighted. His happy voice heard by the tiny creatures and they asked “Who dares to come here without permission??” and they immediately surrounded the rest of the warriors with a water bubble. They are surprised with the sudden attack.

“I’m sorry! I’m sorry for making you scared. I am Suho, the leader. We are from EXO planet, and we’re looking for our princess who has been kidnapped by Darkmore forces. I’m just asking if you in case have seen someone in dark robes or clothes passed by here. If you may, please take my brothers down especially Chanyeol. He’s weak at this place” Suho tries to persuade the creatures. “You seem strong. We should have a round to see how strong you are. If you can drop one of us to the ground, we will let your brothers go” one of the water elementals challenged Suho.

“I know that you are stronger than me…. You are….” However, before Suho even finishes his word, they launch attack on him. “That was close!” Suho said. “How to take them down?” He thinks while fighting. The tiny elementals launch another attack, and it splashes him hard to the ground. “Ow! That hurts!” Suho moans in pain. His brothers unable to speak since all of them trapped in a water bubble.

Suddenly, he get an idea; Kai. While Suho fights them with his right hand, he put his left hand at the back and give signal to his brothers. They understood and alert Kai to teleport to the ground. Kai gets the message, and with his teleportation power, he manage to escape the water bubble. “Hey! How did you get out from there??” The tiny elementals shift their focus to Kai. Suho see the chance, quickly make a hard splash on them. Not only one, but three of them falls to the dry ground. “Noooooo!!!! You cheat! You shall pay for this!!!”

“Enough, you girls!! What did I say about a good and bad person??” A delicate voice, yet scary; echoing through the area. The water bubble explodes, letting go of the warriors. “Mom! He is a cheater! He….”

“Silence! You are no different too. What’s wrong of him using his friends to help him? You fight him many to one” and, they could see a large water fairies come to their sight. Suho politely take a bow towards the water elementals. “Oh, forgive me for my children’s misbehaviour. We are called water fairies, the keeper of the river, sea, and all related to water. We sent many spirits to visit other planets, and your place are the cleanest one.” The mother water fairy compliments Suho.

Suho thanked the water fairy. “Now tell me, why are you, warriors from a peaceful planet come to this place?” The fairy ask. “Our princess has been taken by Darkmore forces, and we were given a task to retrieve our princess back. While fighting them first at Planet Arion, some of them manage to fled here with the princess; based on the clue that we have found” Suho explaining the situation. The fairy nods as sign of understanding.

“As a matter of fact, one of the water spirits told me that they saw a group that matches your description, across this river, while ago, going to the west. If my children didn’t play with you, maybe you have caught them and get your princess back already. Oh, I’m so sorry for that” The fairy upset. “No! Please do not be upset. I am happy that you willing to cooperate with us. Your information is valuable. Thank you very much” Suho take a bow. “Hm…. What a well-mannered gentleman,” the fairy respects Suho. “What is your name again, young one?” Suho introduced himself to the mother water fairy.

“Come closer, and close your eyes” the fairy instructs Suho. Suho gets closer, and the fairy touches him, a spirit descends and bless Suho. “Wow! What just happened?” The water fairy smiles. “I just gave you a new power; water bubble. I saw within you that you can call water into rain and such, now with this water bubble power, you could cast a water barrier, also, you could trap and defeat your enemy, the Darkmore forces. Use it for the good purposes…. Now hurry, warriors, to the west you go!”

The nine warriors thank the water fairy. They continue their journey to the west.

“Don’t believe what you see…. Don’t believe what you see….”

“Uh, see what?” Xiumin suddenly ask. “Yeah, wonder what that means” as Kai spoke, him, Sehun and Baekhyun look each other. “What did you hear?” Chen frowns. “Huh? Don’t you hear anything?” Baekhyun asking them. Chen, Chanyeol, Lay, D.O. and Suho shakes their head. “Means, only four of us can hear it….” Sehun conclude.

As they keep walking, they come across an attractive, pretty crystals along the way, until they reach a region-like-valley, full of crystal. “Is it me, or this place is really cold?” Lay ask. A similar voice with the same message heard at Xiumin, Kai, Sehun and Baekhyun ears again. At that moment….

*Swoooooooshhhhhhhhh*

Lay automatically teleported a bit further from them. “Lay hyung, I didn’t know you can teleport too!” Kai utters in amusement. “No! I don’t! Why am I….” And he gets transported to another place, farther from them now. Lay is attempting to get himself back to his brothers when he saw your image. “Brothers! It’s Princess Y/N! She’s running that way!” Lay dash to save you when the area strike by a heavy blizzard. The warriors are in panic.

“Okay, calm down, calm down, what should I do?” Xiumin talks to himself when an idea knocks him. Using his power, he rush making an igloo for their cover. “Get inside!” and they stay in the igloo until the blizzard fades away. “That was close!” Chen still in surprise, chilling. Baekhyun saw Chen, then holds his hand. A warm light from his hands warm Chen’s body. “Thank you,” Chen smiles; while Kai, D.O., Sehun, Suho hugs Chanyeol. “Guys? Really, really? Do you need to hug me this tight? I can just make a simple fire here….” But they keep hugging him.

“Is everyone okay?” Xiumin ask them one by one, all nodding. They leave the igloo to check on Lay, and they shocked when Lay has been frozen by the blizzard, turn into another crystal. “Lay! NOOO!!!!!” Xiumin screams. The other brothers exclaimed. “There must be something we can do to save Lay” said Suho. “I’m curious, what actually did you guys hear just now?” Suho continued.

“First, when we reach here. Me, Kai, Sehun, Baekhyun hears “Don’t believe what you see, don’t believe what you see….” And it’s repeated, two times. After that, Lay suddenly got teleported. He also said, he saw Princess Y/N, and again, teleport spontaneously. Then, blizzard storm came. We take cover. When blizzard gone, we see now Lay in this state….” Xiumin recalled the situation perfectly, but then sighed.

“Hm…. So, it’s like another test too…. Like me with the water elementals. We need to prove them, something like that. So, since this time you, Baekhyun, Kai and Sehun hears it, means the challenge are for four of you…. by saving Lay, I guess?” Suho trying to resolve the problem. “But, how do we get there? This place is full of sharp crystals, and teleportation only way to get to Lay hyung” Sehun speaks.

“Wait a minute….” Xiumin concentrates on the path. He exhales, he ponders. “Baekhyun, can you…. use your light to…. I don’t know, reflect these crystals to Lay?” Xiumin suggesting. “I can try.” Baekhyun touches the crystal, compassing his power to Lay. At that point, the light bounce to a different path, but it somehow the light orbited through Lay. “That’s it! This is the way to get to Lay! Not all of these crystals mirroring your light, can you see?” Xiumin said to his brothers, while Kai focusing himself, and….. he manage to teleport next to Lay.

“So, what about us? The snow is up to our….calf” Chen asks. “Hmm…. I can help you melt the snow” Chanyeol offers himself, producing a fire to melt the snow. But all of a sudden, all nearby snow melts together; thankfully Xiumin gets to freeze the water before it creates a flood. “No, no! Hmm…. Hmm…. Using a direct fire seems too strong here….” Xiumin is in silence again. After that, he instructs. “Chanyeol, create just a small fire from your hands. Then, um…. Sehun can you use a fire, to, uh, uh…. Smoke the area? I think it’s not fire, it’s just a warm thing to melt the snow perfectly.” Sehun understood quickly and did the job.

“Alright, snow problem solved. What about these then?” Kai shouts while pointing at the crystals. D.O. gets closer, and break one of the crystals that not reflected by Baekhyun’s power. D.O. tries again with the other crystal that reflected with the light. “I see…. The crystals that didn’t reflected are easily break” D.O. figures out, smashing all crystals that not shone by Baekhyun’s light. “D.O., can we not break anything here….” But D.O. ignoring Xiumin’s word and keep going forward. There’s no stopping D.O. from doing that. Finally, with those struggles, they are now closer to Lay that has been frozen by the blizzard. “Lay hyung….” Kai starting to cry.

“Don’t cry, my child, don’t cry….” The voice echoing the whole place, follows by a short quake, when all of them see a snow, shining giant, standing right front of them. Kai gets frightened, quickly hiding behind his warrior brothers.

“Welcome to the Frozen Crystal Valley, where you see shining, real crystals; and unfortunately, thousands of greedy, dead bodies lying here as crystals as well….” The introduction made them shiver. “However, congratulations my children, you have passed the test. Especially you, young one, who shows courage and being smart in this situation, what is your name, my child?” The giant points at Xiumin. “I am Xiumin….I am…. The eldest here. And I, I…. Have frost power….” He stammers. “You are clever, young one. You made an igloo and save your brothers from the blizzard. You prevent this place from flood that caused from melted snow. You lead your brothers a way to your teleported friend. You shall be granted a wish. What do you want, my child?” The giant asks.

“Hyung, you could ask that blizzard power! It looks cool though!” Kai suggesting, but Xiumin shakes his head. “I don’t want anything, mister, or sir, sorry I don’t know how to address you…. but, I just want my brother back. I have lost my three brothers, murdered by Darkmore forces, and I don’t want to lose another one here….” Xiumin touches Lay whom turned to frozen crystal.

“A wise choice, my child….” The giant gently touches Xiumin and Kai’s head with its huge palm. Both of them feels colder than before, but turns to normal temperature. After that, the giant swiftly blows Lay’s crystal statue, he is back, alive. “Lay!” The brothers reunited again. “So, what happen to both of them?” Suho curious. “For Xiumin, I’ve given him a blizzard power. Like what you have experience just now, you also now can cast blizzard towards your enemy. For your brother here who can teleport, I give him focus; his concentration is now as clear as a crystal, as well as, he can see the true image, what others can’t”.

“I helped too,” said the youngest brother, Sehun. They all laughed. The giant surprisingly, laugh as well. “Well, my child, don’t you feel a slight cold on your feet just now?” Sehun nods. “Well, you are blessed with Aeroportation. I saw you incorporating your wind power effectively with your fire brother when trying to melt the snow. Now with this new power, you now can teleport yourself with using cold air, wind”. Sehun grins and thank the crystal giant.

“I’m curious, what happen to the people who came here actually?” Chen implores. “Real Crystals. Greedy. Fight. Test. Blizzard. Die,” the giant answers. Chen understand what the giant mentioned. “Sir, so, if you mean I can see the true image, means what Lay saw about Princess just now was just….”

“Yes, a fake image, and your new power able to see which is false, and which is true. I believe it will help you save your Princess. Real crystals, real people can reflect light; while dead, greedy bodies here turned into crystals that even light can’t pass through; a sign of having a dark, corrupted heart, bad intention. But the strongest one made it to the Fire Mountain, North from here” the giant responds to Kai. “Last but not least, for your friend here….” The giant gets closer to Baekhyun. He swallowed, afraid when the giant goes directly near him. “Take this necklace. Use it when only you feel hopeless, despair. Your elemental is indeed, an uncommon one, my child. It’s the kind of thing that darkness fears, yet shadows near; it’s the kind of kiss that hatred fears, yet love near” the giant disappeared.

“It’s a crystal necklace. Gleaming differently than other crystals here, and I wonder what that word means just now….” Baekhyun discuss with his brothers. “Not sure, maybe we’ll figure out more along the way. Let’s go to the Fire Mountain, brothers” Suho continue leading them in their journey of finding you, the princess of EXO Planet.

To be continued….

Uploaded on: 14th November 2021

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