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Rumi's plan worked.

Jinu didn't understand how, but it did. He still had his soul even though he'd given it to her.

The wind blew over the empty stadium, leaving him in the exact spot where he had faded, Rumi being his last sight.

"No, I wanted to set you free!"

"You did. You gave me my soul back. And now, I give it to you."

Jinu's heart rang, his real, human heart. Another reminder that he had lived against all his odds.

He looked down at his body, specifically his arms. The patterns were gone. Although some remained as white scars, you'd barely notice them.

"Are you just gonna stand there and think of your half demon girlfriend?" Baby spoke up, his deep voice managing to give Jinu a jump everytime, he could never get used to it.

"Baby?" Jinu called out and whipped around. He had survived, too. Who else survived?

Baby was looking at him with his arms crossed and that same nonchalant expression he always had. But seeing Jinu in a state of confusion and his happiness of living, he smiled, just a bit.

Behind him were the members, scattered on the spots they had perished: Abby, Romance, and Mystery. They seemed equally as confused as Jinu. Jinu had seen them die. How had they survived?

And it was quiet, almost serene. Almost. Jinu could hear the world; cars, winds, trees, the nothingness. What he couldn't hear was the voice.

The voice! Gwi ma was gone. Jinu couldn't hear his words guilting him anymore. His chest had never felt lighter. It seemed his band members couldn't hear him, too.

This.. this meant that Rumi's plan would have worked. It had worked. If only he had listened, he didn't need to sacrifice himself.

But his soul, it was with Rumi. How was he in his own body and his soul in her? So many questions, the underworld didn't make sense.

"I need to get back to Rumi." He mutters. She deserved to know. They needed to figure out what was going on.

He was about to run off, but Romance teleported right behind him and grabbed his shoulder before he could even lift a foot. He still had abilities..?

"You seriously think she's important right now?"

Jinu was about to argue that she was, but the pinkette continued before Jinu could even shove his hand off. "Rumi won't even be able to face you right now. She thinks we're dead. We thought we were dead."

Romance, the smooth talker of the group. He was good at attracting fans with his flirty demeanour and lovely words. He was also good at being the voice of reason.

"You're right," Jinu grounds himself. He turns around. Though his heart yearned for Rumi, he couldn't abandon the group. After all, he was the one who brought them to the human realm.

He sighs, pinching his nose bridge. "We need to figure out what to do now now that we're no longer demons."

"I know!" He exclaims."Let's go reunite with Huntrix. They'll know what to do."

It's a bit greedy for him to involve Rumi in his plans. But it was a decent plan. The group stared at him with knowing looks.

Abby, the somewhat-meditator of the group, swings his muscular arm over Jinu's shoulders and squeezes him with his bicep. "How though? Huntrix beat our ass. What's stopping them from doing it again?"

"The fact we're not demons anymore." Mystery spawned beside him, his face visible an ugly slash across his face from Zoey's slice. The three standing beside wince when they see his face. Such beauty ruined with demon hatred.

Mystery notices that they see the slash and covers it up with his hair , the sticky blood staining the inside of his strands.

"That doesn't mean they won't beat us up again. They seem set in their ways." Baby said, keeping his distance. The boys looked at him.

He sees the collective question mark of the group. "You guys are idiots." He mutters to himself and walks to them.

"No," Jinu said, "I think I understand what you're saying, but go on.." Romance mumbled a small agreement.

"They turned their back on Jinu's girlfriend even though they knew she wasn't evil. They'll definitely try fighting us unless, of course, Jinu's girl tells them to stop.

But even after that, Micro-bangs are just gonna swoon over us, and Wild-Child's gonna keep trying to kill us."

Jinu huffed at the slight Rumi slander but didn't argue.A still air stood as the boys processed the voice of reason. "Hmm, makes sense." "Uh-uh, I hear ya." "Grrrrr..." and Jinu grabbed his chin.

Jinu thinks for a while before speaking up."Um, alright. How 'bout this? We spend a couple of days getting you guys used to the modern world and maybe find a source of income. Then, we can go reunite with Huntrix."

"Okay," Abby replied instantly, "But can we please get food?""Hm." Was all Mystery said, but Jinu knew that he was okay with it. He was okay with anything tbf. He was just happy to be alive."Alright, whatever you say leader." Romance winked.

"And you, Baby?" Jinu grabbed his wrist before he could walk off.

Baby turns in annoyance, "Yeah, whatever, I dont care. Anything away from those girls is fine with me."

Jinu noticed Baby always spoke in a dismissive tone whenever HUNTR/X was the topic of discussion, even more than usual. He always had the vibe that Baby didn't like them that much, having more hatred for them than the other members of the band.

Then again, he also hated the members but secretly clung onto them. He let Baby go, watching him walk away while simultaneously putting out a lollipop from his pocket and popping it into his mouth.

"Alright guys, let's go before Baby leaves us to dust." Jinu says to his team, heart waiting for when he could see Rumi again.  But this team needed him more.

The members follow Baby, and catch up to him.