░ Chapter 27 ░ (1/2)

Author Note: Hey guys sorry it's a little late I had to wait for my cousins to fall asleep so I could get the computer but look on the bright side it won't be 3am for you guys like it usually is when some of you read :D♥ You guys need sleep and happy 5000+ views \o/ Last week we got quite a scare! Sunmi in Mark's room? Chrysalis not in Mark's room? Why were Sunmi's eyes flashing silver? WHERE IS CHRYS?! Let's find out what happened in this week's Playhouse m(_ _)m Do you want to play?

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It got weaker and weaker until it just completely vanished. That internal pull that so desperately tried to reunite her with the one person she didn't want to leave, it was gone.

Breathing heavily Chrysalis finally stopped running and took a moment to catch her breath with her hands on her knees. This Realm Tunnel was alot longer when you weren't traveling by automobile.

Her slippers were now filthy, sweat was dripping down her face and making her clothes stick to her skin and her chest ached but she had to keep going.

"Wait! Just listen to me!"

"I'll scream! Don't come any further!"

"Chrysalis for christ's sake Mark's in danger!"

Her mouth snapped shut and her heart raced but her defensive stance didn't change.

"He's....in danger?"

"Yes and it's really really bad. He ticked off a very powerful Puppeteer and they want him dead. I knew you were his Deity now and that would be the easiest way to kill him so I came here to warn you and to tell you to get away, as far away from here as you can"

Chrysalis' knees quivered and she dropped to the floor in disbelief. Someone wanted Mark dead? Why......the Rogue Doll's Puppeteer?

"Wait, how did you know I was his Deity?"

"CHRYSALIS! We don't have time for this! You need to leave!"

"But wouldn't I be safer if I stayed with Mark?"

"You'd be safer but he wouldn't. He can't worry about you and protect himself at the same time since you're only human. You need to leave. Somewhere he can't find you so he can concentrate on confronting the Puppeteer and won't be distracted by you. You can get him killed."

Sunmi picked her up from the floor and gently coaxed her to the open window and Chrysalis peered out at the night sky.

"What about our bond? He'll come find me....."

"It's still newly formed. The farther you run the weaker it'll get and he won't be able to track you."

"But he'll be lost without me!"

"And he'll be dead if you're dead that's why our best bet is to hide you! Chrysalis you have to do this for Mark and for the others! What would they do without him?!"

Chrys bit her lower lip as tears threatened to escape her eyes. She had to control her emotions or else Mark would feel something was wrong and immediately come up here. She had to stay away from him to protect him but who would protect her?

"But I don't want to go......I want to stay with him......"

"Do you love him?"

Chrys nodded and Sunmi's eyes narrowed with a mix of seriousness and sorrow.

"As long as you love him he'll be able to find you after everything's been done. Chrys if there was any other way I wouldn't be asking you to leave him, I know he loves you too, so much, and I love him that's why I want him safe. Be strong okay and......"

Chrys gasped as Sunmi shoved her out the window.

"Stay alive"

Standing up right, having finally regulated her breathing, Chrys examined the scrapes along her arms from landing in the flower beds. How could Sunmi tell her to stay alive if she's going to push her out of windows? Speaking of which Sunmi seemed different. Though she was more anxious and jumpy than she's ever been her complexion was even more flawless than the last time she had seen her. Maybe she was just imagining things?

But something that wasn't imaginary was the fact the tunnel was so far away from the Tuan Manor but she never stopped running. Her plan was to get to Master Jaebeom's castle manor and explain to him what Sunmi had told her so he could help Mark. If the seven of them were together then they could protect Mark from this powerful Puppeteer and she wouldn't have to stay away from him.

It seemed simple enough but on foot the tunnel seemed never ending. The same lights, the same road, it was as if she were running around in a loop and there weren't exactly cars driving by that she could hitch a ride in.

"This is one of those times I really wish I could be activated...."

She sighed and rubbed the seal on her neck then with a new found determination to protect her family she sprinted once more."No......no this can't be happening....."

Her heart sank to her stomach as she took in her surroundings. Why did the tunnel lead her to the Human Realm? The air was hot and muggy as rain fell from the dark sky and for once she didn't welcome it one little bit.