The group finally escaped the bunker after a chaotic fight, adrenaline still pumping. Rain drizzled gently now, washing away the dust of the past.
Back in their dorm room, silence loomed.
They sat in a circle, eyes avoiding each other—until Mira couldn't hold it in anymore.
She wept silently, covering her face.
Kevin, usually sarcastic, looked down and said softly:
Kevin: "We're friends, aren't we? Then… let's stop hiding.
Teaha: "Agreed. Let's clear it all. Right here."
Bihoo looked at Nisa, who silently nodded.
One by one, the truths unraveled—
Lara shared how she was trained by a rogue mercenary group, but ran away.
Mira admitted her family erased her memories of her sister… and she suspects one of them is among the unit.
Teaha confessed he's hunted by a foreign nation for a power locked inside his bloodline.
Kevin, with a shaky laugh, said his real name isn't Kevin—he changed it after escaping from a hacker cult that raised him.
Bihoo finally told them he never remembered his past—but Nisa's jade triggered his memories.
Nisa, voice low but fierce, said:
"I feel like I was made for something… unnatural. And now, that something is waking up."
Suddenly—
Their bodies glowed faintly. Six lights. Six colors. The air pulsed.
From their wrists, glowing marks appeared—like chains wrapping around and then shattering.
The Blood Friend Chain had been sealed long ago.
Now…
It reactivated.
A glowing sigil lit up the room, bonding all six of them.
Each mark had a different core rune—fire, storm, memory, code, heart, and shadow.
Mira: "This isn't just friendship. We were chosen."
Bihoo: "No. We chose each other. Again."
They all reached in, hands stacked, tears, smiles, and fear mixing.
Lara (smirking): "Now… let's show the world what Unit 9 really means."
TO BE CONTINUED…