25. If We Live Fast Let Us Die Young

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Tayeon began to withdraw her energy from the river, trying to do it slowly, but like the first time, it was hard to control it

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Tayeon began to withdraw her energy from the river, trying to do it slowly, but like the first time, it was hard to control it. The voices of the others faded away, and Tayeon channeled all her focus into holding on. She managed to reach the bottom of the chasm, and then began to withdraw up the long, winding river.

"You guys can take your hands out of the water now, but do it one by one," she told them.

The others did as she said, accordingly withdrawing their power until only Jimin and Yoongi were left.

"You guys too," said Tayeon.

"Are you sure?" Jimin checked, and when Tayeon nodded firmly, he did as she asked, and withdrew. Yoongi, however, did not.

"Oppa, you as well."

"No," Yoongi shook his head. "You couldn't handle it last time. Let me help you."

"Not this time. I don't want to hurt you," she said, looking pleadingly at him. "Please."

"No, Tayeonie, please. Just let me help you."

Tayeon could feel calmness flooding across the mental connection they currently shared, and felt herself forcibly relaxing. It was the strangest feeling - she'd never wanted to fight against Yoongi's power working on her before. She'd never needed to. But she wasn't sure he understood how much raw energy was currently right at her fingertips, waiting to rush back up towards them the second she released it.

"Yoongi, don't," she pleaded, shaking her head, trying to rid the emotion from it that she knew was foreign. "I won't be able to control it, you're gonna get hurt."

"It's okay, Tayeon!" He insisted, trying his best to calm her.

Jimin watched the two of them worriedly, not knowing what to do. He wanted to help Tayeon too, but he wasn't sure if Yoongi was helping or hindering her.

Yoongi reached out to touch her with his other hand, and that was what did it, for Tayeon. She couldn't hold it back any longer, and suddenly, every ounce of her power was rushing towards them at high speed, bursting out of the underground tunnel with a force that shocked everyone. Tayeon could feel the influence of Yoongi's power being ripped from her mind, and he and Jimin were thrown back several feet, crashing into the undergrowth behind them. The others had been far enough away that the blast of kinetic energy didn't affect them, apart from Hobi and Jin, who had been standing the closest. They were only knocked off their feet, which was relatively harmless. As for the river, it continued to rush on into the lake, causing what seemed like a massive tidal wave.

"Jungkook-ah!" Yelled Taehyung, gazing up at it in horror, as the wall of water towered over them. "Shield!"

Jungkook immediately expanded his shield to cover the group, and only just in time, as the water crashed back down around them, leaving a path of destruction in its wake. It sloshed back and forth a few times, before all the excess water ran down into the underground cavern, and finally, everything was still.

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