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Chapter 2: Who's Calling?

The room remained tense as the eerie hum of Jae's device filled the air. The once-innocuous toy seemed anything but harmless now, its glowing surface casting long shadows that danced on the walls.

"Is it supposed to do that?" Keonhee asked, his voice wavering as he pointed at the buzzing device.

"It's only done this once," Jae muttered, gripping it tighter. Her gaze darted between the device and the rest of the group. "It was just a stupid prototype my dad made—a toy! Nothing more. This isn't... this can't be normal."

The device's buzzing grew louder, almost frantic. It projected another series of glitchy images into the air. For a moment, nothing made sense—just static and swirling lights. Then, slowly, the projection stabilized.

"What the...?" Hwanwoong trailed off, stepping closer.

Before them floated the unmistakable image of a dark portal, suspended in what appeared to be a golden, sunlit landscape. Columns of marble framed the scene, their surfaces carved with intricate patterns, and lush vines hung delicately from their tops.

"That's Mount Olympus," Xion whispered, his voice barely audible.

Sunny turned to him, her eyebrows furrowed. "You're sure?"

Xion nodded grimly. "I'd recognize it anywhere. Olympus is... unmistakable."

The glowing projection shifted suddenly, and the golden light of Olympus faded into darkness. A massive shadow began to stretch across the scene, its form growing larger and more menacing by the second. The room grew colder, and a deep, distorted voice crackled through the device.

"01001000 01000101 01001100 01001001 01001111 01010011," it intoned, the robotic tone sending chills down their spines.

"HELIOS, again." RAVN breathed into the darkness.

Sunny's heart skipped a beat. "Wait—Helios again? And why is he... talking through a toy?"

Seoho stepped forward, his tone unusually serious. "Helios is the Titan of the Sun. He was... a powerful figure in our time, long before we were cursed. But Zeus—the King of the Gods—disapproved of him. Recently, Zeus bound him to Olympus to stop him from meddling in the mortal realm."

"He's the God who cursed you in the fable..." Sunny whispered,

"So what's he doing now?" Jae demanded, panic creeping into her voice.

RAVN's expression darkened. "It's not what he's doing—it's what we did. When we activated the necklace, we must have disrupted the barriers Zeus put in place. We didn't just wake up our powers, or the servants. We released Helios from his prison."

The room fell silent as the weight of his words sank in.

"You're telling me," Sunny began slowly, "that we accidentally let out an evil God who was locked up for being too dangerous?"

RAVN nodded. "That's exactly what I'm telling you."

Jae stared down at the device in her hands, her face pale. "So this thing—the portal opener—it's connected to him somehow?"

"It has to be," Seoho said. "Think about it. It's already opened a portal in Olympus. Helios must've found a way to manipulate it's power."

"But it's just a prototype!" Jae insisted. "My dad made it as a joke—it's not even supposed to work!"

"Well, it does," Xion said quietly. "And if Helios is involved, it's not just a joke anymore."

Keonhee leaned back against the wall, his arms crossed. "So what now? Do we just sit here and wait for him to show up?"

"No," RAVN said firmly. "We figure out what he wants and stop him before he can do any damage."

"How?" Sunny asked, her voice tinged with desperation. 

"We start with the device," RAVN replied, pointing at Jae's portal opener. "Whatever Helios is planning, that thing is a part of it. We need to figure out exactly what it's capable of—and fast."

The projection flickered one last time, briefly showing the shadow again before disappearing entirely. The device fell silent, its glow fading.

Sunny sat down heavily on the edge of her bed, her mind racing. They hadn't just woken the Monarchs—they'd unleashed something far bigger and far more dangerous.

"This is bad," she murmured.

"It's worse than bad," Leedo said quietly, his expression unreadable.

RAVN crossed his arms, his gaze unwavering. "Helios has been waiting centuries for a chance to get out. Now that he's free, it's only a matter of time before he makes his move."

"And what if we can't stop him?" Jae asked.

RAVN's eyes met hers, and for a moment, his expression softened. "We'll stop him," he said. "We have to."

Sunny glanced around at the group, their faces a mixture of fear and determination. They had no idea what they were up against, but one thing was certain: Helios wasn't going to wait for them to figure it ou