survive - 생존

Epilogue

I don't know how we call that.

Destiny, karma, chance, life. It's up to you.

But here we are. In two minutes, I will take my first steps on stage, in front of a public, performing on songs I created.

But most important : I will do it with my friends. They're all here. Iseul, Eun Jae, Mee Na, Min Hwan, Dong Min, Ki Suk. Seung Min. Even He Ran.

After her speech of negociation, we all agreed on her unexpected ability to lead people. It's a bit strange that a younger girl is my manager, but I'm really proud of her. Until she's major, she will manage us with Ho Joo, but once she'll be eighteen, he will pass her the torch.

Everything went really fast once the group has been announced. We had to do photoshoots, to record the songs of our first album, film our first music video. And the director calmed down, she became more kind and considerate.

It's incredible. Even if I wanted it from the bottom of my heart, I never imagined it would really come true.

I hear the cheerings in the concert area. Just a few seconds left.

I look at Seung Min with a smile. After a group hug, our leader speaks up:

-Thank you. For everything. Let's make our dreams come true okay? Fighting!

I mustn't cry. I tilt my head back and swallow my tears with a smile.

"Descent to the Underworld" is our first song. Let's make it great.

I squeeze Seung Min's hand, and we all make our way to the stage. It's a new life that begins for all of us. The achievement of a dream.

The beginning of a new story in which we are the characters. And the authors.

The End

Descent to the Underworld

[1st verse]

The silence is shrouding me heavily,
I'm wandering alone in that dark and warm place
Am I alone, am I the only one in this quest?
Is that what Hell looks like? Creepy
Maybe I should Knock down my ace,
Turn on the lights and look at the fest

[Chorus]

Cause you're never alone in the Underworld
The Katabasis is everyone's journey
Cause we all have to write our story
We're our own heroes
But you're never alone
Everybody's to face the Katabasis
We're all in this as one
Just to reach our bliss
We're never alone,
Oh no we're never alone
For our Descent to the Underworld

[2nd verse]

Cause Hell is just a revelry
Not a distopy, but yeah it's a fantasy
We're not lost souls
Just like animals
We're looking for our prey
Just some strength, love and faith
It's everyone's Odyssey
Claiming for Hades's blessing
Praying the eldest's for legacy

[Chorus]

Cause you're never alone in the Underworld
The Katabasis is everyone's journey
Cause we all have to write our story
We're our own heroes
But you're never alone
Everybody's to face the Katabasis
We're all in this as one
Just to reach our bliss
We're never alone,
Oh no we're never alone
For our Descent to the Underworld

[Bridge]

It is now time to emerge
We need to climb up to the top
Complete our Anabasis and close the loop
Thanks to the gods, to the skies, to ourselves
It's our time to shine
It's our time to live
Forging our immortality
And enter in the memory

[Chorus]

Cause you're never alone in the Underworld
The Katabasis is everyone's journey
Cause we all have to write our story
We're our own heroes
But you're never alone
Everybody's to face the Katabasis
We're all in this as one
Just to reach our bliss
We're never alone,
Oh no we're never alone
For our Descent to the Underworld

[Bridge]

It is now time to emerge
We need to climb up to the top
Complete our Anabasis and close the loop
Thanks to the gods, to the skies, to ourselves
It's our time to shine
It's our time to live
Forging our immortality
And enter in the memory

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So here we are... the end! I never thought this story would go like this but I have to admit that I'm really proud to finish it! It was a really good experience for me, it helped me a lot to improve with english, to talk about things I kept for myself, to put a bit of me in each character...

I really hope you liked Survive! Thank you for reading it.

But if you're sad that it's finished, don't worry, I can't abandon the characters like that so there will be bonus chapters! Stay tuned, and again, thank you~