Hope ~After Dystopia~ - Chapter 4

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**Siyeon's Idea,** known better in Korean and Japanese as **Ideal of Siyeon** (이상 시연, *Isang Siyeon* | シヨン・ノ・リソー, *Shiyon no Risō*), is the fourth chapter of Yuhun's Wattpad fan-fiction, *Hope ~After Dystopia~*. It was first published on April 12th, 2021, and is the third of seven chapters to be named after a Spirit of the Tree of Language- this chapter is named in honor of Siyeon, the Third Spirit of the Tree of Language and Dreamcatcher's main vocalist.

It is preceeded by chapter 3, and succeeded by chapter 5.

## Major Events

* Dami has a vision of the girl in the drawing sent to the Spirits almost being slain by Masked goons; to her shock, the girl destroys all the goons and tells Dami she is waiting for the 'young one' to find her. Prior to the vision, when Dami faints, Gahyeon thinks the girl is trying to reach the Seven Spirits.
* Once awake, Dami tells the Spirits what she saw, much to their astonishment, leading to Handong and SuA speculating that she must be very powerful and could probably help them defeat the Masked.
* Siyeon, true to the chapter's name, comes up with the idea that one of the Spirits should set out to find the girl, to which JiU remarks it's dangerous, though it would be rewarding and helpful if the Spirit that set out could come back with the girl. In the end, they set out to search for the girl together.
* The chapter ends with Gahyeon wondering whether the girl Dami saw in her vision was the one in the drawing.

## Characters

* Masked Goons
* JiU
* SuA
* Siyeon
* Handong
* Yoohyeon
* Dami
* Gahyeon
* The Girl on the Tree-Swing

## Chapter

They'd been walking for a while after SuA had defeated the Masked patrol single-handedly, but found nowhere to sleep or stay.

"I'm not despairing or worrying too much," Yoohyeon told the other Spirits, "but I think we need to take a break-my legs are dying a bit!"

With no warning, as if she'd been hit by an arrow from a distance, Dami stiffened, swayed a bit, then crashed onto the ground, asleep. Everyone else rushed to her side. Her eyes were glazed over, but open. "Dami!" Handong gasped. "Are you okay?" She shook Dami rather violently. "Dami!"

JiU ran to her side and checked her over. "She's, uhh...having a vision," she stuttered. "In the middle of absolutely nowhere...and without warning." She shook her head. "Someone's out there, sending Dami a vision."

SuA and Siyeon picked Dami up and carried her as the Spirits continued to walk.

"What if it's the same person that gave us the note and drawing?" Gahyeon asked. "I'm already beginning to think they actually might be trying to reach us."

...

Dami was on a huge podium surrounded by chained-up floorboards. She looked around, confused and scared. *Where am I? I'm sure this is only a vision, but where am I?*

Dami took a step back in fright as the Masked charged towards her, with weapons. They slammed into the sides of the podium and their hands grabbed at the frightened Spirit. The Masked couldn't reach her, but they were getting close to her. Soon, one of them would drag her down and she would die at the heartless hands of hate. Desperately, Dami tried to keep away from the hands, only to trip and fall. She was still on the podium, but the Masked were getting even closer.

*I can't bear to have my life taken like this!* Dami thought, forgetting it was just a vision. *What will the other Spirits do if I never wake up and realise I died? How will we defeat the-*

As if it had heard her thoughts, and perhaps it had, someone tried to reach out to her.

"Spirit of the Tree!" the voice called out. "Don't despair. I'm here."

Someone appeared behind her. It was someone wearing a robe, like them, but it was white-and-red. Claw-like rings of the same colour were fitted on her fingers, and her mouth was covered with a white fabric half-mask. Dami turned and gasped. "Who are you?"

The girl was silent for a moment. Then, she slashed at one of the hands with her own. They recoiled slightly, moving away from Dami. "Get away from-"

Another hand grabbed the end of the girl's robe, and dragged her towards the end of the podium.

Towards the heartless hands of hatred.

"No!" Dami choked out. "Hang on!" She took the girl's hand and tried to pull her away, but unfortunately, it was too late. Eyes wide, the girl slipped off the podium and the Masked ganged up on her.

"*No!*" Dami screamed. She sank to her knees, covering her mouth. The girl had tried to save Dami, but was dragged away from her, and killed by hate. "No..."

Suddenly, a flash of light blinded her, forcing her to close her eyes. As she did, she thought of the girl. *What have I done? I got into this mess and someone dies trying to free me from my mistake-*

She heard the same voice, this time in her mind. It sounded determined, and wanting to reassure Dami.

*Think again, dear Spirit. I do not fall to despair. Instead...I deliver myself from it!*

Opening her eyes, Dami saw an unbelievable sight. All the hands were gone. Masks and weapons lay around the floor. Standing in front of the podium, facing Dami, was the girl. Her costume wasn't damaged and no scars were seen on her face. Her claw rings were still nice and sharp, as if they had not touched the Masked at all. Dami's eyes widened with shock and disbelief.

"How?" Dami whispered. "I thought you were dead for sure. We were driven away by a force from the Masked just as big, maybe bigger."

The girl stared at Dami. "This is a vision from me. I am not with you yet. But, I know in my heart that I will be with you someday. I will wait for the young one."

The last sentence confused Dami. *What in Gahyeon's name does she mean by that?*

The last thing Dami saw before she blacked out was the fierce strength and determination that blazed brightly in the girl's eyes.

...

Siyeon heard a moan from behind her, followed by Dami's voice. "Are we still moving?"

She and SuA accidentally dropped Dami out of shock. "You're awake!" she exclaimed. Then, she itched her neck with a hand. "Sorry for dropping you," she added.

Dami's eyes weren't glazed over anymore. Instead, they were wide open, surprise reflected in them, as if she'd seen something terrible. "Spirits, I need to tell you something-it's about what I saw in the vision."

Everyone stopped and crowded around Dami. "What did you see?" JiU asked.

Dami described the vision to her and the girl's appearance. "She was wearing a robe like ours, a costume underneath, a fabric half-mask, and claw-rings. All but the half-mask were white and red-the half-mask was completely white." Dami then went on to describe how the girl was pulled off the podium, the flash of light, the masks and weapons lying around the girl and how the girl stared at Dami with a fierce strength determination reflecting from her eyes before she woke up from her vision.

"Whoa," Handong whispered. "She must be powerful."

SuA nodded. "She could help us defeat the Masked if she's that strong."

"What's odd is that she said some things that I feel like I've heard before. First, she said she knew in her heart that she'd be with us someday. Then, she said that she doesn't fall to despair, but delivers herself from it. And she said that she'd 'wait for the young one'. I don't know what she meant by that. But she did purposely send me the vision, though she didn't tell me why. I can't make out the meaning of the vision either." Dami sounded very distressed.

Siyeon sighed. "I've got an idea. Once we find a place to hide, and we're prepared to defeat the Masked if they find us, we may have to take a big risk and send someone to look for this girl that Dami saw in her vision. I know it's going to be very hard, and we might not be so strong with one of us gone, but it'll be worth it if we're all still alive when they return with the girl-hopefully."

The other Spirits looked rather thoughtful on hearing that. "It would be a risk to send one of us off," JiU agreed. "But if they can come back to us and the girl is willing to help out- and of course she is, judging by what she told Dami in her vision just now- then we may be able to track and take down the Masked once and for all to banish the terrible hatred and despair."

Gahyeon nodded. "I think it's a good idea, and we should follow it," she piped up. "Let's find somewhere to stay, and then we will decide upon who will go and find the girl from Dami's vision."

And the Seven Spirits set out to follow Siyeon's idea, in hope of finding the girl Dami saw in her vision.

But after hearing Dami explain what she saw, Gahyeon couldn't help but feel like the girl that Dami saw in her vision was the very person that had told the Spirits to deliver themselves from despair with a note and a drawing.