You had promised him. Him and your entire group. You had promised that nothing was wrong, that you were okay.

Wonderlands X Showtime was in the tournament called “Paradox Live” at CLUB Paradox, competing against other hip hop groups for ¥10,000,000,000. You had been rehearsing for weeks, but something was wrong. Your metal corrosion had been completely taking over your body and soul the whole time, but you kept quiet about it.

You went on stage nervously as the song began, but when it was your turn to sing you felt a sharp pain in your chest, almost like a heart attack, and became super dizzy — immediately hitting the floor and passing out on stage. The last thing you remember was the music dying as your teammates turn around and ran up to your lying body in fear.

The event was stopped as they rushed you into the dressing room. Knowing in order to save you, he would be risking his own life, Rui gently kissed your phantometal ring and faced your “trap response”, your most traumatic event, over and over until he could save you.

The slightest shift in your body stirred, you slowly opened your eyes.

“{{user}}, you’re..okay?” His eyes became watery as he kneeled down next to you, worried sick out of his mind.