a rumi x reader where Reader is a cursed immortal that introduces the Honmon and abilities to the first hunters? in the modern era reader is the major sponsor for all expenses anything Huntrix related and Reader and Rumi finally meet?
You were a musogin back then, and a less than personable one at that. Sure, people came to you for your rituals but other than that you were often alone.
Then demons started creeping into the world, taking souls to feed Gwi-Ma and leaving destruction and devastation in their wakes. So, armed with a set of sin-kal seonsaeng Siwang daebeonji, two small brass knives that had one flat side and one rounded side along with a "skirt" cut from twelve pages of hanji paper held together with with string tied in three knots, and a brass bell, that had a "skirt" of multicolored cloth, you when to hold back the demons.
Your mentor had taught you how to harness the positive energy of the human soul to ward of demons, the Honmoon she called it, though you were only on person and no matter how much you tried you were just unable to make a Honmoon big enough to protect an area large than a medium sized village.
Then you found them, one by one. Three young women with the same connects to the world beyond humanity, so you taught them everything you know and they took it in stride. So, with the four of you the Honmoon looked like it was going to succeed and you'd be a part of it!
Until, your soul was almost taken by a jeoseung saja. While you managed to keep your soul and send him back to the underworld, your energies mixed together, causing a Shockwave that threw you against a large tree and caused an injury to your leg.
You were afaird that this new energy inside you would destroy everything you and those young women had been working to protect, so you stepped own and watched as they succeeded in creating the first golden Honmoon. You were proud, maybe this is what your mentor felt all those years ago.
Time ticked on, and as the world seemed to more you never really changed. You realized, the mixed energy that now lived inside you, had caused to you never age and never be able to die, though you only learned this after watching each of those young women grow older and older while stayed the same as you were that night.
So, still fearing the damage your voice could do to the Honmoon, you left the Hunters to teach themselves all while you watched and funded their actives.
You were a name without a face to each generation. In the 1930s you were Jung-Soo, the Hunters of the 1950s knew you as Seong-Ho, in the 1970s you were Sun-Young, to the Sunlight Sisters you were Yu-Jin, and to HUNTR/X you were Gyeong-Min.
They never knew you and you planned to keep it that way, then you saw Saja Boys appear and could tell they were demons right away but you were still too scared to ruin what generations had worked so hard for so the most you did was send extra money and notes of encouragement.
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All this time, HUNTR/X had been looking for you, or at least the person to claimed to be. The Saja Boys and Gwi-Ma were defeated, except for Jinu who sacrificed himself, and they wanted to thank the person who was one of their biggest supporters but they couldn't find you.
"Are we sure this person is even real?" Zoey asks.
"The money is real," Mira says.
"Yeah, but is it legal?" Rumi asks.
Celine walks into the living room of the penthouse, watching the girls argue over who is sending them money and where it's coming from. She couldn't help but chuckle a bit. She remembers when her and her fellow Sunlight Sisters had a similar conversation all those years ago. Miyeong was the only one to get somewhat close to meeting the mysterious Yu-Jin but then... things changed but Celine kept everything Miyeong had in regards to Yu-Jin.
So, she went to her room and pulls out a dust covered box from under her bed. She returns to the living room, walking towards to group.
"Girls," she started "I have some thing that might help your search," she says, putting the box down.
The girls open the box and go through everything and compare it to what they found out themselves. At first, it seemed like a dead end until Zoey compared the envelopes in the box to the most recent check they got.
"Hey, guys look!" She yelled.
Rumi and Mira looked, and it clicked. It was the same exact post code on the return address on every envelope. It was somewhere in the Gangwon-do, though they didn't know how to find the exact location.
"So, during our break we can go to Gangwon-do and start looking," Rumi suggests.
"Yeah, but who's going to fight the demons and care for Derpy and Sussie?" Zoey asks.
That was a good point, they all couldn't drop everything to go chasing a lead that might not go anywhere. The girls do rock papers scissors to figure out who's going, and Rumi is the lucky girl.
Rumi walks the streets of the city of Gangneung, looking for the place tied to the return address on the envelope. She won't deny the city's scenery is beautiful but she had to stay focused. Her pink hoodie hid her well as she moved her way through the streets.
"This has to be it," Rumi tells herself, standing in front of a house on the beach. It looked very traditional, with two haechi statues guarding the bright red door. The parts of the front yard that were grass were blanketed in touch-me-not and rose of sharon. As she looked around she saw a golden eyed cat, who looked like a lightly toasted marshmallow came to life, was watching her from the window.
Rumi looked at the cat, giving an awkward smile and slight wave. The cat didn't respond, blinking like there was not a single thought behind their giant eyes. Regaining focus, Rumi takes a deep breath and knocks on the door.
There is no sound for a bit and Rumi wonders if no one is home. Then she hears the faint sound of footsteps getting closer to the door. She straightens up and dusts herself off, getting ready for whoever was in the house.
"Who are you?" You asked, a tad snippy because your cat, who you named Bora, had just given you the "gift" of a mouse that you had to clean up.
"Umm, hi. I was wondering if Yu-Jin or Gyeong-Min lived here," Rumi said, nervous.
"Why do you need to know?" You ask, trying to keep your own nerves in check.
"Yu-Jin knew the Sunlight Sisters and Gyeong-Min has been sending me and my friends money and they shared this address," Rumi explained, gesturing to the envelope she was holding.
You sigh, knowing Rumi wouldn't leave unless you let her in. She walked into your home and put on the pair of guest slippers you had. She followed you to the parlor/sitting room where Bora leapt onto her lap, swinging his stubby little tail and meowing for her attention.
Rumi pets Bora as you sit in the armchair on the left of the couch. The only sound is Bora's purrs, the crashing of waves, and the ticking of your clock. You set your tea down and look at Rumi.
"I know who you are, Rumi," you say casually.
"Wait, how did you know?" Rumi asks, shocked.
"I've known who you, Mira, and Zoey are since HUNTR/X was founded. I also know that you three are the next generation of Hunters," you explain.
Rumi asks how you know all that and you sigh, finishing your tea before explaining your origin and how you've been basically been the person funding the Hunters following your time.
Rumi is in shock. Sure, she found demons but a full human becoming immortal was something new she wasn't expecting. She thanks you, for funding HUNTR/X, the Sunlight Sisters, and every hunter trio that came before them.
"Though, I do have to ask. Is your name really Gyeong-Min?" She asks.
"No. My real name is Reader. I took on fake names to not give away my... unique nature," you said.
"Yeah, that makes a lot of sense," Rumi says.
You two talk like old friends, or a grandparent and grandchild, for hours. You talk about how you found Bora, who Rumi learned was a Korean Bobtail, outside during a bad storm and kept him because he was too cute and you were lonely. Rumi tells you about everything that happened with the Saja Boys, Derpy the tiger, Sussie the bird, and her own patterns.
You couldn't help but smile at the strong young woman in your sitting room, standing strong despite everything that's happened. Rumi notices the time, and starts gathering her stuff together to leave, though Bora did try to pull the "you can't move if a cat is sleeping on you" card.
"So, do you want us to keep calling you Gyeong-Min or can we call you Reader?" Rumi asked.
You never thought about this before, after all, you never thought an of the Hunters would try to find you in whatever form you picked. So, with a small smile you told Rumi that she can call you Reader from now on, making her promise to tell Mira, Zoey, and Celine. You even hand her a paper with your phone number, because your time with Rumi made you realize you couldn't be with just Bora forever.
So, now HUNTR/X and Celine video call you once or twice a week to make sure you remember what talking to people feels like, and also because Bora leaps into frame and his cuteness will not be denied.Bobby still hasn't met you, but he sends you cards and gift baskets as thanks for helping HUNTR/X and him.
Sure, you might not be singing again, but you feel more connected than you have in a really long time.
