{ DEVIL INCARNATE }

Taehyung ran into the house with the almost dead boy and the cat in hand.

Yoongi was walking behind him, looking unremorseful and carefree.

Jungkook was meditating in his room, sitting on his bed with closed eyes and crossed legs when Taehyung rushed in.

“Jungkook! He did it again!” He said breathlessly, and Jungkook’s eyes flew open.

He quickly got down from the bed and took the boy from him, then he placed him on the bed.

“He broke a bone in his body” he said immediately.

He could feel it.

“His backbone” Taehyung replied, and Jungkook looked at Yoongi before taking a deep breath, then he tendered his right hand, and golden sparkles started streaming on it.

He gently placed the hand on the back of the boy, then he closed his eyes as the bones started resetting.

It only took one minute, and the boy opened his eyes slowly.

He looked around, and his eyes widened when he saw Yoongi.

He spranged up and started running out of the room, but Taehyung blocked him, and when he saw the dead cat, he started crying.

“My cat!!!”

“It’s really dead” Taehyung said to Jungkook.

Taehyung looked at Yoongi angrily before walking to the boy.

He squatted in front of him and placed a hand on his head, erasing all the memories of what Yoongi did to him.

By the time he removed his hand, the boy blinked.

“Why am I here? I need to go home” he said and ran out of the house.

Jungkook stood with a sigh.

“Go bury the cat” he told Taehyung, and Taehyung left to do that.

“Why did you hurt him and even went as far as killing his cat?” He faced Yoongi, and Yoongi frowned.

“He refused to give me the cat when I asked gently”

“Like you bought the cat for him?” Jungkook glared hotly.

“I wanted it, how dare a mere human turn me down” he replied stubbornly.

“He’s the third human you hurt in the woods this week Yoongi!”

“I don’t care! Why do humans keep coming into this forest when they know fully well that you’re the guardian! I always feel the urge to kill humans when I see them!” He shouted back, and Jungkook’s eyes flashed deep gold immediately.

“Father..” he blinked.

He made to attack him, but Taehyung came in and stood between them.

“Calm down Jungkook, please” he said, placing an hand on his shoulder.

His eyes calmed, and Taehyung faced Yoongi.

“What exactly do you want?” He asked.

“I want him to go to the king-choosing festival and become king, I want to become a royal” he replied.

“You know how I am, how do I manage myself in the palace!” Jungkook yelled.

“We’ll settle that once you become king, all I know is that I won’t stop hurting humans if you refuse to become king!” He yelled back and stormed out of the room angrily.

“You know he never jokes, what are you gonna do?” Taehyung asked, and Jungkook sat on his bed gently.

“Send my participation letter to the kingmakers” he said after a minute, and Taehyung’s eyes widened.

“You’ll attend the festival?”

“I have no choice, blame my wizard of a son” he replied, and Taehyung smiled before bowing.

“I’ll go send the letter” he said and left the room.

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Taehyung looked at the chains on the floor and sighed, closing his eyes.

Yoongi was grunting as Taehyung tied Jungkook to a chair in his room. He made use of the strongest metal chains he found, and the chair is just as strong.

He finished tying Jungkook and sighed. Yoongi grunted again.

“Why the annoying grunts?” Jungkook asked.

“I can just kill a human for you and you’ll drink the blood, instead of having to go through pains again tonight” he said.

“I’ll never drink human blood to suppress my pains, get out Yoongi” Jungkook replied, and Taehyung pulled him out.

He was looking back till they went out, and Taehyung shut the door.

Jungkook closed his eyes slowly, expecting the pains, and almost immediately, the moon started coming out of the dark clouds.

The lights came dimly at first, but it suddenly became bright. The light slipped in through the windows, and the veins in his body started rising one by one till the last one.

His body started trembling, and smokes started emanating from him. He unfolded his fists, and his nails grew long like a vulture’s

Two long fangs grew among his teeth.

His hair turned white completely, and when he opened his eyes, they were bloodshot, full of pains.

All the noises in the world started entering his head, and his red eyes widened as he faced the sky.

“Argghhhhh!!!!!!!!” He screamed agonizingly, struggling to break the chains he was tied with.

Right now, he’s out of his senses, all he wants is a human blood to drink.

He’s actually under a curse.

He was cursed since birth that every moonlit night like this, he’d transform into a beast and experience pains that only the blood of a human can ease, and that’s why he gets tied up like this whenever the moon comes out, so he won’t have to go wild.

The redness in his eyes grew thicker, and sweat covered his whole body as more smokes came out. His whole body was on fire, and the chair was shaking.

The chains were making clattering sounds as he tried to break them.

“Argghhhhh!!!!!!!!!!” He screamed agonizingly again, and the room walls started cracking.

                           †

Namjoon opened his eyes slowly, and his eyes widened when he saw he’s still alive.

He sat up quickly, but he felt pains from his neck.

He touched his neck and felt plaster on it.

“Namjoon” Queen Ki came in with three maids who were holding trays of food.

They set up his breakfast on the table before leaving.

“How are you feeling?” Queen Ki sat beside him and made to feel his temperature, but he hit her hand away.

He’s fifteen, but known by everyone in the palace for his stubbornness.

“Why did you marry a man like father? Why the hell did you become the queen of a monster like him when you’re just a weak human!” He yelled.

“Namjoon…”

He got down from the bed and pushed away the table of breakfast, then he faced her.

“I hate you, I fucking hate everyone in this palace!” He yelled before storming out of the room.

                              †

“I’m in pains!”

“Please!!!”

“AHHH!!!”

“Ohhhhh!!”

It’s Jimin’s screams again as Gangyeon banged his ass that early morning.

He was fucking him through the back this time. He’s leaning on the bedstand, and blood was running down his thighs as usual. Tears escaped his eyes and slipped out of the blindfold every second.

“Please stop!!!”

“I’m sorry!!!”

“I plead your mercy!!!”

He knows it’s useless to cry like this, but that’s the only thing he can do as the heartless being screwed him heartlessly.

He spanked his ass continuously, and Jimin held the stand tighter as blood dropped from his nose.

He increased his speed, and Jimin started feeling dizzy.

“No…no please….my..my eyes…”

Gangyeon was fucking him angrily. The fact that tomorrow is the king-choosing festival is annoying, so he’s pouring all his anger into his ass.

He’ll be handing over the throne tomorrow, but he doesn’t even wanna do that.

“Your majesty, the Oracle is here” Taemin said from the door, and he pulled out of Jimin.

He fell on the ground weakly, and he threw his cloth at him.

He took it and dressed up painfully.

He was still crying as Taemin took him away.

Gangyeon put on a simple robe and went out to his private room where a dangerous looking woman in a long black robe is waiting.

She smells like death and blood. Her name is Eodum, his Oracle, a powerful shaman.

“And why the hell are you just coming when the festival is tomorrow!” He yelled.

“I know your fear, but it won’t come to pass” Eodum replied calmly, her black lips looking ominous.

“What do you mean?” Gangyeon sat, and she looked up.

“No man will be able to make it rain tomorrow at the festival, except one” she said.

“Who?”

“Jungkook”

“Wait…my arrogant brother?” His eyes widened.

“Yes, your majesty” Eodum replied, and he laughed.

“He’s not interested in becoming king, so he won’t be in the festival”

Taemin came in immediately.

“The kingmakers recorded 30 participants, and Jungkook is one of them” he announced, and Gangyeon’s eyes widened.

“What!”

Taemin bowed and left.

“What’s that bastard coming to do? He hates the throne” Gangyeon muttered.

“We can stop him” Eodum said, and he glared hard.

“You think he’s a chicken? That bastard is a demigod, so tell me how you’re gonna stop him from coming!”

“We’ll trap him with what he hates most” Eodum said, and Gangyeon grimaced.

“Since his mate abandoned him, he hates their kind”

“Then we need a chaste virgin, i’ll build a barrier on his way with the virgin’s blood, trust me he won’t be able to come, and you’ll reign for another year” Eodum said, and Gangyeon smiled, resting back.

“Now that this is almost settled, should I play a game with the sinner tonight?” He smirked.

                         †

Prince Seokjin knocked before going in, and he met Chen in the middle of his numerous servants, they were styling his hair, and some were painting his fingernails and toenails.

“Chen, we need to talk” Seokjin said.

“I’m listening” Chen replied.

“Privately” Seokjin said, and Chen frowned.

“My servants are busy on me, and you don’t expect me to send them away because of you” he said arrogantly, and Seokjin sighed.

“Ok fine! It’s about Jimin” Seokjin said, and Chen glared.

“What about him?”

“It’s been ten years already, isn’t it high time we talk to the Queen Dowager? His punishment should end already, don’t you pity him?” Seokjin said, and Chen stood slowly.

“Did you just say pity? He killed our brother! He poisoned Wangmin and made him die young! And the worse is that he has been denying since ten years ago that he didn’t do it! How dare you pity him!” Chen spat.

“He might not even be the killer, Chen please…”

That was interrupted by a slap from Chen.

Seokjin held his stinging cheek, and Chen sent a sharp blade to him.

Seokjin caught the blade before it could enter his eyes.

“Out!!!” Chen yelled, and he left quietly.

                           †

Minho and Felix fell on their sofas at once after they finished supervising breakfast preparations.

They’re the head chefs in the kitchen. Powerful nine-tailed foxes.

Apart from heading the kitchen, they’re also warriors.

Almost everyone in the palace is a warrior, so far you’re crazily skilled.

“Should we have a drink?” Felix asked.

“Crazy” Minho replied, spreading his palm forward.

A maid placed a bottle of liquor on it, then Felix took two cups.

They poured themselves drinks and clinked cups before drinking.

“Sooo refreshing!” Felix licked his lips.

“I’m still wondering why you love liquor so much” Minho said.

“Don’t blame me, I learnt from you” he replied, and Minho smiled handsomely.

“I didn’t kill Prince Wangmin!!!!”

“Aarrgg!!!!”

“Please!!!!

Jimin’s screams came from the torture ground, and Felix dropped his cup sadly.

“What if he’s really innocent?” He said.

“Jimin? It doesn’t matter, I don’t think he’s ever gonna get off the grip of the Queen Dowager and his majesty” Minho replied after a sip.

“His majesty is leaving the throne tomorrow anyways, can’t wait for the festival, maybe the next king will favor Jimin, I really pity him” Felix said.

“I feel a strange air about the festival” Minho said.

“Mr feeler, time to go serve breakfast” Felix stood, and Minho chuckled before following him.

                           †

Jungkook has been walking around the forest since daybreak, sightseeing.

He has the usual sad look on his face as he took each step, hoping that the moon won’t come out tonight again.

He suddenly saw a rat running past, and he grabbed it alive.

He was about to bite into it’s neck and suck it’s blood when he stopped himself and let it go.

The rat ran away, and his eyes beamed the usual gold as he walked away from there.

He plucked from one of the tangerine trees and peeled it, then he started eating it slowly.

“Father!!” Yoongi came running, and he spun around.

“Here to nag me again?” He said, and he hugged him.

“Taehyung said you’ve agreed to go for the festival” he said, and he broke the hug.

“I hope you keep to your promise” Jungkook said.

“Of course! I’ll stop hurting humans since I’m becoming a royal tomorrow” he smiled cutely.

He’s truly ten years old, but he looks eighteen. He’s older than his age.

“Wait till the festival tomorrow” Jungkook said and started walking back into the woods.

“Can I follow you?” He asked.

“You already know my answer” he replied, and Yoongi frowned.

He suddenly stopped walking, and he immediately leapt into the air, flying away like a bird.

“He’ll roam the forest till night again, what a boring father” Yoongi muttered.

                          †

Joyun got suspicious when the night air started feeling eerily cold, and he knew it immediately that something is gonna happen.

He looked at Jimin who was lying lifelessly on the ground, and when he made to move to him, the guards around him started falling asleep.

They kept falling on the ground one by one, sleeping off.

His eyes widened, and when he made to start calling their names, his eyes started closing too.

“What’s happening to me? I’m….”

Like that, he fell asleep too, and a masked man appeared in the middle of the sleeping guards.

Just with a wave of his hand, he opened the dungeon door, then he stepped in and carried Jimin on his shoulders. He disappeared.

The next place he appeared at, was the forest.

He dropped Jimin, and surprisingly, both Rose and Hyunjin are waiting.

The man obviously brought them there too.

“Hyung!” Hyunjin quickly hugged him.

“Hyunjin” he hugged him back, recognizing him with his voice.

“Jimin?” Blind Rose started searching for him with her hands, and Hyunjin took them to each other.

They hugged tightly too.

“Take this as my only act of benevolence as I’ll be leaving the throne tomorrow” the man finally spoke.

King Gangyeon!

“Your majesty!” They all bowed immediately, and Gangyeon vanished into the darkness.

“Why did he release us?” Rose said.

“That’s not important right now” Hyunjin replied and tried untying the blindfold on Jimin’s eyes, but it was impossible.

“It was magically tied, you won’t be able to untie it” Jimin said.

Hyunjin bent in front of Rose and made her climb his back, then he held Jimin’s hand and started running with the two of them.

                           †

The palace is restless already as all the guards kept running around in search of the three criminals.

Joyun and the other guards only woke up three minutes after the man took Jimin away, even the guards in the prisoners cell experienced the same thing.

Taemin entered King Gangyeon’s suite with Joyun, and they found him smoking.

“Your majesty, the criminals escaped” Joyun reported.

“Joking?” Gangyeon smiled, and Joyun swallowed nothing.

“We suddenly slept off and.. and by the time we woke.. he was gone, same with his brother and mother” he said fearfully.

Gangyeon threw his pipe at him immediately, and it penetrated into his tummy.

“Ahh!” He gasped, holding it as it started bleeding.

“Go to the southern part of the forest! Find them in ten minutes!” He commanded.

“Yes! Your majesty” he bowed and rushed out.

Gangyeon smiled devilishly afterwards.

“Feels good to give them hope and take it back, fuck!” He laughed wickedly, getting another pipe which he started smoking.

“In ten minutes, they’ll be captured, and they dare not say my name, who’d even believe them if they say it?.. how sweet would it be to punish them tonight” he laughed again.

“And as for the throne…” he muttered.

“I’m not leaving anytime soon” he smiled dreamily.

                            †

Hyunjin still has Rose on his back, and he was still holding Jimin’s hand as he ran tirelessly, wanting to leave the area as soon as possible.

Thorns kept pricking his foot, but that’s not important right now.

He kept running, his hair covering his face just like Jimin’s and Rose’s.

He has never had a haircut since he was locked in, so his hair is as long as a girl’s.

“Ha!” Jimin winced when he suddenly fell, hurting his knees.

“Hyung, please don’t get tired” Hyunjin said.

“Jimin” Rose called from his back.

“I’m fine” Jimin breathed and stood.

His knees were bleeding as Hyunjin grabbed his hand again, and when they made to proceed, a figure appeared in front of them, and Hyunjin froze on his spot.

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