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"Almost there."

Just as Eunji said those words, there was a sound of glass shattering, shards falling to the ground just as  white feathers fell around them, a body crashing into Eunji's, forcing his grip off Jimin as he was held against the ground, three fingers pressed down just above his collarbones in the middle, eliciting a gasp of choked breath from Eunji. .

The guy pulled his fingers back a little, not fully so he was still in control before he looked Eunji dead in the eye, fire of anger in his own as he spoke.

"I'm not part of the HHAC anymore, but I'm pretty sure you were arrested."

Jimin staggered back to look at the white wings folding above him. He glanced at the face who was straddling the guy down. His eyes widened in recognition, breathing out the name.

"Jaejun."

Hearing his name from Jimin, Jaejun turned slightly to nod at the man.

"Hey, Jimin. It's been a while."

Then, he looked back down at Eunji, making sure the guy doesn't do anything serious.

Not sure what's really happening, Jimin could just nod, the words stuck in his throat as he watched Jaejun press his fingers in further, blocking the air passage for Eunji when the latter tried to burn Jaejun.

"Jungkook, grab Hoseok and pull him back, hold him down if you have to. Seokjin, go get Yoonha and other Authorities if you can, explain what's happening too. Taehyung, help Gertrude with Yoongi and Jimin."

Namjoon gave out orders as he walked over to stand next to the two, Jaejun and Eunji. The latter was still being held with fingers blocking his air passage, still conscious, but unable to do anything.

Looking up at the other floors of the Palace, Namjoon nodded in understanding before looking back at the scene, crouching down to look at Eunji.

"You saw through the window?"

Jaejun nodded.

"I was passing by."

"Great timing. Do you think you can knock him out?"

Trying, jabbing his fingers further to block the air passage completely, Eunji squirmed and jerked around before going still, unconscious. Jaejun was about to loosen his hold, but Namjoon stopped him, checking his eyes and receptors first.

"He could be acting for all we know."

Was what he said before he stood up straight, nodding at Jaejun.

"He's out, but stay like that just in case."

"Okay."

Meanwhile, Taehyung was crying at the sight of Yoongi and Jimin, the two in no condition to anywhere.

"Tae, it's okay. We'll heal."

Jimin was saying so, but he was crying too, at the sight of Yoongi.

After inspecting Yoongi's neck, Gertrude, the Angel with Healingn Ability, sighed.

"It's okay to cry, but don't worry much. It's good he only got the neck, and nothing else. I can't heal much because the Ability is limited, but I can heal his neck and throat to halfway fixed, then his body can do it on his own. And Jimin, your blood vessels and nerves as well."

The two listened closely, tears still spilling as they watched Gertrude press her hand strongly down on Yoongi's neck for a few seconds, then removing her hand.

"Done. He'll probably wake up soon. I could feel it. Now, Jimin."

Jimin gave her his arm, flinching at the sight and pain, the adrenaline was dying out.

"Your veins and nerves and skin suffered the most, I'll do those the best I can and the rest will heal themselves. 'S that okay?"

Nodding, Jimin watched as she wrapped her hand around Jimin's arm, sliding them around with a tight grip for a few seconds before getting it off.

"That's it. How'd you feel?"

Blinking his tears out, Jimin moved his arms to test it out, and it wasn't numb anymore, the burn still remained on his skin, but it felt like it was alive again. Biting his lower lip, eyes watery again, he bowed on his knees.

"Thank you, Gertrude."

"Ah, it's no problem. I'm glad to be of help. Now, I have to go back to attend my post. Come tomorrow if it really serves as a problem, okay?"

"Yeah. Thank you, again."

Gertrude left, pitifully watching Hoseok angrily yell under Jungkook's weight, being held down before she entered the Palace again.

Taehyung's tears finally ceased and all there was was smiffling as he hugged Jimin, sitting in the space next to the unconscious Yoongi.

"She said he'd wake up soon. Did she mean soon as in a few hours or as in a few minutes?"

Yoongi's nose twitched, before his lips moved.

"Few minutes."

His voice was raspy, sounding too broken to be able to speak.

"Fuck, Yoongi, don't speak, please. Your throat."

Sitting up, Yoongi took a few deep breaths before softly smiling at the two, giving them a thumbs up.

But, then he burst into a coughing fit, inducing panic in Jimin who was frantically shaking his hands, not knowing what to do.

After half a minute, the coughing stopped, Yoongi sighed out in fatigue. He leaned against Jimin, eyes barely open to look at the crowd of Authorities a little further away.

"Oh, that? I don't know what it is, I didn't get to see earlier."

Taehyung let out a sound of understanding before he started, knowing what was happening.

"Jungkook's holding Hoseok down. They're all discussing what to do, since he was doing a... spell? --I guess it's a spell -- to collapse all the dimensions together, so all the worlds can roam in one space. I heard only Joon hyung knows the spell, and besides Authorities, only angels with half blood can do it. Joon hyung also how to reverse it being the main guy, so he's probably working on that right now."

The two looked over as they listened in bewilderment.

Jimin sadly watched, getting a glimpse of Hoseok's crying and enraged expression.

"Is he really the same Hoseok?"

"People change."

The new voice caught the three's attention, making them turn to look at the person standing. It was Jaejun, smiling at them.

"Yeah, they do."

Jimin muttered, surprise in his eyes as he looked up. Jaejun had changed.

"Thank you, back there. You saved us today."

With a happy smile, Jaejun bowed slightly.

"Nothing big. Just... thought I had to pay you back for all those years ago."

Yoongi watched curiously as Jimin and Jaejun conversed, remembering him from the day of their punishment. Yeah, people do change, he thought.

"Ah!"

Taehyung's exclamation caught their attention. He was pointing at Jaejun's feet, shock written all over his face.

They all looked, and just like all those years ago, Jaejun's feet was withering, disintegrating into the air like sand.

Jaejun's eyebrows shot up, at the sight, but then his expression softened into a small smile before looking at the two, the couple he'd directed the punishment of.

There were other sounds of surprise from all around, but Jaejun didn't really care much. Feeling it reach his thighs, he knew there wasn't much time left.

"I can't forgive myself for what I did all those years ago..."

Yoongi and Jimin could say nothing as they just watched, taken aback, unable to react as they took in his words, the man disappearing too fast now.

"... but, I'm glad I was able to fulfill my purpose."

He gave them a last smile before he ended, disintegrating into nothing.