"SO, WHAT SHOULD WE do first? Jackson's voice asked as it echoed everywhere. The Arcs were hanging upside down, chains tied around their ankles. They were in hell a few minutes ago, but now they were in a dark room where the floor was covered with dead bodies. Everyone was aware that this was an illusion, but it felt so real that they couldn't even believe it.

      "We interrogate them one by one. Wonho might know the Arcs' knowledge but if we break his concentration then he's bound to mess it up eventually." Sunggyu's voice stated.

     "Then bring it on Demons!" Mark shouted, confident that he was never going to mess it up.

     "Then who wants to go first?" Jackson asked. But before anyone in the Arcs could answer, hundreds of knives appeared and every one of them was pointed at Woohyun.

      "Let's start with you," Jackson says, making Woohyun gulp.

      "We ask you a question, and you answer naturally. If we find it suspicious, those knives will slowly move closer until it pierces your flesh. And believe me, it will be amazingly painful. But let me warn you, the more it hurts, the more we'll give you questions that you must answer naturally, do you understand Nam Woohyun?" Jackson asked.

     Woohyun gulped again and said, "G-Go ahead."

     "Then let's begin." With one command, a balcony appeared and Sunggyu and Jackson arrived in their demon form. They walked closer and looked at the Arcs who were hanging on the ceiling.

     "So Woohyun...What was on your mind when you went to me just so you could warn us? Why did you choose me when you clearly know I was never going to listen to you?" Sunggyu finally asked.

     Woohyun started thinking of an answer, but the longer he took, the closer the knives got.

     "Wait!" Woohyun suddenly shouted, making the knives stop moving.

     "W-Wouldn't doing this make us really mess up the answer?!" Woohyun shouted since he was really pressured about this.

     Sunggyu smirked and said, "Don't worry...we know what we're doing, now answer my question."

     The moment Sunggyu finished his sentence, the knives started moving again, making him quickly answer the question "You were the first person I saw that's why I approached you! There was never a special reason behind it!"

      "Oh! That's cold!" Sungjae suddenly stated.

      "You shut up Sungjae or we'll torture you next." Sunggyu warned, then he looked back at Woohyun and said, "But Mark told me you specifically looked for me because you knew that somehow I was going to listen to you. Even if it was unlikely, you took that risk."

     Woohyun's face suddenly turned red. But no one knew if it was because he was embarrassed, or because they were literally hanging upside down and his blood was already flowing down his head.

      "W-Well...that's because...I...I..." Woohyun struggled to say, but he couldn't think of a perfect explanation.

     "Okay, take him away." Sunggyu suddenly instructed. Then with a snap of Jackson's fingers, the knives and Woohyun himself disappeared.

     "Why did you take him?" Junhyung asked.

     Sunggyu looked at the Arcs leader and answered, "If he was Wonho then he'd know the answer, he didn't have to lie. But since it was Woohyun, and he was embarrassed about it, he lied."

     "Oh, I see. Now that you said it, Wonho would avoid it now. Smart move Sunggyu." Junhyung sarcastically says, making Sunggyu glare at him.

     "Anyways, you're next Jihoon," Sunggyu stated, then the chains tied on Jihoon's ankle disappeared and he fell on the pile of dead bodies.

BACK AT THE NORMAL WORLD...

     Minhyuk was staring at the bodies of the Arcs and their brothers Jackson & Sunggyu just blankly standing in the middle of the garden. They were all inside Jackson's Illusion while the rest of the Demons decided to just stay out of it and leave it to their strongest brothers.

     "It's pretty obvious that even though this is an illusion, Jackson won't really torture them. It might not be real but we don't want them to be emotionally traumatized." Hyunseung explained, making everyone nod their head in agreement.

      "But Taeil, are you sure about this? What if it doesn't work?" Suho asked as he looked at their master planner.

      Taeil nodded with confidence and said, "I'm sure about it. I talked about this with Kharon when Sunggyu got possessed. The demon that possesses someone will acquire the person's memories and knowledge, but he doesn't acquire his emotions. Let's just say Wonho's inside Mark's body. If we ask Mark if he loves Jackson then he'd obviously say yes because he knows Mark loves Jackson, but the way he'd say it..."

     "Would be different. There wouldn't be any emotion in it." Hyunseung says; now understanding the whole plan.

     "Exactly."

     "You're a fucking genius Taeil, do you know that?" Minhyuk asks, making Taeil smile. Suddenly, Woohyun blinked, then he immediately gasped for air and fell on his knees. Suho and Hyunseung quickly ran to him to help him up.

     "Whoa, you okay angel?" Suho asked as Woohyun held onto them so he could stand.

     "T-That...is what I call an illusion." Woohyun says, still catching his breath.

      Minhyuk chuckles and says; "You do know that wasn't the first time Jackson used Illusion on you guys right?"

     "Well, that was different! That time it was just a small room with writings on the wall. The one he's making now is just...hardcore. The range that Jackson could do now...just goes to show how powerful he really became", Woohyun says as he looked at Jackson with idolization.

     "Anyway, who's next on the torture list?" Hyunseung asked. Woohyun scratched his head and answered, "I'm not quite sure but I think before I went back here I heard Jihoon's name being called."

     "Well if that's the case..." Taeil says as he walks towards Jackson. He stared at his eyes and said, "Hey Jackson, let me in."

     Jackson, who was inside the illusion, heard Taeil's voice and made him enter the illusion.

     "Perfect timing," Sunggyu says as Taeil appears beside them.

     "How you guys hanging?" Taeil jokingly said as he looked at the Arcs still being chained up. But when he realized Jihoon wasn't there, he looked down at the balustrade and saw Jihoon being chase by...

     "Are those fucking mud monsters?!" Taeil asked in disbelief as Jackson just nodded as an answer.

     "Jackson, you do know Jihoon has severe OCD, he doesn't like..." then Taeil stops midsentence and continues after realizing what their brothers were doing, "Good call."

     "Well now that you're here, and Jihoon is practically having a panic attack, why not go ahead and ask him a question?" Sunggyu asked as he continued to look at Jihoon running in circles.

     Taeil nodded his head and looked at his lover(?). Then he shouted, "Jihoon!"

     Jihoon stopped for a second and looked at Taeil, "Hey babe!" he shouted back, and then he started running again.

     "Jihoon! Stop panicking and answer me okay?! What did you recently ask me when we were in the garden?!" Taeil shouted.

     "W-What?! But...wasn't that a secret?!" Jihoon shouted, still running and making sure those monsters don't catch him. Jackson and Sunggyu looked at their brother confusingly. They obviously didn't know what the two were talking about.

     "But what if I answered you yes, what would you feel?" Taeil says out of the blue.

     Jihoon's eyes widened upon hearing it, then he suddenly stopped just to look up at Taeil.

     "Don't fucking mess with me." He suddenly said seriously, making Taeil smile.

     "Hey, don't give me that look, I'm serious," Taeil says. Then slowly, Jihoon started smiling as he says, "How could you answer me in this situa-" Jihoon suddenly stopped when the mud monster finally arrives and swallowed him whole.

     "Oh!" the Arcs shouted in unison.

     "Shit. Jihoon's not going to like that." Lay says as he just witnessed his brother being devoured by a monster.

     Taeil looked at his brothers and said, "The search is over."

     The Arcs were shocked to hear Taeil's statement, and then Sunggyu looked at him confusingly and asked, "What do you mean?"

     Taeil smirked and said, "Jihoon doesn't call me babe."

     "So you knew?! Then why did you have to ask him that question?" Sunggyu asked.

     Taeil then smiled genuinely and answered, "Even if it was fake, I just wanted to see how Jihoon's face would look if I did tell him yes..."

MEANWHILE...

AT THE REAL WORLD

     Jihoon, or what Taeil presumed as Wonho, blinked and started catching his breath like what happened to Woohyun a few minutes ago.

     "Jihoon!" Woohyun says as he ran to him and helped him stand properly.

     "So? How did it go?" Minhyuk asked as he and the rest walked towards Jihoon who looked really exhausted. But before he could answer, everyone went back to the real world.

     "Looks like we found our champion," Suho says as he looked at Jackson and Sunggyu. Mark quickly goes to where Jihoon was. And without saying anything, he looked straight at Jihoon's eyes, paralyzing him.

     "W-What the...what are you doing?! It's not me! You're making a huge mistake!" Jihoon shouted as he was trying to escape but he couldn't even move an inch.

     Taeil walked towards Jihoon and says, "Stop with the act, we know it's you in there. And besides, your surprised face when I said yes wasn't so convincing."

     Jihoon finally stopped struggling and looked at Taeil with shock, but seconds later he started laughing, making everyone realize it really isn't Jihoon anymore.

     "You're making a huge mistake, demons," Jihoon says with a smirk, making Sunggyu feel really annoyed.

     "I really hate you...especially that friend of yours." Sunggyu says, then he looked at Taeil and said, "Sorry Taeil." Then without any warning, he punched Jihoon AKA Wonho on the face, making the side of his mouth bleed.

     "Seriously Sunggyu?! On my brother's face?!" Junhyung angrily asked as he walked towards Wonho and wiped the blood off the side of his mouth. This might not be Jihoon anymore but this was still his brother's body.

     "Oh come on, just let Lay heal him when they switch back," Sunggyu says as he looked at Wonho who continued to laugh.

     "Just shut up already!" Sunggyu shouted, finally making Wonho stop laughing.

     "We should head to the rooftop now so this could be over," Mark suggested, and everyone nodded in agreement.

     The Arcs teleported first, then the Demons teleported next, bringing the paralyzed Wonho with them. When they arrived at the rooftop, they saw Hyungwon sitting on the floor with Wonho's lifeless body lying beside him, his head resting on top of Hyungwon's lap.

     "You guys are earlier than expected, the afternoon bell hasn't rang yet," Hyungwon said as he looked at the Arcs and Demons, then he saw Jihoon, who was being held by Minhyuk and Sungjae since he was paralyzed and unable to move. The sight made Hyungwon smirk.

     "It looks like you already have an answer." Hyungwon stated as he gently puts Wonho's empty body down so he could stand. He walked towards the brothers and said, "But it's still too early, you guys can still make up your mind. You don't want to lose on your first game right?"

     "Stop messing with us you fucking demon." Sunggyu angrily said as he walked towards Hyungwon and pulled his collar, "You asked us to look for fucking Wonho, and here we are giving him to you. Now give us our prize or I'll seriously kill you and we'll look for Jiyong ourselves."

     Hyungwon, who didn't even look fazed, smirked and said, "Are you sure about your answer Mr. Kim Sunggyu?"

     "We're sure." This time, it was Taeil who said it.

     Hyungwon pushed Sunggyu away from him and said, "Game over Demons."

     Everyone was suddenly confused and shocked at the same time.

     "W-What do you mean?! This is definitely Wonho!" Hyunseung shouted as he was pointing at Jihoon's paralyzed body.

     Hyungwon chuckled and said, "You guys are really bad at analyzing things. You rely too much on your powers that you forget to strategize, and that's clearly not how you play games. If you keep on doing that, someone's going to follow Kwon Jiyong's footsteps eventually."

      "But I was sure that isn't Jihoon." Taeil's says, now really confused about the whole situation.

     "Well anyone who knows Jihoon personally would know that's not fucking him." This time, it was Junhyung who said it.

      Hyungwon smiled and nodded his head in agreement, "Well, that you are right. But here's a little fact that might help you understand a little."

      Everyone looked at him and waited for his little fact.

     "Wonho...he can't possess anyone. Only Hyungwon could do that, haven't you guys noticed?"

     Everyone's eyes widened on the sudden realization.

     "It's you!" Hyunseung and Taeil both said in unison as they pointed at Hyungwon, making Hyungwon smirk. Then the rest looked at Jihoon, confused about who was inside his body instead.

     "Hyungwon switched with Wonho, then he switched with Jihoon. So the one inside Jihoon now is Hyungwon not...Wonho." Taeil analyzed, making everyone shocked even more.

     "But when did you two..." Before Taeil could finish his sentence, he remembered the time when Wonho and Hyungwon stared at each other before the games began.

     "You switched during that time." Taeil told himself, but it was clear enough so everyone could hear.

     "Looks like he's the only smart one in your group." Hyungwon AKA Wonho, stated as he went towards Jihoon's body. Then he touched his forehead, making his eyes turn white like Wonho was absorbing the life out of him.

     "W-What the fuck are you doing?!" Taeil asked as Wonho continued to absorb him. Seconds later Jihoon fainted, but Taeil was quick enough to catch his body.

     Wonho walked towards his own body. He touched the body's forehead until its eyes opened. Then the two looked at each other, making everyone realize that everyone was back to normal.

     "Jihoon? Is that you?" Taeil asked as he looked at Jihoon whose eyes were still closed.

     "He's not waking..." before Taeil could finish his sentence; Jihoon woke up and started vomiting black liquid like what happened to Sunggyu before.

     "That's what I call a game." Hyungwon – who was now back inside his own body – stated with a smirk. Then he looked at Jackson and said, "I'm gonna hand it to you, Prince of Envy, you're a strong one. You just proved to me why you're a SS Ranked Demon, I'm quite impressed. And your plan was good, but..." 

     "But what?" Hyunseung asked as he angrily looked at the Demon.

     "Torturing to look for Wonho? That's a bad idea. Like what we said earlier, he's the duke of Pain. He's pain himself, you can't torture him. He's practically the one who invented torture. Just goes to show you bunch are bad analyzers." Hyungwon explained, making the Demons clench their fist in anger. They were seriously moments away from punching the guy.

     "So what now? We lost the game, do we get a punishment?" this time it was Junhyung who asked it since the Demons were too angry to even say a word. These guys were playing them around with their little fingers, and what pissed the Demons the most was that they were playing along with it.

     "Punishment? Do you usually get punished when you lose a game? I don't think so. But you just lost a life, which means you need to play another game." Hyungwon finally revealed.

     "What?!" everyone asked in disbelief.

     "But that can wait, right Panic?" Wonho asked as he held Hyungwon's shoulder. Hyungwon nodded and took a deep breath, "Looks like my partner is tired. We'll do this again Arcs & Demons."

     Before Pain and Panic could leave, Suho quickly ran towards the two and said, "Wait!"

     The two looked at Suho and doesn't say anything; they just waited for him to tell them what he wanted to say.

     "What Duke Pain...I mean, what Wonho did earlier with Jihoon...what was that?" Suho asked out of pure curiosity.

     Wonho smirked and surprisingly answered, "You guys have your special powers, we have ours. Hyungwon can switch souls, I can absorb souls...I can basically kill one of you with one touch if I wanted to."

      "W-What?" Suho asked in disbelief, even the rest of the brothers were shocked to hear about it. Wonho was about to touch Suho but Suho quickly moved away, making Wonho laugh.

     "Let's play again. Farewell out princes." Wonho says as he and Hyungwon bowed down, and then vanished.

      "Ah!" Sunggyu shouted from anger, releasing a deadly aura that normal people might not be able to stand.

     "I seriously want to kill those bastards!" Sunggyu shouted again.

     "But if you do, and if they really know where Jiyong is...it could really be game over for us," Hyunseung says, finally calming Sunggyu down. Then, Mark looked at the Demons and said, "But what if they were lying? What if they really don't know where Jiyong's soul is and we're just stupidly playing along with their games?"

     "They're telling you the truth." Someone suddenly says, making everyone turn around. The moment they turned around, they saw Kharon, back in his priest uniform. (Well he wasn't going to go to a club in priest uniform earlier).

      "Those two, you can't kill them, not because you're not strong enough, or not because they really do know where Jiyong is. It's simply because they're literally the Demons of Pain and Panic. Killing them will break the balance." Kharon suddenly explained, but it only made the Arcs and Demons confused.

     "What balance?" Minhyuk asked.

     "That two...they're part of the seven evil emotions that escaped from Pandora's box." Kharon finally answered, making everyone gasp from shock.

      "P-Pandora's box?! That's real?!"Minhyuk asked in disbelief since they were only discussing this in class earlier.

     Hyunseung smacked Minhyuk on the head and said, "We're fucking angels and demons. Why is Pandora so unrealistic?"

     Minhyuk massaged his head and pouted, but he doesn't say anything anymore.

      "But why are they here?" Sungjae asked as he looked at the Demon's guardian.

     "I'm not sure, but St. Peter and I think that since hell is in chaos, the king called out for Pandora so he could use the seven for something...well...evil. But their guardian, who is apparently Grim Reaper, helped those two escape while the rest of them are being used by the king," Kharon explained.

     "So they're hiding?" Jackson asked and Kharon nodded.

     "They're basically emotions. Is that why we can't detect they're demons in the first place?" Taeil asked and Kharon nodded again.

     "What the fuck does the king of hell want with seven emotions?" Junhyung asked.

     "Who knows. But if he does something to those emotions, everything will crumble, not only hell, not only the earth but heaven as well. As long as those two are here, and as long as no one finds or knows who they are...we'll be safe." Kharon explained, making Sunggyu glare at Kharon, "Are you fucking telling me-"

     "Yes." Kharon quickly says. When everyone's attention was on him, he continued, "You'll be protecting them for the time being."

*****

Wonho and Hyungwon were back at their dorm (at HAU's Dorm since they're exchange students). Hyungwon was panting like crazy after what happened earlier. He could switch souls, but doing a three-way? It exhausted him. The farther he goes away from his body, the weaker he will become. That's why Wonho insisted that they leave because he knew Hyungwon would be tired.

     "Come on. Relax okay?" Wonho tells him as he was carrying Hyungwon towards the bed. Hyungwon looked like he was having a panic attack.

     Hyungwon needed to get his energy back, which means he needed to eat. But like the SOLs (Souls of Lucifer), they can't eat human food. The Demons are lucky enough that they're half-human because if they weren't then they wouldn't be able to eat human food as well.

     "Relax baby," Wonho says again as he finally placed Hyungwon on the bed.

     "Hey, don't fall asleep," Wonho said as he took off his shirt. Then he sat on the edge of the bed and made Hyungwon rest his head on his shoulder.

      "You gotta eat first right?" Wonho said as Hyungwon bit his neck without any hesitation. Then he started drinking his blood.

      "S-Shit...slow down baby," Wonho stated as he felt Hyungwon suck on him aggressively.

      After a few minutes, Hyungwon was done eating, and his eyes were purple again. Wonho looked at him and wiped the blood on his mouth with his bare hands. Then he slowly made him lie on the bed.

      "You're too obsessed with these games Hyungwon, now look what it's done to you." Wonho scolded, but Hyungwon was already fast asleep to even hear it.

     Wonho sighed and continued to look at Panic, "Just a little more okay? We need the Princes beside us. If we're with them we're safe. Mother Pandora gave us a mission, and we can't screw this up, especially when she sacrificed the others for our sake."

      Wonho leaned forward and slowly caressed Hyungwon's cheek.

      "I'll do everything to protect you. Even if it means we have to be with those half-bloods." Wonho tells him. Then he stood up and turned around to face the mirror.

      He looked at the reflection and smirked, and then he continued, "Am I right...Prince Kwon Jiyong?"

     "AHH!"

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