NAMELESS THREW JACKSON – THAT was using glamour to look like Wonho – inside a cell like-room. It was small, and instead of metal bars, they used bones to make up as borders. Dead bodies and skeletons were also scattered around the place, but Jackson didn't even flinch, it was like he was already used to seeing it.

    "Lucky for you the King's main gate will only open during the end of Sabbath day. So for now...rest my little Pain," Nameless stated before leaving Jackson all alone inside the cell.

     "I fucking got in. Apparently, Wonho was right about the plan." Jackson thought to himself as he stood up from the blood-stained floor.

    "But I have to get out of here and find Nightmare. I only have a day before that Nameless guy brings me to the King." Jackson added as he walked towards the bars.

    He held the skeleton-like bars and checked if he could easily break it. He smirked when he knew that he easily could.

    "They'll find out if you break that. Easy to break, but hard to escape once they find you." A man's voice suddenly says.

    Jackson looked at his left. It was another cell; the only thing that separated them was the skeleton bars. He slowly walked towards it and was surprised to see that there was a man chained up on a wall; his feet a few inches above the ground. His eyes were covered in black cloth. He had tons of bruises and wounds too.

     "My little Pain he said...but even without my sight I know you're not him." The man suddenly says, shocking Jackson.

     "I know my brother's scent. And obviously, yours is a lot more powerful than his." The man continued, making Jackson take a step back.

    "Don't worry, I won't tell. I'm not a bad guy. Well, everyone here is a bad guy, but rest assured, I won't hurt you. Because as you can see...I'm all chained up," the man said with a playful smirk.

     It shocked Jackson even more that he still had the energy to act so wittily even though he looked like he was going to die any second.

     "So, why are you pretending to be Pain? I don't know how you did it, and how you fooled Nameless into thinking you're him, but why? Why are you doing it when you clearly know Pain and Panic are hell's most wanted." The man finally asked.

     Jackson wanted to answer, but he was smart enough not to. This man might look like he's been tortured for months and would be defenseless if Jackson fights him, but he didn't trust him. Well...yet.

     "Don't worry, you can talk, no one guards this place, they're too scared to guard me," the man says with a proud smile, but Jackson still didn't budge.

     "Not a talker huh. Then let me tell you something about me. In exchange, you tell me something about you," the man suddenly offered.

     The man took a deep breath and said, "I've been staying here for about a month now. I was supposed to be brought to the King but Nameless begged him to give me to him temporarily, and he promised to find the rest in exchange. So the King did, and I've been tortured ever since. Let's just say Nameless was still bitter since I've been bossing him around before, and now that things have turned almost upside down, he wanted to brag about his new power."

     Jackson's eyes widened as he continued to listen to the man's story.

     "He hated being pushed around, but he didn't complain because he was too scared and too weak. Well, I'm not saying he's strong now because Nameless is still too easy to trick, and he doesn't possess my power. He can only kill lords about ten at a time, like...that's so boring," the man continued.

     Jackson, who was now sure on the man's identity, quickly said, "You're Nightmare."

     The man doesn't say anything for a couple of seconds, but then he smirks and says, "That took you long enough. Surprised? I wasn't so hard to find was I?"

    "Y-You knew? You knew we were looking for you?" Jackson asked as he moved even closer.

     "Well, I heard that Nameless has started the search since they found my brother's location, and chaos has been brought to earth because of it. I half knew Pain or Panic would quickly think of me if they wanted to fix the mess. After all...I'm the only one with the power to stop it." Nightmare stated.

     "Then stop it, can't you do it now?!" Jackson eagerly asked, making Nightmare laugh.

     "Do you seriously think Nameless would allow that to happen? He covered my eyes for a reason. I can't perform mass exorcism if I can't see." Nightmare stated.

     "Then if that's the case, we gotta get out of here," Jackson stated.

     Nightmare, who's been smirking since earlier, quickly had a serious expression as he said, "And why the fuck would I come with you? I don't even fucking know you."

     "I'm here to take you. Pain and Panic trusted me to take you. You're their only hope in saving them. Nameless is coming back to earth to take Panic too, and when the King realizes who I am then all of us are dead." Jackson immediately explained.

    "I've heard from mother Pandora that my two brothers are with Grimm Reaper, and they were sent on earth to find the-" Nightmare quickly stopped when he realized it. His serious expression became a smirk again as he said, "Oh my...I'm facing a prince aren't I?"

    Jackson didn't answer, so Nightmare continued, "They actually did it. They're with you now, and they're even making plans with you too. I don't wanna sound mushy but I'm kinda proud."

     "They're not quite easy to handle." Jackson commented, making Nightmare chuckle, "I presume that's because of their games. They're very good at it, that's why they keep on doing it."

     "I know," Jackson simply says.

     "So, who am I facing? Prince of Glutton? Prince of Wrath?" Nightmare asked.

     Jackson stared at him and finally answered, "Prince of Envy."

     Nightmare's expression quickly changed again, but this time, it was more of fear. And Jackson swore he saw him gulp when he heard who he was.

    Nightmare cleared his throat and said, "What an honor to be...hanging...in front of one of Hell's strongest Demon."

     "And I presume that's the opposite," Jackson said seriously.

     "Well I'm not going to lie, you and your brothers are the cause of everything so you're practically hated. But don't worry, I'm not here to fight you. Even with my full strength, I won't stand a chance. Though what you said about me being their only hope in saving them...well, you've got the wrong guy." Nightmare stated, suddenly confusing Jackson.

     "What do you mean? You can kill-" Nightmare quickly cuts Jackson off and said, "Yes, I can kill all the lords with one command, but do you seriously think that it will be the end of your problems? Ghouls will still attack you, other higher-ranked demons will still chase after you, and the damage that it will cause on earth will greatly affect the mortals. The King will still benefit from it in the end."

     Jackson clenched his fist because of what Nightmare just said. He didn't know about it but after hearing about it from Nightmare, it made him panic a little.

     "Then what should we do? Nameless will be back and Kharon and the others won't be able to stop time anymore. The humans...everyone...they'll panic and..."

    "Hope." Nightmare suddenly says, making Jackson stop mid-sentence.

    "Hope?" Jackson repeated.

     "He was one of us, and when Mother Pandora opened the box he was left inside. God sent us here with Mother Pandora as punishment, while they took Hope to whoever knows where." Nightmare stated, and even with his eyes covered, Jackson saw pain and hurt in his expression.

     "So you're saying this Hope guy can solve everything," Jackson stated.

     "Well you need him, but you'll need me too. It will be useless if you don't have both of us. You need me to kill all the lords, you need him to turn back time." Nightmare explained.

     "T-Turn back time? He can do that?" Jackson asked, surprised to hear the man's power.

      "Yes, but what I remember there's only a limit. He can turn back time from three days ago, not longer than that. But I'm not quite sure." Nightmare added, making Jackson clench his fist harder.

     "Then we don't have enough time. We still need to escape, and we still need to find Hope. I don't think we can do that in a short period of time." Jackson stated, now frustrated with the current situation.

     "Oh, giving up already? And I thought you were a tough one. Guess I was wrong. Maybe I can defeat you even in this state after all." Nightmare stated with a smirk, almost like he was provoking Jackson.

     Jackson, who was obviously provoked, looked at Nightmare and said, "We're escaping this shithole."

     Nightmare smirked on Jackson's sudden determination.

     "Just follow my lead...lower ranked demon," Jackson said, this time he was the one who was smirking. (Telling Nightmare that he's a rank lower than Jackson, doesn't mean Nightmare is actually a low ranked demon). And before Nightmare could even react, Jackson kicks the skeleton bars, shocking Nightmare. But Nightmare didn't say anything as he heard footsteps running towards them.

     Jackson waited for what was going to arrive, and to his surprise, it was a big creature that had hundreds of hands that looked like they were stitched together. He looked at Jackson – who was still using glamour to look like Wonho. His mouth was also enormous like he could swallow Jackson in one go.

     His saliva was dripping on the floor as he continued to stare at Jackson who was pretending to be sleeping. He looked around, confused that nothing was wrong with the cells. So he slowly walked away.

     When Nightmare knew that the disgusting guard was gone, he quickly said, "What the fuck man, I seriously thought you broke the bars. That thing could have signaled the lords and even Nameless and they'd start running here. Then we'd both be dead."

     "I thought you said no one was guarding here," Jackson stated, shocking Nightmare because Jackson was actually now in front of him.

     "H-How did you-"  Nightmare stopped when Jackson pulled off the cloth that was covering his eyes. Nightmare quickly closed them for a while, still not used to seeing light since his eyes had been covered for at least a month. When he slowly opened his eyes, everything was blurry, but the image became clear after a few seconds.

    "Shit, I almost fucking forgot how disgusting Wonho looked." Nightmare stated as he looked at Jackson, then he continued, "I'd thank you and even bow in front of you but, I'm still chained up."

     "Not a problem," Jackson stated as he summoned his claw. And with one swing, the chains broke and fell on the floor, but Jackson was quick enough to catch Nightmare before he could fall.

     But, the chains fell on the floor, making a really loud noise. Nightmare's eyes widened as he said, "Shit, he's going to..." Jackson quickly covered Nightmare's mouth as the disgusting guard came running towards the cells again. He looked around and even looked straight at Nightmare's eyes, but then, he started walking away, shocking Nightmare even more.

     When the guard was gone, Jackson quickly removed his hand from Nightmare's mouth.

     "W-What the hell did you do?! How did you..." Nightmare stopped when he realized something. His eyes widened as he continued, "You have the power of Glamouring...and even Illusion Casting? The King gave you...Illusion Casting?!"

     "And he was an idiot to do so," Jackson stated as he takes a deep breath, stopping the illusion, and making Nightmare see the broken skeleton bars that Jackson kicked a few minutes ago.

     "That's insane!" Nightmare shouted.

     Jackson quickly glared at him and said, "Stop shouting, he'd fucking hear you. And I did all this just so I could get you out of those chains. I don't want it to go to waste by getting caught."

     "Oh, don't worry. That thing can't hear, nor can he smell. He only uses the vibrations on the ground," Nightmare explained, somehow making Jackson feel relieved just by hearing about it.

     "How many is there that looked like...that?" Jackson asked.

     Nightmare started thinking as he answered, "About a dozen or two. I'm not sure. But most of them are with the King inside his gates. A lot of the powerful demons are with him too so there isn't anything that will be a threat for us here...well...except for Nameless."

     "And how do we stop Nameless?" Jackson asked.

     "I call out his name." Nightmare stated, making Jackson look at him like that was the stupidest plan he has ever heard.

     "You'll be calling the name of Nameless? Do you know how fucked up that sounds? The guys fucking called nameless, and he's faceless too." Jackson stated.

     Nightmare shook his head and said, "Covered in cloth, not faceless. If we can remove the cloth, I could see his face, and I'd automatically know his name."

     "Well if it was that easy then haven't you seen it before already? He was working for you right?" Jackson asked.

     "He has, but he was already covered in cloth when he was given to me so I don't know what he looks like." Nightmare explained.

     "Alright, so that's the plan with Nameless. But how on earth are we going to get out of here? This is my home, but I don't have any idea on where is where, and since you're as old as hell (or so our guardians said), you obviously know the way out of here." Jackson stated.

     "Don't worry, I do know a way out, but the thing is...the only time the gate of hell opens is after Sabbath day, and that's like a day after today. We can obviously defeat the gatekeepers, but we can't just forcefully open the gates. The only one who can get us out of here is-"

     "Nameless himself," Jackson stated, realizing it now too.

     Jackson quickly looked at Nightmare and asked, "Don't you have that kind of power too? You were the lord commander before right? Then it means you can get in and out of hell too."

    "Before. I was the lord commander before. And only the current lord commander could have the ability to come in and out of hell. If I still had that kind of power then I could have escaped hell a month ago." Nightmare stated, making Jackson sigh again.

      Then, after a few seconds, he quickly thought of something, "Wait, Nameless can come in and out of hell right, and then he brings lords with him, right?"

     Nightmare slowly nodded his head, not quite sure where Jackson was heading with his question.

     "What if we pretend to be lords," Jackson stated.

     Nightmare laughed on Jackson's sudden statement, "You do know Nameless can find out you're not a lord the moment he sees you."

     "Well, I tricked him in believing I'm Pain so I think it will be okay," Jackson stated.

     "That's because Pain isn't a lord. Nameless is the new lord commander. He knows all the lords' faces and names." Nightmare stated.

     "Then what do you suggest we do then?" Jackson asked with his right eyebrow raised.

     "We can bargain." Nightmare suddenly said with a grin.

     "Pain thought of that too, and we both know how that ended," Jackson stated.

     "Well, that's because you made a bargain that he wasn't going to benefit from. He wants something that will greatly gain him. And I know perfectly well what it will be."

     Jackson looked at Nightmare with a questionable look, so Nightmare continued and said, "Name my dear prince...I give him a name."

*****

The disgusting looking guard was just silently standing on the side when he suddenly felt something vibrate, like falling bones. His already huge eyes widened as he ran towards the cells for the third time. He saw Nightmare still chained up, but on the other cell, the skeleton bars were scattered on the floor, and Jackson (Wonho) was nowhere to be seen.

     The guard shouted a sound that you'd hear from a dinosaur. But as he was shouting, he stopped midway. He looked down and saw long claws pierced on his stomach. He then started vomiting blood as the claw slowly pulled out of his stomach. He was about to turn around but the claw sliced his head off, making him slowly fall on the ground.

     Jackson –who didn't look like Wonho anymore – smirked and looked down on the dead guard.

     "That was easier than I expected." Jackson thought to himself.

     He looked at the guard carefully, and then slowly, his body started morphing into a creature that looked exactly like the guard that he just killed. Jackson had to take a deep breath to hold all the glamouring and illusion together.

     He was glamouring himself to look like the guard, and he was using an illusion that made Nightmare look like he was still chained up, and that the guard wasn't lifelessly lying on the floor.

     Minutes later, someone came running towards the cells, and as Nightmare expected, it was Nameless.

     "What happened?" he asked as he quickly rushed towards the guard AKA Jackson. But Jackson didn't have to answer because Nameless quickly saw Pain's empty cell.

     "You let him escape!?" Nameless shouted with full range. But he took a deep breath and said, "Well, no worries. I have dozens of guards outside. Pain won't go very far."

     "Pain won't...but a Prince of Hell might." Nightmare suddenly said, making Nameless quickly look at him.

     "What do you mean?" Nameless asked, his anger slowly becoming visible again.

     Nightmare smirked and said, "You got tricked Nameless. The man that you brought here wasn't Pain, that was Prince of Wrath."

     Jackson confusingly looked at Nightmare, and then he realized the reason why he used Wrath rather than Envy. Because if Nightmare told him he was the prince of Envy, Nameless might have known that Jackson has Illusion Casting then their plan would be useless.

     "Impossible!" Nameless shouted, now showing a powerful dark aura. But then, he remembered that he saw Jackson at the rooftop too, quickly making him conclude that Jackson used illusion casting on Sunggyu to look like Wonho.

     "That Prince. That sneaky royal blood," Nameless stated as he clenched his fist in anger.

     Nightmare smirked. Their plan was slowly working.

     Nameless quickly looked back at the guard and said, "You summon the others, make sure you find him, or I'll kill all of you!"

     Jackson flinched upon the command, but good thing Nightmare butted in, "Your guards will be useless Nameless. Those stupid disgusting things against a powerful Prince like Kim Sunggyu? I don't think so. And the King won't be happy if he finds out you didn't bring Pain, instead you brought that royal blood here."

     Nameless glared at Nightmare as he said, "I've been torturing you for almost a month now but you still talk like you're the boss."

     "I'm just naming facts here. But if you are able to capture the Prince of Wrath and bring him to the King, I think he'll forgive you, no doubt about it." Nightmare quickly added.

     "I will, so you don't have to worry," Nameless said as he was about to leave.

     "You won't and you know it." Nightmare quickly stated.

     Nameless stopped walking as he asked, "Then what do you suggest I do? Ex...Lord Commander?"

     Nightmare smirked and said, "Let me help you. You clearly know I'm the only one here who has the chance in fighting him. Your guards and lords might be able to find him but he can easily kill them all. So let me help, and I promise I'll defeat him."

     "And why are you so eager to defeat him?"

     "Well if it wasn't for him and his brothers then...I wouldn't be here in the first place, am I right...Lord Commander?" Nightmare stated, making Nameless chuckle.

     "Let's just say you do want to defeat him, but what makes you so sure I'll trust you?" Nameless asked.

     He paused for a few seconds, and then he answered, "If I end up betraying you...call out my name."

     Nameless, and even Jackson, was shocked on Nightmare's sudden bargain.

    "What a tempting bargain you have there Nightmare," Nameless stated as he walked inside Nightmare's cell.

     "But you do know if you give me your original name, I'd be able to kill you," Nameless stated.

     Nightmare smirked and said, "I know, but it's more reasons for me not to betray you."

     "You really are a good talker. So congratulations, I accept your bargain." Nameless stated as he walked closer to where Nightmare was, "So Nightmare...what's your name?"

     Nightmare leaned a little closer as he whispered, "Song Mino...my name is Song Mino."

     Nameless smiled under the cloth and quickly turned around to look back at his guard. But his eyes widened when he saw Jackson in front of him instead.

    "YOU?!" he quickly shouted.

    "You're not cut out to be a Lord Commander. Like what Nightmare said, you are way too easy to trick," Jackson stated with a smirk. But before Nameless could say something, Nightmare – who wasn't really chained up – ran to where Nameless was and pulled the cloth away from his face.

     "No!" Nameless shouted as the cloth was finally off from his face. He was thin, and his skin was burnt and slowly rotting. No wonder he was covering it.

     Nightmare smirked when he saw the face, "So it was you all along."

     Nameless quickly covered his face with his slender hands as he said, "Y-You betrayer...you and that royal blood!" 

     Nameless slowly removes his hands from his face as he looked at Nightmare angrily, then he shouted, "DIE SONG MI-" But he stopped midway when Jackson quickly pulled his tongue out and sliced it off with his sharp claw-like weapon.

     "AHHH!" Nameless shouted with full pain, blood now dripping out of his mouth. Jackson kicked his slender body and pushed him against the wall, "You only listen to one royal blood, and that's the king right?"

     Nameless mumbled something, but no words were coming out of his mouth. The sight of him made Nightmare smile victoriously.

     "But maybe now you'll listen to me this time," Jackson stated.

     Nameless, who clearly knew he didn't have a choice now, quickly nodded his head as a reply.

     "Now for the real bargain," Jackson stated as he lets go of Nameless, making him quickly fall to the ground.

     Jackson kneels in front of him as he said, "Listen to my request because if you don't, Nightmare will kill you right here, right now."

     Nameless aggressively nodded his head for the second time.

     "Now..." Jackson stated as he transformed into his demonic self, making Nameless, and even Nightmare feel afraid. With Jackson's blood-red eyes, he looked at Nameless and said, "Bring us back to earth."

- END -