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"So what's the game plan?"

Jeno questioned, fully recovered from yesterday's events.

Today is a very big day.

Everyone that we've met so far is here with us in our temple's lab.

The Boars decided to stay put, and wait to finish moving in when all of this is over.

Yuta contacted Sicheng, and he wasted no time coming here with Xiaojun, Hendery, and YangYang.

Every demon in our Royal Guard accompanied Yuta when he came here, since he became their new captain.

Shotaro and Sungchan insisted on joining us, since we saved them from the gang that we eliminated.

Even Jungwoo and Doyoung came to help. Doyoung wants to help save him because of their connection, as demons of love. And Jungwoo loves each of us, so of course he'd want to help.

Jaehyun and Johnny were the first ones to join us in the lab, and there was no talking them out of coming.

Johnny stopped forward to explain the first part of our plan.

"Normally, we'd make our main goal to destroy Wonho and his ghouls. But this time around, our main goal in this mission is to find Jaemin, bring him out of harms way, and secure a safe zone near the Prism Globe before we can take him out. Obviously, Wonho isn't going to let us leave his domain that easily. So, we'll have to take him down before we can return home"

"Our best option is to secure the safest place in his domain, and take care of Jaemin there. Afterwards, we take down Wonho once and for all"

Jaehyun added.

"Your majesty. Sungchan and I have some information that may help us on our journey. Back when we were prisoners of some of his ghouls, we overheard and saw multiple things. Each of Wonho's top six ghouls reside in six separate globes, much smaller than the Prism Globe, and they each orbit the Prism Globe. Additionally, his city is littered with ghouls. There won't be a moment where we don't come across a ghoul. We need to remain vigilant for every moment that we're there"

"Hyung is right. Also, we overheard one of the ghouls say that the sins are the only ones that can defeat Wonho. Why is that?"

Sungchan asked after Shotaro's explanation.

"......There's another secret about Wonho that no one has ever known, except for the previous princes, myself, and Johnny"

"Not to be rude your majesty, but what's with all of the damn secrecy??? How the hell are we supposed to save Jaemin and our realm if you're not giving us the information that we need to know???"

Renjun angrily scolded Jaehyun.

"You all have every right to be rude and angry at us in this moment. We're completely in the wrong for hiding so much from you. But just know that it was for the sake of your safety"

Johnny frowned.

"The first princes already knew this, even before they faced Wonho. But...Wonho isn't a ghoul, though his six lackeys and all of the other residents in his domain are"

"What do you mean he's not a ghoul...?"

I hesitantly asked Jaehyun.

"There's a reason why only the seven of you can defeat him. It's because he used to be an official sin, just like the seven of you. Originally, there were Eight Deadly Sins. Meaning, there were also originally Eight Demon Princes of Hell"

"You all know the first seven. Namjoon, the prince of Pride. Seokjin, the prince of Lust. Yoongi, the prince of Sloth. Hoseok, the prince of Greed. Jimin, the prince of Wrath. Taehyung, the prince of Envy. And Jungkook, the prince of Gluttony. But the eighth prince was Wonho, the prince of the eighth sin, Despond"

Johnny added.

"Despond...?"

Donghyuck mumbled.

"The sin of Despond is an outlook of gloom and despair, chronic hopelessness, and an overall sense of 'what difference does it make?'"

Jaehyun explained.

"By definition, Despond means to become dejected and lose confidence, or to be in a state of unhappiness and low spirits. So...that means that his abilities are..."

"To make anyone who faces him lose all hope and confidence. His presence alone was enough to intimidate even Johnny and myself. I can only imagine what the first princes went through when they faced him... They must've been so scared..."

Jaehyun frowned, clenching his fists.

"Despond was banished by the sins, and left as an outcast. Wonho teamed up with the ghouls to try and conquer Franta, and then our realm. They beat him the first time, and banished him from Franta, and he fled to conquer the Prism Globe. He continued to rally together more ghouls, in hopes to try again at conquering Franta in the future. He succeeded at defeating the first princes, as well as the second princes, but he still wasn't able to to conquer Franta. The first time, he killed the princes himself, and the second time, he had them assassinated by his ghouls. This time, he's trying a new tactic"

Johnny informed.

"If my knowledge on battle strategy is correct, this appears to be a 'Live Bait' situation. Wonho had Jaemin kidnapped in order to get inside the princes' heads. He wanted them to venture to the Prism Globe head-on without a plan, and use their emotions against them in order to kill them"

Yuta analyzed.

"To divide and conquer..."

Sicheng sadly mumbled, making YangYang, Xiaojun, and Hendery start whining.

"That's real low... Even for someone who used to be one of the sins, that's just going too far..."

Jungwoo scowled.

"But they didn't fall for it right?? They calmed Jeno down before he could act on his emotions more than he already did"

Doyoung tried to stay on the positive side, holding Jungwoo's hand.

"I had a feeling that's why they took Jaemin, instead of just raiding the temple to kill me. They wanted to lure us to the Prism Globe, but I have a feeling that they wouldn't let us make it there. I'm thinking that they would've ambushed us at some point along the way. That way, they could've killed me by surprise easily, considering the pressure that we would've been under charging in head-on"

I analyzed.

"I figured the same exact thing. That's why we made it our mission to calm Jeno down, while also keeping our emotions under wraps. If we didn't, we would've eventually lost everything"

Renjun added.

"There's still the possibility of them ambushing us once we depart. So, what'll be the game plan for that?"

Taeyong questioned with concern.

"If I may add, I made a variety of potions for us, for when we depart. I have Invisibility Potions, Stealth Potions, Adrenaline Potions, Undying Potions, and many other potions that can give us certain abilities"

Sicheng informed.

"What do those specific potions that you mentioned do?"

Kun questioned.

"The Invisibility Potions can turn you completely invisible, and you can turn back visible at any time you want. Stealth Potions completely mask your presence, including footprints. Adrenaline Potions give you an extra kick in battle if you get tired, and it helps you to keep going even if you're severely injured. And Undying Potions keep the rest of us from dying in battle. The King and Queen and the princes are the only ones that can easily regenerate themselves even when they've sustained fatal damage, so these potions will keep us alive the exact same way. The other potions can give you other abilities, such as using fire, ice, and other elemental abilities"

"This plan is starting to sound like it'll work, thanks to those potions. And with my gadgets, we can get a personal surveillance of the area, and easily take out some of the weaker ghouls from the shadows"

Taeil smiled, showing us more gadgets that he was currently making.

"So, to recap, here's how the plan is gonna go. We'll use the Stealth and Invisibility Potions to safely make our way to The Prism Globe. We take out as many ghouls in secret that we can, and then split up into groups. Most of us will continue to take out ghouls in the air and on the ground, while the rest of us take out Wonho's six lackeys"

"After the majority of us have taken out the lesser ghouls, we'll secure a safe zone. Then when Jaemin is found, we immediately escort him to that safe zone to treat him and reunite him with the sins. After we make sure that he's taken care of, we all pursue Wonho together. The sins are the only ones that can kill him, but that doesn't mean we can't help them take him down. After he's defeated and our realm is liberated from him and his ghouls, we can all finally return home a live out the rest of our lives in a bit more peace"

Jaehyun and Johnny informed us of the entire plan.

"I hope that he's doing ok..."

Ten worriedly mumbled.

"If I'm guessing correctly, they're probably torturing him. And if I'm guessing correctly again, they're not torturing him like you would a normal demon by just starving him. They're torturing him based on his sin"

Jeno analyzed.

"Wait. Since his sin is Lust, are you saying that they're...?"

I was hesitant to finish my question.

"There's no doubt in my mind. They're raping him. I just know it..."

Jeno's eyes glowed with anger.

Just hearing that made everyone in the room upset, and sick to their stomach.

"And if they're starving him too, then we'll have an even bigger problem on our hands..."

Ten angrily stated.

I could already tell that Jeno and Ten were already thinking about teaming up to save Jaemin.

"I've decided the teams for once we split up. Jeno and Ten are team one. Kun and Chenle are team two. Jisung and Taeyong are team three. Donghyuck and Yukhei are team four. Yuta and Taeil are team five. And Mark and Renjun are team six. Each team can choose whichever globe they want, in order to take out those six ghouls all at once. Everyone else will accompany me and Johnny to take out the lesser ghouls. Once we've taken out the ghouls and rescue Jaemin, we'll go after Wonho and complete the mission"

Jaehyun ordered.

"Let's get moving then"

I determinedly ordered.

With fiery determination, we all set off to the Prism Globe.

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5 Hours Later
The Prism Globe

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"Well there it is, plain as day"

"And there are the six globes, front and center"

Shotaro and Sungchan analyzed.

There were many demons flying above us, mounted on Demon Gryphons. Thankfully, they couldn't sense our presence at all, thanks to Sicheng's potions.

"This would be the appropriate time to split up now. The twelve of us should go and handle those ghouls. We'll take care of things out here"

Yuta informed.

"Right... See you guys soon then..."

"Yeah..."

We were all hesitant to leave each other, but we got with our partners and flew off in our chosen directions.

'Once we find a safe zone, we'll let you know. We wish each of you the best of luck'

Johnny informed us.

I just hope that Jaemin is doing alright...

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