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Jaemin's POV

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"Thanks a lot for your help hyung"

"Don't mention it. I'm just glad that Jeno saved you in time. We were all worried sick about you"

Sicheng frowned, organizing his potions.

He gave Yukhei his attention next to work on repairing his horns, having already healed Taeyong and Kun. 

"Jaemin, we have something for you"

"We brought you some new clothes~. I hope that you'll find them comfortable~"

Doyoung and Jungwoo personally handed me brand new clothes for me to wear!

It's a good thing too, since those Orcs completely destroyed my old ones.. I immediately tried them on without hesitation, and they felt absolutely perfect~.

"I love them~. Thank you so much~"

"Don't mention it..~"

"They look really nice on you~~"

They both looked very happy that I loved the clothes.

"They really do suit you Nana"

Jeno smiled as I seated myself in his lap.

He hasn't left my side since we made it to the safe zone. He's always cared for me and loved me, but I'm only just now realizing how real his love is.

I used to think his love was out of pity to satisfy my sin of Lust. But when he saved me, the love in his eyes didn't have a hint of lust in them. I was just pure, wholesome love, for me. It always has been.

I only wish that I could've realized that sooner..

"Thank you Jeno~"

I smiled and kissed his cheek once more.

"I hope that Taeil and Yuta are doing alright. What if they're struggling up there..?"

Taeyong suddenly began to worry.

"Hey wait a minute. What do you mean hyung??"

"Since Jeno had to save you, Taeil and Yuta went to fight one of Wonho's ghouls in your place"

"Which one are they fighting??"

Taeyong took a moment to ask them telepathically, and soon had an answer.

"They said his name is Lee Minhyuk"

"Minhyuk?!"

I shrieked.

Minhyuk was the second strongest ghoul out the six of them when I faced them before, the strongest being one called Shownu.

"I have to go help them! There's no way that they'll be able to defeat Minhyuk without help from a prince!"

"Oh no you don't. You've been hurt enough Jaemin. You need to take this time to rest"

Johnny ordered.

"Hyung please! I'm fine, I swear! They're going to die if I don't help them!"

"Jaemin, please be rational. You should stay put after what you've been through. Let Jeno go in your place. Are you alright with that Jeno?"

"Me?? Sure, I'll go..."

He complied, already changing into his Oni form and summoning his wings to fly off.

"You'll be sure to be careful, won't you?"

"Of course. I'll be back soon"

King and Queen smiled, and refocused their attention on the remaining globes.

"Jeno..."

"We don't have much time. Hurry and take my hand"

He whispered.

I smiled, understanding what he was doing, and grabbed his hand.

He quickly flew off with me, despite the King ordering him to bring me back.

"Thank you so much Jeno~!"

"No problem~! We're going in there together! If you don't want me to help you take out Minhyuk, then I'll focus on helping Taeil and Yuta!"

"Got it~!"

We eventually made it to the globe that they were in, and we quickly made our way inside.

He quickly flew us into the room, and we landed safely inside, to find a shocking predicament.

Minhyuk had Taeil and Yuta held up by their napes, and had a smirk on his face while he was eating the flesh of their necks. They looked like they were in excruciating pain, but they still looked very happy to see us.

"Ah~. Na Jaemin, the prince of Lust. It's nice of you to finally show up. I was wondering when you'd come for our rematch~"

Minhyuk cockily mocked, completely ignoring Jeno.

"Guys... We tried our best.."

"Please help us.."

The looks on their faces and the fear laced in their voices was enough to infuriate me, and we only just got here.

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Before I could act on my rage, the sky blue beads on our bracelets began to glow. The room suddenly got darker, and all of three of them were frozen in place.

Only Jeno and I could move, and we could only see Taeil and Yuta in front of us.

"Wait. I know what this is. This happened when Jungkook and Mark showed up to help me and Ten defeat Changkyun"

"Then... That means..."

I turned around, and just as I predicted, Seokjin and BamBam were right behind us, floating off the ground with pink smoke around them.

"You two catch on quickly"

"You're a very smart couple"

They both smiled at us.

"Thank you.."

Jeno blushed, playfully avoiding their gazes.

"It's so nice to finally meet you both in person~"

I excitedly shook their hands.

"Likewise~. We've been watching you for a while actually~"

"We're sorry that we couldn't help you when you got captured..."

"No big deal~. I was the one who ran off before I could get my bracelet in the first place. But Jeno was able to save me~"

"It's a good thing too. Those Orcs are real beasts"

"We couldn't help you then, but we're going to help you save Taeil and Yuta now. We're granting you our power of the Yearning Snake"

"Yearning Snake?"

Jeno and I immediately became intrigued by this peculiar power.

"That's right. The Snake can't do much, but it can constrict its target like a regular snake can. It can also devour its target whole if need be, and it can even fly"

"We can merge together to form this Snake. All you have to do is give us the word, and we'll trap Minhyuk for you~"

"That's really amazing you guys~. Do you want to get started now?"

"We thought you'd never ask~"

"Here we go~"

They cheerfully held hands, and they shifted into a huge snake that was about the size of an anaconda.

They continued to grow in size, until they were so big that their tail covered almost half of the room!

"Is this how it was for you when Jungkook and Mark helped you..?"

"It was, but they formed a centipede.."

"I see.. Well then"

I returned my attention to Taeil, Yuta, and Minhyuk, and gave them the queue to attack as everything returned to normal.

"Suffer"

The Snake immediately acted, and used its body to constrict itself around Minkyuk.

"Fourth Sin Technique... Wave of Salacity"

I created two waves of flowers and petals, and controlled them to carefully carry Yuta and Taeil out of harms way for Jeno to watch over them.

The Snake positioned the tip of its tail towards me, and allowed me to step onto it. It used its tail to elevate me into the air, but not to far away from Minhyuk.

"Fourth Sun Summoning... Bow of Lechery"

I knew that from this height, I could easily shoot him down, so using my bow would be the perfect choice.

The arrow of energy that I shot at Minhyuk went right through his neck, and he immediately began to fade away as a plume of pink petals and dust.

"...Five down,...one to go..."

He mumbled right before he completely disintegrated.

The petals eventually rained down on us, but the smoke flowed out through the same way we came in. The room went dark and time froze again soon after.

"Hey wait! Before you guys change back, could you help us get Yuta and Taeil back to the others? Please~?"

They didn't waste any time and agreed to it with a nod.

Jeno held onto them and flew up to the Snake's head for them to sit with him. I changed into my Oni form and made my wings appear again, and I shot a huge hole into the globe's wall for the Snake follow me outside.

I easily shot down every ghoul that came for us, and Jeno protected Yuta and Taeil the entire way back.

The others were shocked upon our arrival, but they became a bit sad when Seokjin and BamBam changed back to normal.

"Seokjin..."

"BamBam..."

Johnny and Jaehyun were in complete disbelief when they saw them right before their very eyes.

They took a moment to actually touch the ground instead of floating, and kneeled before them out of respect.

"It's really good to see you once again my King"

"And you as well my Queen"

They both smiled.

"So this is what all of you were doing with the bracelets... You planned to do this from the very start..."

Johnny looked very amazed, but also very guilty.

"What happened wasn't anyone's fault. We simply took precautions just in case we couldn't beat Wonho"

"We all filled the bracelets with a portion of our life force and power, to ensure that we'd be able to help the future princes and ensure our victory"

"I knew that you guys were smart, but shit..."

Kun mumbled.

"Thank you for helping Jeno and Jaemin being our teammates back alive"

Taeyong thanked them, and they smiled.

"We should be going now. It's best to let the bracelets recharge a bit before facing Wonho"

"We'll see all of you again soon"

They bid their temporary goodbyes, and faded away.

It's a shame that they couldn't stay for long, but at least they got the chance to reunite with everyone.

"All we can do now is wait for the final globe to come crashing down"

"I hope that Minhyung and Renjun are doing alright..."

Johnny and Jaehyun began to worry again.

"They may be up against Shownu, but they're even stronger together"

"They'll beat him. I know they will"

Jeno and I reassured everyone.

As we all awaited their return, Jeno and I held hands to keep each other calm. They'll be alright though, as long as they continue to fight together.

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