Hollow | Taekook

Ch14 Reap

Jungkook listened carefully. The monster wailed and the reaper let out angry groans. Suddenly everything went silent. The Grimm must have reaped it. Jungkook quickly sat down hugging his knees. He knew he is in big trouble. He need to look scared and innocent. That is the only way the reaper would let him go without punishment.
The Grimm looked at him from top, disappointed, Jungkook's scythe in his hand. Jungkook looked back with a small pout and big eyes.
"I-I fell..it..it's scary" he sniffled his nose.
The reaper threw the scythe at Jungkook making him scream. He squated down one arm on his thigh.
"You'll stay here. Not only are you of no use but you are also hindersome. Moreover, you look juicy enough to be good bait. Try and reap any ghost that fell in the hole"
Jungkook trembled at the reapers words.
Bait?? Reap ghosts???
"N-No, sir reaper, p-please don't leave me in here..I'm really scared..of..of ghosts " Jungkook pleaded with his palms clasped in the front.
"You gotta learn not to be scared Baby koo koo" the Grimm tched shaking his head.
"Noo..Please..I'll take any punishment..please.." he begged bowing down and crying.
"There are six other monster ghosts that follow this big one. They eat the ruins left behind by this one. Let's do this. I'll lead one of them into this hole. You will fight and reap it. If you reap it I'll take you out but if not then you get eaten by it"
Jungkook looked up at him with sad eyes.
"There is no way around this young reaper. Hopefully the ghosts are not strong enough to eat you" he said in a cold tone.
Jungkook picked up the scythe with shaky hands. His eyes full of tears.
The reaper left him inside the hole and went away.
"Be ready they are coming.." he heard him say.
"If you let go off your scythe, then you are already dead"
You can do it..reap that ghost..
And then he heard the wails and cries. He didn't know what happened but he could hear the blade slicing the ghosts.
And then suddenly a ghost tumbled down into the hole.
Jungkook attacked it at first chance. He has to kill it before it noticed him.
He swung his blade hard striking it. It let out a wail and Jungkook moved back scared. It saw him. It screamed loudly at him.
Jungkook knew if he went far away the ghost has an advantage. It can release chills and make him passout.
So he charged towards it and sliced the blade through it. The ghost wailed again  slapping him away. Jungkook fell to the side. He didn't let go off his scythe.
The ghost attacked him and Jungkook put the blade in middle slicing it again.
It let out continous wails. It stopped attacking and tried to look around for a way out. It cried loudly throwing the dirt around. Jungkook got up and swung his blade one last time at it. It dissappeared with a cry. He did it. He reaped it.
Jungkook smiled tiredly. He fell down to the ground passing out.

Jungkook woke up in the tent. He is wearing only his inner clothes. A white buniyan and cotton shorts. He sat up looking around the tent. The Grimm stood infront of him with the scythe in his hand. He looked angry.
"You! cost me my energy" the reaper put his blade on Jungkook's shoulder. Jungkook froze.
"I-I'm sorry" Jungkook told in weak voice.
"Sorry won't cut it this time"
"Sir reaper, I-I-uhhh I am a bad reaper yes..but I am still learning. Make...making mistakes is part of the umm process" he moved the blade slightly away but the reaper put it back on his shoulder. The blade slightly grazing his neck. Jungkook closed his eyes. He trembled as the reaper moved the blade slowly.
"Last warning baby reaper. Next time I'll be feeding you to the ghosts myself"
he removed the blade with a snap of his wrist. The scythe now on his shoulder. Jungkook let out the breath he held.
"Yes master reaper" he felldown on the ground relieved.

"Come pack the bags and follow" the reaper moved on.
Jungkook dressed up and took the bags.
They went back the way they came. Jungkook caught the Grimm's robes with one hand as he constantly saw something moving. But Jungkook is too slow than the reaper. He panted badly carrying the bags.
The reaper gave him a serious look.
"You are slowing me down"
Jungkook collapsed on the ground.
"P-please let me rest"
"Ar..ughh, such a baby" the reaper uttered looking around.
"Let's go and rest there" he showed a tree.
Jungkook nodded. The reaper set up the tent. Jungkook felt happy to finally rest. But the Grimm did not let him. He made him bow down on his knees in the corner lifting his scythe up in his arms. Jungkook did as told, but it became hard for him soon. He squirmed in aches and moaned out of tiredness. His lashes threatened to fall shut anytime soon. Silent tears left his eyes. The reaper is just humiliating him for what he did.
He just started the punishment, but he is already tired. The reaper rested a few feet away from him. He collapsed on the ground after a few minutes, the blade giving a clanking sound. The Grimm looked at him and he started trembling.
"P-Please let me rest. I-I'll do the punishment immediately after I rested" he pleaded with tears in his eyes.
The reaper crooked his finger asking him to come close. Jungkook went near him shaking. He threw two capsules of energy on him, they bounced off of his body. Jungkook fetched them quickly.
"T-Thank you Master" he sniffled. He took the pills and rested far away from the reaper hugging his scythe. It's too cold, his robes and coat is not enough. He looked at the reaper resting. His robes looked comfy.