The Specter's Guardian • jhs✅

47

A WEEK EARLIER

Sighing, you hugged your knees closer to your chest, "Are you cold?" Hoseok asked you and you replied with a nod.

You chuckled when he encircled his arms around you but it didn't work since there's no warmth.

He pouted but remained hugging you, you leaned against his chest and stared ahead blankly. Three days had passed since you were brought in and still, there's no one coming to take you out.

You knew someone will come to save you since that's what your intuition tells you and it never fails. You pulled away from Hoseok when you thought of the reason why help isn't coming.

"You should go and get the members." He stared at you and sighed before nodding.

"Alright, be careful." You nodded and thought he will leave but he suddenly kissed your cheek.

He stared at you while smiling widely, finding your baffled expression amusing, "I'll be back with the members."

"Ask Grandma for an elixir to make the others invisible." He gave you a nod and went through the metal bars until he disappeared from your sight.

You leaned against the cold wall and closed your eyes, your wrists were already numb due to the anti-magic rope that never got remove even once ever since they imprisoned you.

"Am I late?"

You opened your eyes and pushed him out of instinct, "Ouch!" He groaned and caressed his butt.

Your eyes widened, "I'm sorry! Why do you have to put your face so close to mine?!"

He glared at you, "Damn, you don't sound sincere at all."

You rolled your eyes, "So, I was right? I have to be alone for someone to come and save me?"

"Obviously. I can't show myself to someone who knows me in the present."

You showed him your tied wrist, "Untie this, I guess you can perform magic because you teleported in here."

"I have magic but I won't untie using it because that," he pointed at the rope, "Is an anti-magic." He take something out from his pocket.

"I think using a small knife will consume too much time, Jongsuk."

"This is not a regular knife, stupid." The knife suddenly extended into a sword, "I have to do this fast because I heard that only its owner can remove this so–"

"Just do it, Jongsuk." He smirked and cut the rope swiftly.

You stood up and rubbed your purplish wrists while Jongsuk stared at it, "Let's go to my place, let's treat that and I'll explain everything."

He held your hand gently and a black portal appeared in front of you, you both entered then it closed.

It brought you inside a room in Jongsuk's house, the room is just the same as the other rooms in this era but this one's bigger.

"Wait here, I'll get a first aid kit." You nodded as he left the room. You stood up and roam around the room.

You raised a brow when a picture frame caught your attention, two boys smiling while their arms were on each other's shoulder.

The other boy is surely Jongsuk so you focused on the other one, your eyes widened when you realized who he was. And at the same time, the door opened.

"Y/n, come here– Oh." He walked towards you after placing down the kit on the bed.

"You're friends with Jin Goo? He's my Superior's right hand."

He took the picture and smiled, "He's my half brother. Our father is immortal, that's why we are too."

"So, how come you're the one who saved me?" He gestured for you to sit at the bed, so you did as he began to treat your wrists.

"Bang Pd-nim and Jin Goo hyung told me to follow you because what you did is dangerous."

You smirked but got replaced by a wince, "Sorry." He apologized without removing his gaze from your wrists.

When he was finally done, he cleaned up and stood up, "I'll prepare some food for you."

"Thanks."

He rolled his eyes which made you chuckle and left the room. You stared at your wrists wrapped with bandages, getting determined to go back to the members after eating.

Not long enough, Jongsuk knocked and slide the door open, "Food is ready."

You stood up and followed him out, you arrived at the dining room which is huge as well, "Is this really yours or you just bought it because you were told to follow us?"

"This is my father's house."

You nodded and sat on the chair, he helped you put foods on your plate to avoid hurting your wrists even more.

You thanked him and began to eat when he suddenly called your name, you looked at him with a raised brow.

He took something out from his pocket, your eyes widened when he showed it to you, "You're the one who stole the relic?!"

He nodded and placed the relic on the table, you couldn't help but be amazed with how it looked.

It's a golden sphere with a ring around it, it also has a small gem at the top, "I've seen this for two times already and it still amazes me."

"Keep it. I know you need it."

"Thanks." You immediately put it inside your pocket to avoid losing it, "By the way, can I go–"

You stopped when you smelled something burning, "What's that smell?"

Jongsuk frowned, "Let me check it." He stood up and went out of the house but he immediately went back in a rush.

"The neighbor's house is burning and the fire is already eating the other side of my house! Let's get out of here!"

With that, he took your hand and dragged you out.