THE COMBATANT||KTH

CHAPTER 09

Flashback

High roofs standing on thick pillars. Every piece of stone engraved with different illustrations depicting different parts of the history. Yellow and orange torches flickering in the light breeze gave a golden glow to the sandy palace. miles long hallways with furry red carpets and paintings of beautiful humans. Guards standing in their exact places like the pieces standing on the chess board, unmoved. The place had a calming scent of sandalwood.

Avalon.

One of the magnificent palaces in the history with the most powerful army and the line of most powerful kings. Now ruled by King Kim Mugang presently struggling in sick bed. The golden crown and velvet throne were waiting for the new king ready to take over the kingdom and rule it with more power than it's ancestors.

Kim Mugang's son Kim Taehyung now in his mid twenties, was well trained warrior with known qualities of kindness and humbleness appreciated by the people of avalon was the successor of Mugang. His cousins and dear brothers, also known as the well witted princes of Avalon among the Kim's were Kim Namjoon and Kim seokjin. They were the three handsome princes of Avalon whom the world talks about. Alana Kim was the beloved daughter of king Kim and elder sister for prince taehyung.

"How is he doing now? " Namjoon asked the nurse standing beside the bed observing the sick king.

"We are waiting for Princess Alana to come back with the medicine. His condition is getting worse. We expect her to come here by tonight. " She bowed.

The folds on Namjoon's forehead were now more creased as his eyebrows furrowed in worry. He plopped down on the seat beside the bed with his face buried in his large palms.

"Namjoon! " He heard the voice boom in the hallway outside the King's room which was now approaching him. He jerked his head at the sudden voice and found Jin running towards him with a small note in his hand.

"I heard from Alana! " He pushed up the note into Namjoon's face as he rested his back on the pillar, tired from running. Namjoon turned back to see the king stirring in his slumber from the noise.

"Let's get out of here. " He motioned his brother to move as he trudged into the hallway.

He carefully rolls open the small note and sees small letters scribbled into the tiny space trying to fit in the message in the provided area. His eyes widened as a lone drop of sweat rolled down his forehead.

Danger. Captured. Forest between buranda and Erewhon.

"We need to go! " Jin whispered.

"Yes, inform the general. We are taking him." Jin nodded and he crumpled the note.

"We shouldn't inform this to the king." Jin spoke and Namjoon nodded his head once again.

Jin hurried towards the training ground to inform the army general. Moving his feet swiftly in the right directions embedded in his mind since his childhood, he walks towards his destination. There he sees his best friend, also the army general sweating vigorously while practicing.

"Min yoongi! " Jin yells, grabbing the attention of the blonde haired male. He stops his practice, and turns his head towards the tall male. Sweat dripping from his cells made his clothes and locks wet and translucent.

He raises his brow at Jin, the scar on his face moving along with the eyebrow.

"Alana is in danger. She needs help! " Jin says through ragged breaths. Yoongi's brows furrow the moment he hears the news about his best friend and also sister.

"What? How did you know? '' Yoongi sheaths his sword back into its place and walks towards Jin.

"She sent me a note. Her bird came to me a while ago. She says she is captured and she is in the forest between Erewhon and Buranda." They both make their way as they speak.