Flames

Chapter 71

....Mother..."

She was beautiful. Jimin was in awe watching the woman infornt of him. Her appearance was flawless and it shines slightly in a unique light. Her long black hair was tied messily with few strands escaping. Her white robes floated in the wind. Out of all it was her smile that he loved the most.

"I never expected you to call me that." She said smiling mischievously. "Its sounds lovely."

"My fathers always reminded me that." Jimin said. "They never forget to tell me that it was from you I came."

"I know." She said. "I have heard it. Though I won't agree to it completely."

Jimin frowned. "The wolf is from me." She continued. "The powers are from me but your heart, you, its all them."

Jimin felt a lump on his chest. His parent's faces flashed before him. "H-how will I know?" Jimin said before he could stop himself.

"You took them before I could get to know them." A quiver was there in his voice as he said it.

Moon goddess looked sadly at him. "It is a curse my child." She said. He looked at her for some sort of clarification.

"Your powers are similar to mine. But it comes with price. Every moonchild in our history has been orphaned. No matter the time line their parents died."

Jimin's eyes widened at this.

"My parents..."

"They knew this." She calmly replied. "I told them before. In fact all of these parents died to protect the moonchild,  they knew what they were signing up for."

"I killed them." Jimin uttered broken. "Didn't I?"

"I see the guilt in you." She said ignoring Jimin's original question. "Guilt that you caused misery for your parents, for your pack." She pointedly looked at him. "For your mate."

She was saying the truth. Jimin was insecure. Insecure about many things. His powers are more of a burden, making him a target. He couldn't help but think that it was him who caused the pain.

Jihoon used him to hurt Yoongi, Kangdae killed his parents for him, Taehyung and Namjoon lost their parents because of that. Hell, Kangdae destroyed Jeongguk's pack and it all traced back to him. He was the root cause.

"You are wrong." She said breaking his trainnof thoughts. "Those things you think, are wrong."

"When you papa prayed for me to give them a child, I told them about the fate of moonchild. They were too desperate to share their love with another person and they were willing to make a sacrifice, and you came." She smiled. "You may think your powers are a burden but you are blessed Jimin, only a few in history is like you."

"But." Jimin began. "I am suffering because of that. My pack, my mate, they all are suffering because of that."

"Don't blame yourself for other's greed." She said. "All those things you went through, every moonchild went through, is because of the greed in some of my children's mind. You don't have to justify their actions with your blessing."

Jimin looked down, refusing to meet his eyes. She was right. The chain reaction that set out around him causing misery to everyone was not his fault. It was their greed to control his power.

"But what will I do mother?" He asked still not raising his head. "People are threatening to break my bond. Seperate me from my Yoongi."

"I'm scared mother." He said in a mere whisper. "That moonchild and true blood. What if we end up like that?"