Abyss

t w e n t y f o u r

After visiting the whole northern side of the kingdom, they packed their things and left for home again.

Jinyoung dropped Chaeyoung at home and went back to work.

He quickly busied himself with work and it felt like he didn't even have room to breathe. 

Meanwhile Chae, woo young, Scarlet and Eleanor were playing around in the luscious forest.

As they were exploring and dancing around when they got separated. 

Chae's POV 

A large dark cave in a murky forest marks the entrance to what seemed like a dungeon. Beyond the dark cave lies a scanty, dark room. It's covered in roots and cobwebs.

My torch allowed me to see remnants of sacks, crates and caskets, demolished and drained by time itself.

Further ahead is a single path. Its twisted trail leads passed lost treasuries, unknown rooms and armoires and soon I enter a ghostly area. There's a huge skeleton in the centre, along with dozens of human skeletons. What happened in this place?

I advance carefully onwards, deeper into the dungeon's depths. I pass a few rooms, passages, I was a stranger to everything around me. I eventually make it to what seemed like the final room as the passage ended here. A wide wooden door blocks your path. Large claw marks are all over it, somehow untouched by time and the elements. I step closer to inspect it and ... I heard a faint laugh coming from behind.

I instantly turned my back to the door, but the door quickly slipped away. 

Eleanor's POV

It would be dumb to look for them in this dark forest, I would get lost myself. I couldn't think properly, my mind went blank.

She just followed her footsteps back to the house. With shaky hands banged on the door of the two rooms.

"G-Guys there is an emergency. Something bad has happened. I can't find t-them, I can't find them...." Eleanor panted, tears streaming down her face. 

3rdperson POV

"Elle, please calm down and tell us everything that happened." Beatrice said soothingly rubbing her back.

The were both filled in on the details of the situation. Beatrice and Jinyoung tried to communicate with their lovers. Jinyoung tried to reach Chae but couldn't get through.

Beatrice/Scarlet

"Sky?"

"Scarlet?"

"God damn it Scarlet; I know for a fact you can fucking hear me so you better say something or when we find you, I will beat your ass no matter what condition you are in."

"Scarlet I swea-"

"Feisty aren't we, Me likey!"

"Oh my gosh, Scarlet are you ok?" Even if Scarlet was trying to lighten the situation, Beatrice could hear the fear laced in her voice.

"I am somewhat ok."

"Scarlet do you know where you are?"

"I think I am near the south side of the forest."

"Ok I need you to stop walking, maybe sit down and don't talk to anyone who looks suspicious."

"I know that but why?"

"We still don't know where Chaeyoung and woo are. We also don't know who is lurking in that forest."

"Okay keep talking to me, so I don't loose you."

"OK, I will be careful...wait...there is something happening...argh."

Beatrice heard a thud and then a groan.

"SCARLET??!!"

When she got no response, panic set in. "Did you get a response?" Jinyoung shook his head. "We have to go check out the forest, something has happened..." As those words left Beatrice's mouth, Jinyoung ran into the depths of the forest.

"Elle stay back here, just in case they find their way back."

Beatrice looked over the destruction. Jinyoung was on his knees holding Chae's belt which was drenched in blood, but it was nothing like the environment.

Trees were dented or pushed over. Blood on the ground along with claw marks and footprints.

"If I was here quicker, I could have h-helped."

"Yeah, but then you would have probably been taken too." Beatrice reasoned.

"There is no use of crying anymore, get up and let's find them," Beatrice said sternly while standing up and put a hand out for Jinyoung to take.

He stopped crying and looked up to the other with fire in his eyes as he took her hand to stand up.

"We will find them together." Jinyoung growled and pulled her into a rough hug.

"Okay, okay, now let's go make a plan" Beatrice said jokingly pushing Jinyoung away.

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They were sitting in the safety of their home, brainstorming who could be behind this.

Beatrice's head suddenly shot up, "Do you think it is..." 

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Love you Chae Chae!!💙💜💙💜💙💜