Soul Breaker 2 - Severed {Kaisoo § Chanbaek}

Chapter 3 - E

Sehun is reading in his room when someone knocks on his door.

"Come in."

The footman appears, ready to deliver his message. "Lord Jongin would like to see you in his office."

Sehun cocks a brow, appalled. The nerve on his brother. Summoning him like a common peasant.

"You can tell my brother if he wants to talk to me, he needs to come to me. Not the other way around."

The footman nods, but he doesn't move an inch. Sehun stares, then pieces it together.

"He told you to stay until I comply, didn't he?"

When the footman answers in the affirmative, Sehun's blood starts to boil. He snaps his book shut and gets up to follow the footman to his brother's office, thinking of rather colorful ways to make him regret the humiliation the blond just experienced.

He doesn't knock before he steps inside and Jongin doesn't move from his seat. He doesn't even look at him.

Sehun brings his hands down on his desk, hard, summoning his brother's attention in his turn. "You're getting on my bad side, Jongin."

"I needed to talk to you."

"You should have come yourself then," he answers. He whirls around, getting ready to get out the door when Jongin stops him dead in his tracks.

"It's about Death."

Sehun turns around slowly, eyeing his brother suspiciously. "What about Death?"

"I need you to find her. You and Pestilence."

Pestilence? "Why?"

His brother smiles, that smile Sehun knows all too well.

"Because you're the only one who can."

"Don't deflect," he narrows his eyes. "Why Pestilence?"

Jongin shrugs, "I figured you wouldn't want War to tag along."

Correct assumption. Still doesn't explain what Jongin is up to.

"Why not the Soul Breaker?" Sehun offers. He'd rather travel with the annoying little human than the exhausting green menace.

Jongin's eyes suddenly flare, in a way that tells Sehun this is not some common favor his brother is asking. "Leave Kyungsoo here."

It's an order. Sehun doesn't like orders.

He may have a way to get back at Jongin after all.

His brother seems to realize his reaction was a little too strong. He tries to double-back, not as subtly as he thinks, "Minseok is already tracking Famine. It's only natural we bring Death back in our ranks."

Sehun nods reluctantly, pretending to understand. "Fine. I'll go. But that's the last errand I'm running for you. You're out of favors, Jongin."

His brother smiles, thinking he has bagged the cat. "Fair enough."

Sehun could push but he's not going to get any information out of his brother. Not this time.

Suit yourself, Jongin.

The Soul Breaker it is.

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As per usual, Sehun barges in his room without knocking.

"Dress up, Soul Breaker. We're going on a little trip."