ALIGNED BY TIME AND HEART

THE STRANGE REVELATION ( 57)

- ' Excuse me Ma'am...can you kindly tell me what's the occasion today?'
The woman stared at Jin's masked face like he has asked the most odd question  of the century.
- ' You look like you're from this Kingdom. How on earth you don’t know what is happening?! '
Jin glanced at his team, who looked equally confused. Thankfully, the woman didn’t bother to think anymore and gave the answer directly
- ' Our Prince is being crowned as the Emperor. Today is the enthronement day. '
All eyes got stuck at the woman's face. Something is really not right here....

- ' Your..Prince? I mean...Prince Kim? '
The lady sighed
- ' I wish it was him. But....alas...no. It's not our beloved Prince Seokjin. '
- ' Then? Who is this Prince? '
- ' The Prince of the united Kingdoms... our one and only hope...Prince Soobin. '
Before Jin could say anything, Jungkook came infront and almost shouted
- ' Soobin! How he can be a King?! He's 17 now...too young for kingship..and besides, why he'll be the King of Kim Kingdom? He's a Jeon Prince! '
The lady frowned in disgust
- ' If you know so much about our Kingdoms and royal family, then why are  you asking me? '
Jin immediately pulled back Jungkook and said apologetically
- ' Extremely sorry...he didn’t mean like that. Actually, we're coming back to our home 4 months later...so...we don’t know the currant details. Please... elaborate the situation. '
The woman gaped at the team and her eyes became moist suddenly
- ' Oh dear lord! What are you saying? You....you really don’t know what we've been through all this time? '
Jin confusedly shook his  head and the woman sighed again
- ' Ah....then let me do the sin of telling you about our misfortune. That very black day that crushed our hopes and dreams...that one dreadful day. '
The woman visibly trembled...as if she's  watching her most worst nightmare infront of her eyes.
- ' It was 4 months ago...one fine and beautiful day. Our Prince and Princess had invited the elder Prince of Jeon Kingdom and the royal siblings of the Park Kingdom along with their butlers. They were really close...more like a family. The guests arrived when it was afternoon and they went to Prince Seokjin's personal living room. That's all..that's the end of everything.'

Jin looked at his team and Jimin questioned
- ' End? What happened? '
The woman wiped away her tears
- ' That is the question noone can answer. Everyone saw them going inside the room...but noone saw them coming out. As if, they vanished...just gone. '
- ' And...what everyone did then? '
- ' Kings and Queens of the three Kingdoms thought it was a conspiracy... some enemy Kingdom must have kidnapped them..and in search of their childrens, they invaded every enemy Kingdoms. Furious battles had been fought for more than 2 months...but not a single trace of those lost 8 was found. Finally, our Kings and Queens gave up. They were in verge of quitting their kingship when the ministers came forward and showed us a little ray hope...our little Prince, Soobin. Then, with the permission of every single person from this three Kingdoms, the royals took the decision to merge all three Kingdoms and to make one single Empire  ...and Prince Soobin will be the Emperor . For the last two months, he had been trained to take this responsibility. Though he's still very much young, but the whole Empire trust him....he'll definitely walk on the footprints of his brothers and sisters and will make everyone proud. '
A light smile showed up on the lady's face
- ' After 4 months of depression and agony, finally the day has come...the whole Empire is ready to welcome our Emperor. It is true that noone will ever be able to take the positions of our lost Princes and Princesses...but he can make his own place in our heart. '

The woman flashed a bright smile and said
- ' Hurry up now...you definitely don’t want to miss the grand ceremony, do you? Come fast...he'll give his first ever public speech! '

The lady turned back and hurriedly went towards the Royal Palace...

....and here, those 8 'lost' royals stood dumbfounded, with 2 hella confused futuristic guys. 

Now as the royals know what has happened in their homeland, what will they do next?

What impact will their returning have on the currant situation?

Find out in the next and the final chapter of this story!

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