◇LOVE OR DREAM◇ ♡Jikook♡

《Flood in Jungle stream》

Last few chapters and the conversations in them may confuse some of you. Lets take a clear look at it shall we?

In the reign of both Hoseok and his father, both buddhism and jainism flourished. The both religions spread the idea of love, knowledge and reality of life.

While these two religions were spreading love and calmness among people, a new group emerged. It was called as "Buddha field". These people were worshipping Buddha but a bit different. They worshipped him as god and believed that giving humans as a sacrifice will make their life prosperous.

These people who followed this cult group, started to spread their extreme superstitious beliefs among people. They even went to an extent where they will cut their own body parts as a sacrifice for god. They believed that by giving themselves as sacrifice their next life will be good. Their temples were located in very scheduled place where humans cannot enter. Like in a very dense forest, or on top of the mountain where it is hard to reach.

This kind of beliefs entered Goryeo when Kai of Shan kingdom attacked Goryeo. When Kai returned to Shan kingdom and when Hoseok went to war against Shan kingdom, Goryeo got hit by severe drought. And this somehow made the cult group grow so fast.

Hoseok was determined to change this stupid belief. He know well that this can't be eradicated by punishing them. What is the use of punishing people who are ready to slit their own throat to please their god? So that's why Hoseok handed his powers to Taemin for year. He disguised himself and roamed all over the country to investigate how much this group has spread, where their temples are located, which are the root place for their cult activites. And this is how he know about the danger waiting for Jimin and he saved him.

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But Jimin didn't have a tiny bit of idea about what danger he was in. He simply thought that he was attacked by thiefs. After getting the horse from the spy leader, his heart kept running fast restless. The desire to meet his Papa Jin was at the priority. Though the horse was running fastly like a light towards Seoul, due his restless heart Jimin thought, 'Won't this horse can go a bit faster?'.

He thought about the spy leader. He felt so much thankful for that man. But still he had some doubts. That man(Wohun, spy leader according to Jimin) seemed to be so intelligent. Did he really didn't suspect him? Or did he done anything before hand to trick me?

He also thought about the love story of Hoseok said by Wohun. He imagined Taehyung dancing happily in the middle of the forest, his father was happily sculpting him at a corner and there Hoseok was standing with a gracious smile and admiring his love. This imagination made him foregt his whole world. He felt happy to imagine them like that.

Among all these thoughts, he couldn't forget that bambi green eyes which kept looking at him like it will swallow his soul. He thought, 'He looked so etheral to think anything divisive? Never. But who is he? Is he really the prince or the friend of the prince as he said?'

Like this his way to Seoul was full of thoughts. Sometimes he will ask the people he pass by to confirm that he is on the right way. Like the spy leader said, the horse was going on its own in the right way to Seoul.  This made Jimin to trust and respect that spy leader even more. He thought he will not travel in night. So he decided to stop at next village and rest there.

But he faced a big hurdle even before the sun sets.

Suddenly the sky grew darker with grey rain clouds. The cold wind was brushing against Jimin. The smell of rain hitting the land in far reached Jimin. In a minute it started to rain. It is not some calm rainy time. It was filled with thunders and lightnings and the rain drops were hitting like bullets. It was like the dam in the sky got broke down completely.

Jimin who was completely wet by now jumped from horse and stood under a tree. He waited for the rain to get slow. But, it was like the sky was not planning stop its shower anytime soon. As time get going, the time for night also getting closer. So Jimin decided to head forward. When he see any temple or a village he will stay there.

Soon he was stopped by another hurdle. A jungle stream was running infront of him. It looked like it is only a knee depth stream. As it is raining, soon it will be flooded and the depth will increase. So Jimin decided to cross it sooner. When he reached the center of the stream he noticed the stream is getting fast. Horse couldn't walk and it started to go along the stream. Jimin thought about returning back. But even before he coukd decide the horse started to swim. If he kept moving forward then it will be danger for both him and horse. So he jumped into the now flooded jungle stream.

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Heather_violet💜
08.09.2021
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