Magnus of Ice

EMERGENCY QUEST Pt.2

As Jin-Woo was still deep in thought, he didn't notice Gyu-Hwan pointing his hand towards him, preparing to unleash a powerful blast towards him. Seeing this, Magnus finally unleashed his built-up bloodlust. "LIKE HELL YOU ARE! DON'T YOU DARE POINT THOSE LUKEWARM FLAMES AT MY BABY!!"

Startled, Gyu-Hwan once again lost control of his flames and released a bigger blast than intended. 'Fuck...' was the only thing he could think as he suddenly felt a chill creeping up his arm. Looking down, he noticed how his hand was now replaced with a lump of ice. The ice seemed to climb his arm as if trying to incase him in ice.

At the sound of Magnuss scream, Jin-Woo came out of his stupor and finally registered what was happening. All he saw was a focused blast shattering an ice wall his boyfriend set up. The opposing elements caused the stagnant air to burst in different directions. Thanks to the protection of his boyfriend, Jin-Woo was not sent flying into the wall. Noticing that his boyfriend was missing, he searched the crowd for him, not knowing that he had already cut off the arm of the offending lukewarm mage.

"SIR!" Jin-Ho yelled out as he turned to view the results of such a blast. As the wind settled down, he saw Jin-Woo just standing there, unharmed. However, he did notice the few ice shards that were scattered around. Seeing this, he also starts scanning for Magnus, not knowing where the ice mage could have gone at a time like this.

"YOO JIN-HO! Stop worrying about the dead and come over here." Dong-Suk commanded, thinking that Jin-Woo was fried thanks to Gyu-Hwans point zero blast.

Jin-Ho ignored him and instead walked up to check on Jin-Woo, making sure that his actions wouldn't make Magnus target him as well. 'Shit... Dealing with people who have overprotective partners is such a pain.'

Angered that he was ignored, Dong-Suk turns to Gyu-Hwan and commands him, "Just send another blast and kill them both. We'll just say that they died helping us defeat the boss." When he saw Gyu-Hwan, his jaw dropped, and he just stared at the missing hand and the ever-creeping ice.

"W-when did that happen? Wait... Where's that Magnus fellow?" Not waiting for Gyu-Hwan to answer his first question, Dong-Suk searched for Magnus. Fear started to creep up his back, causing him to begin shivering. It just didn't register as fear since the temperature in the room began to drop.

'Why did I forget? That this place... Focuses on the survival of the fittest more than anywhere else....' That was the thought Jin-Woo had when he saw the blast going his way.

'My thinking has been wrong up until now. The many times... The many times I entered dungeons by myself... I stepped past my limit, healed, and entered dungeons again...' As he thought this, the many battles and encounters he's had inside dungeons replayed in his head. All of them included a particular light blue-haired male.

'Thanks to Mags... I always wrongly thought that these places were safe... He always made sure never to let me get too close to death's door.' As this thought entered his head, he finally made eye contact with Jin Magnus, his boyfriend, his lover. When they made eye contact, the bloodlust Magnus was emitting settled, and his eyes were full of love and adoration for his baby.

'Enemy. The system is forcing me to murder. Kill if you don't want to be killed? Is it because you don't want me to die? This isn't a coincidence. Nor is it out of goodwill.' Finally locating his boyfriend, Jin-Woo finally moves forward ever so slowly. His mind was still racing with thoughts and maybe a slight feeling of unsureness. Magnus notices the troubled look his baby has and mouths, 'It's okay, you don't have to kill if you don't want to. I'll take care of this.' Reading his lips, a small smile found its way on Jin-Woos lips.

'That's right... This is simply what the system needs. A strong Sung Jin-Woo. This is also what I wish to become so that I can finally protect Magnus.' Jin-Woo shakes his head with a look of determination before he mouths out, 'Together. Let's deal with these Lizards together.'