𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕭𝖑𝖔𝖔𝖉𝖞 𝕯𝖆𝖜𝖓|| A KTH FAN FICTION||

Chapter 14

Unknown location...

Taehyung's POV

"J-jungkook? " I stammered, bewildered and terrified to the extent that one may think that I had witnessed a ghost standing in front of me. "Weren't you... "

"In the prison, right", he said cutting me off. " But I wasn't sentenced to a life long imprisonment, thanks to our irresponsible law system which couldn't prove my direct relationship with the Black Eagles. Unfortunately for you Taehyung, you will be the one to recompense for the wound inflicted in my heart, and that can only happen when you suffer the same", he said with a sneer, his eyes shimmering with a dazzling glow of thwarted ambition, which threatened to scorch my soul with it's furious intensity.

"Wound for a wound eh? That's not exactly how the perfect revenge is taken Jungkook", I retorted, not being the least scared at his threats. I had learnt to overcome the futile fear of death long ago when I joined the NIS.

"Of all the wonders that I yet have heard,
It seems to me most strange that men should fear;
Seeing that death, a necessary end,
Will come when it will come."

He smiled. "That's what you people say, with your noble virtues and utopian views, striving day and night to secure a place in heaven. I've committed enough sins in my life to even dream of going to heaven, so I'll just make sure that when I go to hell, I secure a position as worthy as one of a king.
We are all attracted towards the centre of this Earth, which is still burning. Even the renowned scientist Sir Isaac Newton said that we are all attracted towards the center of the Earth. Didn't he mean that we are attracted towards fire? For some, it's the fire of love, for some, it's the fire of Revenge. The Fire of Revenge which you have kindled in my heart Taehyung, will burn you to ashes".

"But what will you achieve after killing me except for some peace of your distorted mind? The NIS will continue it's work, even if the Government doesn't consider it worthy to get a share of the National Funds. And aren't you the one behind Mr. Hoon's sudden despise for the NIS? I would have guessed that long ago, only that I still couldn't work out how you managed to gain his trust to such an extent that he bends to your wishes not realizing your selfish and mean motives behind it. "

"That's a long story, Taehyung", he said moving away from me and pacing to and fro in the dark basement. " You will not find it interesting. Let me tell you another, quite interesting one. The main character here, as you see is a boy of 14.Just an average school goer, who's leading a 'happy-go-lucky' life. That's until his father decided to take to drinking and cheating on his mom with none other than the bar-maid. " He let out a slight chuckle and continued.

"His mother soon found it out but decided to endure all of it for the sake of her children. But the father had other plans. From spending nights outside the house without notice, to using disastrous slangs with her wife, he left no stone unturned. They got divorced soon after and the lady shifted to a small apartment with her two kids- the boy and his ten year-old sister.

Their mother undertook numerous part-time jobs, working from dawn till dusk and untill her bones ached and her head throbbed. She had a hard time providing financial support to them. The boy was mature enough to understand, and he gave his heart and soul to his studies so that he might be able to secure a job. He had never been an outstanding student, so he really had to study hard to score good marks. Things started to fall back in place after a couple of years, but destiny had something else in store for them.

It was the boy's birthday. His mother was returning home with a small present, something more expensive than what she could comfortably afford. She was crossing the road. The signal was red alright, and there were hardly any traffic on the road. However, without any warning, a SUV turned round the corner at a tremendous speed, and not being able to cease it motion, run over-", his voice cracked. I could not see his face in the darkness as he was standing a bit away from me, but could make out that his face was lowered all the while.

Collecting himself, he continued, "The car belonged to an NIS officer. And as one would expect, the next day the headlines came over, not with 'NIS officer kills mother of two during a rash drive home' . Instead, in a small barely visible column it was mentioned that the break of his car failed and he was extremely sorry for what had happened and had given a compensation to the family. But the never mentioned that it was a mere amount of ₩20, 000 as a replacement of a mother. There was hardly any hue and cry over the issue.Why would there be? After all, they were poor and whether the two orphans could continue to feed their stomachs or not was no one's concern.

The boy tried, you know. He went from pillar to post, giving interviews, looking for part time jobs, yet securing none. Eventually the boy, fed up from seeing his sister starve to sleep every night, decided to join the notorious smuggling gang of Mexico, an occupation which not only would provide him with sufficient money, but also would help to get over his traumatic experience with the 'noble' society.

But as fate would have it, another NIS officer, decided to mix in with the 'Black Eagles' and send the boy to jail not ever considering what would have happened to his sister. " he let out a sigh and turned to me. "So, how do you like my story eh? It's not over, mind it. It will be over once the hero gets his revenge back on the villain. That's the way it always is right? "

"But killing and torturing me will never help you to avenge wrongs done to you, will it? " I asked gathering all the courage I had left.

He just let out a soft chuckle. "What made you assume that killing you is my only objective? How about a plot twist? What if I say that one of the NIS officers is my man? "

I just started at him, lost for words.

A spy within the NIS?...