Swan Lake (ATEEZ JongSang story)

Chapter 22 - The Endgame?

A/N: Aaaaaand action!
I wrote this while listening to Stop Crying Your Heart Out by Oasis so if you want to be sentimental, you should totally listen to the song :D

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'C'mon, c'mon Mingi, faster, faster!' shouted Yunho sitting on the unicorn's back. Their miserable attempt to cover Mingi's bright red color with mud failed as the mud started to dry and crumble off of him, but that didn't matter right then. They could already see Rothbart following them, there was no use trying to sneak away.

'I'm doing my best!' Mingi shouted back as he was galloping into the forest. A streak of light came out of Seonghwa's magic wand and suddenly the unicorn and the whole carriage emerged into the air.

'Oh my goddd I'm afraid of heights!!' screeched Yunho while shutting his eyes tightly and holding onto Mingi's neck.

'You are afraid of everything!' butted in Wooyoung.

Mingi galloped above the trees in the forest. The whole carriage was swaying dangerously but they really had no other choice as Rothbart got closer despite all their efforts. They lowered themselves down between the trees, thinking they might escape this way, but they had to take an unexpected turn as a tree appeared in front of Mingi out of nowhere. He screamed as he turned sharply to the left, and unfortunately he couldn't do anything to prevent the carriage falling over.

Seonghwa fell out, shielding Hongjoong and the still unconscious Yeosang with his body from hitting the ground too hard. Wooyoung and San screamed as they held thightly onto each other and fell into a bush. Mingi somehow managed to keep his balance, this way protecting Yunho from falling from his back.

'Look at that, the rescue team!' laughed Rothbart ironically as he landed next to them on the ground. Seonghwa saw a horse coming towards them from the corner of his eyes. He had to keep Rothbart's attention on themselves till the prince arrives. He stood up and stumbled, but didn't lose his balance.

'You can't do this anymore, Rothbart! What else do you want? You killed the Chosen One and got the crystal! What do you need?' he looked at his brother angrily.

'I don't think I killed your Chosen One. If he was dead, you wouldn't have brought him back to the swan lake. But we can give it a try, I promise, he won't feel a thing... Can you step aside, my dearest brother?'

Hongjoong looked up trembling. Yeosang's head was on his lap and he saw the boy's eyes slowly opening. 'Please, not now' whispered the tiny elf.

'Only through my dead body' Seonghwa looked straight into Rothbart's eyes. 'You have to battle me first.'

'What a brave, brave man. It was an honor to be with you, brother' laughed Rothbart and with a wave of his hand, he threw Seonghwa's wand from his hand into the lake.

'No!' screamed Wooyoung.

Rothbart then aimed his spell at the defenseless Fairy King. He was surrounded by the red light and started shrinking. By the time Rothbart lowered his hands, in Seonghwa's place was only a small black mouse.

'Seonghwa!' cried out Hongjoong. He left Yeosang with Mingi and Yunho and ran there not caring about anything. All he could think about was the fairy he loved so much and the condition he currently was in. 'Hwa...' tears streamed down Hongjoong's face as he took the small mouse in his hands and hugged it to his cheek. The mouse nudged Hongjoong's face with its nose. Hongjoong looked at it. It looked as if the mouse was smiling reassuringly which made Hongjoong sob even harder.

'Hey!' they heard a shout which made everyone raise their heads. Jongho was standing there next to his horse with his bow.

'Good, you arrived just on time for the endgame, Prince' smirked Rothbart. Yeosang looked up.

'Jongho' he whispered and tried to stand up. Mingi jumped in front of him, shielding him with his body from Rothbart's sight who seemed to be too immersed in the prince's arrival to realize.

'You're right, this is the end, Rothbart' said Jongho and shot an arrow at the dark wizard. The man dodged it and it became dust, just like the prince's sword earlier.

'Tsk tsk, you never learn, Prince' he shook his head. Then he raised his arms. 'Say goodbye to this world, Prince Jongho, because I'll send you right after your beloved Yeosang!'

'NO!' Yeosang shouted and jumped in front of Jongho. Everybody screamed.

Yeosang didn't have the crystal to protect him anymore, but he either forgot about it, or didn't care. Rothbart's spell hit the both of them and they fell onto the ground in each other's arms.

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A/N: 2 more chapters ^^ After that I'll see whether I'll continue my journey on Wattpad or not. I really enjoy writing, so I might stay~