ATEEZ IMAGINES

S.MG - Afterlife

mentions of death, car accident and rebirth. proceed with caution

Your vision is blurry while your surroundings are draped in darkness. You lie in a disassembled car, probably damaged in an accident. Your lifeless body lays on the front seat, fingers still draped around the steering wheel. Two tall figures soon appear beside you as you stare at yourself while floating in the air. They clench your wrist and drag you from the spot as you teleport into a new place, amidst getting dragged.

The surroundings get darker as you are greeted by an agonising smell. Your feet stand above the decaying corpse and the smell is probably from them.

"Sir, we've brought the soul that you asked for." One of the taller men speaks as he salutes a blue haired giant standing in front of you, clothed in a black robe as dark as his eyes while his porcelain shines against the dark fabric.

The blue haired clears his throat and his hoarse voices shivers your soul. He then speaks, "I've waited so long for you~" He leans in enough for his plump pink lips to whisper in your ears. He then proceeds to take your hand in his and whisper a few incoherent words.

Your soul shines as blood wavers in the air before sticking onto your translucent arms. Pale peachy coloured, roughly textured material stitches itself onto your soul as your body slowly craves itself into shape. A smooth material covers up your bare body and you look up at the blue haired in amazement only to see him smiling, his eyes forged into crescents.

"Oh Y/n, you look so beautiful. I can't wait to spoil your innocent soul and ink your glistening skin in black." His deep voice resonates in ears, casting a spell on your body as your fingers get entangled in his slender ones. You find yourself getting lost staring at them until your feet move on their own.

The blue haired man drags you forward, away from the horrid smell of rotting bodies.

"Who are you?" Your lips manage to form the words and the blue haired man turns around when they reach his ears.

He holds your other hand in his and begins to speak, "Oh sorry! I wondered why you didn't run away, yet." He chuckles as you gaze into his mesmerizing black eyes, confusion filling up in your mind. "I'm Hades. Ruler of the Underworld, as this beautiful place is called by the mortals." He smiles at you before leaning in, closing the space between you two. You feel his cold breath on the tip of your nose as whispers, "Sparked any lovely memories yet?"

Memories of his haunting smile cross flash in front of your eyes as he smirks. You have crossed paths with him before in your dreams. His cold fingers grazing against your skin, his deep chuckles echoing between the four walls-

"Are you okay, love?" His voice pulls your mind out of its trace. You nod non-chantingly at his words then walk further from the graveyard. As a spell has been bound on your body, you find yourself tongue-tied. Your body obeys his command as if it belongs to him.

"Wait! This is a dream. Right? I am dreaming of meeting you again, aren't I?"

He cups your cheeks with his cold fingers, staring into your teary eyes as his sweet smile slowly melts your heart. "You have got it all wrong, my love." His smile fades into an evil grin as his eyes lose their warmth. "I killed you so I can finally make you mine." He pulls his lips into an innocent little smile as his eyes sparkle. "Aren't you happy? We can finally be together!"

"Please tell me this is a dream! I cannot die this early. I still have to spend time with my-

"Can't you understand? I risked everything just to finally get my hands on you and you wanna go back?" His fingers drop down to curl tightly around your wrists. His grip might leave purple marks if doesn't let go soon. "Never. You're not leaving this place. Not with this body." His black irises flash red for a split second.

And that's the last you remember as darkness succumbs your sight.

"Y/n?" A voice calls you. You open your eyes to sight a blurry figure and it takes a few seconds for your eyesight to finally see the person clearly. Your friend looks at you with worry on their face.

"Where am I?" You shriek up when everything hits you. A sharp pain strung through your head as you whined at the pain.

"Please lie down." A woman dressed in white suggests and you lie down, hands holding your paining head.

"You were unconscious for a week, y/n. Your brain got severely injured in the car accident that there were no hopes of your survival. Yet I can't believe you're speaking to me." Their words don't make sense as you remember dying and meeting hades-

"Y/n-" A blue haired man calls your name running into the white room.

"Mingi?" He hugs you, placing the bouquet of flowers on the side table. Confusion marks all over your face meeting the male who looks so familiar to the one you met a few minutes ago.

"You forgot your boyfriend, y/n? Wow!" Your friend remarks bursting out in laughter as the boy pouts, breaking off from the hug. His eyes flash red for a split second and another wave of intense pain follows as you clench your head in agony.