UNTILL I MET YOU || JIKOOK

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JUNGKOOK POV

Jungkook stared at the shield machine in dismay.

He was never going to be able to figure this out, especially not with a clock ticking down to the attack by the royal alliance.

"This is this is too much, Jimin I'm barely an alchemist.You need a master of the trade, not a..."

"You're exactly what we need. Alchemy isn't a study to you; it's instinct. You live and breathe it."

Jimin's hands caught his arms, turning him gently. "I have faith in you, Baby."

"So does my father, or he would never have let you see this."

"You were sent here for a reason. That's clear to all of us."

"You heard what my father called you."

"A blessing on your family," he whispered, his stomach twisting.

Jimin frowned at him. "Why do those words bother you so much?"

"It was part of that prophecy, the one that foretold my birth."

"I was supposed to be a celestial blessing, one of three."

"My father assumed that meant I'd be an alpha, like he wanted."

"It made him all the angrier when I was born an omega."

The alpha's frown turned to a look of surprise.

"Celestial blessing?"

"I know. Ridiculous, isn't it?"

"The historian who unearthed the prophecy was exiled from the kingdom for being a charlatan."

"He's lucky my father didn't have him executed."

"I hope he found good employment elsewhere."

"I suspect he knew his stuff."

It was Jungkook's turn to be surprised. "What?"

"Got7 shide has its own ancient prophecy. It says our kingdom will be graced by three celestial spirits in our hour of greatest need. I'm not sure how much stock I put in those ramblings of old but my father has no such qualms. He suspected from the moment you stepped foot on our soil that you were more than meets the eye."

He gestured to the machine.

"How do you feel when you look at this?"

Jungkook turned again, startling a little when Jimin's warm hands landed on his shoulders.

"I feel awed by it," he said, staring at the creation.

"But it also feels familiar some how."

"Familiar? You've seen something like it before?"

"Never."

"I don't think there's any thing like it anywhere in the world."

"If I asked you to make it work, could you?"

Jungkook knew the sane answer, the only answer, was no But that wasn't what slipped past his lips.

"Yes. I... I think I could."

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