Hosook screams out loud, her skin burning from sun exposure. Having to hide. Yoongi holds her throat, not understanding the feeling she has there. As if with every moan, something inside her cuts. Jungkook on his side regurgitates something on the ground and doesn't understand what he sees.
Jin picks it up and plays with it in his hand.
"The biggest problem with being here...is that I can't bargain as much as I want. I need a strong heart to break my tether to this place" he muses lightly moving what he took. "Eventually, this world could be mine... It's been molded for me" he smiles lightly. "This empire that everyone fears... it will be much, much more."
Though he tries to do something, he is unable to. Jungkook's heart vanishes from his hands and when he sees it, Jungkook squeezes his chest, tearing his skin to so much that he rubs the area; his body grows and falls sideways to the floor, changing shape into something large and violent by his appearance alone. It growls, wheezes and ends up roaring, breaking part of the floor.
Jin steps back a few paces, his gesture stunned and offended.
"What did you do!?" complains Jin in exasperation. "You should-"
Jungkook roars and to Yoonji's surprise, he just lunges and crushes Jin's head in one grip. Hosook gives a horrified shriek, crawling further in place. Jungkook gasps with his fangs exposed and clenched.
"YOU CAN'T ALTER THE CONTRACT ON YOUR OWN!" whines Jin. Jungkook hits debris and destroys much more. Jin just glanced at the contract...
Where Jungkook changed a line:
Envy? There will be, but the g̸o̸d̸s̸ ̸w̸i̸l̸l̸ ̸n̸o̸t̸ ̸b̸e̸ ̸a̸b̸l̸e̸ ̸t̸o̸ ̸h̸u̸r̸t̸ ̸H̸o̸w̸ ̸c̸a̸n̸ ̸t̸h̸e̸y̸?̸
gods, sorcerers, demons and swindlers will not be able to use in their favor, for they will serve the beauty until the beauty decides to let them crush and even then, they will not be able to hurt her under intention.
Jin curses between his teeth, NOW HE HAS TO SERVE THIS SELFISH PRINCE!?
~ * * * ~
He helps Jimin to his feet and helps him dress in one of the durumbagi worn by the lords previously present. Jimin staggers, too unsteady for no apparent reason. Jin clicks his teeth and tries to get up with almost no success. Hating every time Jungkook and his insistence to fuck up his life, his ideas- everything!
Damn whiny, whimsical child! And now, having one more exactly like him.
"Let's go home." says Jungkook softly, stroking Jimin's cheeks affectionately and then, giving him a kiss on the forehead. Jimin nods, breathes through his mouth and holds onto Jungkook's forearms.
"I... I wanted to go home... with you."
"I know."
"Really?"
"I can't imagine any other reason why they would want to kill you." he snidely replies and Jimin pouts. "It's okay. no one here will be able to hurt you anymore," Jungkook promises. "Let's go."
He carries it smoothly and advances towards Jin, standing next to him. The creature of unknown origin, even more ambiguous and unknown aspirations, looks at them with disdain.
"Are you just going to lie there or do you intend to move?"
"Shall we try to stop it? Your majesty."
"No. Let them go."
Leeseung analyzes every little movement until they disappear from his sight. In part, this helped to get rid of creepers and vermin, as well as knowing how dangerous and true the rumor of Jeon-Beaumont allied with the border sorcerer is. As well as losses, there were many, many gains that he cannot regret.
Most important: the knowledge to never try to approach there. Leaving them alone is your best option. Until the threat is to the empire, he can allow them to be at peace at the borders, even inside. Just...
No harm. Without interfering. Without bringing in their monster or that monster's taming charmer.
~ * * * ~
"Kookie, honey-"
Hosook exhales in awe. Jungkook has not stopped crying. Hours and hours of crisis and panic over what he knows, is capable of doing. For the consequences of accepting the contract and that, despite it, he has absolutely no regrets.
It will be beautiful forever and more He did it! Just what his father denied him to make him feel stupid!
However, the anguish that really overwhelms him is the fact that his other form is not beautiful! It is a hideous beast that no one could love, but fear and despise. One whose ugliness everyone would point out.
Jungkook wants to be beautiful.
Jungkook needs to be beautiful.
How would he get them to love him if he is not beautiful?
He keeps crying about it. It's too much of an anxiety. So much so that he doesn't even question how it is that they are now in a house that before, wasn't there. Jin's beautiful and luxurious hideaway that now also belongs to the three of them. Hosook comes over and hugs him, cradling Jungkook against his chest. Yoonji arrives a few minutes later and upon catching sight of his cousin like that, takes his hand, giving it a loving squeeze.
"You'll be fine. I promise it will be okay."
Jungkook inhales and exhales. That's not true. He won't be fine. His reason for being beautiful, is not to be alone...
And now he will be, for being a beast that no one will be able to love.
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• Selfish Prince • || KookMin
Fanfiction"The world always revolves around him: a charming prince, selfish like no other, more beautiful than anyone else and only desires what he doesn't have." Fantasy&Royalty!AU Pairing: KookMin [Jeon Jung-Kook x Park Ji-Min] - NamGi [Kim Nam-Joon x Fem!M...
