Child Of Stardust || TAEKOOK ✔️

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The battlefield was a blur of chaos and confusion, but one thing became horrifyingly clear as he stepped forward, a sinister smile playing on his lips.

"Uncle...why?" Jimin's voice trembled with a mixture of disbelief and betrayal.

He laughed, a cold, hollow sound that sent shivers down my spine. "Oh, my dear boy, you have no idea. This has been my plan all along. Erasing your memories, implanting new ones—it was all part of the game. And you, Taehyung, the chosen one protected by the universe's energy... I couldn't touch you directly...so, of course, I manipulated everything around you"

My heart pounded in my chest, each word hitting me like a physical blow. "You...you did this to us? Why? What could you possibly gain from all this?!"

His eyes gleamed with a twisted satisfaction. "The prophecy, Taehyung. If you were killed before that filth", he pointed at me, specifically at baby, how could he! "was born or if you remained ignorant of the prophecy, the chosen one would be reborn to fulfill it. I did it to you in your previous lives, and I would have done it again..but I'm however already tired and wanna end it this time forever"

Everyone around us was frozen in shock. Jimin's face was pale, tears brimming in his eyes. Hara and Yoongi stood rooted to the spot, unable to comprehend the depth of the betrayal.

"Uncle...no," Jimin whispered, his voice cracking. He took a step back, shaking his head as if trying to wake from a nightmare. "How could you? You were like a father to me. You were supposed to protect us!"

His expression remained cold, indifferent to Jimin's anguish. "Sentimentality is a weakness, boy. You were a pawn, nothing more."

Jimin's fists clenched at his sides, his body trembling with the force of his emotions. "I trusted you. We all trusted you. How could you betray us like this? You were family!" His voice rose, filled with a mixture of hurt and fury that seemed to reverberate across the battlefield.

"Now now, since everything is revealed, Taehyung darling, why don't you come to your dear uncle? Won't you? See this moron here tried to get you before me, oh my my, he's getting the punishment he deserves now"

His demonic laugh scattered around. When I turned to Jiaheng, I understood what he meant. Jiaheng's energy which before looked being supplied by uncl- the monster! was actually being sucked out of him and was being transferred to the soldiers?

"You bastard!" Jungkook growled, his voice laced with venom. "You manipulated us all this time!"

His eyes narrowed, his calm demeanor cracking for the first time. "You think you can stop me now? After everything?"

Jungkook, battered and bloodied, staggered to his feet, almost pouncing onto him but-

"JUNGKOOK!"

His body was soon thrown away far. I saw Hoseok and Jin rushing towards him and soon found them by his side.

"You moron! Why do you have to do everything alone!?"

It was Jin's voice, I couldn't care less. All my focus was on Jungkook right now, almost sitting and coughing blood from the powerful impact. Surprisingly I was only worried for hurting wounds, I had faith that he'd survive. For me, for us. He had to..!

"The clock is still ticking Taehyung-ah, come now with your child"

Once again his demonic laughter engulfed the surrounding along ran down chill in my spine.

I could see Jimin crying on his knees, sitting on the ground, Hara beside him, consoling. Yoongi was still fighting with the remaining soldiers around them. While Hoseok was busy keeping them away from Jin who was tending Jungkook. Namjoon, too, was battling the other ones.