Emperor Min Yoongi ascends the throne with a vow to avenge the untimely death of his father. It is a promise that will take he and his consorts to battle through fire and water, and to bring back the dead on a quest for the truth of what happened on...
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"Are you saying what I think you're saying?" Seokjin enquired.
I knew my brother well enough by now to see through the unaffected exterior. He was shaken by this, considerably, as was Namjoon. But what...
"Is it really you?" Hana's eyes widened. "Prince Seokjin-ssi?"
"How... how do you know him?" Asked Namjoon, the stutter uncharacteristic of him, as was the paleness of his face.
"Our empire has been searching for you for the past two decades," Haerin elaborated, raising a gloved hand to adjust the lily-white material on her fingers somewhat nervously. "I... wow, uh, I was almost losing hope that we would ever be successful."
"But you're all here - Namjoon, Seokjin, Hoseok, Taemin, Taehyung... this is absolutely incredible."
"How did you know we were alive?" I asked, unable to believe what I was hearing. "We barely knew each other until a few months ago."
"You must be aware of the magic of your empire," stated Hana, frowning slightly. "If the entire royal family was dead, the king's rock would have shattered. We knew you were alive, we just didn't know where."
"Ever since the king and the queen were slain by the Venom Cult, we have been searching for you." Haerin's words were somewhat hesitant, perhaps sensing our alarm at having this thrust upon us. "You are the rightful heirs to the throne of the Elemental Empire."
"Wait, the Venom Cult?" Taehyung spoke, and I turned to see a light of recognition in the brunet's eyes.
"You've heard of the Venom Cult?" I asked him.
"Baekhyun took us to them when we hired a hit against Jungkook months ago," he said. "They were after the rings too - I wonder why they didn't show up today? I was half expecting them to."
"I'll tell you why they didn't," said Yoongi, putting two and two together, "Jong-In is... was their leader. They were there, just not dressed up in their anonymous outfits."
"That must be right," Seokjin agreed. "Venom Cult members were there on the night of the assassination of Yoongi's parents. They wore the same black clothing and black hoods."
"And they were there at Chang-go when Yoongi showed up with you lot before any of this happened," added Taehyung, turning to glance at Minji. "Do you remember?"
Minji nodded seriously.
"We kicked them out for disorderly behaviour."
"The Venom Cult have been trying to seize power over the Elemental Empire for decades," explained Hana. "I know about the rings that have been used against you, you were led to believe your parents created them to keep you safe, but this isn't true. The reason your father gave them to you was because he hadn't found a way to break their curse. They needed to be kept safe so no one could use them against you, but unfortunately, he died before he could find a way to break it."
