A.B.Y.S

Chapter 3

In the deepest corner of hell, Taehyung once again wakes up surrounded by darkness only. He doesn't know how long he's been in this place, months for sure, he stopped trying to keep track of the days at forty and something. What he knows thought it's how it will start.
Once again that witches will come torturing him, asking the same questions again and again until she will get enough of not hearing what she wants then she will torture him at a higher level until Jungkook find him and she will kill him by whichever way she deems good today then she will snap his neck. And like every single day since he arrived here, Taehyung will pray for that death to be permanent.
He lost hope, hope to be found, hope to be saved, hope to see Jungkook, the real one not the one she makes him see again.
All he wants now; all he wishes it's for the pain to stop...and no he isn't referring to the pain of being tortured. Of course, getting your eyes ball pierce, your inside taking out, your every bone broken or even your body being dismember is painful, it's a pain he never ever imagined he would have to feel and he do not even wish that pain to this witch...but the pain of seeing what look like Jungkook every single day dying, that's the pain. The pain of knowing he won't ever again see his lover, kiss him, hold him, that pain is the worst if you ask him and he is tired of it, he want it to stop once and for all.
As the unmistakable steps come closer, he knows he was right, it is going to repeat itself again.
"Already awake! You are making it a little faster every day. I'm almost impressed"
Locating her in the dark became really easy with time, even with the echo. Turning his head in her direction, Taehyung snickered.
"Wanna exchange place to see if you can do better than me?"
He knows very well how she hates it when he talks back, but honestly at this point, there is nothing she can do anymore that she didn't already did to him.
Furious she goes to him, grabbing his jaw in her fingers, her nails piercing his skin, yet Taehyung laugh.
"Is this all you got for me today?" Rage taking over her at being laugh at she snaps his neck
"Less talkative now uh!"
Then it down on her, her scream echoing when she realized how Taehyung played her. Because if you can't definitely die once you are brought in hell, you still can't be brought back more than once a day. And now she wasted one day.
By making her snap Taehyung bought himself a day, a day without witnessing the love of his life being torture and kill. A day without her asking so many questions about his lover and himself, a day of rest to be able to handle the next one, and the one after and the one after that.
So, when he woke up, he thought about making her snap, it was a dangerous bet but his plan proved to be fruitful.
Of course, he knew that if it worked Akane would take her anger out on some other soul around, but with time Taehyung learned to not care about them anyway. Unlike him they were brought to hell for a reason and well, in hell it's: "Chacun pour soi"

At the same time in Busan, Hana kept replaying the last word of her son in her head. She really wanted to talk to Namjoon about it, but after Jungkook words she was afraid Jieun or Hoseok even if she refuses to believe it wouldn't be as trustful as she thought Seokjin was. And with what happened to him, Namjoon and the others two gods didn't leave his side.
However, she saw her chance to finally get Namjoon when Namjoon left his friend bedside with Jieun, from what she heard on their way to the kitchen where she was, Namjoon was asking Jieun to find Yoongi.
As they step in the room, she tried to act as normal as possible to not being caught.
"How is he?" she asks faking worry as much as she could.
"Still unconscious and most likely human" Jieun answer getting a glass of water. Hana took the opportunity to step closer to her husband who directly held her by the waist.
Once Jieun gulped her water, she promised to come back with Yoongi or at least with answer before saying her goodbye and evaporating in thin air.
Looking around, making sure they were alone, Hana pulled out a piece of paper from her pocket, sliding it in Namjoon hand who look puzzled. As he opens his mouth, probably to ask her what is it, she put a finger on his lips, muttering a shush. Nodding Namjoon look at the note: Don't ask any question, just look at what Jungkook did and said in my memory please.
Looking at her even more confused he give her a simple nod in agreement. After all, if there is someone Namjoon trust with his own life it's his wife.
Taking her in his arms he connects their head and dive in her memory, wincing when he saw how his son got rid of Jieun and himself so easily, then reliving how without a sweat Jungkook unpowered Seokjin. But he had to force himself not to react when he finally heard his son words, said with the same pain in his eyes as the day Taehyung disappeared.
Taking a step back, incredulity painting his face he looks at his wife who gave him another slip of paper: I don't know if we can trust Jieun and Hoseok anymore
Taking her in his arms, he put her face in is chest, holding her tightly before quietly asking her to close her eyes.
When he told her a few seconds later to open it, they were not in her kitchen anymore but in what looks like her son's house.
As she was going to ask if it was indeed his house and not an illusion, Jungkook voice coming from her back.
"Mom...dad"
Turning on her heels she ran and threw herself in his arms, holding her baby after too long.
"I'm sorry for what I did to you" Jungkook said to his father while hugging his mother as tightly as she was. Shaking his head with a smile Namjoon closed the distance between them, joining them.
When they finally separate, Namjoon looks at Jungkook a little surprise though.
"How did you know where to find us"
Shrugging, Jungkook roll his eyes like it was a silly question to ask.
"How did you always find us when we called you?"
"You mean you could hear us?" nodding looking at his mom, Jungkook smile at her.
"Mom more precisely, your voice was more muffled. Her was clear as if I was just standing beside her"
Even so Namjoon still couldn't wrap his head around how his son power evolved and wanted to talk about it, he still had more urgent matter to clear out with him.
"What happened with Seokjin?" But Jungkook shake his head looking wary.
Putting a hand on each of their head, directly talking to them in their own mind he adds:
"Not here, your friends are still looking for me and they are not the only one, do you trust me?"
Both Namjoon and Hana nodding grabbing his forearms.
"Then close your eyes" and they did without an ounce of hesitation as Jungkook removed his hands from their head to grab their hands.
"Mom, before you open your eyes, know that as you don't step out of the circle you are totally safe even if it looks scary, so please don't freak out" Jungkook told his mother still holding her hand.
Namjoon him, already looking around in awe. As Hana agreed she slowly open her eyes and even with everything she witnessed for the past 174 years, she let out a gasp.
"We are in hell" Namjoon said out loud for no one in particular, just because he couldn't believe it himself.
"How are they not seeing us" Namjoon asks him looking at all the demons around his voice a little shaky.
"Because I don't want them to" Jungkook simply answer like it was normal.
Hana stepping to her husband, holding him for dear life felt her soul leave her body at the view around them.
"You never told me you could do that" she said to her husband trying to sound unbothered. But when Namjoon told her that it's because he can't do it that she looked at Jungkook like he suddenly had two head.
"Don't worry mom, you are safe" he assures her.
"Why here though" she asks still not feeling better or safer albeit her son's words.
"Because except Yoongi or Lucifer himself, no one can find or spy on us here" he explains.
Namjoon understanding the implication felt the anger growing inside himself.
"Can you tell us everything, we need to know how to help and who we can trust son" and so Jungkook does.
Telling them how as his power grew and he learned how to use them, he ended up being able to connect to Taehyung's mind, something about soulmate bond. And as he was rummaging through his memory to find some hint, he found out Seokjin was the one abducting him and how Akane have been holding him since then and that he plans to get him out.
Namjoon and Hana listening attentively to everything, feeling betrayed and angry.
Still in shock, Namjoon start pacing around under his wife and son gaze, whispering to himself as he tries to make sense to everything.
Like why did Seokjin do that. Why would he try to find Tae afterward? Or how did they even erased him from everyone's memory including gods' memory and lastly why! Why would Akane do that and go to that extend, why would she kidnap and torture Taehyung, why him? So many questions going around in his head with no answer.
Going back and forth, Namjoon didn't see he was stepping out of the circle until he heard his wife yelling his name and almost losing his head to a sharpie if it was not for the quick reflex of Jungkook pulling him back in.
"Dad! Careful! I can't bring you back dead and I have no time to wait for you to come back to do so!" Jungkook scold him.
Namjoon sheepishly apologizes checking if he still has all his limps.
"Wait! What do you mean by you have no time? Where are you going?" Hana asks grabbing her son arm, not wanting to let him go.
Jungkook looking at everything but her tried to find the right words to avoid a scene.
"You are going to affront her, aren't you" It's Namjoon who say like evidence and the lack of answer told him he guessed right.
"No! you can't go alone, Namjoon please do something, tell him he can't" Hana plead. But Jungkook free himself stepping back.
"I'm sorry mom but I have to, it's been going on for too long. I need to get him out, even at the cost of my life if it's what it takes" He apologize
Falling on her knees, Hana brake down knowing she will probably lose her son. Namjoon approaching his son looking at his wife totally heartbroken had to do something.
"Let me come with you son" But Jungkook shake his head sadness all over his face.
"Dad, you won't survive and I need you to take care of mom, if...if I don't make it, she will need you even more, you will be the only one left for her"
"But Kook..."
"He won't go alone" Yoongi appearing behind Jungkook interrupt.
"I'm going with him, it's time for her to pay for what she did"
As much as having Yoongi going with Jungkook relieved him, it also told Namjoon how of a dangerous battle is to come. After all, Yoongi had stop to interfere in any matter four thousand years ago after the loss of his lover Jimin.
"Is there really no way to solve it differently?" Namjoon still asks, knowing fully well the answer.
"You know there is not" Yoongi voice out.
"Then tell me what I can do to help! Jungkook is just learning, I don't want to lose my son!" his pent-up anger making him almost yell.
"Oh Namjoon, believe me your son had master his power and already mastered Seokjin's one. He is more than ready. I wouldn't let him go if he wasn't"
Yoongi word did little to nothing to lesser Namjoon's worry. However, the last part gave him an idea on how to help. And his son words to Hana when she asked him to wait a little until they find another solution gave him the last push, he needed to voice it out.
"I can't mom, you probably don't know it, but a day on earth is almost a year in hell. Time work differently and Tae have been missing for over a week. Can you imagine? For him it's been years of torture day after day. What if it was me or dad? Would you wait?"
At that Hana knew they were nothing she could do or say. If it was them in Jungkook shoes, they wouldn't waste a second.
Hugging Jungkook for what could be the last time, Hana cried her heart out, telling him how much she loves him, asking him to come back alive.
As his turn came to say his goodbye to his son, he looks at his wife before pulling Jungkook into a hug.
"Son, take my power" he whispers in Jungkook ear.
Surprise by his father words, Jungkook pull away eyes wide.
"No" was all he could mutter "no no no"
But Namjoon putting his hands on his shoulder look at him in the eyes. Tears pouring on his own.
"Son, I lived for thousands of years. Yet before your mom and you I didn't feel alive. Your mom won't live much longer and the chance to see you again are unknow. Even if you end Akane and come back with Taehyung, I will lose her. Let me do that for you and for myself. I don't know if my power would be of much help, but it's better to have that small addition. And whatever the result would be, I would be with your mom till the end. We would leave hand in hand. So please take it and come back to us with you lover before we leave"
Tears streaming down his face Jungkook nod, understanding his father he too wouldn't want an eternal life without Tae. He would do exactly the same. So, with trembling hand he holds his father, whispering an I love you before absorbing his power under Hana and Yoongi's shocked gaze.
Lowering himself and his father slowly, Jungkook isn't surprise to see his mother on her knee helping him laying Namjoon's head on her lap.
"What did you do" Yoongi ask mortify to see his longest friend unconscious and powerless.
But it's Hana who understood without a word who answer him, as she caresses her husband head tenderly with one hand and intertwine the other with her son.
"He respected his father wish"
Sobbing she look at her son, a sad smile on her face giving him her consent to be send back with a simple nod. Jungkook kissing her cheek whisper an I love you and with a last glance send them back.
Standing up with a renew determination, Jungkook dry his face before looking at Yoongi.
Without a word needed the latter come standing beside him, shoulder squared, shin high he gives him a knowing look before they both vanish for the most important and dangerous fight of their life.