The Darkest Dawn |m.yg|

"Our own personal hell."

"Now, how did this," Jin gestured towards Yoongi's sleeping body,"-actually happen. I can't do much unless you tell me."

Dejja nodded,"Well, both of us were taken into the palace as prisoners at first, but then we started to be treated like guests."

Taehyung looked down at his hands, his own story pacing through his mind.

It's always the same.
This has happened before.

"Before long, Yoongi's physical features started to change. Then, his health started to diminish."

Jin bit his lip in thought,"I see. Was there any change in his behavior?"

Dejja shook her head,"No, not really. He was the same old Yoongi to me."

Taehyung wanted to scream out-He has been poisoned.

Yoongi was poisoned by the king.

"It happened suddenly, him being and looking almost lifeless. I didn't notice until he had gotten sick." Dejja claimed, staring at Yoongi with an unreadable expression on her face.

Jungkook groaned impatiently,"Okay, now that you know the story; Can you work on him?"

Jin rose a hand,"Hold on, I still don't know how he came to be this way,"He turned to Dejja," Is there anything else you might have noticed?"

Dejja sighed and shook her head,"No, not really."

"He was poisoned." Taehyung said suddenly, grabbing the attention of everyone in the room.

Jin rolled his eyes,"And how would you know? Were you there?"

Taehyung's eyes closed as he tried to block out the memory; The memory of him losing himself.

"Y-yes." He answered back simply.

Nakii frowned,"Well, why didn't you tell us before? We could've saved him by now, idiot."

"No, I wasn't there when he was poisoned," Taehyung replied,"I was there when they-The King-poisoned me."

Dejja's eyebrows furrowed,"You-"
Taehyung sighed,"It was the last time I went to the palace. I told you that I was going to ask for help one more time; Instead, The King kept me hostage over the course of two weeks. I died the day before the last day of the second week. My situation-much like Yoongi's now-made me this way. But Yoongi's poison, it is worse than mine was. The King needs Yoongi for another purpose; It's like he is being born again."  Taehyung finished, as his friends were left shocked.

Suddenly, Taehyung realized everything.

From his desperation for going home, to the poison, leading to his sudden change from human to Neko.

He turned to his friends,"Guys, I think I know what this land is all about; and trust me, nothing about this place is even slightly good." 

"What is so wrong about this place? We live here in peace and comfort, the only problem we have is Yoongi."Jimin pointed out.

"Of course,"Taehyung countered,"They need Yoongi, so his transformation process isn't so quiet and manageable. They have changed him into something we probably have never seen before."

Nakii frowned,"Enough of this. Sure, the king probably poisoned him. He's an outsider, of course he didn't want him to live. But all this, "born again" crap is not possible. The king, is just doing what's right."

"NO!" Taehyung shouted, shocking everyone with this newfound anger," I know because I went through it, I've been there. For every outsider that comes along, there is a purpose in mind for them from the king."

Dejja chose to speak up,"How do you know? You and Yoongi have been the only outsiders to come to this land."

Taehyung's eyes softened at the sound of his lover's voice,"I-,"He tried to say this the best way he could,"I am not the first outsider to step foot in this land."

Dejja's eyebrows furrowed,"W-what do you mean by that? You mean to tell me that all of us-are outsiders?"

Taehyung shook his head,"No,what I'm saying is it all adds up. Outsiders, they have to die and be born again to live here. But you guys, you must've been already dead before you got here."

Jin looked around at the six,"So, XIIANCIIA is like the after life. A heaven, below a heaven."

"Our own personal hell." Jungkook added, scratching his head,"So, we've been dead this whole time?"

Taehyung nodded,"It's the only possible explanation."

"So Chanyeol?" Jungkook felt his eyes sting,"Chanyeol, where is he now?"

Taehyung hung his head,"He's dead. Outsiders, even if they have been born again; I don't think they can be immortal. I guess this is how you can back to life, Jungkook. You were already dead to begin with."

Hoseok and Jimin patted Jungkook on the back when they saw small droplets of water roll slowly down his cheek.

"Then,"Jin began unsteadily,"How do we save Yoongi?"

"We have to wait it out, we can't stop the change now." Taehyung informed them.

"Yoongi, my poor, human-being, Yoongi." Jungkook sighed.

Jin lifted the sleeping boy into his arms,"It'll be best if he sleeps downstairs for now. For all we know, he could become a valley creature and newborns are powerful."

Nakii agreed,"You're right. Jungkook is the example."

And Jungkook gave her an evil glare, mumbling to himself,"I wasn't even that bad, besides the murdering innocent people part."

Jin chuckled darkly at his words,"I've been there; You have no idea."