Deranged | Jimin

Match

I republished the chapter 'Bludhood' because a reader said they can't access the chapter, so you guys probably got the notification for that chapter again. But nothing in there has changed and the last chapter is 'Contrivance'.

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Shock wash over me. I immediately wanted to turn and run out of the door but the man who led me here grabbed onto me and pulled me toward the elevated cage in the centre.

"What the fuck?" I shouted as I struggled futilely.

He pushed me into the large cage through a small opening on the side. Someone then closed it. I heard a click, probably meaning it was now locked.

I looked around in consternation. The audience seemed indifferent that I was just randomly put up here, rather, they were aflamed by my presence.

I turned to the person on the dais. "What is going on?"

He ignored me, and continued announcing to the crowd, "Song Yerin is not the Busan Killer according to the police, but could they be wrong? We will see if she can kill our victor from yesterday, who defeated three other contestants! You can now place your bet!"

I saw the crowd getting their phones out and typed something in, presumably money to bet on whoever wins. I forced myself to calm down to think. What was going on? From what I had heard it sounded like a death match. But why me? Why did they know my name and why were they expecting me? The announcer on the dais said it was an event hosted by FIRE, but Namjoon was the one that bought me here. Why? I decided to voice out one of my question.

"Why am I here!?" I shouted to the announcer.

It wasn't him that answered, but rather, the woman in the cage with me suddenly spoke up.

"Thank Min Yoongi for this," she said.

"Yoongi? What?"

She scoffed and said in a voice dripping with disdain, "The almighty Min Yoongi, leader of FIRE, destroyer of lives. What else can't he do?"

"He... He is not a bad person..." I said unsurely.

She scoffed again. "Why are you defending him!? You are only here because of him!"

"What do you mean because of him?"

"Because all of them," she pointed at the crowd, "are FIRE's people! Min Yoongi knows these death matches are going on and he happily permits them!"

"But... But, I am FIRE member too!" I turned back to the person on the dais, "I'm a member! Why am I in here!?"

"Are you?" He laughed, "Never heard of you being in FIRE before."

Was that because Yoongi kept my membership as a secret? "Did you not watch Yoongi's funeral? Did you not see that I was even invited to attend?"

"Were you?"

"Yes I was." Even after I said that, he seemed not to care.

"Can you not hear me!?" I fumingly walked up the the edge of the cage and banged my hands on it. Abruptly, a pang of pain shot through my body and I fell down onto the floor as my knees gave out.

"Oh, and I forgot to tell you," the guy said, "the cage can electrocute you."

I rubbed my hand sourly where it burned the most. I looked back the woman and she was slowly standing up.

"Sorry," she said, "I have to."

Suddenly she charged at me with her fist raised. I could tell by her stance that she was untrained. I quickly dodged her attack and she fell into the fence behind me. She let out a high pitch scream as a large spark of electricity could be heard. But she did not give up.

She once again tried to charge at me. I remembered a way Jungkook taught me which can put your opponent on their back. I grabbed her outstretched arm and twisted it. Using the momentum, I kicked her feet and she lost her balance, falling right onto the floor.

"Please stop," I begged, "I don't want to fight."

"We have to," she chocked out as her hair messily covered her face. "This cage does not open until one person is dead!"

Suddenly someone threw a knife into the cage. It landed right in front of her. Using her blind strength, she twisted her own arm out of my grasp and quickly snatched the knife up.

"No, please," I held my hands in front of myself, "I don't want to fight."

"But I do!" The crazy woman charged at me again, this time with a knife in her hand. I could do nothing but dodge around as I did not want to get hurt nor hurt her.

The audience started booing me. It seemed they wanted to see us fighting with our lives on the line, not one of us just running around and refusing to fight.

"I'm not going to fight!" I reiterated firmly.

"Don't pretend to be a saint!" The woman screamed while thrashing the knife around. I once again dodged it and ran to the opposite corner of the cage.

"Just die already!" She turned around and pointed the knife at me, "Fight me!"

She took a different approach this time, slowly stalking towards me. I couldn't, no I wouldn't kill a person. I had never and I never would.

I charged towards her suddenly which evidently took her by surprise. I grabbed her hand that held the knife and twisted her wrist. Her other hand flew up to grab my hair and started pulling so hard I could few some coming off. Good thing I twisted it just the right way she had to drop the knife.

I could hear a sudden commotion outside of the cage. I looked towards it and saw the crowd parted like the Red Sea for some people.

My eyes lit up hopefully when I recognised those people.

"Boss!" The crowd chorused while all bowing to their leader. My smile became even wider when I saw Jimin was beside him.

The announcer' attitude completely changed and he said respectfully, "Boss! What wind blows you here today?"

"Just happen to be in the area." Yoongi replied.

"Jimin! Yoongi!" I shouted their names to get their attention. I saw Jimin's eyes widened when he heard my voice. Yoongi also looked surprised when he saw it was me.

Jimin ran towards where I was and I stopped him. "Don't! The cage is electric!"

He managed to paused just before touching the cage. "Yerin! Why are you here?"

"I don't know! I- I-"

Yoongi spoke up, "Who is the one in charge here?"

"I am, Boss." The announcer answered.

"Why is she here?"

"Sh-She was bought here by someone..."

"Who?"

"I- I'm not sure."

Yoongi scoffed, "How do you manage this ring? Not even knowing who bought the contestant here?"

"I'm really sorry, I-"

He was interrupted by a sudden gunshot going off. A shriek was heard behind me then a thud. I looked behind me only to see the woman lying in a pool of her own blood, the knife still tightly clutched in her hand. Jimin was the one that made the shot. The woman must have tried to sneakily kill me while everyone's attention was on Yoongi.

"Get her out!" Jimin roared at the announcer. He nodded and ran off somewhere. Soon a click could be heard. Jimin ran around to the door of the cage and opened the door. I hurriedly ran out and jumped into his embrace.

"Yerin," he whispered.

"Jimin," I whispered into the crook of his neck as a few tears of I held back just now spilled ouat of my eyes.

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