A Deal with the Devil || K.TH

19: Scars

"Are you sure she's alright?"

Mark's brow creased as he let of the angel's hand. He got up and put his hands on his hips.

"I'm not sure. She seems to be in some kind of coma, but I have no idea what might have caused it." He said, looking at the limp angel in frustration. Nayeon looked at the girl in concern.

"I hope she's okay..."

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"No, please!"

Aurora watched in horror as Krystal was dragged away. A older man looked at her in disapproval.

"You disgraceful excuse of a daughter!" He bellowed. Krystal flung her arm up and a piece of silver fell off. It fell in front of Aurora and she picked it up. It was a bracelet, inscribed with a few words, but Aurora didn't have time to look at it before she put it on and ran after them.

"PLEASE!"

Aurora gasped as she woke up, her eyes looking around in shock. Towering over her were the faces of Nayeon and Mark looking at her in concern.

"Mistress, are you alright?" Nayeon asked. Aurora sat up and held her head. What had exactly happened?

"Where am I?"

Nayeon rested a hand on her forehead to check if she had a fever and sighed in relief.

"The castle, mistress. Oh, I was so worried when I found you, are you sure you're alright?"

Aurora nodded as her eyes flicked over to her wrist. Krystal's bracelet was now there and the inscription read, "My love for you is as constant as the stars above."

"I'm perfectly fine." She said, pulling down the sleeve of her dress to hide the bracelet. She turned to Nayeon with a solemn look.

"Tell V I'll be the garden taking a walk. I need some time alone."

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"I'm going crazy, aren't I?"

Taehyung ran a hand through his hair as he set his book down. He could barely concentrate on anything now, at least not without thinking of her. What was wrong with him? The last time he felt this way about anyone was with Krystal.

"Master, I have a letter from Irene for you."

Taehyung sighed as he said, "Come in." 

Youngjae came in with two scrolls of parchment in his hand, one with his sister's seal on it. He placed one down on his desk before turning around to leave with the other.

"Youngjae, who is that one for?" He asked, looking at it in intrigue. Youngjae looked at the letter in his hand before looking back up.

"It's for the mistress, sir." He said before leaving. "It is Seokjin's reply to her letter she sent." 

Youngjae left Taehyung with the letter. Taehyung sighed as he picked it up. He hoped she wasn't going scold him in this one. He opened it, putting his glasses on and began to read.

'Dear Taehyung,

I know that I usually don't write, but something has come up that I know you'll want to hear. A new angel has emerged from the thousands of human souls and it's Krystal. Yes, the girl you were in love with now roams Heaven. She says she wants to see you and she knows I'm your sister. Taehyung, I'll only tell her how to get to you if you give me your consent.

Love,
Irene'

Taehyung gasped as he dropped the letter. Krystal was now an angel? He couldn't believe it. He smiled, happy for the first time in forever. He pulled out a quill and wrote back to Irene fervently.

'Irene,

Thank you for informing me of Krystal's whereabouts and you have my consent to tell her. I look forward to her arrival.

-Taehyung'

He sealed it up and happily placed it on his desk for Youngjae to get later. He smiled as he picked up his book again and began to read. Things were finally going right for him.

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"Do you think he misses me, Unnie?"

Irene nodded as she faced the newborn angel before her.

"Of course he does. After all, you two were so in love." She said, smiling at Krystal. Krystal's white wings fluttered gently as she looked at her wrist, now missing the bracelet Taehyung had given her.

"Tell me what he's been up to since I left him." She asked. Irene sighed as her mind wandered off to the poor little angel Taehyung was using as emotional damage.

"Well, he became colder and killed more mercilessly. Honestly, his heart's been like a stone since you left him. His senses and mind have grown sharper, enough to figure out how to destroy the Heavens."

Krystal looked her curiously as she asked, "How so?"

Irene shook he head as she thought sweet, little Aurora down in Hell. She was probably going break from seeing her fiancé with another woman.

"He figured out that if he weakened one of the seven heavenly virtues, the rest would fall alongside him. He chose Seokjin, the virtue of temperance, because he was the only angel who could not sin. Seokjin is known to be rather immune to anything that hits him, except for his one weakness: his younger sister Aurora. Taehyung had," Irene stopped mid explanation at the thought of Aurora. "He had taken her away from Seokjin by making her his fiancé."

Krystal gasped, covering her mouth.

"But he doesn't love her. All she is to him is a dealing card, a weapon he could pull out if anything ever got in his way. The poor girl..." Irene said, sighing. Krystal gently patted her shoulder.

"Oh, I feel so bad for both Seokjin and his sister. How could Taehyung do something like this? This isn't the him I know."

Krystal closed her eyes as she thought about all the happy memories she had shared with him.

"This isn't the him I remember."