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𝑰𝑻 𝑾𝑨𝑺 𝑨 𝑽𝑬𝑹𝒀 𝑼𝑵𝑼𝑺𝑼𝑨𝑳 𝑴𝑶𝑹𝑵𝑰𝑵𝑮 in the kingdom of Ferella. In contrary to the kingdom's name, the weather was rather cloudy and rainy, with a bit of thunder and lightning. The once magnificent and luminous skies of Ferrella were now nothing but a blanket of dark and heavy clouds that has been pouring its endless mercilessness on the said kingdom, wanting to spread its wrath to the people in it.

     A boy in his early twenties thought he'd lost his cool as the screen flashes a big fat 'you lose' on his face. He almost smashed the controller on the ground before ruffling his pinkish red hair in frustration. "Aiish" He muttered with his eyes closed. His playmate, with the blonde mullet hairstyle, almost square-shaped grin and older than him by two years, on the other hand, was celebrating his victorious win against the other one, laughing at him in the process. "Jungkook, seems like today is not your day!"

     Jeon Jungkook never loses to Kim Taehyung, today was an exception though. He knew he wasn't focused with the game. Something was bugging him ever since he woke up in the morning, an unsettling feeling inside him. He didn't know why he was feeling like that in the first place. He felt uneasy, like any time sooner, something bad was about to happen. The weather wasn't helping him at all, it was making him more anxious.

     Jungkook shook the feeling away and stood up, towering over the laughing Taehyung. "Shut it hyung, I am done for today." He grumbled. Taehyung only laughed more, he was amused by the other's strange behavior. "Sure, you are!"

     Another young man, a year older than Taehyung, with a jet black and straight hair, who was seated on the sofa, watched Jungkook storm out of the living room. Jung Hoseok has been watching the younger one ever since he caught the two playing video games when he woke up. Jungkook wasn't the usual cheery one today, instead, Jungkook was quiet and lost in thought.

     "Taehyung, don't you think something's bothering Kookie?" Hoseok asked Taehyung, who was now shutting the game console off and tidying the game disks. Taehyung shrugged before standing up. "I don't know, Jungkook is very hard to read sometimes."

     Silence fell. Hoseok thought otherwise as he frowned at Taehyung. He expected Taehyung to notice Jungkook's sudden change in mood, considering their closeness.

     Hoseok and the rest grew up together almost all of their lives. When they were kids, they just used to run around and play games in the meadows, enjoying nature's gift. They knew each other way before, they were descendants of Magicals after all. The gang would just play around and mess with each other. At that time, they don't have any idea that soon, a big responsibility will be brought upon them,

     The responsibility of seeking the chosen owners of the crystals.

     By the time they found out about their true purpose, they were already adolescents. Their parents have explained very carefully how important their duty was. They were trained, in both hand-to-hand combat and using various weapons. They were prepared for war. Their parents had also decided they live together under one roof, so when the time comes for the crystals to choose their owners, it would be easier for them to gather. So they were sent to the capital of Lucent, the city Clarity, and let them work and study there.

     And now they have grown like brothers.

     Living with the rest, it allowed Hoseok to witness how the other six developed throughout the years. Observing them was one of the things he often caught himself doing, even until now. That's why it was so easy for him to read them when something's odd.

     Hoseok glanced down at the tear drop-shaped Pʜᴏꜱᴘʜoᴘʜʏʟʟɪᴛᴇ crystal in his hand. It has a brilliant mint color and a bit of light was reflecting in it. Looking at the crystal in his hand, he suddenly thought of what was waiting for them out there. Who would cause another war? Would they successfully bring the enemy down along with the crystal owners? What would become of them after everything was over?