Heroes of Emerald #1 [방탄소년단]

Never name a flower after a body part

  The six walked through the woods, with clothes inside out. 

 "Kapre, it had to be a Kapre." Namjoon heard Jungkook whisper.

 It was almost dawn, and Namjoon's feet felt like burning. Maybe it was some sort of karma for turning the raiders' legs into jelly.

 "Can we rest?" Namjoon called out to the others. 

 "Where are we?" Seokjin asked, as he looked around the woods. 

 The ground went steep, and trees seemed to align in a different manner than before. He could oddly feel the presence of a thousand people, yet there was nobody there except the six of them. 

"You guys feel that?" Chi said. 

 "Aww come on man! I don't like this anymore, I kept feeling presence since a while ago!" Jimin complained. 

 There was something about the place that was oddly familiar. Not that Namjoon had been here already, but because he had seen it in sketch, and in description. It was probably in one of the textbooks in his uncle's old book shelf, something about the magic of different races, something about the magic of the faerie folk...

 "Hey, I think we need to tone things down a bit." he informed them. "This is really not a place to barge in randomly."

 "Why?" Seokjin said, trying to look for anything suspicious. 

 Namjoon saw the swamp, trees crooked and intertwined over it. "This is Hallow swamp-" 

 "The entrance to the Land of The Faeries?" Chi yelped.

 "The Land of Faeries?" Jimin repeated. "Isn't that a good thing? It's part of the prophecy right? 'Unwanted crown of the fae'?" 

 "Yes, but we can't just step foot on their land, and ask help with the prophecy." Namjoon retorted. "The Faerie folk do not appreciate trespassers."

 Namjoon had learned few about the faeries, all he knew was they're not to be messed with. Although he read of a way to be able to enter the land of fae with certified permission to. 

 "I- I think I read through a way to enter their land, I just forgot- I think it's supposed to be a flower? I-" 

 "Phineas orchid!" the young seer exclaimed. 

 Jungkook was caught in surprise, and in slight disgust. "Woah woman, I don't think you can just say things like that-" 

 "Ugh, No litter brain." Chi scowled. "It's FEE- NI- YES." 

 "Anyway, yes- you're right. That flower has the essence of the fae as far as I know." Namjoon informed. "The only problem is: Where do we get them? All I remember is that it's... It's in dragon's peak? Yeah, I've read that it could be found in dragon's peak." 

 "The Phineas orchid?" Yoongi said. "Come on, that will be in marecoast. The vampires had harvest some before." 

 "Wait, where is it really?" Jungkook said. You know we can't afford going to two different places- we don't have much time." 

 "Hyung, are you sure it's in Dragon's peak?" Jimin asked Namjoon. 

 "Well yeah, the orchids usually grow better on high places." Namjoon pointed out. 

 "Yeah sure, always trust the brainy wizard, and disregard the dumb vampire." Yoongi snickered sarcastically. 

 "Can you stop being such a child?" Jungkook glared at the vampire. 

 "Ooh, says the puppy." 

 "Got a problem with that? Huh Sunburn?" 

 "Call me that again, and I swear-" 

 "Are both of you seriously going to start again?" Chi scowled. "Grow some balls for goodness sake" 

 Seokjin gave out a snort, as Namjoon tried to conceal his smile. 

 "Listen, why don't we just split up into groups; the others will go to Marecoast, and some will go to to Dragon's peak." Jimin stated. "We just have to meet each other as soon as possible." 

Namjoon never liked the idea of splitting up. It's one of the important things he hadn't learnt by reading, but by watching thriller films like the 'Yewgrass Javelin massacre' and 'Nightmare at Alf street'. All the stupid leading characters split up, and end up getting dismembered, alone and helpless. But Jungkook was right, they didn't have much time, they would have to stick to Jimin's plan. 

 "Yeah, Jimin is right guys. We just have to split up, 'cause there'll be no time to spare." 

 "Trust me, I'm digging this idea, but what if we can't find our way back? Kapres are still roaming around at who knows where. Also, what if we need reinforcements? We have to have some of us to stay here." Seokjin retorted. 

"How about I'll stay here with Jimin-" Chi said. "Jungkook will go with Yoongi to Marecoast and-"

 "Uh no." The werewolf prince punctuated. "I'm not walking for miles with this dude." 

 "The feeling is mutual Dog turd." Yoongi spat. "Though, I have a confession to make. I don't know the way to Marecoast." 

 "Yeah whatever, I'll just be going with Jungkook then, since I know the way." Chi jeered. "And you-" she pointed at the vampire. "Will be staying here with Jimin." 

 "And Seokjin and I will be heading to Dragon's peak then." Namjoon said. "Once either the two groups get the Orchids, we go staight back here. If no orchids found at either Dragon's peak or Marecoast, we go straight back here just for safety." 

 The four of them got ready to travel. Namjoon waited, while Seokjin rummaged through his drawstring bag that he received back at Selene, checking if they still had enough supplies. 

"We're good to go." Jungkook announced. "Take care guys." 

 Jungkook morphed, as he walked away, heading to Marecoast along with Chi. 

 "You guys all set?" Jimin patted Namjoon's back. 

 "Yeah." What Namjoon observed from Jimin, was that he was always caring, despite the fact that they just met yesterday. He thought that Seokjin must be lucky being friends with him since they were very young. "I hope we'll be back soon." 

 "Don't we all hope for that?" Jimin commented. "Well, you two better take care. Though I'm not so worried about you. You got brains hyung, It's Seokjin hyung I'm worried about; don't get me wrong, he's smart, just a little lost at times, get it?" 

Namjoon nodded his head in response.

 Seokjin approached the two. "You ready?" he asked him.

 "Hey J-jin, take care. Try not to set yourself on fire, you might scare Namjoon hyung." The werewolf said. 

 Seokjin merely gave out a slight laugh. His eyes darted towards the vampire, munching on pumpkin biscuits."Try not killing each other while we're gone." Seokjin told the werewolf. 

 "Nah, he doesn't piss me off as much as it does with Gguk." Jimin laid his hand on his friend's shoulders, reassuring him. "We'll be fine." 

 "Then try not making out while we're gone-" 

 "Eww gross!!!" 

 Both Seokjin and Namjoon laughed, making Yoongi notice them."You two better get going now." the vampire called out. 

 Namjoon and Seokjin started to pace away from the spot, as Yoongi spoke "Hey...". The two stopped their tracks. "Try not to get yourselves killed."  

Author's Note

This Chapter is unedited