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Namjoon sighs deeply as he runs his hands through his hair with frustration, as his eyes dart around the room and slowly glaze over with tears. Jimin slowly slips his hands into his pocket as he watches the older, his heart aching at the suggestion of killing Taehyung. Neither of them wanted to do it, let alone even try, but both knew that there was no other way to save their brother from the inner demon. Namjoon closes his eyes tightly and prepares himself to speak, when the distant sound of smashing glass alerts him.

"What was-"

"Taehyung." Jimin cuts in immediately, sprinting towards the door before Namjoon had time to speak and only had time to run after him. "The demons smash glass- mirrors especially- when they take over. It's too late, Namjoon." Jimin yells as he runs down the hall, straight to Taehyung's room with Namjoon in tow.

"What do we do?" Namjoon pants as they stop outside of the door, both of their attentions fixed on it. Jimin contemplates for a minute, before placing his hand on the door handle and exhaling shakily.

"Get Y/N somewhere safe, have someone protect her, then get everyone else in this hallway." Jimin commands darkly as he stares at the door, his eyes slowly turning green as he did so. Namjoon gulps as he watches him, before putting his hand on his shoulder and gripping it tightly. "I'll try hold him off. Go." Jimin continues softly, glancing at Namjoon before shrugging off his hand.

"Save Taehyung." Namjoon whispers softly, turning away from Jimin and running down the hall to find everyone else. Jimin gulps as he grips the handle, channeling his inner demon and controlling it, as he felt the presence of Taehyung's moving within the room.

"Well, are you coming to play or not, Jimin?" A deep growl comes from within Taehyung's room, his demon beckoning Jimin to meet him, to show him that Taehyung was no longer there. Jimin holds back slowly building tears and pulls roughly on the door handle, breaking the lock within the door and allowing himself into the presence of Taehyung.

"Taehyung-"

"We aren't Taehyung anymore, Jimin." Taehyung growls as he stands straight in the center of his room, staring deadly at Jimin with his bright green eyes, as he slowly walks towards him and examines him. His body was still normal, save for his green eyes, which meant that the demon hadn't taken control of his body completely, as of yet.

"Okay, well, I would really like Taehyung back please." Jimin attempts to negotiate with the demon, grimacing as a small chuckle falls from the twisted lips the man that stood behind him- a man that was once his best friend. Taehyung takes a large, slow step towards Jimin as a large, evil grin spreads across his lips, while Jimin contemplates how to deal with him.

"I think we both know how this will end, considering we are both of Demonic origin. I am too strong for your beloved Taehyung to ever return now." Taehyung hisses at Jimin as he slowly raises his arms and grins, inhaling deeply as he closes his eyes for a moment. "Now get out of our way." He yells as his eyes snap open and Jimin goes flying into the wall behind him with a deep groan, a loud laugh coming from Taehyung as he watches Jimin scramble to his feet.

"Wrong move." Jimin smirks as he stands and flicks his hand slightly, creating a wall of flames that quickly formed, rushed over and burned Taehyung, before disappearing into nothingness. Taehyung fell to his knees, yelling out in pain as blisters formed on his body from the flames, before he set his eyes on Jimin and he began to choke. "Tae... Stop!" Jimin exclaims as he claws at his throat as Taehyung's demon used an invisible force to choke him, removing all oxygen from his system.

"Y/N, stop!" Namjoon's voice suddenly rings out, silencing the sounds of Jimin's choking, but not interesting Taehyung as he stays knelt and staring intently at the man before him. There's a burst of footsteps, running towards the room before you stumble in, clutching your expanded stomach and panting heavily.

"Taehyung! Stop it!" You scream as you slowly slide to your knees, doing your best to ignore the tearing pains in your abdomen, as you stare at Taehyung with tear-filled eyes. Namjoon runs quickly behind you, leaning on the doorway as he got there before a small scream rises from his throat when he sees Jimin choking. "Taehyung!" You yell one last time, outstretching your hand to him as you see the bright green of his eyes dim slightly.

"Y-Y/N?" Taehyung whispers, his real voice breaking for a moment as he looks around as if he was blind and Jimin stops choking momentarily, heaving in a great breath of air and slowly dragging himself towards the doorway. "No, Taehyung. Don't fall for it." He suddenly hisses, shaking his head quickly as the green brightens once more and he slowly turns to look at you.

"Please, Tae. Please stop this. Our baby needs you." You sob as tears begin to roll uncontrollably down your cheeks as Taehyung stares you deadly in the eyes, while Namjoon rushes Jimin down the hall. Taehyung's intense glare doesn't waver as his eyes travel down to your stomach as you move to put a hand on it protectively.

"He's not coming back for you, Y/N. He has no need to now, because-"

"Shut up!" You scream as you flail a hand out towards him, a sudden ray of light bursting from your hand and hitting Taehyung directly in the face, granting a deep and bloodcurdling scream to rise from him. "I know you're in there, Taehyung." You cry over his screaming as you move your other hand from your stomach and direct another beam his way, causing his screams to slowly die down as your lights did.

"Y/N, stop please. It hurts." Taehyung's deep voice shocks you as he cries out in pain, it's usual strong tone broken and replaced with a weak and quiet one that instantly stops your beams of light, to reveal him curled tightly into a ball of the floor, sobbing. His body looked weak, burned and injured as he shook in his small ball with his hands curled tightly into his blonde hair. Taehyung's wings were frail and broken with most of the feathers on the floor below them and his eyes were back to their usual brown, but you could only just see them between his hysterical crying and fetal position. "I'm so sorry. I'm sorry, Y/N, I'm sorry." He cries as he pulls himself into an even tighter ball, pulling on his hair with frustration.

"It's not your fault." You squeeze out as you slowly move over to the mess that was Taehyung and wrap your arms tightly around him, crying with him as you attempt to sooth him. The injuries that covered his body looked horrific and agonizing, while his wings looked completely shattered, just like the demon within him.

"Y/N, you fixed him. You saved him." Jimin smiles from the doorway as he watches you try to soothe him, while the rest of the men stand behind him and hold back tears of their own. "He's back. You got rid of the Demon." He continues softly as he walks into the room and crouches down by you, laying a hand on the back of Taehyung's head as he continues to sob deeply, and his other hand pulls you into a small hug.

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