Pirate King

Chapter 7

They were all gathered around Eden. He smiled at them as he hugged each member.

"My sons, my boys," Eden said with tears in his eyes. "It's been too long since you've been home."

"When we say world domination, we really meant it," Mingi responded. Eden let out a warm laugh before he faced Hongjoong, who was looking fondly at his crew members.

"Master Eden so much has happened. I hope you can help us," Hongjoong asked as he bowed his head to him.

"Tell me everything," Eden said. Hongjoong motioned him towards the door, and everyone followed their leader out of the room. Everyone except Yunho, who marched up and sat at the corner of the bed.

"So, did you enjoy the show?" Yunho asked quietly. Your eyes fluttered open.

"How do you know I was awake?" you said as you sat up on the bed. Yunho looked over his shoulder at you, grinning.

"Come on. You jumped so high in fear when the flames came out," Yunho said, laughing.

"I just-- wasn't expecting that. Was that a portal?" you asked, trying to hide the embarrassment in your voice.

"Yeah, something like that." Yunho stared at you, curiously for a moment. "So, what did you end up hearing?"

"Apparently," you exhaled loudly," I have magic. But, it's not your type of magic, and I don't have the same color as you guys," you said as you pulled your knees up to your chest.

"And?"

"And I was likely born with magic, and if the Halas find me, they could use me for evil," you continued.

"And?" You let a frustrated sigh what else was there?

"Your magic murdered me, and it brought me back to life," Yunho exclaimed. You looked at Yunho fearfully, you forgot all about that.

"I'm sorry I killed you, but I'm not sorry I brought you back," you replied, offering a gentle smile to him. Yunho smirked and nodded to accept your apology. "Why did your hair turn blue, if my magic is red?" you asked suddenly. Yunho raised his eyebrows at you.

"I don't know. That's definitely a question for Master Eden," Yunho said. He stretched his arms above his head and let out a sigh. "We should get some sleep, it's late, and I'm sure they're going to take a while to explain the situation." You nodded in agreement, and you saw Yunho get up from the bed, and he started to walk towards the window that Mingi was sitting under earlier.

"Yunho?" you said, raising the pitch of your voice. Yunho turned around and tilted his head, an eyebrow raised at you. "Will you-- can you... I'm scared," you finally relented. Yunho frowned and sped to the bed, wrapping you in his arms, and he began to stroke your hair.

"Why?" he whispered.

"I don't know if I can trust you guys," you blurted out. You felt Yunho freeze, and you held your breath as you waited for an answer.

"Why not?" he finally asked.

"You guys don't trust me, especially now that I have magic that I don't even know how to control. Then there's the fact that I might be related to the Halas? Magically wise?" you said. Yunho stroked your hair again and then patted your head.

"Go to sleep. We'll talk about it in the morning," Yunho said. Without another word, Yunho laid against the wall, bringing you into his chest and pulling the covers over you both. The warmth of the bed and the drumming of Yunho's heartbeat lulled you into a peaceful sleep-- or so you thought.

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"We shouldn't have called you, but we needed you to see her for yourself," Hongjoong said as he paced the floor of the living room.

"Don't worry, Maddox is looking over the Halas. My apprentice has learned a lot from me, and he is talented in the magical arts. He is almost at my match, he will be a great replacement for me," Eden reassured him.

"I can't believe you chose Maddox over Hongjoong, Master. Hongjoong's magic is stronger than all of us combined, and we were all given the same amount. Hongjoong would be a better replacement Master than Maddox," Mingi said.

"Mingi, please," Hongjoong side-eyed Mingi. Hongjoong always wanted to be Eden's apprentice and always had to prove himself to be able to outrank Maddox in training. In the end, It was Maddox who got the apprenticeship and Hongjoong captaining a pirate crew to keep the world safe. All of that went down the drain when the Hala's mysteriously appeared, and the Hala Jongho killed that innocent boy. "What do we do with her? She doesn't even know she's magical."

"This is why Hongjoong didn't get chosen, Mingi. He still doubts himself," Seonghwa replied teasingly. Hongjoong made a face towards Seonghwa, and Seonghwa winked at him, causing a red blush to form on Hongjoongs' cheeks.

"Can I speak to Hongjoong privately since the rest of you are acting like CHILDREN," Eden said, with a teasing eye roll. They all nodded and left the room, Seonghwa turning around one last time to check on Hongjoong before leaving. Hongjoong smiled meekly at him and waved his hand, indicating that he is okay.

"I know you know what to do. So what's really wrong?" Eden asked Hongjoong. Hongjoong huffed as he sat down on the couch-- running his hand through his hair.

"I don't know if we can train here safely. She's already killed Yunho once and almost got Mingi into a coma. I don't want to give her the chance to hurt my members again. Mingi is wrong; my magic isn't stronger than theirs-- we're all the same. I won't be able to stop her, Jongho won't be able to stop her," Hongjoong said. He could feel the tears stinging in his eyes, and all he wanted to do was run away with his crew and leave Y/N behind.

"Hongjoong, you WILL always be able to protect your members. I do not doubt that you will do anything for them. You MUST train her; she has no one else. If she is trained, she will not harm herself or others. Do you understand?" Eden said. Hongjoong nodded slowly.

"I will do my best."

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The room was an amber color all around. The sun was setting, and you saw a man in all red walking towards the hourglass set on top of a glass table. Snow began to fall, and the man turned to face you. He was wearing a mask-- adorned with gold spikes and chains. He picked up the hourglass carefully, inspecting the sand inside of it. He held it out from him, and he let it fall. It shattered in a million pieces, the wind picked up, and red lightning erupted from the sand. Eight boys magically appeared all in black, with masks in chains and dark hats in their heads. The figure in red reached to removed his spiked mask from his face, his evil smile looking straight at you. He raised his white wand and pointed at you.

"Can you hear those voices?"