Soul Breaker {Kaisoo § Chanbaek}

Chapter 20

Kyungsoo cannot breathe. His lungs are burning, his vision clouding, life slipping out of him like a river overflowing the shore.

Jongin is here. The Devil is back by his side. And their bond is stronger than ever before, reinforced by Jongin's resolve, his decision.

He has given up everything he wished for, everything he worked so hard to accomplish just to save him.

A human being. A simple life.

Kyungsoo does not know what he is supposed to do, supposed to say. All he can do is cling to Jongin as if his life depends on it, because it kind of does.

He's falling, falling into the abyss but he has the Devil beside him.

He has him trapped in his arms, his forehead resting against the other's, his eyes fixed on him while Kyungsoo wheezes, feet barely supporting his frame.

He's glad, glad that if he dies it's like this, holding onto the creature he so dearly esteems.

The creature he loves.

He didn't think he'd ever feel this again, not after the disappearance of his family. He had willingly closed himself off from the world, from emotions and the pain they bring along with them.

But this feels like more. Inevitable.

Jongin has killed him, betrayed and destroyed him, and yet he stands there, against him, his world, his everything.

His Devil.

Kyungsoo has fallen for him, perhaps from the moment their eyes met and he saw the red blood color.

The doors of the elevator open and Sehun steps out immediately, barking orders for the doctor to come at once.

"Can you walk?" Jongin asks, hands holding his waist with strength and so much softness. His eyes are wide, back to their normal color, worry clear alongside something else. Something beautiful, directed at everything that is not him.

Wrath.

He tries but he fails and Jongin catches him, scooping him in his arms before carrying him inside the mansion.

Kyungsoo should complain but he no longer has the strength.

He lays Kyungsoo down on the table in the middle of all couches, the doctor approaching immediately. She reaches for Kyungsoo and Jongin whirls around, towering the poor soul with all his might and power.

When he recognizes her, he backs down, instincts still flaring. It scares the doctor so much Sehun has to push her forward for her to get back to work.

She will be destroyed if she touches the Soul Breaker without permission, but she will suffer a fate far worse if she doesn't save him.

He feels Jongin roaming around him as the doctor works.

The pain surges as she rummages through his insides, getting the arrow head out of his stomach. He screams, unable to reign it. All he can see is red and black, all he can feel are the tools working inside of him.

The pain is suddenly gone, replaced by warmth. He hears Sehun arguing with someone. "Jongin, stop! Let her work."

Kyungsoo moves the slightest, opening his eyes. Jongin is standing beside him, hand on his stomach, growling towards the doctor menacingly.

"Jongin..." he calls, voice broken and low.

The Devil turns around immediately, eyes turning from stormy to worried and protective. He leans forward and Kyungsoo grabs his shirt, grip viscerally strong.