Venatus

-43-

The first thing Yoongi felt, when he woke up was the weight on his chest. His brows furrowed together as he slightly opened his eyes to look around. He discovered that weight was none other than Jimin, who was laying his head on Yoongi's chest while drawing ambiguous shape with his fingers.

His right cheek was pressed against his chest, making it look more chubbier than they already are. His locks were tousled, falling just about his eyes. And the younger seemed to be too focused in drawing to notice that the other was awake. 

All in all, Jimin looked adorable like that. 

But before Yoongi had the chance to get Jimin's attention, there was knock on the door. It got both Yoongi's and Jimin's attention. The silver head shifted up and bit which made Jimin roll off his body. 

"Morning, prince" Yoongi muttered, pressing a kiss on the younger's forehead and getting off the bed. 

"Morning hyung"

The two quickly got dressed in new clothes, the younger having to wear the elder's. And after freshening up, they headed towards the door. Outside, Hoseok was waiting for them.

With him were the members of  FireCrystal.

Yoongi was bit surprised by the unusual guests but the nonetheless didn't question anything about. 

"Morning" He greeted everyone. 

The members of FireCrystals bowed slightly in front of him and chorused together, "Good morning Your Highness"

"Hi Jimin" Taehyung beamed, seeing the younger standing a step behind Yoongi. 

"Hi" Jimin squeaked out with a slight wave of his hand. 

"So, to what reason do I owe your visit?" Yoongi asked, pulling Jimin behind him and taking a seat on the sofa. Hoseok had dragged the chairs from his and Jimin's room for the FireCrystals members to sit. But they lacked one chair and to that Namjoon resided with leaning against the wall.

"It's about your brother" SeokJin declared. 

Yoongi's gaze immediately steeled, the expression on his face shifting from casual to serious. He waited for the SeokJin to continue. The other prince sighed, taking in a deep breath before answering. 

"Your brother... your brother has been killed" 

Yoongi's posture immediately went stiff, his muscles tensing up and his lips pressing together in a thin line. His eyes were sucked off its usual gleam, being replaced by a coldness. 

"How?"

"It's not known yet" Namjoon answered, "Your brother was travelling abroad. He was scheduled to come back after three weeks from now. He would send frequent letter to the King and the Queen, but last week they stopped and later on, he was found- his body was found in the hotel he was staying" 

Yoongi let our a shaky breath and nodded in acknowledgement, "I'll have a conversation with the President. We're leaving now"

Jin shook his head, "I would advise otherwise and so does the King"

"And what is that supposed to mean?" asked Yoongi

"It's for your safety" Jin answered. He paused, looking back at Namjoon who nodded. 

Jimin noted that small exchange between them, "I don't suppose that's all, is it?"

Namjoon's smirked went away as soon as it came. He jerked his face a little to the side, and Jungkook got up to lock all the doors. Taehyung stood up, closing all the windows before both of them went back to their seats.

"I don't think there are any chip on you?" asked Taehyung

Hoseok shook his head, explaining that they had checked the entire chamber twice and found nothing.

"I told you that they won't be chipped" Taehyung muttered, giving a sarcastic smile to Namjoon, who in return rolled his eyes and waved his hand dismissively. 

"Someone or some people are trying to bring chaos" Jin started, "My father's intelligence had recently come across a cryptic conversation between two anonymous parties. The sender and the receiver could not be tracked, but they were able to decode a part of the conversation"

"From there, the Kim family were able to get an idea of the plan" Namjoon added.

"But how cam anyone topple the system as long as the royal families exist?" Hoseok asked.

The answer seemed to dawn upon Yoongi but he stayed quiet, waiting to crosscheck his thoughts with what they were about to say.

"Who is the current line to the throne?" Namjoon asked.

"The Min family"

"Exactly"

"But if they had to overthrow the Min family, wouldn't they be after the current King?" 

Jin shook his head, "But even then, their would still be a heir to the throne. That is why, they eliminated Yoongi's brother first because that way, the only one left is the Min Yoongi. No other heir to take upon the throne"

"With the Min family bloodline coming to an end, other rulers would fight for the throne. This only leads to one thing–War" Namjoon explained, "And with a war amongst all the rulers would only be a loss to huge number of lives but the whole system will come crashing down"

"They are trying to destroy the empire from the inside" Jungkook commented.

Yoongi took in a deep breath, leaning back and absorbing all the information, "What about the King?"

"Your father.... you father is ill. The doctors have told there is not much time left" Jin answered with a solemn voice, "Which is another reason we are here"

Yoongi groaned hearing than, "Do you have to do it now?"

Namjoon shrugged, "There is no other option. Enemies cannot know that the throne is empty"

"The coronation, the rituals and the vows will be taken after the Games are over. So, as of now-" All the members of the FireCrytals stood up, "-you are declared as the King" 

With that, all the FireCrystals members knelt down on the ground, their heads lowered in the form of a bow. Hoseok looked to and fro between them with a confused look.

"Do-Do we kneel as well?" 

Yoongi glared at him and muttered 'I dare you'. Hoseok nodded, getting the message and stayed in his position.

Yoongi sighed, knowing that there was no way around, "You may rise"

Hearing his words the others stood up again, going back to their seats.

"But isn't Yoongi safe here? Well safer than outside" said Hoseok.

Jin shook his head, "I fear, I would have to say no"

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No one commented anything from the smut in the last chapter, so I'll take that it wasn't good.

I'm sorry for that. I'll just give it another try because I'm thinking of something else.

Also, I wonder what you think about this chapter. Any theories? Any idea? If yes, comment it if you feel like it.

That's all I guess...