⊚19. Imagination
Author's POV
It had been a day since Jin and Namjoon went to the Night of Shadows and got their desired spell. After the party, they both quickly got out of the palace and went to their house so if they WERE about to get caught, they wouldn't, especially by those stupid melnas.
Anyways, right now Namjoon and Jin were preparing to go to different dimensions. Jin was telling Namjoon all the precautions that he might have to take, such as motion sickness due to the sudden teleportation. Or severe headache and dizziness, due to the same reason. Namjoon packed a bag, given by his dear Seokjin, with essential things for him like, sickness bags, Water of Life, and his diary to compose some music just in case he got bored, including some other stuff a weirdo like him might need.
"Ok, did you pack all your belongings?" "Yup!" "Great, now take this." Jin gave him what seemed like a light necklace with a very tiny silver key ornament. Namjoon took it with straight-up confusion covering his fine face. "what is this" "A necklace, you dumb ass!" "I can see that! But for what?" Joon asked. "Well, when we are going to be going to different dimensions, we might sometimes split ways to find the Pandora's Box. So just in case you get lost, or I need to catch up to you, we can find each other through its navigation system."
Jin showed his own necklace which was quite similar to Joon's but the only difference was that the ornament in it was a lock and Namjoon noticed that. "Couple necklace? Why?" "Cuz we are best friends, you dummy!" Jin gave him a playful smile. Namjoon smiled back at him with his prominent dimples.
"Ok, so now since we are ready, I need to start reciting the spell, so we can both teleport." Namjoon nodded with approval. "How long is that going to take?" Joon asked. "About an hour," Jin said casually. Namjoon choked...real bad. Can you tell that this guy chokes easily?
Another medical bot was about to come to Namjoon before Jin noticed her. "No Alice! He doesn't need any kind of assistance!" Jin said with slight annoyance. "But are you sure sir-" "Yes I am!" Jin nearly yelled. "Just go back to your charging point, already!" Jin cried and the robot did so after a bit of hesitation. Soon Namjoon became better as well.
"Did you just say, 1 hour reciting? And of a fucking damn spell?!" Namjoon yelled. "Yeah and? Did you expect me to say a few words and wala, We're in another dimension! This ain't a movie ma friend, you get some, you lose some. You're literally getting an opportunity to go another DIMENSION, so it WILL take some time." Jin said and Namjoon sighed. "Ok fine! I will just suffer through it! Though, is there anything that you want me to do during the process?"
"Yeah, you have to not make any noise that will distract me, cause this thing requires a lot of memory power and concentration. And if I mess up, then I will have to start from the very beginning." Namjoon was even surprised and burdened for some reasons. "Then what do I do? Just sit there and keep my mouth shut for a whole damn hour?" Joon asked with a disappointed face. "Yup!" "Can't I play the piano? I swear I will play like soft and soothing music. Just like Lo Fi music. It will actually help you concentrate even more! So pleaseeeeeeeeeeee! Can I at least play the piano?" Namjoon showed his best puppy eyes.
Jin looked at him and thought for a moment until he spoke again. "Fine, but it must be soft and not distracting." Namjoon's eyes were filled with excitement! "Ok!!" He immediately ran towards the white piano that was behind them. He took off the cover, opened up the lid, and adjusted his seat's height while sitting on it. He cracked his knuckles and was finally ready to play his all so dear piano.
"I recommend that you keep your bag on during the whole process because you wouldn't realise that you are already starting to teleport. " Jin said while walking towards the stage-looking place that was for some reason in the living room. He climbed a few stairs up to the stage and walked on the wooden surface. He sat down in the middle of the stage with his legs crossed, as if in a yoga position. Namjoon nodded his head at the younger's words and put on his bag.
"Now as soon as I close my eyes, the spell reading shall begin. Mike!" He called out to his house bot." "Yes, sir, how may I be of any service?" The bot bowed down as it made its way to Jin." "Set the house on do not disturb mode, make sure no one disturbs me for a whole hour. The only sound I should be hearing is the sound of the piano! Also, take care of the house for a while, because I will be going to another dimension with my dear friend." Jin said in a slightly stern voice." "I understand that, sir! I wish you all the best on your journey" With that, the bot made its way back to the charging room.
As Jin took a long breath, Namjoon positioned his hands on the keys. And as soon as Jin closed his eyes, Namjoon's hand automatically started playing soft soothing music. Jin was fully concentrated on his spell reading and Joon on his playing, a perfect combination.
1 hour later
Joon was still playing until he noticed that Jin started floating in the air, in the same position as he was in before. Namjoon freaked out but kept playing so Jin wouldn't get distracted at the sudden stop of the music. Namjoon just assumed that they would be teleporting soon, so he mentally prepared himself. He closed his eyes and just focused on the music.
As he was playing he felt a force pulling him away from the keys of the piano. A similar force that he felt before meeting Jin. Though the only difference was that the force then, was pushing him, but now, it was pulling him.
His heart started beating faster at the thought that he was finally going to another dimension. A totally different world, which is somehow related to imagination and dreams. His heart thumped even more due to the curiosity of what he might see there, what he might feel there. How will his body react to a different dimension? What was gonna happen to him and his friend?
And before he knew, he was pulled by the same force into something that could only be described as a dark abyss. His eyes shut tightly, his body floating through the great energetic impact pulling him deep inside itself. Due to how fast everything was moving, unwanted tears started floating out of Namjoon's eyes and disappearing into the space. Keep in mind, he wasn't crying.
He still was floating until he felt his hand meeting another hand. He knew in an instance, whose it was. It was Jin's. Jin wrapped his hand around Namjoon's, to make him feel safe and that he was not alone. Namjoon unconsciously smiled. He didn't know why, but even through this blast of coldness, he felt the warmth, the warmth what he could say was perhaps...love.
Suddenly, Namjoon and Jin fell down on a hard ground. There was no more darkness that covered them. They were held in the hands of the light. Namjoon groaned while rubbing his butt due to the pain. He slowly opened his eyes even though the light was hurting him. He looked around and realised he was in a different place, or may I say, dimension.
The place looked very...normal. It felt as if Namjoon was still at his homeland, the Earth. His head hit confusion. He thought that going to the dimension of dreams and imagination would mean that it was going to be a world filled with surrealism, even more wonderful than the ghost world. But it just looked like the dull environment of the ruined Earth.
Jin already got up and noticed that expression on his best friend's face. "I know what you're thinking. 'I thought that this place would be filled with fantasy and glamorous things that we might have imagined.' Well, that's because you are on a different planet of imagination." Namjoon frowned even more and got up.
"What do you mean by a different planet?" "This is a dimension which is just like any other dimension. For example the human dimension. In that world, you have things like planets, countries, galaxies and more. It's the same here. This is the dimension where the dreams and imaginations that are created by humans, species, and souls, are stored. But obviously, since a lot of ideas can be similar, they are stored together on a planet.
For example, there is a planet that is filled with fantasy imaginations. Then there is a planet that is filled with sci-fi imaginations. This is also why this is the biggest dimension in the universe. And if I forgot to tell you then there is also a planet that has all your favourite K-drama characters, and it's the same planet that you're on now." Namjoon's eyes literally glowed. "OH MY GOD! REALLY?!" He started jumping with excitement.
"Are we able to interact with them?" Namjoon asked. "Well yes!" "Oh my God! That's amazing!" "Actually, if you are a person who used to write a book, script for a drama, or anything in literary creative arts, then when you die you are highly recommended to go to your characters and talk to them. But that only happens if people are aware of your characters. "Wait, so is there also a planet filled with characters from fanfics and web novels?" "Of course!" "NOW I AM DEFINITELY GONNA GO MEET MY CHARACTERS!" Namjoon shouted. "Oh my God stop yelling, people are gonna judge us!" Namjoon just ignored him.
"So can we go meet them?" "Well yes, but only after we are done searching in the target areas." Namjoon tilted his head in confusion. "Basically, when we go to any dimension, we wouldn't have to spend ages searching the whole freaking dimension, we will just have to look in three areas that are likely to have the Pandora's Box. Because the box can only be in very specific environments due to it being so fragile and precious. So now, let's go search quickly so that you can meet your book characters and Vincenzo." Namjoon laughed. "How did you know that Vincenzo was on top of my meeting list?" "I know you well enough to have guessed that." Jin rolled his eyes. Namjoon nodded while still laughing.
Soon after the two amigos searched the planet of Fantasy, Sci-fi, and Murder. They, unfortunately, didn't find it. Though, they did go to meet Namjoon's book characters and his favourite K-drama characters. And yes, Namjoon was squealing and screaming with excitement the whole time.
Now that it was finally the end of the searching in this dimension, they returned back to the ghost world. And returning wasn't that hard actually, it was quite easy.
At Jin's Mansion
It was night and two friends stood in the luxurious balcony, staring at the four huge moons that lightened the whole dark sky. The stars glistened like glitters, making the sky more jolly.
The pin-drop silence that covered the air was broken by Namjoon. "You know" Jin looked at him. "I really think that it's unfair," Jin frowned. "What's unfair?" "The fact that...you pledged to never leave me, but I never did." Jin looked down. "You don't have to, I was just very sincere so I did it." Namjoon faced him this time. "But so am I! You are the greatest soul that I ever stumbled across. You are the one that made me realise so many things. If it weren't for you, then I would have been dead, regretting the things that I wasn't able to do in my precious life.
So that's why it's unfair. It's unfair that you are the only one who is showing his sincerity. I wanna do the same." That's when Jin realised what he meant to say. His eyes widened. "Hyung no-" Namjoon immediately faced the moon. "In the name of the four moons that lie in front of me, I, Kim Namjoon, pledge to never leave Kim Seokjin. If I ever leave him purposefully with evil intentions, then my life shall be taken, and then my soul shall be tortured brutally and given the worst death possible." To prove his point, Namjoon bit his finger and dripped down his blood in front of the glowing moon.
The dripping blood soon turned into burning ashes which started to float and make its way to the moon itself. Namjoon smiled at what was happening, his words had been heard and taken. Jin was still in shock. "What the hell did you just do!?" He yelled. "I just did what I was supposed to do ages ago. "But you are gonna regret it later!" Pain lied in Jin's voice. Namjoon turned to face the younger one. "One thing that I will never regret...is my sincerity towards you. Even if anything happens, I will still believe in you and your actions." Tears dropped from both Jin's and Namjoon's eyes. The elder started speaking once again.
"Because...I have faith in you"
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