...Flower of Evil...

"Your majesty! Stop this funeral! Her highness is still alive!", Iseul's mother cried infront of the King. She had rushed to the main Royal Palace as soon as she heard about the announcement of her daughter's funeral who was lost at the moment.

Even though, it was said to be that she died during the war,no one had seen it. And this mother could not bear to see this ridiculous funeral of her daughter.

She knelt down infront of the throne seat and begged in tears. "Please! I beg you!"

The King was sitting on the throne with a distressed expression. He was a built man in his fifties. His beard had little strands of white hair but he wasn't looking weak at all. "Queen had confirmed that she is dead. I know it is hard to accept, but you have to"

Queen was sitting on the same throne seat next to him with her fake sympathetic gaze. "It is true. My soldiers confirmed that she was dead"

Iseul's mother's eyes were red and no one could tell whether they were red from sadness or anger. She lowered her head and still begged. "None of the seven Princes had still arrived after going to search for her. Shouldn't we atleast wait for them? Your majesty! She is your daughter! Don't do this! She is not dead!"

The King sighed. "My lady,as you said,I'm her father. I can feel your sorrow. But we need to move on. It was a terrible war and we can't avoid deaths"

The poor woman refused to listen to him and cried. Queen,on the other hand,had a slight smirk.

Just then,"Make the way! His highness crown Prince has arrived!",A booming voice of a servant caught their attention.

Iseul's mother immediately stood up and looked at the door way. The door was opened revealing the Prince Seokjin. His face was stern and cold as the winter. He entered inside followed by the rest of the five Princes.

And the last one to enter was none other than the lost Princess and the general Iseul.

King and the Queen stood up from their throne with wide eyes.

They actually found her!

The most terrified one was the Queen. Her face dropped the colour.

The lost princess stood infront of them just as how she was before she was lost. Clad in her General uniform,she stood there with empty eyes.

Iseul's mother crashed to her into a bone crushing hug. She cried and cried holding her daughter. Iseul patted her back softly and smiled. But when her eyes met Queen and King, her eyes darkened.

Iseul's mother was in a lot of pain within the past weeks and couldn't bare to stand still now. She finally let go of herself and fainted.

Prince Hoseok helped Iseul to pick up the fainted mother.

"I will bring her to her room", Hoseok whispered and picked her up before taking her out.

Iseul's eyes went to the higher seat. She walked ahead and knelt in one leg. "General Iseul,reporting back to his majesty", she decided to be the General and not the daughter of this ignorant father of hers.

King came out his senses and cleared his throat. "So,you are alive?"

Iseul,"Yes"

King nodded. "You must be tired. Go and rest. Let's talk about the matters later"

Iseul felt a heart clenching pain. Her father didn't even ask if she was fine. He didn't even give her a second glance before leaving the throne room. Her eyes turned red in anger. When she looked up,only the Queen was there. It seemed like she couldn't mask her unpleasant emotions right now. A disgusted and disappointed look had taken over her face.

Iseul smirked mentally. Crazy woman,I will come back every time you set up to kill me. Even if I die,I will come back as a ferocious ghost to hunt you down.

Queen gave a slight smile,"It's good to see you alive. Take a rest. I'll talk to you later",and she left.

Iseul stood up and looked at the throne. For a moment, she wanted to take the throne and show everyone her power but she immediately shook her thoughts. It belongs to her brother Seokjin. Once he became the King,everything will be fine,she thought. She promised to herself that she will never think of the throne which only belonged to her brother and stay loyal to him. She will be his most trusted General.

"Iseul",she heard Prince Namjoon's voice.

She put a smile to her face and turned around. "Let's go out for a drink today! To celebrate my arrival!"

"You shouldn't drink. You are still weak. Rest for now", Prince Jimin immediately refused her proposal.

Iseul was about to whine but Seokjin cut her off. "Let's have a drink. But not outside. We need to speak to you about something. I'll arrange a cabin for us"

Iseul was confused but she nodded.

She was really exhausted and needed a drink. As she was walking back to her room,she thought about everything. The Queen tried to kill her but she was lucky enough to meet that stranger. Then after getting treated, she left the cave and on the way to the kingdom, she found her brothers who had been restlessly searching for her.

When she came back,everyone was getting ready for her funeral. What a chaotic situation. She was almost dead to the eyes of society.

As she was passing Prince Yoongi's Palace,she paused to look. It was empty and no one was there. She heaved a sigh and look at the enchanted pendant on her neck. It was a pendant every civilian wore in the kingdom for protection. It was Prince Yoongi's protection. He might not have time to listen to every prayer but she had a slight feeling that he will always there to protect her. She might be scared of him but she couldn't forget the night she saw him breaking down infront of her.

When she first encountered a demon,she was heavily injured. She was half conscious and half unconscious on the way to to the Palace. Riding the horse,Yoongi's silent tears fell on Iseul's face. He whispered nonstop, "I'm sorry,it's my fault. Please be okay"

She had never seen him like that. She thought he hated her. After he ascended, no one could talk to him accept Prince Seokjin. Heaven had its own rules. Ascended gods couldn't talk or appear infront of anyone they wanted. They can choose one person who is responsible for the kingdom. It should be King but Yoongi never appeared infront of the King. He only appeared infront of Seokjin.

Iseul wished that there was enough time to talk to Yoongi and solve their misunderstandings. But unfortunately, he ascended too quickly.

"Your highness —", now that she thinks about it,she had always addressed him as 'your highness'. She never dared to call him 'brother'. Their distance was too big and none of them tried to fill the gap. "It's been a long time. I hope you are doing fine"

She heaved a sigh and left.

As night came,she went to the private Palace cabin Prince Seokjin arranged to have a drink. She wasn't wearing the princess gown as a normal princess. No one saw her ad a princess nor did she want to look like a sugary princess. Leather black robes fit her perfectly. With her sword hanging by her side,she entered inside.

The cabin was simple but cozy with pillows and cushions everywhere. A sweet fragrance of begonia was inside there. This is indeed Seokjin's favourite scent. The six Princes were already inside.

There was a large table in the middle with food and drinks.

"Iseul! Why the hell are you late?! I was about to come and whoop your ass", Taehyung grumbled angrily.

Iseul laughed and sat in between Jungkook and Hoseok. Infront of her was Seokjin and Namjoon. Jimin and Taehyung were at the corners of the table.

She took Jungkook's already filled alcohol cup and gulped down the drink in one go.

Jungkook expressed his displeasure, "Hey!"

Iseul,"I'm hungry!! And my arms and legs hurt so much. Somebody feed me!"

Jungkook glared at her. "I ain't feeding you"

Iseul whined.

Hoseok chuckled and took his chopstick before taking a piece of pork ribs and brought to her lips. "Here you go"

Iseul happily opened her mouth but before she could eat,Hoseok ate it. He just teased her. He laughed loudly seeing her salty expression.

"Hey,stop teasing her!", Namjoon butted in. "Come here,Iseul"

Iseul immediately stood up and ran around the table to sit in between Seokjin and Namjoon. She leaned on Namjoon's shoulder and let him feed her. She stuck her tongue at Jungkook and Hoseok and continued to eat.

Jimin,"I wish brother Yoongi was here. If he was here,Iseul wouldn't dare to run around as she willed", he laughed after teasing her even more.

"I would still run around even if he was here! I'm not scared!",Iseul argued back.

Suddenly Taehyung looked at Iseul and widened his eyes looking behind her. "BROTHER YOONGI!"

Iseul almost choked to death and looked back in frighten. Then she heard a roar of laughter coming from her brothers. She was fooled.

She looked at Taehyung and cursed loudly, "Motherfucker! I will fucking kill you! Come here you fucker!", she was about to stand up but Seokjin pulled her back by her long hair.

"That's enough. Everyone, stop teasing her. We have important matters to discuss"

Everyone obeyed him and became peaceful. Namjoon and Seokjin both fed Iseul since she was too lazy to lift her hands. She only lifted her arm to pour herself a drink.

"Lazy sloth", Taehyung said looking at Iseul.

Iseul ignored him and continued to drink.

As they finished eating, Seokjin decided to speak.

"Iseul,can you tell us what happened to you?"

Iseul still kept leaning against Namjoon's shoulder. She wanted to say the truth but it was their mother who caused her danger. She didn't want her existence to cause a crack in the relationship between mother and sons. Even though, Seokjin Taehyung and Namjoon knew that their mother didn't like Iseul,ordering someone to kill her was another thing.

"Nothing much. I was injured during the war. Enemies chased me far away from the borders. Fortunately someone saved me"

"That's it?", Jungkook asked .

Iseul nodded lazily.

"Anything else?", Jimin asked.

Iseul shook her head. "Nothing else"

"Then who saved you?", Hoseok asked.

Iseul,"I don't know. A stranger"

Everyone fell into a silence. It seems like she won't say anything important. Seokjin sighed heavily. "Fine. We'll believe you"

Iseul was pleased. But not for too long.

Seokjin continued. "There's something we need to ask you Iseul..... what do you think about marriage?"

Iseul lifted her head and looked at Seokjin with a frown. "Who is going to marry?"

Seokjin, "You"

Iseul choked on nothing. With wide eyes,she exclaimed. "What!!"

Seokjin, "It's about time you get married"

Iseul was flabbergasted. She looked at everyone and they seemed serious. "Did father —"

"It's our decision", Namjoon said before she ask. "We think that it's your perfect age to get married"

Iseul was going crazy. "If I were to get married, then I won't be able to be the General anymore!"

"Exactly", Hoseok said.

Seokjin, "Listen Iseul, we know that you are capable of everything. You can protect yourself and so on. But as your brothers,we can't keep our eyes closed and let you get involved in dangers. If something happened to you,how am I going to face brother Yoongi? He gave the responsibility of your safety to me"

Iseul,"Brother,but I can protect myself. Look,nothing happened to me"

Jimin,"But still,we are worried Iseul. We won't force you. But please,consider"

Seokjin, "I will find the best man for you. Someone who can protect you and love you. Someone powerful enough to defend you. A handsome one. Tell me anything you are asking in a man. I'll find that man no matter what"

Iseul's mind went blank. Well,if she can get power,then anything is fine but still,she was hesitant. She never believed in love. But for some reason,she didn't want an arrange marriage. If Seokjin gave this proposal few months ago,she would have maybe agreed.

Her mind drifted to the man she met in woods. Maybe love at first sight existed. But her brothers would never approve him. Plus,that arrogant man said she wasn't his type.

"Is there anyone you like?", Jungkook asked.

Iseul went red and widened her eyes.

Jungkook also widened his eyes. "THERE IS!"

Taehyung, "There is?"

Jimin,"There is!"

Iseul,"NO!"

Seokjin, "Iseul"

Iseul,"Wait no! There is no one! I don't want to get married! That's final! And I'm sleepy! I'm leaving!", she immediately stood up and ran away.

Boys looked at her running figure in disbelief.

Jungkook looked at his brothers with a wide smile. "There is!"

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