...Flower of Evil...

The pain of someone cannot be compared to another one. You are not the one to judge. Everyone struggles. Every day. To see a better future.

The six royal siblings were in a forest. They were going deep and deep into the forest of curse. Owls howled as the moon was shining brightly on the sky.

"Are you sure we can find him here?", Jimin asked as he walked,keeping an eye on the creepy surrounding.

Hoseok,"According to what I found,demons like Nian snoop around tombs to absorb the negative and dark energy. What is the best tomb he could find to take the beat taste?"

Namjoon answered,"Tombs of the warriors? Most of them died in battles with resentment"

Hoseok, "Right. In our kingdom, the bodies of the warriors would be buried in this curse forest, so their resentment could be subsided by the evil spirits"

Jungkook was a bit confused. "But resentment is just an emotion, right? Why does it need to fight off?"

Seokjin, "Have you ever paid attention to the lectures of our master? Resentment is not just an emotion. If the resentment is strong,it might grow its own consciousness. It can either form a spirit or give life to the dead body. Latter one is rare and I haven't heard of any circumstances like that. But first one is possible. That's why warriors are buried here"

Jungkook sealed his lips. He barely paid attention to lectures.

Taehyung gripped into his bow tightly as he looked around. He didn't know what he is trying to persuade by coming to this forest. Revenge? Or to find his sister? They haven't accepted her death. Is it the right thing to do? He was confused but he won't back down. Whatever the reason, he will hold on to this last ray of hope. He wanted a peace of mind. He wanted his sister back. Even if it is impossible, he atleast wanted revenge.

He paused for a moment and looked back. The rest of them headed forward while Taehyung stayed behind.

Jungkook, who sensed his absence, looked back. "Brother, what are you doing?"

Rest of the brothers also looked back at him.

Taehyung closed his eyes and tilted his head.

Jimin,"What's wrong?"

Suddenly, Taehyung pulled an arrow from behind and put it on the bow before stretching it. He pointed it towards his brothers and shot.

Everyone backed away immediately and looked at where he shot. Someone was there!

A chill ran down their spines when they saw who was standing ahead. A man clad in their Kingdom's warrior suit. His cloths were haggard and dirty like they were a lot old.

Taehyung's arrow was on his chest but the man was still standing there like nothing happened.

"Is he .... wait", Jungkook slowly widened his eyes.

Hoseok,"He is not alive"

Cold sweat appeared on their foreheads.

"A dead body.....has rose up?", Namjoon's voice was shaky as he uttered the words.

Suddenly, a lot of dead bodies started surrounding them. They were all like zombies but they were not. Their eyes were closed but their stances were perfect like an alive warrior. They all had swords in their hands like they were ready for a vicious battle.

"Don't tell me they all made a consciousness out of nowhere?!", Jimin freaked out as he pulled out his sword.

Seokjin also pulled out his sword and gripped it tightly. "That's not the case. Someone had deliberately woke up the corpses"

Jungkook, "Is it even possible?!"

Hoseok, "Yes. These are puppets controlled by demonic energy. It must be him!"

The six brothers formed a circle while pointing their weapons at the corpses who were stroding towards them.

Taehyung took four arrows at once and put them on his bow before stretching the string. "Be careful. Though they are puppets, they were warriors. We shouldn't underestimate their strength"

Meanwhile, inside a tomb,Nian was watching them with a bored expression. He was sitting on  chair with crossed legs. His right elbow was places on the arm of the chair while his chin rested on his fist. Infront of him was a water basin and the moon was right above the basin. The tomb had a small opening on the ceiling, letting the moon light fall onto the basin. And it showed the scene of royal siblings.

"What a pain. They came here to find me", he mumbled. He looked at how they were fighting with the corpses. "They are your own deceased warriors. You must know how strong they are. Only six of you,how can you defeat these battle beasts?"

He smiled revealing his two canine teeth. "Don't even think of coming closer to me. You all should know your place"

Royal siblings were at a disadvantage. Hundreds of dead soldiers found their way to kill these royals.

"Isn't there way to cut off the spell?! We can't defeat all of them!", Jimin screamed. His sword cut off the heads of the soldiers who came infront of him.

Taehyung's arrows were everywhere, shooting down the puppets. "This is disrespectful. They are our own warriors, yet we have to behead their heads like this"

Jungkook had managed to steal a sword from a warrior and used his own sword along with the other sword. Swaying two swords together, he beheaded two at once. "What the fuck, shouldn't they bow down to our royal blood? It's vow", he babbled feeling frustrated.

Hearing Jungkook's remark,something clicked on Namjoon's mind. Royal blood. That's it! These warriors belonged to the royal family. And they are the royal family. There must be a way to make them bow to them.

How should he convey the message to these warriors that they are their masters. Only a royal family should be able to break this spell. He racked his brain and started remembering all the lectures his master had given him.

Everything started going in slow motion as he found the way. His body went cold as ice. He looked around and saw his brothers fighting with the warriors. Swallowing hard,he sighed.

He slowly took few steps back and distanced himself away from his brothers. Throwing away his sword, he closed his eyes and did a hand seal infront of his chest. A red light started emitting from his heart and it went through his skin and cloths.

Seokjin paused and looked back. His blood ran cold seeing his brother. A red light was emitting from his body. "NAMJOON!"

The warriors suddenly stopped fighting and looked at Namjoon.

Jimin,"What is he doing?"

Hoseok was horror stricken as Seokjin. "STOP THAT! KIM NAMJOON"

Namjoon opened his eyes. They half opened and half closed. "Go. I'll keep them away from you all. Go and find that bastard ", he coughed up and blood started rolling down from his mouth.

Jungkook turned blue and pale. "He –He is burning his spiritual core?"

Namjoon was burning his spiritual core to control the puppets. Though they are puppets, they still had spiritual cores. Since they had vowed to protect the royal blood when they were alive,they should be able to recognise the burning spiritual core of the royalty.

But this means,Namjoon will lose his spiritual core forever. He will be no different than a normal citizen when his core is burnt completely. And there is a possibility that he will lose his life but if he would be able to withstand the excruciating pain,then he would live.

That day,to save his brothers and for the sake of Iseul,Namjoon burnt his own spiritual core. He burnt his spiritual core for the whole night,meaning he was in that agonising excruciating pain for the whole night.

Rest of the brothers fought against Nian that night. But how unfortunate, the demon was stronger than them. The fight went till dawn and it almost cost their lives.

Seokjin was the last one to stand still on the ground with his sword. His cheeks had cuts and his lips were bleeding. The rest were already knocked on the ground.

Nian was also injured but he was fine compared to the siblings. His wounds got healed too quickly because of his demonic nature. But humans cannot get healed like that. That's the disadvantage the siblings had to face.

Nian,"I don't really praise anyone but I must say,you all got me for a second. I really thought I'd die but too bad. I'm a demon who won't die from a mere injury. Your swords won't hurt me"

Seokjin was panting heavily. His whole body was aching so bad. But the crazy madness in his eyes had never faded ever. Gritting his teeth,he asked. "Where is she?"

Nian,"Who?"

"You know who I am talking about. Tell me,where the fuck is she?! Did you kill her?"

Nian grinned. Soon,his smile turned into a monstrous laugh. "Come on. Why the rush? Let's play a game"

A vein popped in Seokjin's forehead.

Nian,"You see,your brother is still burning his spiritual core. He can only keep going for a little bit of time. Once his spiritual core is destroyed completely,those puppets will attack him and he'll die. And the rest of your brothers too. If you want me to answer you,then I'll let my puppets kill your brothers but if you chose to protect them,then I won't answer. How is it?"

"You fucking bastard!"

"Oh come on. You guys came here on your own. You did underestimate me. I'm a little bit hurt,your highness. So,I hope you'll make me happy by playing along with me"

Seokjin widened his eyes when Jimin suddenly stood up. He made a mad dash towards Nian and tried to stab him but Nian had him in the air with his hands choking Jimin's neck.

Nian looked at Seokjin with a fake gasp. "Look,it really isn't my fault now. He came to my hands by his own will"

"Don't you dare hurt him!"

Jimin choked on his words. "D –Don't listen to h –him!"

Nian chuckled and brought Jimin's face closer to his. "It's not like he will ever put you all in danger. So,what's the point,little one? You surely know your brother well"

He was right. Seokjin wouldn't trade their lives like that. And he really made that decision. He decided to keep his brothers safe. For now,he'll retreat. But there will always be a chance for them to get back at him.

They only had loses that day. Namjoon lost his spiritual core and everyone lost the chance to know about their sister.

The demon was cunning than they thought. He is like a sly fox. He knew how to play.

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