The tension in the air is so brittle that it might snap.

The only sound resonating in the ice-thin air was the heavy breathing and gawking eyes of different shades staring at one another, ready to spare ahead.

It was Azrael who took his first attack as he was impatiently waiting to destroy the celestials in front of him. He had enough of them and he wish to kill every single of them in front of him and finally get to regain his full power.

To hell with the Divine. I'm the ruler of heaven and earth and hell once I kill these stupid ass angels.

The devil thought to himself as he raised his left arm to manifest a long golden sword that was once awarded to him as the Angel of Death to execute his missions by breaking the bond between a dead human body and its soul.

Yoongi gawked at the vision of the sword for he never once saw a magnificent sword shining too bright apart from the one that belongs to Archangel Jin as one of the highest archangels of the heavenly realm.

While the rest of the celestial took their warrior post, it was a little too late as Azrael and Jungkook managed to charge ahead and created wounds across each of their bodies with combat skills even the celestial can't match.

"How the fuck?" Yoongi groaned as he notice part of his stomach was cut, unsure which bastard among the two in front of him did it. As the guard of the hell and personal trainer to Jungkook when he was still the King of Hell, Yoongi was not happy that he has been defeated by one point at the very beginning.

"Aha, knew you were rusty little meow meow." Azrael chuckled as he prepared to take another swing on his sword, ready to take his next victim.

This time, not only he was not successful but he got the taste of his own medicine when Yoongi dodged Azrael's sword and strike across his abdomen.

"Fuck!" groaned the Angel of Death.

"Are you alright?" Jungkook who was battling Namjoon, Mikhail, and Jin turned their attention to the demon who was attacked by Yoongi.

"Focus Jungkook!" Azrael saw a blow coming his lover's way as Jin was the one to quickly swing his sword to strike right into Jungkook's right wrist making him drop his sword in shock.

"Rule 1 of a battle Jungkook, do not lose focus." Archangel Jin spun and struck his opponent once again and this time around manifesting his superior angelic power by chanting a prayer which made his sword glow magnificently with a hue of golden yellow and faint blush which represents the color of the Archangel.

With that one powerful strike, Jungkook was laying on the floor yelping in pain as he could feel the fresh cut on his abdomen. " Jungkook!" Azrael yelled in agony as he could feel a similar pain in his abdomen despite no wound could clearly being seen.

Azrael too loses the grip on his sword as he kneeled on the floor in pain holding his stomach unsure of the situation. Why is he feeling Jungkook's pain when he wasn't the one being cut open?

At this moment, Yoongi saw his chance and he first took the abandoned Azrael sword and then raised his sword to slit Azrael's throat wanting to kill the demon for once and all.

"No! Don't do that Yoongi." Namjoon who stood in horror stopped his demon guard to perform the kill which raised Mikhail's brow in confusion. "But he needs to be dead! That's the call of nature Lucifer."

"No, it's not!" Namjoon's natural red eyes glowed brightly as his once demonic power manifested. "They are connected! Don't you see? Hurting Jungkook hurts Taehyung so if you kill Taehyung, Jungkook dies too!"

"Then let them die together! We cannot let this demon live any longer." the Angel Warrior was so true to his duty in which he was commanded to kill Azrael and he knows he needed to do that to restore the balance and peace on this earth.

"We overcome the battle once, and we will again this time! We can save both." Yoongi was confident as he kept his eyes on Azrael while the demon slowly turned pale as he groaned in pain. Jungkook on the other hand slowly lost his consciousness.

Nothing and no one survives the sword of the Highest Archangel of Heaven. Azrael might have a bright golden sword that wins every battle and Mikhail might have a sword that defends his life from many others. None of these could spare against the power and the handle of the highest archangel.

"I will not allow you to kill my son." Lucifer who is originally the father of Jungkook growled for he has nothing to lose going against Mikhail. He is a fallen angel anyways.

"I guess then I have to do it myself." Mikhail had enough and now is not the time for debate. He was sure the rest of the individuals present will support his decision by killing either of the lovers making sure they survive.

"This is not your task Angel of Warrior." Archangel Jin took a step forward, right in between both Jungkook and Azrael as he stopped Mikhail from charging ahead. "Leave it to me, as I held the power for battles as long as I am present."

"But-..."

"Retrace your steps warrior. Do not make me tie you down with my power while I settle this mess."

Angel Mikhail could not disobey the highest archangel. One thing which is certain of Angel Mikhail is his dedication and loyalty to the heavenly celestials. He follows the guide and he follows the golden book.

"A-Azra-Azrael..." those were the broken word of Jungkook's as he could feel the extreme pain gushing through his body as his wound deepened.

The sword of the highest archangel would not have an innocent or pure soul. The two beings who are currently twitching in pain are the contaminated and dark souls who are prey for the Archangel's sword.

"What are you gonna do love? Is there a way we can solve this?" Namjoon wanted to make sure he knows the course of the next action as his lover isn't the one to share his thoughts most of the time. As part of the highest archangel duty, they are not allowed to speak of the future despite knowing them crystal clear.

Jin looked at his lover with eyes which was emotionless. His expressions did not give away anything nor was he speaking anything. He blinked ever so softly before mouthing "Sorry love" and struck his sword hard right down to stab Jungkook's heart.

A mixture of screams echoed the space but with one similarity, it all sounded like pain.

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Sorry. Had to kill Taekook in this book. :(