|Ch.62

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It had been few hours since the hell door was opened and closed back within few minutes. Nothing sort of chaos came down to the kingdom unlike 4 years ago. The door was opened and closed even before they could think of anything.

Kingdom was safe and no one was hurt but this wasn't true to the Pendragon family. Because the hell had successfully snuck out the treasure of the crimson eyed family. They had snatched away one of the family members.

The throne room of the palace was filled with family heads of military families and mage families. Kalisto stood infront of the king along with his seven sons who had nothing but empty eyes of pain and menace.

Leo was sitting beside his father with a distressed face.

"Sir Kalisto,you need to calm down first. I know it's hard but you have to accept it. They had taken your daughter to hell,.....she is....",The king sighed being unable to find the right words to put the reality into the Pendragon family's heads. "We have to assume that she is.....dead"

As soon as the words dropped,the entire hall fell into a dead silence expecting some sort of terrible reaction from the Pendragon family. It wasn't a secret to the kingdom just how much they love Hazel and heaven knows what this family will do now.

Jungkook and Jimin reacted first as their hands went to their sword hilts but Namjoon and Seokjin signalled them to stay put.

"Your majesty,my daughter is not dead. She had been kidnapped",Kalisto said without changing his tone. He seemed confident with his every word but world could only see a father who refused to believe his daughter is dead.

The king pressed his fingers onto his forehead,"She had been practically dragged into hell Kalisto. A place where only dead goes. As a father,I understand your concerns —"

Kalisto,"No you don't. Your son is perfectly fine beside you but my daughter is not beside me.....I am the guardian of this kingdom yet I couldn't even guard my daughter when she was taken away infront of my own eyes"

Kalisto's words hid the pain in his chest. When he came out of the building only to witness the unconscious Hazel in a strange man's arms just infront of the hell door. It was too late to react because the hell door closed itself within a second. It just suck into the darkness like it never existed before. They could only find the unconscious Dylan inside the maze array and he doesn't even seem to wake up at any moment.

Taehyung tried his best to get closer to the hell door but it rebounded him back to the ground.

King fell into a silence and stared at Kalisto with knotted eyebrows. "Then....what do you intend to do? It's not like you can go to hell and bring her back"

Kalisto stayed silent at this with a blank face. The king widened his eyes slowly and stood up from his throne with incredulous look. "You don't mean....to do that right?"

It was obvious,too obvious now. The king broke into sweat looking at Kalisto's glowing crimson eyes. The hall fell into loud whispers and murmurs.

"You can't",The king said in disbelief.

Kalisto,"I can and I will"

Leo also stood up standing next to the King with an incredulous look. But he didn't want to side with his father this time. If Pendragons say there is a way to bring back Hazel,then....

Kalisto turned around and walked past his sons who still had their gazes fixed on the king. Soon enough,they also turned around to follow their father.

"Stop!",The king yelled. "I said stop!"

Kalisto stopped on his track but didn't look back.

"Do you even know what you are doing?! You are the guardians of this kingdom! And what you are going to do will probably put the kingdom in danger! The hell is not just another random country you are going to invade! "

Kalisto looked over his shoulders menacingly. "Don't worry. I will not let anything happen to this kingdom where my children have to live"

The king was getting agitated over the fact that this man is not listening to his words. "I am ordering you to stop!"

Kalisto looked straight ahead and walked without giving a single shit.

"Guards! Stop them!!"

When they were about to get surrounded by the royal guards,Taehyung looked back and raised his palm sending every single soldier back towards the walls. He kept his poker face as he looked at the agitated king. He knew that they are being too biased towards their sister without considering about the safety of the kingdom but he got no choice. If he has to choose between his sister and the kingdom,the answer is obvious. He knew that the rest of his family felt the same way. He is going to open the hell door,and will bring back their sister.

As soon as they left th throne room,Luca and Ruby were there waiting for them.

"We are coming too",Luca said.

Kalisto placed his hand on Luca's shoulder,"You are not. You two need to stay"

Luca was about to burst out but Kalisto stopped him,"Let's go home first. This is not a place we should talk now"

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Once they were all in Pendragon estate house,Luca rose up his voice again.

"I want to go too",he stubbornly stated.

Ruby,"Me too"

Seokjin's wife Luna had just come down with her son in her arms. She looked distressed as she approached Seokjin.

"Luca,Ruby,there needs to be someone here to protect the civilians. We can't be sure that another hell door will open up again after we went to hell",Namjoon said. "We need to make sure someone strong stays behind"

Luca scowled,"There are lots of knights here including Sir Logan and that fucking Nakamura. Even that shitty crown prince!"

Kalisto,"Luca,I'm not going to argue. You two listen to me. Understood? With every wasting time,we are putting my daughter's life in danger. Now stay put  and go take care of the civilians. Ruby,you stay in the mansion and take care of luna and Ash"

Ruby seemed like she wanted to argue too but she stopped understanding the situation. She pulled Luca back by his collar refraining him from lashing out. "They are right"

Luca was so pissed that he slapped Ruby's hand away. He knew that there isn't anything he can't do right now other than letting Pendragons handle the problem. But he felt the survivor's guilt inside him. Last time when the attack happened,he was there with her but this time,he wasn't around and she was taken away.

Hoseok placed his hand on Luca's shoulder,"Don't worry,we will bring back your friend"

If it was another time,Luca would have snapped saying he isn't worrying but at this point,he couldn't even deny it. He sighed and walked away with Ruby following him behind.

Kalisto sighed,"Jimin,go bring doctor Jackson. We will need him"

Jimin gave a sharp nod before going to the doctor's quarters.

"Taehyung,are sure you can open the hell door?",Kalisto asked.

Taehyung paused for a moment,"I don't know.....but I will open it"

Kalisto nodded,"I know you can do it"

Yoongi looked at the silent Jungkook beside him. It was unnatural of him to stay silent for a long time like this. And he doesn't look fine at all. The light in his eyes had faded like all his life had been dried out. He knew that words wouldn't comfort him at this moment. But he still spoke to him,"We will bring her back"

Jungkook looked at him,"....yes we will"

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Guys,I told you I was going to be busy atleast for a month. I had exams and was so stressed to the bottom. And when I saw some messages asking me to update,it made me a little bit sad. I know you all love this story and want to read it as soon as possible but I was dealing with my own shit at that time. Please be understanding when I say I'm going to be busy.

Anyways,hope you enjoyed.

Get ready for the hell arc. Hazel will disappear for a while and the screen is for her brothers now.