Author's POV

"I killed your parents, Y/N."

Y/N felt sick to her stomach as her legs felt jelly-like. Darkness flashed in front of her eyes as pictures of her parents showed up. Blood everywhere and her parents lying lifeless on the cold concrete were played in Y/N's complex brain; the crashing sound of screams drew her back into reality.

"You bastard!!!" Y/N shouted, grabbing everyone's attention as she moved Lilith's arm from in front of her and grabbed a fistful of Jay B's collar. "Why did you do that? What did they ever do to you?"

"Y/N no! Don't do it. Let him go!" Lilith shouted as she tried to hold Y/N back without the harsh use of her powers.

"Relax, babygirl. I wasn't really going to kill, but there was something... different about their blood. It became quite tough to resist, and the last thing you know, my fangs were in their necks sucking their cheap lives out."

Y/N wanted to finish the murderer there, and then, however, BTS were there to stop her from violently shaking the whole place up. Lilith moved back as she let the guys handle the matter.

Yoongi held onto Y/N's waist, attempting to pull her away, while J-Hope held both her hands, releasing Jay B's collar. Jungkook and Jimin pushed Jay B away from Y/N as Jin stood in between them to keep the matter from getting any worse. Namjoon looked at the Got 7 leader and flashed his blue eyes at him. And Taehyung... well, he stood and watched from afar.

"Leave immediately or you will regret it," Namjoon demanded the man as he looked back at the furious girl, whose eyes glistered with tears.

Jay B huffed as he straightened his clothes and leaned towards the huffing girl again. "I'll see you later when nobody's there to save you, Y/N," he winked as Y/N jumped up and kicked him in the chest, leaving the guests in complete shock.

"You're just a girl wearing a dress, and you still have the audacity to fight?"

"I can wear a dress and kick ass at the same time, bitch."

The heads of the BTS members all turned towards Taehyung as they finally realised why Y/N was in the crowd and also why he called their rival. He wanted to see what Jay B does and if the effects of Y/N's powers come out.

To V's disappointment, Y/N used her defence tactics instead of her powers, but his eyes then fell onto the Ruler of Garzooka. The only thing that played in Taehyung's mind was that that selfish man could take her away for his own use. The Ruler of Garzooka was a cruel man who only worried about himself, and all he wanted to do ever since Taehyung became King was to overthrow him from his throne.

And to do so, he had to find someone close to him who would be of good use to him. He heard that Y/N was brought by the King of the Dark World himself. This gave him the belief that Y/N is the one who can bring Taehyung down.

Jay B got up, said, "I will be back, Y/N," and then started walking towards the grand doors.

As Y/N burned her eyes on Jay B's back, trying to lash out at him again, V saw a little spark of light coming out of her heart. He finally believed that Y/N was unknown for her own powers, but he also knew that he had to protect the secret of Y/N's powers.

So Taehyung ran up to Y/N to distract her and took her away, cautiously looking around to see if anybody saw her little gleam of light.

'Luckily, nobody saw her powers,' Taehyung said to himself as he dragged Y/N to the safe room again, not knowing that somebody saw a snip of her magical outburst.

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King Trevor, the Ruler of Garzooka, stood at the bottom of the stairs, looking up with a glass of wine in his hand, when his special messenger came up to him. "Your Majesty, I think that we should go back to Garzooka now. Let me escort you back to the palace."

"I shall go back with the royal guards, but you have to stay here and get me, Y/N."

"I beg you pardon, my king."

"Y/N has powers. I've seen it, and it is not really a dark power. She's something very extraordinary; I want her." The Garzookan Ruler said as he drank the wine, still looking up the stairs—the path that Taehyung took Y/N by.

"Your wish is my command. I shall get you Y/N." The messenger bowed his head to the king before fading to smoke to complete the king's orders.

"I swear I could have killed them if you hadn't interrupted. Why did you take me away? I want to go and kill him; he killed my parents!" Y/N fumed as she harshly released her grip on Taehyung's hand.

"Isn't it good that they finally died? I wanted to kill them, but they did it first, which I am a bit annoyed about. I can let you go and fight him again since you know how much I love putting you in danger, but I've got other plans." He smirked as he moved closer to her face, their lips dangerously close to each other.

"Is that sarcasm? Oh, wait, sorry, it can't be. It must be true that you love putting me in danger. You just want to get rid of me now, don't you?" She inquired as the king lazily rolled his eyes.

"Don't act or talk to me like we're close. I don't want the other royals to think that I have a weakness," he said, turning his back on her and starting to walk away when Y/N finally spoke out her feelings.

"Why are you like this? Why? Why did you come into my life, make me feel special, make me feel loved, make me want to care for and protect someone after such a long time, and then turn into a different person like you met me just a while ago? Why did it have to be me? Why did you have to betray me? Did you never realise my true feelings for you?" The king turned with his eyes widening as the hurt girl continued.

"I know that you think that my parents killed your parents. My parents wouldn't do such a thing. They were murdered too, Taehyung, and that too by Jay B. How do you think they would kill your parents? I just don't get the whole killing part AND me being the threat part. There might have been other people who would have seen your powers and your kingdom, and they might have escaped. Aren't they also a threat to you? Why is it just me then?"

"You don't know what you're talking about." He said as he tried to keep his composure despite being attacked by several hurting questions.

"Then tell me. I'll try to understand if you want me to. Trust me like you did in my world; I know it was fake, but at least trust me." The whimpering girl walked closer to the tall man and tugged on his sleeve like a little girl trying to convince her parents to give her a toy that she wanted.

"... just tell me. I'll try to help you. It might not have been my parents who killed your parents. You don't have to hurt yourself and me like this. I only look strong, but I broke the day I found your true identity. I don't have the power to handle all this hate. You know what? Just kill me." She took Taehyung's hand and wrapped it around her neck, attempting to make him strangle her.

"Get a grip on yourself. I'll kill you once I'm done with you." He released his hand from her grip and walked out before locking the door to the safe room.

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Courage. The ability to do something that frightens one. Courage, the strength to face pain or grief. Courage. The quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc.. without fear Courage. An act of bravery. It was a thing that Y/N could now hardly afford.

She sat on the bed as she looked outside the small window. 'What is going on? When will I get out of here? Why are things so complicated?' was all that went on in her head. She turned her head towards the door as footsteps approached, following the dangling sounds of a bunch of keys.

The heavy oak door creaked open as it revealed a tall man with a medium build. He looked young, but surely he was older because of the age system in the Hell realms.

Y/N looked into the mysterious man's eyes and questioned him, "Who are you?"

"Lady Y/N, I am the messenger of King Trevor, Ruler of Garzooka. I am here to get you out of the captive claws of the Dark Lord."

'What was he doing in the safe room? How did he get the keys? Does Taehyung know that he is here?'

The messenger slowly closed the door behind him as Y/N arose from her seat in confusion.

"What are you doing here?" Y/N slowly spoke up as the messenger stood and looked at her face before getting straight to the point.

"You think that you are here because of things that you have seen and heard? You are here because you have powers too... The Dark Lord has sensed it, and he's seen it with his own eyes."

"What?..."

"He's kept you here as a sacrifice to grow his powers after killing you. I can help you escape from here and go back to your world. Where everything is normal and you have friends who care about you... here, take my hand, come with me, and I'll send you back home." The messenger put his hand out in an attempt to get Y/N to come with him.

"How can I trust you? How do I know that this is not one of Taehyung's tricks to test if I'd actually stay in this hell hole or run away? I don't trust anyone here."

'First name basis, huh? How can I convince her? I need to get her to Master before anyone sees me here.' The sly messenger was trying to come up with all the possible ways to convince the doubting girl before his mind clicked.

"My lady, I am not sent here by the Dark Lord; I am sent here by King Trevor. He saw the little action happening down at the ball. He'll help you find more answers about your parents' murder, and he'll also help you get revenge under Sir Jay B."

According to the Garzookan messenger's account, the plan seemed to be working. Y/N looked very convinced. She looked at the messenger in the eyes and asked him, "Are you really willing to help me get revenge?"

The messenger nodded. "Yes, take my hand now."

Y/N placed her hand in the grip of the tall man, and they started secretly walking towards the doors.

Both Y/N and the messenger were slowly creeping away when a familiar voice spoke up...

"Telling your plan but by using my name are we?..."

💜Published : 24/10 /2023💜