|Ch.20

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Six hours,Storm spent six hours on Venus with Jungkook riding it. And there were more to travel. But they needed rest. It was already night and so they stopped in the middle of a forest to rest. The whole six hour ride was silent. The uncle and nephew talked nothing except for necessary questions and answers,that's all.

It was hard to be in the same room for both of them.

Jungkook climbed down first and looked around with his hands in his hips. Since he was not looking anymore,Venus dropped Storm off of his back with a little bit of force. Storm got up with a pissed off look and glared at the snowy coloured dragon.

"Do you want to die,you stupid dragon!",Storm whisper yelled.

The dragon puffed out smoke right into Storm's face to show how annoyed she is with him.

"I don't like you too!",Storm hissed. "Stupid dragon"

Storm turned around to leave her alone but stumbled upon Venus' tail as if it was there just to make him fall and embarrass him.

The loud thud somehow grabbed Jungkook's attention making him look back,"What are you two doing"

Storm stood up with an irritated look,"I swear to god I'm going to fucking kill your dragon!"

"Yeah? Good luck with that",Jungkook smirked. "I'm going to collect some wood,you go and find some food for us"

"Why can't we just continue to travel?",Storm whined.

"Because I am tired",Jungkook casually waved at him and walked off to find wood.

In all honesty,it was Storm who was tired the most. He used almost all his collected mana to travel back into this world and came here without a rest. He could feel the poison in him starting to act upon again. He purified most of his body but no completely. He couldn't push Heeseung to the brink. Also,it was just a temporary solution. The poison would still remain in his body even after purifying his meridians. And it will attack him whenever he exhausts himself.

So,he silently started looking around to find something to eat. They took off without a proper preparation and here they are,no food,no blankets. What a hilarious situation. And when he finally collected some fruits enough for two,he came back to find Jungkook preparing a fire.

He frowned.

Why the hell is he bringing fruits for this bastard?

How ridiculous!

He dropped all the fruits onto the ground and slumped on the ground with a permanent scowl. This is all that punk Jake's fault! Just wait,I'll skin you alive for making me go through this shit.

Suddenly Jungkook chuckled as he poked the fire.

"What's so funny?",Storm asked,irritated.

"Nothing. Just that you remind me of myself in the past"

Storm's scowl grew even more,"ha?"

"I never realised how much of an asshole I was. Now I see,I must have been such a pain in the ass"

Storm blinked. Did this grown ass man called him an asshole indirectly?

"Are you calling me an asshole?!",Storm snapped.

Jungkook smiled without looking at him,"Never said that"

"You fucking did!"

"I did?"

Suddenly Storm stopped himself realising he is entertaining this man by bickering more. He laid on the ground with an eye roll and stared at the night sky. Suddenly,his mind went back to the day he saw his mother being killed. He actually knew his uncles had no choice back then. Nine had been drilling the truth to his mind from day one. But he refused to acknowledge.

Storm saw how devastated these men got to know he was their sister's son. He did terrible things to them. Made them beg for their deaths one time. It was Taehyung Pendragon,he remembered how desperately he seek death but Storm could not kill him because of Gabriel's interference.

And there was one thing they always told him that kept bugging him,'We can't die even if we wanted. But if it is you,you can end us,we won't resist'

"Why can't you die?",Storm suddenly asked and it sounded like a curse when in reality it was a genuine question.

Jungkook stopped poking at the fire and looked at him,"Do you want to kill me now?"

"....you always say you can't die. Why do you want me to kill you when you can end your own life"

Jungkook seemed to understand the question. He looked at the fire and kept poking at it,"Nabi wanted us to live"

Simple as that.

"She gave her life away for us. We can't disrespect her will",Jungkook slowly said. "But it wouldn't be disrespectful if it's you who wants us dead.....You have all the right to kill us"

Storm stared at the stars. It was strange. Though there still was hatred,it wasn't as much as before going to Heeseung's world. It was weird. He felt like he could speak without anger blinding his entire vision. Because when he opened his eyes,he could see Heeseung's smile.

"Was the kingdom so beloved to you that you sacrificed her?",Storm asked.

Jungkook went silent. He looked up at the sky and closed his eyes for a moment. Those memories,he didn't want to bring them back but he couldn't get mad at Storm for it. "If I could,I would let this whole world burn,Storm"

That was all Jungkook said. He picked a fruit and threw towards Storm. "Eat something"

Storm took the fruit and ate it while stargazing. "Doesn't Venus need to eat something?"

"She could go days without food. And I already fed her yesterday. She wouldn't really get hungry for days since"

Storm continued to eat. "Good for her"

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In the next day,they started their journey towards the borders again. After another six more hours,they finally landed on the grounds.

"Commander!!",one of the knights greeted Jungkook from the ground with a salute.

Jungkook acknowledged the greeting before jumping down. Storm followed after him.

There were thousands of tents there,waiting and preparing for an incoming attack. There were so many knights lined up facing the borders and some knights were resting in their tents.

Storm looked around,he could feel some disdainful stares from random knights. Of course they would hate him. Like he cared,he rolled his eyes.

"Lead the way,we want to meet the rest of the commanders",Jungkook ordered before looking at Storm. "Let's go and find a new set of clothes first Storm. You're still in...uh well,let's find some suitable clothes,after all you will probably have to meet the two rulers of the other kingdoms"

Storm nodded,looking unbothered.

After changing into a proper suite,he came out of a tent. He was in black three piece outfit. Then he was directly lead towards a tent much bigger than the rest. He assumed that he would be seeing the rest of the Pendragons there,probably Jake too if he is even alive.

As he assumed,there they were. Taehyung in his mage uniform,Yoongi,Jimin,Hoseok,and Jungkook,all were in their battle outfits,tight leather outfits like second skins with swords hanging by their backs. To think they were over fifty would be a joke. They look like they were still in their twenties thanks to their martial arts levels and mana levels. It makes them look young and even more beautiful.

And there were two other people,Gloria and Jake.

Jake seemed to be the only one who could even smile at a time like this. He smiled big and came running to him like he just saw his mom,"Storm!! Dude!! You came! I knew you'd come!"

Storm threw a plain look and tried brushing him away but Jake was not buying his stubbornness. He threw his arm around Storm's neck before headlocking him and ruffling his hair,"Dude!! I missed you!!"

Storm groaned,knowing everyone is staring at him. It was pure embarrassment for him!

"Hey,stop it. Do you want to die?",Storm tried threatening the man but it was even hard to keep a poker face looking at Jake's overjoyed smiling face. Jake really had grown on him that he couldn't make a scary threat.

"What in the world are you doing here? Are you nuts?"

Jake smirked and backed away like he is some kind of a big deal. He put his hands behind his waist and pulled out two daggers before spinning them,"I learned how to use daggers"

And he looks so proud when all Storm could do was stare at him with an are–You–kidding–me look. Now Storm looks at him properly,he is in a battle uniform,black leather outfit.

"I couldn't lift a sword properly so I learned how to use a dagger. Cool,right?"

Behind him,Gloria was mouthing,"Go along with it"

Storm scoffed. "Good for you,I guess",he walked past Jake and grabbed Gloria's elbow before whispering,"were you really planning to make him fight?!"

"No,duh. There wasn't going to be a battle anyways"

"How were you so sure?"

"Look at you,you are here,alive. Now go,they are all waiting"

Storm let Gloria go and turned to the rest of the Pendragons. They were all staring at him except Taehyung. He was just staring at the table in between them.

Reluctantly,he joined the table and took a seat in between Jungkook and Yoongi.

In the meantime,Gloria took Jake out of the tent.

Hoseok was the first to speak,"Are you alright,Storm?"

Storm remembered that last time he met Hoseok,the Pendragon man defended him against Ashen. He wanted to say something snarky but his tongue wouldn't roll for that. Hoseok went against Ashen,the king of the kingdom,his eldest nephew,to defend him after all.

It was too much for Storm. With a sigh,he mumbled with annoyance in his eyes,"I'm fine"

"Glad to hear",Hoseok smiled.

"Let's go to the main business",Storm quickly spoke. "What do I need to do? Is it enough to show up infront of them?"

Yoongi,"They demanded a dinner with you"

"For fuck's sake",Storm mumbled.

"Don't worry,two of us will go with you",Jimin said.

"I volunteer to go",Jungkook raised his hand.

"No,you are not going",Taehyung said with the most tired yet irritated voice. He looked up at Jungkook with a blank gaze.

Jungkook was confused,"Why not? My son is there!"

"That's exactly why",Taehyung.

"Jungkook,we know that you have mellowed out over the years but you are still Jungkook Pendragon",Hoseok put a pressure into his name.

Storm was confused. What's wrong with Jungkook? Why won't they let him go to the dinner when his son was there as a captive.

"I agree",Yoongi said. "We don't want you to go on a whole rampage when we can solve things with words. If you saw Gabriel being held by them,do you think you can hold back your temper?"

Jungkook looked away,"I'm not like that anymore"

"Sure",Jimin sarcastically rolled his eyes,"And I am not Jimin. Anyways,I'll be going with Storm"

"Hoseok,you also go",Yoongi suggested. "I can't really keep up my mood there,Taehyung is out of the question,it's all over if he throws some snarky comment there"

"You know,I can go alone",Storm finally spoke.

"Not happening",Yoongi said firmly. "They might be your allies but we can't trust them"

And now it's finally decided. Jimin and Hoseok would go with Storm to have a dinner with two rulers who are waiting outside the borders for them.

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