Chapter 6

Finally, the moment they were waiting for had arrived. The 'Master of Shadow' had left the facility and went for his car.

Taehyung pointed at him, "It's him! Did you see the mark?"

There was a clear mark of a flower being encircled on his forehead. Everybody knew what that mark meant. It was a mark seen on the body of every wizard who worked for OHA. Though most of them would get the mark in an area where it could be concealed by garments, this wizard had decided to get it on his forehead instead. It was clear that he was proud to be a part of this nasty organization.

"Remember, what we have to do?" Namjoon asked one last time. Everyone nodded in union. Then, they attacked.

Though the wizard was momentarily shocked at their sudden approach, he soon regained his senses and attacked them back with his years of knowledge in magic. Though he was old, it was evident in his moves that he was a really powerful being. No wonder, he was considered the 'Master of Shadow'.

The boys had targeted to blind his eyes first with the potion Yoongi had given them. Then they would force him to go to sleep playing the kithara of Apollo; which was again a stolen item Seokjin had provided them with.

They could have handled it easily as they had already out numbered him by four. But a guard suddenly appeared on the scene. He was unarmed. So, he soon turned back to go back to the facility to inform others.

Seokjin ran after him. Their mission could get difficult if more people joined the opposition. They had only managed to blind the wizard. Making him lose his senses completely would take some more time. Jimin was still playing the kithara fervently.

"Don't worry!" Seokjin shouted back at them, "I'll buy you some time." And he was already gone inside the facility.

Soon afterwards, the wizard's huge body fell to the ground, announcing that he was out. They tied him up as quickly as possible.

"Why isn't Seokjin coming back?" Jungkook asked anxiously.

"We don't have much time." Jimin announced, "He might wake up any time."

"Alright!" Jungkook said, "I'll go find Seokjin. You guys take him home."

"No!" Jimin was about to argue.

"There's no time." Namjoon urged him, "Let's go back." Then, he looked at Jungkook and said, "We'll come back for you."

Master of Shadow; the most powerful wizard the earth had ever seen, now sat powerless in front of Yoongi. He couldn't help but feel proud of himself. No wizard had ever dared to pick up a fight with the Master. He was the most ancient wizard alive.

"Welcome back!" Yoongi called as the huge wizard opened his eyes.

"I was hoping to meet you soon, Yoongi." The wizard said. There wasn't any sign of fear or hesitation in those old eyes, which made Yoongi nervous. "I don't see your friends around. Are you afraid I might spill the tea?" The wizard started to laugh in a gigantic way.

"I am not afraid of your useless threats." Yoongi said, sounding a lot more confident than he felt.

The wizard shook his head slowly, "I pity you, Min Yoongi. You had so much potential in you." The wizard started to cough. Yoongi waited for him to finish whatever it was he was trying to say. "I remember how proud your grandfather was of you."

"Don't speak of him." Yoongi scoffed.

There was a moment of silence. Then, the wizard said, "You didn't hope that I would provide you any information about the company, did you?"

"I can't even dream about it." Yoongi said, rolling his eyes, "And for the record, I don't wish for any kind of help from you. I know enough about the company myself."

Yoongi cleared his throat and continued, "It is not unknown to anyone how powerful of a being you are. My true intention is to keep you away from everything to make our mission easier."

Yoongi was about to leave when the wizard called him, "I only have one question to you." As Yoongi turned back, he asked, "Why, Yoongi? Why would you choose those inferior creatures over us, humans?"

Yoongi let out a chuckle, "You'll never change."

"That doesn't answer my question." This time, he sounded as if he was curious and not mocking anyone.

So, Yoongi decided to be honest, "Because, they are more human than any human I've ever known."

Jungkook kept going around the building, searching for Seokjin. He couldn't go inside and risk getting caught. But it had been hours. All kinds of scary thoughts were surrounding his mind. "What if they had locked him up?" he thought.

Just when Jungkook was about to lose hope, Seokjin showed up. He was limping as he walked but looked completely fine otherwise.

"Hyung!" Jungkook went straight for a hug.

Seokjin looked surprised for a moment. "You've waited?" he asked.

"Of course, I did." Jungkook said, still hugging him tightly. Seokjin nodded and hugged him back. Quite some time had already passed when they let go of each other.

"Let's go back." Jungkook said, "They must be worried about us." Jungkook took one of his hands over his shoulder and helped support Seokjin while they walked.

"What was that you called me, earlier?" Seokjin asked suddenly.

"Huh?" Jungkook said.

Seokjin let out a chuckle, "You're probably hundreds of years older than me. But I'll allow it since you're cute."

The others were seen at a distance. As soon as they saw them, they came running.

"Thank Gods!" Hoseok exclaimed, "You're both safe."

"Wow!" Seokjin said sarcastically, "All of you came back for me?" He seemed to be counting heads. Then, he added, "I don't see Yoongi."

"Someone has to stay with the wizard." Namjoon informed. Then, he took Seokjin's arm from Jungkook and put it around his shoulder. "Now, tell me, did you get hurt?" Namjoon pointed at his limping leg.

Seokjin shook his head, "It's nothing."

"Let's go back home." Taehyung suggested, "It had been a long day. I'm starving."

Seokjin nodded and muttered under his breath, "Yeah, let's go back...home."

Their first mission was a success. And surprisingly no one was badly hurt. Jimin suggested they should celebrate this victory. Nothing more was needed to be said.

They took out all the huge bottles of alcohol that Yoongi had brewed over the months. They drank and drank until they couldn't anymore. Other than Jungkook, most of the supernaturals got drunk pretty fast, even before Yoongi, himself.

But there was a minor inconvenience. One of them had to go check on the wizard every now and then. Even though he was sleeping like a baby, nobody trusted him to be left alone for too long. Who knew, what he was up to?

"I can't even remember when the last time was that I got drunk." Taehyung said.

"Yeah, me too." Jimin sat beside him. Then, Taehyung started to play with Jimin's smooth hair like a puppy.

Jungkook sighed, "Wish I could know that feeling!" He gulped down the whole content of his glass in one go.

"Alright, guys!" Seokjin announced, "I'm going to sleep, now. Who will join me?"

"Wish I could!" another huge sigh left Jungkook's mouth.

"Jungkook-ah!" Seokjin called, "Come lie with me. Hyung knows a way for Jungkook to get the closest feeling to that of sleeping."

Jungkook climbed on to the bed beside Seokjin. Then, Seokjin started to hum a lullaby. Everybody grew quiet, taking in the beautiful music coming out of him. The low hum grew into a complete song.

Jungkook's eyes started to get wet. He had a vague memory of his mother humming a lullaby to him when he was just a human child. But no matter how much he tried, he couldn't recall her face. Jungkook buried his face in Seokjin's chest, while he softly stroked his hair.

"He sings like an angel." Hoseok whispered to Yoongi. Though Yoongi didn't know how an angel sang, he still nodded in agreement.

Yoongi was looking at Hoseok fondly as he tucked in each of the sleeping member with blanket one by one. Apparently, Seokjin's sweet lullaby was strong enough to put everyone to sleep.

"Are you going to stay like that?" Hoseok asked Jungkook, who was still burying his face on Seokjin's chest while hugging him tightly. Jungkook nodded and mumbled something inaudible to indicate that he was alright that way.

Hoseok placed a soft goodnight kiss on Jungkook's head and stood up to see Yoongi staring at him. Hoseok smiled, making a twist inside Yoongi's stomach. Then, Hoseok signaled him to get out for some fresh air.

Both of them sat on the railing of the roof in their abandoned building with their feet hanging outside. There was a bottle of whiskey Yoongi had brought to share with Hoseok. Every now and then, lightning were striking in the sky suggesting that it might rain anytime.

"Thank you for doing all this." Hoseok said, "Even if I can't see how you benefit from OHA's downfall, thank you all the same." Yoongi nodded and took a sip from the whiskey bottle.

Then, Hoseok added, "I can't believe I'm so close to finally meeting my friend. When I first came down to earth, among all the chaos, I had lost hopes of ever reuniting with him. Thanks to you, my hopes came back."

Hoseok looked at Yoongi and smiled. Yoongi remained silent once again.

"Do you even smile?" Hoseok sighed heavily.

"Umm...Hoseok?" Yoongi called.

"Hmm?"

"It's a hypothetical question, okay? I mean, it's just a supposition."

"What is it?" Hoseok asked, curious at Yoongi's hesitation.

"Suppose we get to the OHA. But... But your friend isn't there?"

Hoseok laughed, "What do you mean? Where will he be then?"

"What if he's...he's dead?"

"Oh!" Hoseok was taken aback. They both remained silent for a while. Finally, Hoseok said, "It's funny how I've never thought about it."

Starting from small drops, it started to rain wholly. Hoseok stood up to get back. But Yoongi hold his hand, "Please, stay."

As Yoongi wasn't the type to make requests often, Hoseok decided to stay a little more.

"Does it rain in heaven?" Yoongi asked

Hoseok shook his head, "It never does."

Yoongi closed his eyes and faced the sky, thinking how far he had come. He kept pondering over future possibilities. "Will we really succeed?" he thought. He knew very well, what awaited them if they were to fail.

"No, it can't be." Suddenly Yoongi heard Hoseok whispering, "You...How?"

Yoongi looked at Hoseok in confusion. "What happened?" he asked.

"You're one of them." Hoseok said. He looked terrified of Yoongi.

At that very moment, it finally occurred to Yoongi what Hoseok was trying to say. He looked down on to his chest. The mark was visible through the white wet shirt on his skin. The mark of the OHA wizards, the encircled flower.

Hoseok stood up and pulled away as Yoongi tried to reach for his hand.

"You lied to us. You are going to sell us off to those monsters, aren't you?" Hoseok almost screamed. Yoongi couldn't bring himself to say anything. He only kept shaking his head.

"Oh Gods! I'm such a fool." Then, Hoseok grabbed his own head as it started to get dizzy by all those drinking he had done earlier. Then, he turned away from Yoongi and let out his wings wide open.

"No, Hoseok!" Yoongi called as Hoseok took a flight out into the storming sky.

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