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" what a-are you , get away from me.!"
" relax sweetheart , just a little bite won't hurt now , would it?"
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Namjoon couldn't believe his eyes right now. Yes, he had lived in this town for years, witnessing the ebb and flow of supernatural history intertwined with human existence. But he had never seen a ritual like the one presented before him.
"What are they doing?" Namjoon asks Jin, his confusion palpable as he watches Jungkook and Yoongi sprawled out on the floor within a circle lined with purified salt—a binding or invisible cage used by witches.
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Both of them had red markings on their foreheads, written in some ancient code that Namjoon couldn't decipher, surrounded by dimly lit candles.
Meanwhile, Celina had her eyes shut, murmuring spells silently, her hands enveloping Tae's head as if delving into his subconscious.
"Well... she's channeling power from the two vampires. They contain dark magic, which helps her reach inside Tae, as she described," Jin explains calmly, though the tension in the room is palpable.
"It's quite creepy, to be honest," Namjoon admits, feeling the weight of Jimin's burning gaze directed at him.
"Is he mad at me?" Namjoon whispers nervously.
Jin rolls his eyes at Namjoon's question. "Of course, he's mad at you. From what you told me, he sees you as a threat and partly the cause of what they are facing right now."
"My fault? How is any of this my doing?" Namjoon whisper-yells in disbelief.
"Don't look at me like that. You know whatever was going on between you and your ruthless boss," Jin replies, whispering back.
"Can you both shut it?" Jimin interjects, his voice not too loud but enough to make Jin and Namjoon gulp in response.
"I see..." Celina whispers, her brows furrowing further as she scrunches her face up in a frown. Her senses heightened, she gasps suddenly.
"I see her..." Celina's voice trembles with a mixture of shock and fear.
"What do you see? What's wrong?" Jimin whispers, moving closer to Celina, his concern evident.
But then, Tae starts to jerk vigorously, causing Celina to pull away with a loud scream that shakes the room.
All the candles extinguish, curtains flap wildly, and the sky darkens as the earth trembles beneath their feet. Ointments fall off the table, adding to the chaos.
Celina tries to recover from the shock, with Jimin helping her up from the floor. Her chest heaves slowly as she regains her strength, clutching her chest, her mind still reeling from what she saw in Tae's head.
Jimin assists Celina onto Tae's bed, where Tae lies still in a slight slumber, like Yoongi and Jungkook.
"Are they gonna wake up?" Jin asks, concern etched on his face as he looks at the trio.
"Yeah, in a bit," Celina replies, her voice still shaky.
"So, tell us... what happened? Is it bad?" Jimin asks, his tone reflecting his uncertainty and fear for Tae's life.
As Celina gathers her breath to speak, Jungkook and Yoongi jolt awake, gasping for air and scrambling to their feet, prompting sighs of relief from Jimin and Jin.
"Did it work?" Jungkook pants, still catching his breath, his brow furrowed with concern.
Celina's eyes dart around the room before she begins, her voice trembling slightly.
"It was... eerie. A vast field, isolated, surrounded by towering mountains and endless mazes. Taehyung knelt, his eyes filled with darkness, unmoving. And then... I saw her. A banished witch, shrouded in darkness, performing dark rituals."
The room falls silent, everyone absorbing the gravity of Celina's words.
"She... sacrifices children," Celina reveals, her voice barely above a whisper, sending shivers down their spines.
"What?" Jimin's voice breaks the silence, disbelief evident in his tone.
Celina continues, her voice gaining strength. "She sat there, a sinister presence, chanting spells that seemed to bind Taehyung. When I tried to approach, I felt a force pushing me back as if I was being repelled by some dark energy."
Yoongi's expression darkens, his frustration evident. "This is worse than we thought."
Jungkook's eyes narrow in thought. "Wait... a vast field? That sounds familiar" he mutters, his mind racing to connect the dots.
As Jungkook recounts the events, Celina's brow furrows with concern. "What else happened that night? Anything unusual?" she probes gently.
Jungkook's voice wavers as he recalls, "Well, you know, late-night couple stuff , but then he didn't want to stop. He woke me up in the middle of the night, and " His voice trails off, a realization dawning on him.
"He always takes his pills, but that night... he shut me up when I asked him about it. He was so... urgent. And I just went along with it, without thinking. It was reckless, I should have been more careful..." Jungkook's distress is palpable as he blames himself, his emotions spiraling.
Jimin approaches Jungkook, trying to soothe him. "Hey, hey, hey... it's not your fault. Calm down," he urges, wrapping an arm around Jungkook's shoulder.
"That's... that's how he got pregnant, Jimin. I'm so horrible... I put him into all this mess, and I've been nothing but an asshole..." Jungkook's voice breaks as he continues to unravel, consumed by guilt.
Celina intervenes, her tone firm but compassionate.
"I think it's best to leave me alone with him. He needs peace while I work on Taehyung," she suggests to Jimin, who nods understandingly, guiding Jungkook out of the room with him.
