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Chapter 7: The Gold King

[Jinu]

King's Tower, a place where the WHEEL is being kept and guarded. This is also the home of the Gold Clansmen, the guardians of the ancient relic.

I stare at the huge double door in front of me. This door leads to our King's quarters where the Gold clansmen gather for council. I open it, hoping to discuss something with the Gold King but only Mino and Hoon are there. The two of them are sitting on the sofa located in the middle of the huge room, playing poker.

"Oh? You're finally here." Hoon looks up from his cards. "What's with the serious face?"

"Where's Yoon?" I ask.

Mino throws a card on the table. "We don't know. We were actually wondering ourselves. We thought, he's with you."

"Why?" Hoon asks. "Do you need something from him?"

I shake my head. "I just want to ask him something."

The two of them stop playing and turn to face me.

"What's it about?" Hoon asks again.

"It's about my sister." I answer.

Mino and Hoon exchange worried looks.

"Is it about you being a Gold clansman?" Mino frowns. "Has she finally asked you about your work?"

I shake my head. "It's more than that. Something's happening to her and i want to know the reason behind it."

"And you think that only Yoon can provide for the answers you're trying to look for?" Mino raises his eyebrow.

I nod.

"Why do you think so?" Hoon narrows his eyes curiously.

"Because Jisoo dreamt about the WHEEL."

Hoon and Mino stiffen. They look at each other, frowning. No doubt, they're also wondering why Jisoo would dream something about the WHEEL.

Mino forces a laugh. "Well, isn't that normal? I mean, it's just a dream."

"I hope so but this dream of hers.." I pause. "..she told me that she has been dreaming it ever since she came here at the city."

"That's weird." Mino comments.

"I know." I say. "And there's more. Jisoo gave me some names and i tried looking for it in our database under the category of the WHEEL and they were there!"

"Holy shit!" Mino exclaims. "Then, it's not just a dream."

"So? What did you find about them?" Hoon leans closer.

"Nothing. I tried to open the file but the folder is empty." I frown. "It was erased in the database."

"Or it's just classified." Hoon narrows his eyes. "Only Yoon can access this information."

"Then, let's just wait for our King." Mino picks up and shuffles the cards. "I'm sure he's on his way here now."

•••••

[Jisoo]

"I need you to come with me." B.I says.

I take a step back without realizing and the Red King sees it. He narrows his eyes at me before closing the gap between us. He is now towering over me and i can't help but cower at his presence.

"You're afraid." B.I whispers and i shiver.

I try to look at his eyes. "I--" i swallow.

B.I smirks. "I can smell it on you."