Chapter 20
Family
“You know the place? Are you serious?” Lighter King widens his eyes while looking at the fallen prince with dumbfounded expression. Strangely the fallen prince nodded confidently. The lighter King gasped….How come, that kid who just found out about the magical kingdom that lost from the maps for hundreds of years…. hours ago, know about that exact location of the kingdom? It’s just to absurd and impossible to understand!
“Definitely. The place always appeared in my dream….”
“Ehhh?” Everyone shrieked when they heard his answer. That make them confused rather to believe it or not.
“We don’t lose anything if we try…………” Changmin finally said with a sighed when he saw hesitation in his king eyes. If that only a choice they have then..bring it on..As for now, they will try everything as long it can save the fallen prince life.
Lighter King’s silent for moment…The decision maker is in his hands. He was thingking about Changmin words…Slowly, he nodded. Changmin was right…they need to take any chance that offered to them.
“Fine..Lead us there..” The lighter King said defeated. Jaejoong smiles thankfully as the king put the trust on him…But then he suddenly remember something..
“But….” He pause his words while looking at Yunho, afraid it words will be take mistakenly by the others,
“Yes?” The king saw the hesitant in the young man eyes. He smiles as encourage him to speak.
“Don’t be afraid…Speak Prince Jaejoong…we’ll listening to you.”
“I need Yu…I mean Prince Yunho help in this. I..my power…er…” Jaejoong look down on the floor afraid to see the king reaction. What if they think that he was purposely does it just to take Yunho power? What if….
“I understood.” The King agreed instantly..Jaejoong quickly look at him. Yunho without hesitating come towards and sit beside him as ready to give his power to him.
“Er….Changmin shi, can you watch me? I afraid I’ll absorb Prince Yunho power too much….So….er..” Jaejoong was doubted to his self. He’s afraid that he will lose control and hurt Yunho instead..…After all he’s still new with this….
“Very well Prince Jaejoong. Don’t worry about that.” Changmin nodded and then take his position beside Yunho.
“Don’t worry, just go on. We’ll protect both of you.” The lighter King stands beside Changmin as to reassure him that everything will be alright.
“Here…take my hand…” Yunho offered his hand. Jaejoong’s hesitated for seconds. He doesn’t know if he makes a right choice.
“Hyung…” Junsu held his shoulder and then nodded at him. Yoochun come forwards and then nodded too as understand what the man’s thinking.
“Junsu….Chun..” Jaejoong smile appreciatively. They presence beside him at least ease his doubt.
“Don’t worry. We’ll be here beside you. I know you won’t hurt us.” Junsu reassure him again as knowing that his hyung will be worry about that too.
“Thanks Su. Chun” Jaejoong nodded and smiles sincerely to the two. He then turned to look at Yunho hands. Slowly he’s reaching the hands. As soon as he touched Yunho hand, white and black aura appears around him….Yunho on other hands suddenly felt so weak…it’s just only few seconds but he felt like all his energy suddenly gone…Luckily Changmin was faster, he quickly separated the two and take Yunho few meters away from there.
“Yunho are you okay??” The King of Lighter quickly asks his son as soon his son opened his eyes. Yunho nodded. He felt relief after being separated…Luckily his Glorious lighter book attend and heal his energy back quickly.
“Yes father….Beside….my whiter book is here with me too. How’s Jae?”
“See for yourself.” His father sighed while move a little to show his son the scene behind him. Yunho widens his eyes when he saw Jaejoong whimpering and arching his back on the bed. He can felt the dark aura getting stronger around the room.
“Jae hyung…Control yourself….You can do it hyung!” Junsu shouted to the man on the bed. Jaejoong look at him with his black eyes….He hissed and groaned but as understand Junsu words he nodded weakly. Yunho can’t stand to watching Jaejoong like that….He about to stand up but his father hold him.
“Yunho wait…Trust him….He’s fighting it.” Just like as his father said, the room suddenly emanating with white light…Everyone was startled…They can’t see what happened..But they know the white light also came from Jaejoong’s…..
As soon as the white light gone, they quickly run to look at the fallen prince condition. There, they saw Jaejoong was sitting on the bed while hugging his legs. His head was resting on his knees while looking down on the blanket…He look like in the deep thinking.
“Jaejoong???” Junsu call his name with worry face. Jaejoong’s slowly reacting to him. He looks around him and then to Junsu….He smiles weakly and nodded his head.
“I…I’m fine…..lets go…” As soon as he said the words, suddenly the white light appears again.
“Uh? But……………wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh” Junsu screaming when he felt the white light cover his vision. As soon as the white light gone, everyone gasped….They was standing behind the fountain in the center of white snow field.
“Where are we?” The question come out from their lips….minutes ago they were standing beside the bed in the grand room but now….All they can see is white snow covering the trees….
“Is this………….” ChangMin suddenly gasped and then look at his King.
“Magical Kingdom.” King Lighter nodded as can guess what Changmin thinking. He looks behind and saw the ancient symbol of the country that he been seeing in the library before was crave on the statue in the center of the fountain…He can’t be wrong about this..He knows the symbol definitely the lost kingdom seal……
“But how………….” Yunho paused his words when he saw a group of creatures that look like hybrid of human and horse come towards them…Minutes later, their spotted suddenly been crowded by many kinds of creatures that they can’t even define coming from nowhere to look at them. They specifically look at Jaejoong from head to toes.
“Your highness.” The crowded is suddenly down on their knees in front of Jaejoong. Jaejoong gasped…
“Uh??????? Who? Me? Hey stand up..It’s cold..Don’t do that!!! Aish….”
“It’s you! It’s really you!!! You’ve come back! The legend said, The young prince will come back on this spotted..The fountain of holly water from white pearl sea…..You stand in the holly circle..It’s really you….” Opened hearing one of the creatures said, Jaejoong quickly looks down on his feet…Strangely, he was indeed standing in the middle of the circle that has the lost Kingdom seal around it.
“Your highness….welcome home…” The all creatures around them shouting the same words and then bowed to him. Jaejoong was startled as don’t know what to do anymore. He looks at the King and his friends, they only can smiles at him…Well he guess they were clueless like him too…..But then he remember something………
“Hold on…….wait….this is familiar.” He muttered the words while tapping his chin….
“Woahhh…This the first time I saw unicorn!” Junsu squeaked startled him. He quickly looks at Junsu way that was busy admiring the thing beside him.
“Unicorn????” Jaejoong frown more…This definitely really familiar scene to him…
“It’s pretty…..Can I take one and bring it home?” Junsu eyes are sparkling when he looks at the magical creature.
“Su you’ll make it afraid of you.” Yoochun chuckled and shakes his head few times…The magical creature suddenly walking away from Junsu.
“Yes!!!! That’s it!” Jaejoong snapped his fingers when he remembers it clearly now…That’s definitely in his dream before!!!!!!
“What???” All eyes turned to him. They were startled when their saw the prince suddenly shrieked with happiness. Instead answering, Jaejoong runs towards the unicorn.
“Bring us to the magical Kingdom palace.” He touched the unicorn horn and just like that the unicorn horn suddenly shining….
“Hey…Hyung….you..aahhhhhhhhhhhhh….” Junsu didn’t manage to finish his words. With only a blink of an eye; all of them teleported inside the beautiful palace, as to follow Jaejoong request. They take few minute to admiring the beautiful structure inside the palace. The palace was made with 60 percent of glasses and ice…It’s very beautiful but also very cold in there.
“Are you ok?” Yunho ask as he saw Jaejoong frowning beside him. He sensed the man shivering a little.
“Uh…yes…yes….” Jaejoong nodded lightly. Yunho sighed. He looks at Jaejoong thin cloths and wondering how can he still stand wearing only ‘that’ in the cold weather. Without wasting time, he opened the white fur jacket that he wear and put it around Jaejoong shoulder. He put it carefully as to make sure he didn’t touch him.
“Wear this….” Jaejoong was startled with the sudden movement..He about to refuse but Yunho assures him that he needs it more than him. Jaejoong finally give in and thanks him for his kindness. While they inspecting the place, Jaejoong saw one door that very familiar to him.
“This door..It’s really looks exactly same in my dream.” He stands in front of the door. Without hesitating, he holds the doorknob and pushes the door to open it.
“Hey…where are you going? Prince Jaejoong!! Aish….” Changmin who saw it entered the room quickly follow him…He signal the rest as to follow them too.
As Jaejoong entered the room he was greeted by one person that smiling widely at him. As he look around, he saw there was like hundred people standing behind that man…That startled him…The man must be someone that really powerful in there….But more to his surprise, the man suddenly kneels in front of him then following his acted, the armies behind him also kneeling as to welcoming the prince to the kingdom.
“Welcome back…..My Prince.!” The man that Jaejoong suspected as the leader of the armies is welcoming him formally. Jaejoong was confused for moment. He still can’t understand was going on…
“YOU!!!!!” The sudden voice startled them. They quickly look at the new comer. Yunho run towards the man and then look at him with frowning face. He examines the man from head to toes and then frowning again.
“You look very familiar. Have we met before?”
“Hi Blackie.” The man smirked while Yunho jaw dropped opened.
“Vi…Vick???” Stuttered, Yunho pointed to the grinning man.
“Nice too meet you again…Prince Yunho.” He nodded and bowed to him. Yunho was too happy until he come forwards and hugs the man. The man startled for second but then he hugged the prince back.
“My…Vick?” Jaejoong widens his eyes. He couldn’t believe it! The man right in front of him now….was his dog before…..His Vick..
“At your service my Prince…” JiWoo kneeled on his knee and then smile widely at him. Jaejoong kneeled too and then hugged the man….When he felt the man warmth he couldn’t mistaken…It was the same warmth that he got every time he hugged his big Vick…He really sure now…This man really his Vick..
“But…but….How come?” He loosens the hugand look at him with confused face.
“He’s JiWoo the first rank general that been protected you on earth in the form of dog Joongiee ….When you ‘sent’ him back here before, he already in his original human form.” The sudden soft voices that suddenly appear beside them startled him.
“Uh…” Jaejoong look at the beautiful women that stand beside them while smiling softly at him. The women held his hand as helping him to stand up. Jaejoong reaches the hand and slowly stand up facing the beautiful women…He smiles back as recognizes the women who always appeared in his dream before.
“Welcome home my sweet Joongie…..” The women pull him forwards to her arms as whispered the word on his ears. Jaejoong stay on the women arms and hugged her back…
"Mo…Mother???” He looked at the women eyes as to confirm his suspicion before. The women tears fall as soon as she heard the words. She nodded eagerly and then kissed the young man forehead.
“I’m glad you could make it…Son…my sweet Jaejoongie”
“Mother…” Jaejoong hugged his mother again this time with teary eyes…..He just can’t hide his emotion anymore…He was too happy being with his mother again.
JiWoo’s smiling watching the two hugging each other…..At least his sacrifice for all this years was paid up when he saw with his own eyes his queen and his prince reunite again. He then turned his face to the man and to the two persons that very familiar to him.
“Hi guys…” JiWoo’s waving his hands to Junsu and Yoochun who look at him with frowning face. The two felt weird when the stranger acting likes he know them very well.
“Urgh….this is weird. They might be getting shock when they know about you.” Yunho’s scratching his head while looking at Junsu and Yoochun. He sure the two will be surprised if they know the truth later.
“What? Yah..Prince Yunho, you also disguise in cat form too before!!!” JiWoo snorted and glared at him. Yunho just laughed and nodded his head lightly. Jiwoo was right, the two actually accepted it pretty well so he sure that this going to be alright too.
“He’s Vick..you know…The big furrr white thingy in Jaejoong house….That’s hm….him.” Yunho explain to the two…Junsu and Yoochun gasped and look at the man with startled face.
“So…so..you..you’re Vick?” Yoochun ask with stuttered voice as pointing to the said man.
“Ye…eh..??” Before JiWoo manage to answer him, Junsu suddenly fall on Yoochun side. Luckily Yoochun managed to catches him before his body touches the floor
“Su…Su…wake up!!!” Yoochun shake Junsu body few time as to make him regain his conscious back.
“my head…..” Junsu finally wake up….. He massages his head before look at the man face again.
“I’ve got a present for you.” JiWoo state calmly. Junsu eyes are sparkling when he heard ‘present’ words. Yoochun just can shake his head while looking at his boyfriend.
“For me???” Junsu say excitedly. JiWoo nodded.
“Yes. You can come out now…” JiWoo turn to his back as calling for someone….The white furr thing suddenly running towards them.
“SHAKIIIII…Come here baby.” Junsu open his arms as let the dog flung towards him. He was really happy to meet Shaki again…All this time, he thought he already lose his beloved best friend ……And to see her again, live and healthy it’s just like dream comes true.
“Hello….Sha…” Yoochun about to touch the dog but Shaki’s suddenly showing her fang on him. He gulped…
“Grrrrrrrrrrr” The dog hissed…..Yoochun sighed while retreating his hand.
“Uh..She never likes me! But thanks for not turning to female form.” And with that, Yoochun’s grinning happily.
“Eh???” Junsu, Yunho and Changmin palmed their face when they heard Yoochun words.
“Hm…..My Queen, may I know where King Aargon is?” The lighter king finally speaks. Actually, he was expecting King Argon to show up too….Unfortunately it’s only Queen Aerthis was with them for now.
“Mother?” Jaejoong was curiously too…Well…He’s really excited to meet his father now that’s why he’s wondering why his father was not there with them.
“Hm….Follow me.” Instead answering them, Queen Aerthis walk to the other door. As soon as everyone already gathered in front the door she read some spell that make the door open. She entered first and the rest following him from behind.
“Urghh…..So hot…” Junsu waving his hand on his face as to cool his burning face. It’s not just that, he also felt like it’s very difficult to breath in there.
“You’re ….human.” Queen Aerthis startled for second. Junsu look confused but then he nodded as to admit the queen words.
“Don’t take it out as long as you here…” The Queen warps the scarf the she wore before on Junsu neck. The scarf was magical scarf that the fairies give to her on her birthday. As soon as the scarf wrapped around him, Junsu can breathe easily he smiled and bowed to the queen. The queen chuckled and ruffled his head.
When they arrived around the corner of the room, suddenly they were greeted by the darkness. Everyone freeze on their step.
“What’s going on? It’s too dark in here….” Lighter King was surprised with the sudden darkness. He can’t see anything from the place he steps.
“You said you wanted to meet him….This is ‘the dark palace….my husband place.” Queen Aerthis smiled. She flicked her hands and suddenly the place become lighter.
“Wait…you mean……….” King of lighter gasped..
“What do you expect King Jung? He’s darkness prince…It’s his nature anyway. He build this place as place for him to regain his strength……I sometimes come here to stay with him or sometimes he come to my side when his energy already recharge.” Queen of Aerthis explain while continue to walk. The rest follow from behind without saying anything.
“Is it ok for us to come in here? It’s safe right?” Changmin suddenly speak. He can sensed strange aura inside the room….It’s really weird…He can’t figure out from where the aura coming from.
“This is the safest place in this Kingdom…. There he is….” Queen Aerthis run to the Man that sits on the main table in the main room with few men around him. They assumed these men were the kingdom ministers. As soon as he saw his queen, he quickly dismissed his ministers and run towards her with big smiles on his face. He hugged his queen and kisses her lips.
“My lady……..What are…oh we have accompany today..hm…it’s rare….” King Aargon smiles shyly when his acted been caught by the stranger eyes.
“I bring surprise guess for you, my king.” The queen bowed and lower down her head as to cover her embarrasses face.
“Prince Aargon..No it’s supposed King Aargon …It’s me….Prince Jung, well The king of Lighter kingdom now.”
“It’s been a long time my friend!!.King Jung…I’m really honored to meet you again!” King Aargon quickly hugged his friend…It’s really long time and it’s definitely surprised him as his friend found away to meet him again.
“What….was…..that?” The sudden gasped startled them. Everyone look at the ‘thing’ that Junsu pointed. King of Aargon looks at it and frowning…
“It’s White pearl lake………..Be careful. It’s very dangerous for people who didn’t used with it energy.” He’s frowning because this is the first time he felt strange aura coming from the lake…The Lake was very calmed before but now, it’s suddenly waving as reacting to something…The water color that was white before turned to black and red…..As the same time Jaejoong suddenly hold his arms…The painful pain suddenly strike him. He groaned while holding his right hand…
“Jaejoong?” Yoochun that was closed to him startled for second. He about to hold him, but then retreat his hand back…he was shocked when his hand almost burned by the strong heat coming from Jaejoong body.
“Jae…Joong….Did you just call my son name???” King Aargon quickly holds Yoochun shoulder. Yoochun is about to answer him when Jaejoong got the second pain strike again.
“Prince Jaejoong? What’s wrong?” Changmin come faster as to attend him…But he also need to stand back as the aura come out from the prince body getting stronger.
“Baby? My baby? What’s going on?” Queen Aerthis about to run towards her son but before she manage to run towards him, King Aargon hold her arm.
“My Queen…..He is….Our baby?” King Aargon was in teary eyes when he asked the question…Queen Aerthis nodded lightly. She knows how her King felt about their son. For all this time, her King felt guilty for letting their son in the strange world….And now to see him right in front of their eyes..It’s like a dream come true.
“We need to get him out from here….his energy reacting to this place. No wonder I felt strange before…What happened?” King Argon runs towards Jaejoong. Strangely, the heat didn’t affect him at all.
“Darkness cursed…”ChangMin uttered the words while looking down at the fallen prince. He didn’t dare to watch King Aargon reaction.
“What did you say?????” King Arrgon widens his eyes. He looks at his prince and then to the lighter sorcerer. He then looks at King Jung that sighed and nodded weakly.
“JAEJOONG!!!!!!!” Opened hearing his queen shrieked everyone eyes look at her and the prince that suddenly floating on the air. The darkness aura getting stronger around him…Jaejoong look confused while struggled a little….
“Stay far away as you can go now…It could be dangerous for all of you.” After say the warning to them, King Aargon spread his wings and then looks at his queen. Smiling, he extends his hand to his queen.
“Aerthis my queen…Let’s go. Our baby needs us.” Queen Aerthis nodded. She reaches her King hand and smiles at him before spread her white wing too. Together their flied closer to their son.
“Joongie….my baby…” Queen Aerthis say softly while moving closer to Jaejoong. She needs to be careful as to make sure the dark aura didn’t harm her.
“Mother…help me…I can’t control my body…” Jaejoong yelped helplessly…He can felt every dark aura that absorb into his body..And every time it happened, the anger and all negative side of him like want to come out! He struggles to fight it until all his energy drawn….
“Joong…Listen to me my son….” The strong command makes Jaejoong turned to look at the man that on her mother side. The man was in the black…and the black wing makes him realize something…
“Father…” He uttered the words naturally. King Aargon nodded. He really wants to hug his son but seemed like their situation won’t allowed it to happen….as for now…
“Yes it’s me son. Listen carefully, close your eyes now.. Don’t panic. Everything’s going to be alright…Listen to your mother voice ok? Just stay the way you are now.” Jaejoong nodded and follow his father words. As soon as he closes his eyes, Queen Aerthis move closer to him. She takes Jaejoong on her arms and then wrapped his white wings around him.
“Syshhh everything going to be alright baby….Mother is here now…” After she whispered the words on her son ears, the white light is suddenly emanating from the two bodies. On other hands King Aargon stand few meters closer…He spread his wings widely as his eyes suddenly turned to red. He enchanted a spell that make all the dark energy absorbing into his body… He signal his queen to leave the place with their son as fast she can while he’ll be holding the dark power inside the room from chasing their son. Queen Aerthis nodded…..She didn’t hesitated at all…She knows her King will be alright...After all, the dark energies in that room was also solely coming from her husband aka her king body….
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TBC
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