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" Will you both separate now? You've been clinging onto each other for like the whole day now." Jin looked at the Taekook couple.

" Yeah.....yesterday both of them were in their own world. They were travelling less and flirting more." Jimin said as he crossed both of his arms and dipped on the couch.

Taehyung got shy because of all the attention he was getting and tried to get up from Jungkook's lap but Jungkook held him tightly.

" K-Koo....lemme go" Taehyung whispered while blushing.

Jungkook glared at everyone who were staring at them.

" Let me cling onto my fiancé. There's nothing wrong in that. All of you have your respective partners. You are free to cling on them too." Jungkook said and then diverted his attention to his baby.

Soon the Guardian entered the scene.

" Ok. So I hope you enjoyed the two free days. Now let's go back to our task." The Guardian said.

" So.....what is written over there?" Yugyeom asked.

The Guardian placed his book on the table so that everyone could read what is written there.

I have no beginning, no end,

It might seem to eternity I extend.

I look flat, but I am deep,

Lives you would find inside me in heap.

At times I am beautiful and calm, angry and turbulent,

Travel and see my beauty and you will be stunned.

If you passed the above hurdle,

Then you can solve the next riddle.

I stay in that place deep and deep,

Where you find me, only little light can peep.

I am old and ruined but also famous and smitten,

A beautiful mermaid statue inside me is hidden.

Once you find that see a stone of graphite,

Put it in the statue and the elemental gem would be inside.

" Ok so am I the only one who didn't understand a single line in it?" Y/N asked the others who looked at the riddle with a dumb look on their face.

" I understood the first one because it's really easy.....but I can't understand the second one." Namjoon said.

" What is the first one!?" Yoongi asked him quickly.

" It's ocean. But did anyone get the second one?" He asked. All of them shook their head.

" What do we find deep in an ocean where only little light is there and it's old and ruined but attractive?"

" We can only find some old wrecked ships and stone monuments beneath the ocea- OH MY GOD!" Taehyung suddenly shouted in shock.

" What? What happened baby?" Jungkook panicked and asked Taehyung.

" It's the stone monument! The one that I saw deep inside. I didn't go there because I was busy playing with the fishes but there is one old and ruined but really beautiful monument deep down in the ocean. We have to pass a dangerous cave and then we can reach there." Taehyung said.

" What's in those caves?" BamBam asked.

" There are stone fishes and box jelly fishes in those caves. Passing them would be a really difficult task. Stone fishes are the most venomous fishes in our world and box jelly fishes are the deadliest." Taehyung replied to his question.

All looked at each other with a frightening look on their faces.

" There should be a way to pass it, right?" Hoseok asked.

" There is." The Guardian said.

" Use your imperial creature, Taehyung and Namjoon. And yeah.....only five of you can go. Other five will stay. Now you decide who will go and who will stay." The Guardian said.

" Tae, me and Yugyeom will go as we can easily breath in water. Jinnie will come because we need a Lightning Elemental with us. And the last one will be Y/N because fire and air elements can be of no use in water. Y/N with her ice powers can atleast freeze the deadly and venomous fishes." Namjoon completed.

" I am coming! There's no way I would let my baby go in that dangerous cave alone!" Jungkook said. Taehyung looked at him.

" Koo, I have been in those oceans all my life. And I have passed that cave once. Plus the Guardian said that only five can go. And fire elementals can have a problem in water. So have faith in me and the others. We will come back safe." Taehyung said softly.

" But my Yuggie--" BamBam started but Yugyeom cut him.

" Don't worry Bam, I will be alright." Yugyeom assured BamBam who sighed in defeat and nodded.

" Ok! So let's get ready to go in the oceans!" Jin said and Taehyung nodded enthusiastically.

Taehyung, Namjoon, Yugyeom, Jin and Yugyeom; all set out for their journey to get the elemental gem.

Namjoon and Taehyung had turned themselves into their mermaid forms, letting them swim faster. So Taehyung took Yugyeom's and Y/N's hand in his and Namjoon took Seokjin's hand in his, and both of them swam faster, pulling the three with them.

" How long will it take to reach the caves?" Y/N asked through her oxygen mask.

" A little more time and we will be there." Taehyung said.

When they reached outside the caves, their hearts were beating out of their chests. All of them were scared to enter it, but they have to. They have to pass this cave and get the elemental gem, that's the only way to save their world from the Lord of Darkness.

Taehyung looked at Namjoon.

" Hyung, let's release our imperial creatures." Taehyung said.

Namjoon nodded and both of them released their imperial creatures. Taehyung caressed his water dragon's skin.

" We are going to pass this cave but it's very dangerous. Protect all of us from the deadly and venomous fishes, alright?" Taehyung said to his imperial creature, who licked Taehyung to give his answer as 'Yes'.

" Ok then! Lead us my water dragon." Taehyung said.

" Nokk will follow the Water dragon and all of us will hold onto the Nokk. Those fishes are fast so we need to escape the cave quickly." Namjoon said and all of them nodded.

They all entered the cave as silently as they could.

" Three, two, one...." Taehyung said and his imperial creature started attacking the deadly fished inside.

" Hold onto the Nokk!" Namjoon said. All of them held onto Namjoon's Imperial Creature as it ran towards the end of the cave.

As they reached the exit of the cave, Taehyung called his water dragon back.

" Come back my water dragon!" He shouted and his imperial creature immediately listened to Taehyung.

They finally were out of the cave safely. All of them left the breath they were holding.

" Let's go now.....we will reach there soon." Taehyung said and held Jin's and Y/N's hand.

It was a little dark down here. Oh a little light was passing through the water, so they could see atleast something.

They swam for 2 minutes and then Taehyung stopped and pointed out at something.

" There it is. The monument." He said.

Jin and Y/N couldn't see it as properly as Taehyung, Namjoon and Yugyeom could. The reason being that they could see and breath in water easily and more clearly than others.

" Come on" Namjoon said.

They swam inside the monument.

" We have to find the mermaid statue." Jin said.

All of them nodded and started searching for it.

" Hey look! It's here!" Yugyeom said and all swam to the place Yugyeom was at.

" I would have lived in the ocean if I could." Y/N said dreamily looking at the mermaid statue.

The ocean was so beautiful and calming that it captivated her mind and heart.

" We will get nothing if we just keep on staring at the statue." Namjoon said.

" We have to find a graphite stone and I guess we have to put it in there." Jin pointed at a hole in the statue.

" Yeah....let's find the stone." Yugyeom said and there search began again.

It took them like half an hour to search for that small graphite stone. All of them were exhausted as fuck now.

" Just put it in." Yugyeom was about to put it when Taehyung stopped him.

" Wait!" He shouted and Yugyeom flinched and glared at Taehyung.

" Hehe....sorry hyung but did you forget that we brought Jinnie hyung here for that? He needs to put the graphite stone in the mermaid statue." Taehyung said.

Yugyeom's eyes widened as he realised about that and passed the stone to Jin.

Jin started swimming towards the statue. He looked at others before placing the stone in the hole.

Suddenly the statue started shaking and cracks were visible on it.

" I-It's breaking..." Y/N said.

The statue broke completely and they could see the beautiful water elemental gem inside.

Jin took it and placed it in the small bag.

" Now it's time to go back."

The five of them started telling about everything they saw and did there.

" The ocean was so so so beautiful!" Y/N was still mesmerized by it.

Taehyung and Namjoon were sleeping because of the swimming. They both were more exhausted than anyone else.

" Now only the last gem is remaining....." The Guardian said.

" Once we find it, we will finally be able to defeat Revon for once and for all."

*****

Now only the last elemental gem is remaining! Which means the final battle will be nearer!

And one more thing!

I'm on number 3 and number 10 in bottomtae and topkook!!!! Fuck I thought I was dreaming and checked it three times and then danced crazily. ( I got judging looks by my mom, but that's other thing) So I took a screenshot then and post it on insta! I want to thank all my cupcakes who read this book and voted and commented on it!