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"Who the f-"

Mister gets cut off by a harsh slap on the back of his head, losing his balance for a moment. Despite being unable to see his facial expressions, you could tell that he was fuming.

"GET HER! WHAT ARE YOU IDIOTS DOING?" Mister orders, screaming his head off at the guards. You hoped he screamed his head off. Literally. Instead of following his orders, the guards stood as still as a statue. Their eyes were glassy and glazed over, bodies slacking.

The lady who had popped out of nowhere snickered, "They can't do anything, oldie. They're like frozen figurines now. One move or touch, they crumble." the hood snarled at the lady, the sound of his teeth gritting echoed clearly in the air.

"Y-You-" Jin tugs at the ropes, mouth opened wide. His eyes were as large at the diamonds on Mister's stick, jaw touching the floor. Tilting her head, the lady shot Jin a seductive smirk. "What about me?"

Before Jin could answer, Mister interrupts. "You're going to suffer for this," he growls, raspy voice lowering an octave, rumbling in the air. Mister lunges for the mysterious lady, howling softly as his body collides with the ground. "You're slow, oldie. You need to work on it."

Pressing her white heels against the back of Mister, she prompted Jin to continue, waiting for his answer with a smug look on her face. "You're the lady who told me to take the child," he whispers, the colour on his face draining. His tone turns from a confused, timid one to a fierce and angry one. "What are you doing here? Why did you tell me to do that? Because of you, I'm stuck here! Because of you, Jungkook got dragged down with me! Because of-"

"Okay, that's enough. Where's my thank you? Because of me, you got to meet six other amazing people. Because of me, the child lived a better life. Because of me, you got your revenge. Aren't you going to thank me for that?" She hissed back, pressing the tip of her heel into Mister's back, earning a soft groan from the male.

Yoongi snickers softly, a smirk tugging at his lips as he eyed Mister's form. Hoseok had a look of satisfaction in his eyes, and so did Namjoon. Along with Jin, Jungkook had his eyes on the lady. Despise was written all over his face.

"You don't remember me, do you? I'm guessing Satan gave the orders to remove your memories," she laughs sarcastically, a hint of pain hidden in her tone. "What memories?" Jin frowned.

Surprisingly, Mister hasn't uttered a word or done anything. It was irritatingly suspicious. You could tell Taehyung felt the same, for he was constantly eyeing the ruler. "Do you remember your mother in your past life?"

Jin tensed up, the hands that were desperately trying to break away from the ropes had dropped down. "Mother?" Jin gulps visibly, his adam apples bobbing up and down. "Try again, brother," she grins, the smile on her face was the brightest you've ever seen on anyone.

"Sunny." Jin paused, voice breaking as he whispered her name. "That's right, big brother. I've grown up, haven't I?" All heads turn towards Seokjin.

They say, no matter how close you are, there are some secrets that you're meant to bring with you into your grave.

Jin's eyes were locked with his sister's, a tear rolling down his left eye. "Who's Sunny?" Yoongi inquires, brows pulled together. Jin broke the eye contact, breathing in deeply before he started to explain.

"My sister. She was a year younger. We were the best of friends, that was until Mother decided that we couldn't afford to feed two mouths. Deliberately, she left Sunny alone in an amusement park, bringing me home. She'd ignore my questions and soon, I forgot about my sister. I was only six then. I thought Sunny was someone I had made up in my head. On Mother's deathbed, she confessed."

"Due to poverty, she had to leave either one of us. Father had decided to abandon Sunny because I was the firstborn. Because I was a male. Because I could continue the family's name." Jin's teeth clenched hard as he finished his sentence, his tied up hands clenching in thin air. Pain pricked at your heart.

Jin was so bubbly, cheerful, despite going through all that. And you wondered how much more was he hiding. "Jin. It's not your fault, and you know that. As much as I'd like to reconcile with you, we have an issue to settle and I'm on a time limit." Sunny's voice breaks the painfully tensed air, pointing at the hood under her and at her imaginary watch.

"Where did you come from?" Jungkook asks the question that had been floating in everyone's mind. "Heaven," she announces nonchalantly, bending down the wrap Mister's wrists with a glowing, turquoise-coloured string. "Hang on, I'll get to you." that sentence sent relief washing over you. None of them would vanish. They wouldn't have to be executed.

That was what you thought. Until Mister whispered a few incoherent words.

And in came a shadow with a big green eye in the middle of its head. It's mouth stretched to its ear, teeth soaked in saliva. Its fingers formed claws.

Yoongi, Hoseok, and Namjoon's face paled.