`dungeon—

@ahn jaehyo Jongjin jerked his head away from the lips he could feel at his jaw. He would not let this thief have his way with him again. He would do whatever it takes. "Piss off," he snarled in reply as he felt the dagger Jaehyo was holding cut into the fabric of his shirt. He struggled against the things pinning him down and mentally cursed himself for training so hard with his powers before as he would have been able to disappear into a black mist in this situation. To late, he thought wryly, to late for anything. Jongjin felt the thief's hand slip into the slit he made with the dagger and brush over the skin above his heart. He in a breath through his teeth as the strange tingling from before intensified at the touch of the other. Hearing Jaehyo's words made Jongjin let out the breath he was holding in a hiss, "Bastard..!" he tried to displace the hand by moving his body, "You have no idea how much pain I'm going to put you in for that, and the first thing I'll do? Is carve my name on every inch of your body." he smirked with dark intent in his eyes. The thief had no idea what he was getting himself into by being here.

@Won Jongjin To prevent himself from having to deal with the potential struggling, Jaehyo stabbed the dagger which he was holding through the male's sleeve and onto the wall, keeping the arm from interrupting his next actions. "Remember this?" Jaehyo just had to ask about their current position while he examined the other's facial structures more carefully for a quick while now that their distance are so close.

He leaned closer towards the other's face, casually ignoring the tense aura of the other. "How long have it been since I last saw your face this up close?" He whispered near to the other's ear before latching his lips against the other's perfect jawlines and planting butterfly kisses along it. After which, he lifted his other dagger along the other's clothing without cutting any layers yet, "I'm curious about whether the mark I've made is really erased from your /skin/." The thief muttered audibly before adjusting blade of his dagger firmly on the other's left side of the collar and tore the clothing into two without the usage of hands but is also careful not to scar the other's skin any further.

Following, he kept the dagger and slipped his hand under the torn layers. A satisfied smirk formed on his face when his fingers felt the familiar marks of his handwriting. "You were saying~?" Jaehyo questioned the statement previously made by the male about the marks.

@ahn jaehyo Jongjin, preoccupied with trying to get a cut in at Jaehyo, was thrown off guard when Jaehyo put his dagger away and grabbed him by the wrist, successfully pinning him against the wall where the thief was just a second ago. Déjà vu hit him like lightning as the memory of a similar situation came to the forefront of his mind. The healed cuts on his skin tingled at the nearness of the one who inflicted them and so of course naturally he tried to lift up his sword and get it between them only to stop short as he realized he couldn't move his arms from the position they were in. He growled dangerously, his aura crackling around him like fire from the pits of hell, "What are you going to do now? Try and carve into me some more!?" he spat out while trying to see if there was any weak point in this lock-hold Jaehyo had him in. Nothing good could come out of being in this position with the thief, he knew that, and his memories certainly didn't let him forget that either.

@Won Jongjin Even though it's just a short fight, Jaehyo found himself catching for breath which is probably due to the workout he had with the guards or the untreated injury but Jaehyo was able to keep his focus when counter attacking the other. "That's sweet but I like it better if my skin is flawless even if I die." Jaehyo laughed as he blocked each attack successfully. While he kept shifting back, he slipped one dagger back to his belt. When he felt his back touching the corner, his lips curled into a small smirk as he gripped the other's wrist which was holding the sword with his free hand and changed their positions, slamming and pinning the other onto the wall which his back initially touches.

@ahn jaehyo Hearing the others words about the dagger just fueled Jongjin on more as he stepped up every time Jaehyo stepped back. At first he thought the thief was trying to escape but as his eyes tracked his movements he realized the male was backing up into a corner instead. Jongjin smirked liking the fact that Jaehyo was only making things easier for him. "Oh you dont have to worry about that," he gave out a dark chuckle, "You'll be handled accordingly, since you carried me in the woods I'll return the favor," Jongjin said as the two of them now clashed swords in the dark space that Jaehyo was hiding in before. "I'll also make sure to carve into your flesh before you die so that we can be completely even then, what do you say?" he said sarcastically, shortening his sword jabs to be able to strike in the small space they now inhabited.

@Won Jongjin Jaehyo stumbled a few steps back after his daggers are freed from the other's sword. "One of this daggers are really precious to me." He exclaimed, examining the blade of the dagger he held in his left hand for any blunt edges and blowing it. "Sweetheart doesn't even need to ask why is it so special." He chuckles, glancing back at the male and twirling that dagger once before getting back to position. Hearing the other's next sentence, Jaehyo cheekily asked,"How are you gonna carry me if I /did/ die right here?" Although he was injured, he was able to dodge by shifting to his stronger side then counter attack the other. He have to take into consideration that the male isn't the only being that he is fighting with, the other soldiers were still within the dungeon and he will be outnumbered if they were to arrive. With that thought, he skimmed through the dark place to find a suitable hiding place. The only place he could find was the one he initially hide in which was behind him and judging by the other's attitude, Jaehyo thought that the other will be too engrossed in fighting him to know what he'll do. After devising his plan, he started attacking the other rather seriously while executing his plans by moving back every few attacks.

@ahn jaehyo Jongjin clenched his teeth at the mention of the "marking." The damnable thing was carved so deep into his skin it was impossible to get rid of no matter what he'd tried! "As if I'd allow something like that to remain on my skin," he hissed out, lying of course. He could not allow the satisfaction Jaehyo would get if he knew the truth. Jongjin lunged forward, clashing his sword hard against Jaehyo's daggers before pulling back and swinging his sword down again. "I wont let you leave this time," he ground out, "If you're leaving its only going to be because I'll throw your dead carcass out into the forest once I'm done with you," he parried back and forth trying to get swipes in at Jaehyo's current weak spot. The thief would have trouble moving thanks to his ankle wound and Jongjin would take advantage of that as best he could. He took in Jaehyo's sweat slicked face and felt something within him lurch. Jongjin couldn't believe this thief had managed to get the best of him once. He'd make sure that would be the last time it ever happened as he swung forth again.

@Won Jongjin Jaehyo glanced at his fallen comrade for a split second, mentally heaving a sigh of relief that he was not the one running away first, even though he should be feeling at least slightly upset over the loss of another comrade. However, that thought never did cross his mind. It didn’t take him long to identify the other. To avoid being potentially slashed by the sword of the other, he quickly took a couple of steps away from the male. Initially, he wanted to run away but he knew that he couldn’t run as fast with an injured ankle so he decided to stay and go along with the other’s plans of fighting. Taking out two daggers, he took on a defending stance. “Sorry to burst your bubble Sweetheart, but I’m not going to die today.” He exclaimed with much confidence. “But for you to wait for me, I must be really special, right? …Or is my marking still there?” Jaehyo laughed lightly, his dried lips. “I could fight with you for a while but then it’s back to business. You know I’m a busy guy.” He chuckled at his own words, waiting patiently for the other’s first attack.

@ahn jaehyo The smirk once on his face completely slid off into a confused frown and then slowly but surely turned into a glare. Ahn Jaehyo. The man he vowed to kill personally. Not being distracted by Jaehyo's movements one bit he didn't even bat a lash as he noted another thief running away and in turn snatched a dagger from his boot and flung it with dead aim straight into the thief's skull. Watching the man fall with a sick sense of humor he then turned back to face Jaehyo, his sword between the two of them poised for a fight. Taking in the other male Jongjin noticed that Jaehyo was the one who was hurt from what he could see of the blood and wrappings around his ankle. "What are you doing here /Ahn Jaehyo/?" Jongjin spat out with venom not missing the fact that the skin above his heart throbbed and burned with the memories that came with seeing the thief again. "Have you finally come to be killed by me? That seems to be the only logical reason I see for you showing up here of all places," he chuckled darkly, "You have no idea how long I waited for you to finally show yourself after what you did to me."

@Won Jongjin Upon hearing the words, Jaehyo whipped his head towards the voice’s direction. It sounds strangely familiar and it wouldn’t be uncommon for Jaehyo to see the certain someone again in such situations but Jaehyo still have his doubts. He indirectly told his only comrade to check out using gestures and actions to say that he is injured. However his comrade wouldn’t move an inch from his spot. Heaving a deep silent breath, Jaehyo slowly staggered to the direction of the voice, partially using the wall to support him properly. His left hand was placed on the handle of the knife, in case the opponent is going to strike him. His eyes were directed on the ground the entire time so as to see the silhouette of anyone, with the help of the dim light source. Just when he was about to reach the figure, he glanced back at his comrade and gave a judgemental look at the person, pondering about why he is supposed to be the distraction instead of the other. Nevertheless, he signalled his comrade to run the other direction as soon as he distracts their opponent. Mentally counting to three, Jaehyo shifted out from the shadows and pushed the figure against the wall before doing anything else, allowing his comrade to make his “great” escape.

@ahn jaehyo Hearing warning bells go off from the guard tower, Jongjin, who was currently sharpening his blade, halted his movements to hear over the sudden ruckus. "Thieves! Thieves on the grounds!" called out an enlarged sweating guard who seemed to be waddling rather than running as he made his way over to where Jongjin was. "Thieves..thieves have broken onto the castle grounds your- your Highness," he bowed low in respect. "Where?" Jongjin said in a steely voice as he sheathed his blade. The man wasted no time in pointing over towards the dungeons, "There your Highness, in the dungeons, we're doing our best to locate them but so far we haven't found them yet," he bowed again in apology. Jongjin scoffed, "Of course you haven't, what with all of your appearances you probably wouldn't even be able to chase down a turtle!" he glared at the man and took off in the direction of the dungeons. He hated thieves, especially after his experience with a certain one of them. Running swiftly yet as silent as a ghost he pushed out his aura, searching for ones that did not belong to the ones he already knew...there! The two rapidly beating hearts, and was one wounded? Jongjin smirked, this would be easy then. Slowing down he followed the twists and turns of the dungeons letting his aura lead him. He stopped near a dark alcove and drew out his sword, the two were there. Jongjin felt as though he recognized one of the auras but brushed off the thought, "Come out come out sticky little thieves and I may just let you die painlessly," he called out with a dark smirk upon his face. His whole body thrummed with the need to kill.

@Won Jongjin Climbing over the window would be a piece of cake for Jaehyo if he didn’t accidentally walk right into a trap. He muttered curses under his breaths as he hid from the guards whom started searching the place when they found intruders entering. Jaehyo had sworn many times not to be involve and work in groups but when the ransom is really high, he couldn’t resist it but take up the offer. For him, working in groups would mean hindrance and more often than not, he is always found out as the useless team he worked with would rush to his hiding place when they are in trouble. It’s the exact situation now and Jaehyo tried to keep his profile low as he devise a plan to escape from this problem. Fortunately, the dungeon is like a maze and he found a place which he would temporarily hid in. Unfortunately, he was stuck with another bandit and from the other’s expression, he seems new to the job. Jaehyo rolled his eyes at his comrade’s shaking voice as he stopped the bleeding on his ankle with parts of his tattered clothes. When Jaehyo heard footsteps nearing their direction, he cupped the comrade’s mouth to shut him up while eyeing at the direction where he heard the footsteps and would only relax when the footsteps rushed over to another place.

@lee minhyuk Key looked at the male and frowned. Lee Minhyuk? Who was this again? Key thought he heard the name before. But he couldn't remember. He sighed and looked away. He hoped Jonghyun would come soon. He didn't want to stay here. He blinked away the tears, which threatened to fall on his cheeks. He was scared. What would happen if Jonghyun wouldn't come?
Was their fight so bad, that maybe Jonghyun thought this was a good opportunity to forget key and leave him?
Key's body started to shake as soft sobs escaped his mouth. he bit his lip to prevent that the male infront of him would hear them.

@yoo barom an unknown side of jiyeon was then revealed - stubbornness. "yah! tell me what's wrong, or i'm gonna attack you." she narrowed her eyebrows. she no longer fluttered, she glowered and glided over to rome. "tell. me." she knew something was wrong, ninetale fixes don't just spin so quickly go fun.

@lee minhyuk [ hiatus ] Key debated with himself what he should do now. Maybe he should scream for help? But that would just make the male furious and he would kill Key. And Key didn't want to die now. Key sighed. What should he do now. he looked at the male. "What's your name?" He asked. Why not make some small talk. he was bored already. Yes, he was scared, but he also was bored and wanted to do something. "You know Jonghyun will probably really torture you before you kill him, because you kidnapped his fiance." He stated and smiled softly at the memories of Jonghyun and himself.

@lee minhyuk [ hiatus ] Key looked away, scared that the male would turn his threat into reality. He looked on the floor and bit his lip. When would they know that he was gone? Would Jonghyun look for him? What if Jonghyun is happy that he is gone? Maybe Key was really a burden. Jonghyun never had said that to him, but he knew that he was. A small sob escaped his mouth.

@lee minhyuk [ hiatus ] Key shivered more. His limps literally were shaken around. He looked at the male and his eyes showed his fear and how anxious and nervous he was. "wh...what do you want?" He asked softly. "I can't give you anything!" he said again and looked away scared. he heard how the male said the last word and his heart dropped. Did that mean he would never...never see Jonghyun again?

@lee minhyuk [ hiatus ] Key was led somwhere in the kurokage kingdom. He looked around and slowly became a weird feeling. They walked down somewhere and it became colder and colder. He shivered. He didn't have any good clothes for cold weather on. He was chained onto a wall. His hands over his head. He was scared. He looked at the male. "Please, let me go. I can't give you anything!" he said. He heard the words from the male and sighed in relief.

@yoo barom Jiyeon slowly stepped forward to Rome. "Yah... Gwenchanayo?" Her wings changed from normal white to caring pink. She fluttered them lightly, they wouldn't go back to resting position.

@yoo barom jiyeon shook her head. "what's wrong...?" she lowered herself down gingerly.

@yoo barom jiyeon turned to the side, letting her wings flitter as she soared out and went up in the sky. "don't come nearer!" she ordered as she levitated in air.

@yoo barom jiyeon's wings curled around her body. "what do you want?" she timidly, quietly asked. she terrified, momentarily stunned by rome's sudden change of attitude and behavior. "i will give you anything, please let me off." her coarse voice was reduced to a plead or a beg, as she looked to rome with sad eyes.

@yoo barom jiyeon started to whimper in fright, turning, ready to leave. she couldn't help but turn around once more to catch a glimpse of rome's true form — a ninetale fox. she gasped as her wings starts to beat at the air faster than usual, leading to the result of jiyeon withdrawing her wings with a muh force she could manage through her state of shock and bewilderment.

@yoo barom "thank you!" jiyeon bowed profusely, standing up an rushing out, letting her wings spread out once she was stepping out. she breathed in dramatically, letting her wings flutter as she slowly rose from the ground, smiling gratefully and earnestly at barom. "is there anything i can do to thank you?"

@yoo barom "Anything you want." Jiyeon nodded firmly, obviously desperate to escape this unhygienic dungeon-cell. She huffed her cheeks as she looked out a small window in the upper right of the back wall. She leaned against a wall and gazed at Rome.

@yoo barom "Nice to meet you, Rome. Can you get me out of here? I'm scared." She sighed and swept her fringe away.

@yoo barom "Jiyeon. And I'm an archangel. There's a difference." Jiyeon felt a sudden pang of warmth burst throughout her once cold body. She stopped shivering soon after, and gently, let her wings flutter. When she was warm enough, she folded her wings behind her back, letting them rest in their 'rest position'. "What about you?" She asked, now hugging her legs and resting her chin on her knees.

@yoo barom "I'm cold." Jiyeon managed to utter out. was dry and voice, coarse. "Are you a fox?" She asked after a while, seeing his ears and beautiful tail. She looked down gingerly — wasn't it obvious enough that he was a fox? Was she that cold, she turned dumb? She let out a soft, shaky sigh.

@yoo barom Jiyeon didn't know. She was at a loss of what to say, at a loss for words. She whimpered softy in response instead, looking down and fluttering her wings gingerly. She still felt cold, despite the warmth acquired from her white wings, but nonetheless, she was still warm-blooded and felt cold. She shivered.

@yoo barom Jiyeon's archangel wings had appeared out of fright. They gently wrapped around her, as she shivered in the cold, dark, mouldy cell. She raised her once looking down head at once, as the sound of footsteps bounded around the metal cell. Shards of glass and wood poked out from the walls of the crammed cell, and one would've been poked if they were to lean against a wall. The cold, hard metal platform didn't help too. Thought it served as a 'bed', it was just it and a chain making sure it didn't drop! Who knows, it might drop as the chains were old and rusted.

Jiyeon's gaze was averted to the man outside her disgusting cell. Her eyes flashed hints of hope and despair, and they were near to watery.