Chapter 6: Lesson 6: I will not gloat over my enemies' predicament before killing them
"You're all going to die a most painful death!" Jeongguk cackled from where he stood above his fallen adversaries. "You must see clearly now that there was no way you could stand up to me and you have accepted your defeat!"
He threw his head back and let out a spine-chilling laugh as the wind around them began to pick up. It was concentrated around his hands to the point where small whirlwinds had formed and any loose leaves or objects had surely been blown away. When he looked down on them, he must have looked like a demon, his eyes glowing with magic, his head tilted maniacally, his lopsided toothy grin and the sheer pressure of his magical energy that pressed down on everyone but him like the weight of the world on their shoulders.
"What other choice does a pitiful insect like you have than to cower by my feet, begging for your lives like the scum you are?"
He stopped laughing but his eyes still carried traces of glee as he held out his hand in front of him, the wind shaping itself into the cutting edge of a blade and the air pressure increasing to the point where the grass itself was beginning to be torn from the earth. The only spot left untouched was the ring where he, himself, was standing.
Jeongguk's hair blew around more haphazardly with every passing second as the spell got closer to activating. It was only held back by his tight control over his magic at this point and everyone around knew that if - no, when - he chose to activate it, there wouldn't even be a second of warning before the surrounding area was completely devastated.
"Now," he grinned, "tell me exactly what I want to hear and I'll spare your lives. If not, well, I'm sure you understand what the outcome will be. So, what'll it be? Answer or death?"
For a moment, time stood still. Nothing moved. No one spoke. Nothing breathed.
The pressure was so overwhelming that even if they wanted to, they wouldn't be able to speak or even open their eyes had they been closed.
Jeongguk's smile grew and he raised his arm up, ready to bring destruction raining down like the hammer of judgement striking wherever he so chose.
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And just like that, everything was gone. All the pressure, all the wind, all the danger. Gone.
Jeongguk slumped to the ground limply and his hand twitched uselessly by his side.
"And that," Namjoon said with an unimpressed tone, "is precisely why you leave gloating until after you've killed your enemies. Never know when their ally is going to sneak up behind you and take you by surprise."
"Damn... You... Namjoon..." Jeongguk rasped as he tried to glare up at the man.
"Also I have to ask, how did a simple team game turn out like this the second I turned my back to make some tea?" Namjoon asked suspiciously and Jeongguk pouted as the small piece of complex machinery was removed from his back. Hesitantly taking Namjoon's hand, he was pulled up to a seated position and sighed before beginning the tale of just how he'd ended up almost killing everyone in the front yard.
"Hoseok got Jin out-"
"He let you call him Jin?"
"- Yes he did, now stop asking, then Jimin got Yoongi which wasn't a surprise, we were just shocked that he wasn't the first one out. So then you see, I was the only one left on my team and Jin said to avenge him, so you know, I kind of had to."
"And somehow you almost ended up blowing up the yard," Namjoon deadpanned as he raised an eyebrow.
"Don't forget almost killing us." Seokjin frowned and shot an accusing glare at the youngest of the bunch. "Because it was more than just your lawn that was at risk here."
"Yes but I know you are all capable and you have my full confidence," Namjoon said as he surveyed the damage. "Besides, if you had been killed by this kid then I'd know my confidence was unfounded and that you wouldn't have survived as a villain anyway. This job is a lot more dangerous than anyone thinks and- MY ROSES!"
Everyone's eyes darted over to the destroyed rose bushes and they exchanged panicked glances.
"I think this is our cue to get the heck out of here," Jimin whispered and without missing a beat, they all got up and ran away, leaving Jeongguk alone to face the wrath of a true villain.
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