"For there to be betrayal, there must have been trust first."

- Katniss Everdeen, The Hunger Games

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                Where the filthiest of the buildings may lie, rests an untamable monster.

                His step-brother had hidden him in a place where not even a beggar would fall upon.

                “Sunbae-nim,” his step-brother unwilling calls to his superior. “What are your next plans?”

                “Jae Joong, tell me, why did I need to hide,” the male says with his head tucked between the palms of his hands. “I had nothing to lose. I've been contemplating this ever since." He sighs. "I was a coward. But that was two years ago, Jae Joong.”

                He glances at his older brother, who now occupied Elemental’s leader position. If things had happened differently in the past, his former best friend would be in Jae Joong's spot. But things were no longer the same. From here on out, he could never forgive his former best friend. They were no longer allies, but rather, fated archenemies. 

                “It’s time for me to return to Seoul,” Kim Jong In says.

                And to retrieve what I had lost two years ago – my pride and my woman.

[Author's note: 14/08/01]  I would have never imagined this fanfiction ending so suddenly, but this open gap leaves room for the sequel to fill. As for Kyungsoo's side of the story (as mentioned previously in my previous chapters), a prequel will be following up this story. I hope the ending wasn't all too confusing. I felt like it wa