"You serious?"

"Deadly."

"I don't think you'd fit, though. I mean, you are a big boy, right?"

This just struck the taller with a huge surge of pride, however, as he just smirked "Of course I will. Those openings are nothing compared to what I'm used to."

"What the- Kai! We are in the middle of either saving or killing our whole town goddammit," oh, how Kai was going to regret what he just said. "You are so regretting it."

"What? I just indirectly complimented you, didn't I?" Kai laughed seeing his boyfriend fighting to keep the blush off his face.

Moments like this were what Kai wanted to keep the most - besides the , of course. Stealing a little time between time, spending them on each other without bothering to pay it back. Little moments that soon will gather in his head to create an endless vignette collage for only him to see. 

Now, let me explain what's going on.

A long, long time ago, the people of Exoleut lived in absolute terror. Those were the times when lights almost never existed, extinguishing almost immediately after it was created.

And these were all the work of the Dark Witches. In contrast to their name, they don't have to be females, believe it or not. In fact, their leader, ruler, surpreme - however you may call it, is an outright alpha.

And he was the one responsible for all of the destruction happening around all seven kingdoms - screams around every corner, every night; constant missing of children; fire set to burn crops and other life sources to ashes.

The people lived like this for about two whole centuries.

Until, light came.

Not from the fire that offered constant threats to them, but light that offered hope and a chance to patch things back up.

Catch? They came in the form of twelve babies - all born in the same day.

So, the people took care of them as if they were their own. No, better than their own.

Because at that time, a choice only came once in a hundred years.

The twelve babies grew up over time. They grew up and found out about their powers.

The right time came once they reached the age of eighteen  and their powers had fully grown.

And so they battled. And won. Imagine flashes of lightning, thunder, fire explosions, tsunamis, earthquakes. In short, major destruction.

When the war finally ended, (about three months after it started) the people danced in joy. They whistled and sang full of happiness even when their crops burnt and their pets died.

They knew. They knew they were free. The air told them so.

Sadly, after the war, the twelve boys were gone without a trace. The people of Exoleut tried their best in finding them, but to no avail. Consequently, rumours spread out - lots of them. But the most widespread?

The twelve boys of Exoleut who saved the fortune of all seven kingdoms sacrificed themselves in the battle.

Among the twelve missing heroes were Kai and Kyungsoo.

Peace didn't last long. Apparently, their freedom was never temporary. Because now, the Dark Witches are striking. And they stronger than ever.

It first started in the kingdom of Nandraga way in the north. A gatekeeper, Changmin, were the one who noticed it first.

A dragon. A fire-breathing one. Okay, that's normal. But purple fire was never that ordinary - even in the magical world.

Because only one of such existed. And it belonged to the master Dark Witch.

Ever since that sighting, a lot of destruction happened - everywhere, not just Nandraga.

And everyone knew - with Dark Witches, only the Missing Twelve can be the saviours. But no one knew they still existed, so there was no hope.

Little did the people knew, they were separated. For 100 years, Kai and Kyungsoo were kept in the dungeon of the Dark Witch's castle.

They escaped a long time ago. But only now did they find a clue as to where the other ten were.

"BOOM!"

The sound of a bomb broke Kai from his reverie - and apparently, Kyungsoo's too. 

The ground suddenly shook - and Kai stared at Kyungsoo in shock, "You didn't do that, did you?"

"No.."

So they did the only thing comprehensive enough in their minds.

They ran. They ran away as fast as they can in hopes of finding a place to hide on their way.

They ran along a river - a long, glittery river and suddenly their mouths were cupped and their bodies were pulled into the water.

As they were dragged against the current, the water as if repelled from their bodies, creating a huge air bubble around them. Kyungsoo immediately recognized the source of water magic.

"Suho!" Kyungsoo almost cried in joy. "Kai, it's Suho! This is definitely Junmyeon's magic."

Kai, on the other hand, was a little skeptical, "Yeah, or one of the Dark Witc-," before he can finish his sentence, he saw the creature that created the loud sound effect just a while ago.

"Violette," Kyungsoo gasped. "But didn't we.. slay her?"

"We did. Her head was just sewn back to her body. Look, scars."

"Well, if I knew, I would of sewn back Lilley's wound ages ago," Kyungsoo replied a little more than sarcastically.

"I know you would, baby," Kai smirked, "but you can't even get the thread into the needle."

"I can too!"

"Yeah yeah, precious. But that's not the point. It means they can revive lives now," the taller said seriously.

Then realization hit the earth elemental. His brown eyes widen, "They've gotten stronger."

"Wait, don't you think this bubble is just trying to save us from Violette? I told you, it's Suho!"