Chapter 5

Jaejoong laughed almost hysterically as he watched Yunho cut Junsu's arm with his sword and the hellhound clawed Yunho's stomach. It was so entertaining seeing his servants killing each other. Well he didn't really plan to kill them but he would watch until at least one of them couldn't move even one finger. He would heal both of them and restarted the sick game again. He couldn't remember the last time he was enjoying something as much as this.

"Please...stop this..." Changmin cried as he struggled to get up.

"Shhhh, don't spoil this fun, Minnie ah," Jaejoong said as Changmin felt his heart was torn into million pieces. He had longed for Jaejoong to call him like that but he knew he didn't deserve it: he wanted to kill Jaejoong for God's sake. Now, that sick demon king said his name with such mocking tone, using the same voice with his beloved hyung.

"Argggg!" Junsu screamed in pain as Yunho's sword pierced his shoulder. He didn't do nothing though, he kicked Yunho till the crow demon hit the broken dining table, smashing it into small pieces.

"Damn it," Yunho cursed as he got up. His eyes changed color into pure black and that was when horror hit Junsu. Yunho's inner demon had taken control; Junsu would get killed if he’s not careful.

"This's what I'm waiting for!" Jaejoong smiled as he clapped his hands, satisfied," Now, Junchan, you should let the real you come out too. I've missed you so much, my traitor brother..."

Junsu wanted to scream but before he could do much, he was thrown back. He hit his back on bedroom door and went through the room on the floor. He didn't manage to get up as Yunho already on top of him, using his sword to cut through his chest.

"Yun...ho...hyung...please..." Junsu choked on his blood as his sight started to blur. He could feel Yunho pulled out his sword and was ready to pierce his heart this time, without any doubt. Junsu closed his eyes, he would rather die than giving into his demon. He wondered was dying painless because he couldn’t feel anything after that.

Loud bang caused Junsu to open his eyes again. He saw Yunho wasn't in the bedroom anymore. In front of him, Yoochun was standing firmly. It took Junsu few seconds to register Yoochun had woke up and was the one threw Yunho away off him. Yoochun's eyes were black too but he seemed in control of his demon, like always. He turned back and helped Junsu sat leaning on the bed.

"Rest, let me handle the rest," Yoochun spoke in soft voice Junsu knew so well. Junsu cried helplessly as he begged Yoochun to fix things he couldn't. Yoochun smiled and for a moment his eyes turned normal and warm. It was the last sight Junsu saw before he lost his consciousness; he knew he could trust Yoochun.

Yoochun walked out of the bedroom as he faced Yunho, who had turned back to normal. He could see Yunho was sitting on the floor, trembling after his inner demon took control of him. Yoochun walked pass him and stopped in front of grinning Jaejoong.
 
"My favorite one has woken up! Come over here Chunnie," Jaejoong gestured Yoochun to join him sitting on Changmin's legs. Healing Yoochun was the first thing the demon king did after he woke up next to his badly hurt servant. So Yoochun was fully healed now. Shaking his head softly, Yoochun bowed in front of Jaejoong.

"You Highness, I think you have enough fun for today. You need to rest to prepare for your full awakening," Yoochun spoke in careful but respectful tone. Jaejoong looked at him a few seconds before he gave a light nod.

"Yeah, you're right," Jaejoong got up as Changmin immediately back off using his last strength," I believe you won't let yourself or any of my other servant seal me again while I'm asleep. Can I have your word?"

"Yoochun, stop---" Yunho couldn't finish his plea.

"You have my word," Yoochun answered as Jaejoong hugged him. His body went lifeless as Yoochun caught him before he fell down.

"Why did you accept such order? You know you won't be able to defy him now," Yunho asked Yoochun who was still holding Jaejoong. Demon king order was absolute; they knew it. Yoochun didn’t answer until he was sure the demon king had really fallen asleep and couldn’t hear them.

"I accepted the order not to let any of you or myself seal him again," Yoochun spoke as he got Jaejoong up and put him on the couch," But I didn't say I wouldn't kill him. I'll make sure the demon king stays dead this time and save Jaejoong."

Yunho sometime couldn't figure out how Yoochun's mind work but he was thankful for it. Yunho got up as he walked toward Changmin and helped the youngest one to get up. Changmin was still hiding his face but Yunho pulled him into a hug and whispered it was okay; Changmin wasn't at fault, he was just trying to help Jaejoong. Changmin couldn't help but to bury his face on Yunho's shoulder, apologizing over and over again as he cried.

Yoochun looked around as he saw how disastrous his safe house was. He didn't care though; slowly he walked to Changmin and Yunho. He hugged them and said how he missed them and he was sorry for not waking up sooner.

“I…I’ll go heal heal Junsu hyung,” Changmin said when they broke the hug. He wiped his tears as he marched toward the bedroom. Yoochun knew he could leave Junsu to Changmin. He looked at Yunho and then to the unconscious Jaejoong on the couch. He decided to make Yunho sat on the couch next to Jaejoong as he took a first aid box to clean Yunho’s wound. He was hurt too from the fight, but not as bad as Junsu. Yoochun knew Yunho’s healing ability would heal him perfectly in no time but he still wanted to help with the wound.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to hurt Junsu,” Yunho finally spoke.

“I know,” Yoochun answered,” But it’s not me you should be apologizing to. Not that I think Junsu needs your apology, he understands you lost control. We are bound to lose control sometime.”

“But you always can control it so well,” Yunho couldn’t help but to envy how Yoochun never lost control of his inner demon. Yoochun sighed as he finished patching Yunho up.

“I’ve been trained to never lose my calm even in the worst situation from my birth,” Yoochun stated the fact,” I guess it’s the destiny of political advisor even when there’s no more kingdom left to advice.”

“Then I guess it’s the same for me,” Yunho scoff sympathetically as he continued,” No matter where I am, I’m bound to hurt and kill things.”

“To protect Jaejoong,” Yoochun added as Yunho couldn’t disagree. He would do anything to protect Jaejoong, not because he had trained to since birth, because Jaejoong meant everything to him. Jaejoong meant everything to all of them.

“Hmmm…?” Jaejoong’s voice caught their attention. Slowly, Jaejoong opened his eyes and sat on the couch. He was beyond surprise when he looked around; everything was smashed and beyond repair. He looked at Yoochun to search for answer. Yoochun just smiled at him, reassuring everything was okay.

“Jae, don’t you remember anything?” Yunho asked instead of Yoochun. Jaejoong shook his head. He remembered dozing off next to badly wounded Yoochun but now, perfectly fine Yoochun stood in front of him. Jaejoong knew he was having another weird thing beyond logic happening again and he hated himself for always being so clueless.

Jaejoong was about to ask Yoochun and Yunho what really happened when flashes of image attacked his mind. He lost his words as he could only crawl on the couch helplessly. He saw Yunho and Yoochun went frantic.

It didn’t felt real, he would never do such thing. But at the same time it felt so real and his body remembered it. He remembered smiling happily when he saw their apartment burnt into debris and Yoochun was still inside.

He remembered how he got to the alley before now; he was walking in the rain like soulless person. He remembered hearing Yunho called him-not that he knew who it was at the time-but he ignored it.

He saw himself hurting his friends, telling them to kill each other, and laughing like a mad man enjoying it. He remembered Changmin-the new unknown younger man he just met-begging for him to stop as he tortured him. He remembered Junsu was crying for him to stop.  He remembered how Yunho lost control and how Yoochun bowed in front of him, calling him ‘Your Highness’.

Jaejoong remembered every damn thing he did when he was having black out. How selfish of him to wish he never remembered such horrible thing. But he did and he knew something was inside of him, taking every control of his body as the second passed. Jaejoong knew now.