He surmised his beloved was busy still searching for their youngest. As he did innumerable times, he kept his trinket box open. When Namjoon didn't communicate with him, he tried finding different ways to occupy himself. None as satisfying like when conversing with his husband.

He would read whatever books he had however many times. The book on myths Soojin had brought him he had read about six times by now. Being kept captive was a lonely arrangement that would make anyone go mad. Jin wasn't anyone though.

Namjoon mentioned after finding Jungkook they should expose the truth to their children. Jin wouldn't get his tail back or live in Atlantis with them but Namjoon wanted them to know. Jin could see his husband's point. Namjoon had to tell their babies he was dead - he sat in a cell for eleven years while he was a ghost to his sons. It was torment for each and every family member.

Other ways Jin found to busy himself with was composing songs. He hadn't gotten far as Epiphany was all he had ever created. During his period as a prisoner he had come up with verses yet it remained nothing. He couldn't help but hum Love as he looked out of the window while the sun set.

He flinched when he heard a door open and slam close. His guess was that IU had decided to make an appearance - some time had passed since. Jin waited for the teasing until he didn't see IU. It was Soojin.

"Soojin? What are you doing here?" After their last talk the girl hadn't returned - Jin assumed she had her own life.

Soojin sighed, "I'm getting you out of here." The girl had a key in her hand that she used to unlock the cell.

Jin didn't understand, "What do you mean? Why? ...Is there something wrong?"

Soojin gazed at the queen of the ocean, still not believing it, "It's IU. There was meant to be a wedding but the guests came back ranting on about an octopus woman."

Jin's eyes widened. He couldn't come up with a reason to why IU would have anything to do with a human wedding. It sounded like no one had been left behind so he wasn't too sure if it had to do with a deal. No one knew the story apparently.

He didn't want to but he did want to leave this place. Namjoon hadn't returned to him. Jin wanted to be with his husband when he left this prison.

"I was hoping my husband would be with me when I left this place." Jin said as Soojin opened the cell door for him to get out.

Soojin frowned, "I'm sorry. You wouldn't even be in here if it weren't for me." Jin shook his head. He didn't blame her. Soojin sighed, "Wait for him on the beach. Maybe he'll be there?"

"Why would he?" Jin asked.

Soojin shrugged, "Wouldn't he, the king of the ocean, be concerned with what the sea witch was cooking up?" Jin agreed as he stepped out of the cell he had been living in for eleven years.

It feels nice to be able to leave this place, Jin thought with a soft smile.

"Come on, my queen, I think it's time we get you back home," Soojin advised with a small smile as the two exited IU's shop.

He would be going back home.

Soojin led him all the way to the beach where he remembered being taken by Hyosang and his friends. Hyosang was on a boat and Soojin had fallen in. Jin got the little girl and took her on land just to be trapped in a neat. They carried him all the way to IU's shop just to never get what they asked for. He wondered if they would've done it if they knew what would happen.

Once they got to the beach Jin had the urge to run into the ocean. He recalled he wouldn't magically get his pink tail back when getting wet. Mers loved their voices and tails and he lost one to IU. His family and home were what he wanted at this moment.

"Jin?" The queen of the ocean spun his head to see someone familiar near the sand with half of their body in the water. There was someone else too.

It took only a few minutes for Jin to realize who it was. If circumstances were different the two likely would've rejoiced and embraced. Jackson, Namjoon's best friend and right-hand man, was there as pale as the moon. Jin felt guilty that he would be making everyone feel that way if he ever returned to Atlantis.

Jin went towards Jackson's and the blonde haired merman's direction, "Jackson...It's good to see you. It's been so long."

Jackson stammered, "S-she wasn't lying...Y-you are alive." He would've fainted but there were other matters to think about.

Jin frowned, "IU told you?" The only ones who knew were IU and Namjoon.

Jackson changed the subject, "It doesn't matter!" He gestured for Hoseok to come closer.

Hoseok extended his cupped hands where Jin saw a little black crab, "Um...Here's your husband, Your M-Majesty." Jin took the crab as Hoseok backed away.

"My husband?" Jin looked down at the black crab similar to his trinket box. The crab's left pincer softly touched Jin's cheek. "Joon?"

Jackson continued, "It's IU. She has power of the sea! Someone has to-" he never got to finish since a loud eruption came from the ocean.

All of them were watching as a huge whirlpool appeared. Standing on a rock near the whirlpool was IU, crowned ajd holding onto the trident as if it were a sword. The whirlpool had gathered up wrecked ships from the bottom of the ocean that was now in the whirlpool.

Hoseok turned back to the others, "What'll kill her?"

Soojin answered, "Her source of power is the golden octopus bracelet on her right wrist. All spells reversed if it's destroyed."

"How do you know?" Jackson interrogated the human girl.

Hoseok thought for a second, "Her golden seashell necklace held Kookie's voice! It makes sense how she was able to summon her power since she didn't have the necklace on."

Jackson was coming up with more plans, he looked at Jin, "Jin, you guys need to start a fire. Hoseok and I will work on getting that bracelet." The two mermen dived into the water and swam away.

"I'll get a fire started!" Soojin called out as she ran to find some wood.

Jin couldn't believe his own eyes. He gulped. IU would be dying today. The sea witch had power of the ocean and if they didn't get her bracelet than she would continue her reign. She needed to be stopped at once.

He the back of the crab's shell soothingly, "Don't worry, Joon, this'll be fixed." He pecked the crab before following Soojin.

His spell IU had put on him would be erased. He would get his tail back - he would be going back to his family.

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He was relieved that Hoseok and Jackson took his father. At least he knew that his father would be safe. If Yoongi and Taehyung saw what was happening they would be scolding him while trying to aid him. Jungkook was grateful they were keeping down the fort back in Atlantis. No one else needed to get affected by a mistake he made.

Speedily he swam up to follow Jimin. Once he made the surface Jimin was next to him. He would've blushed when Jimin pulled him into an embrace but he feared for his beloved. If Jimin stayed he'd get injured or worst - end up dead. Jungkook couldn't let that happen.

"Jimin, you have to get away from here," Jungkook attempted to convince the other. He leaned into the embrace.

Jimin protested, "No, I won't leave you." Jungkook wanted to stay in Jimin's arms but even if he pulled away it didn't matter since havoc was being wreaked.

A massive whirlpool had been created and the waves were huge and strong. In the whirlpool there were damaged ships. The waves were so strong they pull the two away from each other. Not far from them there was a large rock where IU stood with a smirk on her face as she watched the two. With the ocean under her control, IU summoned a huge wave to move Jimin farther from Jungkook. Within a split second her command was met.

"JIMIN!" Jungkook screamed.

IU cackled, "You pitiful, insignificant fool!" She watched as Jungkook fell to the bottom of the whirlpool. She aimed the trident at the mer prince with the intent to kill him.

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Once he had gotten far into the ocean he saw a rope attached to one of the damaged ships. With no time to waste and his love to help, Jimin grabbed onto the rope and swam up. He coughed up water due to how long he was underwater. He carried on with what he was supposed to do.

With the rope he climbed the wrecked ship and jumped on board. He ran towards the ship's wheel and steered it as best as he could. His eyes set on the bowsprit that was sharp due to the missing piece. If he steered it towards IU's direction it would impale her and automatically she would be finished.

Thinking positivity and gathering all his courageousness and steered the ship.

"So much for true love!" IU laughed menacingly as she was about to finish off Jungkook.

The sea witch never got the chance. She dropped the trident as she felt agony at the side of her body. The bowsprit from the ship Jimin had been steering impaled her. With blood pouring from her side, she fell down into the whirlpool as it collapsed. The damaged ships collided and Jimin had accidentally hit his head on the board and fell into the ocean.

Jungkook had been searching for Jimin after IU had fell into the whirlpool. He sighed in relief when he found him in the same condition he had been when he first met him. Swiftly, Jungkook swam away from what had happened. Like the first time, he had to get Jimin on land.

Whilst Jungkook and Jimin were away from where the whirlpool had been, Jackson and Hoseok made their way towards the area. They found IU failing to succumb to her bad wound. While resisting submitting to the damage on her body she was frail. Jackson didn't pity the woman at all.

Hoseok approached her and snatched the golden octopus bracelet off of her wrist. Before leaving, Jackson made sure to grab the trident and Namjoon's crown. The sea witch watched with foggy eyes as the two mermen swam back to the land. She wasn't dead yet and she was not known for giving up so easily. With her delicate body, IU trailed behind.

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Soojin and Jin started a fire right away and kept adding wood to make it bigger and powerful. Once satisfied with it, Soojin stopped adding firewood. Jin held onto Namjoon as he kept his eyes on the ocean. Jackson and the other merman, whose name was Hoseok, would be returning soon with IU's bracelet.

They hadn't witnessed much of what IU had done but they caught her being impaled by the bowsprit of one of damaged ships. While watching they were also making sure the fire was good enough. They had to absolutely make sure that bracelet was destroyed.

Jin was curious to how Soojin knew about the bracelet. He asked, "How'd you know about IU's bracelet, Soojin?" It was odd.

Soojin put her hands behind her back, "I tried going to her to see...If she could bring my Appa back to life."

She was left disappointed, Jin thought gloomily. "What happened?"

"She straightforwardly told me she couldn't bring people back to life but she suggested I asked for something else. I left since there was nothing for me but my appa...One time I caught her whispering into someone's ear while the bracelet was glowing." Soojin explained.

Soojin's story made sense to him. Namjoon had clarified IU's boundaries of magic before. The sea witch couldn’t teleport or force any Merfolk to do something against their own will. If it weren't humans that would be a different case, Jin guessed. Poseidon created his children to not be controlled by magic which was why IU gave young Merfolk empty promises.

Jin gently the top of the crab's shell when Jackson and Hoseok emerged from the water. Jin ran to the two, Jackson holding the trident and Namjoon's crown, and Hoseok handing out the octopus bracelet. With his free hand Jin took the bracelet and thanked the blonde merman before heading towards the fire to throw the bracelet in.

"Isn't this ironic!" Five pairs of eyes looked in the direction where the female's voice had come from. About five feet away from Soojin was IU, weakly crawling on the sand towards them. Her eyes set on Jin. "The queen of the ocean is the one to kill me."

Jin didn't take pleasure in killing anyone. He wasn't supposed to - no one was. He didn't know what IU did but beyond doubt it was trouble that caused others to hurt. That was all the woman did and even after banishment she hadn't learned her lesson. She was given enough tries already.

"I never wanted to be a human, IU," Jin stated the truth. He just wanted to understand them better - educate his people about them - that humans weren't horrible. "I wanted to learn more about them, not be one."

IU scoffed, "Because you realize how pathetic they are, don't you? Humans are weaklings!"

"They're not. They're no different from us. Like us, they're good and bad. I didn't run into the good kind but that doesn't mean they're all bad." Jin enlightened the sea witch.

IU despised the Merfolk greatly, "It should be ME! I should be the one ruling the ocean! You gave up your right as queen when you abandoned your family!"

Jin shook his head, "I didn't abandon my family. Should I have been with them instead of my human friend? Yes. I've yearned to go back to them."

"And what?! You think they'll accept you with open arms? Your youngest JUST found out that you were alive!" IU spat.

It broke Jin's heart to think about the confusion his children would endure. They might not ever get past it but he wanted to be with them. He didn't deserve it but he wanted to. Their family wouldn't ever be the same - especially since he's been gone for eleven years.

"I'm aware of that. But I love them too much to stay away." Jin hoped his children wouldn't hate him but that might be asking for too much. He added, "And you don't deserve to be queen, IU, not if you treat everyone like objects you can play with."

Without adding any other words Jin threw the bracelet into the fire and took steps back. IU screamed and ran towards the fire just to be pulled back by Soojin. A large cloud of gold light erupted all over - it was blinding that everyone had to close their eyes. It was all the spells and curses being reversed.

Soojin watched as IU's body became pure dust that blew away with the wind. She smiled when she saw two mermen in each other's arms while kissing passionately.

Jin had his tail back and Namjoon was no longer a crab. Namjoon held Jin in his arms as he kissed his husband. The king stopped and eyed Jin's pink tail. IU's spell was gone and now Jin could go back home to their family. Namjoon could have his husband back. Atlantis would have its queen back as well.

Namjoon touched Jin's face while their foreheads touched, he whispered, "You can come back to me, Jin."

Jin looked into his husband's eyes lovingly, "I can't wait...I miss you all so much. It's been so long. Too long."

"You can come back to us now and that's what matters." Namjoon declared as he pecked Jin's lips.

Jackson held out the trident and crown, "Here, Namjoon." It was a bit awkward since Namjoon had a tail so he couldn't walk over to get his stuff.

With the magic of his trident Namjoon temporarily gave himself legs and had Jackson hold the trident again. He didn't think of imagining clothes since it'd be a complete waste of time. As of right now he just needed to get Jin and him in the water and then he'd get his tail back. In bridal style, Namjoon picked up Jin.

Jin wrapped his arms around Namjoon's neck and blushed, "Joon, you're , you know that, right?"

Namjoon sighed, "That's not important right now, Jin." Jin giggled while Hoseok looked away and Jackson sent his friend a raised eyebrow.

Jin glanced at Soojin with a smile, "Thank you for helping us out, Soojin."

The girl was happy to help by the genuine smile on her face, "Of course. I'm glad that you'll finally be able to return to your family."

"You see, Joon? I told you there are good humans out there." Jin could tell that was also not important to his husband at the moment but he tried his best.

"Whatever you say, Jin, whatever you say," Namjoon bowed his head at Soojin before slowly and walking into the water. Once they were in the ocean Jin was swimming freely while Namjoon took the trident and gave himself his tail.

Namjoon pulled Jin into his arms, "I'm happy that you're back, Jin, I really am. I didn't think this would ever happen."

Jin was near tears, "Me too, Joon. I promise to never leave you again." He wiped his face with the back of his hand, "Shall we go home?"

Namjoon nodded, "Yeah, let's go." The couple swam away with Jackson and Hoseok following right behind.

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NAMJIN OFFICIALLY REUNITES!

The king and queen back together again! (｡♡‿♡｡)

Don't worry we still have some more Jikook in the next chapter

And the story is finally coming to an end! I hope you guys have been enjoying reading this as much as I've enjoyed writing it

This was my first AU as well as my first BTS fanfic so I hope you guys like it and tell me what you think, comments are loved <3