- { 5 o'clock, early morning } -
- { In Gen estate } -
Dahlia was with her brother as she didn't get a wink of any sleep
Hunji was there too, as he too didn't get any sleep
Jasmine was in the room where Jeon is currently sleeping, after a healer put him to sleep
Cause of his condition and how he kept on screaming nonstop
Dahlia sighed deeply
{ "Why now...? I thought everything was settled..." } She thought internally
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- { On what happened } -
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When Jeon mentioned about hearing whispers and catching sight of "them"
He began to panic more
As the whispers grew more immense when the whisperer noticed, Jeon can hear it
Jhony was confused back then
He looked at Dahlia but froze
Dahlia had paled a lot in comparison
While Jhony also noticed that Hunji was at the same state as Dahlia
{ "What is happening with these two? And... what whispers?" } Jhony thought internally as he looked around
He couldn't hear anyone whispering
As everyone were silent
Including the Duke and the Duchess
He narrowed his eyes as he looked toward Jeon
While Jeon this time was squirming a lot
He kept his ears covered with his hands as his nails dug in
Until blood came out from there
"Hey- don't do that! Your only hurting yourself!!!" Hunji grabbed Jeon's arms and pulled it away forcefully
To basically make him unable to hurt himself more
But... that grew worse for Jeon
His eyes widened more
He hiccupped
Before...
( "Come..." )
( "To..." )
( "Us..." )
Jeon heard that clearly before he slowly looked towards the direction it came from
His breathing hitched
That same ghoul was there...
It was at the far end behind everyone else
It's wide stretchy smile was still there
It's eyes glowed with a ominous purple
It soon stretched it's hand out
As a gesture to go up to it
Jeon froze completely in spot
His wide eyes locked with that Ghoul
He nearly forgot how to even breath properly
His whole entire body had gone completely cold
He trembled more
"No..." He chocked those words out
Dahlia and Hunji saw that expression
The two knew that well...
All too well...
"No, don't look at it!" Hunji immediately covered Jeon's eyes
He soon pulled Jeon closer as he hugged him
Hunji kept Jeon's face buried on his chest as he kept rubbing Jeon's back
Before Hunji glared at the empty spot, where Jeon was looking at
Dahlia closed her eyes as she trembled a lot
Jeon hiccupped again as he gripped Hunji's clothes tightly, he let out small sobs
Not screaming anymore, rather he lost the voice to
Meanwhile Jhony noticed it all
{ "What is even there?" } Jhony looked towards the empty spot Jeon had stared at moments ago
{ "There is nothing... so why is these three reacting so strongly to?... Especially..." } Jhony pondered
Before he looked towards Jeon, { "Jeon..." }
While the Duke Guillebeaux sighed softly
"I guess it is not best for this kid to be here" He began
"Take him back to the estate" He looked towards Jasmine
"R-Right away... Your Grace..." Jasmine nodded immediately as she wiped her tears away
She had gone towards where Jeon is as she carried him in her arms from Hunji
"I will prepare a bowl of water and a clothe for the fever!" The head maid said as she quickly leaves to fetch it
"Thank you!" Jasmine said quickly before she goes inside the carriage
Hunji follows after her
Jhony gets up as he extends his hand towards Dahlia, "Come on up..."
Dahlia looked up at her brother
She then looked at his hand
A long while passes by, before she takes the hand and stood up
She kept staring at the carriage
"Call Trev here, we can't leave him unattended if he is in this state" He ordered his men
"Right away, your Grace" The guards immediately left to fetch Trev in the estate
The Duke soon looked towards everyone
"And you all, leave. Go back to your quarters, there is no point in staying here anymore" He stated
"Plus..." He looked towards the carriage
He looked back at everyone again, "This many people can make the kid overwhelmed"
The maids, servants and the remaining guards soon nods
Before they all gone back to their quarters and duties
"Dear, you should also go to bed" The Duke looked down at the Duchess
"Right... but I am still worried about that child..." The Duchess let out a sigh as she glanced at carriage
"I know, but the healer will come. So there is no point in worrying, and there are others too. They can handle it" The Duke assured his wife
"But-" "No buts, go along now. You had a long day, now sleep to gather enough strength" The Duke nudged her to go along
"Your Grace- We brought sir Trev here!" The guards came as Trev was following them
The three were breathless, clearly from running up here
"I heard from them that miss Jasmine's child is suffering from a bad fever and from a panic attack?" Trev asked
The Duke nods towards Trev, "Yes, they are in the carriage. Get in, you will be staying in Gen estate until her son is fully ok"
Trev's eyes widened a bit
Before he nods back in response, "Right, understood"
Trev soon also got on to the carriage
Then the head maid arrived, carrying the bowl of water and a clothe
"Lady Jasmine, I brought it here!" The head maid said as she sets the things on inside the carriage
Jasmine was currently holding onto Jeon, as Hunji was rubbing one of Jeon's hands to calm him
"Right, thank you again!" Jasmine nodded towards the head maid in gratitude
"It was no problem, just hope this child gets better soon" The head maid chuckled slightly
Before she steps away
She nods towards both the Duke and the Duchess, then later goes off to her quarters
The Duke nods in response as he then glanced at his son and daughter
"You two should go to bed now" He stated
Dahlia tensed up as the carriage was about to leave
She immediately looked towards her father, "Father- I... can I tag along with them?"
The Duke froze as his eyes widened, "What- at this time?!"
"Dahlia, you can't! Do you know how late this is?!" The Duchess narrowed her eyes
"Your mother is right. How can you go with them?" The Duke shook his head faintly
"I know your worried, but it is not the right time to go. And there are others, they can handle it. There is no need for you to go"
"I know- but still! He is my friend father!-" "Father, I will go with her" Jhony added, cutting Dahlia off in the middle
The Duke froze as he looked towards Jhony
"What you two can't-" "Yes! If he comes then you won't have to worry" Dahlia cuts of the Duke in the middle of her sentence
"Father... please..." Dahlia turned to her father
The Duke only stared down at Dahlia before looking towards Jhony
Then back at his wife
The Duchess meets his eyes before she nods, "If Jhony is going with her. It will be best... since that kid was asking for Dahlia"
The Duke sighed softly before he looked towards Dahlia
"Alright, you two can go" The Duke said though reluctantly
Dahlia relaxed before she quickly gone towards the carriage and goes inside it
Jhony was about to follow her
"Jhony, take care of yourself and your sister" The Duke said firmly
Jhony stopped only a little before he nods, then goes towards the carriage
Then he hops inside it
The door closes as the carriage takes off
The Duke and the Duchess watched
"... Was it really alright to let our children go?" The Duke asked his wife
The Duchess shook her head, "It is alright, as long as our son is with our daughter"
"Jhony is responsible, mature unlike the many kids in nobility. He can take good care of her"
"I agree with that... but still..." The Duke narrowed his eyes
"Don't worry too much, they will be fine as Jasmine and Trev is with them too" The Duchess gently pats the Duke's shoulder
"Now, let's go to bed" She turns and walks off, expecting her husband to follow her
But her grip on the edge of her sleeve tightened
{ "They will be alright... don't worry..." } The Duchess thought internally
The Duke stared at the direction a little while longer, where the carriage was
Before he turned and followed his wife
Meanwhile in the carriage
Jeon was burning up more and more as Trev struggled to stabilize his fever
Jeon's whole body was covered in golden light
Clearly Trev's powers
"He is not getting better..." Jasmine's hold on Jeon tightened
Tears trickled down her eyes
While she kept a soaked clothe on top of Jeon's forehead to lower his fever
Hunji kept a firm grip on Jeon's hand while rubbing it, as way to keep reminding him he is here
But Hunji's shoulders shook faintly
Dahlia was tensed up as she watched
While Jhony noticed a nearby bowl prepared by the head maid and a clothe to soak at the water. To basically cool off the fever of Jeon's
{ "It will take a lot of effort to lower the head by using that clothe..." } He thought internally
Before Jhony uses his mana to lift the water from the bowl and shaping it
Then he placed the water on top of Jeon's forehead
Jasmine's eyes widened slightly at the sight
{ "Lord Jhony..." } Jasmine thought as she felt her heart warming up slightly by the small gesture
Dahlia watched how Jhony helped
{ "... Hah... what was the point of me coming... if I can't... do anything... to help...?" } Dahlia thought internally
She felt that same familiar feeling
While Jeon kept on gasping
"Please... I... don't... wanna.... hear it...." Jeon whimpered as he was losing his strength from squirming
But the whispers still echoed in his ears
( "Come... to... us..." )
( "None... can... help... you" )
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Before finally Jeon heard the laugh
"AHHHHHH!!!" Jeon screamed loudly
Both Jhony, Hunji and Dahlia flinched by it
Jeon squirmed a lot in Jasmine's arms to free himself
"LET ME GO!!! LET ME GO!!! I DON'T WANNA BE HERE!!!" He yelled out
"He is panicking a lot! If this goes on, it will be difficult to handle him!" Trev groaned
"Then- What should we do!" Jasmine asked as she whimpered a lot
She flinched as Jeon bit her arm that was holding on to him
Blood welled up but she didn't let go
Dahlia gasped seeing the sight as her eye were wide open
Jhony looked away from the sight
"Dahlia... don't look..." Jhony warned but went blind ears as his sister couldn't tear her eyes away from the sight
Hunji's jaw slacked, "Hey- let go... your hurting her!-"
Trev noticed, { "I have never seen anyone being this panicked..." }
Trev tried to free Jasmine's arm from Jeon's teeth
But Jeon didn't let go as he tightened his jaw more harder on her
Jasmine groaned as her arm trembled, "Jeon... dear..."
"Judging by the state he is in, it is best I put him to sleep" Trev glanced at Jasmine for permission to do so
Jasmine sighed shakily as she quickly nods
Trev closed his eyes briefly, before opening them again
He looked at Jeon
"Stay still..." Trev said gently
Trev covered Jeon's his eyes as he started to rub under the eyes in patterns
Jeon had let go of Jasmine's arm from biting
Jasmine let out a small shaky breath
"Wait- I CAN'T SEE-" Jeon gripped Trev's hand with his free hand
His nails dug in
Trev winced slightly at it
"Jeon- Don't do that to him! He is trying to help-" "It is alright" Trev reassured Jasmine
As Trev still continued the spell
"No- NO!!! YOU CAN'T PUT ME TO SLEEP!!!"
"THEY WILL COME AND GET ME AGAIN!!!" Jeon cried as his grip tightened on Trev's hand
Jeon squirmed a lot more now to set himself free
"Hold him tightly!!!!" Trev advised as he closed his eyes as blood trickled down where Jeon's nails are biting on Trev's hand
Jasmine tightened her hold Jeon, but still gently to not make it comfortable
Hunji gripped Jeon's shoulders to keep him down, gently
"Stay calm, idiot!" Hunji groaned
Dahlia's breathing grew frantic from seeing this scene
Jhony noticed that Dahlia was still watching
He finally covered her eyes
"I said don't look..." Jhony said as he kept the water balanced on top of Jeon's forehead
Dahlia tensed up, but didn't resist
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Finally after much struggling, Jeon was finally put into sleep
"He will be asleep for approximately 8 hours" Trev informed Jasmine as he pulled his hand away from Jeon's eyes
He glanced down at where the skin is broken by Jeon's nails
"Understood... and about your hand... I deeply apologize for it! I will treat it for you when we reach the estate!" Jasmine said
Trev shook his head as he raised his hand, "There is no need to apologize. It is a normal reaction for a anyone panicking. Especially a kid..."
"Tho... I would appreciate treating this" Trev chuckled softly
"But you also need treatment too, Lady Jasmine" Trev pointed out the deep bite on Jasmine's arm
Jasmine bit her lower lip as she stared at the bite mark
"Right..." She replied lowly
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- { End of what happened } -
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{ "We all arrived at the estate as Jeon was taken to his room..." } Dahlia bit her lower lip as she thought
{ "He hasn't woken up since..." } She closed her eyes to rest them slightly
Since her eyelids grew heavy
While Hunji glanced at Dahlia
He narrowed his eyes
"Dahlia, can I talk to you a little?" Hunji asked
Dahlia opened her eyes as she looked up at him
Jhony also looked at Hunji, "Talk about what?"
"That is none of your business" Hunji shot a look at Jhony
"Excuse me? She is my sister! And I am responsible for her, so everything relating to her is my business-" "She has business that you shouldn't know off" Hunji stated
Jhony froze briefly before he narrowed his eyes
He opened his mouth to speak
"Uhm... It is alright, brother. I will be back in a minute after talking to him" Dahlia quickly said
Jhony glanced down at Dahlia before he looks away, "Right... be back quickly"
Dahlia nods before she looked towards Hunji
Hunji only stared at Jhony for a while before he turned
"Follow me" Hunji walks off to his room
Dahlia followed him
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When they reached the room
Hunji closed the door after they entered
The room was neat
A bed near the window
A study table that had many books there, clearly left to study later
Bookshelf filled with many books
Sword hanging on a nearby wall, clearly wooden for training
"Okay, so now that we are alone... what is happening to him now?" Hunji asked as he turned his head towards Dahlia
Dahlia was tensed up
"I don't know for sure..." Dahlia looked down on floor
"But... if I can make a guess..." She began
"Jeon is connected to that realm one way or another..." She finished
Hunji stared at Dahlia for a long moment
{ "Connected to the realm...?!" } Hunji thought internally
His whole entire body had gone cold
He clenched his hands to fists
His jaw tightened
Before he looked down, "How... is that possible?"
"I don't know, but hearing whispers and even seeing them... that can still mean that Jeon is somehow connected to them..." Dahlia replied
"What about the others and us?" Hunji asked as he looked up at her
"That is also unknown... but-" Dahlia quickly looked up
"I guess I will have to look it up on that book... since it might contain information about it-"
Suddenly the door opened
Both Hunji and Dahlia freezes
They immediately looked towards the now opened door
The two's eyes widened
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"Brother...?!" Dahlia felt her breath hitch
Standing at the door was indeed her brother - Jhony
His expression was unreadable
"I am sorry for listening in... but, I can't let my sister fall into another sort of danger" Jhony began as he stepped inside the room
He closed the door behind
"How- did you get in!" Hunji narrowed his eyes as his shoulders tensed up
Clearly he had locked the door after the two entered
Jhony glanced at Hunji, "Oh, I simply used water magic to unlock it"
"But enough of that" He looked towards his sister
Dahlia flinched as she felt his eyes meet hers
"What "realm", were you talking about? And explain from the beginning" Jhony said firmly as he crossed his arms over his chest