DIAMOND| YOONMIN

VIII. Tentaculios

"Nobody can save you but yourself, and you're worth saving. It's a war not easily won, but if anything is worth winning, then this is it." Charles Bukowski.

He regained consciousness a few seconds later when his hair blew a blinding light around the forest. The strange creature sounded a frightful scream and Jimin could see his sticky, dark skin burning under the rays of light of the same color as his hair. He could not articulate a word, just a few moments earlier he thought his life was going to end and now he had the power to beat the creature who dared to hurt him.

He watched it burn little by little until its black ashes scattered on the floor. The young man sighed long before collapsing on the floor, he was so scared that he could not feel his legs anymore. He could still feel its sticky tentacles choking his neck.

He observed the huge trees that surrounded him. Thanks to the light of his hair, he could clearly see where he was, lost in the middle of an endless forest. He could not see any path that could guide him to the exit. He saw only trees and huge rocks.

Tears started falling on his cheeks, there are some times where he wish he could go back to the human world, lay on his old couch and read a book peacefully. Reading a fantasy story had nothing to do with living it, feeling all its magic and danger.

He wiped his tear as he spotted three silhouettes running from afar. A man of the same size as him accompanied by two ogres. As they approached him, he could finally recognize the King as his guards. "Diamond!" Yoongi ran and knelt in front of him. Jimin saw his sweaty black hair sticking to his forehead and his grey eyes, but this time the color was lighter and he remembered it meant fear and worrisome.

He felt bad for making him worried about him especially when it is completely his fault that he found himself in the middle of a mysteriously forest and get attacked by a strange creature.

"I saw a light coming from the forest, it never happened." Yoongi whispered. "It is not called Forest of The Dark for no reason." he added, taking a look at the younger's shiny hair. "What happened to you Diamond?"

"I-I was attacked by some creature." Jimin simply answered.

"What creature?" one of the guards asked.

"I-I don't know, it has a dark gooey skin and long tentacles."

Yoongi's eyes grew wider as he looked at his guards who shared the same expression as him. "A Tentaculios." he mumbled. "Where is it?"

"It burned." Jimin said, pointing at the ashes.

The King couldn't believe it. He kept staring from the ashes to his guards then Jimin. "H-how... no one ever survived from a Tentaculios attack."

"It is because of the light, your Majesty." an ogre said.

"Oh, yes indeed." Yoongi nodded his head as he watched how Jimin's hair was dancing along with the gentle breeze. "Of course it is your hair."

"What about my hair?" the young boy asked.

"The Tentaculios is one of the Dark Creatures who live in the complete darkness for many years. They are known to be the most dangerous ones in Fantasia, no one has ever had enough power to fight them, they always end up dying. The Elves did a research about them and they concluded that the only way to fight them is to use the light. We gathered many Wizards and asked them to create the strongest ray of light possible but it was a failure. It indeed burnt some of them but the most dangerous ones were still resisting." Yoongi said. "You just killed one, just you, by yourself." he added. "This is incredible." he shook his head.

Jimin widened his eyes, he was surprised to know that his hair was that powerful. "Is it bad that my hair could so such a thing?" he asked.

Yoongi chuckled. "Your hair just saved your life, how can you ask that?"

The younger blushed and kept staring at the King's uniform. He was wearing a black velvet vest and a long brocade cape covered with solver embroideries, which gave him a classic and dramatic look, along with black trousers and long leather boots reaching his knees. Without forgetting the golden crown on his head, to make him look more powerful and charismatic.

"Why did you come here?" Yoongi interrupted.

"I waa going to the castle." Jimin answered shyly.

"Why?" the oldest raised an eyebrow.

"I-I wanted to see you."

Yoongi gulped, seeing the blush on the younger's cheeks. He didn't expect him to answer too honestly and say that he was coming to see him. Not Hoseok or Namjoon, but him.

"C-can you walk?" he asked, avoiding his eyes.

"No, I can't move my legs."

Yoongi nodded and gently placed his hands under the younger's legs to lift him.

"Your Majesty, we can hold him." a guards said.

"I will do it, just guide us to the castle." Yoongi said.

"Yes, your Majesty." the ogres bowed and started walking.

Jimin's eyes were still wide, he wasn't expecting the King to lift his body, he wasn't expecting to have his head resting on his chest, feeling every single heart beat and listening to his heavy breathing.

He raised his head and saw his eyes shifting to blue, his favorite colour.

He remembered what he read in the book earlier in the day, "Blue is the color of the sky and sea. It symbolizes trust, loyalty, confidence, calmness, shyness and sadness."

He stared at him and wondered if he was shy like him. He blushed just by thinking about it.

Yoongi lowered his head and gulped when he realized the younger was already staring. He quickly moved his eyes from him, trying his best to breath normally.

Jimin pressed his lips together and tightened his grip on the King's arm. He may have been attacked by a disgusting creature earlier but now he was happy to be in safe arms.