"Oh you wish! By the way, I can still hear you Y/N." The voice came from outside of the door again.
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You were ultimately shock.
What the actual fuck? Should I be surprised at the fact that he knows my name or THE FACT THAT HE COULD HEAR MY THOUGHTS?
The door suddenly opened.
"I see you're done on time. You won't be punish but unfortunately, due to your disrespectful thoughts, you will be given a punishment." He walked closer.
"What are you even trying to sa—"
"You were supposed to serve me next week but since you have a punishment, you'll have to serve me in the next three days." He smirked.
You gulped.
Good job, Y/N you just got yourself in troubles.
"Yeah, good job." He said.
Your eyes widened, still not used to him hearing your thoughts.
Ugh, I need to stop talking in my head.
He raised his brow.
You stopped thinking as you're afraid that he might hear it again.
He sighed.
"Jess, take care of her. I needed her to be train by three days." He turned his head around, stretching it.
As Jess walked in, he walked out.
"It's time for your training, Miss."
You nodded as she leaded the way. You followed her, scanning the place as you walk by.
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"I think I found the one." Jungkook said.
"Okay? another misunderstanding again? You also say that last time; when in reality, that bitch Hailey just wanted to tricked you into releasing him." Hoseok said.
"My powers proved it." Jungkook said.
"Don't tell me you—"
"Yes, I was able to read her mind. What the book said was actually true!" Jungkook raised his voice.
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"So how many masters are there here? What are their names? Oh, and do they have abilities?" You started bombarding her with questions.
"There are 4 masters here. His majesty Jeon, Master Taehyung, Master Jin, and Master Hoseok. Master Hoseok is cheerful and friendly. He has the ability of being a quick witted. He has never gotten tricked. He's really smart with figuring out your tactics and you can never lie to him, he can definitely tell. Master Taehyung has the ability of water. Master Jin doesn't have any abilities but he could know if a person was in contact with Ponistians, whether they were around them, near them or touched them." She explained.
"But he's a Master, isn't a master supposed to have an ability or something?" You asked.
She then pulled you closer and whispered.
"You will hear rumors that he used to have it, but he lost it because he offered it to the Ponistor King. People said that he drank a magical drink given from the Ponistor King to give them his powers. Now I personally don't believe in rumors but I used to peak in a history record book, and it says that Atlantis Empire's former king used to be closed friends with the current Ponistor Empire's king. But as you can see, they are now banned from this empire. So I think they might had a big argument in the past or something. Maybe because they were mad that Master Jin gave the Ponistor King his powers so they're now banned? Again, it's just a rumor. I was not really told much about what had happened. Atlantis Empire used to be such a cheerful and successful empire, not the same as nowadays, terrifying." She shrugged her shoulders.
"H-How about Master Jeon's power?" You whispered.
"He has the greatest gift of them all, and I think that's why he got to rule the kingdom despite him being the youngest. He has the power of telekinesis, levitation, healing and the power of destruction. He was known as one of the most powerful king among all of the empires. But he has problems with controlling his emotions. Sometimes he's cheerful, nice and caring, but he could snap into an evil, cruel person in seconds. He used to kill maids that were close to him as well the chosen people whom he cherishes the most and for the most stupidest reasons. One was killed because she groaned in front of him, another was killed because she smiled too much and there were even people who got killed because they moved too much. Literally, he will kill anyone who annoys him. The only people who could control him and calm him down are the other Masters. He could never lash his emotions on them. He has never outraged on them either. He loves his brothers a lot." She said.
You gulped.
"Well that's a lot to take in."
"That's what I've been warning you, do not get on Master Jeon's nerves. He is not someone you should mess with. He can and will kill you if he's annoyed. Definitely should always avoid him when he's mad. Try to be the most careful when he's silent. Silence is a hint that he's in a bad mood. You must not make any sound when he's silent. When he's happy, you must not smile or laugh too much because you'll remind him that he's not being himself and he's being easy on you. I saw a few people died because they were laughing with him. Because of how fast his mood changes, he loses his citizens quickly as he couldn't control himself. And that's why, the Bermuda Triangle exist. It was there for the purpose of gaining citizens in the empire and that's why you're stuck with all of this right now." She explained.
"B-But telekinesis is different from mind reading." Your brows furrowed.
"Yeah...?" She twinkled her eyes.
"Master Jeon read my mind earlier." You added.
"That's not possible. He does not have such power."
"Do Masters sometimes suddenly gain more powers?" You questioned.
"No they do not. They were born with their gifted abilities and they have to figure out what it is by themselves. They certainly do not gain any more later in their lifetime."
"W-Wait so how do I know which person is a Master?" You asked.
"Great question, all Masters or any royal blood have a triangle tattoo on the back of their neck and this also includes in other Empires as well. So if you see one, you need to be careful around them, you don't want to get them mad."
"Thanks a lot, Jess."
"You're welcome. I'll let you look around the castle a bit, I'm going to bring you the purifying bracelet."
"Sure thing."
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You turned around and started analyzing the castle. As you were walking, you heard footsteps behind you.
"You're back already?"
You turned around expecting to see Jess but then an unfamiliar figure was walking towards you.
"Are you talking to me?" He pointed to himself.
"I-I" You stuttered trying to bring yourself up to speak.
He then turned around to look if there was a person behind him.
Is that a triangle tattoo?
Your eyes widened as you saw the tattoo on the back of his neck.
"M-Master, I am so sorry!" You bowed down immediately, closing your eyes and crossing your fingers that you won't get into any troubles.
He then touched the back of his neck.
"Ahh~ You must be Y/N, I suppose."
"Y-Yes." You answered, still not daring to look into his eyes.
"It's okay, you can stand properly, I won't bite."
You raised your body, standing up straightly. Just then, you were bless by the brightest smile you've ever seen.
"Hello?" He snapped his finger in front of your face as you zoned out.
"O-Oh, sorry. By the way, how should I address you?"
"Call me, Hoseok." He smiled brightly.
"How can I? You're a master."
"So? You seem friendly and I want to be friends. People who's friends with the Masters don't need to call them Master you know."
"But still—"
"Call me Hoseok, it's an order."
"Y-Yes, Mas—"
"Ahem." He gave you that deathly stare.
"I-I mean, yes Hoseok."
"See? Not that hard." He smiled.
You returned the smile back.
So there is a good Master after all.
"Master Hoseok?" A voice appeared.
"Oh Jess, hey."
"I-I am sorry to interrupt but I'm supposed to train Miss Y/N..." She bowed.
"Oh yeah, for sure. See you later, Y/N" He waved at you as he was walking away.
"See ya!" You waved back.
Jess then come over. She then eye signaled you.
"Oh em, Master Hoseok wanted to be my friend so he told me to talk to him informally."
"That's strange, he's not usually like that you know."
"What do you mean?" Your eyes grew larger.
"I mean he's not strict but he doesn't trust anyone, no one had ever earn his trust, not to mention being asked to be his friend." She said.
That left you in a deep thought.
"Anyway, here's your bracelet." She then put it on your hand.
"Wow, the bracelet is so pretty! But how is it gonna help purify me though?"
"I'm so sorry." Jess said.
"What for?" You ask curiously.
"Once you put on this bracelet, you can never leave Atlantis Empire unless any Master take it off from you." She said.
Your eyes widened.
"Why are you doing this to me?" You asked.
"I'm sorry, it's the rule. You can never leave once you've set foot in this empire. This bracelet will make sure you can't. If you attempt to leave, you will lose the ability to swim in the water and it'll make sure you'll never reach the surface. Plus, it'll alert Master Jeon as well." She said.
"W-What?" You blinked non-stop trying to process what she was saying.
"In short terms....
....you can never leave this place, ever again."
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