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Seoul,Korea

no one's pov 

(F•N) woke up with guilt and anxiety. Not even one of Captain Holt's fancy words could even describe what she's feeling.

She walked down a dark long hallway with some hanging lights. Jae's bodyguards were carrying her just in case she tried to escape. They arrived at a metallic door. The guards let her down,Jae turned around to (F•N) "Are you okay,officer? you look a little...nervous?" He asked her.

"No. I'm just ready to end this." (F•N) said fixing her outfit.

Jae slightly nodded "Alright. The first level awaits you." Jae said opening the door.

(F•N) walked through the door and was greeted a dark hallway. She continued to walked down the hall looking around for anything to happen.

Meanwhile in the cube room,the 9‐9 paced around nervously waiting for a greenlight. Suddenly the monitor turned on. "Hello~! 9‐9 and Byleth. Today marks the day that your precious little officer can attempt to pass through my gauntlet. Don't blink or you'll miss something!" Jae said excitedly. The screen turned to (F•N) walking down the hall.

"Come on (F•N),you got this." Jake said.

(F•N) walked down the hall with caution and confusion. It felt like she was walking down for minutes. "Jae?" She called out for him.

"Yes? Sorry. I was annoying your friends. Don't rush the process,officer. Just let come it you." Jae said.

"Whatever. It's detective to you. I worked for that title." (F•N) said defensively.

"Whoah! Detective? When did that fire start?" Jae said.

(F•N)'s nose scrunched up as the smell of smoke began to fog up the hallway. "Nice play on words,Hywon." She said.

(F•N) began to take off her jacket and wrap it around her face. Jae looked at his screen in shock and confusion. "What are you doing detective?" he said.

(F•N) continued to walk down the hall. Before Jae picked her up,(F•N) slightly wetted her clothes because she knew he would do this.

"I see what you're doing. You wetted your clothes,oh hahaha I'm so smart." Jae said sarcastically.

"What's wrong? You seem upset." (F•N) said jokingly.

"I–" Jae stopped and took a deep breath "I chose you for a reason to complete this gauntlet. I wanted to see what potential and how scary you are and these stories taken from these people you've fought in the past! But now I see who you really are!" Jae said upset.

The 9-9 watched (F•N) nervously as she was getting chewed out by Jae. They felt hopeless.

"You are a fraud! You don't deserve this spot!" Jae said rageful.

"Are you sure we're talking me right now? Because someone sounds like they have unsolved daddy issues–"

The room was suddenly ignited with flames. The 9‐9 screamed and gasped with horror as they could not longer spot (F•N) in the monitor.

Terry who was enraged began to kick the door with all his strength. The rest of the 9-9 watched in shock.

"Sargent,what are you doing?!" Amy asked worried.

"I'm...busting...us...out of here!" The door flung open,everyone stepped out nervously and started to get ready for a couple fights.

Jae looked at the cube room monitor and saw that everyone was gone "You've got to be kidding me..."

"Okay! Now I have two issues. A fraud and some fugitives. Guards! You know what to do." Jae said to the 9‐9.

The 9-9 was face to face with a bunch of Jae's gaurds surrounding them like pray.

"She is not a fraud! You don't know what she went through!" Rosa yelled out.

Jae rolled his eyes and went back to (F•N) who was gone as well. (F•N) ran through the fires and was onto the next level. (F•N) was breathing heavily and sweating profusely. Her skin was slightly scarred by the flames.

"You made it! Onto our next level. You'll be attempting to dodge parade floats that will explode at any given moment and–"

"You know what Jae? I'm done." (F•N) said frustrated.

Everyone stopped abruptly and quickly became silent. Jae smiled slyly again. 

"I've been running for the longest time and I'm getting sick of it! You wanted to confront me and I came!" (F•N) said with fury.

"If you say so." Jae said.

Two bodyguards appeared out of nowhere and began to carry (F•N) towards Jae's office once they arrived,the guard tossed (F•N) into the office space she lost her footing and fell on her face. 

Jae got up from his chair and walked towards her kneeling down. He grabbed her hair and tugged on it to make her face him. "Look at you. Weak. You are right,you've came this way to face me and couldn't even make it through the first level." Jae pulled on (F•N)'s hair harshly "How did they ever let someone so pathetic a–and desperate to join their police force?" Jae slammed her head down and walked back his monitors.

"Yet. I am impressed that you were able to take down half my operations. Why don't you use your abilities to do something more important then be the good guy?!" Jae said angrily.

"Don't answer that. You'll just give me some–"

A gunshot rang out,a bullet ripped through Jae's shoulder. He screamed and grabbed his wound. He turned around to see (F•N) with her gun pointed at him.

"You little– Catch me if you can!" Jae said wobbling by (F•N) with speed.

Jae ran by the 9–9 fighting for their lives,he smiled then remembered what he was doing,Jae went into the rooftop and began to began to prepare himself. (F•N) got up and ran behind Jae and up onto the rooftop.

It was cold and windy,Jae was close to the edge of the roof,letting his wound bleed.  "You made it. Now what I have in my hand..." Jae hold up a small flash drive "...is all the information you probably want,right? Well I have a proposal to make with you. Either you could stop everything and leave the 9-9–"

"IN YOUR DREAMS!" (F•N) said reading to punch Jae.

Jae grabbed her arm and twisted it down,(F•N) punched Jae in the stomach causing him to stumble back. Jae quickly stuffed the flash drive into his pocket. (F•N) began to wrestle him down to the ground,throwing a few punches at him. Jae headbutted her and kicked her getting up quickly.

"You keep trying to convince me to join you. What about yourself? How about you join some k-pop agency?" (F•N) said jokingly.

"Well...actually...that's not important!" Jae said angrily

Jae rushed toward her,tackling (F•N) down. (F•N) was managed to blocked Jae's jabs towards her face. She punch Jae in the neck,he didn't even move an inch. Jae dragged (F•N) towards the edge of the roof. She was dangling in the air,Jae was choking her.

"I guess,your story stops here. Got any last word,officer?" Jae said.

(F•N) smiled "Y‐Yeah!" (F•N) grabbed Jae by the collar and suplex him off the roof letting him fall to his demise. "It's detective!"  

The doors to the rooftop slammed opened,(F•N) turned around to the 9-9 standing there. "Yeah...I think he's dead." (F•N) said awkwardly standing up.

"You did it! It's over!" Boyle said excitedly.

"The Phantasm clan is gone!" Jake said celebrating.

The 9-9 huddled around each other in the big hugging circle. Jake noticed Byleth standing in the distance awkwardly "Wait,we forgot Byleth." Jake said.

"I-I'm okay..." Byleth said.

"Tch! Come get this hug girl!" Terry said.

The 9-9 shuffled awkwardly towards Byleth allowing her to join the hug. 

"What happens now?" Byleth asked. "My mom is still probably looking for me." She added.

"For now,you'll be placed under witnesses protection program. And I'll let you stay with me for the time being." (F•N) said.

Byleth looked shock "Really?" 

"Yeah,don't worry about it. We'll protect you Byleth." (F•N) said to her.

Byleth gave (F•N) a surprised hug. "Thank you! I can be free!" Byleth said excitedly walking away.

Rosa walked up (F•N) "Look likes someone likes you." She joked.

"Yeah...wait what?" (F•N) said.

"Nothing~" Rosa said walking away.

"Hey! What did you mean by that?!" 

-ˏˋ⋆𝖜𝖗𝖎𝖙𝖙𝖊𝖓 𝖇𝖞 𝖒𝖊𝖑𝖆𝖓𝖎𝖓𝖛𝖊𝖗𝖘𝖊 ⋆ˊˎ-

a/n : I'm about to lock in and post a bunch of chapters and finish this book once and for all cuz I'm tired rn -_-