They removed Yoongi's blindfold, but his body was still restrained from any movement. It wasn't a rope binding him. It was a bulky band secured around his waist, trapping his hands to his sides. These had also been used to bind Hoseok and Taehyung before.

The room was huge. There were lascivious chairs, tables, couches spread across the room. They were occupied by people, no they were Erothians. They all looked strangely human. They too had two eyes, a nose, a pair of ears, arms, limbs, and a mouth. If it wasn't for their bold hair colours and expressionless faces, he would have passed them for normal human beings.

He counted. There were eighteen people standing in front of him. Nine men and nine women. Their faces were extremely sour. But they were Erothian. He didn't understand. He had been told that monsters were ruling Eroth. The Phenomenals had to save it. They were destined to save it. But what happened to destiny now? Why were they captured and brought in front of them? Were they a part of some secret gang willing to help them?

Yoongi tried not to be hopeful. His last guess was going to be highly unlikely. Still, hope squeezed its way through the tiny hole, shining against the dark. Like it always did.

"The culprits are here." A woman said. She was wearing a spacesuit. It was the Erothian uniform for soldiers. He liked it, it was better than the Earthen military uniforms. Her dark hair was stretched back into a ponytail.

She had a smug smile on her face and held her head high as if she was expecting praise.

She wasn't wrong.. "Well done, General."

The woman, who spoke, had pearly white hair. Just like Night. Her eyes were opposite to Night's, two endless black pits.

General? She was the General of an army? The people standing in front of him were the people who ruled this planet. They were Erothians.

"Trace? Care to explain anything?"

"Yoongi, look there are a lot of things you won't understand-"

"I don't. That's why I'm asking you." He snapped. Obviously, there was something wrong. Had they been tricked?

"Look how things are going right now, it is hard to trust me, but it's the only way. Go with it."

"Why?"

He wanted to laugh. All of them had blindly trusted their gems, and they were captured by Erothians who didn't look friendly enough to let them go.

"They will be executed tomorrow." Another man said.

None of them made any sound. Bitterly they accepting their fate.

"Wait," a girl sitting on one of the couches said, getting up. She looked very pretty. Her black hair was cut a little below her ears. Her electric blue orbs looked like the sun was glistening over them. "Shouldn't we do a proper trial?"

"Ixone, we don't need a trial. We know they are not innocent." A man standing in front of him told her.

Her name was Ixone. Her name was pretty, just like her. But it was not the right time to think about this. They were going to get executed the next day.

"Keep them in the cells." The authoritarian figure said.

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Jin's eyes had adjusted to the darkness.

He didn't know exactly how long it had been since they had been brought down to the cell, but it had been a while. For the first few minutes, they tried using their powers trying to break the cell door open before concluding the door couldn't be opened using their powers.

Yoongi was sitting beside him, grumbling. Things didn't go according to their plan. Then again, they didn't have a plan, just a faint idea of what they were supposed to do.

The soldiers had removed the band. They knew no one could escape from the cellars. The cell was lit up. It was dark. The only light that came from it was when they opened the door to push Yoongi and Jin in.

Orb had told him not to lose hope, but Jin didn't know if he should believe the gem or not. Until now he had been trusting Orb blindly, but he wasn't going to from now on, if he didn't get executed tomorrow.

He shivered at the thought of the execution. He had never thought about his death. Now that it was near, he wondered if he lived a full life. There were many things he hadn't experienced, but he had enjoyed his life until now. He mentally prepared himself for his death, hoping it would be quick and painless.

Suddenly, their cell door burst.

Am I going to be executed right now?

He then cursed himself. If he was going to be executed, why would someone blow the door?

Two people stepped into the room. They were holding any weapons. They looked around his age. He had seen them before sitting on the couches. What were they doing here?

"Come on!" A boy whose jet black hair was gelled back, said. Urgency on his face.

"Where?" Yoongi asked, getting up.

"Follow me." The other, Ixone, that was the name, said.

"Do you think we should follow her?" Yoongi whispered to Jin.

Ixone turned around. "I'm not a girl. I go by the pronouns they/them."

Yoongi flushed in embarrassment. "I'm sorry." he quickly apologised. "I didn't know."

"It's fine. Just don't do it again." they told him.

He nodded sincerely.

"Jin, Yoongi let's go, we don't have a lot of time." the other boy said.

"Where?" Jin repeated.

"We are getting you out of here, to a safe place. Your gems are stuck, so it's not safe for you here."

"Why are you helping us?" Yoongi asked, looking at Ixone.

"Cause our parents are assholes. I'm Silvius, by the way."

Wow, straight to the point.

"There is more to it. But right now we don't have the time. Once we reach a safe place, we will explain. Or you can get executed. Your choice." Ixone said.

"But what about our-" Jin started.

"Friends? Don't worry, the others are getting them, but we must leave now. You will meet them later." Silvius explained.

They stepped out of the cell. Jin breathed out a sigh of relief. There were no guards in sight. Ixone and Silvius weren't bothered about it. They led Yoongi and Jin down many halls before they reached the exit.

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{A/N}: Well..well...well. I'm sure Indigos weren't expecting that. Well let's just say... things get more interesting in the next chapter. And I can't control my excitment, so let me just tease it a little. There is going to be a moment of one of the most awaited ships 🤭