LIGHT VS DARKNESS // taekook

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Jungkoook's pov

Gasps rose around the perimeter when I stumbled and topple backwards, my lips leaving a groan when the sword poked my cairass shielded chest. The defeat felt exotic after so many years. The skilled  opponent quickly lend his hand, his eyes blowing up in shock as he watched me under his covered head shield.

"I cannot believe I defeated you! " He uttered in utter confusion, his eyes boring into mine as I clicked the locks open. I shruggs nonchalantly, my mind being muddled with other thoughts.

I huffed a deep breath, my hands wrenching the towel that was forwarded by jisoo before wiping it across my wet temple. My skin stinking of sweat,

"Have you prepared my bath? " I asked her, she hurriedly nodded before helping me taking off my cairass.

"It is so... unusual that you lost the sparring!"

"Uh, it is universal that one have to lose in a game. he played well anyway! " I uttered listlessly while my eyes trailed past her,

"No, i don't mean that, your highness. It was as if you weren't playing, you were zoned out! " She tentatively tilted her head to read my expression which pretty much remain neutral,

"I don't think so! " I whispered out lowly, my feet already approaching my room.

"Should I serve your dinner , your highness??" She asks questioningly. I sighed wearily before nodding curtly,

"Bring it in my room! " I added before storming off, my mind recapping the  physician words from morning,

"We are trying our best but there is no significant improvment shown by our majesty, I am afarid to say but I think,
he won't be able to make it"

I gulped before shaking my head, the familier stinging sensation building over my heart.

'No, there have to be any remedy of the poison. I should probably hit the books!', I thought while ambling to my room, my pace slowing down when I heard my mother's voice inside my room.

What is she doing there and why does she sound so.... distressed?

I hurried my steps before slamming the door open, my mother squawked before swiveling around. Her huge teary eyes meeting mine.

I gasped when I perceive the visible bruise over her forehead, the blood trickling slowly from there.

"J-Jungkook!" She wailed out before sniffing, her pink lipstick disheveled around her mouth with hair matted into tangled mess.

"M-Mom, what happens to you? " I quickly reached to her, helping her on the bed. She sniffs in return, her fingers pointing outside as she hiccuped out, I looked at the direction but couldn't find anything

"Did anything happen? Mom, why are you crying?" I tried again while making her to face me, my heart aching when I looked at the huge wound on her forehead.

"Shhh, let me treat it! " I assuringly says before erasing it with my magic, her sobs receding momentarily.

"Now tell me, what happened? "