31-A

Jungkook and L glanced at Jimin, but he didn't hesitate his eyes were turning red and his throat went dry, he literally tore every inch of his heart to make words come out of his mouth, it's a torture "no" he replied with a shaky, chill tone.

Maat (justice): okay then "vinculum" (bonding).you can close your eyes and start your vows.

Athena slowly whispered "before you guys do that, do you hear that?"

Jimin: hear what?

Athena (wisdom): just look at the girls and say…..you hear nothing?

Jungkook: no.

Athena (wisdom): Ahhh then you two are not lucky.

Jimin: What am I supposed to hear?

Athena (wisdom): it's just a small sign, after the Vinculum spell is started you hear a sound of bells either you or your partner anyone of you will hear it, it's just a sign that you found your soul mate. In case mine and futen's, I heard it. Just look into your partner's eyes and try it if you can hear it.

Jungkook glanced at L, there's nothing and Jimin too heard nothing.

They glanced at Athena and nodded in no, she gave a smirk of disappointment "hmm"

Jungkook kept looking at him and finally Jimin's eyes caught his, all this time Jimin avoided eye contact but jungkook's stare is like some magnet that plunged the blonde to look at him.

When their eyes met, Jungkook heard it ….he heard the tintinnabulation. (The sound that bells make)

Jimin saw his eyes widen he can say that jungkook heard those, he quickly turned away from jungkook breaking the eye contact.

L: you heard those right.

Jungkook nodded clenching his fist.

Maat (justice): now start taking your vows.

Rose can see Jimin trembling with each step they are preceding in marriage.

Rose: Jimin, I know that this is about L, so don't force yourself I can understand if you stop this.

"I can't stop this because it's for L" He closed his eyes shut holding Rose's hand, his hands are cold and shaky but anyway he started his vows.

Now, Jungkook had no other choice left, he has to start doing the same all the elders are watching them, he can't mess up things for his sake, because Jimin isn't stopping. He took L's hand closing his eyes

L: wait jungkook, no....he didn't listen, and started his vows.

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At namjoon and Meric

The orb completely absorbed Namjoon's power detonating into a flash of light and all the dark marks and cursed spells that sank into the ground, water, and rocks, earlier all of them resurfaced.

Meric almost collapsed and Namjoon bent down on his knees, it almost consumed all of Namjoon's and Meric's powers for unveiling the illusions.

Jin held onto namjoon "are you okay Joonie, Suga-shii please get some help"

Suga left them to call others.

.........…..

Back at jikook

Jimin and jungkook completed their vows; Athena came forth with the rings.

Maat (justice): we will proceed with the elder ones first, Jimin and rose.

Jimin and rose took the rings, Jimin held her hand looking at the ring.

He sighed ... taking a long breath, rose saw that and she was about to withdraw her hand, she knew that Jimin couldn't do it.

But then again Jimin pulled her hand back pushing the ring swiftly back her finger.

Rose lifted her head and Jimin bent his head down holding her hand and the other hand clenched into a fist, nails digging into his skin and the hand turning pale.

Rose glanced back at Jungkook, his eyes were glistening he stood there without any expression pursing his lips….. 'He is hurt' his feelings were poured out in his eyes, till now jungkook had a hope that Jimin would stop this even at the last moment but now he has totally lost it.

Rose saw L standing beside him with the mark slowly creeping to the back of her ears, under her hair.

Rose turned to Jimin taking his hand and placed the ring on his hand without thinking.

Maat took the white flames in his hands and parted them into two, placing them in both Jimin and rose's hands, "place these flames against each other's hearts, rose you against Jimin's and Jimin you against hers and the bond, as well as marriage, will be complete" saying this he turned to Jungkook and L

Maat (justice): so now Jungkook and L your turn….. Jungkook was staring at Jimin and the flames in his hand.

Jungkook took the ring and didn't even move, The only thing flashing in front of him is Jimin did it he placed the ring right in front of his eyes, how could he...how could he torture him like that.

L saw his face and she couldn't take it anymore. L stepped back saying "sorry jungkook I can't do this" "you know right I can't be where I don't belong"

(INTPN: that means as she is the vala of love, she cannot be with a person without true feeling i.e. love as a friend, as a life partner or as a sister any relation but they must be true and absolutely pure otherwise she can't stay with them….for example, rose or take others who got married for the sake of responsibilities or other reasons, they can do it they can be at a place where they don't belong or don't have love.....L thought that jungkook has one-sided feelings and Jimin was not sure about his feelings towards jungkook ,that's why he kept pushing away jungkook so she is having half-thoughts of getting married for responsibilities but after knowing the truth she can't do it, it's not her nature )

He looked up at L, anxiously.

Jimin lowered his hand with flames, turning to L.

Jimin: L what are you doing? You can't do this.

L: yes, I can and I will hyung.

Jimin: Jungkook don't let her do this, I asked you…..

Jungkook snapped "yes, you asked me…you asked me to protect her and I will but I am not gonna force her into this, I am not like you to...to forget everything and force oneself against their feelings"

Jimin: Jungkook don't act recklessly.

Jungkook: Jimin I know what I am doing, don't get involved with us....you wanted to carry on with your responsibilities right, go on complete the marriage, but you can't force either of us into this.