living hell under the ground

TWO

The wind field was crowded with a lot of soldiers. All of them were either fighting against each other or trying the simulator that had been spread all over the place. A gush of wind and tornadoes appeared in some point , it was supposed to be scary and terrifying but all people that fight in the field were rather seem calm while a certain soldier were doing some strange hand moves in front one of the tornados. He took a deep breath and then with one move hit the surface with his palms. Surely it was started to redden and gave him scratch caused by hitting the tornado with his bare hand. A few seconds later it was suddenly gone, left nothing not even a sign there was a tornado right in front of him a few second before. He then pulled his palm and looked into it. A few scratches were visible but not deep enough to oozing blood. But still it was causing him to hiss for the sting pain.

Suddenly a figure of man came down out of nowhere from the sky. The man was landed right in front of him, looking so tall and intimidating at the same time. It was obvious that he was being watched earlier. The man crossed his hands and looked into him with his piercing blue eyes and a few strands of his blond hair were flowing all around his forehead. 

"It still leaving scratch isn't it?" The man asked him as he just looked down, not daring to look the man with his eyes.

"Yes sir." He replied honestly. The man only looked at him but then sighed  before walking toward him.

"But you improved soldier. That was the best Hit Wind I've seen today. You got to train more, and I'm sure you will be able to do something like this." The man raised his hand toward 3 tornadoes that hit each other and unfortunately created a bigger one. It was located around 100 meters from them. Without even looking at it, the man grips his palm and suddenly the big tornado was gone.

The other soldier that stood around it was gaping in awe. They looked to the man that was now letting down his hand.

"That was really incredible sir." The soldier said and looked to the man again. The man was probably only 3 or 4 years older than him, but his ability was beyond an average wind wielder at his age or even older. 

"Rule number one in Wind Wielder lesson. The wielder should be able not only create with the wind, but also destroy and dispel it. Go train again." The man said.

"Yes sir!" He said while giving the man respect sign.

"Soldiers!" The man suddenly yelled making all soldiers stopped their activity. All tornadoes stopped and gone in instant, and the strong wind that blew all over the places suddenly went back to normal.

"Clear the field in 20 minutes. If I saw any mess or receive  complaint report from the deputy, you know what will happen" He said making the soldiers stood up in a straight position.

"Yes sir!" They replied in unison.

The man nodded and kicked off his feet making his body float in the air. He then flew to the big building at the corner of the field and landed with soft thud. He was about to enter the big glass door when suddenly he felt something wet and cold on the back of his neck. He raised his hand and rubbed it, feeling the material that now started to wet his coat. 

He furrowed his brow and surprised. He couldnt be that sweaty just by watching his soldiers training in a field that literally full with wind 

"You sweat a lot Yi Fan. That was so unusual of you" said a voice, causing him to look at someone who was standing in front of him.

"Suho" Yi Fan said and flicked his finger to the back of his head, making it instantly dry from all of his sweat. 

"It seems like you really tired. Watching the soldiers train was a tiring job isn't it" Suho casually said and smirk a little, just after that Yi Fan could feel his neck covered with sweat again. 

"It is not, and would you please stop controlling my sweat and make it leaking like water from a tub?" He growled a little and Suho eyes were now full of amusement. He planned to make Yi Fan soaking with his own sweat, but then decided  not to do it when he saw his expression that somehow looked defeated. 

"Fine" Suho said and stopped  what he was doing but doid not  forget to leave the last thing that could make Yi Fan literally throw him in the air. 

"Suho! What the hell? Why you're making me absorbing back my sweat? Do you want me to kill you right now?" Yi Fan raised his hand and make Suho floating a few meters from the surface, but Suho just laugh like it was nothing.

"I did it because Im afraid you will be suffering from dehydration mate." Suho keep laughing and that make him now floating almost 10 meters higher.

"Generals, it seems like you have a really interesting activity in here." Someone said from their side, making Yi Fan dropped his hands along with Suho that landed professionally with a big sound. 

"As you can see we really busy." Suho smiled and looked into the guest. Pair of deep blue eyes was piercing to him along with a blond hair that styled neatly on the head of the handsome figure. 

"Yes I can see that. By the way, you havent been home for awhile brother." He said and turned his face to Yi Fan that as expected were looking at him too.

"Hey I thought you said you always went home after the briefings?" Said Suho 

"Well ..." Yi Fan started but lost in words 

"He hasnt been home for 2 weeks. Believe me I checked his room every night." 

"What are you, mom?" said Yi Fan.

"You're the only family I have left Yi Fan. I was worried about you, is that a wrong thing?"

"Go away Sehun. I'll be home tonight. You better run your mission instead of whining about me in here." Yi Fan gave his younger brother a look and Sehun put on a bitter face.

"Fine and you will have to report to me before you're going to your bed." Sehun finally gave up and fixing his coat, preparing to leave. 

"No I will not" Yi Fan rolled his eyes. 

"Oh yes you will." Sehun looked Yi Fan straight in the eyes and he tried to avoid it but it was too late. Sehun's eyes dimmed  to a darker color a bit and the same thing happen to Yi Fan eyes. 

"Yes I will" Yi Fan literally hit his head with his head right after he said it, trying to broke his brother compel on him.

"Great. See you later bro. Bye guys ." Sehun said and walked toward his flying car, Lay his friend was already waiting for him.

"Your brother and his obedient ability. When are you going to realize to never mess around with him?" Suho faced Yi Fan once Sehun already gone.

"He was still too young for that kind of ability. Thats why I was just treated like 5 years old." Yi Fan replied and started walk to the building. 

"You know what exactly he had been through since a little with all of those crazy training, I personally think he deserves what he has now. " 

"Still, I should've protected him. His power is too dangerous and he could easily hurt someone." 

"I know, but that just how The Royal Team should be isn't it? At least be proud of you brother for once." Yi Fan knitted his forehead and look to Suho.

"You know I always be a proud of him mate. The thing is I just wish he never have to kill people at such young age."

"That's what the Guardian should do, you, me, the other General, the royal team, all the soldiers. We were all vowed to protect the King, All for the King."

"Yeah, we do it all for the King"

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The prisoner guards were bowing when the presence of Chen, Kai, and Lay entering their sight. Some of the guards were  throwing  confusing faces at each other after they passed them. Two guards even dropped the big box that stuffed with guns into the floor with a loud bang, making Kai raised his eyebrow as he looked to them. 

"We're very sorry for the disturbance. Please continue your walk. "One of them said and gesturing to his friend to quickly pick up the box that they dropped earlier. 

When they finally out of sight, the two soldiers started whispered, careful enough to not just blurted out in case they might caught gossiping.

"For the love of God what are they doing in here?" said the other one of the soldiers as they struggled to fit their self into the elevator.

"I dont know. The Royal Team on this miserable place? More importantly, why would the Prince are with them?" His friends replied before quickly pressed the touch screen in front of him, making the elevator closed.

"He's a part of The Royal Team too idiot!"

"I knew that. But Even so he still  a prince. This kind of thing must be specifically ordered by the King"

"You're right, but to send his precious son to this place? I wondered what their intention though."

"Maybe they're coming for the special prisoner? the one in the deepest?" 

"Rodin and Fen Li? I heard they were the first generation of The Royal Team."

"I feel like there will be storm"

"You and you're psychic."

"But I was never wrong. Never." He said for the last time and the elevator door opened. They both exchange glances before turning into their serious face and walked out.

On the other hand The Royal Team was now in front of the third gate in what will lead them into the deepest cells, a place for the most dangerous prisoners. A dozen of Force Wielder soldiers Level 3 lined up in front of the door. They quickly turned into a steady position, look  ready to attack anyone who was brave enough to cross them.

"No one allowed entering without The Head of Prison presence in here." said the frontier with a harsh tone.

"Now that..That's not the way you greeted the crown prince soldier, we here because King told us to do something in there." Kai casually stood with one of his feet playfully while pointed the gate behind the soldiers with his head.

"We can't permit you to enter unless The Head of Prison are here and say you are allowed to Section 3" The soldier said again and now glance to Chen that definitely expressionless and Lay who looked totally bored. Being a wielder allowed him to know certain things that only accessible if you're attending the Guardian Academy. And of course he knew what the three of them capable of.

"Listen, he's too busy doing his things. So we decided to cut off the crap and do the business instead. Now if you excuse me, I need to finish my task." Kai stepped ahead and earning 12 swords were aiming to his direction.

Lay expression suddenly change and turned into excited, this is definitely will amuse the two of them, especially Chen who looked bothered  since the moment they met an hour ago.

"Tsk Tsk Tsk. Now look at them. I swear to God I will do something with all of you once I become the General Commander in the future." he replied, feeling annoyed. But still, didn't move an inch at all. One move and he'll hurt, but Lay is here to heal if something bad happened and hurt them so he shouldn't be that worry isn't it. 

Kai carefully eyed the soldiers, they were all fully equipped and in their war armor. Their Earth powers were all in Level 3, one of the highest levels in Wielder scale. But Kai just smirked, being born with a Force Wielder father caused him to have Force power too, in fact he reached Level 4 last year along with his cousin Tao. 

"Look I dont mean to brag or anything, but he can definitely defeat all of you soldiers." Lay said calmly and crossed his hand, getting ready to watch at least a little fight and blood shed in front of him.

One of the soldiers accidently looked into one of the badge in Kai's chest and quickly acknowledges it as the Force Wielder power Level badge. It shocked him and he turned out a bit hesitated pointing his sword. 

"Lieutenant...." He said to the frontier soldier and that make his leader to look into Kai's chest too. A Level 4 is a rare case in all of the Wielder scale. Even the best Force soldiers group only has 3 people with level 4 power, while the rest they were only with level 2 or 3 like them. 

Now all of them were hesitated to start a fight if Kai decide to cross them. There is a great chance they will be defeated in a short time. Especially Kai was a part of A Royal Team, which means he has a certain ability that they can't even imagine that allowed him to be selected along with Chen who has lightning and Lay has Hert (Heal and Hurt) ability. 

Just when all were busy with their own thoughts, Kai used this chance and disappeared, leaving a bit of black smoke as a replacement to his presence. They all gasped and suddenly heard his laugh from the gate. 

"I figured out you all busy thinking so I escaped." Kai said and leaned into the gate. It was rare of him to show his special ability, but he liked to messed up with people and see their reaction to his power.

"No way! Teleportation?" One of them hissed, trapped in a shock state.

But as the matter of an instinct of soldier they all quickly moved toward Kai with swords pointed, a second later the metal floor underneath him melted and trapped his foot and up to his waist. Some of them even now put out their gun too.

"Now this is will be interesting" Lay said and look to Chen who now looked interested too. 

"Soldiers drop your weapon!" A loud voice echoed through the hall. Came from behind Lay and Chen, making them turn their heads and saw a figure was walking toward them. 

"Or not..." Chen said to Lay who started to pouted.

"Why you have to ruin the moment Kyungsoo?" Lay looked to the figure that getting closer to them. 

"Senior..." Kyungsoo said and bowed his head to Lay, his moss green eyes looked extra glistening compared to the dark color of his General outfit. 

"I'm sorry for my soldiers disrespectful act toward all of you." Kyungsoo continued his words and looked toward Kai who still trapped with the metal material and pointed with swords even some guns. 

"Soldiers! I told you to drop your weapon. Am I not clear enough?!" He now yelled, causing  the soldiers to quickly turn down their weapons. 

"Senior! Please help me! Your soldiers were really mean. Let me out" Kai yelled helplessly and make a desperate face towards Kyungsoo. 

"I heard you reached level 4 last year on the annual test Kai. I'm sure you have no problem to get out from there "Kyungsoo just rolled his eyes and walked toward his soldiers that now looked down, fear of his appearance. Some of them glanced to his physical appearance, not really frightening tough but he surely already breaks the thoughts of 'dont judge a book from a cover' or in this case physical appearance. 

"Looks like you still paid attention to other things besides your surrounding after being a General then. I wonder if you started to change tough" Kai stole a glanced into the badge in Kyungsoo's chest. Right under his General one, his Level 5 Force Power badge shines under the hall light. Kai sigh and with that the material that covered him melted down and become one again with the rest of the floor. 

The soldiers that saw this gaped in awe. They usually need a minute to melt down the metal, and then a few seconds to make it perfectly become one with the floor. But Kai finish it all with one move. 

"Quit it Kai, Kyungsoo still himself. Nothing changed. "Chen said 

"Yeah, but..." Kai started.

"Go ahead, you are allowed to pass the gate. I'll wait here." Kyungsoo quickly cut before Kai finished, making him just turning his back and walked through the gate and toward the elevator. 

Chen and Lay followed his act. Chen bowed a little to Kyungsoo who was his friend in the school, but Lay completely stopped behind Kyungsoo. Lay looked him with a sad face which quite surprising. 

"He still looks up to you. Who am I kidding? He looks up for you more than he look up for his own father. He tried to prove himself by leveled his power to match you, but you leveled up again and become the new general. He's quite sad with your reaction; at least warm up a little would you? "Lay said to his junior and taps his shoulders before walked to follow Chen.

Kyungsoo just looked confused and threw Lay a face of "what did I do wrong?" But Lay already turned his back on him, as Lay approach the elevator and Kai pressed the button. With that, the elevator closed and started to go down, leaving Kyungsoo in his confusing stated along with his frightening soldiers.

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"Are you going to pout like that for the rest of time?" Chen looked to Kai who was stood lazily beside him, leaning against the elevator wall.

"You look like you just break up with your girlfriend Kai." Lay remarked as he studying Kai face.

"I'm not. I just wish I could be on a same level on him, at least for once. He can't be always one step ahead of me, it's just frustrating." Kai replied as he glared to Lay.

"You're making everything complicated mate, just end your obsession to beat him." Chen said calmly but Kai just groaned.

"I need to find a way to achieved level 5." Kai said earning a shocked look from both of his friend. 

Lay gave a look as if Kai was out of his mind "You can't. There's only one person every one generations that could reach level 5 in each bender. Kyungsoo already reach it in ours, means you can't reach no matter how hard you try." 

"You practically will kill yourself if you try to reach it" Chen added, definitely hate Kai's idea. "Beside, you're Meddle Kai. You can't never have the full power of the force wielder. never. That's why you also can control the Light" He continued, referring to Kai's other ability which he got from his mother. and just with that the elevator stopped. 

It opened and Kai abruptly got out and walked toward the front door that will lead to the cells, leaving Chen and Lay gave him a disapprove look. 

"What is wrong with him? He already on a same level as his father on the Force Wielder level, and dont forget the fact his father is the pure one." Lay stepped out, followed by Chen. 

"Yeah, his father and my Father were blabbering all night on a dinner last year. He was so proud of him, reached the same level as him although he's a Meddle." Chen replied and they started walked toward the front door as they realized Kai was already out of sight. 

Chen pressed the open button and scanned his finger before Lay quickly turned the knob, ready to open the door. He was about to pushed the door when suddenly stopped. 

"What?" Chen asked and looked to Lay, confused.

"I have never been to this level before. Have you?" Lay replied.

"No, what do you think make me ever go to this place." Chen shook his head.

"Well I thought you ever gone to this place. So you could give a clue what its look like." Said Lay and finally pushed the door opened. It opened to his right side. And the view that caught them was dropping their jaw. There are only two sentences to describe that place.

"This is a living hell" Lay started 

"But definitely heaven for Fire Wielder" Chen added

The temperature in this place was so hot that Chen and Lay started to sweat their clothes. Everywhere lava was on their sight. The prisoners must be frustrated in this place. This place was not only hot but depressing. A Wind, water, and frost wielder must be lost their mind in this place if they were captivated for a long time.

"You know what, I know exactly someone who will love this place." Lay swept his forehead with the back of his hand and looked around.

"Speak of the Devil, I think Kai already found him" Chen said as he looked into one of the path, making Lay following his gaze. 

"Greetings senior. Long time no see." Kai said and  approached a man who stood lazily in the middle of one of the path. He was standing in front of a dozen people, fire wielder soldiers to be exact. 

"Finally you guys here. What take you so long? I was just thinking to do a tea session with my soldiers in here." He answered and showed Kai his trademark smirk. 

"Kyungsoo's soldiers try to kill me up there. So, yeah." said Kai.

"Chanyeol, you look bored." Chen approached them and smiled to the man. It was rather unusual for Chen to smile, but he only shows the other side of him to the people that he really knew or in this case his friends.

"I am bored. Lets just cut the crap out and do this shit." Chanyeol said earning shocked faces from his soldiers who were all dressed up in their armor like the force wielder earlier. It was so unusual of them to saw their General acted like this.

"I mean lets go meet the prisoners. I've been personally ordered by Commander to guard all of you in here. But I do think he just afraid of his only son to being clumsy and accidently slipped into the lava." Chanyeol said after realizing his soldiers expression of his unusual choice of words.

Chen and Lay laugh in unison. Meanwhile Kai just showed his sour face being the target of Chanyeols joke. Today was too much for him. If they all are a regular people, he would just ignore their status to fight them so at least let them taste his fist. But all of them were all his seniors in the Guardian Academy. He might be a short tempered man but he did have pride and respect his seniors.  

"Thank you General. That was so kind of you." Kai said and walked toward the cell. All of them followed, while the soldiers just stayed on their place. 

"On a steady position, guard the path. If someone appeared and try to passed, just call me." said Chanyeol before left his soldiers. They all bowed in respect and immediately got into a steady position.

They all arrived in the cell door where two prisoner guards were standing. They immediately opened the password door, making a woman voice came out from the machine and informed the prisoner status.

"Section 3: Right Tunnel, Cell number 4. Rodin and Fen Li; Wind and Frost Wielder. Priority of Security: number 1. Reason of captivity: Conspiracy against Zunro, Ran away from the duty and responsible for 300 soldiers death in Tezel headquarters." The voice said making all of them a little nervous. This people could easily kill them if there is a chance. 

"I guess I'll wait in here." Chanyeol blurted and stopped his track. 

"Why?" Asked Chen 

"They killed 300 soldiers. I dont want to hear the reason why they did it nor the story of it. Beside I dont expect them to make me as number 301, if you know what I mean. " He replied.

The Royal team just nodded and gestured the guards to open the door. They know Chanyeol just hate the fact has to be trapped with prisoners, he has some story.  

When the door finally opened they stepped inside the cell, and look around. There was a metal trellis that separated them from two people that sit on the chair and looked miserable. They just tried to ignore that fact and walked toward the prisoners

"Looks who's here, Fen. It's the prince and the next generation of The Royal Team." Rodin stood up suddenly and looked excitedly to them. 

"We are here to ask you questions." Chen said calmly and grabbed the chair that stood near him. He then sat on it before looked to Rodin, who was standing  precisely in front of him.  

"Ahh.. And here am I hoping you wouldn't take your father personality." Rodin said and threw him a sad smile. 

"You speak as if you knew my father well." Chen said. 

Rodin chuckled but Fen Li just keep quiet and sit still.

"Believe me. I know your father, probably more than you do." Rodin gave Chen a confessing face and that make Chen a little surprised. 

"You grew well Chen. You become a handsome man. I have to say I was worried when I know about Jian." Fen Li suddenly speak up making Chen startled. No one ever speak of his mother again for this past 10 years. Hearing his mother name again somehow making him startled, and missing her

Lay seemed to notice Chen's sudden changed mood and stepped forward . 

"Don't try to messing with us. Now answer the question. Why are you running away from your responsibility?" Lay said and gave them cold face.

Rodin and Fen Li were throwing glances when they saw Lay appearance. There was something different about his aura as well as Kai's too. Their aura looked similar too Chens.

Now Lay was the one felt a little uneasy, there was something about these two prisoners that disturbed him. They looked like they know something but kept it for their self.

"We were just doing the right thing." Rodin said.

"By killing  300 soldiers?" Chen glared at them.

"That was not on our intention. We were just trying to protect what important and precious for us." Fen Li looked down, tears started to fell down. 

"And what is it that you were trying to protect?" asked Kai.

"Our daughter. Zunro ordered the soldiers to kill her. Referred her as the monster who disguised as a wielder." said Fen Li. She died, killed after 50 soldiers shot her. She was just 16 Rodin added.

And with that the three of them gasped. Kai took out his device and looked up for Rodin and Fen Li case. There was no information about a girl died and killed by the soldiers. He scrolled down the report, and found the list of their family member. They have 2 daughters. The younger one died with disease at the age of 12, after following her parents to Galaxy 134 for experiments. And the older one died at the age of 16. Reason of death was unspecified.  

After seeing this Kai looked up to meet Rodin eyes and suddenly saw the truth on them. He tried to turn around and avoid his eyes but ended up looked down to the ground.

"There is no way my father would ordered 50 soldiers to kill a girl. It was unbelievable." Chen growled angrily to the prisoners . He might not really know his father much, but he knew that Zunro was a reliable King. Killing a girl by using soldiers was just ridiculous. 

"Actually all of them that died  were ordered by Zunro to kill her. Zunro is a monster. He changed after getting the last Masters rolls from Tezel. We shouldnt even trust him to become his protector back then. It was a shame." Rodin looked depressed and suddenly Chen stood up, making Kai and Lay jolt up in surprised.

"That's  enough for today." Chen said, he has enough of them bad mouthed his father. "Im tired of hearing lies" he added and turned around to his friends, signed them to leave.

"Lies? Next time when you meet your father, tell him his brother say hi, and ask him how are Ree and Luhan doing?" Rodin said. 

Chen didnt turn around but keep walking out. A little bit longer in this place and stuffed with their story could make the three of them turned against his father sooner or later. 

"And eventually you The Royal Team should stop doing all for the King. If not, youll regret it" Fen Li warned as they opened the door and stepped out, Chen being the first.

Things started to running around their heads, especially Chen.

Brother? Ree and Luhan? He never heard his father have a brother. Besides Zunro was a Meddle while Rodin was a pure Wind wielder. Theres no way they could be related as brother. And he never even heard Ree and Luhan mentioned by his father. Although, he felt like he recognized Luhan name somewhere. But he was not sure. All of these were confusing.    

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