Crown of Ashes (Taekook)
The Throne
Rain hammered against the tall windows, a steady rhythm that seemed to echo inside the hall. The coffin sat in the center, draped in black, but no one dared to stand too close.
The double doors creaked open, and every head turned.
Jungkook walked in, his dark suit tailored sharp, his expression unreadable. At twenty-two, he looked like stone carved too young. The click of his shoes against the marble floor was the only sound until he stopped before the leather chair at the end of the hall his father’s throne.
Kim Namjoon
“Jungkook” His voice was low but steady. “The men are waiting. They want orders.”
Jungkook’s eyes moved to him, cold and sharp.
Jeon Jungkook
“They’ll get them,” he said, then lowered himself into the chair. His fingers tightened on the armrest.
Jeon Jungkook
“No one breathes in this city without my permission. That starts tonight.”
Across the room, Seokjin shifted uncomfortably. His voice trembled but carried through the silence.
Kim seokjin
“Jungkook… this isn’t the way. Father’s death—” He stopped, glancing at the coffin. “He would want us to think clearly. Not act on rage.”
Jeon Jungkook
Jungkook’s jaw clenched.
“Hyung,” he said quietly, dangerously, “our father is in that coffin because someone thought they could outsmart us. Tell me, what do you want me to do? Sit here and mourn while they laugh?”
Kim Namjoon
Seokjin’s lips parted, but Namjoon stepped forward smoothly.
“Jin-hyung only means we need to be cautious. If there’s a traitor, they’re watching us. They want you reckless.”
Jeon Jungkook
“Then let them watch. Let them see what happens when you cross me.”
From the side, Yoongi’s voice broke the silence, dry and calm.
Min yoongi
“Whispers say it wasn’t an accident. Someone inside… helped.”
Namjoon’s gaze swept across the gathered men before returning to Jungkook.
Kim Namjoon
“They’re waiting for orders,” he said carefully. “We can’t strike blind. If there’s a rat, they’ll hide deeper. We need patience.”
Jungkook’s lips curved into something that wasn’t quite a smile.
Jeon Jungkook
“Patience?” His voice was quiet but lethal. “Patience is what killed my father. He trusted too much. He waited too long. Look where that brought him.”
Kim seokjin
Seokjin flinched at his words. “Don’t talk about him like that. He was a good man. He led with honor—”
Jeon Jungkook
And honor got him buried,” Jungkook snapped, his voice cracking through the hall like a whip. He took a step toward the coffin, his shadow stretching across the polished floor. “Honor doesn’t protect a bullet to the skull.”
Kim seokjin
You’re not him, Jungkook. Don’t pretend you have to become a monster to lead.” His voice broke.
For a moment, something flickered in Jungkook’s expression, grief, maybe, or guilt but it vanished as quickly as it came. He straightened, shoulders squared, his mask slipping back into place.
Jeon Jungkook
“I’m not pretending,” he said coldly. “I am a monster. And that’s why no one will dare betray me again.”
Min yoongi
“Then who do we start with?”
Jeon Jungkook
“Everyone is a suspect. Friends. Family. Even the ones sitting in this hall.” His eyes hardened. “Especially the ones in this hall.
The chill that ran through the room was almost physical.
Kim Namjoon
Namjoon exhaled slowly, nodding. “I’ll begin the search. Quietly.”
Jeon Jungkook
“Not quietly,” Jungkook corrected, his voice sharp. “Let them know I’m watching. Let them feel hunted.”
Seokjin finally stepped back, defeated, his eyes lowering to the coffin. His lips trembled with words he didn’t dare say aloud.
Jungkook turned his back to them all, staring at the black drape covering the coffin. His voice dropped, quiet but laced with steel.
Jeon Jungkook
“I’ll find who did this, Father. And when I do…” His hand curled into a fist at his side. “…they’ll beg for mercy that doesn’t exist.”
The rain outside seemed to pound harder, as if the world itself braced for the storm about to come.
Author
Do you guys like it??
I know its first chapter and quite boring but just wait and watch🫣
Author
Character’s introduction in next chapter
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