The Lost Soul
The last soul
“The Night Everything Ended”
Rain poured heavily over the city of Seoul.
The black car moved silently through the empty roads while soft music played in the background. Inside the car, Kim Taehyung leaned his head against the window, watching blurry lights pass by.
The schedule had end late again
His body was exhausted, but his mind refused to rest.
Massages from the members filed the group chat.
JUNGKOOK
📲 "Call me when you get home. "
TAEHYUNG
He smile while reading a message.
Even after years together, they still worried over small things.
The younger boy strangely clingy lately.
TAEHYUNG
he type quick reply
📲 "Almost home."
TAEHYUNG
Before he send another message ...
The car suddenly jerked violently.
The driver cursed loudly.
A truck appeared from opposite side.
TAEHYUNG
His eyes are widened.
Everything happened within seconds.
TAEHYUNG
The headlights blind him.
The driver tried to turning the wheel.
The sound of metal crashing exploded through the road.
TAEHYUNG
The horrified pain spread through his entire body.
Glasses shattered everywhere.
TAEHYUNG
Warm blood slid down the side of his face.
The world spun violently.
TAEHYUNG
He tried to breathing, but something heavy pressed against his chest.
TAEHYUNG
His ears rang painfully.
Somewhere far away, people screamed.
The smell of smoke filled the air.
someone
"sir ..... sir...."
random
"call the ambulance ......"
TAEHYUNG
His vision is blurred.
TAEHYUNG
He weakly reached for his fallen phone.
TAEHYUNG
The screen was cracked. 📱
JUNGKOOK
📲 "come home safely. "
TAEHYUNG
his lips trembled.
TAEHYUNG
he wanted to reply.
TAEHYUNG
but his finger wouldn't move
darkness slowly swallowed everything.
Doctors rushed through the hallway while nurses prepared emergency equipment.
Doctor Min
"Several internal bleeding "
Nurce juhi
"Blood pressure is dropping. "
Doctor Min
"We're loosing him!"
Outside the operation room, the members of BTS arrived one after another.
JIMIN
"He is crying openly."
JIN
"Kim Seokjin tried calming everyone down despite shaking himself."
YOONGI
"Min Yoongi stood silently near the wall, unable to process anything."
HOSEOK
"Jung Hoseok pacing nervously. "
NAMJOON
"Kim Namjoon spoke with the doctors while trying to stay rational.💭"
JUNGKOOK
Jungkook looked completely broken.
Blood stains covered his hands because he had held Taehyung while the paramedics pulled him from the destroyed car.
JUNGKOOK
His hands still trembled uncontrollably.
JUNGKOOK
"He'll survive..."
JUNGKOOK
he whispered weakly.
JUNGKOOK
"He has to survive."
Hours passed painfully slowly.
Finally, the operation room doors opened.
The doctor removed his mask with a tired expression.
Doctor Min
"The surgery was successful. "
Everyone released shaky breaths.
But the doctor continued.
Doctor Min
"However... The brain injury is serious. "
Silence filled in corridor
Doctor Min
"he is currently in coma."
JIMIN
Jimin broke down instantly.
HOSEOK
he is held him before he collapsed
As if he had stopped hearing anything after one word.
JUNGKOOK
his voice is cracked
The doctor looked sympathetic.
Doctor Min
"We don’t know when he’ll wake up.”
The Darkness
Complete darkness surrounded by Taehyung.
Kim Taehyung (Soul)
He Slowly open his eyes.
Kim Taehyung (Soul)
"where am i?"
Kim Taehyung (Soul)
His voice echoed strangely.
Kim Taehyung (Soul)
The space around him looked endless.
like a universe without stars.
Kim Taehyung (Soul)
Taehyung frowned.
Kim Taehyung (Soul)
The last thing he remembered was crash.
Kim Taehyung (Soul)
"Am I dead?"
Kim Taehyung (Soul)
The bright blue screen appeared in front of him.
Unknown
[SYSTEM ACTIVATED]
Kim Taehyung (Soul)
Taehyung step back in shocked.
Kim Taehyung (Soul)
"What the hell is this?"
The Another message appeared.
SYSTEM
[WELCOME PLAYER KIM TAEHYUNG]
Kim Taehyung (Soul)
"Player?"
SYSTEM
[Soul Condition: Unstable]
SYSTEM
[Physical Body Status: Comatose]
Kim Taehyung (Soul)
Taehyung breath stopped.
Kim Taehyung (Soul)
comatose
Kim Taehyung (Soul)
"I am alive?"
A voice echoed through the empty space.
Slowly, countless glowing codes gathered together before forming a human-like figure made entirely of light.
Kim Taehyung (Soul)
Taehyung stared blankly.
Kim Taehyung (Soul)
"What are you? "
SYSTEM
[Your Survival Manager]
Kim Taehyung (Soul)
"This has to be a dream"
SYSTEM
[Your soul has been separated by your physical body after the accident ]
Kim Taehyung (Soul)
Taehyung looked down at his trembling hand.
Kim Taehyung (Soul)
"... then send me back."
SYSTEM
[Impossible at the moment]
Kim Taehyung (Soul)
his expression hardened
Kim Taehyung (Soul)
"What do you mean by impossible ?"
SYSTEM
The system's glowing eyes flickered.
SYSTEM
[ Your body is alive but your consciousness is too damaged to return naturally. ]
SYSTEM
[ To stabilize your soul, missions must be completed. ]
Kim Taehyung (Soul)
Taehyung frowned in confusion.
Kim Taehyung (Soul)
"Mission ?"
SYSTEM
A giant screen suddenly appeared in front of him.
SYSTEM
Different worlds flashed rapidly across it.
SYSTEM
Endless unfamiliar lives.
Kim Taehyung (Soul)
Taehyung stared in disbelief.
SYSTEM
[You will enter multiple worlds]
SYSTEM
[complete assigned objectives ]
SYSTEM
[Repair soul stability ]
SYSTEM
[survive until final awakening ]
Kim Taehyung (Soul)
"...and I refuse ?"
SYSTEM
[Soul deletion possible ]
Kim Taehyung (Soul)
Taehyung’s face paled
Kim Taehyung (Soul)
"you are threatening me now?"
SYSTEM
The System move closer
SYSTEM
[ Every completed world increases the probability of waking up in reality. ]
SYSTEM
[ Failure decreases brain activity in your real body. ]
Kim Taehyung (Soul)
Taehyung clenched his fists tightly.
Kim Taehyung (Soul)
"This is insane ..."
SYSTEM
[Your first world has been selected.]
SYSTEM
A new screen appeared.
SYSTEM
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
WORLD 01
“The Mafia’s Last Hope”
Genre: Action / Mafia / Romance
Difficulty: A Rank
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
SYSTEM
[character Information loading ...]
SYSTEM
A picture appeared.
A young man with bruises on his face.
Elegant clothes.
SYSTEM
Role: Useless mafia heir
SYSTEM
Status: heated by family
SYSTEM
MISSION: Prevent Internal Betrayal
Survive Until Chapter End
Kim Taehyung (Soul)
Taehyung blinked slowly
Kim Taehyung (Soul)
"so I become him ?"
Kim Taehyung (Soul)
The moment Taehyung saw him, something inside his chest tightened painfully.
SYSTEM
Name: JEON JUNGKOOK
SYSTEM
Role: Underworld King
SYSTEM
Relationship Status: Unknown
Kim Taehyung (Soul)
Taehyung frowned unconsciously.
Kim Taehyung (Soul)
"...why does he feel familiar ?"
SYSTEM
The System remained Silence for a second.
SYSTEM
[ Emotional traces detected. ]
Kim Taehyung (Soul)
Before Taehyung could ask more questions, the entire space began shaking violently.
Blue lights surrounded his body.
SYSTEM
[soul transferring start]
Kim Taehyung (Soul)
"wait...!"
SYSTEM
[Memory protection unable.]
SYSTEM
[ Upon mission completion, world memories will be erased. ]
Kim Taehyung (Soul)
Taehyung eyes widened.
Kim Taehyung (Soul)
"Wait...?! No, Hold on_"
SYSTEM
[Good luck, Player Kim Taehyung ]
The world shattered around him.
And everything went black again.
The Mafia’s Last Hope 1
The heir everyone heated.
Kim Taehyung
That was the first thing Taehyung felt.
A sharp pain spread through his entire body as if someone had beaten him mercilessly for hours. His head throbbed violently. Even breathing felt difficult.
Kim Taehyung
Slowly, he open his eyes
A luxurious chandelier came into view.
Golden lights.
A massive bedroom that looked more expensive than some hotels.
Kim Taehyung
Taehyung blinks in confusion
Kim Taehyung
For a moment, he forget where is he.
SYSTEM
[WORLD ENTRY SUCCESSFUL]
SYSTEM
[Welcome to world 01]
The blue screen flashed before disappearing instantly.
Kim Taehyung
Taehyung sat up in panic.
Kim Taehyung
"This is crazy..."
Kim Taehyung
His voice sounded different.
Kim Taehyung
Taehyung quickly got off the bed and stumbled toward the mirror across the room.
Kim Taehyung
The reflection staring back at him made him freeze.
Kim Taehyung
It was still his face.
Kim Taehyung
But not exactly.
Kim Taehyung
This version of him look colder.
Kim Taehyung
Mor exhausted.
Kim Taehyung
Bruises coverd his neck
Kim Taehyung
A cut rested near the lip
Dark shadows surrounded his eyes as if this body had not slept properly for weeks.
Kim Taehyung
Taehyung touched the bruises carefully.
Kim Taehyung
“…What kind of life were you living?”
The bedroom door slammed open.
Minho
A middle-aged man stormed inside angrily.
Kim Taehyung
Taehyung flinched
Minho
The man looked furious enough to kill someone
Behind him stood several servants with nervous expressions.
Minho
"You useless trash! "
Before Taehyung could react, the man grabbed his collar harshly.
Minho
"you embarrass this family again."
Taehyung frowned instinctively.
Kim Taehyung
"what ate you taking about?"
The man looked shocked for a second before laughing coldly.
Minho
“You don’t even remember what you did last night?”
Fragments Suddenly flashed in Taehyung’s mind.
The original owner of this body had apparently lived recklessly.
The man show him a backward
Minho
"do you know how many problems your stupidity creates for me?"
Kim Taehyung
Taehyung clenched his jaw.
Kim Taehyung
He had no idea who this person was, but getting yelled at five minutes after arriving in a new world was already irritating him.
Kim Taehyung
The System suddenly appeared beside his vision.
Kim Taehyung
The System suddenly appeared beside his vision
SYSTEM
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
CHARACTER INFO
Kang Minho
Role: Mafia Boss
Relationship: Father
Danger Level: Medium
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Taehyung internally cursed.
The man continue angrily.
Minho
“You were supposed to attend the meeting yesterday! Instead you got drunk and fought people like some street dog!”
Kim Taehyung
Taehyung rubbed his aching head
Kim Taehyung
"Can you lower your voice...?"
Kim Taehyung
"I said lower your voice."
The entire room fill silent
Even the servant look terrified
Apparently this body’s owner never talked back.
Minho
Kang Minho’s face darkened dangerously.
“You little—”
Minho
Before he could continue, another voice interrupted calmly.
Everyone immediately turned toward the door.
The tall man enter Slowly
Sharp eyes filled with authority
The atmosphere changed instantly the moment he walked in.
Even Kang Minho calmed down slightly.
Taehyung stared unconsciously.
The man looked painfully familiar
SYSTEM
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
CHARACTER INFO
Jeon Jungkook
Role: Underworld King
Position: Right Hand Of Mafia Family
Danger Level: EXTREME
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
The moment their eyes met
Taehyung’s chest tightened strangely
A weired ache spread through him
Like his soul recognised this person before his mind could.
Jeon Jungkook
"Chairman choi arrived for a meeting "
Jeon Jungkook
Jungkook spoke calmly while look in at minho.
Minho
The older man clicked his tongue in annoyance.
Minho
"we'll continue this later."
Minho
He glared at Taehyung one last time before leaving the room.
Minho
The servants quickly followed behind him.
Now only Taehyung and Jungkook remained.
Kim Taehyung
Taehyung Suddenly feel nervous for no reason
Jungkook Slowly walked closer
Jeon Jungkook
"You should clean your wounds. "
Kim Taehyung
Taehyung crossed his arm defensively.
Kim Taehyung
"and is I don’t ?"
Jeon Jungkook
Jungkook looked at him for a few seconds before speaking.
Jeon Jungkook
"Then people will think you lost another fight. "
Jeon Jungkook
"You were unconscious in an alley."
Jeon Jungkook
Jungkook lips twitched slightly.
Jeon Jungkook
Almost like he wanted to laugh
Jeon Jungkook
But it is disappeared quickly.
Kim Taehyung
Taehyung noticed something strange.
Despite everyone treating this body like garbage, Jungkook didn’t look disgusted by him.
As if he was observing something unusual
Jeon Jungkook
Jungkook suddenly step closer.
Kim Taehyung
Taehyung’s breath unconsciously slowed.
Jeon Jungkook
Jungkook stared directly into his eyes.
Jeon Jungkook
"you changed."
Kim Taehyung
Taehyung heartbeat skipped.
Kim Taehyung
💭 did he niticed?
It had been a few minutes.
Kim Taehyung
he forced himself to stay calm
Kim Taehyung
"people change."
Jeon Jungkook
"Not over night."
The tension between them became heavier.
Taehyung looked away first.
Kim Taehyung
"May be I hit my head to hard."
Jeon Jungkook
"That's possible. "
Jeon Jungkook
but JUNGKOOK still look unconvinced
SYSTEM
*on screen*
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
MISSION ALERT
Attend Tonight’s Mafia Gathering
Objective Importance: HIGH
Failure Penalty: Suspicion Increase
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Kim Taehyung
Taehyun nearly cursed out loudly.
The system really loved appearing at the worst moments.
Jeon Jungkook
Jungkook notuced his distract expression.
Jeon Jungkook
"What are you looking at?"
Jeon Jungkook
The younger man narrowed his eyes slightly.
For one terrifying second, Taehyung thought Jungkook could see the screen too.
Jeon Jungkook
But Jungkook step back
Jeon Jungkook
"the gathering starts at 8"
Jeon Jungkook
"you forget last time."
Jungkook picked up a black file from the table and placed it in front of Taehyung.
Jeon Jungkook
"Read before coming downstairs. "
Kim Taehyung
"What is it?"
Jeon Jungkook
“Information that could stop you from embarrassing yourself again.”
Taehyung opened the file carefully after Jungkook walked away.
Kim Taehyung
His expression slowly changed while reading.
The mafia family is much bigger than he expected
The original Kim Taehyung apparently had zero interest in any of it.
People considered him week.
The spoiled heir who only drunk and caused a scandel
no wonder everyone hated him
The original Kim Taehyung apparently had zero interest in any of it.
Kim Taehyung
“What kind of mess did you leave me…”
Kim Taehyung
For a few moments, silence filled the room.
Then quietly—
SYSTEM
[side mission unlocked.]
Kim Taehyung
Taehyung groaned.
SYSTEM
*on screen*
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
SIDE MISSION
Gain Jungkook’s Trust
Reward: Hidden Story Access
Failure: Unknown
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Kim Taehyung
Taehyun stared screen suspiciously.
Kim Taehyung
"why does this sound dangerous."
SYSTEM
[Information restricted. ]
Kim Taehyung
"Of course it is"
Kim Taehyung
he closed the file and stood up slowly.
Outside the giant window, rain continued falling over the city.
Dark clouds covered Outside
Somehow the entire world already felt dangerous.
Taehyung had strange feeling.
Meeting Jeon Jungkook would either save this mission—
Or completely destroyed him.
Author
Thank you for reading ......
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