CHAPTER 3

3rd scenario-

-“News! News! News! The infamous assassin Peretin Cain’s body

has been found lifeless! News! News! News! The cruel assassin Peretin Cain was

proved to be murdered!” shouts a chatty paperboy. He continues to shout the

news as he delivers newspaper from house to house. This is ultimately a

breaking news for most of the town’s people. Although they seem to be more

relieved rather than mourning over his death. While the paperboy was shouting

out the breaking news, a middle-aged man ask him, “Hey, Tom! Is there any clue

as to who the murderer is?” The paperboy dramatically says lowering his voice

as if he is giving the most important information of the empire’s that mustn’t

be known to the common folks, “That is a really secret information. But, I knew

through sources. I am telling this to only you, Mr.Hansel. So, you mustn’t

share this with anybody else.” The asker gets impatient and says, “Cut to the

chase and say who is that person.”

-“Alright, alright. The most predictable murderer is……‘The

Thunder of Vesper’” says Tom lowering his voice as if to scare the man named

Hansel. But, in reality, Tom said the same thing to both who asked or didn’t

ask.

-“That cheeky brat, I really wish I could give him a good

beating. He is spreading false rumors about master continuously” says a person

whose body is covered from head to toe by a brown cape.

-“So do I. But, if we really end up doing it then cape(

short form of captain ) will also give us a good beating. And I definitely

don’t want that. I bet, nor do you” says a man standing beside her. His he is

wearing a long hood. Actually, they have been noticing Tom from under a shade

for quite some time now.

-“Master will also be disappointed at us. But, come on! He

is being too annoying.” Says the first figure.

-“Of course you can give him a good beating or worse even

kill him to only get yourself banished from the guild. Oh, if that happens then

many other guilds or organizations will try to hire you, specially cape’s

enemies. You will even be ‘famous’ like you’ve always wanted. It’s definitely a

good idea for you, Seira” says the man beside her as he winks at her.

-“Jamie! I am not in the mood to hear your jokes!” says

Seira to him as he glares at him frowning.

-“Alright, alright. I won’t joke any more. I just wanted to

make you less angry. You are all fired up right now just like your hair color”

says Jamie shrugging his shoulders. Seira stares daggers at him. Jamie quickly

says at the sight of her staring, “I stop”.

Knock, knock. Jamie and Seira knocks on the door of a small

old house. The house is two-floored and covered in dusts from the outside. It

is situated in a really dark alley but the surrounding seems pretty remote. It

doesn’t catch the eye at first glance.

-“Sister Eve, it’s us” says Seira. She is no longer wearing

the cape. Now her appearance is visible. She has red curly-hair. Her eyes are

deep-blue like the depth of an ocean. She has freckles in her face. She is most

likely an young adult aged from 18 to 20. Jamie’s also not wearing the cloak.

He seem to have brown hair with pitch black eyes. He is 36 years old. He seems

to be quite tall comparing to Seira.

The door creaks and opens. A middle-aged woman named Eve as

Seira called, openes the door. They both enter.

-“Sister Eve, did they come back?” asks Seira.

-“Yes, all three of them are back. Angartha and Fin are resting.

And David went out somewhere.” Answers the woman named Eve. Her beauty is

outspoken. She has glimmering silver hair. They are straight and they fall upon

her waist. Her skin is pale. Her eyes are dreamy with big eyelashes. They give

off a radiant blue hue. They look like a pair of shining pearls. Her aura is

calming that soothes anyone’s mind. She is wearing a long white gown. It makes

her look even more angelic. She seems really kind and polite. She has a warm

smile on her face. She is probably 32 years old. But despite her age, she is a

rare beauty who still looks like in her teens.

-“Was the mission successful?” inquires Jamie.

-“Certainly.” Eve replies smiling. Even though she seems

really polite and kind yet she gives off a mysterious aura which is even more

intriguing for her character.

-“Where is master?” asks Seira. Eve looks at her and smiles

kindly. Then she replies, “Amethis is upstairs. She have told you guys to rest

for now. Most likely, she will hold a small meeting with us in this evening.

So, rest well, little Seira and ‘Mr. Jokester’.” Eve says as she looks at Jamie

and narrows her eyes.

-“All right then” mumbles Seira as she stretches her arms

and head towards the stairs. Jamie stares at Eve for some time before stepping

forwards to one of the rooms from the first floor. The atmosphere around them

is tense. It’s obvious that both Eve and Jamie are hostile towards each other

for some reason.

Later that evening in the same old house 7 figures can be

seen seated around a big rectangle table. Those people are Angartha, Fin,

David, Eve, Jamie, Seira and another person. She is a young lady with radiant

yellow hair blazing like the sun and dark-black eyes. Her height seems to be

around 5’9. She is wearing a white shirt and black leather pants. She looks

stronger than an average man.

-“Where the hell does he always disappears to? He is always

late and gives off a scary vibe at that” says Fin grumbling.

-“Pfft! Are you intimidated by him, Fin?” says Seira holding

back a smile.

-“Admit it. I know you also don’t like the vibe of him. I

mean, any normal person will be scared by the way he looks at them” replies Fin

grunting.

-“Well, I can’t argue with that one. I also don’t like his

vibes” says Seira smirking.

-“Both of you, it’s not right to talk bad about people

behind their back” says David looking at Seira and Fin.

-“We badmouth him even in front of him” says Fin proudly.

Seira bursts into laughter and says, “Well said, Fin.” Eve sighs and Angartha

keeps her composure lifeless as ever. David frowns and Jamie smirks at Fin’s

words. Suddenly, the yellow-haired girl speaks, “It’s enough, Fin, Seira. Nox

will arrive here in 2 minutes.”

-“Can you hear his footsteps?” asks Seira.

-“Yes. Now 1 minute and 45 seconds” replies that young woman calmly.

-“Woah! You are really awesome, master” Seira exclaims with

amazement.

-“Don’t call me master. I have told that to you many times”

says she sternly.

-“But, you are my maste-” before Seira can finish her sentence

a guy enters the room through the door. His face was covered by the long hood.

But once he enters the house, he takes of the hood and looks at them. He has

deep-black hair which seems like navy-blue color from different angles. His

eyes looks like a pair of deep blue pearls. They shine vigilantly. He is 25

years old.  His skin is pale. He is also

quite tall, maybe 6’5. He has a slim but masculine figure with a really

beautiful face. He is an eye catcher.

-“You are later than expected, Nox” says the woman with

yellow hair as she stare at him. The young man named Nox steps towards her and

whispers something in her ear. “I see” mumbles that young woman as she focuses

and crosses her arms, “Anyway, we will talk about this later. Now, sit down

first”. Upon hearing her command, Nox sits in the chair beside her. Eve brakes

the silence first. She looks at the young woman and says, “So, Amethis, shall

we start?”

-“Yes” replies the yellow-haired girl gazing at all of them

for a moment. “We will start” Amethis says fixing her eyes on the faint moon of

the night sky which can be seen through the open window.

-“First, you did a good job, Angartha, David and Fin. You

completed your mission successfully without any problems. Mr. Viche has

received the pearl and he is pleased with you guys. He would like to pay double

the amount he said he would pay, only if you want it. So, what are your

opinions in this?” says Amethis looking at Angartha, Fin and David.

-“I will go with any decision that the captain chooses”

replies Angartha with a serious expression.

-“Before I say anything, I would like to hear your advice

first, captain” says David politely.

-“I really like that offer!” says Fin raising his voice

slightly as his demeanor brightens instantly. Amethis smiles slightly at their

replies and says, “It’s your choice, Angartha. You are the one who did it. And

Mr. Viche wanted to know your opinion,

not mine. And as for my advice, I would say you guys to accept it since I don’t

see any negative intentions.”

-“Then I would accept the offer” states Angartha calmly.

-“I also like this offer since captain thinks so too” says

David.

-“Alright,

I will let Mr. Viche know about your opinions” says Amethis resting her chin on

her hand. “So, let’s start. Shall we?” They all nod in agreement.

-“So,

I received a new request of a very ‘special’ client. She has to cross the

border of Alpere and enter Crois safely. So, she has asked for our help to

cross the border safely.” says Amethis.

-“Crois?

Isn’t that our biggest enemy empire?” asks Fin pondering.

-“It

indeed is. That’s exactly why she has asked for our help to cross the border.”

-“Judging

by your information, it seems she doesn’t have any passport or permission to

cross this empire. So, she is trespassing. And it also seems to me that she is

delivering something really secretive or perhaps she herself is someone of high

value” states Eve calmly.

-“Yes.

Your guess is correct, Eve” Amethis looks at her and says in a softer tone.

-“So,

we are basically going to be that so called ‘client’s’ bodyguard saving her

from harms of pursuers, guards, assassins or soldiers” says Nox crossing his

legs in an elegant way. Angartha frowns at his as he does so. Eve keeps a kind

smile on her face but her lips twitch slightly for a moment at his behavior.

-“It’s

the summary of the request more or less” Amethis says moving her gaze to all of

them.

-“But,

um, isn’t that illegal?” asks Fin stealing a quick gaze at Nox.

-“It

indeed is, Fin. But we have done worse missions than this. Have we not? And do

you really think we still belong to this empire?” says Amethis.

-“Erm,…no…we

were banned.” Fin says lowering his head and fidgeting.

-“And

there are guild members here from other empires too.” says David.

-“Like

that bastard sitting here…” mutters Seira loud enough for only her, Fin and

Jamie to hear. They discuss about various topic before finally ending their

meeting. “Let’s end this here today. You guys have been constantly carrying out

missions. Get a good rest. We have a long journey ahead of us” says Amethis as

she stands up. “Yes!” says both Fin and Seira together. Amethis leaves the room

first and go outside that house. Nox follows her behind. “Nox……are you sure you

are going to be alright?” says Amethis suddenly stopping and facing him. Nox

stays silent for some time just staring at her then he smiles only noticeable

if someone looks at him closely. He replies in a relaxed voice complete

opposite from his attitude during the meeting in front others, “I have long

abandoned all my identities and past. Those things are nothing but like dusts

to me. I chose to follow you. So, I will go along with every decision you

take.” Hearing his opinion Amethis says nothing and avoids his gaze. She looks

at the deep night shy and sighs. After some time she mumbles, “But I am not

worth that……”. She mumbles that rather for herself than him to listen.

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