1 Our First Meeting

Our mission was over and I liked it. At least I could go back to my bed and enjoy a peaceful sleep. The person in question who we came to exfiltrate had escaped from our custody. Right under our noses.

" northwest corridor is clear," I said as I tapped my ear mike.

" Mission aborted, be in the hideout" Sam who was my guild leader said

"Hideout for what?" I asked confused at this instant

" The Dark Assassins are here. So you have to sneak out all by yourself" he explained. At the mention of Dark Assassins, a shrill of cold shivers ran down my spine. The Dark Assassins was a cult group notorious for its mode of assassination which was characterized by a high level of mass massacre and bloodshed.

"Come on provide a decent backup for me" I protested tapping on my ear mike.

"We wouldn't love an interclan war. That's was Diaz's order and we have no option other than to obey it" Sam replied coldly and disconnected the call. Now to an ordinary human being, this sounds like betrayal but to an assassin like me, it's just like testing your killing skills with the new guys in town. I looked outside of the window ledge to be sure and it was true. Of course, Sam never lies. One thing I liked about him. The Dark Assassins in their dozens stormed into the building. They all held their long swords out as they ran inside. It seemed like they came to raid someone or some kind of stuff related to that matter. To a high-profile assassin like me, it meant absolutely nothing because there was no doubt that I would win. All I wanted was not to stain my costume which was new and looked fresh on me. At times I wondered at my stinginess. Look, we're talking about the life of at least twenty people that are going to be taken in no time soon, and here am I wondering if my cloth is going to get stained by blood. I smiled as I thought about this and walked down the corridor slowly, taking each step with pride and feeling as if I'm the king of the world. To better describe it I was feeling untouchable because no one can touch me. Can they?

All of a sudden, I heard a voice from a room in one corner. I walked towards the direction of the room to verify if the sound was coming from there. I didn't care if it was the Dark Assassins because my recurve bow was steady in my hand and was ready to deliver some fatal injuries on the human body. Upon getting to the room, I met a lady being huddled by another woman. The woman seemed to be an assassin as she was trying to force the dagger into the lady's neck. The lady looked at me as to save her life. At that look, something moved in my heart. I felt as if my life is connected to hers in one way or the other.

" Hey, let the young girl go," I said as I aimed an arrow at the woman.

" This isn't your business " the woman replied looking stubborn. I looked at the young lady. She was already getting weak. I can't say I love her but deep down in me, I felt this kind of urge to protect her. I fired the arrow which I held steady and it landed right into the woman's heart. She fell and died instantly.

" You okay," I asked as I came closer to the young lady. From her looks, she should be in her early twenties. She was still afraid of me. And me too, I was afraid for her life the moment I remembered that the Dark Assassins are still in this building. Boy, come on don't fall in love that easily I advised myself. Now look, I'm a playboy by nature so I just use girls and dump them anyhow once my goal is accomplished. Like I've never had feelings for any girl before. But this young lady right in front of me was another story altogether. I felt the urge to protect and care for her.

"Hey, we have to go it's not safe," I said as I gently extended my hands. She still looked at me in fear. Of course, who would trust a fully armed assassin except you knew the person? I hated her looks at me afraid of what I might do next. Gently, I removed my mask which hid my identity.

" Anthony Moore" she gasped in total shock." You're alive?" she asked. I knew this my action would result to question and answer series which I wasn't prepared for.

" I will explain later let's get out of here first". She still moped at me. Whether in admiration or any other stuff she was thinking, I don't know.

"Can you trust me?" I asked as I stretched my palm waiting for her response. She looked at me and put her hands in mine. Her hands were quite soft and warm. I could feel electric currents flowing from her palms to mine.

" I trust you" she replied. We stared at each other. In that stare was perfect love. I could feel our faces being brought together but I couldn't resist it. Come on, you're not like this I tried to advise myself. But it yielded not much impact. Finally, it was done. Our lips met each other and soon too, our tongues. This kiss felt different from the normal kisses I know. From the kiss, I could feel a bond establish between us. A bond that cannot be broken. She tried to hold my face more tightly as to deepen the kiss but we were interrupted. The lights turned on and off periodically. It was the Dark Assassins.