4 Assassination Order
The room became silent as everybody turned to look at the newcomer. After a second of inspection they turned back and started their own discussions again.
Kai looked around at the faces of his fellow assassins in training. They looked young but they didn't seem their age at all. Looks like training to kill had taken away their innocence.
"Attention recruits!" A tired voice yelled out.
Kai turned to the stage and saw an old man, with long white hair and a cane.
"I am Master. Han, instructor at the sand syndicate. You have all made it this far because the recruiters had seen talent or at least potential in you. You have done well to choose to join the Sand syndicate, our formers members have gone one to become black-op members of multiple nations, globally known assassins, members of the ascension association which ranges from Bounty hunters, Criminal detectives, to Gourmet hunters and treasure seekers."
Before Master. Han could continue a loud laugh interrupted him.
"Gourmet Hunters, don't even have to be mentioned. There's the lowest profession in the ascension association!" A boy said.
"What your mouth" Kai said in annoyance.
The boy turned to him and seemed to scan him. "You have no right to talk you're not even gifted like me. If you feel so entitled, then make me shut up."
"Then come over, don't you dare disrespectful gourmet hunters when you know nothing about the noble profession." Kai didn't hesitate to respond even though he knew the boy was a gifted human.
"ENOUGH" yelled Master. Han with such a force the whole room reverberated. "The time for battle isn't know, but speaking on that subject all 18 of you will be handed a trial to see if you deserve a spot in the Sand syndicate. There are only 9 new position to fill the vacant seats left in the recruitment class. So we will only be accepting half of you."
Suddenly the room was filled with tension and the fromally talking recruits looked at each other in suspicion.
"You will all be split in 6 groups of 3 of your choosing. Your assignment will be to eliminate a target by your own means. The first 3 groups to eliminate their assigned target will be accept into the San syndicate. Choose your partners now!"
The room soon became a scrambling mess as the recruits found their partners. Some looked at Kai with hesitation until they decided to move on. Looks like they didn't want to risk the wrath of a gifted human to be his partner.
Everybody found a group until that left the last three stragglers. Kai looked over at the first one who was a small frail girl that had an intelligent gaze in her eyes. The other seemed to be an arrogant laid back boy who seemed egotistical.
"Now that you have your groups you will be given your assignments in your shared rooms. Go outside to the dorms and pick a room for your group." Mr. Han instructed as he left.
"Good luck with your group now" the boy who Kai was arguing with earlier laughed.
Kai rolled his eyes and went with his group members to a dorm room.
They all chose a bed for themselves as awkward silentness consumed them.
"Ok, I think we should introduce ourselves" Kai said, "My name is Kai, I'm 16 years old and I joined the syndicate to become a gourmet hunter!"
The girl mumbled "Vara, 12 and my parents made me join."
Kai raised his eyebrows in surprise. What sick humans would force their child into a place where they could die at any day.
Realizing something they both turned to the last person. He was on the bed reading a book without a care in the world, showcasing his arrogant demeanor on full display.
Kai frowned, "Aren't you going to introduce yourself?"
They boy flipped another page "Oni"
"What about yourself"
Oni smacked his book down on the desk "I'm also 16, and I joined to have a license to kill."
"Why are you so rude?" Kai asked questioningly.
"Because frankly I don't need you guys. All you'll do is hold me back, you're not on my level." Oni said nonchalantly.
"Take that back" Kai said softly. He wasn't going to let anyone disrespect him.
"Then make me" Oni smirked
Kai looked at Oni laying down on the bed. He reached his hands into his cloak, took out his dagger and lunged forward. He smiled until he realized he felt a cold sharp blade of steel pressing against his neck. Oni wasn't laying in the bed anymore but in fact standing up behind him and holding a blade against his neck.
"That's impossible, how did you end up behind me so fast, did you teleport?" Kai asked in shock.
'You don't get it do you, I already have the skills of an assassin it's just my age holding me back. That why I classify as a recruit I could have been a registered assassin long ago. See you in the next life." Oni said condescendingly as he prepared to decapitate Kai.
"Stop!" The Vara yelled. "We're a team we need to be working together please stop fighting." She begged.
Oni stood there for a few more seconds until he withdrew his knife. "Fine, I'll spare your life but this is no team."
Kai clutched his throat and felt a small thin line, he was shocked his close to death he was again. He turned his head and saw Oni go back to his bed without a care to the world.
"Come on Kai, we get our mission tomorrow we need to go to sleep" Vara persuaded.
Kai nodded and went to his bed, he realized Oni was above him in terms of skill but that shouldn't mean that his attitude should be so terrible.
Soon they all went to sleep and the morning rays of shine beamed into their room. An instructor knocked on their door and gave them a packet labeled confidential.
Target- Khan Raleigh
"Head, of the multi-million credit Raleigh conglomerate. Kill ordered after he didn't pay the Sand syndicate for an assassination. Destroy this folder after reading, groups are allowed to sabotage others to make them fail. In the real world you will be competing against multiple assassin organizations for a kill. You're deadline is two months."
After reading and rereading again the trio contemplated for a while.
"Ok so what's the plan" Kai asked
"This should be an easy kill, just follow me to the Raleigh headquarters and wait outside until I kill him." Oni yawned
"Look I understand that your powerful, but this is just plain stupidity!" Kai bewilderedly refuted. "Khan knows the consequences of not paying the Sand syndicate! He will have bodyguards as or if not more capable of dealing with professional assassins. Even if you have talent at the end of the day you are still a recruit Oni, come on."
'If you don't come I'll go by myself" he answered as as he walked out the door.
As Kai opened his mouth he was interrupted by Vara.
"Just let him go, he needs to taste defeat in order to cooperate. Unless those bodyguards are gifted humans it won't be a problem. Let's just follow him."
Kai shook his head and followed after Vara. They left the Sand syndicate as they trailed after Oni to the Raleigh estate.
Kai and Varra stood behind the trees in the woods next to the Raleigh estate. Khan Raleigh could be seen on the other side of the massive wall spiked fence golfing with other men.
"Oni don't do this" Kai whispered
Oni still kept walking until he faced the fence, with inhuman reflexes he grapled up the fences and summer salted over the spikes with the tips just barely missing his body.
Khan turned and saw Oni walking over with a malicious smile.
"PERIMETER GUARDS" he yelled in a wide eyed panic. His guest ran back while three guards suddenly flashed. Two of them walked forward and aimed their guns at Oni, they shot a couple of rounds of bullets traveling straight toward his body.
Oni smirked and with inhumane speed he brust to the side dodging the first two bullets. Then flipped into the air as the next bullet grazed his flesh, but there was still one bullet remaining on course to his head.
"Don't watch Vara" Kai sighed.
"It's not over yet" she responded.
Oni frowned as he moved his blade toward the bullets trajectory. They connected and the bullet was cleanly cut in half smashing into the fence behind him.
"Godly technique" Kai whispered to himself amazed, maybe he would succeed.
The two guards dropped their guns and took out swords. They ran at Onni and attempted to stab him. Onni dogged the first thrust and returned with a vicious blow of his own to the guards neck. He took his dagger out of the gaping wound and proceed to stab the other in the forehead.
The first guard collapsed onto the ground clutching his neck, while the other guard was already deceased.
"Idiots" the last guard laughed. "Come at me Kid, don't feel special for killing cannon fodder,"
Oni clenched his jaw, as he ran forward to meet the last guard. With a ring of metal they clashed weapons. Using brute strength the guard overpowered Oni and brought him to his knees. Oni backflip and scanned his opponent with hesitation until he reached for the mysterious blade on his back.
