40 Annihilation

"Her...jar?"

The man's voice trembled with fear. His men didn't know what the f*ck was happening. Their boss who even the top brass in the city would think three times before making a move on was trembling like a little kid who just saw a ghost for the first time.

"No..... No.... It can't be! It can't be you! You are supposed to be dead! How are you still alive!" the man screamed like a guy who lost his mind. Herjar smiled and said, "So that's the word on the street huh? Too bad I still got five lives left before I really die".

The man was near to piss his pants. Herjar then disappeared into the dark right in front of their eyes. They looked everywhere but they couldn't see him. The man was about run for the door, but too late that Herjar appeared behind him and kept a dagger on the man's neck. "Now, let's talk business" Herjar said in a cold tone.

The door banged opened and more than twenty thugs rushed in and pushed them into a corner. They wanted to pounce at them but they couldn't do it since Herjar had their boss at his mercy.

Herjar said, "It's fine if you don't want to talk, I'll just find them myself". He was about to slit his throat but the man squealed, "No! No! Please hear me out! I'll tell you everything I know! Just spare me!".

Herjar smiled and waited for him to speak. "Duke...Duke...Duke Damien's nephew! It's him! He's the one who ordered the hit on someone named Felix! We just have his picture and that's all!" the man said. Herjar frowned a bit when he heard that. Who the heck is Felix? He doesn't know anyone named Felix and more importantly there is no one among them named Felix.

Herjar said, "Give me his picture". The man signaled one of his men and he nodded. The guy walked towards the wall and opened a secrets locker. He took out a paper like cloth and came towards them.

He presented the parchment to the man. He took it from him and opened the parchment. Herjar was so shocked that his eyes were wide in shock. Vik didn't know what was happening hut it can't be good. He walked backwards to him while keeping his guard up. When he saw it, his reaction was the same as Herjar.

The picture was of someone they considered as their brother. The picture was of Saito. Herjar pressed the dagger on his neck and said, "Don't you dare try to fool me! I'll f*cking massacre you all!". He was very pissed at everyone who ordered the hit till the ones who executed it.

The man hurriedly said before Herjar could cut his throat, "No! This is the truth! His name is Felix and he's the second son of Duke Damien! All this information was provided by Duke Damien's nephew! I'm not lying! Its the truth!". Herjar turned even colder, "If that's the truth then you should have said a lie, because truth, killed you". The man's eyes went wide in fear and *splash* his throat was slit open as blood splat everywhere.

Herjar's mood was very terrible at the moment and he needed something to vent on. He looked at the thugs and Assassins with a terrifying look then disappeared into the dark. He then reappeared at the door and closed it. The thugs looked at him with fear! Tonight, he was their nightmare.

He moved like the wind, giving no time for the others to react at all. Every time he slashed his daggers, someone died. Blood sprayed everywhere as all the thugs had their throat slit within mere seconds.

He locked his eyes on the Assassins next. The Assassins tried to escape but too bad these guys are fighting against a professional who has been an Assassin for more than half of his life. They tried to put up a fight but it was more like bullying a kid who was fighting a Knight with a stick. And just like that, the Assassins died even quicker than the thugs.

Vik didn't know what to do or what to think. One of his brother is a monster in close combat while the other is an S grade Assassin, maybe even SS, and the third one is a prodigy. He felt like he was the weakest one among them even though he has the blessing from the Wind spirit and top notch swordsmanship. He felt like he was a dead weight to them.

Herjar said in a grim voice, "We gotta go have a bit talk with the victim, let's go" he then disappeared before even waiting for a reply. Vik didn't know what was happening but he still knew there are questions that needed answer. He looked for the picture but it was gone and thought that Herjar must have took it with him when he left the place.

Vik also exited their hideout and headed towards the Inn, there are some things he need answer for as well.

Herjar was faster than Vik in terms of speed and reached faster than Vik. The moment he arrived at the room they are staying in, Herjar's sharp gaze was locked on Saito. Saito was feeling uneasy so he asked, "What's wrong? Any problem?".

Herjar said in an annoyed tone, "I don't know, you tell me what's wrong!". Saito came towards him and asked, "What happened there? Your being weird".

Herjar was pissed off by him that he wanted to beat him front and back for lying to them even though they thought of him as a brother. Vik jumped in right at that moment and asked, "Saito! What's going on! Explain!".

Saito let out a *sigh* and said, "I don't quite understand myself, he just started acting weird the moment he came in". Vik walked forward and said, "I didn't ask about Herjar, I asked about you".

Now both Saito and Minos were confused. What's the hell happened for them to act this way? That's the question running inside their head. Minos couldn't take it and asked, "Just what the heck happened there?".

Herjar threw the parchment on the floor. Minos picked it up and looked at it. His reaction was the same as others when they first saw it, shock. He showed it to Saito and asked, "Saito, what is this? How come you are with royalty?".

Saito got it and looked at it, even he was shocked at this. This was a picture of him standing near a man, who had a majestic look with a women with beautiful appearance near him and there was not only him but also two others, a Boy and a Girl apart from him. He looked the youngest in the picture.

Looking at the picture of strange people he didn't know why but he felt strangely nostalgic. He said in his mind, 'Nirashi, any idea who this might be?'. Nirashi said, 'Master, I don't know about them but there is a chance that this body's host memories might have a clue! If I open it then you will suffer a bit...' she sounded worried.

Saito said, 'I don't care! Just let me access them! I'll bear the consequences!'. Nirashi was silent and she spoke after a bit, 'Then, prepare yourself master, it will hurt a bit'.

Suddenly, his head started to hurt like its going to explode any second. "ARGHHHH!!!!!!" he held his head and fell on the ground. The rest of them rushed to him to see what happened to him. Saito's head was hurting like Hell that he want to die. Everything was becoming dark. He could hear them shouting but couldn't clearly hear what they were saying.

He then passed out.