3 Chapter 1 : Last Clue

2 years had passed since her families assassination. She's still on the middle of unlocking it's mystery. She had come into different places and such but her journey continues.

Amanda opened a folder which contains an information that might help her find who's responsible for it. It's based on her research and investigations, though.

While scanning through the pages, she saw a man named, Henry Schwartz, said to be one of the citizens, before the assassination, which was asked where their clan's location might be.

According to the other people, Amanda had asked about the man, that the man she's referring to was already killed. But there was no concrete evidence that he's already dead which led a chance to find him alive. It's the only lead Amanda has right now, every info she got was a crap.

She then decided to go out to find the man again.

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Amanda's Point of View

According to the other intel I gathered, the one infront of me is his house. I won't bother finding him if only he's not the only lead I currently had.

This is the only opportunity I currently had. I hope he's still breathing yet.

I knocked at the door and a woman, probably between her 30's, opened the door.

"Do you know someone named Henry, ma'am?" I politely asked. Her eyebrows furrowed and looked at me like I was kind of a bug.

"I already said I don't know!" She slammed the door close. What does she mean about 'already'? Did someone also came asking about Henry?

I knocked again. The woman opened it and was about to close the door again when I stopped her.

"Can you describe the looks of the person who came asking about Henry?" I asked and tried hard to be polite. I need to know why a person is asking for Henry. Call me cautious but it's way more better than being careless.

She left our a deep sigh and asnwered, "A tall male with his long bangs covering his face. That should be enough." She slammed the door before I got to thank her. Some people have really short patience, don't they?

I forgot to ask about which direction he went to. Whatever, I'll just find him my own.I asked other people if they had seen a guy like the woman described earlier and pointed a direction.

Until I've noticed that I'm in the middle of the forest. I can only hear the birds humming and the clapping leaves.

I just ignored it and continued to walk. I noticed a smoke coming from the direction I'm going to. I decided to follow that.

I saw a man facing a fire and a bucket full of fish besides him, he must be barbecuing. I'm facing his back so I can't tell whether it's the one who the woman was talking about.

I was about to make a step when someone appeared from nowhere in front of the man who's barbecuing a fish.

"Henry Schwartz, I'm here on a mission to eliminate you," the man, who suddenly popped out from nowhere, said. Just as the woman described, a tall male with his bangs covering his face. No doubt, it's him.

But wait, did he just mentioned Henry Schwartz, the man who I'm looking for and did he say eliminate?

He opened his palms and showed a ball of lightning. I was alarmed and he stopped when I stood in front of him.He looked at me telling me to get out of the way. I can tell that he's totally irritated by me right now.

"Unfortunately, you'll fail your mission as long as I'm here," I cautioned but it seems he doesn't care about it.

"Then I'll just kill you with him." He didn't even hesitate! I have no choice but to fight him!

I drew out my katana and stood infront of him, I won't let the man behind me get killed. I need to ask information first.

To be honest, I don't know if I can cope up with him. Seeing the ball of thunder earlier, I think I might be driven into the edge.

But I'm confident on my swordsmanship skills and also my reflexes. I trained to be on par with mages so this one would be my first step into making us equal to each other.

Yet I can't deny the fact that my knees are shaking right now. Who would not be scared at the one infront of me? I can't clearly see his face because of hid bangs so I don't know his reaction by me standing in front of him.

But if something happens, I have something hidden in my sleeves though.

"I don't know who he is to you woman but I just want to warn you he is a dangerous one." he didn't waited for my response and suddenly a struck of lightning came pass through me and he vanished in my sight.

I was taken aback. As I suddenly recovered from the shock, I moved my gaze behind and saw a headless man.

"What happened?!"

I stiffened as I saw Mr. Henry's head on the ground. The body collapsed and blood were drained out of him.

The scenery infront of me made me recalled my painful past. Bloods are everywhere and killings won't stop. I remember it clearly and now I'm trembling.

My last clue disappeared in an instant. I looked at the man responsible for it. He's holding a lightning blade.

"I would like to kill you for interfering but the mission said no killing except the target."

Until an idea popped out of my head, I still have something hidden under my sleeves. I let it out and threw it at him. He might dodge it but it's a paralizing smoke bomb, anyone who inhale it would be paralized in an instant.

I bought it from a certain woman in the previous town I went to.

I thought I won. I thought I succeeded, instead he walked in the smoke like nothing. And went infront of me and mumbled words until he knocked me off.

"Don't attack me using Zoe's inventions," that was he said before I lost consciousness.