A Good Old Intrigue
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The sun was rising over the horizon and with the first rays of the morning sun the people of the capital of the kingdom of Melromarc woke up, some were going to work in the fields and others were going to open their shops on the main street that runs through the capital, several of these merchants were starting their workday when they started to hear the sound of iron hitting something…
*Clank clank clank*
Through the streets a soldier ran as if his life depended on it, the man ran through the quiet streets of the capital …
The soldier was heading towards the royal palace, and when he arrived at the main gate he was stopped by two soldiers…
*Aff aff*
The man was breathing heavily as he stopped in front of the two soldiers…
"What are you doing here soldier?" one of the guards asked as he placed one of his hands on the hilt of his sword.
"Something… happened… nine deaths…" the man spoke as he breathed heavily…
"And what does this have to do with the royal palace?" the other soldier asked already putting his hand on his sword
"Captain Alfred sent me to warn the king"
The soldiers exchanged glances and opened the way for the soldier …"If it was Mr Alfred this matter must be very important … come boy" the two soldiers said, as the man who had his face covered by a helmet nodded his head …
Running some more time the man arrived in front of the great throne room…
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King Aultcray woke up earlier than usual as the man expected to receive news of his noble assassins, the king walked to his throne with a superior smile, behind him a young woman followed him, the woman carries a beautiful red hair that complements her beautiful face….
Aultcray sat on his throne and the woman bowed in front of him…
"It's today… isn't it?" the woman asked without showing an ounce of emotion
"Yes… I hope you don't forget your mission my daughter Malty" Aultcray spoke in a cold tone, but the woman only showed a crooked smile on her face in response…
"I w-" *Plank* the king was interrupted by the large door of the throne room that was being opened, through the door a man walked hurriedly, when he arrived in front of the king he knelt
"Who dares to interrupt me?" the king spoke indignantly, ready to call the guards as the time had not yet come to receive people in the throne room…
"Lord we found … nine bodies in one street .."
"AND ? " the king asked with a disinterested face
The soldier put both his hands inside his armor and extended them towards the king, in each hand there is an insignia…
The king's eyes snapped open when he saw the insignia…
"These insignia… one is from our kingdom the other is…"
"From the kingdom of Falmart" said the young woman as she looked at the soldier ... while the soldier looked the woman up and down ...
"Sorry I didn't make my greetings princess" said the soldier as he bowed his head slightly…
"No problem, noble soldier… now continue" the woman spoke softly and with a firm smile on her face…
"My king … according to what we learned there was a fight and some assassins from Falmart killed some soldiers of our special forces"
The king had his eyes half closed as he thought … if the assassins died then the hammer hero is still alive 'I wonder if it was … no … it's impossible, how an old man who came to this world would know about Falmart and how to contact them ' the king thought about Addams momentarily but put the idea aside quickly.
"Very well …. and how did these assassins of Falmart look like?"
"They all had tanned skin and had some curved swords in their possessions"
The king laid his head on his hand 'That confirms it was them … *Aff* what a problem … those pests started moving again ' the king's anger was bubbling up slowly just thinking about it
"Very well soldier…"
"I'm just doing my job, your majesty" the soldier spoke as he tightened his bow ..
Malty looked at the soldier curiously and decided to say "Can you take off your helmet?"
The soldier nodded and removed the piece of armor revealing a face to envy, the man carrying a pair of blue eyes and golden hair…
Malty was already imagining the things she could do with the man's body, but her imagination was cut off when her father spoke again…
"You can go back to your post…" the king spoke with some anger in his eyes after all his plan failed miserably
The soldier bowed again and exchanged glances with Malty momentarily and walked out of the place…
The woman, on the other hand, looked at the man with a seductive face as she watched him walk out of the place…
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A soldier entered one of the several narrow streets of the capital … who sighed heavily as he took off his helmet … 'What a hassle ' thought the man …
The man's face began to crumble into fragments of light revealing the face of Allan who carried a gigantic smile on his face
"Hahaha" Allan chuckled lightly as he brought his hand to his head "Looks like a war will break out sooner…"
Allan had a crooked smile on his face as he thought about the work he had gone into planting all these seeds… after all a good gardener only chooses the best plants… and surely a beautiful war will blossom
The old man looked at the sword that was in his waist and when he took it it turned into his hammer...
'I never thought this weapon would be so useful' thought the old man as he relived the events of last night….
A Few Hours Earlier
Location: Hammer Hero's Quarters, Kingdom of Melromarc
Allan looked at the four bodies with a slight smile, approaching the body that carried the insignia with him, the old man placed his hand on the head of the deceased...
Red sparks started to come out of the old man's hand…
Allan was extracting the information directly from the failed assassin brain…
Several images began to flow into the old man's brain….
Horrific images of the various crimes that this group of losers has committed over the years, Allan can also see the true face of the king and his daughter that the assassin has not yet met…
"Death... abuse... traffic ohoh" one of the dead man's memories caught Addams' attention, apparently the realm of Melromarc had an enemy, a realm that is a literal desert, the realm of Falmart made up of tanned people and semi-humans, this kingdom is also a semi-democracy…
*Phiou*
The old man whistled with the information that invaded his brain … looks like the old man hit the jackpot "Interesting …." Looking at the bodies now the old man put his hand on his chin "How am I going to do this now?"
Looking at his hammer the old man had an idea and decided to apply it by walking to one of the bodies the old man used his hammer to shape the appearance of the deceased … the result was a success …
After several minutes of testing Addams managed to get the hang of how to change the appearance of bodies…
Opening his bedroom window the old man put a body on his back and ran out of the place and then climbed the walls surrounding the castle, hiding in the shadows the old man managed to escape the guards' view and found a quiet street. …
Without paying much attention, the old man threw the body to the place and went to fetch the other three bodies, taking the same lengthy journey...
Now the old man needs to find someone else to turn the murder of the assassins into a fight for survival…
Addams lightly scratched his head as he thought about what he was going to do … 'hmmm … four …no five I'll need to find five more bodies otherwise that egocentric king will notice something strange ' Addams thought quickly, even though the killer has already done it several times doesn't mean that nothing will happen…
For example, when the assassin put several Bin Laden henchmen into planes during 9/11, everything was planned to detail and even then some agents were suspicious of the old man a few days after the accident, but as he was missing, nothing came of it…
Allan was smiling with the adrenaline of his work after all the old man liked to see the blood of his enemies flow in the middle of the earth…
The old man lightly pinched his arm to cut the current of thoughts he was having 'I have to be careful … things can get a little crazy if I get too thirsty for blood' thought the same already walking through the poorly lit streets of the capital …
In the distance the old man saw a tavern where some drunks came and went, Allan leaned against a wall on the other side of the street and waited for a group of the right size to leave the place…
The Black Death was tired … it had already been close to 30 minutes and the old man was ready to take more drastic measures when a group of 5 drunks who entered a narrow street left the place …
Allan put his hand inside his clothes from where he took out a combat knife…
The biggest assassin in the world walked slowly after the group...
"I saidwe twe would winhw" said one of the men as he tried to organize the words out of his mouth…
The others just laughed…
"Tomorrow we're going to work hard you crazy brats…" said one of the men who seemed to be more sober than his friends…
The man was in front of his comrades "Hey you .." when he looked behind him he saw hell itself...
In front of him was a figure all covered in drops of blood and on the ground were his friends with their throats cut ..
The man fell to the ground with the shock of what he saw
"M-m-monster" the man yelled with despair stamped on his face
Addams looked at the man revealing a very frightening sight at the same… Addams' eyes seemed to glow from the moonlight.
The man was going to get up to run, but he was too slow as he felt a sharp pain in his leg and when he looked at the spot he saw a knife going through his leg from side to side…
"Aaaa" he yelled in pain "P-p-p please… what did I do?" tears ran down the face of the adult who despaired with each passing second…
Addams walked in front of the man and plucked the knife from the man's leg driving the man almost mad...
Putting the knife to the man's neck and looking the same in the eyes Addams smiled from under his mask "You were unlucky … don't you know it's dangerous to walk down the street at night"
*Scrp*
The sound of flesh being ripped apart echoed in the street as well as the muffled screams of the man…
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Allan looked at the work of art he had made in front of him, in the place are 9 bodies with their appearance changed and the old man even took the trouble to plant one of the insignia of the kingdom of Falmart to make the king believe even more than it was all Falmart's complex plan to interrupt the king's plans and as a toast Addams will make the king angry…very angry…
"How simple with this … the job is done … now these pigs are going to kill themselves without even realizing they are being manipulated" Allan spoke in a low voice as if he were whispering …
The old man then looked down the street when he noticed a figure sitting on the ground covered in old rags.
The figure trembled slightly and seemed unable to move because of fear…
'´Well well look it just looks like we have a little mouse here' Allan walked slowly to the front of the figure and lowered himself until he was at the same level with the figure's face…
With a quick movement the old man removed the rags that covered the figure's head revealing a small girl with golden eyes and white hair…
Some tears ran down the child's face…
But looking closer, Addams can see the child's bones and thin face…
"How long have you been here, child?" Allan asked causing the girl to shiver slightly…
"S-S-since tt-t the beginning" the child gathered the last of the strength she had and spoke between sobs and crying
The greatest assassin in the world put one of his hands over his face 'How did I not notice a child? … I think I'm getting really old' Addams was studying the child and stretched his hand towards the little girl …
The girl closed her eyes, afraid of what was going to happen, until she felt something in her head opening her eyes, she could see the man caressing her head...
Addams took off his mask revealing his face to the little child who stopped crying when she saw the old man…
"Where are your parents?" asked the old man
The child had her gaze glazed over at the bodies behind the old man, but he lightly grabbed her face and made her look into his eyes… "They-they died 3 years ago sir"
"Hmmm… let's do this you don't tell anything about what happened here and I'll give you a reward"
The child didn't even think and just nodded her head quickly
Stretching out his hand towards the child, she stretched out her …
Addams with the child's small hand in his hand made a forced contract with her that prevents her from talking about what happened here…
The old man then took out a small bag of coins he found in the bodies and gave it to the child…
Taking out one of the coins the old man thought of something 'Can I make a contract to fulfill a wish?' the old man wondered in his mind, but shrugged as he activated his individuality … for seconds the air seemed to get heavier around him…
The child's face turned to despair with the shiver she felt…
Addams tossed the coin to the child while showing a smile "This coin will give you a wish so choose well..."
The child's eyes sparkled with curiosity, but she just nodded without asking the assassin any question…
"Now get out of here before someone shows up"
The child bowed almost touching her head to the ground and looked at the old man with a wide smile "H-thank you sir ... one day I'll return the favor back" with that the child ran out of the street disappearing from the sight of the assassin …
*Ahaa*
Allan sighed heavily. 'Why did I help that child? … I think I'm losing my way as an assassin… and I also doubt that coin will fulfill any kind of wish …'
Stretching his hands to the sky, the old man stretched because of fatigue…'Time to go back'
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Currently
Location: Hammer Hero's Quarters, Kingdom of Melromarc
Allan was in his room reading a book while he was sitting in a small chair the old man was amazed by the story he was reading until he was interrupted by a door slam...
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Closing the book, the old man walked to the door and opened it revealing four heroes who had a tired look…
"Enter my young people"
The boys entered the place and sat across the room, all carrying a pair of dark circles under their eyes.
"Is something wrong ?"
"Mr Addams did you feel anything last night?" Naofumi asks with a serious face that surprised the old man…
"No… did something happen?" asked the old man while keeping his face serious.
Motoyasu looked at Addams and answered the old man's question…
"Just yesterday we momentarily... felt the magic of the realm disappear completely..."
Ren nodded as he stared at the ceiling….
Allan placed his hand on his chin as he thought "Did you ask the king what happened?"
"Nobody told us anything and they just told us to stay in the castle"
Allan felt a shiver down his back as he remembered what he did yesterday 'It couldn't be … oh no … the desire ' The old man momentarily despaired at the conclusion he had reached …
To be continued …