Chapter 59 : Demons gate

" please don't kill me " a fat old man dressed in a expensive toga, begged childishly for his life, bowing down at a slender figure whom wore, a huge gray hoodie and a pitch black face mask. the ultra blue coloured eye of the person in the shadows glowed like lightning, the person's appearance couldn't be said of a male neither of a female.

with cold malevolent eyes staring straight at the chubby old man " its nothing personal " and that was it, the chubby man bled from every hole in his body to death.

after sometime the person in the shadow got a phone call, the person unwilling picked up

Caller — are you done ?

" I am, anything else ?, and this time give me something exciting.

Caller — well, new targets came in. head over to steel island, theirs a huge competition called demons gate, your targets are in their, you can participate if you want, I think you might find it pleasant .

" sounds fun, wire me the money for the kill, and send pictures, I will head there right now " and just like that, the person disappeared into the darkness .

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After clearing the entire dungeon, astra and his teammate came in 3rd due to some other circumstances, after the display of Astra's pure brutal side, they automatically became mute, which was okay for astra, Gina on the other hand was still replaying the scenario in her head.

" so far, five teams made it out successfully without any drawbacks, the five teams automatically passed and are now one of the schools elite soldiers. they are permitted and authorized to leave campus and take on various jobs in the military defense and offense programs. they are also authorized to take on quests from the school. they will receive an annual amount of 30,000 diamonds a month for their troubles " Keegan spoke with great authority, everyone looked up to him, they all wanted to be him, well , except one that wanted to murder him.

after giving the great speech, everyone lined up for handshakes and congratulations from who else than the council themselves.

after the intro and everything, each team were assigned to each halls for briefing about their upcoming assignment.

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inside a spacious Hall covered in beautiful pearls and gold pillars , showing of it's expensive interiors. inside this spacious hall seven unsettled students sat at a round conference table. the air was so tense that Callie's lungs started to burn from lack of oxygen.

" what the heck, is this a grave yard " Callie formed like a angry child who lost her candy.

" which it was " Dante added.

" no one was talking to you freak, so what if astra is a horrifying being that could kill an S class monster, so what if he's a monster in disguise, so what if he's an insensitive jerk that keeps to hi— "

" I'm right here you know " astra raised his hand indicating he was also in the room while she slandered him .

" my point is, he's our teammate and my friend "

" our we ? " astra asked but was shunned by Callie's dangerous glare.

" I agree with her " Dante and Gina said while it took some seconds for Freya and Alan to nod their heads but Daniel remained silent and still.

" sorry I'm tardy " Keegan suddenly appeared from the shadows.

" no one says tardy anymore " Dante quipped

" okay, let's get down to business " Keegan eyed astra before he sat down, and from no were a projector and a white blank shit appeared.

" your mission is to protect Mr Fabian Grant, apparently his name popped up in a long list of assassination targets, and even in the bounty chronicle, don't know how that happened, but recently he has been targeted and each time, a narrow escape from death. our Intel says this time their sending a professional. we don't know who that is but your mission is to protect him. he's the owner of this competition called ' Demons gate ' in steel island.

you are to participate to not arouse the enemy, you can keep the earnings and if possible make the school proud " Keegan finished while pictures of a creepy island kept swiping.

" when do we leave ? "

" tomorrow 7:30 sharp "

( men, I can't wait to introduce the new character, sorry for the sloppy post, I will try my best, oh also don't give any power stones, when we have a constant amount of readers, everyone will give at once, I hope it will be okay, it my only plan to give this book a ranking. love you all, merry Christmas and a happy new year in advance )