Dark Eve

In the darkest part of the Blight, a very important meeting, a meeting headed by the top and the most powerful leader of scum, the damndest of the damndest.

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In the meeting room.

Slam*

"I say we don't listen, we are the top, the echelons why should we bend down to some spoilt scum."

A loud voice barked.

"I agree." Another voice uttered supporting the other one motion, in another corner of the dark room.

"Yall seem to forget, it was issued by the royals, the ROYALS." A timid voice uttered.

"Ooh bitch please, we all know it the nobles, the real royals ain't got no time for that shit."

The first voice remarked.

A couple of Hmm resounded and they all began leaning in favor of the first voice.

"So we all agree to keeping the market open.."

"Aye." The voices agreed, adjourning the meeting.

"Moving on to more important matters," A new voice said, the voice carries more authority than the others.

'More important?' Everyone thought.

"We need to take care of that adventurer, he's starting to become a thorn in the flesh."

The authoritative voice said.

"Mm, really?"

The authoritative voice snapped his fingers and a file appeared in front of each one them.

"The sum of that file shows how this adventurer raiding everyone of our base and laying waste to all of our men."

"So? What seems to be the issue all we have to do is just kill him." The first voice said without pity.

"He's high up the continental chart and so many nobles have their eyes on him." The authoritative voice said.

"Mmm, since he's here that means he here for that right? Why not send someone to kill him in there. After all, the death rate in there is rather high."

A couple of "mm's" resounded supporting the first voice motion.

"So it is-"

"I can kill you guys now without guilt."

A voice said interrupting the ongoing speaker.

The people at the table scrambled to their feet drawing out there weapons and pointing them towards the point of the voice.

"Show yourself."

The first voice demanded with his glaive pointed in the unknown voice direction.

"How about you put on some light."

The voice answered.

Adhering and seeing his point the light was switched on and all eyes were focused on the daredevil that broke in.

The appearance of the dare devil sparked different reaction.

"A gigolo? We the mighty Cinq were afraid of a gigolo..a mere gigolo."

The first voice said, the first voice was a man in equestrian like clothing, he had striking blonde hair and was sporting a french goatee.

"Not just that he's blind..we all ran like fools and danced to the tunes of a blind gigolo.

The man beside the first voice said, also confusing Azel due to his delicate face.

"I say we get on with it we haven't got all night." Surprisingly it was the one with the timid voice that uttered such a statement, the cold words rolled off the not too tall lanky figure.

"Be fast Laurent." A man with well defined jaw and night black hair passed the command urging the first man to get on with it.

The first voice or rather Laurent moved closer to Azel, striding across the room with confidence.

"Be proud of yourself tho,you are a useless being but you made the mighty us fear."

Laurent said proudly.

Receiving no replies he looked closely at Azel."blind and mute..what a shame the only thing you have going for you is your face card, what a waste.

He raised his glaive a bit to jab it in but nothing happened his hands were just there in the air refusing to come down.

"Laurent?" The timid voice said in a tiny whisper.

THUD!!!!

Laurent body hit the ground like a doll without string.

And shock was written on each and everyone's face, they are looked at the dead body and then the culprit sitting relaxed on the chair, with his bloody left hand on his laps.

The Cinq as they called themselves readied their weapons this time not in preparation but with the will to attack.

Azel stood up his grin widened and said: "next."

At his behest the light was switched off and what followed next was a scene right out of a horror movie.

Saveur P.O.V [the main head of the Cinq]

It was supposed to be the usual is meeting as usual and the fate of the blight being decided.

My hands were trembling, it felt like I was being hunted by a predator, a beast, an Apex.

The moment the light was switched off I should have ran but I didn't, I stayed, my worthless pride harmed me, we couldn't see a thing.

"Backs together."

I barked out, prompting the rest to stay back to back covering all sides.

A flamw flickered in the corner of my eye.

"Over the-"

My eyes widened and my words froze.

He didn't just conjure the flames or say a spell, he willed it, he....Fuck.

I was still contemplating my next steps, when the cries of Molly brought me back to life.

"Arghhh.."

His screams were blood-curdling, accompanied by the distinct sound of a flesh burning, the burnt smell got to me and I could feel nausea kicking in.

"We are dead, he is an innate flame user, we are gone."

Vince began whimpering, his body was shivering and his voice was breaking.

I held the helm of his shirt and yelled at him.

"Get yourself together, it just the two of us, he hook or crook one of us have to survive."

"Yess..we have too." He said in response.

I manage to make out his head and held his face in my hands and brought it closer to mine.

"We got-"

Booom!!!

The sound of something blowing up entered my ears and I felt a thick viscous liquid cover my face and body.

A low thud resounded and Vince body dropped ,his blood poured out in the floor tho I couldn't see it but I could hear it, the gurgle and the continuos whoosh.

My hands began shivering and the fear I kept trying to dodge settled in, my eyes began moving left and right, and my heart pace sped up.

I slowly crawled, making back touches the wall, I grabbed the closest weapon I could find and pointed it outwards.

Have heard many thoughts of us dying cause our way of life was dangerous, but not once would I have imagined this way.

Being picked out one by one like pest.

"Mmm."

Is that my body?

Or my head...he cut it off.

I heard his steps draw closer to my body.

"Disappointing." He said.

I was enraged and wish to confront him, then I remember the way he dogwalked us.

I think...I regret this..in my next life..I wish for peace..that's all.

The light ebbed from my eye and I faded away from the world.