The Main Headquarters Of The Mercenaries

The main headquarters is hidden, no one knows its exact location except for the leaders and some people.

At a distance from the sub-headquarters there is what is called the Threshold, which is a house in which the magicians of the transition of mercenaries live, They transport the mercenaries to the main headquarters.

This is the reason why we went to the sub-headquarters in Media so that we can reach it.

-"Are you excited to see the headquarters?".

said Donal.

-"Oh yeah".

In fact, what I am most excited and nervous to see are teleportation wizards, whom I have never met face to face in my entire life.

A small simple house with two floors, surrounded by trees, it is not luxurious or eye-catching, but rather like any ordinary rural house, I was confused, doesn't seem appropriate for his position, maybe it is different from the inside.

Edgar knocked on the door five times and said:

-"We are looking for Mrs. Estella."

A small wooden window opened on the door, and in a gruff voice he said:

-" What do you want from Estella?".

-"We came to tell her that we saw the star she told us about."

-"..."

Quietly opening the door, Edgar and we entered, as for the rest of the mercenaries from the supplies, they headed towards the back garden of the house.

Curiosity got the better of me, i wonder what it would look like from the inside...

Unexpectedly, it is very ordinary, but rather vibrant and full of warmth.

A man in his thirties with sleepy eyes and a bright smile, he said:

-"Welcome all of you".

-"Hey Sam, it's been a long time."

-"I am very happy, It's an honor to meet all five leaders together".

I grabbed Donelle's robe, to come closer to me, and i whispered in her ear.

-"Aren't you always together?".

-"No, we don't meet often, everyone has his role".

-"What brings you together, you don't usually use this Threshold, Is everything all right?, Sir Edgar?"

-" We were on a secret and important mission."

-"Oh, my God, that must be serious. I hope things went well."

Everyone laughed secretly, I looked at them with astonishment, wondering what was so funny.

Donelle approached me again and said:

-"You are the secret and important mission".

How embarrassing, that's why everyone laughed.

Sam put his hand to the edge of his mouth to call out:

- "Honey, you can come down."

A beautiful woman with a baby in her arms came down, she was careful in her steps, i didn't hear her crackling, she stood in the middle of the stairs, she looked around the place and took a look at us, Alvis removed the robe from his head and said:

-"They are us"

Her eyes widened, and she gasped:

-"Oh, my God"

She quickly got down and then bent down, she said in a tense and embarrassed voice:

- "Welcom everyone one ."

- "Honey, why don't you take them upstairs while I do my work?".

-"I'll do"

With a bright smile she said to us:

-"please, follow me."

We sat in the room, the furniture was carefully chosen, simple but elegant, she left her two-year-old son and started making tea, Dara was playing with him, Donelle was nervous, because she was not good at dealing with children, she turned to Dara and said:

-"do you want to try?".

-"Yes"

Why did I agree so easily, I held him in my arms, he was so subtle and soft, as if he was without a bone, a weak being who could do nothing by himself, he could not even express if he was upset.

- "It feels good, isn't it?"

-"yes it is"

Sam's wife came in and put the tea on the table.

- "He seems to like you."

I Looked down in embarrassment, I let the baby play in his cot and joined them for tea.

Dara, Elvis and Sam's wife Cecilia were chatting, like old friends they hadn't seen in ages, but she bowed and greeted each other solemnly.

Cecilia seemed calm and cheerful at the same time, she is very beautiful, her eyes are the color of honey, she turned her eyes towards me and smiled:

- "And who is this young gentleman?".

Alvis said:

-"He's just a boy we picked up on our mission... Ugh."

He received a painful blow from

Dara's elbow, which she said:

-" It's Raiden, and he's with us right now."

-"Why did you hit me if you didn't deny what I said...Ugh".

And he took another hit

Cecilia looked at me as if she was contemplating my depths and said in a low voice:

-"Raiden?".

I felt annoyed by her looks as if she was pressuring me, I tried to distance her focus on me and said:

- "You look close to the leaders."

-"Actually, I'm Elvis' friend, and I met Dara through him. We were very close, and we used to work together in the planning department."

-"You were ??".

-"I stopped working" .

-"Why?".

She looked excited and said:

-"Do you really want to know?"

Alvis put his hand on his forehead and said with a sigh:

- "We're starting again."

-"There was a Teleportation magician, a charmer who worked in the offensive ranks, we fell in love with each other and could not part, we wanted to live a normal life together, but we were afraid of the captain's rejection ,he was very strict at that time , so my wonderful friend came up with the idea of the Threshold."

- "Wow, you must have been so close."

-"Yes, that's right, ...and now it's my turn to ask... what is your relationship with Dara?".

This question again, what is the thing that connects me to her so that everyone thinks that we have some kind of relationship? This was an opportunity to find out the answer.

-"What do you mean by your question?".

- "Well, since you have the same hair colour, and it seems you have the same personality i thought you would be...".

She stopped talking for a moment while she was looking at Dara, I turned to her to see a frightening expression on her face, her eyes narrowed and her forehead wrinkled as she pressed her hands, Cecilia smiled and continued her speech:

-"... I thought you were her brother or cousin...emm I don't think so".

The atmosphere around Dara did not change, we all remained silent, only to be broken by the entry of Sam and Edgar to tell us:

-"Come on, it's time to leave."

There was a door in a hidden spot. Once opened, you find stairs down to a vast cellar.

This looks like something that belongs to mercenaries.

Horner was waiting for us there

He approached me and whispered:

- "Watch him closely, it will be a good opportunity."

He meant Sam by his words.

Sam said while raising his hand:

-"Get ready".

A small gate appeared in the air and suddenly grew into a giant. I felt a strange feeling in the void. The mana mixed in different places. It made me nauseous. Horner asked me if I was okay. I nodded yes. We passed through the gate one by one.

When it's my turn and Dara ,Cecilia came closer and took Dara's hand and said :

-"Dara... no grudge".

There was silence for a moment, she sighs and said:

-"No curious".

-"agreed".

-"agreed".

As if it was a kind of ritual of friendship between them.

They smiled and said goodbye to each other and we left.

-"Welcome, leaders."

A loud voice sound welcomed our arrival.

The strong beam of the sun hit my eyes, as soon as I opened them, I was dazed by what I saw, this is a gigantic castle,we enter the castle, it was full of movement, people of what appear to be assistants all around us carrying papers, not stopping talking for a moment.

-"leaders, you must see these documents immediately."

-"Sir Alvis, we have received many important requests that you should consider urgently."

And so without stopping.

I had to separate from them, one of them directed me towards the room that I will use, he seemed a kind and considerate person, unlike the looks that were given to me before, he did not talk much, all he said was i need to rest now.

I haven't met the guys for days, I used the time to explore and get an idea of the place.

Finally Dara came to visit me:

- "How are you, Raiden, I hope you're used to it."

- "Yeah, everything here is great."

She looked around the room and said:

-"Do you like the room? If it's not comfortable, I'll change it."

- "No need, I loved her."

She took out a piece of paper from her pocket and placed it on the table in front of me.

I took a look at it, while reading its content and gave a slight smile.

- "That's the least I expect from you."

-" I knew exactly what you want."

This is a paper on their agenda, so I can organize my time to train under each one of them.

-"Now excuse me, as you see I have work at the moment."

-"Well see you later"

I divided my time among them to learn from their experiences, and devoted my own time to developing my abilities with some help from the teleporters.

As usual, the looks of envy and jealousy were evident to everyone, especially the trainees, and rumors spread that I was just a child who came through a proxy.

However, these rumors quickly disappeared after I showed off my skills and became a genius.

A year later I joined the spies under Donelle's command. I wanted to hide that I was a teleporter, and by exploiting my ability I was able to infiltrate various raids, steal information, and even carry out assassination missions, and with this I was called the Ghost.

At the same time, Ethan and Tyrone were among the distinguished newcomers ,soon they were promoted . I used to meet Ethan from time to time and sometimes when I visited Dara, but Tyrone was giving me blank stares and avoiding friction with me.

In these two years since I joined the mercenaries, our fame has increased and our influence has expanded a lot, especially after the dungeon that we liquidated, to receive huge offers.

-"Hey Raiden, did you hear about the last offer our mercenaries received?".

Ethan has been attached to me since he came here. Whenever he has time, he comes running to me with information, despite the fact that I already know it. The reason I continue to hear it is that it is more accurate, and his analyzes are really impressive, and they often help me.

-" Is it about a mission outside the kingdom?''.

- "You seem to have heard of it, but do you know which kingdom?"

-" Isn't it a neighboring kingdom?"

The documents were confidential, how could I find out more.

- "It's the kingdom of Ashir"

-"What? Are they not doomed to destruction? why are they reaching help from mercenaries".

-" I don't know why, but I'll look for it if you want."

- "I'm counting on you on this."

- "Okay, I'll start now. see you later."

And I, in turn, will search for the real reason