Prologue
A cloaked figure walked into the Desert Sands hotel. As he approached the register he brought out his wand, hiding it under the folds of his cloak, you could never be too careful in a place like this.
The Desert Sands hotel was the home of almost every assassin, hit man, bounty hunter and spy in Egypt , he wasn't about to get caught off guard by some bounty hunter.
The man at the register eyed him, "Would you like a room sir?" he asked politely. This was simply a test; no one checked into the hotel, it had a permanent "No spare rooms" sign hanging on the front door.
The figure, whose name was Leon Markus, produced a small piece of paper from under his robe, on it was the hieroglyph for 'snake' "I'm here to visit a friend."
The receptionist paled slightly at the symbol, then handed him a key, "Room 129, third floor, to the left."
Leon nodded and entered the elevator, pressing the button for floor 3.
When the doors opened, he walked directly to the door marked '129' ignoring the 'Do not disturb' sign and entering.
The room was almost pitch black, but in the gloom one could barely make out a human figure sitting at a desk that faced the door. The silhouette couldn't have been more than 16 years old, but Leon knew better than to judge him, this boy had a reputation as the greatest wizard hunter and assassin in Asia.
There was a low his and the head of a cobra rose up from the desk, but he was soon calmed by the boys gentle hand on his hood. "Do you have the payment?" was all the boy said, his voice barely more than a hissing whisper..
Leon took out a suitcase and placed it on the desk, opening it to show its contents, "Three million dollars in gold, as agreed."
A hand came out and picked up one of the bars, weighing it, "Feels legitimate, who are the targets?"
Leon handed him a picture of a girl and a boy, one with red highlights in her hair, holding a staff and the other with light brown skin, holding a kopesh, "Sadie and Carter Kane, They are currently residing in Brooklyn."
"Kane?" asked the boy, the cobra rose again and hissed at the name. "No one said anything about them being Kanes, the price doubles for Kanes"
Leon sighed and pulled another suitcase out of the duat, also filled with gold, "Six million."
The boy chuckled, which was for him little more than a hissing wheeze, "You've got yourself an assassin," He got up, the snake curling up his arm and onto his shoulder. "The Kanes shall die within the month."
In the faint light of the setting Egyptian sun, his eyes where illuminated for just a brief second.
They where clouded over and sightless, the eyes of a blind man.
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