Assassins
Chapter 1: The Meeting
The night was cold and still as the young man in the black cloak ran across the roof tops. Down below a similar young man was running close behind the young man up top, but he was wearing a similar white cloak. The only difference was the boy in the white cloak's hood was slightly longer than the black cloak. They were both running to the same destination. The canal. This is were their first target was said to be. "Prope nos?" whispered the boy in the white cloak. They slowed down to take a breather. "No not yet... but close." the boy in black whispered back to his companion. He looked down at him. "I hope he can do this." he thought to himself. After a short rest they were both back on the move.
They ran for about thirty minutes to the canal. The air was getting colder every second. " Pereant suus frigus!" said the boy in white. "Quiet!" he snapped at him in a hushed voice. The boy in the white slowed down to a stop. "Do you think I can do this Vester? I mean I've trained and all... but can I kill a person?" Vester jumped down from the rooftops and went over to him. "Look Zoulic. Mitescere iustum. Okay? Take deep breathes, it'll be okay." They pulled their hoods off. At that moment the cold night air caught Vesters long black hair and threw it every which way. "Agh! Dammit!" Vester said loudly. Zoulic lightly punched him on the shoulder. "Quiet!" he said mockingly. They both laughed and once Vester got his hair back in his hood he climbed back up to the roof tops. Once he was up top Zoulic pulled his hood back over his white shoulder length hair and looked up at Vester and smiled.
"Three more minutes." whispered Vester running at full speed due to the adrenaline rush pumping through his body. Zoulic nodded and was running slightly behind him, still not sure if he could pull this off. "Just calm down." he thought to himself. "Just calm down." he closed his eyes for a moment and took a deep breath. "Calm down..." he said quietly. He opened his eyes, a new confidence flowing through him. A small grin ran across his face. "Okay we're here." said Vester slowing down to a stop. Zoulic nodded. Vester jumped down and walked over to Zoulic and put his arm around him. "You ready for this?" Vester looked at him through his shadowed eyes. "Yeah, I'm ready." he said with a smile. "Good. Lets get him." he said clinching his hand in a fist. Zoulic did the same then they both flicked their wrists back and shot out their hidden blades. They retracted them and started walking closer to the canal.
They walked over to a house, the rendezvous. They opened the door to see a older man, around his twenties, sitting at the table with his legs propped up on it. "I guess you must be the boys." he said in his semi gruff voice. He was wearing a cloak just like the two boys, only his was crimson red with a black trim. The boys were looking him over when Vester noticed the old assassin symbol pinned to his cloak. "Ahhh, I see you noticed my old assassin pin." he takes it off and shows it to the boys. "I got this when I was about as old as you two." he puts it back on. "It doesn't mean much. I just like to wear it as a memory." Zoulic looked down feeling a little depressed. "Ummm. Whats wrong with white one?" he whispered to Vester. "He was an orphan before he became an assassin. He's not to fond of that old place." he whispered back. The man in red sat up. "Well allow me to introduce myself. My name is Railex, and you two are?" he looked at them both. They looked at each other. "I'm Vester." "And I'm Zoulic." "Ah. Well Vester and Zoulic, are you ready to take someones life for the first time?" he eyed them up and down. "Yes... We are." Vester replied nervously, still wondering if Zoulic could pull this off. "Well good! If we don't have anything else to say..." he opens the door. "Then shall we leave?"
They all split up. Mostly because it would look suspicious for three people, all wearing similar cloaks, to be walking side by side. The other part was they needed to find the best position to execute the assassination. Zoulic was taking to the ground, he wasn't ever fond of climbing. Vester was doing what he does best, lurking on the rooftops. Railex on the other hand was doing something very different. He was blending into the crowds, listening to what people had to say about their target. It was mostly all the same thing, he was a no good, money pinching, backstabber who only wanted things for himself. Not only that but he was the mayor of this small villa. And people were all wanting the same thing... A new mayor.
After about an hour they met up at the back of an alley way. Away from the busy streets. "Okay okay what do we got?" said Railex. "I didn't really find anything..." Zoulic held his head in shame. "Ahhh don't worry about it. It's your first mission and all." "Yea. I guess." "Well Vester did you find out anything?" said Railex sounding more hopeful. "Yes. I did. Our target likes to go to the tavern and brothel around sundown each Sunday. Sounds to me like he's a real church goer." Zoulic and Railex chuckled. "Okay that's pretty much what I heard to. Well I guess it's settled then. Zoulic you take the tavern. Vester you take the brothel, and I'll take his house. Is that okay with everyone?" They both agree and ran off to their destinations.
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