The Adventure of Six

by Library2.0

When Mark came back from Deltora, his family didn't believe where he had gone. Now Mark and his brother are back in Deltora, but little do they know of the Shadow Lord's new plan. A plan that involves Mark and Matthew. Sequel to A Real Life Adventure.

7. Chapter 7

Chapter 7

"I just want to make sure I heard you right,"Tad Millet said with a smirk. "You need me to kill a king and his buddies because you're too weak to kill him yourself." The Shadow Lord sighed. He had sent for an assassin and had found Tad at Dread Mountain while he was hunting a Dread Gnome. After killing the gnome, Tad was enlisted by the Shadow Lord. He would not have if he had known how cocky he was.

Tad kept talking, "I hear you hired a killer. What happened to him?" The Shadow Lord said with a grimace, "He committed suicide after a boy found out he was trying to kill him." Tad laughed. "You're pathetic. You hire assassins who can't even kill their prey. By the way, I don't come cheap. If you were more competent, maybe, but since you're not, no." The Shadow Lord sighed again. This eighteen year old obviously liked to play with fire. The Shadow Lord knew he would feel no greater pleasure than to kill Tad now. But he could not. As Tad had said, he was valuable.

"How much is your fee?" the Shadow Lord asked. Tad smiled. "This is my favorite part. I would say... fifty gold coins per head." The Shadow Lord yelled, "That is too much for six heads!" Tad said in response, "I have friends who help me. I need the money. That much... or I leave. This isn't negoitable. This is an ultimatum." The Shadow Lord frowned but reluctantly agreed. The Shadow Lord smiled as a thought came to him, "What is your life's story?" Tad's smile left his face, and he snarled, "Why should I tell you?" The Shadow Lord said, "You work for me. Tell me or forget the money. That is my ultimatum." Tad sighed. "Fine. Here it is."

"I grew up in Tora. The Torans despised me because I used a... darker kind of magic. When I was twelve, they took away my magic and abandoned me. I was forced to leave Tora when I found a pirate ship. We went on several raids. My cut was small so I killed my crew. Laughing Jack took me in after that. He taught me how to kill. I have no conscience. I have no morals. If you want them dead, they'll die. I always follow up on work promises."