Chapter 10: Archer vs Assassin
Archer was currently in his civilian attire on the top of a roof as he surveyed the city.
"Archer!" said Arthur from behind him.
"What is it?" asked Archer with the voice of Oliver Queen as he turned around.
"Can't you feel it?" Arthur asked with some fear in his voice, "Some dark magic just killed Saber and clashed against a magic just as strong!"
"I know," Archer said calmly, "That's not important to us."
"What?!" Arthur yelled in confusion, "How is that not important."
"I'm not here to fight magic wielders," Archer calmly replied, "I'm here to face Assassin."
"That is correct Al Sah-Him," said the familiar voice of Assassin from behind them.
"Arthur," Archer said with his deeper voice as his suit materialized onto him, "Get behind me."
"I may be an assassin," Assassin said, "but my target is not your master. My only target is you."
"Then let him go," Archer said as he aimed an arrow at Assassin.
"Very well," Assassin said as he stepped aside to allow Arthur to exit through the roof entrance.
As soon as Arthur had left the rooftop Archer let his arrow fly, but Assassin blocked it with his fancy arabian sword. Archer kept shooting arrows which were blocked by Assassin just like the first one. However, the last arrow Archer shot was not a normal one as it emitted an electric burst causing the sword's conductivity to direct the current to Assassin's hand.
"Gah!" Assassin cried out in pain as he felt the electric current jolt into him. As he instinctively flung his hand the sword went flying across the rooftop. Assassin looked at his hand that was currently numb from the attack and then stared at Archer.
"Electricity beats metal," Archer said while knocking another arrow.
"Be that as it may," Assassin conceded, "but I can still kill you without a weapon."
"Not in my experience," replied Archer as he fired the arrow at Assassin's face. However unsurprisingly Assassin caught the arrow with his good hand, but unexpectedly the arrow exploded in his face causing it to enflame.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!" screamed Assassin in pain as he stumbled around before tripping off of the building.
Archer walked to the edge of the roof and stared down at Assassin who was still falling to his death. Suddenly, he heard a screaming sound. He whirled around and saw Arthur being held by another of the Assassin manisfestations whom had pressed against his neck.
"The demon's head promised his target was only you!" hollered the assassin, "but he didn't promise the rest of the league wouldn't target your master!"
"You will spare his life," Archer coldly said as he aimed an arrow at the assassin.
"Nah," the assassin said, "Why not kill two birds with one stone?"
The assassin then slid the knife across Arthur's throat causing blood to gush out. The next second later the assassin let Arthur's body fall from the roof to the ground below.
"No!" yelled Archer as he let his arrow fly impaling the assassin's head. He then began to feel weaker as he felt the connection between him and Arthur begin to fade. He then realized that the only way to beat Assassin was to go after the one who summoned him. However, he had no idea how to do that and he doubted he had the time to find him.
Not too far from Archer's location…
Two assassin's were drawing random stuff on the wooden table out of boredem when they heard some footsteps head towards the one who summoned them. They quickly headed towards it, and when they got there they saw Rumpelstiltskin standing over the one keeping them in the world.
"Get away from the coma patient!" yelled the assassins as they aimed arrows at Rumpelstiltskin.
"Leave us you worms," Rumpelstiltskin said rolling his eyes as he flicked his hand turning the assassins into worms.
Rumpelstiltskin then regarded the sleeping form of the summoner before waving his hand over his face waking him up.
"Wha.. who…" stuttered the man with a freaked out expression and cold soulless eyes gazing up at the one who woke him.
"Hush," Rumpelstiltskin said before plunging his hand into the summoner's body and pulling out his heart which was pure black.
"Now I want you to go ahead and start the oven," ordered Rumpelstiltskin. The man immediately did so then just stood so.
"Why did you order me to start the oven?" the hitman asked angrily.
"Climb into the oven," Rumpelstiltskin ordered calmly, "and stay in there no matter what."
The hitman tried to disobey but within two minutes he was curled up inside of the oven. The hitman stared in horror as he watched Rumpelstiltskin close it with telekinesis before vanishing in a swirl of crimson smoke.
The only thing that could be heard from his apartment was him screaming a bloodcurdling scream till it abruptly ended.
At Archer's location…
Archer quickly looked towards the scream and somehow he knew that Assassin's summoner had been killed in one of the worse ways to go. Then he fell to his knees before falling to his side with his eyes blurring. His last thought was I'm sorry William. I failed you yet again.
I know. much shorter than previous chapters but i didn't really feel like doing much more in this one. Unlike for Caster and Berserker don't expect to see another Archer, Saber, or Assassin. i still have yet to decide when I'm going to bring berserker in. probably for a finale chapter since this Berserker is infinitely more dangerous than the first one. you'll see why.