Hello everyone and welcome to the twentieth chapter of The Assassin: The Journey Of Aaron Carter. We are more than halfway through the story now and stuff is about to hit the ceiling. Star Wars is property owned by Disney, I just own my OCs.
Chapter 20: A New Evil Rises
Rhen Var: Castle
After Dooku contacted Desric, Desric knew that it was time for him to execute the next stage of his plan with the Sith Lord. After he left his chamber he began to walk through the halls of the castle. As he walks he looks around and sees his assassins train with one another.
He watches some spar with each other with just their fists while others sparred with knives and swords. He then sees other assassins perfect their skills with firearms. He looks outside and sees some assassins low to the ground with a sniper rifle close to their bodies. He watches them look down their scopes before firing several rounds at a few targets located on the side of a mountain in front of them. And he also looks inside the castle and sees a few assassins wielding and firing different types of rifles in the firing range.
While walking through the castle he still kept remembering Count Dooku's last words. It's time we eliminate loose ends. Those words kept reappearing in his mind as he took every step closer to his destination. And with every step he took, his fist began to tighten harder while his heart began beat faster. His senses began to sharpen as well. His hearing was so well tuned; he could hear the slow breathing of his assassins while they train. And his sight was unimaginable; he could see the sweat running down some of the assassin's faces.
After walking through the castle for only ten minutes, it only felt like he had been walking for hours Desric had finally reached his destination, he had reached the Grand Master's chamber. At the entrance to the chamber stood two guards wearing metal armor on top of their black robes that covered their shoulders, arms, chest and legs.
Desric approaches the door and stops before putting his hand on the handle. "Leave us." He said to the guards, before they both looked at Desric and left their post. Desric then places his hand on the bronze handle before entering the chamber.
The Grand Master's Chamber
As Desric enters the Grand Master's chamber, he sees the Grand Master sitting behind his desk, while two guards stand beside him as he watches his student approach him. Desric stops a few feet in front of his master before bowing in front of him. "Master, there is some urgent news that I need to discuss with you." He said, Desric then looks at the two guards standing beside the Grand Master and adds, "Alone."
The Grand Master looks at his two guards and nods at the both of them, signaling them to leave the room at once. Desric doesn't say a word until he watches the two guards exit the room, leaving the two men alone.
The Grand Master soon gets up off of his chair and walks in front of his desk before standing in front of Desric. "So…" The Grand Master said. "what is it that is so urgent that we needed to keep this conversation private? Have your assassins located Aaron?" He asked.
"No." Desric said. "I have not heard from any of them yet but when they do, they will contact me as soon as they have him. But that is not why I came here to see you."
The Grand Master is surprised to hear that this was not the reason why Desric came here. "Oh… well then what is it?"
"I have just received a message from Count Dooku." Desric said. "He says that the Separatists are ready to manufacture our new weapons, but they have couple of problems."
"Problems?" The Grand Master asked.
"Yes." Desric said before he began to walk around the room. He soon walks past the Grand Master and walks towards the large window overlooking large mountains filled with snow. "They say that given the amount of technology they have to manufacture these weapons they will only provide us a handful."
"We knew that this was going to be a problem we would have to face." The Grand Master said. "To create these weapons at a large scale, we would need a factory with the best doctors and engineers to manufacture them."
Desric closes his eyes before taking a deep breath. "There's also one other thing." He said. "Count Dooku said that it is time to launch the next stage of our plan." Desric then turns around and looks at the Grand Master and pulls out a small knife from his robes and throws it to the ground. The blade sticks to the ground in between the two men with the handle sticking out. "It's time to eliminate loose ends."
The Grand Master looks down at the blade and then looks up at Desric before saying, "So… that's how it's going to be?"
"We both know that this world will never be big enough for you and I to lead the assassins." Desric said. "Only one can rule."
The two men begin to circle around the knife like sharks circling their prey. Then the Grand Master asks, "So what did Count Dooku offer you? Money? Power? Beautiful woman at the front of your feet?"
Desric then explains to his master. "No." He said before he paused. "He offered me something you have never given me in all my life! A place beside him and his master in the coming future! A future where we will walk across our enemy's ashes and watch this world burn!"
The Grand Master soon sees that his student has now gone mad with power and tries to save his student. "Desric whatever I have done to set you on this path I-" Desrci cuts off his master.
"Do not lecture me any more! I have grown stronger then you could ever imagine! It's time The Order of Assassins had a new leader!" Desric said.
"And if you lead them what then?" The Grand Master asked. "Sooner or later you will all perish and be forgotten!"
"No." Desric said. "I will lead them into a new world where I will build a stronger empire on top of the corpses of our enemies!"
"Here me out on this Desric!" The Grand Master said. "The Sith are not to be trusted with! They will eventually turn on you! If you continue on this path you will die! Let me save you from this terrible fate."
Desric looks at the knife sticking out of the ground and then looks at his master. "It's too late." Desric said. "You had your chance. Now it's time for mine." Without hesitating desric lunges toward the knife while the Grand Master reaches into his robe and throws three shurikens at Desric.
Desric tucks his body as he rolls across the floor while the three blades fly across his back. He soon grabs the knife and leaps at the Grand Master. With the blade in his hand he tries to thrust the blade into his master's neck but the Grand Master blocks the attack with his left forearm before throwing two right hand jabs toward Desric's chest and finishes with a heavy right hook punch at his ribs.
After that attack, Desric feels a great amount of pain on his chest and ribs, and soon places his left hand above his ribs. The Grand Master takes advantage of this moment and uses it to bend Desric's right hand backwards, causing him to scream in pain, before throwing Desric to a nearby wall.
As Desric tries to recover from being thrown at a stone wall, the Grand Master rushes towards him and throws a right and left hook punch at Desric's face. The Grand Master then attempts to repeat that attack again, but Desric manages to grabs both fists. The two men struggle with each other as each try to overcome the other. Desric decides to knee his master in the gut before watching the Grand Master fall to one knee.
With the elderly man close to the ground, Desric releases both of the Grand Master's hands before throwing a left and right hook to his face. Desric then kick's the Grand Master's face causing him to fall flat on the ground.
Seeing his master weaken, Desric lunges towards his master and places his right knee on his chest while placing his left knee on top of the Grand Master's right arm. Desric then begins to punch his former master's face repeatedly. Over and over, with every punch to the face, blood begins to flow down the side of The Grand Master's face while some of it lands on Desrics robes. And with every punch, Desric's rage grows more and more as he beats his master to a bloody pulp.
With his face swollen and bloody, the Grand Master attempts to free his right arm from Desric's left knee while he uses his left arm to remove Desric's right knee from his chest. He places his left hand below the knee and pushes Desric to the side and get's on top of him to return the favor. But instead of punching Desric, he chokes him.
With the Grand Master's hands wrapped around his neck, Desric struggles to free himself. In a matter of seconds the Grand Master will have choked the life out of him if he did not do something. Desric looks around him and sees his knife just a few inches away from him. He reaches his right hand out and tries to grab the handle.
The Grand Master sees this and realizes that if he does not kill Desric now, then he will have a chance of killing him and so the Grand Master squeezes harder, hoping to end this quicker.
With only a few seconds of life left, Desric eyes begin to role back as the pupils in his eyes begin to shrink before he made his final attempt. He reaches for the handle of the blade and grabs it before thrusting it at the Grand Master. However the Grand Master releases Desric and dodges just in time before the blade hits him.
As the Grand Master steps away, Desric stands up and looks at his master. The two know that this will be the last time they will ever be in the same room, alive.
As the two stare at each other, the Grand Master remembers that there is a blaster inside his desk. If he can get to his desk and grab the pistol, he can end this fight quickly with one shot. He rushes towards Desric and makes one last ditched effort.
As he runs towards Desric, Desric thrust his blade at his master but the Grand Master is able to flip over him and land in front of his desk. Desric turns around and sees his master searching for something in his desk. Desric soon realized that his master may have a blaster in his desk and he soon runs toward him.
As Desric runs toward him with a knife, the Grand Master pulls out his pistol and aims it at Desric. BANG. A single shot is fired and the sound echoes in the room. Behind Desric is a black orange glowing hole in the ground showing where the bullet hit when it was fired.
Desric eyes are closed shut and his teeth and clenched tightly before he slowly reopens his eyes and sees where the bullet hit. He then slowly turns his head towards his master and sees his knife at the center of the Grand Master's chest. With blood coming out of his mouth like a red waterfall, the Grand Master slides down the side of his desk.
Desric steps away from his master, and watches blood slowly come out of the old man. With his last breath, the Grand Master looks up at his apprentice and says three words. "You… will fall." Shortly after the Grand Master had given his last breath.
Desric looks down at the body of his former master and takes out a small cloth from his robes. He soon bends down toward his master and rubs the handle of the knife with his cloth and leaves the blade alone, leaving it still stuck in the Grand Master's body. "Goodbye… father." Desric says before he soon leaves the room before anyone sees him next to a dead corpse.
Training Room
An hour later, all the assassins gather in the training room after Desric had called an important meeting that every assassin needed to attend. With every assassin in the large room, every one of them begins to ask each other questions of why they were summoned here. The last time they were all called here was when Desric issued a warrant for Aaron's arrest. But very soon, they would all find out why they were here.
While the large crowd begins to grow louder and louder, Desric slowly walks in front of the large crowd and stands in front of The Grand Master's thrown. Desric takes a small breath and readies his speech. "A few hours ago, I received word that my assassins had not yet discovered the whereabouts of Aaron Carter. Feeling that I needed to look deep into this I investigated our Communication's Archives to see if anyone had been feeding information to Aaron Carter."
Desric pauses and prepares to deliver a lie that will soon change the fate of The Order Of Assassins. "As it turned out, one of our own had been keeping contact with Aaron Carter and that one man was the man we swore to obey, our Grand Master. Feeling that this was to be corrected with justice, I entered his chamber to confront him about his deceit. But instead of facing true justice for his crime of betrayal, our Grand Master decided to die a coward by taking his own life." As soon as Desric finished that sentence, the crowd grew furious that their Grand Master was a coward at heart.
Desric places his hands up and soon calms the crowd down. As soon as the room was silent again, Desric continued his speech. "With The Grand Master gone, a large hole has opened in our order. A hole, that if not sealed, our order, our future, will cease to exist. Because I don't want any of you to die and be forgotten, I will become our new Grand Master, as of right now." Desric pauses and hears murmurs in the crowd. "I promise you this. Not only will I ensure the survival of our order, I will lead you into a new world. A world where we will form an empire that will last for future generations!" As he finished his speech the crowd gives a storm of applause, pleased that their new Grand Master shall lead them to the future. Desric had finally ceased control of The Order Of Assassins.
The Grand Master's Chamber
After Desric finished his speech, he entered the Grand Master's Chamber, which was now his new chamber. With the dead body of his fallen master removed, he walks over to his new desk and takes a seat before a hologram of Count Dooku appears in front of him. Desric looks at the hologram and says, "It is done."
"Congratulations on your promotion Grand Master." The hologram of Count Dooku said, "I am pleased to see that you are now the leader of The Order Of Assassins."
"What is my next task?" Desric asked.
"I will let you have your moment of glory for now. But I sense a disturbance in the force. A disturbance that involves your wanted fugitive." Dooku said.
"I have felt it too." Desric said. "I have not received word about his capture, I believe the assassins I sent to capture him, were not so reliable."
"Have you and your assassins evacuate your home, I fear that your castle has been compromised. If Aaron Carter has informed the Republic about your whereabouts, then they will soon be coming for you." Dooku stated.
After Dooku warned Desric, an opportunity soon opens itself in front of Desric. "What if they do find us?" He asked the Sith Lord. Before Dooku could respond Desric quickly says, "I must go my lord. I have to initiate a few plans before I evacuate everyone." Desric deactivates the hologram before creating his plan that will eliminate Aaron and his allies once and for all.
Okay everyone that'll be it for this week. A lot of stuff happened in this chapter. Desric is now the new Grand Master and has also found a way to get rid of Aaron and his friends.
I hope you are all enjoying the story so far, it took a lot of work to get this story going and I hope you will enjoy next weeks chapter.
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