Ciaran sighed as he sat back against the couch and pushed down the urge to rub his face. "Sherlock the person killing these people can't be one of the Blade Masters. So he must have been a decendent of someone who was. That's the only way he would know so much about them without alerting us to his presence."
"You don't keep track of the decendents?" Sherlock asked amazed. "Sherlock...The Blade Masters are over A THOUSAND years old. There is not possible way to keep track of every single decendent. That would take up too much of our resources." Ciaran sighed and leaned forward. "Another thing. Those marks on the faces of the victims..."
"What about them?"
"Sherlock...Those markings have not been used for a very long time. I think the last person to use them was Nemo. And the man that had born them had committed an egregious betrayal."
Sherlock thought for a moment before looking up at his ex-boyfriend through his eyelashes. "Who was this man?"
"Off the top of my head? I do not remember. But I do know that he was guilty of selling secrets to the enemy...His punishment was very... I would not wish what happened to him on my worst enemy."
"Nemo sounds like a very brutal man."
"He really wasn't. That is the only example of Nemo being brutal. But you see what you don't know is that the man, Dominic I believe his first name was, the secrets that he sold caused the death of eight members and also threatened the life of Nemo's siblings."
"So he was not very forgiving in that respect." "Of course not. You see Nemo's family was wiped out by the Valikias. They were a group of four assassins who were known for their brutality. They would sneak into a home or town and wipe out every living person. Men, women, children were not safe from them. They slaughtered babies in their cribs and even killed the pets. Nemo and his siblings were lucky enough to survive their attack and from then on Nemo protected them with an almost psychotic need to keep them safe. So this man not only killed his men but also threatened the life of the people he held most dear."
Sherlock nodded in understanding. "What exactly did he do to this man?"
"After torturing him for a fortnight, he was marked as a betrayer, a secret seller and an enemy of their guild. Then he was let loose."
"That doesn't sound so bad."
"Sherlock with those markings no one would hire him, no one will help him, he was beaten and almost killed multiple times because of the markings. That is the worst punishment that could ever occur."
Sherlock leaned forward. "And this story is told to would be members?"
"Well yes."
"So if one of his decendants had heard it-"
Ciaran's eyes went comically wide at that. "I'll ask one of my brothers to look into that. But you have to promise me one thing Sherlock."
Sherlocks eyes went narrow at that. Many times he had been asked to stay out of situations (mainly by Mycroft) so he was a little leary about promising anything.
"And what would that be?"
"You have to promise that if you find anything or are contacted by the killer you will contact me immediately. These are extremely dangerous people Sherlock and I don't want you to get hurt."
Sherlock thought for a moment before nodding. "I promise."
"Thank you."
"You don't keep track of the decendents?" Sherlock asked amazed. "Sherlock...The Blade Masters are over A THOUSAND years old. There is not possible way to keep track of every single decendent. That would take up too much of our resources." Ciaran sighed and leaned forward. "Another thing. Those marks on the faces of the victims..."
"What about them?"
"Sherlock...Those markings have not been used for a very long time. I think the last person to use them was Nemo. And the man that had born them had committed an egregious betrayal."
Sherlock thought for a moment before looking up at his ex-boyfriend through his eyelashes. "Who was this man?"
"Off the top of my head? I do not remember. But I do know that he was guilty of selling secrets to the enemy...His punishment was very... I would not wish what happened to him on my worst enemy."
"Nemo sounds like a very brutal man."
"He really wasn't. That is the only example of Nemo being brutal. But you see what you don't know is that the man, Dominic I believe his first name was, the secrets that he sold caused the death of eight members and also threatened the life of Nemo's siblings."
"So he was not very forgiving in that respect." "Of course not. You see Nemo's family was wiped out by the Valikias. They were a group of four assassins who were known for their brutality. They would sneak into a home or town and wipe out every living person. Men, women, children were not safe from them. They slaughtered babies in their cribs and even killed the pets. Nemo and his siblings were lucky enough to survive their attack and from then on Nemo protected them with an almost psychotic need to keep them safe. So this man not only killed his men but also threatened the life of the people he held most dear."
Sherlock nodded in understanding. "What exactly did he do to this man?"
"After torturing him for a fortnight, he was marked as a betrayer, a secret seller and an enemy of their guild. Then he was let loose."
"That doesn't sound so bad."
"Sherlock with those markings no one would hire him, no one will help him, he was beaten and almost killed multiple times because of the markings. That is the worst punishment that could ever occur."
Sherlock leaned forward. "And this story is told to would be members?"
"Well yes."
"So if one of his decendants had heard it-"
Ciaran's eyes went comically wide at that. "I'll ask one of my brothers to look into that. But you have to promise me one thing Sherlock."
Sherlocks eyes went narrow at that. Many times he had been asked to stay out of situations (mainly by Mycroft) so he was a little leary about promising anything.
"And what would that be?"
"You have to promise that if you find anything or are contacted by the killer you will contact me immediately. These are extremely dangerous people Sherlock and I don't want you to get hurt."
Sherlock thought for a moment before nodding. "I promise."
"Thank you."
Alright peoples this is the end of chapter 21! Sorry it's been taking me so long to push out chapters but it's been a hell of a time for me lately. (babies, work, car crashes you name it and it's been happening to me and my family) But hopefully I can now get to writing again!