Chapter 6 of assassins and heroes
The next two days were the weekends, and I had nothing to do. Well maybe study but considering I already have all the knowledge I need.
"Well might as well do some exploring" I muttered as I walked to my wardrobe and picked out a pair of black jeans, spiked combat boots, a silver t-shirt with a skull on it, a denim jacket, and a pair of Bentley Platinum sunglasses.
Since my walter p90 was out of commission I had to pick a new handgun. Going over to the 5 drawer dresser I opened up the bottom to discover it was filled with knives all arranged meticulously. I pulled out the black butterfly knife with the serrated blade and hid that in a small compartment in my arm. I opened up the second draw to find, socks and underwear.
"nah not what I need" I muttered while closing it.
The next drawer however contained what I did need, handguns.
There were 10 different handguns in the drawer, a walter p90, an AMT automag 3 with a reflex scope, a beretta m9 with a laser sight, a Browning Hi-Power with a reflex grip and what looked to be a built in silencer, a Colt Delta elite with an attached muzzle break, A Glock 19 with a underside laser sight, a Heckler & Koch P9 of all things which surprised me, a Luger very classy but also impractical, a Mac-10 submachine pistol, and lastly a Smith & Wesson SW1911.
"merry Christmas Jango" I muttered picking up the Browning Hi-Power and holstering it inside the jacket making sure the safety was on.
While I was picking up Ammo for it I heard a knock on the door and when I went to answer it, I noticed it was the mailman.
"Jango arkino?" the mailman asked.
I nodded my head as he then pulled out a signed and rather official looking letter.
"you have been summoned" the mailman said while handing me the letter.
I thought at first this was a court summons but then I looked at the seal on the letter. It was ancient but It wasn't a court seal, nor was it a seal from the hero association or the yakuza. This seal looked more Arabic if anything.
I nodded at the Mailman and went back inside, so much for going out exploring lets see whats in the letter.
As I opened it up a small jade ring fell out. Picking it up and examining it I realized it was inscribed with the same phrase in both Latin and Arabic, the shadows of Hassan is our name, slaughter the corrupt to purify the world. Hassan…a name I've only heard once.
Reading the letter though I realized it was an invitation to join an assassins coven not to far from here. Hell, I had no other plans today might as well! The letter stated I was not to drive Dark Charon and instead I would walk to the destination. It was a 10-minute walk from the house so at least it isn't far. With a smirk I holstered my gun, grabbed Tartarus and headed out.
As I walked I went over it in my head, the last time I heard the name Hassan was during a class about the history of the assassins ran by the Hassan I sabbah a legendary assassin in his own right, with 13 others coming after him all taking the name Hassan I sabbah while the original would be referred to as the Old man of the mountains, if these assassins wanted to indoctrinate me into their order…why haven't any heroes come after them since what they're doing is technically illegal, unless they operate so well underground heroes can't detect them. I had no time to think because I was then jumped by a group of thugs.
"if you know whats good for ya kid you'll give us ya money" one of them shouted while extending his nails to look like claws.
"I have no business with you, leave me alone" I growled.
Suddenly one of the thugs tried to jump on my back but I rolled out of the way and pulled out my browning and shot him directly in the head. Twirling around and grabbing the guys body to use as a shield I shot the other two thugs killing them.
I let out a disappointed sigh and left. Thugs these days just weren't as intimidating anymore.
As I continued walking I passed a phone store and thought what the hell why not, and went in and bought myself the brand-new Babble 13 Max (totally not an Apple iphone) and was so impressed because not only was it a smart phone, it was also a flip-phone. I hope I could find a safe place for it in Tartarus when I activate it. Hell I even bought myself a really cool spartan helmet key chain for it as well.
Soon I made it to the building listed on the letter, an old run-down Arabic building, it honestly reminded me of a Mosque but why was it abandoned. Walking inside the smell of smoke and herbs filled my nose.
"hello?" I shouted out as I pulled out my gun and butterfly knife, ready for combat.
No response, though I could hear some faint chanting coming from downstairs. Following the sound, I started to get the feeling like something big was about to happen, and that's when I discovered it, a huge two-story room, bigger than the one upstairs, fully decorated with ancient Arabic tapestries and rugs, almost reminding me of an old Arabic castle, the center of the room was on the first floor below me and was filled with hundreds of different people in costumes, almost like heroes. That's when I picked out a familiar face in the crowd, Snipe. However, the odd thing was, it felt like they were celebrating something because everyone was sitting around tables, lounging on pillows, smoking hookah while belly dancers and other Arabic dancers danced around them. At the very back though was a man in full black armor, with a black shawl over his head, sitting on a throne made of ruby and gold.
"guess that's the man who sent the letter" I muttered.
Tartarus then started to hum as if it wanted to be activated but I said no, mainly because I have no idea what I was dealing with. Making my way down I made sure not to draw any attention till I made it to snipe, who I discretely held a dagger to.
"you have 5 seconds to tell me what the hell is going on" I growled.
Snipes chuckled and said, "easy Jango, this is but an initiation and also an oath finally fulfilled"
"what the hell does that mean snipes" I calmly said sticking the dagger deeper in.
I guess this brought attention to me as the guy on the throne said, "ahh our guest of honor has finally come home!", before pointing at me.
Everyone started to applaud and I growled letting snipes go.
"what the fuck is this!" I growled.
The man walked up to me and said, "my name is Abdul Rashid, one of the many voices of the Hassan, and this is my friend is one of the many safe spaces for assassins"
"what do you mean safe spaces?" I said curiously.
Abdul laughed and said, "my dear child you wouldn't expect us Assassins to openly have our own agencies would you? People who wish to have someone silenced merely has to come to one here and speak to me about a contract and it is my job to notify all assassins about the contract"
I looked at Abdul and said, "so what does this have to do with me?".
Abdul led me away from the others who went back to partying back to a room with hundreds of armors in glass display cases.
Abdul led me around the display casings and said, "these armors belonged to everyone who has ever worked at this safe space…or as a lot of assassin call them Manzil…your father, the immortal Dageshi, sadly may not have been an assassin but he was like a brother to me, and even helped me to become a voice of the Hassan, when I found out about his death I was heartbroken, but then I found out from Snipe that his decendant lives! So now ive made it my job to bring you into our underworld!"
"thanks, but no thanks Abdul, I am a hero in training" I said.
Abdul waved his hands and said, "oh I know that I wasn't trying to sway you away from such a noble path, I was merely offering you some extra work to make more money and even get away with certain things"
I stopped and looked at him, "what do you mean"
Abdul chuckled and said, "All Might may be the symbol of justice, but even he fears the power of the assassins, so he made a bit of a deal with us, as long as we regulate our contracts and way we operate similar to the way heroes do then we can continue to operate, however if an assassin gets caught we do not try to defend him, we leave him to his fate, think of us as normal assassins but with rules".
"so…you guys take contracts from anyone?" I said curiously.
Abdul shook his head, "it's a big Taboo to accept contracts targeting innocent people or civilians, however we do accept contracts to kill villains similar to heroes but unlike heroes we can actually kill the villains and rid the streets of their filth, though…there are a few who still believe the old ways are the best, such as my adopted grandson …he's still maturing and hopefully will learn to embrace new traditions but anyways the reason I brought you here"
Abdul then pulled out a contract and a Jambiya knife. "a contract bound in blood, cut off you left ring finger as a sign of commitment to the order and you will be amongst brothers, and also get notifications on your phone about bounties, also the cops wont consider you a vigilante so you wont have to worry about them"
I mean…it would be nice, considering I barely get any actual training as hero and I would need to keep my skills sharp.
With a smirk I grabbed the jambiya knife and cut off my ring finger, and used its blood to sign the contract.
Abdul smiled and walked out with me and said, "we welcome another brother to our folds!".
Everyone raised a glass and started to celebrate.
Abdul then said, "we already have a contract specifically chosen for you if you're interested".
I raised my eyebrow and said, "sure, however I would like to know how I could keep the police off my back in case they accuse me of vigilantism".
Abdul nodded and presented me with a license, "present this to any officer and they will look the other way, and plus if you kill a dangerous villain you can publicly take credit for their death… though I wouldn't be so open about it if your target was say, a business man or a Yakuza goon, they'll come after you unlike villains".
I nodded my head and put the License in my wallet, "so what's this target".
Abdul nodded and pulled out a wanted poster with a woman wearing ancient Greek armor, "an ex-vigilante going by the name of Atalanta, she's been spotted in the alleyways here in Musutafu, the client is paying 15,000 yen for her extermination and 5,000 yen if she is turned in alive to the police are you up for the task my boy?".
"why would anyone want her dead…she seems so noble at heart?" I asked curiously.
Abdul sighed and said, "she was…or at least back when she and her lover Bellerophon formed the tag team of Hydra company…but after he was killed in battle against the hero Yoroi Musha she started to hate everything…and even turned to killing anyone who wandered to far into the alleyways"
What a shame…such a noble Greek woman, hell…I wonder if she knew mom or dad.
Putting these thoughts aside for now, I nodded and said, "so how will I know how to find her?"
Abdul then brought me to another room with a single lamp in the center and said, "this sacred item was a gift from a person with a future sight quirk…we call it the Grendel's Sight, the smoke allows you to enter a trance that shows you his movements as well as his last known location from their it is up to you to hunt him down and kill him".
I nodded my head and breathed in deeply making sure the grey smoke filled my mind. I could see it as clear as day, an abandoned red brick factory about 5 miles from here, and Atalanta running into it, armed with a spear, shield and even a bow and arrow. I also figured out her quirk, light foot, giving her great speed to get around the battle field, she will be a tough opponent.
I looked at Abdul and said, "I have her scent I will bring glory to you"
Abdul waved his hands, "no, no, no young Jango…bring glory to yourself, there are no ranks here or anything like that we Assassins only desire to bring justice to those who deserve death, while not being called vigilantes".
I chuckled and said, "guess it is really different from being a hero…"
Abdul chuckled and said, "there is a bit of an issue though…she's the Immortal Dageshi's sister…your aunt"
Yep that made things a lot harder for me. In the back of my mind, I knew I had to kill her to please the client but another part of me was saying to keep her alive and do what a hero was supposed to and turn her in. the dilemma I was facing was tearing me a bit apart, hell it was my inner assassin and my greed facing off against my good nature and dreams to be a hero like what my parents wanted me to be, god this was going to be tough.
I nodded my head trying not to react to Abdul and rushed outside activating Tartarus as I leapt to a nearby rooftop till I finally got to the red brick factory, only to find it abandoned as if Atalanta knew I would be coming.
Taking a dramatic kneeling pose over a gargoyle I muttered, "Tartarus, hack into all known video surveillance systems and search for Atalanta the vigilante"
Hundreds of scans were made till finally Tartarus pointed me to a nearby alleyway. I leapt from rooftop to rooftop till finally I found her in an alleyway. This was my moment of truth, my time to prove I was an assassin. Part of me was hesitating at first since if word got out later down the line I did this I may not be allowed on the hero billboard chart when I go pro…however if I don't take her down who knows how many others will be killed. Silently leaping down I unsheathed a rod of Damascus and turned it into a bowie knife and grabbed her by the throat ready to plunge the dagger into her back.
Yet I hesitated. I could feel my body fighting itself, wanting to kill her yet also spare her life. I think it was her eyes that got to me, the fear in them. Usually I was so used to seeing the fear in my opponents eyes, it even became addictive, yet this time I felt bad.
Atalanta took full advantage of this and judo flipped me before running off.
Damn it why did I hesitate.
I tracked her all the way back to her hideout where she hid and barricaded the door. taking a calm breath I broke into the warehouse through the second story window and shouted, "by the authority of the Hero and Assassin association I order you to stop Atalanta!".
Atalanta looked back and growled saying, "another hero here to try and finish the job! Well just you try I won't go down without a fight!" before pulling out her spear and shield and charging at me.
I quickly countered this by activating the buckler on my left arm to parry her spear while pulling out a rod of pure tungsten and making a spear of my own to counter her shield.
"ha a hero fighting in the old ways that's rich!" Atalanta growled as she stepped back.
"damn it I don't want to fight you auntie, I am the son of the immortal Dageshi!" I shouted.
This was it, it Atalanta still had some good in her she would be surprised, in that case I would turn her in, however if she was evil I will without hesitation kill her.
Atalanta was taken aback and said, "wait your Acastus's son?".
I nodded my head and said, "Tartarus deactivated helmet locks"
Tartarus then deactivated the locks on my helmet and retracted it into its nanometal casing revealing my tan skin and jet-black hair.
Atalanta looked like she was about to cry, "i-I thought I was the last of our family, after Acastus and Hitomi died I thought Bellerophon was all I had left, then he died and I thought I would be alone forever"
I took a deep breath out. She still had some good in her, at least she wasn't fully evil.
With hesitation in my voice I said, "auntie…I'm sorry but I have to turn you in to the police for what you've done".
Atalanta smirked and said, "you may be Acastus's son but don't think that means I wont go down without a fight, prove to me that you are his son and take me down in hand-to-hand combat like a true son of Sparta, if you do I will go without any trouble!"
I smirked and fully deactivated Tartarus and slipped on some brass knuckles as she did the same. As I did I could hear a small voice in my head sigh in happiness, I would still get paid for her capture, but I wouldn't have to kill her….making me both an assassin as well as a hero.
Atalanta smiled and said, "since your my nephew I'll let you have the honor and let you throw the first punch"
With a smile I charged at her and threw the first punch at her slamming it straight into her jaw. However all this did was dent her cheek, she didn't even looked phased at all.
"oh shit" I muttered as she grabbed my arm and started to slam me into the floor leaving me in a crater created by my body.
"heh, guess my brother didn't mention that I am quite durable…oh well come on show me that heroic spirit!" Atalanta taunted.
Getting up I skipped at her getting in close behind her and kicked her in the shin forcing her to kneel while following it up with a left hook to the head and a couple right jabs to follow it up before moving back a bit.
"hehe yes this the fight I wanted, show me your power!" Atalanta growled while boxing me.
Our fight lasted hours till finally I landed the final blow knocking her out.
"check mate auntie" I panted picking her up and carrying her over my shoulder.
Once outside I ran into Mineta.
"hehe damn Jango picking up chicks the old-fashioned way, kind of over kill if you think about it, but at least she won't be able to say no to you " he said staring at her with his tiny perverted eyes.
"Mineta you perv this is my aunt!" I growled.
Mineta started to nose bleed and say, "damn Arkino didn't know you were into your family that way!"
I put down Atalanta and picked up Mineta and TURNED MY TUNGESTEN ROD INTO A CHAIN SWORD, SLASHED HIM A COUPLE TIMES BEFORE YEETING HIM INTO A PASSING CAR.
"damn pervert" I muttered while pulling out a flask and drinking it.
God it was such a good idea to mix my melatonin with whiskey…I think. I mean at least im not puking or dying and I could actually fall asleep tonight so that's a good thing.
Atalanta started to wake up, "Jango…is that you nephew"
I picked her back up and said, "yes auntie its me…I'm turning you into the cops for the bounty on your head…I'm sorry"
Atalanta grabbed me by my cheeks softly and made me look at her.
"I don't care if I am going to prison, my heart has regained hope…my nephew is alive, our bloodline hasn't ended…and you have made your mother and father proud by sparing me" Atalanta said while smiling at me.
I smiled back and helped her to the police station and turned her in. As soon as I left I got a message on my phone that said, "5,000 yen has been deposited into your bank account by an unknown person with the message, "thanks for dealing with her kid" attached to it".
Heh guess Assassins are a little more discrete than I originally thought, now then I should probably buy some groceries for tonight, maybe I can make some Rogan Josh for dinner or maybe some beef stroganoff.
Stopping by a nearby supermarket I picked up all the essential ingredients I needed after deciding to make Beef Stroganoff and ran into Gabby and her older sister.
"ahh Jango what are you doing out so late?" Gabby said as I bumped into her.
"oh just picking up some ingriedents before heading back to Olym- I mean heading home" I chuckled.
Gabby smiled and said, "oh that's awesome well im here with my sister picking up some things for a barbeque, so…where are your parents"
I sighed and said, "don't have any, im living on my own"
Gabby was shocked at this and said, "oh dear I'm sorry Jango…do you need us to come home with you?"
"negative I'm fine on my own" I said sternly.
As soon as I finished getting my supplies I said my farewell to Gabby and headed home for the day, only to find out I forgot the fucking beef.
"fuck it I'll make beef stroganoff tomorrow I'm fucking exhausted ill just order some WingGo" I groaned as I put away the groceries.
Once my Louisiana hot rub wings and Cajun style fries showed up I paid the delivery boy and went over and watched some TV, realizing it was a shitty big box tv, I took a look around, this room wasn't well furbished, just shitty run down and rather boring décor. I had to change that but for now, I was all alone enjoying my documentary about Athens.
Later that night I had the strangest of dreams, which was weird because I would be awake for most of the night and only fall asleep after passing out due to sleep deprivation. I was on mount Olympus and Zeus, clad in his white tunic shouted at me, "you are not worthy to be called a hero, your past deeds taint your honor and has left a black mark on your record".
"no", I shouted, "I am a hero, my past does not define me!".
I wasn't at all confident in my answers as Zues laid into me making me doubt myself. The dream ended with Zeus sighing and saying, "the events to come shall prove if you are a hero or an assassin, don't fuck up or else"
Sunday was a rather uneventful day. I decided to finally open up a text book and start reading it before I decided to head out and do some shopping to not only decorate Olympus but also get the fucking beef for Beef stroganoff.
It was a rather dull day, I picked up some posters and rugs, and even a new dining room table, but nothing can compare to the grand piano I bought and had sent to my house. It was a truly elegant piece of furniture, though I will admit it was second only to the huge plasma wide screen tv I bought to watch all my shows on and watch all my documentaries.
Once I had all my furniture inside I decided to finally head out and pick up the beef.
Luckily there was a sale going on and I manage to pick up all the beef I needed for the Stroganoff as well as 3 cases of Cola.
When I got back to Olympus I saw the door was opened and all the lights were on.
"that can't be good" I muttered as I silently put down the groceries and pulled out my Browning high-power.
How the hell did someone make it into Olympus, only those with Dark Legion Access could make it in. that's when I noticed Dark Charon was parked in the driveway, someone must have broken into my car and deactivated the security systems. Whoever this was is definitely a force to be reckoned with.
I then slammed open the door and was about to throw a flashbang in when the lights suddenly turned on to reveal Mina, Kaminari, Kirishima, Bakugou, Gabby, Sero and Mr. Aizawa all there smiling, and the dining room table had snacks and all kinds of goodies on it.
"surprise!" Mina yelled running up to me and hugging me.
"what the hell is all of this, how the fuck did you get into Olympus!" I shouted in awe.
Mr. Aizawa smiled and said, "Gabby got a hold of my phone number and asked where you lived…she wanted to get everyone together since she found out you lived alone in order to make you happy, I tagged along mainly to get them through Olympus's security, you honestly should increase security it was too easy for me to get in"
Damn it Aizawa first my car, NOW MY GOD DAMN HOUSE!
With a defeated sigh I said, "well since there is no escaping it, welcome to Olympus, my home"
Bakugou smirked and said, "I was forced to come here Sharp point don't think we're friends"
"feelings mutual Bakugou" I muttered going back outside to grab my groceries only to be accompanied by Sero.
"aww sweet you got some meat what were you going to make?" Sero said smiling.
"oh that was for Beef stroganoff, a little something I picked up while I was…abroad" I chuckled.
Kirishima helped bring in the sodas and said, "aww sick! Can we try some?"
I smiled and said, "sure…I think I should have enough for everyone"
I noticed Aizawa was leaving and said, "not staying for dinner?"
Aizawa raised his hand and said, "nah you guys have fun" before throwing me my car keys.
At least he wasn't going to steal Dark Charon from me. I spoke to soon for I then heard the engines speeding off and when I went outside to check I noticed a note on the ground that said, "Nice car im gonna borrow it for a couple hours, don't worry ill return it with minimal paint damage"
"uuugh im gonna kill him someday" I said while going in to cook dinner.
Kaminari laughed and said, "hey I hope you don't mind but…can we spend the night?"
Uuuugghhhh this was going to be one hell of a night.
With a fake smile I said, "sure".
It was a rather fun evening having everyone over hell it was a lot more fun that I originally thought. Mina brought over a karaoke machine that everyone rocked out on. Kirishima and I had an arm-wrestling competition. Bakugou had to stay in the closet with Gabby during seven minutes in heaven…and I think its painfully obvious that Gabby is developing a crush on Bakugou, but the real highlight was truth or dare.
Mina smirked at me and said, "okay Jango truth or dare!".
With a smug look on my face I said, "dare!"
Mina smiled and said, "I dare you to drink this entire bottle of ghost pepper hot sauce"
I grinned and drank it all up without any problem.
Kirishima looked at me with awe and said, "that was by far the manliest thing ever done"
"okay Gabby truth or dare" I smirked.
Gabby gave a sheepish smile and said, "dare"
"I dare you to pin Bakugou against a wall and flirt with him!" I laughed.
Everyone collectively went, "yooooooo" while bakugou and Gabby looked like they were about to explode.
Gabby stuttered and said, "on second thought I choose truth!"
Kaminari laughed and said, "okay, do you have feelings for bakugou!"
I guess Gabby didn't like that since she used her quirk to pin Bakugou against a wall and in classic anime fashion she put her arm against the wall and said, "hey there Bakubabe how about we make some fireworks together" in a seductive, yet very awkward AND I MEAN CRINGE LEVEL AWKWARD, way.
Bakugou though looked like he was about to explode as he melted. TKO
The night of fun ended when we realized it was already 10:24 pm and we had school tomorrow.