That next morning, Robin felt refreshed. After everyone ate
breakfast, Slade and Beast Boy, once again, snuck off to conduct business.
This began to make Robin curious but it could wait. He found Starfire after
breakfast and proceeded to find out more about the place. After a while,
Robin gained enough information to well, blend in, so to speak. It was
already nearing 11 in the morning and Starfire was busy getting her hair
done. Robin bored out of his mind, decided to do a little "snooping" around
the castle. He ran into Slade. "Ah Robin my boy, what can I do for you?"
"Oh um nothing, well could you I don't know, give me a little tour of the
palace grounds?" "Sure, I'd be glad to." As the two toured the grounds,
Slade was busy running his mouth off about the history of the castle. Robin
wasn't even paying attention. Instead he was looking around for anything
suspicious. All he saw were some of the guards practicing, a painter
painting a portrait of the castle, and two rabbits humping. Other then that
nothing was out of the ordinary. "Don't you agree Robin?" "Huh, oh yea, yes
I do 100%." Slade smiled back but Robin who managed a grin, was uneasy
about this. "Come on Robin," he said to himself, "This is Slade we are
talking about. He's my arch-nemesis, the one who's caused me the most
trouble, and yet I'm talking to him like we're the best of friends." Little
did the two know that they were being watched from the foliage.
Slade and Robin never noticed the body of the dead guard near the moat entrance. Nor did they hear the sound of footsteps, stealthily moving towards them. One of the intruders who waited perched in a tree caught sight of his primary target, Alhrik. He drew his bow, and pulled the arrow back and took careful aim for a head shot. One shot, one very silent kill. A guard came up to Slade to tell him about the dead body, a second later, Slade was shocked to see an arrow protruding from the guard's head. "ATTACK!" a cry was called out as half a dozen men came out of the grass. They were dressed in black, brown, and green armor so they could blend into the grass. They're faces were hidden behind masks and they wielded katanas. "WHOA!" Robin thought to himself. "Who are these guys?!" It startled him because as 3 attacked Slade, the other three came for him. "Wait what have I done?!" Robin said drawing his sword. "You associate yourself with the one who will bring our downfall. You must die!" one of the assassins said. Robin glanced over and Slade who seemed quite calm had already taken down one of the assassins, yet his hands were crossed behind his back. He glanced back and saw a katana blade heading right for his unprotected head.
Robin rolled and blocked the attack. Another attack came from behind and Robin blocked it too. As another came from the side, he flipped into the air and landed. Robin's sword's blade began to glow even brighter blue than what it usually did. His eyes began to turn the same blue from when he fought Leif in the tavern. As one assassin came towards him, Robin simple sidestepped, dodging the strike, and in a flash of light, killed him. Robin then looked over at the other two, striking fear into their hearts. The two took one step back. In blazing speed Robin dashed towards them and in two quick moves felled them both. Robin's eyes turned back to normal and he looked over at Slade where an assassin stood next to him. A second later the assassin fell over dead. Robin thought to himself, "How in the world did he kill them so fast? I never saw his hands leave his back." Just as Robin thought this he saw the hidden archer in the trees. The arrow left the archer's bow and sailed at blistering speed towards the vulnerable Slade. Instinctively, Robin yelled to Slade. "ALHRIK LOOK OUT!" Slade barely heard this and Robin knew that Slade wouldn't move out the way in time. Robin with his fast reflexes caught the arrow in mid-air leaving the archer awestruck. With an incredible amount of force, Robin threw the arrow back at the archer as if his hand were a cannon or a bow itself. The arrow hit its target and Robin saw a body fall from the tree.
"He would've survived the fall." Robin thought. Robin ran over to the fallen archer and asked him, "Why did you try to have Alhrik and me killed?! ANSWER ME!" Coughing up blood, the archer responded, "His ways would have had us all walking on all fours like beasts. He claims peace but he will bring our downfall." "Who's downfall?" "The downfall of every person under his rule and you walk by his side as his friend." He was right, Robin could've let the arrow sail past him and hit Slade. "Slade could've died and I'd be one less nemesis...but I saved him." Robin thought. "But if the stories are true," the archer said, "you could be the one who could put an end to Alhrik's ways." "What? What do you mean? How?" "See the dark bird that flies through the night. Your path will be revealed." "What does he mean?" Robin thought. "Has he said anything?" Slade said with a dozen guards guarding him. "Um, no. All he has done is babble about you bringing the downfall." "Crazed fanatics. They think that this pax is a false one. While most accept my ways, others defy and resist them at every turn." Robin stood back as Slade stood over the archer. Still hacking up blood, the archer spoke. "You will bring our downfall!" "Ho-hum. So defiant, even to the end." Slade brought his hands from behind his back revealing the hidden weapons he used. Their beauty was immense, even to Robin's eyes. Two one-edged swords resembling the blades of katanas but the handles and hilt of scimitars. With a quick strike, the archer's neck was blood red from an incision of the blades. The archer's breathing stopped. "Dispose of his body. Robin my boy, we shall feast well tonight." "Yea sure." Robin left for his room.
"What could that archer have met?" Robin thought. See the dark bird that flies through the night and your path will be revealed. "Could it be that shop I saw yesterday? I will actually have to go in that place." Robin shuddered. Normally Robin rarely showed fear, other then the time Raven turned Titan Tower into a Terror House after watching that movie. But something about that place left icicles in his bones. "That's the best idea I have of what he meant." He made up his mind to sneak out after dinner and check out the shop. But for some reason, Robin felt the urge to cry just then. His mind was still puzzled over why he saved Slade earlier today. Tears ran down his cheeks as he laid down to take a nap. "Why? Why did I save him...?"
To Be Continued...
Slade and Robin never noticed the body of the dead guard near the moat entrance. Nor did they hear the sound of footsteps, stealthily moving towards them. One of the intruders who waited perched in a tree caught sight of his primary target, Alhrik. He drew his bow, and pulled the arrow back and took careful aim for a head shot. One shot, one very silent kill. A guard came up to Slade to tell him about the dead body, a second later, Slade was shocked to see an arrow protruding from the guard's head. "ATTACK!" a cry was called out as half a dozen men came out of the grass. They were dressed in black, brown, and green armor so they could blend into the grass. They're faces were hidden behind masks and they wielded katanas. "WHOA!" Robin thought to himself. "Who are these guys?!" It startled him because as 3 attacked Slade, the other three came for him. "Wait what have I done?!" Robin said drawing his sword. "You associate yourself with the one who will bring our downfall. You must die!" one of the assassins said. Robin glanced over and Slade who seemed quite calm had already taken down one of the assassins, yet his hands were crossed behind his back. He glanced back and saw a katana blade heading right for his unprotected head.
Robin rolled and blocked the attack. Another attack came from behind and Robin blocked it too. As another came from the side, he flipped into the air and landed. Robin's sword's blade began to glow even brighter blue than what it usually did. His eyes began to turn the same blue from when he fought Leif in the tavern. As one assassin came towards him, Robin simple sidestepped, dodging the strike, and in a flash of light, killed him. Robin then looked over at the other two, striking fear into their hearts. The two took one step back. In blazing speed Robin dashed towards them and in two quick moves felled them both. Robin's eyes turned back to normal and he looked over at Slade where an assassin stood next to him. A second later the assassin fell over dead. Robin thought to himself, "How in the world did he kill them so fast? I never saw his hands leave his back." Just as Robin thought this he saw the hidden archer in the trees. The arrow left the archer's bow and sailed at blistering speed towards the vulnerable Slade. Instinctively, Robin yelled to Slade. "ALHRIK LOOK OUT!" Slade barely heard this and Robin knew that Slade wouldn't move out the way in time. Robin with his fast reflexes caught the arrow in mid-air leaving the archer awestruck. With an incredible amount of force, Robin threw the arrow back at the archer as if his hand were a cannon or a bow itself. The arrow hit its target and Robin saw a body fall from the tree.
"He would've survived the fall." Robin thought. Robin ran over to the fallen archer and asked him, "Why did you try to have Alhrik and me killed?! ANSWER ME!" Coughing up blood, the archer responded, "His ways would have had us all walking on all fours like beasts. He claims peace but he will bring our downfall." "Who's downfall?" "The downfall of every person under his rule and you walk by his side as his friend." He was right, Robin could've let the arrow sail past him and hit Slade. "Slade could've died and I'd be one less nemesis...but I saved him." Robin thought. "But if the stories are true," the archer said, "you could be the one who could put an end to Alhrik's ways." "What? What do you mean? How?" "See the dark bird that flies through the night. Your path will be revealed." "What does he mean?" Robin thought. "Has he said anything?" Slade said with a dozen guards guarding him. "Um, no. All he has done is babble about you bringing the downfall." "Crazed fanatics. They think that this pax is a false one. While most accept my ways, others defy and resist them at every turn." Robin stood back as Slade stood over the archer. Still hacking up blood, the archer spoke. "You will bring our downfall!" "Ho-hum. So defiant, even to the end." Slade brought his hands from behind his back revealing the hidden weapons he used. Their beauty was immense, even to Robin's eyes. Two one-edged swords resembling the blades of katanas but the handles and hilt of scimitars. With a quick strike, the archer's neck was blood red from an incision of the blades. The archer's breathing stopped. "Dispose of his body. Robin my boy, we shall feast well tonight." "Yea sure." Robin left for his room.
"What could that archer have met?" Robin thought. See the dark bird that flies through the night and your path will be revealed. "Could it be that shop I saw yesterday? I will actually have to go in that place." Robin shuddered. Normally Robin rarely showed fear, other then the time Raven turned Titan Tower into a Terror House after watching that movie. But something about that place left icicles in his bones. "That's the best idea I have of what he meant." He made up his mind to sneak out after dinner and check out the shop. But for some reason, Robin felt the urge to cry just then. His mind was still puzzled over why he saved Slade earlier today. Tears ran down his cheeks as he laid down to take a nap. "Why? Why did I save him...?"
To Be Continued...