Author's Note: Here's another installment of Betrayal: An Assassin's Tale, more action, and no more assassinating just for the heck of it. Read on! hope y'all like it!

-Chapter II-

The woman and Silent were in the conference area, talking about the request she had for him.

"His name is…….Decipher!" the woman said

"D-Decipher!?" and he recalled the dream he had the other day, the voice shouting "Decipher!" and the hands that killed his friend.

"No! Sorry, I just can't accept your request, find someone else to do it….I….I can't"

"Silly assassin!" she took of her cloak, and told him her name

"My name's Dy Phawn, a gypsy." Another piece of the dream was recalled. The woman dancing a spectacular dance.

"Why!?………Why did you kill me!?" Silent repeated the words Decipher said to him.

"S-Sorry, it slipped my…"

"That's right! Why did you kill him!?"

"Wh-what? I don't understand."

"Silly assassin"

she stood up, put her right arm in the air and made a gesture with her fingers, she did the same with her left arm, but only thing she made the gesture down, she raised her left foot, and started dancing. She swayed her arms and legs in such a manner that Silent could not resist but to look at her. She had him eating out of her hands. While Silent was mesmerized, she gave her request once more.

"Silent…Storm! Kill…….DECIPHER!"

"Yes…..I shall!!" and that was it.

Silent left the building, not minding all the things Sevi had to say. He left Sevi at the temple, which worried him a lot. Silent strode into the dessert as if it was a walk in the park. Headed towards Mt. Mjolnir, where he would kill Decipher. Hours later he arrived at Prontera, he didn't mind the people, just walked past them. The people were afraid of another raid, so they moved apart and made a perfect path for him. He passed Prontera, and there he was, Mt. Mjolnir. He returned to his senses, free from Dy Phawn's mesmerization.

"Wh-what am I doing here!? Wait! This…this is Mt. Mjolnir! Omg! I'm gonna kill Decipher! No….. I must turn back!!" then the deranged gypsy appeared in front of him. A hallucination.

"Go! Go and assassinate him!"

then a second hallucination, this time of Decipher

"Hurry up! Kill me! Kill me! Kill me! Kill me! Kill me!" Silent, still suffering from the after effects of the mesmerization, continued until he found Decipher.

-At Decipher's camp-

It was a beautiful morning when Decipher woke up. He had set up camp in Mt. Mjolnir yesterday. He packed up his stuff and was ready to go.

"Okay! I'm all set! To Al de Baran it is!" and with that, he started walking.

He met quite a few monsters that attacked him on the way, argoses, mantises, and hornets. He took care of them with a shot from his "Napalm Beat". As he was walking, he saw a strange figure he could not decipher. It was coming closer. He went towards it for a closer look, with each step he discovered something new about the figure. First of all, he saw it was a human, then he saw a male. He walked towards it hastily, in his curiosity, analyzing the figure with each step. Finally, he saw that it was………Silent Storm, his long lost friend.

"Oh my god! Silent! Is that you!? The assassins trained you under them! Wow! You're now an assassin cross!" he shouted towards Silent.

No reply. He waved at him, still nothing. Then Silent came face-to-face with Decipher. Decipher obviously saw something wrong in the situation. Maybe he didn't remember him?

"S-Silent! What are you doing! It's me! Decipher!"

"Decipher, I have been sent by the gypsy, Dy Phawn, to assassinate you, and give the Eye of Dullahan to her."

"Silent! Even though I desire to see how you fight, I will NEVER give the eye! NEVER!!"

"Then you shall suffer a gruesome death!"

The space Silent had occupied a second ago was now air, then reappeared from behind. Decipher was impressed by this, but dodged it anyway. He shouted "Frost Diver!!" and ice emitted from his wand of occult, crawling on the mountain floor. Before it did hit Silent, he broke the crawling ice with his infiltrator. Decipher was shocked. That was impossible. Was he that powerful!? Silent threw a bottle at him. He recognized it immediately. It was the poison that assassin crosses made, a deadly poison which would kill anyone other than an assassin cross when it touched the body, more so when he drank it. He destroyed the bottle with Napalm Beat, but he felt so stupid, as the bottle shattered, spilling the poison on him. Silent laughed as Decipher fell to the ground. Before he did though, he whispered, "Soul Burn!!" A deadly professor's spell indeed. It drains the target of all its energy and using the energy drained, hit the same target with it. Silent was very uncomfortable at that moment. He felt his brain contracting, his intestines being stabbed. And because of this spell, he returned to his senses. The red in his pupil returned to its natural blue. He looked at his hands, like he did in the dream. Blood. He saw a corpse, and unlike his dream, he realized him at once. He had killed Decipher. His first thought was to get the Eye and bring it back to Dy Phawn, but he resisted, as he had already betrayed his friend too much.

"OMG!! What have I done!? No……no!!!! I couldn't have done this!!"

he ran beyond the mountains of Mjolnir, and into the fields of Geffen, not killing a single thing, even if it had gotten in his way. He found something like a floating piece of land by a river which was right below it, and had a huge umbrella-like tree. He went up the piece of land, and sat under the tree. At that time was the only time he had realized how beautiful his world was. The river, the trees, the earth, everything! Midgard was such a beautiful place, but he had spent most of his life up to now in the dessert kingdom of Morocc, nothing to see but sands and pyramids. He realized that there's more to life than killing people who haven't done anything to you, for the money and the fun.

"I can't believe I didn't notice this before……..hn" he fell asleep under the shade of the beautiful tree. He had another dream, this time it was a continuation of his previous dream. assassin temple theme song playing Dy Phawn was pacing around the temple, not knowing what happened to Silent. It was 3 days after the assassination of Lord Decipher.

"Where is that Silent Storm!? I need that damn orb….NOW!!!" Faquir stood up and tried to explain.

"Dy Phawn, just wait, he'll come back with the orb!"

"Yeah, whatever. Hey, do you know what a marionette is?"

"Yes!"

"Really? Hehe, for those who don't, I'll show you!!"

she danced another astounding dance, but the assassins didn't seem to mind, but their eyes….they seemed to turn into the color of a bloody vermillion crystal. Just like what happened to Silent.

"Now, my lovelies! Hunt down that blasted Silent Storm! Bring him to me….ALIVE!!" all the assassins ran outside and split into different directions…….

Silent woke up. So the assassins were searching for him huh? He decided he should go into hiding. He noticed a young wizard, who probably had the age of 24, practicing his magic. He seemed very skilled. Silent jumped down and commented him.

"Whoa! That's some out-of-this world magic you got there!"

"Thanks, I just turned into a wizard yesterday, so I'm practicing very hard so I can be the best wizard ever!"

"Is that so? Hey, wait, how come no one else is with you? You're just practicing alone."

"Oh? Well, the same thing happened to me."

Silent was confused by this. What event in his life had happened to him as well? And how did he know? He had barely known the guy for 10 minutes!

"Ah, well, I'll go hunt for food, then set up my camp."

"Camp?? In this cold area of midgard? I think not. Stay at my place. How long are you staying in Geffen anyway?"

"Maybe by tomorrow, or the day after I'll start traveling again. I'm actually on the run from someone."

"Oh? What's her name?"

"Hey! I haven't told you her gender yet! How did you know?"

"Never mind that, just follow me to my "humble abode"

the two went into Geffen, and Silent followed the wizard. The wizard stopped at a "humble abode" as he would describe it. It was quite small, but the wizard was alone anyway. The location was fantastic though, it was on the upper portion of Geffen, where you could see the scenery. The bedrooms were great as there was a window where you could see the serene view outside.

"Nice place you got! By the way, I didn't get your name." Silent said while the wizard was cooking their dinner.

"Oh, it's Zan."

"Zan? Well that's a fancy name!" a few minutes later, their food was ready. Silent ate through it like a very hungry pig….with a touch of manners.

"Whoa! Slow down!"

They finished eating their meal, and went upstairs. Zan showed him his room to sleep in for the night. It was a cozy room with a closet, bathroom and a queen-sized bed. Most likely, this was his guest room. He took of his clothes and took a quick bath. The water in Geffen was seriously cold. He went to bed, and closed the lights, and went to sleep.

-Back at the Assassin Temple-

The assassins had looked for Silent in the dessert. Not a sign of him. They went back to the temple where Dy Phawn waited patiently. She was outside, pacing once again.

"Well?"

"Not a sign of him, my lady."

"Then…….we'll have to search farther. Check other areas, Comodo, Prontera, Payon, I don't know! Just bring him to me!!"

"Right away!"

-Zan's Place-

The light of the sun shone throughout the whole room, which had woke up Silent. He went downstairs, surprised to see the food ready. Bacon, eggs, bread and fresh, cold water. He sat down, and started "gnawing" the food, literally. After breakfast, Silent went upstairs, freshened up, to be ready for the journey ahead of him. He stayed in his room for a while, thinking of where he should go next. He thought.

"Comodo? Nah, to near the temple. Prontera? Too much people. Alberta? Hmm…..possible………then Alberta it is!" he ran downstairs and found Zan waiting by the door.

"Wait! I have something to ask!"

"hm?"

"Would it be okay if I joined you?"

"gasp then what about your house??"

"I'll rent it out."

"But I doubt I'll ever come back, I'm running away from a group of assassins you know!"

"Yeah, I know, I just want to be an adventurer again, not just some scrawny, young wizard who practices magic all day long."

"Uhh….okay then, you're joining my party then! Let's go!"

the two left the house, Zan talked to someone, possibly the person he was renting the place to. He gave the keys, and they were set! They couldn't pass by Prontera as there were too many people. It wasn't normal that an assassin cross would go with a wizard. They had to go around Prontera, and into Izlude. There, they would take a boat into Alberta. The two journeyed across the land, and finally reached Izlude.

"Here we are, we take the boat from here to Alberta!"

"Wait! Do we have money? Let's see…….100……300….400…..500!"

"But wait, there's two of us, so we'll need 1, 000 zennies!"

"Oh fuck! We don't have that much money! Wait! I know a guy who'll get us there. Cheaper." They walked over to the seaport, and Zan talked to a guy who seemed to be a close friend of his.

"Okay! I've done it! He'll bring us to Alberta for 250z each! We'll have to blow our 500 though……."

They heard a gunshot. A sniper. People were screaming, the sniper was dead. An assassin painted with the blood of the Sniper. One of the assassins have found Silent.

"Zan! Into the boat! Now! I'll take care of the assassin!"

"But what about you?"

"I'll catch up!" the assassin approached him, saying

"Silent, you are wanted by mistress Dy Phawn, immediately. She wants the Eye of Dullahan."

"In your dreams!!"

they engaged in a breath-taking battle. The assassin was good. Silent was better. It was as if Silent was the other assassin's mirror image, he blocked every move, and in the lag of each hit done to him, he would strike back. After several hits, the katar slices killed the poor assassin. He saw something shiny in the assassin's clothing. He picked it up, and saw that it was zeny! 100,000 zennies in particular. The alarm sounded. The boat was leaving. Silent ran towards the seaport, but the boat had already left. Wait! It was still within his reach. With the aid of his adrenaline, he jumped from the port unto the boat. Zan was relieved he was able to make it onboard. They got chairs and sat down. Alberta wasn't very far, at the speed they were going. They reached Alberta in around half an hour. They went down the boat and looked for an inn. They found one on the upper side of the city and rented a room for 700 zennies. They went up to their room, checked it out, and got used to it.

"Whoa! Nice place!"

"Yeah! Ooo! Look! Check out the view!"

"You just luuuv looking at the view, don't you?"

"grumble grumble"

"Excuse me, that was my stomach, I'm famished!"

"But we haven't got any more money!"

"I wouldn't think like that!" and he held the 100,000 coin, which was now 99,300 zeny.

"Whoa! Where'd you get that!?"

"Got it from the assassin I killed."

The two went downstairs, and out into Alberta. They found a good restaurant, named Rochelle's, and ordered chicken curry, rice, mango and banana shake, an egg, and one more order of chick curry.

"Is that all?"

"Yes."

"Then let me repeat your order sir, two orders of chicken curry, an egg, rice, and a mango and banana shake. Your order will be ready in 15 minutes!"

"I hope their food is good. I'm faaaaaamished!" Zan said, with his stomach grumbling.

The food had arrived, 15 minutes later, they ate, and filled their stomachs with Rochelle's food from heaven, as Zan would often describe it. Nightfall again. They went back to their room and slept.

Another assassin went to Izlude, and found the body of his clan-mate.

"Perfect slices, hmm…….I see……Silent, you never seize to amaze me!" Sevi said with a wide grin on his face.

He sent a message to the assassin guild, informing them that Silent had passed this way. The message had arrived not so long later. Dy Phawn read it. It said:

Dy Phawn, I saw an assassin at Izlude,

it had perfect slices, which,

only Silent could do. He's around here somewhere,

and I'm looking for him right now

as you read this letter.

I need backup in case I DO meet Silent.

I could never kill that guy, he's practically invincible.

I'll tell you more as I find out more.

-Seviatrem

"Splendid! Faquir! Order your assassins to go search for him at the Izlude area. Seviatrem says he's around there."

"Right away my lady!"

Silent was taking a stroll through the forests, enjoying the view and the cool, morning breeze. He sat under one of the trees and looked up at the sky above.

"A clear, blue sky……wonderful!" and as he stared at the sky, he began to daydream about the days before all this fuss about Decipher's assassination, care of himself. He remembered the very first mission he was given, retrieve the sacred scroll of Payon from deep within its caves. Then he saw the day at the beach, with Seviatrem. He remembered the shells, and the swimming, then he was most entertained when he remembered beating up those buffoons: Knyf and his gang. He checked his watch, 9:00, he thought of having breakfast….again at Rochelle's.

Zan was really planning to sleep-in. He woke up, checked the time. It was 9:30. He looked around the room. No sign of Silent.

"Hm? Well…..I guess he had breakfast…….hmmmm, if I know him well enough, he's at Rochelle's."

He took a nice, cool shower, dressed up, and headed for Rochelle's. He met up with Silent again, at a table by the sea. Silent was eating his breakfast when Zan went in.

"Are you finished? Sorry, I only woke up now…….anyway, I'll go order my food……how much money do we have left?"

"Oh, uh….let's see……97, 534 zennies."

Zan waved his hand to catch the attention of one of the waiters. One of them approached them, carrying with her, a pencil and notepad.

"Yes, what would be your order sir?"

"Y-Yes, I'll just have bacon and eggs."

"Anything else?"

"Uh, yes, would it be possible to get extra mango shake? Thanks!" Silent politely said

"Certainly! Alright your order will be here in a moment!" the waitress went over to the chef and gave him her their orders, written on the slip.

"So, whatcha been doing all day?"

"Zan, it's only 9! Hehe, anyways, I just took a stroll in the forest. Nothing special."

"Oh. You miss the old days, don't you?"

"Yeahhhh…." Silent said, prolonging the last syllable

Zan's order arrived, and started devouring the food into his stomach, carefully sapping each morsel of its taste.

"Oh! This….this is just soooo good!" Zan said, with his mouth full of delicious food. Silent just smiled. He turned his attention towards the glaring sun, and the cool-blue sea. He remembered, once again, the day at the beach….suddenly, he exclaimed to Zan

"Hey! Wanna take a swim today?"

"Uh..yeah! sure! I think I know a place where they sell swimsuits, we should go there after I finish my food."

"Okay!"

again, he looked at the sea. It looked so peaceful, and the sea was so clear that he could see the fishes and the sea shells on the sea bed. Everything here was just so beautiful, in the eyes of a certain assassin called Silent Storm. He swore to himself that he would go to Ayotaya, the best of all beaches, after this mess is fixed, or at least until the assassins gave up. Silent knew they would never do that, especially Sevi and Faquir, they would always pursue and finish their missions, and never give up until it is done. He just sighed after all these thoughts.

Zan had finally finished his food, and they went over to the boutique. They bought swimsuits in their size: Zan's was a full-body suit, in blue color, while Silent's were swimming shorts in black and red. They went down to the beach, found the changing area, dressed up, and…swam! It was high noon, and everything looked so tropical.

"Brr…..the water's cold! Hurry! Just get in the water!"

"But…..you said it's cold!"

Zan put his toe in the water, and immediately put it back up as he saw it WAS cold

"C'mon! You need cold on a hot day like this!" and he splashed Zan with water from the beach, wetting his whole body

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaa! You! I'll get you for that!"

Zan ran into the water, and when the water got deep enough, he started to swim, Silent swam away from him, obviously, and at some point, he dove. Zan looked underwater. The reason why Silent dove was because they were in a coral reef. Zan did the same thing. He went underwater and explored the reef. Silent touched and looked at everything in amazement. Truly, he had never seen any of the beauties of the world back at Morocc, which had nothing but sands and pyramids. He saw a Phen prancing about the reefs, he swam as fast as he could to catch it, but the Phen just ran away.

-Meanwhile……-

The assassins searched the whole city of Izlude. It was high noon, and everyone was out, and so, they had to cloak to get around, unseen. In some cases, they even had to move around, JUST to get to a place which was 5 meters away, only because there was no wall, and would expose them. By the afternoon, they had searched the whole Izlude, but never found him. Them Dy Phawn arrived, cloaked by Faquir. They all went in a private building, somewhere no one knew about, and revealed themselves.

"Well? Have you found him!?" Dy Phawn demanded

"Actually………no…..not yet" Faquir reported

"Hmph! You call yourselves assassins!"

"But we've searched the whole city of Izlude."

"Well, maybe he went somewhere else?" Dy Phawn suggested

"Possible..yes…..yes, it must be! If Silent killed this assassin, then he wouldn't stick around to let the people see his face!"

"Yes…yes…….hmm…but we have no clues as to where he could be!"

"They must have taken the boat to Alberta!" one of the assassins said

"Then that's it. We raid Alberta by nightfall….make sure you catch him!"

"Yes, my lady!" they all said in chorus.

-End of Chapter 2-

Author's Note: So……how'd y'all like it? Winks. Anyway, just make a review and comment the story: good and bad, I don't mind, be honest!