The Journal

A/N: As I promised, I will make it up to you guys. I didn't realise it took me just 3 and a half hours to finish chapter 5. Keep on reading. I'm gonna make this atleast 10 or more chapters. It's just so fun. Chapter may contain weirdness and is a shorter than usual. Please keep away from children younger than 10. You have been warned.

Chapter 6: The Chain that Binds Us

After finding a path through the forest, we finally got out. Me, Raine and Leon. We thought we were at a new city. But we realised, there was no road connecting the city to the main road. We were at a mysterious city. But we had to take our chances. Live in the city or die in the wild.

As we approached it's mysterious gate, it had vines growing and dangling from it. We pushed the gate but found that it was blocked by something from the inside. I saw a thin but sturdy looking rope hanging near the vines. I grabbed it and started climbing over the gates. I brought Leon with me along with the weapons to the other side. Raine followed after us.

As we walked around, we saw many abandoned buildings. Most of them looked like a hundred years old. Some of the buildings were in ruins. Just as we passed a few building, I felt something sharp enter my neck. My head felt heavy and I fell to ground unconcious.

I woke up in the living room to Emma standing in front of me grinning.

"Hey, dad. My friend Sarah is throwing a party, and she invited me. Can I go?" Emma asked me giving me puppy eyes.

"O.. Okay. Just promise me you'll be back before 10. Wouldn't wanna pick you up at the police station now, do we?" She nodded and hugged me tightly.

"Th-thats.. Enough.. Sweetheart.. Dad.. Needs.. Oxy.. GEN.." She released me from her death hug.

"Thanks dad! You're the greatest dad ever!" She smiled and kissed me in the cheek.

"Huh. Great dad huh? Well, go on. Don't forget. 10 o'clock. SHARP" I stressed out. She just nodded and went to her room.

A few minutes later, she got out of her room in a plain t-shirt and a pair tight jeans. I sighed at the sight of it. But I had to accept what I got from my actions.

"Love you, dad!" She waved at me and left the house. I decided to watch some TV before I went to sleep. After a few minutes of flipping the channels, I fell asleep.

I woke up in a dungeon. I was chained to the wall and so were Raine and Leon.

"WHERE ARE WE?" I yelled, but nobody answered.

"WHO ARE YOU? WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM US?" I yelled again. Soon a fat man in a turban came from beyond the door. He proceeded to walk towards me. And slapped me.

"You speak too much wanderer. How did you find our city of assassins?" The fat man said.

'Assassins? Did the assassin from the other day came from this place?'

"Me and my girlfriend and pet wolf were running away from another city. They killed our friend and I killed a few guards and the executioner." I said to him calmly. He gave me a curious look.

"This city which you speak of, did an assassin came?" I nodded.

"What happened to him? He never returned."

"Well, they caught him and he was killed." He sighed when I said 'killed'.

"Sayid was a good assassin, But, probably not great." He motioned towards a hooded man to unchain us. I walked towards him and asked him,

"Earlier, you said this was a city of assassins? Could you, I don't know, make me an assassin?" He shook his head.

"No. Absolutely not. Clearly you just want revenge for the death of your friend. Being an assassin means eliminating those who take advantage of the poor and helpless. For example, in the other city, the mayor there is a sex-crazed man who enslaves the women of the village secretly. Or in the next two cities, they are preparing an army to invade a poor community for it's land. Or in the other countries where child labour is allowed and farmers have to work twice as hard for little pay. We help free them from the ignorance and greed of others. Do you understand?"

"I understand. I will help you with your cause if you make us assassins. All desire for revenge has vanished from within me." I said as I held Raine close.

"Fine. But you both must remember, an assassin doesn't kill for his own desires, he kills to help the people around him. It is the code we live by. If you break the code, I will execute you two myself. Are we clear, wanderers?" He said. We nodded.

"Altair will teach you the basics of being an assassin. Ahmed, will bring you to him. Also, keep that wolf away from me. It is wrong for a muslim man to touch a dog." He pointed at Leon and shook his head. We just nodded and went over to Leon.

Several hours later, the hooded man named Ahmed brought us to Altair.

"These are the two new assassins?" He asked Ahmed. He nodded and left us.

"Ok. As you both have already known, I am Altair. Soon to be master assassin. I will teach you both the basics of assassinhood..."

And with that, the path to becoming an assassin has just begun.