Chapter 5

I woke up that next morning hearing the bird chirping hearing the sounds of breakfast being made. I got up and open the door rubbing my tired eyes, trying to focus in on what was going on. Everyone was sitting down talking, while Scath was getting food prepared. Some things I have never seen be made with food. I walk up to him and smiled lightly.

"Good Morning everyone!"

He turned around to see me and smiled lightly

"Good morning Sissthiath"

"Good Morning!" everyone said

"Man scath… how did you make all this good looking food?"

"Well I did lots of training here for cooking. I wanted to be able to make good meals for me and my mate here, but I'm happy to make them for you and your friends. Now… go eat, I know you don't eat much here and since I'm here now you are going to eat.

I chuckled walking over to an empty chair sitting down. Everyone talking and having a good time. For the first time in my life since my parents died in that bad crash. I feel like I have a family again.

Scath put a plate down in front of me. Bacon, eggs, with sliced ham on the eggs with toast. I have not seen nothing this fancy since back home. I took my first bit as I felt like all the flavors of the food hit me at once. I ate the entire thing really quick, like it was going to be my last meal and I didn't want no one to have it. Everyone was amazed how fast I ate the meal. A meal that should have taken a bit of time to eat.

"What?"

"You… you ate that so fast." Spartacus said.

"Yeah…. Sissthiath eats like that a lot. Eats then goes gets more or ends up doing his own thing."

"You two know each other?" Ivory said.

"We do, been best friends since seventh grade so I'm like family to him. That's why you hear me call him my non-blood brother." I said in the reply

"I see well I'm happy for you two." She responded

"Well…. I plan on going out and exploring this floor maybe a while again while we are on this area. So why not see if anything turns up for us."

I pulled open my inventory putting on my armor and weapons. I pulled my hood back over my head and smiled.

"Who wants to join up with me?"

"I will!" Ivory said

"Yeah, why not…. Be nice to just talk to you." My brother liki said.

I open the door and closed it as the two got into their gear and came outside to see me staring at the scenery.

"Sure is beautiful out here. Man… I hope when I come back to the states I can find a place like this out there."

"What… you don't live in the states?"

"No… I'm currently out in Germany right now doing some schooling, well… was but that's not the point."

"I see…. Well if you do ever get back once we are out of the game I would love to meet you personally one day. You as well Liki."

"You know… I would like that myself." I said

We walked back on the trail enjoying the views of the mountains and the fields of grass. Though after a bit we notice a small lake. A beautiful lake that was kind of surround by some large trees around the area. A perfect place if you wanted to get some quite time, to yourselves.

"Maybe we can get some fish here."

"Fish… ugh… you know I hate fish Sissthiath."

"Come on… it's good for you. At least I'll eat it, then again… all really ever eat is fish and small things."

"That is…"

"Ugh hmmmm….."

I turned around to see someone in similar style armor. I bangle tiger came up to me with a worried look on his face.

"Sissthiath… we have a problem your needed back at the sanctuary."

"What happen?"

"Not here… not in front of your friends."

"Sissthiath… what's going on? I want to know, he didn't even have to tell you and I know."

"What…. What do you think it is?"

"Someone is hurt and they need you."

"No even close brother."

I looked at my guild member and he nodded at me.

"I work for a sanctuary called the Dark Brotherhood. You probity heard slight things about us."

"Wait… you're…. You're a red player?"

I looked down my hood now covering my face.

"Yes, but for the right reasons."

"WHAT ARE THOUSE!" my brother shouted

"To stop people from murdering others. I am someone trying to protect people from dying. If you want to know the group I'm trying to hunt down is called the laughing ghouls. They have murdered many people here. I have killed ten of them so far. They have over a hundred in there group last we heard. We lost track of them a month ago. We don't know if their numbers grew, now my member here has not informed me someone was just murdered. I will be hunting them down and I will try to kill them all if not help get them locked up. Where they will wait till the game ends. I am a murder here, if you want to judge me then do. Though I'm doing it to help those who are good and want to survive in this game. If you don't want to live at my place no more, do what you need. Ill not treat you different nor do anything to harm you."

"Sissthiath…. I believe you, but why hide it?" ivory said

"Because others are afraid. If they saw a red person you don't think they brand you murder in a heartbeat. The group I'm in is in secretes. Don't tell the others what I informed you of. I need to get going, liki get ivory back to the house."

Liki nodded as I ran off with the tiger, as he took Ivory back home.

"So what happen?"

We both running really quick to head to the portal. Hitting the 14th floor where our sanctuary is.

"Three people murdered, a boy and two girls. The boy at knight who served the blue dragons. The two girls, one was just a baker the other was warrior. All killed in thirty minutes of each other all three were family."

"What!" I looked at him

"Why are they going after people like this? If this doesn't get stopped soon not many of us will be left."

"Someone said one of the members is a level 60."

"60! We only have one two members who could match that power. How could we possibly kill them?"

"I don't know but the leader sure wants you on this more than anyone else."

"Why me?"

"I don't know man, but we will sure find out soon won't we?"

We came to the portal setting everything up as we ran in and back out to now be on the 14th floor. We both ran out of the city running in the rain. We both kept running for another ten to fifteen minutes as we came to the door of the sanctuary. Hidden by lots of the people here, only way to see it if you look closely and do lots of looking around. Though getting in pass the door you have to know the password to the riddle and only members know this. We both came in after speaking the password in a tongue only to the door can know. Though the door can change the password every time someone new came by.

We walked in as everyone saw me.

"Sissthiath is here. We might able to do finish this."

"Finish this?" I said to myself

We came to the leader of the sanctuary as I bow down in front of him. He looked up at me and stood up. The man about six feet tall, just a little shorter then I was approached me. His long cloak dragged a bit on the floor.

"Sissthiath, one of my great assassin here. I'm happy to see you home finally. I'm sure Stripped-Paw told you what happen."

"He did, I didn't know it was this serious now. With them not coming out of hiding it seems again I know what I need to try and do."

"Indeed, though the thing is…. We still don't know where they are hiding. A note was left on one of the bodies. Saying that they look forward to us finding them, though be prepared we will be ready."

"So they do want us to find them."

"Indeed, though finding one of these members will be hard."

"Since the cloak just like we do. They could have been under our noses the entire time, we just been walking past them like they were no body."

"That is right. Do you know how to figure out who is a red player to a green player?"

"I been practicing off and on a bit."

"How well can you judge this?"

"Someone alright, still not good like some of the members here."

"I see…. I want you to keep practicing, we got to you cloak yourself. Now you need to do this, our other members can't track them down. Everywhere they go they turn up empty handed. If you can do this it be a help the guild. I want you to keep your eyes open though. If you see anything weird, or even a murder. Don't focus on the dead person we will deal with that later. Chase after the murder as much as you can and bring them down. So we can question them. Find out where they are hiding. Can you do that?"

"Yes sir."

"Good, now go home. We will finish the rest of everything up."

I bowed and walked away as another lizard came up to me.

"So what do you think of all this?"

"I don't know yet. Kill a family is something that should have not been done. We are not doing our job and getting this game beat."

"You didn't hear this from me. They are killing npc's as well trying to get people less and less to go to the real people so they can track them down faster."

"Then we know what we need to do then. You should get a team out and start patrolling floors. I will be doing as much as I can in a bit."

The lizard nodded as I left heading back to the floor I live at. This time it was raining heavy and storming. I came to my door and open it, to see everyone sitting by the fire. Closing the door not saying one word, I go up the stairs as I was about to go in my room. Ivory came up behind me.

"Sissthiath… you okay?"

I didn't look at her only my door.

"I'm not Ivory, I have somethings I must do again. Bad things I need to train and do. If you see me as a monster here right now. I'm sorry, I hope you don't see me different"

I open my door and closed at as she looked down, walking back down the stairs.

"Is he okay?"

"I don't know, but what happen… it's really eating him up and it sounds like bad things are going to come, and they are not going to be pretty." She said

"If I know my brother… he will pull through on this. He has a strong heart and want to help others."

Everyone after that didn't say much and all went to bed. Ivory stayed up and doddle a bit. Of someone she missed.

"I miss you so much my love and my little joy."

"Mommy will be home hopefully soon."

I come out after everyone went to bed seeing her.

"Mind if I join you"

She turned in a bit of a startled way.

"Oh you can yes. Sorry you scared me."

I smiled lightly at her

"Who is that in your drawing?"

"That's my husband and my little baby."

I looked at the drawing of her husband and her back and forth then the little one.

"You two look very lovely together. Your little one look really a lot like you."

"Oh thanks" she blushed a bit

"Listen…. About earlier."

"Don't need to say anything to me. I understand what you have to do and it's hard. Someone has gotten to do it."

"Well thanks Ivory."

"You're welcome, though I do notice you look at me a lot. Do… do you love me? Cause I notice it and it kind of makes me uncomfortable because I'm married and all."

I sighed a bit.

"Promise you'll not laugh."

She looked at me weird a moment and nodded.

"You… you remind me of my little sister. Since I first saw you, you reminded me of my sister. Every time I look at you, it gives me hope I'll see my sister again."

Her eyes widened and blushed bright.

"Oh...I…I don't know what to say."

"You don't need to say anything."

"Well, I guess I'm flattered you think of me of your sister. No one has ever really been nice to me like you are in person. Besides my husband really."

"Well I'm happy to be nice to you. I always am a caring person. Now come on… it's getting late. What happen with me took the entire day for me."

She nodded as I did. Ivory walked over and hugged me tight. The feeling of a hug again felt great, something I have not felt in a long time. I hugged her back, letting go as she went to her bed as I went to mine. Laying down in my bed staring at window. Hearing the rain hit it for a while, I closed my eyes and went to sleep.