"W-who are you ?" Asked Tommy but the man didn't reply. He muttered a prayed then answered.
"I am Nathe Rioks (Na-thay Ry-ocks), and my partner is Nonsi (Non-sigh)" Said the man, who seemed about 19. His voice was low and gravelly. He was dressed in black cargo pants, a dark green t-shirt and a plane black leather jacket. "Quickly, we must go. We don't have long before they realize a team has gone dark. And take guns. Preferably rifles capable of long range firing as well as ammo."
They rushed out into the front of the building. On his way out Rorik picked up the Sergeant's handgun. Tommy gave them each a bag as they began taking goods. After taking whatever they saw for a minute Nathe signaled them to leave.
It was nearly 11:00 pm and still snowing outside. They followed Nathe across the street and into the construction site. At the base of a lift that went up and down the frame of the building was a girl. Despite the cold she wore black short shorts, a grey t-shirt and a tan jacket. Her shoulder length hair was jet black with the exception of a blue streak on the side. On her back was slung a large .50 caliber sniper rifle. They exchanged a greeting.
The girl matched their pace to theirs as they kept moving. They ran down block after block until they came to a rougher looking part of the city. Nathe stopped them in front of run down old house. "Come. We will find sanctuary through here. " He stepped in through an broken window into the house. The rest followed suit. Nathe walked down a staircase to where the basement would be. But instead there was a large door with menacing skull on it. Some how it spoke.
"What is the drink of the silence ?" it said in a raspy voice.
Nathe replied. "Poison, my brother."
"Welcome home" The door swung open revealing a large chamber with people milling about it. After hearing the door open they all turned towards it and drew their weapons. From the crowd of about 14 stepped a man. Like the rest of them he wore black clothing with dark brown highlights and a hood. But unlike the rest walked with an air of authority.
"Nathe, Nonsi. Why do you bring these outsiders to our sanctuary ?" demanded the leader.
"Because they could be useful allies. They are demigods. Two greek, one nordic. He is a son of Akatosh." The leader looked astonished, then he looked angry.
"That is impossible. Akatosh and the other gods swore forbid their interference with mortals after the Oblivion Crisis."
"Rohan. He truly is the son of Akatosh. I can sense it in him."
The leader, who was presumably named Rohan, thought for a moment. Seeming to believe what Nathe had said. "Nonsi, what do you think ?" He asked.
For the first time since they met the black haired girl spoke. "Well, the other two are definitely greek. No questions asked. But him." She gestured to Rorik. "He's definitely something. He's not greek, roman or egyptian though."
"Alright, let them in. But know that if anything goes wrong, I will not hesitate to kill them." Rohan said. The rest of the people in hoods lowered their weapons.
Nathe turned to them and smiled. "Welcome to the Dark Brotherhood."
All five of them sat around a table in Nathe's chamber, Tommy, like a true son of Mars, had gone to inspect the mysterious groups weapons. Another member had provided Nathe and Nonsi with meals so they ate while they explained.
"Ok, who are the Dark Brotherhood ? Their clearly not a charity group."
Nonsi answered. "The Dark Brotherhood are an ancient guild of assassins that have been around for century. They originated in Tamriel."
"What's Tamriel ?" asked Rorik.
Nathe answered this question. "Tamriel is the ancient land that used to include the nine provinces. It was originally in the east. Including what is now called India, the west half of China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Nepal and all of the middle eastern countries west of Saudi Arabia. It has since spread out. Skyrim moved to Greenland, Cyrodiil is in England, Elsweyr is in Australia, Black Marsh is in Louisiana, Valenwood is in the Brazilian Rainforests, The Sunset Isles moved to Hawaii, Hammerfell is in Saudi Arabia, Highrock is in Jordan, Syria and Iraq and Morrowind never left Mongolia."
"So you guys are assassins ?" Asked Ale
"No. Nonsi and I are not members of the Dark Brotherhood. Nonsi and I always work together though. But the Dark Brotherhood doesn't except greeks and romans into their ranks. Only those from the nine provinces. But they and us have worked together on some jobs. And in return they let us stay in their safe houses. There's one set up in each state."
"You two are demigods ?" Asked Erin.
"Yes, of course. Normally all of this would be hidden by the Mist so how else would we see it ?" Nonsi retorted.
"Then who are you godly parents ?" questioned Erin with a curious look on her face. The two assassins looked at each other nervously.
"That question is not as simple as it may appear." Said Nathe. "Both Nonsi and I are ….. oddities. Her father was a daughter of Hecate but her father was Ares. I am, and once I speak please don't judge me, a son of Thanatos. The god of non-violent death. Yes, I realize that the display back at the store was slightly misleading. But the measure of an individual can be difficult to discern by action alone. Seldom does a job turn violent. In nearly every job I take on I move to the target silently and end their life swiftly. You see, killing is an art and I am a master. As is Nonsi but she specializes in ranged killing." The black haired girl patted her sniper rifle at it's mention.
"I do still have one question." Asked Rorik. "Why did the nordic gods forbid having children ?"
"Well" said Nonsi.
At that moment another member of the guild burst through the door yelling.
Hey guys. Sorry for the late chapter. I was ungodly busy and I apologize for the late update and probably lower quality chapter. Trying to blend band, school, life, a story and homework doesn't mix well. But yes. I've added more skyrim stuff. I got a review about it and I was actually planning on adding more Skyrim anyway. So yeah, give a fav for the modern Tamriel. And I intentionally left the ending open ended. There are two possibilities I'm looking at. Either an attack on the sanctuary or the location of some captured members. If you guys have a preference tell me. I love reviews. By guys. See you over the weekend. Happy holidays.